Post office · Bengal Presidency
Tumlook
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1837–1852
Tumlook (Tamluk) is the headquarters of a subdivison of Midnapore District, Bengal, situated 22°18' N and 87°56' E, on the banks of the Rupnarayan River. Indigo, silk, and copper were the chief exports from ancient Tumlook; it is a place of great pilgrimage, The earliest Hindu tradition places the sea 8 miles off, but the process of land-making at the mouth of the Hooghly has gone on slowly and steadily, and has left Tumlook an island village, now 60 miles distant from the sea,
Tumlook has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1837–1852 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Tumlook handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Tumlook postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Tumlook?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Tumlook are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Tumlook post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Tumlook was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1837 and 1852.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Tumlook?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Tumlook 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 Tumlook called today?
- Tumlook is the colonial-era name of present-day Tamluk, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Tumlook 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 Tumlook 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: Tumlook, Tamluk, Tumlook HG 1, Tumlook handstruck stamps, Tumlook pre stamp covers, Tumlook postal history.
How to cite
“Tumlook, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/tumlook (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Tumlook?
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