Post office · North Western Provinces
SultaporePostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Sultapore postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 1 Sultapore handstamp recorded between 1845 and 1849, North Western Provinces, with 7 Sultapore covers traced to them.
- 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 |
Sultapore— postal history & markings
Sultapore, in the Oude country of the United Provinces on the Gumti, leaves a single common black handstamp, HG 1 of 1845. The record is minimal, one mark only, with no rarity to single out, a single strike from a district office in the country of the Nawabs before annexation.
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.
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 Sultapore were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
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 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Sultapore?
If you hold a cover or strike from Sultapore 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
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