1889 ½a black on pink paper, unused half-sheet of thirty-two (8 x 4), several folds, a couple of peripheral tears, one affecing an impression. SG 4, £176; Scott 2 (Image)

1892 ¼a orange horizontal pair with gum, imperforate between, with typical boxed cancel. Minor foxing and thinning. SG 5a, £950; Scott 4 var. (Image)

1889 ½a brown-purple vertical pair, imperforate between. Part o.g., the upper stamp awkwardly and extensively hinged, which has resulted in a thinned spot. SG 6b, £1000; Scott 5 var. (Image)

1892 1a green vertical pair with imperforate between, part o.g., unfortunately mounted, which has resulted in thins to both stamps and heavy remainders. Minor foxing, but still with reaonable appearance, a rare pair. SG 7a, £1600; Scott 6 var. (Image)

1904 1a green sheet of eighty, unmounted o.g., central fold and a couple of minor marginal creases; some bends, still fine. SG 11, £360; Scott 10 (Image)

1932 5r black & brown-orange, used with part fine 21 JLY 32 CDS. SG 32, £200; Scott 30 (Image)

1920 1a green perf 12½, fine used with () JA 22 CDS. SG 11b, £225; Scott 10 var. (Image)

1927-37 values, imperforate. Plate proofs: 1¼a block of four, discoloured; 2a block of four, slightly washed; 3a blue block of four, slightly stained; 3½a block of four, minor dry print, a trifle stained; 4a yellow-brown, 8a red-orange and 12a blocks of four; 1r green and carmine pair. Also 3a blue block of four perforated at right, left pair stained; printer's waste; Scott 18/28 (Image)

1940 ONE ANNA on 1¼a green perf 14.2 left corner vertical pair, surcharge inverted. Slightly toned o.g.; the side selvedge has been virtually rejoined, but good appearance. SG 35b, £240; Scott 33a (Image)

1941 1¼a green right marginal horizontal pair, imperforate, unmounted o.g. SG 39a, £450; Scott 37a (Image)

Officials. 1904 ½a lake left marginal block of 4 with overprint double, unmounted o.g. Left pair creased. The upper impressions of the overprint are weak, but the separation is good. SG S2b, £240; ScottO1b (Image)

Officials. 1904 ½a lake vertical imperforate pair, unmounted o.g. SG S2c, £150; Scott O1c (Image)

Revenues. C. 1927 Holkar Receipt stamps in blocks of thirty, the 1a and 4a values. Each is the right five columns of the sheet (numbered 000 in each case), each vertical strip of three perforated SPECIMEN 74 x 16mm, o.g., some wrinkles and the 4a missing a piece of selvedge; together with the 1r complete proof sheet of sixty in black on wove paper (Image)

Pre-stamp folded letter bearing a boxed strike of 'INDORE / Paid.' in red (Image)

1886 ½a dull mauve on cover from Indore City to Ujjain, Indore CDS dated August 2 and Ujjain cds dated August 6. A little glue-staining and some wrinkling. SG 2a; Scott 1 (Image)

1886 ½a pale mauve and 1889 handstamped ½a black on pink, on reverse of local cover, each tied cancelled by "M" in circle of bars. Covers bearing both the 1st and the 2nd issue of Indore are rare, however this is likely to be philatelic. SG 2, 4a; Scott 1, 2 (Image)

1889-92 ½a dull violet, 1a green with 2a vermilion on very thick wove paper, tied to reverse of registered cover with Indore CDS and barred oval cancels. Boxed MAHESPUR registration strike alongside the stamps, an attractive three-colour franking. SG 6, 7, 8a; Scott 5-7 (Image)

1890 envelope with ½a provisional tied by "KHA" in circle of bars, additionally with India ½a blue-green tied by INDORE CITY/17 APR/90 squared circle, with "FIRST DELY/CANNANORE/18 APR. 90 arrival on reverse. Philatelic, still an attractive combination. SG 4; Scott 2 (Image)

1905 ½a violet-brown postal stationery envelope (Deschl E1) additionally franked with 1889 ½a and 1a, 1904 ¼a, 3a and 4a ultramarine all tied by INDORE/INDORE/20 MAY 5 CDSs. 1889 2a on very thick wove paper subsequently added to the envelope (over one of the CDSs) apparently as an afterthought, cancelled with the same CDS (Image)

1905 ¼a on ½a brown-purple, two examples on local cover, tied by INDORE/1 JUNE CDS with 2nd June delivery CDS on reverse. Likely a philatelic cover, perhaps representing the first day of issue. SG 15; Scott 14 (Image)