INDIA - 1854 TO 1935 COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION of mint & used stamps on 11 well-filled old album pages, includes 1854 ½a blues (3), 1a reds (3, incl Die I red unused, cat £1500), 4a blue and reds (3, includes fine 4-margin SG 23, cat £650), 1866 6a purple 'POSTAGE' opt SG 66, comprehensive thereafter with few missing stamps, at the back we see 'Postal Service' overprints, Officials comprehensive including 1866 ½a mauve unused SG O19 with strong ranges to 25r, finally all the issued I.E.F. and C.E.F. overprinted stamps mint apart from the 1921 1r brown and green used SG C34. A fascinating collection packed with better stamps (approx 380 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £2,000-2,500

INDIA - 1854-1900 MINT COLLECTION on pages, includes 1854-55 1a Die II, 1855 4a (regummed), 1856-64 ½a (x2), 1a & 2a (x2 shades, one with straight edge & the other with pin hole), 1860 8p, 1865 ½a, 8p (x3), 1a & 2a (x2), 1866-78 4a (x4 incl two Dies I) & 6a8p, 1868 8a (x2), 1873 ½a (x6), 1874 9p (x3) & 1r (x2), 1882-90 set to 12a with shades incl 8a (x2), 1895 3r, 1900-02 set, Officials 1867-73 1a, 1883-99 vals to 1r etc. Some with poor gum as usual, cat £6,500+ (72 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £1,000-1,200

INDIA - 1854-1952 INTERESTING USED COLLECTION on pages, includes 1854-55 ½a (x2, both with four margins), 1a (x5, two with four margins), 2a (x3, all with four margins) & 4a (faults), 1855 4a & 8a, 1856-64 set with shades incl 2a (x4), 1860 8a bluish paper, 1865 set, 1866 6a opt (faults), 1866-78 6a8p, 1874 9p (x2) & 1r, 1876 12a, 1882-90 set, 1895 set, 1902-22 set to 15r, 1911-23 set, 1926-33 set, 1929 Air, 1931 New Delhi & 1935 Jubilee sets, 1937-40 set to 10r & (x2), 1948 Gandhi set, 1949-52 set incl 15r (x2), 1950 Republic set, OFFICIALS 1866-72 no wmk ½a & 1a (faults) and wmk'd ½a & 1a, 1912-23 set to 5r, 1926-31 most vals to 10r, 1937-39 set, 1950-51 set etc. Mostly good to fine condition, attractive. (approx 410 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £850-950

INDIA - 1876-88 4a green Die I, SG 70, fine mint, very fresh. (Image1)

Est. £90-100

INDIA - 1882-90 4a olive-green WATERMARK INVERTED variety, SG 96w, fine used with nice 'Victoria - Terminal' cds cancel, fresh & attractive. (Image1)

Est. £225-250

INDIA - 1882-90 4a slate-green WATERMARK INVERTED variety, SG 96w, very fine used, scarce. (Image1)

Est. £225-250

INDIA - 1902-11 complete definitives set plus a number of additional shades incl. 2r, 3r & 5r values, SG 119/47, 15r with telegraphic cancel, 25r indistinct pmk (valued as telegraphic), otherwise generally fine used (27 stamps). (Image1)

Est. £450-500

INDIA - 1902-1909 ATTRACTIVE FINE MINT COLLECTION on pages, includes 1902-11 set to 15r with many shades, 1906 blocks, Officials 1909 set to 10r etc. Lovely fresh colours. (79 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £900-1,100

INDIA - 1937-1952 ATTRACTIVE FINE MINT COLLECTION on pages, al different, includes 1937-40 set to 5r, 1940-43 set to 12a, 1948 Gandhi set, 1949-52 set, 1949 UPU set, 1950 Republic set, 1950-51 set, 1951 Games set, 1952 Saints & Poets set, Officials 1937-39 set (ex ½a), 1939 1a on 1¼a, 1939-42 set, 1950-51 set etc. Lovely fresh condition. (110+ stamps) (Image1)

Est. £450-550

INDIA - 1948 10r purple-brown & lake Mahatma Gandhi - Independence, SG 308, superb mint with only minimal traces of hinge, very fresh. (Image1)

