Sale No: 284
Lot No:458
Symbol:Cat No:21+31+15+38

1857 (Jan 25): Mourning Envelope from an unknown office, but probably Poona to Pau, Southern France, endorsed "via Marseilles", handwritten note "stamped 20 annas", bearing on reverse four single cut-to-shape examples 1854 4 a. blue & red, head die III or IIIa, frame die I from the third printing, 2 a. green (touched at left), 1 a. red die III and 1856/64 ½ a. pale blue, two examples cut at top, cancelled / tied by diamond of dots and manuscript 'stamped'. Front shows indistinct framed despatch datestamp (Jan 25, 1857), framed "INDIA PAID" in red and French "PAYS ETR. V. SUEZ" entry cds in black. Reverse with BOMBAY transit (Jan 29) and PAU arrival (March 2) cds's. Cover roughly opened on top not impairing the franking, an impressive four-colour combination. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1854: 4 a. blue & rose-red, Head Die III, Frame Die II, a superb used example with enormous even margins all round, of excellent colour, crisply cancelled by "B/1" obliterator of Calcutta in black. Exceptional. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 1'200. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:463
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1894 (Feb 15): De La Rue Essay for the proposed Postal Stationery newspaper wrapper issue, showing the Professor von Angeli head-plate of Queen Victoria, for proposed 1 anna value in a composite design hand-painted in reddish-purple on ivory card backing with Crown, Necklace and epaulette picked out in Chinese white, mounted in sunken card dated "FEB 15th 94." in manuscript at top right. Illustrated in the "De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton on page 4206. The Essay, with points at top and at base was rejected in favour of the issued design with indented top and base of frame. An exquisite Proof of great beauty and importance. Unique.rnNote: The Queen Victoria head was from a full length portrait done in 1885 by Professor von Angeli, when India called for new high values De La Rue worked on the von Angeli head as a model. Four fairly crude Essays were prepared in January1894 for Indian Newspaper wrappers followed by this Essay and a ½ anna design in February. The Indian high values followed later in 1895 and a slightly modified design was utilised for the Canadian Jubilee issue in 1897 and, reduced, for Uganda and the first issue of Southern Nigeria. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:464
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Indian Post Offices abroad - Aden 1864 (July 17): Envelope presumably from a French serviceman returning from the second Cochinchina campaign, posted at the Indian P.O. in Aden and directed to Nancy, France, bearing two single adhesives of Napolêon perforated 10 c. bistre (Yvert 21 / Maury 21 / Gi 91), cancelled / tied by small barred rhombus '124' numeral of Aden, matching "ADEN STR POINT" despatch cds on reverse. The franking which pays the French soldier's concessionary rate was not accepted by the postal authorities, regarded as fully unpaid and therefore a framed "INDIA UNPAID" handstamp in black was struck on front. Obverse with French "PAYS ANGL. V. SUEZ MARSEILLE" entry (July 31) cds in red, reverse with Paris-Strasbourg ambulant and NANCY arrival (Aug 1) cds. French '9' (dêcimes) mark indicated the due which had to be paid by the receiver. Signed Calves; certs. Scheller (2011), Sismondo (2014), RPS (2015).rnNote: Almost exclusively only stamps of Ceylon, Mauritius and Great Britain are known to be cancelled by the '124' numeral of the Indian P.O. in Aden, this is the only known cover with French stamps postmarked in Aden. A spectacular rarity and a most attractive cover for an advanced collection of the postal history of India, Aden, Indochina or France. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image)

Indian P.O.'s abroad - Bandar Abbas 1885 / 1900: 23 stamps and stamps on pieces with Bandar-Abbas cancellations on Indian adhesives; primarily 1873 1/2 a. blue or 1883 1/2 a. green cancelled by squared circle datestamps; condition varies but a scarce group. (Image 1) (Image)

Tibet 1927: Official 1 r. brown & green, overprinted "SERVICE", superbly cancelled "YATUNG -TIBET / VIA SILIGURI" cds (8 Oct. 27). Very fine and scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1854/1970c: Lot hundreds primarily used stamps incl. definitives from Victoria 1854 Lithographed up to Independent India commemorative stamps, official stamps, expeditionary forces, also Convention States, Feudatory States with Alwar, Bhopal, Bhor, Bundi, Bussahir, Charkhari, Cochin, Dhar, Faridkot, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jhalawar, Jhind, Kashmir, Nawanagar, Poonch, Rajpipla, Sirmoor, Wadwhan, Soruth & Travancore. In three albums. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image)

1854/1965: Mainly used collection India housed in a preprinted album and seven stockbooks, with 1854 ½ a. blue used (2), 1 a. red (with B/172 Singapore numeral), 4 Annas cut round, a fine four margin two Annas and a range of other QV issues. KEVII to 15 Rupees used. Feudatory states contain three 1915/16 marginal Bundi "cows" and Datia three fine used values. There is also a section of covers, those mainly Pakistan and some foreign POs. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:470
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1890/1960: India and States, collection of entires and some stamps in two albums containing some 160 letters with quite a few remarkable items such as a registered letter to Berlin with double foreign exchange control censorship from Munich, attractive parcel labels, insured mail, later letters from Nepal as well as some Feudatory Sates stamps and fiscals. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image 38) (Image 39) (Image 40) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:2057
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

All India Scouts Jamboree in Delhi 1937 (Feb. 2): Group of three Rocket Mail labels in blue, red and green, each in a mint tête-bêche block of four signed 'Stephen Smith / Jamboree Camp / Delhi 2/2/372' and manuscript '25/25', all three with horizontal fold at bottom, away from stamps. Not often seen in compl. tête-bêche blocks of which only 25 had been printed Hopferwieser SS35V, 37V, 39V. (Image 1) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:2058
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

All India Scouts Jamboree in Delhi 1937 (Feb. 2): Group of three Rocket Mail labels in blue, red and green, each in a mint sheetlets of nine with all stamps signed on reverse by Stephen Smith dated 2/2/37. Not often seen in compl. sheetlets Hopferwieser SS35V, 37V, 39V. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)