Mahi kantha princely state court fee/revenue stamp

MAHI  KANTHA                                                                    NON  SALUTE  STATE

The minor princely state, in Mahi Kantha, was ruled by Koli Chieftains, within the  thana  jurisdiction of Sabar Kantha.

In 1901 it comprised the town and three other villages, with a combined population of 1,744, yielding 5,788 Rupees state revenue (1903-4, mostly from land), paying double tribute: 1,188 Rupees to the Gaekwar Baroda State and 486 Rupees to Idar State.

 

Court  Fee Stamps :--

Type  1 :- 1885 AD, British India Court fee series of 1882 (Victoria) , overprinted vertically  with 3 lines in English (serif letters) and 2 lines in Gujrati in black , “Current/ only in / Mahi Kantha reading upwards. Size 77 X 36 mm. , Perf. 14.

One Anna, Lilac , Ref. # 11 

Type  3 :- 1905, British India Court fee series of 1904 (Edward VII ) , overprinted vertically  with 3 lines in English (serif letters) and 2 lines in Gujrati in black , “Current/ only in / Mahi Kantha reading upwards. Size 77 X 36 mm. , Perf. 14.

One Anna, Lilac, Ref. # 31

Four Annas, Lilac, Ref. # 33

Eight Annas, Lilac, Ref. # 34

¾  Rupee or Twelve Annas, Lilac, Ref. # 35 

One Rupee, Lilac, Ref. # 36

Two Rupees , Lilac, Ref. # 37 
 

Type  4 :- 1915AD , British India Court fee series of 1913 (George V) , overprinted vertically  with 3 lines in English (serif letters) and 2 lines in Gujrati in black , “Current/ only in / Mahi Kantha reading upwards. Size 77 X 36 mm. , Perf. 14.

¼ Rupee or Four Annas, Brown Lilac, Ref. # 53

Half Rupee or Eight Annas, Brown Lilac, Ref. # 54 

Type  5 :- 1916 AD, British India Court fee series of 1913 (George V) , overprinted horizontally   with one line in English (without serifs ) and below in one  line in Gujrati in black , “Current  only in  Mahi Kantha.  Size 78 X 36 mm. , Perf. 14.

One Rupee , Brown Lilac, Ref. # 76