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INDIAN STATES, SORUTH (Saurashtra)

Note: on my website many of the pictures can not be seen! They are of course present in the cd's;
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Many forgeries exist: see the excellent site http://www.princelystates.com/CurrentIssue/ff-04-01a.shtml for more information.

1864 Native text

(on piece of paper)

  1 a black on blue
  1 a black

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 a black on blue	RRR	RR
1 a black	RRR	RR

1864 Native text with circles left and right

(I'm not sure if the above stamps are genuine!)

  1 a black on blue
  1 a red
  1 a black on lilac
  1 a black on yellow
  1 a red on green
  1 a red on blue
  1 a red on yellow
  4 a black

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 a black on blue	RR	R
1 a red	R	R
1 a black on lilac	RR	RR
1 a black on yellow	RRR	RRR
1 a red on green, blue or yellow	RRR	RRR
4 a	RR	RR

1877 Inscription 'SORUTH POSTAGE' in an ellipse

  1 a green
  1 a red (1915)

Surcharged
  'Three pies' and native text on 1 a green

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 a green	*	*	Imperforate or perforated 12
1 a red	*	*
3 p on 1 a	*	*	With inverted surcharge: RR

A misprint 1 a blue exists: RRR.

1877 Inscription 'SORUTH POSTAGE' in a circle

  3 p green (1915)
  4 a red

Surcharged
  'One Anna' and native text on 4 a red

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
3 p	*	c
4 a	**	**	Imperforate or perforated 12
1 a on 4 a	**	**

In 1923 stamps with the portrait of a man was issued; 3 p violet, 1 a red and a surcharged stamp: 3 p (in Indian characters) on 1 a, they have the inscription 'SOURASHTRA POSTAGE':

Later issues, examples:

(Official stamp 'SARKARI' of 1929)

Copyright by Evert Klaseboer

Preview of Stamps Catalogue CD : VOLUME 1