1795 (Mar 5) Entire with clear “Post Paid / Pondichery” oval cachet in black (Giles type 2, rated rare), sent to Chandernagor, with G.P.O. ds on reverse, fine and very rare (Image)

1851 (Sep 7) Stampless cover from CHANDERNAGOR (French India) with boxed despatch ds on reverse (Giles type 2) along with Calcutta and French arrivals, obverse endorsed “per P and O C.s’ Steamer Oriental” and rated “10”, some faults, rare with only a few covers recorded with this despatch Provenance: C. T. Sturton (Image)

1852 1/2a White “Scinde Dawk” on large part native cover, with large margins all around, cancelled by JC type E “cogwheel”, stamp toned and creased, rare Expertise: Cert. BPA (2013) (Image)

1852 Scinde Dawk 1/2a blue UNUSED, good margins, faults incl. toning, thin, small tear and repaired lower left corner, still very rare and presentable unused example (SG £38’000) Expertise: Cert. RPS (2015) (Image)

Reprint sheet from the original copper plates of the 1854 1a, struck 16 times on the sheet, inscribed “PLATE III” at bottom left and struck before the plates were given to the RPS, slight bend at top, scarce and very collectable (Image)

Reprint sheet from the original copper plates of the 1854 1/2a and 4a as well as two essays of the 2a, inscribed “PLATE IV” at bottom left and struck before the plates were given to the RPS, slight bend and light mark at top, scarce and very collectable (Image)

1854 8a Red & Blue essay reprint (Spence type 4, without inner frame line) lithographed on yellowish wove paper, cert. RPS (2015) (Image)

1854 (Dec 6) Wrapper from Landour to Calcutta with 1854 1/2a blue, just four margins, tied by BLUE lozenge of dots, reverse with despatch and arrival ds, fine and attractive (Image)

PERSIAN FIELD FORCE: 1854 4a with “131” numeral of the Persian Field Force, outer framelines just touched in place, fine and rare cancellation (SG £2’000) (Image)

1855 Envelope from Sholapor to England with 1854 2a green, good margins, and two 4a head die II frame die I, cut to shape and just touched in places, all tied by “64” numerals, with unrecorded Sholapoor boxed bs, transit and arrival bs, fine and attractive franking Expertise: Cert. BPA (2014) (Image)

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1857 (Jul 21) Lettersheet from Karical with 1856-64 1/2a blue tied by “C/147” numeral, reverse with despatch and faint Pondichery arrival ds, missing a sideflap, very fine (Image)

1859 Small envelope to Jersey franked combination imperf 2a green + 4a black, tied by numeral ’76’ obliterator of Kamptee (Nagpore), red boxed India Paid alongside, envelope with tear and light creasing, scarce and attractive mixed franking (Image)

1882-90 12a purple on red, used on five covers, incl. single franking with H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES CAMP special cancel, single franking on registered cover to Berlin, plus three large cover one being registered all to Switzerland etc., a fine and attractive group (6) (Image)

BOER WAR: 1900 (Dec 4) Stampless envelope sent “From 2261 S. Power, 3rd Kings R Rifles” to Lahore, headed “On Active Service stamps not obtainable”, with British Army F.P.O. cds, Indian Postage Due box hs and “Nualakh / Unpaid” green cachet, arrival bs, fine and scarce mail from the Indian Contingent in the Boer campaign Provenance: Contractor (Image)

1901 (Nov 14) 1a on 1 1/2a postal stationery card from PORT BLAIR, with Sea Post Office and London arrival adjacent, fine (Image)

1902 Front franked with complete set 1/2a to 5r tied RANGOON cds, on registered local usage, an attractive philatelic usage (Image)

1905 Large registered envelope from Baroda Camp to Boston, franked QV 2r brown and rose, plus Ed.VII 1/2a & 2a, with US Customs label on reverse, fine and scarce (Image)

SOLD The United Provinces Exhibition Camp Cachet 1911 Allahabad First Aerial Post cover with twelve KEVII 1/2a (franked on both sides) tied by the extremely rare United Provinces Exhibition Camp 18th Feb cds, reverse endorsed “By the Biplane”, with indistinct Indian 20th Feb cds and Edinburgh arrival cds, some soiling and trivial imperfections, extremely rare with no more than “half a dozen examples of this postmark” seen by Jeffrey Brown in an article in India’s Stamp Journal of May 1941 (Image)

1911 Allahabad First Aerial Post cover with KEVII 5R tied by special cachet with Allahabad registered label adjacent, despatch and Fyzabad backstamps, very fine and rare high value usage (Image)

1911 Allahabad First Aerial Post cover to Dehra Dun, with KEVII 3p grey, 2a violet & 8a purple, all tied by fine strike of the special flight cachet with boxed U.P. EXHIBITION CAMP/ALLAHABAD registered hs adjacent, despatch and Rambash backstamps, very fine and rare usage (Image)

1911 Allahabad First Aerial Post cover to Dehra Dun, with KEVII 1/2a green, 1a red & 12a mauve, all tied by fine strike of the special flight cachet with boxed U.P. EXHIBITION CAMP/ALLAHABAD registered hs adjacent, despatch and Rambash backstamps, very fine and rare usage (Image)

1911-20, Three covers incl. Allahabad First Aerial Post cover to Agra, with KEVII 3a, 6a & 12a tied by special flight cachets with registered label on reverse, despatch and Agra backstamps, minor soiling, and 1920 (Mar 11) Bombay to Karachi flight with 12a tied by BOMBAY / AIR POST cds, with “Karachi Air Service” manuscript alongside, and 1920 Gwalior registered envelope Lashkar to Bombay with QV/KGV franking, faults (Image)