385th Auction

1880/1940 (ca.), Alwar to Wadhwan, unused and used collection with over 350 stamps, including Fiscals, a few duplicates and shades, noted small groups of Idar, Cochin, lovely Jaipur with chariots including some sheetlets (9), fine Barwani, Indore, together with a few unused postal stationery cards, etc., some occasional faults as to be expected, overall in good condition, a useful lot neatly housed on stockcards

1942, lot with pairs Mi.-Nr. 105-108 incl. vertical gutter pair 25 r. unmounted mint (two stamps with faults) and official stamp Mi.-Nr. 69-71 unmounted mint, also seven stamps Gwalior and India with 12 unmounted mint stamps ex Mi.-Nr. 70-93 and three fiscal stamps

1869/1949, excellent unused and used collection with ca. 750 stamps, incl. a fine part of officials, specialised with shades, some large multiples, many interesting items, together with a selection of imperforated colour proofs blocks of four of the “POSTAGE” type on thin watermarked paper, som occasional faults, overall in very good condition, a lovely specialist lot, on loose album leaves and stockcards

1885/1944 (ca), group of over 48 covers, postal stationeries, some interesting items incl. registered mail, some mixed frankings with British India and a post office book record page, together with a few unused stationeries, an interesting assembly in mixed condition

Pre-Stamp / 1932, Jaipur balance of stamp and postal history consignment, with stamps including unused 1904 Litho Durbar Press ½ a. to 2 a., 1904 Recess by Perkins Bacon perf. 12 ½ a. to 2 a., 1905-8 Issue, perf. 13 ½, ¼ a. to 8 a., etc, postal history (14 items) including selection of seven pre-stamp including Chieftain mail with intaglio seals in black or red, 1904 ½ a. blue on native cover tied by intaglio seal, ½ a. ultramarine cover with “Too Late” handstamp, 1903/7 India Sea Post cards originating in Jaipur, etc, some small faults, an overall fine and eclectic group.

1904/6, ½ a. study, with 1904 Recess by Perkins Bacon printings including unused singles and multiples perforated 12, 12 ½, and compound 12 x 12 ½, the latter including an uncommon lower left sheet corner block of eighteen, as well as a single usage on cover to Sawai Jaipur, 1906 printings including a 1911 double weight registered cover to Sawai Jaipur Dak Khana Sadar, usual flaws, a difficult group.

1904/6, 2 a. deep green study lot, with 1904 perf. 12 and compound perf. 12x12 1/2 , including a striking strip of four on large piece in combination with ½ a. (2) and 1 a. strips of four, 1906 printings on cover including combination usage with ½ a. blue, 1916 uprated ½ a. stationery envelope with ½ a. blue adhesive from Khachariawas to Sawai Jaipur, and two singles with 1912 typographed ½ a. pale ultramarine on registered cover from Todaraisingh, usual imperfections, else chiefly fine.

1905, 4 a. / 8 a. study lot, with 4 a. in a range of subtle shades of chestnut, including usage on 1908 four times rate registered cover, 8 a. examples including 1926 3 a. on 8 a. Provisionals, noting corner block of four showing  surcharge types I-III, one with “broken 3”, usages including uprated 1930 registered internal postcard, and 1928 registered ½ a. combination cover to Sawai Jaipur, and striking three-colour franking 5x weight registered cover,  typical mixed condition, with much being fine.

1905/26, 1 r. study lot, with 1905 Perkins Bacon printings including original gum singles in orange-yellow, yellow, and yellow-ochre, the latter also in an unmnounted upper margin strip of three, 1926 3 a. on 1r. surcharges including blocks of four, one showing the “broken 3” variety, on-cover usages including a 1937 uprated registered stationery card from Khandela to Hameerpura, and 1933 combination usage with ½ a. Rajahead issue, condition slightly mixed as usual, overall fine.

