26 May 2025 – 1 Jun 2025
8868 lots
Lot 80462 | India 1799 Fort St. George cover to USA
India » Postal History
1799, « POST PAID/SERVICE/FORT ST GEORGE/R » Handstamp (Giles 5 var). Lightly struck but clear oval strike with « 21 » and « Oct » date handstamps on 1799 folded…
Estimation: 4’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 80463 | 1801 part entire Calcutta to London, Bengal Post Paid unrecorded type
India » Postal History
1801 part entire to London cancelled on reverse by an unrecorded Giles type SD2 with month now inserted creating a four-line handstamp, obverse with oval…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 80464 | India, Lucknow, 1811, « LUCKNOW/POSTPAID » Oval Handstamp
India » Postal History
1811, « LUCKNOW/POSTPAID » oval Handstamp (Giles 1), exceptionally bold strike with manuscript » February 11″ date and Circular date stamp « G.P.O. FEB 11…
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 80465 | India incoming 1818 entire from London with framed Kings’s Posts arrival
India » Postal History
Great Britain 1818 entire from London addressed to the Civil Service at Calcutta, endorsed « pr Stockton » which was on its maiden voyage to India bearing…
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 80466 | 1821 (Sep 16) entire from Chandenagore to Scotland, with good strike of the « CHANDENAGORE / GENERAL POST OFFICE » circular ds
India » Postal History
1821 (Sep 16) entire from Chandenagore (datelined inside) to Scotland, with good strike of the « CALCUTTA / GENERAL POST OFFICE » circular ds from the French…
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 80467 | 1822 Hyderabad pre stamp cover Post paid markings to
India » Postal History
1822 Hyderabad pre stamp cover Post paid markings to Madras with Madras Ship Letter mark and shipped to Portsmouth (India Letter Portsmouth in red). Postage…
Estimation: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 80468 | 1823, Bengal Presidency Post Paid, wrapper of a letter from Dacca to Chandernagor with unrecorded « II DY‘‘ hs
India » Postal History
1823, Bengal Presidency Post Paid, wrapper of a letter from Dacca to Chandernagor (French Settlement), bearing doubly framed oval « +DACCA+ / POST PAID »…
Estimation: 9’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 80469 | 1824 entire from Calcutta to Uddah Khosalpoor in the Candernagore district, with reverse showing « GPO / MAY / Pt Pd » oval ds
India » Postal History
1824 entire from Calcutta to Uddah Khosalpoor in the Candernagore district, with reverse showing « GPO / MAY / Pt Pd » oval ds with ms rates, fine.
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 80470 | India 1825 incoming Ship letter entire Scotland to Madras
India » Postal History
1825 (28 Nov) entire from Edinburgh to Madras bearing fine double framed oval London Ship Letter, manuscript « 1/3 » rating in red, reverse with Madras…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 80471 | 1826 Hyderabad pre stamp cover Post paid 1826 markings
India » Postal History
1826 Hyderabad pre stamp cover Post paid 1826 markings to Madras. The inland postage rate to madras would have been 6a, but has not been marked on the…
Estimation: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 80472 | India 1826 entire Kedgree Post Office Ship Letter
India » Postal History
1826 thick entire addressed to Lady Amherst, Government House, Calcutta (Wife of the Governor General) bearing the earliest recorded usage of KEDGREE/…
Estimation: 260 – 300 GBP
Lot 80473 | 1827 (Jul 10) wrapper from Pondicherry to Tranquebar with framed « PONDICHERRY / POST PAID » (Giles type 4)
India » Postal History
1827 (Jul 10) wrapper from Pondicherry to Tranquebar (Dutch settlement in India), reverse with framed « PONDICHERRY / POST PAID » (Giles type 4, who notes…
Estimation: 7’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 80474 | India 1827 incoming entire from London, important historical letter
India » Postal History
1827 (March 13) entire from Kensington, London to a William Fraser of the Civil Service in Bengal, care of someone in Calcutta who forwarded to Dehlie,…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 80475 | 1832 Hyderabad, two pre stamp covers showcasing the « HYDERABAD pt pd » circular mark
India » Postal History
1832 Hyderabad, two pre stamp covers showcasing the « HYDERABAD pt pd » circular mark for two different dates 25 April 1832 and 30 June 1832. An excellent…
Estimation: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 80476 | India 1833 entire Mussouree to Dum Du, landour Giles type 2 hs
India » Postal History
1833 (18th August) fragile entire from Landour to Dum Dum at Bengal with, on reverse, neat un-framed LANDOUR Pt Pd handstamp (Giles Type 2). There is splitting…
Estimation: 460 – 500 GBP
Lot 80477 | 1834-54, group of 8 stampless covers incoming to and outgoing from India
India » Postal History
1834-54, group of 8 stampless covers incoming to and outgoing from India, noted PONDICHERRY boxed ds, three sent to France with « PURIFIE AU LAZARETE /…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80478 | India 1837 entire from Chittagong (Bangladesh) to Calcutta
India » Postal History
