Alwar princely state fiscal court fee /revenue stamp

ALWAR 15 GUN SALUT STATE

Alwar state formerly Rajputana Jaipur Residency, ; now in Rajasthan state. area of state was 3,158 square miles ,and population of state was 749,751 in 1931. Privy purse of state at the time of accession in to independent India was Rs.5,20,000

Alwar State was a princely state with its capital at Alwar ruled by a Kachwaha Rajput dynastyduring the period of the British Raj in India. Founded in 1770 CE by Pratap Singh Prabhakar, its last reigning rular , H.H. Maharaja Sir Tej Singh Prabhakar Bahadur, signed the accession to the Indian Union on 7 April 1949.

Alwar has been a part of Matsya region of olden times whose capital was Viratnagar. Alwar was formerly known as 'Ulwar'. Nikumba Rajputs are said to have been the first occupants of Alwar. They are said to have built the fort and the old town, remains of which last are to be seen within the hills under the fort. In the fourteenth century Bahadur Raja Nahar Khan won Alwar from Nikumba Rajputs, after which Alwar became the capital of the Khanzada Rajputdynasty's Mewat State, which was established by Chandrawanshi Rajput Raja Nahar Khan, who converted to Islam in the fourteenth century during Firuz Shah Tughlaq's era. Khanzada Hasan Khan Mewati was the last Khanzada Rajput Ruler of Mewat who fought against Babar in the Battle of Khanwa. After his defeat in the battle, the Khanzada lost control of Mewat. After the Battle of Khanwa, Alwar was won over by the Jats. It later came under Kachwaha rajputs in 1770 CE.

Pratap Singh, Thakur of Macheri, became a distinguished soldier of fortune in the Jaipur StateForces, who eventually entered the Imperial service. He gained many victories against the Jats, receiving Imperial recognition of dominion over some of the territories he conquered. He established an independent Alwar state in 1770, and assumed the title of Maharao Raja of Alwar after successfully conquering the famous fort of that name. Alwar State remained a semi-independent princely state until the Partition of India. Following the Partition of India in 1947, Alwar acceded unto the dominion of India. On 18 March 1948, the state merged with three neighbouring princely states (Bharatpur, Dholpur and Karauli) to form the Matsya Union. This union in turn merged into the Union of India. On 15 May 1949, it was united with certain other princely states and the territory of Ajmer to form the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan.

Court Fees Stamps :--

Type 5:- Size 76 X 35 mm., Perf. 14, Used in 1912-22 AD , Crossed katars and Umbrella

One Anna , Green , Ref. # 51

Two Annas , Green , Ref. # 52

Four Annas , Bluish Green, Ref. # 53

Eight Annas , Bluish Green, Ref. # 54

One Rupee , Bluish Green, Ref. # 55

Two Rupees , Bluish Green, Ref. # 56

Type 10:- Size 77 X 36 mm., Perf. 14, Used in 1920-25 AD , Crossed flags

Four Annas , Green , Ref. # 104

Eight Annas , Green , Ref. # 106

One Rupee , Green , Ref. # 108

Type 15:- Size 76 X 36 mm., Perf. 14, Used in 1920-26 AD , Smooth wove paper

2 Rupees, Green, Ref. # 156

Five Rupees, Green, Ref. # 157

Type 16 :- Size 76 X 36 mm., Used in 1931-49 AD , Smooth wove paper, Narrow crown

Eight Annas , Brown , Ref. # 164

One Rupee , Red , Ref. # 165

Two Rupees , Green , Ref. # 167
Five Rupees , Orangish Brown , Ref. # 170

Type 17 :- Size 76 X 36 mm., Used in 1940-49 AD , Smooth wove paper, Narrow crown, Type 16 is redrawn by changing the design in the right panel and without perforations.
One Anna , Pale Brown , Ref. # 181