Post office · Sindh
Kotree
- Handstamps
- 3
- Recorded
- 1852–1856
Kotree is in the Karachi District, Sind, situated 25°22' N and 68°22' E, on the right bank of the Indus River. It served in 1839 as an encamping place of the Bombay division of the army advancing upon Afghanistan.
Kotree has 3 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1852–1856 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Kotree handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Kotree postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Kotree?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Kotree are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Kotree post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Kotree was a post office of the Sindh, British India, and this census records 3 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1852 and 1856.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Kotree?
- 3 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Kotree 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 Kotree called today?
- Kotree is the colonial-era name of present-day Kotri, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Kotree 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 Kotree 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: Kotree, Kotri, Kotree HG 1, Kotree handstruck stamps, Kotree pre stamp covers, Kotree postal history.
How to cite
“Kotree, Sindh — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/sindh/kotree (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Kotree?
If you hold a cover or strike from Kotree 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.
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