Post office · Madras Presidency
Condapully
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1834–1837
- Rare
- 2
Kondapalli is a town near Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, known for its hill fort and its traditional hand-carved wooden toys.
Condapully has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1834–1837 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Condapully handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Condapully postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Condapully?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Condapully are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Condapully post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Condapully was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1834 and 1837.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Condapully?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Condapully in this census, of which 2 are graded rare or better. 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.
- What is Condapully called today?
- Condapully is the colonial-era name of present-day Kondapalli, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Condapully 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 Condapully 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: Condapully, Kondapalli, Condapully HG 1, Condapully handstruck stamps, Condapully pre stamp covers, Condapully postal history.
How to cite
“Condapully, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/condapully (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Condapully?
If you hold a cover or strike from Condapully 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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