Great Britain and British Commonwealth I.F.S. BAMRA
Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2000
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Cat No: 8, a-c
I.F.S. BAMRA: 1890 ¼a black on rose-lilac paper unused sheet of twenty from the first setting, without gum, as issued. Includes R1/3 'Quatrer' (surface somewhat concertinaed), 2/3 inverted 'e' and 2/4 EEUDATORY. Bottom row damaged and rejoined. SG 8, a-c, £249; Scott 7, a-c (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2001
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Cat No: 8b/29, a
I.F.S. BAMRA: 1890-3 used group with ¼a black on rose-lilac on piece, R1/3 'Quatrer'; ½a black on dull green and black on blue-green pairs, one in each with R3/3 first 'a' in 'anna' inverted, the latter with an owner's mark on reverse. SG 8b, 28, a, 29, a, £243; Scott 7a, 8, b, var (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2002
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Cat No: 9/39
I.F.S. BAMRA: 1890-3 unused group with ¼a black on bright rose setting IIId block of twenty, positions 9-16 above 1-13 from the junction of two panes, some creases between stamps: ¼a black on reddish purple setting Va block of sixteen, right and left halves of two settings with BAMRA inverted at R4/2, not 4/4, discoloured. Both these with mixed capital and small 'p's. Also 1891-3 1r on rose-lilac small 'p' unused, slightly soiled. SG 9, 10b, 26-7, 39; Scott 14, a, 15, a, 19a
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2003
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Cat No: 10, 27
I.F.S. BAMRA: 1890-3 ¼a black on reddish purple paper, Setting VII, unused sheet of sixteen, without gum as issued. Eight capital and eight small 'p'. Selvedge with creasing, and tear at right, well clear of the impressions. SG 10, 27, £42; Scott 15, a (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2004
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Cat No: 10/32
I.F.S. BAMRA: 1890-3 unused group with ¼a black on reddish purple paper horizontal strip of three, middle stamp with R3/3 first 'a' of 'anna' inverted; 2a black on bright rose paper block of eight, #6 with small 'p', others large 'P'; and 1a on bistre-yellow with small 'p'. SG 10, a, 16, 31, 32, £229; Scott 9b, 15, f, 16, a (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2005
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Cat No: 15a
I.F.S. BAMRA: 1890 2a black on rose-lilac paper, large 'P', R2/4 EEUDATORY, unused without gum as issued. Slight thins. SG 15a, £325; Scott 10a (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2006
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Cat No: 20, 35
I.F.S. BAMRA: 1890-3 4a black on bright rose paper unused pane of sixteen, without gum as issued. Ten with large 'P', six with small 'p', from Setting IIIa. Top row creased, otherwise fine. SG 20, 35, Scott 17, a (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2007
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Cat No: 20a, 35a
I.F.S. BAMRA: 1890-3 4a on deep pink paper, setting V, unused block of twenty (5 x 4) with additional partial vertical strip of four at left and right, including a complete pane of 16. Toned, but a very scarce multiple. Capital and small P se-tenant throughout. SG 20a, 35a; Scott 17, a (Image)
Opening GBP 210.00
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I.F.S. BHOPAL
Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2031
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Cat No: 4, a
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1872 ½a red, single frame, unused sheet of twenty (4 x 5), without gum as issued. R2/2 with NWAB for NAWAB.
