377th Auction

1868-75  4a black on white laid paper (SG value £450)

1868-75,  4 annas black on white laid paper, a superb example from the bottom of the sheet with sheet marginal inscriptions (SG value £450)

1868-75,  4 annas black on white laid paper, a superb example from the bottom of the sheet with sheet marginal inscriptions (SG value £450)

1868-75  4a black on white laid paper with error, part double impression

1868-75  4a black on white laid paper (SG value £600)

1886,  1 anna on toned laid paper with error, stamp printed in blue instead of green on piece, perf fault on bottom right (SG value £650)

1886  4 a red on toned laid paper with lines close together perf 12 tow complete sheets of five printed tête-bêche on the opposite side of the paper

1886,  1 anna green on wove paper bottom marginal vertical pair with error, stamps imperf (SG value £160)

1886  4a red on wove paper perf 12 double sheet two upright impressions of the complete sheet of five. Double sheets of this issue are extremely rare.

1886,  4 annas red on wove paper with error stamp imperf

1913 3p on 1a emerald-green complete sheet of 20 with error stamps imperforate, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £4750)

1913  1a emerald-green complete sheet of 20 surcharged "Three pies" with error surcharge shifted.

Cover franked with 1913  1 anna green on white wove paper perf. 12 surcharged "Three pies" with error , surcharge inverted (SG value £100)

5790 Soruth 36c NGAI 1913  4a carmine surcharged "One Anna" complete sheet of five with error, capital "A" in "Anna". £110 £75 80 (SG value £110)

1914  3p green complete sheet of 20 on vertical laid paper with error, stamps imperf (SG value £420)

1914  3p green on vertical laid paper with sheet watermark reading "JD & Co" imperforate sheet of 20, minor overall toning (SG value £420)

1914  1a red complete sheet of 20on wove paper with error stamps imperforate (SG value £400)

1923,  1 anna SG Type 12 Proof in black on surfaced wove paper with bottom margin taken before the addition of the marginal inscription, vertical crease

1924  3p mauve on wove paper complete sheet of 16 with error stamps imperforate, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £2400)

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