Post office · North Western Provinces
ShamleePostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Shamlee postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 1 Shamlee handstamp recorded in 1850, North Western Provinces.
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1850
Shamlee is a town in Muzaffarnagar District, United Provinces, on the road from Muzaffarnagar to Kairana, situated 29°27' N and 77°18' E. In 1794 it became the residence of a Maratha commandant. In 1804 Col. Burn was surrounded here by an overwhelming force of Marathas, and was only relieved by Lord Lake during an opportune advance.
Shamlee has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1850 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Shamlee handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
| Mark | Type | Colour | Dates | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HG 1 | Handstamp | Black | 1850 | Common |
Shamlee— postal history & markings
Shamlee — Shamli, on the road from Muzaffarnagar in the United Provinces — leaves a single common black handstamp, HG 1 of 1850. The record is minimal, one mark only, with no rarity to single out, a single strike from a small Doab town filling a place on the map.
Frequently asked — Shamlee postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Shamlee?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Shamlee are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Shamlee post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Shamlee was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1850.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Shamlee?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Shamlee 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 Shamlee called today?
- Shamlee is the colonial-era name of present-day Shamli, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Shamlee 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 Shamlee 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 Shamlee were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Shamlee, Shamli, Shamlee HG 1, Shamlee handstruck stamps, Shamlee pre stamp covers, Shamlee postal history.
How to cite
“Shamlee, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/shamlee (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Shamlee?
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