India 1948 Gandhi 10 Rupees 'Service' Overprint
- Maker
- Government of India (Posts & Telegraphs)
- Year
- 1948
- Rank
- 46 of 100
India 1948 Gandhi 10 Rupees 'Service' Overprint
India 1948 Gandhi 10 Rupees 'Service' Overprint by Government of India (Posts & Telegraphs) (1948) is ranked 46 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It sold for $226,000 on 1 January 2013. Overprinted on only two sheets for VIP official use — the most famous rarity of independent India.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
Overprinted on only two sheets for VIP official use — the most famous rarity of independent India.
10 Rupees Mahatma Gandhi with 'SERVICE' official overprint (~100 overprinted, ~18 known); mint
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $226,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 1 January 2013
David Feldman record page: EUR 168,000 (~$226,000 at 2013 FX). The native EUR figure is load-bearing; USD is an approximate conversion.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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