377th Auction

Exhibit sheet with stamps of Ranjit Singh from the 2nd Printing

July 1933 Imperf Plate Proof of the ¼a slate horizontal pair (cliché 1 & 2) from the 2nd Printing on vertical mesh paper.

July 1933 Imperf Plate Proof of the ½a myrtle-green (cliché 1) from the 2nd Printing on vertical mesh paper, certificate ISES 2021.

1937 cover from Barwani City to Khetia franked with 1/2a blue-green vertical pair (2nd printing) tied by "BARWANI 30 AUG 37" cds with "KHETIA / 31 AUG 37" delivery cds (SG value £192)

July 1933 Imperf Plate Proof of the 1a brown (cliché 1) from the 2nd Printing on vertical mesh paper, certificate ISES 2021.

Registered cover franked on reverse with 1933-47  1a brown from the close Setting block of four.

1937 registered cover from Anjar to Anjar franked with 1a brown (2nd printing) block of four cancelled by "ANJAR / 11 NOV 37" cds (SG value £252)

July 1933 Imperf die Proof of the 1a brown (cliché 1) from the 2nd Printing on vertical mesh paper, certificate ISES 2021.

14 May 1936 Registered cover from Rajpur franked with July 1933  4a sage-green (2nd printing) tied by "RAJPUR / 14 MAY 36" cds (SG value £570)

23 Sept 1940 Registered cover from Ketia to Barwani City franked with July 1933  4a sage-green (2nd printing) tied by "KETIA 23 SEPT 40" cds and "BARWANI / 26 SEPT 40" delivery cds. A very late usage of the 4a 2nd printing (SG value £570)

1939-47,  1/4 anna to 4 annas complete set including shades (SG value £339)

Exhibit sheet with March 1945  ¼a black and ½a yellow-green from the 6th Printing both in complete booklet panes of four and a wrapper bearing ½a yellow-green posted at the Printed Matter Rate. According to the exhibitor, this is one of only two known examples of Barwani Printed Matter wrapper.  

1945,  1/2 anna yellow-green complete booklet comprising of 8 booklet panes of four with white tissue with "32" in red crayon to indicate that the booklet contained 32 stamps, catalogue value as single stamps £240

Exhibit sheet with a complete exploded booklet displaying all eight panes and the interleaves and booklet cover

Exhibit sheet with 1948  1a brown exploded booklet containing all eight panes and interleafing and cover of the 1a brown. Wide setting from the 8th Printing

Handmade cover from Pansemal to Barwani City franked with 1948  1a brown from the wide setting (8th Printing) tied by "PANSEMAL / 4 JAN 48" cds with "BARWANI / 3 JAN 48" delivery cds. The date slug is incorrect and the year slug is inverted. This is the earliest known usage of the 1a from the 8th Printing which, according to Barwani archives, was issued in 1948.The 1a brown from the 8th Printing is rare used on cover as they were used for a very short span from January 1948 till the closure of the Barwani Post on 30 June 1948.

Exhibit sheet with March 1945  1a brown complete booklet pane of four from the 6th Printing and a 10 June 1947 cover from Palsud to Barwani City

March 1939  2a bright-purple Wide Setting (4th printing) complete booklet pane of four (SG value £680)

March 1939  2a bright-purple Wide Setting (4th printing) vertical pair (cliché 3 & 2) on registered cover from Palsud to Barwani City, stamps tied by "PALSUD / 25 MAY 44"  cds with "BARWANI / 29 MAY 44"  delivery cds, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £2400)

1947  2a rose-carmine from the wide Setting (7th printing) complete booklet pane of four (SG value £180)

1945,  2 annas rose-carmine complete sheet of four, top stamps hinged, bottom stamps never hinged (SG value £180)

March 1945  2a rose-carmine complete sheet of four from the 6th Printing. Very rare as only 400 stamps were printed.

1941,  4 annas sage-green complete booklet pane of 4, toned gum (SG value £240)

1941  4a sage-green (5th printing) complete booklet pane of four, top stamps hinged, bottom stamps never hinged (SG value £240)

Exhibit sheet with three complete booklet panes of four from the 6th Printing. This is a rare printing as only 800 stamps were printed (SG value £720)

Exhibit sheet with two registered covers, the first cover from Barwani City to Barwani City franked with 1941  4a sage-green wide margins (5th printing) cliché 2 tied by Barwani cds with boxed "BARWANI" registration strike on front. The second cover from Pansemal to Pansemal also franked with 1941  4a sage-green wide margins (5th printing) cliché 3 tied by "PANSEMAL / 1 OCT 42" cds. The 2nd cover with RPSL certificate (SG value £660)

Registered cover from Rajpur to Barwani City franked, on reverse with 1948  4annas sage-green (7th printing) tied by "RAJPUR / 13 APR 47" cds (SG value £330)

Registered cover from Anjar to Barwani City franked, on reverse with 1948  4annas sage-green (6th printing) tied by "ANJAR / 1 JAN 48" cds AND "BARWANI  2 JAN 48" delivery cds. Very late usage as Barwani became part of Madhya Pradesh on 1 July 1948 (SG value £330)

Registered cover from Rajpur to Rajpur with boxed Registration strike on front franked, on reverse, with 1941  4annas sage-green (5th printing) tied by "RAJPUR / 21 MAY 45" cds (SG value £330)

July 1937 Plate Proof of the 1 anna (3rd printing) two tête-bêche double impressions of the plate in sepia on brown wove paper. Unique, certificate ISES 2021.

Cover from Khetia to Barwani City franked with July 1937  1a brown (3rd printing) tied by "KHETIA / 15 JULY 39"  cds with "BARWANI / 15 JULY 39" delivery cds (SG value £285)

Exhibit page with 1938  1a brown two unused examples and a cover from Anjar to Barwani City along with revenue stamps bearing the new portrait of Devi Singh (SG value £405)

Exhibit sheet with stamps from the 5th Printing of both Devi Singh and Ranjit Singh 

Exhibit sheet with both Devi Singh and Ranjit Singh issues from the 7th Printing.

Exhibit sheet with three examples of what are believed to be clandestine Proofs of Rana Devi Singh in black on cream cardstock.

Exhibit sheet with three examples of what are believed to be clandestine Proofs of Rana Ranjit Singh in black on cream cardstock.