Post office · Madras Presidency
KircumbadyPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Kircumbady postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 2 Kircumbady handstamps recorded between 1841 and 1860, Madras Presidency, with 14 Kircumbady covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1841–1860
Kircumbady seems to have been near Vellore in the North Arcot District, and appeared in the Post Office lists in 1854-55, but does not appear to have been included in the Imperial Gazetteer.
Kircumbady has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1841–1860 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Kircumbady handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Kircumbady— postal history & markings
Kircumbady is one of the census's more obscure offices, a place near Vellore in the North Arcot District that appeared in the Post Office lists but is otherwise little recorded. Its two handstamps, both of 1841 and both common, are a red mark and a black. The record is minimal, with no rarity to single out — its chief interest the very obscurity of the office it represents.
Frequently asked — Kircumbady postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Kircumbady?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Kircumbady are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Kircumbady post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Kircumbady was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1841 and 1860.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Kircumbady?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Kircumbady 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.
- How do I identify a Kircumbady 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 Kircumbady 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 Kircumbady were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Kircumbady, Kircumbady HG 1, Kircumbady handstruck stamps, Kircumbady pre stamp covers, Kircumbady postal history.
How to cite
“Kircumbady, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/kircumbady (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Kircumbady?
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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.