India (Court Fee overprints)

This chapter covers Court Fee adhesives of British-administered India bearing the royal portrait and overprinted for use in particular states.

The unoverprinted stamps fall into the following basic types:
  • Queen Victoria
  • King Edward VII
  • King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star
  • King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
  • King George VI
  • Asokan Capital large format - denominated in annas and rupees
  • Asokan Capital large format - decimal currency
  • Asokan Capital key type in medium format
​
In addition to the states listed below, the following states issued overprinted Court Fee stamps according to Blatt & co but I have not seen them:
  • Athgarh
  • Baudh
  • Daspalla
  • Dhenkanal
  • ​Keonjhar
  • Kharsawan
  • Mayurbhanj
  • Narsinghpur
  • Palanpur Agency
  • Patna
  • Ranpur
  • Rewa Kantha
  • Seraikela
  • Sirohi
  • Talcher
  • Tigiria​
Athmallik
King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star
  • 8a - got scan
  • 1r - got scan
  • 2r - got scan
Aurangabad
Queen Victoria opt AURANGABAD sideways at left in sans-serif capitals
  • 4a - got scan

King Edward VII Secunderabad issue further opt AURANGABAD in sans-serif capitals
  • 1a - got scan
Bamra
All stamps are overprinted BAMRA STATE in block capitals, two lines.

King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star (opt in medium font, letters 2 mm tall)
  • 1a - got scan
  • 3a - got scan
  • 4a - got scan
  • 6a - got scan
  • 8a - got scan
  • 1r - got scan
  • 1r8a - got scan
  • 2r - got scan
  • 3r - got
  • 5r - got scan

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars (opt in small font, letters 1½ mm tall)
  • 4a - got scan
  • 1r - got scan
  • 4r - got scan
  • ​5r - got scan
  • 10r - got
​Banas Kantha
King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
  • 8a - got scan
  • 1r - got scan
​Baramba
King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
  • 1r - got scan
​Bastar
King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
  • 20r - got
​Berars
All stamps are overprinted BERARS in seriffed block capitals, sideways reading upwards.

Queen Victoria
  • 1a - got scan
  • 3a - got scan (opt Cancelled)
  • 4a - got scan
  • 6a - got scan
  • 8a - got scan
  • 12a - got scan
​Bonai
All stamps are overprinted BONAI STATE in block capitals, two lines.

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
  • 4a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 1r - got scan

King George VI
  • ​2a - got
  • ​8a - got
  • 2r - got
​Chhuikhadan
All stamps are overprinted CHHUIKHADAN STATE in block capitals, two lines.

King George VI
  • 1a - got scan
  • 6a - got scan
  • 8a - got
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got scan
  • 1r2a - got scan
  • 2r - got
  • ​10r - got
​Delhi
All stamps are overprinted DELHI in block capitals.

Queen Victoria
  • 4a - got scan
  • 1r - got scan
  • 2r - got scan
  • 3r - got scan

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
  • 1a - got
  • 10r - got
  • 15r - got
  • ​20r - got

King George VI
  • 1a - got
  • ​2a - got
  • 3a - got
  • 4a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 2r - got
  • 3r - got
  • 4r - got
​
Asokan Capital large format - wmk Multiple Stars, value tablet at left on rupee values
  • 2a - got
  • 4a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 3r - got scan
  • 5r - got
  • 10nP - got
  • 25nP - got

Asokan Capital large format - wmk Capital, value tablet at right on rupee values
  • 5nP - got
  • 20nP - got
  • 50nP - got
  • 75nP - got
  • 1r - got
  • 1.25r - got
  • 2r - got
  • 3r - got​

Asokan Capital key type in medium format
  • 5p - got
  • 20p - got
  • 25p - got
  • 50p - got
  • 1r - got
  • 2r - got
  • 2r - ordered Jan 2023
Gangpur
All stamps are overprinted GANGPUR STATE in block capitals, two lines.

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
  • 8a - got
​Hindol
All stamps are overprinted HINDOL STATE in block capitals, two lines.

King Edward VII
  • 1a - got
  • 4a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 1r - got​

King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star
  • 1a - got scan
  • 3a - got scan
  • 4a - got scan
  • 6a - got scan
  • 8a - got scan
Hyderabad R B
All stamps are overprinted H.R.B., reading upwards at left of stamp.

Queen Victoria
  • 1a - ?

​King Edward VII
  • 1a - ordered Jan 2023
Jashpur
All stamps are overprinted JASHPUR STATE in block capitals, two lines.

King George V, De La Rue printing
  • 4r - got

King George VI
  • 1a - got
  • ​2a - got
  • 4a - got scan
  • 8a - got
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got scan
  • ​2r - got
​Junagadh
All stamps are overprinted JUNAGADH in block capitals.

