17 Jun 2024 – 22 Jun 2024
1007 lots
Lot 51206 | 1854 1a red, three good to large margins, tied diamond grid cancel, on folded entire from Singapore
India » Used Abroad » Straits Settlements » Singapore (172)
1854 1a red, three good to large margins, tied diamond grid cancel, on folded entire from Singapore to Calcutta, with manuscript “per Lady Mary Wood”,…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’600 GBP
Lot 51207 | 1856 8a (SG 48) block of eight used in Singapore, cancelled by Singapore B/172 (SG Z78)
India » Used Abroad » Straits Settlements » Singapore (172)
1856 8a (SG 48) block of eight used in Singapore, cancelled by Singapore B/172 (SG Z78), an extremely scarce multiple with some perforation faults, trimming…
Estimate: 300 – 600 GBP
Lot 51208 | 1855 8a (SG 48) strip of seven used in Singapore, cancelled by Singapore B/172 (SG Z69)
India » Used Abroad » Straits Settlements » Singapore (172)
1855 8a (SG 48) strip of seven used in Singapore, cancelled by Singapore B/172 (SG Z69) and with additional pen cancellation, an extremely scarce multiple…
Estimate: 200 – 400 GBP
Lot 51209 | 1924 Printed envelope addressed to Katmandu, franked India 1a tied GYANTSE cds
India » Used Abroad » Tibet
1924 Printed envelope addressed to Katmandu, franked India 1a tied GYANTSE cds, somewhat tatty, scarce
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 51210 | 1866 service official stamps 2a, 4a, 8a overprinted “Service Postage” in two lines, a fine used set
India » Officials
1866 service official stamps 2a, 4a, 8a overprinted “Service Postage” in two lines, a fine used set, variously cancelled, with a few surface faults, and…
Estimate: 1’800 – 2’500 GBP
Lot 51211 | 1925 Official “TWO RUPEES” on KGV 10R mint n.h. top marginal
India » Officials
1925 Official “TWO RUPEES” on KGV 10R mint n.h. top marginal, slightly toned gum, very fine and rare (S.G. £5’500).
Estimate: 1’100 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 51212 | 1925 service official stamp 2r on 10r green and scarlet, unused with original gum and hinge remnant
India » Officials
1925 service official stamp 2r on 10r green and scarlet, unused with original gum and hinge remnant (and another paper adherence), with full margin at…
Estimate: 800 – 1’400 GBP
Lot 51213 | 1928 a special commemorative postcard “Doisy and Carol”, signed by Stephen Smith
India » Airmails
1928 a special commemorative postcard produced by the Aero Philatelic Club of India, Calcutta, with purple aeroplane cachet “Doisy and Carol” and additional…
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 51214 | 1933 Imperial Airways special flight cover Calcutta to Athens, Greece, franked with 1/2a, 1a, 8a
India » Airmails
1933 Imperial Airways special flight cover Calcutta to Athens, Greece, franked with 1/2a, 1a, 8a tied by cachet “Calcutta – Karachi First Airmail”, with…
Estimate: 300 – 600 GBP
Lot 51215 | 1932 five special flight envelopes with blue/red illustration Calcutta-Batavia, Alor Star, Saigon, etc.
India » Airmails
1932 five special flight envelopes with blue/red illustration (“Copyright by the Philatelic Magazine, London”), franked with Indian definitives and airmail…
Estimate: 300 – 600 GBP
Lot 51216 | 1933 special flight India – South Africa to S. Africa, franked with ½a and 12a
India » Airmails
1933 special flight India – South Africa, franked with ½a and 12a tied by very rare slogan cds “UR Wanted on the Telephone”, with Asansol 10 July, sent…
Estimate: 300 – 600 GBP
Lot 51217 | 1933 special flight cover Dacca to Calcutta March franked with 3p 1a, with red cachet “1st Experimental Flight
India » Airmails
1933 special flight cover Dacca to Calcutta March franked with 3p 1a, with red cachet “1st Experimental Flight Dacca Dum Dum”, an accompanying note remarks…
Estimate: 150 – 300 GBP
Lot 51218 | 1934-44 rocket mail, a very comprehensive collection mounted on approximately 50 pages
India » Airmails
1934-44 rocket mail, a very comprehensive collection mounted on approximately 50 pages of pioneer Stephen Smith rocket mail envelopes from Calcutta experimental…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 51219 | 1936 3 airmail crash covers, “Scipio” crash cover 22 August
India » Airmails
1936 3 airmail crash covers, “Scipio” crash 22 August, one letter from North British & Mercantile Insurance Co. franked with KGV 4a (SG 175) and 2a 6p…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 51220 | 1937 “Cygnus” crash cover, sent registered from Lahore to England
India » Airmails
1937 “Cygnus” crash cover, sent registered from Lahore to England, with stamps soaked off and purple DAMAGED BY WATER cachet and Lahore reg. label. On…
Estimate: 75 – 150 GBP
Lot 51221 | 1950s a group of seven Indian aerogrammes and airmail letters, sent to Kenya, South Africa, Canada
India » Airmails
1950s a group of seven Indian aerogrammes and airmail letters, sent to Kenya, South Africa, Canada, and other destinations, four aerogrammes with printed…
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 51222 | 1869-78 series of 11 die proofs in black on glazed card, stamp-size
India » Telegraph Stamps
1869-78 series of 11 die proofs in black on glazed card, stamp-size, with 2a, 4a, 8a, 1R (die I and die II), 2R8a die I, 5R, 10R die I, 14R4a, 25R die…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 51223 | 1861 Electric Telegraph 4R violet mint o.g.
