Post office · North Western Provinces
Banda
- Handstamps
- 4
- Recorded
- 1827–1846
Banda is a city and municipal board in Banda district, Uttar Pradesh, in the Bundelkhand region.
Banda has 4 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1827–1846 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Banda handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Banda postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Banda?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Banda are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Banda post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Banda was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 4 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1827 and 1846.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Banda?
- 4 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Banda in this census. 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.
- How do I identify a Banda 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 Banda 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.
Also searched as: Banda, Banda HG 1, Banda handstruck stamps, Banda pre stamp covers, Banda postal history.
How to cite
“Banda, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/banda (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Banda?
If you hold a cover or strike from Banda that does not match any figure above, submit it below. Approved additions appear here as new entries in the census — every submission is reviewed first.
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Other post offices in the North Western Provinces
Explore the pre-1854 postal history of other North Western Provinces post offices — each page lists its recorded handstruck markings, dates and surviving covers.