This Pictorial cancellation was issued on 2008 November 29. Cooch Behar is the district headquarters and the largest city of Cooch Behar District. It is situated in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas and located at 26°22′N 89°29′E. Cooch Behar is the only planned town in North Bengal region with remnants of royal heritage. During the British Raj, the town of Cooch Behar was the seat of the princely state of Koch Bihar, ruled by the Koch dynasty. After 20 August 1949, Cooch Behar District was transformed from a princely state to its present status. One of the main tourist destinations in West Bengal, the town is well known for the Cooch Behar Palace and Madan Mohan Bari temple and has been declared a heritage town.

Cooch Behar Palace, also called the Victor Jubilee Palace, is a landmark in Cooch Behar city. It was designed on the model of Buckingham Palace in London in 1887, during the reign of Maharaja Nripendra Narayan. The Cooch Behar Palace, noted for its elegance and grandeur, is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India. It is a brick-built double-storey structure in the classical Western style covering an area of 51,309 square feet. The whole structure is 395 feet long and 296 feet wide and is on rests 4 feet 9 inches above the ground. The cancellation depicts Cooch Behar Palace.