India 1854 ½a vermillion 9½ arches - prepared for use but not officially issued - without gum as issued, extremely scarce, SG 1 £3500 US$0 (Image)

India 1854 ½a blue lithograph complete strip of 8 of the ninth row, pos.65/72, with both side margins and inscriptions - very fine. SG 2 £2200+ US$0 (Image)

India 1854 QV ½a pale blue, imperf, die I, vertical pair, top stamp showing group 6 flaw, unused without gum as issued, v.fine and fresh SG 7 £750+ as singles US$0 (Image)

India 1854 QV ½a blue, imperf, die II, unused without gum as issued. SG 6 £225 US$0 (Image)

India 1854 QV ½a blue, imperf, die II pair, unused without gum as issued. SG 6 £450+ US$0 (Image)

India 1854 ½a imperfs - complete collection of all listed and unlisted shades in all three dies - 13 different. SG 2/10 minimum catalog £1470 US$0 (Image)

India 1854 ½a die I imperfs with type 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 cancels, covering all postal circles - 19 stamps. SG 2/5 minimum catalog £855 US$0 (Image)

Early India Cancellations: Blue colored cancels on 1854 ½a die I imperfs - 6 stamps and 2 covers. - a scarce assembly. US$0 (Image)

India 1854 ½a die III imperfs on hand-written page - 7 stamps with various shades. SG 8/10 £745 US$0 (Image)

India 1854 ½a die I covers in all listed shades. Four covers with blue, pale blue, deep blue and indigo, showing various retouches. Fine and scarce assembly. SG 2/5 £1550 US$0 (Image)

India 1854 (Oct 30) fl f.w. ½a deep blue die I imperf (SG 4), wide margins, tied by neat diamond of dots, from Umballa to Army Officer at Almorah. Used during the first month of issue of the lithograph stamp. US$0 (Image)

India 1854 ½a blue die I tied by diamond of dots on cover from the Rani Swarnamayee correspondence, CAL RECEIVING HOUSE and CAL G.P.O. Cds on reverse US$0 (Image)

India 1855 entire from Agra (E.I.U.S. Club) to a Lieut. of the 2nd E. B. Fusiliers in Burma, bearing ½a blue die I, wide margins, tied by diamond of dots, with red Calcutta transit cds (13 Jan. 1855) and further postmarks. US$0 (Image)

India 1855 Feb native cover fw 1854 ½a indigo die II (SG 7) x 4 (top stamp with band of diadem unshaded as in die III and nose flaw, bottom center and right stamps with several plate flaws, all with large margins, very bright colors, each tied by diamond of dots cancel, with "SHAPOOR Paid" on reverse. SG 7 £1200 US$0 (Image)

India 1855 folded entire fw ½a blue imperf tied by scarce thin diamond ot dots from Serampore (ex Danish) to Calcutta with"SERAMPORE 1855 Feby 20/Paid" and Calcutta delivery alongside US$0 (Image)

India 1855 (Apr 17) fl from Chittagong, Bangladesh to Calcutta bearing ½a die I pale blue imperf US$0 (Image)

India 1854 ½a die I imperf on 1855 cover from Trichinopoly and another cover from Allahabad backstamped ALLAHABAD RECEIVING HOUSE. SG 2 £450 US$0 (Image)

India 1854 ½a die I imperfs with retouches and flaws on covers - 4 covers. SG 2/5 minimum catalog £945 US$0 (Image)

India 1854 ½a die I imperfs on 2 covers, each with "17" type 5 Allahabad cancels and backstamped ALLAHABAD RECEIVING HOUSE. SG 2 £450 US$0 (Image)

India 1854 ½a die I imperfs (blue, deep blue, indigo) on 3 covers, each with type 5 cancels and ALLAHABAD RECEIVING HOUSE backstamps. SG 2/5 £1225 US$0 (Image)

India 1854 ½a die I imperfs on 2 covers and 1 stamp, each with retouches and the covers with ALLAHABAD RECEIVING HOUSE backstamps. SG 3 £715 US$0 (Image)

India 1854 ½a die II imperfs on 4 covers, each with wide margins and "75" type 4 cancels from Nagpore to Jubbulpore (die II covers are scarce). SG 6/7 minimum catalog £2800 US$0 (Image)

India 1854 ½a die II imperfs on 4 covers, each with wide margins and diamond of dots cancels (die II covers are scarce). SG 6/7 minimum catalog £2800 US$0 (Image)

India 1854 ½a die II imperfs on 4 covers, each with wide margins and "170" type 5 Shahpore cancels (die II covers are scarce). SG 6/7 minimum catalog £2800 US$0 (Image)

India 1854 ½a die III folded letters in all listed shades. Four covers with pale blue, blue, greenish blue and deep blue, addressed to Surat, Sholapore, Trichinopoly (with C/94 cancel of Ootacamund in blue) and Ahmednuggur respectively. Fine and scarce assembly. SG 8/10 £3200 US$0 (Image)