I.F.S. Soruth 1949 1a on ½a black and deep blue error, SG58a

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I.F.S. Soruth 1949 1a on ½a black and deep blue error, SG58aI. F. S. Soruth 1949 (May) 1a on a black and deep blue, Type 19 surcharge, ERROR SURCHARGE DOUBLE, SG58a. A fine used example for this rare surcharge error with part OCT 49' circular date stamp. Spectacular and extremely rare Indian States error with no reported mint examples known. Provenance: ex T. D. Barber Collection of King George VI (Christie's Robson Lowe sale 14 3 90, lot 381) and Couvreur. Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: 750. The

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