set to 6ca on 14ch, 1950 6p and 9p surchs, 1950 pictorial pair, Officials 1949-51 set plus ½a on 1a vertical imperf pair, h/r, m.m. Cat £125 {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £32.80)
Auction UPA 98
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Lot #13863 - India - States - Travancore-Cochin 1949
4p on 8ca carmine perf 12 left marginal b/4 imperf between stamps and margin fine mint (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #13864 - India - States - Travancore-Cochin 1949
4p on 8ca carmine perf 12 block of nine, one with broken 'U', fine unused (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.00)
Lot #13865 - India - States - Travancore-Cochin 1949
Official 4p on 8ca carmine perf 11 top right corner vertical pair imperf between fine unused Cat £60 (image available) {O} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #13866 - India - States - Travancore-Cochin 1949
Official 4p on 8ca carmine block of 10 imperf between vert and imperf vert and horiz on two blocks of four, fine unused Cat £34 (image available) {O} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £14.40)
Lot #13867 - India - States - Travancore-Cochin 1949
Official 6a on 14ch turquoise green b/4, one with accent omitted, fine unused Cat £22 (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.00)
Lot #13868 - India - States - Travancore-Cochin 1949
Official 2p on 6a blackish violet perf 12½ lower marginal b/4, R.14/2 with character error, fine unused Cat £54 (image available) {O} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #13869 - India - States - Travancore-Cochin 1949
Official ½a on 1ch yellow green perf 12½ vertical pair with margin at left, part of surcharge missing which appears on the reverse of sselvedge due to paper fold, fine unused (image available) {O} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £31.20)
Lot #13870 - India - States - Travancore-Cochin 1949
Official ½a on 1ch yellow green perf 12½ lower marginal pair with misplaced surcharge which also appears on margin, fine unused (image available) {O} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £21.60)
Lot #13871 - India - States - Travancore-Cochin 1949
Official 3a on 7ch pale blue perf 12 block of four imperf between horiz unused, lightly toned Cat £50 (image available) {O} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #13872 - India - States - Travancore-Cochin 1949
Official 6a on 14ch turquoise green perf 12 horiz pair with margin at left imperf between fine unused Cat £35 (image available) {O} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #13873 - India - States - Travancore-Cochin 1949
Official 6a on 14ch turquoise green perf 12 vertical pair imperf between fine unused Cat £40 (image available) {O} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #13874 - India - States - Travancore-Cochin 1949
Official 6a on 14ch turquoise green perf 12 vertical pair imperf between fine unused Cat £40 (image available) {O} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #13875 - India - States - Travancore-Cochin 1949
Official 6a on 14ch turquoise green perf 12 vertical pair imperf between fine unused Cat £40 (image available) {O} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #13876 - India - States - Travancore-Cochin 1949
Official 2p on 6ca blackish violet perf 12½ left marginal b/4 with Service doubled fine unused Cat £72 (image available) {O} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £25.60)
Lot #13877 - India - States - Travancore-Cochin 1949-51
Official 2a on 4ch red perf 12½ block of 38 fine unused Cat £179 {O} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £49.60)
Lot #13878 - India - States - Travancore-Cochin 1949-51
Official 3a on 7ch pale blue perf 12 complete pane of 56 unused, some light creasing otherwise fine Cat £336 {O} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £75.20)
Lot #13879 - India - States - Travancore-Cochin 1949-51
Official 6a on 14ch turquoise green perf 12½ lower left corner block of 14 fine unused Cat £294 {O} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £75.20)
Lot #13880 - India - States - Travancore-Cochin 1950
Revenue T.C. ovpt on Cochin 1½R red Type 30 pane of 48, R.1/5 missing stop, fine unused {R} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £62.40)
Lot #13881 - India - States - Travancore-Cochin 1950
T.C. ovpt 6p on 1a orange left pane of 48, R.1/5 missing stop, fine unused Cat £240 {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £62.40)

















