Lot 108
Bahawalpur SG O1-7, 14-19 mint





The George Rab Collection of Bahawalpur Stamps | S24011
Auction: 26 November 2024 at 10:30 GMT
£156
Description
Officials. 1945 set of six, 1a black and brown, June 1945 set of three, Sept. 1945 3p and 1½a and Victory 1½a, all unmounted o.g. and with the face values pencilled on the reverse in the hand of Richard Crofton, the Prime Minister. SG O1-7, 14-19
Footnote
The stamps are accompanied by an official Prime Minister's envelope with inscription in Crofton's hand, "Complete set of Bahawalpur State stamps, Values in pencil on reverse'. It was found in Crofton's personal stamp collection. Also a postcard to his daughter, as an example of his handwriting





