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Post office · North Western Provinces

Rewah

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.

MarkTypeColourDatesRarity
HG 1HandstampBlack1836–1849Scarce
HG 2HandstampBlack1850–1852Common
HG 3HandstampRed1844–1852Common

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.

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 10 August 2026).

Updated: 10 Aug 2026

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