377th Auction

1935-36  2a deep green two complete sheets of six printed tête-bêche to each other with error horizontal perf missing

1935-36  2a deep green two complete sheets of six printed tête-bêche to each other with error middle horizontal row of perforation missing resulting in stamps imperf between vertical pairs. Additionally the is no perforation between the tête-bêche pairs. Hinge reinforcements

1936,  3 p two blocks of four each in a distinct different shade, one in chocolate and one in red-brown.

1937  4a orange complete sheet of 6, slight overall toning (SG value £180)

1937,  4 annas to 1 rupee complete set (SG value £180)

1937  8aemerald-green complete sheet of 6, slight overall toning and bottom left stamp defective (SG value £228)

A selection of perforation errors

1894-1900,  The Dagger issues complete from SG 2 to SG 17a including some shades (SG value £1650)

1894,  1/2 anna slate-grey block of four (SG value £280)

1894,  1/2 anna slate-grey on local cover, stamp defective (SG value £300)

1894,  1/2 anna slate-grey on local cover, stamp defective (SG value £300)

1896, 1/2 anna slate-grey used on reduced cover in 1911. A very late usage of the dagger issue.

1896,  1/2 anna slate-grey used on cover (SG value £120)

1897,  1 anna to 1 rupee complete set including both shades of the 1 anna and 2 annas (SG value £1192)

1897-98,  1 anna red block of nine (SG value £234)

1897, philatelic cover franked with 1897  2 annas green tied by small "RAJ DAK BUNDI SEPT 19 97" cds (SG value £450)

1897,  8 annas indian-red vertical pair (SG value £450)

1898,  4 annas yellow-green horizontal strip of three (SG value £180)

1898-1900,  1/2 anna to 1 rupee complete set including 1 rupee on both laid and wove paper (SG value £178)

1898,  2 annas red (color of 1 anna) instead of pale green, error of color used on piece.

1898,  8 a indian-red block of four (SG value £168)

Cover franked with 1898  8a indian-red tied by "DAK RAJ BUNDI / 16 APR 12" cds with "DAK RAJ BUNDI / 17 APR 12" delivery cds on reverse (SG value £420)

1898,  1 rupee yellow on blue wove paper right marginal block of four (SG value £160)

1914,  1/2 anna black complete sheet of four with oval colorless embossing on bottom left with error, pre-printing paper fold affecting top right stamp

1914-23,  1/4 anna to 1 rupee complete set SG Type "A"

1915-23,  1/2 anna to 1 rupee SG Type "A complete set (SG value £187)

1914, 1/2anna black complete sheet of four with error stamps printed double, one albino. Unrecorded and possibly unique. RPSL cert

1916, registered cover franked with three copies of the 1914  1 anna vermillion each cancelled by the extremely rare "DAK RAJ BUNDI 12 JULY 16" cds without the dagger in the cds which was removed to mourn the death of a member of the royal family. This is the only recorded cover bearing four strikes of the Bundi cds without the dagger, unique.

Registered cover franked with 1923  2 annas deep green on medium wove paper & 1940  1 anna scarlet-vermillion both tied by "DAK RAJ BUNDI 8 OCT 39" cds with manuscript dated (10-10-39) annotation by two different postal clerk indicating that recipient refused to accept the letter. Earliest known usage of the 1 anna scarlet-vermillion perf. 11, SG lists issue date as 1940, this cover clearly dated 8 October 1939.

1917,  6 annas two complete sheets, one in cobalt and the other in grey-blue (SG value £256)

1917,  1 rupee reddish violet complete sheet of four (SG value £160)

1917,  1 rupee reddish violet complete sheet of four (SG value £160)

1 anna vermillion complete sheet of four with "OUR DAY" in top panel, "RAJ BUNDI" in bottom panel and "ONE ANNA" on bottom margin, certificate ISES 2021.

1925, cover addressed to the court franked on reverse with three vertical pairs of the 1923  1/4 anna indigo the left and right pairs from the mixed setting, top stamp SG Type "B" and bottom stamp SG Type "C" and the middle pair SG Type "B" all tied by "DAK RAJ BUNDI 4 SEP 25" cds with "DAK RAJ BUNDI SEP 8 25" delivery cds on front

1914-23  ½a black horizontal pair with error, last character in bottom tablet inverted on right stamp. This error has not yet been recorded.

5  July 1932 registered postcard franked with 1/2 anna black (SG Type B) + 3 annas red-brown (SG Type D) with manuscript annotation in red ink on front indicating that addressee refused to accept the registered postcard. It should be noted that registered postcrads from Bundi are very rare. Damage on top left with tape reinforcement (SG value £488)