Madras Presidency · Pre-1854 Handstamp
Calmeer Point HG 1
- Colour & date
- Red1855
- Rarity
- 1 example recorded
- Figure
- 1
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1 cover recorded1 pre-1854 cover bearing the Calmeer Point HG 1 handstamp is recorded below — each entry links to images, provenance and auction details.
About this mark
The Calmeer Point HG 1 handstamp
Point Calimere, historically Calmeer Point, is a low headland on the Coromandel Coast in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, known also as Cape Calimere or by its Tamil name Kodiakkarai. The cape and its salt marshes lie at the southern edge of the Kaveri delta, opposite the Palk Strait toward Sri Lanka. As a coastal signal and post station of the Madras Presidency, it served the mail passing along the southern Coromandel shore.
Calmeer Point HG 1 is a early Indian handstruck postal marking of the post office at Calmeer Point — the present-day Point Calimere — in the Madras Presidency, British India, recorded in use around 1855. Known strikes are in red. Its "HG 1" designation is the figure number assigned in the Hammond Giles catalogue of the handstruck postage stamps of India.
A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance. On the strength of that count the mark is graded "1 example recorded" — the grade moves automatically as new covers are recorded. Collectors searching for calmeer point pre stamp covers, calmeer point postal history or "Calmeer Point HG1" material can compare HG 1 across every office or browse the rest of the Calmeer Point marks.
Frequently asked
- What is the Calmeer Point HG 1 handstamp?
- Calmeer Point HG 1 is a early Indian handstruck postal marking of Calmeer Point (modern Point Calimere) in the Madras Presidency, British India, recorded in use around 1855. The "HG 1" designation is its figure number in the Hammond Giles catalogue of the handstruck postage stamps of India. Known strikes are in red.
- How rare is Calmeer Point HG 1?
- Calmeer Point HG 1 has 1 example recorded in this census. Rarity here is evidence-based: it is derived from the number of surviving covers actually recorded, not estimated. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance.
- What does a Calmeer Point pre stamp cover with HG 1 look like?
- A pre stamp (pre philatelic) cover from Calmeer Point is a folded letter or envelope carried before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, with postage shown entirely by hand-struck marks like HG 1. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance. Each census record on this page links to full cover images, dates and auction provenance.
- How do I identify or submit a Calmeer Point HG 1 cover?
- Compare your cover against the reference impression and recorded examples on this page — check the mark's shape, colour and date range (1855). If your cover is not already recorded, you can submit front and back photographs through the census form on this page; every submission is editor-reviewed before publication.
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Also searched as: Calmeer Point HG 1, Calmeer Point HG1, Calmeer Point Giles 1, Point Calimere postal history, Calmeer Point handstamp, Calmeer Point pre stamp cover.
How to cite
“Calmeer Point HG 1 — handstamp,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/calmeer-point/hg-1 (accessed 16 July 2026).
Updated: 16 Jul 2026