380th Auction

1880, 4 a. red in sheet of 20 without margins, unused, one stamp corner fault, otherwise very fine

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.

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)

1885/96, 3 p. orange, Type B, two copies, and 2 a. carmine, tied by "PAONTA / SIRMOOR STATE 28 OC 01" squared circle cancel 1901 to part envelope, registered from Paonta to Nahan  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

1896, 1/2a yellowish green, tied by "SIRMOOR STATE / NAHAN / 15 JL 99" cds. to India QV 1/2a postal stationery envelope, rare. BPA certificate

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)

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.

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

3p chocolate from the 1st Printing handstamped "ON S S S". An extremely rare stamp, not listed in SG

1892/97, "On S.S.S." in type 13 on Elephant 6 d. green in vertical pair, imperforated between, unused with part original gum. A unique item. This stamp has not been listed so far in Stanley Gibbons, it's status is unknown. The pair without overprint already is a great rarity (SG23a). Certificate BPA (2013)

1864, 1 a. black in horizontal pair, used with manuscript cancellation on small fragment. A fine and very rare multiple. Certificate ISES (2022)

1870,  1 anna black on azure vertical laid paper with error complete set-off on reverse

1868, 1 a. black on azure, reconstruction of the sheet, with16 used copies, including variety on pos. 13

1870 Reprint with inscriptions in Devnagri with accents over first letters 1a red on white wove paper complete sheet of 16. Sheet with partial split in between stamps and three stamps with thin. Complete sheets of the early Reprints are rare.

1868-75  4a black on white laid paper with error, part double impression

1886, 1 a. green, complete sheet of 20 with large oval sheet watermark, unused, partly split

1886  4 a red on toned laid paper with lines close together perf 12 tow complete sheets of five printed tête-bêche on the opposite side of the paper

1886, 4 a. red, complete double sheet with 10 stamps in 5 gutter pairs, also single sheet of 5

1886  4a red on wove paper perf 12 double sheet two upright impressions of the complete sheet of five. Double sheets of this issue are extremely rare.

1902, unissued Nawab Sir Rasulkhanji  4 a. black, plate proof pair on chalk surfaced carton, with wrong nagri inscription "ANNO" instead of "ANNA", printed by E. Crowl & Co., Baltimore. 

1913, Three pies on 3 p. green on toned wove paper, cpl. sheet of 20, used, partly split

1913 3p on 1a emerald-green complete sheet of 20 with error stamps imperforate, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £4750)

1914, 3 p. green on wove paper three sheets (2 imperf.) with different sheet border ornaments, unused

1914, 3 p. green, imperf., complete sheet of 20 stamps, folded twice, otherwise fine

3 p. green, imperforated horizontally, cpl. sheet of 20, unused, very fine and rare

1914, 3 p. green on laid paper, imperf., cpl. sheet of 20, unused

1923, 1 a. red on laid paper, complete  sheet of 16

The unique copy of the sunken Die Proof of the 1a unadopted design. ISES certificate

1924  3p mauve on wove paper complete sheet of 16 with error stamps imperforate, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £2400)

1949, POSTAGE & REVENUE ONE ANNA in red on ½ a., variety 'Surcharge double', unused without gum, very rare in this condition. Certificate ISES (2022)

1949  1a purple part sheet of 20 with error "T" in "POSTAGE" omitted on stamp pos. R2/1, small "N" in "REVENUE" pos. R2/3, small "V" in "REVENUE" pos. R3/4 and small "O" in "POSTAGE" pos. R4/3

1949, SAURASHTRA 1 a. with POSTAGE omitted, used, fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

1950  1a on 3p black & blackish-green with error, surcharge double. Not listed in SG. ISES certificate

1950, 1 a. on 3 p. with heavily shifted surcharge , marginal block of four, unused, two copies unmounted mint