Post office · Madras Presidency
Naidopet
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1838–1840
- Rare
- 1
Naidopet is in the Nellore District, 60 miles north of Madras, 13°90' N and 80°10' E.
Naidopet has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1838–1840 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Naidopet handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Naidopet postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Naidopet?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Naidopet are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Naidopet post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Naidopet was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1838 and 1840.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Naidopet?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Naidopet 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 Naidopet called today?
- Naidopet is the colonial-era name of present-day Naidupeta, India. The office also appears in postal history literature and auction catalogues as Nayudupeta. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Naidopet 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 Naidopet 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: Naidopet, Naidupeta, Nayudupeta, Naidopet HG 1, Naidopet handstruck stamps, Naidopet pre stamp covers, Naidopet postal history.
How to cite
“Naidopet, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/naidopet (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Naidopet?
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