The dimensions of the surcharges are:—
"Chamba" ... ... .. 10J X 2 millimetres. "State" ... ... ... 7| X 2 „ Interval between " Chamba" and " State" 1 "Service" ... ... .. 10J X 2 ,,
The total number of adhesive postage stamps issued for Chamba up to date is 541,045 as under:—
anna Service ,. 182,639
ii Ordinary
. 143,039 1 ,, Service . 75,399 1 Ordinary . 34,199 2 annas Ordinary . 20,719 2 Service .. 12,259 4 Service .. 10,919 4 Ordinary . 10,859 8 „ Service 9,459 3 ,, Ordinary 7,465 8 „ Ordinary 5,381 8 Service 4,205 6 „ Ordinary 4,125
„ Ordinary
3,700 6 ,, Service 2,952 12 ,, Ordinary 2,685 1 rupee (grey) Ordinary 2,281 " 1 ii (g rev ) Service 1,819 2 annas Ordinary 1,920 12 ,, Service 1,565 1 rupee (current type) Ordinary ... 1,440 2 rupees Ordinary 672 3 ,, Ordinary 672 5 Ordinary 672 Total . .. 541,045
These figures include, in the case of the three highest values 192, and in the case of the others about 500 of each kind reserved for distribution to the foreign countries which belong to the Universal Postal Union.
