Lot 60353 – 1883-94 1 Anna Issues: Shades, Multiples, and Extensive

1883-94 1 Anna Issues, comprehensive and highly specialized assembly of the 1 anna issues, showcasing a wide range of shades and printings, including green, blue-green, greenish-black, and greyish-green, together with notable varieties such as a double impression.

The stamp section includes:

A strip of 1 anna greenish-black

Two pairs of 1 anna blue-green

Examples showing colour changes (faded to yellowish tones)

An original sheet of 1 anna green on toned wove paper

The collection is further enriched by an extensive and important group of 12 covers, illustrating a wide range of local, registered, and foreign usages, including:

A local cover bearing 1 anna green on European white paper for the second weight rate, cancelled by Srinagar 3-ring datestamp

A local registered letter with 4 × 1½ anna red and 2 × 1 anna yellowish-green, paying the third weight rate, cancelled by the native “mahsul” obliterator, with Dogri registration marking

A local letter bearing a strip of 3 × 1 anna greyish-green, likely for registration, though the marking is absent

Notable registered and combination covers include:

A registered cover from Jammu, franked with 3 × 1 anna (various shades) + British-India adhesives, cancelled by 9-bar obliterator, with the rare “SIALKOT REG” marking, apparently unrecorded in the literature

A combination cover to Allahabad, bearing 1 anna dark green + 2 × ½ anna British-India, cancelled by the barred-L obliterator, with Kashmir datestamp (26 Jan 1891) and Allahabad arrival (3 Feb 1891)

A registered cover from Jammu to Amritsar, with 4 × 1 anna yellow-green and 8 × ½ anna British-India, cancelled by Jammu “mahsul” obliterator and Sialkot barred-L, with REG SIALKOT transit, paying 4 annas for third weight and registration

An exceptional section of foreign mail includes:

Multiple covers from Leh to Germany (Kleinwelka, Herrnhut), bearing combinations of Kashmir and British-India adhesives, cancelled by Leh datestamps, with Bombay and Sea Post Office transit markings

A cover to Lormont (France) with 1 anna grey-green + British-India adhesives, showing Kashmir, Bombay, Paris transit, and arrival (1 Dec 1889)

A cover from Srinagar to Carnforth (GB) with 1 anna greenish-grey + 4 annas 6 pies British-India, forwarded within the UK, with RPSL certificate

A further cover to Great Britain (Horndean) illustrating the third weight rate (visitors’ half-rate), with full transit and arrival markings

A rich and diverse collection, combining shade studies, multiples, and outstanding postal history, including rare routes and markings.

A fine and scarce assembly, ideal for advanced study and exhibition. (SG £3000+)