Post office · North Western Provinces
KoorjahPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Koorjah postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 2 Koorjah handstamps recorded between 1848 and 1854, North Western Provinces, with 6 Koorjah covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1848–1854
Koorjah (Khurja) is in the Bulandshahr District of the North-Western Provinces, on the Grand Trunk Road between Delhi and Aligarh. It was noted for its pottery and ceramic manufactures.
Koorjah has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1848–1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Koorjah handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Koorjah— postal history & markings
Koorjah's two handstamps, both of 1848, are both scarce — HG 1 in black and HG 2 in red. A town on the Grand Trunk Road in the Bulandshahr District, the office leaves a small record in which both marks are hard to find. For the collector, that shared scarcity makes Koorjah a genuine target rather than an easy fill, its two 1848 strikes the whole of its distinction.
Frequently asked — Koorjah postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Koorjah?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Koorjah are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Koorjah post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Koorjah was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1848 and 1854.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Koorjah?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Koorjah 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 Koorjah called today?
- Koorjah is the colonial-era name of present-day Khurja, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Koorjah 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 Koorjah 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 Koorjah were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Koorjah, Khurja, Koorjah HG 1, Koorjah handstruck stamps, Koorjah pre stamp covers, Koorjah postal history.
How to cite
“Koorjah, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/koorjah (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Koorjah?
If you hold a cover or strike from Koorjah that does not match any figure above, submit it below. Approved additions appear here as new entries in the census — every submission is reviewed first.
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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.