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Auction: 25032 - Stamps and Covers of British Asia featuring the 'Imperial' Collection of Indian Telegraphs and Revenues
Lot: 3717

Pakistan
Bahawalpur
The Famous Star and Crescent Set
1947 3p. to 10r. set of seventeen, superb unmounted mint and a very rare set. Brandon Certificate (2011). S.G. 1-17, £20,000. Photo

See note in S.G: This set was issued during the interim period following the implementation of the Indian Independence Act, during which time Bahawalpur was part of neither of the two Dominions created. The Amir acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan on 3 October 1947 and these overprinted stamps of India were then withdrawn.

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Estimate
£8,000 to £10,000