Kishangarh

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Kishangarh, or Kishengarh, was a feudatory state in the Rajasthan region, now in today/s western India.

Stamps were without gum except as noted below.

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 * In 1899, a 1 anna green small square design of the coat of arms was issued, inscribed KISHENGARH at top. It was pin-perfed (1900) and imperf.
 * In 1900, a 1a blue version followed.
 * In 1899-1900, various coat of designs were issued with KISHENGARH at bottom, either imperf or pin-perf 12½ or 14½. The backgrounds are lined horizontally. These have been forged.
 * In 1901, two wider designs with solid backgrounds were issued.
 * In 1903, a new smaller ½ anna pink design was issued along with a portrait of Sardul Singh. Both are imperf.
 * In 1904, a drk gray 8a value was issued, pin-perf.
 * In 1904-10, an engraved design of Madan Singh was issued, perf 12½ and 13½, and gummed. The 4a value is also known perf 12 and 12/12½ compound

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 * In 1912, 2a halftone portrait designs were issued in three different colors and design details.
 * In 1913, halftone portrait designs were issued in various denominations with frames typeset.



Kishangarh joined others states forming '''Rajasthan in April 1948. Various stamps were hit with a boxed overprint for provisional use in Rajasthan.

Official issues

 * In 1917-18, various values bvack to the 1899 issue were handstamped "On / K / G / S". As such, varieties such as inverted handstamps and handstamps between stamps are nothing special and seem to be very common for Kishangarh.



See

 * Indian states, a disambiguation page

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