377th Auction

Cover franked with 2 paisa black on yellow (Scott # 2) ; this being one of only four known covers bearing Scott # 2, certificate ISES 2021.

1901  1/2 anna black on pale grey no watermark perf. 11.5 bottom left corner marginal block of four, top right stamp with error, "BFLA" for "BELA". Minor gum disturbance as almost always found and horizontal crease through lower pair not affecting the error. BPA certificate (SG value £505)

1901  1 anna black on orange complete sheet of 16 with margins. With hinge reinforcements on reverse. Very rare in sheet format, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1040)

A group of four complete sheets of 16 including 1934 6p emerald-green, 1935-48 3p scarlet and 3p vermillion and 6p grey-green

Registered cover bearing 1935-48  2a violet tied by native cds with pink registration label. With manuscript annotation by postal clerk "Refused 16-9-37" and returned back to sender.

Die Proofs of the Court Fee stamps in black on cardstock in denominations from 10 rupees to 75 rupees (19 pieces)

Philatelic Registered cover from Jaiton, Nabha State to Bhatinda, Patiala State franked with 1932 2a6p orange, 1938 2 annas to 8 annas all tied by "NABHA STATE / JAITON / 11 JAN 39" cds with Patiala delivery cds on reverse (SG value £562)

1938,  2 rupees purple & brown 

India KGVI 10 rupees purple & claret overprinted "NABHA STATE" (SG value £950)

1895-97  3p to 1R complete set (SG value £900)

1885-97,  1 anna plum with error "SERVICE" with stop and "NABHA STATE" double (SG value £350)

1913  4a & 1R (SG value £680)

India 1/4 anna postcard overprinted "NABHA STATE" and "SERVICE" with error, Coat-of-Arms inverted.  

1891  1/2 anna blue with intaglio cancel (SG value £250)

1891,  2 annas rose with intaglio cancel (SG value £750)

1893 Die Proof of the ½a, 1a and 2a on thin wove paper. Central stamp with vertical crease and upper right corner torn and fixed with hinge.  Unique.

1893-94 1a intense red on vertically laid paper with wavy lines on three sides very fine and sharp printing indicative of an early Proof impression, the issued color being rose. Most attractive and most certainly unique.

1893-94  1a rose horizontal marginal pair on laid paper. ISES certificate (SG value £700)

1893  1doc black on thin wove paper vertical pair with error, perforated on top and sides but imperf at middle and bottom. ISES certificate

1894  1/2a yellow-green complete sheet of 16 handstamped "M.B.D." inside oval in purple. Minor splitting on two edges reinforced with hinges (SG value £160)

1877  1doc imperf on horizontal laid paper, two complete sheets of 32 in blue and slate-blue, both from the same Setting.

1 doc. Slate-blue perf. 12.5 (SG value £170)

1877,  1 doc black on mauve used on piece (SG value £500)

1877,  1 doc. Deep mauve stamp 19 mm wide used on piece with intaglio oval seal cancel (SG value £500)

1877  1 doc. Deep mauve stamp 14½ mm wide used on piece with intaglio oval seal cancel, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1000)

1880,  1 doc. Black on rose, complete sheet of 15 each stamp overprinted "Specimen"

1880  2doc on yellow-green stamps 15mm wide complete sheet of 15

1880  2doc on blue-green stamps 15mm wide complete sheet of 15

1880,  2 doc black with error printed on yellow wove paper instead of green wove paper (SG value £500)

1880  3doc on orange-yellow stamps 15mm wide complete sheet of 15

1897,  1 anna violet vertical pair imperf between. This issue was prepared in 1897 with State authority but not put into use.

1913  1/2 anna green complete sheet of 8. RPSL certificate (SG value £400)

1914-35  1a carmine on laid paper (SG value £400)

1914-35  1a bottom right marginal copy with error of color, printed in yellow-orange (color of the 4 annas) instead of scarlet.

Registered cover from Tikamgarh to Tikamgarh franked with 1917 4a yellow-orange tied by "TIKAMGURH with boxed "R / ORCHA STATE / TIKAMGURH" registration strike. Damage to cover, away from stamp (SG value £520)

1935  ¼a to 1R set of 12 stamps each with a  security punch hole and overprinted "SPECIMEN"