377th Auction

1939-46  ¼a yellow-orange perf 10½ (SG value £225)

Official cover from Dungarpur City to Solaj franked with 1941  ¼a orange (damaged on bottom) & 1944  1a3p bright mauve both perf 10½ tied by "RIYASAT DUNGARPUR / 24 APR 44" cds with a piece of paper affixed to cover with annotation indicating that addressee refused to accept the letter (SG value £1525)

Registered cover with preprinted regaitsration label on front fraked on reverse with 1941  1/a orange perf. 11, 1944  1a3p bright mauve perf. 11 (defective) & 1943  4a brown perf. 11 all tied by two strikes of "RIYASAT DUNGARPUR / 30 MAY 44" cds. A spectacular three color franking that is not a State Service cover (SG value £2375)

Official cover from Sagwara to Dungarpur City franked on reverse with 1939  ½a vermillion Die I perf 12 horizontal pair tied by 24 June 1934 cds (SG value £900)

20 Nov. 1946 cover printed "ON DUNGARPUR STATE SERVICE" franked with 1945  1 anna carmine-vermillion Die III perf. 10 + 1946  1 anna deep blue perf. 10 both tied by 20 Nov 46 cds. Cover with reinforced vertical tear not affecting stamps. (SG value £540)

Indap Proof sheet containing various Indian States revenue stamps and Dungarpur 2a bright-green (issued stamp) and a 1a vermillion (similar to the issued stamp but larger) all tied by "CANCELLED" in violet. An extraordinary Proof sheet from the printer's archive.

1893 stampless cover addressed to the King of Duttia with Duttia pre-stamp seal struck on back.

Combination cover from Duttia to Delhi franked with India ½ a green and Duttia 1a blue Postal-Fiscal tied by hooded Duttia cds with Delhi delivery cds. Ex. Frits Staal. RPSL certificate

Stampless folded letter with hooded "DUTTIAH STATE / DUTTIAH 14 AU 15" cds

1897-98  ½a to 4a complete set of four 

1897-98  4a black on rose horizontal tête-bêche pair (SG value £425)

1897-98  4 a black on rose vertical tête-bêche pair (SG value £275)

1899-1906  ¼a vermillion complete sheet of 16. Complete sheets of Duttia are very scarce.

1899-1906  ¼a rose-red complete sheet of 30. Complete sheets of Duttia are very scarce.

Local cover franked with 1899-1906  ¼a brown-red tied by hooded Duttia cds with boxed "DUTTIAH STATE / POSTAGE DUE / ONE ANNA" strike which is crossed out in red ink with hooded Duttia  delivery cds on reverse

1910 registered cover including original contents along with the accompanying Acknowledgement Receipt and the Sender's receipt. Cover franked with 1899-1906  1/2 anna black on blue-green, 1 anna black on white and 2 annas black on lemon-yellow making up the 3 1/2 anna rate (1/2 anna for postage, 2 annas for registration and 1 anna for Acknowledgement) tied on reverse of cover with hooded Duttia cds. A rare trio. Ex. Frits Staal and ex. George Harell.

1899-1906  ½a black on dull green complete sheet of 16. Complete sheets of Duttia are very scarce.

1899-1906  1a black on white complete sheet of 16. Complete sheets of Duttia are very scarce.

1899-1906  2a black on lemon-yellow complete sheet of 16. Complete sheets of Duttia are very scarce.

1899-1906  2a black on deep rose complete sheet of 16. Complete sheets of Duttia are very scarce.

Registered cover with boxed registration strike franked with 1899-1906  4 a black on deep rose tied by an indistinct Duttia hooded cds with "DUTTIAH STATE / DUTTIAH 22 JA ??" cds (SG value £840)

Cover addressed to the Chief Judicial Officer, Datia State franked with 1899-1906  4a black on rose tied by hooded " (SG value £840)

1911,  1/4 anna carmine horizontal pair with double vertical perforation from the unique discovery sheet in which the 4th vertical column of perforation erroneously shifted over to the left yielding four pairs of imperf between horizontal pairs (SG 25b) and four horizontal pairs with double vertical perf. One of only four in existence.

1911  ¼a carmine stamps printed wide apart perf 13½ vertical pair with error, stamps imperf between (SG value £550)

1911,  1/4 anna carmine stamps printed wide apart with perforations horizontal strip of three with error right pair of stamps imperf between. This is from the unique discovery sheet of 20 (5 colums x 4 rows) where the vertical perforation between columns 4 & 5 was missing yielding four imperf between pairs only, this being one of only four in existence. The additional stamp mostly separated, but of no importance (SG value £750)

1911  ¼a carmine perf 13½ horizontal strip of three with error, stamp imperf vertically. Not listed in SG

Cover from Seondha to Duttia franked on reverse with 1911  ¼a carmine perf 13½ tied by "DUTTIA STATE / SEONDHA / 17 SEP 20" hooded cds (SG value £2200)

Color picture postcard of an Indian Price franked with 1911  1/4a carmine stamps printed wide apart perf. 13.5 tied by hooded "DUTTIA STATE / DUTTIA / 16 AP 14" cds (SG value £1680)

Unaddressed picture postcard franked with 1911  ¼a carmine stamps printed wide apart perf 13½ tied by Duttiah cds (SG value £2200)

1912  ¼a carmine stamps printed wide apart perf 13½ x roulette complete sheet of 30 with error, horizontal rouletting on all six stamps at both ends. Complete sheets of Duttia are very scarce.

1916  2a brown imperf complete sheet of 16. Complete sheets of Duttia are very scarce.

1918  ½a blue imperf on cover tied by hooded Duttia cds with hooded "DUTTIAH STATE / DUTTIAH 10 JA 19" delivery cds on reverse (SG value £640)

1/2a blue imperf on local cover cancelled by "D" in circle of bars with hooded "DUTTIA STATE / DUTTIA 18 MAR 18" cds on reverse. (SG value £640)

1918  1a pink imperf complete sheet of 16. Complete sheets of Duttia are very scarce.

1920  ¼a blue stamps rouletted complete sheet of 31 with cliché missing in the top right corner. Complete sheets of Duttia are very scarce.

1920  ¼a blue rouletted, two vertical pairs used on a fiscal document