23 Sep 2013 – 2 Oct 2013
1449 lots
Lot 40932 | 1867 (May 8) Envelope from Calcutta to England wit
India
1867 (May 8) Envelope from Calcutta to England with 4a green tied by blue octagonal hs, redirected on arrival with GB 1858-79 1d red pl.87 tied by London…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 40933 | 1880 (Jul 28) Entire from Calcutta to France with
India
1880 (Jul 28) Entire from Calcutta to France with 1865 1a brown and 2a orange tied by Calcutta duplex, both with circular private security hs of Robert…
Estimate: 50 EUR
Lot 40934 | 1881 (Apr 25) Envelope from PORT BLAIR (Andaman &
India
1881 (Apr 25) Envelope from PORT BLAIR (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) to MALTA with 1865 1a brown pair and 4a green tied by large barred diamonds, readdressed…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 40935 | PERIM: 1898 (May 31) 1a on 1 1/2a postal stationer
India » Used Abroad
PERIM: 1898 (May 31) 1a on 1 1/2a postal stationery card from PERIM (datelined) to JAVA, cancelled by Aden squared circle, with “N.I. (Netherlands Indies)…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 40936 | 1899 3p and 1900-02 1/2d, each in vertical gutter
India
1899 3p and 1900-02 1/2d, each in vertical gutter blocks of 4, usual folding crease (toned) in middle of decorated field, never hinged, scarce
Estimate: 50 EUR
Lot 40937 | 1902-11 Complete mint set incl. all the shades lis
India
1902-11 Complete mint set incl. all the shades listed by SG, plus 1905 1/4a on 1/2a and 1906-07 1/2a & 1a, mounted neatly on two album pages, the 3a red-brown…
Estimate: 1’500 EUR
Lot 40938 | 1911 Allahabad-Naini first aerial flight postcard
India
1911 Allahabad-Naini first aerial flight postcard with 1902-11 3p grey tied by “FIRST AERIAL POST / 1911 / U. P. EXHIBITION ALLAHABAD” cachet in magenta,…
Estimate: 600 EUR
Lot 40939 | 1911 Allahabad-Naini first aerial flight envelope
India
1911 Allahabad-Naini first aerial flight envelope with 1902-11 1/2a strip of three and 2a tied by very crisp “FIRST AERIAL POST / 1911 / U. P. EXHIBITION…
Estimate: 700 EUR
Lot 40940 | 1911 Allahabad-Naini first aerial flight KEVII 1/2
India
1911 Allahabad-Naini first aerial flight KEVII 1/2a postal stationery envelope cancelled by “FIRST AERIAL POST / 1911 / U. P. EXHIBITION ALLAHABAD” cachet…
Estimate: 600 EUR
Lot 40941 | 1911 Allahabad-Naini first aerial flight OHMS enve
India
1911 Allahabad-Naini first aerial flight OHMS envelope with 1906 1/2a green Official tied by very crisp “FIRST AERIAL POST / 1911 / U. P. EXHIBITION ALLAHABAD”…
Estimate: 1’000 EUR
Lot 40942 | 1911-22 3p to 25R mint og (missing 1 1/2a and 2a6p
India
1911-22 3p to 25R mint og (missing 1 1/2a and 2a6p), tiny wrinkle on 15R, rest very fine
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 40943 | 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 40944 | GREAT BRITAIN: 1930 (Dec 12) Cover from the Indian
India
GREAT BRITAIN: 1930 (Dec 12) Cover from the Indian Round Table Conference in London, with GB KGV 1 1/2d and three 1a tied by the special event cds, some…
Estimate: 750 EUR
Lot 40945 | 1935 (Feb 25) Special demonstration flight from Bo
India
1935 (Feb 25) Special demonstration flight from Bombay to Calcutta with 2a KGV airmail tied by uncommon Tatangar cds, bold purple flight cachet, two same-day…
Estimate: 50 EUR
Lot 40946 | 1937 Definitives high values 2R to 25R, never hing
India
1937 Definitives high values 2R to 25R, never hinged, fine to very fine, SG for hinged £394
Estimate: 280 EUR
Lot 40947 | 1948 Gandhi set of four with SPECIMEN ovpt, no gum
India
1948 Gandhi set of four with SPECIMEN ovpt, no gum, 10R with slight central thin otherwise fine, very rare, apparently only 20 such sets thought to have…
Estimate: 10’000 EUR
