Post office · Punjab
Rawalpindee
- Handstamps
- 4
- Recorded
- 1849–1854
Rawalpindee, headquarters of Rawalpindee District, Punjab, on the Grand Trunk road, on the north bank of the Leh River, and separating the town from the cantonments, is situated 33°36' N and 737 E. Here, in 1849, the Sikh army under Chattar Singh and Sher Singh finally laid down their arms after the battle of Gujrat.
Rawalpindee has 4 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1849–1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Rawalpindee handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Rawalpindee postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Rawalpindee?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Rawalpindee are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Rawalpindee post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Rawalpindee was a post office of the Punjab, British India, and this census records 4 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1849 and 1854.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Rawalpindee?
- 4 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Rawalpindee 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 Rawalpindee called today?
- Rawalpindee is the colonial-era name of present-day Rawalpindi, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Rawalpindee 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 Rawalpindee 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: Rawalpindee, Rawalpindi, Rawalpindee HG 1, Rawalpindee handstruck stamps, Rawalpindee pre stamp covers, Rawalpindee postal history.
How to cite
“Rawalpindee, Punjab — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/punjab/rawalpindee (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
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