Post office · Madras Presidency
OolundoorpettahPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Oolundoorpettah postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 1 Oolundoorpettah handstamp recorded in 1831, Madras Presidency, with 1 Oolundoorpettah cover traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1831
- Rare
- 1
Ulundurpettai (Ulundurpet) is a municipality in Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu, at the junction of major highways about 205 km from Chennai.
Oolundoorpettah has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1831 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Oolundoorpettah handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
| Mark | Type | Colour | Dates | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HG 1 | Handstamp | Red | 1831 | Rare |
Oolundoorpettah— postal history & markings
Oolundoorpettah — Ulundurpet, at a road junction in the South Arcot country — leaves a single rare red handstamp, HG 1 of 1831. The record is minimal — one mark, and a rare one — which makes even this small southern office a genuine target for the collector.
Frequently asked — Oolundoorpettah postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Oolundoorpettah?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Oolundoorpettah are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Oolundoorpettah post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Oolundoorpettah was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1831.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Oolundoorpettah?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Oolundoorpettah 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 Oolundoorpettah called today?
- Oolundoorpettah is the colonial-era name of present-day Ulundurpettai, India. The office also appears in postal history literature and auction catalogues as Ulundurpet. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify an Oolundoorpettah 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 Oolundoorpettah 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 Oolundoorpettah were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Oolundoorpettah, Ulundurpettai, Ulundurpet, Oolundoorpettah HG 1, Oolundoorpettah handstruck stamps, Oolundoorpettah pre stamp covers, Oolundoorpettah postal history.
How to cite
“Oolundoorpettah, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/oolundoorpettah (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
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