Post office · Bombay Presidency
Kaludghee
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1841–1856
Kaludghee (Kaladgi), a village in the Bagalkot taluka of Bijapur District, Bombay, situated 16°12' N and 83°47' E, on the right bank of the Ghatprabha River, 15 miles west of Bagalkot. Formerly the chief station of the District and a cantonment.
Kaludghee has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1841–1856 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Kaludghee handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Kaludghee postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Kaludghee?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Kaludghee are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Kaludghee post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Kaludghee was a post office of the Bombay Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1841 and 1856.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Kaludghee?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Kaludghee 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 Kaludghee called today?
- Kaludghee is the colonial-era name of present-day Kaladgi, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Kaludghee 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 Kaludghee 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.
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How to cite
“Kaludghee, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/kaludghee (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
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