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2661 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: 1830 (Aug. 5) wrapper to London (redirected locally) and rated ‘1/8’(d) on arrival with framed “ALLEPPY/SHIP/LETTER” (Giles type 1) in blue, the only example of this mark (in any colour) believed to exist, framed “DOVER/INDIA LETTER” and London arrival c.d.s. Important exhibition item. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £400-500


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.
2662 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: 1830 (Oct. 29) entire letter “p Madras” to London (redirected to Scotland) with oval “MADRAS/SHIP LETTER” datestamp, part framed “INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH”, London and Edinburgh datestamps on reverse. Initially rated ‘1/8’(d) and re-rated ‘2/8’(d) to include the redirection and with a framed “1/2” Scottish wheel tax mark. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-200


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.
2663 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: 1837 (Sept. 30) entire letter (price list of silk and cotton obtained at sales in London) to Calcutta with exceptional “CARE OF MR WAGHORN/ALEXANDRIA” mark just below. London datestamp, framed “BOMBAY/STEAM LETTER/Bearing” (Giles type SR4) datestamp and Calcutta G.P.O. framed datestamp (Giles type G14) on reverse. Major exhibition item and mostly very fine. B.P.A. certificate (1978). Photo. (Image1)

Est. £2,000-2,500


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.
2664 c, entire, etc. India: 1840 (July 16) small native folded wrapper to Madras with framed “ALEPPEE/Paid” (Giles type 2) datestamp with framed “G.P.O” arrival datestamp (Giles type MX5) and a framed “AM” mark in black and an 1856 fragment with a very fine strike of the “ALLEPPY/Paid” datestamp (Giles type 3). (2)

Est. £150-200


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.
2665 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: 1843 (June 25) envelope to Calcutta with framed “BEAULEAH/[DATE]”, framed “AM” and framed “G.P.O/[Date]” marks on reverse. To Sir Thomas Herbert Maddock and with content by William Stanley Clarke [1768-1844] (Director of the East India Company) “Presuming you will be now satisfactorily located as a member of the Supreme Council at Calcutta. I venture to make my young  friend Mr Leonard Parish (a son of Sir Woodbine Parish 1796-1882) the bearer of this note…..who proceeds to your Residency as an Artillery Cadet after having passed the ordeal at Addiscombe….You will see….the state of excitement which prevails just now in Ireland under the malign influence  of [Daniel] O’Connell [1775-1847]……Governor-General [of India, Earl of Auckland, 1784-1849] is now resident at Kensington Gore…..he fortunately steered clear of the Afghan War, he would have deservedly ranked as the best Governor General India could boast!”. Fascinating insight into the public service in India. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £300-350


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.
2666 c, entire, etc. India: 1845 (Jan. 26) envelope to Calcutta, headed “Service” with oval “BHOPAL/[DATE]/FREE” (unrecorded by Hammond Giles), framed “AM” and framed “G.P.O/[Date]” marks on reverse. To Sir Thomas Herbert Maddock and with content by Captain J.E.Landers “The contingent is now encamped at Bhopal during the present change of Government. Newab Fanjar Mohamed Khan (titular Ruler of Bhopal) assumed charged on the 23rrd…..no one appears dissatisfied excepting Sekhunder Begum (former wife of the previous ruler of Bhopal) and the late rulers father – Anweer Mohamed Khan, the former confines herself to expressions of disappointment and the latter has collected a few matchlockmen but the sight of the Contingent has frightened him into a fever…..” Outstanding insight into the Indian rulers and very fine.

Est. £300-350


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.
2667 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: 1845 (July 16) envelope to Calcutta endorsed “Free” with oval “BEAULEAH/[DATE]/FREE” (unrecorded by Hammond Giles), framed “PM” and framed “G.P.O/[Date]” marks on reverse. To Sir Thomas Herbert Maddock and with content by Sir William Grey [1818-78]  (later the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal 1867-71) and Governor of Jamaica) “….[I] do not now start for Dinagepore till the 27th or 28th. I have applied in a private note to [Sir Frederick James] Halliday [1806-1901] (Secretary to the Government of Bengal) for the acting appointment (magistracy) there should it become available……Francis is here…..a rather severe fall from a horse compelled him to defer his departure…..he shall visit me at Dinagepore. He says that while there he will study the languages…..” Fascinating insight into the Public service in India and very fine. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £300-350


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.
2668 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: 1852 (Nov. 22) entire letter (commercial trade in food etc.) to Cochin with framed “BOMBAY/Paid ‘10’(annas)” (Giles type 21) datestamp and framed “COCHIN/(2-12-52)/BEARING” (Giles type 3) arrival datestamp, the latter a very fine strike and both in black, fine. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-220


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.
2669 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: 1853 (June) entire letter “pr Str Bentinck via Southampton” to Edinburgh rated ‘1/-’ with Calcutta framed datestamp (Giles type SD21) and framed “INDIA” (Giles type SD18) and with London and Edinburgh datestamps and framed Scots local “CHARLOTTE/PLACE” mark. Redirected to Melrose and franked 1d. red PB with four margins and tied by “131” bar cancellation. Oval printed “GOVERNMENT/AGENT/OFFICE” wafer seal on rear. Scarce and attractive. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £300-350


