Post office · North Western Provinces
SeepreePostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Seepree postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 2 Seepree handstamps recorded between 1842 and 1844, North Western Provinces, with 2 Seepree covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1842–1844
Seepree (Sipri) is the headquarters of the Nawar district of Gwalior State, 1315 feet above sea level, situated 25°26' N and 77°39' E. Held by the Narwar chief until 1804, when Sindhia seized it, but it passed into British hands in 1817 under the Treaty of Poona, but was restored to Sindhia in 1818. It was occupied as a cantonment in 1835.
Seepree has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1842–1844 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Seepree handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Seepree— postal history & markings
Seepree's two handstamps, of 1842 and 1843 and both common, come from a district town of Gwalior State in central India. One is red, the other black. The record is minimal and ordinary, with no rarity to single out — a clean pair from a working office of a Central India state, filling a small place on the map.
Frequently asked — Seepree postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Seepree?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Seepree are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Seepree post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Seepree was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1842 and 1844.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Seepree?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Seepree 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 Seepree called today?
- Seepree is the colonial-era name of present-day Shivpuri, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Seepree 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 Seepree 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 Seepree were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Seepree, Shivpuri, Seepree HG 1, Seepree handstruck stamps, Seepree pre stamp covers, Seepree postal history.
How to cite
“Seepree, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/seepree (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Seepree?
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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.