India » Telegraph Stamps
1861 Electric Telegraph 4R violet mint o.g., with the usual imperfections with tone spot at top left and some minor creases, an extraordinary showpiece…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 51224 | 1904 telegraph stamp 1a on 4r purple, block of four unused mint without trace of hinge, with inverted watermark
India » Telegraph Stamps
1904 telegraph stamp 1a on 4r purple, block of four unused mint without trace of hinge, with inverted watermark and variety in top right stamp small “A”…
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 51225 | 1854 1/2a blue, single on cover, plus pair and single
India » Collections, Lots etc.
1854-1920s, small group incl. 1/2a blue single on cover from Kirkee, plus pair and single on cover (missing stamps), stampless cover with circular “ADEN/BPP/Bearing”,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 51226 | Indian States: 1890-1950, Postal Stationery and covers collection (40+),
India » Collections, Lots etc.
Convention States: 1890-1950, Postal Stationery and covers collection (40+), including mint and used examples, good spread of issues and states, including…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 51227 | Indian States – Postal Stationery: Collection of Indian Convention States postal stationery and envelopes (60+)
India » Collections, Lots etc.
Indian States – Postal Stationery: Collection of Indian Convention States postal stationery and envelopes (60+), including mint and used examples, good…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 51228 | 1818-1911 Balance of exhibit collection beautifully presented and written up on 39 album pages from early stampless through to the Queen Victoria DLR issues
India » Collections, Lots etc.
1818-1911 Balance of an exhibit collection of Hyderabad postal history beautifully presented and written up on 40 album pages plus a few loose from early…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 51229 | 1887 1a brown-purple, with overrpint variety “CHMABA”,
Indian States » Chamba
1887 1a brown-purple, with overprint variety “CHMABA”, a very fine unused example of this scarce variety, with the lightest trace of a hinge now removed,,…
Estimate: 300 – 600 GBP
Lot 51230 | 1896 1/4a black on orange without control handstamp, unused
Indian States » Duttia
1896 1/4a black on orange without control handstamp, unused, cut into at foot otherwise good to huge margins, in the usual condition with only small imperfections,…
Estimate: 6’000 – 9’000 GBP
Lot 51231 | 1896 4a black on rose with control hs in blue, unused
Indian States » Duttia
1896 4a black on rose with control hs in blue, unused without gum as issued, good margins, fine and scarce; cert. ISES (2010) (S.G. £2’750).
Estimate: 1’300 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 51232 | 1931-1934 a group of eight Hyderabad State “On HEH The Nizam’s Service” covers, plus a parcel piece with multiples, all addressed to Allondon Works Ltd. Calcutta and franked with a good range of official stamps overprint
Indian States » Hyderabad
1931-1934 a group of eight Hyderabad State “On HEH The Nizam’s Service” covers, plus a parcel piece with multiples, all addressed to Allondon Works Ltd….
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 51233 | Telegraphs: 1906-09 Provisionals 1/2a on 1a bright blue and carmine, mint
Indian States » Jammu & Kashmir
Telegraphs: 1906-09 Provisionals 1/2a on 1a bright blue and carmine, mint large part o.g., light diagonal crease, a great rarity probably unique in unused…
Estimate: 2’600 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 51234 | 1859 (2d) blue on 1859 entire from Zante to Corfu
Ionian Islands
1859 (2d) blue on 1859 entire from Zante to Corfu, four-margined with close to large margins, cancelled by four parallel penstrokes (typical for Zante),…
Estimate: 1’500 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 51235 | 1645 (October 10th) Small private letter sent from
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1645 (October 10th) Small private letter sent from Strabally, by Adam Loftus to “his worthy cousin Nicolas Loftus”, carried during the civil war period…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 51236 | 1663 (May 14th) Entire letter from Brittas, Co. Limerick
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1663 (May 14th) Entire letter from Brittas, Co. Limerick to London, endorsed “For my Lovinge Cosen Mr. Daniell Conney at Thorpe Malsor near Kettering in…
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 51237 | 1672-73 (January 18) letter from Dublin with the distinctive first type Dublin Bishop “1A/18” ds
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1672-73 (January 18) letter from Dublin to London rated “6”, bearing a sans-serif “1A/27” London arrival Bishop ds and the distinctive first type Dublin…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 51238 | 1673 (May 14th) Illegally carried letter written in Dublin
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1673 (May 14th) Illegally carried letter written in Dublin by an Albert Conyngham to his cousin “Richard Murray of Broughtown Esq at his lodging”, with…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 51239 | 1676 (May 4th) Illegally carried letter written in “Bailiborough”
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1676 (May 4th) Illegally carried letter written in “Bailiborough” by Mary Lynn “for Captain John Ottway present”, with no charge raised and folded in such…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 51240 | 1677 (June 5th) Entire letter from Dublin signed off by the inspector “TB” and sent free of charge as official mail
