Post office · Straits Settlements
Malacca
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1841–1852
- Rare
- 2
Malacca has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1841–1852 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Malacca handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Malacca postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Malacca?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Malacca are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Malacca post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Malacca was a post office of the Straits Settlements, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1841 and 1852.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Malacca?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Malacca in this census, of which 2 are 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.
- How do I identify a Malacca 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 Malacca 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: Malacca, Malacca handstruck stamps, Malacca pre stamp covers, Malacca postal history.
How to cite
“Malacca, Straits Settlements — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/straits-settlements/malacca (accessed 7 August 2026).
Updated: 7 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Malacca?
If you hold a cover or strike from Malacca 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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