Post office · Madras Presidency
Carangooly
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1835
Carangooly is situated south of Madras, about 50 miles, and is 1109 miles from Calcutta, in the Chingleput District, Madras Presidency. It appeared to have a post office recorded in the 1854 li st, but thereafter appears to have ceased to exist.
Carangooly has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1835 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Carangooly 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 | 1835 | Scarce |
Frequently asked — Carangooly postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Carangooly?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Carangooly are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Carangooly post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Carangooly was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1835.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Carangooly?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Carangooly 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 Carangooly 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 Carangooly 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.
Also searched as: Carangooly, Carangooly HG 1, Carangooly handstruck stamps, Carangooly pre stamp covers, Carangooly postal history.
How to cite
“Carangooly, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/carangooly (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Carangooly?
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