THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES

THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES

22ND MAY 2019 THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES

THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES

22ND MAY 2019

STANLEY GIBBONS AUCTIONS LONDON

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An evening with Umesh Gaur and Stanley Gibbons specialists. View items and hear more about this spectacular collection FOREWORD

The origins of the Gaur family collection can probably be traced back to the late 19th century, although most of what is offered in the present catalogue was assembled during the last 15 years or so.

The praiseworthy aim was to achieve a fair degree of completion in the stamp issues of the whole subcontinent, from 1852 to c.1950, and crucially including those of the Convention and Feudatory States. The result is a highly diverse and attractive collection, and we have been happy to include introductory text and illustrations provided by the owner for each of the many sections. We hope that this mode of presentation will be appreciated and encourage wider interest.

The highlight of the India section is certainly the stunning ‘ex Ferrary’ unused 1854-55 4a.blue and red, second printing, an enormous example with virtually complete wavy lines and rosettes. But a decent trio of Scinde Dawks, and three examples of the famous unissued 1854 ½a ‘9½ arches’, one being corner marginal, also deserve an honourable mention.

Indian Convention States features that tremendous rarity Patiala SG O3, unused with part o.g. This is far and away the rarest basic stamp in the series, and seldom appears on the market.

mong the fine range of ndian eudator States are to e found several of the lassi rarities, suh as the harhari and Duttia first issues, hile ussahir S 1 is argual even rarer, although it has et to ahieve the same status and fame. King George VI period collectors will be impressed by a raft of elusive items, including Charkhari SG 56 and an excellent group of Cochin, including SG 80, 85b, O56c and the excessively rare SG O67a. In fact most States are quite well represented with Bamra SG 1, Barwani SG 35aB, Bhopal SG 98a, useful Jaipur, Kishangarh SG 3, 4 and 52 and a splendid selection of Jammu and Kashmir primitives, to name but a few. Five scarce covers from Dungarpur – a state whose very existence was unknown to collectors until the late 1960s – also catch the attention.

The Philately of India and the Indian States has probably never been more popular than it is today, thanks to the tremendous growth in the Indian economy over the past generation, and the ‘Gaur’ sale is likely to excite strong competition, which may well see new price levels established. Of particular importance for buyers is the fact that the majorit of the e single items are suorted eert ommittee ertifiates

Dr Philip Kinns Emeritus Director of Philately WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION

Professor Harish C. Gaur, Umesh Gaur, University of Illinois, 1956 Delhi Public School, 1961

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The Gaur family collection of India and Indian states was started by Professor Harish C. Gaur (1925-2016). Professor Gaur was born in the village of Gokalgarh in the state of Haryana in a very modest household. There was no school in the village, but his hard work and desire to aim high made him the first person from his village to pursue higher education leading up to a Ph.D. in Chemistry. He eventually retired as the Dean of Science Faculty at the University of Delhi.

Professor Gaur was also amongst the first wave of young researchers to travel to the US for post-doctoral training in 1955. During this time in America at the University of Illinois, he started collecting stamps and he continued this hobby upon his return to India. As an eminent scientist of India, he had an opportunity to travel extensively around the world to attend scientific meetings and as a visiting professor to many Universities, which helped him put together a collection of worldwide stamps.

In the 1960s, his young son Umesh Gaur also got interested in stamps. Umesh also followed on his father’s footsteps to pursue a Ph.D. in Chemistry in America in 1974. While he was a graduate student, in 1978 he acquired a collection of Indian stamps in a Scott album at a local church auction. This turned the focus of the Gaur family collection on India and Indian states. But it would not be for another twenty-five years until Umesh was a financial advisor that Umesh would start adding to the family collection with a new focus on India.

In 1990s, Umesh started to collect modern and contemporary India art, contemporary Indian photography and Indian folk and tribal paintings. This collection has grown to be one of the largest and finest collections of its kind. Paintings from collection have been shown in many museums across America and the collection was included in 2004 and 2007 lists of “Top 100 Collections in America” in Arts and Antiques magazine. Umesh also has a collection of wines with emphasis on Bordeaux wines from France. Fifteen years ago, Umesh returned to stamp collecting. He brought the collecting expertise and discipline that he had acquired while building other collections, now to Indian stamps. During this time, he was able to complete most of the blanks in his encyclopaedic collection by acquiring some very rare items as the auction market for Indian stamps had rapidly expanded during this time.

It is worthwhile noting that Harish’s grandfather and Umesh’s great- grandfather Mr. Nathu Ram (1869-1934) was a postmaster of Gokalgarh. When the family was emptying out the Gaur ancestral homes in village for sale, because the entire family had moved to Delhi, an envelope containing Queen Victoria stamps was found among other family valuables. Since these stamps were no longer issued after 1902, it implies that the seeds of the Gaur family stamp collection were implanted much earlier, perhaps in late 1800s. INDIA THE POST IN ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL INDIA

e history of India’s postal system goes back several millennia. e Atharvaveda, one of the oldest books in the world written around 1000 BC, has several references to messenger services. In ancient times messenger services were primarily used by Indian rulers to convey and obtain information. is was accomplished through runners, messengers and in some cases even through pigeons. e chief of this service was known as the Daakpaal (postmaster). He maintained the lines of communication.

e Sultan of Delhi, Qutb-ud-din Aybak, created the rst elaborate messenger post system in 1208 for the purposes of gathering information and wartime news. Human runners were used to transmit messages. Runners carrying mail and messages ran from one village or relay post to the next. It was a dangerous occupation. ese runners worked day and night, vulnerable to attacks by bandits and wild animals, especially tigers.

A major expansion to the runner system was undertaken by Alauddin Khalji in 1296. He is credited with the establishment of a network of dak chowkis (mail rest houses), for the safety of runners and to provide a designated place for runners to hand over the mail to other runners and for them to rest between long runs. Sher Shah Suri (1541–1545) further provided horses for runners and built 1700 serais (rest houses for runners as well as travellers) along the northern Indian high road, today known as the Grand Trunk Road, which he constructed between Bengal and Sindh. During the early periods of the Moghul empire (1526 to about 1600), the speed and the eciency of the courier system was greatly improved. is was much needed to allow communication across the Moghul empire, which had expanded over most of the Indian subcontinent during the rule of Emperor Akbar. Many new roads were built and watch towers were constructed along the routes. Plenty of horses were provided to all dak chowkis and the use of camels was introduced to transport mail in addition to the horses and runners.

Although the mail courier system was mainly developed for the rulers of India, it was subsequently used by merchants for trade purposes. Eventually mail runners also came to be in use for the carriage of private mail. POSTS AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY

Aer the East India Company was formed on 13th December 1660, its business grew very rapidly all over India. In order to communicate with factories and trading oces all over the country, the company needed an ecient postal service. To improve the existing systems, in 1688 a post oce was opened in Bombay followed by similar ones in Calcutta and Madras.

By 1774 the postal system had become vital to the operation of the East India Company. A separate department of the post oce was established in Calcutta. At the same time the postal services were also made available to the general public. e fee charged was based upon the distance - two annas per 100 miles.

e Post Oce Act XVII of 1837 provided the responsibility of postal service within the territories of the East India Company to the Governor-General of India. Based upon the Act, the Indian Post Oce was ocially established on 1 October 1837.

THE SCINDE DISTRICT DAWK

e use of the Scinde Dawk adhesive stamps to signify the prepayment of postage began on 1st July 1852 in the Sindh district, as part of a comprehensive reform. e new stamp was embossed individually onto a wax wafer. is was the rst stamp issued in India and also happens to be the rst stamp of Asia.

THE REFORMS OF 1854 AND THE FIRST ISSUES

In 1854 a new postal system based upon existing postal systems in Europe was recommended by the Governor-General Lord Dalhousie, and adopted by the East India Company’s Court of Directors to establish reasonable postal rates within the jurisdiction of the East India Company. e stamps were needed to show the postage was prepaid, a basic principle of the new system.

e rst stamps valid for postage throughout India were issued in October 1854. e stamps featuring Queen Victoria were designed and printed in Calcutta and issued without perforations or gum. e ½a, 1a and 4a values were lithographed but for the 2a value the letterpress process was used. e four annas value was one of the world’s rst bicolored stamps.

In 1855, new design for stamps with Queen Victoria in an oval vignette were issued. ey were inscribed “EAST INDIA POSTAGE” and typohraphed by De La Rue Company in England (who produced all the subsequent issues of British India until 1925).

British rule was established in India in 1858 following the 1857 Rebellion against the East India Company’s rule. On 1st November 1858, Her Majesty Queen Victoria assumed the government of territories in India. From 1865 the stamps were printed on paper watermarked with an elephant’s head. THE REFORMS OF 1866 AND THE PROVISIONALS

e volume of mail increased very rapidly, doubling between 1854 and 1866, then doubling again by 1871. e Post Oce Act XIV was introduced in 1866 to correct some of the postal system deciencies and abuses. Postal service eciencies along with new lower rates were introduced. New regulations also removed the special postal privileges which had been enjoyed by ocials of the East India Company.

Queen Victoria assumed the title of Empress of India in 1877 aer the Empire of India had been proclaimed. A completely new set of stamps was issued in 1882. e designs consisted of the existing Victoria prole, in a variety of frames, inscribed “INDIA POSTAGE”. e watermark was also changed to a star shape.

THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY

In 1902 a new series of stamps depicting King Edward VII were issued. ese stamps reused the frames of the Victoria stamps with some new colors. Higher value stamps up to 25 rupees were also issued for the rst time to be used for payment of telegraph and parcel fees.

e 1911 stamps of King George V were more oral in their design. King George V, an avid philatelist, personally approved these designs. In 1926 the watermark was changed to a pattern of multiple stars. A special Airmail set was issued in 1929.

e rst pictorial stamps appeared in 1931. e set of six, illustrating historical buildings in Delhi was issued to mark the government’s move from Calcutta to New Delhi. Another pictorial set, also showing buildings, commemorated King George V’s Silver Jubilee in 1935.

During the reign of King George VI, denitive stamps issued in 1937, depicted dramatic variation in the forms of mail transports used in India: dak runners, bull cart, tongas and camels in rural India to aeroplanes and steamers for international destinations. During World War II, a new issue in 1941 reected upon the mood and austerity of the times. Stamps with plain designs using minimal amounts of ink and paper were issued. Since Indian Post Oces annually required billions of stamps for postage, as a measure of economy the large pictorial stamps were immediately withdrawn and smaller stamps were issued. is was followed by a Victory issue in 1946 commemorating the end of the war.

Since 1926 all printing of India postage stamps has been done at India Security Press, Nasik. e press was set up by London rm of omas De La Rue which had been printing all issues for the previous sixty years. e rst stamps to be printed in Nasik were the denitive series of George V. It was printed using typography from the same plates used earlier in England by De La Rue. e watermark was changed by the Press to multiple stars. Lithography was now re-introduced and the rst stamps printed with this technique in Nasik were the Air Mail series of 1929.

DOMINION OF INDIA (1947-1950)

Aer India’s independence on 15th August, 1947, the rst stamps of independent India were issued, illustrating the new ag of India.

e rst anniversary of India’s independence in 1948 was marked by a series of Gandhi stamps, the rst person of Indian origin to be illustrated on a stamp. e series was intended to venerate Gandhi, who had been assassinated a few months earlier. REPUBLIC OF INDIA (1950 - )

India became a republic on 26th January 1950. e rst stamps of India as a republic, were a series of four issued on that very day.

As with other countries, commemorative stamps have enjoyed prolic expansion in India. Every year, close to a hundred new issues are brought out by the Department of Post, which falls under the supervision of the Ministry of Communications.

Commemorative issues since independence have done a phenomenal job of presenting the plurality of religion, race, language and ethnicities of India. e stamps have commemorated important events, prominent personalities in various elds, aspects of nature, ora and fauna, religions, environmental issues, art, agricultural activities, national/international issues, sports, Bollywood, educational institutions, etc. WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

shown at 400% of actual size

est. £600-£700 1852 ½a white Scinde Dawk cut square with large to very large margins, neatly cancelled with diamond of dots. Minor creasing and overall toning, APS Certicate (2012) mentioning ‘hinge and paper remnants’, still a very acceptable example. SG S1, £2250

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shown at 400% of actual size

est. £2200-£2500 1852 ½a blue Scinde Dawk cut square with good to large margins, used with diamond of dots cancel. BPA Certicate (2011) stating ‘toned, punctures from cancellation’. A rare stamp. SG S2, £11000

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est. £12,000-£14,000 1852 ½a scarlet Scinde Dawk, cancelled with pen/pencil cross and “tied” to small piece to which it probably does not belong; minor repairs, fine colour and appearance. An attractive example of this very rare stamp.

Ex Sayeed, RPS certi cate (1955). SG S3 £32,000

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4 est. £1600-£1800 1854 ½a vermilion ‘9½ Arches’ unused with large margins, prepared for use but not issued. On toned paper as usual for this stamp but fresher than normally found, showing part sheet watermark. An impressive example of this rarity, ex Dr James Dunlop. RPS Certi cate (1998). SG 1, £3250

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5 est. £2000-£2400 1854 ½a deep vermilion ‘9½ Arches’, prepared for use but not issued, ne unused with good to large margins. A fresh example of this rare stamp, with BPA Certi cate (2013). SG 1a, £4500

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est. £7000-£8000 1854 ½a deep vermilion ‘9½ Arches’, prepared for use but not issued. A splendid unused top right corner example with marginal ornamentation, horizontal crease through the top of the stamp and with a little toning but very rare and attractive. BPA Certi cate (2015). SG 1a

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est. £600-£800 1854-55 ½a blue, Die I, stone “A”, right marginal unused block of eight (positions 37-40, 45-48) with part inscription, position 37 showing ‘retouch to eye, hair and kiss curl’, position 45 retouched ‘H’; a few imperfections including tiny nick below position 40, also a trace of thinning at top centre. Fresh and a scarce block. SG 2, £1800

est. £900-£1000 1854-55 ½a deep blue, Die I, stone “A”, right marginal unused block of eight (positions 13-16, 21-24) with part inscription, very light overall toning. Good appearance and a scarce block. 1954 Diena certi cate. SG 4, £2000

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est. £180-£220 1854-55 ½a blue Die I, unused vertical pair with ne margins. e lower stamp with an inkspot and additional slight discolouration on reverse, nevertheless a very attractive pair. SG 2, £450

0 est. £700-£800 1854-55 ½a pale blue, Die I, stone “B”, le marginal unused block of six (positions 33-35, 41-43) showing part inscription, good to large margins all round, faint horizontal bend at top and small inclusion in margin. An attractive and very scarce multiple. SG 3, £1950

est. £130-£150 1854-55 ½a pale blue, Die I. A ne four-margined unused example. SG 3, £325

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est. £200-£250 1854-55 ½a (7), one being unused (minor thin), the others (used) comprising SG 4, 8 (2), 9 (2) and 10; and 1a, two used examples of SG 12. Each with four margins, although close in places, a useful group

4 5 est. £80-£90 est. £80-£90 est. £150-£180 1854-55 ½a deep blue, Die I, ‘A’ stone 1854-55 ½a indigo Die II, a ne unused 1854-55 ½a greenish blue Die III , two #96. Corner example with large to very example with good to large margins. used shades cancelled ‘97’ of Sukkur large margins with part sheet margins and ‘98’ of Shikarpur, each with four SG 7, £190 showing some of the corner ornament. margins. Neatly cancelled by diamond of dots. SG 9, £500 Flawed impression with retouching in hair. Rare in this condition, a stamp for the connoisseur. SG 4

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est. £600-£700 1854-55 1a deep red Die I, ne unused with good margins. Scarce. SG 11, £1700

est. £250-£300 est. £300-£350 1854-55 1a red Die I unused with four margins, very minor 1854-55 1a dull red, Die II, stone “D”, le marginal unused soiling at right. block of six (positions 49-50, 57-58, 65-66) showing part inscription, large margins all round, position 49 showing SG 12, £1200 ‘no coil to chignon’ variety, horizontal creases aecting lower pairs nevertheless an attractive multiple. SG 14, £1140

0 est. £80-£90 est. £400-£450 1854-55 1a dull red Die II, ne unused, Roumet guarantee 1854-55 4a blue and pale red, rst printing, Head and Frame on reverse. each Die I. #9 on the sheet, small margin at right with the others good. Lightly cancelled by diamond of dots and SG 14, £190 small penstroke at right. SG 18, £1000

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est. £16,000-£18,000 1854-55 4a blue and red, second printing, Head Die II (early state), Frame Die I (position 8), unused with enormous margins showing almost complete wavy separation lines and portions of all four corner rosettes. Characteristic centre row folds, a wonderful stamp with ne fresh colours and exceptional impression. One of the nest single unused 4as available (from any printing), very rare and desirable in this quality. Wonderful provenance.

Ex Champion and Ferrary (sale XI, November 19 1924, lot 346). BPA certi cate (2014). SG 19

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Philip Ferrari de La Renotière (1848–1917) was a noted stamp collector. His collection is generally considered to be one of the largest and nest worldwide collections ever put together and may never be equalled. Other collectors and dealers usually referred to him simply as “Ferrary”.

Ferrary was the son of the Duke and Duchess of Galliera. Born into royalty, he inherited a large fortune when he was young. He dedicated this entire fortune to the building a collection of rare stamps and coins. With Paris as his base, he travelled extensively all over Europe on his horse in search of stamps and coins and frequently paid on the spot with gold which he carried with him. He was very much an impulsive buyer and never walked away from a stamp, coin or a collection which he wanted to acquire, sometimes paying very exorbitant prices. In some instances, dealers and counterfeiters took advantage of him, so much so that stamp forgeries gained the nickname “Ferrarities”.

His collection included many extremely rare stamps including the 1856 one-cent “Black on Magenta” of British Guiana which sold at a Sotheby’s auction in June 2014 for 9.5 million dollars.

e Gaur collection acquired this stamp in a private sale. is stamp is coming to the auction market aer 95 years. WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

est. £150-£180 est. £400-£450 1854-55 4a blue and red second printing, Head Die II and 1854-55 4a indigo and deep red, second printing, Head Frame Die I. Used example cancelled by diamond of bars, Die II and Frame Die I. #8 on the sheet with good to large just four margins (very close at top le). margins and centre row fold, very lightly cancelled with diamond of dots; very ne and most attractive. SG 19, £700 SG 20, £750

4 5 est. £400-£450 est. £280-£320 1854-55 4a blue and red, third printing, Head Die III and 1854-55 4a deep blue and red, fourth printing, Head Die Frame Die I. #9 on the sheet, just three margins, the outer III and Frame Die II. A ne used example with four good frameline being just cut into at top and barely touched at margins and ‘C1’ cancel of Madras. lower le. Cancelled ‘C1’ in diamond of dots (Madras). Very scarce. SG 22, £650 RPS Certi cate (2011). SG 21, £2250

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est. £200-£220 est. £450-£500 1854-55 4a blue and red, fourth printing, Head Die III and 1854-55 4a blue and rose-red, h printing, Head Die III Frame Die II. Four-margined used example (small at le, and Frame Die II. Four-margined example, good at base generous on the other sides) cancelled with ‘1’ in diamond and very large on the other three sides, #4 in the sheet of bars of Bombay. with watermark reversed. Cancelled by ‘1’ in diamond of bars of Bombay. Minor inkmarks at le, a ne example. BPA Certi cate (2013). SG 23, £550 RPS Certi cate (2016). SG 25, £950

est. £300-£350 est. £100-£120 1854-55 4a blue and rose-red, h printing, Head Die III 1854 2a green, large part (aged) gum which may not be and Frame Die II. #9 on the sheet with trace of central contemporary. guide at lower right, large to very large margins, cancelled SG 31, £350 by ‘1’ in diamond of bars of Bombay. Hinge thin but of ne appearance; a scarce ‘proving’ example of this printing. SG 25, £950

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0 est. £500-£600 est. £100-£120 1855 4a black on blue glazed paper, large part o.g. e two 1855 8a carmine Die I. An unused example with only bottom corner perfs creased and top right corner bend, traces of gum and a pinhole on the neck, which may have otherwise ne, and a rare stamp. been the result of a natural aw in the paper. SG 35, £1400 SG 36, £1100

est. £120-£140 est. £250-£270 1856-64 no watermark ½a blue and 1a brown, each 1856-64 no watermark ½a blue lower le corner example unmounted o.g., 1a with slight wrinkling and centered to and 1a brown, imperforate singles, both good to large upper le. Unusual unmounted. margins, part o.g. Fine. SG 37, 39, £240 SG 37a, 39a, £2,350 (for pairs)

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4 5 est. £550-£600 est. £800-£900 1856-64 no watermark 1a brown, unused imperforate 1856-64 no watermark 2a dull pink, unused imperforate horizontal pair with good to large margins, ne. single with good to large margins, ne appearance. SG 39a, £1,400 SG 41a var., £8,000 (for a pair)

est. £800-£900 est. £100-£120 1856-64 no watermark 2a dull pink, unused imperforate 1856-64 2a yellow-bu unused without gum, ne. single, top marginal with good to large margins, small SG 42, £950 fault at le. SG 41a var., £8,000 (for a pair)

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est. £200-£250 est. £1200-£1400 1856-64 no watermark 2a yellow-bu and 2a dull orange, 1856-64 no watermark 2a yellow-bu, imperforate horizontal each mint with traces of gum only, fair. pair with good to large margins, part/large part o.g., small short crease at top. Fine appearance. SG 42, 44, £2550 SG 42a, £3,750

40 4 est. £150-£180 est. £1200-£1400 1856-64 2a (dull) orange, unused with some traces of gum. 1856-64 no watermark 4a black, unused imperforate single Short perf at le, foxing, large hinge remainder. with small part o.g, good to large margins. Fine appearance

