Kishangarh: the Rathor State, Its Darbar Post and Stamps
Kishangarh near Ajmer ran its own post beside the British offices and issued stamps from 1899: the state, its Maharajas, a chronology and the stamps from the one anna to the portraits.
Kishangarh
Kishangarh’s stamps from the green one anna of 1899 through the arms and portrait issues to the 1940s.
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Kishangarh’s Darbar Post: Offices, Runners, Lorries, Money Orders and Postmarks
The State post beside the British offices, the 1902 report of absorption that did not come true, the State’s own office counts from 1906 to 1943, money orders, lorries, officials, presses and how to read a RAJ. P.O. mark.
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Kishangarh’s First Stamps, 1899–1903: the One Anna, the Arms Designs and the Pink Half Anna
The green one anna of 1899 in sheets of eight, the blue one anna of doubtful status, the arms stamps struck singly on folded paper, roulettes, the plates of twenty-four of 1901 and the half anna of 1903.
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Kishangarh’s Portrait Stamps, 1904–1947: Engraved Sets, the Diamond Soap Works and ON K S D
Reading the portrait inscriptions, the engraved set received in 1905, the Perkins Bacon question, trials and tête-bêche multiples, the Diamond Soap Works sheets, later papers and the ON K S D handstamps.
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Kishangarh Envelopes, Rates, Catalogue Numbers and What Is Still Unknown
The impressed envelopes of 1899, the uncertain card of 1901, official stamps, the missing tariff, the Diamond Soap Works price list, catalogue-number conflicts, a 1948 notice and the open questions.
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Kishangarh: the Collector’s Checklist
Every Kishangarh issue and value, 60 entries, with pictures where available and a box to tick for each stamp you have.
