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Return To Catalogue - India 1854-1865 - India 1866-1902
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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 size)
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 |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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| 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 Forged inverted overprints exist! |
| Larger sizes | |||
| 2 R | R | ** | |
| 3 R | R | *** | |
| 5 R | RR | *** | |
| 10 R | RR | *** | |
| 15 R | RR | R | |
| 25 R | RR | RR | |
Special cancel "CORONATION DURBAN 1911"
"BAGDAD" (Iraq) cancel.
Stamps with overprint "POSTAL SERVICE" are fiscal stamps.
I've seen the 1 a (Indian Postage) and 2 a with this "POSTAL SERVICE" overprint. The values 1/2 a green, 4 a green, 8 a lilac, 1 R red and green and 2 R brown and red also exist.
Stamp of India, overprinted for Gwalior
in Indian characters
Fournier forged '1/4' surcharge (probably used to make forged
inverted surcharges) and a forged cancel made by the forger Fournier. Images taken from a 'Fournier
Album of Philatelic Forgeries'.
Block of four stamps with "BASE OFFICE" cancel.
(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
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
| 3 p | * | * | |
| 1/2 a | * | ** | |
| 1 a | *** | *** | Postage |
| 1 a | ** | ** | Postage&Revenue |
| 2 a | ** | ** | |
| 2 a 6 p | *** | *** | |
| 3 a | *** | *** | |
| 4 a | *** | *** | |
| 8 a | *** | *** | |
| 12 a | *** | *** | |
| 1 R | *** | *** | |
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 (1926) "ONE RUPEE" on 15 R olive and blue "ONE RUPEE" on 25 R blue and orange "TWO RUPEES" on 10 R red and green
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
| 3 p | * | c | |
| 1/2 a | * | c | Postage |
| 1/2 a | * | c | Postage&Revenue (1907) |
| 1 a | * | c | Postage |
| 1 a | * | c | Postage&Revenue (1907) |
| 2 a | * | c | |
| 4 a | ** | c | |
| 8 a | *** | c | |
| 1 R | *** | c | |
| 2 R | *** | * | |
| 5 R | RR | *** | |
| 10 R | RR | *** | |
| 15 R | RR | R | |
| 25 R | RR | RR | |
| Surcharged | |||
| 1 a on 6 a | * | * | |
| 1 R on 15 R | *** | *** | |
| 1 R on 25 R | *** | *** | |
| 2 R on 10 R | *** | *** | |