King George VI
  • 1a - got
Kanker
All stamps are overprinted KANKER STATE in block capitals, two lines.

King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star
  • 1a - got
  • 4a - got scan
  • 6a - got scan
  • 8a - got
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got scan
  • 1r2a - got
  • ​1r8a - got
  • 2r - got
  • 4r - got scan
  • 5r - got scan

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
  • 1a - got scan
  • 4a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 1r - got scan
  • ​1r8a - got scan
  • 2r - got scan
  • 3r - got
  • 4r - got
  • 6r - got

King George VI
  • 1a - got
  • 4a - got scan
  • 6a - got scan
  • 8a - got scan
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got
  • ​1r8a - got
  • 3r - got
  • 5r - got
Kathiawar (see also WIS Agency)
All stamps are overprinted Current Only in Kathiawar in mixed case plus equivalent in Hindi, sideways reading upwards, five lines of overprint.

Queen Victoria
  • 1a - got
  • 4a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 2r - got
  • 3r - got
  • 5r - got

King Edward VII
  • 1a - got
  • 4a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 2r - got
  • 3r - got
  • 5r - got

King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star, opt Current Only in Kathiawar in mixed case plus equivalent in Hindi, sideways reading upwards
  • 1a - got
  • 4a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 2r - got
  • 3r - got
  • 5r - got
  • 15r - got

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars, opt CURRENT ONLY IN KATHIAWAR in small capitals upright plus equivalent in Hindi
  • 1a - got
  • 4a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 2r - got
  • 3r - got
  • 10r - got
  • ​15r - got (faults)
​Kawardha
All stamps are overprinted KAWARDHA STATE in block capitals, two lines.

King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star
  • 12a - got

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
  • ​1r8a - got scan
  • 6r - got
  • 10r - got
  • 15r - got

King George VI
  • 12a - got
  • 15r - got
Khairagarh
All stamps are overprinted KHAIRAGARH STATE in block capitals, two lines.

Queen Victoria (opt in small font, letters 1½ mm tall)
  • 1a - got
  • 3a - got
  • 4a - got
  • 6a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 2r - got
  • 4r - got
  • 5r - got
  • 6r - got

King Edward VII
a) opt in small font (KHAIRAGARH measures 16 x 1½ mm)
  • 1r8a - got

b) opt in large font (KHAIRAGARH measures 16 x 2¼ mm)
  • 1a - got scan
  • 4a - got scan
  • 6a - got scan
  • 8a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 3r - got scan
  • 4r - got scan
  • 6r - got scan

King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star
a) opt in small font (KHAIRAGARH measures 16 x 1½ mm)
  • 4a - got
  • 2r - got
  • ​6r - got

b) opt in large font (KHAIRAGARH measures 16 x 2¼ mm)
  • 1a - got
  • 3a - got
  • 4a - got scan
  • 6a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got scan
  • 1r2a - got
  • ​3r - got
  • 5r - got
  • 6r - got

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
a) opt in small font (KHAIRAGARH measures 16 x 1½ mm)
  • 1a - got
  • 6a - got (faults)
  • 12a - got scan
  • 1r - got scan
  • 3r - got

b) opt in medium font (KHAIRAGARH measures 16 x 2 mm)
  • 1a - got
  • 4a - got
  • 6a - got scan
  • 8a - got
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 1r2a - got
  • ​1r8a - got
  • 2r - got
  • 3r - got
  • 4r - got scan
  • 5r - got
  • 6r - got
  • 10r - got
  • ​20r - got

King George VI
  • 1a - got
  • 4a - got scan
  • 6a - got scan
  • 8a - got scan
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got scan
  • 2r - ordered Jan 2023
  • 3r - got scan
Khandpara
All stamps are overprinted KHANDPARA STATE in block capitals, two lines.

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
  • 1a - got
  • 4a - got scan
  • 8a - got
  • 12a - got scan

King George VI
  • 3a - got scan
  • 4a - got
  • 8a - got scan
  • 1r - got scan
Korea
All stamps are overprinted KOREA STATE in block capitals, two lines.

King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star
  • 8a - got
  • 2r - got scan
  • 5r - got scan
​
King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
  • 4a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 2r - got
Mahi Kantha
All stamps are overprinted Current Only in Mahi Kantha in mixed case plus equivalent in Hindi, sideways reading upwards, five lines of overprint.

King Edward VII
  • 1a - got
  • 12a - got scan
  • 1r - got scan

King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star
  • 1a - got
  • 4a - got
  • 6a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 1r - got scan

King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star, opt CURRENT ONLY IN MAHIKANTHA in mixed case plus equivalent in Hindi, sideways reading upwards
  • 2a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 1r - got scan
Mohammad Garh
All stamps are overprinted MOHAMMAD GARH STATE in block capitals, two lines.

