Pathari princely state court fee / revenue stamp

PATHARI                                                                                NON  SALUTE  STATE

Pathari State was a former princely state of India, administratively under the Bhopal Agency subdivision of the Central India Agency. The state covered an area of 78 Square Kilometers  or 30 Sq. Miles  and had a population of 6,293 in 1892. Its capital was at Pathari town.

Pathari's royal house was founded in 1794 as a   jagir  by a Pashtun of the Barakzai faction from Afghanistan, who rose through the ranks of the Mughal Empire.

Following Indian independence in 1947, the last ruler of Pathari signed the instrument of accession to the Union of India on 15 June 1948. The former state was incorporated into the new state of Madhya Bharat, which subsequently became Madhya Pradesh state on 1 November 1956. 

Revenue   Stamp  :-

Type 15 :- Used in 1940-1945  AD, Size 50 X 61 mm. , Perf 11 , Wove paper

 
One Anna, Green , Ref # 151