Amb princely state fiscal court fee /revenue stamp

 AMB                                                                              ( Non Gun Salute State )

Amb also known as Feudal Tanawal was a princely state of the former British Indian Empire ruled over by chiefs of the Tanoli tribe of Mughal Barlas descent. The area of the state was 1520 Sq. Km. or 590 Sq. Km. The Tanoli Submitted to Sikh Empire in 1830 and they were allies of Sikhs at Battle Of Balakot and mir Haibat khan and his soldiers betrayed Syed Ahmed brelvi. The Tanoli submitted to rule in the 1840s.Tanoli submitted to British colonial rule in the 1840s. Following Pakistani independence in 1947, and for some months afterwards, the nawabs of Amb remained unaligned. At the end of December 1947 the nawab of Amb state acceded to Pakistan, while retaining internal self-government. Amb continued as a princely state of Pakistan until 1969, when it was incorporated into the North West Frontier Province now (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa).

The state was named after the town of Amb. In 1972, recognition of the royal status of the nawab was ended by the Government of Pakistan.

 

Type 12 :- Used in 1940-45 AD , Size 25 X 31 mm. , Wove paper

One Anna , Scarlet , Ref. # S-121 

Type 13 :- Used in 1940-45 AD , Size 20 X 25 mm. , Perf. 11,Wove paper

Two Annas , Deep brownish violet , Ref. # S-133 (Photo from wikipedia)