Post office · North Western Provinces
Hoshungabad
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1830–1842
Hoshungabad is in the Central Provinces, 12 miles from Itarsi and 476 miles from Bombay. It is situated 22°46' N and 77°44' E, on the southern bank of the Narbada River. Hoshungabad was captured by the Marathas in 1809 and was occupied by British troops in 1817.
Hoshungabad has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1830–1842 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Hoshungabad handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Hoshungabad postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Hoshungabad?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Hoshungabad are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Hoshungabad post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Hoshungabad was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1830 and 1842.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Hoshungabad?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Hoshungabad 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 Hoshungabad called today?
- Hoshungabad is the colonial-era name of present-day Narmadapuram, India. The office also appears in postal history literature and auction catalogues as Hoshangabad. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Hoshungabad 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 Hoshungabad 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: Hoshungabad, Narmadapuram, Hoshangabad, Hoshungabad HG 1, Hoshungabad handstruck stamps, Hoshungabad pre stamp covers, Hoshungabad postal history.
How to cite
“Hoshungabad, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/hoshungabad (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Hoshungabad?
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Other post offices in the North Western Provinces
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