INDIAN STATES, Travancore

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1888 Arms (shell), all borders slightly different

(Reduced size)

  4 ca red
  5 ca brown
  6 ca brown
  10 ca red
  1/2 ch lilac
  3/4 ch black
  3/4 ch violet (issued after 1920)
  1 ch blue
  1 1/4 ch red
  2 ch red
  3 ch lilac
  4 ch green
  7 ch violet
  14 ch orange

These stamps can be found with or without watermark (shell).

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 ca	c	c
5 ca	c	c
6 ca	c	vc
10 ca	*	vc
1/2 ch	*	c
3/4 ch	*	c
1 ch	*	c	Error: 1 c red: RRR
1 1/4 ch	*	c
2 ch	*	c
3 ch	*	c
4 ch	**	*
7 ch	**	*
14 ch	***	*

Surcharged

  '1/4' (1906) on 1/2 ch lilac
  '3/8' (1906) on 1/2 ch lilac
  '1 c' (1921) on 4 ca red
  '2 c' on 10 ca red
  '5 c' (red, 1921) on 1 ch 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 c on 4 ca	c	c
5 c on 1 ch	c	c
1/4 on 1/2 ch	c	*	Exists with inverted surcharge: RR
3/8 on 1/2 ch	c	*

These stamps exist overprinted "On S S" to serve as official stamps (1911 onwards):

(Reduced sizes)

  4 ca red
  5 ca brown
  6 ca brown
  10 ca red
  1/2 ch lilac (red overprint)
  1 ch blue (red overprint)
  1 1/4 ch red
  2 ch red
  3 ch lilac
  4 ch green
  7 ch violet
  14 ch orange

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 ca	c	c
5 ca	c	c
6 ca	*	c
10 ca	*	c
1/2 ch	c	c
1 ch	*	c	With inverted overprint: R
1 1/4 ch	*	c
2 ch	*	c
3 ch	*	c
4 ch	*	c
7 ch	**	c
14 ch	***	c