* Text: Reads "HIS HIGHNESS' GOVERNMENT PATIALA" around the top and "FOREIGN DEPARTMENT" along the bottom.
* Emblem: Features a royal coat of arms supported by two rampant lions flanking a shield and crown.
* Context: Similar pre-independence official stationery and correspondence stamps from the princely state of Patiala date from the early 20th century (such as the 1920s–1940s).
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