SG 44, £1600 SG 45b £8,000 (for a pair)

4 4 est. £180-£200 est. £150-£180 1856-64 no watermark 8a pale carmine, Die I, mint with 1860 8p purple on bluish paper, unused with cracked and large part o.g., the gum being toned. Overall slight soiling. dried o.g., perfs at top a trie short; and two unused shades of 8p purple on white paper, one with gum. SG 49, £1400 SG 51-2, £780

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44 45 est. est. £180-£220 £120-£150 1865 8p mauve o.g. Complate upper le pane of eighty 1865 1a chocolate upper le corner block of een, with full marginal inscriptions and ornamentation. unmounted o.g. with gum disturbance on one. Gum cracking Some reinforcements and faults, an unusual multiple. and bends, folded between second and third rows, overall unusually fresh. SG 57, £2160 SG 60, £330

4 4 est. £120-£140 est. £800-£900 1865 4a green watermark Elephant’s Head, unused without 1866 Foreign Bill 8a purple with tall POSTAGE overprint, gum. unused with part original gum. A tiny toned spot on the Crown, and a surface abrasion behind the head, otherwise SG 64, £1500 as mint largely free of the surface faults that usually aect this stamp. SG 66, £2750

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4 4 est. £120-£150 est. £800-£900 1866 POSTAGE overprints on 6a purple Fiscal stamps, 1866 Foreign Bill 8a purple with short POSTAGE overprint, Type 15 (two, one with B-179 cancel of ayetmyo, Burma) unused with part original gum. Defective at upper le and and Type 16, used. e usual minor surface abrasions and with a few minor abrasions; a rare stamp. other minor faults, well above average. SG 68, £4750 SG 66, 68

50 5 est. £120-£140 est. £350-£400 1866 Die I 4a green and 4a deep green, the former o.g. with 1874 9p pale mauve o.g. upper right pane of eighty with extensive hinge remainder, the latter ne o.g. marginal inscriptions and ornamentation. Some bends and creases including a light crease up the h column, two SG 69-70, £300 stamps with tiny foxed spots, light overall toning; hinged on the selvedge only. SG 78, £2000

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5 5 est. est. £300-£350 £400-£450 1874 9p pale mauve o.g. lower right pane of eighty with 1882-90 2a blue complete sheet of 240 (two panes of 120 marginal inscriptions and ornamentation. Some bends arranged vertically, separated by central interpanneau margin and creases, a few minor foxed spots and variable overall with punched holes), sensibly folded. Overall toning on toning on reverse. reverse and the odd bit of foxing; a most unusual multiple. SG 78, £2000 SG 92, £2880

54 55 est. £120-£150 est. £120-£140 1892 2a6p yellow-green upper pane of 120 (no le selvedge), 1895 2r (both), 3r and 5r, o.g. 2r yellow-brown frame and separated into two halves, o.g., overall light toning on 3r large part o.g.,, ne, the 2r brown frame with hinge reverse and some small faults. remainders, the 5r also with hinge remainders and a toned SG 103, £960 spot on reverse. SG 107-9, £400

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5 5 est. est. £70-£80 £120-£150 1900-02 3p grey mint sheet of 240 (two panes of 120 vertically 1900-02 1a carmine o.g. block of eighty, columns 5-12 of arranged, divided by central interpanneau margin with the lower pane, interpanneau selvedge at top unprinted, punched holes), sensibly folded, overall toning on reverse with punched holes. Two stamps thinned, light overall and with the odd small fault, as to be expected. toning, in reasonable condition. Also a complete lower pane of 120, interpanneau selvedge with printed ‘pillars’, SG 112, £300 quite heavily toned and with some stains. SG 115, £1300

5 est. £120-£140 1900-02 2a mauve irregular block of thirty-ve unmounted o.g., light overall toning, good condition for this. SG 117, £595

5 est. £350-£400 1902-11 KE VII set to 10r with all listed shades, o.g. save for 6a maize (no gum). Mainly ne but some with hinge remainders, and the 1911 3r and 5r toned. SG 119-44, £1133 (not counting 6a or the second 3r and 5r)

0 est. £120-£150 1902-11 2a6p ultramarine mint upper pane of 120, split into two halves, o.g. Considerable faults including splitting, creasing and foxing; some light osetting on reverse. SG 126, £1140

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est. £200-£220 est. £800-£1000 1902-11 15r blue and olive-brown, large part o.g. with 1902-11 25r brownish orange and blue large part o.g., a ne colour. little toned, otherwise ne. Dicult stamp. SG 146, £450 SG 147, £3000

est. £350-£400 1911-23 watermark Single Star set of nineteen plus nearly all the shades listed by SG (39 stamps in all). Mainly ne part or large part o.g., a few not counted in catalogue value due to condition, the 2r with gum loss. e 10r - 25r very ne save for a few nibbled perfs at the le of the 25r. SG btw. 151-91, £1596

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4 est. £700-£900 1911 (18 Feb) First Aerial Post registered cover, Allahabad - Mussoorie. Bears 2a6p Victoria, KE VII 3p pair and 3a single, cancelled by two strikes of the illustrated cachet in magenta. Allahabad despatch CDS and registration label on reverse

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FIRST OFFICIAL AIRMAIL

Although airborne mail transport had occurred during 1800s using balloons and gliders, the rst ocial airmail took place in India. On February 18, 1911, French pilot Henri Pequet (1888-1974) carried the rst ocial mail in the world own by an aeroplane.

is was also the rst time that an aeroplane had been airborne in India. is demonstration ight was organized in conjunction with a trade fair in Allahabad by Sir Walter Windham, the adventurer who also organized Britain’s rst airmail ight later the same year. e rst airmail concept had been conceived as a scheme to raise money for a hostel by Rev. W. E. S Holland of the city’s Holy Trinity Church and Sir Walter Windham. Extra postage was required for letters sent on this novel ight and the additional revenue generated by the post oce was donated to the church.

Pequet carried a sack with about 6,000 cards and letters on his Humber biplane. It included a letter from Motilal Nehru, the founder of the Nehru- Gandhi dynasty in India to his son Jawaharlal Nehru, the rst prime minister of independent India. e letter was sent to Nehru in London, where he was studying, before returning to India to lead the independence movement. Many other letters were sent to King George V and the Queen of the Netherlands.

e plane ew a distance of six miles, from an Allahabad polo eld, over the Yamuna River, to Naini. All mail received a special cancel depicting an airplane, mountains, and “First Aerial Post, 1911, U. P. Exhibition Allahabad.” e journey lasted only thirteen minutes but the ight revolutionized the world by creating a new much faster system to send mail. It also established that heavy cargoes could also be dispatched by air.

In 1961 the Indian post oce issued a set of three stamps to commemorate the 50th anniversary of this ight.

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5 est. £120-£140 1925 “Delhi” specimen 1r, four examples in grey and vermilion, interpanneau gutter and margin at right (mounted in gutter), yellow-green and red-brown, trivial gum wrinkles, brown and chocolate (mounted) and brown and slate-green; mostly ne unmounted mint (4)

est. est. £240-£280 £100-£120 1926-33 watermark Multiple Star set of eighteen, large part 1937-40 3p to 25r set of eighteen (less 12a) with additional or part o.g., the 3a blue toned, the 10r foxed and the 15r 5r, large part o.g. (all with hinge remainders). Mostly ne. with a bend; but the 25r is ne. Also 1921-35 issues mint SG 247-57, 259-64 (18) with shades. SG 193-246, £960

est. £180-£200 1937-46 o.g. or large part o.g. issues (37) on two pages (no Ocials), the 1937 set mainly good, with the 15r having inverted watermark and the 25r being unmounted. SG 247-82, £845

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est. £700-£800 1948 (15 Aug) Gandhi set of four on ne illustrated FDC addressed to Jal Cooper, tied by special Bombay postmarks, Bombay Delivery CDS on reverse. Well above average. SG 305-8

GANDHI FIRST DAY COVER

On 15 August 1948, the occasion of the rst anniversary of India’s Independence Day, Gandhi was honoured as the rst Indian to be depicted on stamps of India. A rst day cover, with all four values of the issue, is one of the most sought-aer items of post-independence Indian philately.

is cover is addressed to Jal Manekji Cooper (1905 – 1972), an Indian philatelist, and an expert and authenticator of the postage stamps and postal history of India. Cooper was also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the author of several philatelic handbooks. He was both a stamp dealer and an eminent collector.

Cooper was the most respected philatelist of his time and the Jal Cooper Philatelic Society, in Varanasi, India, is named aer him. In 1997 the Indian post oce issued a 10 rupees commemorative stamp in his honor depicting Cooper and special postmarks on the occasion of INDEPEX 97.

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OFFICIAL STAMPS

est. £220-£250 0 1866-72 4a green Type 11, watermark Elephant’s Head, est. £120-£150 large part o.g. 1866-72 no watermark 8a carmine, overprinted ‘Service.’ Fiy-seven examples with streaky o.g., toning and other SG O13, £550 faults; needs viewing. SG O5, £3135

est. £250-£300 1866 2a Fiscal stamp with top and bottom inscriptions est. removed, overprinted SERVICE and surcharged TWO £300-£350 ANNAS in black Type O2, large part o.g. Internal bend, 1866 2a, 4a and 8a set of three overprinted SERVICE otherwise ne. BPA Certicate (1994). POSTAGE in green, the ocial imitations, part o.g. Minor SG O15, £700 surface blemishes, the 8a creased towards base. As SG O16-18

4 est. £400-£450 1866 ½a mauve on lilac paper Foreign Bill scal stamp overprinted SERVICE POSTAGE in green, ne o.g., a scarce stamp. Colson guarantee on reverse. Ex Harell. SG O19, £900

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est. £150-£200 1867-73 2a orange overprinted ‘Service.’, type O7, watermark Elephant’s Head, lower seven rows of upper right pane with inscriptions and ornamentation. Some natural gum streaking, several minor foxed spots, quite a fresh multiple. SG O27, £952

est. £200-£230 1867-73 4a pale green, type O7 overprint, watermark Elephant’s Head. Irregular o.g. corner block of twenty-eight showing part inscriptions, some wrinkling and a few areas of foxing but a reasonable multiple. SG O28, £980

5 est. £150-£200 est. £120-£150 1867-73 2a orange overprinted ‘Service.’, type O7, watermark 1867-73 4a green overprinted ‘Service.’, type O7 opt, Elephant’s Head, lower right pane of eighty with full watermark Elephant’s Head, part lower le pane of sixty- inscriptions and ornamentation, o.g. Some foxing. eight with inscriptions and ornamentation, o.g., some foxing and other faults. Also a further block of sixty from a right SG O27, £1360 pane; foxing, toning and other faults but of reasonable appearance. SG O29, £768

0 est. est. £100-£120 £120-£150 1867-73 8a rose overprinted ‘Service.’, watermark Elephant’s 1867-73 8a rose overprinted ‘Service.’, watermark Elephant’s Head. Upper right pane of eighty with full inscriptions Head. Lower le part pane of sixty-eight with inscriptions and ornamentation, some toning and foxing, other faults and ornamentation, a little toning and foxing, minor crease include a single stamp stuck to the reverse; somewhat aecting bottom row; relatively fresh. grubby appearance but a striking multiple. SG O30, £510 SG O30, £600

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est. £350-£400 1900 2a mauve overprinted ‘On H.M.S.’, watermark Single Star, unmounted o.g. lower right corner block of thirty- ve. Selvedge creasing, good appearance. SG O52, £1925

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est. £80-£100 1902-09 8a claret corner block of thirty-six, unmounted o.g., toned, three stamps creased; separating. SG O64, £612

est. £180-£220 1909 KE VII high values with both 2r and 10r shades, o.g., mostly toned. SG O68-72, £725

4 est. £200-£240 1912-23 watermark single star set of thirteen to 25r with a further sixteen shades, not all of which qualify as the listed shades, but including 1918 8a bright mauve. 5r with slight damage at le, high values some toning. SG O73-96

5 est. £80-£90 1926-31 watermark multiple stars set of 10 to 10r, ne o.g. SG O109-20, £225

43 THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS TELEGRAPHS Like India’s postage stamps, her telegraph issues were printed by De La Rue. Each stamp has two sections with the face value specied on upper and lower halves, as used stamps were cut in half. e upper as a receipt for customers, the lower one for oce use, acting in the same way as a postage stamp - axed to the form as proof of payment. e charge was per word- so the longer the the message, the higher the rate. e large format design of these issues allowed De La Rue’s engravers to come up with some of their most elaborate and beautiful designs. Telegraphs were an essential part of life in India, and millions were printed and used; despite this, intact unused examples of most values, (particularly the provisionals) are rare, even more so in ne condition.

est. £1200-£1400 1860 ‘ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH’ 4a on blue glazed paper, part o.g., some creasing and other imperfections. Good colour and a ne example of this rare stamp. Shown at 200%

Ex Ladany. SG T1, £2000

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est. £350-£400 1882 1a to 50r set of ten, unused with mainly large part o.g., some values a little toned as oen including 5r, 10r, 50r (heavily), and minor imperfections (2r8a missing perfs, 25r slight crease) overall a scarce and handsome set, mostly with fresh colours. SG T32-41 £1215

est. £100-£120 1890-91 1a to 2r8a short set of six, part to large part o.g., 8a and 1r minor imperfections. Fresh appearance and mainly ne. SG T42-47 £179

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0 est. est. £200-£220 £350-£400 1899 (4 Feb.) Calcutta surcharge 2r on 2r 8a orange, large 1899 (4 Feb) Fiscal stamp of 1861 inscribed ‘FOREIGN BILL’ part o.g. with fresh vibrant colour. Very scarce so ne. (obliterated) and overprinted ‘TELEGRAPH’ at Calcutta, 2r purple on bluish glazed paper, fresh large part o.g. and Ex Hiscocks. SG T5, £300 lovely colour. Choice quality for this key stamp with only 14,467 issued and a very low survival rate. Ex Hiscocks. SG T53, £500

est. £180-£200 est. £180-£200 1900 (30 Apr) DLR surcharge 2r on 2r8a orange, large part 1900 (14 Nov.) 2r yellow, large part o.g., minor imperfections, o.g. with fresh vibrant colour. Very scarce so ne. lovely vibrant colour. Very scarce. Ex Hiscocks. SG T54, £300 Ex Hiscocks. SG T55, £300

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4 est. £200-£220 est. £400-£500 1900 (14 Nov.) 2r yellow with red line at foot, large part 1904 1a to 50r set of ten, fresh vibrant colours, ne o.g., gorgeous vibrant colour. Very scarce so ne. unmounted mint. Seldom seen in this condition. Ex Hiscocks. SG T55a, £325 SG T56-65, £1086

5 est. £600-£700 1908(?) 2r to 50r set of ve overprinted ‘OHMS’, o.g. (actually unmounted but traces of backing adhesion), lower values with fractionally toned gum as nearly always. A remarkably ne set and very desirable. Only 800 printed of the 50r. SG OT1-5, £945

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est. £150-£170 1869-1904 mint selection including 1869-78 25r (perfs. partly trimmed) and 50r both overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, 1882 25r and 50r (creased), both heavily toned, 1904 surcharges set of three to 4a on 1r (very fresh). Condition variable (12))

est. £120-£150 1854-1941 small group of miscellaneous items with 1854 QV essays x 6, three in black (one signed Cooper), horizontal pair in blue and single in red; 1866 West India essays, two blocks of four and a block of six; a few multiples including SG O5 block of four; 1935 Silver Jubilee unmounted o.g. blocks of four, and 1941 12a unmounted block of eighty, but heavily toned

est. £250-£300 est. £200-£250 1856-1902 o.g. or unused collection balance (62) on printed 1865/1911 multiples and duplicated singles, unused or leaves. We note 1860 2a dull pink unused (faults), 1856-64 part o.g. to unmounted, housed on Lindner pages and in 4a grey-black (thinned, toned), 1865 to 2a with shades, 1866- maroon binder. SG 63 x 6 with traces of gum; SG 80/81 x 78 4a (2) and 6a8p all no or small part gum, thereaer most 54 mostly in hinged blocks of four; SG 86/7 x 247, 102 x low values, with shades; mixed condition with examination 17, 103/4 x 140, SG 118 x 160, etc. Mixed condition with recommended many toned, awkwardly hinged, creased etc. but worth inspection

00 est. £200-£250 0 1902-28 group of used high values (een) with KE VII est. £140-£160 25r, good colour with Calcutta telegraphic CDS of August 1941 Pigeongram envelope from Kalyan - Bombay, and 1910; the rest not of much consequence although with four 1934-7 Rocket Mail items, each signed Stephen Smith 1928 25r CDS-used

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0 est. £200-£250 Ocials. 1866-1942 collection balance (95) on pages, commencing with SG O5 unused, O6 used, O8 part o.g., 1867-73 set part o.g. or unused, 1874-82 values, 1877 ½a blue black opt used (owner’s mark shows through); 1883-99, 1900, 1902-9 sets o.g. or unused with shades; 1925 surcharges including 2r on 10r carmine frame used; 1932 and 1937 sets (latter poor). Mixed condition throughout but still a useful collection

0 est. £200-£250 Ocials. 1866-1932 multiples and duplicated singles, unused or part o.g. to unmounted, housed in red binder and on Lindner pages. e pages with block of six of SG O5, toned, faults; SG O30 pane of eighty, some missing selvedge pieces, serious faults; SG O35 blocks of 24 and 40; O39 pane of 120; O63 block of twenty-four. e binder mostly with cheaper stamps, including over 1000 SG O62, in all an unusual lot; mixed condition with many toned

04 est. £150-£180 C.E.F. 1900-22 part or large part o.g. run-through with 1900 set (two, one toned), 1905-11 and 1914-22 sets and a few other odds with India 1950 Ocial set. Fair to ne

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e British ruled India with two administrative systems: British Provinces and Indian “princely” states. Roughly 60% of the Indian sub-continent were British provinces and the rest of the sub- continent consisted of princely states. e princely states had local or regional rulers in subsidary alliance with the British Raj via a treaty. Such treaties allowed for what was termed ‘British Paramountcy’ as opposed to sovereignty over the native states. e peoples of these native states were ocially not considered subjects of the British Indian Empire but rather as subjects of their native monarch. e rulers of these states held various titles: Raja, Maharaja, Nawab and Nizam.

e princely states varied greatly in status, size, and wealth. e most important states had their own British Political Residencies: Hyderabad, Mysore and Travancore in the South followed by Jammu and Kashmir and Sikkim in the Himalayas, and Indore in Central India. For most prominent princely states, the British had granted them gun salute status, a protocollary privilege for its ruler to be greeted by a number of gun shots, as recognition of the state’s relative status.

ere were about 652 princely states in British India, but most of them did not issue postage stamps. e states that issued stamps can be classied as the Convention States and the Feudatory States. Six Convention States had postal agreements with the British rule to provide postal services within their territories. British India stamps were overprinted and used for mail services within each State and to the British territories. On the other hand, thirty-ve Feudatory States maintained their own postal services and issued stamps with their own designs. e stamps of each Feudatory State were valid only within that State (with the exception of Cochin and Travancore, where stamps were valid between the states), so letters sent outside that State needed additional British India postage.

At the time of the British withdrawal 565 princely states still existed in India. e era of the princely states eectively ended with India’s independence in 1947. By 1950, almost all of the principalities had acceded to either India or Pakistan. Indian princes received privy purses in the form of a government allowance and initially retained their statuses, privileges, and autonomy in internal matters during a transitional period which lasted until 1956. e Indian Government formally derecognized the princely families in 1971; however, the families were allowed to hold onto their wealth and in some cases vast real estate holdings.

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Convention States

Chamba (1887–1948) Faridkot (1887 - 1948) Gwalior (1885–1948) Jhind (1885-1948). Nabha (1885–1948) Patiala (1884–1947)

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In 1884, the Post Office of India entered into postal convention with the princely state of Patiala. The agreement called for the state of Patiala to utilise existing postal stamps and postal stationery of British India. This agreement was expanded in subsequent year to include five other states: Chamba (1887), Faridkot (1887), Gwalior (1885), Jhind (1885) and Nabha (1885). For philatelic purposes these six states were referred to as the Convention states of India.

British India stamps and stationery were overprinted with the name of the state. These stamps could be used for mail within each convention State, for mail from one Convention State to another, and for mail to other destinations in British India. The state administrations, in turn, had to conform to a number of agreements covering the issuance of stamps, the rates of postage, and the exchange of mail.

Faridkot and Jhind had issued their own stamps before they joined the Postal Convention. After they became Convention States, these stamps became invalid for postage; however, they continued to be used for revenue purposes.

All six Convention States were in the north-western region of central India. In the past these states had enjoyed close relations with the British. During the 1857 Rebellion and later these states had proved their loyalty and enjoyed British patronage. Such states enjoyed many other favors from the British Raj, the signing of the postal conventions being one of them. The close alliance of the convention states to the British crown also resulted all six convention states elevated to the status of Salute States – 21 guns were entitled in the formal cannon or gun salute in the case of Gwalior, seventeen for Patiala, thirteen in the cases of Nabha and eleven for Chamba and Faridkot.

