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Auction: 25032 - Stamps and Covers of British Asia featuring the 'Imperial' Collection of Indian Telegraphs and Revenues
Lot: 3411

(x) India
Later Issues
1970-71 a set of five presentation board (c.317x266mm.) all headed "special postage stamp ...", noted "forwarded for selection of colour.", and signed "General Manager, India Security Press, Nasik Road" showing 20p. colour trials for various issues with colours noted on reverse, including "In Honour of Maharsi Valmiki" comprising trials in "red-purple" (issued), "red-brown", "Maltese blue" and "Maxtone blue-green", each in block of four and single; "On the Occasion of Centenary of Port Commissioners Calcutta" comprising trials in "blue-grey", "burnt Sienna, "turquoise-blue" and "Peacock blue" (issued colour), each in block of four and single; "In Honour of Jamnalal Bajaj" comprising trials in "Maltese blue", "purple", "suede grey" (issued colour) and "dark brown", each in block of four and single; "Of the 50th Anniversary of the Indian Red Cross Society" comprising trials in "blue-grey and brilliant red", "JBAs brown and brilliant red", "blue-black and brilliant red" and "max. con. blue-grey and brilliant red" (issued colour), each in block of four and single; "To Commemorate the National Philatelic Exhibition - 1970" (complete with facing board making it a folio) comprising trials in "orange (B) and plum", "orange (B) and JBA's brown", "orange (B) and Maltese blue", "orange (B) and olive-green (issued colour), "orange (B) and blue-grey", each in block of four and single;; and "In Honour of Sant Ravidas" comprising trials in "magenta", "scarlet", "max red-brown" (issued colour) and "plum". A rare and important group. S.G. 621-22, 624-25, 628-29, 633

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