Post office · North Western Provinces
GoonahPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Goonah postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 2 Goonah handstamps recorded between 1848 and 1854, North Western Provinces, with 2 Goonah covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1848–1854
Goonah, a town and military station in the Isagarh district of Gwalior State, Central India, is situated 24°39' N and 7r19' E on the Agra-Bombay road. Originally a small village, which rose to importance in 1844, when it became a station for a regiment of the Gwalior Contingent Cavalry.
Goonah has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1848–1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Goonah handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Goonah— postal history & markings
Goonah's two handstamps, both in red, come from a town and military station in the Isagarh country of Gwalior State. HG 1 of 1848 is common and HG 2 of 1854 scarce. The record is minimal, but the scarce second mark gives the collector a target — a compact Central India office whose later strike is the harder of its pair to find.
Frequently asked — Goonah postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Goonah?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Goonah are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Goonah post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Goonah was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1848 and 1854.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Goonah?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Goonah 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.
- What is Goonah called today?
- Goonah is the colonial-era name of present-day Guna, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Goonah 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 Goonah 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 Goonah were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Goonah, Guna, Goonah HG 1, Goonah handstruck stamps, Goonah pre stamp covers, Goonah postal history.
How to cite
“Goonah, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/goonah (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Goonah?
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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.