Queen Victoria (opt in small font, letters 1½ mm tall)
  • 4a - got
  • 8a - got scan
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 1r8a - got
  • 2r - got
  • 5r - got
  • 6r - got

King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star
  • 1a - got
  • 4a - got
  • 6a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got scan
  • ​1r8a - got
  • 2r - got scan
  • 3r - got scan

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars - opt is almost identical to DLR type
  • 4a - got
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 4r - got
Mysore / Karnataka
Asokan Capital large format - wmk Capital, value tablet at right on rupee values
a) Sans-serif opt
  • 5nP - got scan
  • 7nP - got
  • 10nP - got (doc)
  • 25nP - got
  • 50nP - got scan
  • 75nP - got
  • 1r - got scan
  • 2r - got scan

b) Seriffed opt
  • 5nP - got
  • 7nP - got scan
  • 25nP - got
  • 50nP - got
  • 75nP - got
  • 1r - got
  • 1.25r - got

Asokan Capital key type in medium format
a) Opt MYSORE in English
  • 20p - got
  • 25p - got
  • 50p - got
  • 75p - got

b) Opt KARNATAKA in English
  • 5p - got
  • 25p - got
  • 50p - got
  • 1r - got
  • 1r surch on 1.10r - got
  • 6r - got
Nandgaon (see also Rajnandgaon)
All stamps are overprinted NANDGAON STATE in block capitals, two lines.

Queen Victoria
  • 1a - got
  • 8a - got

King Edward VII (opt in small font, letters 1½ mm tall)
a) opt in small font (NANDGAON measures 14 x 1½ mm)
  • 1a - got

b) opt in large font (NANDGAON measures 14 x 2¼ mm)
  • 8a - got
  • 4r - got
  • 6r - got

King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star
a) opt in small font (NANDGAON measures 14 x 1½ mm)
  • 1a - got
  • 4a - got
  • 8a - got

b) opt in large font (NANDGAON measures 14 x 2¼ mm)
  • 1a - got
  • 3a - got
  • 4a - got scan
  • 6a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 1r2a - got
  • ​1r8a - got
  • 2r - got
  • 3r - got
  • 4r - got
  • 5r - got
  • 6r - got

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
a) opt in small font (NANDGAON measures 14 x 1½ mm)
  • 6a - got scan
  • 1r - got

b) opt in medium font (NANDGAON measures 12½ x 2 mm)
  • 2a - got scan
  • 4a - got
  • 12a - got scan
  • 1r - got
  • ​1r8a - got
  • 2r - got
  • 3r - got
  • ​10r - got

King George VI
  • 2a - got
  • 4a - got
  • 6a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 12a - got
  • 1r2a - got
  • 1r8a - got
  • 2r - got
  • 3r - got
  • 10r - got
  • 15r - got
  • 20r - got​
Nayagarh
King Edward VII
  • 4a - got scan
  • 8a - got scan
  • 1r - got scan
Nilgiri
All stamps are overprinted NILGIRI STATE in block capitals, two lines.

King George VI
  • 4a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 2r - got
  • 5r - got scan
  • 10r - got scan
  • ​​20r - got scan
Pal Lahara
All stamps are overprinted PAL LAHARA STATE in block capitals, two lines.

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
  • 8a - got scan
  • 1r - got scan
  • 3r - got scan
  • 5r - got scan

King George VI
  • 1a - got
  • ​2a - got
  • 4a - got
  • 8a - got
  • ​1r8a - got scan
  • 2r - got scan
Raigarh
All stamps are overprinted RAIGARH STATE in block capitals, two lines.

King Edward VII
  • 1a - got scan

King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star
  • 4a - got
  • 1r - got scan
  • 1r2a - got scan
  • ​1r8a - got scan

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
  • 4a - got scan
  • 8a - got scan
  • 10r - ordered 1/2
  • 20r - ordered 1/2
Rairakhol
All stamps are overprinted RAIRAKHOL STATE in block capitals, two lines.

King Edward VII
  • 8a - got
  • 1r8a - got scan

King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star
  • 1a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 12a - got scan
  • 2r - got scan

King George VI
a) Medium opt, RAIRAKHOL 15 x 2 mm 
  • 1a - got
  • ​2a - got
  • 4a - got
  • 6a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 1r2a - got scan
  • 3r - got
  • 4r - got scan
  • 6r - got

b) Narrow opt, RAIRAKHOL 13 x 2 mm 
  • ​2a - got
  • 8a - got
Rajnandgaon (see also Nandgaon)
All stamps are overprinted RAJNANDGAON STATE in block capitals, two lines, letters 2 mm tall

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
  • 1a - got
  • 4a - got
  • 6a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 1r2a - got
  • 4r - got
  • ​5r - got
  • 6r - got
  • 10r - got scan
  • ​15r - got
  • ​20r - got
Sakti
All stamps are overprinted SAKTI STATE in block capitals, two lines.

