Patna princely state court fee / revenue stamp

 PATNA                                                                           9   GUN   SALUTE   STATE    

Patna state is formerly Orissa States Agency,later Chhattisgarh Agency, now in Orissa State, area of state was 6,503 Sq. Km. ,and population of state was 5,66,924 in 1931, Privy purse of state at the time of accession on 1 January1948  was Rs.2,49,600.

 Patna, or Patnagarh, was a princely state in the Central Provinces of India during the British Raj. It had its capital at Balangir (Bolangir). Its area was 6,503 Sq.Km  or  2,511 Sq Miles.

Until 1947, it was not part of British India but was subject to the suzerainty of the British crown, under the Orissa States Agency.

In 1947, at the time of the Indian independence, Patna's ruler did not immediately accede to the newly independent Dominion of India, delaying accession until 1948. The present day Balangir district is almost coterminous with the boundaries of the former state.

Court  fee  Stamps :--

Type-4  :- 1906-1907 AD, Size 81mm. Dia. , Imperf. , Handstamped in Violet. Cut to shape and glued to document for use as an adhesive . Serial number and value are added by hand in English ,Oriya and Hindi.

8 Annas , Violet , Ref. # 44

Type-6  :- 1914-1919 AD, Size 88 x 60 mm. , Imperf. , Handstamped  with iron die in Violet. Cut to shape and glued to document for use as an adhesive . Serial number and value are added by hand in English ,Oriya and Hindi.

One Anna , Violet , Ref. # 60

Type-11  :- 1915 AD, Size 78x36mm. , Perf. 14 , British Indian Court fee stamp of 1913 overprinted with, “ PATNA  STATE ” .

Four Annas , Deep Lilac , Ref. # 112

Type-12  :- 1940 AD, Size 75x34mm. , Perf. 14 , British Indian Court fee stamp of 1937 overprinted with, “ PATNA  STATE ” .

Four Annas , Plum , Ref. # 123

Revenue  Stamps :--

 Type-30  :-  1943 AD, Size 18 X 22 mm., Perf. 14, Overprinted on British Indian small Revenue series of 1934-46 , “PATNA /STATE”.

1 Anna , Chestnut, Ref. # 301

Provisional :-  surcharged in black , “Add 12 ½ % / additional / duty

1 Anna , Chestnut, Ref. # 311