Post office · Madras Presidency
BezoarahPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Bezoarah postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 1 Bezoarah handstamp recorded in 1854, Madras Presidency.
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1854
Bezoarah is a small town in the Madras Presidency. Its precise modern identification is uncertain, though it appears in East India Company postal records of the mid-19th century.
Bezoarah has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Brown border = community submission, verified by editors
Bezoarah 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 | 1854 | Scarce |
Bezoarah— postal history & markings
Bezoarah, a small town of the Madras Presidency whose precise modern identity is uncertain, leaves a single scarce handstamp, HG 1 of 1854, in red. The record is minimal — one mark, and a scarce one — giving the collector a target, and its unresolved geography adds a note of puzzle to a small southern office.
Frequently asked — Bezoarah postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Bezoarah?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Bezoarah are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Bezoarah post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Bezoarah was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1854.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Bezoarah?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Bezoarah 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 Bezoarah 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 Bezoarah 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 Bezoarah were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Bezoarah, Bezoarah HG 1, Bezoarah handstruck stamps, Bezoarah pre stamp covers, Bezoarah postal history.
How to cite
“Bezoarah, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/bezoarah (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Bezoarah?
If you hold a cover or strike from Bezoarah 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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Explore the pre-1854 postal history of other Madras Presidency post offices — each page lists its recorded handstruck markings, dates and surviving covers.