INDIA continued... Covers, Cancellations & Postal History continued... Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1301 1881 (Dec 5) Printed cover with a bird s head pushing through a hole in the upper right corner, a printed frame around the edges, the reverse with imitation datestamps "A Merry Xmas, Dec 25 81" and "A Happy New Year Jan 1 82", the flaps opening out to reveal Christmas and New Year greetings and holly printed inside in colour, posted from Calcutta to England franked ½a + 4a, No. 14 Calcutta and Bombay backstamps. A delightful cover. Photo on Page 162. (Image1) Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1302 c.1885-97 Covers (5) and a newspaper wrapper from G.B, bearing yellow labels used on missent mail, three in Indian script, three English language labels requesting return of the cover to the Postmaster General at Calcutta, Inspector General R.M.S at Calcutta or the Supdt. Travelling Post Offices at Allahabad, the last with boxed "MISSENT TO FRONTIER / BENGAL No. 1 DOWN TRAIN", unusual. (6). Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1303 1892-96 Covers and cards with unusual type 27 duplex cancels (with six crescents enclosing a blank space), examples from 17 offices, a few faults. (23). Est. £100-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1304 1887-1935 Covers and cards, various unusual datestamps including 1901 covers from G.B to "Captain A.M Anderson, 21st Madras Pioneers, Camp near Hangu, K.K & T Railway, via Kohat, N.W Frontier" with "CAMP POST OFFICE / No. 4" backstamps (3), 1903 postcard from Samrala Camp with "CAMP POST OFFICE / No. 1" c.d.s, also Experimental P.O (9), Hyderabad Sappers Lines and Army Hd Qrs Simla registration handstamps, Royal Artillery Bazaar Ambala due handstamp, etc. (24). Est. £120-180 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1305 1892-1901 Covers and cards with Government Camp or Governors Camp datestamps, comprising "A.G.G S CAMP / RAJPUTANA" single ring backstamp on 1892 cover or squared circle cancels on 1898 postcards (5), "N.W.P GOVT CAMP P.O" single ring datestamps (11, two types, all arrival backstamps) or double c.d.s (3, two cancelling stamps), a few faults though most are fine. (20). Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1306 Bombay. 1857-1907 Covers and cards with various Bombay cancels including numeral obliterators and duplexs, branch offices, etc., many on internal covers, a few to G.B, diamond of bars and "B" roller cancel on covers from Wellington Pier, etc. (86). Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1307 Calcutta. 1863-1948 Covers and cards, various G.P.O and branch office cancels including scarce type 15e "1-C" or "1-N.C" within horizontal bars, Calcutta G.P.O duplex with a square of diagonal bars (unlisted by Cooper), also "Night Sorting Calcutta" backstamps (2), etc. (74). Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1308 Calcutta. 1870-75 Covers to G.B, 1870 cover franked 8a + 8p cancelled by diamond of dots (type 1, late use), the others franked 8a with diamond of bars cancel (type 26, used at experimental post offices), or "1" within a diamond of five diagonal bars (type 28c) struck in blue (2) or black (2), scarce cancels, all fine. (6). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1309 Banghy Dawk (Parcel Post). 1865-68 Parcel receipts all with boxed "G.P.O / B.D" in blue, applied in Calcutta to unpaid parcels sent by the Banghy Dawk service, one repaired with tape, two fine, very scarce. (3). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1310 District Posts. c.1867-69 Covers (4), pieces (2) and stamps (15), one cover to G.B with 4a green cancelled triangular "D/213" (type 29), others franked ½a with rhomboid cancel (type 31, no number) used at Manwuth (2 covers) or boxed "DT POST / ST-3" within bars (type 31a), pieces with type 8f Zemindari Dawk cancels "ZY/19" (½a block + single) or "ZY/20", etc. A scarce group. (21). Est. £300-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1311 Ingoing Mail. 1848-69 Covers (35) and postcards (4) from G.B to India, many to army officers, one 1857 cover posted unpaid and charged 4a + 2a upon redirection, 1848 letter paid 1/- in cash but charged 4a, other pre-1870 covers franked 6d (17), 9d (4) or 1/- (5, two with embossed 1/- cut to shape), later covers franked 2½d (4), 5d or 10d, an 1866 printed freight circular franked 2d, 1½d postcard franked 1d and 2d postcards (3). Also an 1858 letter from India posted as an inland letter at Liverpool franked 1d, some faults. (40). Est. £300-350 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1312 Official Covers. c.1869-84 O.H.M.S Covers bearing official stamps including 1869 cover from Goordaspoor franked 1867-73 ½a (12, with block of six, one torn) + 1a block of six handstamped "INSUFFICIENT" with Pathankote backstamp in red obliterated by numeral and replaced by a black c.d.s, others franked 1867-73 1a (2 covers) or 1883-99 1a, also a 1908 cover with KEVII 1a, some faults. (5). Est. £80-100 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1313 Registered Mail. 1860-1903 Covers with various boxed registration datestamps, boxed "REGD / No" (2) or "REGISTERED / LETTER No", scarce semi-circular "BOMBAY P.O / REGISTERED", etc. (32). