INDIA PRINCELY STATE OF BIKANER, NOW IN RAJASTHAN, 1939. "SADAR TREASURY" STAMP ON REVERSE

ONE PICE

BIKANER BORDERED THE BRITISH DISTRICT OF HISSAR (PROVINCE OF PUNJAB) TO THE NORTH, BAHAWALPUR TO THE WEST, JAIPUR TO THE EAST AND JODHPUR TO THE SOUTH. IT WAS RULED BY THE RATHOR RAJPUTS WITH THE HEREDITARY TITLE OF “MAHARAJAH”. BIKANER CAME UNDER BRITISH RULE IN 1818. FOR HIS ROLE IN SUPPRESSING THE MUTINY OF 1857, THE MAHARAJA OF BIKANER WAS HANDSOMELY REWARDED BY THE BRITISH WITH 41 VILLAGES KNOWN AS PANTALISA IN SIRSA. THE REIGNING MAHARAJA SRI SIR GANGA SINGHJI BAHADUR DIED IN 1943 AND WAS SUCCEEDED BY HIS SON SRI SADUL SINGHJI BAHADUR, THE 22ND AND LAST MAHARAJA OF BIKANER

I HAVE PLENTY OF COUPONS LISTED

SOME KNOWLEDGE ON CASH COUPONS OF INDIA

World War II (1939-1945) resulted in shortage of metals. The princely states could not keep up with the demand for coins. To offset the coin shortage, several princely states issued “cash coupons” as a substitute. The princely states sought permission from the British to issue cash coupons but their requests were declined; yet they issued cash coupons. Most of the cash coupons issued were impressions of the revenue stamps on cardboard – some of them had serial numbers while others did not. In some cases, the cash coupons were issued through the state’s treasury and bear the signature of their treasurer. However, there were many cash coupons that were issued without signatures or serial numbers. Issued in small quantities for a brief period. Now extremely rare.

Cash Coupons are known to have been issued by the following states of Pre-Partition India:

AMBALIARA, BAJANA, BALVAN, BAMRA, BANTWA/BARAMAJMU, BIKANER, BILKHA, BUNDI, CHUDA, DEWAS JUNIOR, DEWAS SENIOR, DHAR, DHROL, DINAJPUR, GONDAL, INDERGADH, JAISALMER, JAORA, JASDAN, JUNAGADH, KALAT, KHADAL, KHAIRPUR, KUTCH, MANGROL, MENGANI, MULI, MORVI, NAWANAGAR, NAWALGARH, PALITANA, PORBANDAR, RAJKOT, SAILANA, SAYLA, SITAMAU, TONK, VITHALGADH.

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