1947 3p slate 'Star and Crescent' vertical strip of ten, with trial overprints. The upper six stamps without overprint, stamps 7-9 with overprints in black and the lower stamp doubly overprinted in red and gold, large part or unmounted o.g. Hinged on two unoverprinted stamps only, fresh and fine save for a small toned area on the second stamp. BPA Certificate (2020). For SG 1 A Plate (possibly a frame) of eight overprint dies was made, i.e. half a sheet across. It is likely that only eight strips were printed (Image)

1947 'Star and Crescent' set of seventeen, very fine large part o.g., lightly hinged and very fresh, with excellent colours. Rare set, states only 60 each issued of 2r to 10r. BPA Certificate (2020). SG 1-17, £14,000 (Image)

1948 Star and Crescent 3p single and block of four, and 1a single, unmounted o.g. SG 1, 4, £270 (Image)

1961-2 reg. airmail envelopes (5) from the Private Secretary of the Amir to a stamp dealer in Sussex, all registered with Palace reg. etiquettes (save one manuscript). A variety of frankings, but in each case the Palace Telegraphic CDS has been used in error; most unusual. Somewhat worn and tatty but an interesting group (Image)

Officials. 1933 1a black and brown Revenue with large black trial 'Sarkari' overprint, unmounted o.g. For SG O7 (Image)

Officials. 1933 1a black and brown Revenue with large black trial 'Sarkari' overprint (the issued stamp, SG O7, appeared in 1945), used with part of three violet Deh-Rawal CDSs. One of three known used examples. For SG O7 The other two used examples may be referenced in the 'Hyphasis' auction (Prestige 8.10.05), Lot 60, and illustrated In Isani, page 61. All three have the same cancel, which is dated 22 FEB 35 (Image)

Officials. 1945 set of six in unmounted o.g. blocks of four, the 4a from the top left corner (selvedge reduced) showing Plate no. 1. The ½a and 1a from later printings with white gum, the others with streaky gum as always. The odd minor bend, otherwise fine and a difficult set in multiples. SG O1-6, £440 (Image)

Official. 1945 bromide of Victory 1a proof, showing Urdu inscription below VICTORY in rejected form, as is the denomination. For SG O19 For similar examples see 'Hyphasis' Lot 112, and Isani page 139 (Image)

Official. 1945 bromide of Victory 1½a proof, showing Urdu inscription below VICTORY in rejected form. For SG O19 (Image)

Official. 1945 bromide of Victory 1a proof, a rejected design and denomination. For SG O19 (Image)

Official. 1947 Pakistan 1½a used with part boxed cancel, with copy of Doubleday opinion for this stamp and two 1as, '... there is no doubt that these are Bahawalpur prints and scarce stamps.' D&I O49, offered with vertical pair of 2a on piece with Nasik overprints, BAHAWALPUR CITY CDS of 11 FE 48 (D&I 6) (Image)

Officials. 1949 envelope (9 x 4") to The "Star" News Agency, Karachi with (on reverse) India 1½a Service stamp (D&I S266) with Peshawar metal overprint, with boxed Baghdad-ul-Jadid cancel, indistinct CDS alongside. Some natural wrinkling The envelope was sent by a Clerk to the State's Publicity Officer, and is rather charmingly headed "ON HIS HIGHNES (sic) SERVICE (Bahawalpur State) (Image)

Official. 1950 cover bearing the 1½a UPU Official, tied by two strikes of the CHOLISTAN NO. 2/ BAHAWALPUR STATE CDS for 7 DEC 50. Indistinct circular red seal denoting office or department of the sender both front and back. Philatelic Federation of Pakistan Certificate (2010); very scarce but with repaired tears at the top (affecting endorsement but not stamp or postmarks) and backflap. SG O30 (Image)

