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Great Britain and British Commonwealth BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA
Sale No: 0221
Lot No: 517
Symbol: (*)b
Cat No: 14
1854 1a dull red, die II, sheet of 96 with most of the marginal inscriptions intact on all sides, distinct sideways watermark, good color. The sheet was separated vertically between stamps in the middle and rejoined, with paper defects caused by the splitting along the watermark (pos 31,39), also closed tear (pos 59,67) and few other minor flaws. A spectacular exhibition piece (Cat No. SG 14) (Image)
Est.$25,000
Opening US$ 23,000.00
Closed..Feb-02-2021, 14:17:11 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 0221
Lot No: 518
Symbol: e
1858 small cover to England, franked with 2x1/2a, 2a and 4a, with boxed "India Paid", red London transit and Jan 28, 58 arrival pmks, filing fold through 4a, cover tears, fine three color franking from India (Image)
Est.$250
Opening US$ 240.00
Sold...US$ 240.00
Closed..Feb-02-2021, 14:17:25 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 0221
Lot No: 519
Symbol: (*)
1948 Gandhi, unused set of four affixed in a special commemorative booklet, fine-v.f. (Image)
Est.$250
Opening US$ 230.00
Closed..Feb-02-2021, 14:17:37 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 0221
Lot No: 520
Symbol: ***
Cat No: 203-06
1948 Gandhi, three sets of four, two n.h., the other mounted in a special memorial folder, v.f. (Cat No. 203-06) (Image)
Est.$500
Opening US$ 450.00
Closed..Feb-02-2021, 14:17:50 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 0221
Lot No: 521
Symbol: S
Cat No: 203-206S
1948 Gandhi "Specimen" overprint, set of four, affixed down on gold foil pages in a handsome black velvet presentation folder, with the 10rs high value on first page titled "Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Stamps, 15th August 1948" in red, second page with the 1 1/2a, 3 1/2a and 12a values, each stamp framed in a red border, 12a green with a minor abrasion at bottom, which hardly detracts from this extremely rare Specimen booklet, v.f. and without the usual faults, toning and discolorations which often plague this iconic item (SG 305-8S) (The Government of India issued a set of four commemorative stamps on 15th August, 1948, the first anniversary of independence as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation. These were the first commemorative stamps of Independent India and the only set of stamps printed outside India, by Courvoisier S.A. in, La Chaux-De-Fonds. Very few booklet sets were produced, with two different styles reported) (Cat No. 203-206S) (Image)
