Post office · Bombay Presidency
Tarrapoor
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1857
Tarapur is a census town in Palghar district (earlier Palghar was taluka and has recently notified as district) in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is an industrial town located some 45 km north of Virar, on the Western
Tarrapoor has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1857 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Brown border = community submission, verified by editors
Tarrapoor 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 — Tarrapoor postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Tarrapoor?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Tarrapoor are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Tarrapoor post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Tarrapoor 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 Tarrapoor?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Tarrapoor 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 Tarrapoor called today?
- Tarrapoor is the colonial-era name of present-day Tarapur, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Tarrapoor 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 Tarrapoor 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: Tarrapoor, Tarapur, Tarrapoor HG 1, Tarrapoor handstruck stamps, Tarrapoor pre stamp covers, Tarrapoor postal history.
How to cite
“Tarrapoor, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/tarrapoor (accessed 11 August 2026).
Updated: 11 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Tarrapoor?
If you hold a cover or strike from Tarrapoor 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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