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Daphlapur princely state fiscal court fee/revenue stamp

 DAPHLAPUR                                                              NON  GUN  SALUTE  STATE

Daphlapur State, also spelled Daflepur, was a Hindu petty princely state of British India. It was a former Maratha territory, one of the former Southern Maratha Jagirs (feudal estates).

Daphlapur State and neighbouring Jath State were the only two states belonging to the Bijapur Agency under the Bombay Presidency  which later would become part of the colonial Deccan States Agency.

The state had six villages with an area of only 249  Sq. Km. (96 Sq. Mi) and a population of 6,006 inhabitants in 1881.

The state was founded in 1680 as Daphlapur. Following British rule in the area it came under the collector of Bijapur District, together with larger Jath State. The third widow of the last ruler, Ranibai Lakshmibai Saheb, died without succession and the dynasty line of the state became extinguished. Then Daphlapur ended up being annexed by Jath State on 27 January 1917.

The rulers of the state belonged to the Dafle dynastyand bore the (rarely modest) title of Deshmukh.On 27 January 1917, the state was incorporated into Jath, whose rulers (also styled Deshmukh) shared the same Dafle bloodline, owing to lack of succession and were awarded a Privy Purse of 49,924 Rupees. The joint state ceased to exist on 8 March 1948 by accession to Bombay state.


Court Fee Stamps  :-

Type 5 :- Used in 1914-1920 , Size 63 X 35 mm. , Rough Perf. 12, Wove paper , Floriated background in Violet colour  and printed with black colour


Eight Annas , Black and Violet , Ref # 54(b) 

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