Dhrangadhra princely state fiscal court fee/revenue stamp

 DHRANGADHRA                                                           13  GUN  SALUTE  STATE

                                  

Dhrangadhra State was a princely state during the British Raj. The town of Dhrangadhraserved as its capital. It was also known as Halvad-Dhrangadhra State. Halvad once had been the capital of this state. In 1735, Dhrangadhra was founded as its new capital.

The state was founded as Jhalawad in 1090 by Harpal Dev Makwana, also founding father of the Jhala Rajput dynasty of Wankaner State. In 1742 Dhrangadhra, a new capital, was founded and the state was renamed after it. Among the earlier names were Kuwa and Halwad; the state is still sometimes styled Halwad(-Dhrangadhra).

Dhrangadhra State was ruled by Rajputs belonging to the Jhala dynasty. The rulers of the state bore the title Raj Sahib, until 1918 when the style Maharaja Shri Raj Sahib was adopted.

Under the British raj, the colonial Eastern Kathiawar Agency was in charge of Dhrangadhra, which was a salute state entitled to a Hereditary salute of 13-guns. The state had a population of 100,000 in 1892 on 3,023 Sq. Km. The privy purse was fixed at 380,000 Rupees when it ceased to exist by accession to recently independent India's western state Saurashtra (now in Gujarat) on 15 February 1948.

 COURT  FEE  STAMP  :-

Type- 5  - Used in 1900-1908, Size 65x34 mm. to 68 X 36 mm , Imperf. KM # 65 B(iii)

Four Annas , Green , Ref. # 56 

Two Rupees Pale Green (Hindi Ru in all but lower value panel) , Ref. # 65.3 

Type- 9  - Used in 1908-14, Size 115 X 53mm. , Perf. 11 ½  , Wove paper. Portrait on left panel and coat of arms on right panel.

Two Annas , Red , Ref. # 92 

Eight Annas , Brownish violet, Ref. #94 

Five Rupees Purple , Ref. # 97 

Type- 11  - Used in 1914-18, Size 82x49mm. , Perf. 12 , Wove paper, Dhrangadhra below the portrait in the central panel.

Eight Annas , Yellow Brown , Ref. # 115 

Type- 14  - Used in 1920-30, Size 84x47mm. , Perf. 12 , Wove paper. Broken frame of right panel above the panel.

One Anna , Blue , Ref. # 141 

Type- 15  - Used in 1920-27, Size 84x47mm. , Perf. 11 , Wove paper,  Dhrangadhra below the portrait in the central panel  omitted as type 11 is redrawn.

H.H, THE MAHARANA SHREE GHANSHYAM SINH JI

Two Annas , Pale Rose , Ref. # 152 

Four Annas , Ultra Blue ,  Ref. # 154

Eight Annas , Emerald Green ,  Ref. # 156 

Type- 16  - Used in 1925-40, Size 84x47mm. , Perf. 12 , Wove paper.  

Two Rupees , Orange ,  Ref. # 181 

Two Rupees , Orange ,  Ref. # 182 

Five Rupees , Violet Blue ,  Ref. # 183 

Type- 17  - Used in 1932-45, Size 85x47mm. , Perf. 11 , Wove paper , type 14 redrawn , very small letters in right panel , Supporters of the court of arms are not in solid shade and area of the portrait is also half toned.

One Anna , Blue , Ref. # 191 

Two Annas , Red , Ref. # 195 

Eight Annas , Blue , Ref. # 202 

One Rupee , Magenta , Ref. # 203a 

Provisional :- 

Two Annas on One Rupee , Magenta , Ref. # 249 

Revenue Stamp :-

Type- 33  - Used in 1904 , Size 35 X 45 mm. Imperf. , floriated ground in pale , grey or blue.                  

One Anna , Black , Ref. # 331

 

Type- 34  - Used in 1885-1906 , Embossed circular design of 35 mm diameter

One Anna , colourless, Ref. # 341 

Type- 35  - Used in 1904-25 , Size 40 X 32 mm in oval shape  

One Anna, Olive Green , Ref. # 351 

Type- 38  - Used in 1913-29, Size 83x47mm. , Perf. 12 , Wove paper, Revenue stamp in Gujrati in upper right panel.

One Anna , Pale Rose Pink , Ref. # 381 

One Anna , Brown violet , Ref. # 382 

Type- 45  - Used in 1933-38, Size 32x35mm. , Perf. 11 ½  , Wove paper

One Anna , Dull Turquoise Blue , Ref. # 451 

Type- 46  - Used in 1933-38, Size 32x36 mm. , Perf. 11 ½  , Wove paper

One Anna , Deep Blue , Ref. # 461 

Type- 48  - Used in 1910-20 AD , Size 82x38 mm. , Imperf.  , Wove paper, type 9 Court fee stamp redesigned to revenue stamp.

One Anna , Red , Ref. # 481 

Type- 50  - Used in 1920-30 AD, Size 26x 29mm. , Perf. 12  , Wove paper

One Anna , Brown Lilac , Ref. # 501 

 Type- 51  - Used in 1945, Size 35x32mm. , Perf. 11 ½  , Wove paper

One Anna , Violet ,  Ref.# 511 

Type- 55 -  Used in 1943-47, Size 87x52mm. , Perf. 11 ½ , Wove paper, Top of the design is flat , There is no moon in sky over the trident.

One Anna , Crimson Red ,  Ref.# 601 

Four Annas , Ultramarine blue ,  Ref.# 605

Two Rupees , Bright blue ,  Ref.# 610b 

Type- 56  - Used in 1946-48, type 55 redrawn ,Size 86x56mm. , Perf. 11 ½ , Wove paper, Top of the design is round , There is a moon in sky over the trident. 

One Anna , Vermilon ,  Ref.# 701 

Two Annas , milky Blue ,  Ref.# 704