Bahawalpur princely state fiscal court fee /revenue stamp

BAHAWALPUR 17 GUN SALUTE STATE

FLAG COAT OF ARMS

Bahawalpur (Urdu: بہاولپُور ‎), was a princely state of British India and later, Pakistan, that existed from 1802 to 1955. It was a part of Punjab States Agency. The state covered an area of 45,911 Sq.Km or 17,494 Sq. Mi. and the state had a population of 1,341,209 in 1941. The capital of the state was the town of Bahawalpur.

Bahawalpur state was founded in 1802 by Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi after the breakup of the Durrani Empire. His successor was Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi III. On 22 February 1833, Abbasi III entered into subsidiary alliance with the British by which Bahawalpur was admitted as a princely state of British India. When India became independent of British rule in 1947 and partitioned into two states, India and Pakistan, Bahawalpur joined the Dominion of Pakistan. Bahawalpur remained an autonomous entity till 14 October 1955 when it was merged with the province of West Pakistan.

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Court fee Stamps :--

Type 3 - Size 38x28 mm., Perf.15 , Designs of each denomination different , Wove paper .

One Anna , Reddish Brown , Ref. # 31

Two Annas , Reddish Brown , Ref. # 33 , Size 39x28 mm., Perf.12 ½

Eight Annas , Biastre , Ref. # 37

One Rupee, Deep Green , Ref. # 38
Two Rupees , Grey, Ref.# 39
Five Rupees , Red , Ref.# 40 , Size 39x28 mm., Perf.12 ½

Type 8 - used in 1940-45, size 82x40 mm., Perf.13 ½ , Wove paper , Bi-coloured,

Portrait is in Black colour

Two Annas , Bluish Brown , Ref. # 82

One Rupee, Bluish Green /Black , Ref. # 87

Receipt Stamp

Type 10 - used in 1876-77, Size 25 x 30 mm., Perf. 12, Wove paper

One Anna ,Green , Ref. # 111

Type 11 - used in 1945, size 27 x 30 mm., perf. 13 , Wove paper, Bi-coloured,

Portrait is in Black colour

One Anna , Green and Black , Ref.# 121

Revenue Stamp

Type 15 - used in 1940-45 , Perf. 11, Wove paper, Receipt type 10 is overprinted with REVENUE in English in Capitals without serifs .

One Anna , Bluish Green , Ref. # 151

(Courtesy :- Bipin Patel Ji)

POSTAGE STAMPS :-

1933 Issue , One Anna , Black on Light Green , Size 28 x 34 mm.

One and half Anna, Green / Greyish Black, 34 x 29 mm., Perf.14

(Bahawalpur Flags issued on 1 May 1946)

1 April 1948 , Daily Stamps (Series)

Half Anna(Purple/Black) Six Annas , (Blue / Blackish violet )

22.5 x 25.5 mm., Perf. 12 ¾ 34 x 28 mm., Perf.12

Ten Rupee, Green / Brown, 42 x 32 mm., Perf.13

3 October ,1948 – The Ist Anniversary of Bahawalpur Union with Pakistan :-

One and Half Anna

3 March 1949 – The 25 th Anniversary of the Reign of Sadeq Mohammad Khan V

3 PIES Half Anna

9 PIES 1 ANNA

Four Pies (Violet/ Blue) , Unani General Hospital, 32.5 x 22.5 , Perf. 14

Eight Pies (Brown / Blue) , Osmania General Hospital , 32.5 x 22.5 , Perf. 14

Two Annas (Green) , Osmania Jubilee Hall , 32.5 x 22.5 , Perf. 14

10 October 1949- The 75^th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (U.P.U.) :-