Jaipur: the Sun Chariot Stamps and the Raj Post
Jaipur, the Kachwaha state of eastern Rajputana, ran its own Raj post beside the Imperial offices and issued sun-chariot stamps from 1904: its rulers, chronology and stamps.
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Jaipur’s sun chariot stamps from 1904, the investiture set of 1931 printed at Nasik, and the portraits of Maharaja Man Singh II.
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Jaipur Before Its Stamps: Seals, Runners, a Coin-Weight Tariff and RAJ Service, 1861–1904
How Jaipur’s post worked before 1904: the seals of the 1861 rules, ziledars and runners, a tariff measured in coins, thikana agents, the Brahmani Dak, and the RAJ Service marks on British Indian stamps.
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Jaipur’s Sun Chariot Stamps, 1904–1928: Raj Press, Perkins Bacon, the 1911 Provisionals and the Jail Press
The locally lithographed chariot of 1904 and its disputed first day, the engraved London series, the provisionals of 1911 and their settings, the Jail Press printings from 1913, and the 1926–28 surcharges and watermarks.
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Jaipur 1931–1949: the Nasik Investiture Issue, Man Singh II Portraits, Surcharges and the Silver Jubilee
The bicoloured investiture set of 14 March 1931 printed at Nasik and its disputed designer, the portrait definitives, the 1938 and 1947 surcharges, the Pav Anna postcards, the Silver Jubilee proofs and an unissued design for 1954.
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Jaipur’s Service Stamps, 1928–1949: Paying for Official Mail
From 15 November 1928 Jaipur’s official letters had to pay postage: the serif and sans-serif SERVICE overprints on the chariot, the investiture and portrait officials, their receipts, and the surcharged officials of 1947–49.
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Jaipur’s Raj Postal Department, 1905–1939: Offices, a Refused Convention, the Jail Press and the Rules
The Raj post beside the Imperial offices: office counts from 112 in 1906 to 131 in 1939, the convention Jaipur asked for and was refused, the newswriters, the Superintendent of 1936, the State Press in the Central Jail and the rules of 1937.
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Jaipur Tariffs, Postmarks and Covers: the Sun Cancellations, Travelling Offices and the Rates of 1942–1947
Jaipur’s cancellations with and without the sun, sorting and delivery marks, R.S., T.P.O. and MOTOR route marks, cards that crossed both posts, Raj stamps on Imperial stationery, and the tariffs of 1942, 1944 and 1947.
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Jaipur: Identification Traps and Who Made the Stamps
Name the setting scheme, separate an observed sheet from an inferred one, a proposal from an issue, a discovery from a printing: and what the evidence says about the Raj Press, Perkins Bacon, the Jail Press, Nasik, Barr, Archer, De La Rue and Mullen.
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Jaipur: the Collector’s Checklist
Every Jaipur issue and value, 63 entries, with pictures where available and a box to tick for each stamp you have.
