INDIA continued...
Indian States
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1501 |
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Bhopal. 1908 (June 25) Letter on headed notepaper in Indian script, from the Office of the Deputy Chief Administrator to the Postmaster at the British Post Office in Bhopal, sending examples of current Bhopal postage stamps as requested, with eight
stamps affixed to three pieces, comprising 1902-03 ¼a and ½a and 1889-99 stamps (6), some splitting to pages, a unique document.
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Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1502 |
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Patiala. 1938 KGVI 9p Green with Patiala State Service overprint type O5, unmounted mint blocks of 80 and 64, diagonal creases affecting approx. 18 stamps, otherwise fine. S.G. O64, £2,300.
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1503 |
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Poonch/Jammu & Kashmir. 1890 Cover to England with India 4a6p and Jammu & Kashmir imperf marginal 1a green; and 1894 ¼a postcard to Rawalpindi cancelled by Kahuta squared circle with Poonch 1p red on yellow wove paper tied by boxed native
handstamp, both fine. (2).
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Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1504 |
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Soruth. c.1875 Native covers bearing 1870 1a black on azure laid paper, Devanagari script stamp tied by dotted diamond cancel, or Gujarati script stamp tied by rectangular cancel. Minor cover faults. (2).
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Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1505 |
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Revenues. Court Fee and other revenues stamps, used collection on pages from many differing states including Akalkot, Baghal, Pannna, Piploda, Sangli, Sirohi, etc., some very scarce. (132).
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Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
IONIAN ISLANDS
IONIAN ISLANDS
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1506 |
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1825-64 Entire letters from Corfu, comprising 1825 letter to London disinfected by scorching and chisel slits, green "ISOLE / IONIE" handstamp"; 1844 letter to Malta with Corfu hooded datestamp; and 1864 letter prepaid to France with blue Corfu c.d.s
and "FRANCO" handstamps. (3).
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Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
IRAN
IRAN
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1507 |
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c.1890-1909 Internal covers, various issues, single ring cancels including Isfahan, Chiraz, Yezd, Kaschan, Kum, oval cancels of Koum, Yezd, Kachan, also six stampless covers, all very clean. (53).
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Est. £300-400
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
IRAQ
IRAQ
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1508 |
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1918-34 Mainly used selection including 1932 200f and ½d surcharges and 1932 ½d blue all used, also a few Palestine. (159).
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Est. £80-100
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1509 |
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Iraq Railways. c.1925 2a Black railway stamps, 27 mint examples, some marginal. (27).
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Est. £250-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
IRELAND
Air Mails
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1510 |
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1929 (Aug 26) Waybill for the first experimental air mail from Galway to London, bearing the first flight cachet and a London F.S c.d.s. Five bags of mail from Galway, one bag from New York and one bag from the S.S "Karlsruhe" were flown from
Oranmore Aerodrome at 7.20a.m, received at Croydon Aerodrome at 11.37am and the G.P.O London at 1pm, signed by the pilot C.F Russell and for the Controller, L.P.S. An exceptional item, two waybills accompanied the mail, one retained in London and
one returned to Dublin.
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Est. £400-500
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1511 |
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1929-32 Covers flown from Southern Ireland with 1929 Galway to London experimental flight covers from the U.S.A, S.S "Karlsruhe" (Deutsche Seepost cancel) or Galway (2), cover from Galway that missed the flight handstamped "Too Late for Air Mail" and
a scarce cover carried on the return flight from Croydon to Galway; 1931 (May 7) cover from Dublin to Toronto for the first air despatch from Rimouski to Toronto; and 1932 (Aug 12) cover from Dublin to the Imperial Economic Conference in Ottawa
carried on the third special flight from Croydon to Cherbourg to connect with the S.S "Empress of Britain". (8).
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Est. £200-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1512 |
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1945-51 Covers flown between the U.K and Republic of Ireland including 1945 (Oct. 24) American Airlines Shannon to London (2), 1946 (Jan. 14/15) Liverpool to Dublin or return (7), 1947 (June 3) Shannon to Prestwick (20 flown), etc. (15).
