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INDIA continued...

District Posts continued...
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
651 imageMadras District. 1856 (Jan 19) Entire letter franked 1854 ½a (die I, four margins) cancelled by a circle of bars (Cooper type 2c) with red oval "TANJORE / TALOOK TAPPAL / ARTHANCY" handstamp dated in manuscript. A fine and rare District Post cover. Photo on Page 94 (Image1)

Est. £400-500

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
652 imageMadras District. 1856 (Aug 12) Cover to Palamcottah bearing two 1a stamps each cancelled by a circle of bars (Cooper type 2c), backstamped with red boxed "PUNJAMAL / POST PAID" dated in manuscript. A fine and rare District Post cover. Photo on Page 92. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. £400-500

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
653 imageMadras Circle. 1856 (Dec 5) Entire letter franked ½a, cancelled by a circle of bars (Cooper type 2c), reverse with red chamfered corner handstamp "N.A.T.T / SHOLINGHUR / Paid" dated in manuscript. A fine and rare District Post cover. Photo on Page 94. (Image1)

Est. £300-400

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
654 imageMadras Circle. 1865 (Dec 2) Cover to England franked 4a + 2a + 8p each cancelled by triangular barred "D/160" (Cooper type 29), backstamped red double oval framed "Tinnevelly / District Post Office / Paid", datestamps of Palamcottah and Madras (including hexagonal "Sorting" type), curved "INDIA PAID" and London c.d.s on the front. The only recorded example of this Tinnevelly handstamp with the very scarce triangular District Post cancels, and very unusual for a District Post cover to be addressed overseas. Photo on Page 94. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. £400-500

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
District Dawk
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
655 Central Provinces. c.1880 ½a Envelope and a cover franked ½a, both cancelled "N" in bars, backstamped with "3N1 / D.D" or "4N6 / D.D" datestamps. Rare, very few District Dawk datestamps recorded from the Central Provinces (with letter "N"). (2).

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
656 Oudh/North West Provinces. c.1880 Stampless native covers with "2O8 / D.D" c.d.s used in Oudh Province, or "31A2 / D.D" c.d.s used in North West Provinces, both with boxed "POSTAGE DUE", the first torn, very scarce. (2).

Est. £160-200

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
Zemindari Dawk (Bengal Circle)
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
657 image1874 (Aug 5) Registered cover from Chilmari Zemindari Dawk Office to Berhampore, reverse franked ½a pair + 2a (2) each cancelled by the rare "ZY / 24" numeral in a diamond struck in blue (Cooper 8j) with triangular framed "CHILMARI Z.D.O" and "CHILMARI Z.D.O" c.d.s, datestamps of Woolipore, Ajmare, "2 LOOP 4" and Berhampore. Redirected to Moorsidabad, the front with boxed registration handstamp of Woolipore and Fungpore datestamp. Torn open at left, the front a little stained with several small file holes, nevertheless a very rare cancel and cover. Photo on Page 94. (Image1)

Est. £400-500

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
Instructional Handstamps
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
658 image1865 (July 22) Stampless entire letter from Calcutta to France posted into a portable letterbox on a steamer landed at Madras, with framed "FOUND IN THE PORTABLE L.B" and a "MADRAS / INDIA UNPAID" datestamp. Handstamped with "G.B /1F62C" Anglo-French Accountancy mark and 9 decimes charge mark, arrival backstamps and red "FORWARDED BY / MACKENZIE LYALL & Co / THE / EXCHANGE / CALCUTTA" senders cachet. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 94. (Image1)

Est. £250-300

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
659 imagec.1880 ½a Envelope from Bombay to Kurrachee with boxed "FOUND IN / OVERLAND / LETTER BOX", the handstamp inverted, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 98. (Image1)

Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
660 1856-1929 Covers and cards, explanatory handstamps including "Detained Late Fee Not Paid" (10), "Train Late" (3), "Posted in Wrong Train" (3), "Too Late" (25), cover endorsed "Missent to Madras" bearing yellow label "Post Master will kindly obtain this cover and forward to Supdt., Travelling Post Office, for reference", 1892 registered cover with yellow label "Missent, Please return this envelope to the Postman" tied by Jeypore c.d.s, also large oval "Late Fee Paid Bombay Foreign" datestamp. An interesting collection, a few faults. (44).

