19 Sep 2012 – 24 Sep 2012
3164 lots
Lot 31945 | 1854 1/2a blue, die I, four singles, all tied blac
India
1854 1/2a blue, die I, four singles, all tied black octagonal “B156” of Rangoon, on 1856 cover from Rangoon via Southampton to Kingston, Ireland, with…
Estimate: 800 EUR
Lot 31946 | 1854 1/2a blue, Die I, used with diamond of dots &
India
1854 1/2a blue, Die I, used with diamond of dots & showing unusual pre-printing paper flaw, fine & extremely rare, cert. BPA (2012)
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 31947 | 1854 1a red, die I, four singles, all with good to
India
1854 1a red, die I, four singles, all with good to large margins, all tied blue octagonal “B156” of Rangoon, on 1857 mourning cover from Rangoon via Madras…
Estimate: 1’000 EUR
Lot 31948 | 1854 1d red, die I, four large even margins, cance
India
1854 1d red, die I, four large even margins, cancelled by diamond of dots, on 1855 folded cover from Calcutta to Canton, China, a fine usage to a scarce…
Estimate: 700 EUR
Lot 31949 | 1854 1a red, die II, clear to good margins, cancel
India
1854 1a red, die II, clear to good margins, cancelled by the very rare diamond bar numeral “13” of Dumann of Portuguese India, with indistinct “DAMANN…
Estimate: 1’500 EUR
Lot 31950 | 1854 4a blue & red, Head die II, Frame die I, pair
India
1854 4a blue & red, Head die II, Frame die I, pair cut to shape, cancelled by crisp diamond of dots, on 1855 folded cover from Calcutta to Marseille, part…
Estimate: 1’000 EUR
Lot 31951 | 1854 4a red & blue, Head Die III, Frame Die I, use
India
1854 4a red & blue, Head Die III, Frame Die I, used with diamond of dots & showing unusual pre-printing paper flaw, fine & extremly rare, cert. RPS (2009)…
Estimate: 1’000 EUR
Lot 31952 | 1854 4a blue & red, Head Die III, Frame Die II, pa
India
1854 4a blue & red, Head Die III, Frame Die II, pair with close to good margins, tied by dotted diamond cancels & oval black PACKET LETTER / MAURITIUS…
Estimate: 4’000 EUR
Lot 31953 | 1854 4a blue & red, 4th printing, Head Die III, Fr
India
1854 4a blue & red, 4th printing, Head Die III, Frame Die II, vertical pair cut to shape with close to good margins, with 2a green, all tied by dotted…
Estimate: 1’000 EUR
Lot 31954 | 1854 4a blue & red, 5th printing, Head Die III, Fr
India
1854 4a blue & red, 5th printing, Head Die III, Frame Die II, single large margins with 1a red, Die III, strip of four, all tied by dotted diamond numeral…
Estimate: 1’000 EUR
Lot 31955 | 1855 Front from Bombay to the UK franked by four e
India
1855 Front from Bombay to the UK franked by four examples of the 1854 2a green and one 1a red, all cancelled by diamonds of dots, boxed INDIA PAID and…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 31956 | 1854 Lithographed Issue: Attractive & valuable gro
India
1854 Lithographed Issue: Attractive & valuable group of 23 covers/fronts, showing a variety of frankings with 1/2a blue, three single frankings, pair showing…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 31957 | 1854 Extensive study of the First Issue: 1/2a blue
India
1854 Extensive study of the First Issue: 1/2a blue, 1a red, 2a green and 4a blue & red, mounted on 113 album pages showing some unused but mostly used…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 31958 | 1856 2a green, die proof of the Sperati Forgery si
India
1856 2a green, die proof of the Sperati Forgery signed and handstamped on reverse, very fine & scarce
Estimate: 3’000 EUR
Lot 31959 | 1856 1/2a pale blue, 1a brown, 2a rose & 8a pale-c
India
1856 1/2a pale blue, 1a brown, 2a rose & 8a pale-carmine on blue paper, singles of each tied by Calcutta cds & octagonal ‘B/1’, on 1861 coloured envelope…
