Autographs of Umrao Singh
Umrao Singh Yadav (21 November 1920 – 21 November 2005) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was a non-commissioned officer in the Royal Artillery or the Royal Indian Artillery to be awarded the Victoria Cross during the Second World War, and the last survivor of only 40 Indian soldiers to be awarded the VC between 1912, when Indians first became eligible to be awarded the VC, and partition and independence of India in 1947.
Umrao Singh Yadav, son of Mohar Singh, was born into a Hindu Ahir family in Palra, a small village in Jhajjar district in Haryana (then the Rohtak district of undivided Punjab), 50 km north of Delhi.
He attended a local school and joined the Indian Army during World War II in November 1939. He was promoted to Havildar (Sergeant) in the Royal Indian Artillery, Indian Army in 1942.
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Traded items with a signature of Umrao Singh
The most expensive item with a signature of Umrao Singh (Major Umrao Singh VC signed cover - lb088) was sold in May 2015 for £65.00 while the cheapest item (Havildar Umrao Singh Victoria Cross Recipient Signed 5 x 4 Photo postcard) found a new owner for £4.75 in May 2021. The month with the most items sold (2) was May 2021 with an average selling price of £9.85 for an autographed item of Umrao Singh. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2015 with £65.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £5.19 was September 2012. In average, an autographed item from Umrao Singh is worth £16.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Umrao Singh were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 50th WW2 JS COVER SIGNED BY SUBADUR MAJOR UMRAO SINGH VC - JS/50/45/16A | £43.00 |  |
 | Havildar Umrao Singh VC Autograph Royal Indian Artillery Brooklet Card COA | £24.22 | |
| Havildar Umrao Singh VC signed Brooklet VC Card No 26 WW2 Victoria Cross AK1504 | £29.99 | |
| Havildar Umrao Singh VC signed Brooklet VC Card No 26. Y797 | £29.99 | |
| Havildar Umrao Singh VC. Royal Indian Artillery signed Brooklet VC Card AY2343 | £30.00 | |
| Havildar Umrao Singh Victoria Cross Recipient Signed 5 x 4 Photo postcard | £4.75 | |
| LTD EDIT BENHAM COVER WW2 VICTORIA CROSS SIGNED BY MAJOR UMRAO SINGH VC. | £8.90 | |
| RARE CAPTAIN UMRAO SINGH VC SIGNED THE VICTORIA CROSS NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM COVER | £16.00 | |
| Rare Signed Victoria Cross ,Subadar Major Umrao Singh. Indian Artillery.FDC. | £29.42 | |
| Rare Victory Over Japan Cover Signed Victoria Cross Recipient UMRAO SINGH VC | £54.99 | |
| SUBADAR MAJOR UMRAO SINGH VC SIGNED VC & GC MEMORIAL APPEAL COVER | £9.99 | |
| Umrao Singh VC - SIGNED - Victoria Cross - India - Burma | £12.99 | |
| Umrao Singh Victoria Cross Holder. Signed by Umrao Singh Won VC 1944 in Burma | £14.95 | |
| V/RARE SUBADUR MAJOR UMRAO SINGH VC SIGNED VICTORY OVER JAPAN LTD EDITION COVER | £12.50 | |
| Victoria Cross and George Cross Cover SIGNED Havildar Umrao Singh VC | £7.99 | |
