WADHWAN NON
SALUTE STATE
Wadhwan state is formerly Western India States Agency (
Kathiawar ) merged in Saurashtra, now in Gujrat State , area of state was 627 Sq.Km.
and the population of the state was 42,602 in 1931, Privy purse of
state at the time of accession on 15 February1948 was Rs.1,42,000.Wadhwan
was founded as a state around 1630. It became a British
protectorate in
1807. Wadhwan State was ruled by Rajputs belonging to the Jhala dynasty. The rulers of the state bore
the title 'Thakur Sahib'.
Court Fees Stamps :--
Type 1 :- Used in 1890-1900
AD , Size 56 X 52 mm. , Perf. 12, Wove paper , Value in English thick and dark
given at the bottom 3-3.5 mm high words . On stamps of more than 50 Rupees and
above are given in numerals and words. All the stamps are printed in black
colour on coloured papers.
Six Annas , Black on Grey ,
Ref. # 15
Twelve Annas , Black on Pale
Red , Ref. # 17
Eight Rupees , Black on Brownish
orange , Ref. # 22 Sixteen Rupees , Black on tan
, Ref. # 24
Type 2 :- Used in 1890-1900
AD , Size 56 X 52 mm. , Perf. 12, Wove paper , Type 1 redrawn , Value in
English is larger and wider.
Four Annas , Black on Green ,
Ref. # 43
Eight Annas , Black on deep
reddish purple , Ref. # 44
Type 3 :- Used
in 1890-1900 AD , Size 56 X 52 mm. , Perf. 12, Wove paper , Type 1 redrawn ,
Value in English is in numerals and words.
One Rupee , Black on orangish
brown , Ref. # 58
Four Rupees , Black on Claret
, Ref. # 60
Eight Rupees , Black on Green
, Ref. # 62
Type 8
:- Used in 1911-1914 AD , Size 87 X 52
mm. , Perf. 12, Wove paper
One Anna , Green , Ref. # 91
Two Annas , Red , Ref. # 92
Four Annas , Ultramarine Blue , Ref. # 93
Eight Annas , Brownish Red ,
Ref. # 94 One Rupee , Brown , Ref. # 95
Type 10
:- (Provisional) Used in 1940-46 AD ,
Size 87 X 43 mm. , Perf. 11, New value added by hand by
striking out the original value and putting new value in black or red ink. Wove
paper .
One Anna on Two Annas , Blue ,
Ref. # 122
Type 11
:- Used in 1922-24 AD , Size 87 X
42 mm. , Perf. 11, Wove paper .
Eight Annas , Violet Red ,
Ref. # 145
Type-16 - Used in 1940-45, Size
86x41mm. Perf 10 ¾ , Wove paper.
One Anna , Black , Ref. # 161
Type-20 - Used in 1940-45, Size
87x52mm. Perf 10 ¾ , Wove paper. Type
8 modified with background design ( Wave like) . Later used in
Saurashtra after independence .
Two Annas , Orange , Ref. # 202
Four Annas , Green , Ref. # 203
Eight Annas , Vermilion , Ref. # 204 One Rupee , Brown , Ref. # 205
Revenue Stamp
Type-25 -Used in 1930-40, Size 36x42mm. Perf .13 , Wove paper.
One
Anna , Brown , Ref. # 251
One Anna , Light Violet , Ref.
# 251a
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