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Postage stamps and postal history of the postal convention states of India

As per the postal convention (or agreement), existing adhesive stamps and postal stationery of British India were overprinted with the name of the state for use within each convention State, for mail from one convention state to another, and to destinations in British India.

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The Post Office of India of the British Raj entered into postal conventions with a few native states of India.

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Nabha was a small princely convention state in the Punjab ruled by a Sikh dynasty from the "Phulkian" lineage.

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Chamba issued a total of 120 stamps and 86 official stamps from 1885 till 15 April 1948 when it became part of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

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