India State TravancoreCochin Fiscal Revenue stamps collection

 TRAVANCORE-COCHIN STATE FISCAL STAMPS

Travancore-Cochin, Formed July 1, 1949 by the merger of the Travancore and Cochin States, originally under the name of the United State of Travancore-Cochin, now Kerala State. Area : 9155 SQ miles Population : 7,500,000 (1949) MANY FISCAL STAMPS OVERPRINTED Types of overprint overprint #1 "UNITED STATE OF TRAVANCORE & COCHIN " overprint #2 "U.S.T.C." overprint #3 A. "TRAVANCORE-COCHIN" B. "TRAVANCORE. COCHIN" overprint #4 "T.C."

Court Fee

Type-6, used in 1949-60, overprint #2 on Type-6 Court fee of Travancore, surcharged with new value in black or red.

Half Anna on 1 Ch, blue

overprint #4

Half Anna on 1 Ch, blue

1 Anna on 2 Ch, red-orange

Type-10, Overprint #3B on Type 10 Court Fee of Travancore in black sans-serif capitals letters. Printer Government Press, Trivandrum,

1/2 Rupee, green

Type-12, used in 1949-52 Second definitive issue. size 80x38 mm. Wove paper. Watermark multiple conch shells. Printer Government Press, Trivandrum, Various perf.

1/2 Rupee, green

1 Rupee, magenta

Type-18, overprint #1 on Type-25 Court fee of Cochin.

1 Rupee, ultramarine

overprint #3A

4 Annas, purple-brown

Type-19, used in 1949-60, overprint #1 on Type-26 Court fee of Cochin.

2 Annas, rose

4 Annas, brown-violet

8 Annas, blue

overprint #3A

1 Anna, terra-cotta

4 Annas, lilac

8 Annas, blue

Revenue Stamps

Type-RK44, overprint #2 on Type-100 Revenue of Cochin.

overprint #4

Type-45, overprint #4 on Type-45 Revenue of Travancore

Processing Fee

1/2 Anna, red

2 Annas, green

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