7 Dec 2017 – 8 Dec 2017
790 lots
Lot 60200 | COLLECTIONS: 1929-46, Mint nh SPECIMEN group incl.
Grenada
COLLECTIONS: 1929-46, Mint nh SPECIMEN group incl. 1934-36 set of 10 1935 Jubilee, 1937 Coronation, 1938-50 set of 12 and 1946 Victory, very fine and fresh…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60201 | 1869-73 1 1/2sch Green & Rose with neat cds, very
German States » Heligoland
1869-73 1 1/2sch Green & Rose with neat cds, very fine (SG £275)
Estimation: 50 – 70 GBP
Lot 60202 | 1891 (Jul 23) 3c Postal stationery card to Egypt u
Hong Kong
1891 (Jul 23) 3c Postal stationery card to Egypt uprated with 5c pair tied by « B62 » numerals, Cairo arrival, crease affecting stamps, fine
Estimation: 340 – 400 GBP
Lot 60203 | 1938-52 KGVI wmk Mult Script CA set of 23 with SPE
Hong Kong
1938-52 KGVI wmk Mult Script CA set of 23 with SPECIMEN perfins, mint nh, mostly very fine with fresh gum (SG £2’750)
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 60204 | 1949 UPU complete mint set of four all showing SPE
Hong Kong
1949 UPU complete mint set of four all showing SPECIMEN ovpt (Type 3) in blue, very fine & scarce
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 60205 | COLLECTIONS: 1863-1969, Mint collection on album p
Hong Kong
COLLECTIONS: 1863-1969, Mint collection on album pages incl. 1862-63 or 1863-71 values to 96c grey (faulty), 1877 16c (perf. fault), 1880 values incl….
Estimation: 4’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 60206 | COLLECTIONS: 1912-48, Mint nh group incl. 1935 Jub
Hong Kong
COLLECTIONS: 1912-48, Mint nh group incl. 1935 Jubilee SPECIMEN set, 1941 Centenary specimen set, 1946 Victory specimen set, 1948 Wedding normal set, and…
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 60207 | 1830 Entire from Chandernagore (French India) to C
India
1830 Entire from Chandernagore (French India) to Calcutta, reverse with type 1 oval despatch ds in black with arrival ds adjacent, rare
Estimation: 1’600 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 60208 | 1840 & 1847 Pair of covers; 1847 cover « per overld
India
1840 & 1847 Pair of covers; 1847 cover « per overld. mail via Southampton » to Ireland with oval INDIA in red, rated « 1/-« , redirected from Baltinglass to…
Estimation: 260 – 300 GBP
Lot 60209 | 1854 1/2a Blue with « B/147 » octagonal numeral of P
India
1854 1/2a Blue with « B/147 » octagonal numeral of PENANG, horizontal bend, margins just clear to good, scarce
Estimation: 440 – 500 GBP
Lot 60210 | 1854 1/2a Blue with « B/147 » octagonal numeral of P
India
1854 1/2a Blue with « B/147 » octagonal numeral of PENANG, margins just clear to good, fine and scarce
Estimation: 440 – 500 GBP
Lot 60211 | 1854-55 1/2a Blue die II marginal unused block of
India
1854-55 1/2a Blue die II marginal unused block of four, pos. 47/56, ungummed, showing portion of marginal inscription, light diagonal crease and toned…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60212 | 1854-55 1/2a Blue die II unused block of four, pos
India
1854-55 1/2a Blue die II unused block of four, pos. 27/36, ungummed, slight thin and toned paper, fine appearance
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60213 | 1854-55 1/2a Indigo die II unused block of four, p
India
1854-55 1/2a Indigo die II unused block of four, pos. 67/76, ungummed, toned paper, horiz. crease between stamps and vert. crease affecting right vert….
