Post office · Punjab
Sealkote
- Handstamps
- 5
- Recorded
- 1842–1857
Sealkote, the headquarters of Sealkote District, Lahore Division, Punjab, 1341 miles from Calcutta, 1369 from Bombay and 808 from Karachi, is situated 32°30' N and 74°32' E. by the Rajput princes, but gallantly defended by a few Europeans during the 1857 upnsmg.
Sealkote has 5 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1842–1857 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Sealkote handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Sealkote postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Sealkote?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Sealkote are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Sealkote post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Sealkote was a post office of the Punjab, British India, and this census records 5 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1842 and 1857.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Sealkote?
- 5 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Sealkote 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 Sealkote called today?
- Sealkote is the colonial-era name of present-day Sialkot, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Sealkote 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 Sealkote 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: Sealkote, Sialkot, Sealkote HG 1, Sealkote handstruck stamps, Sealkote pre stamp covers, Sealkote postal history.
How to cite
“Sealkote, Punjab — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/punjab/sealkote (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Sealkote?
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