Lot 40713 – An assembly of nigh-on impossible to obtain rariti

An assembly of nigh-on impossible to obtain rarities from the Feudatory state of Jasdan. Collection comprises of the following: – Two pre-SG1 covers: These stamps are different from SG1 or any other subsequent issue and the usage on cover is much earlier (the covers are dated April 16 and April 18 in 1942) than the first usage of the current SG1 stamps (which happened much later in the same year). – SG1 mint pair and two SG1 covers – SG2 stamps used on two separate Sugar certificates (ex Medhora) which are of possibly two of the four known SG2 stamps. – A unique INDAP sheet bearing an imperf SG2 stamp (unrecorded) along with various revenue stamp proofs and cancellations also ex Medhora and recorded in his research articles published in the 1970s – Two SG3 Covers – INDAP letter regarding the printing of the 1a revenue with an imperf. example attached – A 1a revenue stamp used postally on a postage due note – Revenue essay(?) with two strikes on small sheetlet plus « Sample of Gumm Paper » with INDAP hs The pre-SG1 covers and the postal usage of revenue stamps (with the entire translation) have been previously recorded in research published in India Post An unmissable opportunity to obtain the key items for a Jasdan exhibit collection