INDIA continued... Rocket Mail continued... Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1476 1935 (Apr.) Sikkim Durbar rocket flights, Silver Jubilee vignettes with Sikkim Durbar overprints, single yellow and blue, green, red or blue vignettes, and complete sheets of three of the green, red or blue vignettes, the green and blue sheets both signed by Stephen Smith. Complete sheets very scarce, especially signed by Smith. (7). Est. £300-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1477 1935 (June 6) Quetta Earthquake Relief rocket, printed Rocketgram form flown on rocket 60 fired over the Roopnarain River, bearing Silver Jubilee 9p and Rocket Parcel Despatch 2 rupee vignette with red Quetta Earthquake Relief overprint tied by circular "KOLAGHAT / S.N. RY" dated cachet, very fine, 150 forms flown. Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1478 1935 (June 6) Red Cross rocket, printed Rocketgram form flown on rocket 61 fired over the Roopnarain River, bearing Silver Jubilee 9p and Rocket Parcel Despatch 2 rupee vignette with Red Cross overprint tied by circular "KOLAGHAT / S.N. RY" dated cachet, very fine, 110 forms flown. Photo on Page 178. (Image1) Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1479 1935 (June 29) Livestock Despatch rocket, printed Rocketgram form from rocket 65 "David Ezra" fired over the river Damoodar carrying a cock and hen, bearing Rocket Parcel Despatch 2 rupee vignette with "R.No.65 / LIVESTOCK" overprint and a Silver Jubilee 9p cancelled at Burnpur, boxed "BY ROCKET / "DAVID EZRA" / R.No 65 / LIVESTOCK", very fine, 189 forms flown. Photo on Page 178. (Image1) Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1480 1935 (June 29) Parcel rocket, printed Rocketgram form flown on rocket 66 fired over the river Damoodar, bearing Rocket Parcel Despatch 2 rupee vignette with "R.No.66" overprint tied by oval "R.No.66 / PARCEL", a Silver Jubilee 9p cancelled at Burnpur, signed by Stephen Smith, very fine, 160 forms flown. Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1481 1935 (Sep 27/29) Second Sikkim Durbar flights, proofs of the vignettes, used for flights 83 in purple with red "PARCEL" overprint, 84 in blue with red "LIVESTOCK" overprint or flight 86 in blue (without overprint), each proof sheet with two tete-beche vignettes printed on each side, all three signed by Stephen Smith, very rare. (3). Est. £400-500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1482 1935 (Sep 27-Oct 1) Second Sikkim Durbar flights, printed Rocketgram forms from flights 83, 84, 87 and 88 at Gangtok, all bearing a 2r vignette and KGV 9p cancelled at Gangtok with "SIKKIM ROCKET EXPERIMENT" cachet depicting the Himalayan mountains, flight 83 ("My-Ona", Sept. 27) and 88 ("Chumbi", Oct. 1) with purple vignettes overprinted "PARCEL", flight 84 ("Sikkim", Sept. 28) with blue vignette overprinted "LIVESTOCK", flight 87 ("Jerong", Oct. 1) with an unoverprinted blue vignette. Also the three unused vignettes. Two with minor faults (one with small tear and tape stain), the other two fine. (7). Est. £500-600 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1483 1935 (Sep 29-Oct 4) Second Sikkim Durbar flights, printed Rocketgram forms from flights 85 or 86 both despatched by the Maharaja, or from flight 89 despatched by Princess Pemtsidon, bearing 2r vignettes in red (85 & 89) or purple, all sent from or near to Gangtok, various cachets, signed by Stephen Smith. Form 89 torn, the other two fine. (3). Est. £350-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1484 1935 (Oct 2) 1a Envelope bearing the five different second Sikkim Durbar flight vignettes all cancelled by Gangtok single ring datestamps addressed locally to Stephen Smith, double ring arrival backstamps, endorsed "Not Flown", a very rare cover. Photo on Page 178. (Image1) Est. £400-500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1485 1936 (June 9) "Star of India" Flood Rocket Despatch, cover flown from Muktapur to Dhapa bearing a flight vignette tied by "TELESCOPIC / ROCKET 126" cachet, a KGV 9p cancelled at Intala, Calcutta, fine and scarce, just 80 covers flown. Photo on Page 182. (Image1) Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1486 1936 (Sep 22) "John Winterton" Flood Rocket Despatch from Chingripota to Malikpur carrying a live snake "Miss Creepy", flown cover with violet vignette tied by cachet depicting a snake, a KGV 9p cancelled at Sonarpur. Also a complete sheet of two tete-beche vignettes signed by Stephen Smith. Fine, the sheet very rare, 106 covers flown. (2). Photo on Page 182. (Image1) Est. £350-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1487 1937 (Feb 1-7) All India Scouts Jamboree, rocket mail vignettes, singles and complete sheets of nine in blue, red or green, also a single vignette in orange with Bengal Girl Guide Rally 2-3-37 overprint, the complete sheets very scarce. (7). Est. £700-800 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1488 1937 (Feb 1) All India Scouts Jamboree, printed Greetings from the Chief Scout of Bengal, message of loyalty from King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and an illustrated lettersheet from the Cubs and Scouts provincial headquarters advertising clothing and equipment for sale, all with circular cachet "ALL INDIA BOY SCOUTS JAMBOREE / ROCKET / DESPATCH / 1 FEB. / DELHI / 1937", flown in the first propaganda rocket, the last two signed by Stephen Smith. 