Kolhapur princely state court fee/revenue stamp

KOLHAPUR 19 GUN SALUTE STATE

Indian Princely State Kolhapur, Formerly Southern Maratha Country, now in Maharashtra state. Area of state 8332 Sq. Km. Its population was 957,137 in 1931. Privy purse was 1,000,000 Rs. At the time of accession in to INDIA i.e. 1st March1949.

Kolhapur State or Kolhapur Maratha Kingdom (1710–1949) was a Maratha princely Stateof British India, under the Deccan Division of the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency. It was considered the most important of the Maratha principalities with the others being Baroda State, Gwalior State and Indore State. Its rulers, of the Bhonsle dynasty, were entitled to a 19-gun salute – thus Kolhapur was also known as a 19-gun state. The state flag was a swallow-tailed orange pennant.

Kolhapur State, together with its jagirs or feudatory vassal estates (including Ichalkaranji), covered an area of 3,165 square miles or 8,200 Sq.km. According to the 1901 census, the state population was 910,011, of which 54,373 resided in Kolhapur Town. In 1901, the state enjoyed an estimated revenue of £300,000.

Court Fee Stamps :--

Type-15 -Used in 1910-30AD ,Size 82x39mm.,Perf.11 rough. Wove paper .Goddess Durga.

Two Annas, Red , Ref. # 152

Type-20 - Used in 1931-45 AD, Size 88x42mm., Perf.11 rough. Wove paper . Goddess Durga with portrait of ruler.

Dated 1937, One Anna, Red , Ref. # 201

Dated 1934, Eight Annas, Red , Ref. # 206 a

Type-25 - Used in 1931-45 AD , Size 89x42mm ,Perf.11 rough , Wove paper . Type 20 redrawn with design change in the right panel by changing from elliptical to rectangular shape . Goddess Durga with portrait of ruler.