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60214 | 1854 1a Red left marginal block of four with inscr
India
1854 1a Red left marginal block of four with inscription, unused, very fine
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 60215 | 1854 4a Blue on pale red, 2nd printing, head die I
India
1854 4a Blue on pale red, 2nd printing, head die II, frame die I, with good to huge margins, pos.8 of the 12 setting, used with diamond of dots cancel,…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60216 | 1854 2a accumulation of 78 stamps, showing a range
India
1854 2a accumulation of 78 stamps, showing a range of shades and cancellations, noted used abroad incl. Labuan dotted circle cancel, Pondicherry C111,…
Estimation: 1’100 – 1’400 GBP
Lot 60217 | 1854 2a Green with crisp « B/147 » octagonal numeral
India
1854 2a Green with crisp « B/147 » octagonal numeral of PENANG, margins fine to large, small amount of toning on reverse, very fine and scarce
Estimation: 360 – 400 GBP
Lot 60218 | 1854 2a Green with « B/147 » octagonal numeral of PE
India
1854 2a Green with « B/147 » octagonal numeral of PENANG, margins fine to large, very fine and scarce
Estimation: 360 – 400 GBP
Lot 60219 | 1857 Pair of covers from Pondicherry to Karikal wi
India
1857 Pair of covers from Pondicherry to Karikal with 1/2a frankings tied by « C / 111 » dotted lozenge, reverse with despatch boxed « Paid » ds and arrival…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 60220 | 1866 SERVICE POSTAGE overprinted fiscal 4a, used,
India
1866 SERVICE POSTAGE overprinted fiscal 4a, used, crease and surface faults caused by the cancellation as is sometimes the case, rare, cert. BPA (2017)…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 60221 | 1902-11 15R Blue & Olive-Brown mint nh block of fo
India
1902-11 15R Blue & Olive-Brown mint nh block of four, toned gum otherwise fine and rare multiple
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 60222 | 1902-11 25R Brownish Orange & Blue mint nh block o
India
1902-11 25R Brownish Orange & Blue mint nh block of four, toned gum otherwise fine and rare multiple
Estimation: 10’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 60223 | 1911-20, Three covers incl. Allahabad First Aerial
India
1911-20, Three covers incl. Allahabad First Aerial Post cover to Agra, with KEVII 3a, 6a & 12a tied by special flight cachets with registered label on…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 60224 | 1911 Allahabad First Aerial Post picture postcard
India
1911 Allahabad First Aerial Post picture postcard of the plane, signed by the pilot H. Péquet with reverse franked with 1/2a and tied by magenta special…
Estimation: 1’800 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 60225 | 1911 Allahabad First Aerial Post cover to Dehra Du
India
1911 Allahabad First Aerial Post cover to Dehra Dun, with KEVII 3p grey, 2a violet & 8a purple, all tied by fine strike of the special flight cachet with…
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 60226 | 1911 1R, 2R, 5R and 25R plus 1926-33 10R, all mint
India
1911 1R, 2R, 5R and 25R plus 1926-33 10R, all mint hinged (one cheaper value with hinge thin) (SG £845)
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 60227 | 1925 Picture postcard depicting photo of airplane
India
1925 Picture postcard depicting photo of airplane inscribed S.H.Smith with violet triangular cachet Anglo-India/Air Survey/Calcutta-Karachi’ franked India…
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 60228 | 1925 Real photo postcard of airplane on the ground
India
1925 Real photo postcard of airplane on the ground presumably in Calcutta franked uncancelled KGV 1a with ANGLO-INDIA AIR SURVEY etiquette and cachet alongside,…
Estimation: 340 – 400 GBP
Lot 60229 | 1927 ‘RED ROSE’ flight by Mrs Keith Miller and Cap
India
1927 ‘RED ROSE’ flight by Mrs Keith Miller and Capt. Lancaster en route from England to Australia in an Avro Avian moth plane, this cover carried from…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 60230 | 1930 (Feb 23) Hyderabad to Jodphur illustrated air
India
1930 (Feb 23) Hyderabad to Jodphur illustrated airmail envelope with KGV 1a and Airmail 2a marginal which has been signed by the designer G. Grant, tied…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 60231 | 1931 (Oct 17) Airmail cover pre-paying the USA int
India
1931 (Oct 17) Airmail cover pre-paying the USA internal airmail rate, with imprint of the Woman’s Hospital, American Baptist Mission, franked with India…
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 60232 | 1933 MOUNT EVEREST Flight: Envelope addressed to E
India
1933 MOUNT EVEREST Flight: Envelope addressed to England franked air 8a + KGV 3p (2) tied by violet 2-ring HOUSTON MOUNT EVEREST FLIGHT / PURNEA 7 APR…
