Tonk

Tonk was a feudatory state of India in Rajasthan in northwestern India.

Only one postage stamp was ever issued, that in 1906. Only 3 stamps have been found to date, each on cover, and at last count, were in the hands of one collector. Meanwhile, there are a fair number of Tonk revenue/fiscal stamps around today.

The postage stamp is an imperf ¼ anna value in yellow brown, (probably) inscribed in Urdu, an Arabic-like script. The borders of the design are finely tooth-edged. The margins are huge compared to the design, leading to two stamps being roughly cut down to fit their covers. The stamps have a rounded rectangular control mark/counterstamp and are cancelled with a round negative seal.

Tonk stamps became obsolete in 1907.