Tehri garhwal princely state court fee / revenue stamp

TEHRI GARHWAL                                                           11 GUN  SALUTE  STATE

Indian Princely State Tihri Garwal, Formerly Punjab Hill States Agency, now in Uttaranchal state. Area of state 11,655 Sq.Km.  , Population was 4,70,000 in 1931, Privy purse was 3,00,000 Rs. at the time of accession on 1  August1949 .

Garhwal Kingdom (Garhwali: गढ़वाळ रजौड़ा; Hindi: गढ़वाल राज्य; Sanskrit: गढ़वाल राज्य), was an independent kingdom in the current north-western Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, India, founded in 823 AD by Kanakpal, the progenitor of the Panwar Garhwali Rajput dynasty that ruled over the kingdom uninterrupted till 1803.

                      The kingdom was divided into two parts during the British Raj, namely: the princely state of Garhwal and the Garhwal District of British India. During this period, the princely state of Garhwal was one of the States of the Punjab Hills which became part of the Punjab Hill States Agency although it was not under the Punjab Province  administration. The princely state of Garhwal or Independent Garhwal consisted of the present day Tehri Garhwal district and most of the Uttarkashi district. This former state acceded to the Union of India in August 1949.

Court fee stamps :--

Type-7 :- 1898 AD , Size 77x35mm., Perf. 14  , Wove paper.

One Anna ,  Green, Ref. # 70 

Two Rupees ,  Ochre Bistre , Ref. # 75

Five Rupees ,  Bluish Green , Ref. # 76

Fifty Rupees , Brown, Ref. # 78

Type-8 :- 1940-50, Size 76x33mm., Perf. 14x 11-1/2  , Wove paper. later used in Uttar Pradesh state.

 Four Annas , Blue , Ref. # 82

Four Annas , Grey Green, Ref. # 83

One  Rupee , Pale Brown, Ref. # 85

One  Rupee , Pale Red , Ref. # 86

 Two  Rupees , Pale Blue , Ref. # 87

Ten Rupees, Chocolate , Ref. # 92

Revenue  Stamp  :-

Type-13  :- 1940-50, Size 18x22mm., Perf. 14  , Wove paper.

One Anna, Rose Red, Ref. # 133