Post office · North Western Provinces
MussouriPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Mussouri postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 1 Mussouri handstamp recorded in 1854, North Western Provinces, with 1 Mussouri cover traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1854
- Rare
- 1
Mussouri is a Hill station and sanitarium in the Dehra Dun District, United Provinces, situated 30°27' N and 78°5' £, between 6000 and 7500 feet above sea level on a ridge of the Outer Himalayas, adjoining Landour. It became a sanitarium in 1826.
Mussouri has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Mussouri 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 | 1 example recorded |
Mussouri— postal history & markings
Mussouri — Mussoorie, the great hill sanitarium above the Doon valley — leaves a single handstamp, HG 1 of 1854, an intaglio mark struck white on red and known from one example. That combination of the prized reverse-cut style, an unusual colour and single-example scarcity makes even this one-mark hill office a genuine prize.
Frequently asked — Mussouri postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Mussouri?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Mussouri are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Mussouri post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Mussouri 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 Mussouri?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Mussouri in this census, of which 1 is graded rare or better. 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 Mussouri called today?
- Mussouri is the colonial-era name of present-day Mussoorie, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Mussouri 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 Mussouri 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 Mussouri were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Mussouri, Mussoorie, Mussouri HG 1, Mussouri handstruck stamps, Mussouri pre stamp covers, Mussouri postal history.
How to cite
“Mussouri, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/mussouri (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Mussouri?
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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.