The Convention States stamps were plain, unembellished, produced to order for bona fide use and under conditions strictly controlled by the British Government. Though these stamps were overprinted under close supervision, the manual process of different overprint settings for various states introduced a variety of errors. Such misprints and errors are considered very valuable and also provide opportunities for ongoing research by philatelic scholars. The stamps of the Convention States all became invalid on January 1st 1951, when they were replaced by the stamps of the independent Republic of India, valid from January 1st 1950. WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

CHAMBA

05 est. £280-£320 1887-95 set of een plus 3a, 4a and 8a shades, part or large part o.g. Lower values some faults including 1r green and carmine creased, and some hinge remainders. Just 672 of each of the 2r, 3r and 5r printed; 2r and 3r each ne, with Turpin guarantees on the reverse, the 5r discoloured on reverse but good appearance. SG 1-21, £750

0 0 est. £120-£150 est. £450-£500 1938 3p to 5r CHAMBA STATE short set of een, part 1938 CHAMBA STATE set of eighteen, o.g. Values to 1r to large part o.g. mainly ne, odd minor crease, the ½a with a foxed perf and the 1r with a foxed spot on the reverse; the 2r - 25r SG 82-96, £587 unmounted marginal examples with gum just slightly creamy. SG 82-99, £1200

0 0 est. £300-£350 est. £100-£120 1942 ½a - 25r CHAMBA set of eight o.g., all with gum 1942 ½a CHAMBA, large part white o.g. and 1942 Ocial a little creamy save the 1a, the rupee values unmounted. 1r, 5r and 10r CHAMBA SERVICE, white o.g., the 5r and SG 100-7, £700 10r unmounted. SG 100, O83, 85-6, £255 WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

0 est. £140-£160 est. £130-£150 Ocials. 1938-40 CHAMBA STATE SERVICE set of six, Ocials. 1940-43 CHAMBA SERVICE set of een large o.g. e 9p and 1a large part o.g., the 1a with a couple of part or unmounted o.g., the 1a3p foxed otherwise ne. toned ecks on reverse; the rupee values unmounted with SG O72-86, £450 cream gum. SG O66-71, £400

est. £250-£280 1887-1947 collection balance (141) on leaves, basic stamps and shades, mixed condition with some heavy mounts and dark gum. Postage issues include 1903-05, 1913-23, 1923-27, 1927-37 and 1942-47 ‘White background’ sets; Ocials with 1887, 1902, 1903, 1913, 1927 and 1935 sets. Viewing recommended

FARIDKOT

est. £280-£320 1887-1900 unused or part o.g. collection (32) on two pages, all spaces including the shades lled bar one. Mixed condition including some without gum or heavily hinged, but the two Ocial 1rs are reasonable; viewing recommended

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GWALIOR

4 est. £70-£80 1885 ½a, 1a and 2a with 13mm spacing, unused. e ½a without gum and with several faults; the 1a part o.g. with some wrinkles, and the 2a with faults. SG 1-3, £475

5 est. £400-£450 1885 ½a - 1r set of eight, overprint Type 1 with 15 - 17mm spacing between lines, part to large part o.g., some faults as usual with this set; 1a toned but overprint double one albino, 1a 6p with slight crease at le and area of darker gum, 4a missing corner perf, 8a with creasing. Still above average for this dicult set. SG 4-11, £1120

est. £130-£150 est. £120-£140 1885 4a green type 2 in red with long Hindi overprint, 1885-97 Type 2 overprint in black, short Hindi, ½a - 1r hinge remainder and pencilled note on reverse. part/large part o.g. set with the 9p unmounted; 1a no gum; both 2a and 3a, the brown-orange missing a perf. SG 14b, £400 Hingeing variable with some remainders. e 1r slate (only 345 issued) with SG sales card, ‘some perf toning and unobtrusive crease at upper le’. SG between 16-33, £453

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est. £90-£100 1885-97 set with black overprints, Hindi 13/14 or 15/15½ mm long, less 9p (een stamps, plus ve additional shades). Some heavier hinges and two without gum; includes the 3a orange with 15/15½mm Hindi (SG 24c), part o.g. SG between 16-37

0 est. £150-£180 est. £300-£350 1910-11 3r and 5r Queen Victoria, GWALIOR 13mm long, 1928-36 set of sixteen, watermark Multiple Star, large part large part o.g., some toning as usual, the 3r having quite o.g. Mainly ne but the 25r has some perfs tips at lower dark gum (only 576 printed). right with slight traces of foxing. SG 44-5, £450 SG 86-101, £800

est. £180-£200 est. £200-£220 1928-36 Multiple Star 10r, 15r and 25r good used, the 25r 1938-48 set of thirteen mostly large part o.g., gum blemishes with a faint hint of toning on the reverse and a little inkmark on a few low values but mainly ne. on two perfs; and 1895 Ocial ½a and 1a, each with Hindi characters transposed, the 1a a little soiled. SG 105-17, £475 SG 99-101, O1a, O3a, £505

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4 est. £250-£280 est. £350-£400 1948 2r purple and brown unmounted o.g. cross-gutter 1949 Alizah Press set of nine, large part or part o.g., the 3p block of twenty-four from the centre of the sheet, gum and 6a toned. e 12a with BPA Certicate (2014), ‘vertical just a little creamy. gum crease’, ne appearance. SG 113, £600 SG 129-37, £1000

est. £140-£160 1885-1945 collection balance (88), no Ocials. Includes SG 11 mint, slightly stained; 1899, 1903, 1908, 1912 and 1942-5 ‘White background’ sets, and numerous shades. Mixed condition, needs viewing

est. £230-£250 Ocials. 1895-1947 collection (90) on leaves with 1895-96 set plus three shades, 1901-04 colour changes, 1903-08 set plus shade with 8a claret and 8mm spacing set, 1907-8 ½a 5 10mm spacing and 8mm spacing pair, 1913-23 set to 1r est. £120-£140 (two, one slightly foxed); 1927-35 set, 10r foxed top right corner; KG VI basic issues complete, some toning but 1949 Alizah Press overprint on 8a slate-violet unmounted the 1a3p ne. Also 1913-23 3p pale grey with toned o.g. o.g. corner block of four, somewhat toned. SG 136, £600 showing the lower line of the overprint omitted due to a downward displacement of the overprint, BPA Certicate (2018) mentioning a corner perf crease. SG O51b var

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JIND

est. £70-£80 est. £300-£320 1885 ½a blue-green horizontal pair with toned o.g., right 1885 8a dull mauve, part o.g. with hinge remainder. A stamp with R10/8 overprint inverted. Normal stamp slightly scarce stamp, 480 printed. thinned on reverse, but a scarce se-tenant pair. SG 5, £700 SG 1, a

0 est. £200-£220 est. £500-£600 1885 1r slate with part o.g., slight foxing at upper and lower 1885 JEEND STATE set of six, part or large part o.g. some right corners. Very scarce with only 480 printed. faults on the gummed sides (½a osetting, 1a some gum loss) but above average for this dicult set and of good SG 6, £700 appearance. 720 of each printed (except 4a of which there were 960). SG 7-12 (£1400)

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est. £70-£80 est. £900-£1000 1885 1a JEEND STATE part cracked o.g. 1886-99 set less 1½a but with ve shades, and the 1900-4 colour changes. Scarce with only 720 printed. e values to 1r in mixed condition; the 2r creased (not obviously), the 3r with some brown marks at the top of the stamp, the 5r ne save for a SG 8, £200 creased corner perf. 288 of the 2r were printed, and just 192 of the 3r and 5r. BPA Certi cates (2015) for the 3r and 5r. SG 17-40 less 20, £2173

4 5 est. £300-£350 est. £400-£450 1927-37 set of twenty watermark Multiple Star, fresh part 1938 25r JIND STATE, large part o.g. with even toning. or large part o.g., the 12a and 2r with upright watermarks. SG 126, £1100 SG 84-103, £676

est. £100-£120 est. £120-£140 Ocials. 1885 JEEND STATE ½a and 2a each with part Ocials. 1939-43 1r - 10r JIND SERVICE, large part o.g. ½a toned, handstamped W.T.W. (Wilson) on reverse, white o.g. the 2a relatively fresh. Only 720 of each printed. SG O83-6, £355 SG O7, O9, £320

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est. £280-£320 1885-1943 collection balance (98) on leaves, o.g. or unused, no Ocials. Begins with 1885 ½a - 4a (SG 1-4) part o.g., the 4a with heavy hinge remainder. 1886 JHIND in red two each of ½a, 4a and 1r, but mostly toned, one 4a no gum. en 1903-09 and 1914-27 sets, KG VI complete less 1937 25r; 1937 low values poor, 1r - 15r unmounted o.g. but toned; 1941-3 good to 10r (5r one foxed perf), 15r foxed, 25r toned; ‘White background’ set, 8a thinned. Highly catalogued

est. £400-£450 Ocials. 1885-1943 collection balance (83) on leaves, some mixed condition but also with better pickings. We note 1886 2a overprinted in red, part o.g., SERVICE double one albino; 1886-1902, 1903-06, 1914-27, 1927-40 and 1937-40 sets, with some shades. e 1927-37 10r (minor bend) has inverted watermark; the 1937-40 10r has a small gum thin. A useful lot

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NABHA

40 4 est. £250-£300 est. £110-£130 1885 8a dull mauve part o.g., a few marks on reverse. A 1897 2r carmine and yellow-brown large part o.g., minor scarce stamp, with just 240 printed. wrinkling, ne colour. 576 printed. SG 5, £600 SG 31, £250

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est. £120-£140 est. £120-£140 1897 3r brown and green large part o.g., minor wrinkles 1897 5r ultramarine and violet large part o.g., minor otherwise ne. 576 printed. wrinkling otherwise ne. 576 printed. SG 32, £275 SG 33, £275

44 45 est. £150-£170 est. £300-£350 1938 NABHA STATE set of eighteen, unused to large part o.g. Some faults. 25r ne. Ocials. 1885-97 6a bistre-brown part o.g., bend and hinge SG 77-94, £750 remainder, but ne appearance and very scarce. SG O16, £850

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4 est. £120-£140 Ocials. 1940-43 5r NABHA SERVICE, unmounted o.g., gum a little yellowed. SG O68, £275

4 4 4 est. £300-£350 est. £180-£220 est. £70-£80 1885-1945 collection balance (93) on 1885-97 small part o.g. or unused group Ocials. 1885-1943 balance collection leaves. Mixed condition with some no (12 stamps) including SG 1-3 (SG 2 (65) on printed leaves. Useful lot with gum and heavy mounting noted. Begins no gum, two of SG 3), SG 4 reprint, SG O3 (hinge remainder, shallow thin), with July 1885 ½a - 4a and 1r; the 1a SG 10-13 (only 450 of SG 13 issued; some not counted in catalogue value part o.g. and gum discoloured at top, slightly toned), and SG 32 (576 printed) due to condition, requires viewing. 2a no gum, 4a faults and 1r regummed. creased, red mark at base STC £399 November 1885 red overprint set but 4a and 1r no gum, black overprint set to 1r with shades, some poor mounting here. en 1903-09, 1913-23 and 1927-36 sets, the 1927-36 2r and 5r ne; 1942 3p - 1a set, ½a ne, the others with faults, and the ‘White background’ set with some toned PATIALA

50 est. £80-£90 1884 ½a, 1a and 2a part o.g., the ½a with heavy hinge remainder, the 1a and 2a with little pink marks under the hingemarks. Also 1885 1a overprinted AUTTIALLA in black, part o.g., a couple of shorter perfs at base. SG 1-3, 11b, £255

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5 5 5 est. £110-£120 est. £200-£220 est. £140-£160 1891-96 2r carmine and yellow-brown 1891-96 3r brown and green with large 1891-96 5r ultramarine and violet, large large part o.g. with good colour, minor part o.g., showing overprint double, one part o.g. which is slightly toned, still ne wrinkle. 450 printed. albino. 400 3r stamps printed including and a scarce stamp with just 300 printed. the varieties. SG 29, £300 SG 31, £400 SG 30a, £425

54 55 5 est. £220-£250 est. £200-£220 est. £120-£140 1941-46 3p - 1r PATIALA set of ve, 1941-46 9p green overprinted PATIALA 1941-46 1r PATIALA, unmounted o.g. large part o.g., the key 9p conventionally unmounted o.g., a little toned and with cross-gutter block of twenty-four from hinged and also with a little area of gum very faint foxing, a very scarce stamp. the centre of the sheet, gum just a trie loss at lower right corner. creamy. SG 100, £550 SG 98-102, £600 SG 102, £288

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5 est. £4500-£5000 O cials. 1884 2a dull blue with Type 1 overprint in red, and Type O2 SERVICE overprint in black, part o.g. (disturbed). Characteristic centering, insignicant marginal wrinkle, but ne appearance with good colour. Very rare in unused condition. Ex Atkinson, BPA Certi cate (2002). SG O3, £11000.

is is by far the rarest issued basic stamp of the Convention States. omas Tapling, who bequeathed his wonderful collection to the British Musuem (now British Library) on his death in 1891 was unable to obtain an unused example, although he was collecting at the time the stamp was issued. 6000 were printed, but the vast majority were used and lost

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5 5 est. £300-£350 est. £100-£120 1884-1946 balance collection (115) (no Ocials) on leaves, Ocials. 1884-1944 unused collection (86 plus 1 used) o.g. or unused. Commences with 1884 set with various on leaves. Approaching completion, with some shades, condition issues (1a foxed, 4a small thin, 8a no gum and but these need checking. Inevitable mixed condition with apparently reperforated at top, 1r with two slightly short some toned or no gum, and hinge remainders perfs at top right - only 480 each of the 8a and 1r printed); 1885 set, 1891-96 to 1r, 1903-06 set, 1912-26 and 1928-34 sets. 1938 set to 15r with condition issues aecting most low values, the 15r unmounted with cream gum, 1941-46 White background set (toned). STC £1150 plus 1884 set (£1000)

66 THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES Maqbool Fida HUSAIN, New Market R. omas & Co. (British Raj series), 1986, Watercolor and ink on paper, 22” x 30” (Gaur Collection of works on paper) Jammu and Kashmir Jaipur Duttia Nawanagar Jammu and Kashmir Jhalawar Indore Soruth Poonch Kishangarh Nandgaon Rajasthan Orchha Madras States Punjab States Shahpura Rajpipla Cochin Bussahir Wadhwan Travancore Faridkot Central India Travancore-Cochin Jind Bamra Hyderabad Sirmoor Barwani Hyderabad Baluchistan Bhopal Las Bela Rajputana Bhor Gujarat Alwar Bijawar Idar Bundi Dhar Jasdan Charkhari Dungarpur Morvi Feudatory States of India The Feudatory States maintained their own postal services within their territories and issued stamps with their own designs. Since the design and printing of these stamps were under the supervision of individual heads of the state, no standards were used and the stamps issued range from very primitive to high quality engraved stamps.

Several states used the portrait of their ruler on the stamps and the stamps were redesigned as head of the state changed. For example, chronology of the Maharajas of the state of Cochin and Indore are fully documented on the stamps of these states.

Many of the stamps were imperforate and without gum, as issued. Many varieties of type, color variations, types of paper, variety of inks and dies were issued. Stamps inscriptions were in English, Hindi and Urdu and many versions of some of the inscriptions have been identified. Due to the primitive nature of many Feudatory States stamps, they are affectionately referred to as “The Uglies” by some collectors.

The Feudatory States postage stamps and postal histories of these States provide great challenges and many rewards to a patient philatelist. Much scholarship has emerged in the last one hundred years and new varieties of these stamps are still being documented. Many books dedicated to specific states have been authored. Collecting Feudatory States stamp is considered as one of the most difficult and interesting areas of philately. BAMRA

Sitiuated in the present state of Orissa, Bamra was a princely state that maintained strong tribal traditions. The Bhuiya, a tribe whose name means “lord of the soil,” had a powerful presence, as did the Khond, with hunter- gatherer traditions. A legend states that the Raja of Bamra belonged to the Gangabasi dynasty of Patna. He is believed to have been abducted as a child and was made the ruler of the state of Bamra by the tribes of Bhuiya and Khond around 1545.

Raja Sudhal Deo ruled over the state from 1869-1903, issuing the first stamps in 1888. The stamps were typeset from the same plate of 96 stamps (12 rows of 8), but for the ¼a, 1a, and 2a, only part of the plate was used. They were issued imperforate, without gum, and became obsolete in 1895. 0 est. £600-£700 est. £350-£400 1888 ¼a black on yellow, imperforate from the foot of the 1888 ½a to 8a imperforate unused part set of ve, very minor sheet, unused. Fine. imperfections as normal with this issue. Fine and attractive. BPA Certi cate (2011). SG 1 £1000 Ex Harell. SG 2-6, £750

est. £220-£240 est. £400-£450 1890-93 ‘Postage’ with capital ‘P’, ½a to 1r complete basic 1890-93 ‘Postage’ with capital ‘P’, 4a black on rose-lilac, unused selection (18, less 4a on rose-lilac, SG 18) imperforate, imperforate, good to large margins, vertical crease and all good to large margins. A ne and scarce group. small ink-spot at foot. A good example of this rare stamp SG 8-25, £465 with ne colour. 2000 B.P.A. Certi cate. SG 18, £1100

4 est. £250-£280 1890-93 ‘postage’ with small ‘p’, ¼a to 1r complete basic unused selection of sixteen, imperforate, all good to large margins. A ne and scarce group. SG 26-40, £562 BARWANI

Under the British Raj, Barwani was a princely state in the Malwa agency (present day Madhya Pradesh) in the center of India on the left bank of Narmada River. The inhabitants were predominantly from the Bhil tribe. Rana Mohad Singh II, ruler of Barwani signed treaties with the British around 1794. Although the state paid no tribute to, nor received any revenues from the British, Barwani had close relationship with the British. The state actively supported the British in both world wars.

Raja Rana Ranjit Singh Bahadur (1894-1930) issued the first stamps in 1917. The first issues were type set in blocks of 4 in booklets containing 32 examples of one value. They were issued without gum, on wove paper perforated 7 (on 2, 3 or 4 sides) or imperforate on laid paper.

Subsequent stamps were issued by Rana Devi Singh (1930-1971) in 1932. These stamps continued to be in use until Barwani acceded to India in 1948 when Barwani became part of Madhya Bharat state. Madhya Bharat was merged into present-day Madhya Pradesh in 1956. WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

5 est. £250-£280 1917-21 ½a dull blue, a ne unused lower le corner example, very scarce. SG 2a, £550

est. £90-£100 1922 ¼a dull blue clear impression on thickish glazed paper, perf 7 (imperf at right) with margin at foot, unused. Hinge remainders which could be easily removed. Ex Harell. SG 7, £200

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est. £130-£150 est. £70-£80 1923 ¼a rose on horizontally laid batonne paper, pin-perf 1927 ¼a (two amazing shades), ½a and 4a, very poor 6. A ne unused corner example, unused being scarce since impressions on thin brittle wove paper, perf 7. Unused, most examples were cancelled to order. scarce. SG 18b, £275 SG 20-2, £179

0 est. £70-£80 est. £350-£380 1927 4a yellow-brown, sewing-machine perf 6. Unused 1945-7 Type 4 2a rose-carmine lower marginal, wide setting top right corner example. on medium to thick wove paper, part o.g. example (hinge remainder). Seldom oered. Only 400 printed. SG 23, £180 BPA Certi cate (2016). SG 35aB, £750

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est. £100-£120 1939-47 Rana Ranjit Singh wide setting, the 1a perf 8½, both colours of the 2a and 4a, ne mint. SG 37B-42Ba, £296

est. £300-£350 1921-47 balance collection (55) on printed leaves, a good run-through with better noted such as SG 16, 17, 24-31, 32A-34Bb, 35-42A, 43. STC £1092

est. £80-£100 1922-38 small used group comprising SG 11, 14, 20, 28a, 38A and 43. e rst two with hinge thins, otherwise ne. STC £294

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BHOPAL

e princely state of Bhopal was founded in 1723 by Dost Mohammad Khan, an Afghan adventurer. It was the second-largest Muslim princely state of the British Empire (the largest being Hyderabad). Although a Muslim principality, for most of its history the princely state of Bhopal was ruled by a woman. Aer the death of Dost Mohammad Khan, his son ruled for some years but died leaving two young and unambitious sons. Consequently, their stepmother, Mamola Bai, a Muslim convert, ruled despite living in purdah. Her reign lasted from 1754 until 1794.

Bhopal became a princely state aer signing a treaty with the British in 1818. Between 1819 and 1926, the state was again ruled by four women rulers called Begums. Qudsia Begum was the rst woman ruler (ruled 1819- 1837). She was a very popular leader and was known for her humanitarian eorts and economic reforms. She was succeeded by her granddaughter, Shahjahan. Between the years 1844-1860, when Shahjahan was a child, her mother Sikandar (only daughter of Qudsia Begum) ruled as regent. In 1855 the British formally permitted the princely state to be directly ruled by women. As a result, in 1860 Sikandar Begum was recognized by the British as ruler of Bhopal in her own right, and Shahjahan was set aside. Shahjahan eventually succeeded her mother as Begum of Bhopal upon the death of the latter in 1868.

Begum Shahjahan ruled from 1868 to 1901 and under her reign in 1872 the rst postage stamps of the Bhopal state were issued. e stamps were lithographed in sheets of 20. ey were issued imperforate, without gum. An embossed octagon in Urdu constitutes the central part of the design of the rst issue. “HH Nawab Shahjahan Begam” was inscribed in the octagonal frame.

When Begum Shahjahan died in 1901, she was succeeded by her daughter Sultan Jahan. Although Begum Sultan Jahan adopted the burqa, she reformed administration, laws, and nances and was a champion of womens’ education and rights. In 1926 she abdicated in favour of her son, bringing an end to over 100 years of queenship in a princely state.

