26 May 2025 – 1 Jun 2025
708 lots
Lot 80601 | Three covers
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1862-63, Three covers with mixed frankings to England, one attractive mourning cover sent registered to England with four-colour franking from Secunderabad…
Estimate: 360 – 420 GBP
Lot 80602 | 8p pair on cover to Italy
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
QV 8p purple/white (SG52) pair on cover to Italy from private company Ernsthausen & Osterley in Calcutta cancelled with B-1 cancel and E&O private cancel.
Estimate: 260 – 300 GBP
Lot 80603 | 1865-67 A partial set of Crown Colony unused issues.
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1865-67 A partial set of Crown Colony unused issues, incl. 1/2a Blue (SG54), 8p Purple (SG56), 1a Brown (SG58), 2a Orange (SG62), 8a Carmine 9SG 65), 6a…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 80604 | Cover to Scotland
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1863 (Sep) envelope to Scotland with four-colour franking cover cancelled by “FORWARDED BY / W.N. WATSON & CO / CALCUTTA” forwarding agent cancel and tied…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80605 | 1865 SG54 1/2a Blue De La Rue printing block of 40
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1865 De La Rue 1/2a Blue mint block of 40 with margins with inscriptions, margin shows clear watermark and stamps have elephant head wmk, Some corner…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 80606 | 1/2a inverted watermark
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1/2a Blue with inverted wmk. Block of 6 and single, scarce, fine.
Estimate: 260 – 320 GBP
Lot 80607 | 1865 SG56 8p Purple block of 40 with margins with inscriptions
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1865 SG56 8p purple mint n.h. block of 40 with margins with inscriptions and design, small crease on two stamps, a very fine large block an exhibition…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 80608 | 2a no gum and small thin
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
S.G. 56w, 59w, 63w all watermark inverted varieties. Fine and scarce with 2a no gum and small thin.
Estimate: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 80609 | 1865 1a chocolate used block of four, with “S1” barred ovals of Shanghai
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1865 1a chocolate used block of four, with faint ms “Stamped” and cancelled by “S1” barred ovals of Shanghai, likely in transit, fine and unusual.
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 80610 | 1865 SG62 2a Orange De La Rue printing block of 25
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1865 De La Rue 2a Orange mint n.h. block of 25 with margins with inscriptions and design, margin shows clear watermark and stamps have elephant head wmk,…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 80611 | S.G. 66, 68 used
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1866 Overprinted Fiscals used group with three type 15 ovpt (S.G. 66) and six type 16 ovpt (S.G: 68), mixed condition.
Estimate: 360 – 420 GBP
Lot 80612 | 1866 (Jun 14) Soldier rate cover from Peshawur (modern day Pakistan) with 8p tied by “47” duplex
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1866 (Jun 14) Soldier rate cover from Peshawur (modern day Pakistan) with 8p tied by “47” duplex, sent to Dundee, Scotland by a soldier from the Royal…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 80613 | Three covers
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1867-73, three QV franking covers with two sent to England and one sent registered to Poona, fine.
Estimate: 260 – 320 GBP
Lot 80614 | Pair of covers from UK
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
Incoming mail from UK to India. One cover from 1870 with mixed franking including QV De La Rue issue as it was redirected from Northwest Province to Mussoorie….
Estimate: 260 – 300 GBP
Lot 80615 | Three fronts
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1870, Three mixed franking of QV fronts, outgoing mail from India to UK, mixed condition.
