Post office · North Western Provinces
BandaPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Banda postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 4 Banda handstamps recorded between 1827 and 1846, North Western Provinces, with 2 Banda covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 4
- Recorded
- 1827–1846
- Rare
- 2
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.
Banda— postal history & markings
Banda's four handstamps, from 1827 to 1846, open with a scarce pair — HG 1, some 32 by 23mm, and HG 2, both of 1827 — before settling into common use. Worked mainly in red, the office served a town in the Bundelkhand region on the edge of the United Provinces. The record is small and weighted toward its scarce openers, with little else to single out. For the collector, those two 1827 strikes are the marks to seek, anchoring the office in the second decade of organised posting across the Bundelkhand country.
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, of which 2 are 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.
- 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.
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 Banda were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
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 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 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.