India: Rocket Mail: 1937 (Feb. 1) All India Jamboree, Delhi, three proofs of the vignette printed in red (2) and black with two endorsed “Proof” all signed “Stephen H. Smith”, also the issued labels in red, blue and green, unusual. Photo. (Image1)

India: Rocket Mail: 1937 (Feb. 1) Jamboree Railway Timetable of the Boy Scouts special train, which had been carried on the propaganda rocket. Produced by the East Indian Railway, the front cover shows a portrait of Lord Baden-Powell with Scouts cachet. Photo. (Image1)

India: Rocket Mail: 1937 (Feb. 2) All India Jamboree, Delhi, three values in tête-bêche blocks of four, endorsed “Jamboree Camp Delhi 2/2/37” and signed “Stephen H. Smith”, numbered “1/25”. Photo. (Image1)

India: Rocket Mail: 1937 (Feb. 2) All India Jamboree, Delhi, Scout envelope bearing red Rocket Despatch label tied by special All India Jamboree datestamp, with violet “By, R.136 Dr. M. Kronstein”, fine, 176 flown. Photo. (Image1)

India: Rocket Mail: 1937 (Feb. 2) All India Jamboree, Delhi, Scout postcard bearing red Rocket Despatch label tied by special All India Jamboree datestamp, with violet “By, R.136 Dr. H. Radasch”, fine, 132 flown. Photo. (Image1)

India: Rocket Mail: 1937 (Feb. 2) All India Jamboree, Delhi, Scout envelope bearing special All India Jamboree datestamp. Photo. (Image1)

India: Rocket mail, 1937 (Feb. 3) All India Jamboree, Delhi, Scout, “JAMBOREE DAILY” newspaper with special All India Jamboree datestamp, and violet “By, R. No 138 “Princess Elizabeth”, fine. 34 copies flown. Photo. (Image1)

India: 1937 (Feb. 3) All India Jamboree, Delhi, Scout cover, registered to England (very rare, only three registered items known), bearing large oblong cachet “ALL INDIA JAMBOREE/POST OFFICE/DELHI”, also postcard with the same cachet. Photo. (Image1)

India: Rocket Mail: 1937 (Feb. 3) All India Jamboree, Delhi, Scout cover bearing blue Rocket Despatch label tied by special All India Jamboree datestamp, with violet “By, R.134 Dr. R. Paganini”, fine, 87 flown. Photo. (Image1)

India: Rocket Mail: 1937 (Feb. 3) All India Jamboree, Delhi, Scout cover bearing blue Rocket Despatch label tied by special All India Jamboree datestamp, with violet “By, R.139 Lord Baden-Powell”, fine, 71 flown. Photo. (Image1)

India: Rocket Mail: 1937 (Feb. 3) All India Jamboree, Delhi, Scout cover bearing blue Rocket Despatch label tied by special All India Jamboree datestamp, with violet “By, R.139 Lord Baden-Powell”, fine, 71 flown. Photo. (Image1)

India: 1937 (Feb. 3) All India Jamboree, Delhi, Scout cover bearing a label commemorating the official opening of the camp by The Marquess of Linlithgow, Viceroy of India, and Lord Baden-Powell, franked Silver Jubilee 1/2a. both tied by special All India Jamboree cancellation, with Silver Jubilee 1/2a. tied by similar cancellation on the reverse, label stained, scarce. Photo. (Image1)

India: Rocket mail, 1937 (Feb. 3) All India Jamboree, Delhi, Scout cover bearing green Rocket Despatch label tied by special All India Jamboree datestamp, with violet “By, R. No 138 “Princess Elizabeth”, fine. 254 flown. Photo. (Image1)

India: Rocket Mail: 1937 (Mar. 2) envelope bearing red Rocket Despatch label, tied by “GIRL GUIDES RALLY/BENGAL/BENGAL/GIRL GUIDES/RALLY 2-3-37” cachet, and “PROPAGANDA.R. NO.7”, also manuscript “Propaganda Rocket R. No.7, fired by the worlds Chief Guide Lady Baden-Powell”, scarce. Photo. (Image1)

India: Rocket Mail: 1937 (Mar. 2) envelope bearing red Rocket Despatch label, tied by “GIRL GUIDES RALLY/BENGAL/BENGAL/GIRL GUIDES/RALLY 2-3-37” cachet, and “PROPAGANDA.R. NO.8”, scarce. Photo. (Image1)

India: Rocket mail, 1937 selection incl. (Feb. 4) All India Jamboree, Delhi cover with Scouts cachet, (Feb. 1) printed Uniform price list with Scout cachet and signed “Stephen H. Smith 400 carried”, also two price lists of Scout Gear one in violet, other in red, both signed by “Stephen H. Smith”, (Feb. 1) printed message from Sir John Anderson, Chief Scout for Bengal with Scout cachet (200 flown), (Mar. 2) printed message from Lady Baden-Powell bears circular cachet of the Girl Guides (2,000 flown by two rockets), etc. (13 items)

India: 1854-55 4a. blue and red Head die III, frame die II, used, slightly soiled, otherwise fine. S.G. 23. Photo. (Image1)

India: 1854 4a. blue and rose-red, slight soiling but enormous margins, diamond of dots cancellation. S.G. 25, cat. £1,200. Photo. (Image1)

India: 1856-64 no watermark 1/2a. blue, imperforate single, rare used example with “C/95” lozenge of dots and ms. initials, fine. R.P.S. certificate (1969) S.G. 37a, cat. £4,000 as pair. Photo. (Image1)

India: 1856-64 1a. mint block of four, fine. S.G. 39, cat. £340. Photo. (Image1)

India: 1856-64 no watermark 4a. black, large part gum, creasing, otherwise fine. S.G. 45, cat. £1,000. Photo. (Image1)

India: 1865 2a., three mint blocks of four in different shades, one block with a few shortish perfs. otherwise fine and fresh. Photo. (Image1)

India: 1865 4a. green in an unused block of four, a few blunted perfs., otherwise fine. S.G. 64. Photo. (Image1)

India: 1865 4a. green watermark inverted, used. S.G. 64w, cat. £550. Photo. (Image1)

India: 1866-76 4a. watermark inverted, die I, used, fine. S.G. 69w, cat. £550. Photo. (Image1)