377th Auction

Registered cover franked with 1920  1/a blue rouletted block of 12 on reverse + pair on front all tied by multiple strikes of "DUTTIA / 2 OC 20"  cds with boxed hooded "DUTTIA STATE / R / DUTTIA" registration strike on front. A superb cover with fourteen copies of the 1/4 anna stamp.

1920  ¼a blue rouletted vertical pair with error, stamps imperf between (SG value £950)

Local cover franked with 1920  ½a dull red perf 7 tied by two strikes of the hooded "DUTTIA  STATE / DUTTIA 17 JL 20" cds with a strike of the same cancel on reverse, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1680)

17 May 1917 Official registered stampless cover with boxed hooded "DUTTIA STATE / R / DUTTIAH" registration strike on front and hooded "DUTTIAH 17 MY 17" cds on reverse.

Official stampless cover from Seondha to Duttia

1879-86  1f ultramarine from a very early printing on watermarked paper with gum, block of 9. Besides the very early printing, all others were on ungummed paper

1f  tête-bêche pair (SG value £300)

Official Reprint in pale blue horizontal pair with error, stamps imperf between

Official Reprints in rose horizontal pairs with error, stamps imperf vertically

Official Reprint in red vertical pair with error, stamps tête-bêche.

Reprint in se-tenant pair

India ½a postal stationery envelope (trimmed on the right) from Faridkot to Umritsur franked on reverse with 1879-86  1f ultramarine on wove paper tied by concentric of oval cancel with "FARIDKOT MAY 24" cds the postal stationery die cancelled by "FEROZEPORE / MY 25 86" cds with "UMRITSUR / 27 MAY 86" delivery cds.

1879-86  1f ultramarine on wove paper vertical tête-bêche pair. ISES certificate (SG value £300)

1879-86 1f ultramarine on wove paper with variety stamps tête-bêche (horizontal pair) with major error one stamp printed double, certificate ISES 2021.

India ½a postal stationery envelope from Faridkot to Hosiarpur franked on reverse with 1879-86  1p ultramarine on wove paper tied by indistinct oval cancel, the postal stationery die cancelled by Ferozepore cds with "HOSHIARPUR-CITY / 23 MAY 84" cds.

1887,  8 annas magenta (SG value £300)

1887-90,  12 annas purple on red. RPSL cert (SG value £600)

1887,  1 anna brown-purple bottom marginal block of nine with error overprint double, one albino, toned gum (SG value £900)

Original brass plate (185mm x 72mm) used to print Faridkot stamp paper, unique.

1896, 2a6p yellow-green with error middle stamp "C" instead of "O". This error occurred in row 1/5 only from the May 1896 printing from which only 26 sheets were produced. 1 of 26 possible. BPA cert (SG value £1200)

1949  3 anna bright violet marginal block of 15, slightly toned gum. BPA cert (SG value £1500)

1949  6 annas block of four, toned gum (SG value £300)

1949  8 annas slate-violet marginal block of 20, slightly toned gum. BPA cert (SG value £3000)

1949, 12annas lake block of four with minor toning. BPA cert (SG value £3000)

1937  10R green & scarlet fine used (SG value £700)

Die proof of 4 annas Court Fee stamp in dull mauve with manuscript annotation in pencil "29/1/13"

1885, India QV 1/2 anna green postal stationery envelope overprinted "GWALIOR" additionally overprinted "SPECIMEN" in red

Cover bearing intaglio seal (frank) in red.

1869  1a olive-green on local cover (SG value £180)

Philatelic cover franked with the 1880  1a olive-green perf 12½ tied by native cds. Reprints are rare on cover.

1870  1/2a brown on local cover

1880 Official Reprint of the 1/4a brown from the original plate, corner left marginal block of 30

Registered cover franked with 1871  1/4a orange-brown two vertical blocks of six

1871  1/2a brick-red block of six + pair on registered cover

1909  1a black perf 12½ with watermark SG Type 7 (SG value £200)

Proofs of the 1905 SG Type 6 issue 1/4a blue, 1/2a vermillion, 1a indigo, 3a orange & 4a black, each in imperf block of twelve.