Post office · Madras Presidency
ConjeveramPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Conjeveram postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 2 Conjeveram handstamps recorded between 1816 and 1855, Madras Presidency, with 2 Conjeveram covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1816–1855
- Rare
- 1
Conjeveram, in Chingleput District, Madras, is situated 12°50' N and 79°42' E, 45 miles south-west of Madras. In 1752 it was taken from the Marathas by Clive in the wars with the French.
Conjeveram has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1816–1855 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Conjeveram handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Conjeveram— postal history & markings
Conjeveram — the great temple city of Kanchipuram, south-west of Madras — leaves two black handstamps. HG 1 of 1816 is rare, followed by the common HG 2 of 1840. The record is small, but that rare early strike from one of the most venerable religious centres of the south is its prize. For the collector, Conjeveram pairs a genuine early rarity with a town of exceptional antiquity in the Chingleput country.
Frequently asked — Conjeveram postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Conjeveram?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Conjeveram are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Conjeveram post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Conjeveram was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1816 and 1855.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Conjeveram?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Conjeveram in this census, of which 1 is 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 Conjeveram called today?
- Conjeveram is the colonial-era name of present-day Kanchipuram, India. The office also appears in postal history literature and auction catalogues as Kancheepuram. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Conjeveram 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 Conjeveram 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 Conjeveram were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Conjeveram, Kanchipuram, Kancheepuram, Conjeveram HG 1, Conjeveram handstruck stamps, Conjeveram pre stamp covers, Conjeveram postal history.
How to cite
“Conjeveram, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/conjeveram (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
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