HYDERABAD

 HYDERABAD

Hyderabad State  was an Indian princely state located in the south-central region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into Telanganastate, Hyderabad-Karnataka region of Karnataka and Marathwada region of Maharashtra. The state was ruled from 1724 until 1948 by a hereditary Nizam who was initially a Mughal governor of the Deccan before becoming independent. Hyderabad gradually became the first princely state to come under British paramountcy signing a subsidiary alliance agreement. After the Partition of India, Hyderabad signed a standstill agreement with the new dominion of India, continuing all previous arrangements except for the stationing of Indian troops in the state. However, with the rise of militant razakars, India found it necessary to station Indian troops and invaded the state in September 1948 to compel the Nizam. Subsequently, the Nizam signed an instrument of accession, joining India.

                           In 1947 India gained independence and Pakistan came into existence. The British left the local rulers of the princely states the choice of whether to join one or the other, or to remain independent. On 11 June 1947, the Nizam issued a declaration to the effect that he had decided not to participate in the Constituent Assembly of either Pakistan or India.

However, the Nizams were Muslim ruling over a predominantly Hindu population. India insisted that the great majority of residents wanted to join India.

The Nizam was in a weak position as his army numbered only 24,000 men, of whom only some 6,000 were fully trained and equipped.

                           On 21 August 1948, the Secretary-General of the Hyderabad Department of External Affairs requested the President of the United Nations' Security Council, under Article 35(2) of the United Nations Charter, to consider the "grave dispute, which, unless settled in accordance with international law and justice, is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security" On 4 September the Prime Minister of Hyderabad Mir Laiq Ali announced to the Hyderabad Assembly that a delegation was about to leave for Lake Success, headed by Moin Nawaz Jung. The Nizam also appealed, without success, to the British Labour Government and to the King for assistance, to fulfill their obligations and promises to Hyderabad by "immediate intervention". Hyderabad only had the support of Winston Churchill and the British Conservatives.

                          At 4 a.m. on 13 September 1948, India's Hyderabad Campaign, code-named "Operation Polo" by the Indian Army, began. Indian troops invaded Hyderabad from all points of the compass. On 13 September 1948, the Secretary-General of the Hyderabad Department of External Affairs in a cablegram informed the United Nations Security Council that Hyderabad was being invaded by Indian forces and that hostilities had broken out. The Security Council took notice of it on 16 September in Paris. The representative of Hyderabad called for immediate action by the Security Council under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter. The Hyderabad representative responded to India's excuse for the intervention by pointing out that the Stand-still Agreement between the two countries had expressly provided that nothing in it should give India the right to send in troops to assist in the maintenance of internal order.

At 5 p.m. on 17 September the Nizam's army surrendered. India then incorporated the state of Hyderabad and ended the rule of the Nizams.

Hyderabad State (1948–56)

After the incorporation of Hyderabad State into India, M. K. Vellodi was appointed as Chief Minister of the state and Mir Osman Ali Khan became the Rajpramukh on 26 January 1950. He was a Senior Civil servant in the Government of India. He administered the state with the help of bureaucrats from Madras state and Bombay state.

In the 1952 Legislative Assembly election, Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao was elected Chief Minister of Hyderabad State. During this time there were violent agitations by some Telanganites to send back bureaucrats from Madras state, and to strictly implement 'Mulki-rules' (local jobs for locals only), which was part of Hyderabad state law since 1919.

                In 1956 during the reorganisation of the Indian States based along linguistic lines, the state of Hyderabad was split up among Andhra Pradesh and Bombay state (later divided into states of Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960 with the original portions of Hyderabad becoming part of the state of Maharashtra) and Karnataka.

On 2 June 2014, the state of Telangana was formed splitting from the rest of Andhra Pradesh state and formed the 29th state of India, with Hyderabad as its capital.

COURT  FEE   STAMP :-

Type-12 -  Used in 1908, Size of stamps 77x36mm. , Perf 13 ½ , wove paper.

Four Annas,   Reddish Violet , Ref. # 123 ,  (TICKET RASUM ADALAT)

Hundi  Stamp  :-                                                                                                        

 Type-30 -  1890 AD, Size 33 x 29 mm. 

