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India Old Postcard Jaipur Jeypore Fort Umbar Amber Fortress on Rock with Welcome

Series No: 4279
Faults: Tiny wear at top right
Background: Jaipur (जयपुर), also popularly known as the Pink City, historically sometimes rendered as Jeypore, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. Jaipur is also the capital of Jaipur District. Jaipur is the former capital of a princely state of the same name. The city was founded in 1728 by Maharaja Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber. The population in 2003 was approximately 2.7 million.

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