Lot 191
SG O10ba service inverted with additional serv ce var in pair.





Stamps & Covers of Asia | S24007
Auction: 18 June 2024 at 11:00 BST
£5,760
Description
OFFICIAL: 1891-1900 2a dull blue opt type O4, horizontal pair, showing variety ‘SERVICE’ INVERTED, with right stamp additionally showing ‘SERV CE’ ('I' omitted), large part o.g. trivial imperfections (tones and marks on gum), a unique and famous showpiece of Patiala. RPSL Certificate (1959, as former SG O36var) BPA Certificate (2008) SG O10b/ba £4500+
Footnote
Illustrated in Stewart-Wilson Plate VIII fig 20. Ex. Hind (Harmers 28.5.34, Lot 262)





