1854/1970 (ca.), comprehensive mainly used holding in a binder, neatly sorted on stockpages with plenty of material from early issues and main value before 1940, also a good section of various states. In addition a not less impressive section of Straits Settlements/Malayan states plus a selection of covers. Surely a rich source, offered completely untouched, intensive viewing recommended! ÷ 1854/1970 (ca.), unfangreicher meist gestempelter Bestand im Klemmbinder, sauber auf Steckseiten sortiert mit großer Materialfülle ab den frühen Ausgaben und Hauptwert vor 1940, auch vorhanden eine gute Auswahl an den verschiedenen Kleinstaaten. Zusätzlich ein nicht minder eindrucksvoller Teil Straits Settlements/Malaiische Staaten sowie einige Belege. Sicherlich eine lohnenswerte Fundgrube, vollkommen unberührt angeboten, eine eingehende Besichtigung wird empfohlen! (Image)

1854-1940 Collection of hundreds of mint and used stamps of British India, from five fine Lithographs, incl. 4a. cut square, to KGVI. definitives, plus Officials and C.E.F./I.E.F., find a lot of good stamps as KEVII. series up to 25r. (telegraph datestamp), Officials including small "Service." ovpt., good colour shades, various cancellations incl. used abroad, varieties like "NINE NINE", etc., in mostly good condition. (Image)

1854-1946 British India stamps: Accumulation of hundreds of mint and used stamps in a stock-book, starting with several Lithographs used (mixed condition), mint definitives and official stamps and multiples as 1865 1a. marginal block of 12, or 1883 1a. slate pair and marginal single all optd. "SPECIMEN", pairs of QV 3r. and KEVII. 3r., some mint multiples of Officials, singles and multiples of Convention States issues, and few other items. (Image)

1854-1970's ca.: Part collections of mint and used stamps on old album leaves, plus several covers, from few Lithographs to modern issues including Officials, with some interesting cancellations and covers (for ex. Gandhi 12a. on cover to London, or a modern Pigeongram), in mixed condition.
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1854-1980 Collection plus additions of mint and used stamps of India, Indian states and few others like Nepal on printed pages in a binder and two stock-books, from few Lithographs, with following issues including stamps used abroad (Burma, Zanzibar etc.), up to modern India, some stamps from Indian states, specials like 'Postal Service', colour shades etc.

1854-55 Lithographed ½a. blue, 8 used singles, various shades, dies and cancellations, with few retouches etc., all with four margins, fine/very fine.

1882-1946 Thousands of mint stamps in complete sheets (up to 320 stamps), part sheets and/or large multiples, housed in a large folder, with QV to KGVI. definitives and Officials, mostly small values but also few better like KGVI. 1a. complete sheet with all the tête-bêche pairs (incl. gutter), 192 stamps of KGV. Official 1r. on 25r. (incl. gutter), multiples of KGVI. Officials (1r. to 10r.), and others. (SG from £4000) (Image)

1929 Air, complete set in blocks of four, mint with hinge marks on resp. top pairs, plus about 260 stamps of 2a. blue-green (SG 220w) in large multiples/part sheets, mint never hinged. (SG about £2100) (Image)

1915-18/1939-43: Collection of 19 covers used during WWI (6) and WWII including a lot of interesting details as 1917 cover from Base Office in Egypt bearing 'Women's Branch' charity stamps, WWI mail from N.-W. Frontier, two 1918 covers from F.P.O. franked KGV. optd. "I.E.F.", WWII mail from Egypt (including those from El Almein and those franked by Egyptian Military stamps), also Air Letters and others.
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1857-1902: Group of 12 postal stationery cutouts used on 11 envelopes (with "Crux Mihi Grata Quies" coat of arms of the Scottish Adam Clan on back) sent within Alipore in 1907 (each with arrival backstamp), nine different cutouts of QV and KEVII. issues, fine.
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1860's-80's period: Collection of 29 different stamped paper of Queen Victoria era, from 8 Annas to 700 Rupees, all unused and perforated "CANCELLED", printed by Thomas De La Rue on watermarked paper, good to very fine. AN EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION OF SCARCE ITEMS.
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Ansichtskarten: Alle Welt - Indien - 1900/1950, album with more then 80 historical postcards as well as several collecting-pictures, vignettes and other interesting Indian printed matter. A high-quality collection with political and historical motifs and other topics, like for example postal system, traffic, military and many more. Exceptional condition and a very interesting collection. (old starting price 240 Euro) ÷ Ansichtskarten: Alle Welt - INDIEN - 1900/1950, Album mit über 80 historischen Ansichtskarten sowie zahlreichen Sammelbilder, Vignetten und anderen interessanten indischen Druckerzeugnissen. Eine hochwertige Sammlung aus Politik & Geschichte mit Motiven aus dem Postwesen, Verkehr, Militär und etlichen weiteren Bereichen. Das Material ist überwiegend ungebraucht und meist in guter bis sehr guter Erhaltung. (alter Ausruf 240 Euro) (Image)

