India 1854 ½a blue die I variety "L" partially, "F" completely and "A" partially missing, cancelled with diamond of dots on 1855 cover with Calcutta "G.P.O." and faint "AHMEDABAD Paid" in red Suggested Bid $1,000-1,200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,000-1,200

India 1856 27 Jan cover bearing ½a blue die I strip/4, pos.81/84, wide margins all around, tied by faint "B/31" type 7 cancels to Captain Marshall, 42nd Regt. N.I., Club House, Madras with "G.P.O. / 1856 JA 28", boxed "AM" and faint "MADRAS Paid" Suggested Bid $2,500-3,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $2,500-3,000

India 1857 folded letter fw ½a die I blue pair from the right side of the sheet, from Peshawur to Mussooree tied by "228" type 5, boxed "INSUFFICIENT" Lahore and Landour transits. Suggested Bid $400-500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $400-500

India 1857 Sep 29 (Mutiny period) folded mourning letter fw 1854 ½a die I tied by "173" type 5 from Landour to Calcutta with boxed "TOO LATE", Lahore transit and Calcutta delivery. It is possible that due to Mutiny, this letter took a different route as Lahore was West of Landour and Calcutta was way East Suggested Bid $250-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-300

India 1856 Jul 1 single weight bearing folded letter to UK via Southampton franked with 1a red die I imperf pair + single, each tied by "B/121", "BARH P.O./1 JL 1856" dispatch, "PATNA P.O./8 JUL 1856", "CAL G.P.O.", boxed "INDIA" transits, "PORTOBELLO SE 5 1856" and "SEP 5 1856" arrival cds in red, redirected with "South Fourth Street not the Sixth" m.s. "6" in ms on front indicating 6d due from recipient. 3a was unnecessarily applied to pay the overland rate to Bombay for letters weighing between 1 and 1½ tolas. Inland postage was to be included in the steam postage from Feb 1856 but this was not fully promulgated to internal non contract port POs and was paid to avoid the letter being returned as inland postage unpaid. Suggested Bid $1,200-1,500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,200-1,500

India 1855 24 Feb folded letter fw 1854 1a red die I and 2a green imperf, both with ample margins, both tied by neat diamond of dots, from Calcutta to Burma with "AKYAB/1855/3/4 Bearing" scarce trisected pre-stamp strike. Portion of address cut out and rewritten Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000

India 1855 Aug 3 folded letter fw 1854 2a green imperf pair, very bright color, cancelled by diamond of dots paying the internal 2 tola ship rate to Akyab with "Stamped four Annas" in manuscript surrounding the stamps, from "ROBERT & CHARRIOL" Calcutta to Akyab, Burma. The letter is signed by Robert and Charriol - scarce destination Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000

India 1858 Feb 22 single weight letter franked with 1854 2a green x3 (one with sheet margin - scarce used on cover) from Bombay 22 Feb to London 29 Mar. 6a paid the single rate for letters weighing less than ¼oz sent from India to GB “via Marseilles” Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000

India 1854 4a x 2 late first printing + 4a x 2 early 2nd printing + 2a green, each tied by diamond of dots on large piece with London "PAID" and "2" ms. SG 18, 19, 31 £3450 as individual stamps alone Suggested Bid $2,000-2,500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $2,000-2,500

India 1854 Nov 26 single weight letter fw 1854 4a indigo and red late 1st printing x2 cut-square from Madras 26 Nov via London to Devizes UK 6 Jan 1855. 8a paid the single rate for letters weighing less than ½oz sent from India to GB “via Southampton”. An early cover used in the second month of issue. Suggested Bid $4,000-5,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $4,000-5,000

India 1855 Jan 28 single weight letter fw 1854 4a late 1st printing x2 + 1a die I x3 from Sholapoor 28 Jan via London 8 Mar to Leamington 9 Mar. 8a paid the single rate for letters from India to GB weighing less than ½oz sent “via Southampton” 3a paid the inland rate for letters weighing more than 1 tola but less than 1½ tolas. ms 1/ in red indicates credit to GB for steam postage. Suggested Bid $2,500-3,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $2,500-3,000

India 1855 May 3 overland letter bearing 1854 4a 1st printing x2 and 1a red die I imperf x 2, each tied by diamond of dots, with boxed "INDIA PAID" in single line and another scarce unboxed in two lines, via Bombay via London to Bath GB 25 Jun. 8a paid the single rate for letters weighing less than ½oz sent to GB “via Southampton” 2a paid the inland rate for letters weighing less than 1 tola. Ms 1/ in red credit to GB, unusual straight line hs unboxed India PAID in red Suggested Bid $2,000-2,500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $2,000-2,500