1854 ½a blue four used examples three with no margins for different shades, one pen cancelled, fourth stamp has four good to large margin. Useful group. GBP0 (ImageA)

1854-1945 Ex-estate lot from a lifetimes British Empire collection totally unpicked and intact, attractive mint & used assembly noted 1854 ½a blue imperf (3 + pair), 1a red (2), 4a red and blue cut to shape, 2a green four margins used, 1855 4a & 8a, 1856 to 8a red including shades, 1865 to 8a red, 1866 6a purple (SG 66 Cat £150), 1874 to 1r used, 1876 set used, 1895 2r carmine and yellow-brown mint (Cat £100), 3r mint (Cat £85), 5r used CDS, 1902-11 to 15r mainly used, 1911-23 to 25r mainly used, 1926-33 to 25r mainly used, 15r unmounted mint (SG 218w cat £48), 1929 air set mint, 1937-40 10r & 15r mint (Cat £218), 25r used, 1948 1st Anniv. Indep set mint (Cat £425). Clean lot with very high cat value. (c360) GBP0 (ImageA)

1855 (27 Jan) Commercial cover bearing ½a blue tied diamond cancel in black on slightly tatty and torn cover, SG 2. GBP0 (ImageA)

1855 4a blue and rose-red, 5th printings Head Die III, Frame Die II superb enormous four margins with neat diamond 1 postal cancellation, superb and fine for these, SG 25. Complete with Brandon 2023 certificate. GBP0 (ImageA)

1860s Native cover BULDANDA N to Hyderabad bearing 1856-64 ½a blue pair tied CDS and 1st Delivery Hyderabad Aug 9 alongside, faults and splits but fragile native paper envelope. SG 37. GBP0 (ImageA)

1864 Tatty Soldier's letter from No. 1056 Pt George Delany 76th Regiment bearing 8a purple on white paper tied diamond dotted cancel to England with INDIA PAID crescent in red and part MADRAS SUBURBAN 28 CDS in red alongside, faults otherwise intr cvr. GBP0 (ImageA)

1869 ½a blue postal stationery letter sheet in native language bearing three nice backstamps in red for TOO LATE scroll, MADRAS MY 2?, octagonal / S.P.O.No.7 / 3 MY 69 / 1st DY / MADRAS with the 3 in May date reversed. Attractive. GBP0 (ImageA)

1880 Cover Ledbury (UK) to Madras Railway India bearing GB QV 2½d blue pl.18 vertical pair tied Ledbury 446 cancel and nice backstamps SEAPOST OFFICE C & G.P.O. OVERLAND MAIL / MADRAS. Mainly sound. GBP0 (ImageA)

1884-1939 Patiala State: Officials; Ex-estate lot from a lifetimes British Empire collection totally unpicked and intact, attractive and clean mint and fine used assembly Noted 1884 1a Brown-Purple used SG (2), 1912 set SG (48/62). 1928 set SG ( 63/74), 1937 set to 5r SG (80/94). Interesting lot to sift through. GBP0 (ImageA)

1891-4 Two postal stationery envelopes 2a6p on 4a6p yellow to Freiburg or UK one cancelled COCHIN squared circle, other DEHRA DUN squared circle, both fine. (2). GBP0 (ImageA)

1894 2a blue registered postal stationery envelope uprated on the front with another 2a ultr. both cancelled with unusual dotted circle cancel with dotted REG. DEHRA 15 OCT 94 cancels, with boxed R / DEHRA DUN in black, addr to Bombay. Scarce cancel, uniquely made by the postmaster?, short period of use? GBP0 (ImageA)

1904 EDVII 3r brown and green superb part CDS used by APOLLO BANDAR (Bombay) CDS cancel, extremely fine, SG 140. GBP0 (ImageA)

1905 China Expeditionary Force Peking picture postcard to Bombay Residency India bearing QV 3p carmine neat used FPO 1 cancel of Peking with BASE OFFICE B cds alongside, then transit TUTIOORIN and KIRKEE cds's on obverse. GBP0 (ImageA)

1909 EDVII 10r green and carmine a superb unmounted mint example, small paper inclusion otherwise incredible condition for these, SG 144 Cat £400 for mounted mint, would be much more for U/M. GBP0 (ImageA)

1912 ½a light green in a bottom gutter interpanneau block of 4 mint / unmounted mint showing dramatic double printing across the block including the gutter markings. Very striking, printer's waste? SG 155 var. GBP0 (ImageA)

1925-26 Delhi Specimen Essays (15) printed as samples of stamp production in India before the Nasik Press. A range of 15 unmounted mint gummed examples 2a grey (2), 2a brown (5 subtle shades), 2a vermilion (2), 1r (6 different bi colour combination). Most attractive and rare. GBP0 (ImageA)

1931-1957 Mint collection of sets on double sided stockpage with useful including 1931 Inauguration set (Cat £38), 1935 SJ set (Cat £40), 1940-3 set 14 (Cat £50), 1948 Ghandi 1st Anniversary set (Cat £425), 1949-52 set 16 (Cat £325), 1949 UPU set (Cat £30), 1952 Saints & Poets set (Cat £55), 1955 5 Year Plan to 10r (16 vals cat c£100), 1957 long set (Cat £32). Nice clean group. High cat value. GBP0 (ImageA)

1946 Victory in U/M blocks of 8, and unmounted mint blocks of 6 (3 = 18 sets), mainly fine. SG 278/281 Cat £149. GBP0 (ImageA)

1957-1975 Mint collection of sets on double sided stockpage with useful including 1957 Map 17 values to 10r (cat c£80), 1965-75 long set 18 (Cat £55). Nice clean group. GBP0 (ImageA)

Cover Poona to Bengal bearing QV 1a brown two singles tied POONS 52 postmark with five backstamps including TRAVELLING P.O. / NO.2 / BENGAL, INDORE hexagonal and additional cancels, vertical filing fold and usual minor faults, nice TPO item. GBP0 (ImageA)

Official: 186672 4a green Die I fine used with large part TRIMULGHERRY squared circle cancel, very nice example, SG O14. GBP0 (ImageA)

Officials: 1913 GV 15r blue and olive fine hinged mint, superb, SG O95. GBP0 (ImageA)

Prisoners of War Mail WWII Blue envelope from India to Germany bearing 8a violet GVI defin tied small incomplete oval cancel in black, with PRISONERS OF WAR POST single line violet h/s alongside, and manuscript Service of prisoners of war German language along the top. Other handstamps on obverse DHN/* in violet, Ab in black circle, PASSED DHN/2 in black. Sent via airmail, no backstamps but Wing 6 Control sender addr on reverse. Wrinkles and creases otherwise nice Indian POW item. GBP0 (ImageA)

Railway postmarks on mainly QV adhs singles, pairs and few on paper including RMS barred, R. Madras, R.S. C.54, T. etc, nice little lot. (100+). GBP0 (ImageA)

WWII Censor Mail - Useful group of 19 covers from various departure towns around India to a variety of destinations incl USA, India, NZ, Burma etc, very mixed with a huge range of different sealing labels, PASSED CENSOR cancels, single line DHA, DHC, Simla Hills Troops Mail, etc. Interesting lot. GBP0 (ImageA)