Gangpur princely state fiscal court fee/revenue stamp

GANGPUR                                                                NON   GUN   SALUTE    STATE

Gangpur State, also known as Gangpore State, was one of the princely states of Indiaduring the period of the British Raj. Until 1905 it was one of the Chhota Nagpur States under the Eastern States Agency. Gangpur was a feudatory estate of Sambalpur. In 1821 the British authorities cancelled the feudatory rights of Sambalpur over Gangpur and the ruler was granted a sanad, by which Gangpur was recognized as a state.

Covering an area of 6454 Sq.Km. in 1941 Gangpur had a population of 398,171. The population was predominantly Oriya speaking. It was made part of India on 1 January 1948. The capital of Gangpur State was modern Sundargarh of Odisha.

REVENUE  STAMP :-

Type-30 -   1922-40,  KM # 303, size 25 x30 mm., Perf.11. Wove paper.

Raja Bhawani Shankar Shikhar Deo

One Anna,  Black , Ref. # 303