1850s-1930s collection on leaves with 1854 QV ½a blue x2 & 1a red x5 (most are 3-margin examples), 1856 4a green & 8a red, 1860 8p purple, 1866 Fiscal Stamps Overprinted 'POSTAGE' 6a purple x2, 1868-76 New Designs 4a Die I & Die II, 6a8p x2 & 8a, 1882-88 Star Wmk set, 1895 High Values mint 2r 3r & 5r, 1902-11 KEVII simplified set mint to 2r plus used 5r, 1911-22 KGV simplified set mint to 15r * plus used 25r and 1926-33 Multiple Star Wmk mint set (no 15r), plus mint 1929 Airmails, 1931 Inauguration, 1935 Silver Jubilee, 1937 KGVI set, etc, condition of the earlies a little mixed otherwise generally fine to very fine, Cat £4750+.  (few 100) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

Collection of mostly low value stamps but with many pickings especially among the Feudatory States which includes an attractive array of revenues from tiny State-lings and a group of revenue stamped paper from Nabha, small batch of postcards including real photo types x7 of various Maharajahs, etc, also a few documents including with autographs of "Wenlock" (former Governor of Madras Presidency) and "Elphinstone" (former Governor of Bombay), sections of Pakistan and Burma, condition variable but much is fine to very fine. Lots of bang for your buck.  (many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1852 Scinde Dawk ½a white embossed on thin machine-made paper SG S1 with strong & clear impression, cut-square with large even margins, tied to small piece by indistinct circular cancel in black, minor discoloration at upper-left not affecting the design, Cat £3,000. The 'Scinde Dawk' were the first stamps issued anywhere in Asia. They were produced under the authority of Sir Bartle Frere of the East India Company, who in 1850 became Chief Commissioner of Sindh Province in north-west India (part of present-day Pakistan). The name derives from an anglicised spelling of "Dak", the Hindustani word for "Post". Originally embossed in red on a wax wafer - which had a tendency to crack - these were soon replaced with colourless & blue embossings on paper. They were withdrawn in -.10.1854.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1852 Scinde Dawk ½a white embossed on thick machine-made paper SG S1, strong & clear impression, cut-square with margins good to large, Diamond-of-Dots cancel in black, a couple of minor ink marks (possibly from the cancel or writing), Cat £3,000.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1852 Scinde Dawk ½a blue embossed on thin hand-made paper SG S2, strong & clear impression, cut-square with margins good to large, a couple of light creases, Diamond-of-Dots cancel in black, Cat £11,000.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

1854 East India Company ½a blue (shades) SG 2-10 group stated to comprise Die I in deep blue, Die II x2 in pale blue & in blue with largely very fine Numeral 'C/37' cancel in blue, and Die III in deep blue (small hinge thin at top) with largely very fine Numeral 'C/85' cancel in black, all with full margins (large in places), Cat £500+. (4) 

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1854 East India Company 1a red (shades) SG 11-16 group stated to comprise Die I x2 in red & in deep red, Die II in dull red (small thin at left) and Die III in red with largely very fine Numeral-in-Diamond '158' cancel, all with full margins (large in places), Cat £610+. (4) 

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1854 East India Company 4a blue & red group stated to comprise First Printing SG 18 and Fourth Printing SG 23 (very lightly soiled) and SG 24, all cut-square with full margins (large in places), all with Diamond-of-Dots cancels, Cat £2850+. (3) 

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1854 East India Company 2a green SG 31 group comprising unused x3 in distinct shades (the deepest just touched at right) and used x2 both with outer framelines on all sides, one with very fine Numeral-in-Octagon 'B/1' cancel, all with full margins (large in places), Cat £1500+. (5) 

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1902-11 KEVII Definitives 10r green & carmine and 15r blue & olive SG 144 & 146, the 15r very well-centred, both large-part original gum, Cat £900. (2) 

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1902-11 KEVII Definitives 25r brownish-orange & blue SG 147, light telegraph (?) cds cancel in violet, Cat £600 for telegraphic usage.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1860s-1920s issues on leaves predominantly mint from 1866 'Service' Small Overprint No Wmk 1a deep brown (used) & 8a carmine, Elephant Head Wmk 4a green SG O13 (Cat £600) & New Design 4a green SG O14 apparently unused (Cat £3000), 1866 Fiscal Stamps Thick Blue Glazed Paper 2a purple SG O15 (used with a couple of minor blemishes, Cat £650), 1867 Large 'Service' Overprint set including 1a brown & 1a deep brown, 1909 KEVII 2r 5r 10r & 15r (tiny blemish) plus 'ONE RUPEE' on 25r, 1912-25 KGV 2r 5r 10r & 15r (small tonespot) plus 'ONE/RUPEE' on 15r and on 25r, etc, also Indian Expeditionary Force 'IEF' overprints on KGV set, condition a little mixed but mostly fine to very fine, Cat £5800+.  (100 approx) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,200

OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1866 Fiscal Stamp with Inscription Tablets Removed and Overprinted 'SERVICE'/TWO ANNAS' on Thick Blue Glazed Paper ImperfxPerf 14 SG O15, large-part original gum, Cat £1000. The illustration is above Lot 1392. 

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

CHINA EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: 1900-22 Issues complete SG C1-34 missing only the Unissued QV 1a6p, lightly mounted or with small hinge remainders, Cat £575.  (33) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

REVENUES: 1947 KGVI 'INDIA POSTAGE' 25r red with 'PAKISTAN' Machine Overprint, excellent centring, characteristic Telegraph cds & thick bars cancels. Not recorded by John Barefoot under India or Pakistan and the only example seen by us.

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

POSTAL HISTORY: 1855 (March 14) small folded entire to Calcutta with QV ½a blue Die II SG 6 (Cat £150 x5+ on cover) tied by Diamond-of-Dots cancel, largely fine complete strike of 'DINAPORE' boxed datestamp in red on reverse, Calcutta 'GPO/18/MAR/1ST DY' arrival cds in red alongside, a couple of minor blemishes. Dinapore (now Danapur) was a British East India Company garrison town heavily involved in the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, located some 500km NW of Calcutta on the Ganges River in Bengal (now in Bihar State).

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Fascinating collection on heavy pages with Convention States including some better values & a few covers; the major portion is Feudatory States stamps, revenues including stamped paper, and covers or postal stationery; condition variable. Lots of enjoyment without breaking the bank.  (few 100) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

CONVENTION STATES: 1880s-1930s collection on leaves predominantly mint, noted Chamba 1887-95 QV set to both 1r values, Farikdot 1886-1900 QV set (ex 1r slate), Gwalior 1885 Type 1 Overprint (15mm spacing) 1a brown-purple and QV, KEVII & KGV sets to 5r, Jind 1886 'JHIND/STATE' in Red on 1r slate, 1914-27 KGV Star Wmk set to 5r plus with 'SERVICE' official overprints and 1927-37 Large Star Wmk 1r 5r & 10r, Nabha 1885 QV Ovoid Overprints ½a 1a 2a & 4a, 1885-1900 QV set to both 1r values plus 'SERVICE' official overprints, Patiala 1884 QV Ovoid Overprints in Red 4a plus used ½a 1a & 2a, etc, some with hinge remainders otherwise generally fine to very fine, Cat £3700+.  (few 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

CONVENTION STATES: 1937-38 'JIND STATE' overprint on India KGVI 25r slate-violet & purple SG 126, well-centred, unmounted, Cat £1100.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500