British Empire and Foreign Countries continued... India: China Expeditionary Force - Boxer Rebellion continued... Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 980 , entire, etc. Boxer Rebellion: Naval Mail: 1900 (Oct. 29) and 1901 (Apr. 12) covers to Scotland franked 1/2a. pair C.E.F. or 1a. C.E.F. (latter redirected to London) tied by F.P.O. No. 5 (Hospital Ship “Gwalior”) and with contents written by the same writer “Busy last two days disembarking troops, they consisted of a company of Madras Sappers and Miners sent from Peking to help us spend the winter here - two more hospitals and about 500 mules” and “The invalids on the “Gwalior” embark next morning....I am waiting for a ship to take away the 14th Sikhs...one of the French got killed in a street brawl with a Chinaman...” Fine contemporary insight. (2) Photo. (Image1) Est. £200-220 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. 981 , entire, etc. Boxer Rebellion: Naval Mail: Hong Kong mail, 1900 (Nov./Dec.) cover to England (with contents on “H.M.S UNDAUNTED” letterhead) “The hospital ship “Gwalior” arrived two days ago. The “Fame” and “Tuku”, a captured Chinese Torpedo boat, came in today” and two Hong Kong Kong 1c. postcards to “Transport No. 6” or “Chinese Transport, China Expeditionary Force”, the latter with Base Office and Base Office “B” datestamps. (3) Photo. (Image1) Est. £200-220 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. 982 , entire, etc. Boxer Rebellion: Naval Mail: Selection with 1901 (Feb.) 1/4a. C.E.F. postcard to a Royal Marine on H.M.S. “Phoenix” with Base Office B c.d.s. 1901 (Apr.) cover to Scotland with contents “I was dining last night with a Capt Elderton...who is Senior Marine Transport Officer to the China Force. He is going to Peking tomorrow in [the] “Formosa”...and offered to give me passage to Taku and back” and a contemporary real-photo postcard depicting H.M.S. “Terrible” at Wei-Hai-Wei in 1901. (3) Photo. (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. 983 , entire, etc. Boxer Rebellion: New South Wales Naval Contingent: 1900 (Nov. 6) Canada 1c. postcard to Newcastle (New South Wales) franked 1/2a. C.E.F. (2) tied by F.P.O. No. 1 (Peking Legation) with Base Office, Base Office B, Hong Kong and Newcastle datestamps, with message on reverse “A great famine has started. If it only touched the Boxers one wouldn’t mind, but they will murder and rob the Chinese that aren’t Boxers and so won’t starve”. Photo. (Image1) Est. £150-200 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. 984 , entire, etc. Boxer Rebellion: New South Wales Naval Contingent: 1901 (Jan. 15) defective envelope (opened out) to Sydney franked 1/2a. C.E.F. (another removed) tied by Base Office B (Tientsin) c.d.s. and with Base Office (Hong Kong) and Sydney datestamps on reverse. Double ring “N.S.W. NAVAL/CONTINGENT” crown and anchor cachet at lower left. Photo. (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. 985 , entire, etc. Boxer Rebellion: New South Wales Naval Contingent: 1901 (Feb. 2) envelope (opened out) to Newcastle (New South Wales) franked 1a. C.E.F. tied by F.P.O. No. 1 (Peking Legation) with previously unrecorded bold and serif “T” and “3D” postage due marks. Reverse with marginal strip of three 1d. postage due with manuscript and “MORE TO PAY” cancellation also with Base Office B, Colombo and Newcastle datestamps. Addressed to the Commander of the Naval Brigade, Frank Gardner, joined the Royal Navy at 14 serving in the Crimean War, taking of forts at Taku during the Opium War and gun running for the south during the U.S. Civil War. Photo. (Image1) Est. £200-220 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. 986 , entire, etc. Boxer Rebellion: New South Wales Naval Contingent: 1901 (Mar. 3) “N.S.W. NAVAL CONTINGENT” Crown and Anchor insignia envelope (opened out) previously unrecorded and to Newcastle (New South Wales) franked 1/2a. C.E.F. tied by F.P.O. No. 7 (Peking) also with Base Office B, Base Office, Hong Kong, Sydney and Newcastle datestamps. Addressed to the Commander of the Naval Brigade Frank Gardner, joined the Royal Navy at 14 serving in the Crimean War, taking of forts at Taku during the Opium War and gun running for the south during the U.S. Civil War. Photo. (Image1) Est. £200-220 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. 987 , entire, etc. Boxer Rebellion: New South Wales Naval Contingent: 1901 (May 1) “THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE” ship insignia envelope to Newcastle (New South Wales) franked 1/2a. and 2a. C.E.F. representing the civilian rate tied by F.P.O. No. 1 (Peking Legation). Reverse with Base Office “B”, Base Office, Colombo, Sydney and Newcastle datestamps. Double ring “N.S.W. NAVAL/CONTINGENT” crown and anchor cachet at lower left and addressed to the Surgeon Mickson and endorsed “J.J.S” (possibly J.J. Steel, a military surgeon). Photo. (Image1) Est. £200-220 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. 988 , entire, etc. Boxer Rebellion: Victoria Naval Contingent: 1900 (ca.) envelope “From H. Anderson Fraser, Victoria Naval Contingent 125 Tientsin” to Melbourne franked 2a.6p. C.E.F. but not posted (possibly handcarried) and an unused 1/4a. C.E.F. postcard with double ring “VICTORIA- NAVAL/CONTINGENT” crown and anchor cachet at lower left. (2) Photo. (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. 