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YellwallPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Yellwall postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 2 Yellwall handstamps recorded in 1842, Madras Presidency, with 1 Yellwall cover traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1842
Yelwal (Ilvaala) is a town near Mysore in Karnataka, on the road between Mysore and Hunsur.
Yellwall has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings from 1842 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Yellwall handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Yellwall— postal history & markings
Yellwall — Yelwal, on the road between Mysore and Hunsur — leaves two red handstamps, both of 1842. HG 1 is common and HG 2 scarce. The record is minimal, but the scarce second mark gives the collector a target — a compact office of the Mysore country whose scarcer strike is the one to seek.
Frequently asked — Yellwall postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Yellwall?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Yellwall are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Yellwall post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Yellwall was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated around 1842.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Yellwall?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Yellwall 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 Yellwall called today?
- Yellwall is the colonial-era name of present-day Yelwal, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Yellwall 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 Yellwall 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 Yellwall were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Yellwall, Yelwal, Yellwall HG 1, Yellwall handstruck stamps, Yellwall pre stamp covers, Yellwall postal history.
How to cite
“Yellwall, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/yellwall (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Yellwall?
If you hold a cover or strike from Yellwall that does not match any figure above, submit it below. Approved additions appear here as new entries in the census — every submission is reviewed first.
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