377th Auction

A group of 12 covers including Registered and Official covers with various franking.

Registered cover with registration label on front franked on reverse with two booklet panes of four of the 1943  ½a yellow-green each cancelled by a violet cds with "12 2 44" date in manuscript.

1941 complete booklet with cover in pale green containing 8 panes (32 stamps) of the ½a emerald with coloured panels. The interleaving adhered to the stamps, never the less a very rare booklet. SG catalogue value for single stamps alone is £1024

Registered handmade cover bearing Registration No. 288 label on front franked on reverse with 1941  1/2a emerald with colored panels block of four + single tied by native cds in purple, one stamp missing (SG value £210)

Registered cover franked on reverse with 1944  1a violet x four copies cancelled by manuscript date and initials. Stamps variously defective (SG value £490)

1944  2a violet complete booklet pane of four with error, stamps printed in the color of 1 anna instead of blue. Possibly unique.

1938,  1 anna violet perf. 11.3 (SG value £225)

1948 combination cover franked with 1938-45  1a violet perf 11 tied by an indistinct native cds in black additionally franked on reverse with 1948 Mahatma Gandhi 1½ brown tied by "HIMATNAGAR / 15 AUG 48" cds. A very rare combination cover of Idar

1941 registered cover franked with 1938-45  1a violet perf 11 four copies each tied by native cds in violet with manuscript date and manuscript date of posting "17-4-41". One stamp damaged from opening. A spectacular cover with multiple copies of the Idar Postal-fiscal. ISES certificate (SG value £1200)

1945  ½ a. blue-green, re-joined block of four with toned gum (SG value £480)

Stampless cover bearing an intaglio seal on reverse addressed to the King of Indore

1889  1/2a black on pink SG Type I used on folded letter tied by Devnagari "MA" in circle of bars . BPA certificate

1889,  1/2 anna black on pink with error, stamp printed double

Combination cover from Indore to Cannanore franked with Indore ½a black on pink Provisional tied by native cancel additionally franked with India QV ½a green tied by "INDORE CITY" squared circle cds with "CANNANORE / 15 AP 90" delivery cds on reverse.

1909,  1/2 anna red Plate Proof on thin wove paper block of 8

1909,  1/2 anna pale blue Plate Proof on thick cardstock block of 9

1904,  1 anna green top marginal horizontal pair with error, stamps imperf (SG value £160)

local cover franked with 1905  1/2 anna brown-purple surcharged 1/4 anna tied by "INDORE 27 MAY 05" cds with "INDORE 28 MAY 5" delivery cds on reverse. According to SG, this cover is postmarked before the issue date of 1 June 1905. 

1927-37, complete set of 17 from 1/4 anna to 5 rupees (SG value £526)

1927-37,  1/4 anna to 5 rupee, an assortment of 12 differentdenominations in horizontal imperforate pairs.

1927-37, set of 10 stamps from 1/4 anna to 5 rupees each perforated with part of the letters forming "CANCELLED" Ex. Perkins Bacon archive

1927-37, complete set of 16 (missing only 3 annas prussian blue which is unknown used) (SG value £433)

1927,  1/4 anna orange Die Proof on thick paper

1933,  1 1/4 anna green Die Proof

1935,  3 annas prussian blue right marginal imperf block of 8 (SG value £225)

1934,  3.5 annas violet imperf right marginal block of 9 (SG value £450)

1927-37,  1 rupee green & carmine imperf plate proof block of six

1927,  3 annas deep violet Die Proof on thick paper with "28-12-26 Final" in manuscript

1927-37,  5 rupees black & brown-orange imperf plate proof horizontal pair

1940, 1 1/4 anna green surcharged "ONE ANNA" right marginal block of four (SG value £192)

1940-46,  complete set of 8 in blocks of four (SG value £480)

1940-46, complete set from 1/4 anna to 5 rupees (SG value £700)

Proofs on toned wove paper in horizontal pairs of the complete set of eight with proofs of both the frame and vignette of the bi-color issues

39a MNH 1941  1 1/4 anna yellow-green imperf pair, Only one sheet of 80 was discovered imperforate; this being one of only 40 possible (SG value £450)

1946  4 annas yellow-brown block of 24 (SG value £528)

1943,  5 rupees black & yellow-orange (SG value £425)