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1402 imageIndia: A mainly Q.V. to K.G.VI mint and used accumulation in mixed condition in eight stockbooks and loose with duplicated ranges from Q.V., a quantity of bundleware, States with Cochin, cancellation interest, etc. (1,000s) (Image1)

Est. £100-150


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.
1403 imageIndia: A mainly unmounted mint selection on stock leaves, incl. 1940-43 14a. blocks of four and six, Officials 1937-39 set, 9p. block of four, 1939 1a. on 11/4a. block of six, 1939-42 sets (4) mainly as blocks of four with 11/2a. watermark inverted block of four etc., fine. (107) (Image1)

Est. £100-120


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.
1404 imageIndia: Small collection incl. 1938 airmail cover to Copenhagen franked 1/2a. 1a. and 4a. pair and redirected to London, 1937 Presentation booklet containing K.G.VI issues to 1r., 1946 3a and 11/2a. registration envelope to London uprated 1/2a., 1r. and 5r., 1947 airmail covers to London with two types of “DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER” cachets, a few Indian states issues, revenues, etc. (few 100s) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.
1405 Used imageIndia: Officials: 1867-73 4a. green watermark inverted variety, fine used, not listed in S.G., this is the discovery example. S.G. O29 var. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.
1406 Unmounted bl imageIndia: Officials: 1939-42 3p. to 4a. (less 1/2a. red-brown) set in corner unmounted mint blocks of 32, mainly fine. (288) S.G. 140, O142-O149, cat. £610+. (Image1)

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Est. £100-120


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.
1407 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: Cancellations and Covers: 1797 (Dec. 7) entire (in French) to Chandernagor with very fine double oval “GPO/date/pt pd” datestamp in black on reverse with content from a merchant in Calcutta concerning trade in indigo and includes a form of a contract to formalise supply and sales quoting percentages for commission and interest. Chanadernagore, a French settlement until 1950, was occupied by G.B. 1793-1816 and therefore transmitted under the British system. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £500-550


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.
1408 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: Cancellations and Covers: 1837 (Nov. 22) entire to Saugor with framed “Bombay/Bearing” three line datestamp with part framed “SAUGOR” datestamp; poorly struck or defective (Giles type 2 or 3) with date and amount “bg 11as” in manuscript and with large part red wax seal on reverse. Written by 2nd Lieutenant John Laughton to Major General Sir Thomas Anburey K.C.B. “I had the pleasure of disembarking this morning from Bushire and thank God I am safe for the vessel all but foundered in a hurricane we had off this place....I intend....marching for Calcutta...only waiting for my horses....Colonel Baumgardt is here for trying by a Court Martial.....H.Ms. Govt have given us all the local rank of Field Officers in Persia....His Majesty the Shah was pleased to confer on me the Order of the Lion and Seen of the 1st class of Major....last news from Tehran....that the King gone on in progress against Herat but I do not think he will succeed in taking it.....” Important insight into the Persian Campaign and with a typed transcript. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £600-650


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.
1409 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: Cancellations and Covers: 1838 (Sept. 19) entire to Moulmein endorsed “C.H.” and “Post paid” at lower left with framed “SURAT/Bearing” (Giles type 4) apparently applied in error as endorsed paid, framed two line “G.P.O” datestamps, framed “CALCUTTA G.P.O/SHIP LETTER” datestamps and framed “AM” mark in black. Written by Charles Hervey who writes of difficulties following the sudden transfer of regiment following a problem with the Rajah of Oudeypoor (Udaipur). “Not one of us could sell our houses and the poor sepoys were obliged to throw away what stock they had laid in for the rains”. He also relates that Surat was ravaged by fire the previous year then flooded so badly that they had to climb onto the roofs of houses to avoid the water and that the changing of the guard was done by boat, he then goes onto to mention that “My Health is altogether very delicate” after the discovery of a two foot long parasitic worm in his right foot. Important insight into dramatic events. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £400-450


