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Hand Struck Stamps

Handstamp type

French territory handstamps of pre-1854 India

Marks from the French settlements in India (Pondicherry, Chandernagore and others). The census records 23 French territory marks across 4 post offices of pre-1854 India — compare them below by presidency, office and date. See also the glossary for related terms.

Bengal Presidency4 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Chandernagore MN 2 (French territory)1ChandernagoreMN 2Bengal18211 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Chandernagore MN 1 (French territory)3ChandernagoreMN 1Bengal1819–18233 examples recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Chandernagore HG 1 (French territory)23ChandernagoreHG 1BengalBlack1823–1830CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Chandernagore HG 2 (French territory)4ChandernagoreHG 2BengalRed1843–1852Very scarce

Madras Presidency19 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Karical HG 3 (French territory)KaricalHG 3MadrasRed1841CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Karical HG 2 (French territory)3KaricalHG 2MadrasBlack1842–1853RareHandstruck stamp of India — Karical HG 1 (French territory)18KaricalHG 1MadrasRed1840–1856ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Mahe HG 1 (French territory)MaheHG 1MadrasRed1844–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Pondicherry HG 2 (French territory)1PondicherryHG 2MadrasBlack1795RareHandstruck stamp of India — Pondicherry HG 4 (French territory)2PondicherryHG 4MadrasBlack1804–18152 examples recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Pondicherry HG 3 (French territory)5PondicherryHG 3MadrasBlack1804–1817RareHandstruck stamp of India — Pondicherry HG 1a (French territory)2PondicherryHG 1aMadrasBlack1818ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Pondicherry HG 1 (French territory)4PondicherryHG 1MadrasBlack1786–1823ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Pondicherry HG 5 (French territory)13PondicherryHG 5MadrasRed1826–1836CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Pondicherry HG 6 (French territory)8PondicherryHG 6MadrasBlack1826–1836ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Pondicherry HG 9 (French territory)1PondicherryHG 9MadrasRed1839CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Pondicherry HG 8 (French territory)1PondicherryHG 8MadrasBlack1839–1841CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Pondicherry HG 7 (French territory)17PondicherryHG 7MadrasRed1838–1851CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Pondicherry HG 12a (French territory)1PondicherryHG 12aMadrasBlack1850–1852CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Pondicherry HG 10 (French territory)22PondicherryHG 10MadrasRed1839–1854Very commonHandstruck stamp of India — Pondicherry HG 11 (French territory)2PondicherryHG 11MadrasBlack1851–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Pondicherry HG 12 (French territory)36PondicherryHG 12MadrasRed1849–1858Very commonHandstruck stamp of India — Pondicherry HG 13 (French territory)9PondicherryHG 13MadrasBlack1855–1862Common
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