Post office · North Western Provinces
Sultapore
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1845–1849
Sultanpore, headquarters of Sultanpore District, Oude, United Provinces, situated 26°15'N and 82°5' E, on the right bank of the Gumti River, on the road from Fyzabad to Allahabad. A cantonment sprang up in the 18th century.
Sultapore has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking dated 1845–1849 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Sultapore 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 | 1845–1849 | Common |
Frequently asked — Sultapore postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Sultapore?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Sultapore are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Sultapore post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Sultapore was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated between 1845 and 1849.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Sultapore?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Sultapore 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.
- How do I identify a Sultapore 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 Sultapore 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: Sultapore, Sultapore HG 1, Sultapore handstruck stamps, Sultapore pre stamp covers, Sultapore postal history.
How to cite
“Sultapore, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/sultapore (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Sultapore?
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