Post office · Bengal Presidency
Commercolly
- Handstamps
- 3
- Recorded
- 1824–1842
Commercolly (corruption of Kumarkhali) is a town in the Kushtia Sub-division of Nadia District, Bengal on the left bank of the Garai River, situated 23°52' N and 89°15' E. During the mercantile days of the E.I.C., a Commercial Resident was stationed here, and a large business in silk was carried on. The earliest tombstone in the cemetery is dated 1790.
Commercolly has 3 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1824–1842 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Commercolly handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Commercolly postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Commercolly?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Commercolly are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Commercolly post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Commercolly was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 3 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1824 and 1842.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Commercolly?
- 3 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Commercolly 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 Commercolly called today?
- Commercolly is the colonial-era name of present-day Kumarkhali, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Commercolly 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 Commercolly 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: Commercolly, Kumarkhali, Commercolly HG 1, Commercolly handstruck stamps, Commercolly pre stamp covers, Commercolly postal history.
How to cite
“Commercolly, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/commercolly (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
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