Post office · Bombay Presidency
Oomrawuttee
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1854
Amravati is a city in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, one of the largest cities in the region.
Oomrawuttee has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings from 1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Oomrawuttee handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Oomrawuttee postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Oomrawuttee?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Oomrawuttee are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Oomrawuttee post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Oomrawuttee was a post office of the Bombay Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated around 1854.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Oomrawuttee?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Oomrawuttee 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 Oomrawuttee called today?
- Oomrawuttee is the colonial-era name of present-day Amravati, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify an Oomrawuttee 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 Oomrawuttee 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: Oomrawuttee, Amravati, Oomrawuttee HG 1, Oomrawuttee handstruck stamps, Oomrawuttee pre stamp covers, Oomrawuttee postal history.
How to cite
“Oomrawuttee, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/oomrawuttee (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Oomrawuttee?
If you hold a cover or strike from Oomrawuttee that does not match any figure above, submit it below. Approved additions appear here as new entries in the census — every submission is reviewed first.
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