Post office · Madras Presidency
PoodoovoilPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Poodoovoil postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 1 Poodoovoil handstamp recorded in 1856, Madras Presidency, with 1 Poodoovoil cover traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1856
- Rare
- 1
Poodoovoil has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1856 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Brown border = community submission, verified by editors
Poodoovoil handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
| Mark | Type | Colour | Dates | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HG 1 | Handstamp | Black | 1856 | 1 example recorded |
Poodoovoil— postal history & markings
Poodoovoil, a small and obscure office of the Madras Presidency, leaves a single black handstamp, HG 1 of 1856, known from one example. The record is minimal — one mark, and a scarce one — the kind of single, hard-to-find survival from a barely-documented place that an open census exists to record.
Frequently asked — Poodoovoil postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Poodoovoil?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Poodoovoil are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Poodoovoil post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Poodoovoil was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1856.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Poodoovoil?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Poodoovoil 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.
- How do I identify a Poodoovoil 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 Poodoovoil 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 Poodoovoil were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Poodoovoil, Poodoovoil HG 1, Poodoovoil handstruck stamps, Poodoovoil pre stamp covers, Poodoovoil postal history.
How to cite
“Poodoovoil, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/poodoovoil (accessed 25 September 2026).
Updated: 25 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Poodoovoil?
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