Post office · North Western Provinces
LohooghatPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Lohooghat postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 1 Lohooghat handstamp recorded in 1846, North Western Provinces.
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1846
Lohaghat is a town in Champawat district, Uttarakhand, in the Kumaon hills.
Lohooghat has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1846 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Lohooghat handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
| Mark | Type | Colour | Dates | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HG 1 | Handstamp | Purple | 1846 | Common |
Lohooghat— postal history & markings
Lohooghat — Lohaghat, a town in the Kumaon hills of the Himalayas — leaves a single handstamp, HG 1 of 1846, struck in purple, an uncommon ink. The record is minimal, one mark only, but that unusual colour gives even this small hill office a point of distinction for the collector.
Frequently asked — Lohooghat postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Lohooghat?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Lohooghat are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Lohooghat post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Lohooghat was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1846.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Lohooghat?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Lohooghat 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 Lohooghat called today?
- Lohooghat is the colonial-era name of present-day Lohaghat, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Lohooghat 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 Lohooghat 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 Lohooghat were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Lohooghat, Lohaghat, Lohooghat HG 1, Lohooghat handstruck stamps, Lohooghat pre stamp covers, Lohooghat postal history.
How to cite
“Lohooghat, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/lohooghat (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Lohooghat?
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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.