Aer India’s independence in 1947, the Nawab of Bhopal wished to retain his independence from India, but was forced, in 1949, to join India. e Muslim daughter of the last Nawab chose to move to Pakistan, giving up the rights to any heirship in Bhopal. WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

4 5 est. £70-£80 est. £80-£90 1878 ½a brown unused with R5/2 error JAHN, just cut 1884 ¼a blue-green lettered JAN, good unused. into at le, slight staining but very scarce. SG 48a, £200 SG 9a, £275

est. £120-£150 1890-98 unused group of five, 8a values comprising SG 67, 68 (uneven perfs), 72 (uneven perfs), 74 and 75 (inkmarks on reverse). Cat £367

est. £70-£80 est. £70-£80 1890 8a slate-green on wove paper, imperforate and 1890 8a slate-green on wove paper, perforated about 7, perforated examples, unused. Used example, small inkmark on reverse. SG 67-8, £190 SG 68, £190

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est. £130-£150 1893 8a green-black redrawn type with the stamps without individual frames, but a frame to the sheet. Imperforate and perforated examples on wove paper, and imperforate on thin laid paper, unused; the laid paper stamp with 2016 BPA Certicate observing ‘minor creasing and thinning’, still a good example of this dicult stamp. SG 71-3, £390

0 est. £150-£180 1902-3 Nawab Sultan Jahan Begam unused range with the 1902 octagonal embossing set per SG less 4a orange and 1r rose (eight stamps); 1903 circular embossing set per SG less 4a orange (nine stamps). Some imperfections, the 1902 8a with small foxed area at top. SG btw. 79-98

est. £100-£120 1902-03 set of seven, with extra ¼a and 1a, all with circular embossing devices save for the 4a yellow and 8a lilac (octagonal). e 8a with pen notation on reverse. SG 86-7, 89-94, 98

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est. £1000-£1200 1903 1r rose with circular embossed device on laid paper, very ne unused. A very rare stamp with few recorded. BPA Certi cate (1993) when SG 98B. SG 98a, £1900

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4 est. £80-£90 est. £100-£120 1908 1a green with error printed both sides (inverted in 1903 8a green-black unused, with the red initial of the new relation to each other), o.g., apparently unmounted. Begam, a little toned. SG 100a, £180 SG 99, £300

5 est. £220-£250 est. £180-£200 Ocials. 1935-36 surcharges on album page, a good o.g. Ocials. 1935-36 3p on ½a yellow-green part o.g. with group (twelve and three pairs) with three ¼a (SG O318, R7/10 error THEEE; 3p on 2a pair, le stamp with R10/6 320, 323, latter with a negligible corner bend) and three THRFE, unmounted o.g., and 1a on ½a with surcharge pairs with ¼a/THREE PIES se-tenant (SG O318b, 320b, inverted, also unmounted o.g. 323a, latter toned and disregarded), also 1a on 2a in violet. SG O319b, O321c, O326a, £410 SG between O318-29, £541

est. £500-£550 Ocials. 1935-36 ¼a and THREE PIES in red on 4a chocolate, lightly used vertical se-tenant pair. BPA Certificate (2016). Very scarce, particularly so ne. est. £150-£180 SG O322a, £1000 Ocials. 1935-36 THREE PIES in red on 4a chocolate, o.g., ne and scarce. SG O324, £350

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0 est. est. £100-£120 £70-£90 Ocials. 1936-49 2a green and violet complete unmounted Ocials. 1949 8a and 1r with seried SERVICE overprints o.g. sheet of forty-nine (7x7). Light overall toning, some large part o.g., the 1r with a little foxing on reverse but of perf splitting, some gum loss on about ve stamps. Unusual. good appearance. SG O338, £931 SG O342-3, £215

est. £100-£120 est. £90-£100 Ocials. 1944-49 3p - 6a set of six plus the listed shades Ocials. 1944-49 1a claret complete sheet of eighty-one of the 9p, 1a and 3a, large part o.g. (9x9), no side margins, unmounted o.g. Some gum bends and crazing; shows a progressive misperf moving down the SG O350-5, £266 sheet. Shown at reduced size SG O353, £405

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est. £150-£180 Ocials. 1945 6a carmine unmounted o.g. block of eighteen, centered right, gum a touch creamy. SG O355, £630

4 est. £120-£140 1872/1908 unused collection (70) on pages, a solid representation of these interesting primitives, commencing with SG 2, 4, 6-10, 12-3. We note SG 45, also SG 71 apparently used, in all cat £603

5 est. £150-£200 1878-1949 duplicated mint/unused and used assortment on cards, Hagner sheets with a better group on album leaves. Mixed condition. Numerous lettering errors including SG12a, 68a, 75a; SG 96a with a small thin. An interesting group, worth inspection

est. £180-£200 Ocials. 1908-49 balance collection (46) on album pages, o.g. or part o.g., with 1908 sets (both Type O1 and O2 overprints, the Type O2 4a toned); 1932-34 set with the perf varieties, 1936-38, 1936-49 sets and 1940 Tiger & Deer pair, cat £549

82 THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES BIJAWAR & BUNDI

Bijawar was a Princely state in the central Indian Bundelkhand Agency, present-day state of Madhya Pradesh. The state takes its name from its founder Bijai Singh, one of the Gond chiefs of Garha Mandla, in the 17th century. Bijawar became a British protectorate in 1811 and the rule of the territory was confirmed to Ratan Singh as a reward for rendering signal services to the British during the Revolt of 1857.

Maharaja Sawai Sawant Singh Bahadur (ruled 1899-1940) issued the first stamps in 1935 and 1936. The stamps were typeset and gummed. Most of the stamps were perforated 11, though some were roulette 7. There are many varieties with partial imperforates, full imperforates, etc.

Bundi was a princely state in the Rajputana Agency, present day state of Rajasthan. In 1804, Bishan Singh (ruled 1773–1821) provided valuable assistance to the British in the Anglo-Maratha war. In revenge the Maratha Empire continually ravaged his state and forced the kingdom to pay tribute up to 1817. Consequently, Rao Raja Bishan Singh made an alliance with the British in 1818, which brought him under its protection.

When dying of cholera, Bishan Singh entrusted Lieutenant-Colonel Tod James, an officer of the British East India Company and an Oriental scholar, with guardianship of his 11-year-old son, Ram Singh. Maharao Raja Ram Singh (ruled 1821–89) grew up to be a very respected ruler who initiated economic and administrative reforms and established schools for the teaching of Sanskrit. On the throne for 68 years, he was described as the most decent and conservative prince in Rajputana. Although he stayed neutral during the Mutiny of 1857, he continued to enjoy the confidence of the British. He was succeeded by his adopted son Raghubir Singh.

Maharao Raja Raghubir Singh, who ruled from 1889- 1927, issued the first stamps in 1894. The stamps were lithographed and imperforate. They were issued on laid paper with gutters between the stamps as well as on wove paper with no gutters in-between. The latter were issued in sheets of 294, comprising two panes; one of 140 stamps and the other of 154.

Being a predominantly Hindu state, Bundi stamps have honored the sacred cow traditions of the Hindu religion. “Sacred cow” stamps show the ruler saving the animals from the depredations of the Mughal empire. Later stamps of Bundi were overprinted and were issued by the unified state of Rajasthan (SG 1-14), into which Bundi had been incorporated after independence. WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

est. £90-£100 Bijawar: 1935-37 the three sets part o.g.; hinge remainders on the 1935-36 perforated and rouletted sets. e 1937 6a has a gum thin but the 1r is unmounted. SG 1-15, £280

est. £200-£240 est. £450-£500 1914-23 Sacred Cows Type B inscription, 18 unused stamps Bundi: 1897-8 set of ve with blade comparatively narrow, on album page, all values except 12a with a couple of shades with the 1a and 2a shades as listed in Part 1, unused, all and/or duplicates. Both 10a present, the olive-sepia with four margins and ne. Only 200 of the 1r were issued. minor fault at le and the yellow-brown with a stain at lower le (and a small shallow thin at top, not mentioned Ex Harell. SG 4-10, £1001 on ISES Certicate of 2010), £756

00 0 est. £300-£350 est. £200-£240 1914-23 12a sage-green inscription Type B, a ne unused 1917-41 Sacred Cows ¼a - 3r Type C inscription, 16 unused top le corner example. BPA Certicate (2014) when in stamps on two pages including all three 1a (extra carmine, sheet form with three examples of SG 44. thinned), 4a olive-yellow (tiny fault at le), all three 10a, 12a and 3r grey-blue and chocolate. STC £702 SG 36, £650

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0 est. £150-£180 1917-41 Inscription Type C 2r red-brown and black, 2r 0 chocolate and black and 3r blue and red-brown, each ne unused. est. £220-£240 SG 46, 46a, 47, £380 1917-41 4r emerald and scarlet inscription Type C, ne unused. SG 48, £475

04 05 est. £220-£240 est. £90-£100 1917-41 5r scarlet and emerald inscription Type C, ne 1918? 2½a to 12a inscriptions Type D unused set of four unused. plus the 12a blackish green, unused, the 2½a with two SG 49, £475 foxed spots and the 3a with faint toned area on reverse; rouletting mainly good. SG 50-53b, £252

0 0 est. £60-£70 est. £700-£800 1918 Inscription Type D 3a red-brown, semi-circle and 1930-37 4a bright apple-green inscription Type E, ne dot omitted from fourth character; and 12a grey-olive, unused, a rare stamp. fourth character turned to le instead of downwards, each ne unused. BPA Certi cate (2014). SG 58a, £1300 SG 51a, 53a, £155

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0 0 est. £80-£90 est. £180-£200 1930-37 ¼a indigo Inscription Type E on very thick wove 1930-37 Inscription Type E on very thick wove paper ¼a paper, unused sheet of four (Setting 24); and ¼a on thin indigo, ½a black, 1a scarlet and 1a carmine-red pair, ne horizontally-laid paper vertical unused pair with ‘gutter’, unused. printed tete-beche on opposite sides of the paper (see footnote in Part 1). Shown at 50% SG 59-61a, £437 SG 59, 62

0 est. £140-£160 1935 Inscription Type F ½a black on medium wove paper, est. £180-£200 and Inscription Type G ½a, 1a and 4a on horizontally-laid 1935-41 Inscription Type H 4r yellow-green and vermilion paper, unused. e Type F ½a with a printer’s ngerprint and 5r vermilion and yellow-green, ne unused. Shown at top right, and the ½a Type G with a little oily stain at at 75% top le, still a nice group. SG 71-2, £440 SG 63a, 64-6, £390

est. £150-£170 Ocials. 1915-41 4a olive-yellow, inscription Type B, est. £200-£220 type O1 overprint in black, fresh unused. A little roughly 1940 perf 11 ½a black and 2a bright apple-green inscription separated as oen but still ne and scarce. Champion Type I, each with large part o.g. handstamp on reverse, and with SG original sales card. Individual BPA Certi cates (2014). SG 77-8, £400 SG O10bA, £350

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4 5 est. £220-£250 est. £90-£100 Ocials. 1915-41 Sacred Cows Type C inscription small Ocials. 1915-41 1r lilac inscription Type C, Type O1 unused group of twelve, including dierent handstamp overprint sideways, ne unused. Types. We note SG O21A and O25A, latter a little toned SG O23A, £200 and with an inclusion at base (see illustration). STC £716

est. £200-£220 est. £450-£500 Ocials. 1915-41 2r red-brown and black inscription Type Ocials. 1915-41 2r chocolate and black on medium wove, C, Type O1 opt, unused, ne but for shallow thinned area at inscription Type C, Type O1 opt in black, unused, ne but top. BPA Certicate (2014), a scarce item notwithstanding for defective lower le corner. A rare stamp. the defect. BPA Certi cate (2014). SG O24cA, £1300 SG O24A, £550

est. £350-£400 Ocials. 1915-41 4r emerald and scarlet and 5r scarlet and emerald inscription Type C unused, Type O1 opt, just a little roughly separated, a scarce pair. Shown at 75% SG O26A-27A, £850

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0 est. £110-£130 est. £150-£180 Ocials. 1915-41 2½a - 12a inscription Type D set of four, Ocials. 1915-41 Sacred Cows Type E inscription small Type O1 opts in black, unused, the 12a with King Farouk’s unused group of six; SG O32A, O33A & B, O34 (a bit handstamp on reverse. roughly separated), O35 and O39Aa, STC £393 SG O28A-31A, £255

est. £150-£180 est. £220-£240 Ocials. 1915-41 4a bright green on horizontally laid paper, Ocials. 1915-41 1a scarlet-vermilion, perf 11, with inscription Type G, Type O1 opt in black, ne unused. inscription Type H, Type O1 opt, ne with large part o.g. and scarce. SG O42A, £325 SG O49A, £425

est. £100-£120 Ocials. 1915-41 ½a black inscription Type I, Type O1 opt in black, large part o.g. but with a small shallow thinned spot near top. BPA Certi cate (2014). SG O51A, £275

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4 est. £380-£420 Ocials. 1941 set of seven, large part o.g. 6p and 1a minor bends, 4a small foxed area on reverse, 1r very slight overall gum toning but still a good set. SG O53-9, £900

5 est. £300-£350 1894-1947 balance collection on leaves with SG 2-3, 11, 11a, 12-16a, 17a, Sacred Cows with Type A set, Type E and Type H groups, SG 76 o.g. and used [latter with 2015 BPA Certicate, ‘used with blue circular obliteration (Gaindoli?) and manuscript’], 1941 and 1947 sets. Generally unused or o.g. as issued, some mixed condition. STC £1138

est. £100-£120 est. £220-£240 1914-40 small mint, unused and used range (35) with Ocials. 1915-41 Sacred Cows balance lot (23) on three sheets of four of SG 20a, 21, 28b; 57 used; 66 and 78 faulty album pages with inscription Type A 2a - 1r, Type B a good used; 74 mint range with SG O9A and O11bA, Type H with O47A (slightly foxed at top), O47bA (small thin) and O48A. STC £653

89 THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES BUSSAHIR

Bussahir, also spelled as ‘Bashahr’, was a princely state located in the hilly western Himalayan region in the northern part of colonial Punjab. It was the largest and most important of what the British called the “Hill States” of India, occupying about three-quarters of the hilly region. Their princes were often called the Hill Rajas. In the summer, British officials and their families would escape the heat of the plains by spending time in these hills.

Bussahir state was occupied by a Gorkha king from central Nepal from 1803 to 1815. A rivalry between Nepal and the British East India Company over the annexation of minor states bordering Nepal eventually led to the Anglo-Nepalese War in 1815. Following the Treaty of Sugauli, the Gurkhas were expelled from Bussahir. In 1898, Bussahir state was taken over by the British administration, although the Raja Shamsher Singh (ruled 1850-1914) remained nominally in charge.

Raja Shamsher Singh issued the first Bussahir stamps in 1895. The stamps were locally lithographed on laid paper. They were handstamped with the initials RS, representing the name of the ruler’s son, who had organized the state’s post office. The stamps were both gummed and without gum; they were also issued imperforate or perforated (perforated with a sewing machine, with holes varying between 7 and 11½). In addition, there were some stamps that were issued without the monogram. WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

est. £2500-£2800 1895 imperforate ¼ pink with monogram in mauve, unused without gum. Unobtrusive diagonal crease and with some trivial marks on reverse. A very rare stamp. Shown at 200%

Ex Atkinson. BPA Certi cate (2015), SG 1, £4500

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0 est. £300-£350 est. £200-£220 est. £150-£180 1895 ½a grey with monogram in rose 1895 imperforate 8a red-brown 1895 1/4a - 1r set of eight perforated unused with four good margins, minor without monogram, ne unused by sewing machine (variable gauge), thinning. Rare. without gum. unused, sundry faults but a dicult set to put together. BPA Certi cate (2014). SG 2, £950 SG 6d, £425 SG 9-16, £450

est. £120-£140 est. £250-£280 1899 1a vermilion pin-perf, ne unused without gum. 1899 12a green pin-perf, light overall toning, unused without gum; scarce. SG 17, £300 Ex Harell. SG 20, £600

4 5 est. £280-£320 est. £180-£200 1899 1r ultramarine pin-perf, large part o.g. Scarce. 1900-01 imperforate set of seven, all with four margins, unused BPA Certi cate (2016); SG 21, £600 without gum. Monograms per basic SG numbers except 2a yellow in blue, 2a orange in mauve. A nice set. SG 31-3, 34a, 35a, 36, £391

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est. £170-£190 est. £80-£90 1900-01 2a ochre, yellow and orange pin-perf, the three 1900-1 4a claret pin-perf, ne unused, monogram in mauve. colours issued, ne unused without gum. e 2a orange with monogram in blue. SG 43b, £190 SG 40-2a, £370

est. £400-£450 1895-1901 mint or unused range on leaves (17) with some rare material, in mixed condition, a number ex Harell. We note SG 3, 4 (2), 5, 6, 7 (corner added), 8, 19a (BPA Certicate 2016 - ‘heavily toned, with paper adhesion over most of the reverse’), 1896-1900 ¼a - 1a imperf and perf trios; and thirty-one (including six used) further stamps on a stocksheet, among which we note SG 36 very nicely used but thinned. Worth close inspection.

93 THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES CHARKHARI

Charkhari State was founded in 1765 by Saurabh Singh Bundela, a Rajput of the Bundela clan. The town of Charkhari, the capital of the princely state, is now a part of the present state of Uttar Pradesh.

Raja Vijay Bahadur Singh (ruled 1782-1829), signed treaties with the British in 1804 and 1811, making Charkhari a protectorate of the British. It was the first state in this region to come under British rule and was amply rewarded. Maharaja status, rather than raja status, was granted to its rulers by the British in 1860. The state also received honors and a monetary award for siding with the British during the 1857 Mutiny.

Maharaja Malkhan Singh, who ruled from 1880 – 1908, issued the first stamps in 1894. The stamps were handstamped on white wove paper without gum. The four values of the first set were made from a single die.

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est. £1100-£1200 1894 ¼a rose unused, without gum as issued, with four clear margins. BPA Certicate (2015) observing ‘small thins at right, creasing at top’, these being fairly minor and not aecting the good appearance. Rare. Shown at 200% Ex Atkinson. SG 1, £2750

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40 est. £2200-£2500 1894 1 ANNAS dull green, a ne four-margined example without gum as issued. A great rarity in this condition. Shown at 200% BPA Certi cate (2009). SG 2, £4250

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4 est. £1400-£1600 1894 4 ANNAS dull green, unused without gum as issued, four margins, good save close at top le. Light overall toning. Rare. Shown at 200% Ex Dawson, Wilson, Couvreur, Staal and Atkinson. RPS Certi cate (1982). SG 4, £3250

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4 est. £130-£150 1912-17 1p violet handstamped type 3 on wove paper, a 4 large used example lightly used with indistinct CDS; light toning and creasing but of ne appearance. Oered with est. £100-£120 the 1p dull purple (greyish shade) on fragment with part 27 1921 1a handstamped type 5 in violet, two unused examples. AU 17 CDS, small gum stains. With original SG sales cards. One imperforate on wove paper with large margin at base, SG 27, 27a, £290 some defects which are conned to the margin, the other perf 11 on laid paper with minor bend at top right. SG 29-30, £180

44 45 est. £100-£120 est. £120-£140 1930-45 ½a black on pelure paper and ½a grey-brown, ne 1930-45 1a red unused, no gum as issued, attractive and unused, without gum as issued. quite scarce. SG 36, 38, £235 SG 41, £275

4 4 est. £120-£140 1940 ‘½As’ and ‘1 As’ on 8a and 1r respectively, large part est. £70-£80 o.g. examples, the ½a with spots of surcharging ink on face 1930-45 2a greyish green unused, no gum as issued. A but still very ne. poor-quality impression but seldom oered. SG 54-5, £255 SG 43c, £160

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4 est. £1000-£1200 1939-40 ‘1 ANNA’ on 1r chestnut, large part o.g., lightly hinged. A very scarce and popular stamp. Ex Staal. RPS Certi cate (1977). SG 56, £2250

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4 est. £80-£100 1897 unused Postal Stationery items (4), each with an impression of the Type 1 design at top right, comprising: ¼a in rose reply postcard (vertical fold); ¼a in violet, reply paid postcards x 2 (dierent stocks) and a ½a violet envelope

50 est. £250-£300 1897-1931 principally mint/unused collection (65) on printed leaves including 1902-04 set; 1909-19 values with some shades and Types; 1930-45 with 1p green and ½a black on pelure paper, ½a grey-brown, 1a yellow-green and 2a greenish grey, and 1931 set

5 est. £140-£160 1897-1932 balance lot from various sources (128 including 45 imitations), including a nice mint SG 15 and an unused SG 30 (mark at top), and a few errors on the 1931 set; mixed condition

100 THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES COCHIN Cochin was a princely state on the Malabar Coast in the Madras Agency in southern India, within the present-day Indian state of Kerala.

There are no written records about the emergence of the Kingdom of Cochin or of the Cochin Royal Family. Cochin has always been an important center of commerce. It has been called the Queen of the Arabian Sea and in medieval times was an active trading partner with the Arabs. Throughout its history it has had to defend its rich resources from attacks by its neighbours including Calicut, Travancore, and the Mysore Kingdom.

In 1503, Cochin became a protectorate of the Portuguese East India Company and was visited by such legendary explorers as Vasco de Gama. In 1663, to settle disputes between rival heirs to the throne, Cochin became a protectorate of the Dutch East India Company. When Cochin and Travancore were invaded by the Mysores, British helped to defend them. This was followed by treaties with the British and Cochin came under British protection in 1814.

Raja Kerala Varma V (ruled 1888 – 1895) issued the first stamps in 1892. The stamps were issued on white wove paper and in the following year the ½ put stamp was issued on white laid paper. They were issued perforated 12 with gum. The stamps were also valid for mail posted to Travancore.

In 1947, when India declared independence, Cochin was the first princely state to join India willingly. In 1949, it was merged with Travancore which continued to use overprinted Cochin stamps.

Modern day Cochin has a very diverse religious population including Cochin Jews and several branches of Christianity, including Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Eastern Catholic. It is a major financial, commercial, and industrial center of Kerala, and an important naval base.

