Indian Princely States - Jammu & Kashmir A Selection from the Dan Walker Collection June 12, 2018

29 SG 138 to 168 ( 1 / 8 anna to 8 annas various thin wove papers, imperforate and in various new colours) SG 144 (Lot 10228) SG 152 (Lot 10241) SG 162 (Lot 10247) SG 166 (Lot 10251) SG 168a (Lot 10253) Though the printing of all values in the same colour—red or orange—was convenient and inexpensive, a familiar difficulty raised its ugly head again: it was not easy to distinguish the values from each other. And so it was finally resolved, in 1883, to issue each denomination in a different colour. The 1 anna and 4 annas were issued in different shades of green, overlapping only rarely, but since the designs were different, this was not felt to present a problem. The ½ anna and 2 annas continued to be printed in red, but on differently coloured papers. A new value, the 1 / 8 anna was added for use on postcards by nonresidents entitled to the half-rate privilege. It occurs on such postcards addressed to a destination outside the state in combination with an imperial stamp of ¼ anna value. The majority of the stamps of the finial series were printed on four kinds or paper: the two varieties of thin wove already used for the earlier issues, fine grayish and course yellowish; a third thin wove which is pure white and is found from 1889 and a creamy laid paper introduced after 1887, used Intermittently until 1894 –SG 162 to 168. In addition to these papers, the 2 anna value was printed on coloured semi-pelure poet, ranging from fine to coarse, the latter confined to the period between 1892 and 1894. The standard colours of the multicoloured issue are: 1 / 8 anna yellow ¼ anna brown 1 anna green 2 annas red on green 4 annas green 8 annas blue All printings aremade in insoluble painter’s ink, unlessmentioned otherwise. The actual colours of these pigments vary over an enormously wide range, and are therefore discussed separately for each of the denominations. 1 / 8 anna – The early printings were in inks of varying shades, ranging from yellow-brown to buff, and contained a turmeric ingredient, which often produced a turmeric “shadow”! as if the border of the sheet was printed more faintly for a second time. In 1886, this turmeric was abandoned, and the printings continued in dull yellow. Some of the colours were fugitive, and faded into pale yellowish gray. Because of the nature of these pigments, most of the printings are rather blurred. ¼ anna – A range of browns was printed on all four kinds of paper. These include a distinctive chocolate brown which exists on pure white wove and on creamy laid paper –SG 163. There is a rare double impression, not to be confused with the more common shifts which produced less distinct doubling effects. The scarce variety in green on pure white wove is probably an error.