Bamra princely state fiscal court fee /revenue stamp

BAMRA ( Non Gun Salute State )

STATE EMBLEM LOCATION ON MAP

Bamra State or Bamanda State, covering an area of 5149 Sq.Km, was one of the Princely states of India during the period of the British Raj, its capital was in Debagarh (Deogarh).

The state was located in a hilly area between the Mahanadi valley and the Chhota Nagpur Plateau.^[1] Most of its territory was forest, producing timber and lac but said to be rich in iron ore. The most important river was the Brahmani River. The state was one of the five Orissa Tributary States which were transferred from the Central Provinces to Bengal on the reconstitution of that province in October 1905. The capital is Deogarh.

A legend states that the Raja of Bamra belonged to the Gangabasi Rajput dynasty of Patna. He is believed to have been stolen as a child and was made the ruler of the state of Bamra by the Bhuiya and Khond people around 1545.

The Bengal-Nagpur Railway passed through the northeastern part of Bamra, with two stations in the state: Bamra Road and Garpos. The state was under the political control of the Commissioner of the Chhattisgarh Division of the Central Provinces until 1905, under the Bengal Presidency until 1912, under the Bihar and Orissa Province until 1936 and under Orissa Province until it ceased to be a princely state.

Population was 151,047 in 1931, Privy purse was 95,300 Rs. at the time of accession in to independent India on 1Jan.1948.

Court Fee Stamp :-

Type-5 :- 1890 AD , size 41x 25mm., Imperf ., Wove paper, Portrait of Queen Victoria

Four Annas , Pale Violet, Ref. # 53 a

Type-6 :- used in 1910-15 , size 77x 35.5 mm., Imperf . , Wove paper, Poor printing with poor ink. Value in English below the portrait and in Orriya in the right hand panel.

Four Annas , Venetian Red, Ref. # 63

Eight Annas , Green , Ref. # 65

Type-7 :- used in 1927-45 , size 78x 36mm., Perf 14, Wove paper, Court fee stamp of 1913 with George V portrait is over printed with , “BAMRA/STATE”.

Eight Annas , Lilac , Ref. # 75

Type-8 :-Used in 1930-35, size 97x 44 mm., Imperf., Wove paper ,Value in English

Ten pice , Violet Blue , Ref. # S-90

One Anna , Bright Blue , Ref. # S-91

Two Annas , Bright Blue , T inverted , Ref. # S-94

Five Annas (Error ,ANANS instead of ANNAS) , Dull Green , Ref. # S-97

Six Annas (Error ,ANANS instead of ANNAS) , Dull Green , Ref. # S-98

Seven Annas , Black ,Value in italics , Ref. # S-100

Twelve Annas(Error ,ANANS instead of ANNAS) , Yellowish Green , Ref. # S-102

One Rupee (Error - Value as One RuPees ), Yellowish Green , Ref. # S-103 a

Type-11-A :- issued in 1939-47 , size 102x 52mm., Imperf , thick and thin Wove paper. Value expressed first in numerals and then in words with serif capitals . Dot in the last.

Four Annas, Black , Ref. # 113

Type-11-B :- issued in 1939-47 , size 102x 52mm., Imperf , thick and thin Wove paper. Value expressed first in numerals in small letters and then in words with serif capitals .

Two Annas, Grey Green , Ref. # 121

Five Annas, Greyish Blue , Ref. # 124

Six Annas, Red , Ref. # 125

Ten Annas, Carmine Red , Ref. # 128

Type-11-D :- Used in 1939-47 , size 102x 52mm., Imperf , thick and thin Wove paper. Value expressed first in words with serif capitals and then in numeral . No stop after value

Eight Annas, Purple , Ref. # 154

Type-11-E :- issued in 1939-47 , size 102x 52mm., Imperf , thick and thin Wove paper. Value expressed in words only with serif capitals . Stop after the value.

Ten Pice , Grey Blue , Ref. # 161

One Rupee , Rose Red , Ref. # 167

Type-11-F :- issued in 1939-47 , size 102x 52mm., Imperf , thick and thin Wove paper. Value expressed in numerals with stroke marks followed by words with serif capitals .