Revenue; Court Fee. 1880 set of eight to 10r, each in an imperforate sample sheet of nine on glazed card, with 'WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED./GREAT WINCHESTER STREET, LONDON' printed in black on upper and lower sheet margins. The colours are 1a brown on rose, 2a violet on rose, 4a brown on yellow, 8a ultramarine on ivory, 1r pale blue on ivory, 2r brown-lake on ivory, 5r brown-red on ivory, 10r green on ivory, the cards being tinted. From a c.1900 sample book. All save the 1a are on the original card pages from the sample book (Image)

Revenue; Court Fee. 1880 set of eight in perforated sample sheets of nine, ungummed, each stamp with small punch hole and overprinted WATERLOW & SONS LTD./ SPECIMEN, fine although the 2r has reduced selvedge (Image)

Revenues; Court Fee. 1880 colour trials, neatly mounted on page with 2a, 4a (2), 8a, 1r (3), 2r and 5r (2). The 2r and one 5r stained, otherwise some odd marks and typical soiling for these (Image)

Revenue; Court Fee. 1880 8a orange-brown, two printer's sample sheets of 9, each stamp with small punch hole and overprinted WATERLOW & SONS LTD./ SPECIMEN. One sheet shows the upper right impression with overprint omitted, the other shows inverted overprint impressions on #s 3, 6, 8 and 9. Not previously seen by us (Image)

Revenue; Court Fee. 1880 5r ultramarine ungummed block of thirty from the upper right corner of the sheet (6 x 5), each with two punch holes to left and right of the central emblem, the first and fourth columns with vertical creasing. Pencilled notes on top selvedge; "10.1.94 File copy 25,000". Very unusual and new to us (Image)

Revenue. 1933 set of six cut-down Die Proofs on unwatermarked paper, a choice and lovely group with the 4a and 2r showing part notches at top. Rare (Image)

Revenue. 1933 4a Die Proof in slate-black and dark olive-green on thin semi-glazed paper, watermark Star and Crescent. Notches and/or slits on all four sides and numbered '27' in pen at lower right, very attractive and rare (Image)

Revenue. 1933 bromide of the 1a baggage camel design in an early form, with much less detail than the issued design, notably the background. Ex Wasserman and Qureshi (Image)

Revenues. 1933 set of six unmounted o.g. examples with excellent gum for these and fine fresh colours, as good a set as we have seen and the low values rare in this condition (Image)

Revenue; Court Fee. Small miscellany with four Waterlow Specimen sheets (1a in unissued colour of brown-purple and in issued ultramarine, 2a and 8a); six unused (2) or mint (varying amounts of gum) - 3 x 1a in pale brown, brown and red-brown, 2 x 2a in scarlet and dark red, and 4a; and page with a range consisting of 8a (3, yellow-bistre, pale brown and reddish brown); 8a x 2, one unused; 2r x 2, slate-grey and grey; 5r dark blue mint (adhesion); 10r x 4, 3 used in shades of claret/lake, and one mint in violet. A good group (Image)

1895-1910 small group with 1895 East India 'On Postal Service' card to the Postmaster at Bombay Market, Bahawalpur Despatch CDS of 24 AP, small tear at top and with ironed folds; 1902 incoming native cover from Delhi, unpaid, with small green oval BAHAWALPUR UNPAID (somewhat unclear) and 9 OC 02 CDS; similar 1910 cover from Baidonkachowk but with clear Unpaid oval in red, despatch and arrival CDSs on reverse; and loose India KE VII 2r with very fine CDS of 15 OC 07 (Image)

1935-62 covers (24), mainly outgoing with some better. We note two boxed BAHAWALPUR cancels on 1935 postal stationery covers with added Jubilee adhesives, 1941 reg. envelope to the Amir at his wartime posting in Iraq, from his Household Minister at Alhilal; 1949 UPU Official set on FDC, and 1961 envelope with Palace CDS with inverted date slug. Most are reg. envelopes to a UK dealer, with Palace cancels and registered labels (Image)