What is the Mooltan HG 1Add handstamp?

Mooltan HG 1Add is a pre-1854 handstruck postal marking of Mooltan (modern Multan) in the Punjab, British India, recorded in use around 1851. The "HG 1Add" designation is its figure number in the Hammond Giles catalogue of the handstruck postage stamps of India. Known strikes are in red.

How rare is Mooltan HG 1Add?

Mooltan HG 1Add has 2 examples recorded in this census. Rarity here is evidence-based: it is derived from the number of surviving covers actually recorded, not estimated. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance.

What does a Mooltan pre stamp cover with HG 1Add look like?

A pre stamp (pre philatelic) cover from Mooltan is a folded letter or envelope carried before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, with postage shown entirely by hand-struck marks like HG 1Add. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance. Each census record on this page links to full cover images, dates and auction provenance.

How do I identify or submit a Mooltan HG 1Add cover?

Compare your cover against the reference impression and recorded examples on this page — check the mark's shape, colour and date range (1851). If your cover is not already recorded, you can submit front and back photographs through the census form on this page; every submission is editor-reviewed before publication.

Punjab · Pre-1854 Handstamp

Mooltan HG 1Add

All India common handstamp

Colour & date: Red1851
Rarity: 2 examples recorded
Figure: 1Add
Submitted by: Gowtham BJ

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Census

Census records

1 cover recorded

1 pre-1854 cover bearing the Mooltan HG 1Add handstamp is recorded below — each entry links to images, provenance and auction details.

COV-437

22 December 1851

India, Mooltan, 1851, "MOOLTAN/1851 DEC ?/WEIGHT TOLA/PAID" Framed Datestamp (Giles Unrecorded). Clear strike in red with manuscript "6 as" rate added on back of folded letter datelined "Mooltan 22nd Dec. 1851", addressed to Madeira "via London" , sender's directive "Per Overland Mail via Marseilles" , red "INDIA" oval handstamp, two different "Returned for Postage" and framed "No. __/Detained for Postage" handstamps, Bombay (Jan. 2) and London (Feb. 1) transit datestamps, few manuscript rate markings ending with "3/8" and "160" (reis) rate handstamp, Very Fine and well-travelled cover, this strike is very similar to Giles No. 1 except that is for "Bearing" versus the "Paid" in the handstamp offered here

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About this mark

The Mooltan HG 1Add handstamp

Mooltan, headquarters of the same named District, in the Punjab, is situated 300 12'N and 71°31' £, 576 miles from Karachi, and 1429 from Calcutta. It was stormed by Ranjit Singh in 1818, and in 1821 biwan Sawan Mal became its Governor. It was not affected in the 1st Sikh War, but the murder of two British officers, by Mulraj, the Governor's son, led to the 2nd Sikh War, and it was captured in 1849..

Mooltan HG 1Add is a pre-1854 handstruck postal marking of the post office at Mooltan — the present-day Multan — in the Punjab, British India, recorded in use around 1851. Known strikes are in red. Its "HG 1Add" designation is the figure number assigned in the Hammond Giles catalogue of the handstruck postage stamps of India.

A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance. On the strength of that count the mark is graded "2 examples recorded" — the grade moves automatically as new covers are recorded. Collectors searching for mooltan pre stamp covers, mooltan postal history or "Mooltan HG1Add" material can compare HG 1Add across every office or browse the rest of the Mooltan marks.

Frequently asked

What is the Mooltan HG 1Add handstamp?: Mooltan HG 1Add is a pre-1854 handstruck postal marking of Mooltan (modern Multan) in the Punjab, British India, recorded in use around 1851. The "HG 1Add" designation is its figure number in the Hammond Giles catalogue of the handstruck postage stamps of India. Known strikes are in red.
How rare is Mooltan HG 1Add?: Mooltan HG 1Add has 2 examples recorded in this census. Rarity here is evidence-based: it is derived from the number of surviving covers actually recorded, not estimated. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance.
What does a Mooltan pre stamp cover with HG 1Add look like?: A pre stamp (pre philatelic) cover from Mooltan is a folded letter or envelope carried before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, with postage shown entirely by hand-struck marks like HG 1Add. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance. Each census record on this page links to full cover images, dates and auction provenance.
How do I identify or submit a Mooltan HG 1Add cover?: Compare your cover against the reference impression and recorded examples on this page — check the mark's shape, colour and date range (1851). If your cover is not already recorded, you can submit front and back photographs through the census form on this page; every submission is editor-reviewed before publication.

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Other recorded marks at Mooltan

4 marks

4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Mooltan are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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How to cite

“Mooltan HG 1Add — handstamp,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/punjab/mooltan/hg-1add (accessed 10 August 2026).

Updated: 10 Aug 2026