Post office · North Western Provinces
HatrasPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Hatras postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 2 Hatras handstamps recorded in 1854, North Western Provinces, with 1 Hatras cover traced to them.
- 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.
Hatras— postal history & markings
Hatras's two black handstamps, from the Aligarh District of the United Provinces, are both in common use, one dated in the 1840s and the other 1854. The town sat on the road from Muttra toward the Ganges, a busy trading centre. The record is minimal and ordinary, with no rarity to single out. For the collector, Hatras is a clean black pair from a Doab market town — its value in filling the map rather than in scarce strikes.
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.
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 Hatras were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
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 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Hatras?
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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.