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SukkurPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Sukkur postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 5 Sukkur handstamps recorded between 1843 and 1857, Sindh, with 3 Sukkur covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 5
- Recorded
- 1843–1857
- Rare
- 1
Sukkur, headquarters of Sukkur District, Sind, situated 27°42' N and 68°51' E, on the right bank of the Indus River, opposite Rohri. New Sukkur owes its existence to the stationing of Eur<;>pean troops here in 1839, but abandoned in 1845, after a fatal epidemic among the garnson.
Sukkur has 5 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1843–1857 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Sukkur handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Sukkur— postal history & markings
Sukkur's five handstamps, from 1843 to 1857, are worked in black and red, common but for the late HG 5 of 1852, known from a single example. On the right bank of the Indus opposite Rohri, the town owed its new importance to the stationing of British troops after Sind came under British control. Its post is a compact frontier record on the great river, and while most of its marks are ordinary, that single-example HG 5 gives the collector a scarce target. For the specialist in Sind, Sukkur rounds out the river's offices with a clean run and one genuine rarity at its close.
Frequently asked — Sukkur postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Sukkur?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Sukkur are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Sukkur post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Sukkur was a post office of the Sindh, British India, and this census records 5 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1843 and 1857.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Sukkur?
- 5 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Sukkur in this census, of which 1 is graded rare or better. 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 Sukkur 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 Sukkur 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.
For background on the material itself, see the guides to the handstruck stamps of India, the pre covers of India and the pre stamp covers of India, which explain how marks like those recorded at Sukkur were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Sukkur, Sukkur HG 1, Sukkur handstruck stamps, Sukkur pre stamp covers, Sukkur postal history.
How to cite
“Sukkur, Sindh — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/sindh/sukkur (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Sukkur?
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Other post offices in the Sindh
Explore the pre-1854 postal history of other Sindh post offices — each page lists its recorded handstruck markings, dates and surviving covers.