Post office · North Western Provinces
BundelcundPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Bundelcund postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 2 Bundelcund handstamps recorded between 1823 and 1831, North Western Provinces, with 3 Bundelcund covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1823–1831
- Rare
- 2
Bundelkhand is a geographical and cultural region of central and northern India, spanning parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Bundelcund has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1823–1831 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Bundelcund handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Bundelcund— postal history & markings
The Bundelcund marks name a region rather than a single town. Both handstamps are in black, and both are known from only two examples apiece — HG 1 of 1831 recorded in March and July, and HG 1A of 1823. That scarcity across both marks makes this small record genuinely elusive. For the collector of central India, Bundelcund is a compact but hard-to-find office, its two two-example strikes the entries to seek.
Frequently asked — Bundelcund postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Bundelcund?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Bundelcund are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Bundelcund post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Bundelcund was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1823 and 1831.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Bundelcund?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Bundelcund 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 Bundelcund called today?
- Bundelcund is the colonial-era name of present-day Bundelkhand, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Bundelcund 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 Bundelcund 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 Bundelcund were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Bundelcund, Bundelkhand, Bundelcund HG 1, Bundelcund handstruck stamps, Bundelcund pre stamp covers, Bundelcund postal history.
How to cite
“Bundelcund, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/bundelcund (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Bundelcund?
If you hold a cover or strike from Bundelcund 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.