Various India or India States stamps including 1854 2a used (3), 1928 15r pair mint and 2a blocks of 16, 32 and 96 containing 36 tete-beche pairs, 1948 Gandhi set mounted mint, 1951 Telegraph Centenary souvenir sheet overprinted Specimen, 1912 Official 1a imperf block of four, Indian States with a few Gwalior varieties, etc. (100s).

1854-1883 QV Stamps comprising 1854 ½a, 1a and 2a fine used, 1865 8p purple mint, 1866 6a purple fiscal stamp with Postage overprint type 15 fine used, and 1883 On H.M.S 1a with "SPECIMEN" handstamp. (6). Photo on Page 76. (Image1)

1854-1965 Mint and used collection including 1854 2a proof in pale green (no outer frame), 4a cut square (touched three sides), 1948 Gandhi 10r mint, Muscat set used, 1937-40 set mint, etc. (1,000s).

1874-76 9p, 6a, 12a and 1r Blocks of four all overprinted "CANCELLED" type D7, superb unmounted mint. Also 1883 9p rose (toned) with Specimen overprint type D9. (17). Photo on Page 86. (Image1)

1882-99 Stamps overprinted "CANCELLED" type D6, comprising 1882-90 ½a (toning), 1a, 1892-97 2a6p, 1899 3p, 1883-99 On H.M.S overprint 3p (thinned), ½a, 1a (creased) and 2a (thinned), the 2a6p with partial date in lower margin, a scarce group from the De La Rue archives. (8). Photo on Page 76. (Image1)

1902-11 KEVII 3p - 25r Set of seventeen with both 3p, 2a and 4a shades, the 25r with corner crease, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 119/47, £4,250. (20). Photo on Page 64. (Image1)

1926-33 15r Blue and olive, watermark upright, upper left corner marginal block of four, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 218, £400+.

1854-65 Stamps used in Malacca, Penang (7) or Singapore (40) including 1856 ½a blue with octagonal "B/109" of Malacca (trimmed margin at right but scarce), octagonal "B/147" (5) or "147" duplex (2), and octagonal "B/172" including 1854 ½a pair, 1a and 2a (2), 1855 4a strip of three, 1856-61 1a strip of three on piece, 2a yellow-buff strip of four, 2a yellow pair, 4a black pair, 8a strip of four, etc., a few faults. (48). Photo on Page 148. (Image1)

1854-65 Stamps cancelled octagonal "B/172" of Singapore including 1854 ½a (2), 1a strip of three, 2a (8), 1855 8a (15), 1856-64 ½a, 1a (16), 2a (21, various colours), 4a black (22), 4a green (2), 8a (6), 1860 8p (11), 1865 4a (2), some pieces, pairs or strips, mixed quality with some faults. (109).

1859 (Oct 15) Entire to Shanghai with 1855 4a cancelled octagonal "B/172", red boxed "INDIA PAID", backstamped at Singapore and Hong Kong, unobtrusive horizontal file fold, otherwise fine.

1860 (Oct 2) Entire to Bombay, docketed as from Hong Kong, franked 1856 4a black cancelled octagonal "B/172", boxed "INDIA PAID" and oval forwarding agents cachet of "BARTENBERG SCHMIDT & Co / SINGAPORE", Singapore and Bombay backstamps, light horizontal file fold. Also 1867 entire to Batavia with 2a orange cancelled "B/172" and tied by oval cachet of Hooglandt & Co, some damage to address panel caused by ink erosion to the manuscript "25" charge. (2).

1860 Entires from Manila to the same address in England, one franked 1856 1a pair + 4a black, the other franked 4a pair, all cancelled octagonal "B/172" with Singapore backstamps, horizontal file folds, otherwise fine. (2).

1864 (Oct 21) Entire letter to New York franked 8a carmine pair each cancelled octagonal "B/172", red London Paid (Nov 26) and "5 / N. YORK BR. PKT" (Dec 15) datestamps with red "1/11", reverse with cachet of Boustead & Co. Two light vertical file folds (one through left stamp), still an attractive cover to the USA.