The Convention States of India
How six princely states shared the Indian post through postal conventions, and why their stamps are Indian stamps with the state’s name.
Convention States
Chamba, Faridkot, Gwalior, Jind, Nabha and Patiala: states whose postal conventions with British India let them use Indian stamps overprinted with the state’s name.
Chamba
6 articles
A Himalayan hill state whose Indian stamps were overprinted CHAMBA STATE from 1887, carried by a rural network of state post offices.
Faridkot
5 articles
Faridkot’s handstruck local stamps of the folus and paisa, and its convention overprints of 1887–1901.
Gwalior
8 articles
Gwalior’s bilingual overprints in English and Hindi, from the convention of 1885 to the George VI issues.
Jind
11 articles
Jind’s lithographed local stamps of 1874–1885 and its convention overprints, spelt JHIND, JEEND and JIND.
Nabha
7 articles
Nabha’s convention of 1885 joined a scattered Punjab state to the Indian post; its overprints run from Queen Victoria to George VI.
Patiala
7 articles
From Patiala’s runner post of 1860 to the first convention overprints of 1884, PUTTIALLA STATE, and the later PATIALA issues.
