Mehlog princely state court fee/revenue stamp

MEHLOG                                                                             NON   SALUTE   STATE

Mehlog or Mah(i)log was a princely state of India before and during the colonial British Raj. In 1940 it had a population of 8,631 and an area of 49 Square Miles  or 130 Sq.Km. The capital city was Patta. On 15 April 1948 Mahlog acceded to the Indian Union. Later it was merged into the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh .

The native state of Mahlog was founded in 1183. Earlier its rulers were ruling near Kalka (in Haryana) when Mohamad Gauri attacked and they shifted to Mahlog area. The state began with 193 villages and forest land, but at the end over 300 villages were included in it. It was one of the biggest princely states of Simla Hill States under the British Raj. It was subject to Bilaspur State during the late 18th century. From 1803 to 1815 it was occupied by the Gurkhas of Nepal. Thereafter it became a British protectorate.

Court  Fee Stamp :- 

Type 5 :-  1920-40 , Size 76 x 35 mm. , Perf. 11 ½  , Wove paper

Eight Annas , Pale Green, Ref. # P-54