1866 ½a grey-black in watercolor on native paper, unused without gum as issued, outer circle just cut at top and touched at right, minor toned spots. SG 1, £700; Scott 1 (Image)

1866 1a grey-black in watercolour on native paper cancelled by brick-red Srinagar seal and pen-strokes, cut to shape as always found. SG 4, £2750; Scott 3 (Image)

1867 4a indigo in watercolor on native paper, on piece with Srinagar cancel in brick-red. Lower left portion of the stamp missing but nevertheless a rarity. May not belong to the piece. SG 7, £3250; Scott 4b (Image)

1869 4a red in watercolour on native paper unused, without gum as issued, affixed to piece of album page. SG 8, £180; Scott 36b (Image)

1874 ½a deep black Special Printing in watercolour on native paper unused block of 12, without gum as issued. A fine and scarce large multiple, ex Benns. SG 14; Scott 24 (Image)

1874 ½a deep black Special Printing in watercolor on native paper unused block of six, without gum as issued. SG 14, £360; Scott 40 (Image)

1876 4a bright blue in watercolor on native paper, unused without gum as issued, minor toned spots. BPA Certificate (2008) mentioning horizontal creasing. SG 19, £500; Scott 35 (Image)

1874 ½a emerald-green Special Printing unused horizontal pair, without gum as issued. Cut into at one side, still a fine pair, ex Haverbeck. SG 20, £600; Scott 27 (Image)

1877 ½a red handstamped in oil colours on native paper, two heavily contrasting shades in carmine and scarlet, unused without gum as issued. SG 26, £150; Scott 39 (Image)

1877 1a red in oil color on native paper, unused vertical pair, without gum as issued. Ex Haverbeck. SG 27, £190; Scott 39 Cat £150 (Image)

1877 ½a slate-blue in oil colour on native paper, block of six, unused without gum as issued. SG 32, £1900; Scott 32 (Image)

1877 ½a slate-blue in oil color on native paper, unused horizontal pair with the stamps printed tête-bêche. The first example known to us; it will be listed in the 2021 Part 1 catalogue. SG 32 var.; Scott 41 var. (Image)

1877 1a sage-green in oil colour on native paper unused without gum as issued, staining. SG 36, £250; Scott 46 (Image)

1877-8 4a sage-green in oil colours on native paper, unused without gum as issued, good margins but with inconspicuous creasing. SG 37, £250; Scott 50 (Image)

1877 4a red in oil colour on European laid paper, unused without gum as issued, small thin spots. SG 39, £750; Scott 57 (Image)

1877 1a slate-blue in oil colour on European laid paper, unused without gum as issued, a little soiled. SG 45, £180; Scott 58 (Image)

1867 1a deep violet-blue in watercolour on native paper, stained. Signed Sismondo, BPA Certificate (2004). SG 59, £800; Scott 10b (Image)

1868 Jammu 1a dull carmine-red in watercolour on native paper unused, without gum as issued. Unobtrusive diagonal crease. Ex Staal. SG 61 var.; Scott 11 var. This stamp is described on page 98 of Staal; 'Dull carmine-red.... a very distinctive shade". Sefi and Mortimer recorded nine examples of the ½a (eight from the Masson collection) but no 1as. Staal states that two 1as were known to him, one used and one unused; this is the latter example. (Image)

1876 1a bright blue special printing in watercolour on native paper, unused without gum as issued. A little toning, not mentioned on Certificates from the RPS (1991) or ISES (2015). SG 67, £1100; Scott 15 (Image)

1874 Jammu ½a emerald-green in watercolour on native paper, used. BPA Certificate (2004) observing 'soiled'. SG 68, £2000; Scott 12 (Image)

1874 ½a jet-black special printing in watercolour on native paper, unused. Ex Harell. RPS Certificate (1959) as 'used'. SG 69a, £350; Scott 6 (Image)

1874-76 ½a. jet-black, Special Printings on native paper, used, very fine condition for this difficult stamp, SG 69a £400; Scott 17 (Image)

1878 Jammu 1a brown-red in oil colour on native paper, used. Not the prettiest example, but scarce. SG 73, £275; Scott 18a (Image)

1867 Kashmir ½ anna black in watercolor printed from composite plate on native paper with minor water stain on top right. A rare stamp in unused condition. SG 88, £3750; Scott 52 (Image)

1867 1a black Type 7 in watercolour on native paper, printed from the composite plate cancelled by pen-cross and part red Srinagar seal. Scarce. SG 89, £1000; Scott 66 (Image)