Post office · North Western Provinces
MehidporePostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Mehidpore postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 1 Mehidpore handstamp recorded in 1854, North Western Provinces.
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1854
Mahidpur is a town near Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, on the Shipra River — site of the 1817 Battle of Mahidpur.
Mehidpore has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Mehidpore handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
| Mark | Type | Colour | Dates | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HG 1 | Handstamp | Red | 1854 | Common |
Mehidpore— postal history & markings
Mehidpore — Mahidpur, on the Shipra near Ujjain, site of a decisive battle of 1817 — leaves a single common red handstamp, HG 1 of 1854. The record is minimal, one mark only, but its setting on a celebrated battlefield of central India lends the small office a note of historical interest beyond its single strike.
Frequently asked — Mehidpore postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Mehidpore?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Mehidpore are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Mehidpore post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Mehidpore was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1854.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Mehidpore?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Mehidpore 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 Mehidpore called today?
- Mehidpore is the colonial-era name of present-day Mahidpur, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Mehidpore 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 Mehidpore 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 Mehidpore were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Mehidpore, Mahidpur, Mehidpore HG 1, Mehidpore handstruck stamps, Mehidpore pre stamp covers, Mehidpore postal history.
How to cite
“Mehidpore, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/mehidpore (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Mehidpore?
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Other post offices in the North Western Provinces
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