Mauritius 1847 " Post Office " 1d and 2d Stamps ( Rare Stamps )

The first British Colonial postage stamps were issued in Mauritius in September 1847. in two denominations: an orange-red one penny (1d) and a deep blue two pence (2d).  These are the famous “Post Office” issue, so called because of the inscription in the left margin. which was soon changed in the next issue to "Post Paid". The design and colours were based upon the then current stamps of Great Britian. Altogether, only fourteen copies of the 1d orange-red and twelve copies of the 2d deep blue are known to exist today. These stamps are considered as some of the most famous and important of all the philatelic rarities.

One of four stamps issued in 1947 to mark the centenary of the first stamps of Mauritius

Courtesy : British Library

Penny Black 150th Anniversary stamps 1840 - 1990

Princely State of Mandi Fiscal Stamps

Mandi State was a princely state within the Union of India from 1950 to 1956 with Bilaspur as its capital , Around 1290 the Rana of Banglaor succeeded to Siokot state. The new capital of the state, Mandi, was founded and the state took the name of its capital. The last ruler of Mandi signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 April 1948. Later by passing of The Himachal Pradesh and Mandi (New State) Act, 1954, the Mandi State was dissolved on 1 July 1954 and incorporated into the State of Himachal Pradesh as Mandi district,

Mandi State 8 Anas Court Fee Stamp

Mandi State 8 Anas Court Fee Stamp

Mandi State 4 Anas Court Fee Stamp

Mandi State 4 Anas Court Fee Stamp

Princely State of Malpur Fiscal Stamps

Malpur State was an Indian princely state founded about the middle of the fifteenth century. The last ruler was Rawal Shri Gambhirsinhji Himatsinhji

Malpur 8 Anna Court Fee

Malpur 4 Anna Court Fee

Malpur 2 Anna Court Fee

Princely State of Rampur Fiscal Stamps

Rampur State was a 15 gun-salute princely state of British India. It came into existence on 7 October 1774 as a result of a treaty with Oudh. Following independence in 1947, Rampur State and other princely states of Banares and Tehri-Garwal were merged into the United Provinces. Rampur state had its capital in Rampur town

Rampur 4 Anna Court Fee Stamp

Rampur 1 Anna Revenue Stamp

Princely State of Vala Fiscal Stamps

Vala State or Vallabhipura  was a princely state in India during the British Raj until 1948. The center was the city of Vallabhi, Vala (Vallabhipura) state was founded in 1740. It was one of the states in Saurashtra It used to be a native state of India in the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency

Vala State 1 Anna Court Fee Stamp

Vala State 8 Anna Court Fee Stamp 

Vala State 4 Anna Court Fee Stamp

Vala State 1 Anna Court Fee Stamp

Vala State 1 Rupee Court Fee Stamp

Princely State of Ramdurg Fiscal Stamps

The princely state of Ramdurg was one of the non-salute princely states of British India, under the Bombay Presidency, later the Deccan States Agency, founded in 1799. The Hindu rulers, of the Konkanasth dynasty, used the title of Raja Ramdurg acceded to the Dominion of India on March 8, 1948 and is currently a part of Karnataka state, It is believed that Rama stayed in this place during his exile, hence the name

Ramdurg 2 Anna Court Fee

Ramdurg 2 Anna Court Fee

Ramdurg 2 Anna Court Fee

Ramdurg Rare 1 Anna Revenue Stamp