INDIA continued...
| Lot |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 119 |
T19 |
 1869 50r
rose Die I. A very fine mint example in a dull shade, pencil-signed Oliva and another; rare in this condition. SG T19, £1500 (Image)
Get Market Data for [India T19] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 550
SOLD for £550.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 120 |
T19 |
 1869 50r
rose Die I, unused without gum, in a bright shade; attractive. SG T19, £1500 (Image)
Get Market Data for [India T19] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 240
SOLD for £240.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 121 |
T20 |
 1874 50r
rose Die II, o.g. A good-looking stamp, but with small foxed spots and other marks on the gum. SG T20, £850 (Image)
Get Market Data for [India T20] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 240
SOLD for £170.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 122 |
T20 |
 1874 50r
rose Die II, o.g. Another attractive stamp, but with minor creasing and some perfs on reverse foxed. SG T20, £850 (Image)
Get Market Data for [India T20] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 220
SOLD for £200.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 123 |
T6w |
 1869 4a
light blue upper half with '82' cancel, showing watermark inverted, rather scarce despite its lowly catalogue value. Also a further example with watermark upright, showing a slight horizontal displacement of the watermark, giving portions of two
crowns. SG T6w (Image)
Get Market Data for [India T6w] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 50
SOLD for £70.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 124 |
T7a |
 1869 8a
brown IMPERFORATE HORIZONTAL PAIR upper halves, on piece of form, with part neat Colombo straight-line cancel. Remarkably fresh and fine. A great rarity as a pair, used in Ceylon as always. RPS cert (1953). SG T7a, £2400+ (Image)
Get Market Data for [India T7a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 800
SOLD for £2,200.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 125 |
T7w |
 1869 8a
brown upper half with watermark inverted, part date cancel. Minor rubbing and light toning, a scarce variety, this example ex Hiscocks. SG T7w (Image)
Get Market Data for [India T7w] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 50
SOLD for £50.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 126 |
T8, a |
 1869 1r
grey, Die I. An IMPERFORATE PAIR of upper halves on a piece of form, with full BOMBAY cancel of 6.5.69. A rather 'short' pair, casually separated, glue staining around the periphery; odd surface blemishes. Accompanied by a much larger piece of
form bearing a single perforated 1r, also stuck on with glue and clearly dated the previous day; a remarkable pair. SG T8, 8a, £3000+ (Image)
Get Market Data for [India T8, a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 950
SOLD for £1,900.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 127 |
T8a |
 1869 1r
grey Die I imperforate single used on piece of form, with part BOMBAY 7 5 1869 straight-line cancel. A sound and attractive example of this rarity, with large margins. Offered together with a early fake of the variety but Die II on piece with 2a,
cancelled JACOBABAD. RPS cert (1953) SG T8a, £1500 (Image)
Get Market Data for [India T8a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 480
SOLD for £900.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 128 |
T9 |
 1869 1r
grey Die II used whole stamp with two strikes of COONOOR CDS of DEC 80, and Check Office punches. Straight edge at top, still a pretty stamp. SG T9, £160 (Image)
Get Market Data for [India T9] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 65
SOLD for £65.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 129 |
T9 |
 1869 1r
grey Die II used whole stamp with two partial strikes of a oval Telegraphic cancellation in blue, and Check Office punches. Surface damage at right. Also a lower half with partial date cancel and punches, very rare. SG T9, £160+ (Image)
Get Market Data for [India T9] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 65
SOLD for £40.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 130 |
T9 var |
 1869 1r
Die II upper half showing vertical perforations misplaced 4mm to left, scissor-cut around the design. Blunt top left corner, GALLE (Ceylon) cancel as has the other example known. SG T9 (Image)
Get Market Data for [India T9 var.] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 50
SOLD for £75.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 131 |
T12 var |
1869 5r orange-brown, upper half with a spectacular misplaced vertical perforations variety (8mm to left). Separated correctly by scissors. With (K)URRACH(EE) cancel dated 22 4 70, some surface marks, ex Hiscocks SG T12 var
Note: This and the next lot represent the only two examples of this variety recorded
Get Market Data for [India T12 var.] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 50
SOLD for £50.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 132 |
T12 var |
 1869 5r
orange-brown, upper half with a spectacular misplaced vertical perforations variety (8mm to left). Separated correctly by scissors. With (KURR)ACHEE cancel dated 8 71, remarkably from the same sheet as the other example offered above, fifteen
months apart. SG T12 var (Image)
Get Market Data for [India T12 var.] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 50
SOLD for £160.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 133 |
T16 |
 1869 25r
reddish lilac Die I horizontal strip of seven upper halves, showing one complete and one partial strike of the special IMPERIAL ASSEMBLAGE cancel of 6.1.77, used at the Delhi Durbar at which Queen Victoria was declared Empress of India. A great
showpiece and extremely rare, ex Wilmot Corfield. SG T16
Note: This strip merited specific mention in Crofton and Corfield's book 'The Adhesive Fiscal and Telegraph Stamps of British India' (page 48) (Image)
Get Market Data for [India T16] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 400
SOLD for £1,200.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 134 |
T6 var |
 1869 4a
light blue upper half, struck with the oval 'ON THE PUBLIC/ SERVICE/ ONLY' undated marking, a near-complete strike and part of another. SG T6 var.
Note: Until the discovery of this 4a, the only recorded example of this marking was on the 10r (following lot). Not much is known about this marking but there seems to be little doubt that it represents Official use, and that these two examples
represent the earliest such use of Telegraph stamps (Image)
Get Market Data for [India T6 var.] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 320
SOLD for £320.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 135 |
T13 var |
 1869 10r
Die I upper half, struck with the oval 'ON THE PUBLIC/ SERVICE/ ONLY' undated marking, a near-complete strike and part of another. Damaged at top. Ex Wilmot Corfield, illustrated in Crofton. SG T13 var. (Image)
Get Market Data for [India T13 var.] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 240
SOLD for £200.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 136 |
T4w |
 1878 1a
yellow-green upper half, used with (GOVERNO)RS OF(FICE) cancel, watermark inverted. The sole recorded used example, creasing but of good appearance. SG T4w
(Image)
Get Market Data for [India T4w] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 95
SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 137 |
T11 |
 1878
2r8a orange Die II, whole stamp used, cancelled and with two Check Office punches. Rare. SG T11, £180 (Image)
Get Market Data for [India T11] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 65
SOLD for £65.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
| 138 |
T9, 11, 14, 17 |
 1869-78
1r, 2r8a, 10r and 25r Die II used whole stamps, the 'set' of available second Dies. 2r8a small perf fault, 25r with some clipped perfs at lower right; odd bends but very rare. SG T9, 11, 14, 17, £915 (Image)
Get Market Data for [India T9, 11, 14, 17] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Starting at £ 350
SOLD for £550.00
Closing..Sep-27, 11:59 PM EST. |
