Pakistan, Bahawalpur & Bangladesh – Lot of ~40 Stamps,...
Pakistan, Bahawalpur & Bangladesh – Lot of ~40 Stamps, 1947–1970s
A mixed lot on stock cards. It includes the princely state of Bahawalpur’s 1949 UPU 75th Anniversary set (4 values, mint) plus an extra value, and the 1949 Bahawalpur Silver Jubilee agricultural issues (cotton, wheat, irrigation project, Sahiwal bull). Pakistan is represented by a 1947 India King George VI stamp with the “PAKISTAN” overprint (the country’s first issue), the 1948 crescent definitives, Shalimar Gardens and other pictorial definitives, “SERVICE” overprints, and 1970s tractor issues. The lot is completed by early Bangladesh definitives. Bahawalpur issues are popular with British Commonwealth collectors.
Condition: mixed mint and used, generally good.
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Pakistan, Bahawalpur & Bangladesh – Lot of ~40 Stamps, 1947–1970s
A mixed lot on stock cards. It includes the princely state of Bahawalpur’s 1949 UPU 75th Anniversary set (4 values, mint) plus an extra value, and the 1949 Bahawalpur Silver Jubilee agricultural issues (cotton, wheat, irrigation project, Sahiwal bull). Pakistan is represented by a 1947 India King George VI stamp with the “PAKISTAN” overprint (the country’s first issue), the 1948 crescent definitives, Shalimar Gardens and other pictorial definitives, “SERVICE” overprints, and 1970s tractor issues. The lot is completed by early Bangladesh definitives. Bahawalpur issues are popular with British Commonwealth collectors.
Condition: mixed mint and used, generally good.
Reserve
Time, Location
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