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India, Convention States
1884 to 1887
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back to India |
There is an explanation of the Indian postal system on the relevent category page.
Here is a YouTube post by FICC member Sandeep Jaiswal.
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1 Patalia |
2 Gwalior |
3 Jhind |
4 Nabha |
| text | 1885 Sc1 (SG1) | 1885 Sc33 SG1 | 1885 Sc1 SG1 |
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5 Chamba |
6 Faridkot |
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| 1866 Sc1 SG1 | 1887 Sc4 SG1 | ||
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| State | Date | Description | Format | Seq | FI | Sc | SG | Mi | Y&T | $ | Notes | |
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| Chamba | 1886 | ½ anna green | star wmk, perf 14 | 5 | 236 | 1 | 1 | c | ||||
| Faridkot | 1st Jan 1887 | 6 | 248 | 4 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
| Gwalior | 1st Jul 1885 | 2 | 229 | 1 | (1) | 31 | 1 | |||||
| Jhind | 1st Jul 1885 | 3 | 230 | 33 | 1 | c | ||||||
| Nabha | 1st Jul 1885 | 4 | 232 | 1 | 1 | c | ||||||
| Patalia | 1st Oct 1884 | 1 | 222 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
All the first issues are overprints of the same Indian stamp, the 1882 ½ anna green Sc36. Gibbons describes it as deep blue-green (SG84) or blue-green (SG84a). Scott merely notes the variation, Gibbons numbers thevaiants separately.
Notes:
1. Gwalior - There are variations in the font size of the Hindi inscription and in the spacing between the upper and lower lines of inscription.