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INDIA 1903-1935

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King EDWARD VII

1903 King Edward VII, frames same as previous Queen Victoria issue

  3 p grey
  1/2 a green (India Postage)
  1/2 a green (India Postage & Revenue)
  1 a red (India Postage)
  1 a red (India Postage & Revenue)
  2 a violet
  2 a 6 p blue
  3 a orange
  4 a olive
  6 a yellow
  8 a lilac
  12 a lilac on red
  1 R red and green

Surcharged

  '1/4' on 1/2 a green

Larger size

(Reduced sizes)

  2 R brown and red
  3 R green and brown
  5 R violet and blue
  10 R red and green
  15 R olive and blue
  25 R blue and orange

These stamps have watermark 'Star' and perforation 14.

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	vc
1/2 a	*	vc	Postage
1/2 a	c	vc	Postage&Revenue (1906)
1 a	*	vc	Postage
1 a	*	vc	Postage&Revenue (1906)
2 a	**	vc
2 a 6 p	**	c
3 a	***	*
4 a	***	c
6 a	***	*
8 a	***	*
12 a	***	*
1 R	***	c
Surcharged
1/4 on 1/2 a	*	c	Inverted overprint: RRR
Larger sizes
2 R	R	**
3 R	R	***
5 R	RR	***
10 R	RR	***
15 R	RR	R
25 R	RR	RR

Stamps with overprint 'POSTAL SERVICE' are fiscal stamps.

1909 Stamps of 1903 overprinted 'C.E.F.' for use in China, (Chinese Expeditionary Forces)

(Reduced size)

  3 p grey
  1/2 a green (India Postage & Revenue)
  1 a red (India Postage)
  1 a red (India Postage & Revenue)
  2 a violet
  2 a 6 p blue
  3 a orange
  4 a olive
  8 a lilac
  12 a lilac on red
  1 R red and green

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1903 Official stamps, previous stamps overprinted 'On H.M.S.'

  3 p grey
  1/2 a green (India Postage)
  1/2 a green (India Postage & Revenue)
  1 a red (India Postage)
  1 a red (India Postage & Revenue)
  2 a violet
  4 a olive
  6 a yellow
  8 a lilac
  1 R red and green

Larger size (overprint also larger)

  2 R brown and red
  5 R violet and blue
  10 R red and green
  15 R olive and blue
  25 R blue and orange

Surcharged (1925)

  'ONE ANNA' on 6 a yellow
  'ONE RUPEE' on 15 R olive and blue
  'ONE RUPEE' on 25 R blue and orange
  'TWO RUPEES' on 10 R red and green

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Fiscal stamp with king Edward VII, example, 'Special Adhesive':

(Reduced size)

King GEORGES V

1911 King Georges V, inscription 'INDIA POSTAGE'

  3 p grey
  1/2 a green
  9 p green
  1 a brown
  1 a 3 p lilac
  1 1/2 a (One and Half Anna) brown
  1 1/2 a (One and A Half Annas) brown
  1 1/2 a red
  2 a lilac
  2 a red
  2 a 6 p blue (Two annas six pies at the top)
  2 a 6 p blue (India postage at the top)
  2 a 6 p orange
  3 a orange
  3 a red
  3 a blue
  3 a 6 p blue
  4 a green
  6 a yellow
  8 a lilac
  12 a red

The perforation of these stamps is 13 1/2 x 14.

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
Watermark 'Single Star' (1911)
3 p	c	vc
1 1/2 a brown	*	c	'ONE AND HALF ANNA'
1 1/2 a brown	**	*	'ONE AND A HALF ANNA'
1 1/2 a red	*	*
2 a lilac	*	vc
2 a 6 p blue	**	*	Two annas six pies at the top
2 a 6 p blue	**	c	India postage at the top
2 a 6 p orange	**	c
3 a orange	**	c
3 a blue	**	c
4 a	**	c
6 a	**	c
8 a	***	c
12 a	***	*
Watermark 'Multiple Star' (1927)
3 p	c	vc
1/2 a	c	vc	1934
9 p	c	vc	1932
1 a	c	vc	1934
1 a 3 p	c	vc	1932
1 1/2 a red	*	*
2 a lilac	*	*
2 a red	c	vc	1934
2 a 6 p orange	*	c
3 a blue	*	c
3 a orange	c	c
3 a 6 p	c	c	1932
4 a	***	*
6 a	*	c	1935
8 a	**	c
12 a	***	c

1911 King Georges V, inscription 'INDIA POSTAGE REVENUE'

  1/2 a green
  1 a brown
  1 a red
  2 a lilac
  2 a red
  4 a green

Surcharged
  '1/4' on 1/2 a green
  'NINE PIES' and bar on 1 p red

These stamps have perforation 13 1/2 x 14.

