- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1866
- Rare
- 1
Toomkoor, Mysore is situated 13°21' N and 77°6' E, 43 miles from Bangalore. Toomkoor is the principal station of the Wesleyan Mission at the south-west base of the Devarayadurga Hills.
Toomkoor has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1866 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Toomkoor 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 | 1866 | Rare |
Frequently asked — Toomkoor postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Toomkoor?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Toomkoor are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Toomkoor post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Toomkoor was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1866.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Toomkoor?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Toomkoor 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 Toomkoor called today?
- Toomkoor is the colonial-era name of present-day Tumakuru, India. The office also appears in postal history literature and auction catalogues as Tumkur. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Toomkoor 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 Toomkoor 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: Toomkoor, Tumakuru, Tumkur, Toomkoor HG 1, Toomkoor handstruck stamps, Toomkoor pre stamp covers, Toomkoor postal history.
How to cite
“Toomkoor, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/toomkoor (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
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