385th Auction

1912, ¼ a. bistre, typographed by the Jaipur State Press, perforated 11, unused, with large part original gum, horizontal pair, variety vertically imperforate between, well-centered, fresh and very fine.

1912, ¼ a. olive, typographed by the Jaipur State Press, perforated 11, unused, with large part original gum, marginal gutter block of eight with striking double vertical perforations at left, small tear to upper right stamp, else a fine and most unusual error.

1913, ¼ a. pale olive-yellow, typographed by the Jaipur State Press, perforated 11, unused, with part original gum, block of four, variety imperforate horizontally, some irregular perforations and gum with slight wrinkles as commonly found, else fine.

1926, 3 a. surcharge (Type 5) in red on 1 r. yellow, unwatermarked, perforated 13 ½, variety surcharge inverted, unused, with part original gum, slight gum crease at top and thin spot at foot, else of fresh and fine appearance, a scarce variety; with 2015 B.P.A. certificate.

1906, ¼ a. olive-yellow, group of six covers, with single franking on illustrated postcard, vertical pair on single weight cover to Sawai, block of six on triple weight cover from Sikaray to Sawai, seven singles used in combination with two ½ a. blue on registered uprated stationery cover from Nawalgarh, single franking in combination with 3pi Edward VII of India from Belanganj Agra to Gangapur, and uprated ¼ a. stationery card of India used from Muzaffarnagar to Malarna via Jaipur City, some with usual tears/creases, but a useful group illustrating six different usages.

1880/2000 (ca.), extensive mint never hinged/unused and used collection neatly housed in 5 albums, some classics yet mostly modern, with India and States, Mauritius, Afghanistan, Madagascar, together with some early Ceylon postal stationery cards, many cpl. sets together with some booklets, miniature sheets, FDCs, many covers, etc.; mostly fine to very fine

1934/44, Sammlung “Raketenpost in Indien” mit fast 60 Belegen und vielen Vignetten, dabei u.a. Hopferwieser Nr. SS-01, SS-02a, SS-03, SS-04, SS-05, Vignette ss-09 mit übergehendem handschriftlichem Vermerk “ADVERTISEMENT” auf Blatte mit Aufstellung und e. Unterschrift Stephen H. Smith, SS-32, SS-33, SS-34a, SS-50, SS-51, SS-59, SS-60, SS-66, SS-78 and SS-79, meist in guter Erhaltung

1934/44, Sammlung  “Rakentenpost in Indien” mit ca. 50 Belegen, dabei u.a. Hopferwieser SS-01, SS-02a, SS-03, SS-04, SS-05, SS15, SS-17, SS-18, SS-27b, SS-30 und SS 31, meist in guter Erhaltung