Some trivial toning, and a crease between rows 2 and 3; the right half of the sheet showing embossing inverted. A rare multiple. SG 4, a, £1800; Scott 4, a (Image)
Opening GBP 900.00
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2034
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Cat No: 15, 44/a
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1895 ¼a red imperforate on laid paper, complete sheet of eight, minor thinnings on reverse. 1895 ¼a black on white laid paper, imperforate, complete sheet of eight, R4/2 inserted 'A', R3/1 toned spot. Each no gum, as issued. SG 15, 44/a; Scott 6, 63/a (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2035
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Cat No: 17, a
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1881 ¼a black complete unused sheet of twenty-four (4 x 6), no gum as issued, with R6/2-4 NWAB for NAWAB. A few light and very minor stains. SG 17, a; Scott 13, a (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2036
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Cat No: 18, a
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1881 ½a red complete sheet of twenty-four (4 x 6), unused without gum as issued, showing R6/2-4 NWAB for NAWAB. A little foxing. SG 18, a; Scott 14, a (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2037
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Cat No: 20, a
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1891 2a blue complete unused sheet of twenty-four (4 x 6), without gum as issued, R6/2-4 NWAB for NAWAB. A few very minor marks. SG 20, a; Scott 16, a (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2038
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Cat No: 27, a
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1889 ¼a black BEGAN, Type 6 redrawn, fourteen perforated examples (including three horizontal pairs), one (in pair) showing R7/3 EEGAN, tied to large piece by diamond-shaped seal cancels. A spectacular usage. SG 27, a; Scott 35, a (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2039
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Cat No: 30, 32
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1889-90 imperforate 1a brown and 4a orange-yellow, each tied to reverse of envelope by seal cancel with native CDS between. SG 30, 32; Scott 37, 39 (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2040
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Cat No: 30, a, b
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1889-90 1a brown complete unused sheet of twenty-four (4 x 6), without gum as issued. R2/3 EEGAM for BEGAM and R3/1 BBGAM for BEGAM. Central horizontal fold and slight splitting at the right end of this fold; light overall toning. SG 30, a, b; Scott 37, a, b (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2041
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Cat No: 34, 62, a
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1894 (c.) native cover with 1889-90 1a brown perforated horizontal pair and 1894 ¼a green perforated block of four including error R4/4 NAWAH, tied by square seal cancels, with large CDS on reverse. Some cover creases (and mounting adhesion on reverse), still an attractive (violet Urdu address) franking, rare with the error. SG 34, 62, a; Scott 37, 56, a (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2042
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Cat No: 46, 49
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1895 ½a black unused sheet of eight, slightly toned; and 1896 ¼a bright green unused sheet of six, the latter scarce. SG 46, 49; Scott 61, 64 (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2043
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Cat No: 46/91a
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1896-1903 unused sheets, without gum as issued. 1895 ½a black sheet of eight; 1896 ½a red sheet of eight; 1903 ¼a red on laid paper sheet of twenty, and ½a black on laid paper sheet of eight, mainly fine. SG 46-7, 90a, 91a; Scott 64-5, 84a-5a (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2044
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Cat No: 46-7
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1895 ½a black sheet of eight and 1896 ½a red sheet of eight, each unused, without gum as issued, just a little toned. SG 46-7; Scott 64-5 (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2045
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Cat No: 48
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1884 ¼a blue-green, Type 13, fine unused. SG 48, £225; Scott 19 (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2046
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Cat No: 48c
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1884 ¼a blue-green, perforated, unused without gum as issued, with R3/2 variety NWAB and JAN. Somewhat toned and rather ragged, but rare. RPS Certificate (1989). SG 48c, £1100; Scott 19 var (Image)
Opening GBP 320.00
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2047
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Cat No: 48ca
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1884 ¼a blue-green Type 13, showing R5/4 NWAB and JN, fresh unused. Typical perfs, very fine for this rarity. BPA Certificate (2011). SG 48ca, £1100; Scott 19c var (Image)
