377th Auction
20-25 September 2021 in Wiesbaden
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A group of 13 mostly stampless covers most bearing pre-stamp intaglio seals, some as many as 7 seals including a cover with oval Khetri strike. A very interesting group.
1910 India KEVII 1/4a postal stationery postcard from Shahdara to Jaipur but missent to Jodhpur, redispatched to the Imperial exchange post office at Jaipur City where was transferred over to the Jaipur State Post with a trapezoid "Bearing" strike in black with a boxed strike in red with Devnagri letters to indicate that the postcard was received after dispatch of mail that particular day.
1866 1 anna ultramarine in watercolour on native paper, minor stains, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1500)
1877 1 anna sage-green in oil color on native paper. BPA certificate (SG value £250)
1872, 1/2 anna orange in watercolour on native paper used on piece (SG value £350)
India QV 1/2 anna blue postal stationery envelope franked with Jammu & Kashmir 1/2 anna black on laid paper (SG value £680)
1880-94 1/4 anna, 1/2 anna, 1 anna & 2 annas all four denominations on both white wove paper and toned wove paper in complete sheets of 15 or 20. A total of 8 sheets
Decorative envelope believed to be intended for delivery of Greetings Telegrams, the panels appear to contain felicitous quotations, possibly from the Quran
Local cover franked on reverse with 1946 1a pale yellow-green perf 8½ tied by a large double ring native cds in violet, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1400)
India QV ¼a postcard from Jhalawar to Bundi additionally franked with 1886-90 1p yellow-green tied by a superb strike of Jhalawar intaglio seal cancel, the postcard cancelled by "JHALRAPATAN-CITY / JHALAWAR / DE 27 98" Imperial exchange postoffice cancel with "BUNDI / DE 28 98" delivery cds. Trivial corner damage to postcard (SG value £720)
1890 1/4 anna green part imperf sheet of six with error, printed on horizontally laid paper. These stamps were printed on vertically laid paper.
1890 1/4a green pair on vertical laid paper on cover tied by intaglio seal cancel. Double weight covers of Jhalawar are scarce.
