Faridkot

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Fardikot was a princely state in India located in the Punjab region. It first issued stamps as a feudatory state, then became a convention state.

Feudatory state
 File:Faridkot bogus.jpg|1887 bogus issue 
 * In 1879-86, three designs were issued in ultramarine inscribed in (I think) Urdu, Arabic-style script. These were handstamped and so are unevenly printed and can be lightly or boldly struck. Lithographed stamps (flat and evenly printed) including ones in other colors are reprints or forgeries. Further, unless some idiot has erased them or the margins are cut very small, genuine stamps have pencil lines that were used to help lay out the sheets of stamps.
 * In 1887 AFTER Faridkot joined the Indian postal system and became a convention state, it produced a similar lithographed design, perf and imperf, in various colors, to sell to collectors. These were never used for postal purposes. Cancelled copies also exist as shown below with "FARIDKOT" over a barred circle with an "F".

Convention State
 File:Faridkot QV 3a.jpg 





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