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1854, 2 a. green, horizontal strip of four with ample to mostly large margins, with four strikes of diamond of dots on entire to Shanghai, showing on reverse red boxed dispatch mark "CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIP LETTER 18 NO 1854" and transit "HONG-KONG 8 DE 1854". A very fine and rare letter with a most unusual destination.

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1854, 2 a. green, good to large margins, tied by octagonal "B/127" to letter sheet to Rangoon, showing on reverse red Moulmein GPO cds. A fine and scarce entire.

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1854, 2 a. green, ample to large margins, tied by octagonal "B/5" to letter sheet to Rangoon, showing on reverse red boxed "AKYAB  SHIP LETTER /1859 JU 1/PAID" and oval "FORWARDED BY JOHN OGILVY HAY & Co./AKYAB". Very fine and scarce.

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1865, 8 p. lilac and 1866/78,  4 a. green in pair, tied by duplex "BOMBAY 2 OCT 70" to envelope to London (14.11.) with clear adjacent framed "INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID / FOR BRINDISI ROUTE / DEFICIENT POSTAGE 3d.", which was used for a short period during the closure of the route via Marseille due to the Franco-Prussian war. PROFI has recorded only one further entire with India franking showing this handstamp.

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1866, fiscal stamp 6 a. with overprint "POSTAGE", with 8 p. purple, tied by Bombay duplex of 29.12.1866 to blue cover via France and forwarder to Edinburgh. A very fine and rare entire. Certificate Holcombe (1987)

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1948, Gandhi 1½ a.-10 r. with special first day cancel on two illustrated envelopes, cover with small values very minor aging, very scarce, certificates RPSL (2023)

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1992, Bird of Prey 100r. instead of 200r. and wrong nomenclature "Shahin Kohila" instead of "Macchhlimar", mint never hinged, very fine and rare

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SERVICE: 1866/72, 8 a. carmine, horizontal strip of eight from the upper right sheet corner with marginal inscription and plate number "5", unused with toned original gum, perforation at top partly separated (SG for singles 440£)

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1866, fiscal stamps with overprint "SERVICE/POSTAGE" in green, 2 a., neatly cancelled, very fine. Signed Pfenninger

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1866, 4 a. fiscal stamp with overprint "SERVICE/POSTAGE" in green, government imitation, unused with original gum. Certificate RPSL (1978)

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1859, 1d. blue, slightly touched at upper left, otherwise good margins, tied by black c.d.s. to entire letter with adjacent blue "CORFU 22 GIU", to Kephalonia with fancy arrival mark on front. Fine and scarce

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1884, 6d. (½ oz.) inscribed "LETTER”, with hallow dot after "B”, fresh color and good margins all around, without gum, minor toning, otherwise fine, signed Calves

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1847, Post Office 1d. and 2d., the 1911/12 reprints in black, orange and blue from the original plate, on ungummed paper. Orange print with 2 light creases outside the die area and small tear at base, still fine and rare. The blue sheet signed Jakubek.

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1848, early impression 1 d. vermilion, touched at lower left, otherwise full to large margins and deep fresh colour, neatly cancelled by blue "1" MAHEBOURG. A rare stamp in fine condition. Certificate Philatelic Experts (2024)

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1894/1903, small assembly with some used, multiples, together with six covers and three fronts, of note are some usages from Bonny River, Old Calabar and Forcados, 2½ d. pair tied by octogonal "LOANGO A MARSEILLE L.M.N°1 23 JUIL 96” to small piece, six-colour franking tied by oval "REGISTERED AP 14 98” to registered envelope to Germany, etc., mixed condition

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1960/70, Postal war with Britain, interesting collection of 30 covers mailed to the UK, due to the postal war, mostly with postage due stamps and various indicative postmarks and labels, all neatly mounted

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