Khaneti princely state fiscal court fee/revenue stamp

KHANETI                                                                             (NON  SALUTE  STATE)

A Shimla Hill state tributary to Bashahr, founded about the  10^th century.

Dynasty  :-  Parihar                           ,  Caiptal :-  Deori         ,                                           Revenue :-  Rs. 7000

Area  :- 49.2 Sq. Km.              , Population :- 2575 (1901 A.D.)                                , Hindi Name :- खानेती

28 princely states (including feudatory princes and zaildars) in the promontories of the western Himalaya were named after Shimla as the Simla Hill States. These states were ruled mainly by Hindu Rajputs.

Three quarters of the about 4,800 Square miles (12,000 Sq. Km.), on both sides of the Sutlej river, was the territory of the Raja (earlier Rana) of Bashahr. The direct tributaries of Bashahr were :

·         the Thakur of Khaneti

·         the Thakur of Delath

Initially both Khaneti and Delath were feudatory of Kumharsain.

The other, all far smaller, princely states, including a few with some petty dependencies of their own, were further south, on the left bank of the Sutlej .

Court  Fee Stamp :-

Type 5 :- Used in 1943-48 , Size 130 X 45 mm. , Imperf. , Wove paper , Handstamped paper cut to shape and glued to document for adhesive use .

Eight Annas, Black , Ref. # 55

One Rupee, Blackish Violet , Ref. # 59