Post office · North Western Provinces
AllyghurPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Allyghur postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 8 Allyghur handstamps recorded between 1811 and 1854, North Western Provinces, with 14 Allyghur covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 8
- Recorded
- 1811–1854
- Rare
- 1
Allyghur is situated 27°53' N and 78°4' E, in the United Provinces 876 miles from Calcutta and 904 from Bombay. The native city is generally called "Coel" or "Koi l", Allyghur being strictly the name of the fort beyond the civil station.
Allyghur has 8 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1811–1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Allyghur handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Allyghur— postal history & markings
Allyghur's eight handstamps run from 1811 to 1854, worked mostly in black. HG 1 of 1811 is known from three examples, and HG 3 is scarce, with the body of the record in common use from HG 2.
A point of nomenclature runs through the office: the native city was generally called 'Coel' or 'Koil', while 'Allyghur' was strictly the name of the fort beyond the civil station — so the postmark carries the fort's name rather than the town's. That small distinction aside, the office leaves a steady United Provinces record: an early three-example opener and a run of everyday marks across four decades on the road between Calcutta and Bombay.
Frequently asked — Allyghur postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Allyghur?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Allyghur are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Allyghur post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Allyghur was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 8 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1811 and 1854.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Allyghur?
- 8 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Allyghur in this census, of which 1 is graded rare or better. Each mark carries its Hammond Giles catalogue figure number, colour, date range, evidence-based rarity grade, and links to every surviving cover recorded with it.
- What is Allyghur called today?
- Allyghur is the colonial-era name of present-day Aligarh, India. The office also appears in postal history literature and auction catalogues as Aligurh. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify an Allyghur postmark or cover?
- Compare your cover against the reference impressions on this page — each figure shows the mark's design, ink colour and recorded date range. If your Allyghur cover bears a mark that matches a figure, open that figure's page to see every recorded example with provenance. If it matches none, it may be unrecorded: submit photographs through the form on this page and the editors will review it for inclusion in the census.
For background on the material itself, see the guides to the handstruck stamps of India, the pre covers of India and the pre stamp covers of India, which explain how marks like those recorded at Allyghur were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Allyghur, Aligarh, Aligurh, Allyghur HG 1, Allyghur handstruck stamps, Allyghur pre stamp covers, Allyghur postal history.
How to cite
“Allyghur, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/allyghur (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
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