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Auction: 22024 - The Samraat Collection of King George VI Indian States
Lot: 135

(x) Feudatory States
Cochin
Officials
1942-43 Official Stamps Surcharged
9p. (type 20) on 1½a. purple, part original, lightly toned gum, a few minor spots of oxidisation otherwise fine and a rare stamp, especially for this issue. S.G. O57, £1,400; Scott O71A Cat. $1850

Notes: John Trowbridge comments (in India Post 159) that the stamps which received this surcharge had been in storage in the state for over 20 years, so it was hardly surprising that they suffered from ‘relatively poor gum’.

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate

Starting price
£320