1934-37 INDIAN ROCKET MAIL: Comprehensive and specialized collection of about 70 covers and documents from the various rocket despatches, plus more than 100 rocket mail vignettes, plus photographs, newspaper articles etc., with a lot of scarce covers and documents from rocket test flights, from rocket aeroplane flights, covers bearing various scarce rocket vignettes, labels and handstamps, up to the 1937 Boy Scouts Jamboree rocket flights, almost all different, and with some scarce rocket vignettes as proofs (signed by Stephen H. Smith), se-tenant multiples, tête-bêche pairs etc., and many original photographs from the various rocket experiments and despatches. A very interesting and specialized collection.
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1884-1936 Collection of about 500 stamps on old album leaves, mint and/or used, with QV to KGV. issues from all the six States, including good QV sets/part sets mint, overprint varieties and types, Officials etc., not with the highest Rupee values but nevertheless a good and almost fine collection. (Image)

1866-1930's ca.: Collection of hundreds of mint and used stamps from various states, mounted to old printed album leaves, from Alwar to Wadhwan, including many interesting and/or good stamps from Bamra, Duttia, Las Bela with 1a., few stamps from Nepal, some Poonch etc. (Image)

1866-94, collection of about 90 stamps, used and/or unused including 16 Circulars, square issues and Officials (several on laid paper), some signed on reverse some years ago (various experts), good to fine. (Image)

1851 Small cover from Calcutta to Magdeburg, Prussia (Germany) "By overland mail" (endorsed in m/s) via Alexandria, Triest and Berlin, bearing (on front or back) framed "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./SHIPLETTER/8 FEB 8/1851" despatch d/s in red, boxed "INDIA" in red, transit two-liner "ALEXANDRIE/8. MAR.", red Triest '8 MAR' transit dater, black "...-MYSLOWITZ 16/3" c.d.s., black "BERLIN.../L R/13/3" c.d.s., framed "K.PR.POST-SPED.BUREAU/DER WILHELMS=BAHN/16 3" railway d/s in red and boxed "Aus Oesterreich" h/s in red, and several respective tax marks. A very interesting and unusual cover. ÷ 1851 Roter, eingefasster Bahnpoststempel "K.PR.POST-SPED.BUREAU DER WILHELMS=BAHN 16 3" rückseitig auf kleinem Briefkuvert aus Calcutta (Indien) via Alexandria, Triest und Berlin nach Magdeburg "By overland mail" (handschriftlich notiert), mit rotem Rahmenstempel "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./SHIPLETTER/8 FEB 8/1851", eingefasstem "INDIA" in rot, L2 "ALEXANDRIE/8. MAR.", rotem Durchgangsstempel von Triest '8 MAR', schwarzem K1 "...-MYSLOWITZ 16/3", schwarzem K2 "BERLIN.../L R/13/3", und rotem R1 "Aus Oesterreich", sowie verschiedene Taxvermerke. Ein seltener Stempel auf ungewöhnlichem Brief. (Image)

1854 Unissued lithographed ½a. vermilion with 9½ arches, left-hand marginal single with part of sheet inscription, unused with even wide margins, with a defect right of chignon (a hole and short tears) but still good appearance, and attractive. (SG £3500)
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1854/1890's Group of seven essay of the ½a., with an 1890 imitation of Capt. Thullier's essay in deep red, four singles of the essays with crosses in upper corners (two in red, two in blue including one with letter "E" of SPECIMEN on back), and a pair in red with slightly different crosses and an octagonal numeral h/s "B/1" of Calcutta (status?). Three stamps with thins, one stamp of the pair with a hole otherwise fine. (Image)

1854 Lithographed ½a. blue, Die I, block of four from near to center of the sheet, used in Rajcote and cancelled by Bombay Circle numeral "119" in diamond of bars, with complete to wide margins all round, fresh and fine. Signed "Georg Bühler" on reverse. (Image)

1854-55 Six pairs of lithographed ½a. blue (two, in different shades) and 1a. red (two, incl. Die I pair and Die III pair), plus two pairs of typo. 2a. green (one may show "ONE ANA" watermark as it shows part of double "circle" (letters "MP" of STAMP) with lines more than ½ inch apart), all used with various cancellations, with complete to wide margins, fresh and fine/very fine. All pairs except 1a. Die I signed by Köhler or Bühler. (Image)

1854-55 Set of six different Lithographs and 2a. green, with three ½a. (Die I-III, various colour shades), two single of 1a. (Die I-II, shades), one 2a. and a 4a. blue & red from 4th printing (sheet pos. 14, cut square), all used with various cancellations, all with complete to wide margins, fresh and fine/very fine. (SG about £1100) (Image)

1854 Lithographed 1a. red, Die I, block of four with lower left part of sheet watermark, used and cancelled by diamonds of dots, with complete to wide margins all round, fresh and fine. (Image)

1855 folded cover from Calcutta to CANTON, China "Per Ship Shah Jahan Via Kedgeree" (endorsed in m/s), franked by lithographed 1a. red (ship postage) tied by diamond of dots, and on the reverse with Calcutta '31 MAY 1855' despatch c.d.s. in red, Hong-Kong transit dater as well as "CANTON/13 JY/1855" British P.O. arrival c.d.s. Small parts of front etched away by aggressive ink otherwise fine. An unusual and scarce cover. (Image)

1854/1890's, Group of nine essays/reprints/imitations of the 4a. on unwatermarked wove paper, including a top right corner block of three with marginal inscription, a bottom left corner stamp with inscription, a cut-square single with wide margins and "SPECIMEN" on back, three cut-to-shape single incl. one with Head inverted, and an unknown essay/imitation in black on thick card. Top left stamp of the corner block with a surface abrasion, good to fine else. (Image)