Post office · Madras Presidency
Sholinghur
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1856
- Rare
- 1
Sholinghapuram, shortened to Sholinghur (Tamil: சோளிங்கப்புரம் or சோளிங்கர்) is a municipality in the Sholinghur[3] taluk in Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is known in Tamil Nadu and neighboring states for its Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple.
Sholinghur has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1856 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Sholinghur handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
| Mark | Type | Colour | Dates | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HG 1 | Handstamp | Red | 1856 | 1 example recorded |
Frequently asked — Sholinghur postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Sholinghur?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Sholinghur are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Sholinghur post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Sholinghur 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 Sholinghur?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Sholinghur 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 Sholinghur called today?
- Sholinghur is the colonial-era name of present-day Sholinghapuram, India. The office also appears in postal history literature and auction catalogues as Sholingur. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Sholinghur 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 Sholinghur 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: Sholinghur, Sholinghapuram, Sholingur, Sholinghur HG 1, Sholinghur handstruck stamps, Sholinghur pre stamp covers, Sholinghur postal history.
How to cite
“Sholinghur, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/sholinghur (accessed 20 August 2026).
Updated: 20 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Sholinghur?
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