Post office · Madras Presidency
Poonamullee
- Handstamps
- 5
- Recorded
- 1824–1852
- Rare
- 1
Poonamullee is a town and cantonment in the Saidapet taluk of the Chingleput District, Madras Presidency, situated 13°3' N and 80°7' E, on the west trunk road 13 miles west of Madras. There is a fort, built by the Muslims and of considerable use in holding the country, towards both Madras and Conjeeveram, during the wars of the Carnatic.
Poonamullee has 5 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1824–1852 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Poonamullee handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Poonamullee postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Poonamullee?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Poonamullee are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Poonamullee post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Poonamullee was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 5 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1824 and 1852.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Poonamullee?
- 5 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Poonamullee 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 Poonamullee called today?
- Poonamullee is the colonial-era name of present-day Poonamallee, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Poonamullee 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 Poonamullee 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: Poonamullee, Poonamallee, Poonamullee HG 1, Poonamullee handstruck stamps, Poonamullee pre stamp covers, Poonamullee postal history.
How to cite
“Poonamullee, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/poonamullee (accessed 11 August 2026).
Updated: 11 Aug 2026
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