Est. £200-220

INDIA - 1953-1968 COLLECTION on pages, mostly both mint & used examples, includes 1953 Mt Everest & Telegraphs and 1954 Stamp Centenary sets mint & used, 1955 Five Year Plan sets mint & used, 1957-58 Map set (ex 8p) mint, 1958-63 set (ex 13np) mint, 1965-75 10r Reactor mint, Officials etc. Lovely fresh condition. (approx 400 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £90-100

INDIA - USED IN BUSHIRE (PERSIA) 1865-1911 interesting collection of fine used Indian stamps showing various 'BUSHIRE' cancels, some on pieces. Includes 1865 to 2a (x2), 1866-78 4a, 1868-73 8a (corner fault), 1882-90 vals to 1r, 1898 '¼' on ½a, 1902-11 vals to 8a incl 3p block of 4, 1911-23 vals to 3a incl 3p block of 4 on piece & 1½a, Officials 1906 1a (x4) on piece etc. Fine & fresh condition, a great lot for the postmarks collector. (88 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £325-350

INDIA - USED IN PENANG 1856-1865 used group of stamps with '147 / PENANG' cancels, includes 1856-64 2a & 8a (SG Z41 & Z44), 1860 8p (x2, both shades, SG Z45/46) and 1865 2a (Z49). Some minor imperfections as usual. (5 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £180-200

INDIAN CONVENTION STATES - CHAMBA 1887-95 complete set, SG 1-21, mainly fine mint. (15 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £450-480

INDIAN CONVENTION STATES - CHAMBA 1913-23 set, 1921 surcharge, 1923-27 set, 1927-37 set less 6a (some incl. 1r are never hinged), 1935-36 four values to 4a, very fine mint. (35 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £130-140

INDIAN CONVENTION STATES - CHAMBA 1938-40 2r purple & brown 'CHAMBA STATE SERVICE' Official overprint, SG O69, never hinged mint upper marginal block of 4. (Image1)

Est. £70-80

INDIAN CONVENTION STATES - CHAMBA OFFICIALS. 1938-40 1r grey & red brown, SG O68, never hinged mint marginal block of 4, very lightly toned appearance (1 block of 4) (Image1)

Est. £240-260

INDIAN CONVENTION STATES - CHAMBA OFFICIALS. 1938-40 2r purple & brown, SG O69, never hinged mint marginal block of 4, very lightly toned appearance (1 block of 4) (Image1)

Est. £70-80

INDIAN CONVENTION STATES - CHAMBA OFFICIALS. 1940-43 1r & 2r marginal blocks of 4, SG O83/84, never hinged mint (2 blocks of 4) (Image1)

Est. £90-100

INDIAN CONVENTION STATES - GWALIOR 1880 - 1950 used and unused accumulation of postcards, covers and postal stationary. Includes India QV ¼a, ½a, 1a, 2a (reg) and 4a.6p overprinted PS envelopes and cards; KEVII cut-outs; 1909 cover front; KGV 1a envelope used and ¼a and ½a cards; and KGVI range of cards and letters bearing stamps. Some Postmark interest. (Approx 46 items and some cut-outs) (Image1)

Est. £150-175

INDIAN CONVENTION STATES - GWALIOR 1885-97 1a.6p sepia, top marginal BLOCK of EIGHT, six stamps with 13-14mm Hindi inscription (SG 20) and two stamps at right with 15-15½mm Hindi inscription (SG 20c), hence two se-tenant pairs, SG 20d, never hinged mint. (Image1)

Est. £50-60

INDIAN CONVENTION STATES - GWALIOR 1938-48 5r to 25r top values set, SG 114/17, never hinged mint, fresh. (4 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £150-170

INDIAN CONVENTION STATES - JIND 1886-99 set to both 1R, SG 17/32, including all the SG listed shades, fine used. (16 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £190-220

INDIAN CONVENTION STATES - JIND 1941 India stamps of 1937 overprinted 'JIND' set to 2R, SG 127/32, fine used. (6 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £95-110

INDIAN CONVENTION STATES - PATIALA 1884 8a dull mauve, SG 5, fine mint. (Image1)

Est. £450-500