Jaipur, 1911, ¼ a. to 2 a., imperforate, typographed by the Jaipur State Press, a mostly unused collection on pages, neatly-arranged and annotated, being a detailed study of the printings of this issue, with over thirty sheets of six displaying a range of shades, settings, etc, as well as eight covers, including combination frankings, noting registered cover from Nivai to Sawai Jaipur with 2 a. deep green in combination 1911 1 a. rose red (ex Gaurav),  condition varies as typical, much being fine, a most attractive holding, ideal for the specialist.

1912/31, 1/4a to 1 r., typographed by the Jaipur State Press, perforated 11, a detailed, mostly unused study, much mounted and annotated on over 35 pages, both regular and official issues overprinted “SERVICE” in black, a range of singles, multiples, and over 24 covers, including three-colour, combination, and official frankings, displaying an array of shades, perforation gauges, varieties (i.e. missing framelines, “Syate” for “State”, etc.),  with highlights including ½ a. pale ultramarine gutter block of 24 with watermark inverted, ½ a. blue irregular block of 20 with unrecorded 11 ¾ mm gutter, scarcer rates including triple weight registered,  and more, some faults to be expected, but many fine or better examples to be found, an impressive holding that took great effort to assemble, ideal for expansion. 

1912, ¼ a. pale olive-yellow, typographed by the Jaipur State Press, perforated 11, horizontal strip of three, variety imperforate vertically, cancelled with crisp Sawai Jaipur c.d.s. (25 April, 1913), catalogue value is for a pair only, fresh and very fine; ex Park.

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.

1860/2021, mixed collection starting with classical issues, later mostly modern covers, FDCs and some sets, in five hingeless albums

1855/1990, interesting unused and used collection starting with few classics, later with better items throughout like Mi.-Nr. 50-51 used, Mi.-Nr. 78 unused and used, total of 5 copies, Mi.-Nr. 132-135, 179-180 unused, also advertisment stamps, other varities, miniature sheets etc., mostly written up on pages, classic very mixed quality, later mostly good condition

1967/2000, NIUE and TOKELAU ISLANDS, seemingly complete mint never hinged collection including Officials, miniature and souvenir sheets. 

1894/1903, small assembly with some used, multiples, together with six covers and three fronts, of note are some usages from Bonny River, Old Calabar and Forcados, 2½ d. pair tied by octogonal “LOANGO A MARSEILLE L.M.N°1 23 JUIL 96” to small piece, six-colour franking tied by oval “REGISTERED AP 14 98” to registered envelope to Germany, etc., mixed condition

1910/13, small unused and used group, together with one registered cover, some better items up to the high values, mixed condition

1960/70, Postal war with Britain, interesting collection of 30 covers mailed to the UK, due to the postal war, mostly with postage due stamps and various indicative postmarks and labels, all neatly mounted

1877/99, very interesting unused, mint and used collection, often specialized with multiples, cards and covers etc., starting with some Samoa Express stamps, also cover with two SG 25a, mixed franking USA and Samoa on small piece, some better values like SG 67 unused, Flag Issue Die Proof and plate-proof as block of four, some Consular stampps used in Samoa etc., few with certificates, all neatly written up, mostly good condition

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1895/1900, interesting group of 18 unused and used cards including better, mostly good quality

1914, interesting unused and used collection with some cards and covers, containing better values like SG 101-109 unused and used, SG 104e, 113 and 115 used, also SG 111 used, heavily stained, certificate RPSL of New Zealand, varities like SG Nr. 108b used and unused, mixed franking G.R.I. with Samoa, a good section with a total of 20 Postal Stationary cards, slightly mixed condition, some certificates, mostly neatly written up

1868/1902 (ca.), large mint never hinged/unused and used balance collection with plenty of covers and postal stationery cards, many duplicates and multiples including large part sheets, fine part of cancellations and some interesting usages, some occasional faults as to be expected, overall in fine condition, in one box, some envelopes and 9 stockbooks

