Auction: 14037 - Indian Postal Agencies in the Persian Gulf Area, The Alan Parsons Collection
Lot: 2228
The Indian Postal Agencies in the Persian Gulf Area
The Postal Agencies
Arabia
Muscat
The Pakistan Administration
Stamps of Pakistan were used from 29 December 1947 until 31 March 1948. Prior to the sale of the Nasik overprints a very small number of Indian stamps were handstamped "PAKISTAN" and they were on sale for only nine days though valid until 31 March 1948
1948 (29 Mar.) envelope to Bahrain bearing, on reverse, Handstamped 1½a. dull violet (small corner fault) neatly cancelled by C36a "machine" style datestamp; rare. Photo
Sold for
HK$150,000