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HooshiapoorPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Hooshiapoor postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 4 Hooshiapoor handstamps recorded between 1845 and 1855, Punjab, with 4 Hooshiapoor covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 4
- Recorded
- 1845–1855
Hoshiapoor situated 31°32' N and 75°52' E, is in Hooshiapoor District, Punjab, 25 miles from Jullunder. It is famous for the production of wood inlaid with ivory. It was seized by Ranjit Singh in 1809, and formed the headquarters of the Governors of the Jullundar Doab.
Hooshiapoor has 4 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1845–1855 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Hooshiapoor handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Hooshiapoor— postal history & markings
Hooshiapoor's four handstamps, from 1845 to 1855, are worked in black and red and are all in common use. A Punjab district town twenty-five miles from Jullunder, famous for its wood inlaid with ivory, the office served a settlement in the country between the rivers. There is no rarity here to single out; the record is the ordinary output of a north-western district office in the years after annexation. For the collector, Hooshiapoor is a clean, complete run — its value in rounding out the Punjab map rather than in scarce strikes.
Frequently asked — Hooshiapoor postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Hooshiapoor?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Hooshiapoor are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Hooshiapoor post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Hooshiapoor was a post office of the Punjab, British India, and this census records 4 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1845 and 1855.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Hooshiapoor?
- 4 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Hooshiapoor 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 Hooshiapoor called today?
- Hooshiapoor is the colonial-era name of present-day Hoshiarpur, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Hooshiapoor 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 Hooshiapoor 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 Hooshiapoor were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Hooshiapoor, Hoshiarpur, Hooshiapoor HG 1, Hooshiapoor handstruck stamps, Hooshiapoor pre stamp covers, Hooshiapoor postal history.
How to cite
“Hooshiapoor, Punjab — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/punjab/hooshiapoor (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
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