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Baudh princely state fiscal court fee /revenue stamp

BAUDH                                                                     ( NON  GUN   SALUTE  STATE )

                             



Baudh State, also known as Boudh State, was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It was recognized as a state in 1874 and had its capital in Boudh town. Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948.

Baudh was one among the 26 Feudatory States of Orissa. According to legend the state originated in a preexisting state that had been founded centuries before by a Brahmin who adopted as successor a nephew of the Raja of Keonjhar.

The formerly princely state's territory is now within Boudh District.

 

Court  Fee  Stamp :-  

Type-4 - used in 1938,  Size 75x34 mm., Perf . . BAUDH/STATE  overprinted on British Indian Court fee stamp of 1937 series of George VI.



Six Annas , Brown, Ref. # 44

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