Post office · Punjab
PhugwaraPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Phagwara (the Phugwara of early records) is a city in Kapurthala district, Punjab, India, in the Doaba on the Grand Trunk Road between Jalandhar and Ludhiana, historically a possession of the Kapurthala state. It grew as a trade and route town. Its pre stamp postal markings document the early mail of the central Punjab Doaba.
No handstamp from Phugwara has been recorded yet.
Phugwara is a known post office of the Punjab, but no pre-1854 strike has been catalogued in Giles. This is exactly what the census is here to change — if you hold a cover or strike from Phugwara, your submission (once reviewed) becomes a recorded entry below.
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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.