380th Auction

1876  6p orange-vermillion with exceptionally large margins tied on back of cover (front missing) with the extremely rare three line intaglio seal cancel with "KAHUTA / OCT 14" transit cds and "CHOYA SADAN SHAH / OCT 17" delivery cds. 

6p red with unusually large margins tied by large native intaglio seal cancel to Br. India QV ½ a. postal stationery envelope from Poonch to Amritsar, Die cancelled by Sialkot "L-3/7" cancel with "KAHUTA OCT 30" transit cds and "AMRITSAR / NOV 1" delivery cds (SG value £900)

4 a. red on toned wove baton paper, block of 4, unused, very fine

1885/94, 1 p. red, horizontal pair, one stamp sideways, unused, one stamp light creases, still fine, certificate ISES (2022)

1885/94, 1 p. red, tete-beche pair, unused, one stamp crease, still fine, certificate ISES (2022)

1 p. red on thick white laid paper used. An exceptionally rare stamp that is unpriced in SG in used condition.

2 a. red on laid paper, block of 4, unused, pre-folds between the pairs, very fine, certificate ISES (2022)

1 a. red on yellow wove baton paper, block of 4, unused, 2 values with folds, still fine, certificate ISES (2022)

1885-94,  1/2 anna red on orange-buff wove battone paper block of 10 (SG value £950)

1885/94, 4 a. red on laid blue-green paper, block of 4, unused, 2 stamps faint crease, still fine, certificate ISES (2022)

1885-94  1/2 anna red on yellow-green horizontal laid paper, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £2500)

1885-94  1/2 anna red on yellow-green vertical laid paper, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £2500)

1885/94, 1 p. on laid blue paper, part sheet of 40 stamps with reverse side annotation "These stamps are part of the postal stock of my territory and stamped office the year 1942, Baldeo Singh, Raja of Poonch"

1887, 4 a. black in block of 12 with three tete-beche pairs and one pair with one stamp sideways, unused, 2 pre-folds between stamps

Wove paper: 4 a. black in block of 4 with one stamp sideways and one stamp with paper makers embossing, goodd margins, unused, light crease in the lower pair, most likely unique, certificate ISES (2022)

1947 Shahpura 1 anna brick-red on wove paper postal-fiscal pin-perf. 7 handstamped "RAJASTHAN" in purple. Shahpura became part of Rajasthan State, not listed in SG. ISES certificate

Registered cover with registry number "75" and dated "29-12-48" in manuscript franked on reverse with six cut-outs (one strongly defective) of Kishangarh 1/2 anna brown postal stationery envelope handstamped with "RAJASTHAN" in red tied by large "ARAIN 29 DEC" cds. These postal stationery envelopes were used as cut-outs because of the very brittle paper, from which these envelopes were produced, rendered them unusable as envelopes.

1948  Bundi 2a vermillion bottom right corner marginal copy handstamped "RAJASTHAN" in blue with part offset of blue ink most likely from the envelope it was probably stuck onto. This stamp is unpriced in unused condition in SG

1950 Jaipur ¼ a. to 1 r., set missing 3/4a, 1a & 2a, with overprinted "RAJASTHAN" cancelled to order, as always (SG value £1304)

1950 Jaipur 4a, 6a, 8a & 1R (being the four top values of the set) overprinted "RAJASTHAN" each in a marginal block of ten (SG value £840)

Kishangarh 1913/16, 1 a. red, and 4a chestnut (Kishangarh SG 31b) handstamped "RAJASTHAN" in red (Rajasthan SG 30 var as the only listed stamp in SG is in chocolate, the chestnut shade is not listed) and Kishangarh 2a purple handstamped "RAJASTHAN" in red all tied by large double ring "KISHANGARH / 17 JAN 50" cds. to reverse of registered Notice cover , most interesting cover bearing both Kishangarh and Rajasthan stamps, certificate ISES 2021.

1948 Kishangarh 2R brown-red pin-perf handstamped "RAJASTHAN" in red (SG value £800)

1948-49, Kishangarh 5 rupees mauve handstamped RAJASTHAN in red (SG value £800)

1948-49 Kishangarh 8 annas grey block of four handstamped "RAJASTHAN" in red used with "KISHANGARH / 15 MAR 50" cds. Minor perf damage left side. RPSL certificate (SG value £1400)

1948/49, Kishangar 2 a. violet and 2 postal stationery cut-outs with violet handstamps , tied to reverse of cover

1948-49 Kishangarh 8a brown handstamped "RAJASTHAN" with error handstamp in blue instead of red. The blue handstamp, while recorded on other stamps,  has not been recorded on this stamp mamking this the discovery example and possibly unique.

1948-49  4a brown on thick soft unsurfaced wove paper with "RAJASTHAN" handstamp in violet instead of red. Note that the violet handstamp is recorded in other denominations but not for the 4 annas.

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.