1837 outer letter sheet to Calcutta with on reverse the very rare framed CHITTAGONG/ POST OFFICE (Giles type 2) together with, on front framed Post Paid…
Estimation: 260 – 300 GBP
Lot 80479 | 1840 incoming double rated letter to Ellichpore
India » Postal History
1840 cross-written entire to Ellichpore endorsed « Double » on reverse, Madras Ship Letter transit, obverse with red Paid ship Letter London unframed oval…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 80480 | Cover from Poona
India » Postal History
1840 Pre stamp envelope written from Poonah dated Dee 31″ 1840′ addressed to London cancelled by framed Poonah/ 1840 December 31/ Paid las in red on face,…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 80481 | India Gwalior 1845 cover to Scotland, late use handstamp
India » Postal History
1845 small Paid envelope to Scotland with, on reverse red framed Gwalior handstamp with manuscript date and charge, red oval INDIA on front, a very late…
Estimation: 260 – 300 GBP
Lot 80482 | India 1846 envelope to Scotland with unrecorded format Landour ds
India » Postal History
1846 (Jan 29) envelope addressed to Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland, endorsed « per Overland Mail/ via Calcutta » at top and « via Marseille » at base,…
Estimation: 360 – 400 GBP
Lot 80483 | 1847 part entire Dum Dum to London
India » Postal History
1847 (8th August) entire to London endorsed at top « By Precursor via Southampton », reverse with framed red handstamp with manuscript detail of Dum Dum,…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 80484 | 1848 entire Lucknow to Madeira, Portugal
India » Postal History
1848 copy entire to Madeira requesting the annual supply of drink, endorsed « HMS Steamer/ Severn », London date stamp overstruck with Portuguese 100 charge…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 80485 | India 1848 tightly wrapped entire from Gooty
India » Postal History
1848 tightly wrapped entire to Madras struck with good red framed GOOTY/ PAID, Giles type 2 (used much later than he suggests), Madras GPO arrival and…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 80486 | 1849-51 India, BEARING handstamp x 2 examples both
India » Postal History
1849-51 India, BEARING handstamp x 2 examples both not described by Giles. « KIRCUMBADY 24-9-51 BEARING » and « SULTANPORE 12 Augt /49 Bearing 4as » Both…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 80487 | 1852 Scinde Dawk 1/2a white, good to huge margins, used
India » 1852 Scinde Dawk
1852 Scinde Dawk 1/2a white, good to huge margins, used with 8×8 diamond of dots cancel, soiled with short crease at upper left, still an attractive example;…
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 80488 | 1852 Scinde Dawk 1/2a white, large margins, used with pen cancel
India » 1852 Scinde Dawk
1852 Scinde Dawk 1/2a white, large margins, used with pen cross cancel, slightly soiled, repaired upper left corner and faint bend at left, still an attractive…
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 80489 | 1852 1/2a White Scinde Dawk, large margins, sharp embossing, cancelled by Cooper Type I of Hyderabad
India » 1852 Scinde Dawk
1852 1/2a White Scinde Dawk, large margins, sharp embossing, cancelled by Cooper Type I (number 96 in diamond of 11 parallel lines of Hyderabad), very…
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 80490 | 1852 1/2a White Scinde Dawk, large margins, sharp embossing, cancelled by Cooper Type B
India » 1852 Scinde Dawk
1852 1/2a White Scinde Dawk, large margins, sharp embossing, cancelled by Cooper Type B, exceptionally clean back with embossing seen clearly, very fine;…
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 80491 | 1852 1/2a White Scinde Dawk, large margins, sharp embossing, cancelled by Cooper Type E « Large Star »
India » 1852 Scinde Dawk
1852 1/2a White Scinde Dawk, large margins, sharp embossing, cancelled by Cooper Type E « Large Star » as well as Type B diamond of dots cancel, an exceptional…
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 80492 | 1852 1/2a White Scinde Dawk large margins sharp embossing manuscript cancelled
India » 1852 Scinde Dawk
1852 1/2a White Scinde Dawk, large margins, sharp embossing, manuscript cancelled, a very small hole due to the manuscript cancel, faint vertical crease…
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 80493 | 1852 1/2a White Scinde Dawk large margins sharp embossing manuscript cancelled by Cooper Type B Diamond of dots cancel
India » 1852 Scinde Dawk
1852 1/2a White Scinde Dawk large margins sharp embossing manuscript cancelled by Cooper Type B Diamond of dots cancel, exceptional example; signed Pfenninger…
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 80494 | 1890 QV Gothic head essays. Five examples of the 1890 impressions of Queeen Victoria Gothic head essays
India » 1854 Lithographs
1890 QV Gothic head essays. Five examples of the 1890 impressions of Queen Victoria Gothic head essays showing the RARE Zincograph print in BLACK (Spence…
Estimation: 1’200 – 1’400 GBP
Lot 80495 | 1854 (Feb.) Capt. Thullier’s lithographed essay printed singly, in blue on yellowish wove paper
India » 1854 Lithographs
1854 (Feb.) Capt. Thullier’s lithographed essay printed singly, in blue on yellowish wove paper (141mm x 126mm), fine.
