377th Auction

The unique copy of the sunken Die Proof of the 1a unadopted design. ISES certificate

Essay of the 1 anna carmine top marginal horizontal pair

1929  ½ a black & deep blue bottom right marginal block of four with error, frame printed double. ISES certificate

1949,  1 anna on 1/2 anna black & deep blue with error, surcharge double (SG value £750)

1949  1/2a black & deep blue surcharged "POSTAGE & REVENUE / ONE ANNA" with error surcharge double, one surcharge with "AFNA" instead of "ANNA" and both overprints with inverted "N" in "REVENUE". The combination of having double overprint and "AFNA" for "ANNA" makes this most likely a unique copy. Fiscally used. BPA certificate

1949  1a purple part sheet of 20 with error "T" in "POSTAGE" omitted on stamp pos. R2/1, small "N" in "REVENUE" pos. R2/3, small "V" in "REVENUE" pos. R3/4 and small "O" in "POSTAGE" pos. R4/3

1949  Bhavnagar 1 anna purple pair overprinted "SAURASHTRA" but missing "U.S.S. REVENUE & POSTAGE" overprint, certificate ISES 2021.

1949  1a Court Fee stamp validated for postal use with error, "POSTAGE" omitted (SG value £425)

1949  1a Court Fee stamp validated for postal use with error, overprint double. This is one of only forty possible. ISES certificate (SG value £550)

1950  1a on 3p black & blackish-green with error, surcharge double. Not listed in SG. ISES certificate

1950,  3 pies black & blackish green surcharged "POSTAGE & REVENUE ONE ANNA" with error, "P" of "POSTAGE" omitted (SG value £800)

1950,  3 annas black & blackish green overprinted "POSTAGE & REVENUE / ONE ANNA" with error, "P" of POTAGE omitted. ISES cert (SG value £750)

An assortment of five stamps each with manuscript "Cancelled" and initials of the postmaster from the Soruth archives. Heavily toned gum from having been stored in the Soruth archives for over 50 years.

1932,  3 annas black & carmine overprinted SARKARI with SG Type O3 (SG value £180)

1948,  3 annas black & carmine block of four surcharged "ONE ANNA" and overprinted "SERVICE", top left stamp with small "A" in "ANNA", catalogue £400 as normal single stamps

The unique copy of the sunken Die Proof of the 1a unadopted design. ISES certificate

1948  8a black & yellow-green overprinted "SERVICE" and surcharged "ONE ANNA" with variety, last "A" of "ANNA" inserted by hand. RPSL certificate

1948,  1 anna on 8 annas black & yellow-green overprinted "SERVICE" in red with error, "ANNE" for "ANNA" (SG value £750)

1949  1/2 anna black & deep blue top right corner marginal copy, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1000)

1879 Essay for the original Conch shell design in greenish-blue, one of three known, certificate ISES 2021.

1899-1904  2ch red watermark SG Type A horizontal pair with error, imperf between. Smaill thin in middle. ISES certificate (SG value £550)

1924-39,  14 ch orange-yellow top left corner marginal block of four (SG value £192)

1932,  1c on 1 1/4ch claret top right marginal vertical pair wit pre=printing paper fold resulting in misaligned perfs with error top stamp without surcharge (SG value £190)

Essay of a ½ch unissued design, unique.

Essay of a 4ca unissued design, unique.

Essay of a 4ca unissued design, unique.

Essay of a 12a unissued design, unique.

Cover from Eraniei to Trivandrum franked with a pair of 1943  2 cash on 1 1/2 chukram scarlet perf. 11 + a pair of 1946  6 cash blackish violet overprinted "SERVICE" revalidated for postage with overprint "SPECIAL" in orange with compound perf.

1943  3/4ch surcharged "8 CASH" complete sheet of 112 perf 12½ all around except the bottom four rows perf 12 resulting in 32 stamps with compound perf (SG value £992)

1946,  8 cash carmine perf. 12.5 block of 4 with streaky gum as always found (SG value £260)

1926,  10 cash pink overprinted "On S S" with error overprint double, unpriced in SG

1939  2ch orange perf 12½ overprinted "SERVICE" left marginal part sheet of 84 with error "SESVICE" instead of "SERVICE" in pos. R 6/5. Minor faults (SG value £917)

1941-42,  1 ch yellow-green compound perf (perf. 12 on top, rest 12.5) vertical pair with error imperf between (SG value £325)

1941  7ch blue compound perf (12½x13) complete sheet of 112 overprinted "SERVICE".A spectacular complete sheet of this very scarce stamp (SG value £7280)

1902,  5 cash reply postcard with perforations on top surcharged "FOUR CASH" in violet. According to Deschl three unused examples  and no used examples of this card have been recorded

A group of four complete sheets (SG 65d, 73e, O96e & O97) (SG value £3119)