Estimate: 360 – 400 GBP
Lot 80616 | India 1873 outer letter sheet Calcutta to New York
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1873 outer letter sheet to New York franked 1865 2a orange and 1868 die II 8a rose tied by senders cachet and octagonal B/1 handstamps, endorsed at left…
Estimate: 260 – 300 GBP
Lot 80617 | 1875-85 8 covers from Madras and 4 from Poona to Bombay
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1875-85, Group of eight envelopes from Madras to Bombay, one registered with MADRAS registration handstamp alongside, some with “TOO LATE” & “TRAIN LATE”…
Estimate: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 80618 | 1876 SG82 12a Venetian Red mint block of 40
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1876 12a Venetian red mint block of 40 with margins with inscriptions and design, some toned spots, light horizontal bend and corner crease on two stamps,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80619 | India 1876 envelope with letter Calcutta ro Berlin Prussia
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1876 envelope with four sided letter to Berlin, Prussia franked 1a and 4a cancelled by Calcutta duplex, endorsed “Via Bombay/ Italy”, reverse with Sea…
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 80620 | Postal stationery card
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1879 Anglo Afghan War mail to England via Brindisi, 1 1/2a postal stationery card uprated with 1/2a sent from a soldier on sick leave in Jellalabad, with…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 80621 | Three 4a green on cover
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1880s cover from Bombay to Hong Kong with three 4a green die II tied by Cooper Type 16 cancels, faint “Singapore-To / Hong Kong Marine Sorter” arrival,…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 80622 | 1882-1900 India QV mint set to 5r incl. extra shades
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1882-1900 India QV mint set to 5r incl. extra shades, a few with missing gum or small imperfections, high values very fine.
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 80623 | 1882 1/2a green double impression variety, mint o.g.
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1882 1/2a green double impression variety, mint o.g., horizontal pre-printing crease at top, fine (S.G. £1’800).
Estimate: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 80624 | 1882 SG85a 1/2a Blue Green clear double impression
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1882 1/2a Blue Green clear double impression variety mint, slightly yellowish gum, very fine an exhibition showpiece (S.G. £1’800).
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 80625 | 1882 9p aniline carmine with inverted watermark variety, unused
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1882 9p aniline carmine with inverted watermark variety, unused, very fine (S.G. £800).
Estimate: 260 – 300 GBP
Lot 80626 | 3a and 4a inverted watermarks
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1882 3a brown orange wmk inverted (SG94) and 4a slate green (SG96) wmk inverted, scarce set.
Estimate: 380 – 440 GBP
Lot 80627 | 1882 1r Khundo Sakharam postal forgery,
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1882 1r Khundo Sakharam postal forgery, the discovery which in Bombay in 1890 led to its replacement by T37 bi-coloured 1r in a new design, small tone…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 80628 | Pair of Afghanistan mixed frankings
Afghanistan
A pair of Afghanistan and India mixed franking covers with first issues of Afghanistan and QV de la rue stamps for incoming mail from Afghanistan to India….
Estimate: 300 – 360 GBP
Lot 80629 | India 1888 envelope Calcutta to France
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1888 (30 NO) envelope to Nazelles Amboise, France franked 1860 No wmk 8p mauve pair and 1866 8a Die I tied octagonal B/1 handstamps in bluish-green, endorsed…
Estimate: 260 – 300 GBP
Lot 80630 | 1892 SG103 2a6p Yellow Green block of 24 with margins
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1892 2a6p yellow-green mint n.h. block of 24 with margins with complete selvedge, slightly toned gum, very fine large block an exhibition showpiece (S.G….
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 80631 | Registered cover to Russia
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1894 (Feb) Envelope sent registered from Bombay to Russia then redirected to England, with Sea Post Office transit St. Petersburg arrival, then Caterham…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 80632 | Cover to Punjab
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1895 (Jun 19) Campaign mail, Chitral relief Force mail, with QV 1/2a tied by Pachmarhi cds, reverse with F.P.O.I. No6 cds, scarce. Ex Soli Contractor.
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80633 | Pachmarhi cancel on cover
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1895 (Aug 9) Campaign mail from 4th Brigade Chitral Relief Force, with QV 2a tied by Pachmarhi cds, reverse with F.P.O.I. No6 cds, scarce. Ex Soli Contractor.
Estimate: 200 – 260 GBP
Lot 80634 | 3p inverted watermark
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1899 3p Aniline carmine wmk inverted variety, scarce unused pair.
