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India Used Abroad continued...
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1176 Persia - Linga. c.1880-1923 Covers (10), pieces and stamps (31) including c.1880 cover to India endorsed "from H.M.S Dryad" with ½a cancelled "B" in bars and Linga backstamp, c.1880 stampless cover to India with Linga c.d.s and boxed "POSTAGE DUE / 1a", 1893 registered cover with ½a + 1a pair cancelled Linga squared circles and boxed "LINGA" registration handstamp, 1893 cover to Muscat with ½a tied by Linga squared circle and Muscat arrival c.d.s alongside, etc. (41).

Est. £400-500

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Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
1905-06 Tour of the Prince & Princess of Wales
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1177 image1906 Picture postcard from London to "Miss Flynn, Prince of Wales Camp, India" with fine "PRINCESS OF WALES' CAMP P.O / DELY" arrival c.d.s (Feb 25), very scarce. Photo on Page 142. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

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1921 (Jan. 10 - Feb. 28) Tour by H.R.H The Duke of
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1178 1920-21 Letters and documents sent to the Maharaja of Gondal comprising a printed letter from the Maharaja of Bikaner regarding a proposed banquet for the Prince of Wales, with copy of the reply; letter stating the Duke of Connaught is to stand in for the Prince, inviting the Maharaja to the inauguration of the Chamber of Princes; printed letter from the Maharaja of Bikaner proposing a garden party for the Duke; printed map of the royal visit area in Delhi with Post Offices shown; printed programme of arrival of the Duke; printed programme for the opening of the Chamber of Princes; list of Princes and Chiefs attending; speeches by the Duke and the Viceroy; and the royal proclamation, all with file holes, otherwise fine. Also 1920 (Apr. 25) printed letter from H.R.H the Prince of Wales Reception Committee in Madras. (12).

Est. £500-600

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1179 Twenty page booklet printed in gold "H.R.H The Duke of Connaught's Camp Post Office" giving details of despatch and delivery times at each place visited, the reverse bearing six stamps each cancelled to order by the "H.R.H THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT'S CAMP P.O" datestamp for 10 JAN 21, the first day of the Post Office, located at Madras. A few small edge faults and a couple of tape marks on the front cover but a rare booklet and datestamp.

Est. £250-300

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1180 Visit of H.R.H The Duke of Connaught to India 1921, Military Scheme, 66 page handbook with full details of the tour, a map of Delhi showing the camps and Post Offices. Signed by Capt D.R Smith with cachet of Regimental Office XX Deccan Horse on the cover.

Est. £100-150

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1181 Printed invitations to dinner (2), a ball or a garden party to meet the Duke, or the laying of the foundation stones of the All-India War Memorial or Legislative Assembly, all named to the Maharaja of Gondal or His Highness the Thakur Sahib of Gondal, file holes, otherwise fine and scarce. (6).

Est. £300-400

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1182 1921 (Mar 15) Letter on royal notepaper written by Rowland Thomas Baring (2nd Earl Cromer, Chief-of-Staff in India to the Duke of Connaught in 1920-21 and Prince of Wales in 1921-22) from H.M.S "Malaya", the envelope posted at Villefranche to The Lady Eva Dugdale, Royal Lodge, Windsor Great Park. The letter gives an update on Dugdale's son, a crew member on "Malaya", and comments on the Duke and the tour. Also a postcard of the Duke arriving on the "Malaya" at Marseille in December 1920. (2).

Est. £120-150

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1183 1921-22 Prince of Wales Tour The eight month tour in H.M.S "Repulse" included four months in India, Nepal and Burma, before sailing to Ceylon, Malaya, Hong Kong and Japan. The tour was intended to maintain good relations with India at a time of protests and calls for self rule led by Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress Party, who called for supporters to boycott the Prince's visit and carry out a general strike. In some towns there were no crowds to greet the Prince, and riots occurred in Bombay. Gandhi was arrested in March 1922 and sentenced to six year imprisonment for sedition, but was released in 1924.

Picture postcards of the Prince and his staff at Calcutta or the Prince at Peshawar (2), two other fine real Photo cards of the Prince greeting a Maharaja or inspecting the Green Howards at Hyderabad, and an interesting letter from Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey (Controller and Treasurer to the Prince of Wales) at the Prince of Wales Camp (Mar. 15, Prince of Wales notepaper) to Frank Rich in England regarding five ponies and a charger which the Prince is sending back to England on the "Elisia". (6).

Est. £100-120

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1184 Letters and ephemera sent to H.H The Thakur Sahib of Gondal regarding the Prince of Wales arrival and stay in Bombay, comprising a finely typed letter of invitation to the Prince's arrival on a large sheet with fancy printed border in gold, and copy of acceptance to Sir George Ambrose Lloyd; printed invitation card to the Prince's disembarkation and reception with covering letter; printed letter advising that no presents be given to the Prince with a covering memo; 41 page booklet "Visit of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Bombay Nov. 17th to 22nd 1921" giving great detail on his six days in the city; printed welcome from the Municipal Corporation of the City of Bombay with fancy gold border; invitation to the Military Display at Esplanade Maidan, file holes, otherwise fine and rare. (9).

Est. £450-600

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1185 1922 (Feb 27) Three page Programme of a Concert given by the Lahore District Concert Party before H.R.H the Prince of Wales, printed in gold, boldly signed "Edward P" on the front, with an accompanying letter forwarding the signed programme to Cpl. Saxby R.A, a member of the concert party. (2).

Est. £250-300

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1186 1921 (Dec 30) Telegram from the Prince of Wales in Calcutta, to George Drummond in Brixworth, England.

