380th Auction

1935  1/2 anna black SG Type "F" on local cover, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1625)

1935, 1/2 a. black on vertical laid paper,  eight copies, tied by "DAK RAJ BUNDI 23 NOV 40" to 1940, letter (back only) 

1936  4 annas yellow-green on medium wove paper used on reverse tied by four rare small intaglio seal cancels, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1700)

1936,  4 annas yellow-green on reverse of registered cover with pink registration label on front with manuscript annotation in Devnargi by postal clerk indicating that the recipient refused to accept the letter (SG value £1700)

1941, 4 r. yellow-green & vermillion SG Type H bottom left corner marginal copy handstamped with "BUNDI SERVICE" in black small English letters. This stamp not previously recorded with overprint. It is of great interest that the overprint is the genuine type but the ink used is different from those used on previous issues. Most likely a new batch of ink was used to produce the last issues in 1941. An exceptionally rare item

1941, 5 r. vermillion & yellow-green complete sheet of four, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1000)

1941, 5 r. vermillion & yellow-green SG Type H top right corner marginal copy handstamped with "BUNDI SERVICE" in black small English letters. This stamp not previously recorded with overprint. Note that the overprint is the genuine type but the ink used is different from those used on previous issues. Most likey a new batch of ink was used to produce the last issues in 1941. An exceptionally rare item

1941, 1/2 a. greenish-blue imperforate, smudged printing giving it the appearance of being printed double tied by "DAK RAJ BUNDI 1 OCT 41" to India KGVI 9 p. postcard, cancelled by Imperial "BUNDI 2 OCT 41" cds , with "AJMER 4 OCT 41" delivery cds. In tatty condition but most likely a unique example of the stamp imperforate.

1941, 6 p. deep blue, 1 a. orange-red and Service 2 a. brown , used on 20 Sept 1946, cover. Most unusual 

1915/41, 10 a. brown-olive complete sheet from the mixed Setting, top left stamp SG Type "B", remaining SG Type "C" overprinted "BUNDI SERVICE" in black Devnagri letters with error, overprint inverted. Catalogue £735 as normal

1915/41, 12 a. sage-green, complete sheet from the mixed setting, top left stamp SG Type "B", remaining SG Type "C" overprinted "BUNDI SERVICE" in black Devnagri letters with error, overprint inverted. Catalogue £525 as normal

1915-41,  10 annas yellow-brown instead of brown-olive bottom marginal pair with "BUNDI SERVICE" in black small English letters. This stamp is listed without the overprint

1915-41,  3 rupees grey-blue & chocolate on medium wove paper bottom right corner marginal copy overprinted "BUNDI SERVICE" in black small English letters (SG value £2250)

1915-41,  1/4 anna deep slate right marginal vertical pair overprinted "BUNDI SERVICE" in small English letters with error, top stamp overprinted in red ink and bottom stamp in black ink, not listed in SG

1915/41, tablet type E, 4 a. yellow-olive with overprint in Devanagri, unused, little nick at upper right, otherwise very fine and fresh. And extremely rare stamp. Certificate ISES (2022)

1941  4 annas bright green complete sheet of 16 with gum from the 1st printing overprinted "SERVICE" in black. Slightly toned, hinged on the margins, stamps never hinged, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1200)

1895, 2 a. orange-yellow, monogram in rose, unused, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

12 a. green, marginal copy, unused with small part gum, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

1 r. ultramarine, unused, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

1 r. ultramarine, monogram in mauve, unused, fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

Perforated with sewing machine: ¼ a. pink without monogram, tied to piece, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

1899, 1 a. vermilion, unused, tiny thin spot, otherwise very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

4 a. slate-violet, monogram inmauve, unused, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

12 a. green, unused, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

1 r. ultramarine, unused, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

1896/97,  ½ a. grey-blue, tied to piece, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

1896-1900  2a orange-yellow with monogram in rose (instead of blue) on piece with a superb strike of "RAMPUR / BUSSAHIR STATE / 24 AP 1900" cds. This stamp is not recorded with the rose monogram and possibly the unique discovery copy.

Pin perf. 2 a. yellow with monogram in blue and 1896, ½ a. blue, tied to piece of registration receipt, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

4 a. with monogram in blue, tied to piece, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

1886,  1/2 anna blue-green overprinted "CHAMBA STATE" and "SERVICE" both in red instead of black, toned. RPSL cert 

1911  1 pice turquoise-blue horizontal pair with manuscript surcharge "1/2 a". An article by R.F. Stoney on this particular surcharge appeared in PJI (Philatelic Journal of India) May 1937 page 61 which reads "One of our members (Mr. E. Franklin DeSouza), who was kind enough to write to the State authorities on the subject, has informed me that he has received a communication dated the 11th February 1936, from the Inspector of State Post Offices, Charkhari State as follows: "I beg to inform you that the stamps mentioned in your letter were issued in 1922 and 1930 and were official. Now all of them are out of stock since the new pictorial stamps were issued." The above letter would therefore vouch for the genuineness of these Provisionals"

1894  "1 ANNAS" dull green imperf on thin wove paper, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £6000)

1897,  1 anna blue-green with extremely rare experimental perforation

1912  1p violet pair + single on cover with error, stamp on left printed double, certificate ISES 2021.

1921, handstamped 1 a. violett, imperf, with clear double print, used on receipt

1943, ½ a. black on pelure paper and 2a. greenish grey, used on part cover (front missing);  certificate ISES 2021