Post office · Bombay Presidency
Booldana
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1857
Buldhana is a town in the State of Maharashtra and is in the Vidarbha region, located at 20°30'N 76°10'E.
Booldana has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1857 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Booldana 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 | 1857 | Scarce |
Frequently asked — Booldana postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Booldana?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Booldana are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Booldana post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Booldana was a post office of the Bombay Presidency, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1857.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Booldana?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Booldana 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 Booldana called today?
- Booldana is the colonial-era name of present-day Buldhana, India. The office also appears in postal history literature and auction catalogues as Buldana. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Booldana 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 Booldana 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.
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How to cite
“Booldana, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/booldana (accessed 20 August 2026).
Updated: 20 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Booldana?
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