380. Auktion

Pre-stamp native cover with enclosure from Patiala to Ludhiana franked with native Patiala intaglio seal (Frank) with Rajpoora transit cds and Loodianna delivery cds on reverse. Less than six covers are known bearing  Patiala intaglio Frank. 

1884 India QV 1/4 anna + 1/4 anna message + reply postcard with only 24 holes instead of the normal 28 holes. According to Deschl "The perforated reply postcard has two types of perforations, #C2 has 28 holes over 120 mm and #C2a has 24 holes over 120 mm. One copy of #C2a recorded" . Deschl also records the error in spelling "PUTTIALIA" instead of "PUTTIALLA" as the C2b. This postcard has both errors listed as C2a & C2b (24 holes and spelling error on reply portion) which most certainly makes this a unique example and perhaps the greatest rarity of Patiala postal stationery. Few trivial perf separations