Bhopal princely state fiscal court fee /revenue/postage stamp

BHOPAL                                                                              19 GUN SALUTE STATE

                                

Bhopal state is formerly Malwa Agency (Central India ), now in Madhya Pradesh State. area of state was 17,925 Sq. Km.   ,and population of state was 7,30,000 in 1931. Privy purse of state at the time of accession on 1 June 1949  was Rs.11,00,000.

                                    Bhopal State was a tributary state in 18th-century India, a princely salute state with 19-gun salute in a subsidiary alliance with British India from 1818 to 1947, and an independent state from 1947 to 1949. Islamnagar was founded and served as the State's first capital, which was later shifted to the city of Bhopal.

                                         The state was founded in 1707 CE by Dost Mohammad Khan, an Pashtun soldier in the Mughal army, who became a mercenary after the Emperor Aurangzeb's death and annexed several territories to his fiefdom. It came under the suzerainty of the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1723 shortly after its foundation. In 1737, Marathas defeated the Mughals and the Nawab of Bhopal in the Battle of Bhopal, and started collecting tribute from the state. After the defeat of the Marathas in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, Bhopal became a British princely state in 1818. Bhopal State was the second largest state in pre-independence India, with a Muslim leadership, first being Hyderabad State. The state was merged into the Union of India in 1949 as Bhopal.

Court  Fee  Stamps :--
Type- 10 - used in 1935-42, size 83x34mm., Perf. 13, Wove paper.

One Anna , Chestnut, Ref. # 101 

Two Annas , Black Brown, Ref. # 102 

Four Annas , Orange Red, Ref. # 104 

Eight Annas , Green , Ref. # 106 

 

Twelve Annas , Red, Ref. # 107 

One Rupee , Pale Blue, Ref. # 108 

 

Two Rupees , Brown , Ref. # 110 

Five Rupees , Yellow Brown , Ref. # 113 

3 Annas on 2 Annas , Blackish Brown , Ref. # 123

1 Rupee and 8Annas on 1 Rupee , Pale Blue , Ref. # 130

4 ½ Annas on 7 Rupees , Red , Ref. # 131

1 ½ Annas on 4 Rupees , Olive Green , Ref. # 132

3 Rupees on 2 Rupees , Brown , Ref. 133 

 

Type- 11 - used in 1940-45, size 82x36mm., Perf. 12, Wove paper. Shield in the left panel is changed to circular shape in the center and Bhopal is also omitted.   

One Anna , Brown , Ref. # 141 

Six Annas , Bright Rose , Ref. # 144 

Eight Annas , Red Violet , Ref. # 146    

Twelve Annas , Magenta , Ref. # 147   

Three Rupees , Brown Red , Ref. # 150 

1 Anna and 6 Pies on 1 Anna , Brown , Ref. # 160

12 Annas on 8 Annas , Reddish Violet , Ref. # 164 

 

REVENUE    STAMP  :-  

Type 23   :- Used in 1913 , Size 29 X 32 mm. , Imperf. , Thin Wove paper

One Anna , Black , Ref. # 230 

Type 30   :- Used in 1936-49 , Size 18 X 22 mm. , Perf.12, Wove paper

One and half Anna , Green , Ref. # 302

REVENUE   and  POSTAGE  STAMP  :-  

One Anna , Yellowish Green 

One Anna , Bluish Green, Size 25 X 30 mm. 

Postage (Service) Stamps   :-

One Anna and Three Pies (Green) , 42 x 21 mm. , Perf.12

One Anna and  Six Pies (Maroon/Blue)

Half Anna (Green / Brown) , 37 x 22 mm. , Perf.12

Two Annas (Blue / Light Brown)

Four Annas (Light Brown / Blue)

Eight Annas  (Dark Purple/ Blue)

AHMEDABAD PALACE , Blue monogram, Overprinted with Service

Half Anna (Dark Green)

Two Annas (Light Purple)

Two Annas (Purple) , 28 x 18 mm. , Perf.12

Four Annas (Brown)

Two Annas (Blue) ,25 x 30 mm. , Perf.14.

Quarter Anna (Orange) , 21 x 25 mm. , Perf.12

Half Anna (Green)

One Anna (Orange)

Three Pies (Blue), 18 x 22 mm. , Perf. 12

One and half Anna (Purple)

PROVISIONAL   POSTAGE  STAMPS  ( SEVICE) :- Size 21 x 25 mms , Perf.14

One Anna overprinted with Brownish black on Half  Anna (Green)

One Anna overprinted with Black on Two Annas (Blue)

One Anna overprinted with Turquoise Blue  on Four  Annas (Brown).