Vasind - Thane (IN)

1896 Vasind Thana V.O. cancel. V.O. is a village office or municipal office which had been giiven GPO authority to handle mail other than a Post Office. Sent to St. Jean de Luz, in the French Pyrenees.

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Vasind is a city in Shahapur taluka of Thane district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a suburban city of Mumbai.Mumbai-Vasind distance is about 63.1 km.

Vasind hosts various medium and large scale industries in and around. Major industrial plants are : The JSW Steel Ltd has one of its important plants located in Vasind since 1982. Also an Essel Propack Limited plant operates from the city.

Vasind is well connected to (Mumbai Suburban Railway) by Vasind Railway Station. It is on the rail line between Mumbai and Kasara.

Vasind is also well connected to Mumbai and Nashik by National Highway 160 (India).

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Vasind was a Village Office up until at least 1896 where the postal duties were being conducted by the village administration (Normally School, Police or other administrative division of the Village elders/administrators.). Any unpaid or insufficiently paid letters that entered the post where forwarded to the nearest Imperial Post Office for direction.

By 1907 Vasind had become a Branch office (B.O.) of Thane.

Vasind, V.O. Thane 1896 on 2A 6p Postal Stationery.

Vasind, B.O. Thane to Rol B.O., Marwar 1843 on 9p Postal Card