SAURASHTRA
Saurashtra, also known as United State of Kathiawar, was a separate, western State within the Union of India from 1948 until 1956, on Saurashtra alias Kathiawar peninsula, with Rajkot as its capital, on territory now part of Gujarat state.
The Saurashtra State was originally
named the United State of Kathiawar. It was formed on 15 February 1948, out of
approximately 200 large and small Princely States of the colonial Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency of the British raj territory under direct colonial rule.
The name of State was given after
the Kathiawar and Saurahstra
region both of
which generally denote the same geographical region of lands on the main
peninsula of Gujarat.
It was largely due to efforts and
statesmanship of Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel and
the influence of Mahatma Gandhi that most of the States of Kathiawar had agreed to
join Union of
India and sign
the Instrument
of Accession. This
required a lot of Patel's time, to meet and convince the local princes and
petty subas, totaling 222 in Saurashtra
region alone.
Among these in Kathiawar Agency were
14 Salute
states, 17 minor and
191 petty Non-salute Princely States and 46 Estates (Jagir-level). Most of the native
rulers of the Kathiawar States entered into a Covenant for the formation of the
United States of Kathiawar on 24 January 1948.
SAURASHTRA STATE
COURT FEE STAMPS :-
Four
Annas stamp of British India(George VI) overprinted with ,“ UNITED STATE OF SAURASHTRA”
One
Rupee stamp of British India(George VI) overprinted with ,“
SAURASHTRA” vertically downwards.
Four
Annas stamp of Bajana State overprinted with ,“ SAURASHTRA”
One Anna Bhavnagar Court Fee stamp type 4 overprinted with ,
“ SAURASHTRA”.
Eight
Annas stamp of Chuda State overprinted with ,“ SAURASHTRA”
Two
Annas stamp of Junagarh State overprinted
with ,“ UNITED STATE OF
SAURASHTRA”
Four
Annas stamp of Junagarh overprinted with ,“ UNITED STATE OF SAURASHTRA”
Eight
Annas stamp of Junagarh stamped with ,“ SAURASHTRA”
Four
Annas stamp of Lathi State overprinted
with ,“ SAURASHTRA”
One
Anna stamp of Morvi State overprinted
with ,“ SAURASHTRA” in Hindi
Four
Annas stamp of Vanod State overprinted
with ,“ SAURASHTRA”
RECEIPT STAMP :-
One Anna stamp of Limbdi State overprinted with ,“ SAURASHTRA”
REVENUE STAMP :-
Two
Annas stamp of Gondal State overprinted
with ,“ SAURASHTRA”
POSTAGE and REVENUE :-
One Anna, Brown violet
Bhavnagar
Court Fee stamp type 4 overprinted with U.S.S. / REVENUE & /
POSTAGE/ SAURASHTRA
POSTAGE and REVENUE :-
One anna , Lilac
POSTAGE STAMP :-
3 Pies , Green
Half Anna , Blue
SERVICE POSTAGE STAMP :-
Two Annas , Orange
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