Estimation: 2’400 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 60233 | 1933 Cover to London franked KGV 2a6p tied by very
India
1933 Cover to London franked KGV 2a6p tied by very fine 2-ring HOUSTON MOUNT EVEREST* PURNEA* 5.Apr.33 cds in violet, imprinted ‘RAJ DARBHANGA on reverse,…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 60234 | 1933 (Sep 6) « First Flight Conveying a Cargo of Fi
India
1933 (Sep 6) « First Flight Conveying a Cargo of Fish in India », cover with KGV 1a3p tied by indistinct cds, special label tied by fish-shaped hs, signed…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60235 | 1933 (Oct 7) Airmail cover to USA pre-paying the U
India
1933 (Oct 7) Airmail cover to USA pre-paying the USA internal air fee, with Dollar Steamship Co. « S.S. President Polk » imprint, franked with India KGV…
Estimation: 900 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 60236 | 1934-35, Sikkim Rocket Experiment, group of three
India
1934-35, Sikkim Rocket Experiment, group of three rocketgrams incl. 1935 (Sep 27) with violet « PARCEL » label and 9p tied by Gangtok cds, 1935 (Oct 1) wuth…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60237 | 1934 (Sep 30) First mail rocket, card with piece o
India
1934 (Sep 30) First mail rocket, card with piece of rocket skin attached with annotation « A bit of my 1st Mail Rocket. To Lighthouse (Saugor Island) 30th…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 60238 | 1935 (Feb 27) Rocket Firing Test at Dhakuria, card
India
1935 (Feb 27) Rocket Firing Test at Dhakuria, card with piece of metal attached with annotation: « A piece of my rocket », signed by Stephen Smith with label…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 60239 | Rocket Parcel Despatch, card with piece of rocket
India
Rocket Parcel Despatch, card with piece of rocket skin attached with annotation: « A piece of the skin of my rocket no.61 », signed by Stephen Smith with…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 60240 | Rocket Parcel Despatch « QUETTA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF »,
India
Rocket Parcel Despatch « QUETTA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF », card with piece of rocket skin attached with annotation: « A piece of the skin of my rocket no.60 », signed…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 60241 | 1937 (Feb 2) Scouts Jamboree rocket mail (the « Dr.
India
1937 (Feb 2) Scouts Jamboree rocket mail (the « Dr. M. Kronstein ») cover with red label tied by special cachet and KGV 9p tied by slogan cancel, very fine
Estimation: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 60242 | 1937 (Feb 3) Scouts Jamboree rocket mail (the « Pri
India
1937 (Feb 3) Scouts Jamboree rocket mail (the « Princess Elizabeth ») cover with green label tied by special cachet and KGV 9p tied by slogan cancel, very…
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 60243 | 1937 (Feb 3) Scouts Jamboree rocket mail (the « Lor
India
1937 (Feb 3) Scouts Jamboree rocket mail (the « Lord Baden-Powell ») cover with blue label tied by special cachet and KGV 9p tied by slogan cancel, Park…
Estimation: 900 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 60244 | 1937 (Sep 22) First Rocket Mail sent by the « Tiddl
India
1937 (Sep 22) First Rocket Mail sent by the « Tiddler », small envelope with four-line cachet on one side and KGVI 9p tied by Park Street cds (minor foxing…
Estimation: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 60245 | 1948 Gandhi mint nh set of 4 in corner marginal pa
India
1948 Gandhi mint nh set of 4 in corner marginal pairs (three from the upper right and one from the upper left), a few faint tone spots on the gum, very…
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 60246 | 1948 Gandhi mint nh set of 4, very fine (SG £425)
India
1948 Gandhi mint nh set of 4, very fine (SG £425)
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 60247 | 1948 Gandhi mint og set hinged in a grey Courvoise
India
1948 Gandhi mint og set hinged in a grey Courvoiser presentation folder, small amount of writing on cover otherwise fine
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 60248 | 1948 (Aug 15) Gandhi illustrated first day cover
India
1948 (Aug 15) Gandhi illustrated first day cover with complete set tied by Alipore cds, fine
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 60249 | 1948 Gandhi Service 3 1/2a pair with Govenor Gener
India
1948 Gandhi Service 3 1/2a pair with Govenor General Camp cds, toned with crease at lower left and repaired top right corner perf., scarce, cert. BPA (2013)
Estimation: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP