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OomrawutteePostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Oomrawuttee postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 2 Oomrawuttee handstamps recorded between 1854 and 1855, Bombay Presidency.
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1854–1855
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 dated 1854–1855 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.
Oomrawuttee— postal history & markings
Oomrawuttee's two handstamps, both in red and both of the mid-1850s, come from Amravati, a great cotton town of the Berar country. Both are in common use. The record is small and uniform in colour, with no rarity to single out. For the collector, its value lies in representing a principal commercial centre of the Vidarbha region within the census — a clean all-red pair from a rising market town.
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 between 1854 and 1855.
- 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.
For background on the material itself, see the guides to the handstruck stamps of India, the pre covers of India and the pre stamp covers of India, which explain how marks like those recorded at Oomrawuttee were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
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 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
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