Cochin Maharaja Postage Stamps-Some Overprint Varieties

Some examples of the many varieties of overprint on Cochin Maharaja

Stamps. With some detail illustrations of stamps shown below. Click on an image to enlarge it,

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JAIPUR-Postage Stamps-Silver Jubilee of the Maharaja-1947

Illustrated below is a partial set of the stamps issued for the Silver Jubilee of the Maharaja of Jaipur Sawai Man Singh the second. The Maharaja came to the throne in 1922. The set consisted of a quarter anna (red-brown and green) half anna (green and violet), three quarter anna (black and lake), 1 a (red-brown and ultramarine), 2a (violet and scarlet), 3a (green and black), 4a (ultramarine and brown), 8a (vermilion and brown), 1 rupee (purple and green). Originally issued in 1947 the quarter anna, three quater anna, 3 anna and 1 rupee were issued in 1948. The detail is of the 8 anna  coupling a portrait of the Maharaja with the state emblem of the Chariot of the Sun God

Indian Convention States-Patiala Postage-George the 5th Overprint Varieties

Shown below is a block of 6 George the 5th postage stamps half anna value Patiala officials with the overprint "Telephone Service"

Jaipur-Chariot of the Sun God Postage Stamps-Indian Princely States

Illustrated below are a partial set of Stamps from Jaipur. The stamps shows the Chariot of the Sun God Surya. These stamps were issued in various forms between 1904 and 1928. The set illustrated below was the 1912-22 issue. The values of the set were a quarter anna( pale olive-yellow), half anna (pale ultramarine), 1 a (carmine), 2 a (green), 4 a (pale brown). The detail below the set is of the 4 anna issue.

Sirmoor-Indian Elephant Postage Stamp-1894-99-Indian Princely States

Shown below are three of values in the Sirmoor Indian Elephant postage stamp issue of 1849-99. The set consisted of , 3 pies (orange). 6 p (green), 1 anna (blue), 2a (rose), 3a (yellow-green),4a (deep-green), 8a (deep-blue), 1 rupee (vermilion). With a  detail of the 1 anna blue.

Travancore Stamps-Indian Feudatory States-Some of the Variety of Overprints

Shown below are some of the stamps of Travancore, one of the Princely or Feudatory states of  India during the British Raj. Illustrated are some of the varieties of official and value overprints issued. Mainly printed between 1889 and 1936. The values were in "Cash" and "Chuckrams" . 16 Cash=1 Chuckram, 28 Chuckrams=1 Rupee. However after 1949 values were expressed in "Pies" and "Rupees"

Two Album Pages of Old Egyptian Postage Stamps

Illustrated below are two album pages of Egyptian stamps. The earliest are from the French Occupation of Egypt. The legend on these stamps is Postes Egyptiennes.