Post office · North Western Provinces
Kamptee
- Handstamps
- 12
- Recorded
- 1825–1854
Kamptee was a town with cantonment in Nagpur District, Central Provinces, 10 miles from Nagpur and 529 from Bombay, situated 21°13' N and 79°12' E. The cantonment was established in 1821, and was the headquarters of the Subsidiary force maintained by the British under treaty with the Nagpur Raja.
Kamptee has 12 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1825–1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Kamptee handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
| Mark | Type | Colour | Dates | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HG 1 | Handstamp | Black | 1831–1836 | Scarce |
| HG 2 | Handstamp | BlackRed | 1825–1837 | Common |
| HG 3 | Handstamp | Red | 1837–1849 | Common |
| HG 4 | Handstamp | Black | 1843–1846 | Common |
| HG 5 | Handstamp | Red | 1836–1853 | Common |
| HG 6 | Handstamp | Red | 1849–1854 | Common |
| HG 7 | Handstamp | Black | 1849–1854 | Common |
| HG 8 | Handstamp | Red | 1853 | Common |
| HG 9 | Handstamp | Red | 1852 | Common |
| HG 10 | Handstamp | Red | 1848–1854 | Common |
| HG 11 | Handstamp | Red | 1849 | Common |
| HG 12 | Handstamp | Blue | 1852 | Common |
Frequently asked — Kamptee postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Kamptee?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Kamptee are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Kamptee post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Kamptee was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 12 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1825 and 1854.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Kamptee?
- 12 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Kamptee 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.
- How do I identify a Kamptee 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 Kamptee 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: Kamptee, Kamthi, Kamptee HG 1, Kamptee handstruck stamps, Kamptee pre stamp covers, Kamptee postal history.
How to cite
“Kamptee, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/kamptee (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Kamptee?
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