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Auction: 23117 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale - e-Auction
Lot: 3615

(x) India
Feudatory States
Orchha
1935 Maharaja Vir Singh II, a superb collection written up on pages comprising, plate proofs, colour trials, errors and imperforate multiples large perforated multiples including proof strikes of Maharaja's head in blue (2a.) and brown (8a.), plate proofs of the frame including 10r. (8) ¼a. and 1a. in carmine on single sheet (115x162mm.), ¼a. slate block of nine (3x3), 1¼a. mauve block of six (3x2), 3a. magenta block of four, 12a. magenta block of nine (3x3) 1½a. block of six (2x3) with head shift with smaller multiples of ½a., 3a., 8a., 1r. and 10r. with the same error, ¼a. complete imperforate sheets (2), ¼a. block of twenty-one (7x3), the top two rows imperf. between horizontally, ¾a. imperforate strip of three, 1½a. block of four, imperf. between vertically, 2a. imperforate block of twelve (4x3), 3a. imperf. pair used, 4a. block of six (2x3) imperf. between vertically, 4a. imperforate block of six (3x2), 12a. imperf. irregular block of thirteen, 1r. imperf. pair, block of twenty-one (7x3) and eight (4x2), 2r.. complete sheet with dramatic mis-perforation, imperf. irregular block of ten, 3r. imperf. irregular block of nineteen, 4r. block of six (3x2), 5r. imperf. irregular block of thirteen with head inverted, 10r. colour trial in blue and cerise, 15r. imperf. irregular block of eleven; generally fine and a wonderful, comprehensive group.

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Estimate
£4,000 to £5,000

Starting price
£1200