Post office · North Western Provinces
RotuckPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Rotuck postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 2 Rotuck handstamps recorded between 1845 and 1852, North Western Provinces, with 2 Rotuck covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1845–1852
- Rare
- 1
Rohtak is a city and administrative headquarters of Rohtak district in Haryana, about 70 km north-west of Delhi.
Rotuck has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1845–1852 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Rotuck handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Rotuck— postal history & markings
Rotuck's two handstamps, both in red, come from a district town north-west of Delhi. HG 1 of 1845 is common, but HG 2 of 1852 is known from a single example. The record is small, but that single-example second mark gives the collector a target — a compact office anchored by its scarcer strike.
Frequently asked — Rotuck postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Rotuck?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Rotuck are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Rotuck post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Rotuck was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1845 and 1852.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Rotuck?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Rotuck 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 Rotuck called today?
- Rotuck is the colonial-era name of present-day Rohtak, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Rotuck 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 Rotuck 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 Rotuck were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Rotuck, Rohtak, Rotuck HG 1, Rotuck handstruck stamps, Rotuck pre stamp covers, Rotuck postal history.
How to cite
“Rotuck, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/rotuck (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Rotuck?
If you hold a cover or strike from Rotuck 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.