India used in Muscat – Type c20 – 1929 Airmail Issue
India used in Muscat – Stamps from the 1929 Airmail issue used in Muscat and cancelled with Type c20 – The Large Single Ring Date-Stamp with Smaller Muscat Lettering
India used in Guadur – Type c16 – 1929 Airmail Issue
India used in Guadur - Stamps from the 1929 Airmail Issue used in Guadur and cancelled with Type c16 – The Large Double Circle Date-Stamp with Small Guadur Lettering and Wide Date-Band
Definitive
The 1929 Airmail Issue
In 1929 India issued a set of six airmail stamps depicting a “de Havilland DH66 Hercules” with the values 2as, 3as, 4as, 6as, 8as and 12as. All six stamps are found on paper with the watermark pointing to the left. While the normal watermark shows the stars pointing to the right when seen from the back of the stamp, all the values have also been recorded with the stars pointing left.
Two are found on the 3as value where a “Q instead of O” is found in “POSTAGE” – this error is found in Row 11/4. The other being the second “I” in INDIA resembling a “1”.
The two other errors are both found on the 8as purple being “The Missing Tree Top” and “The Reversed Serif on the second I” in INDIA.
The 1929 Airmail Issue
In 1929 India issued a set of six airmail stamps depicting a “de Havilland DH66 Hercules” with the values 2as, 3as, 4as, 6as, 8as and 12as. All six stamps are found on paper with the watermark pointing to the left. While the normal watermark shows the stars pointing to the right when seen from the back of the stamp, all the values have also been recorded with the stars pointing left.
