Lot 2294
1945 (Sept ?) printed sugar ration 'card'...
The Uttama Series of Indian States - Part II | 5918
Auction: 28 July 2020 at 01:00 BST
£500
Description
1945 (Sept ?) printed sugar ration 'card' sent through the post, with 1942-47 1a pale yellow-green perf 8½-9 (pos. 1 on pane, imperforate at top) tied by violet circular postmark, with 1a rose fiscal (uncancelled, spike hole) applied at upper left. Rare and most interesting usage. SG 4; Scott 1
XXX Italics please - This represents apparently the earliest recorded date for SG 4. Part I gives 1946, but it has always seemed likely to be an earlier printing than SG 5, for which 1945 usage has aready been recorded XXX
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