Raghubir SINGH, Kerala: The Spice Coast of India: Country-craft transporting coconut products from villages to

Alleppey warehouses lining a canal, 1986, Color coupler print, 8.5”x 26.8” (Gaur collection of photography) WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

5 5 est. £450-£500 est. £350-£400 1894 ½ puttan orange-bu on laid paper, top marginal, 1939 ANCHAL on 1a brown-orange (litho), type 19 opt, unused without gum. Very ne and rare. perf 11, large part o.g., centred low, natural line on gum; ne. Very scarce in unused condition. SG 4, £1000 SG 73, £700

54 55 est. £300-£350 est. £250-£280 1939 ANCHAL on 1a brown-orange (litho), type 19 opt, 1942-44 THREE PIES on 1a8p carmine type 20 surcharge, perf 11, large part o.g., vertical bend but still with ne large part o.g., ne. appearance. Very scarce in unused condition. BPA Certi cate (2016). SG 75, £500 BPA Certi cate (2014). SG 73, £700

5 5 est. £70-£80 est. £550-£650 1942-44 THREE PIES on 1a8p carmine, type 20 surcharge 1942-44 ANCHAL SIX PIES on 1a litho, (type 22 surcharge neatly used. with large ANCHAL) large part o.g., fresh. Very scarce. SG 75, £225 BPA Certi cate (2014). SG 80, £1100

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5 5 est. £250-£280 est. £120-£140 1942-44 ANCHAL SIX PIES on 1a brown-orange (type 23 194244 ANCHAL SIX PIES on 1a brown-orange (type 23 surcharge with small ANCHAL), perf 11, large part o.g. surcahrge with small ANCHAL), perf 13 x 13½, large part with minor wrinkling. o.g. with minor wrinkling. BPA Certi cate (2014). SG 81, £550 BPA Certi cate (2014). SG 81a, £275

0 est. £300-£350 est. £100-£120 1942 ANCHAL NINE PIES on 1a brown-orange (type 1942-44 ANCHAL NINE PIES on 1a brown-orange, perf 23 surcharge with small ANCHAL), perf 13 x 13½, large 11 ( type 22 surcharge with large ANCHAL), centred low part o.g. Scarce. and with traces of creasing, large part o.g. Fine appearance. BPA Certi cate (2014). SG 83, £650 Ex Harell. SG 82

est. £1200-£1400 est. £70-£80 1943 4p green watermark Umbrella, full o.g. with tiny 1943 1a brown-orange, watermark Umbrella, large part adhesions (hinged on the selvedge). Bend and a corner o.g., minor wrinkle. crease, but a rare stamp. SG 85c, £170 BPA Certi cate (2014). SG 85b, £2750

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4 5 est. £280-£320 est. £250-£280 1948-44 1a3p magenta comb perf 13 x 13½, centred le, 1946-48 2p chocolate perf 11 x 13, unused without gum unused without gum (as issued). Very scarce. as issued. Scarce. BPA Certi cate (2014). SG 99a, £600 BPA Certi cate (1999). SG 101d, £500

est. £80-£90 est. £400-£450 1946-48 6p red-brown, perf 11, unused without gum. 1946-48 1a orange, perf 11, ne unused without gum, as issued. An elusive stamp. SG 104a, £300 BPA Certi cate (2014). SG 106a, £800

est. £130-£150 est. £130-£150 1948-50 set of eight, unused to large part o.g. 1949 6p on 1a and 9p on 1a orange ne unused, without gum as issued, the former top marginal. SG 109-16, £325 SG 127-8, £320 e gum on this set is extremely variable. John Trowbridge (India Post #159) observed that the ‘gum on all values varies from poorish matt to streaky.’

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0 est. £180-£200 est. £140-£160 Ocials. 1913 set of nine with the 3p being used, the gum Ocials. 1919-33 set of twelve, the 2½a used, the balance on the other values being variable from none (12a) to nice with varying amounts of o.g. Some toned (9p) or foxed (6a), some values with toning and foxed spots. Also the (12a, 1½r) but some nice (two 6a, one unmounted). Also 1923 8p on 9p with sideways watermark unmounted o.g., 1925 10p on 9p ne o.g. and 1929 10p on 9p but this used. and the 1924 8p on 9p large part o.g. with slight staining. SG O10-19b, 22, 23, £412 SG O1-9, 20b, 21, £530

est. £230-£250 Ocials. 1938-44 1a brown-orange with Type O8 overprint, large part o.g., BPA Certicate (2016). Scarce. SG O49, £475

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est. £2000-£2200 Ocials. 1942-43 2 ¼a sage-green (litho), overprint Type O10, large part o.g. A very rare stamp indeed. Shown at 200% BPA Certi cate (2014). SG O56c, £4000

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4 est. £650-£750 Ocials. 1943 9p on 1½a purple of 1919-33 large part o.g., which is brownish as always, indeed this example qualies as fresh for this stamp. A few shortish perfs, not mentioned on clear BPA Certicate (2014). Always a rare and popular stamp. Shown at 200% SG O57, £1300

John Trowbridge comments (in India Post 159) that the stamps which received this surcharge had been in storage in the state for over 20 years, so it was hardly surprising that they suered from ‘relatively poor gum’

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5 est. £80-£90 est. £110-£130 Ocials. 1943 NINE PIES on 1a8p large part o.g., ne. Ocials. 1943 THREE PIES on 4p watermark Umbrella, surcharge double, lightly used. SG O59, £200 SG O62a, £275

est. £170-£190 est. £250-£270 Ocials. 1943 SURCHARGED THREE PIES on 4p green Ocials. 1943 NINE PIES on 1a brown-orange, unused watermark Umbrella (Types O7 and 21), perf 13 x 13½, with original gum. large part o.g. BPA Certi cate (2019). SG O65, £450 BPA Certi cate (2014). SG O63, £375

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est. £2000-£2200 Ocials. 1943 THREE PIES on 4a green, unused with original gum. An exceptional example of this rarity. Shown at 200% BPA Certi cate (2019). SG O67a, £3,500

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0 est. £90-£100 est. £180-£200 est. £150-£180 Ocials. 1943 SURCHARGED ONE Officials. 1943 THREE PIES Ocials. 1948-9 3a4p violet with ANNA THREE PIES on 1a brown- surcharges on 4p and 1a, watermark R1/7 ‘tail to turban’ aw, nicely used, orange, unused with traces of gum, 27. 3p on 4p unused without gum, small mark at top and a few shorter minor wrinkle. light bends; 3p on 1a perf 11 unused perfs; scarce. without gum, surcharge shi to le, BPA Certi cate (2014). SG O66, £500 perfs a little uneven; 3p on 1a perf 13 SG O99b, £500 as mint x 13½, part o.g. SG O67, b, ba, £615

est. £200-£250 est. £150-£180 1892-1938 collection balance on leaves (69 stamps), all mint 1896-1949 mostly used accumulation, also some Travancore or unused save two. Condition variable but includes SG 8 and Travancore-Cochin. A bundle of leaves, old approval unused, 1911-13 and 1916-30 sets, and 1922-29 surcharges book and a few packets, should prove to be a good sorting with SG 49b (gum just slightly stained). STC £758 lot. A few better noted; includes perns, and a study of papers of the 1916-30 set

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est. £520-£550 4 1938-48 collection balance (66) on album leaves, no Ocials, est. £150-£180 all unused or with o.g. Better items include SG 70 apparently 1911-49 miscellaneous assortment on stocksheets, album o.g., 84 part o.g., 86 unmounted o.g., 89 unused, 92 large leaves, mint and used with a few covers, strength in Ocials. part o.g. (wrinkle), 98ab no gum as issued, 107 no gum Some multiples including O80 mint sheet, no top or bottom as issued (bend), 108 no gum as issued ex Harell, 107a selvedge; O72 sheet, and another without margins, mixed large part o.g. (short perf), and 109c large part o.g. (this condition. and 108 with large owner’s handstamp on reverse). Many of the condition issues mentioned are minor, a useful lot, inspection recommended; STC £1800

5 est. £80-£90 est. £350-£400 Ocials. 1929-31 set to 3a (with additional toned 2a), Ocials. 1937-49 mint or unused collection (73) on leaves 1933 surcharge pair, and 1933-38 set of ten (3a thinned), plus SG O70 used. We note SG O44-6 large part o.g., O54 all with variable o.g. unused without gum, O56b o.g. (wrinkle), O62 unused without gum, O68 unused without gum, 1944 set of seven, 1946-48 and 1948-49 set; a useful collection, STC £1285

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est. £200-£250 Ocials. 1948-49 3p - 9p and 2¼a sheets of forty-eight (the 2¼a missing one stamp), large part o.g. Each with R1/4 ‘C’ for ‘G’ and 1/5 + 2/8 at back to ‘G’. Some minor marks and faults, gum on the 2¼a sheet being almost entirely dried, but an unusual lot. Shown at reduced size SG O92/a -O95/a, O97/a and varieties, £1109

112 THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES DUNGARPUR

The Princely state of Dungarpur is located in the southernmost part of Rajasthan. Dungarpur was founded in the 14th century and was named for Dungaria, an independent chieftain of the Bhil people. While today it is one of the fastest-developing regions in South Rajasthan, it was one of the smallest princely states in British India.

Maharaja Maharawal Lakshman Singh ruled from 1918-71, issuing the first stamp in 1933. The first issue was lithographed, gummed and perforated 11.

Since Feudatory States stamps were only to be used within the state, the issuance of stamps from smaller states such as Dungarpur were not immediately known to philately. Dungarpur stamps were unknown to collectors for more than 30 years from their initial date of issuance. Thus, even though the stamps are relatively modern, mint examples are extremely rare, because collectors were unaware of their existence. Most collectors resort to collecting used stamps on covers. WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

est. £250-£300 1933-43 1a pale turquoise-blue on reverse of brown State Service envelope, nicely tied by dark violet CDS with another strike alongside. e stamp with uneven perfs, the envelope variously creased. Shown at 50% SG 4

est. £400-£450 1933-43 1a3p deep reddish violet on front of brown State Service envelope, well tied by violet CDS. e envelope with creasing and some stains, slightly reduced at le and missing part of backap, still a scarce and not unattractive cover. Shown at 50% SG 6

0 est. £500-£600 1939-46 handmade envelope with ¼a orange and 1a3p bright mauve, both perf 10½, well tied to reverse. e ¼a imperf at top and right, the 1a3p at right. Glue stains and the envelope with some faults, still a colourful and attractive franking. SG 9c, 12

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est. £250-£300 1939-46 ½a vermilion Die I, perf 10½ (imperf at base) and 1a deep blue perf 10 (imperf at top) on reverse of brown State Service envelope, evidently handmade, well tied. Some creasing including a heavy crease through the ½a. Shown at reduced size SG 10b, 11c

est. £400-£500 1939-46 handmade envelope (reduced at right) with 1½a deep violet and 4a brown (perf 10) well tied by indistinct CDS. e 4a imperf at top (with rough perfs at le), the 1½a imperf at top and right. Both axed over central crease from the envelope’s construction, which has resulted in some fairly inconsequential creasing to the stamps themselves, still a scarce and attractive cover

115 THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES DUTTIA

Duttia (or Datia) lies in the Bundelkhand region of central India, to the east of Gwalior, and is principally an agricultural area. Its Maharajahs bore the title ‘Second Prince of the Bundelkhand’ and were entitled to a 17-gun salute. It issued its first stamps in either 1893 or 1894 but there was no report of them until 1897, which may help to explain the great rarity of the early issues.

All Duttia stamps bear the image of Ganesh, the elephant-headed Hindu god, symbolising wisdom and fortune. In addition, all stamps were intended to be impressed with a handstamp (usually in blue) also depicting Ganesh and were not meant to be used for postal purposes without this mark. At the time of its first stamp issue the Maharajah was Sir Bhavani Singh Bahadur; he was succeeded in 1907 by Sir Govind Singh, who was still ruling both when Duttia stamps were superseded in 1921 and when the state became part of the Dominion of India in 1947. WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

est. £2800-£3000 1896 1a red with control handstamp in blue, unused with very large margins. Light vertical crease at right which barely detracts from the wonderful appearance of this rarity. Shown at 200% Ex Haverbeck and Harell. SG 3, £8000

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4 est. £3000-£3500 1896 ¼a black on orange paper, without control handstamp, ne unused. A very rare stamp with about a dozen recorded. Shown at 200% Ex Atkinson, BPA Certi cate (2015). SG 4a, £7500

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5 est. £2300-£2500 1896 2a black on yellow paper with control handstamp in blue unused, ne save design just cut into at top right. A rare stamp. Shown at 200% Ex Dan Walker, BPA Certi cate (2008). SG 6, £7000

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est. £600-£700 est. £250-£280 1896 4a black on rose paper with control handstamp in 1897-98 imperforate Type I set of four with blue control blue, unused, just cut into in a couple of places and with handstamps, ne unused, with both ½as (value in one group an unobtrusive crease at upper right. Rare. and two groups), both 1as (wove and laid papers) and both 2as (on yellow and lemon papers). Shown reduced in size BPA Certi cate (1994). SG 7, £2250 SG 8-11, 8b, 9b, 10a, £541

est. £220-£250 1897-98 imperforate Type II (large Garesh) set of four with est. £420-£480 the 1a on both wove and laid papers, ne unused. 1897 ‘DATIA’ imperforate set of four unused, ne appearance SG 8bc, 9c, 9ca, 10b, 11d, £473 but the 2a and 4a with vertical creases; the 1a with Bola handstamp on reverse. Ex King Carol of Romania and Harell. SG 12-15, £900

00 est. £150-£180 1899-1920 balance collection (37) on printed leaves, unused, a useful group. Including SG 34, STC £420

120 THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES HYDERABAD

Located in the south-central region of India, Hyderabad was the most populous as well as one of the most prosperous princely states. Hyderabad City is now the capitol of two present-day Indian States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The former princely state is located in these two states as well as in Maharashtra and Karnataka.

As the Moghul empire was waning, a high-ranking Mughal official seized control of the territory and founded the princely state of Hyderabad in 1724. Muslim rulers oversaw a predominantly Hindu population. As Mughal power gave way to the Maratha Empire, Hyderabad became a tribute state to it. In 1778, British troops were installed in Hyderabad, and it became a protectorate of the British in 1878. The Nizam of Hyderabad sided with the British in the first and second Maratha wars and the Indian Mutiny of 1857 earning him the title of “Faithful Ally” of the British empire.

All Nizams who ruled the prosperous princely state were patrons of the arts and ruled the state based upon Islamic Sharia principles. Hyderabad was a rich principality and, in fact, the only supplier of diamonds to the world market in the 18th century. Nizam Mir Usman Ali (ruled 1911-1948) was considered the richest man in the world.

After India’s independence, the Nizam Mir Usman Ali petitioned to His Highness King George VI and the United Nations for its own independence. This ended in the Indian troops annexing the state in “Operation Polo” and the Nizam was deposed.

The first stamps of the state were issued in 1869 during the reign of Nawab Mir Mahbub Ali Khan Asaf Jah VI (ruled 1869 – 1911). The stamps were perforated 11½; issued on white wove paper and gummed. Reprints were made in 1880 in the same colors and in various other colors.

Syed Haider RAZA, Untitled (Hyderabad), 1945, Mixed media on paper, 12” x 16” (Gaur collection of India’s Progressive Artists) WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

0 0 0 est. £120-£140 est. £100-£120 est. £100-£120 1871-1909 2a sage-green Type B 1871-1909 3a ochre-brown perf 1871-1909 3a chestnut perf 12½, part (inner circle omitted) part o.g., lovely 12½, unused without gum, showing o.g. with hinge remainder, showing colour. ‘character omitted’ variety. ‘character omitted’ variety. SG 15da, £300 SG 16a, £375 SG 16ba, £325

05 0 est. £180-£220 est. £150-£180 1869-1949 mainly mint collection (130) on leaves, including a few reprints and 1869-1949 mint and used range imitations, with plenty of perf and shade varieties. We note 1931 Pictorials (and on leaves, stockcards etc. with a the Ocial set), O20 unused, O32-3 mint, a useful collection of these complex particularly useful range of mint/ issues unused on two stockcards, worth checking

0 est. £100-£150 1869-1949 collection in Lindner binder, a fairly specialised rendering of the subject with much of interest. We note 1871- 1909 3a character omitted used and a couple of good pre-printing paper creases, but principally a duplicated collection of shade dierences, overprint positions and the like, chiey used (hundreds)

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INDORE

Indore State, also known as Holkar State, was a Maratha princely state located in the present-day Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Indore was founded in 1732 when Maratha Bajirao Peshwa granted land to his commander Malhar Rao Holkar and appointed him the Governor of the province. In 1767 Malhar Rao Holkar’s daughter-in- law, Ahilyabai Holkar, became the ruler of Indore (ruled 1767-1795)

Aer the defeat of Holkar rulers in the ird Anglo-Maratha War, an agreement was signed with the British and the Indore State became a British protectorate 1818, although the Holkar dynasty was able to continue to rule Indore as a princely state till India’s independence.

e rst stamps of Indore were issued in 1886 during the rule of Maharaja Tukoji Rao II Holkar who reigned from 1844 to 1886. e stamps consisted of ¼ Anna in various shades of mauve. ey were lithographed, gummed and perforated 14 ½ – 15. ey were printed on thick white paper or thin white or yellowish paper.

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0 0 est. £60-£70 est. £220-£240 1904-20 ½a imperforate plate proof block of ten impressions in scarlet-vermilion, 1927-37 set of seventeen, large part fresh. For SG 10 o.g. Mainly ne but with a few small blemishes (8a red-orange one foxed perf, 5r light bend), variable gum. SG 16-32, £503

0 est. £140-£160 est. £80-£100 1886-1946 collection on leaves (39 stamps), the 1927-37 1889-1940 small mint and used group, the only items of set oered separately. 1889 handstamps (both), 1899 and consequence being an unmounted block of twenty of the 1904 sets, 1905 surcharge, 1940 surcharge trio and the 1904-20 ½a (slight splitting and one stamp with a mark), and 1940-46 set, part or large part o.g. an unused block of een of the 1904-20 2a (without gum)

124 THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES JAIPUR

The history of the princely state of Jaipur dates back to 1093, when it was known as the Amber Kingdom. The Amber dynasty aligned with the Mughals for several centuries and gained tremendous prosperity and prominence during that period. Upon the demise of the Mughal empire, Jaipur became unstable and this led to internal power struggles, revolting provinces, and several wars. Defeated by the Marathas in the Battle of Patan in 1790, Jaipur signed a treaty with the British in 1803 seeking protection from the Marathas. Jaipur became a British protectorate and chose to support Britain in the Mutiny of 1857.

Established in the year 1727, the Jaipur city is named after Maharaja Jai Singh II, the Raja of Amber who ruled from 1699 to 1743. He was the primary organizer of the city Jaipur which was built based on the Hindu principles of Vastu Shastra and Shilpa Shastra. Jaipur is considered one of the first designed cities in the world. Even today, Jaipur is known for its symmetry, boulevards, and perpendicular streets.

During the rule of Sawai Ram Singh I, the city was painted pink to welcome His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (who later became King Edward VII, Emperor of India), in 1876. The color for the city was legislated in 1877, and the law remains in effect even today. Many avenues have remained painted in pink, giving Jaipur a distinctive appearance. The city of Jaipur is frequently called the “Pink city”.

The first stamps were issued in 1904 during the reign of Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II, who ruled from 1880 to 1922. The stamps were locally lithographed on white wove paper. They were issued with gum and pin perforated 14.

While early stamps were somewhat dated in the designs, late Jaipur issues are some of the most beautiful stamps of that era. These stamps were printed to international standards in London. WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

est. £120-£140 est. £200-£220 1904 ½a pale blue Type 1 with large part o.g., partially 1904 ½a ultramarine Type 1, large part o.g., a scarce stamp. separated by scissors, still a very good example. SG 1a, £400 SG 1, £275

4 5 est. £200-£250 est. £130-£150 1904 ½a grey-blue, Type 1a, imperforate. BPA Certicate 1904 2a deep green Type 3, perf 12½, part o.g. with some (2002) plating the stamp to Plate 2, position 6, ‘small part perfs toned. original gum’. Scarce. BPA Certi cate (2016). SG 8a, £375 Ex Dan Walker, SG 2a, £500

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est. £450-£500 est. £220-£240 1928 1r orange-vermilion perf 12, unused without gum as 1931 Investiture set of twelve, part or large part o.g. Hinge issued, ne and very scarce. remainders on all save the 2r and 5r, the 1r and 2r with little adhesions on the reverse; the 2½a stained. e 5r is SG 39, £1000 ne. Always a visual treat. SG 40-51, £650

est. £150-£180 est. £80-£90 1931 Investiture set of twelve, large part o.g. except the 5r, 1932 POSTAGE & REVENUE set of six large part o.g., 2r which is unused without gum. Minor bends aect most with some hinge remainder, otherwise ne. values. SG 52-7, £200 SG 40-51, £650

0 est. £70-£80 est. £120-£140 1932-46 POSTAGE set of ten large part o.g., the 1r a little Ocials. 1928-31 ½a ultramarine with unseried overprint toned otherwise ne. Type O2 in red, unused without gum as issued. SG 58-67, £200 SG O10, £275

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est. £500-£600 est. £650-£750

Ocials. 1931 8a bright violet with unseried overprint Ocials. 1928-31 1r orange-vermilion with unseried overprint Type O2, unused without gum as issued. Very Type O2, unused without gum as issued. Very scarce. scarce.

