Description: Item/Description: Two Jaipur Government hand painted currency stamps in matching frames. Blue ink stamp on aged paper. Each features a painted male figure in traditional dress holding a flower. Hindi notes and notations are also on page.(Jeypoor Government Permit, Sawai Papur Raj, India Arts, Currency Note, Court Fee Tax Stamp)
The first revenue stamps in India were issued in the mid-nineteenth century during the Raj, and they are still being issued to this day. Apart from issues for the whole of India, many princely states, provinces, and other states also had (or still have) their own revenue stamp issues. Before independence, Indian revenue stamps were closely modeled on similar designs from Great Britain, as is the case with this carriage motif stamp from Jaipur.

Material: Paper

Dimensions: Image size: Height: 13 1/4"; Width: 8 1/2". Framed: Height: 20"; Width: 14 1/4"

Condition: Signs of age and wear including surface scratches to frames and foxing to paper.

Age: Late 19th Century

Provenance: Private estate

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