Post office · North Western Provinces
FuttyporePostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Futtypore postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 4 Futtypore handstamps recorded between 1840 and 1859, North Western Provinces, with 1 Futtypore cover traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 4
- Recorded
- 1840–1859
- Rare
- 1
Futtypore is on the Grand Trunk Road in the United Provinces, situated 25°56' N and 80°50' E. Ceded to the British in 1801, but no event of interest occurred after the introduction of British rule until the 1857 uprising.
Futtypore has 4 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1840–1859 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Brown border = community submission, verified by editors
Futtypore handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Futtypore— postal history & markings
Futtypore's four handstamps, from 1840 to 1859, sit on the Grand Trunk Road in the United Provinces, ceded to the British in 1801. Worked mainly in red, the marks are common but for HG 2A of 1848, known from a single example. The record is a straightforward run of a Doab district office, its value less in rarity than in completeness. But that single-example HG 2A is the mark a collector will seek, giving an otherwise ordinary Grand Trunk Road office a scarce strike to anchor its middle years.
Frequently asked — Futtypore postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Futtypore?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Futtypore are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Futtypore post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Futtypore was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 4 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1840 and 1859.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Futtypore?
- 4 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Futtypore in this census, of which 1 is 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 Futtypore called today?
- Futtypore is the colonial-era name of present-day Fatehpur, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Futtypore 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 Futtypore 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 Futtypore were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Futtypore, Fatehpur, Futtypore HG 1, Futtypore handstruck stamps, Futtypore pre stamp covers, Futtypore postal history.
How to cite
“Futtypore, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/futtypore (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Futtypore?
If you hold a cover or strike from Futtypore 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.