King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star
  • 12a - got scan

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
  • 12a - got scan

King George VI
  • 6a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 1r - got
Sarangarh
All stamps are overprinted SARANGARH STATE in block capitals, two lines.

King Edward VII
  • 4a - got

King George V De La Rue
  • 1a - got
  • 8a - got

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
  • 1a got
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 1r8a - got
  • 3r - got
  • 4r - got
  • 5r - got
  • 10r - got

King George VI
  • 1a - got
  • 2a - got
  • ​3a - got
  • 4a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 1r8a - got
  • 2r - got
  • 3r - got
  • 5r - got
Saurashtra
All stamps are overprinted SAURASHTRA in block capitals, sideways reading downwards.

King George VI
  • 1a - got scan
  • 8a - got
  • ​1r - got
Secunderabad
Seraikella
King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star, opt SERAIKELLA STATE (with double L)
  • 1a - got scan

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars, opt SERAIKELA STATE (with single L)
  • 2a - got scan

King George VI, opt SERAIKELLA STATE (with double L)
  • 6a - got scan
Sirguja / Surguja
All stamps are overprinted either SIRGUJA or SURGUJA STATE in block capitals, two lines.

King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star, opt SIRGUJA STATE
  • 12a - got
  • 1r8a - got scan
  • 3r - got scan
  • 4r - got scan
  • 5r - got scan
  • 6r - got

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
a) Opt SIRGUJA STATE
  • 6r - got

b) Opt SURGUJA STATE
  • 1a - got scan
  • 4a - got scan
  • 8a - got scan
  • 1r - got scan
  • 2r - got

King George VI, opt SURGUJA STATE
  • 4a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got
  • ​1r8a - got
Sonepur
King George VI opt SONEPUR STATE
  • 4a - got scan
  • 12a - got scan
Udaipur

NB this is not Udaipur in Rajasthan
"The Eastern States Agency was an agency or grouping of princely states in eastern India, during the latter years of the Indian Empire. It was created in 1933, by the unification of the former Chhattisgarh States Agency [which included Udaipur and was part of the Central Provinces] and the Orissa States Agency"
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_States_Agency)
a) Overprinted UDAIPUR STATE in block capitals, two lines

King Edward VII opt UDAIPUR STATE
  • 4a - got scan

King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star, opt UDAIPUR STATE
  • 1a - got scan
  • 4a - got scan
  • 8a - got scan
  • 12a - got scan
  • 1r - got

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars, opt UDAIPUR STATE
  • 1a - got
  • 4a - got 
  • 8a - got scan 
  • 12a - got 
  • 2r - got scan 


b) Overprinted UDAIPUR STATE C.P. (=Central Provinces)

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars, opt UDAIPUR STATE C.P.
  • 8a - got scan
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got


c) Overprinted UDAIPUR STATE E.S.A. (=Eastern States Agency)

King George V De La Rue issue - wmk INDIA COURT FEE and star, opt UDAIPUR STATE E.S.A.
  • 2r - got
  • 3r - got

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars, opt UDAIPUR STATE E.S.A.
  • 4a - got (shorter letters in opt)
  • 6a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 12a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 2r - got
  • 3r - got
  • 5r - got (shorter letters in opt)
  • 10r - got​
  • 20r - got

King George VI, opt UDAIPUR STATE E.S.A.
  • 4a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 12a - got
Vinchoor
All stamps are overprinted Vinchoor Court in mixed case, sideways reading either upwards or downwards in one line at left of stamp.

Queen Victoria
  • 1a - got scan (opt reading upwards)
  • 4a - got scan (opt reading upwards)
  • 6a - got (opt reading downwards)
  • 4r - got (opt reading downwards)
WIS Agency (see also Kathiawar)
All stamps are overprinted CURRENT ONLY IN W.I.S. AGENCY in small capitals upright plus equivalent in Hindi

King George V Nasik issue - wmk Multiple Stars
  • 1a - got
  • 4a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 2r - got
  • 3r - got
  • 5r - got
  • 15r - got

King George VI
  • 1a - got
  • ​2a - got
  • 4a - got
  • 8a - got
  • 1r - got
  • 2r - got
  • 3r - got
  • 5r - got

King George VI with heavy black bar over WIS overprint
  • 8a - got
  • 2r - got