Stamp #16 from India (East India Company). I thought at first the stamp was unused, but there are some light marks on the front. Another stamp with very similar marks sold recently as unused with "surface marks." Please see the pictures: The first two are scanned; the second two were taken with my phone from a different angle.


Most items under $20 ship in a first-class envelope with collectible stamps and with card stock and, for loose stamps, glassine for protection; more expensive or heavier items may go Ground Advantage or Priority Mail. 

Check out my store for stamps, postal stationery, and covers (first day, space, flight, and more) from the US and worldwide. Most of my inventory comes from my historian dad’s collection amassed over the course of more than 65 years. He specialized in the US, Nepal, and mountain climbing but collected from all continents.