377th Auction

1947, complete booklet containing 8 sheets of four of 1/4 anna slate with grey tissue cover inscribed "32 STAMPS / Value Re. 1/-" (SG value £1000)

1947  1a brown from the wide Setting (7th printing) complete booklet containing eight panes of four, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £2250)

1947  2a rose-carmine from the wide Setting (7th printing) complete booklet containing eight panes of four, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1600)

1947  4a pale sage-green from the wide Setting (7th printing) complete booklet containing eight panes of four,  certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £750)

Complete booklet containing eight panes of four of the 1947 Devi Singh 1a chocolate perf 8½ (SG value £850)

Complete booklet containing eight panes of four of the 1947 Ranjit Singh 1a chocolate perf 8½ (SG value £500)

1947,  booklet containing 8 panes of 1/4 anna wide setting  with "32 STAMPS / VALUE AS. 8" printed on grey tissue cover (SG value £325)

1948  1/4a slate from the wide Setting (9th printing) complete booklet containing eight panes of four (SG value £325)

1948  1/4a slate from the wide Setting (9th printing) complete booklet containing eight panes of four (SG value £425)

31 October 1934 stampless Official cover handstamped "On Barwani State Service" from Barwani to Palsood but missent to Pansemal with annotation in red ink "missent to Pansemal" with postmarks of Barwani, Niwali, Pansemal x 2 and Palsud.

Pre-printed receipt for registered mail used with postmarks of both the dispatch and receipt postoffice.

Composite Proof on thick cardstock of nine denominations of the Court Fee stamps in brown comprising of 1 a, 2 a, 4 a, 8 a, 1 rupee, 20 rupees, 60 rupees, 200 rupees & 1000 rupees with "WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED / GREAT WINCHESTER STREET, LONDON" printed in black on top & bottom margins.

1872  1/4a red complete sheet of 20 with errors "BFGAM" instead of "BEGAM in R3/1, "BEGAN" for "BEGAM" in R2/2 & in R4/4 and "EGAM" for "BEGAM" in R4/5. Additionally with error embossing inverted or sideways.

1878  1/4a black complete sheet of 20 with extended frame lines with error, embossing inverted on right two column of 10 stamps. 

1878  1/4a black complete sheet of 20 with normal frame lines with error, embossing inverted on right two column of 10 stamps. 

Cover franked with 1886  4a yellow imperf on laid paper with delivery cds on reverse (SG value £750)

1889-90  1/4a black imperf on local cover tied by indistinct cds with large delivery cds on reverse.

Cover franked with 1889-90  1/2 anna black imperf & 1891  1/2 anna red imperf both tied by small red intaglio cancels

1894-98  1 anna deep brown imperf on local cover with cds on reverse

1894-98  1a deep brown imperf on cover with two large delivery cds on reverse.

1902  1/2a red similar to SG type 12a complete sheet of 16 with circular embossing of Sultan Jahan on horizontal laid paper

1884  1/2a black imperf block of four on cover with large delivery cds on reverse

1886  1/4 anna green imperf on wove paper block of four on cover with delivery cds on reverse

1903  4a yellow on laid paper with circular embossing bottom right corner marginal horizontal pair. ISES certificate (SG value £450)

1903,  8 annas green-black imperf overprinted with initial of the new Begam in red (SG value £350)

Picture postcard franked with three copies of the Bhopal 1 anna stamp measuring 25.5mm x 30.5mm inscribed "POSTAGE AND REVENUE" on left and "BHOPAL STATE" on right without "SERVICE" overprint cancelled by Imperial "BHOPAL 26 SEP 33" cds.

1908-11,  1/2 anna to 4 annas complete set in blocks of four (SG value £200)

1932  1/2a yellow-green overprinted "SERVICE" block of 20 with error stamp printed double, one inverted.

1932  2a ultramarine overprinted "SERVICE" perf. 14 instead of 13.5, top left corner marginal block of 20 with error stamp printed double. While the 4a is recorded with perf. 14, the 2a is not.

1935  1/2a yellow-green overprinted "SERVICE" top left corner marginal block of 25, top two rows surcharged "1/4A" and bottom three rows surcharged "THREE PIES". Toned (SG value £790)

1935  1/2a yellow-green surcharged "THREE PIES" in red overprinted "SERVICE", bottom marginal block of 25, one stamp hinged, rest never hinged (SG value £162)

1935-36,  4 annas chocolate overprinted "SERVICE" surcharged "1/4 A" in red (SG value £650)

1935-36 "1/4 A" on 4a chocolate (SG value £650)

1935-36,  1 anna on 2 annas ultramarine with error, stamp perforated 14 instead of 13.5. It should be noted that the 4 anna is recorded with perf. 14 so this must be a new discovery.

1936,  1/4 anna orange overprinted "SERVICE" in black with error, overprint inverted (SG value £500)

1936-38  1a scarlet horizontal pair with error, stamps imperf between (SG value £250)