BPA Certi cate (2016) SG O11, £1100 BPA Certi cate (2016). SG O12, £1300

4 est. £400-£450 Ocials. 1931-37 1a black and blue (Elephant and State Banner), ne large part o.g. Scarce in unused condition. 5 BPA Certi cate (2016). SG O14, £800 est. £200-£220 Ocials. 1931-37 4a black and olive-green Elephant Carriage. An unmounted o.g. block of four of this splendid stamp, a rare multiple which we do not recall encountering previously. SG O16, £360

est. £140-£160 est. £200-£220 Ocials. 1932 ½a on 2a green, type O4 surcharge, unused Ocials. 1932-37 POSTAGE & REVENUE set of ve, large without gum as issued, trivial blue inkspot on reverse. part o.g. e 4a with an area of gum loss at top right, not mentioned on certicate. SG O17, £325 BPA Certi cate (2016). SG O18-22, £500

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est. £300-£350 1904-48 balance collection (90) on printed leaves mint, a good range of the Perkins Bacon issues (colour allocations need checking). Some darker gum issues and SG O31 without gum, not counted in (STC) £1227

est. £250-£300 And Rajasthan. 1904-49 mint and used duplicated selection; Jaipur (110 plus unmounted o.g. blocks of thirty of SG 54-5, some bends, and Rajasthan (23 plus a toned unmounted o.g. block of thirty of SG 22). e Jaipur particularly useful with 1932-46 POSTAGE & REVENUE and POSTAGE sets, the former with the 1r and 2r with foxing, the latter part or large part o.g. We also note SG 71a and c ne o.g. and O16 used

129 THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES JAMMU & KASHMIR

Located in proximity to China, Tibet, and Pakistan, and possessing great natural beauty, the Indian princely state of Kashmir (later combined with Jammu and other provinces) has a long history. From 1846 to 1952 it was a British protectorate and was ruled by the Jamwal Rajput Dogra Dynasty. The state was created in 1846 from territories previously under the Sikh Empire, after the First Anglo-Sikh War

At the time of the British withdrawal from India, its ruler Maharaja Hari Singh (ruled 1925-1948) sought to remain independent. However, an uprising in the western districts of the State followed by an attack by raiders from the neighboring Northwest Frontier Province, supported by Pakistan, put an end to his plans for independence. On 26 October 1947, the Maharaja joined the Dominion of India in return for military aid. Indian troops occupied Jammu- Kashmir and violence, continues to this day. At present, three countries occupy different portions of the princely state: India, Pakistan, and China.

Jammu and Kashmir had some of the most primitive stamps which has led to many varieties as well as numerous forgeries. This makes collecting stamps of Jammu and Kashmir very challenging, but at the same time it is one of the most interesting areas for a Indian Feudatory States philatelist.

The first stamp issues were introduced between 1866 and 1879, during the reign of Maharaja Ranbir Singh (ruled 1857-1855). These circular stamps were hand- printed from single dies at the Printing Works in Jammu. Except for some later printing in oil colors, the stamps were printed on native papers.

The first issue of the circular stamps was printed in watercolors! There are many forgeries of this first issue and to check the authenticity of first issue, many collectors very gently touch them with a wet cotton swab to see if the stamp is indeed printed in watercolor.

It also turns out that the some of the dies of Jammu and Kashmir circular stamps were stolen and were used to print several forgeries. WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

0 est. £900-£1000 est. £200-£250 1867-76 4a carmine-red, reissue for use in Jammu only, a 1874-76 Special printings ½a red and 1a red watercolours cut-square example with one clear margin. Fine deep colour. on native paper, unused, each just cut into. RPS (2010) and BPA (2018) Certi cates, a rare stamp, ex Ex Harell (Lots 576 and 577). SG 12-13, £675 Walker. SG 11, £2500

est. £400-£500 est. £300-£350 1874-76 Special printing ½a orange-red watercolour on 1874-76 Special printing #1a orange-red cut square with good native paper, cut square, just touched at top and cut into margins, unused without gum as issued. B.P.A. Certicate slightly at base. Lightly used with large part strike of Jammu (2016) mentions ‘vertical crease, colour a little sulphurised/ square seal. Creases and light soiling. With original SG oxidised’, still of ne appearance and very scarce. sales card, ‘A very good example of this rarity.’ SG 13a, £1000 SG 12a, £1200

4 5 est. £250-£300 est. £120-£140 1874-76 Special printing ½a bright blue cut square with good 1874-6 Special printing 1a bright blue cut square with good to large margins, unused, deep shade; some stained spots. margins, unused without gum as issued. BPA Certi cate (2018). SG 17, £750 BPA Certi cate (2014). SG 18, £250

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est. £80-£90 est. £200-£220 1874-76 Special printing 1a bright blue watercolour on 1874-76 Special printing ½a and 1a emerald-green native paper unused, lightly toned and just cut into at right. watercolours on native paper. e ½a roughly cut square with a corner trimmed o, the 1a ne cut square, both SG 18, £250 unused. Ex Harell (Lots 588-9). SG 20, 21, £625

est. £250-£300 est. £450-£500 1874-76 Special printing 4a emerald-green watercolour 1874-76 Special printing ½a yellow watercolour on native on native paper, cut square with good margins, unused. paper, ne unused. An attractive example of this very scarce stamp. BPA Certi cate (2016). SG 22, £550 BPA Certi cate (2014). SG 23, £1000

40 est. £450-£500 1874-76 Special printing ½a yellow watercolour on native paper, ne unused. An attractive example of this very scarce stamp. BPA Certi cate (2014). SG 23, £1000

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4 4 est. est. £750-£850 £200-£240 1874-76 Special printing 1a yellow watercolour on native 1877-78 4a red in oil colour on native paper unused, cut paper, unused, cut square. A ne example and particularly square but just touched on two sides and with irregular rare as such. margin at base. BPA Certi cate (2014). SG 24, £1800 Ex Harell. SG 28, £550

4 4 est. £300-£350 est. £140-£160

1878 4a red handstamped in oil colour on European laid 1877-8 ½a yellow handstamped in oil colour on paper, cut square with clear margins, unused without gum European laid paper, cut square with large margins, as issued. Value written on reverse in ink (tiny writing). unused without gum as issued. Ex Harell, ne and very scarce. BPA Certi cate (1983) for its former listing as a 1a. SG 39, £650 BPA Certi cate (2018). SG 48, £250

44 45 est. £120-£140 est. £500-£550 Jammu. 1867 ½a indigo watercolour on native paper, used Jammu. 1867 1a deep ultramarine in watercolour on native with light magenta seal cancellation, position #2. Minor paper, unused without gum as issued. defects, scarce with true colour. BPA Certi cate (2014); ‘natural wrinkle, thin at one corner Ex Harell and Walker. SG 54, £550 and some stains...’ Rare. SG 57, £1700

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4 4 est. £450-£500 est. £300-£350 Jammu. 1867 1a deep violet-blue in watercolour on native Jammu. 1867 1a deep violet-blue watercolour on native paper, unused without gum as issued. A couple of small paper, lightly cancelled in black. Scarce. marks on face. SG 59, £750 BPA Certi cate (2014). SG 59, £1800

4 4 est. £110-£130 est. £130-£150 Jammu. 1868-72 ½a orange-red watercolour on native paper, Jammu. 1868-72 ½a orange in watercolour on native unused. Creased (natural paper crease) and regummed. paper, ne unused. RPS Certi cate (1992) SG 62, £425 RPS Certi cate (1991). SG 64 £325

50 5 est. £140-£160 est. £150-£180 Jammu. 1874 ½a jet-black special printing in watercolour Jammu. 1874 ½a jet-black in watercolour on native paper on native paper unused, showing the frame in places. Signed used, part frame at top and le. Houtzamer and with W.T.W. (Wilson) guarantee on reverse. RPS Certi cate (1957). SG 69a, £300 RPS Certi cate (1959). SG 69a, £325

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5 5 est. £700-£750 est. £900-£1000 Kashmir. 1867-77 4a myrtle-green on native laid paper 1878 provisional 1a red on white laid paper, rough perf unused, almost four margins, ink annotation on reverse. Rare. 10 to 12, unused without gum as issued. Shows part of papermaker’s watermark. Rare. RPS Certi cate (2005). SG 100a, £1800 BPA Certificate (2016) giving the position as #20. SG 103, £2000

54 55 est. £100-£120 est. £80-£90 1883-94 new colours unused, twenty-six stamps on printed Ocials. 1878 ½a, 1a and 2a black, imperforate on white page with all spaces lled including ½a bright blue, condition laid paper. Unused, the ½a with an unobtrusive vertical generally appearing good. crease and the 1a slightly defective at top. SG 138-161a (£338) SG O2-4, £380

5 5 est. £450-£500 est. £180-£200 1866-94 unused collection balance (61) on leaves with SG 1877-78 oil colour circulars unused group comprising SG 61 (2), 99 (ink on reverse), 101 (trie stained), 104, 105-115 26 (two), 29 large margins (slight staining), 34 (just touched nice range, 121-3 (121 thinned, 122 creased), 133-5, 162, at top), 35 (a couple of toned areas, slight thin, scissor-cut 168 (used, faded), 168a (2, one a large corner example), at top right not near design, ex Harell Lot 597), 41 (two, O17. Mixed condition with some better just touched on one or two sides). Sound and with four margins unless mentioned

5 est. £150-£180 1874-87 used and unused accumulation (128) on leaves, stockcards etc., a good lot with some better stamps noted, condition mixed

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JASDAN & JHALAWAR

Jasdan was a princely state in British India in the Saurashtra region in Western India (presently in Gujarat state). Jasdan state was founded in 1665 when Vika Khachar defeated the Khumans of Kherdi. In 1807, aer its ruler Vajsur Khachar came to an agreement with the British, it became a British protectorate. Later in the 19th century Jasdan became part of the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency.

Jasdan was the smallest of the Feudatory states that issued their own stamps. Only six stamps were issued between 1942 and 1947 during the reign of Darbar Shri Ala Vajsur Khachar (ruled 1919 – 1973). All six of the stamps were 1 Anna in green; perforated on two, three or four sides, typographed and issued in booklet panes.

Jhalawar was the last of the princely states established by the British in 1838. e origins of Jhalawar, a Rajasthan state, are intimately bound up with nearby Kota. Aer countless disputes, the British divided the territory of Kota into two parts. One part, Jhalawar, was given to the Singh family which had ruled Jhalawar in the past. Its rst ruler Raja Madan Singh (ruled till his death in 1845) was succeeded by his son Raja Prithvi Singh. His adopted son took the name of Zalim Singh in 1875 on becoming chief of Jhalawar. He was a minor and was not invested with governing powers till 1884. Owing to his maladministration, his relations with the British government became strained, and he was nally deposed in 1896 and the lands of Jhalawar were returned to Kota.

Yet in 1899, the British again formed a state of Jhalawar from various provinces of Kota. e new Jhalawar was only 800 square miles. As the previous ruler had no heirs and refused to adopt, the British chose their own candidate, who proved to be a masterful ruler. Bhawani Singhji (ruled 1899-1929) instituted modernization and many reforms, including schools and libraries. He was succeeded by his son (ruled 1929-1943) who instituted such reforms as allowing untouchables to enter temples. e next ruler, Majaraj Rana Harishchandra, had only four years to reign before the Dominion of India was founded. He embraced the change and served as an elected member of congress, as well as a cabinet minister.

It was during the reign of Raja Zalim Singh that the stamps of Jhalawar were issued between 1886 and 1890. e stamps were typographed in horizontal strips of twelve. Only two stamps were issued. ey were imperforate, without gum on laid paper. e stamps became obsolete in 1900.

136 THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES JIND & KISHANGARH

Jind was founded in 1763. It was part of the Cis-Sutlej group of princely states, located in the present state of Haryana. Jind paid tribute to the Scindhia dynasty of the Maratha empire. However, during the Second Maratha War (1803), Jind chose to side with the British, rather than the Marathas. After the Marathas were defeated, Raja Bagh Singh (ruled 1789-1819) was amply rewarded with territory and Jind became a British protectorate in 1809.

The first stamps were issued in 1874 during the reign of Raja Raghubir Singh (ruled 1864 to 1887). The stamps were issued on thin wove paper. They were lithographed, imperforate, and mainly without gum. The first issues consist of five values from ½a to 8a. These stamps became obsolete in 1885 when Jind became a Convention State and started using overprinted British stamps.

Kishangarh: The princely state of Kishangarh State, located in Rajasthan was founded by the Jodhpur Rajput prince Kishan Singh in 1609 and continued to be ruled by succession. In the early 1800s, many Rajasthan states, including Kishangarh came under attack from the Maratha empire. To protect themselves, states such as Kishangarh signed a treaty placing it under British protection in 1818.

In 1840, Prithvi Singh became the 15th Maharaja of Kishangarh, and reigned till his death in 1879, after which he was succeeded by his son, Sardul Singh.

The first stamps were issued in 1899-1900 during the reign of Maharaja Sadul Singh who ruled from 1879-1900. The first stamp, issued in 1899, was imperforate. It was issued without gum and typographed. A year later the stamp was pin-perforated and a similarly designed stamp was issued imperforate in blue rather than the original green. WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

5 0 est. £200-£250 est. £130-£150 Jasdan: 1942-47 1a green perf 10½ at le and base, imperf at Jhalawar: 1886-90 1p blue-green on vertically-laid paper, top and right, large part o.g. On thin rather than medium ne unused, with the usual 1p yellow-green and ¼a green. paper, a scarce printing. An unusual opportunity to acquire a complete collection of a State. BPA Certi cate (2014). SG 3, £275 SG 1, 1a, 2, £282

est. £70-£80 est. £450-£500 Jind: 1874-85 unused collection (38) on printed leaves, a Kishangarh: 1900 1a blue imperforate on thin white wove useful run-through, STC £265 paper, printed from a single die. A wonderful unused example, without gum as issued, with large to very large margins. RPS Certi cate (1985). Ex Mix and Harell. SG 3, £900

4 est. £500-£550 est. £150-£180 1899-1900 ¼a yellow-green imperforate with good to very 1899-1900 ½a lilac, a ne unused four-margined example, large margins, without gum as issued. A splendid example. without gum as issued. Ex Dr James Dunlop. RPS Certi cate (2010). SG 4, £1000 SG 7, £350

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5 est. £70-£80 est. £220-£240 1899-1900 1a pink imperforate, unused, without 1899-1900 imperforate group on laid paper, unused without gum as gum as issued, ne but for small natural inclusion. issued. 1a mauve, 1a brown-lilac, 4a, 2r and 5r, all with good margins on somewhat toned paper as usually found except the 4a, which is fresh SG 12b, £150 (also as usually found). SG 13a, 14a, 16c, 19a, 20a, £470

est. £180-£200 est. £100-£120 1899-1900 1a brown-lilac imperforate on laid paper unused 1899-1900 imperforate 2r brown-red and 5r mauve unused, vertical strip of three from the centre of the sheet, with a without gum as issued, ne. pair tete-beche across the central gutter (the gutter having SG 19-20, £220 a fold); and the 5r mauve pin-perf on laid paper in an unused block of four, each with overall toning. SG 14a, 35a, £560

est. £250-£280 1899-1900 pin-perf group on laid paper, unused without gum as issued. 1a slate, 1a mauve, 1a brown-lilac, 4a, 1r, 2r and 5r, all somewhat toned as usually found. SG 27a-29a, 31c, 32a, 34a, 35a, £545

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0 est. £80-£90 est. £130-£150 1904-10 perf 12½ set of nine with extra 5r (shade), the 1904-10 4a brown, perf compound 12 and 12½, part o.g. 8a no gum and small fault; and the ve values perf 13½. with some hinge remainder and just a trie soiled at top; Variable gum and perfs but generally part or large part o.g. a rare stamp. SG 42-50, 42a-46a, £210 SG 46c, £350

est. £450-£500 est. £80-£90 1912 2a lilac imperforate on thick white chalk-surfaced 1913-16 set of nine to 5r plus ½a shade unused, mainly ne. paper, used with part CDS, a little soiled; a rare stamp. SG 63-71, £200 SG 52, £1200

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4 est. £300-£350 1913-16 5r brown complete unused sheet of twenty, showing imprint “D.S.W. K.S.G.”. A spectacular multiple. SG 71, £700

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est. £250-£280 Ocials. 1917-18 ½a light blue overprinted on 1899-1901 5 issue, pin-perforated on three sides, imperforate at base, est. £80-£90 frameline touched at lower right, unused without gum, as issued. 1943-47 8a violet on thick unsurfaced paper, unused sheet of ten. Shown reduced ISES Certi cate (2015). SG O7, £800 SG 89, £380

est. £70-£80 est. £120-£140 est. £250-£280 Officials. 1917-18 2a dull orange Officials. 1917-18 1r dull green Officials. 1917-18 ¼a carmine overprinted on 1899-1901 issue pin- overprinted on 1899-1901 issue, pin- overprinted on 1904-10 issue, part CDS perf, part CDS at upper right, lower perf on three sides, ne unused. at lower le corner, fresh and scarce. le corner example with light creasing, ISES Certi cate (2015). SG O12, £275 still scarce. SG O17, £500 Ex Atkinson. SG O10, £225

0 0 est. £120-£130 est. £180-£200 est. £300-£350 Ocials. 1917-18 8a brown overprinted Ocials. 1917-8 1r mauve overprinted 1899-1943 unused balance collection on 1913-16 issue, ne unused. on 1913-6 issue, unused, ne save for (71) on printed leaves, seemingly mainly minor hinge thinning. ne, with better stamps noted including Ex Atkinson. SG O33, £250 SG 9, 17, 34-5, 36-41, 72-80, 88-90 and ISES Certificate (2010) and BPA O21. STC £1017 Certi cate (2018). SG O34, £600

142 THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES LAS BELA & MORVI

Las Bela was a Princely State in the Balochistan District. The State of Las Bela was founded in 1742 by Jam Ali Khan I. His descendants ruled Las Bela until 1955 when the state became part of West Pakistan.

It was one of two princely states issuing postage stamps that later became part of Pakistan. The first stamps were issued in 1897-1900 during the reign of Mir Kamal Khan who ruled between 1896 and 1921. The stamps of Las Bela have been obsolete since April 1, 1907.

Morvi was a princely state in the Kathiawar Agency in present-day state of Gujarat. It was founded around 1698 by Kanyoji when the heir apparent of Cutch State fled Bhuj with his mother after his father Ravaji was murdered and the throne was seized by his uncle Pragmalji I. It became a British protectorate in 1807.

The first postal issue originated in 1931 during the reign of Thakur Sahib Maharaja Lakhdirji Waghji, who ruled the state from 1922-1947. It consisted of three stamps; 3p, ½a and 2a. They were typeset, on white wove paper, with gum and perforate 12. The third stamp is perforated on two or three sides. NANDGAON & NAWANAGAR

Nandgaon was a princely state in the Chhattisgarh States Agency in Central India, present day part of Chhattisgarh State.

The foundation of the state of Nandgaon hails back to Prahlad Das, a merchant who in the 18th century had migrated from the Punjab region. When he settled in Ratanpur the area was ruled by the Marathas. Prahlad Das belonged to the Bairagi sect whose members practiced strict celibacy. Succession was ensured by chosen disciples (Chela), who inherited all the possessions of their predecessor. Prahlad Das became wealthy and after his death, his disciple Hari Das became very powerful and influential after he was chosen to be spiritual advisor of the Maratha ruler. In due course of time, Hari Das and his successor disciples acquired the territories of Nandgaon, Pandadah, Mohgaon and Dongargaon, former feudatory estates of the Raja of Nagpur. In 1865, these four territories were merged into the princely state of Nandgaon by the British. The chain of celibacy was broken when the seventh ruler, Ghasi Das, married and had a son, who was recognized by the British as a hereditary ruler.

The first stamps of Nandgaon were issued in 1891 during the reign of Mahant Balram Das (ruled 1883-1897). The first issue consisted of two stamps, a ½a and a 2a that were issued on white paper. They were lithographed, imperforate and without gum. They became obsolete in 1894.

Nawanagar was a princely state in the Kathiawar Agency within the present-day state of Gujarat. The state was founded in about 1540, by a Rajput who was reputedly an heir of Lord Krishna. Ruled by several empires, including the Mughal, it came under British influence in 1812.

K.S. Ranjitsinhji (ruled 1907-1933) was among the world’s greatest cricket players. Adopted as a child, he was educated at the Mayo College and Cambridge University and went on to a stunning career in cricket. Ranjitsinhji’s almost perfect image did much to counteract the stereotype of the effete Indian princes. His reign also did much to modernize the state with expanded irrigation and the establishment of a port. He was also active in the council of princes, which sought to transfer power to Indian states. Nawanagar was among the first princely states to join India.

The first stamps of Nawanagar were issued in 1877, during the reign of Jam Vibhaji II Ranmalji (ruled 1852 to 1895). The stamps became obsolete in 1895. WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

est. £80-£100 est. £120-£150 Las Bela. 1897-1904 mint or unused Las Bela. 1897-1904 small group with six used stamps collection (10) on printed album (including SG 8) and one unused on album page, page, all spaces lled but paper a small group of six ½as and 1a (torn), also SG 3 dierentiation not guaranteed. Two used on part native cover and seven examples of ½a without gum and one (SG 11) with black on grey (one torn) on the damaged remains missing corner. If all papers are of the reverse of an envelope, manuscript cancels correctly allocated, STC £388 and Karachi arrival CDSs, faults. Mixed condition but a useful group

4 est. £100-£120 Morvi. 1931 2a yellow-brown, perf 12 at top and le, unmounted o.g. and scarce in this condition. SG 3, £200

5 est. £80-£90 Morvi. 1931-48 o.g. collection (24) on two pages, basic stamps complete (less SG 3, oered separately) with shades, variable hingeing. STC £243 est. £100-£120 Nandgaon. 1891-94 unused collection on two pages with SG 1-6 complete with listed shades, one or two with hinge remainders; SG 2 and 6 with slight staining. Ocials; SG O4-6 with listed variants. STC £389

est. £80-£100 est. £100-£120 Nandgaon. 1891-94 small group on a page (9 stamps plus Nawanagar. 1877-93 unused collection (26) on printed three posthumous Ocials) including SG 1-3 unused, 4b leaves including 1877 1doc slate-blue perf 12½, and 1880 used and O6 used 3doc (14mm wide) on laid paper (defective)

145 THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES ORCHHA

Orchha was a Princely State within the Bundelkhand Agency, a part of the Central Indian Agency, presently in the State of Madhya Pradesh.

