Post office · North Western Provinces
Chunar
- Handstamps
- 5
- Recorded
- 1831–1855
Chunar is situated 25°7' N and 82°54' E, in Mirzapore District, United Provinces, on the right bank of the Ganges River. In the 18th century it was in possession of the Nawab of Oudh, when, in 1763, British troops attacked it without success, but it came into British possession the following year after the battle of Buxar.
Chunar has 5 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1831–1855 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Brown border = community submission, verified by editors
Chunar handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Chunar postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Chunar?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Chunar are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Chunar post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Chunar was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 5 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1831 and 1855.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Chunar?
- 5 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Chunar 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 Chunar 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 Chunar 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: Chunar, Chunar HG 1, Chunar handstruck stamps, Chunar pre stamp covers, Chunar postal history.
How to cite
“Chunar, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/chunar (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Chunar?
If you hold a cover or strike from Chunar 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.