Opening GBP 520.00
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2048
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Cat No: 48e
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1884 ¼a blue-green Type 13, R6/2-4 JAHA, unused. In exceptional condidion for this very scarce variety. BPA Certificate (2011). SG 48e, £475; Scott 19f (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2051
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Cat No: 67, a, b
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1890 8a slate-green imperforate on wove paper, complete sheet of ten (2 x 5), unused without gum as issued. R3-5/1 with HAH for SHAH, R2/2 JABAN for JAHAN. R5/2 with a pinhole, otherwise fine and a rare sheet. SG 67, a, b, £1080+; Scott 40, a, b (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2052
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Cat No: 69a, 70, 73
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1890 8a green-black on thin laid, imperf, error "HAH", left marginal, unused, small faults; 1890 8a green-black on thin laid, perf, unused, shallow thin, and 1893 8a green-black, redrawn without frame, on thin laid, unused. Very scarce but with minor thinning. SG 69a, 70, 73, £600; Scott 50, 51, 55 (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2053
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Cat No: 99
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1903 8a green-black, initial of new Begam in red, large 11mm initial, lightly used with part CDS. Very scarce. ISES Certificate (2018) SG 99, £350; Scott 83. (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2055
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Cat No: O313a-17
I.F.S. BHOPAL: Official. 1932-4 set of five in unused blocks of twelve (3 x 4 or 4 x 3), no gum, the ¼a being perf 11½. SG O313a-17, £900 (for gummed); Scott O14-17 (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2056
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Cat No: O313b, 337 var, 356b
I.F.S. BHOPAL: Official. 1932-4 ¼a orange plate proof pair without overprint, no gum, perf 14, BPA Certificate (2006); 1937 2a brown and blue strip of seven from left of sheet, the bottom pair with doubled horizontal perfs, the lower stamp separated; and 1949 2a on 1½a claret imperforate single with large margins, unmounted o.g., a little toned. Clear RPS Certificate (2019). SG (for) O313b, O337, O356b; Scott (for) O13c, O35, O57a (Image)
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Lot No: 2057
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Cat No: O331b
I.F.S. BHOPAL: Official. 1937 1a6p blue and claret with overprint omitted, sound used. SG O331b, £275; Scott O31a (Image)
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Lot No: 2058
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Cat No: O331d
I.F.S. BHOPAL: Official. 1937 1a6p blue and claret imperforate pair, lightly cancelled, fine. SG O331d, £275; Scott O31d (Image)
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Lot No: 2060
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Cat No: O332b
I.F.S. BHOPAL: Official. 1935-39 1a6p claret with overprint omitted, very lightly cancelled. Thin spot and slight crease, still fine appearance and very rare. SG O332b, £800; Scott O42a (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2061
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Cat No: O335a
I.F.S. BHOPAL: Official. 1936 1a scarlet horizontal pair imperforate between, fine large part o.g., fine, fresh colour. SG O335a, £275; Scott O33c (Image)
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Lot No: 2062
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Cat No: O338b
I.F.S. BHOPAL: Official. 1938 2a green and violet vertical strip of three imperforate between, upper stamp mounted with hinge remainders, the other two unmounted o.g. SG O338b, £275; Scott O38 var (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2063
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Cat No: O340d
I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1938 8a bright purple and blue, a top marginal imperforate single with overprint omitted, used with BHOPAL-CHAUK 28 FEB 45 CDS. The year slugs have both created small splits in the surface. SG O340d, £550 for a pair; Scott O40 var (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2064
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I.F.S. BHOPAL: 1880-1939 four covers. 1867 Imperial cover from Sehore to London with letter, 8p, 2a and 4a adhesives, boxed INDIA PAID; 1880 (c.) stampless Postage Due cover, Imperial postmarks; 1894 ¼a green (SG 61) imperforate strip of four, one with corner fault tied by seal cancels, with CDSs, and an interesting 1939 cover from Sehore to USA with Indian stamps and US 1ct and 2ct Postage Dues, with letter explaining that Bhopal stamps could only be used 'On State Service' (Image)
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I.F.S. BHOR
Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2065
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Cat No: 3
I.F.S. BHOR: 1901 ½a red complete sheet of twenty-one (7 x 3), unused without gum as issued. Fold between columns four and five. Very scarce in this format. SG 3; Scott 3 (Image)
Opening GBP 500.00
