1944-49, Maharao, Kumar Bhim Singh Bahadur Revenue stamp Kotah India one Anna

1944-49, Maharao, Kumar Bhim Singh Bahadur Revenue stamp Kotah India one Anna

Text:  Kotah State one Anna
Condition: Ø = used/cancelled

Title:   Maharao, Kumar Bhim Singh Bahadur

Face value:     1

Stamp Currency:       Anna

Country/area:                     India - Kotah

Year:   1944

Set:     1944 King

Stamp number in set:           1

Basic colour:           Browm

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Usage:            Service

Type:   Stamp

Theme:           Kings

Stamp subject:           Maharao, Kumar Bhim Singh Bahadur

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Perforation:    K 14

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The currency used on stamps was Rupia, Anna Paisa & Pies

This represented the currency arrangements during the transition period upto the establishment of the Indian Republic. The Monetary System remained unchanged at One Rupee consisting of 192 pies.

1 Rupee = 16 Annas

1 Anna = 4 Pice

1 Pice = 3 Pies

Maharaja Bhim Singh II (14 September 1909-20 July 1991) was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Kotah from 1940 to 1947.

The only son and heir of Maharaja Sri Sir Umed Singhji II, Bhim Singhji II succeeded his father following his death in 1940. He immediately entered into service with the British Indian Army as an officer, serving during the Second World War and being promoted to Major by 1948. Although he planned several education and modernisation programs for Kotah, they did not reach fruition before Indian independence. He was knighted with the KCSI in 1947, and signed the Instrument of Accession to the Dominion of India on the 15 August. The following year, on 25 March 1948, Sir Bhim Singhji merged Kotah into the Rajasthan Union of states and became its first Rajpramukh, but was demoted to Uprajpramukh (Deputy Rajpramukh) when the Maharana of Udaipur, who was of a higher rank than Sir Bhim Singhji, acceded to the Rajasthan Union. Sir Bhim Singhji continued in the office of Uprajpramukh until it, along with the office of Rajpramukh, was abolished by the Government of India on 31 October 1956.