Post office · Bombay Presidency
YeolahPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Yeolah postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 1 Yeolah handstamp recorded in 1836, Bombay Presidency.
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1836
- Rare
- 1
Yeolah, in Nasik District, Bombay Presidency, is situated 20°3' N and 74°30' E, 13 miles from Manmad. At the time of the foundation of Yeolah, it was under the emperor of Delhi, and subsequently it passed into the hands of the Rajas of Satara, and then of the Peshwas.
Yeolah has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1836 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Yeolah handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
| Mark | Type | Colour | Dates | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HG 1 | Handstamp | Red | 1836 | Rare |
Yeolah— postal history & markings
Yeolah — Yeola, a silk-weaving town in the Nasik District of the Bombay Presidency — leaves a single rare red handstamp, HG 1 of 1836, its record traced through an auction sale. The record is minimal — one mark, and a rare one — a genuine target from a small commercial town of the Deccan.
Frequently asked — Yeolah postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Yeolah?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Yeolah are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Yeolah post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Yeolah was a post office of the Bombay Presidency, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1836.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Yeolah?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Yeolah 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 Yeolah called today?
- Yeolah is the colonial-era name of present-day Yeola, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Yeolah 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 Yeolah 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 Yeolah were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Yeolah, Yeola, Yeolah HG 1, Yeolah handstruck stamps, Yeolah pre stamp covers, Yeolah postal history.
How to cite
“Yeolah, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/yeolah (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Yeolah?
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