Post office · Madras Presidency
Danoor
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1844–1853
- Rare
- 1
Danoor (Kaladgi), a village in the Bagalkot taluka of Bijapur District, Bombay, situated 16°12' N and 75°30' E, on the right bank of the Ghatprabha river.
Danoor has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1844–1853 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Brown border = community submission, verified by editors
Danoor handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Danoor postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Danoor?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Danoor are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Danoor post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Danoor was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1844 and 1853.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Danoor?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Danoor 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.
- How do I identify a Danoor 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 Danoor 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: Danoor, Danoor HG 1, Danoor handstruck stamps, Danoor pre stamp covers, Danoor postal history.
How to cite
“Danoor, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/danoor (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Danoor?
If you hold a cover or strike from Danoor 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.
Same presidency
Other post offices in the Madras Presidency
Explore the pre-1854 postal history of other Madras Presidency post offices — each page lists its recorded handstruck markings, dates and surviving covers.