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.
1410 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: Cancellations and Covers: 1843 (July 27) entire (slightly reduced and repaired in two places) to London, address panel headed “From Private James Hinkey 1(st) Bengal E(uropean) Lght. Infantry” and countersigned by commanding officer below and manuscript charged “2”(d) for the unpaid concession rate with oval “INDIA” (Giles type SD6, Die I) in red at lower right. Reverse with scarce oval “SOBATOO/FREE” (Giles type 2) datestamp with manuscript date, framed “G.P.O” (Bombay) datestamp and London arrival c.d.s. and framed “PM” mark on reverse. Important insight into military life “Our route consisted of 12 to 16 miles a day, in general starting at 2 o’clock in the morning, striking the tents and loading the camels and elephants, which were so tame that the would come around for a bit of routie (roti)”. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £500-550


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.
1411 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: Cancellations and Covers: 1844 (Oct. 18) entire letter “via Marseilles” to England with “INDIA PAID” crescent mark and London Paid tombstone mark, additionally endorsed “prepaid pr Steamer via Southampton/1 Tolas” with superb framed “ALEPPEE/Paid” (Giles type 2, large letter variety) with manuscript inserted “Inland Postage to Bombay As 10” and Bury St Edmunds datestamp all on reverse. Written by William Anderson to his niece. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £280-300


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.
1412 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: Cancellations and Covers: 1845 (Feb. and Mar.) entires to Bordeaux “overland Mail/via Bombay” datelined at Calcutta with framed “INDIA” marks and “INDES OR./1 MARESEILLE 1” (salles 730) transit c.d.s. and carried on the “Cairo” or “Egyptus” from Malta. Reverse of each with framed “STEAM POSTAGE..../INLAND...../TOTAL...” (Giles type SD16) and Bordeaux arrival c.d.s., mainly fine. (2) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £180-200


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.
1413 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: Covers and Cancellations: 1850 (July 7) wrapper to Bordeaux with framed “PONDICHERRY/Paid ‘A2’” (Giles SD20) datestamp, “INDIA PAID” (Giles SD20) crescent moon (endorsed ‘2A’ prepaid above this mark) and “INDES OR/MARSEILLE” (Salles 730) transit c.d.s. and rated ‘30’ decimes due. Reverse with a framed ”MADRAS/G.P.O.” datestamp and Bordeaux arrival c.d.s. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.
1414 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: Cancellations and Covers: 1850 (Nov. 20) entire to Cork, Ireland address panel headed “From Sergeant Major J.Wright at Secunderabad” and signed by the commanding officer below for the concession rate. Sent unpaid and charged at the unpaid “2”(d) rate upon arrival. Reverse with oval “SECUNDERABAD/FREE” (Giles type 3 variety) oval datestamp, framed “MADRAS/G.P.O” three line datestamp and London, Dublin and Cork c.d.s. The content entirely manuscript being a death certificate for a Patrick Ryan, presumably addressed to his father and signed by a magistrate, unusual. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £500-550


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.
1415 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: Cancellations and Covers: 1855 (July 6) entire to Secunderabad franked 1/2a. cut close and tied by dotted rhombus (9 x 10) cancellation and manuscript “Stamped”. Reverse with framed Paid marks of Chicacole (Giles type 1) and Secunderabad (Giles type 2). Photo. (Image1)

Est. £300-320


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.
1416 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: Cancellations and Covers: 1856 (Mar. 3) reduced entire to Bhaugulpore with Edinburgh and London c.d.s. and redirected to Moughyr with 1/2a. vertical strip of four tied by manuscript cancellation, with framed “CALCUTTA/STEAM LETTER” datestamp and Bhaugulpore P.O. double ring c.d.s. (Giles type 7) on reverse, fine and attractive. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £1,500-2,000


