377th Auction

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

Combination cover from Indore to Cannanore franked with Indore ½a black on pink Provisional tied by native cancel additionally franked with India QV ½a green tied by "INDORE CITY" squared circle cds with "CANNANORE / 15 AP 90" delivery cds on reverse.

1909,  1/2 anna red Plate Proof on thin wove paper block of 8

1909,  1/2 anna pale blue Plate Proof on thick cardstock block of 9

1904,  1 anna green top marginal horizontal pair with error, stamps imperf (SG value £160)

local cover franked with 1905  1/2 anna brown-purple surcharged 1/4 anna tied by "INDORE 27 MAY 05" cds with "INDORE 28 MAY 5" delivery cds on reverse. According to SG, this cover is postmarked before the issue date of 1 June 1905. 

1927-37, complete set of 17 from 1/4 anna to 5 rupees (SG value £526)

1927-37,  1/4 anna to 5 rupee, an assortment of 12 differentdenominations in horizontal imperforate pairs.

1927-37, set of 10 stamps from 1/4 anna to 5 rupees each perforated with part of the letters forming "CANCELLED" Ex. Perkins Bacon archive

1927-37, complete set of 16 (missing only 3 annas prussian blue which is unknown used) (SG value £433)

1927,  1/4 anna orange Die Proof on thick paper

1933,  1 1/4 anna green Die Proof

1935,  3 annas prussian blue right marginal imperf block of 8 (SG value £225)

1934,  3.5 annas violet imperf right marginal block of 9 (SG value £450)

1927-37,  1 rupee green & carmine imperf plate proof block of six

1927,  3 annas deep violet Die Proof on thick paper with "28-12-26 Final" in manuscript

1927-37,  5 rupees black & brown-orange imperf plate proof horizontal pair

1940, 1 1/4 anna green surcharged "ONE ANNA" right marginal block of four (SG value £192)

1940-46,  complete set of 8 in blocks of four (SG value £480)

1940-46, complete set from 1/4 anna to 5 rupees (SG value £700)

Proofs on toned wove paper in horizontal pairs of the complete set of eight with proofs of both the frame and vignette of the bi-color issues

39a MNH 1941  1 1/4 anna yellow-green imperf pair, Only one sheet of 80 was discovered imperforate; this being one of only 40 possible (SG value £450)

1946  4 annas yellow-brown block of 24 (SG value £528)

1943,  5 rupees black & yellow-orange (SG value £425)

1906,  1/4 anna orange overprinted "SERVICE" with error, "CE" of "SERVICE" omitted

1904,  1/2 anna lake overprinted "SERVICE" imperf block of four with overprint shifted to the right (SG value £300)

1904-06  1/2 anna lake vertical marginal pair, top stamp without overprint (SG value £900)

1904,  1 anna green overprinted "SERVICE" with error, overprint double, not listed in SG

1906,  3 annas violet overprinted "SERVICE" bottom marginal imperf pair with overprint shifted to right, crackled gum (SG value £450)

Bi-color Proofs of the 1 rupee Receipt stamp in five different colors

1 anna court fee in grey-blue complete imperf sheet of nine each stamp with small punch hole on bottom left and overprinted "WATERLOW & SONS LTD / SPECIMEN"

1893, cover back (front missing) franked with Indore 1 anna brown-red Court Fee stamp tied by Devnagri "E" (for Indore) in circle of bars with "AGRA 12 FEB 93" delivery cds. 

1/4 anna postcard with error, 3rd word in 3rd line of text misspelled reading "SIRNAGAHI" instead of "SIRNAMAHI"

1/4 anna postcard with error, 3rd word in 3rd line of text misspelled reading "SIRNAGAHI" instead of "SIRNAMAHI"