376th Auction

SERVICE: 1928/48, Unused and used lot including unused O14 and document with 19 copies 1 anna rose-red

FISCAL STAMPS: Stock book with about 300 stamps of many different issues including court fee stamps and about 70 documents

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: 1940 (ca.), Stationery of the Prime Minister of Jaipur (few others, without stamps), about 150 envelopes in different sizes and writing paper, unused, some somewhat stained

1899/1901, ½ anna slade-blue, left marginal block of 4 with both horizontal pairs imperforated between and at left, unused with original gum, fine and scarce, certificate ISES (2021) Provenance: H.D.S. Haverbeck (Harmers of New York 1973)

1899/1901, wide margins: ¼ anna emerald-green with large part of sheet watermark, unused with large part original gum, fine and scarce, certificate ISES (2021)

1899/1901, Wide margins ¼ anna emerald-green, unused with small part original gum, slightly soiled and light creasing, a rare stamp, certificate BPA (2011) (SG £ 1.200,-)

Narrow margins: ¼ anna emerald-green, horizontal pair imperforated between, unused with original gum, fine (SG £ 425,-)

¼ anna emerald-green, vertical pair, imperforated between, unused with original gum, light gum bend, still fine (SG £ 475,-)

1877/1901, Several 100 unused and used stamps with different shades, cancellations and some multiples

1871/1902 (ca.), 20 covers and cards including British India entires with Alwar connections, 2 combination frankings and several registered

1923, Horizontally laid bâtonné paper ¼ anna rose, vertical pair imperforated between, the lower stamp with part of sheet watermark, unused, fine (SG £ 850,-)

1879/1901, Unused and used lot including 2 blocks of 32 of SG 1 and cover with SG 3

Inscriptions type C: 4 rupees emerald and scarlet, unused, very fine (SG £ 500,-)

1895, 12 annas green without monogram, unused without gum, slight hinge thin, still fine

1886/1919, 1 paisa yellow-green on toned laid paper, complete sheet of  12 with screw heads impressions on left and right, unused with hinge remainders in margins on front

1901/02, ½ anna black on pale grey with variety "BFLA", unused with large part gum, fine (SG £ 400,-)

1897/1904, 41 unused and used stamps, both narrow and wide formats

1947, Overprint issue ¼ anna tied to reverse of "JAIPUR SCOUT" periodical for February 1950, fine and scarce

¼ anna in vertical pair, tied to window envelope

3 annas in combination with Jaipur 1848, ¼ anna, tied to reverse of small registered envelope with original contents from Bandikui to Jhunjhunu and returned. The envelope affected by insect grub, slightly affecting the Jaipur stamp; a very interesting and extremely scarce combination franking

1880/1949 (ca.), Unused and used accumulation in 3 stock books with unused and used stamps and multiples including some large blocks and part sheets; very interesting lot

CONVENTION STATES: 1884/1946, Unused and used accumulation in 4 stock books with several hundred stamps including some better items as Nahba SG 94 unused

Convention and Feudatory States: 2 volumes with approx. 300 entires (few British India) with postal stationery, registered items etc.

COINS: 1880/1940 (ca.), About 60 different coins, some silver

1854/55,  Lithographs ½ anna blue, 4 copies from all 4 sheet corners with corner ornaments, unused, some marginal creasing and one copy with minor staining in the face

1906, 3 registered covers from the correspondance of Sven Hedin to his father at Stockholm, one with reverse flap imprint "THE RESIDENCY KASHMIR" and two with "COMMANDER IN CHIEF IN INDIA"

SINO-SWEDISH SINKIANG EXPEDITION: 1933, Correspondance of one ordinary and 6 registered covers from the expedition member Nils Ambolt to members of his family, all envelopes except one are special expedition envelopes, also 5 later letters to Nils Ambolt back in Sweden

1948, Gandhi 3½ anna violet, lightly used with Governor General camp cds., very fine, a rare stamp

1854/1949, Unused and used accumulation in stock book including several better issues, lithographs on entires, high rupee-values, Gandhi set unmounted mint and unused in special leaflet; an interesting lot

1856/1970 (ca.), Lot with remainder collection of De La Rue issues, thousands of stamps in envelopes and stock books, including some states

1846/1960 (ca.), About 300 letters, postcards and postal stationery items (mostly used) including states

1880/1970 (ca.), Several hundred covers and cards, mostly postal stationery including convention states, somewhat mixed condition, large box

1930/50 (ca.), Thousands of unfranked postal receipts, some stampless covers etc., apparently mostly from Jaipur

AIRMAIL: 1928/35 (ca.), About 40 items including several first and experimental flights

INDIA AND STATES FISCAL STAMPS: Several 100 stamps in 4 stock books and many documents

INDIEN: Small library including Harkawat 'The Indore State Handbook', Revenue catalogues, etc.