INDIAN STATES, JAIPUR

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

1904 Carriage, "JAIPUR STATE" on top

  1/2 a blue
  1 a red
  2 a green

These stamps are badly perforated. The 1/2 a exists imperforate (in blue and black?: RR).

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	***	***	There are two main types of the 1/2 a; large or small inscription at sides and bottom. The small inscription has 36 subtypes (in two plates) and the large inscription has 24 subtypes.
1 a	***	***	There are 12 subtypes of this value.
2 a	***	***	There are 12 subtypes of this value.

I presume this is a typical cancel from Jaipur.

Sheets of stamps:

Forgeries:

Two stamps in violet colour, forgeries? Reduced sizes

Another forgery from the same source?

Forgeries exist, examples:

(Forgeries)

By the way, I'm not 100 % sure if all the above stamps are genuine. For more information on forgeries of Jaipur check this website: http://www.princelystates.com/CurrentIssue/ff-04-01c.shtml.

1904 Carriage, different design, "JAIPUR STATE" at the bottom, perforated

  1/4 a green
  1/2 a blue
  1 a red
  2 a green
  4 a brown
  8 a lilac
  1 R yellow

All values were issued engraved in 1904. In 1913 some values were issued typographed (all values except 8 a and 1 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
1/4 a	c	c
1/2 a	c	*
1 a	c	*
2 a	*	*
4 a	**	**
8 a	**	**
1 R	***	***

Surcharged with Indian text (1927)
  3 a (in Indian, red) on 8 a violet
  3 a (in Indian, red) on 1 R yellow

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
3 a on 8 a	**	**
3 a on 1 R	**	**

Forgeries exist. For more information check this website: http://www.princelystates.com/CurrentIssue/ff-04-01c.shtml.

I've seen a 1 p stamp with "REVENUE" overprint.

In 1929 some of these stamps were overprinted with "SERVICE":

A postcard in a similar design:

1912 New type, imperforate

(Reduced size)

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

These stamps were printed in the Jaipur jail? There are six types of each stamp (or even more in a setting A and B?).

Sheetlet of six 2 a stamps. Note the extension of the left frameline in the third stamp and the

Note that the bottom left stamp in this 1/2 a sheetlet has '1/3' in the bottom left corner instead of '1/2'. The types appear to be similar to the above 2 a stamps.