Rajasthan

Rajasthan, or the Rajasthan Union, was a feudatory state in northwestern India. It was formed from Bundi, Dungarpur, Jaipur, Jhalawar, Kishangarh, Tonk and other princely states in 1948-49.

Note that the boxed overprints have been forged.  File:Rajasthan ovpt on Bundi 1a uniform.jpg|1 anna value with violet overprint File:Rajasthan ovpt on 4a Bundi hs.jpg|4a value with violet overprint File:Rajasthan ovpt on Bundi 4a.jpg|4a value with blue overprint 
 * In 1948-49, stamps of Bundi of 1947 were handstamped with a boxed overprint in black, violet or blue. These appear to be hastily done with impressions generally quite incomplete especially in the top frame. Note that the overprint frameline is broken alongside the two top letters with the frameline curved and merging into the characters on both sides. Because these are handstamped, inverts are not necessarily rare and do not merit a huge premium if any. Beware of forgeries, particularly of more expensive stamps.
 * In 1949, Bundi stamps of 1947 were typographed in black. These are clear, full impressions overall, very much sharper than the handstamped ones but still slightly curved in the corners and where the framelines attach to the upper characters. Overprints are also more or less squared up with the stamp design but pairs and blocks will show the boxes are not perfectly aligned with each other.

 File:Rajasthan red ovpt.jpg|1 rupee value 
 * In 1950, stamps of Jaipur were overprinted bilingually in two lines.

In 1948-49, stamps of Kishangarh were handstamped with a boxed overprint in (pale) red. This included stamps originally issued all the way back to 1899. Again, beware of forgeries.  File:Rajasthan ovpt on Kish.jpg|typical weak rose overprint on 1a value of 1903 