KAWARDHA STATE (NON SALUTE STATE)
Kawardha State (Hindi: कावर्धा) was one of the princely states in the Central Provinces of India during the period of the British Raj. The capital of the state was Khairagarh town, in Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh state. The Bhoramdeo Temple is located less than 20 km to the west of the main town.
Kawardha
State was founded in 1751. According to legend its name would have originated
in Kabirdham, Kabir's
see, the current name of the district. In former times many Kabir
panth adherents resided in the town. The rulers were Gonds of
the Raj Gond dynasty. Kawardha
State's last ruler, Thakur Lal Dharamraj Singh, signed the accession to
the Indian Union on 1 January
1948, so the state territory was merged into Bombay
State, following its splits first assigned to Madhya
Pradesh, finally to Chhattisgarh.
Area
of the State in 1892 was 2067 Sq.Km. or 798 Sq.Miles and the population was 86362.
It
was accessed to Union of India in 1948.
Court fees Stamps
:--
Type- 4 - used in 1938, Size 76x34 mm., Overprinted in
Black , “KAWARDHA / STATE ” on British Indian Court Fees of 1937 AD (George VI)
Two Rupees , Plum , Ref. # 62
Revenue Stamp :-
Type- 10 - used
in 1947, Size 25x32mm., Perf.8 ½ , Wove
paper.
One Anna , Brown , Ref. # 102
Talbana Stamp :-
Type- 20 - used in 1884-1889 AD , Size 54mm. Diameter,
Wove paper.Hansstamped in shades of Violet, cut to shape and glued to the
document for adhesive use.
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