Post office · North Western Provinces
BoolundersherPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Boolundersher postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 2 Boolundersher handstamps recorded between 1837 and 1842, North Western Provinces, with 3 Boolundersher covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1837–1842
- Rare
- 2
Bolundershah (Boolundershah, also Bulandshahr), the headquarters of the same named District in the United Provinces, situated 28°15' N and 7r52' E, on the Grand Trunk Road.
Boolundersher has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1837–1842 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Boolundersher handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Boolundersher— postal history & markings
Boolundersher's two handstamps are both scarce: HG 1 of 1837 is known from a single example, and the red HG 2 is very scarce. From the headquarters of its United Provinces district, the office leaves a small record weighted entirely toward scarcity — both of its marks hard to find. For the collector, that makes even this two-mark office a genuine target rather than an easy fill.
Frequently asked — Boolundersher postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Boolundersher?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Boolundersher are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Boolundersher post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Boolundersher was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1837 and 1842.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Boolundersher?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Boolundersher 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.
- What is Boolundersher called today?
- Boolundersher is the colonial-era name of present-day Bulandshahr, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Boolundersher 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 Boolundersher 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 Boolundersher were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Boolundersher, Bulandshahr, Boolundersher HG 1, Boolundersher handstruck stamps, Boolundersher pre stamp covers, Boolundersher postal history.
How to cite
“Boolundersher, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/boolundersher (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Boolundersher?
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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.