Samthar princely state court fee / revenue stamp

SAMTHAR                                                                    11  GUN  SALUTE  STATE

Samthar state Formerly Central India (Bundelkhand ) Agency, now in Madhya Pradesh State , area of state was 461 Sq.Km. comprising of  90 villages  ,and population of the state was 33,472 in 1901.Privy purse of state at the time of accession on 1 January1950  was Rs.51,800.

Samthar was formerly known as Samshergarh. Samthar State was an independent principality governed by Gurjar of the Khatana clan who had migrated from Rajasthan.

The independent state of Samthar was created by Chandrabhan Gujar and his grandson Madan Singh, governors of the state of Datia. After India's independence in 1947, the Maharaja of Samthar acceded unto the Dominion of India, which later merged with the Union of India. Samthar, together with the rest of the Bundelkhand agency, became part of the new state of Vindhya Pradesh in 1950. In 1956, Vindhya Pradesh state was merged with other territories to form the state of Madhya Pradesh within the Union of India.

Court  Fee  Stamps :--
Type- 10  - 1942-48, Size 90x46mm. , Imperf. ,Wove paper.

                                          Raja Radha Charan Singh Ju deo

Two Annas ,  Orange , Ref. # 101

Two Annas ,  Pale Lemon , Ref. # 102

Four Annas ,  Rose Red , Ref. # 103

     Eight Annas ,  Chocolate Brown , Ref. # 106 

8 Annas,Brown (B) Slightly blurred background of the portrait ,Ref. # 106 a

Twelve Annas ,  Violet  , Ref. # 108

Revenue  Stamp  :-

Type- 20  - 1940-45, Size 20x32mm. ,  Perf. 10 ,Wove paper.

One Anna , Pale Green, Ref. # 201