377th Auction

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.

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.