Post office · Punjab
Jhelum
- Handstamps
- 3
- Recorded
- 1850–1854
Jhelum is the headquarters of the same named District in the Punjab, situated 32°56' N and 73°47' E, on the right bank of the Jhelum River, 1367 miles from Calcutta, 1403 from Bombay, and 849 from Karachi. Under Sikh rule it was unimportant, until it was chosen as the site for a cantonment, and under British rule it steadily advanced in prosperity.
Jhelum has 3 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1850–1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Jhelum handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Jhelum postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Jhelum?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Jhelum are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Jhelum post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Jhelum was a post office of the Punjab, British India, and this census records 3 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1850 and 1854.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Jhelum?
- 3 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Jhelum 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 Jhelum 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 Jhelum 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: Jhelum, Jhelum HG 1, Jhelum handstruck stamps, Jhelum pre stamp covers, Jhelum postal history.
How to cite
“Jhelum, Punjab — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/punjab/jhelum (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Jhelum?
If you hold a cover or strike from Jhelum 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 Punjab
Explore the pre-1854 postal history of other Punjab post offices — each page lists its recorded handstruck markings, dates and surviving covers.