David Feldman Great Britain, British Empire & Ireland June 7, 2019

471 Great Britain & British Empire – June 7, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page SG N° Estimate ( £ ) Indian States (see also Rarities of the World catalogue) Bahawalpur 50438 F / 468 O4 on cover 1945 Official 4a black on olive green, tied by Sadiq Garh/15.SEP.45 cds, on Palace stationery with crest on reverse, sent locally on a confidential envelope, very fine, cert. KGVI 800 - 1’000 50439 CC 1-17 1947 ‘Star and Crescent’ 3p to 10r complete, mint never hinged collection of 14 values, fresh, very fine and an extremely rare set, cert. KGVI (SG £14’000) 7’000 - 8’000 Bamra 50440 C H DCE L 1888-1893 Specialised collection on well-filled album pages, very rarely seen this comprehensive, including the first issues with 1/4a yellow unused (SG.1, cat. £1’000), 1/2a rose with inverted ‘RA’ not listed by SG, 4a yellow used on piece (SG.5, cat. £750), 1890-93 issues with lots of varieties including inverted ‘a’ in ‘anna’ errors, ‘BAMBA’ on 4a dull rose (SG.19b, cat. £2’000), 1/4a bright rose used block of six, etc. Catalogue easily in excess of £4,000 and much to research. 800 - 1’200 Bhopal 50441 C H DCE L 1878-1949 Specialised collection on album pages, with dozens of the octagonal issues imperf and perf and dozens more of the corner letters issues, with great potential for better types, 1902/03 octagonal and circular embossed issues to higher values, as well as lots of officials. Please inspect carefully. 150 - 200 Bundi 50442 C H DCE L 1894-1947 Specialised collection on album pages, including a range of the dagger types with values to 1r yellow on blue, followed by the complex and challenging 1914-41 Raja protecting cows issues with dozens including the official overprints with a 3a chestnut of a type not listed in SG. Catalogue on that we can identify is into four figures. A very interesting collection. 200 - 300 Cochin 50443 CC C J 48, 48b 1922-29 2p on 3p blue perf.14 and perf.14x12 1/2 in mint part sheets of 36, one with some perf. separation, fine (SG £913) 200 - 300 50444 C H DCE 1892-1949 Specialised collection housed on well-filled album pages, including a range of first issues with and without watermark, through to the Raja portraits very well represented including different character types identified, surcharge varieties, lots of officials, etc. A very interesting collection of this popular state, plenty of time needs to be spent in studying this as it is immensely complex. 200 - 300