386th Auction

1877, ¼ a. ultramarine, 14 copies (some with small faults), tied by square handstamp to reverse of registered native envelope.

1879, handstamped ½ a. carmine on thick horizontally laid paper, used with pearled quatrefoil handstamp in black on small native cover. Very fine and rare.

1896/1900, pin perf., 1877, ¼ a. slate-violet, tied by c.d.s. "ROHRU 10.OC.99" two reverse of small envelope (one corner clipped) to Rampur. Fine and very scarce.

1916, 2 a. brown and 1920, perf. 7, ½ a. dull red, three copies, all cut by scissors, tied by c.d.s. "DUTTIAH 27...20" two registered envelope. A fine and very scarce entire. Signed Holcombe.

1904, 1/2a deep blue, Type II, Stone III, sheet of 24 with stamps 1 to 2mm apart, unused with unmounted original gum, typical small red control number notation at upper left, else a fine early printing of pleasing fresh colour.

1904, 1/2a deep blue, Type II, Stone III, sheet of 24 with stamps 1 to 2mm apart, unused with unmounted original gum, typical small red control number notation at upper left, pre-printing paper crease at lower left, some water staining to left margin well clear of stamps, else fine. 

1904, 1a dull red, two sheets of twelve, one each in orange red and brick red, unused, with large part original gum, slightly disturbed on places, showing distinctive clear and worn printings, both with red control numbers at upper left, the brick red sheet with some water staining in lower selvedge, well clear of stamps, offered with a reconstructed sheet of twelve comprised of a mix of unused and used examples, usual imperfections, else fine.

1906, Perkins Bacon, ¼ a. imperforate colour trial proofs on thick card, with horizontal pair in green, blocks of four in red and sepia, each with large margins all around, fresh and very fine.

1878/79, 1 a. slate-purple and 1883/94, 2 a. red on yellow, in combination with British India DLR 2 a. orange and 1882/90, ½ a. green, all tied by "L" in bars, to reverse of postal stationery envelope ½ a. green, as registered letter from Kashmir to Peshawar. Wax seals removed, otherwise very fine and fresh.

1887/94. 2 a. black, vertical strip of four with sheet margin at base, tied to reverse of small registered envelope from Srinagar. Very fine. Signed A. Diena

1870/1940 (ca.), unused and to used collection of different states in stockbook, also including some reprints, multiples and varieties. An interesting lot.

1877/1940(ca.), used selection of 66 Indian Feudatory stamps including higher catalogued items, generally good or better condition on stockcards in envelope

1880/1950 (ca.), interesting unused and used collection in two stockbooks, including better values and some entires

1900-50 ca., collection unused, including SG Sirmoor no. 22-29, 30-33, Indore no.1-2,05-8, 15, Orcha no.3-7, 42, Kishangarh no.59-60, 63-69, 71, Wadwhan, Bhor no.3, Alwar, Jasdan no.4,6, Jhalawar, Bundi, and good part Barwani State, mostly fine

1900-50 ca., Revenues collection used and unused, including Idar, Jaipur, Panna, Indore, Rewah, Limbdi, Kotah, Shahpura, Dhar, Travancore, Hilkar, Bharatpur, Jind, Bikaner, Sirohiand and Rajasthan

1880/1949, about 60 covers and cards, including many interesting items from different states including combination with British India, registered mail, etc. An interesting lot.

1880/1940 (ca.), about 180 items of postal stationery and few covers, unused and used, including some with additional franking is, registered mail, etc.

1892-1948, collection mint stamps, including SG 26-33, 35-45, 54-64, 87-91, 98-100, 113-114, 116, few no gum, mostly fine

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

1800s, Pre-stamp entires, 14 with red or purple postal franks (up to three strikes) and 9 items with official or private seals in black. All ex Hasse Brockenhuus v. Löwenhielm (Koehler 2021)

1904-48, collection mint stamps and stationerys, starting first issue with good part Chariot of the Sun God perf and imperf, including blocks of six, ½ a. ultramarine printed double, mostly fine

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. (SG 9)

1904/8, 1 a. study, noting 1904 Recess printing by Perkins Bacon brown colour trial block of four on thin paper, two singles of the scarce perf. 12 ½ brown-red, perf. 12 in carmine unused block of nine showing the “broken frame line above ‘State’ variety", 1906 printings with singles and multiples in varying shades of brown and bright red, 1906 1 a. strip of four in combination with ½ a. blue on triple weight registered cover to Malpura, and 1908 1 a. bright red single usages on mixed franking with 1 a. Edward VII on uprated stationery card to Sweden, and 1907 double-weight “Too Late” wrapper, usual imperfections but much is fine. (SG ex7-11)

1870/2000 (ca.), Asia and India, mostly unused and used collection with some duplicates, strength in India with a selection of Feudatory States, also Philippines, French colonies in Asia, Australia, together with a small group of Middle East States with Egypt, Iran, etc., slightly mixed condition, neatly housed in 7 stockbooks

1930-40, 14 stamps including complete 11 mm overprinted set, unused (SG catalogue value £200)
 

1935/37, Maharaja Sarwant Singh 3 p. to 2 a. complete set both perf 11 and Roulette 7, additional 4 a. to 1 r., all unused, (SG catalogue value £325)

1932-43, booklet pane ½ an. mint never hinged, additional ½ an. yellow-green single top margin imperf., ink spot otherwise fine

1944, four booklet panes ½ an. to 4 an. mint never hinged, 4 an. stuck on glassine, ½ an. yellow-green single corner margin part perf.

1904-20, Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar II, set of 6 stamps, additional plate proof ½ a. blue on cardboard, tiny faults, still fine

1927-37, ½ a. to 5 r. complete set of 17 values, unused, very fine. (SG catalogue value £540)
 

1927-46, Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar II ¼ a. on 5 r. to 1 a. on 1¼ a. overprint set of three, additional eight stamps, all mint never hinged, very fine

1929, Nawab Mahabat Khan III, set of 8 stamps, unused, fine

1931, Investiture of Maharaja complete set of 12 values ¼ a. - 5 r. unused, fine (SG catalogue value £950)

1932-46, Postage & Revenue 1 a. to 2.r. complete set of six unused, (SG catalogue value £275)
 

1932-46, Postage ¼ a. to 1 r. complete set of ten unused (few mint never hinged), (SG catalogue value £225)

1899-1903, 12 stamps perf and imperf issue, unused no gum, mostly fine