INDIA continued...
| Lot |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 241 |
T50-1 |
 1891 25r
bright lilac and 50r carmine whole stamps, each used with part Madras straight-line cancel. The 25r with a couple of short perfs at left, 'ex Ulrich' pencilled on reverse. SG T50-1, £220 (Image)
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Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 242 |
T52 |
 1899 (4
Sep) 2r on 2r8a orange, Type T36 Calcutta surcharge. O.g. pair, each heavily mounted including paper hinge remnants, and the right stamp with a very small thin spot (which is coincident with the watermark, and may be natural). A very scarce
multiple. SG T52, £800+ (Image)
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Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 243 |
T52 |
 1899 (4
Sep) 2r on 2r8a orange, Type T36 Calcutta surcharge, fine o.g. with an internal wrinkle. SG T52, £400 (Image)
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Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 244 |
T52 |
 1899 (4
Sep) 2r on 2r8a orange, Type T36 Calcutta surcharge, o.g. but thinned at top, and a couple of marks on the face. Ex Wilmot Corfield. SG T52, £400 (Image)
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Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 245 |
T52a |
 1899 (4
Sep) 2r on 2r8a orange, Type T36 Calcutta surcharge, fine o.g. (seemingly unmounted), the gum lightly and evenly toned. Shows the 'RUPLES' error in the upper surcharge; very rare. SG T52a, £800 (Image)
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Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 246 |
T53 var |
 1900 (24
Feb) Foreign Bill 2r purple overprinted TELEGRAPH at Calcutta, large part o.g., with the overprint double, one albino; additionally with manuscript SPECIMEN across the face. A little toned but a quite remarkable stamp. SG T53 var.
Note: No other SPECIMEN is known, nor is there another example with overprint double, one albino (Image)
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Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 247 |
T53 |
 1900 (24
Feb) Foreign Bill 2r purple top marginal, overprinted TELEGRAPH at Calcutta, very fine large part o.g. (light hinge mark at base). Signed Oliva; ex Koh-i-Nor (CRL 25/2/1986, lot 419). SG T53, £600 (Image)
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| 248 |
T53 |
 1900 (24
Feb) Foreign Bill 2r purple top left corner example, overprinted TELEGRAPH at Calcutta, very fine large part o.g. (light hinge mark at base). The selvedge shows considerable burnishing and Plate no. 1 in oval; also a light purple handstamp '(Crown)/
INDIAN/ TWO RUPEES' just encroaches onto the stamp. A gem. SG T53, £600 (Image)
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Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 249 |
T53 |
 1900 (24
Feb) Foreign Bill 2r purple overprinted TELEGRAPH at Calcutta, upper and lower halves. The upper half (ex Wilmot Corfield) with part Calcutta straight-line cancel, the lower with BAZ (the only lower half in private hands, and showing the same usage
as the lower half in the Royal Collection.) SG T53, £600+ (Image)
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Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 250 |
T53 |
 1900 (24
Feb) Foreign Bill 2r purple overprinted TELEGRAPH at Calcutta, top half used on large piece of form with 1890-1 2a and 8a, straight-line AJMERE 23-6-00 cancel. Very rare, believed to be the sole example used on a part form (of any size). SG T53,
£300 (Image)
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Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 251 |
T53w |
 1900 (24
Feb) Foreign Bill 2r purple overprinted TELEGRAPH at Calcutta, horizontal pair with watermark inverted. Very fine o.g, seemingly unmounted, a wonderful pair. SG T53w, £1200
(Image)
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| 252 |
T53w |
 1900 (24
Feb) Foreign Bill 2r purple overprinted TELEGRAPH at Calcutta, watermark inverted. O.g., very fine but for extensive hinge remainder. SG T53w, £600 (Image)
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Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 253 |
T54 |
 1900
piece cut from the Appendix Sheet, headed 'Appendix' and dated 'Feb 6th 1900'. Three surcharge essays for the De La Rue 2r on 2r8a orange surcharge, all applied to the issued 2r8a orange, mounted on archival piece. All three types unadopted, the
central trial similar to the surcharge as issued but in thinner type. A lovely piece and ideal for exhibition. For SG T54 (Image)
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Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 254 |
T54 |
 1900 2r
on 2r8a orange, Type T38 De La Rue surcharge, handstamped CANCELLED Type 23 as applied to Inland Revenue colour standards. Part o.g. example, heavily hinged at top and base, with a crease and some wrinkling. Very rare. SG T54
Note: There are just two examples in private hands, with one other in the Royal Philatelic Collection (Image)
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Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 255 |
T54 |
 1900 (30
Apr) 2r on 2r8a orange, Type T38 De La Rue surcharge, fine o.g. and very scarce in this condition. SG T54, £600 (Image)
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Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 256 |
T54 |
 1900 (30
Apr) 2r on 2r8a orange, Type T38 De La Rue surcharge, o.g. with an unobtrusive crease and some marks on reverse, still of good appearance and with splendid provenance, ex Corfield. SG T54, £600 (Image)
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Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 257 |
T54 |
 1900 (30
Apr) 2r on 2r8a orange, Type T38 De La Rue surcharge, whole stamp used, unusually with two part FORT SANDEMAN CDSs of 16 JU 00. A couple of creases and the lower left corner slightly blunted, nonetheless an attractive stamp. SG T54, £450
Note: Originally named Appozai, this Baluchistan village (later a city) was renamed Fort Sandeman by the British. In 1976 it was again renamed Zhob (Image)
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Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 258 |
T54 |
 1900 (30
Apr) 2r on 2r8a orange, Type T38 De La Rue surcharge, whole stamp used, with part Calcutta cancel and Check Office punches. On piece, perfs at base cut off, reasonable appearance. SG T54, £450 (Image)
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Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 259 |
T55 |
 1900 2r
Type T39, an earlier Die Proof of the von Angeli head used for this stamp, in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), produced for the 1895 postage issue (SG107/9). Dated 15 JUN 94 and marked BEFORE HARDENING. (Image)
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Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 260 |
T55 |
 1900 2r
composite essay, comprising a stamp-sized Die Proof (for the 1890-91 2r8a) in black on glazed card, affixed to piece of archival card 89 x 113mm, dated AUGUST 3rd 1899 in ink at top right. Original value tablets over-painted with the new 2r
denomination, executed by hand in black and Chinese white. The head is of the young Queen, not as adopted, a unique proof and an important part of the Telegraph story. SG T55 (Image)
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