Pal lahara princely state court fee / revenue stamp

PAL  LAHARA                                                                       NON   SALUTE   STATE

 

Pal Lahara state is Orissa States Agency: now in Orissa State. area of state was 452 Sq miles ,and population of state was 27,974 in 1931. It was bordered on the North by Bonai , South by Dhenkanal , East bu Keonjhar and West by Bamra and Talcher.

According to tradition, the first ruler was a Suryavanshi Rajput of Dharanagar named Santosh Pal. While returning from a pilgrimage to Puri he crossed this territory and made peace between two local tribal groups. As a result, Santosh Pal was elected as ruler by the Sabara people, one of the tribes involved in the conflict.

 

Court  Fee Stamps :--
Type-1  :  -  1872 AD, Size 38.5 X 22.5 mm. , British India Court fee stamps of 1872 having portrait of Queen Victoria  overprinted with , “ PAL LAHARA/ STATE ”  in Black in 2 lines.

One Anna , Turquoise Blue , Ref. # 11

 One Anna , Bluish Grey , Ref. # 12

          

Eight Annas, Yellowish Brown,  Ref. # 14 

Type-5  :  - issued in 1938, British India Court fee stamps of 1937 King George VI overprint , “ PAL LAHARA/ STATE ” .

Four Anna, Plum ,  Ref. # 74

Type-6  :  - 1930-40 AD , Size 85 X 43 mm. , Imperf. , Wove paper

One Anna , Violet , Ref. # 91

Type-7  :  - 1938-42 AD , Size 77 X 35 mm. , Perf. 11, Wove paper

One Anna , Red , Ref. # 101

 

Receipt  Stamp :- 

Type-8  :  - 1928-39AD , Size 31 X 28 mm. , Imperf. , Wove paper.

 

One Anna , Violet , Ref. # 111

Type-9  :  - 1939 , Size 25 X 32 mm. , Perf. 10 ½ , Laid paper.

 

One Anna , Bright Blue , Ref. # 121