Post office · North Western Provinces
RewahPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Rewah postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 3 Rewah handstamps recorded between 1836 and 1852, North Western Provinces, with 7 Rewah covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 3
- Recorded
- 1836–1852
Rewah town, capital of Rewah State, is situated 24°32' N and 81°18' E, 31 miles from Satna.
Rewah has 3 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1836–1852 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Rewah handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Rewah— postal history & markings
Rewah's three handstamps, from 1836 to 1852, are worked in black and red, common but for the scarce HG 1 of 1836. Capital of Rewah State in central India, the town's post served the seat of a princely house. The record is small and mostly ordinary, but the scarce opener gives the collector a target within the run. For the specialist in the central Indian states, Rewah is a compact office whose one scarce strike distinguishes an otherwise common record from a notable state capital.
Frequently asked — Rewah postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Rewah?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Rewah are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Rewah post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Rewah was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 3 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1836 and 1852.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Rewah?
- 3 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Rewah 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 Rewah called today?
- Rewah is the colonial-era name of present-day Rewa, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Rewah 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 Rewah 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 Rewah were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Rewah, Rewa, Rewah HG 1, Rewah handstruck stamps, Rewah pre stamp covers, Rewah postal history.
How to cite
“Rewah, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/rewah (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Rewah?
If you hold a cover or strike from Rewah that does not match any figure above, submit it below. Approved additions appear here as new entries in the census — every submission is reviewed first.
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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.