377th Auction

C. 1900  1/2 anna hand drawn Essay in pencil and black ink numbered "A 1" in red ink and with "1/2 anna or 6 Pies" in pencil for the unissued Koppel & Manners Type 20 Receipt stamp on vertical laid paper. RPSL certificate

C. 1900  1 anna hand drawn Essay in pencil and black ink numbered "A 2" in red ink and with "One anna" in pencil for the unissued Koppel & Manners Type 20 Receipt stamp on vertical laid paper. RPSL certificate

C. 1900  2 anna hand drawn Essay in pencil and black ink numbered "A 3" in red ink and with "2 Annas" in pencil for the unissued Koppel & Manners Type 20 Receipt stamp on vertical laid paper. RPSL certificate

C. 1900  4 annas hand drawn Essay in pencil and black ink numbered "A 4" in red ink and with "4 annas" in pencil for the unissued Koppel & Manners Type 20 Receipt stamp on horizontal laid paper. RPSL certificate

India QV 1/2 anna blue postal stationery envelope franked with Jammu & Kashmir 1/2 anna black on laid paper (SG value £680)

1880-94  1/4 anna, 1/2 anna, 1 anna & 2 annas all four denominations on both white wove paper and toned wove paper in complete sheets of 15 or 20. A total of 8 sheets

Telegraph receipt franked with 1899-1909 2 annas reddish violet & olive-brown + 1905-1905  8 annas on 5 rupees, certificate ISES 2021.

3 Sept 1903, receipt portion of telegraph form for telegraph sent from Skardu to Bombay franked with 1899  8 annas yellow & bright blue tied by SKARDU telegraph office seal cancel. Telegraphs originating from Skardu are extremely rare

1905-09,  "TWO ANNAS" on 2 rupee brown & light blue with watermark (SG value £275)

Decorative envelope believed to be intended for delivery of Greetings Telegrams, the panels appear to contain felicitous quotations, possibly from the Quran

1 anna deep red imperforate Revenue stamp block of six Plate Proof mounted on a sunken-card with number "D. 015."

1942 1 anna deep myrtle-green perf 10½ postally used tied to ration slip. Sugar ration application slips were required to be franked with postage stamp and mailed in. The 1 anna stamp paid for postage while the sometimes accompanying 1 anna pink revenue stamp paid for the application fee (SG value £3200)

1942 1 anna deep light green perf 12 postally used tied to ration slip. Sugar ration application slips were required to be franked with postage stamp and mailed in. The 1 anna stamp paid for postage while the accompanying 1 anna pink revenue stamp paid for the application fee, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £3000)

1948 cover franked, on reverse, with 1942-47  1 anna green perf 10½ cancelled by "SEP 2 1948" straight line cancel in purple, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1050)

Local cover franked on reverse with 1946  1a pale yellow-green perf 8½ tied by a large double ring native cds in violet, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1400)

1945 1 anna yellow-green perf 10 postally used tied to ration slip additionally franked with 1 anna pink receipt stamp. Sugar ration application slips were required to be franked with postage stamp and mailed in. The 1 anna stamp paid for postage while the accompanying 1 anna pink revenue stamp paid for the application fee, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1400)

1886,  1p blue-green (SG value £325)

1890  1p green on local cover tied by intaglio seal cancel 

India QV ¼a postcard from Jhalawar to Bundi additionally franked with 1886-90 1p yellow-green tied by a superb strike of Jhalawar intaglio seal cancel, the postcard cancelled by "JHALRAPATAN-CITY / JHALAWAR / DE 27 98" Imperial exchange postoffice cancel with "BUNDI  / DE 28 98" delivery cds. Trivial corner damage to postcard (SG value £720)

1890  1/4 anna green part imperf sheet of six with error, printed on horizontally laid paper. These stamps were printed on vertically laid paper.

India QV 1/2 anna postal stationery envelope from Jhalawar to Gwalior cancelled by "JHALRAPATAN SEP 18 95" cds additionally franked with Jhalawar 1/2 anna green tied by both the Imperial Jhalrapatan cds and the Jhalawar intaglio seal cancel with boxed "TOO LATE" strike on reverse and Gwalior delivery cds on reverse

1890  1/4a green pair on vertical laid paper on cover tied by intaglio seal cancel. Double weight covers of Jhalawar are scarce.

1890  1/4a green on horizontal laid paper strip of 5 + single on registered cover. These stamps were normally printed on vertically laid paper.

Stampless native cover with native circular intaglio seal in violet to indicate that postage had been pre-paid. Normally found in black, this is the only known example of the cancel in violet.

1874  1/2a blue on native cover. Covers bearing stamps of Jind are extremely rare. RPSL certificate.

1874,  8 annas slate-blue (SG value £500)

1874  8aslate-blue on thin yellowish wove paper (SG value £500)

1874,  8 annas blue instead of slate-blue

India QV ½a postal stationery envelope from Jind to Bombay franked on reverse with 1882-85 ½a lemon on thin yellowish wove paper imperf tied by native heart shaped cancel with Bombay delivery cds on reverse. According to SG "The stamps of Jind are very rare used on cover". ISES certificate

India QV 1/2 anna postal stationery envelope from Jind to Bombay additionally franked with Jind 1882-85  1/2 anna buff tied by heart shaped cancel with Umbala transit cds and Bombay delivery cds on reverse

Local cover (with faults but not affecting stamps) franked with 1882-85  ½a brown-buff imperf on thin yellowish wove paper x 2 making up the 1a rate for ordinary letters tied by two native heart shaped cancel. According to SG "The stamps of Jind are very rare on cover".

1882-84,  1/4 anna red brown on thin yellowish wove paper Perf. 12 with error, stamp printed double, straight edge on right (SG value £180)

1885  1 anna brown-purple  overprinted "JHIND STATE" reading downwards. This is not the normal inverted overprint but instead from a much rarer Trial printing. Ex. Ulrich. BPA certificate

1885,  2 annas with error overprint inverted, toned, certificate RPS (1979) (SG value £1300)

1922, registered cover from Sangrur to Calcutta franked with 1922 2a6pultramarine and a pair of 1922 NINE PIES on 1 anna rose-carmine with Calcutta delivery cds on reverse (SG value £143)

1927-37  3p to 25R complete set, 25 r.  (SG value £4000)