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INDIAN STATES, BHOPAL

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Many fiscal stamps exist from the indian states as well!

Also many forgeries exist: see the excellent site http://www.princelystates.com/CurrentIssue/ff-04-01a.shtml for more information.

1876 Inscription 'H.H. NAWAB SHAH JAHAN BEGAM', center embossed

  1/4 a black
  1/2 a red
  1/2 a black
  1 a brown
  2 a blue
  4 a yellow

Forgeries exist, example (by the way, I 'm not 100% sure that the above stamps are genuine):

1878 Inscription 'H.H. NAWAB SHAH JAHAN BEGAM', center embossed, smaller size

(Reduced size)

  1/4 a green (2 types)
  1/4 a black (1896)
  1/2 a red

Forgery, reduced size:

1884 With curved lines in the corner

  1/4 a green

1884 Inscription 'H.H. NAWAB SHAH JAHAN BEGAM', smaller size, white letters in the corners

(Reduced sizes)

  1/4 a green
  1/4 a black
  1/2 a black
  1/2 a red

Forgeries, example (by the way, I'm not quite sure the above stamps are all genuine):

1890 Inscription 'H.H. NAWAB SHAH JAHAN BEGAM', inscription in a circle

  8 a greenish black or bluish black

1902 Inscription 'H.H. NAWAB SULTAN JAHAN BEGAM

  1/4 a red
  1/2 a black
  1 a brown
  2 a blue
  4 a orange
  8 a violet
  1 R red

Surcharged 'S.'
  8 a violet (1903)

1908 Inscription 'REVENUE AND POSTAGE BHOPAL STATE, arms

  1 a green

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 a	*	*

Similar stamps with overprint 'SERVICE' are official stamps.

Official stamps

1909 Non issued stamps, inscription 'BHOPAL STATE'

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

The 'SERVICE' overprint exists in two types.
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 * c
1 a * c
2 a ** c
4 a *** *

More official stamps were issued in 1930 etc.

Fiscal stamp

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