Inventory
India QV 9p soldiers & Seamen postal stationery envelope additionally franked with Sirmoor 6p green from Sirmoor to Kasauli (British India) with Sirmoor native squared circle cds dated 27 Nov 1894 on reverse, indicium cancelled by Imperial Nahan squared circle cds dated 27 Nov 1894 with Kasauli delivery cds dated 29 November 1894. A spectacular combination cover of Sirmoor being one of only two recoded used in combination with India Soldiers & Seamen postal stationery envelope. 2025 ISES certificate
1901 local cover to Nahan franked with 1894-99 6p green tied by squared circle cancel with Nahan delivery cds on reverse. This is one of only three recorded non-philatelic local covers bearing a Sirmoor elephant stamp. Sirmoor stamps on local (within Sirmoor State) mail are virtually non-existent because the Sirmoor postal department had strict orders from the Maharaja of the State to remove all stamps from articles of mail prior to delivery. These used stamps were used to fulfil the demand for Sirmoor used stamps from overseas collectors. 2025 ISES certificate.
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
1931 Coronation set of three on local cover with delivery cds on reverse.
1888-94 ½p black on medium toned wove paper perf. 12 used on local cover tied by native 28mm cds with 45mm 11 MAY 93 cds in black on reverse. Wadhwan covers are rare. 2025 ISES certificate
1899 registered cover franked with a pair + single of the 1877 1a chocolate rouletted and a pair of the 1899 ¼a slate-blue perforated all tied by 'ULWAR STATE / POST OFFICE / 5 JU 99' cds with 'ULWAR STATE / POST OFFICE / 6 JU 99' delivery cds on reverse. Very late usage of the 1a stamp and the first mixed franking of bot the perforated and rouletted issue that we have handled in 40 years. Ex. Bill Tatham collection. 2025 ISES certificate.
1890-93 ½a black on blue-green on locally addressed philatelic cover. Covers bearing Bamra stamps are extremely rare. 2025 ISES certificate.
Registered cover franked with a pair of the 1922 2a purple horizontal pair tied by Rajpur 4 Nov. 31 cds with boxed registration strike on obverse. 2025 ISES certificate.
1878 ½a red imperf on local cover. Appears to be the earliest known cover bearing a Bhopal stamp. Ex. Dan Walker collection. 2025 ISES certificate.