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 80496 | Spence 35: 4a brown red and dark blue on yellowish paper
India » 1854 Lithographs
1894 lithographic reproduction in four rows of six impressions, the stamps printed 2mm apart: 4a brown red and dark blue on yellowish paper, pos.19, partial…
Estimation: 40 – 50 GBP
Lot 80497 | 1894 (Feb.) Lithographed essay printed in 12 rows of 8 types with SPECIMEN in back
India » 1854 Lithographs
1894 (Feb.) Lithographed essay printed in 12 rows of 8 types with « SPECIMEN » on back, in blue on yellowish paper, 5×3 stamps with « CIMEN » printing in back,…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 80498 | India Copper Plate IV from Hausburg 1907 book
India » 1854 Lithographs
Page taken from The Postage and Telegraph Stamps of British India by L.L.R. Hausburg, C. Stewart-Wilson & C.F.S. Crofton, copper plate IV in black showing…
Estimation: 360 – 400 GBP
Lot 80499 | India 1894 4a red and blue reproduction sheet of 16 unused
India » 1854 Lithographs
1894 ‘Reproduction in Original Colours of Facsimile of 1894’ sheet of 12 (4 x 3), a couple of small tears well clear of frame and some slight staining.
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 80500 | 1854 SG1 1/2a vermillion design with 9.5 arches printed but not issued for use,
India » 1854 Lithographs
1854 1/2a vermillion design with 9.5 arches printed but not issued for use, clear watermark visible, very fine. (S.G. £3750).
Estimation: 1’600 – 1’800 GBP
Lot 80501 | 1854 SG1a 1/2a deep vermillion with 9.5 arches printed but not issued for use
India » 1854 Lithographs
1854 SG1a 1/2a deep vermillion design with 9.5 arches printed but not issued for use, watermark visible on right side, very fine; cert. BPA (1964) which…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 80502 | 1854 SG4 1/2a Deep Blue Die I unused lower right corner marginal block of six
India » 1854 Lithographs
1854 1/2a Deep Blue Die I unused block of six with bottom right hand corner ornaments. Clear corner watermark. The impression shows very crisp impression…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 80503 | 1854 1/2a deep blue die I unused right marginal block of 8
India » 1854 Lithographs
1854 1/2a deep blue die I unused right marginal block of 8, horizontal crease in between at foot of stamps, a rare multiple (S.G. £2’600 as singles).
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 80504 | 1854 1/2a blue die II a spectacular block of 16 (4×4) stamps with retouches
India » 1854 Lithographs
1854 1/2a blue die II a spectacular block of 16 (4×4) stamps with retouches. Position 51-54, 59-62, 67-70, 75-78. We can see chignon retouches, corner…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 80505 | 1854 SG6 1/2a Blue Die II, SG13 1a deep red Die II and SG31 2a Green typograph
India » 1854 Lithographs
1854 SG6 1/2a Blue Die II, SG13 1a deep red Die II and SG31 2a Green typograph unused singles with large to clear margins. Some toning, very fine (S.G….
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80506 | 1854 SG2 1/2a Blue Die I unused block of four
India » 1854 Lithographs
1854 1/2a Blue Die I unused block of four with clear watermark showing positions 67,68, 75, 76 of Stone A, complete margins all around, toned, fine (S.G….
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 80507 | 1854 SG2 1/2a Blue Die I unused marginal block of four
India » 1854 Lithographs
1854 1/2a Blue Die I unused block of four with clear watermark and large margins in left with margin inscription. Complete margins all around and back…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 80508 | 1854 1/2a die I blue (SG2) used vertical strip of four,
India » 1854 Lithographs
1854 1/2a die I blue (SG2) used vertical strip of four, one stamp with light wrinkle and back with hinge remnants, fine (S.G. £240).
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 80509 | 1854 SG2-5 1/2a Blue Lithograph Die I study page used lot with 24 stamps
India » 1854 Lithographs
1854 1/2a Blue Lithograph Die I study page used lot with 24 stamps for further study of shades and retouches. For the expert or the beginner. Close to…
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 80510 | 1854 SG2-10 1/2a Blue Lithograph used lot with 10 stamps
India » 1854 Lithographs
1854 1/2a Blue Lithograph used lot with 10 stamps for further study of shades, dies and retouches. For the expert or the beginner. Close to clear margins…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80511 | 1854 1/2a die I pale blue (SG3) used block of four,
India » 1854 Lithographs
1854 1/2a die I pale blue (SG3) used block of four, with light vertical crease at left and cut into at left top, otherwise fine (S.G. £320).
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP