377th Auction
20-25 September 2021 in Wiesbaden
- (-) Remove GEMS OF INDIAN STATES 1864-1950 filter GEMS OF INDIAN STATES 1864-1950
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1 6Catalogue no.32A - 34A
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1Catalogue no.32A, 35A, 36A
Exhibition page with a booklet (stamps removed) and a booklet pane of the 1939 2a purple, a single of the 1/4 a grey, 2a purple and 4a olive-green, all from the 4th printing.
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1 3Catalogue no.32A - 36A
Exhibit sheet with stamps of Devi Singh from the 2nd printing, several with the rare compound perf.
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2Catalogue no.33A var
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6Catalogue no.33A
31 August 1944 overweight cover within Barwani City to Barwani City franked with 1/2 a blue-green (5th printing) x 3 tied by "BARWANI / 31 AUG 44" cds (paying the 1.5 a, ordinary letter rate was 1 anna) with "BARWANI / 1 SEP 44" delivery cds. This is one of only two known covers to the exhibitor that appear to have extra franking possibly due to the letter being overweight.
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6Catalogue no.33A
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6Catalogue no.
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2Catalogue no.34A var
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2Catalogue no.34A var
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1Catalogue no.34Aa
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6Catalogue no.35A var
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6Catalogue no.35A
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2Catalogue no.36A var
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2Catalogue no.36A var
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1Catalogue no.36A, 43
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6Catalogue no.36A
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6Catalogue no.36A
1933 registered cover from Pansemal to Barwani City with boxed "PANSEMAL" registration strike on front franked with 1922 4 a olive-green tied by "PANSEMAL / 10 OCT 33" cds with "BARWANI / 11 OCT 33" delivery cds (SG value £150)
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6Catalogue no.36A
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1Catalogue no.32B-36B
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1Catalogue no.32B - 36B, 37B - 41B
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1Catalogue no.32B, 33B
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0Catalogue no.
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6Catalogue no.32B, 35A
Registered cover from Rajpur to Barwani City franked with Devi Singh ¼ a slate from the wide setting two horizontal pairs and 2a purple from the narrow setting on the front and a complete sheet of four of the ¼ a slate from the wide setting all tied by multiple strikes of the "RAJPUR / 21 NOV 35" cds with acknowledgement affixed on reverse. This is a very early usage of the ¼ a Devi Singh stamp from the wide setting which is listed as having been issued in 1945 (10 years later) by SG. Ex. E.D. Bates
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2 6Catalogue no.32B, 37B
Exhibition page with 1948 1/4 a slate booklet pane of four from the 9th printing used on cover to pay the ordinary postal rate of 1 anna. According to the exhibitor, this is the only used item from the 9th printing. Also included a booklet pane of the 1/4 a Ranjit Singh and a booklet pane of the 1/4 a Dev Singh.
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1Catalogue no.33B, 34B, 36B
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Catalogue no.33B
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6Catalogue no.33B
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6Catalogue no.34B
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6Catalogue no.34Bb, 39Ba
Exhibit sheet with 1948 1a Devi Singh and 1a Ranjit Singh both perf 8½ complete booklet panes of four and a cover from Barwani City to Anjar franked with 1a Devi Singh perf 8½ from the 8th Printing tied by "BARWANI / 25 APR 48" cds and "ANJAR / 30 apr 48" cds. Cover repaired to enhance appearance. The 1a brown from the 8th Printing is rare used on cover as they were used for a very short span from early 1948 till the closure of the Barwani Post on 30 June 1948.
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6Catalogue no.34Bb, 39Ba
Exhibit sheet with handmade cover from Anjar to Barwani City franked with 1a brown wide setting from the 6th Printing tied by "ANJAR 22 JULY 46" cds and a registered cover from Palsud to Barwani City franked with the stamp in block of four cancelled by "PALSUD / 14 SEP 4" cds.
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0 1Catalogue no.35aB
March 1945 2a rose-carmine from the wide setting (6th printing) complete booklet pane of four, top stamps hinged, bottom stamps never hinged. Only 400 stamps were printed, possibly the only known booklet pane of this stamp, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £4400)
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Catalogue no.35aB
March 1945 2a rose-carmine from the wide setting (6th printing) used with Barwani City cancel that was not used frequently. Only 400 stamps were printed very few were used and very few survived certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1800)
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6Catalogue no.35aB
Registered cover Khetia to Barwani City franked with a pair of the 2a rose carmine from the wide setting tied by "KHETIA / 4 MAR 46" cds. Believed to be one of only two known covers franked with the 2a rose-carmine, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £7200)