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INDIAN STATES: Bamra

INDIAN STATES: Bamra

The native states of India, also known as feudatory or princely states, were typically vassals under a local or regional ruler who owed allegiance to the British Raj. There were about 675 native states in all but many were not parts of British India proper because...
INDIAN STATES: Bahawalpur

INDIAN STATES: Bahawalpur

The native states of India, also known as feudatory or princely states, were typically vassals under a local or regional ruler who owed allegiance to the British Raj. There were about 675 native states in all but many were not parts of British India proper because...
INDIAN STATES: Alwar

INDIAN STATES: Alwar

The native states of India, also known as feudatory or princely states, were typically vassals under a local or regional ruler who owed allegiance to the British Raj. There were about 675 native states in all but many were not parts of British India proper because...
CLASSIC STAMPS: Botswana

CLASSIC STAMPS: Botswana

In 1967 three stamps were issued in honour of the Chobe Game Reserve located in the world-renowned Chobe National Park. Todays stamp shows the Chobe Bush Buck. It is a medium-sized antelope and is the smallest of the spiral-horned species of antelope. The horns are...