Post office · North Western Provinces
Hatras
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1854
Hatras, in the Aligarh District, United Provinces, is situated 27°36' N and 78°4' E, on the road from Muttra to the Ganges, and from Agra to Aligarh. In 1817 a spirited seige of the Fort was made by the E. I. Company under Major General Marshall, agains t the troublesome talukdar, Daya Ram. The Fort was blown up, but Daya Ram escaped.
Hatras has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings from 1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Hatras handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Hatras postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Hatras?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Hatras are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Hatras post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Hatras was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated around 1854.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Hatras?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Hatras 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 Hatras called today?
- Hatras is the colonial-era name of present-day Hathras, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Hatras 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 Hatras 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: Hatras, Hathras, Hatras HG 1, Hatras handstruck stamps, Hatras pre stamp covers, Hatras postal history.
How to cite
“Hatras, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/hatras (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Hatras?
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Other post offices in the North Western Provinces
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