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.
2670 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: 1854 (Dec. 27) opened-out small envelope to Madras franked fine four-margined 1/2a. with nine-bar lozenge cancellation (Cooper type 2) and with framed “BOMBAY/Paid” datestamp (Giles type 18) in red and framed “G.P.O.” datestamp (Giles type MX5) in red. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.
2671 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: 1859 (Jan.) wrapper “pr Jouteur via Mauritius” to Reunion franked 1a. with octagonal “B” bar cancellation and with framed “CALCUTTA/SHIP LETTER” (Giles type SD31) and St Denis arrival datestamps. Uncommon destination. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-150


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.
2672 c, entire, etc. India: 1861 (Oct.) envelope “via Bombay & Marseilles” to Scotland franked 4a. and 2a. tied by Allahabad duplex (Cooper type 9) and manuscript “Stamped” and with “CR” (Caledonian Railway), framed “TOO LATE” in black, framed “INDIA/PAID” and Bombay and Blairgowrie datestamps and 1867 (Oct.) envelope with “VIA BOMBAY/VIA MARSEILLES” mark to London franked 6a.8p. with octagonal “B/1” (Cooper type 7) cancellation, unusually in blue and late use of the this marking with double-ring “CALCUTTA/INDIA PAID” (Giles type 34) and London arrival datestamps. (2)

Est. £120-150


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.
2673 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: 1862 large native envelope to Calcutta franked 1/2a. block of eight and 1a. blocks of six and nine individually cancelled and tied by octagonal “B/158” marks and with faint Bugwah (Rungpore District) and Calcutta G.P.O. datestamp, highly unusual heavy internal mail and very scarce franking. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £400-450


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.
2674 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: 1863 (Mar.) slightly reduced entire letter “via Marseilles” to Bordeaux (redirected to Libourne) franked 1a. tied by “B/99” (Cooper Magoorah type 7) and further stamps applied to reverse but removed during opening, apparently underpaid and with a framed “INSUFFICIENT” and “P.P.” (Paid to Port) marks applied, with a further ‘9’ decimes charged. Portion of the Anglo-French accountancy “GB/1F62.4/10c” mark at right and with Burdwan, Benares, Calcutta, Bombay, Marseilles entry mark, Bordeaux-Paris and Marseilles-Lyon T.P.O. datestamps. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-220


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.
2675 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: 1866 (Sept.) ’On HMs Service’ entire letter to Calcutta franked 1a. brown overprinted “Service.” and tied by octagonal “B-18” (Cooper type 7), indistinct origin datestamp (possibly Barrackpore) and an oval “CALCUTTA/DELIVERY” datestamp on reverse. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £180-200


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.
2676 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: 1869 (Sept. 17) entire letter addressed “via Marseilles” to Dr. Garcin de Tassy in Paris franked 8p. (2), 4a. tied by ms. and Allahabad duplexes, transit and Oct. 17 arrival datestamps. Most interesting contents, the sender, a professor of literature studying the Braj Bhasha language, asks for guidance on translation despite problems arising from the language’s sacred connection to the god Krishna. Joseph Héliodore Garcin de Tassy (1794-1878) was Professor of Indology at the School for Living Oriental Languages that was founded for him, a founder and president of the Société Asiatique, and considered Europe’s leading scholar of Hindustani languages. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-200


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.
2677 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: 1870 (Mar. 20) slightly reduced entire letter from “Camp Bareilly’” to Aberdeen franked India 8p. and 8a. manuscript and jointly tied by Bareilly/51 duplex (Cooper type 9), Bombay and Apr. 18 arrival backstamps, interesting contents, the sender relating that 100 splendid men have been entrusted to him and that a two week march with several elephants would soon commence with high hopes in the hunt for tigers. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-200


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.
2678 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: 1871 (Oct. 25) reduced wrapper “via Brindisi” to Liverpool franked 8a. tied by Rangoon/156 duplex (Giles type 9) in blue and rare thus, additionally tied by an oval Rangoon senders business cachet and with Calcutta and Liverpool datestamps on reverse, fine and attractive. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-200


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.
2679 c, entire, etc. India: 1880 (ca.) opened out and slightly reduced envelope to Lahore franked 1a. tied by “L-15” bar cancellation (Cooper type 32B) and additional with manuscript cross, Shahkot (origin) and Lahore datestamps plus a fine framed “POSTAGE DUE/...... ANNA” mark deleted in manuscript; applied in error or tax not collected, highly unusual internal postage due mail and 1866 native wrapper to Lahore franked 1/2a. pair tied by Serampore/151 duplex (Cooper type 9) and with Mooradabad, Meerut and Lahore datestamps. (2)

Est. £180-200


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.
2680 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: 1933 (July 21) Australia to England flight by James Wood, cover carried on the Calcutta to Lucknow leg, bearing “DUM DUM AIR PORT” label by violet flight cachet with another strike on reverse, and signed by Stephen H. Smith, rare. Only 16 flown. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-200


Closing..Sep-27, 03:00 AM EST.

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