Lot 40948 | 1948 Gandhi set of four, mint nh, very fine
India
1948 Gandhi set of four, mint nh, very fine
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 40949 | 1948 Gandhi set in a Courvoisier presentation fold
India
1948 Gandhi set in a Courvoisier presentation folder, incl. original letter from the printers to the Minister of Communications in Ankara, Turkey, which…
Estimate: 2’600 EUR
Lot 40949A | 1948 Gandhi set of four with SPECIMEN ovpt in the
India
1948 Gandhi set of four with SPECIMEN ovpt in the black velvet presentation booklet, apparently only 20 such sets thought to have been produced and rarer…
Estimate: 15’000 EUR
Lot 40950 | 1948 (Aug 27) Airmail cover to Switzerland with 19
India
1948 (Aug 27) Airmail cover to Switzerland with 1948 Gandhi 1 1/2a, 3 1/2a and 12a tied by PORBANDAR machine cancel (the place of his birth), some fox…
Estimate: 1’500 EUR
Lot 40951 | 1953 Conquest of Everest cover with the 2a & 14a s
India
1953 Conquest of Everest cover with the 2a & 14a stamps tied by Bombay cds, SIGNED BY SHERPA TENZING (on the cover and on both stamps), who climbed Everest…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 40952 | 1968 Art Exhibition 15p in vertical strip of five
India
1968 Art Exhibition 15p in vertical strip of five WITH ORANGE OMITTED from the lower two stamps, with third stamp showing a partial print of the orange,…
Estimate: 20’000 EUR
Lot 40953 | 1971 20p Abhisarika colour trials (4), in issued c
India
1971 20p Abhisarika colour trials (4), in issued colour, dark brown & orange, dark purple & ochre, red-purple & ochre, dark green & light green, affixed…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 40954 | 1971 20p World Thrift Day colour trials (3) in gre
India
1971 20p World Thrift Day colour trials (3) in grey-black, green (couple of marks) and light brown, affixed on card, fine
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 40955 | 1973 20p Interpol colour trials (3) in green, blue
India
1973 20p Interpol colour trials (3) in green, blue and light brown, affixed on card, fine
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 40956 | 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 40957 | 1973 Gandhi & Nehru 20p 7-stage progressive proofs
India
1973 Gandhi & Nehru 20p 7-stage progressive proofs, two of Gandhi & Nehru and five of the background, mint nh, fine and scarce
Estimate: 400 EUR
Lot 40958 | 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 40959 | 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 40960 | 1975-88 50(r) Flying Crane MISPERF pair, mint nh,
India
1975-88 50(r) Flying Crane MISPERF pair, mint nh, very fine
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 40961 | 2000 10R Sundarban Biosphere Reserve complete mint
India
2000 10R Sundarban Biosphere Reserve complete mint nh sheet of 50 showing dramatic colour shifts of the green and orange, horizontal crease otherwise fine
Estimate: 50 EUR
Lot 40962 | 2008 5R Indira Gandhi block of 50 with vertical pe
India
2008 5R Indira Gandhi block of 50 with vertical perforation shift leaving the bottom row without a value, mint nh, fine
Estimate: 50 EUR
Lot 40963 | 2009 Apa Tani Weaves 5R in complete sheet of 30 sh
India
2009 Apa Tani Weaves 5R in complete sheet of 30 showing double horizontal perforation variety, mint nh, very fine
Estimate: 50 EUR
Lot 40964 | 1912-13 1/2a Bright Green vert. strip of four with
India
1912-13 1/2a Bright Green vert. strip of four with DOUBLE OVERPRINT variety, mint nh (mounted in margin only and with trivial adhesion on third stamp),…
Estimate: 750 EUR
Lot 40965 | 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 40966 | 1948 Gandhi “SERVICE” 3 1/2a mint with large part
India
