Post office · Punjab
Ferozepore
- Handstamps
- 8
- Recorded
- 1839–1853
Ferozepore, on the old high bank of the Sutlej River, in the Pun jab, is situated 30°')8' N and 74°37° E. Dh.auua Siu¥,h iwtl\ rttozapore by t li S fa ther, and when oppressed by Ranjit Singh, he was supported by the British. After his death, his widow succeeded him but, on her death in 1835, the territory escheated to the British under the arrangement effected in 1809. In 1839, Sir Henry Lawrence took charge of the station, which formed the outpost of British India in the direction of the Sikh power.
Ferozepore has 8 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1839–1853 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Ferozepore handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Ferozepore postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Ferozepore?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Ferozepore are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Ferozepore post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Ferozepore was a post office of the Punjab, British India, and this census records 8 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1839 and 1853.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Ferozepore?
- 8 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Ferozepore 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 Ferozepore called today?
- Ferozepore is the colonial-era name of present-day Firozpur, India. The office also appears in postal history literature and auction catalogues as Ferozpur. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Ferozepore 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 Ferozepore 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: Ferozepore, Firozpur, Ferozpur, Ferozepore HG 1, Ferozepore handstruck stamps, Ferozepore pre stamp covers, Ferozepore postal history.
How to cite
“Ferozepore, Punjab — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/punjab/ferozepore (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
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