1894 1a red, control hs in blue, imperforate, on white wove paper, unused, showing very unobtrusive thin, well above average for this a fine and extremely rare stamp (SG £5'500) (Image)

1896 1/4a black on orange, without control hs, imperforate, on wove paper, unused, good to large even margins, light crease, a wonderful example of this important Indian States rarity (SG £4'750)

Expertise: Cert. BPA (2008) (Image)

1896 1/4a black on orange, without control hs, imperforate, on wove paper, unused, just touched to very large margins, a very collectable example of this well above average rarity (SG £4'750) (Image)

1896 1/2a black on blue-green, without control hs, imperforate, on wove paper, unused, clear to good margins, top marginal defect away from design, a very collectable example of this well above average rarity (SG £5'000) (Image)

1896 1/2a black on blue-green, without control hs, imperforate, on wove paper, unused, just touched to good margins, natural pin-hole, a very acceptable example of this well above average rarity (SG £5'000)

Expertise: Cert. BPA (2008) (Image)

1896 2a black on yellow, with blue control hs, imperforate, on wove paper, unused, just touched to large even margins, a very fine example of this well above average rarity (SG £4'250)

Expertise: Cert. BPA (2008) (Image)

1896 2a black on yellow, with blue control hs, imperforate, on wove paper, unused, clear even margins, a very fine example of this well above average rarity (SG £4'250) (Image)

1896 4a black on rose, with blue control hs, imperforate, on wove paper, unused, large even margins, a very fine example of this rarity (SG £1'800) (Image)

1897-98 1/2a black on green, 1a black on white, 2a black on yellow, 2a black on lemon and 4a black on rose, all with blue control hs, imperforate, on wove paper, unused, all with good to large margins and type I, a very fine and scarce group (SG £487)

1896 4a black on rose, with blue control hs, imperforate, on wove paper, Type I, used, good to large even margins, vertical crease but rare in used condition (SG £250) (Image)

1896 4a black on rose, with blue control hs, imperforate, on wove paper, Type I, unused horizontal tête-bêche pair, good to large margins, creasing, scarce (SG £375) (Image)

1896 4a black on rose, with blue control hs, imperforate, on wove paper, Type I, unused vertical tête-bêche pair, good to very large margins, split at right into design and crease at left clear of design, scarce (SG £200) (Image)

1897 Datia 1/2a black on green, 1a black on white, 2a black on yellow and 2a black on rose, unused, all with good to large margins, a very fine and scarce set (SG £905) (Image)

1912-20 1/2a to 4a an attractive range of seventeen different unused stamps, with a 1a tête-bêche pair, showing an array of different perfs or imperf. combinations, fresh, fine and a scarce assembly (18)