Indore
Indore Official Stamps
1904-1906
The princely state of Indore issued a series of official service stamps specially overprinted to designate them for government use. These overprints, often marked as ‘SERVICE’ or similar inscriptions, distinguished official correspondence from personal or commercial mail and were strictly used within government offices and administrative departments of Indore. The stamps were overprints on the 1904-1906 postal stamps of Maharaja Tukoji Rao Holkar III and bore the inscription ‘SERVICE’ in English and black ink.
The Maharajah of Indore on his state elephant
Maharaja Tukoji Rao Holkar III (Official)
Overprint Service. Recess. Gummed. Perforation 13½ x 14
1904 -1906
Sg:IN-IN S1
¼ A. Orange. Perf 13½ x 14
1906
Sg:IN-IN S2
½ A. Red. Perf 13½ x 14
1904
Sg:IN-IN S3
1 A. Green. Perf 13½ x 14
1904
Sg:IN-IN S4
2 A. Brown. Perf 13½ x 14
1905
Sg:IN-IN S5
3 A. Violet. Perf 13½ x 14
1906
Sg:IN-IN S6
4 A. Blue. Perf 13½ x 14
1905
Sg:IN-IN S7
½ A. Lake. Perf 13½ x 14
1904
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