Post office · North Western Provinces
Umroha
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1854
- Rare
- 1
Amroha (the Umroha of early records) is a city in the Rohilkhand plain of Uttar Pradesh on the Sot river, an old town of shrines and mango orchards north-east of the Ganges. It was a market and route town of the region. Within the North-Western Provinces it served as a district post town, and its pre-1854 markings trace the mail of the Rohilkhand country.
Umroha has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Umroha 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 | 1854 | Rare |
Frequently asked — Umroha postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Umroha?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Umroha are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Umroha post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Umroha was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1854.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Umroha?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Umroha 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 Umroha called today?
- Umroha is the colonial-era name of present-day Amroha, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify an Umroha 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 Umroha 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: Umroha, Amroha, Umroha HG 1, Umroha handstruck stamps, Umroha pre stamp covers, Umroha postal history.
How to cite
“Umroha, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/umroha (accessed 29 August 2026).
Updated: 29 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Umroha?
If you hold a cover or strike from Umroha 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.