Kotah/Kota princely state court fee/revenue stamp

KOTAH 17 GUN SALUTE STATE

Kotah state formerly southern Rajputana; now in Rajasthan state. area of state was 14,828 Sq. Km.,and population of state was 6,85,804 in 1931. Privy purse of state at the time of accession on 7 April1949 was Rs.7,00,000.

Kota State, also known as Kotah State, was a state in India, centered on the city of Kota, now located in Rajasthan State of the India.The town of Kota was once the part of the erstwhile Rajput kingdom of Bundi. It became a separate princely state in the 17th century. The state belonged to the Kotah-Jhalawar Agency which had headquarters at Kota and was a subdivision of the Rajputana Agency. In 1631 Kota state seceded from Bundi State. Between 18 Jun 1707 and 8 Sep 1713 it was briefly reunited with Bundi again.

On 26 Dec 1817 Kota state became a British protectorate. It was ruled by Rajputs of the Chauhan dynasty and the Hada clan who were granted a hereditary salute of 17 guns by the British.

COURT FEE STAMP :-

Salient features of the various types for comparison at a glance

Type-10 - Used in 1916-30, Size 80x38mm. , Perf. 11, Large bold sans serif letters,Double lined frames , Court fee panel and portrait panel are dotted. Value panels are unshaded.

Eight Annas , Blue , Ref. # 103

Ten Rupees , Magenta , Ref. #

Twelve Rupees , Red , Ref. #112

Fifteen Rupees , Red , Ref. #

Sixteen Rupees , Red , Ref. #113

Type-11 - Used in 1930-40, Size 80x38mm. , Type 10 redrawn ,Double lined frames, English value with serif , Double lined frames. Court fee panel and portrait panel are dotted. Value panels are unshaded.

Two Rupees , Yellow Green , Ref. # 135

Three Rupees , Pale Tuquoise , Ref. # 136

Four Rupees , Pale Green , Ref. # 137

Five Rupees , Pale Green , Ref. # 138

Type-12 - Used in 1926-34, Size 80x38mm. , Double lined frames, dotted ground in Portrait Panel and all the three value panels.

Four Annas , Blue , Ref. # 142

Eight Annas , Blue , Ref. # 143

Ten Rupees , Blue , Ref. # 103

Type-13 - Used in 1918-22, Size 80x38mm. , Serif letters , Double lined frames, dotted ground in Portrait Panel and court fee penals whereas value panels are unshaded.

Four Annas , Blue , Ref. # 152

Eight Annas , Blue , Ref. # 153

One Rupee , Turquoise Blue , Ref. # 154

Type-15 - Used in 1930-36, Size 80x38mm. , Double lined frames, un-shaded back ground in all the three panels .

One Rupee , Yellow Green , Ref. # 164
Two Rupees , Yellow Green , Ref. # 165
Five Rupees , Yellow Green , Ref. # 168

Type-16 - Used in 1932-39, Size 80x38mm. , Single line frames, wavy lined back ground in the Court fee panel, Horizontal lines in Portrait Panel ,and both value panels unshaded.

Two Annas , Blue , Ref. # 171
Four Annas , Blue , Ref. # 172
Eight Annas , Blue , Ref. # 173
Two Rupees , Bluish Green , Ref. # 175
Ten Rupees , Red , Ref. # 179

Type-18 - Used in 1920-28, Type 16 slightly changed by new style in value panel (1/-Re)

One Rupee , Green , Ref. # 184

Type-19 - Used in 1920-28, Size 80x38mm. , Double lined frames, wavy lined back ground the value panels and court fee , Horizontal lines in the portrait circle but wavy outside.

Two Annas, Blue , Ref. # 191

Four Annas, Blue , Ref. # 192

Eight Annas, Blue , Ref. # 193

Type-20 - Used in 1931-41, Size 78x37mm. , Single lined frames, Diagonal lined shade in all the three panels but horizontal lines in the portrait panel . Large right panel contains circular pattern in the background .

One Rupee , Green , Ref. # 204
Two Rupees , Green , Ref. # 205
Three Rupees , Green , Ref. # 206
Five Rupees , Green , Ref. # 207
Ten Rupees , Deep Red , Ref. # 208
Twenty Rupees , Red , Ref. # 209

Type-21 - Used in 1935-36, Size 78x36mm. , Type 20 redrawn and the words court fee in the Hindi value panel omitted.

Two Annas, Blue , Ref. # 211
Four Annas, Blue , Ref. # 212
Eight Annas, Blue , Ref. # 213
One Rupee, Bluish Green , Ref. # 214

Type-23 - Used in 1931-41, Size 78x36mm. , Single lined frames, Diagonal lined shade in all the three value panels but horizontal lines in the portrait panel . Large right panel contains circular pattern.

Two Annas, Blue , Ref. # 231
Four Annas, Blue , Ref. # 232
Eight Annas, Blue , Ref. # 233
One Rupee, Green , Ref. # 234
Two Rupees, Green , Ref. # 235
Twenty Rupees, Magenta Red , Ref. # 239

Type-30 - Used in 1941-49, Size 78x36mm. ,Perf. 11 ½ , Wove paper , Portrait of new Raja Bhim Singh

Two Annas (2 As.), Blue , Ref. # 301
Two Annas ( As. 2), Blue , Ref. # 301 a
Four Annas ( 4As. ), Blue , Ref. # 302
Four Annas ( As.4 ), Blue , Ref. # 302 a
Eight Annas ( As.8 ), Blue , Ref. # 303
Eight Annas ( 8 As. ), Blue , Ref. # 303 a
One Rupee (Re .1), Yellow Green , Ref. # 304
One Rupee (1 Re.), Yellow Green , Ref. # 304 a
Two Rupees (2 Rs.), Yellow Green , Ref. # 305
Two Rupees ( Rs. 2), Yellow Green , Ref. # 305 a
Three Rupees (3 Rs.), Yellow Green , Ref. # 306
Three Rupees ( Rs. 3), Yellow Green , Ref. # 306 a

Four Rupees (4 Rs.), Yellow Green , Ref. # 307
Four Rupees ( Rs. 4), Yellow Green , Ref. # 307 a
Five Rupees ( 5 Rs. ), Yellow Green , Ref. # 308
Five Rupees ( Rs. 5), Yellow Green , Ref. # 308 a
Ten Rupees ( 10 Rs. ), Red , Ref. # 309
Ten Rupees ( Rs. 10), Red , Ref. # 309 a
Twenty Rupees ( 20 Rs. ), Red , Ref. # 310

Revenue Stamp :-

Type-40 - 1925-35 , Size 29x34 mm., Perf.11 ½ , Wove paper .