Kawardha princely state fiscal court fee/revenue stamp

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- 2   -   used in 1911 AD , Size 80 mm.Dia, Round Hand stamp on paper cut to size and glued to affix.

Two Annas, Violet , Ref. # 22 

Two Rupees, Violet , Ref. # 26 

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.

Four Annas , Violet, Ref. # 203