1948 Gandhi “SERVICE” 3 1/2a mint with large part original gum, very fine and rare, cert. BPA (2011)
Estimate: 8’000 EUR
Lot 40967 | 1948 Gandhi “SERVICE” 12a used with two light cds
India
1948 Gandhi “SERVICE” 12a used with two light cds cancels, some small creasing barely noticeable, very rare, cert. BPA (2011)
Estimate: 10’000 EUR
Lot 40968 | GANDHI 10 RUPEE SERVICE UNMOUNTED MINT 1948 Mah
India
GANDHI 10 RUPEE SERVICE UNMOUNTED MINT
1948 Mahatma Gandhi 10R Official with “SERVICE” overprint unmounted mint lower marginal, one of the only two…
Estimate: 120’000 – 140’000 EUR
Lot 40969 | 1860 Electric Telegraph 4a, 1R & 4R set of three m
India
1860 Electric Telegraph 4a, 1R & 4R set of three mint, 4a with horizontal crease, the 4a and 1R slightly toned and tied looking, however the 4R is very…
Estimate: 5’000 EUR
Lot 40970 | 1R Red Revenue in partially imperf. block of 80 (4
India
1R Red Revenue in partially imperf. block of 80 (48 completely imperf.), mint nh, diagonal crease at top left and horizontal crease on bottom row
Estimate: 50 EUR
Lot 40971 | 1818-58, Lot of 37 pre-stamp covers in one album p
India
1818-58, Lot of 37 pre-stamp covers in one album plus set of pages showing section with various Calcutta pmks, MADRAS POST PAID in oval, MADRAS STEAMLETTER,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40972 | INDIA USED IN BURMA: 1823-1949, Exhibition collect
India
INDIA USED IN BURMA: 1823-1949, Exhibition collection on 120 pages, neatly written up and extremely comprehensive, commencing with a letter from the Commander…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 40973 | 1837-90, Mixed lot of mostly covers from mostly th
India
1837-90, Mixed lot of mostly covers from mostly the De La Rue years showing a wide range of cancels and some better frankings, a few pre-stamp items, postal…
Estimate: 400 – 700 EUR
Lot 40974 | PONDICHERRY: 1845-1869, Group of 9 stampless cover
India
PONDICHERRY: 1845-1869, Group of 9 stampless covers from Pondicherry to France, most with the boxed ds, two with the “Bureau de Pondicherry” cds, a fine…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 40975 | 1846-70, Specialised collection of BOMBAY cancels
India
1846-70, Specialised collection of BOMBAY cancels in one stockbook, ca.48 covers or large-part covers showing various cancellation, includes one pre-philatelic…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40976 | 1846-1949, Exhibition collection of POSTAGE DUE HS
India
1846-1949, Exhibition collection of POSTAGE DUE HS on 80 pages, neatly written up and extremely comprehensive, starting with pre-stamp mail boxed hs inscribed…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 40977 | WITHDRAWN 1852-1947, Used collection showing a gre
India
WITHDRAWN 1852-1947, Used collection showing a great deal of completion, from Scinde Dawk 1/2a white (faults), with all the shades and dies of the 1/2a…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 40978 | 1854 Lithograph issue selection, incl. 1/2a blue (
India
1854 Lithograph issue selection, incl. 1/2a blue (37) with examples of all 3 dies, 1a red (70 incl. two pairs) with examples of all 3 dies, 2a green (38)…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 40978A | 1854-55, Group of 10 covers of the 1854 1a incl. d
India
1854-55, Group of 10 covers of the 1854 1a incl. die I, II & 3 printings from various stones, average to good condition, mostly locally used except one…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’600 EUR
Lot 40978B | 1854-67, Early India Cancellation mounted on 100+
India
1854-67, Early India Cancellation mounted on 100+ pages, including first issue lithograph to East India usage, a very nice assembly of some rare to very…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR