Post office · North Western Provinces
MynpooreePostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Mynpooree postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 4 Mynpooree handstamps recorded between 1826 and 1853, North Western Provinces, with 9 Mynpooree covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 4
- Recorded
- 1826–1853
- Rare
- 2
Mynpooree (Mainpuri) is situated 27°14' N and 79°3' E, in Mynpooree District, United Provinces at the junction of the roads from Agra, Etawah, Etah and Fatehgarh, south of the Isan River.
Mynpooree has 4 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1826–1853 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Mynpooree handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Mynpooree— postal history & markings
Mynpooree's four handstamps, from 1826 to 1853, open with the very scarce HG 1 and close with HG 4, known from a single example. A spelling point runs through the middle dies: HG 2 and HG 3, noted as revised impressions, should read 'MYNPOORY'. The town sat at the junction of the roads from Agra, Etawah, Etah and Fatehgarh, a natural hub of the Doab. The record is small, but the very scarce opener, the single-example closer and the corrected spelling give the collector genuine detail to work with — more than four marks might suggest.
Frequently asked — Mynpooree postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Mynpooree?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Mynpooree are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Mynpooree post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Mynpooree was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 4 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1826 and 1853.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Mynpooree?
- 4 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Mynpooree in this census, of which 2 are 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 Mynpooree called today?
- Mynpooree is the colonial-era name of present-day Mainpuri, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Mynpooree 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 Mynpooree 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 Mynpooree were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Mynpooree, Mainpuri, Mynpooree HG 1, Mynpooree handstruck stamps, Mynpooree pre stamp covers, Mynpooree postal history.
How to cite
“Mynpooree, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/mynpooree (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Mynpooree?
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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.