377th Auction

1940, cover franked with 1913  4 anna s bright blue + 1928  2 annas purple both ties by 5 Mar 40 cds.

Court notice cover franked with 1944  4 annas brown tied by 6 Feb 44 cds, very early usage (SG value £176)

1943-47, 2R yellow imperforate pair. RPSL cert (SG value £1300)

1945  5r claret horizontal pair with error stamps imperf. RPSL certificate (SG value £750)

1945  5r claret imperf single. ISES certificate

A group of five covers franked with 1913-47 issues

1917-18  ¼ a rose-pink imperf block of four with stamps tête-bêche overprinted "ON K D S" with error, one stamp without overprint (SG value £250)

1917-18  4a chocolate imperf overprinted "ON K D S" in black, unpriced in mint condition in SG. RPSL certificate

1917-18  4a chocolate imperf overprinted "ON K D S" in black (SG value £250)

1917-18  2a dull orange pin-perf handstamped "ON K D S" in black (SG value £300)

1917-18,  1 rupee dull green pin-perf overprinted "ON K D S", error overprint inverted (SG value £200)

1917-18,  2 annas dull yellow handstamped "ON K D S" in red (SG value £800)

1917-18  2a dull yellow imperf handstamped "ON K D S" in red (SG value £800)

1917-18,  8 annas grey handstamped "ON K D S" (SG value £160)

1917-18,  8 annas grey with "ON K D S" handstamp in red (SG value £550)

1917-18  8a violet handstamped "ON K D S" in red tied to piece by "KISHANGARH / RAJ PO / 23 JU 18" cds (SG value £500)

1917-18,  2 annas purple top right corner marginal block of four overprinted "ON K D S" with error, overprints inverted.

1917-18  1/2a green complete sheet of 20 overprinted "ON K D S" in black with error, overprint double on bottom left stamp, overprint inverted on four stamps and overprint double & inverted on two stamps.

1913-16  ½a green bottom right corner marginal block of four overprinted "ON K D S" with error bottom stamps without overprint (SG value £320)

1917-18  1/2a green complete sheet of 20 overprinted "ON K D S" in red with error, overprint inverted on all 20 stamps

1917-18  2a purple complete sheet of 20 cancelled with six strikes of "KISHANGARH / RAJ PO / 27 JUL 18" cds overprinted "ON K D S" with error, overprint inverted.

1917-18,  4 annas bright blue and 8 annas brown both overprinted "ON K D S" in red inverted tied on piece (SG value £205)

1917-18,  8 annas brown handstamped "ON K D S" in red, unpriced by SG

1917-18  1r mauve overprinted "ON K D S". BPA certificate (SG value £700)

1917,-18  1 rupee mauve overprinted "ON K D S" inverted (SG value £600)

Official cover bearing a large (67mm) intaglio seal in red on reverse.

Official cover preprinted "On Kishangarh Darbar's Service Only" with octagonal intaglio seal on reverse.

A group of six different complete used sheets, all overprinted "ON K D S" in black or red, some with overprint inverted

Note preprinted "DARBAR OFFICE / KISHANGARH" with memo in Devnagri. This is a receipt for mailbag received by Kishangarh Darbar Office P.O. on 12.2.42 with "KISHANGARH / RAJ POST / 13 FEB" double ring cds.

Die Prof of 2 annas in black

A group of 11 Court-Notice folded letters variously franked, all postally used. 

1885 Local stampless cover from Baran with Baran cds in Urdu to indicate that postage had been prepaid. It should be noted that while Kotah City was using stamps for postage all other post offices in Kotah were using cancellations to indicate that postage had been prepaid.

21 July local stampless cover from Ghatoli with Ghatoli cds in Urdu to indicate that postage had been prepaid. It should be noted that while Kotah City was using stamps for postage all other post offices in Kotah were using cancellations to indicate that postage had been prepaid.

10 June local stampless cover from Kishanganj with Kishanganj cds in Urdu to indicate that postage had been prepaid. It should be noted that while Kotah City was using stamps for postage all other post offices in Kotah were using cancellations to indicate that postage had been prepaid. 

Local stampless cover from Shergad with Shergad cds in Urdu to indicate that postage had been prepaid. It should be noted that while Kotah City was using stamps for postage all other post offices in Kotah were using cancellations to indicate that postage had been prepaid. 

1 March 1887 cover franked on reverse with Kotah 2 paisa green on yellow with Kotah delivery cds dated 3 March 1887. This is one of only eight recorded covers of Kotah bearing the 2 paisa green on yellow stamp,  certificate ISES 2021.