Dhar princely state fiscal court fee/revenue stamp

DHAR 15 GUN SALUTE STATE

Dhar State was a princely state of British Raj ruled by the Kshatriya Maratha Rajput Puar (Parmar) dynasty. It was a salute state in the colonial sway of the Central India Agency. Dhar began as one of the states during Maratha dominance in India about 1730. In 1941 it had an area of 1,798 square miles (4,660 km²) and a population of 253,210. Dhar(anagar) was the capital of the state since 1732 (from the 1728 foundation, the Raja's first seat had been Multhan). In 1948 it became part of Madhya Bharat. Privy purse of state at the time of accession in to independent India on 1 June 1949 was Rs.2,90,000.

The Parmar clan Rajput rulers of the state claimed descent from the legendary Vikramadityaand the Paramara king Bhoja. The present Dhar dynasty was founded in 1729 by Udaji Rao Puar, a distinguished Maratha general who received the territory as a grant from the Peshwas.

Lying between 21°57' and 23°15' north, and 74°37' and 75°37' east, Dhar State was bordered on the north by Ratlam State; east by parts of Gwalior and Indore States; on the south by Barwani State, and on the west by Jhabua State and portions of Gwalior and Indore.

Hemendra Singh Rao Pawar is the present head of the former ruling family of Dhar.

Court Fee Stamps :--

Type- 5 - Used in 1920-26, size 80x41mm., Perf. 12, Wove paper.

Two Annas , Pale Grey Blue , Ref.# 52 b

Four Annas , Violet, Ref. # 53

Type- 6 - Used in 1924-34 AD, size 85x41mm., Rough Perf. 12, Wove paper.

One Anna, Red, Ref. # 61

Type- 11 - Used in 1920-32, size 80x40mm., Perf. 11 ¾ , Wove paper.

Two Annas, Grey Blue, Ref. # 112

Type- 12 - Used in 1931-39, size 80x40mm.,Type 11 redrawn , Perf. 11 ¾ , Wove paper.

One Anna, Orange Red, Ref. # 121

Eight Annas , Green, Ref. # 124

Type- 13 - Used in 1930-39, size 80x40mm., Type 11 redrawn ,Perf. 12, Wove paper.

One Anna, Red, Ref. # 131

Type- 16 - Used in 1934-47, Size 82x40mm., Perf. 11 , Wove paper.

Four Annas, Violet, Sub type A(Tall thin caps) , Ref. # 163

Four Annas, Violet, Sub type C(smaller thicker caps with upper and lower case, Ref. # 163

Type- 20 - Used in 1936, size 75x35mm., Perf. 12 , Thick Wove paper.

Two Annas , Blue, Ref. # 202

Revenue Stamps :-

Type- 30 - Used in 1915-20 AD, size 26x32mm., Perf. 11 ½ , Thick Wove paper.

One Anna , Rose Red, Ref. # 301

Type- 33 - Used in 1920-25 AD , size 30x35mm., Perf. 11 , Thick Wove paper.

One Anna , Rose Red, Ref. # 331

Type- 35 - used in 1930-34, size 30x34mm., Perf. 12 , Thick Wove paper.

One Anna , Rose Red, Ref. # 351

Type- 38 - used in 1935-40 AD, size 30x34mm., Perf. 11 ½ , Wove paper.

One Anna , Red, Ref. 381

Type- 39 - Used in 1940-45 AD, size 30x34mm., Perf. 11 ½ , Wove paper.

One Anna , Vermilion, Ref. 391

Type- 40 - Used in 1942-47 AD, size 30x34mm., Perf. 11 , Wove paper.

