India 1854 QV ½a vermilion, 9½ arches, prepared for use but never issued, good margins, without gum as issued, repaired. SG1 £3500 Suggested Bid $2,000-2,500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $2,000-2,500

India 1854 ½a deep vermillion 9½ arches, wmk part Coat of Arms, prepared for use but not officially issued - without gum as issued, a little soiled, thinned at right and an internal split at foot - SG 1a £4750 - 2020 BPA certificate Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000

India 1854 ½a blue lithograph complete strip of 8 of the second row, pos.9/16, with both side margins, unused without gum as issued - very fine. SG 2 £1600+ Suggested Bid $2,000-2,500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $2,000-2,500

India 1854 QV ½a blue, imperf, die I, strip/5, fine used, very worn printing with framelines almost missing - extremely rare especially as a large multiple. SG 2 Suggested Bid $1,000-1,200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,000-1,200

India 1854 QV ½a deep blue, imperf, die I pair, left stamp from group 6, used with neat diamond of dots cancel. SG 4 £225 Suggested Bid $125-150 (Image)

Suggested Bid $125-150

India 1855 (Aug 8) cover from Bangalore to Madras fw rare shade of 1854 ½a indigo die I (SG 5), tied with diamond of dots, backstamped "BANGALORE Paid" and Madras "G.P.O." £700 on cover Suggested Bid $250-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-300

India 1854 QV ½a blue, imperf, die II, 4 margins unused, variety: eye omitted due to worn plate SG 6 £190+ - 1968 BPA certificate Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $750-1,000

India 1854 entire f.w. ½a blue die II (scarce) x 2 pairs, wide margins, tied by "I" type 4 to Ahmegnuggur with "AHMEDNUGGUR/14 DE/54". Scarce usage of die II on an early letter Suggested Bid $1,250-1,500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,250-1,500

India 1854 ½a indigo die II "C" Stone blk/12, from the left of the sheet with marginal inscription, unused without gum as issued, quite a few with retouches - an imprssive multiple. SG 7 £2400+ as singles Suggested Bid $3,000-3,500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $3,000-3,500

India 1854 QV 1a red, imperf, die I, "A" stone, pos.7, wide margins on all 4 sides unused with retouches on "O" and "N" of "ONE" - very fresh. SG 12 £1300 - 2020 BPA certificate Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500

India 1854 QV 1a red, imperf, die I, unused without gum as issued SG 12 £1300 Suggested Bid $1,000-1,250 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,000-1,250

India 1854 QV 1a red, imperf, die I, wide margins, used pair with "C/1" cancel. Fine. SG12 £160 as singles Suggested Bid $125-150 (Image)

Suggested Bid $125-150

India 1854-55 1a red die I , imperf x 2 tied by diamond of dots on part cover, inscribed "Overland via Marseilles" sent on Oct 3, 1854 (second day of use), extremely rare Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $750-1,000

India QV 1854 1a deep red, imperf, die II, wide margins, pair, used with diamond of dots cancel, choice copy. SG 13 £240 as singles Suggested Bid $125-150 (Image)

Suggested Bid $125-150

India 1854 QV 1a dull red, imperf, die II, unused without gum as issued. SG 14 £200 Suggested Bid $250-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-300

India 1854 1a red imperf Die III, unused without gum as issued. SG 15 £4250 - 2018 RPSL certificate Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000

India 1854 1a, die I, II & III, fine used copies, close to average margins, scarce as set, minimum catalog £365+, fine Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

India 1854 4a, head I, frame I, 1st printing x 2 cut-to-shape (SG 18) + 1a deep red die I (SG 11) tied by diamond of dots on 1855 cover from Loodhiana (Oct 8) to USA, with Jullundur (Oct 9), Bombay (Oct 12) with London PAID (Nov 21), Liverpool transit (Nov 21), "19 CENTS" and Philadelphia arrival. Contents: Bill of Exchange from Lodiana Mission for $235. Scarce early cover to the USA Suggested Bid $4,000-5,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $4,000-5,000

India 1854 4a pale blue and pale red Head II Frame I, cut-square pair, fine "I" type 4 cancels. SG 19 £4000 Suggested Bid $2,500-3,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $2,500-3,000

India 1854 QV 4a indigo and deep red, imperf, 2nd printing, Head II, Frame I, horizontal cut-square pair, pos.9/10, wmk reverse (shifted), wavy lines between, diamond of dots cancels. SG 20 £4250 Suggested Bid $2,000-2,500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $2,000-2,500

India 1854 4a 2nd printing, Head II, Frame I on 1856 cover to UK via Southampton tied by "C/43" type 6, alongside BOMBAY PAID, crescent INDIA PAID and London PAID, with boxed BOLARUM PAID and London arrival strikes Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)

Suggested Bid $600-800

India 1854 QV 4a blue and red, imperf, 3rd printing, Head III, Frame I, pos.4, wmk upright, cut-square, diamond of dots cancel. SG 21 £2250. Seems to have been previously certified by RPSL (cert #221652) Suggested Bid $1,200-1,500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,200-1,500

India 1854 QV 4a blue and red, imperf, 3rd printing, Head IIIa, Frame I, wide setting, pos.10, wmk reversed, cut square, diamond of dots cancel. SG 21b £3250 - 2015 RPSL certificate Suggested Bid $2,000-2,500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $2,000-2,500

India 1854 QV 4a blue and red, imperf, 4th printing, Head III, Frame II, pos.19, wmk reversed, cut-square with all 4 margins, Cooper type 6 cancel. SG 23 £600 Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

India 1854 QV 4a blue and red, imperf, 4th printing, Head III, Frame II, horizontal cut-square pair, pos.19/20, wmk reversed, neat "140" type 5 Jubbulpore cancels and "(St)amped" manuscript. SG 23 £2250 Suggested Bid $2,000-2,500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $2,000-2,500