380th Auction

1930, ½ a. grey-brown and 1 a. yellow-green, horizontal pair, tied to registered cover. Certificate ISES 2021

1/2 a. grey-brown and 2a greyish green, tied by indistinct cds to part of registered cover (front missing) 

1/2 a. grey-brown and 2 a. greyish green, tied by indistinct cds to registered cover, certificate ISES 2021

1909, 2 on 3 p. rosy mauve, complete sheet of 40, with surcharge in type 7b on position 18, unused, certificate BPA (2006)

1911/13, 4 a. green with shifted double print, unused, a rare variety, certificate ISES (2022)

1916/30, 6 p., imperforated plate proof in green, block of four with pen strokes

1938  color trial of 2 1/4a myrtle-green watermark umbrella perf. 11 in block of four. BPA certificate

1943  4 pies green perf 13x13½ with watermark umbrella, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £3000)

1943, wm. Umbrella, 1 a. brown-orange, unused without gum, a scare stamp, Certificate ISES (2022)

1948, 1 a. orange, tied to cover addressed to the King of Cochin f

1948  1a orange perf 11 (SG value £900)

1918, Rama Varna NOTORIAL 1 r. olive yellow, imperforated plate proof block of 6 in archival card

1897/1900, ½ a. on red, complete sheet of 10, one stamp with error "BALAD", unused

1897/1900,  ½ a. black on magenta tied by bilingual "DHAR STATE / DHAR 9-10-97" to local cover with "DHAR STATE / DHAR 10-10-97" delivery cds on reverse. A very early usage.

1898/1900, 1 a. reddish violet in sheet of 30, most stamps unmounted mint

1898/1900, 2 a. deep green in sheet of 30, most stamps unmounted mint

1933/43, ¼ a. bistre-yellow and 1a. pale turquoise-blue both tied by "RIYASAT DUNGARPUR / 19 DEC 35" to reverse of cover within Dungarpur, with "RIYASAT DUNGARPUR / 20 DEC 35" delivery cds on front. The first issue stamps of Dungarpur on cover are extremely rare, certificate ISES 2021.

¼ a yellow-orange perf 11,  block of three, tied to Bookpost cover;  extremely rare, this being one of only three such recorded.

1941,  ¼ a. orange (damaged on bottom) and 1944, 1a. 3p. bright mauve both perf 10½ tied by "RIYASAT DUNGARPUR / 24 APR 44" cds to official cover from Dungarpur City to Solaj, with a piece of paper affixed to cover with annotation indicating that addressee refused to accept the letter (SG value £1525)

1941,  1/a orange perf. 11, 1944  1a. 3p. bright mauve perf. 11 (defective) and 1943, 4a. brown perf. 11, all tied by two strikes of "RIYASAT DUNGARPUR / 30 MAY 44" to reverse of registered cover with preprinted regaitsration label on front,  with . A spectacular three color franking that is not a State Service cover 

1893 stampless cover addressed to the King of Duttia with Duttia pre-stamp seal struck on back.

Combination cover from Duttia to Delhi franked with India ½ a green and Duttia 1a blue Postal-Fiscal tied by hooded Duttia cds with Delhi delivery cds. Ex. Frits Staal. RPSL certificate

1896, 2 a. on yellow without handstamp, nice fresh colour and good to large margins, unused, very fine and extremely rare; just one further copy has been recorded, which originally formed a pair with the copy offered here. Certificate ISES (2022)

1896, 4 a. on rose, nice deep colour and good margins, unused; neglectable minor bend (certificate "crease"), a fine copy of this rare stamp. Certificate BPA (2006)

1897/98, 1 a. on white with clear double print, nice large margins, unused in very fine and fresh condition, a very rare variety, supposed to be unique. Certificate BPA (2016)

1897, ½ a. – 4 a., unused, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

1899/1906,  ¼ a. brown-red tied by hooded Duttia cds to Local cover with boxed "DUTTIAH STATE / POSTAGE DUE / ONE ANNA" strike which is crossed out in red ink with hooded Duttia  delivery cds on reverse

1899/1906, ½ a. on blue-green, tied to native cover from Seondha to Datia

1/2 anna black on blue-green, 1 anna black on white and 2 annas black on lemon-yellow, tied on reverse of registered cover including original contents along with the accompanying Acknowledgement Receipt and the Sender's receipt, making up the 3 1/2 anna rate (1/2 anna for postage, 2 annas for registration and 1 anna for Acknowledgement), Ex. Frits Staal and ex. George Harell.

1899/1906, 1 a. black in sheet of 16, unused

1899/1906, 4 a. on deep rose, used on reverse of registered cover, very fine and scarce, certificate PPSL (1998)

1899/1906,  4 a black on deep rose tied by an indistinct Duttia hooded cds to registered cover with boxed registration strike and "DUTTIAH STATE / DUTTIAH 22 JA ??" cds 

1899/1906,  4 a. black on rose, tied by hooded cds. to cover addressed to the Chief Judicial Officer, Datia State

1911,  ¼ a. carmine perf 13½ tied by "DUTTIA STATE / SEONDHA / 17 SEP 20" to cover from Seondha to Duttia 

1911, ¼ a. carmine, vertical marginal pair, imperforated between, unused, very fine, scarce variety, Certificate ISES (2022)

1911  ¼a carmine perf 13½ horizontal strip of three with error, stamp imperf vertically. Not listed in SG