200 Bengal Greetings messages and 400 of the illustrated Cubs and Scouts lettersheet flown, very scarce so fine. (3). Est. £550-650 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1489 1937 (Feb 1) East India Railways timetable for the Boy Scouts special train from Howrah to Delhi for the First All India Scout Jamboree, the front with the circular violet cachet "ALL INDIA BOY SCOUTS JAMBOREE / ROCKET / DESPATCH / 1 FEB. DELHI / 1937", not flown but very unusual and rare. Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1490 1937 (Feb 2) All India Boy Scouts Jamboree message of loyalty from King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, signed by Stephen Smith, and typed message of loyal greetings to the Chief Scout of India Lord Baden-Powell and his wife, both with circular "ALL INDIA BOY SCOUTS JAMBOREE / ROCKET / DESPATCH / DELHI / 1937" dated 2 Feb. or 3 Feb, very fine. (2). Est. £200-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1491 1937 (Feb 2) All India Boy Scouts Jamboree rocket mail, illustrated cover flown on rocket 135 "Dr M. Kronstein" with red vignette tied by circular "ALL INDIA BOY SCOUTS JAMBOREE / ROCKET / DESPATCH / 2 FEB. / DELHI / 1937", a KGV 9p tied by the special pictorial "ALL INDIA JAMBOREE / POST OFFICE / DELHI" datestamp (year date inverted), 176 covers flown, scarce so fine. Photo on Page 182. (Image1) Est. £500-600 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1492 1937 (Feb 3) All India Boy Scouts Jamboree rocket mail, illustrated cover flown on rocket 139 "Lord Baden-Powell" with blue vignette tied by circular "ALL INDIA BOY SCOUTS JAMBOREE / ROCKET / DESPATCH / 3 FEB. / DELHI / 1937", a KGV 9p tied by the special pictorial "ALL INDIA JAMBOREE / POST OFFICE / DELHI" datestamp, just 71 covers flown. Very scarce so fine. Photo on Page 182. (Image1) Est. £600-700 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1493 1937 (Mar 3) Girl Guides Rally, greetings message from Lady Baden-Powell with violet circular "GIRL GUIDES RALLY / Carried / BY / Propaganda / ROCKET / 2-3-37 / BENGAL", signed by Stephen Smith, very fine. Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1494 1937 (May 12) Coronation Rocket Despatch, printed Rocketgram cards with 1 rupee vignettes in red or blue and 9p in stamps cancelled at Park Street, Calcutta, the first with cachet of rocket P. IX, the second with rocket 141 cachet, both signed by Stephen Smith. (2). Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1495 1937 (May 19) Burma "Divine Wind" Japanese Goodwill Coronation Rocketgram card bearing Coronation rocket vignette altered to read "Divine Wind" in manuscript and numbered "6", tied by violet cachets "JAPANESE GOODWILL CORONATION / "Divine Wind" / 18-5-37 / Calcutta to / Rangoon / RETURN FLIGHT" and "H.J.M s CONSULATE GENERAL / CALCUTTA", a Burma KGV 2a stamp tied by Rangoon c.d.s, signed on the reverse by Stephen Smith, fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 182. (Image1) Est. £300-350 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1496 1937 (Sep 22) "Eric-Cyn" Rocket Train despatch at Behala, Rocketgram card with flight vignette tied by violet cachet, a KGVI 9p cancelled by Park Street Calcutta c.d.s, reverse signed by Stephen Smith. Very fine, 100 cards flown. Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1497 1937 (Oct 11) "Boomerang" rocket flight at Alipore, stampless Rocketgram card with violet cachet "CARRIED BY THE "BOOMERANG" / LATE "ERIC-CYN" / FIRST FLUKE BOOMERANG ROCKET / ALIPORE .....", signed by Stephen Smith, 170 cards flown, very fine. Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1498 1938 (April 25) "Miss Fortune" all metal rocket flight 162 at Garia, Rocketgram card with flight vignette tied by violet oval "ROCKET / GARIA / 25th APRIL / EXPERIMENT", a KGV 9p cancelled at Park Street Calcutta, also an unused flight vignette. A fine and scarce card, only 56 flown. (2). Photo on Page 182. (Image1) Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1499 1938 (April 25) "T. Kimball" rocket flight 163 at Garia, Rocketgram card with flight vignette tied by violet oval "ROCKET / GARIA / 25th APRIL / EXPERIMENT", a KGV 9p cancelled at Park Street Calcutta. Also an unused flight vignette. A fine and scarce card, only 56 flown. (2). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1500 1938 (June 26) Test Rocket flights at Alipore, printed Rocketgram card flown on rocket 164 "Marianne Kronstein" with flight vignette tied by the cachet "STEPHEN SMITH / ROCKETGRAM / ROCKET" and KGV 9p cancelled at Park Street Calcutta, with an unused flight vignette; also a stampless form with violet cachet "THIS MISSIVE WAS /CARRIED BY TEST / ROCKET No. 166 / "DICK TURPIN" / AT ALIPORE", the Stephen Smith cachet in red and Park Street c.d.s, signed by Stephen Smith. Both fine. 102 cards carried on "Marianne Kronstein", 166 on "Dick Turpin". (3). Est. £300-350 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 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