Post office · Burma
Tongnoo
- Handstamps
- 1
Tongnoo has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Tongnoo handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
| Mark | Type | Colour | Dates | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP 1 | Handstamp | Black | — | Very scarce |
Tongnoo— postal history & markings
Tongnoo's single marking belongs to British Burma, administered through Bengal, and is recorded here from surviving material — as a Burmese office it lies outside the Hammond Giles catalogue of British India. Its solitary black strike is a valuable trace of the post of an inland station of the eastern empire.
Frequently asked — Tongnoo postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Tongnoo?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Tongnoo are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Tongnoo post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Tongnoo was a post office of the Burma, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, of the pre-adhesive period.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Tongnoo?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Tongnoo 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.
- How do I identify a Tongnoo 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 Tongnoo 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 Tongnoo were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Tongnoo, Tongnoo handstruck stamps, Tongnoo pre stamp covers, Tongnoo postal history.
How to cite
“Tongnoo, Burma — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/burma/tongnoo (accessed 12 September 2026).
Updated: 12 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Tongnoo?
If you hold a cover or strike from Tongnoo 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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Other post offices in the Burma
Explore the pre-1854 postal history of other Burma post offices — each page lists its recorded handstruck markings, dates and surviving covers.