1868/99, mint never hinged/unused and used collection with covers, highly specialized with the overprint settings, plenty of multiples with blocs and large part sheets, advanced study of the 1896 provisional overprints including double and triple overprint varieties, an attractive group of a dozen used military frank stamps (SG-Nr. M1) together with a fine selection of covers with multiple and combination frankings. Some occasional faults, mostly in fine to very fine and fresh condition, with a few certificates, in three albums. A most interesting specialist holding

1870/1900 (ca.), Postmarks and Cancellations collection with circa 400 covers and postal stationery cards, together with hundreds of used, many duplicates and multiples, strength in the postmarks with a superb group of numeral and lettered barred cancels including “15” BRITHANY (2), “C” BUSHMANSKOP, followed by an abundance of dumb, squarred, circular and coloured cancellations, many with excellent strikes, better items with 1887 “POST-KANTOO BETHANIE”, 1892 “ORANGE VRYSTAAT ARTILLERIE”, 1900 “ALBERTINA”, OHMS and Field Post Offices mail, together with a fine selection of underpaid and taxed correspondence, reply cards and wrappers, etc., somewhat mixed condition as to be expected, in 5 albums. An outstanding specialist group

1884/1902 (ca.), Postal Stationery Cards from both OFS and ORC, group of over 100 cards unused and used, many different types, some duplicates including reply cards, some occasional faults, mostly in very fine and fresh condition, in one album

1892/1905 (ca.), Railway Station Postmarks, specialized collection with around 110 covers and cards, together with used and multiples, some better items like “WOLVERHOEK O.V.S.S.” on 1899 postal stationery card, greenish blue cds. “BETHANY R.O” (2), etc., many interesting multiple and combination frankings, some occasional faults, some expertly described on exhibition pages, a useful group in two albums

1900, Victoria Rex Imperator issues, impressive mint never hinged/unused and used collection with over 100 covers, highly specialized with the overprint settings, superb range of printing varieties with omitted, misplaced, without stops, etc., with an abundance of multiples including part sheets, together with an attractive selection of covers with some multiple and combination frankings, a few forgeries noted, some occasoinal faults, mostly very fine, in three albums. An outstanding lot

1900/02, First Crown Colony Issues, large mint never hinged/unused and used collection with circa 60 covers, highly specialized with multiples, overprint types and settings, an abundance of multiples with large part sheets and panes, together with a fine selection of covers with attractive multiple and combination frankings, some occasional faults, but mostly in fine and fresh condition, neatly housed in two albums with some part expertly described. An attractive lot

1900/10, voluminous Postal History and Postmarks collection with over 420 covers and cards, as well a many used and a few unused, plenty of various cancellations classified by types and sizes, many better specialist covers with BONC “40” BOSCHVARKFONTEIN, BONC “107” MALAN´s POST, recovered BONC “777”, mail from Zand River (2), Schuttesdraai, P.O.A Chicago, “GOVERNMENT OFFICES O.R.C.” cds., etc., strong group of Bloemfontein postmarks, together with a selection of illustrated postcards, mixed condition, in 6 albums

1899/1902, large accumulation of circa 275 covers and cards, offerring an ecclectic choice spanning from the Boer invasion of Natal to the Orange Colony River, including returned to the sender and OHMS mail, Boer censor marks and seals, “in commando dienst” mail, a fine group of Boer Field Post Offices postmarks together with the scarce oval truncated rubber band “ELANGSLAAGTE”, some invalidated Orange Free State frankings in pencil, many better items with a rare incoming letter to General Cronje ´s commandos with blue cds. “BANK 18 JAN 00 Z.A.R”, outgoing mail from Ladysmith Siege (3), one with “LADYSMITH SIEGE POST OFFICE Feb. 27th. 1900.”, Mooi River British relief mail, etc., together with a few used and multiples. Mixed condition, some neatly mounted and expertly described on album pages.  A most unusual aggregation