377th Auction

1935-36,  4 annas chocolate overprinted "SERVICE" surcharged "1/4 A" in red (SG value £650)

1935-36 "1/4 A" on 4a chocolate (SG value £650)

1935-36,  1 anna on 2 annas ultramarine with error, stamp perforated 14 instead of 13.5. It should be noted that the 4 anna is recorded with perf. 14 so this must be a new discovery.

1936,  1/4 anna orange overprinted "SERVICE" in black with error, overprint inverted (SG value £500)

1936-38  1a scarlet horizontal pair with error, stamps imperf between (SG value £250)

1944,  1/2 anna green horizontal pair imperf between, not listed in SG

1944,  2 annas violet perf. 12 vertical strip of three with error, imperf between, not listed in SG

1944,  2 annas violet imperf block of four (SG value £280)

1944,  4 annas chocolate horizontal pair imperf between, not listed in SG

1944,  4 annas chocolate block of four with error stamps imperf (SG value £320)

1944,  4 annas chocolate vertical strip of three with error stamps imperforate (SG value £240)

1944  4a chocolate vertical strip of three with error, imperf between strip of three. Not recorded in SG

1945,  9 pies chestnut horizontal marginal strip of three with error, stamps imperf (SG value £335)

Philatelic cover franked with seven different Bhopal stamps including four in strips of four all tied by large native cds with delivery cds on reverse.

1897,  1/2 anna carmine printed double

1879  ½ a carmine on local cover cancelled by intaglio seal cancel. Note of the handful of covers bearing SG 1 was known with the stamp tied to the cover as the cancels used to obliterate Bhor stamps were much smaller than the stamp. A very rare cover of Bhor.

1879,  1 anna carmine printed double

1897,  1 anna carmine on local cover, covers from Bhor are extremely rare

1 anna red-brown receipt stamp with error, head inverted

1935-37,  3 p to 1 rupee State complete (SG value £310)

1935,  3 P TO 2 ANNAS COMPLETE SET OVERPRINTED "specimen"

1935-36  3p brown two complete sheets of six printed tête-bêche to each other with error stamps imperf 

1935,  1 anna blue complete sheet of 6 with error, three extra rows of perforation and an extra column of perforation, toned gum. Three stamps hinged, three never hinged

1935-36,  1 anna blue top right corner block of four with error extra row of perforation in the middle, toned gum

1935-36  2a deep green two complete sheets of six printed tête-bêche to each other with error horizontal perf missing

1935-36  2a deep green two complete sheets of six printed tête-bêche to each other with error middle horizontal row of perforation missing resulting in stamps imperf between vertical pairs. Additionally the is no perforation between the tête-bêche pairs. Hinge reinforcements

1936,  3 p two blocks of four each in a distinct different shade, one in chocolate and one in red-brown.

1937  4a orange complete sheet of 6, slight overall toning (SG value £180)

1937,  4 annas to 1 rupee complete set (SG value £180)

1937  8aemerald-green complete sheet of 6, slight overall toning and bottom left stamp defective (SG value £228)

A selection of perforation errors

1894-1900,  The Dagger issues complete from SG 2 to SG 17a including some shades (SG value £1650)

1894,  1/2 anna slate-grey block of four (SG value £280)

1894,  1/2 anna slate-grey on local cover, stamp defective (SG value £300)

1894,  1/2 anna slate-grey on local cover, stamp defective (SG value £300)

1896, 1/2 anna slate-grey used on reduced cover in 1911. A very late usage of the dagger issue.