2 and a Quarter Anna Postage Stamp Issues-Cohin Maharaja Stamps-Illustrated

Below are some of the 2 Annas and a Quarter (yellow-green) issued by the Cochin Maharajas. Examples shown are of Sri Rama Varma the 3rd, Kerala Varma the 2nd and Ravi Varma. The detail shows the striking difference between the recees printing in London by Perkins Bacon and the litho printings of Associated Printers of Madras. The clarity and colour of the recess printed stamp is very obvious.

The 2 Anna (grey)-Cochin Maharaja Postage Stamps

Illustrated below are some of the 2 Anna issues of 4 of the Cochin Maharajas. From upper left are Sri Rama Varma the 1st, 2nd and 3rd with an examples of the Kerala Varma the 3rd and Ravi Varma issues. the details are of the Rama VArma the 2nd and blow that Ravi Varma,