377th Auction

1870  1/2a brown on local cover

1880 Official Reprint of the 1/4a brown from the original plate, corner left marginal block of 30

Registered cover franked with 1871  1/4a orange-brown two vertical blocks of six

1871  1/2a brick-red block of six + pair on registered cover

1909  1a black perf 12½ with watermark SG Type 7 (SG value £200)

Proofs of the 1905 SG Type 6 issue 1/4a blue, 1/2a vermillion, 1a indigo, 3a orange & 4a black, each in imperf block of twelve.

Bi-color Essay of the 3a in rose & black

Bi-color Essay of the 3a in bronze-gold & black on piece.

1905  2a green SG Type 6 but with reversed inscriptions large top marginal part sheet of 28

1930  4p on ¼a brown-purple with error, surcharge inverted. Not listed in SG. Mounted on a piece to which it does not belong to and stamp with horizontal crease. Possibly unique.

1873  1a olive-green overprinted "SARKARI" in black (SG value £650)

1873  2a sage-green overprinted "SARKARI" in black. RPSL certificate (SG value £350)

1873  1a drab pin-perf. 8-9 overprinted "SARKARI" in black, left marginal block of 20 (SG value £400)

1873  1a drab perf 12½ left marginal horizontal pair overprinted "SARKARI" with error, overprint inverted on left stamp. Not listed in SG

1873  8a deep brown overprinted "SARKARI" in red. RPSL certificate (SG value £300)

1909-11  2a sage-green overprinted "SARKARI" with error overprint inverted. Not listed in SG. RPSL certificate

1911-12 ¼a grey horizontal pair with "SARKARI"  overprint in Urdu on left stamp but missing on right stamp. Not listed in SG

27 March 1933 Official registered cover on Official stationery printed "ON H.E.H. THE NIZAM'S GOVERNMENT" with State crest on flap from Hyderabad to Calcutta bearing "BEGAMPET" registration label franked on reverse with 1911-12  1/4a brown-purple and 1917-20  1a carmine block of four both overprinted "SARKARI" tied by "BEGAMPET / 27 MAR 33" cds with Calcutta delivery cds. Mail from Hyderabad to Calcutta required additional British India stamps to pay the Imperial postal charges from Hyderabad to Calcutta. No evidence that this cover was franked with Imperial postage and no postage due markings.

1911-12  ¼a brown-purple perf 13½ overprinted "SARKARI" vertical pair with error, stamps imperf horizontally. Minor faults from irregular separation (SG value £550)

1917-20  ½a green perf 13½ overprinted "SARKARI" in black horizontal pair with error, stamps imperf vertically (SG value £375)

1917-20  ½a green perf 11 overprinted "SARKARI" in black vertical pair with error, overprint missing on top stamp. Unpriced is SG. ISES certificate

1934-44  8p green overprinted SARKARI in Urdu with error, stamp printed double. Not listed in SG

1935,  12 annas scarlet block of 6 overprinted "SARKARI" in black (SG value £270)

A group of 12 covers including Registered and Official covers with various franking.

Registered cover with registration label on front franked on reverse with two booklet panes of four of the 1943  ½a yellow-green each cancelled by a violet cds with "12 2 44" date in manuscript.

1941 complete booklet with cover in pale green containing 8 panes (32 stamps) of the ½a emerald with coloured panels. The interleaving adhered to the stamps, never the less a very rare booklet. SG catalogue value for single stamps alone is £1024

Registered handmade cover bearing Registration No. 288 label on front franked on reverse with 1941  1/2a emerald with colored panels block of four + single tied by native cds in purple, one stamp missing (SG value £210)

Registered cover franked on reverse with 1944  1a violet x four copies cancelled by manuscript date and initials. Stamps variously defective (SG value £490)

1944  2a violet complete booklet pane of four with error, stamps printed in the color of 1 anna instead of blue. Possibly unique.

1938,  1 anna violet perf. 11.3 (SG value £225)

1948 combination cover franked with 1938-45  1a violet perf 11 tied by an indistinct native cds in black additionally franked on reverse with 1948 Mahatma Gandhi 1½ brown tied by "HIMATNAGAR / 15 AUG 48" cds. A very rare combination cover of Idar

1941 registered cover franked with 1938-45  1a violet perf 11 four copies each tied by native cds in violet with manuscript date and manuscript date of posting "17-4-41". One stamp damaged from opening. A spectacular cover with multiple copies of the Idar Postal-fiscal. ISES certificate (SG value £1200)

1945  ½ a. blue-green, re-joined block of four with toned gum (SG value £480)

Stampless cover bearing an intaglio seal on reverse addressed to the King of Indore

1889  1/2a black on pink SG Type I used on folded letter tied by Devnagari "MA" in circle of bars . BPA certificate

1889,  1/2 anna black on pink with error, stamp printed double