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1875 1a red on white used on cover.
1886 1a green on toned laid paper horizontal pair used on local cover.
12886 1a green on wove paper tied by oval cancel on local cover
1913 3p on 1a emerald green on toned wove paper with error, surcharge inverted, tied to local cover with double ring native cds. This stamp on toned wove paper is not recorded by SG with inverted surcharge; it is recorded on white wove paper. Catalog value for the listed stamp on cover is £1000, this being much rarer. 2025 ISES certificate
1949 1a Bhavnagar Court Fee stamp overprinted 'U. S. S. / REVENUE & / POSTAGE / SAURASHTRA' with error, small 'v' in REVENUE used on local cover dated 14 Nov. 49. Catalog value for normal stamp on cover £100. Ex. Dr. E.D. Pereira collection.
1949 2a grey & dull yellow overprinted 'Postage & Revenue / ONE ANNA', used on local cover dated 23 May 49. Ex. Dr. E.D. Pereira collection.
1886 1a green perforate on local cover.
1886 1a green perforate on local cover with small double line oval cancel 'SORUTH SARKAR / JUNAGADH' and a larger single frame oval cancel.
30 March 1950 cover franked on reverse with 1950 3p black & blackish green surcharged 'POSTAGE & REVENUE / ONE ANNA' corner marginal copy tied by 30 March 1950 cds. This is the last day of use as the United States of Saurashtra postal service was incorporated into that of India on 30 March 1950. An important item of Soruth postal history.
1886 4a red on laid paper, complete double sheet with large watermark. One sheet printed on one side and the second sheet printed on the other side. A rare double sheet as most were cut down to single sheets. Unused without gum as issued. Ex. Dr. E.D. Pereira collection. 2025 ISES certificate.
Bhavnagar 1a Court Fee stamp overprinted 'SAURASHTRA' without 'U.S.S. POSTAGE & REVENUE' used on cover tied by intaglio cancel in red with horseshoe 'S.P.O. / NOT PAID / JUNAGADH' strike with manuscript '0-2-0' to indicate that postage due of 2 annas was to be collected from the addressee. This cover was an attempt by the sender to use a revenue stamp to prepay postage charges. This was not allowed and the letter was charged postage due calculated at twice the deficiency of 1 anna. A spectacular cover. Ex. Dr. E.D. Pereira collection. 2025 ISES certificate.
Philatelic cover bearing 1864 1a black on grey wove paper (SG 2), 1878 1a green & 4a red, 1913 3p on 1a, 1914 3p green x 2 & 1a red, 1924 1a mauve and 1929 3p black & blackish green + ½a black & deep blue all tied by 'SAURASHTRA POST / VERIVAL / 18 JUN 38' cds. Ex. Dr. E.D. Pereira collection.2025 ISES certificate.