Barwani

Barwani was a feudatory/princely state in central India.

Stamps were issued without gum. They come in a large variety of shades and were often issued in booklet/sheetlet form with straight edges.

 File:Barwani half a.jpg|1923 ½ anna (poor impression); the stamp appears trimmed at right. 
 * In 1917-21, ¼a and ½ anna full-face portrait designs of Ranjit Singh were issued. They were in perf 7 in two types, one with natural straight edges and on perfed all around.
 * In 1921, ¼a and ½a designs on soft paper were issued with blurry impressions, imperf.
 * Again in 1921, the designs were issued with clear impressions on laid batonné paper, perf 7 with natural straight edges.
 * In 1922, the designs were issue on glazed and normal wove paper, again perf 7 on two or three sides.
 * Also in 1922, a new portrait design with Ranjit Singh facing to the left was issued in 1a and 2a values on glazed or toned wove paper.
 * This was followed by issues in new and old colors, on various papers and in various perfs.
 * In 1927, ¼a, ½a and a new 4a design were issued, very poor impressions on brittle thin wove paper, perf 7. The 4a was also issued on thick wove paper, perf 7 or sewing machine perf.
 * In 1928-c.1932, stamps were issued on thick glazed paper, perf 7 or 11.

 File:Barwani full face.jpg|1932 ¼a value, narrow spacing File:Barwani 2a lg mgns.jpg|1945 2a value, Ranjit Singh, wide setting 
 * In 1932-47, new designs with the portrait of Devi Singh (clean shaven) were issued in five values, in two settings, narrow spacing (4½mm or less) or wide (6mm or more).
 * In 1933-37, old designs were reissued in the same two settings, on thick cream-surface paper or medium to thick wove paper, perf 11, or 12 or compound.
 * In 1938 a new 1a brown design with portrait facing right was issued.

See

 * Indian states, a disambiguation page

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