Post office · North Western Provinces
Bodaon
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1848
- Rare
- 1
Budaun (romanised: Badāʾūn or Badāyūn, Hindi pronunciation: [bəd̪aːjũː]) is a medieval city and headquarters of Budaun district, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. According to the (Budaun District, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh) mythological stories, Budaun was named after prince Budh Ahir.[8] The local tradition regarding this city is that it was founded in 905 A.D. by a prince whose name was Budh and after whom it was called Budaun. The ruins of Prasidh (a town on the Ramganga) and the coins discovered at Pachoma near Bareilly point to the existence of an Ahir dynasty around the borders of Badaun and Bareilly in the distant past. An inscription, probably of the 12th century, gives a list of twelve Rathore kings reigning at Budaun then called Vodamāyuta. Kanauj was conquered after 1085 by Mahmūd, the son of the Ghaznavid Sultān, driving out the Rāshtrakūta chief. This the Rāshtrakūta chief then move their capital to Vodamāyuta, where they ruled until conquered by Qutb-ud-din Aibak.
Bodaon has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1848 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Brown border = community submission, verified by editors
Bodaon 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 | 1848 | Rare |
Frequently asked — Bodaon postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Bodaon?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Bodaon are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Bodaon post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Bodaon was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1848.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Bodaon?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Bodaon 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 Bodaon called today?
- Bodaon is the colonial-era name of present-day Budaun, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Bodaon 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 Bodaon 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 Bodaon were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Bodaon, Budaun, Bodaon HG 1, Bodaon handstruck stamps, Bodaon pre stamp covers, Bodaon postal history.
How to cite
“Bodaon, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/bodaon (accessed 1 September 2026).
Updated: 1 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Bodaon?
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Other post offices in the North Western Provinces
Explore the pre-1854 postal history of other North Western Provinces post offices — each page lists its recorded handstruck markings, dates and surviving covers.