Stampless cover with manuscript 'Soldier's Letter' at top and manuscript '3' scrubbed out with 'Paid 1d' in red added. Addressed to 'The East India Company, London' with unclear red 'ENNIS….' cds dated MAR 31 on reverse and two other LONDON arrival marks dated 1st & 3rd April. Various other manuscript notations include 'James Reade to effect of the late Gunner William Doyle recd 3rd April 1834'. Unusual & undoubtedly scarce. (Start Price = £124.00) (Image)

1d dull red, Die 2, 4 small to huge margins, toned at top on front, g.u. (Start Price = £12.80)

4a blue and red, 2nd printing, Head die II, frame Die I, an attractive example to shape at lower three sides, square cut to upper five sides, neat dotted diamond cancel. [US1] (Start Price = £160.00) (Image)

QV 4a deep vermillion shade cut-to-shape with tight margins, fu with conplete 'cobweb'-type cancellation. [US4] (Start Price = £46.40)

4a blue and red, 3rd printing, Head die III, frame Die I, an attractive example with four margins, neat 'C1' cancel. [US1] (Start Price = £854.40) (Image)

Mainly used collection on leaves(220) including imperf ½a blue(2), 4a cut to shape, 1895 2R,3R(2), EVII values to 15R with postal cancels, Officials inc 1909 15R, also a few states, mainly fine [US1] (Start Price = £196.00)

Collection on loose pages of India extending from ½a of 1854 to Republic issue of 1950 consisting of mint and used ranging from good to fair examples. Includes Service and on H.M.S issues from QV to KGVI. Total Cat approx £615.00 (347) [US2] (Start Price = £184.80)

A small colletion in a springback album with early QV vals incl 2asange & 8as carmine, used, later QV vals mainly used to 1r, Edward VII defin vals to 12as uased plus 1r mint, KGV used vals to 5rs, New Delhi set mint, Jubilee used, KGVI period vals to 2r m & 10r used, Ghandi low values(3) mint, then a number of 1950's commems/defins, becomng rather scattered later. 127 x Officials used at back of album, little duplication. A realy nice starter collection, condition fair to much very fine. (a few 100's). HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS (Start Price = £44.00)

2a yellow-buff, mint with large part gum light creasing. [US1] (Start Price = £142.40) (Image)

QV 4a Grey Black, o/c, SW, clipped perfs at top, perfs do not cut design. Scarce m.m. o.g. [US2] (Start Price = £132.00) (Image)

QV 8p Mauve, o/c N, o.g. minor imperfectionsgv with bend across top just visible from front, m.m. heavy h/r, good perfs. [US2] (Start Price = £31.20)

4a green (with firm's chop) and 8a, off-centre, v.g.u. (Start Price = £28.00)

with watermark 8a carmine, centred to NW, short perf at lower right, o/wise v.g.u. (Start Price = £22.40)

6a purple, neat '1' duplex. [US1] (Start Price = £56.80) (Image)

Tall 6a purple, a rare mint example, good colour and large part original gum. [US1] (Start Price = £462.40) (Image)

4a blue-green Die II, fresh mint. [US1] (Start Price = £17.60)

Official 2 orange and 8a, 1874-82 ½a and 8a, fresh m.m. (Start Price = £19.20)

QV 2a Orange o/p 'Service' m.m., large h/r. [US2] (Start Price = £6.40)

½a blue Die 2, 1874 9p, 1876 12a Venetian red horizontal pair, odd blemish, m.m. (Start Price = £17.60)

A mainly used early to modern accumulation in a 16pp stockbook, some duplication, with postmark interest, KGV used in Burma & Aden Camp, a few officials, states, etc. A nice lot to reorganise & check for better postmarks. (few 100s). HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS [US1] (Start Price = £51.20)

1a plum QV issue mint block of six plus 1898 ¼a on ½a blue green also in a mint block of six. (SG 89 & 110, Cat £67+) [US3] (Start Price = £13.60)

set to 1r slate, incl. 1a and 8a shades, fine m.m. (13) (Start Price = £80.00) (Image)

QV 4a6P Green ovpt 'Specimen' mint, good perfs, large part o.g., [US2] (Start Price = £28.00)

8p purple on white, fresh mint. [US1] (Start Price = £24.80)

½a green on white QV postal stationery envelope (H&G B4) used with added 10 x 1899 3p analine carmine QV issue (SG 111, two blocks of four and two singles) tied on reverse by multiple strikes of YAHIAGANJ LUCKNOW cds with boxed YAHIAGANJ registration marking on front. Addressed to CALCUTTA with arrival cds on reverse. Some faults but an impressive franking. (Start Price = £24.00)