Orchha State was founded in 1501 by the Bundela chief, Rudra Pratap Singh, who became its first king (ruled 1501-1531). Rudra Pratap Singh was succeeded by his son, Bharatichand, who died without leaving an heir in 1554 and was in turn succeeded by his younger brother, Madhukar Shah. Both the brothers were attacked by Afghan Islam Shah Suri and the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the late 1500s and Orchha became a tributary state to the Mughal empire.

During the rule of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, his vassal, Vir Singh Deo was ruler of the Orchha. It was during this period that Orchha reached its architectural glory and built many great palaces including the Jahangir Mahal (built ca. 1605) and Sawan Bhadon Mahal.

Upon the demise of the Mughal empire in the 17th century, Orchha was the only state in the region which was not occupied by the Marathas. Orchha executed a treaty with the British in 1812. Thereafter, there were several adoptions to assure rulership, as several times no legitimate heir was produced. One of these was contested, in 1842, with the rights of the adoptee being decided, positively, by the British.

The first stamps were issued in 1913 during the reign of Maharaja Pratap Singh (ruled 1874-1930). This issue consisted of two stamps, a ½ a and a 1 a. They were lithographed on wove paper, without gum, and imperforate. The stamps of the state became obsolete in 1950 when Orchha was merged into the Dominion of India. WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

est. £220-£250 1939-42 1r, 2r and 5r, large part o.g. SG 42-4, £537

0 est. £600-£700 1939-42 10r turquoise-green, large part o.g. Scarce. SG 45, £1400

est. £70-£80 1913-39 unused or o.g. collection on printed leaves (48) beginning with SG 1-6 with listed shades, 7a and b; 1935 set with both 12a, a few blemishes including the 25r with surface damage; and 1939 to 8a, poor. STC £265 (not including 1939 values)

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POONCH

Poonch is a district within Jammu & Kashmir, near to the present-day ‘line of control’ between Indian and Pakistani Kashmir. It is quite far north and has an average elevation of just under 1000 metres, so is much cooler than most of the subcontinent. e history of the area is a lengthy one, with the state having existed for over 1000 years. e ruling family was a branch of the Jammu & Kashmir princely family, and important issues regarding the state had to have approval from them. Indeed the matter of whether or not Poonch was a real state, or merely a jagir, was a matter of serious contention for a prolonged period of time.

Philatelically, Poonch is not an easy state to collect. Apart from the very rst issues, the designs of the dierent values are similar and did not change; what did alter was the papers on which they were printed - which was basically anything that came to hand. Impressions were individually handstamped on papers of varying types and colours. It is very hard to be certain of successful dierentiation between the papers, especially if a stamp is on piece or cover. It’s a ne challenge for the intrepid collector.

e rst stamp was issued around 1876 during the reign of Raja Moti Singh (1859 to1892). e stamp was 6p and was issued on yellowish white wove paper. It is imperforate, without gum and hand-stamped in watercolor.

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est. £280-£320 1876? large part of envelope (reinforced) with 6p red on the reverse, four good margins, tied by manuscript cancel. Very scarce. SG 1

4 est. £120-£140 est. £120-£140 1885-94 4a red on white batonne paper, ne unused block 1885-87 imperforate 4a red on thick white laid paper, ne of four. unused, without gum as issued. SG 15, £260 SG 26, £250

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5 est. £250-£300 1885-94 2a red on yellow on wove batonne paper. Irregular unused block of thirty-three, margins almost all the way round. Two ink notations on the front between impressions, some creasing between and through impressions, still an unusual and impressive multiple. Shown reduced in size SG 30, £891

est. £70-£80 1885-94 imperforate 4a red on bu laid paper unused, est. £70-£80 ne, margin with a crease at top right, well clear of the 1885-94 imperforate 4a red on blue-green laid paper, unused stamp and a tiny associated marginal tear at centre right, without gum as issued, three margins but just touched at also well clear. right. SG 43, £180 SG 47, £200

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est. £500-£600 1876-94 balance collection (59) on printed leaves, a little duplication here and there. Mixed unused and used, a valuable lot with numerous better stamps remaining. We est. £250-£300 note (unused unless stated) SG 8 expertised ier, 9 (3, two 1887 imperforate 1a red on blue wove batonne paper unused, defective, and another used); 13-15; 25 with just a trace without gum as issued. Very scarce. of thinning; 27-3, 33, 38, 43, 46, 49 ex Walker, and a few Ocials. Above average for a lot of this nature. BPA Certi cate (2016). SG 54, £550

40 400 est. £150-£180 est. £150-£200 1885-94 envelopes (3) and part covers (2) , three with 1883-94 unused and used accumulation (96), a useful ½a red each tied by concentric squares cancel (two with group with some blocks including tete-beche and upright/ additional manuscript ties), one on a ½a postal stationery sideways impressions, well worth inspection envelope. e two part covers are both the reverse only, bearing Ocial 2as black, one in combination with India 1a (concentric squares and manuscript tie) and the other a pair, tied by concentric squares. Mixed condition

40 est. £150-£180 1885-94 1a red on blued paper with four margins, well tied to small imsy native envelope by concentric squares cancel; minor gluestains, reverse of envelope thinned at one area otherwise ne. Ex Walker

151 THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES RAJASTHAN The state of Rajasthan was formed on 30 March 1949 when Rajputana, the name adopted by the British Raj for princely states in the region, was merged into the Dominion of India. At that time three princely States, which were then issuing postal stamps, were Bundi, Jaipur and Kishangarh. The separate postal systems of the three states were eventually terminated by the Indian Government on April 1st, 1950.

Bundi overprinted their 1947 last issue of seven values with a Rajasthan overprint, hand- stamped in native characters. The overprints were in black, violet and blue. In 1949 four of these stamps were machine overprinted in black.

Jaipur overprinted a set of eleven stamps by machine. Ten of the overprints were on the 1932-1946 set and one was on the stamps from the earlier 1931 set. The overprints were in native and English characters.

Kishangarh issued handstamped overprints on almost all of its issues except the earliest ones. The overprints are in native characters and are similar to those issued by Bundi.

Raghu RAI, As the Sun Rises, Rajasthan, 1994, Photograph on paper, 18” x 26.5”, Edition 1/10 (Gaur collection of photography) WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

40 est. £100-£110 1948-49 Bundi ¼a, ½a and 1a handstamped in blue, o.g. ¼a large part o.g., ½a unmounted with a small natural inclusion, 1a marginal, thinned. SG 1C - 3C

404 405 est. £150-£180 est. £70-£80 1948-49 Bundi 4a orange with blue handstamp, large part 1948-49 Bundi 8a ultramarine lower right corner example, o.g. Scarce. large part o.g., sideways handstamp in blue. SG 5C, £300 SG 6C, £160

40 40 est. £300-£350 est. £80-£90 1948-49 Bundi 1r chocolate handstamped in violet, fresh 1948-49 Bundi 1r chocolate handstamped in blue, fresh and ne o.g. unmounted o.g. Ex Harell. SG 7B, £600 SG 7C, £180

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40 est. £70-£80 1948-48 Kishangarh 1899-1901 1a mauve handstamped in red, ne unused, without gum as issued. SG 28, £160

40 4 0 est. £100-£120 est. £350-£400 1948-49 8a Bundi with machine-printed overprint in black, 1948-49 Kishangarh 1899-1901 1r dull green ne unused, a complete mint sheet with sheet number 340. Shown at 50% without gum as issued. Very scarce. SG 13, £360 Ex Harell. SG 31, £650

4 4 est. £320-£350 est. £320-£350 1948-49 Kishangarh 1899-1901 2r brown-red unused, 1948-9 Kishangarh 1899-1901 5r mauve unused, no gum without gum as issued, fresh and rare. Small ink annotation as issued, ne and very scarce. on reverse and trivial wrinkles, still ne. Original SG sales card included. BPA Certi cate (2016). SG 32, £700 SG 31a, £700

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4 4 4 est. £250-£280 est. £70-£80 1948-49 Kishangarh 1912-16 5r brown unused, without 1948-49 Kishangarh 1943-47 2r yellow, lower le corner gum as issued. BPA Certicate (2016) mentions ‘slight example, unused without gum as issued. hinge thinning and wrinkle at top’, both are minor and do not aect ne appearance. Very scarce. SG 48, £650 SG 64, £180

4 5 est. £450-£550 1948-9 balance collection (52) on printed leaves, o.g. or unused. We note SG 1A-6A, (2a no gum and 4a one foxed perf) 1B-6B; 11-25, 30, 35 (faults), 52-4, 56, 57, 65, STC £1459

SIRMOOR

4 4 est. £100-£120 est. £120-£140 Ocials. 1896 3p orange and 2a carmine, handstamped Ocials. 1896 3p orange handstamped Type 21 unused with Type 20. e 3p with some gum which may not be without gum. A couple of short perforations, not mentioned original, and with a very slight thin spot; the 2a with o.g. on cert. Ex Atkinson. SG 94-5, £290 BPA Certi cate (2016). SG 96, £325

155 THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES SIRMOOR

Sirmoor was a small princely state in northern India currently located in the southeast corner of the state of Himachal Pradesh.

Sirmoor was founded in Nahan, the capital city, in 1616 by Raja Karam Parkash, as part of the Mughal Empire. Karam Parkash II, who ascended the throne in 1793, was a weak ruler and lost control of all of its feudatories to the Kingdom of Nepal. As Nepal continued expanding into neighboring areas, the British declared war against Nepal in 1814. At the request of Karam’s second wife, Guleri Raniji Sahiba, the British sent a force to Sirmoor to drive out the Nepalese in 1815. Karam’s son was crowned as Raja at age 6, and his mother Guleri Raniji Sabiba was appointed as regent.

The first stamp issues were released in 1878 and 1880 during the reign of Raja Shamsher Parkash, the grandson of Raja Fateh Parkash, who ruled from 1846-1898.

While Sirmoor was a small state in British India, most of its Rajas were able rulers and fully supported the British conflicts across India and the two world wars. They were well known for providing the best miners and sappers during wars. During the Indian Rebellion of 1858, the Sirmoor Rifles (a Battalion of highly trained Gurkha soldiers) remained loyal to the British. The Sirmoor Battalion was presented with the Queen’s Truncheon and the Sirmoor Rifles became the 2nd Gurkha Regiment. In 1876, the Sirmoor Rifles became His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (who later became King Edward VII, Emperor of India) own Gurkha Regiment. This honor continued when he became the King. WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

4 4 est. £220-£250 est. £80-£100 Ocials. 1896 2a carmine handstamped Type 21 mint, part Ocials. 1896 3p orange handstamped Type 22, part o.g. o.g. with hinge remainder. A very scarce stamp. with hinge remainder. BPA Certi cate (2016). SG 98b, £550 SG 99, £200

4 0 4 est. £140-£160 est. £220-£250 Ocials. 1896 1a grey-blue handstamped Type 22 with Ocials. 1896 2a carmine handstamped Type 22, part o.g. part o.g., toned. Scarce. with hinge remainder. Very scarce. BPA Certi cate (2016). SG 101, £375 BPA Certi cate (2016). SG 101a, £550

4 4 est. £110-£130 est. £200-£250 Ocials. 1899 Type 23 handstamp group with varying 1878-99 balance collection (66) on printed leaves, mainly amounts of o.g. 3p; 6p yellowish green (2); 1a; 2a carmine o.g. or unused but with a few used. We note 1894 set (3a and 2a rose-red. ree, including the 1a and the 2a rose- foxed), 1899 quartet; Ocial stamps with better such as red, were mounted with sheet selvedge and there are hinge SG 53 (split by overprint) and SG 86 (very heavily hinged). remainders. SG 102a, 103b (2), 104a, 105a, 105b, £381 Highly catalogued, mixed condition.

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SORUTH

Soruth (or Saurashtra) refers to a large area located in the western part of present-day Gujarat. e rst stamps of Saurashtra were issued by the princely state of Junagadh, which became a British protectorate in 1807.

e rst issue, consisting of four 1a black stamps on variously colored paper, both laid and wove, appeared in 1864 during the reign of Nawab Mohammad Mahabat Khanji II, who ruled from 1851 to 1882. e stamps were hand-stamped in watercolor, imperforate and without gum.

By 1818, the Saurashtra area, along with other princely states of Kathiawar, were separately administrated under the Kathiawar Agency by British India.

Aer India’s independence in 1947, 217 princely states of Kathiawar, including the former Junagadh State, were merged to form the state of Saurashtra on 15 February 1948. Initially, it was named United State of Kathiawar, renamed to Saurashtra State in November 1948.

On 1 November 1956, Saurashtra was merged into Bombay state. In 1960 Bombay state was divided along linguistic lines into the new states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. e territory of Saurashtra, including Junagadh and all of Soruth, became part of the state of Gujarat.

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4 4 4 5 est. £120-£140 est. £90-£100 1864 (1a) black on azure wove paper, imperforate with good 1868-75 1a black on azure laid paper, Devanagri numeral, to large margins, pen cancel. Light creasing. ne unused, without gum as issued. BPA Certi cate (1992) when SG 3. SG 2, £300 SG 11, £190

4 4 est. £250-£300 est. £200-£220 1868-75 1a black on azure laid paper, Gujarati numeral, 1868-75 4a black on white laid paper, Gujarati numeral, unused without gum as issued. Very scarce. unused without gum as issued; tiny thin spot and crease SG 12, £550 towards base, still scarce and attractive. SG 14, £550

4

est. £160-£180 1914 1a red type 11 on toned wove paper. A complete imperforate sheet of twenty, without gum as issued, showing inscriptions at top and base. An attractive item, central horizontal fold which touches the base of the second row of stamps and a marginal crease, but wonderful appearance. SG 41a, £380

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4 est. £70-£90 1929 3p mauve on laid paper sheet of thirty- two (two panes of sixteen with vertical interpanneau margin), unused without gum as issued. Inscriptions at top and base. Some splitting; unusual multiple. SG 47, £176

4 0 est. £180-£220 1929 2a black and dull orange complete sheet of forty, unmounted o.g., very light overall toning. Attractive and rather striking. SG 52, £640

4 est. £70-£80 Ocials. 1932 2a - 1r set of four, part o.g. (4a) or large part o.g. (rest), Type 2 Opt. SG O9-12, £170

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4 4 est. £280-£320 est. £250-£300 Ocials. 1948 ONE ANNA on 4a black and purple, large Ocials. 1948 ONE ANNA on 8a black and yellow-green part o.g., yellowish gum and one faintly toned perf. With large part o.g. with faintest trace of hinge, very light overall original SG sales card, ‘very scarce in unused condition’. toning. SG sales card stating ‘really ne for this’. SG O16, £650 SG O17, £550

4 4 4 5 est. £120-£140 est. £300-£350 Ocials. 1949 3p black and blackish green, type O2 opt, Ocials. 1949 ½a black and deep blue, type O2 opt, top unmounted o,g,, crease at top but of good appearance. marginal, unmounted o.g., small inclusion and a spot on the reverse which shows through to the front, mentioned SG O20, £325 on RPS Certicate (1980). Scarce. SG O21, £800

4 4 est. £300-£350 est. £70-£80 1868-1950 balance collection (62) on printed leaves, mostly 1878-1949 group (72) of mint and used, mainly more unused/o.g. with a few used. We note (unused or o.g. unless common material in slightly mixed condition, but we do stated) SG 13, 21, 24, 49-56 set with 2a shade, O14-15 used note SG 12 nicely used with just a little ink on the reverse both toned, O18-19 used, O22 unmounted with tiny inkspot showing through to the surface on reverse. STC £1045

161 THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES TRAVANCORE

Travancore was a princely state located in southwest coastal India in the Madras Agency.

Maharaja Marthanda Varma I (ruled 1729-1758) founded the state of Travancore. During the war with Dutch East India Company, Travancore captured Dutch admiral, Eustachius De Lannoy and with his help defeated the Dutch East India Company in 1756, who were aligned with neighbouring Cochin at that time. As a result, Travancore became the most important state in the area and dominated the black pepper trade.

Successor Rama Varma I (1758–1798), known as Dharma Raja continued victories in battle. He also instituted many social reforms and his reign is often called a “golden age.” Towards the end of his reign, the British helped Travancore defend against the invading Mysores and in 1795 a treaty was signed putting Travancore under the protection of the British. With a weak prince on the throne, a series of Dewans (prime ministers) assumed power. These events led to Travancore declaring war on the British East India Company. The Travancore army was quickly defeated; the state was now subject to Company rule and its army was disbanded, although it continued to be a princely state.

The first stamps of Travancore were issued in 1888 during the reign of Maharaja Rama Varma V (ruled 1885 to 1924). The first issue consisted of three stamps. They were gummed on laid paper, typographed and perforated 12.

Maharaja Balarama Varma II ruled from 1924 through India’s independence in 1947 till 1971. Initially, Travancore wished to remain an independent principality, rather than accede to India. However, in the end it joined India. WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

4 est. £150-£180 4 est. 1939 27th Birthday perf 11 set of seven large part o.g., a £130-£150 very dicult set to put together. e ve values to 4ch 1939 27th Birthday 2ch and 3ch perf 12, large part or full ex Ulrich, these and the key 7ch with SG sales cards. e o.g., very scarce, the 2ch a rarity. Each with SG sales card, 4ch with a small adhesion, the 7ch ‘with a light bend and the 3ch ex Ulrich. fractionally toned’. SG 66b, 67d, £275 SG 64b-70a, £335

44 est. £150-£180 1943 8ca on 6ca scarlet block of twenty-four (6 x 4) with 440 interpanneau margin between the second and third columns, est. £120-£140 typically patchy native o.g. with some creasing and wrinkling. e top horizontal line of perfs and all vertical perfs are 1939 27th Birthday 2ch bottom marginal, o.g., seemingly 12½; the bottom four horizontal rows of perfs are 12, unmounted; compound perf 12½ at top and bottom, 11 at meaning that all twenty-four stamps are compound perf. sides. Perfs a little uneven but a rare stamp. An unusual multiple. SG 66c, £225 SG 75c, £600

44 est. £150-£180 Ocials. 1939 27th Birthday 3ch brown perf 12, type O10 opt, unused without gum as issued, R6/5 LP SESVICE error. Wrinkling, but good appearance and very scarce unused. SG O90ba, £425

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44 444 est. £200-£250 est. £180-£200 1888-1932 collection (89) on leaves with a very good range 1937-46 collection (40) on leaves, with perfs. Temple entry of shades and perfs. Many annotated as purchased from perf 12 and 12½ sets; 1939 perf 12½ set and 1½a perf 13½; SG. No individual rarities but with dicult stamps such 1941 29th Birthday pair in all four perfs (very dicult to as SG 12, 18, 23-30 and 46d. Not an easy area to collect assemble); 1943 trio perf 12½, 11 and compound; 1946 despite the modest catalogue values involved. STC £560 SPECIAL , all three perfs. STC £525

445 44 est. £300-£350 est. £350-£400 Ocials. 1911-32 collection (73) on leaves, mostly without Ocials. 1939-46 unused collection (63) on leaves, a very gum as issued. Many useful stamps including O16, O26d, useful lot amongst which we note the following; SG O86a O35, O41-2, O51, O72, O79-80. A good collection. STC £741 (ex Ulrich), O87-93 less O88, O94-5 with all perfs (O94b toned), O96-102 perf 12½ set, perf 11 set, perf 12 with 3ch -14ch, O100c and O103b. STC £944

164 THE GAUR FAMILY COLLECTION OF INDIA & INDIAN STATES TRAVANCORE-COCHIN

Travancore-Cochin was a short-lived state of India (1949–1956). It was originally called United State of Travancore and Cochin and was created on 1 July 1949 by the merger of two former princely states, the kingdoms of Travancore and Cochin with Trivandrum as the capital. It was renamed State of Travancore-Cochin in January 1950, which became Kerala. On July 1st, 1949, stamps of Travancore were overprinted with Pies and Anna(s). Stamps of Cochin were also overprinted at this time. These stamps were valid for mail destinations in India, outside of the state, and abroad. The stamps became obsolete on July 1st, 1951. WWW.STANLEYGIBBONS.COM/AUCTIONS

44 44 est. £100-£120 est. £70-£80 1949 4p on 8ca carmine, compound perf 11 with 12½, Ocials. 1949-51 2a on 4ch red, perf compound of 12 and o.g. (apparently unmounted). Side perfs a bit rough but 11 (11 at right only), unused. a very scarce stamp. Unpriced in unused condition. SG O5d SG 2f, £200

44 est. £70-£80 1949-51 4p on 8ca carmine positional block of eight, top right stamp with R3/7 RP ‘S’ inverted, o.g. with some light foxing; 2a on 4ch perf 12 marginal block, lower right stamp with ‘O’ inverted, native o.g. with a little foxing; Ocial 3a on 7ch perf 11 vertical pair unused, type O2 SERVICE overprint, the lower stamp with R6/3 LP ‘S’ inverted. SG 2dd, 5da, O14ea, £250

450 est. £200-£250 1949-51 mint and unused collection (75) on printed leaves. Includes SG 4c (unused, toned, rare) and SG 4e (mint, slightly foxed), useful range, STC £692

45 45 est. est. £450-£500 £180-£200 COLLECTION BALANCE Wide-ranging balance lot on BAHAWALPUR 1947-9 mint collection (65) on printed leaves, stocksheets, cards etc., mint, unused and used. We leaves, basic stamps and Ocials complete (ex Star and note Barwani, Bhor, Duttia, Morvi, Orchha, Wadwhan; well Crescent set) plus UPU sets perf 17½ x 17. All appear ne worth spending some time with with the key SG O7 and O13 very lightly mounted. STC £568

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NOTES FOR THE GUIDANCE OF BIDDERS INSPECTION OF LOTS Public viewing takes place prior to the auction. Dates and times for this auction are published at the start of the catalogue. We regret that we do not offer a postal viewing service, however black and white photocopies and colour scans of most small lots in this sale can be supplied on request. Lots that are housed in albums, boxes or cartons and lots that are of a fragile nature which would require special handling are not available for photocopying or scanning. All lots are available to view on www.stanleygibbons.com/auctions PAYMENT We accept the following forms of payment: Debit Cards – Switch, Maestro, Delta, Solo (no service charge) Credit Cards – Visa, Mastercard Cheques – All cheques should be made payable to Stanley Gibbons Ltd Cash – Payment in cash is welcomed, to a maximum of €15,000 (or sterling equivalent) per auction Bank Transfer – Bank details will be provided on request

Payment is due immediately upon receipts of an invoice. Your invoice will be emailed to you with a link to pay.