One Anna, Black  , Ref. # 300 

Process Fee Stamp :-                                                                                                             

Type-45 -  1902 AD , Size 74 x 37 mm. , Perf. 13 ¼ , The ornamental  background  varies for each value . The Nizam’s title is H.H. in the bottom line. 

Four Annas, 1321 AH, Yellow Green  , Ref. #453 

Type-46 -  1918-19 AD , Size 74 x 37 mm. , Perf. 13 ½  , Type 45 redrawn by changing the ornamental  background   . The Nizam’s title is H.E.H. in the bottom line. 

Eight Annas, 1321 AH, Dark Green  , Ref. #464 

Receipt  Stamp  :-                                                                                                               

Type-50 -  1890-1905 AD,  Size 30 x 20 ½ mm. , Perf. 10 ½ , Sarkar Asafia in  Persian.

One Anna,1323 AH (1905 AD), Grey , Ref. #505  

Type-52 -  1904-1913 AD, Size 27 x 31 mm. , Perf. 12. , wove paper. Sarkar Asafia in  Persian.

One Anna, 1322 AH, Bluish Grey  , Ref. #521  

Type-55 -  issued in 1931-32, Size of stamps 26 X 30 mm. , Perf 13 ½ , wove paper. Sarkar Asafia in  Persian.

One Anna, 1349 AH , Pale Chestnut , Charminar (Used as Receipt)

One Anna, 1349 AH , Pale Chestnut , Charminar (Used as Postage)

Receipt Stamp :-

One Anna , 1950 AD (Post Independence, Nizam as Raj Pramukh) , Brown

Special  Adhesive

Type-60 -  Used in 1934, Size of stamps 57x21mm. , Perf 13 , wove paper.

Eight Annas , Green , Ref. # 603 

POSTAGE  AND  RECEIPT  STAMP  :-

One Anna, 1331 AH, Red , (Used as Receipt)

  

                       ½ Anna , Green (Provisional)                          1 Anna , Red

                   Sarkari (Service) in Arabi overprinted

One Anna , Victory Commemoration

One Anna, 1354 AH, Orange / Dull Blue , (Used as Receipt) 

POSTAGE  STAMP  :-

      

Four Pies , Bottle Green , 1349 AH , Sarkari (Service) stamped

Eight Pies ,Yellowish Green ,1349 AH , Sarkari (Service) stamped , Rs.50 each

   
¼  Anna, Postage overprinted with Sarkari in Black

¼  Anna, Postage overprinted with Sarkari in Black and Char pai  in Red (Provisional)

One Anna Post Stamp, Orange

2 Annas Postage Stamp , 1349 AH, Magenta, 32 x 21 mm. Perf.14

4 Annas Postage Stamp , 1349 AH, Bright Blue, 32 x 21 mm. Perf.14

8 Annas Postage Stamp, overprinted with Sarkari , 1349 AH, Reddish Orange ,                  Size 21 x32 mm. Perf.14

War Relief Stamp :-

Half Anna , Orange

POSTAGE  ENVELOPE (CUTTING) 

Half Anna (Nim Anna) Yellow Postage stamp   

Sanah 1294 AH (1877 AD)

Hyderabad Residency Bazar  :-

Foreign Bill :-

Type-31 -  issued in 1890, Size of stamps 22 X 58 mm. , Perf 14 , wove paper.

Overprinted in Red , “ HYD. On British Indian Foreign Bill series of 1861 AD

Six Annas , Purple, Ref. # 314 

Receipt  Stamp :-                                                                                                                  

Type-50 -  issued in 1890, Size of stamps 34 X 34 mm, wove paper, Revenue stamp of Berar state of 1882 issue is overprinted with SECUNDRABAD in Black (4 mm. high) in capitals without serifs . Then SECUNDRABAD is stricken out with a red bar and re-overprinted with HYD. R.B. in Red (4 mm. high).

One Anna , Blue , Ref. # 501 

Type-51 -  issued in 1892-95 AD , Size of stamps 34 X 34 mm, wove paper. Revenue stamp of Berar state of 1882 issue is overprinted with Hyd. R.B. in Red (5 mm. high)in capitals with serifs. Also  Hyd in Upper and lower cases with only H in capital.

One Anna , Pale green grey , Ref. # 511d