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
ITALY
ITALY
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1513 |
|
 Sicily. 1859 Unused and used selection comprising ½gr orange unused (4), 5gr vermilion unused (7) and used, 5gr rose-carmine used (5), 10gr indigo used (6), 20gr slate-grey used (5), 50gr lake unused. A good lot,
various shades and printings, mainly fine. (29). Photo on Page 140. (Image1)
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Est. £1,200-1,500
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1514 |
|
Tuscany. 1857-59 6c Blue, variety printed on both sides, superb used, very rare.
|
Est. £80-100
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1515 |
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1810-1984 Entire letters, covers and cards including T.P.Os, WW1 British F.P.Os (25), WW2, exhibition cancels, Lake Como steamers, ship cancels, Paquebots, etc., also some Italian Colonies. (300).
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Est. £300-350
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1516 |
|
 1922 (June 4) Registered cover bearing Ninth Philatelic Congress Trieste overprint set of four each cancelled on the First Day of Issue by the congress datestamp, with the congress registration label, locally addressed, fine
and scarce. S.G. 122/5, £1,200 as stamps. Photo on Page 184. (Image1)
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Est. £300-350
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1517 |
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1924 Official semi-postal stamps for government affiliated organisations, mint and used selection including Vigilanza Obbligo Scolastico 25c used, Consorvio Bibliot. Torino set of four mint, etc. (61).
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Est. £250-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1518 |
|
 1924 (July 10) Express cover from the Associazione Nazionale Fra Mutilati e Invalidi di Guerra bearing 1924 official semi-postal stamp, rarely seen on cover, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 184. (Image1)
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Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1519 |
|
1924-25 Definitives with attached adverts used, all different, comprising 15c (3), 25c (3), 30c, 50c (9, scarce Tagliacozzo 50c a little faded), 1L (marginal, light crease), also unissued 60c Express stamp with advert. S.G. 171a/s, £1,813.
(18).
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Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1520 |
|
 1961 Visit of President Gronchi to South America, 205L lilac rose error of colour, superb unmounted mint. With Gino Biondi certificate (1991). Sassone 921, S.G. £2,000. Photo on Page 148. (Image1)
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Est. £240-280
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
Air Mails
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1521 |
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 1930 (Dec. 15) General Balbo Transatlantic Mass Formation Flight from Rome to Rio de Janeiro, cover addressed to Balbo franked 1.25L and the special 7.70L stamp issued for this one flight (S.G. 303, £1,400) tied by the
special machine cancel, Rio arrival c.d.s (Jan. 2), signed by Balbo and eighteen other pilots, two light vertical folds, otherwise very fine. Photo on Page 184. (Image1)
|
Est. £400-500
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1522 |
|
1934 (Jan 22) Registered cover from Genoa to Rio de Janeiro, carried on the first direct flight from Rome to Buenos Ayres, franked 2.55L + 20c and a block of four of the special flight issue 5L on 2L (S.G. 393, £900) cancelled by the Rome first
flight c.d.s (Jan. 27), first flight cachet, Rio backstamp (Jan. 31). The flight crashed and overturned when landing on the beach at Ceara on Jan. 29th. The two right air stamps a little stained, otherwise fine.
|
Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1523 |
|
1934 (Nov 9) Cover carried on the first flight from Rome to Mogadiscio with 25c pair cancelled by Rome c.d.s and the special flight set of six (S.G. 444/9, £1,000) tied by the special flight datestamp, addressees name inked out and vertical
fold, the stamps fine.
|
Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
JAMAICA
JAMAICA
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1524 |
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Zeppelins. 1936 (May 2) Cover from Kingston to London franked 2d + 2/- pair, carried on the first Trans-Atlantic flight of the Hindenburg with violet cachet, Frankfurt mit Luftschiff Hindenburg Befordert c.d.s on reverse (May 14), scarce from
Jamaica.
|
Est. £180-220
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
JAPAN
JAPAN
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1525 |
|
1875 Wild Goose 12s rose (syl. 2) well centred, and Wagtail 15s lilac (syl. 3) centred to right, each with a tiny black mark, otherwise fine mint, large part original gum. S.G. 61/2, £800. (2).
|
Est. £140-160
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
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