989 , entire, etc. Boxer Rebellion: Victoria Naval Contingent: 1900 (Oct. 2) envelope “From W. Fraser, No. 66 Victoria Naval Contingent, Tientsin” to Melbourne franked 3p., 1/2a. and 1a. (2) for the civilian rate and a late fee tied by F.P.O. No. 4 (Tientsin) with Base Office, Hong and Melbourne datestamps on reverse. Photo. (Image1) Est. £150-200 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. Indian Convention States Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 990 Indian Convention States: A comprehensive mint collection on leaves, 1884 to 1935, incl. Chamba 1887-95, 1903-05, 1913-23 and 1927-37 sets, Officials 1887-98 set, Faridkot 1887-1900 and Officials 1887-98 sets, Gwalior 1885-97 overprint type 1 4a., type 2 in red and in black sets, 1903-11 basic set, 1912-23 and 1928-36 sets, Officials 1913-23 and 1927-35 sets, Jind 1885 to 4a., 1903-09, 1914-27 and 1927-37 sets, Officials 1885 (July) set, 1886 2a., 1886-1902, 1914-27 and 1927-37 sets, Nabha 1885-1900 overprints in red and in black sets, 1903-09, 1913-23 and 1927-36 sets, Officials 1885, 1885-97 and 1913 sets, Patiala 1884 (less 8a.), 1885, 1891-96 (less 3r.), 1903-06, 1912-26 and 1928-34 sets, Officials 1913-26 set etc., varied condition. (100s) Photo. (Image1) Est. £1,200-1,500 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. Indian Feudatory States Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 991 Indian Feudatory States: A mainly mint Q.V. to K.G.V collection on leaves, incl. Alwar (6), Bamra (15), Barwani (11), Bhopal (39), Bhor (3), Bijawar (5), Bundi (27), Bussahir (18), Charkhari (31), Cochin (86) with 1911-13 and 1916-30 sets mint, Dhar (10), Duttia (17), Faridkot (2), Hyderabad (80), Indore (34) with 1927-37 values to 2r. mint, Jaipur (55), Jammu and Kashmir (26), Jhalawar (2), Jind (14), Kishangarh (40) with 1904-10 set mint, Las Bela (3), Morvi (13), Nandgaon (3), Nawanagar (13), Nepal (16), Orcha (7), Poonch (10), Rajpipla (3), Sirmor (25), Soruth (38) with 1929 set mint, Travancore (72) and Wadhwan (2)., varied condition. (approx. 725) (Image1) Est. £400-450 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. 992 India Feudatory States: Small selection comprising Poonch 1885 4a. on yellowish paper unused (2, one with faults), Soruth 1923 unissued 3p. purple imperf. inscription block of four and Travancore 1911-30 Official 4ca. (7, two with overprint inverted”, 4ch., used. (Image1) Est. £150-200 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. Indian Feudatory States: Barwani Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 993 Unused Indian Feudatory States: Barwani: 1927 very poor impression on thin, brittle wove paper 4a. orange-brown, a complete unused sheet of four, fine. S.G. 22. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [India 22] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Est. £250-300 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. Indian Feudatory States: Charkhari Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 994 Unused Indian Feudatory States: Charkhari: 1930-45 1a. red, fine unused. S.G. 41, cat. £300. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [India 41] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Est. £100-120 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. Indian Feudatory States: Cochin Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 995 Used Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1939 1a. brown-orange with watermark inverted, diagonal crease, otherwise fine used. S.G. 72w, cat. £550. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Cochin-China 72w] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Est. £150-200 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. 996 Used Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1942-44 Litho 6p. on 1a. type 22, fine used. S.G. 80, cat. £400. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Cochin-China 80] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Est. £120-150 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. 997 Unused Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1942-44 Litho 6p. on 1a. type 23 perf. 13 x 131/2, fine unused. S.G. 81a, cat. £325. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Cochin-China 81a] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Est. £100-120 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. 998 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1943 Maharaja Kerala Varma II watermark type 8 4p. green, mint, slightly patchy gum, otherwise fine and rare, S.G. 85b, cat. £3,000. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Cochin-China 85b] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Est. £700-800 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. 999 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1943 Maharaa Kerala Varma II watermark type 8a, 4p. green, mint and two used examples, minor imperfections. S.G. 85c. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Cochin-China 85c] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Est. £150-200 Closing..Jun-11, 08:00 AM EST. Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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