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1314 Telegrams / Post Office Forms. c.1865-1908 Telegraph forms (4, two with envelopes, one posted franked ½a pair), telegram receipts (5, two with half telegraph stamps), and Post Office forms comprising list of bags of due mail, receipt for money from a disbursing Postmaster, Money Order acknowledgement, 26 posting receipts for ordinary parcels (6), a remittance, insured articles (2), registered letters or articles (15, two with scarce semi circular "BOMBAY P.O / REGISTERED" handstamps) or insured parcels (2), four Acknowledgement of Delivery forms for a parcel, insured parcels (2) or a letter, all with datestamps or handstamps, a few faults but a scarce group. (44). Est. £300-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1315 T.P.Os. 1868-1909 Covers and cards with Travelling Post Office datestamps, many types, mainly backstamps but some cancels, also a few station cancels, a good lot with many early and scarcer handstamps including boxed "T.P.O ENQUIRY OFFICE / BOMBAY", triangular "FRONTIER / T.P.O N.WRN 22", other oval and triangular marks, etc. (100+). Est. £400-500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Late Fee, Express and After Packet Rates Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1316 1857 (May 19) Entire letter from Calcutta to London "Per "Alma" via Marseilles After Packet" with two ½a stamps cancelled octagonal "B/1" paying the 1a after packet fee to Kedgeree, postage unpaid with boxed "INDIA UNPAID" handstamp, charged 9d in London. The letter contains news of the Indian Mutiny with details of the risings at Meerut and Delhi. An interesting cover and letter. Photo on Page 162. (Image1) Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1317 1859-64 Covers from Calcutta to G.B endorsed "via Marseilles p. After Packet", the first franked 7a, the second 7a8p, both including the 1a after packet fee to Kedgeree, minor faults. (2). Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1318 1860 Registered entire from Cochin to Bombay with 1a pair + 4a on the front paying 2a postage and 4a registration, the reverse franked 1a strip of four + 4a to pay a late fee of 8a with "8 annas fee after 5pm" written below, all stamps cancelled "C/130" with boxed "REGISTERED No" and datestamps of Cochin and Bombay. Horizontal file fold with small tears at right, very unusual and scarce. Est. £100-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1319 1860 Entire from Bombay to France, an 8a stamp applied to pay a late fee, tied by "1" in diamond with scarce boxed "FEE PAID" below, the postage unpaid, charged 8c upon arrival, fault at lower left edge, a scarce late fee handstamp. Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1320 1863-64 Covers from Calcutta to Edinburgh endorsed "P after packet & Marseille", the first franked 8a + 2a after packet rate, the second sent after the reduction in the letter rate to G.B with 8p and 8a stamps paying 6a8p + 2a after packet rate, octagonal "B/1" or Calcutta India Paid duplex cancels, both fine. (2). Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1321 1867-68 Covers from Calcutta franked 8a to Aden or 14a8p to France, both endorsed via Bombay and express with an additional 4a paid for the express fee, both backstamped red octagonal "EXPRESS LETTER / G.P.O / CALCUTTA" datestamp, the first with incorrect date OC 9 instead of NO 9, the cover to Aden with minor staining, otherwise fine. (2). Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1322 1869 Covers to G.B endorsed "via Marseilles pr express", both franked 12a8p tied by "MADRAS / INDIAN PAID" duplexs, an additional 4a paid for the express fee to Bombay. (2). Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1323 1871-72 Covers from Bombay to Glasgow, the first franked 8a + 8a late fee tied by Bombay "1" type 15 duplexs, the second franked 8a + 4a late fee tied by small diamonds of bars (type 25) with red Bombay Apollo Pier and blue oval Sea Post Office F backstamps. (2). Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1324 1871-72 Covers to Scotland franked 8a + 4a late fee, all stamps cancelled by small diamonds of bars (type 25), one with red Apollo Pier backstamp (the other with unclear backstamp of another Bombay sub office), blue oval Sea Post Office D or E backstamps. (2). Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Postage Due Mail Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1325 c.1860-1908 Internal mail with various due handstamps and charge marks, mainly pre-1890 unpaid native covers, including a cover from Kashmir bearing Jammu & Kashmir 1867 ½a ultramarine, some faults. (100). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 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