Vala princely state court fee / revenue stamp

VALA NON SALUTE STATE

Vala Formerly Western India States Agency (Kathiawar), merged in Saurashtra, now in Gujarat State , area of state was 190.3 Square Miles comprising of 40 villages and population of state was 14,069 in 1931. Privy purse of state at the time of accession on 15 February 1948. was Rs. 5,20,000.

Vala (Vallabhipura) princely state was founded in 1740 by Thakore Sahib Akherajji of nearby Bhavnagar (also in Gohelwar prant; later a salute state under a Maharaja), a Gohil Rajput of the Suryavanshi clan, for his twin brother Visaji, who became the first Thakore. It was one of the many states in Saurashtra, mostly petty states. It comprised 40 villages, covering 492 Square Kilometers . In 1921 it had a population of 11,386 (13.285 in 1903-4). Its state revenue was 225,000 Rupees (in 1903-4, mainly from land; later 341,773 Rupees), and it paid 9,202 Rupees tribute to the Gaekwar Baroda Stateand to Junagadh State.

It was a native Third Class state of British India in charge of the colonial (originally Eastern -) Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency., later merged into the Western India States Agency.It ceased to exist by accession to freshly independent India's then state Saurashtra (now part of Gujarat) on 15 February 1948.

Court fee stamps :--

Type-5 :- Used in 1929 AD, Size 73x48mm. , Perf. 11, Wove paper.

One Anna , Violet , Ref. # 51

Type-6 :- Used in 1931-40, Size 62x41mm. , Perf. 11, Wove paper

One Anna , Black , Ref. # 61

Type-17A :- Used in 1942, Size 80x38mm. , Perf.12, Type 16 redrwan , All panels with larger prints , English value 2 in numerals and ANNAS in words in capitals without serif , Gujrati value in words , Wove paper , Sun issue .