377th Auction
20-25 September 2021 in Wiesbaden
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1935 ¼a to 1R set of 12 stamps each with a security punch hole and overprinted "SPECIMEN"
5 July 1936 registered cover franked with 2 pairs + single of 1a myrtle-green & purple-brown tied by six strikes of Orcha State cds with boxed registration strike on obverse. BPA certificate (SG value £270)
Registered cover from Niwari to Jatara franked on reverse with 1935 1 anna myrtle-green & purple-brown two vertical imperf pairs each cancelled by "O" in circle of bars additionally tied by "TIKAMGARH23 DEC 37" cds with "JATARA / Orchha STATE / 24 DE 37", stamps defective, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £8160)
1935 10r bronze-green & cerise irregular block of 6 with paper fold resulting in misaligned perforations
Registered cover from Tikamgurh to Satara franked with 1939 ½a yellow-green, 3/4a bright blue, 1¼ a blue and 1 ½a mauve tied by "O" in circle of bars with "TIKAMGURH / Orchha STATE / 26 SE 46" squared circle cds and "SATARA / Orchha STATE 27 SE 46" delivery cds on reverse. A spectacular four color franking of Orchha State, the only one we are aware of, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1255)
1949, registered cover from Palera to Tikamgarh franked with 1939 1 anna scarlet block of four plus single tied by "O" in circle of bars cancel with "PALERA / ORCHA STATE / 2 OC 49" cds and "TIKAMGARH / ORCHA STATE / 2 OC 49" delivery cds. An extremely late usage in 1949; quite possibly the latest known usage of Orcha stamps. SG states that Orcha became part of Vidhya Pradesh by 1 May 1948"
1885 1 anna brown-purple vertical pair overprinted "PUTTIALLA STATE" in black with error, overprint double. Toned gum (SG value £650)
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
