339 / März 2010

20 r. vermilion in dark shade, tied by numeral "1" to folded cover from "PANGIM 10/6 1876" to Margao (AF no. 25)

20 r. vermilion, horizontal pair in combination with 2 copies India ½ a. blue, tied by duplex "BOMBAY S.E. MAY 24" (1876) to small envelope to Pangim with manuscript "10" for the town delivery charge (AF no. 25)

1876, die II with inverted 'A' instead of 'V' in 'SERVICO': 10 r. black - 900 r. violet, the cpl. set of 9, unused, partly o.g., 20 r. with part of water mark; a rare set (AF no. 26-34)

10 r. black, block of 4, the upper right stamp with doubled frame, unused o.g. (AF no. 26)

10 r. black, horizontal pair, the left stamp with variety "double frame", used with numeral "5" of Margao, fine and scarce (AF no. 26)

10 r. black and 20 r. vermilion, tied by numeral "2" and pen strokes to small cover from "MAPUCA 27 12 75" to Margao with transit mark of Pangim; a fine and scarce cover with prepaid local delivery fee of 10 r. (AF no. 26, 28)

15 r. rose, unused o.g., an extremely fine copy of this scarce stamp, certificate RPS (1955) (AF no. 27)

15 r. rose, large margins, cancelled by numeral "4" of Ponda, very fine (AF no. 27) Provenance: Goncalves

20 r. vermilion, block of 4, unused o.g., very fine (AF no. 28)

20 r. vermilion with variety "double 20", one being at the bottom of the stamp, unused, a rare variety (AF no. 28)

20 r. vermilion tied to small folded cover from "PANGIM 4/12 1876" to Margao with adjacent boxed "CHEGOU TARDE" (AF no. 28)

20 r. vermilion, vertical strip of 3 tied by numeral "1" to opened out cover from "PANGIM 2 10 76" to Bombay with boxed "POSTAGE DUE 4 as" on front; corner of the cover cut-off; the largest known used multiple of this stamp (AF no. 28)

40 r. blue and 100 r. green, unused o.g., very fine (AF no. 29-30)

40 r. blue with variety "double frame", unused o.g., fine and rare (AF no. 29) Provenance: Frazao, Goncalves

40 r. blue and 100 r. green, used, fine (AF no. 29-30)

200 r. yellow, fine fresh colour, unused o.g., a marvelous copy of this rare stamp, certificate American Philatelic Expertising Service (AF no. 31)

200 r. yellow, unused, very fine, certificate Nucleo Filatelico (AF no. 31)

frame proof in violet without denomination, imperforated horizontal pair, fine and rare

300 r. violet, unused o.g., very fine (AF no. 32)

300 r. violet with large part of water mark, unused, fine and scarce (AF no. 32)

300 r. violet, used, fine (AF no. 32)

600 r. violet, unused o.g., very fine (AF no. 33)

600 r. violet with top sheet margin, unused, fine (AF no. 33)

900 r. violet, unused with large part o.g., fine, a scarce stamp (AF no. 34)

Die I with inverted 'A' instead 'V': 10 r. black and 20 r. vermilion, both in horizontal pairs, unused o.g., fine, scarce multiples (AF no. 35-36)

10 r. black, tied to small envelope from "PANGIM 9 4 77" to Benaulim; due to insufficient postage text on reverse with boxed "INSUFFICIENTE", fine; upon cover a very rare stamp (AF no. 35)

20 r. vermilion, 2 used copies, one with print of the lower left corner almost completely missing, the other one with large pre-printing paper fold (AF no. 36)

20 r. vermilion in combination with India ½ a. blue, tied to small folded letter from "MAPUCA 3 8 76" to Poona with transit and arrival marks, fine (AF no. 36)

1877, old dies with star over value: 10 r. black, die I, with variety "double 10", unused, a scarce stamp, certificate Nucleo Filatelico (AF no. 37) Provenance: Frazao

10 r. black, die II, horizontal block of 10 from the left sheet margin, unused o.g. The largest known block of this stamp (AF no. 38) Provenance: Goncalves

Die II with re-cut frame: 10 r. black, horizontal block of 12 from the upper sheet margin, one stamp with natural paper fold, unused o.g., 2 stamps with cut (AF no. 39)

20 r. vermilion, tied by numeral "1" of Pangim to large piece; scarce (AF no. 41) Provenance: Goncalves

40 r. blue with variety "double frame", unused o.g. (AF no. 42)

40 r. blue, block of 4 with large parts of papermaker's water mark, unused o.g., fine and scarce (AF no. 42)

100 r. green in vertical pair in combination with India 2 a. yellow and 4 a. green, tied to registered envelope from "DAMAN 17 JUN." to Pangim with transit and arrival marks; a very rare combination cover and the only known cover with the 100 r. of this issue, certificate Inexfip (AF no. 43) Provenance: Frazao, Goncalves

600 r. violet with value "60" instead of "600", unused, very scarce (AF no. 46)