INDIAN STATES, DATIA (Duttia)

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Many forgeries exist: see the excellent site http://www.princelystates.com/CurrentIssue/ff-04-01a.shtml for more information.

All stamps of Datia had a manually printed circular control mark (seal) applied to them.

1893 Picture of the god Ganesh, only native inscription, imperforated

1/4 a black on orange and 1/2 a black on green, both genuine, but with blue seal omitted (extremely rare). Next to it a 2 a black on yellow and two 4 a black on lilac stamps.

(Genuine? Image obtained from a Shreves auction)

Most likely forgeries? The border is continuous in these stamps.

  1/4 a black on orange
  1/2 a black on green
  2 a black on yellow
  4 a black on lilac

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

These stamps were precancelled with a blue seal (often poor quality, see photo). There exist forgeries without this seal. Examples of forgeries:

(Forgery, reduced size)

Modern Forgeries (1980's?); Sometimes offered as rare stamps without control marks. In reality these are worthless forgeries.

I know that the forger Fournier also made forgeries of these stamps (they are shown in 'The Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries'). He also offered forgeries of some of the next issues.

Fournier forgery taken from a 'Fournier Album' (reduced size)

I've been told that this is a Fournier forgery as well. If my information is correct, the second last Indian character is different from the genuine stamps in this forgery.

Forgery.

Another forgery

1893 Picture of the god Ganesh, now with inscription "DUTTIA STATE POSTAGE", imperforate or perforated

1896 issue, 1 anna red. Letters with serifs, inscription "DUTTIA".

1897 onwards. Letters with serifs. Black on coloured paper, inscription "DUTTIA".

"DATIA" error; sorry no image available.

1899 issue, letters without serifs. 1/4 a red, 1/2 a black on green, 1 a black on white, 2 a black on yellow and 4 a black on red.

1918 issue, 2 a lilac

  1/4 a red (1899)
  1/4 a blue (1916)
  1/4 a black (1918)
  1/2 a black on green (1897, 2 types, small and large inscription)
  1/2 a green (1916)
  1/2 a blue (1920)
  1 a red
  1 a black (1897, 2 types, small and large inscription)
  1 a lilac (1916)
  2 a black on yellow (1897, 2 types, small and large inscription)
  2 a brown (1916)
  2 a lilac (1920)
  4 a black on red (1897, 2 types, small and large inscription)

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

These stamps were precancelled with a blue seal (often in a poor quality). In rare occasions, the seal is in black color.

Postal stationary exist in a similar design as well. The blue seal was then placed below the impression (not on top!).

Forgeries:

Cut from a Fournier Album with two Duttia forgeries.

Fournier forgeries taken from 'The Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries' (reduced sizes)

Fournier forgery taken from 'The Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries' (reduced size)

This might be the same forgery type as the above Fournier forgery. A similar forgery, but in black on brown is shown on: http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=13744, where all the flaws in the lettering and framelines are exactly identical. The seal there is in blue color.

This stamp looks exactly like one of the above Fournier forgeries.

Other forgeries, examples:

Probably modern forgeries (1980's?). Note the same flaws in the designs and the 'printed' seal on the last forgeries, which is placed in the same location.

Two other forgeries. They have the same flaws.

'DATIA' forgeries. Next to it a forgery of the previous issue, probably made by the same forger (same manuscript 'cancel').

A whole sheet of 12 stamps of these forgeries.

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