377th Auction

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.

March 1939 complete booklet with card cover without any inscription containing 8 panes of the 1939  ¼a slate Narrow Setting (4th printing). This booklet is a precursor to SB1, not listed in SG, certificate ISES 2021.

8 a Booklet containing 8 panes of 1/4 a close setting with error, no imprint on booklet cover

October 1941 complete booklet containing eight panes of four of the 2 annas purple 5th Printing, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £900)

1941, booklet containing only four sheets of the 2 a purple, missing four sheets

1947  ½a blue-green from the wide Setting (7th printing) complete booklet containing eight panes of four, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1000)

1947, complete booklet containing 8 sheets of four of 1/4 anna slate with grey tissue cover inscribed "32 STAMPS / Value Re. 1/-" (SG value £1000)

1947  1a brown from the wide Setting (7th printing) complete booklet containing eight panes of four, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £2250)

1947  2a rose-carmine from the wide Setting (7th printing) complete booklet containing eight panes of four, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1600)

1947  4a pale sage-green from the wide Setting (7th printing) complete booklet containing eight panes of four,  certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £750)

Complete booklet containing eight panes of four of the 1947 Devi Singh 1a chocolate perf 8½ (SG value £850)

Complete booklet containing eight panes of four of the 1947 Ranjit Singh 1a chocolate perf 8½ (SG value £500)

1947,  booklet containing 8 panes of 1/4 anna wide setting  with "32 STAMPS / VALUE AS. 8" printed on grey tissue cover (SG value £325)

1948  1/4a slate from the wide Setting (9th printing) complete booklet containing eight panes of four (SG value £325)

1948  1/4a slate from the wide Setting (9th printing) complete booklet containing eight panes of four (SG value £425)

31 October 1934 stampless Official cover handstamped "On Barwani State Service" from Barwani to Palsood but missent to Pansemal with annotation in red ink "missent to Pansemal" with postmarks of Barwani, Niwali, Pansemal x 2 and Palsud.

Pre-printed receipt for registered mail used with postmarks of both the dispatch and receipt postoffice.

Composite Proof on thick cardstock of nine denominations of the Court Fee stamps in brown comprising of 1 a, 2 a, 4 a, 8 a, 1 rupee, 20 rupees, 60 rupees, 200 rupees & 1000 rupees with "WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED / GREAT WINCHESTER STREET, LONDON" printed in black on top & bottom margins.

1872  1/4a red complete sheet of 20 with errors "BFGAM" instead of "BEGAM in R3/1, "BEGAN" for "BEGAM" in R2/2 & in R4/4 and "EGAM" for "BEGAM" in R4/5. Additionally with error embossing inverted or sideways.

1878  1/4a black complete sheet of 20 with extended frame lines with error, embossing inverted on right two column of 10 stamps. 

1878  1/4a black complete sheet of 20 with normal frame lines with error, embossing inverted on right two column of 10 stamps. 

Cover franked with 1886  4a yellow imperf on laid paper with delivery cds on reverse (SG value £750)

1889-90  1/4a black imperf on local cover tied by indistinct cds with large delivery cds on reverse.

Cover franked with 1889-90  1/2 anna black imperf & 1891  1/2 anna red imperf both tied by small red intaglio cancels

1894-98  1 anna deep brown imperf on local cover with cds on reverse

1894-98  1a deep brown imperf on cover with two large delivery cds on reverse.

1902  1/2a red similar to SG type 12a complete sheet of 16 with circular embossing of Sultan Jahan on horizontal laid paper

1884  1/2a black imperf block of four on cover with large delivery cds on reverse

1886  1/4 anna green imperf on wove paper block of four on cover with delivery cds on reverse

1903  4a yellow on laid paper with circular embossing bottom right corner marginal horizontal pair. ISES certificate (SG value £450)

1903,  8 annas green-black imperf overprinted with initial of the new Begam in red (SG value £350)

Picture postcard franked with three copies of the Bhopal 1 anna stamp measuring 25.5mm x 30.5mm inscribed "POSTAGE AND REVENUE" on left and "BHOPAL STATE" on right without "SERVICE" overprint cancelled by Imperial "BHOPAL 26 SEP 33" cds.

1908-11,  1/2 anna to 4 annas complete set in blocks of four (SG value £200)