Est. £100-120

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1187 1922 (Jan 1) Sheet of paper bearing KGV 3p - 1r, the thirteen stamps each cancelled to order by the "H.R.H THE PRINCE OF WALES' CAMP P.O" c.d.s usually used on registered mail, inscribed with new year greetings and signed by Vas Dev, the Postmaster of the Prince of Wales Camp Post Office. Folds clear of all stamps, otherwise fine and scarce.

Est. £200-250

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1188 1921-22 Covers to B. Somake, stamp dealer in Bombay, the standard cancel on a cover of 20 Nov. 21 (then at Poona); 15 Mar. 22 registered cover (then travelling from Dehra Dun to Karachi) with the c.d.s without time and side bars (only for use on registered mail) and registration label bearing the scarce boxed registration handstamp; and 18 Mar. 22 official cover with Service 8a unusually cancelled by the c.d.s intended for registered mail, sent on the final day of use of the datestamp, the day after the Prince had left India en route to Japan. (3).

Est. £160-200

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1189 1922 Commercial covers with the Prince of Wales Camp datestamp, two official covers with cachet of the Military Secretary to H.R.H the Prince of Wales sent to London with Service 2a (26 Jan, at Nagpur) or Service 2a pair (2 Mar, at Jammu, stained), the other cover sent within Delhi franked 1a (21 Feb., crown on flap). (3).

Est. £150-200

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Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
1190 Nepal. 1921 (Dec 16) Cover with printed heading "Anglo-Indian & Domiciled European Association", franked India ¼a and 9p surcharges each with the Prince of Wales Camp c.d.s. The royal party was in Nepal Dec. 14th - 21st; however Indian stamps were not valid in Nepal so most mail was held over for cancelling until the royal party reached Patna on Dec. 22nd (see next lot). A scarce cover, with Dec. 20th Bombay backstamp.

Est. £150-200

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Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
1191 imageNepal. 1921 (Dec 22) Cover to Bombay with KEVII 1a tied by the "DELY" Prince of Wales Camp c.d.s, intended as a delivery mark only and rare used as a cancel, probably posted in Nepal and held over for cancelling until the royal party reached Patna, India stamps not valid whilst in Nepal. Photo on Page 142. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

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Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
1192 1921 (Dec 21) Cover from Gibraltar addressed to "H.R.H The Prince of Wales, India", the reverse with the Prince of Wales Camp "DELY" datestamp (14 Jan 22, then at Madras), minor edge faults, a very scarce correct use of this c.d.s.

Est. £150-200

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1193 1922 (Jan 17) Registered cover to George King in London, the four stamps each tied by the Prince of Wales Camp registration datestamp, blank registration label bearing the scarce boxed registration handstamp, with the matching Certificate of Posting bearing the registered type c.d.s.

Est. £120-150

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1194 1922 (Jan 22) QV 1a Envelope franked 2a6p, registered to Bombay, the stamps cancelled by the Prince of Wales Camp registration datestamp (then at Mysore), registration label bearing the scarce boxed registration handstamp.

Est. £100-150

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1195 image1922 (Mar 6) Cover from Mardan to Bombay with superb tombstone type "H.R.H THE PRINCE OF WALES' CAMP P.O / DUE / (1) AS" and endorsed "Stamp not recognised in payment of postage 6/3", the offending stamp unfortunately removed, still a superb and rare due handstamp. Photo on Page 142. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

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1196 image1921 (Dec 1) KGV 5r stamp cancelled by the rare "THE PRINCE OF WALES' CAMP TELEGRAPH OFFICE" c.d.s at Jodhpur, also a card of the royal train which housed the post and telegraph offices. Photo on Page 10. (Image1)

Est. £80-100

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1197 1921-22 Letters (24), ephemera (5) and photos (2) from Charles Warren, who accompanied the Prince on the entire tour, sent to his mother and sister in England. The letters written from H.M.S "Renown" en route to India (3), India (10), Burma (2), H.M.S "Renown" en route to Japan (3), Japan (4) or H.M.S "Renown" en route back to England (2) with good content on the royal tour and the places visited and seen, many on headed notepaper of the Prince of Wales, Sultan of Rajputana, Imperial Palace in Tokyo, etc. Also two photos of the six ladies on the tour taken on H.M.S "Renown", music programme from H.M.S "Renown" whilst at Gwalior, menu card from Queen's House in Colombo named to Robert Trefusis, programme of an exhibition of Judo and Kendo at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, form of service for unveiling the allied war memorial in Yokohama, and a cinema programme on H.M.S "Renown" at Trincomalee. A unique original archive of letters from the tour. (31).

Est. £1,500-1,800

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1198 Nepal. 1921 (Dec 14) Two page letter from Charles Warren on superb headed notepaper "NEPAL / THE PRINCE OF WALES' CAMP" with crossed kukris. The letter includes "we have just arrived here, half a mile over the Nepal border. We came the mile from Bhikna Thoree station on elephants ..... ordinarily whites are not allowed into Nepal ..... Yesterday we were at Benares, "the holy city", .... there was a very complete "hartal" on (boycott of the Prince) and absolutely all the bazaars were closed. The Gandhi cap too was everywhere".

Est. £150-200

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1199 Japan. 1922 Ephemera given to crew members of H.M.S "Renown" in Japan, comprising a souvenir map of Yokohama, advertising leaflet from the department store ITO, greetings from Osaka and Tokyo, programmes of entertainment at the Shurakkan Theatre in Kobe (2), Japanese Government Railways 3rd class pass, Yokohama Municipal Tramways ticket with special folder and packet. (10).

Est. £350-400

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1200 Japan. 1922 Cover franked 3s to "Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, c/o British Consulate General, Kobe" redirected to "British Naval Authorities, Colombo" and again to "St. James Palace, London", a "T" handstamp crossed out, Colombo and London backstamps.

Est. £100-120

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