Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

Shahpura 1917: Typographed 1 p. carmine on drab, imperforate, a used example with large margins all round, tied to cover by large circular negative seal handstamp in black. Reverse with slight piece of envelope missing otherwise superb for this extraordinarily rare issue on letter - without doubt one of the rarest and most elusive of all first issues on cover. Cert. ISES (2024) Gi = £ 1'100 off cover.