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**Indian Conv. States continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1565		S.G. #109-26	S.G. #109-26, 1937-38 3p to 25R King George VI overprinted "JIND STATE" cplt., attractive well-matched set, o.g., 8a with mild crease, rest fine-very fine, with most being very fine (Scott #133-50; $478.05). (Image)	£550 Closed or SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1566		S.G. #77-94	S.G. #77-94, 1938 3p to 25R King George VI overprinted "NABHA STATE" cplt., quite fresh, o.g., mostly l.h., 10R with single nibbed perf., fine-very fine, with all of the high values being very fine (Scott #69-86; $430.45). (Image)	£500 Closed or SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1567		S.G. #9a	S.G. #9a, 1885 4a Green, with "PUTTIALLA STATE" overprint doubled, one in black and one in red, each overprint placed directly on top of one another (red on top), well centered, quite fresh, o.g., h.r., very fine (Scott #10a; $200.00). (Image)	£180 Closed or SOLD for $150.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1568		S.G. #10a	S.G. #10a, 1885 1R Slate, with "AUTTIALLA" for "PUTTIALLA" overprint error, rich color, o.g., h.r., fine and scarce (Scott #9a; $400.00). (Image)	£350 Closed or SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1569		S.G. #80-97	S.G. #80-97, 1937-38 3p to 25R King George VI overprinted "PATIALA STATE" cplt., each value bright and fresh, o.g., l.h., fine-very fine, with the high values being very fine (Scott #80-97; $339.65). (Image)	£425 Closed or SOLD for $180.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1570	E	S.G. #O3E	S.G. #O3E, 1884 2a Dull blue, overprinted "Puttialla State" in red and "Service" in black, a very rare essay of this stamp, where "State" measures 10mm instead of 9mm on the issued stamp, strong color, o.g., vertical gum crease and a tiny pinhole in "A" of "POSTAGE", fine appearance; only a very few of these essays exist; 2000 Brandon certificate (Scott #O3E; unlisted). (Image)	£800 Closed or SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1571			The highly desirable and valuable mint collection of well over 900 different stamps from the Convention States, 1884-1944, being one of the nicest and most comprehensive collections of this popular area we have ever offered, all neatly housed in black hingeless mounts on Scott pages, and augmented with numerous overprint errors which are all listed in Stanley Gibbons (i.e. double, inverted, misspellings, etc.), Chamba is solid missing only a couple of the later sets, Faridkot is complete, as are Gwalior and Jhind (both of which have many overprint varieties present), the rare Jhind 1886-98 Queen Victoria set high values have no gum, Nabha is also complete, and Patiala is virtually complete, less only the very rare 1894 2a Official; virtually all items are found in desirable complete sets, many of which catalog hundreds of dollars each, with officials being a major part of the value of the collection; all stamps have o.g. (with only a few exceptions), hinging ranges from h.r. to l.h., while an occasional small fault is noted, overall this collection is fine-very fine; a worthwhile collection whose total catalog value will be quite substantial.	Est. 2,000-3,000 Closed or SOLD for $9,500.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1572			Remarkably comprehensive mint collection of over 875 different stamps, 1844-1944, very nearly as complete as the previous collection and just as desirable due to the presence of so many scarce and elusive stamps, again many of the States are complete, or nearly so, with official stamps being an integral part of the collection, this collection has very few overprint varieties, but does have some of the Gibbons listed shade varieties, all housed in a single album in mounts on homemade pages, just a couple of stamps are without gum, the vast majority have o.g., h.r. to l.h., a few small faults noted, overall fine-very fine; large catalog value involved.	Est. 1,500-2,000 Closed or SOLD for $3,500.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM

**India- Feud. States**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1573		S.G. #2	S.G. #2, 1894 1a Dull green, imperforate, unused, without gum as issued, four lavishly large margins, accompanying certificate states "genuine, but tropicalization has changed its color, thinned", nevertheless this is one of but a few genuine examples of this rarity in existence and is of very fine appearance; among the most elusive of all the "number one" stamps of the world; 1994 Brandon certificate (Scott #1; $2,250.00). (Image)	£1,600 Closed or SOLD for $750.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1574		S.G. #22b	S.G. #22b, 1909 "2" on 3 pies Rosy mauve, surcharge Ty. 7a, a choice unused example of this rare surcharge type, without gum as issued, brilliantly fresh, well centered, very fine; the first certified example we have seen; 2000 Brandon certificate (Scott footnote after #13; $250.00). (Image)	£550 Closed or SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1575		S.G. #4	S.G. #4, 1893 1/4a Black on orange, with blue control handstamp, an enormously rare unused example, issued without gum, featuring four uniformly large margins and strong fresh paper, couple of small faults (thin spots, minute pinhole and a faint crease), none of which affect its very fine appearance, nor are they of material importance considering that there are only a small handful of certified genuine examples of this stamp; 1990 RPS certificate; ex-Walker (Scott #1; $1,700.00).	£2,750 Closed or SOLD for $1,350.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1576		S.G. #7	S.G. #7, 1893 4a Black on rose, with blue control handstamp, unused, without gum as issued, full margins all around, some minor faults endemic to this very frail paper, still of very fine appearance; an extraordinarily rare stamp to find genuine; 1951 RPS certificate (Scott #5; $1,300.00). (Image)	£1,300 Closed or SOLD for $375.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM

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