Post office · Madras Presidency
Coimbatore
- Handstamps
- 4
- Recorded
- 1840–1854
Coimbatore is situated 11 oN and 76°58' E, on the left bank of the Noyil River, 305 miles from Madras. In the 16th century it was occupied and lost several times by the British, but finall y possessed after the fall of Seringapatam in 1799.
Coimbatore has 4 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1840–1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Coimbatore handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Coimbatore postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Coimbatore?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Coimbatore are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Coimbatore post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Coimbatore was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 4 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1840 and 1854.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Coimbatore?
- 4 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Coimbatore 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 Coimbatore 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 Coimbatore 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: Coimbatore, Kovai, Coimbatore HG 1, Coimbatore handstruck stamps, Coimbatore pre stamp covers, Coimbatore postal history.
How to cite
“Coimbatore, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/coimbatore (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Coimbatore?
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