If you do not receive an invoice and believe you should have, please email [email protected] Trade Terms by prior approval by the Auction Department only: Strictly, cleared payment within 30 days from the date of sale.

AUCTION CHARGES All lots in this catalogue are subject to VAT at 5% on the hammer price plus 20% on the Buyer’s Premium. The Buyer’s Premium is 20%. The 5% VAT is payable as the lots were imported from outside of the EU.

STORAGE CHARGES Storage charges will be levied on lots that remain in our premises after the expiration of three months from the date of sale. Such charges will be applicable to lots that have been paid for but not collected and to lots that are unsold but which have not been reoffered. The storage charge will be 1% of the hammer price for purchased lots or 1% of the lower estimate for unsold lots with a minimum charge of £10 per month. If the material is not claimed within twelve months of the date of sale, Stanley Gibbons Ltd shall be entitled to dispose of the material to defray accrued storage charges. BIDDING INCREMENTS Bidding generally opens below the low estimate and will advance in the following order. The Auctioneer may vary these steps without notice during the course of the auction. Normally bidding increments are as follows:

Up to £100 by £5 £600 to £1,000 by £50 £6000 to £20,000 by £500 £100 - £300 by £10 £1,000-£3,000 by £100 £20,000 and up Auctioneer’s £300 to £600 - £320-£350-£380-£400 etc. £3,000-£6,000 - £3,200-£3,500-£3,800-£4,00 etc. discretion

Bids received that do not correspond to the above will be rounded down to the nearest step. ESTIMATED VALUES The prices quoted to the right of each description are the Auctioneer’s estimate of the market value for each lot. Lots may sell above or below these estimates.

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TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR BUYERS

These conditions set out the terms on which we Stanley Gibbons Limited of 399 Strand, London WC2R 0LX (company no.0348043) contract with you (the Buyer) either as agent on behalf of the Seller or as principal if we are the Seller. You should read these conditions carefully.

1 DEFINITIONS

he folloing definitions al in these erms onditions utioneers argin Sheme margin sheme as defined Revenue ustoms Buyer: The person who makes the highest bid for a Lot which is accepted by the auctioneer and if the person is acting as an agent, will be a reference to their rinial uers remium he additional amount aale the uer on the urhase of the ot, alulated as the relevant erentage seified in the aution atalogue of the ammer rie ertifiate of uthentiit ertifiate issued an ert ommittee onfirming the authentiit of a ot ert ommittee ommittee of eerts to hom a ot ma e sent for an etension in aordane ith lause 93 Forgery: A Lot constituting an imitation originally conceived and executed as a whole with a fraudulent intention to deceive as to authorship, origin, age, period, ulture or soure here the orret desrition as to suh matters is not reeted the desrition in the atalogue and hih at the date of the aution had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description in the catalogue. Accordingly, no Lot shall be capable of eing a orger reason of an damage andor restoration or of an ind ammer rie he amount of the highest id aeted the autioneer in relation to a ot ot n item deosited ith us for sale at aution and, in artiular, the item or items desried against an ot numer in an atalogue Reserve he amount elo hih e agree ith the Seller that the ot annot e sold Seller he oner of the ot eing sold us S Stanle ions imited and susidiaries and assoiated omanies trading as Stanle ions utions alue added ta hargeale under and an similar relaement or additional ta and VAT Symbols: the symbols detailing the VAT status of the Lot details of which are set out at the front of the auction catalogue.

2 SGA’S ROLE AS AGENT 3.1.4 You are responsible for satisfying yourself as to the condition of the goods and the matters referred to in the catalogue description. 2.1 All sales undertaken by us either at auction or privately are 3.2 Examination of goods undertaken either as agent on behalf of the Seller or from time to You are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which time, as principal if we are the owner of the Lot. Please note that even you are interested, before the auction takes place. Condition reports if we are acting as agent on behalf of the Seller rather than as principal, are usually available on request. We provide no guarantee to you other e ma have a finanial interest in the ot than in relation to Forgeries, as set out in clause 5.10 of these Terms 2.2 The contract for the sale of the Lot will be between you and the and Conditions. Seller. 4 BIDDING 3 CATALOGUE DESCRIPTIONS 4.1 Registration before bidding 3.1 Catalogue descriptions You must complete and sign a bid registration form before making a bid 3.1.1 Statements by us in the catalogue or condition report, or made orally at auction. Please be aware that we may require buyers who have not or in writing elsewhere, regarding the authorship, origin, date, age, size, purchased before from SGA to submit references prior to bidding. medium, attribution, genuineness, provenance, condition or estimated If you have not bid successfully with SGA in the past, or you are selling price of any Lot are merely statements of opinion, and are not registering ith us for the first time, e reserve the right to reuire a to e relied on as statements of definitive fat atalogue and e deposit of up to 50% of the amount you intend to spend. Such deposit illustrations are for guidance only, and should not be relied on either will be deducted from your invoice should you be successful. If you to determine the tone or colour of any item. No lot shall be rejected are unsuccessful at auction, your deposit will be returned by the same on the grounds of inaccurate reproduction. No lot illustrated in the means it was paid to SGA. catalogue and online shall be rejected on the grounds of cancellation, centring, margins, perforation or other characteristics apparent from 4.2 Bidding as Principal the illustration. Estimates of the selling price should not be relied on as a statement that this price is either the price at which the Lot will When making a bid (whether such bids are made in person or by way sell or its value for any other purpose. of telephone bids, commission or online or email bids), you will be 3.1.2 Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being deemed to be acting as principal and will be accepting personal liability, in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or unless it has been agreed in writing, at the time of registration, that you given by way of condition report make reference to damage are acting as agent on behalf of a third party buyer acceptable to us. and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and the absence of such a reference does not imply 4.3 Commission Bids that an item is free from defects or restoration nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. If you give us instructions to bid on your behalf, by using the form provided in our catalogues or via our website, we shall use reasonable 3.1.3 Other than as set out in clause 5.10, and in the absence of fraud, endeavours to do so, provided these instructions are received not later neither the Seller nor we, nor any of our employees or agents, are than 24 hours before the auction. If we receive commission bids on responsible for the correctness of any statement as to the authorship, a particular Lot for identical amounts, and at auction these bids are origin, date, age, attribution, genuineness or provenance of any Lot the highest bids for the Lot, it will be sold to the person whose bid nor for any other errors of description or for any faults or defects in as reeived first ommission ids are undertaen sujet to other any Lot. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his own commitments at the time of the sale, and the conduct of the auction judgment as to such matters. may be such that we are unable to bid as requested. Since this is undertaken as a free service to prospective buyers on the terms stated,

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we cannot accept liability for failure to make a commission bid. You In addition to the Hammer Price, you must pay us the Buyer’s should therefore always attend personally if you wish to be certain of remium at a rate of 0 of the final ammer rie of eah lot and bidding. any VAT applicable. 4.4 Online Bidding 5.2 Value Added Tax We offer internet services as a convenience to our clients. We will not be responsible for errors or failures to execute bids placed on the VAT is chargeable on the Hammer price and the Buyer’s Premium internet, including, without limitation, errors or failures caused by (i) a of all Lots at the standard rate (currently 20%), unless otherwise loss of internet onnetion either art for hatever reason ii a indicated by the VAT Symbol next to the Lot number in the auction breakdown or problems with the online bidding software and/or (iii) catalogue. a breakdown or problems with your internet connection, computer or system. Execution of on-line internet bids on www.stanleygibbons. 5.3 VAT Refunds com and www.theSaleroom.com is a free service undertaken subject 5.3.1 As we remain liable to account for VAT on all Lots unless they have to other commitments at the time of the auction and we do not been exported outside the EU within 3 months of the date of sale, accept liability for failing to execute an online internet bid or for you will generally be asked to deposit all amounts of VAT invoiced. errors or omissions in connection with this activity. Buyers who Credits will be made when proof of export is provided. If you export acquire lots on theSaleroom.com may have an additional fee on the the Lot yourself you must obtain customs documents from the hammer price added to their invoice for using this facility. Administration Department for which a charge may be made. 5.3.2 If you export the Lot you must return the valid proof of export 4.5 Telephone Bids ertifiate to us ithin 3 months of the date of sale f ou fail to If you make arrangements with us not less than 24 hours before the return the roof of eort ertifiate to us ithin suh eriod and sale, we shall use reasonable endeavours to contact you to enable you you have not already accounted to us for the VAT, you will be liable to participate in bidding by telephone, but in no circumstances will we to us for the full amount of the VAT due on such Lot and we shall be be liable to either the Seller or you as a result of failure to do so. This entitled to invoice you for this sum. service is available only for lots with a lower estimate of £1000 or 33 o al for a refund of an aid, the roof of eort ertifiate above. must be sent to our Administration Department clearly marked ‘VAT Refund’ within 3 months of the date of sale. No payment will be made 4.6 Video images where the total amount of VAT refundable is less than £50. At some auctions there will be a video screen. Mistakes may occur in its operation, and we cannot be liable to you regarding either the 5.4 Payment correspondence of the image to the Lot being sold or the quality of 5.4.1 You must provide us with your full name and permanent address and, the image as a reproduction of the original. if so requested, details of the bank from which any payments to us will be made. You must pay the full amount due (comprising the Hammer 4.7 Bidding by SGA Price, the Buyer’s Premium and any applicable VAT) within seven days 4.7.1 We reserve the right to bid on Lots on the Seller’s behalf up to the after the date of the sale or such longer period as shall be agreed in amount of the Reserve (if any), which will never be above the low writing between SG and the purchaser prior to the auction (the onus estimate printed in the auction catalogue. for arrangements lies with the prospective purchaser). 4.7.2 Stanley Gibbons Limited reserves the right to bid on and purchase 5.4.2 You will not acquire title to the Lot until all amounts due have been Lots as principal. paid in full. This includes instances where special arrangements were made for release of Lot prior to full settlement. 4.8 The Auctioneer’s Discretion 5.4.3 Payment should be made in sterling by one of the following methods: The auctioneer has the right at his absolute discretion to refuse (i) Direct bank transfer to our account details of which are set out on any bid, to advance the bidding in such manner as he may decide, to the invoice. All bank charges shall be met by you. Please ensure that withdraw or divide any Lot, to combine any two or more Lots and, in your client number is noted on the transfer. the case of error or dispute, to put an item up for bidding again. (ii) By cheque or bank draft made payable to Stanley Gibbons Ltd and sent to SGA at 399 Strand, London WC2R 0LX. Please note that the 4.9 Successful Bid processing charges for payments made by cheques or bank drafts Subject to the auctioneer’s discretion, the striking of his hammer drawn on a non-U.K bank shall be met by you. Please ensure that the marks the acceptance of the highest bid, provided always that such remittance slip is enclosed with your payment. bid is higher than the Reserve (where applicable), and the conclusion (iii) By Visa or Mastercard. For all card payments there are limits to the of a contract for sale between you and the Seller. amounts we will accept depending on the type of card being used and whether or not the cardholder is present. 4.10 Private Sale Agreements If you enter into any private sale agreements for any Lot with the 5.4.4 Payments should be made by the registered buyer and not by third Seller within 60 days of the auction, we, as exclusive agents of the parties, unless it has been agreed at the time of registration that you Seller reserve the right to charge you the applicable Buyer’s Premium are acting as an agent on behalf of a third party. in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, and the Seller a commission in accordance with the terms of the Seller’s agreement. 5.5 Collection of Purchases 1 nless seifiall agreed to the ontrar, e shall retain lots 4.11 Return of Lot purchased until all amounts due to us, or to the Stanley Gibbons 4.11.1 Once your bid has been accepted for a Lot then you are liable to Group, have been paid in full. Buyers will be required to pay for their pay for that Lot in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. If lots when they wish to take possession of the same, which must there are any problems with a Lot then you must notify us within 7 be within 7 days of the date of the sale, unless prior arrangements days of receipt of the Lot, specifying the nature of the problem. We have been made with SGA. Without prior agreement, lots will not may then request that the Lot is returned to us for inspection. Save be released until cleared funds are received with regard to payments as set out in clause 5.10, the cancellation of the sale of any Lot and made by cheque. the refund of the corresponding purchase price is entirely at our sole discretion. We will not normally exercise that discretion if the Lot is 5.5.2 Unless we notify you to the contrary, items retained by us will be not received by us in the same condition that it was in at the auction covered in accordance with our insurance policy which is available for date. insetion at our offies from the date of sale for a eriod of seven 4.11.2 No lot may be returned on account of condition if the condition was days or until the time of collection, whichever is sooner. After seven stated on a ertifiate of uthentiit aomaning the ot days or from the time of collection, whichever is the earlier, the Lot will be entirely at your risk. 5 AFTER THE AUCTION 6 otifiation 5.1 Buyer’s Premium and other charges We are not able to notify successful bidders by telephone. While

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Invoices are sent out by email or mail after the auction we do not required and specify the identity of your proposed expert accept responsibility for notifying you of the result of your bid. You which will be subject to agreement by us. We reserve the right, are requested to contact us by telephone or in person as soon as at our discretion, to refuse a request for an expert opinion or possible after the auction to obtain details of the outcome of your ertifiate of uthentiit inluding ithout limitation here bids to avoid incurring charges for late payment. the proposed expert is not known to us. 93 f e aet a reuest for an eert oinion or ertifiate of 5.7 Packing and handling Authenticity we will submit the Lot to the Expert Committee. 5.7.1 Postage and packing will be charged unless the purchaser You acknowledge and accept that the length of time taken by an indicates, prior to the Auction closing, that they will collect Expert Committee to reach an opinion will vary depending on their lots. In the event that the purchaser collects their lots the circumstances and in any event is beyond our control. having indicated otherwise on the bid form, Postage and 5.9.4 We will not accept a request for an extension on account of Packing will not be refunded. All postage charges are subject to condition. Any Lot described in the catalogue as having faults V.A.T. at the prevailing rate or defects may not be returned even if an expert opinion or ertifiate of uthentiit ites other faults or defets not Invoice Value UK EU Non EU included in the catalogue description, other than in the case of a Up to £1,000 £10 £15 £30 Forgery. Up to £10,000 £15 £25 £40 5.9.5 Should SGA accept a request for an extension under the Above £10,000 £20 £35 £60 foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the fact may be stated by Boxed lots will be charged at cost plus £15 per box in addition to the the Auctioneer from the rostrum prior to the sale of the Lot. above charges to cover handling and administration. 5.9.6. Where a lot has been submitted to expertisation the costs of such expertisation shall be paid by the person (which term shall 5.7.2 It is the responsibility of the Buyer to be aware of any Import Duties inlude an oman ho returns the ertifiate and items that ma e inurred uon imortation to the final destination S to hih suh ertifiates relates he onus and ost of roving will not accept return of any package in order to avoid these duties. a lot to be not genuine or incorrectly described is on the 5.7.3 If the Buyer requires delivery of the Lot to an address other than the purchaser. invoice address he must notify SGA in writing. 5.9.7 Where the purchaser of a lot discharges such onus of proof and complies with the provisions of this clause SGA shall set aside 5.8 Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases 5.8.1 If you fail to make payment within seven days of your stipulated the sale and repay to the purchaser the Price paid by him in payment date set out in your invoice, we shall be entitled to exercise respect of the lot. one or more of the following rights or remedies: 98 t should e noted that an stam aomanied a ertifiate 5.8.1.1 to charge interest at the rate of 2% per month compound interest, of uthentiit is sold on the asis of that ertifiate onl alulated on a dail asis, from the date the full amount is due and not on the basis of any other description or warranty as 5.8.1.2 to set off against any amounts which the Stanley Gibbons Group may to authenticity. No request for an extension will be accepted owe you in any other transaction the outstanding amount remaining on such a stamp and the return of such a stamp will not be unaid ou accepted. 5.8.1.3 to reject at any future auction any bids made by you or on your 5.9.9 If you receive any correspondence from the Expert Committee behalf or obtain a deposit from you before accepting any bids. in relation to the ot, inluding ut not limited to a ertifiate 8 f ou fail to mae ament ithin thirt-five das, e shall in addition be entitled: of Authenticity, you must provide us with copies of such 5.8.2.1 to cancel the sale of the Lot or any other item sold to you at the same correspondence no later than 7 days after you receive such or an other aution correspondence. 5.8.2.2 to arrange a resale of the Lot, publicly or privately, and, if this results 5.9.10 No lot shall be rejected if subsequent to the sale, it has been in a lower price being obtained, claim the balance from you together damaged and/or marked or treated by any process whatsoever with all reasonable costs including a 20% seller’s commission, unless SGA’s permission to subject the lot to such marking or expenses, damages, legal fees, commissions and premiums treatment has first een otained in riting of whatever kind associated with both sales or otherwise, 5.9.11 No lot illustrated in the sale catalogue or on the SGA Web inurred in onnetion ith our failure to mae ament Site shall be rejected on the ground of characteristics apparent 83 tae an other aroriate ation as e deem fit from its illustration. Whilst care has been taken to show colour 5.8.3 If you fail to collect within 35 days after the sale, whether or illustrations as accurately as possible, reprographic and printing not payment has been made, you will be required processes cannot always guarantee true. 5.8.3.1 to pay a storage charge of £2 per item per day plus any additional handling cost that may apply. 5.10 Refund in the case of Forgery 5.10.1 A sale will be cancelled, and the amount paid refunded to you 5.9 Right to Reject Lots if a Lot (other than a miscellaneous item not described in the 91 f ou ish to otain an eert oinion or ertifiate of catalogue) sold by us proves to have been a Forgery. We shall Authenticity for any Lot (other than a Lot comprising three not however be obliged to refund any amounts if either (a) the or more stamps or a Lot containing undescribed stamps) you catalogue description or saleroom notice at the auction date must notify us in writing no less than forty-eight hours before corresponded to the generally accepted opinion of scholars the start of the first session of the sale f aeted us, suh or experts at that time, or fairly indicated that there was a request shall have the same effect as notice of an intention onit of oinions, or it an e demonstrated that the ot to question the genuineness or description of the Lot for the is a orger onl means of either a sientifi roess not purposes of clause 5.10 (Refund in the case of Forgery) of generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue these Terms and Conditions and the provisions of clause 5.10 or a process which at the date of the auction was unreasonably (Refund in the case of Forgery) shall apply accordingly. expensive or impracticable or likely to have caused damage to 9 otie of a reuest for an eert oinion or ertifiate the Lot. Furthermore, you should note that this refund can be of Authenticity must give the reason why such opinion is obtained only if the following conditions are met: 5.10.1.1 you must notify us in writing, within seven days of the receipt of the ots, that in our vie the ot onerned is a orger 5.10.1.2 you must then return the item to us within fourteen days

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from reeit of the ots, in the same ondition as at the aution date and 5.10.1.3 as soon as possible following return of the Lot, you must produce evidence satisfactory to us that the Lot is a Forgery and that you are able to transfer good title to us, free from any third party claims. 5.10.1.4 you must provide to us all evidence obtained by you that a Lot is a Forgery no later than 7 days after you receive such evidence. 5.10.2 In no circumstances shall we be required to pay you any more than the amount paid by you for the Lot concerned and you shall have no claim for interest. 103 he enefit of this guarantee is not aale of eing transferred, and is solel for the enefit of the erson to hom the original invoie was made out by us in respect of the Lot when sold and who, since the sale, has remained the owner of the Lot without disposing of any interest in it to any third party. 10 e shall e entitled to rel on an sientifi or other roess to estalish that the ot is not a orger, hether or not suh roess as used or in use at the date of the auction.

6 LIABILITY Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits or excludes our liability for:

61 death or ersonal injur resulting from negligene or 6.2 any damage or liability incurred by you as a result of our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

7 ONLINE AUCTION

Stanley Gibbons offers a live bidding platform to give the option of real time bidding during an auction. You can place bids prior to the Auction or during the auction via stanleygibbons.com/auctions This service also enables you to view your auction invoices and pay for lots online. There is no additional charge for online bidding. Prices realised will be available from www.stanleygibbons.com shortly after the close of the Auction.

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DICKON POLLARD PAUL MATHEWS Senior Philatelist Valuations

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OSCAR YOUNG MIKE KIMBERLEY Junior Specialist Auction Describer

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INDEPENDENT AUCTION AGENTS The below agents attend each of our auctions. These details are provided without recommendation or guarantee. Trevor Chinery BA. PTS: Tel: +44 (0)1205 330026 / Fax: +44 (0)1933 622808 / Mobile: (0)7527 444825 Email: [email protected] Nick Martin (Love Auctions): Tel: +44 (0)1205 460968 / Mobile: +44(0)7703 766477 Email: [email protected]

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