Cochin Overprint Twice !!

 

1852 Cochin Bearing

 

Irregular Blind Perforation

 

Cochin Certificate of posting Acknowlegement

 Cochin State Certificate of Posting acknowledgement sheet dated 1 Feb 1919 (10 Makaram 1094) with 2nd Raja 2 pies stamp with C 31 postmark of Pudukkad

COCHIN HALF PIES ENVELOP

 

COCHIN FULL SHEET 2 PUTTENS

 

Cochin tête-bêche

LARGE WATERMARK - COCHIN STATE

COCHIN SHEET

COCHIN ESSAY

COCHIN CHINA

COCHIN STATE

Date System in Travancore & Cochin

STAMP PAPER

02-01-2017

Stamp paper -

Collecting of stamp papers falls under the category of Fiscals in Philately.

Items which fall under the class of Fiscal is a document or cancellation which is involved in collection of tax or payment of stamp duty to government and not used for postage

Issued by Princely State of Travancore. This is non Juducial stamp paper used to register documents in sub registrar office.

There is motif portion of the stamp papers which indicates value, mentions the name of the authority and some designs usually about 25-40% on the front side of the stamp paper. Rest of the portion is blank for writing the matter.

This stamp paper can be used for
1) Travancore State
2) Building / Architecture
3) Temple / Hinduism (Padmanabha Swamy Temple is depicted)
4) Kings
5) Elephant
6) Conch Shells
7) Coconut trees
8) Flowers
9) Leaves
10) Lamp
11) Man made Lakes (see the temple portion of picture)

Some stamp papers have water mark also and even those can be used in thematic exhbitis.

Happy collecting!!!