Estimate: 180 – 220 GBP
Lot 80635 | 1902 KEVII set 3p to 25r mint set (1a used), most with toned gum
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1902 KEVII set 3p to 25r mint set (1a used), most with toned gum, a scarce set (S.G. £4’500).
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 80636 | Camp P O Nr cancel on cover
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1905 Cover with Camp PO no 4 cancel on 1/2a green (SG84) stamp, scarce military mail, Ex Soli Contractor.
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 80637 | Cover from Port Blair
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1907 (Jun 15) envelope from PORT BLAIR (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) with KEVII 1/2a pair tied by Port Blair hatched cds, reverse with SEA POST OFFICE…
Estimate: 260 – 320 GBP
Lot 80638 | Women’s Branch die proof
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
WWI 1/2a War Relief label women’s branch die proof on archive piece annotated “June 20th / 160+4 Leads”, very scarce.
Estimate: 360 – 420 GBP
Lot 80639 | OAS cover
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1921 Moplah rising/Nilgiri rebellion from Malabar region against British rule mail from MALLAPURAM CAMP to WELLINGTON MARKET, scarce. Ex Soli Contractor.
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 80640 | 1926 KGV 3p to 25R mint set, very fine and fresh,
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1926 KGV 3p to 25R mint set, very fine and fresh, the 15R with inv wmk, the rest with upright wmk, plus 1932-36 3a normal wmk (S.G. £671).
Estimate: 240 – 340 GBP
Lot 80641 | 1926-33. 1a. Chocolate left marginal block of four showing misplaced perforations 3mm to the left
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1926-33. 1a. Chocolate mint n.h. left marginal block of four showing misplaced perforations 3mm to the left, toned gum and exhibition showpiece, very fine…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80642 | 1932-36 KGV 1a3p mauve mint n.h. right marginal block of four with significant vertical pre-printing paper fold affecting two stamps
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1932-36 KGV 1a3p mauve mint n.h. right marginal block of four with significant vertical pre-printing paper fold affecting two stamps, very fine and most…
Estimate: 340 – 400 GBP
Lot 80643 | 1935 Stampless cover to Scotland endorsed “Quetta Earthquake”
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1935 Stampless cover to Scotland endorsed “Quetta Earthquake” and cancelled with inland section I.S. triangular handstamp. Airmail cover going to Scotland…
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 80644 | 1935 (Jun 6) Rocketgram with 2R Quetta Earthquake Relief Fund label
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1935 (Jun 6) Rocketgram with 2R Quetta Earthquake Relief Fund label, with 1935 Silver Jubilee 9r tied by Kolaghat large violet ds, signed by Stephen Smith,…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 80645 | 1937 KGVI complete mint set of 18, with high values mint n.h., very fine and fresh
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1937 KGVI complete mint set of 18, with high values mint n.h., very fine and fresh(S.G. £600).
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 80646 | 1937 KGVI 15r mint n.h. with inverted watermark
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1937 KGVI 15r mint n.h. with inverted watermark, very fine and fresh and scarce as such (S.G. £425).
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 80647 | 1948, Mahatma Gandhi SG n° 305-308 mint ** MNH, very
India » Dominion
1948 Gandhi mint n.h. set of four, very fine (S.G. £425).
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 80648 | Withdrawn
India » Dominion
1948 Gandhi First Day Covers, group of 4 illustrated covers. Including one first day cover with complete set used and going to Jal Cooper cancelled with…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 80649 | 1948 10r purple-brown and deep blue with wmk stars pointing left variety, mint n.h.
India » Dominion
1948 10r purple-brown and deep blue with wmk stars pointing left variety, mint n.h., two toned perfs otherwise fine, a scarce modern India variety (S.G….
Estimate: 160 – 200 GBP
Lot 80650 | 1947-65 GANDHI Original artwork for stamps made by
India » Dominion
1960 GANDHI Original artwork for stamps made by Mr Pradhan who worked at De La Rue, London office for Indian stamps. Even after end of British rule in…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP