India Revenue Question

India Revenue Question

The scan below raises an interesting question.
http://i10.ebayimg.com/02/i/01/12/99/7e_1.JPG

This is obviously an Indian revenue.

It also, ironically, shows King George VI -
the last Emperor of India.

Not only was the stamp used many years AFTER
Indian Independence (15 AUG 1947), but it was
also used after the death of the King
(6 February 1952).

Does anyone know what the Special Adhesive
revenues were used for?

Also, does anyone know how long after Indian
Independence the George VI revenues continued
to be used?

Blair




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The KE VII special adhesive stamps of India were issued in 1903 in a set of 24, ranging in face value from 2 annas to
1000 rupees. The anna values are in a smaller format and the higher rupee values are in a larger format than the 10 Rs.
They are listed in the Barefoot Catalogue of British Commonwealth Revenues (5th edition, 1996) Nos.46-69. The value
given for the 10 Rs, mint or used, is only 25p - and that is for a copy in good condition! They are best collected on
document (or at least on a fragment, as the ink tends to be rather fugitive when wetted). Although superseded by the
similar KG V issue in 1914 they remained in use for several more years, India never having had a throw-away mentality.
The date of cancellation was often shown by the circular type of cancel shown in your right-hand illustration. Three
plugs were inserted to show the day, month and year - in this case the date was 19 December 1916. Very similar designs
were used (with different portraits) for KG V and KG VI and even, with the Ashokan triple lion instead of a portrait, in
post-Independence India to the present day. The QV equivalents were horizontal format. The special adhesive stamps were
used fairly generally to pay duty on various types of legal documents, especially when the item involved some
jurisdiction outside of British India. These standardized key types are also found with different overprints in the
bottom tablet (not necessarily in all three reigns): AGREEMENT, BROKERS NOTE, CONSULAR, FOREIGN BILL, INSURANCE,
NOTARIAL, and SHARE TRANSFER. In some cases these uses first occur overprinted on another category, e.g. the first
INSURANCE issues were KG V SPECIAL ADHESIVE stamps overprinted INSURANCE at the sides, before the KG V key type was
issued with a simple INSURANCE overprint.
David Heppell

more here.....

http://www.raster.it/stefano/a/stamps/stamps91-100.htm

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"TC" wrote in message ...
| India Revenue Question
|
| The scan below raises an interesting question.
| http://i10.ebayimg.com/02/i/01/12/99/7e_1.JPG
|
| This is obviously an Indian revenue.
|
| It also, ironically, shows King George VI -
| the last Emperor of India.
|
| Not only was the stamp used many years AFTER
| Indian Independence (15 AUG 1947), but it was
| also used after the death of the King
| (6 February 1952).
|
| Does anyone know what the Special Adhesive
| revenues were used for?
|
| Also, does anyone know how long after Indian
| Independence the George VI revenues continued
| to be used?
|
| Blair
|
|
|
|
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On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 20:59:24 -0500, TC wrote:

India Revenue Question

The scan below raises an interesting question.
http://i10.ebayimg.com/02/i/01/12/99/7e_1.JPG

Yes.

This is obviously an Indian revenue.

Obviously, Barefoot # 110. :^)

It also, ironically, shows King George VI -
the last Emperor of India.

Yes!

Not only was the stamp used many years AFTER
Indian Independence (15 AUG 1947), but it was
also used after the death of the King
(6 February 1952).

If this is so, then whoever used the stamp had kept it for 26 years.
It was issued in 1926.

Does anyone know what the Special Adhesive
revenues were used for?

Good question. Barefoot tends to be low rent when it comes to
explanations and doesn't give one.

Also, does anyone know how long after Indian
Independence the George VI revenues continued
to be used?

Princely states have used their own local revenues after Independence
as well. This would not be uncommon. Methinks either it is a valid
usage or someone goofed up on the year part of the cancel.

Tracy Barber