convention state

noun

Any of the Indian feudal states which, during the time of the British Empire, used overprinted Indian stamps valid for postage outside the state.

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Meanings

nounconvention state (plural convention states)

plural convention states

  1. historicalhobbiesAny of the Indian feudal states which, during the time of the British Empire, used overprinted Indian stamps valid for postage outside the state.
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