Estimate: 1’000 EUR
Lot 31960 | 1856 1/2a pale blue, 1a brown, 4a grey-black & 8a
India
1856 1/2a pale blue, 1a brown, 4a grey-black & 8a pale-carmine, singles of each tied by Calcutta duplex, on 1862 small neat mourning envelope ‘Overland…
Estimate: 1’000 EUR
Lot 31961 | 1856-90, De La Rue Destination Mail Collection: Sp
India
1856-90, De La Rue Destination Mail Collection: Spectacular assembly of more the 220 covers with mostly De La Rue frankings to a wide varieties of destinations…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 31962 | 1857-59, INDIAN MUTINY PERIOD, Officer’s letter wr
India
1857-59, INDIAN MUTINY PERIOD, Officer’s letter written by Col. K. Young, judge advocate to the Army, from Futtehghur to Simla dated 26th May 1858, franked…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 31963 | CEYLON USED IN INDIA 1859 Folded cover from Chi
India
CEYLON USED IN INDIA
1859 Folded cover from Chitttoor to Ceylon franked by 1856-64 1/2a which paid all the internal Indian postage and with a 1857-59…
Estimate: 3’000 EUR
Lot 31964 | 1859 Soldier’s envelope from the 7th Royal Fusilie
India
1859 Soldier’s envelope from the 7th Royal Fusiliers in Rawalpindi to Cheshire, England, franked GB 1854-57 1d red tied by diamond numeral “233” of Rawalpindi,…
Estimate: 2’000 EUR
Lot 31965 | 1861 Printed envelope from London franked 1d red &
India
1861 Printed envelope from London franked 1d red & 4d rose, pair, tied London duplex, addressed to Calcutta & redirected to Dinagepore with the addition…
Estimate: 400 EUR
Lot 31966 | 1862 Small envelope from France, franked Empire 20
India
1862 Small envelope from France, franked Empire 20c + 40c addressed to Pondicherry & redirected with India 1/2a blue applied & tied diamond numeral “111”…
Estimate: 600 EUR
Lot 31967 | 1863 Small neat envelope from India with 1856-64 8
India
1863 Small neat envelope from India with 1856-64 8p, 2a & 4a all tied clear octagonal “B17”, redirected to Leeds with additional GB 1854-57 1d red, with…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 31968 | 1865 (Jul 22) Envelope with 1882-90 1/2a blue-gree
India
1865 (Jul 22) Envelope with 1882-90 1/2a blue-green block of twenty-four and two pairs plus 1a brown in two pairs on the reverse, all cancelled by blue…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 31969 | India Army in Abyssinia: 1868 Two covers from Lymi
India
India Army in Abyssinia: 1868 Two covers from Lymington & Brighton, both with 10d frankings & addressed to the Abyssinian Field Force, with black or red…
Estimate: 2’000 EUR
Lot 31970 | India Army in Abyssinia: 1868-78 4a green, pair ne
India
India Army in Abyssinia: 1868-78 4a green, pair neatly tied by diamond “FF” with red straight line “INDIA PAID” alongside, red “FIELD POST OFFICE / ABYSSINIA…
Estimate: 1’500 EUR
Lot 31970A | India Army in Abyssinia: 1868-78 4a green, pair pl
India
India Army in Abyssinia: 1868-78 4a green, pair plus 1865 8p purple neatly tied by diamond “FF” hs, black “FIELD POST OFFICE / ABYSSINIA / 13 MY 68” bs,…
Estimate: 2’000 EUR
Lot 31971 | India Army in Abyssinia: 1868-78 8a6p slate, neatl
India
India Army in Abyssinia: 1868-78 8a6p slate, neatly tied by diamond “FF” with red straight line “INDIA PAID” alongside, with red “FIELD POST OFFICE / ABYSSINIA…
Estimate: 1’500 EUR
Lot 31972 | 1872 Small neat envelope from Dieppe, France, to M
India
1872 Small neat envelope from Dieppe, France, to Madras, India, franked 25c pair + 80c tied indistinct GC cancel, redirected to Bangalore, with additional…
Estimate: 700 EUR
Lot 31973 | 1875 Cover franked 1868 8a bearing large BOMBAY 8.
