India Hyderabad And Other States Stamps

Ok I have had a massive spree this morning purchasing stamps in amongst some of them is this lot

yet more research to be done of course even if they are fakes..?!!


Any comments opinions and advice gratefully accepted


Better scans to follow on arrival but all information and links would be appreciated.

i think they are all just beautiful and mysterious!

L&F,
all genuine, apart from the Kashmir, I am not conversant in that area.

You need an old Stanley Gibbons catalogue that includes India
You can pick them up in bookshops for circa $5

A nice start in Indian States collecting!

You can have some fun identifying the perforation varieties in the earlier Hyderabad stamps.

You may be aware that the last stamp in the first image is from Pakistan rather than an Indian state.

peterh thank you for pointing that out. I will put that one in with the pakistan collection.

Rod I just grabbed this stanley gibbons lately as a start towards what seems to be a fantastically complex collection.

L&F
good start, I have that catalogue.
I buy them up when I come across them.
Western Australia used to have a "book mart" every so often
A room the size of a basketball court, crammed with books.

I'd take a cardboard box and stuff all the Stamp catalogues, usually around $3
each.
I emailed my bookshed in Northam, last Friday, they had 6-7 but the prices had gone to $15 each, so I declined.

Our Red Cross stamp shop, sells Stanley Gibbons Magazines for $1 each

Red cross stamp shop??? I would live there!

Oh how wonderful do they have an online shop!

Rod if you have any left would you sell them too me? Il pay shipping of course.

i missed out on a complete set a-z which went for over 90$ the other day as I felt it was too high.

I have the specialised but thats only for usa it appears and a few others.

Not sure what you mean? Can you elaborate please.

I'll check with the Red Cross Stamp Shop
Not sure if it is still operational.