India . 1929-31, collection of illustrated flight covers,. with fifteen different, including many better flights, noting Jodhpur to Karachi (30 flown), Rangoon to Allahabad, Rangoon to Calcutta, Karachi to Paris, Perth to Adelaide, Karachi to Delhi and Delhi to Karachi, Akyab to Rangoon, Calcutta to Rangoon, Calcutta to Silliguri, Hyderabad to Jodhpur (signed by stamp designer G. Grant), Hyderabad to Croydon, Hyderabad to Delhi (50 flown), Hyderabad to Karachi (30 flown), and Calcutta to Akyab (31 flown), several are registered, and twelve are signed on back by Stephen Smith, the odd small fault, but an overall scarce and very fine assembly of handsome covers.. Cover (Image1)

Est. US$1,000-1,500

India . 1938/41, Royal Airship Base Karachi pair of covers,. one franked with 1a3p KGVI, tied by New Delhi machine cancel (17 Dec), to the Officer in Charge, Royal Airship Base, Karachi, “Drigh Road” written above in red, with Karachi Airport (21 Dec) and Drigh Road (21 Dec) c.d.s. backstamps, some wrinkling, the second a multi-franked registered cover with 3p to 1r King George VI issues tied by Drigh Road (25 Feb) c.d.s., to London, endorsed “Last Day of Old Service”, a nice pair.. Cover (Image1)

Est. US$100-150

Stamp Collections & Balances . Indian Feudatory States old-time collection,. neatly-mounted on over 140 pages, organized by State, mix of mint and used, many hundreds of stamps, noting singles and sets, perforation varieties, shades, better including Travancore O5b inverted overprint, with examples from Alwar, Bamra, Barwani, Bhopal, Bhor, BIjawar, Bundi, Cochin, Dhar, Duttia, Faridkot, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu & Kashmir, Kishangarh, Morvi, Nandagon, Nowanuggur, Orcha, Rajpeepla, Sirmur, Soruth, and Travancore, some likely spurious examples, still an excellent study lot and ideal opportunity to begin a collection of this popular area, chiefly fine. (Image1)

Est. US$400-500