Post office · Madras Presidency
Palaveram
- Handstamps
- 4
- Recorded
- 1826–1854
Palaveram town and cantonment is in the Saidapet taluk of the Chingleput District, Madras Presidency, situated 12°59' N and 80°10' E, 3 miles from St Thomas's Mount. It was called the Presidency Cantonment, troops being kept there for garrisoning and protecting Madras City.
Palaveram has 4 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1826–1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Palaveram handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Palaveram postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Palaveram?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Palaveram are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Palaveram post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Palaveram was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 4 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1826 and 1854.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Palaveram?
- 4 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Palaveram 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 Palaveram called today?
- Palaveram is the colonial-era name of present-day Pallavaram, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Palaveram 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 Palaveram 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: Palaveram, Pallavaram, Palaveram HG 1, Palaveram handstruck stamps, Palaveram pre stamp covers, Palaveram postal history.
How to cite
“Palaveram, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/palaveram (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Palaveram?
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