INDIAN STATES, HOLKAR (INDORE)

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1886 Rajah Tukaji Rao, inscription "HOLKAR STATE"

  1/2 a lilac

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1/2 a	**	**

1889 Circle with native text

The last two stamps have the typical 'S' in bars cancel.

  1/2 a black on red

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1/2 a	***	***	A black on yellow might exist(?): R

A similar stamp with three lines of text in the center is a fiscal stamp.

Stamps very similar to the postage stamps, but with three lines of inscription in the center instead of one line. The values 1 a black on red and 1 a black on yellow were issued in 1885.

1889 Rajah Shiwaji Rao, inscription "HOLKAR STATE"

  1/4 a orange
  1/2 a lilac
  1 a green
  2 a red

Overprinted with indian text (1905)
  (1/4 a, in indian text) on 1/2 a brown

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1/4 a	*	*
1/2 a	*	*
1 a	**	**
2 a	**	**
Overprinted
1/4 a on 1/2 a	***	***

Modern forgery (1980's?). Click here for Indian States, modern forgeries, more examples. They are imperforate and very badly printed.

1904 Rajah Tukoji Rao

Inscription "HOLKAR STATE"
  1/4 a orange

Official stamp, overprinted "SERVICE"

  1/4 a orange

Inscription "INDORE"

(Reduced size)

  1/2 a red
  1 a green
  2 a brown
  3 a violet
  4 a blue

Official stamps, overprinted "SERVICE"

(Reduced size)

  1/2 a red
  1 a green
  2 a brown
  3 a violet
  4 a blue

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1/4 a	*	c	Holkar State
1/4 a	*	*	Holkar State, Service overprint
Indore State
1/2 a	***	c
1 a	***	c
2 a	***	*
3 a	***	*
4 a	***	*
Overprinted 'SERVICE'
1/2 a	c	c	Exists with double (R) and inverted overprint (R)
1 a	c	*
2 a	c	*
3 a	*	*
4 a	**	**

1928 Maharadja Yeswart Rao II

  1/3 a red
  1/2 a lilac
  1 a green
  2 a green (1936)
  1 1/4 a green (1934)
  2 a brown
  3 a violet
  3 1/2 a violet (1934)
  4 a blue
  8 a grey
  12 a red (1934)

Larger size
  1 R blue and black
  2 R red and black
  5 R brown and black

(Later issue)

Fiscal Stamps

The first fiscal stamps were issued in 1885:

Stamps very similar to the postage stamps, but with three lines of inscription in the center instead of one line. The values 1 a black on red and 1 a black on yellow were issued in 1885.

Fiscal stamp in similar design as the postage stamps

1905 issue, 1 a red.

Another fiscal stamp issued in 1890. The values 1 a red, 2 a green, 4 a violet and 8 a blue exist in this design.

"INDORE STATE COURT FEE" (reduced sized image). First issued in 1904; I've seen 1 a brown, 2 a red, 4 a blue, 8 a orange, 10 a olive..