Lot 294
I.F.S. Travancore SG O52/O65 (between) Official sheets (17) unused


















Stamps of Asia & The Middle East including The Sura Collection Part III | S26007
Auction: 31 March 2026 10:30 GMT
Description
Official. 1930-35 Type O7 opt (14mm high), Wmk "C", range of seventeen (!) complete unused sheets of 84 (14x6), comprising 6ca brown-red x4 (all different sub-settings, one "normal", two early with italic letter varieties as Type O5, the fourth with listed "Right S inverted" at R5/6 - SG O52, e, g, h). ½ch reddish violet x4 (three black opt, one red opt, all showing "CHUCRRAM" at R5/6, with two of the former exceptionally with INVERTED WATERMARK, one of which also includes the rare "Ou" for "On" error at R4/4 - SG O53/a/b, vars, O54/a), ¾ch mauve x2 (different plates), 1ch slate-blue, 1¼ch claret, 1½ch rose (with R1/7 "Inverted O"), 3ch x2 (black and red opts, former with R1/7 "Inverted O"), 7ch claret and 14ch orange. Mostly very fine, and a fascinating series for the specialist, neatly written up on pages. Some of the letter varieties are very seldom seen, as are the higher values in sheet form and the inverted watermarks. Between SG O52-O65 (cat £1857++).


















