Handstamp type
Hyderabad State
Marks used within the princely State of Hyderabad. The census records 35 Hyderabad State marks across 9 post offices of pre-1854 India — compare them below by presidency, office and date. See also the glossary for related terms.
Madras Presidency35 offices
AurungabadHG 1MadrasBlack1841–1859Common
4AurungabadHG 2MadrasRed1841–1861Common
1AurungabadHG 3MadrasRed1854Common
5BolaramHG 1MadrasRed1841–1854Common
BolaramHG 2MadrasBlack1842–1843Common
1HingooleeHG 1MadrasRed1842–1850Common
1HingooleeHG 2MadrasRed1852–1853Common
6HyderabadHG 1MadrasBlack1810–1819Rare
2HyderabadHG 10MadrasRed1842–1856Common
HyderabadHG 2MadrasBlack1817–1819Rare
10HyderabadHG 3MadrasBlack1820–1837Scarce
9HyderabadHG 4MadrasBlack1832–1837Common
1HyderabadHG 5MadrasBlack1836–1837Common
2HyderabadHG 6MadrasBlack1834–1837Rare
5HyderabadHG 7MadrasRed1839–1858Common
1HyderabadHG 8MadrasBlack1847–1853Common
4HyderabadHG 9MadrasRed1853–1856Common
1JalnahHG 1MadrasBlack18291 example recorded
10JalnahHG 2MadrasBlack1821–1837Common
5JalnahHG 3MadrasRed1838–1848Common
2JalnahHG 4MadrasBlack1840–1850Common
11JalnahHG 5MadrasRed1848–1860Common
5JalnahHG 6MadrasBlack1850–1854Common
2MominabadHG 1MadrasPurple1850–1855Common
MominabadHG 2MadrasRed1852Common
1MuctalHG 1MadrasRed1846–1851Common
NaldrugHG 1MadrasRed1863Common
NaldrugHG 2MadrasBlack1857Common
9SecunderabadHG 1MadrasBlue1828–1837Scarce
5SecunderabadHG 2MadrasRed1838–1858Common
3SecunderabadHG 3MadrasRed1838–1853Common
1SecunderabadHG 4MadrasRed1854–1856Common
SecunderabadHG 5MadrasBlack1854Common
10SecunderabadHG 6MadrasRed1841–1855Common
SecunderabadHG 7MadrasBlack1837–1848Common