377th Auction

1933-37,  2 pice in purple on greenish-grey wove paper envelope with handstamp of H.R. Buch

1880,  2 anna green (SG value £170)

Commercial pre-stamp cover bearing Shahpura 34mm circular intaglio seal

Commercial pre-stamp cover bearing Shahpura 38mm oval intaglio seal reading "RAJ DAK / SHAHPURA" (P.M.. Medhora type 4). 

1917  1p carmine on bluish grey perf 11 tied to cover with INTAGLIO SEAL. Stamp defective but never the less a very rare stamp on cover (SG value £2200)

1920-28  1p carmine on drab horizontal pair with manuscript cancel. Note that manuscript cancels were used for both postal and fiscal purposes making it virtually impossible to state with any certainty as to whether this pair was postally or fiscally used, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £2600)

22 June 1931 folded letter franked with 1 anna red Postal-Fiscal with manuscript cancel (as always found) (SG value £500)

19 Sept. 1948 folded entire from Shahpura to Dhikola franked with four copies of the 1 anna red Postal-Fiscal imperforate tied to cover with pen cancel (as always found). These stamps are not listed imperforate in SG, certificate ISES 2021.

22 October 1942 folded entire within Shahpura franked with 1 anna red Postal-Fiscal perf 12 block of four with manuscript cancel (as always found), certificate ISES 2021.

1947  1a red Postal-Fiscal pin-perf. Unpriced in unused condition

1947,  1 anna postal fiscal pin-perf 7, unpriced in SG

1948 cover franked with four single copies of the 1 anna red pin-perf 7 cancelled by manuscript initials as always the case, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1750)

Folded letter franked with 1932-47  1a red perf 12 cancelled by manuscript date "15.4.39" (as almost always the case) (SG value £500)

1941, Envelope with Shahpura State crest on flap franked with 1 anna red postal fiscal cancelled by manuscript (as always found) additionally franked with India KGV 1a3p mauve tied by Shahpura cds to Ajmer (SG value £500)

Stationery envelope bearing the state crest of Shahpura on flap in pale blue from Shahpura to Bhagera addressed to Thakur Pratap Singh, prince of Ketri. 

2 June 1927 Acknowledgement receipt for registered letter

1892  1p yellow-green vertical pair imperf between with error, pre-printing paper fold resulting in the top left corner of the stamp being printed on reverse.

1901 part envelope registered from Paonta to Nahan franked with two copies of the 1885-96  3p orange Type B and 2 annas carmine cancelled "PAONTA / SIRMOOR STATE 28 OC 01" squared circle cancel with "SIRMOOR STATE / NAHAN 29 OC 01" delivery cds on reverse. Internal franked Sirmoor covers are virtually unobtainable because the Maharaja of Sirmoor had issued strict orders to have the stamps removed from all articles of mail prior to delivery. Only a handful of such Sirmoor covers exist, the majority of franked Sirmoor covers are combination covers addressed to areas outside Sirmoor State. BPA certificate

India QV 1/2a postal stationery envelope additionally franked with Sirmoor 1896  1/2a yellowish green both cancelled by "SIRMOOR STATE / NAHAN / 15 JL 99" cds. Sirmoor covers are rare. BPA certificate

1894-99  Essay of the 3p orange overprinted "ON S S S". BPA certificate

1900 local handmade cover franked with 1894-99  6p green tied by "SIRMOOR STATE / NAHAN / 18 MY 1900" cds with an indistinct delivery squared circle postmark. Internal franked Sirmoor covers are virtually unobtainable because the Maharaja of Sirmoor had issued strict orders to have the stamps removed from all articles of mail prior to delivery. Only a handful of such Sirmoor cover exist, the majority of franked Sirmoor covers are combination covers addressed to areas outside Sirmoor State. According to SG "The stamps of Sirmoor are very rare used on cover". ISES certificate

Waterlow Proofs of 1894-99 Elephant part set of four (3a, 4a, 8a & 1R) each in a bottom right corner marginal block of four each with a 3mm security punch hole from the unique sheet that was retained in the Waterlow archive. Variously stained and without gum, certificate ISES 2021.

Waterlow Proofs of 1899 complete set of four each in a corner marginal block of four each with a 3mm security punch hole from the unique sheet that was retained in the Waterlow archive.  Variously stained and without gum, certificate ISES 2021.

1892-97  3p orange overprinted "On S S S" with error overprint inverted. ISES certificate (SG value £900)

1891,  1 anna bright blue overprinted "ON S S S" with error, no stop after lower "S" (SG value £325)

1892-97  3p orange overprinted "On S S S" with error overprint inverted (SG value £425)

1892-97  1a steel-blue overprinted "On S S S" with error overprint inverted (SG value £375)

Waterlow Proofs of 1896-97 set (missing 1 anna) each in a corner marginal block of four (printed margin missing) each with a 3mm security punch hole from the unique sheet that was retained in the Waterlow archive. Variously stained and without gum.

1896-97  3p overprinted "On S S S" with error overprint double. This is believed to be one of only two recorded examples of this error, certificate ISES 2021.

3 pies orange SG Type "B" mixed Machine printed and handstamped; "On" SG Type 19 machine printed and "S S S" without stops handstamped SG Type 13. Unrecorded. Block of four, right stamps hinged, left stamps never hinged

1894,  6 pies handstamped "ON S S S" in red (SG value £225)

1896  3p orange handstamped "On S S S " with SG Type 21 (SG value £375)

1896  3p orange overprinted "ON S S S" with SG type 21 (SG value £375)

1896  6p bright green orange overprinted "ON S S S" with SG type 21, toned gum unpriced in SG.

1896,  2 annas carmine handstamped with SG Type 22 "On S S S" (SG value £650)

1899,  2 annas rose-red handstamped with SG Type 23 "ON S S S", horizontal pair (SG value £170)