Murree

Murree handstamp summary

All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.

Frequently asked — Murree postal history

What are the pre stamp covers of Murree?

Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Murree are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Murree post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Murree was a post office of the Punjab, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1853 and 1854.

How many handstamps are recorded for Murree?

2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Murree 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 Murree 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 Murree 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.

An unrecorded mark from Murree?

If you hold a cover or strike from Murree 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.

Same presidency

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.

• Umbalah14 marks
• Lodianah13 marks
• Lahore10 marks
• Simla10 marks
• Ferozepore8 marks
• Peshawur8 marks
• Kussowlee7 marks
• Sobathoo7 marks
• Jullunder6 marks
• Wuzeerabad6 marks
• Mooltan5 marks
• Sealkote5 marks
• Derah4 marks
• Gujranwala4 marks