In 1882, Rajpipla State (with its post office at Nandod) maintained specific postal arrangements, as documented in the Baroda Archives and published in India Post 151 (February 2002).
Letter Rates: The basic letter rate was 1 paisa (¼ anna) for local mail and items exchanged with the Indian Post Office, both inward and outward. Unpaid letters incurred double charges, while registration added 2 annas. Letters weighing 5 tolas or under cost 3 pies, with an additional ¼ anna charged for every extra 5 tolas. For letters over 5 tolas, unpaid items were charged double the paid rate.
Registered Letters: Registration fees of 2 annas applied per letter, in addition to standard postage. Parcels: Parcels cost 1 anna per 20 tolas, plus 1 anna for every additional 20 tolas. Money Orders: Money orders up to 100 rupees within the state incurred an 8-anna fee.
Stamp and Payment Rules: Indian adhesives were available at the Nandod State Post Office, and Indian postage due was collected on underpaid inward mail. Unpaid letters from Nandod required a Nandod postage stamp to leave the state; otherwise, they were treated as unpaid upon receipt in British post offices.
Thus, both Nandod and British stamps were needed for letters from Nandod to British or other territories. Duly paid letters from other territories to Nandod incurred a ¼-anna surcharge by the Nandod Postmaster, while unpaid ones cost 1 anna 6 pies.
Additional Operations: No letter boxes existed in Chandod for Nandod State mail. The state clerk there could not register letters, issue money orders, or handle banghy parcels. Service letters in Nandod traveled free when superscribed with the sender's name and designation. British postage stamps were obtained from the Chandod Post Office and sold in Nandod.
The above information draws from a document in the Baroda Archives detailing postal arrangements in Rajpipla State in 1882. The listed postal rates were published by me in India Post 151 (February 2002).