1950 Jaipur 2½a black & carmine overprinted RAJASTHAN
Scott 20Catalog value: 68.00 Value $10.00
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540 Indian States Lots | November 1, 2025
Our 3rd auction featuring 540 lots of Indian States, with many lots starting at just $10. Every lot priced over $249 is accompanied by an ISES Inc, RPSL, or BPA certificate.
This auction contains 114 lots from a very specialized collection of Sirmoor formed over 50 years, including many unique items.
1950 Jaipur 2½a black & carmine overprinted RAJASTHAN
Scott 20Catalog value: 68.00 Value $10.00
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1948-49 Kishangarh 1a brown-lilac pin-perf overprinted RAJASTHAN in red, horizontal pair. Unused without gum as issued with some toning.
Scott 27Catalog value: 65.00 Value $10.00
NGAI
1949 Kishangarh ½a postal stationery envelope cut-outs x 2 and 1912-16 2a purple all handstamped with RAJASTHAN in red used on piece. Kishangarh envelopes were printed on very brittle paper, unsuitable for mailing, and were cut up and used as stamps.
Scott 44 Value $100.00
PIECE
1948-49 Kishangarh ¼a greenish-blue complete sheet of 10 handstamped RAJASTHAN in red. A spectacular complete sheet. Catalog value as singles £900. Unused without gum as issued. 2025 ISES certificate
Scott 46Catalog value: 1215.00 Value $600.00
NGAI
1949 Kishangarh ¼a greenish-blue x 2 single copies with RAJASTHAN handstamp in red used on piece.
Scott 49Catalog value: 243.00 Value $75.00
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1948-49 Kishangarh 4a brown complete sheet of 10 overprinted RAJASTHAN in red. Unused without gum as issued
Scott 53Catalog value: 101.00 Value $75.00
NGAI
Bundi 1947 ½a volet, 1a yellow-green and Bundi 2a vermillion machine overprinted RAJASTHAN used on registered local cover from Nainwa to Nainwa, all three stamps with manuscript cancel dated 3-1-49. A spectacular usage of both Bundi & Rajasthan stamps on cover. 2025 ISES certificate
Scott 11 Value $750.00
COVER
India QV ½a postal stationery envelope additionally franked with Rajpipla 1p blue tied by Rajpipla barred cancel with Nandod native dispatch cds, QV indicium cancelled by "CHANDOD / 20 JUL 84" cds with "BOMBAY S.W. / JUL 21 / 84" cds. This is only of only five recorded combination covers from Rajpipla. 2025 ISES certificate.
Scott 1 Value $5000.00
COVER
1886 Shortly before the State Postal system was absorbed into the Imperial Post, bi-colored Essays were produced. The Essay's central design is the portrait of the ruler with “RAJPIPLA POSGE” and “1 ANNA” below it. These were never put into production as, shortly after the essays were produced, the State’s general and postal administration was taken over by the Imperial Government. The stamp is lithographed on unwatermarked wove paper perf...
1892 1p yellow-green with error, imperf between vertical pair
Scott 9 varCatalog value: 135.00 Value $50.00
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1892 1p deep green with error, imperf vertically, horizontal pair. This error is only listed in the yellow-green shade.
Scott 9a var Value $100.00
NGAI
1892 1p grey-blue with error, imperf between vertical pair.
Scott 10b varCatalog value: 108.00 Value $50.00
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1892 1p blue with error, imperf between vertical pair.
Scott 10b varCatalog value: 122.00 Value $50.00
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1892 1p blue with error, imperf between vertical pair.
Scott 10b varCatalog value: 108.00 Value $50.00
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1892 1p blue horizontal strip of 5 with error, imperf vertically. Toned gum.
Scott 10b varCatalog value: 270.00 Value $100.00
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1892 1p blue with error, imperf block of four.
Scott 10b Catalog value: 243.00 Value $100.00
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1892 1p blue with error, imperf pair.
Scott 10bCatalog value: 122.00 Value $50.00
NGAI
India Queen Victoria ¼a postal stationery postcard additionally franked with 1888 3p orange from Paonta to Lahore (present day Pakistan). Postcard cracked from fold and reinforced with hinges. A rare commercially used combination item from Sirmoor. Ex. D. Bates. 2025 ISES certificate.
Scott 4 Value $750.00
COVER
1900 3p Imperforate Plate Proof pair in black ink from printing VII. Note that this Printing was only issued with SG Type 18 On S S S overprint. 2025 ISES certificate
Scott 4 var Value $1000.00
NGAI
Reduced registered cover from Paonta to Nahan franked with 1895-96 3p + 2a and 1894-99 3p making up the 6p rate for single weight letter + 2 annas for registration with boxed registration strike on reverse and Nahan delivery cds on reverse. Sirmoor stamps on local (within Sirmoor State) mail are virtually non-existent because the Sirmoor postal department had strict orders from the Maharaja of the State to remove all stamps from articles of...
1895 3p orange imperforate pair. 2025 ISES certificate
Scott 4 varCatalog value: 1148.00 Value $600.00
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India QV 9p soldiers & Seamen postal stationery envelope additionally franked with Sirmoor 6p green from Sirmoor to Kasauli (British India) with Sirmoor native squared circle cds dated 27 Nov 1894 on reverse, indicium cancelled by Imperial Nahan squared circle cds dated 27 Nov 1894 with Kasauli delivery cds dated 29 November 1894. A spectacular combination cover of Sirmoor being one of only two recoded used in combination with India...
1900 6p Imperforate Plate Proof in black ink. 2025 ISES certificate
Scott 5 var Value $750.00
NGAI
1895 6p error of color, printed in pink instead of green, the color of the 2 anna. This is the only example we have seen in 40 years. 2025 ISES certificate
Scott 5 var Value $2500.00
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India Queen Victoria ½a postal stationery envelope additionally franked on reverse with 1885 6p blue-green from Majra to Lahore (present day Pakistan). A rare commercially used combination item from Sirmoor. 2025 ISES certificate.
Scott 5 Value $1750.00
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