Post office · Madras Presidency
HingooleePostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Hingoolee postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 2 Hingoolee handstamps recorded between 1842 and 1853, Madras Presidency, with 2 Hingoolee covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1842–1853
Hingolee is in Parbhani District, Hyderabad State, situated 19°43' N a;d 77°9' E. It was the cantonment of the Hyderabad Subsidiary Force until 1902.
Hingoolee has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1842–1853 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Hingoolee handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Hingoolee— postal history & markings
Hingoolee's two red handstamps, of 1842 and 1852, come from a cantonment of the Hyderabad Contingent in the Parbhani country. Both are common, and HG 2 is noted for a changed spelling of the name. The record is small and worked in a single colour, its interest lying in that spelling shift between the two dies. For the collector, Hingoolee is a compact garrison office where the wording, rather than rarity, is the thing to watch.
Frequently asked — Hingoolee postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Hingoolee?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Hingoolee are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Hingoolee post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Hingoolee was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1842 and 1853.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Hingoolee?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Hingoolee 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.
- What is Hingoolee called today?
- Hingoolee is the colonial-era name of present-day Hingoli, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Hingoolee 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 Hingoolee 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 Hingoolee were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Hingoolee, Hingoli, Hingoolee HG 1, Hingoolee handstruck stamps, Hingoolee pre stamp covers, Hingoolee postal history.
How to cite
“Hingoolee, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/hingoolee (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
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