One Anna , Red, Ref. 401

Postage Stamps :-

Half Double (Half Paisa), Dull Magenta, Dak/Darbar/Dhar/Ardha Double

THIKANA BAKHATGARH

Bakhatgarh is a town and former princely state in the Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, India. The royal family of Bakhatgarh (a prominent parmar clan of Malwa, and perhaps the oldest) Belongs to Mahipawat Sub clan of Paramara Rajputs. They are descendants of King Bhoja. The princely state of Bakhatgarh was founded by Rao Nagmalji in 1395 . The capital of the state was Pitgara until 1795 when Rao Bakhat singhji shifted the capital to the newly found village of Bakhatgarh. The state consist of 32 Istimirar villages, 3 Inam villages, 9 Khasgi villages (7 Badi Khasgi and 2 Choti Khasgi) and 27 hamlets.The state had an area of 171 square kilometers and yielded a revenue of Rs 80,000 in 1915.

Court Fee Stamps :--

Type- 5 - used in 1920-26, Maharaja Anand Rao Puar IV , size 80x41mm., Perf. 12, Wove paper , overprinted with Talke / Bakht Garh in Hindi on portrait panel.

One Anna, Red, Ref.# 51

THIKANA BIDWAL

Bidwal (Hindi बिडवाल) is a village and former jagir (feudal estate) in Madhya Pradesh, western India.

The village is in Badnawar Mandal (21 km from the seat Badnawar), in Dhar District (30 km distance from seat Dhar) in Madhya Pradesh (232 km from state capital Bhopal. Other villages near Bidwal are Kod (4.7 km), Indrawal (5.7 km), Karod Kalan (6.4 km), Gajnod (7.1 km), Kanvan (8 km); towns near Tirla (30.2 km) and Sardarpur (32.2 km). The jagir was a Hindu thakorate and thikana of the Rajput Dhar State, in Rajputana. It was founded by Thakur Fateh Singh, younger brother of Raja Ratan Singh of Ratlam State, a Rathore Rajput of the Fatehsinghaut clan. The estate consisted of eight villages in the Badnawar pargana, yielding an annual revenue of 51,000 Rupees in 1928.

Court Fee Stamps :--

Type- 12 - used in 1931-39, size 80x40mm., Perf. 11 ¾ , Wove paper.overprinted with Talke / Bidwal in Hindi on portrait panel.

One Anna, Orange Red, Ref. # 121

THIKANA KACHI BARODA

Court Fee Stamps :--

Type- 16 - used in 1934-47, Size 82x40mm., Perf. 11 , Wove paper., overprinted with Talke / Kachi Baroda in Hindi on portrait panel.

Eight Annas , Green, sub type A (Tall thin caps), Ref. # 164

THIKANA KATHODIA

Court Fee Stamps :--

Type- 5 - used in 1920-26, Maharaja Anand Rao Puar IV , size 80x41mm., Perf. 12, Wove paper , overprinted with Talke / Kathodiya in Hindi on portrait panel.

One Anna, Red, Ref.# 51

THIKANA KOD

Court Fee Stamps :--

Type- 12 - used in 1931-39, size 80x40mm., Perf. 11 ¾ , Wove paper ,, overprinted with Talke / Kod in Hindi on portrait panel.

One Anna, Orange Red, Ref. # 121

THIKANA MULTHAN

On 13 October 1657, Multhan was founded as an independent jagir by the younger son of Maharaja Ratan Singh of Ratlam State. Multhan was later annexed by the Marathas of Dhar and became feudatories under Dhar State. The Chiefs are Rathor Rajputs and have the title of Thakur. In 1901 the estate had a population of 7,644 and an average revenue of Rs.60,000.

During British Raj, the estate consisted of 29 villages in the Badnawar pargana. The chief, Thakur Bharat Singh, who was born in 1893 and succeeded on adoption in 1901, was the second son of H.H. Raja Sir Jashwant Singh II of Sailana State. The residence of the chief is the town of Multhan, situated on the Ratlam river, on the Dhar road 5 miles from Badnawar and 26 miles from Dhar city. Area 99 square miles. Population was 11,804 in 1931.

During the British raj (from 10 January 1819 in Dhar), Multhan was in the indirect rule sway of the colonial Bhopawar Agency until that merged into the Central India Agency.

Court Fee Stamps :--

Type- 12 - used in 1931-39, size 80x40mm., Perf. 11 ¾ , Wove paper , overprinted with Talke / Multhan in Hindi on right hand panel.