Post office · Madras Presidency
Samulcotah
- Handstamps
- 4
- Recorded
- 1818–1854
- Rare
- 1
Samulcotah (Samalkot) is a town in the Cocanada taluk of Godavari District, Madras Presidency, situated 17°}' N and 82°10' E, 7 miles from Cocanada and 391 from Madras. It was formerly a military station, but was abandoned as such in 1869.
Samulcotah has 4 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1818–1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Samulcotah handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Samulcotah postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Samulcotah?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Samulcotah are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Samulcotah post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Samulcotah was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 4 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1818 and 1854.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Samulcotah?
- 4 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Samulcotah 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 Samulcotah called today?
- Samulcotah is the colonial-era name of present-day Samalkot, India. The office also appears in postal history literature and auction catalogues as Samalkota. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Samulcotah 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 Samulcotah 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: Samulcotah, Samalkot, Samalkota, Samulcotah HG 1, Samulcotah handstruck stamps, Samulcotah pre stamp covers, Samulcotah postal history.
How to cite
“Samulcotah, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/samulcotah (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
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