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.
1417 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: Cancellations and Covers: 1856 (Aug. 30) entire to Bangalore franked 1/2a. tied by diamond of dots “1” (Madras) cancellation with Madras double arc framing “Bearing” and framed “2d D” and 1858 envelope (corner fault) “overland via Southampton” to England franked 4a. tied by “B/76” (Bengal) octagonal cancellation and additionally in manuscript with framed red “INDIA/PAID” and “LONDON/PAID” datestamp. Reverse with Dum Dum and Cobham datestamps. (2) (Image1)

Est. £100-120


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.
1418 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: Cancellations and Covers: 1858 (Nov. 16) entire letter (datelined Oct. 30) to Genoa endorsed “pStr From Alexandria to Trieste/by Austrian Steamer” at top and franked 8a. just tied by rhomboid of dots numeral and with “INDIA PAID” crescent (SD20) in red and “D.A.a.L” (Diritto Austriaco austriache Lire) (Van Der Linden 869) Austria-Sardinia exchange mark, the latter charged ‘30’ lire and also rated ‘1/-’ in manuscript in Alexandria from where it was carried by an Austrian Lloyd steamer to Trieste, the reverse with “MADRAS” (Cooper/Renouf type 6) double arc and framed Genoa arrival datestamps. A highly unusual routing as most mail was sent via Marseilles or an Italian port. Signed Raybaudi (in pencil) and with Raybaudi (Rome) certificate (1993). Photo. (Image1)

Est. £220-250


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.
1419 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: Cancellations and Covers: 1859 (Sept. 9) entire letter (a few repair stains) “per Bentinck/via Marseilles” to New York with oval forwarding agents (Atkinson Tilton & Co.) cachet on front and franked 1/2a., 1a., 2a. and 4a., tied by octagonal “B/1” cancellations with framed “INDIA PAID” in red and with London transit and New York arrival datestamps, “G.P.O/EX/CALCUTTA” double ring despatch c.d.s. on reverse and 1860 (July 12) envelope “via Bombay/& Marseilles” to U.S.A. with oval forwarding agents (Foster Rogers & Co.) cachet on front and franked 1a. and 4a. (another stamp missing), tied by octagonal “B/1” (type 7) cancellations with framed “INDIA/PAID” (Giles SD8) in red and with London and Portland (Maine) transit datestamps, “G.P.O/EX/CALCUTTA” double ring despatch and Bombay single arc datestamps on reverse. (2 items) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £350-400


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.
1420 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: Cancellations and Covers: 1860 (July 4) wrapper “p Mail Steamer via/Marseilles” to London franked 2a. and 4a. (another stamp missing), tied by octagonal “B/1” (type 7; Bengal) cancellations with framed “INDIA/PAID” (as Giles SD20 with sans-serif lettering) in red and London arrival c.d.s. also in red. “G.P.O/EX/CALCUTTA” (Giles G25) double ring datestamp on reverse and 1864 (Aug.) envelope (one rear flap defective) to England endorsed “From No. 292 Gunner R. Carpenter No. 3/22nd R.A. Landour/Via Southampton” and countersigned by a colonel at left for the concessionary rate. Franked 1a. and tied by Landour “124” duplex (Cooper type 9) with framed “INDIA/PAID” mark placed centrally and inverted, the reverse with Meerut, Bombay and Windsor datestamps. (2 items) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £160-180


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.
1421 c, entire, etc. imageIndia: Cancellations and Covers: 1861 (Dec. 3) envelope to Calcutta franked 1a. tied by octagonal “B/5” cancellation and with Akyab (Burma) double ring and Ship Letter Calcutta datestamp (Giles type G26) and 1871 (Oct. 25) reduced wrapper”via Brindisi” to Liverpool franked 8a. tied by a Rangoon (Burma) duplex and a business cachet and with Calcutta and Liverpool and 1886 (Sept., Oct.) two Indian Telegraph forms from Mandalay to Simla and with Mandalay or Prome (Burma) straight line datestamps at foot, both with military messages during the Third Burmese War concerning dispatch of supplies and troop movements, one with a receipt mark of the Adjutant General’s Office. (4 items) (Image1)

Est. £250-280


Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST.

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