380. Auktion

12 a. green, marginal copy, unused with small part gum, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

1 r. ultramarine, unused, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

1 r. ultramarine, monogram in mauve, unused, fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

Perforated with sewing machine: ¼ a. pink without monogram, tied to piece, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

1899, 1 a. vermilion, unused, tiny thin spot, otherwise very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

4 a. slate-violet, monogram inmauve, unused, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

12 a. green, unused, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

1 r. ultramarine, unused, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

1896/97,  ½ a. grey-blue, tied to piece, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

1896-1900  2a orange-yellow with monogram in rose (instead of blue) on piece with a superb strike of "RAMPUR / BUSSAHIR STATE / 24 AP 1900" cds. This stamp is not recorded with the rose monogram and possibly the unique discovery copy.

Pin perf. 2 a. yellow with monogram in blue and 1896, ½ a. blue, tied to piece of registration receipt, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

4 a. with monogram in blue, tied to piece, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

1886,  1/2 anna blue-green overprinted "CHAMBA STATE" and "SERVICE" both in red instead of black, toned. RPSL cert 

1911  1 pice turquoise-blue horizontal pair with manuscript surcharge "1/2 a". An article by R.F. Stoney on this particular surcharge appeared in PJI (Philatelic Journal of India) May 1937 page 61 which reads "One of our members (Mr. E. Franklin DeSouza), who was kind enough to write to the State authorities on the subject, has informed me that he has received a communication dated the 11th February 1936, from the Inspector of State Post Offices, Charkhari State as follows: "I beg to inform you that the stamps mentioned in your letter were issued in 1922 and 1930 and were official. Now all of them are out of stock since the new pictorial stamps were issued." The above letter would therefore vouch for the genuineness of these Provisionals"

1894  "1 ANNAS" dull green imperf on thin wove paper, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £6000)

1897,  1 anna blue-green with extremely rare experimental perforation

1912  1p violet pair + single on cover with error, stamp on left printed double, certificate ISES 2021.

1921, handstamped 1 a. violett, imperf, with clear double print, used on receipt

1943, ½ a. black on pelure paper and 2a. greenish grey, used on part cover (front missing);  certificate ISES 2021 

1930, ½ a. grey-brown and 1 a. yellow-green, horizontal pair, tied to registered cover. Certificate ISES 2021

1/2 a. grey-brown and 2a greyish green, tied by indistinct cds to part of registered cover (front missing) 

1/2 a. grey-brown and 2 a. greyish green, tied by indistinct cds to registered cover, certificate ISES 2021

1909, 2 on 3 p. rosy mauve, complete sheet of 40, with surcharge in type 7b on position 18, unused, certificate BPA (2006)

1911/13, 4 a. green with shifted double print, unused, a rare variety, certificate ISES (2022)

1916/30, 6 p., imperforated plate proof in green, block of four with pen strokes

1938  color trial of 2 1/4a myrtle-green watermark umbrella perf. 11 in block of four. BPA certificate

1943  4 pies green perf 13x13½ with watermark umbrella, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £3000)

1943, wm. Umbrella, 1 a. brown-orange, unused without gum, a scare stamp, Certificate ISES (2022)

1948, 1 a. orange, tied to cover addressed to the King of Cochin f

1948  1a orange perf 11 (SG value £900)

1918, Rama Varna NOTORIAL 1 r. olive yellow, imperforated plate proof block of 6 in archival card

1897/1900, ½ a. on red, complete sheet of 10, one stamp with error "BALAD", unused

1897/1900,  ½ a. black on magenta tied by bilingual "DHAR STATE / DHAR 9-10-97" to local cover with "DHAR STATE / DHAR 10-10-97" delivery cds on reverse. A very early usage.

1898/1900, 1 a. reddish violet in sheet of 30, most stamps unmounted mint

1898/1900, 2 a. deep green in sheet of 30, most stamps unmounted mint

1933/43, ¼ a. bistre-yellow and 1a. pale turquoise-blue both tied by "RIYASAT DUNGARPUR / 19 DEC 35" to reverse of cover within Dungarpur, with "RIYASAT DUNGARPUR / 20 DEC 35" delivery cds on front. The first issue stamps of Dungarpur on cover are extremely rare, certificate ISES 2021.