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I.F.S. BIJAWAR
Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2068
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Cat No: 6-8
I.F.S. BIJAWAR: 1936 3p, 6p and 9p rouletted 7, unmounted o.g. complete sheets of six. 6p slight separation at left. SG 6-8, £192; Scott 1b-3b (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2069
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Cat No: 11-15
I.F.S. BIJAWAR: 1937 set of five used, the odd nibbled perf, otherwise very fine. A very difficult set genuinely cancelled. SG 11-15, £1100; Scott 6-10 (Image)
Opening GBP 450.00
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2071
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Cat No: 12 var, 12a
I.F.S. BIJAWAR: 1937 4a orange. Corner example imperf between stamp and top selvedge, slightly toned unmounted o.g., and o.g. pair from left of sheet with margins three sides, imperforate between (minor wrinkles). SG 12 var, a; Scott 7 var (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
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I.F.S. BUNDI
Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2072
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Cat No: 2
I.F.S. BUNDI: 1896 (8 SE) combination usage of India ½a green postal stationery envelope to Bombay, additionally franked on reverse by 1894 (Dec) ½a slate-grey (Type 2), tied by vernacular cds and paying internal postage, the indicium with very fine British Indian CDS. "COLABA/BOMBAY" arrival backstamp of 11 SE 96. Annotation scored through on reverse, otherwise clean and scarce. SG 2; Scott 2 (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2073
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Cat No: 2
I.F.S. BUNDI: 1895 India ½a postal stationery envelope with Bundi squared circle cancel of MY 16; on reverse, 1894 ½a slate-grey tied by native and Bombay arrival CDSs. Slight faults. BPA Certificate (2005). SG 2; Scott 1A (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2074
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Cat No: 3, 12, 62
I.F.S. BUNDI: 1896 ½a slate-grey upper right corner block of sixteen, serious creases; 1898-1900 ½a slate-grey block of sixteen (2 x 8) severed in two and faulty, still a good multiple; 1935 ¼a indigo on thin horizontally-laid paper, Inscription Type E, setting 34, sheet of 8 comprising two 2 x 2 panes printed tête-bêche on opposite sides of the paper, all unused, without gum as issued. SG 3, 12, 62, £300; Scott 2, 8, 15a (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2075
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Cat No: 3, a
I.F.S. BUNDI: 1896 ½a slate-grey lower right corner block of four, unused without gum as issued, R12/7 variety last two letters of value below the rest. A nice positional piece. ISES Certificate (2010). SG 3, a, £499; Scott 2 var (Image)
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Lot No: 2077
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Cat No: 3a
I.F.S. BUNDI: 1886 ½a slate-grey unused single, without gum as issued, R7/12 last two letters of value below the rest. BPA Certificate (2005) mentions thin spot at upper left and crease at foot, but of good appearance. SG 3a, £475; Scott 2 var (Image)
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Lot No: 2080
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Cat No: 48
I.F.S. BUNDI: 1914-41 4r emerald and scarlet Inscription Type C , used with central '18 Aug 26' CDS, slight thinnings on reverse. Difficult used. SG 48, £650; Scott 30 (Image)
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Lot No: 2081
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Cat No: 49
I.F.S. BUNDI: 1917-41 5r scarlet and emerald Inscription Type C, unused, without gum as issued. Slight damage at top. SG 49, £500; Scott 31 (Image)
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Lot No: 2084
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Cat No: 62 var.
I.F.S. BUNDI: 1935 ¼a indigo Inscription Type E on thin horizontally-laid paper, Benns setting 34, unused without gum as issued. Shows a very clear double impression, one albino, with the second impression 6mm below. A little splitting along the top roulettes of the second impression, otherwise fine. The first example we have seen - it will be listed in the 2021 Part 1. ISES Certificate (2010). SG 62 var; Scott 15a var (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
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Lot No: 2085
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Cat No: 62, 76
I.F.S. BUNDI: 1935 ¼a indigo on thin horizontally-laid paper, Inscription Type E from Benns setting 34, sheet of eight comprising two panes of four printed tête-bêche on opposite sides of the paper, very fine unused. The only setting for which this printing method was employed. Also 1941 2a yellow-green Inscription Type H sheet of four, from setting 56, perf 11, unmounted o.g. SG 62, 76, Scott 15a, 35 (Image)
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Sale No: 5918
Lot No: 2090
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Cat No: 71
I.F.S. BUNDI: 1941 4r yellow-green and vermilion Inscription Type H, an unused top left corner example, without gum as issued. SG 71, £190; Scott 30 (Image)
