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RajamundryPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Rajamundry postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 3 Rajamundry handstamps recorded between 1837 and 1855, Madras Presidency, with 11 Rajamundry covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 3
- Recorded
- 1837–1855
Rajamundry is in Godavari District, Madras Presidency, on the left bank of the Godavari River, 360 miles from Madras, and is situated 17°1' N and 81°46' E. It was Bussy's headq uarters from 1754 to 1757. Portions of the fort still remain.
Rajamundry has 3 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1837–1855 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Rajamundry handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Rajamundry— postal history & markings
Rajamundry's three handstamps, from 1837 to 1855, are worked in red and black and are all in common use. A town on the left bank of the Godavari in its Madras Presidency district, a centre of the delta country, the office served a busy river-side settlement. There is no rarity here to single out; the record is a straightforward run of common marks. For the collector, Rajamundry is a clean, compact office — its value in representing a principal town of the Godavari delta within the census rather than in scarce strikes.
Frequently asked — Rajamundry postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Rajamundry?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Rajamundry are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Rajamundry post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Rajamundry was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 3 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1837 and 1855.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Rajamundry?
- 3 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Rajamundry 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 Rajamundry called today?
- Rajamundry is the colonial-era name of present-day Rajamahendravaram, India. The office also appears in postal history literature and auction catalogues as Rajahmundry. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Rajamundry 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 Rajamundry 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 Rajamundry were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Rajamundry, Rajamahendravaram, Rajahmundry, Rajamundry HG 1, Rajamundry handstruck stamps, Rajamundry pre stamp covers, Rajamundry postal history.
How to cite
“Rajamundry, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/rajamundry (accessed 25 September 2026).
Updated: 25 Sept 2026
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