World of Philately: April 2015

UN Stamp on Birds of Paradise ( Endangered Species 2015 )

On 16 April 2015, the United Nations Postal Administration issued a set of 12 stamps depicting endangered species. The series was launched in 1993 to highlight the need for the protection of endangered species throughout the world. For this year’s Endangered Species stamps, UNPA is featuring 12 birds of paradise.

Birds of paradise are one of the most spectacular and colourful groups of birds in the world. They have long been recognized as a beautiful and remarkable species, because of their diversity in ornamental plumage, dazzling array of colours and their exaggerated, often bizarre, courtship displays

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Balasinor Princely State of India Fiscal Stamp

The State of Balasinor was a princely state in Balasinor during the era of British India. The last ruler of Balasinor signed the accession to join the Indian Union on 10 June 1948. Its rulers belonged to the Babi, or Yusufzai Pathan, dynasty.Balasinor State was founded on 28 Sep 1758. The rulers were titled Nawab Babi. It was a 9 gun salute state belonging to the Rewa Kantha Agency of the Bombay Presidency

Balasinor Princely State 1 Rupee Court Fee Stamp

Balasinor Princely State 4 Annas Court Fee Stamp

Balasinor Princely State 4 Annas Revenue Stamp

Balasinor Princely State 8 Annas Court Fee

Balasinor Princely State 4 Annas Court Fee

Balasinor Princely State 8 Annas Court Fee

Balasinor Princely State 1 annas Court Fee

India Kolhapur Princely State Fiscal Stamp

Kolhapur State (1707–1949) was a Maratha princely State of British India, under the Deccan Division of the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency. It was considered the fourth most important of the Maratha principalities, the other three being Baroda State, Gwalior State and Indore State. Its rulers, of the Bhonsle dynasty, were entitled to a 19-gun salute - thus Kolhapur was also known as a 19-gun State

Kolhapur State 4 Annas Court Fee

Kolhapur State 7 Rupees Court Fee

Kolhapur State 1 Rupees Court Fee

Kolhapur State 1 Anna revenue Stamp

Kolhapur State 1 Anna Court Fee

Kolhapur State 7 Anna Court Fee

Kolhapur State 1 Anna Revenue Stamp

India Phaltan Princely State Fiscal Stamps

Phaltan State was one of the non-salute Maratha princely states of British India. It was under the central division of the Bombay Presidency . The Hindu ruling family was descended from Naik Nimbaji Nimbalkar (1284–1291), a Maratha who received a grant from a Mughal emperor in the 14th century. The ruler had the title of Raja, or Naik Nimbalkar. The first wife, SaiBai, of 17th century emperor Shivaji was from Phaltan. Major HH Raja Bahadur Shrimant Malojirao Mudhojirao Nanasaheb Naik Nimbalkar IV was the last Ruler of Phaltan.

Phaltan 8 Annas Court Fee

Phaltan 1 Annas Court Fee

Phaltan 4 Annas Court Fee

Phaltan 2 Annas Court Fee

Phaltan 1 Annas Court Fee

Phaltan 2 Rupees Court Fee

India Bastar Princely State Fiscal Stamp

Bastar state was a princely state in India during the British Raj. It was founded in the early 14th century,supposedly by a brother of the last ruler of the Kakatiya dynasty proper, Prataparudra II. In the early 19th century the state became part of the Central Provinces and Berar under the British Raj, and acceded to the Union of India on Jan 1, 1948, to become part of the Madhya Pradesh in 1956, and part of the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh state, 2000 onwards

Bastar State Court Fee Stamp

India Mangrol Princely State Fiscal Stamp

The Princely State of Mangrol was one of the former princely states of India which existed during the rule of the British Empire in India.The state of Mangrol was located on the south western coast of Kathiawar, which was bordered by the princely state of Junagadh and the princely state of Porbandar. The territory consisted of around 43 villages. The former princely state of Mangrol was under the administrative control of the Baroda Agency, which was incorporated as a part of the Western India States Agency. Later the territory was merged with the state of Gujarat.

Mangrol State 2 Annas Court Fee Stamp

India Orchha Princely State Fiscal Stamps

Orchha State was a princely state of the Bundelkhand region of British India. It was located within what is now the state of Madhya Pradesh. Orchha State was founded in 1501 AD by the Bundela chief, Rudra Pratap Singh, who became its first king. He reigned between 1501-1531, during which time he built the fort at what is now the town of Orchha, on the banks of the river Betwa. In 1811, during the period of Company Rule in India, it became part of the Bundelkhand Agency within the Central India Agency; after the independence of India in 1947, it acceded to the Union of India, in 1950

Orchha State 8 Anna Court Fee Stamp

India Jath Princely State Fiscal Stamp

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Jath State, was one of the non-salute Maratha princely states of British India, one of the former Southern Maratha Jagirs. Jath State belongs to the Bijapur Agency under the Bombay Presidency, which later became part of the Deccan States Agency. The rulers of Jath belonged to the Daphle dynasty and took the title of 'Deshmukh'. The last ruler Vijayasingh Rao Ram Rao took the title of 'Raja

Jath State 1 Anna Revenue Stamp

Jath State 1 Rupee Court Fee Stamp

Jath State 2 Anna Court Fee Stamp

Jath State 8 Anna Court Fee Stamp

India Rajpipla Princely State Stamp

The Kingdom of Rajpipla or Rajpipla State was a princely state in India during the British Raj. It was the largest state of the Rewa Kantha Agency. Rajpipla State was ruled by the Gohil Rajput dynasty from around the 1340s till 1948 when it was merged with the Republic of India.

Rajpipla State One Anna Stamp

Tehri Garhwal Indian Princely State Fiscal Revenue Stamps

Garhwal Kingdom was a princely state in north-western Uttarakhand, India, ruled by the Rajput dynasty. It was founded in 888 AD. Later part of the Punjab Hill States Agency of British India, Garhwal Kingdom consisted of the present day Tehri Garhwal district and most of the Uttarkashi district. Garhwal Kingdom acceded to the Union of India in August 1949.

Tehri Garhwal One Rupee Court Fee

Tehri Garhwal Four Annas Court Fee