Lot 2246
1866 1a royal blue circular, watercolour...
The Uttama Series of Indian States - Part II | 5918
Auction: 28 July 2020 at 01:00 BST
£850
Description
1866 1a royal blue circular, watercolour on native paper, cut square but close on three sides, used with magenta seal cancel of Jammu. Slight faults (crease at foot and minor thin), still an exceptional example of this rare and distinctive early colour, usually found with the red seal of Srinagar. SG 3, £1000; Scott 2b
XXX Italics please -Note that the superficially similar 1876 1a bright blue (SG 18) is only found used with the later black seal of Jammu XXX
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