Post office · Bombay Presidency
Malwan
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1844–1848
- Rare
- 1
Malwan (Malvan) is a coastal town in the Southern Konkan, Bombay Presidency. It is situated near the historic Sindhudurg Fort, built by Shivaji in 1664. The town was an important port and naval station.
Malwan has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1844–1848 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Malwan handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Malwan postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Malwan?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Malwan are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Malwan post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Malwan was a post office of the Bombay Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1844 and 1848.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Malwan?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Malwan 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.
- What is Malwan called today?
- Malwan is the colonial-era name of present-day Malvan, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Malwan 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 Malwan 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: Malwan, Malvan, Malwan HG 1, Malwan handstruck stamps, Malwan pre stamp covers, Malwan postal history.
How to cite
“Malwan, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/malwan (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Malwan?
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