Post office · Madras Presidency
Gooty
- Handstamps
- 4
- Recorded
- 1809–1848
- Rare
- 1
Gooty, in the Anantapur District, Madras Presidency, 30 miles from Anantapur, 47 If2 from Bellary and 258 from Madras, is situated IS? N and 7r39' E. Haidar Ali and Tippoo held the fort until 1799, when it fell to the Nizam. A rebel then seized it, and Col. Bowser retook it, on behalf of the Nizam, and in 1800 it came into the Company's possession.
Gooty has 4 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1809–1848 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Gooty handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Gooty postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Gooty?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Gooty are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Gooty post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Gooty was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 4 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1809 and 1848.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Gooty?
- 4 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Gooty 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 Gooty 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 Gooty 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: Gooty, Gutti, Gooty HG 1, Gooty handstruck stamps, Gooty pre stamp covers, Gooty postal history.
How to cite
“Gooty, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/gooty (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Gooty?
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