384. Auction

 ¼ a. steel-blue, vertical pair, and 1 a. chocolate vertical pair , tied  by Alwar oval intaglio seal cancel to reverse of cover 

1878  1/4a black complete sheet of 20 with normal frame lines with error, embossing inverted on right two column of 10 stamps. 

1932  1/2a yellow-green overprinted "SERVICE" block of 20 with error stamp printed double, one inverted.

1932, 2a. ultramarine, perf. 14 instead of 13.5, top left corner marginal block of 20 with error stamp printed double. While the 4a is recorded with perf. 14, the 2a is not.

1914, 1/2 a. black complete sheet of four with error stamps printed double, one albino. Unrecorded and possibly unique. RPSL cert

1914, 1 a. vermillion, 3 copies, each tied by the extremely rare "DAK RAJ BUNDI 12 JULY 16" cds without the dagger in the cds which was removed to mourn the death of a member of the royal family, to 1916, registered cover. This is the only recorded cover bearing four strikes of the Bundi cds without the dagger, unique.

1923, 1 a. carmine, Type B, and two copies of 1923, 1 a.carmine, Type C, tied by "DAK RAJ BUNDI" to reverse of 1920, India KGV 1/2 anna postal stationery envelope. This cover proves that the 1 anna carmine stamps in SG Type "B" and Type "C" were issued as early as 1920, not 1923 as stated in the SG catalogue. It is interesting to note that while the sender used the Imperial postal stationery the letter was never handled by the Imperial post.

1936,  4 annas bright apple-green on medium wove paper on reverse of cover with annotation in Devnargi by postal clerk indicating that the recipient refused to accept the letter (SG value £4500)

1935, 4 a. yellow-olive, tied to registered cover. Certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £2000)

1930/33, 1 a. carmine-red on very thick wove paper, complete sheet of 4, used on registered cover 6 Dec. 1933 , certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £2000)

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 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.

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

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  1a orange perf 11 (SG value £900)

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)

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

1879-86 1f ultramarine on wove paper with variety stamps tête-bêche (horizontal pair) with major error one stamp printed double, certificate ISES 2021.

1885/97, spacing 15mm, ½ a.-1r., unused with o.g., very fine

1915, ½ a. green, imperforated and printed on both sides, very large margins, with part of two neighbours stamps, unused, very fine and rare, certificate ISES (2022)

1909/11, perf. 12½: ½ a. orange-brown, block of four, unused, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

1941 complete booklet with cover in pale green containing 8 panes (32 stamps) of the ½a emerald with coloured panels. The interleaving adhered to the stamps, never the less a very rare booklet. SG catalogue value for single stamps alone is £1024

½ a. black on pink with embossed 'peacock', tied by native cancel, with combination franking India QV ½ a. green, tied by "INDORE CITY" squared circle, on cover to Tellichery with arrival mark on reverse. On cover a rarity.

Proofs on toned wove paper in horizontal pairs of the complete set of eight with proofs of both the frame and vignette of the bi-color issues

Stone II, ½ anna, bright blue imperforated, vertical marginal pair, unused with original gum, very fine

1904, Stone III: ½ a. blue, imperforated proof sheet with 24 stamps, plate no. „24“ at top. ungummed. Very fine and extremely rare

2 a. pale green and emerald-green, each in sheet of 12 (corners cut), one with reversed "1" in plate number "12", unused with original gum, most stamps unmounted mint, partly split, otherwise very fine

1904, Perkins Bacon, 1 anna carmine, vertical pair imperforated between, unused with original gum, fine and very scarce

1911, Jail issue, ¼ a. greenish yellow with trial perforation, complete sheet of six stamps, unused without gum as issued. One of only two recorded sheets of this rare stamp. Ex Sturton. Certificate ISES (2022)

1912/22, ½ a. ultramarine, 2 vertical pairs imperforated between, one with normal stamps as a strip of four, tied to reverse of postal stationery envelope ½ a., as correct payment for a registered letter. The value tablet of the envelope partly cut away, due to opening, otherwise very fine. A very rare entire. Certificate ISES (2022)