377th Auction

1897,  1 anna violet vertical pair imperf between. This issue was prepared in 1897 with State authority but not put into use.

1913  1/2 anna green complete sheet of 8. RPSL certificate (SG value £400)

1914-35  1a carmine on laid paper (SG value £400)

1914-35  1a bottom right marginal copy with error of color, printed in yellow-orange (color of the 4 annas) instead of scarlet.

Registered cover from Tikamgarh to Tikamgarh franked with 1917 4a yellow-orange tied by "TIKAMGURH with boxed "R / ORCHA STATE / TIKAMGURH" registration strike. Damage to cover, away from stamp (SG value £520)

1935  ¼a to 1R set of 12 stamps each with a  security punch hole and overprinted "SPECIMEN"

¼a  chocolate, 1a scarlet, 2a vermillion, 4a slate & 8a magenta each overprinted "SPECIMEN, three with security punch holes.

1935,  1/4 anna carmine and slate instead of purple, top left corner horizontal marginal pair

1935  1/4 anna purple & slate block of 15 with error imperf between vertical pair x 5 (SG value £90)

5 July 1936 registered cover franked with 2 pairs + single of 1a myrtle-green & purple-brown tied by six strikes of Orcha State cds with boxed registration strike on obverse. BPA certificate (SG value £270)

Registered cover from Niwari to Jatara franked on reverse with 1935 1 anna myrtle-green & purple-brown two vertical imperf pairs each cancelled by "O" in circle of bars additionally tied by "TIKAMGARH23 DEC 37" cds with "JATARA / Orchha STATE / 24 DE 37", stamps defective, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £8160)

Registered cover from Baldeogurh to Tikamgarh with boxed registration strike on obverse franked on reverse with 1935 1a myrtle-green & purple-brown imperf + 4a deep reddish purple & sage-green tied by "BALDEOGURH / ORCHA STATE / 23 JL 38" with "TIKAMGARH / ORCHA STATE / 24 JL 38" delivery cds. BPA certificate (SG value £4000)

Registered cover from Pirthipure to Tikamgarh franked with 1935  4a deep reddish purple & sage-green tied by four strikes of "PIRTHIPURE / ORCHA STATE / 12 SE. 37" cds with "TIKAMGARH / ORCHA STATE / 14 SE. 37" delivery cds. BPA certificate (SG value £450)

1935  10r bronze-green & cerise irregular block of 6 with paper fold resulting in misaligned perforations

1939-42,  Complete set to 10 rupees (SG value £2160)

Registered cover from Tikamgurh to Satara franked with 1939  ½a yellow-green, 3/4a bright blue, 1¼ a blue and 1 ½a mauve tied by "O" in circle of bars with "TIKAMGURH / Orchha STATE / 26 SE 46" squared circle cds and "SATARA / Orchha STATE 27 SE 46" delivery cds on reverse. A spectacular four color franking of Orchha State, the only one we are aware of, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1255)

Registered cover with boxed registration strike on front franked on reverse with 1939-42  ¾a bright blue block of four + 2a vermillion all tied by "O" in small oval of horizontal bars (SG value £1380)

1949, registered cover from Palera to Tikamgarh franked with 1939  1 anna scarlet block of four plus single tied by "O" in circle of bars cancel with "PALERA / ORCHA STATE / 2 OC 49" cds and "TIKAMGARH / ORCHA STATE / 2 OC 49" delivery cds. An extremely late usage in 1949; quite possibly the latest known usage of Orcha stamps. SG states that Orcha became part of Vidhya Pradesh by 1 May 1948"

Registered cover franked with 1939  1 anna scarlet block of four + a single

1945, cover addressed to the Maharaja of Orcha franked with 1939  1 anna scarlet x 2

1947 registered cover from Tikamgarh with boxed registration strike bearing a block of four + a single of the 1939-42  1a scarlet tied by four strikes of "TIKAMGARH 16 DEC 47" cds (SG value £256)

Registered cover from Degorah to Tikamgarh franked with 1939  1a scarlet & 3a slate-violet tied by "O" in circle of bars with "DEGORAH / ORCHA STATE / B.O. / 18 AU 42" dispatch cds and "TIKAMGARH / ORCHA STATE / 19 AU 42" delivery cds on reverse (SG value £832)

Registered cover franked with 1939  1 anna scarlet and 4 annas slate tied by Orcha State cds with Tikamgarh 24 AU 45 delivery cds on reverse (SG value £200)