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1677 (June 5th) Entire letter from Dublin addressed “To The Honble Sir Robert Southwell Knight of His Maly most Honble Privy Council in England at his…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 51241 | 1679 (September 30th) Entire letter sent from Enniskillen
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1679 (September 30th) Entire letter sent from Enniskillen, endorsed “For his honor friend M Peter Clayton at Sr Robert Claytons house in the Old Jury in…
Estimate: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 51242 | 1680 (October 7th) Entire letter from Dublin addressed
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1680 (October 7th) Entire letter from Dublin addressed to “Sir Robert Southall” at his home in “Spring Gardin near Whithall, London”, rated with the distinctive…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 51243 | 1692 (May 17) Entire letter written locally in Dublin to Lismore rated “4” with a “MA/24” Dublin Bishop
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1692 (May 17) Entire letter written locally in Dublin to Lismore rated “4” with a “MA/24” Dublin Bishop and manuscript instruction “To be left with the…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 51244 | 1696-97 (January 11th) Entire letter from South Wicklow showing the distinctive first type sans-serif “1A/11” Dublin Bishop hs
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1696-97 (January 11th) Entire letter from South Wicklow, endorsed “Jo: Lestrange” regarding “Ledwicktown tithes to Bartholomew Wybrant in the Castle Yard,…
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 51245 | 1711 (May 31st) Entire letter from London showing a Dublin framed “FREE”
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1711 (May 31st) Entire letter from London addressed “To the honorable / Mr Molesworth at / Brickienston / Dublin in / Ireland” and rated “6”, deleted in…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 51246 | 1796 (May 2nd) Folded Seaman’s entire from Belfast to a serving mariner on board HMS “Regular”
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1796 (May 2nd) Folded Seaman’s entire from Belfast to a serving mariner on board HMS “Regular” at Portsmouth sent at the military concession rate with…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 51247 | 1712 (April 15th) Small neatly entire letter sent from Dublin showing the distinctive Dublin “6”
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1712 (April 15th) Small neatly entire letter sent from Dublin to Liverpool, Chester showing the distinctive Dublin “6” (combined rate), on arrival in London…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 51248 | 1715 (October 23rd) Entire letter from Cork to Antwerp showing a superb straight line “CORK” in black
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1715 (October 23rd) Entire letter from Cork to Antwerp showing a superb straight line “CORK” in black and in manuscript endorsement “pd to lond 10d.”,…
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 51249 | 1726 Entire letter showing on the reverse Dublin Bishop handstamp “OC/28” with unusual displacement by by 1mm of the two halves of the hs
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1726 (October 26th) Entire letter from Stradbally to Dublin showing on the reverse Dublin Bishop handstamp “OC/28” showing unusual displacement by by 1mm…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 51250 | 1726-27 (March 2nd) Entire letter from Kilkenny to
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1726-27 (March 2nd) Entire letter from Kilkenny to London rated “10”, showing the abbreviated first type “Cn.TRY” (DF No.57) and London bishop “17/MR”…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 51251 | 1737 (August 20th) Entire letter from Newry to Dublin
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1737 (August 20th) Entire letter from Newry to Dublin franked “free Hen: o: Hara”, a small “NEWRY” and part Dublin black “FREE” on the obverse. The reverse…
Estimate: 50 – 80 GBP
Lot 51252 | 1744 (September 13th) Entire letter from Clonmel with a distinctive horseshoe “RECHARGED/I” and inspectors’ initials
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1744 (September 13th) Entire letter from Clonmel to Dublin, with enclosure 21 days’ signed draft for £326.00, showing a “Free Rich” Pennefather”, but disallowed…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 51253 | 1745 (May 1th) Entire letter from Dublin to Edinburgh
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1745 (May 1th) Entire letter from Dublin to Edinburgh via London single rate “6” and rerated “1/-” (London to Edinburgh 6d) and showing the first type…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 51254 | 1745 (December 16th) Entire letter showing a small “FREE” and an abbreviated albino “D•DALK”
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1745 (December 16th) Entire letter sent from Dundalk to Dublin free and showing a small “FREE”, an abbreviated albino “D•DALK” impression overstruck by…
Estimate: 50 – 80 GBP
Lot 51255 | 1746 (November 6th) Folded letter sheet showing the earliest recorded Derry “SHIP” handstamp
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1746 (November 6th) Folded letter sheet, rated “11d” (1d ship rate + 4d Derry to Dublin + 6d combined rate) from Apoquinimick to the SPG in London, landed…
Estimate: 1’800 – 2’200 GBP