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
Watermark 'Single Star' (1911)
1/2 a	*	vc
1 a red	*	vc
1 a brown	*	vc
1/4 on 1/2 a	c	c	Inverted surcharge: RRR
9 p on 1 a	*	c	Exists with erroneous surcharges: 'NINE NINE' or 'PIES PIES'
Watermark 'Multiple Star' (1927)
1/2 a	c	vc
1 a brown	*	vc
2 a lilac	*	vc
2 a red	c	c	1932
4 a	*	c

1911 King Georges V, large size

  1 R green and brown
  2 R yellow and red
  5 R lilac and blue
  10 R red and green
  15 R green and blue
  25 R blue and orange

These stamps have perforation 13 1/2 x 14

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
Watermark 'Single Star' (1911)
1 R	***	c
2 R	***	*
5 R	RR	**
10 R	RR	***
15 R	RR	***
25 R	RR	***
Watermark 'Multiple Star' (1927)
1 R	***	c
2 R	***	*
5 R	R	**
10 R	RR	***
15 R	RR	R	1931
25 R	RR	***

1914 Stamps of 1911 overprinted 'C.E.F.' for use in China, (Chinese Expeditionary Forces)

  3 p grey
  1/2 a green
  1 a red
  1 1/2 a brown
  2 a lilac
  2 a 6 p blue
  3 a orange
  4 a green
  8 a lilac
  12 a red
  1 R green and brown

These stamps have watermark 'Single Star'.

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	*	*
1/2 a	*	*
1 a	*	*
1 1/2 a	**	**
2 a	***	***
2 a 6 p	***	***
3 a	***	***
4 a	***	***
8 a	***	***
12 a	***	***
1 R	RR	RR

1914 Stamps of 1911 overprinted 'I.E.F.' for use in China, (Indian Expeditionary Forces)

  3 p grey
  1/2 a green
  1 a red
  2 a lilac
  2 a 6 p blue
  3 a orange
  4 a green
  8 a lilac
  12 a red
  1 R green and brown

These stamps have watermark 'Single Star'. They exist without '.' behind the 'F' (rare).

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	*
1/2 a	c	*
1 a	*	*
2 a	*	*
2 a 6 p	*	*
3 a	*	**
4 a	**	**
8 a	***	***
12 a	***	***
1 R	***	***

All the above stamps with 'I.E.F.' exist with additional overprint 'G.R. POST MAFIA' for use in former German East Africa (on the island of Mafia). These are provisional stamps and are not very common.

(Stamp with overprinted 'I.E.F' and 'G.R. POST MAFIA', images obtained from http://www.sandafayre.com)

Envelopes example:

The first airmail stamps in India were issued in 1929 (6 values from 2 a to 12 a), they have the image of an aeroplane and inscription 'AIR MAIL'.

In 1930 a new serie of postage stamps was issued with several views of India (6 values, ranging from 1/4 a to 1 R).

King Georges V, Official stamps

1912 Various stamps with King Georges V, overprinted 'SERVICE'

  3 p grey
  1/2 a green
  1 a red
  1 a brown
  2 a lilac
  4 a green
  6 a yellow
  8 a lilac
  12 a red

Surcharged
  'NINE PIES' on 1 a red
  'ONE ANNA' on 1 1/2 a brown (One and half anna)
  'ONE ANNA' on 1 1/2 a brown (One and a half anna)
  'ONE ANNA' on 2 a 6 p blue

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

'SERVICE' larger

(Reduced size)

  1 R green and brown
  2 R yellow and red
  5 R lilac and blue
  10 R red and green
  15 R green and blue
  25 R blue and orange

Surcharged

  'ONE RUPEE' on 15 R green and blue
  'ONE RUPEE' on 25 R blue and orange

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

(??? probably a forgery, overprint as on King Edward stamps)

King Georges VI

Example:

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