Post office · North Western Provinces
GoorgongPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Goorgong postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 1 Goorgong handstamp recorded in 1844, North Western Provinces, with 1 Goorgong cover traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1844
- Rare
- 1
Gurgaon (Hindi: [ɡʊɽɡãːw]), officially named Gurugram ([ɡʊɾʊɡɾaːm]), is a satellite city of Delhi and administrative headquarters of Gurgaon district, located in the northern Indian state of Haryana.[8] It is situated near the Delhi–Haryana border, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of the national capital New Delhi and 268 km (167 mi) south of Chandigarh, the state capital
Goorgong has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1844 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Goorgong handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
| Mark | Type | Colour | Dates | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HG 1 | Handstamp | — | 1844 | 1 example recorded |
Goorgong— postal history & markings
Goorgong — Gurgaon, then a modest town south-west of Delhi, now a great satellite city — leaves a single handstamp, HG 1 of 1844, known from one example. The record is minimal — one mark, and a scarce one — a curious survival from a place whose later growth its single early strike could hardly foretell.
Frequently asked — Goorgong postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Goorgong?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Goorgong are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Goorgong post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Goorgong was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1844.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Goorgong?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Goorgong 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 Goorgong called today?
- Goorgong is the colonial-era name of present-day Gurgaon, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Goorgong 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 Goorgong 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 Goorgong were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Goorgong, Gurgaon, Goorgong HG 1, Goorgong handstruck stamps, Goorgong pre stamp covers, Goorgong postal history.
How to cite
“Goorgong, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/goorgong (accessed 5 October 2026).
Updated: 5 Oct 2026
An unrecorded mark from Goorgong?
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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.