INDIAN STATES, BUNDI

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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.

Bundi issued stamps from 1894-1915 on with a native dagger as the design.

 

1894 Dagger to the right

1/2 a grey 1 a red
(Genuine, images obtained from: http://www.princelystates.com/CurrentIssue/ff-04-01b.shtml )


1/2 a 

  1/2 a grey (2 types)
  1 a red (2 types)
  2 a green (2 types)
  4 a green
  8 a red (2 types)
  1 R yellow on blue (2 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 ** ** Other type: R to RR
1 a ** **  
2 a *** ***  
4 a R R  
8 a *** *** to R  
1 R R R Both types

Cancels:


Note the appearance of one dagger in the cancel on the first stamp and the appearance of two daggers (in between a row of vertical dashes in the center and at the bottom) on the second stamps.

Forgeries:


(Reduced sizes, forgeries)


Modern forgeries


Block of four modern forgeries. Copied from a design from the Stanley Gibbons catalogue. And two cuts from this block


(Forgery!)

 

 

1898 Dagger to the left

  4 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
4 a *** R  


Modern forgeries.

 

1915 Man surrounded by cows (Sacred Cows issue)

Image obtained from a Sandafayre auction

  1/4 a blue
  1/2 a black
  1 a red
  2 a green
  2 1/2 a yellow
  3 a brown
  4 a green
  6 a blue
  8 a orange
  10 a olive
  12 a green
  1 R violet
  2 R brown and black
  3 R bue and brown
  4 R green and brown (with ornamental border)
  5 R red and green (with ornamental border)

The values 4 R and 5 R have an extra ornamental frame added to the design (as in the stamp shown below).

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 c  
1/2 a c c  
1 a * *  
2 a * *  
2 1/2 a * * Two types, upper inscription different
3 a * * Two types, upper inscription different
4 a ** **  
6 a ** **  
8 a ** **  
10 a *** *** Two types, upper inscription different
12 a *** ***  
1 R *** ***  
2 R *** ***  
3 R R R  
4 R R R  
5 R R RR  

These stamps exist with a text in indian (official stamps of 1918) or overprinted "BUNDI SERVICE" (official stamps of 1919):

4 R with ornamental border
(This overprint also exists inverted or double)

 

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
Overprinted with Indian text (1918)
1/4 a c * Exists with red overprint: *
1/2 a c * Exists with red overprint: ***
1 a * *  
2 a * *  
2 1/2 a * * Two types, upper inscription different
3 a * * Two types, upper inscription different
4 a ** **  
6 a ** **  
8 a ** **  
10 a *** *** Two types, upper inscription different
12 a *** *** Two types, upper inscription different
1 R *** ***  
2 R *** ***  
3 R R R  
4 R R R  
5 R R R  

 

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
Oveprinted "BUNDI SERVICE" (1919)
1/4 a c * Exists with red overprint: ***, Another larger type
"BUNDI SERVICE" also exists on this stamp: *
1/2 a * * Exists with red overprint: R
1 a * *  
2 a * *  
2 1/2 a ** **  
3 a ** **  
4 a ** **  
6 a *** ***  
8 a *** ***  
10 a *** *** Exists with red overprint: R
12 a *** ***  
1 R *** ***  
2 R R R  
3 R R R  
4 R RR RR  
5 R RR RR  

Forgeries exist, example:


(Forgeries)

Examples from later dates:


(Overprints for Rajahsthan)


Arms, inscription "BUNDI STATE POSTAGE"

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