Orchha

Orchha was an Indian princely (feudatory) state in central India.

 File:Orchha arms forgery.jpg|Suspected forgery of the 1914 ½a value File:Orcha bicolor 1.5a.jpg|1935 1½a value File:Orchha portrait 8a.jpg|1939 8a value, cancel may or may not be genuine 
 * In 1913, two values showing the state arms were issued. Impressions are muddy/blurry and the background has no lines. These are imperf and are without gum.
 * In 1914-17, the arms design was issued with very short lines used to fill the bakcground. These were also imperf and without gum.
 * In 1935, bicolor stamps featuring the portrait of Vir Singh II were released, the low values with a photogravure-like portrait, the rupee values with a drawn portrait. They were issued perf 12, perf 9½-10, with some values also in perf 11 or 11½. There are imperfs and many errors/varieties which may or may not be printer's waste.
 * In 1939-42(?), a series with Vir Singh II wearing a turban was issued. There are two different designs again for lower and rupee values.
 * In May 1948, Orchha became part of Vindhya Pradesh state in the newly independent India.

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