The Duttia State Post was first documented in
The Philatelic Journal Of India, February 1897 using notes supplied by C.L.Pigott.
There have been many articles written about the Duttia cover by eminent philatelists (Stoney, Garrat Adams, Frits Staal, Peter Rover), the first two are as below.
R.F. Stoney's Article In The Philatelic Journal Of India - February 1948
Garratt Adams Article In The Philatelic Journal Of Great Britain April-June 1950
Garratt Adams Article In The Philatelic Journal Of Great Britain Oct-Dec 1950
The unique SG2 copy (and the only Duttia Stamp with a red control seal) has since been added to the Stanley Gibbons British Commonwealth catalogue as SG2b and valued at 20,000 british pounds (for used , mint is not known). The used SG3 is catalogued at 3750 british pounds. What would be a reasonable multiple for these stamps on cover ? Note that as per the 2004 Stanley Gibbons British Commonwealth catalogue rare covers of Jind (as an example) catalogued at a multiple of 100 (times the value of the stamps on cover) !
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