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Post office · North Western Provinces

Neemuch

Handstamps
5
Recorded
1838–1854

Neemuch, a town and British cantonment in the Mandasor District of Gwalior State, situated 24°28' N and 74°54' E. In 1817 land was taken up to form a standing camp for the British troops engaged in the supression of the Pindaris, and in 1822 it became the headquarters of the combined Rajpootana-Malwa Political Charge under Sir David Ochterlony, who was Resident until 1825. It was the scene of serious disorder in the 1857 uprising.

Neemuch has 5 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1838–1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.

Brown border = community submission, verified by editors

Neemuch handstamp summary

All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.

MarkTypeColourDatesRarity
HG 1HandstampRed1838–1851Common
HG 2HandstampBlack1843–1848Common
HG 3HandstampRed1848Common
HG 4HandstampBlack1845Common
HG 5HandstampBlack1854Common

Frequently asked — Neemuch postal history

What are the pre stamp covers of Neemuch?
Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Neemuch are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Neemuch post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Neemuch was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 5 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1838 and 1854.
How many handstamps are recorded for Neemuch?
5 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Neemuch 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.
How do I identify a Neemuch 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 Neemuch 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.

Also searched as: Neemuch, Nimach, Neemuch HG 1, Neemuch handstruck stamps, Neemuch pre stamp covers, Neemuch postal history.

How to cite

Neemuch, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/neemuch (accessed 10 August 2026).

Updated: 10 Aug 2026

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