Est. £400-500

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
661 1859-1905 Covers and cards with despatch or delivery handstamps including 1873 cover from Poona with boxed "1 DESPATCH", 1866-70 covers from Madras with oval framed "M.D" (3, Morning Despatch), and delivery or Peon handstamps (42) with circular "MIRZAPORE / PEON / No. 6", "MIRZAPUR / PEON / No. 6" or "BANDA / PEON / No.3", boxed "PEON / No. 5" or similar (5), "A.M", "P.M", "1st. D", "2d D", "3d D", individual numbers, etc., some faults but an interesting collection. (46).

Est. £250-300

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
662 1867-1901 Covers from G.B to India franked 1/-, 10d, 5d or 1d, all redirected, handstamped "REDIRECTED" at Madras (2, boxed) or Poona, or "Reposted" at Karachi, two with Sea Post Office and Madras Overland Mail backstamps, one with boxed "BOMBAY / BG 2 As", two with part flaps missing. (4).

Est. £100-150

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
Postage Due Mail
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
663 Bombay. 1860-1901 Covers with Bombay Postage Due or Bearing handstamps, the study of types with circular datestamps showing postage due charges, boxed handstamps with "Bg", "Bearg" or "Bearing" with or without a date, etc., many on native covers posted unpaid or franked ½a, a few higher franked covers, three covers from Bombay to Cutch-Mundra carried by steamer with boxed "BOMBAY / SHIP LETTER / POSTAGE DUE 1AN", some faults but an interesting study. (67).

Est. £350-450

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
664 1858-1918 Covers and cards, various postage due handstamps including scarce boxed "UNDERPAID" of Delhi (2, one on small registered cover), 1866 stampless Bearing letter from "M.M Asylum" with "Madras Suburban No.3" datestamp, Bearing datestamps incorrectly used on paid mail, redirection charges, red boxed "INSUFFICIENT" and blue boxed "CAL: G.P.O / BG 1 ANNA" on 1864 letter from Calcutta franked ½a, unpaid native covers with charge marks of Poona, Ajmere Jubbulpore, Meerut, Allygurh, Delhi, "CAWNPORE UNPAID / 1 AN" c.d.s, etc. An interesting collection. (71).

Est. £300-400

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
665 1872-78 Covers sent within G.B, to army or naval officers correctly franked 1d, then redirected to India, the 1872 cover to H.M.S "Immortalite" at Portland, redirected to Portsmouth then Bombay with "St. Bg / As 6" charge mark (equivalent to the single rate 9d deficiency), endorsed "Left the Ship" and boxed "UNCLAIMED / AT BOMBAY". The 1878 Cover redirected from Dublin to Morar with "OVERLAND POSTAGE / DUE / As ½", charged the inland rate only. An unusual pair. (2).

Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
666 1858-59 Covers to Calcutta sent via Marseille, the first franked 6d from Newark with "INSUFFICIENTLY / PRE-PAID" and "St. Bg / As 4", equivalent to the single 6d deficiency; the second franked 9d from Doncaster to H.M.S "Nemesis" with red boxed "DEFICIENT POSTAGE 3 / BRITISH SHARE OF FINE 3" and "St. Bg. As 6", equivalent to 9d, redirected without charge to Akyab with oval "FORWARDED" on reverse. (2).

Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
667 1863-67 Covers via Marseille charged the deficiency + 6d, with unframed "DEFICIENT POSTAGE / HALF FINE" handstamps showing the combined total due to G.B, comprising "3d / 3d } 6d" handstamp on cover franked 9d charged 6A, "1d / 3d } 4d" handstamp on cover franked 9d charged 4A 8P, "4d / 3d } 7d" handstamp on cover franked 6d charged 6A 8P, and "1d / 3d } 4d" handstamp altered in manuscript to "4d / 3d, total 7d" on a cover over ½oz franked 9d and charged 12A. (4).

Est. £200-240

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
668 1860-68 Covers via Marseille charged the deficiency + 6d, with boxed "EXCG OZ / DEFICIENT POSTAGE / BRITISH SHARE OF FINE (3)", franked 6d with 4d deficiency charged 6A, franked 9d with a 3d deficiency charge 6A, franked 10d with a 10d deficiency charged 10A 8P, or franked 2d with a deficiency of 8d charged 9A. (4).

Est. £200-240

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
669 1868-69 Covers via Marseille with "DEFICIENT POSTAGE / BRITISH SHARE OF FINE 4½", all charged the deficiency + 9d, boxed handstamps on covers franked 6d with a 7d deficiency, charged 10A 8P or 7A 8P, or franked 1/- with a 1d deficiency charged 6A 8P. (3).

Est. £150-180

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
670 1868-70 Covers franked 6d sent via Southampton, all underpaid by 3d with a fine of 9d, charged 8A. All with differing London handstamps comprising unframed "DEFICIENT POSTAGE 3 / BRITISH SHARE OF FINE 4½ } 7½", boxed "DEFICIENT POSTAGE 3d / FINE 9d } 1/-" or "EXCG OZ / DEFICIENT POSTAGE (3) / FINE 9d", one with a few edge faults, otherwise fine, an interesting trio. (3).

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
671 1869-70 Covers via Marseille, charged the deficiency + 9d, one with boxed "DEFICIENT POSTAGE 3D / FINE 9D } 1/-" franked 10d and charged 8A, the others with boxed "EXCG OZ / DEFICIENT POSTAGE / FINE 9d" on covers franked 6d with a 7d deficiency charged 10A 8P, franked 9d with a 4d deficiency charged 8A 8P, and double rate covers franked 1/1 (2, 1d + 1/- or 3 x 4d + 1d) both with a 1/1 deficiency charged 14A 8P. One with a few edge faults, otherwise fine. (5).

Est. £240-300

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
672 1873-76 Covers sent via Brindisi, charged the deficiency + 9d, with boxed "DEFICIENT POSTAGE / FINE 9d" handstamps, two double rate covers franked 1/- (one with 3d strip of four) underpaid by 1/- and charged 14A, the other two only franked 1d, underpaid by 11d and charged 13A 4P, all with differing Indian charge marks. (4).

Est. £180-220

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
673 1877-78 Covers sent via Brindisi at the 8d rate, all with circular "OVERLAND POSTAGE / DUE" handstamps with a differing charge, a 1d pink stationery envelope with 8A charge, and covers franked 2½d with 6A 6P charge, 6d with 3A 6P charge or 4d with 5A 6P charge. (4).

Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
674 1882-91 Covers (4) and cards (2) all with violet boxed "VALUE OF STAMPS / DEFICIENCY" handstamps showing differing stamp and deficiency amounts, comprising "5d / 5d" on double rate cover charged 8A 6P, "4d / 1d" on cover charged 2A, "2½d / 2½d" on cover charged 4A 6P, "1d / 4d" on cover charged 7A, "1d / 1d" on a 1d postcard charged 2A 7P and "1½d / ½d" on 1d postcard franked ½d with 1A charge. All with differing "OVERLAND POSTAGE DUE" handstamps, one with error of spelling "POSTGE". (6).

Est. £180-240

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
675 Egypt. 1860-71 Stampless covers to Bombay with "CAIRO" British Post Office c.d.s and "SUEZ" British P.O transit datestamps, all with circular "St. Bg" charge marks for differing rates, comprising 5A 4P, 8A, 1R or 2R, all fine, an interesting group. (4).

Est. £320-400

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.

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