India
1875 Cover franked 1868 8a bearing large BOMBAY 8.9. duplex and another cover franked 1868 2a brown orange + 1866 4a green bearing small BOMBAY 10.9. duplex…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 31974 | 1881 (Jun 4) Envelope from England with 1880-81 5d
India
1881 (Jun 4) Envelope from England with 1880-81 5d, redirected upon arrival from Madras to Cotagamund, with Madras cds beneath 1873 1/2a blue die II tied…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 31975 | 1882 9p rose & 1r slate, die proofs of the Sperati
India
1882 9p rose & 1r slate, die proofs of the Sperati Forgery signed and hanstamped on reverse, very fine & scarce
Estimate: 2’000 EUR
Lot 31976 | INCOMING: 1901 (Mar 28) Envelope from Llanbadarn F
India
INCOMING: 1901 (Mar 28) Envelope from Llanbadarn Fawr with two GB 1881 1d lilac die II tied by “H14” numerals, sent to India then redirected back to Wales…
Estimate: 50 EUR
Lot 31977 | 1906 Sven Hedin Expedition, Registered envelope ad
India
1906 Sven Hedin Expedition, Registered envelope addressed to Ludwig Hedin from Leh in Kashmir to Sweden franked by two 1882-88 1a and three 1891-88 2 1/2a…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 31978 | 1906 Sven Hedin Expedition, Registered envelope ad
India
1906 Sven Hedin Expedition, Registered envelope addressed to Ludwig Hedin from Leh in Kashmir to Sweden franked by two 1882-88 1a and three 1891-88 2 1/2a…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 31979 | 1906 Sven Hedin Expedition, Registered envelope ad
India
1906 Sven Hedin Expedition, Registered envelope addressed to Ludwig Hedin from Leh in Kashmir to Sweden franked by two 1902-09 1a and three 1891-88 2 1/2a…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 31980 | 1906 Sven Hedin Expedition, Registered envelope ad
India
1906 Sven Hedin Expedition, Registered envelope addressed to Ludwig Hedin from Leh in Kashmir to Sweden franked by 1882-88 1a and three 1891-88 2 1/2a…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 31981 | 1907 Sven Hedin Expedition, Registered envelope ad
India
1907 Sven Hedin Expedition, Registered envelope addressed to Ludwig Hedin from Siliguri in North East India to Sweden franked by 1902-09 4a tied by SILIGURI…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 31982 | 1911-22 1/2a Die proof essay on white card, enlarg
India
1911-22 1/2a Die proof essay on white card, enlarged and inscribed “INDIA POSTAGE” instead of “INDIA POSTAGE & REVENUE,” plus similar on buff paper, very…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 31983 | 1948 GANDHI: Collection of 1948 Gandhi as well as
India
1948 GANDHI: Collection of 1948 Gandhi as well as issues from other countries, incl. his signature on piece (possibly not genuine), India 1948 values up…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 31984 | 1948 Gandhi: Interesting lot of stamps and paraphe
India
1948 Gandhi: Interesting lot of stamps and paraphernalia, incl. 1948 3 1/2a Service with “Governor General Camp” cds with numerous faults (looks to be…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 31985 | 1973 Ranjit Sinhji Cricket 30p imperf. colour tria
India
1973 Ranjit Sinhji Cricket 30p imperf. colour trials in imperf. top right corner marginal blocks of four with sheet no., in different colours/shades, mint…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 31986 | 1974 Marconi 2R imperforate proof in black in bloc
India
1974 Marconi 2R imperforate proof in black in block of four, mint nh, very fine
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 31987 | WITHDRAWN 1975 Satellite 25P colour trials in impe
India
WITHDRAWN 1975 Satellite 25P colour trials in imperf. pairs (5) in different colours, plus normal pair
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 31988 | 1912 (Jun 23) Printed Telegram envelope sent regis
India
1912 (Jun 23) Printed Telegram envelope sent registered to England with 1902-09 KEVII 1a and 2a Officials tied by Bombay registered cds, with reg’d label…
Estimate: 240 EUR
Lot 31989 | 1937 KGVI 1R grey and red-brown with SERVICE ovpt
India
1937 KGVI 1R grey and red-brown with SERVICE ovpt in complete pane of 20, mint never hinged, corner crease at lower left, a little perf. separation, scarce
Estimate: 40 EUR
Lot 31990 | 1945-48, Two parcel cards sent from the Indian Emb
India
1945-48, Two parcel cards sent from the Indian Embassy in USSR to the High Commissioner for India in the UK, one with 1937-39 10R block of 9, 5R and 2R…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 31991 | QV 25R Telegraph with specimen overprints (two dif
India
QV 25R Telegraph with specimen overprints (two different), mint og, some light gum creasing, fine appearance
Estimate: 80 EUR
Lot 31992 | 1927-33, Group of 22 airmails incl. first flight c
India
1927-33, Group of 22 airmails incl. first flight covers, with 1929 (Nov 4) Karachi-London signed on reverse by designer G. Grant, 1930 (Oct) special envelope…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 31993 | 1927-35, Group of 21 airmails, mainly first flight
India
1927-35, Group of 21 airmails, mainly first flights, some foxing, still an attractive group (Est. € 300/500)
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR