5 Dec 2025 – 9 Dec 2025
978 lots
Lot 50712 | Pre stamp 1838 Vizagapatam Bearing entire
India » Postal History
1838 (27 Nov) long local entire bearing fine Vizacapatm Bearing date stamp, a less clear arrival framed date stamp to left, with manuscript charge « 4A »,…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50713 | Pre-stamp Mail Madras
India » Postal History
1840-50s Madras related accumulation of mostly entires including 1849 part entire from Rajamundry to Scotland with red framed despatch, GPO Madras and…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50714 | Pre-stamp Mail to France
India » Postal History
1840-70s entires to France, six of which with GB/1f66c accountancy handstamps in black or blue, three with framed INDIA UNPAID in black, 1860 cover from…
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 50715 | Maritime Mail 1804-53 three Ship Letters
India » Postal History
1841 and 1853 outer letter sheet and entire, the first from Madras to London, endorsed « pr Wellington » and entire from Calcutta to Glasgow with respective…
Estimation: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 50716 | Pre-stamp Mail Nowgaum 1844 entire
India » Postal History
1844 (May 23) entire Nowgaum to Ootycamund via Madras bearing fine framed Bearing despatch with manuscript date, red G.P.O. transit above; fine
Estimation: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 50717 | 1845-48 correspondence from an Officer in India to his mother in Forres, Scotland
India » Postal History
1845-48 correspondence from an Officer in India to his mother in Forres, Scotland, incl. 1845 entire with framed INDIA PAID handstamp, similar envelope…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50718 | Pre stamp Calcutta 1846 entire to Aberdeen
India » Postal History
1846 entire to Aberdeen, endorsed « pr Steamer » bearing fine framed ‘INDI ‘handstamp without final ‘A’, reverse with framed Calcutta Ship Letter date stamp,…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50719 | Pre stamp 1847 entire Kedgeree to Calcutta
India » Postal History
1847 (Nov 5) entire from a Capt C.S. Hetherington, informing Raj Kissan Mehter, Calcutta that the Barque « Borneo » has arrived off Sansa Head, reverse with…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50720 | 1849-1910 group of entires and covers to Mauritius
India » Postal History
1849-1910 group of entires and envelopes with three stampless entires from Calcutta each with (crown)/ Mauritius/ GPO date stamps on front, 1862 envelope…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50721 | Pre-stamp Mail 1850s correspondence Calcutta to Newcastle
India » Postal History
1850s correspondence of lengthy entires from Calcutta to Newcastle- Upon-Tyne, all endorsed « Per overland mail/ via Southampton », five bear framed red…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50722 | 1860-70s cover accumulation mostly to UK
India » Postal History
1850-70s Accumulation of covers with a good variety of frankings, mostly to United Kingdom including 1859 Meerut to Cardiff franked 1a (2) and 4a black/blue,…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50723 | Pre stamp 1851 Calcutta to Kedgeree
India » Postal History
1851 (July 31) entire from Calcutta to a Capt Wright on « Barque Alneus » at anchorage at Kedgeree, red Calcutta despatch, received in Kedgeree on 1st August…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50724 | Soldiers Letters 1851 to 1898 group of nine covers
India » Postal History
1851-98 Soldiers Mail group of covers with 1851 entire from a Private in the 10th Royal Hussars at Kirkee, 1868 cover franked 8p , 1884 and 1885 9p covers,…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50725 | Lithograph postal history accumulation
India » Postal History
1854 Lithograph postal history group with six complete Half Anna covers, one damaged part entire and a four margined pair on part entire, 1a envelope and…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50726 | 1854-55 group of 10 covers to a soldier in the 71st Regiment N.I., six of which are complete with their letter
India » Postal History
1854-55 group of 10 covers to a soldier in the 71st Regiment N.I., six of which are complete with their letter with fascinating social contents, incl….
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50727 | Anglo-Persian War: 1857 (Jan 14) entire lettersheet sent to England with 1854 4a cut-square incl. important contents
India » Postal History
Anglo-Persian War: 1857 (Jan 14) entire lettersheet sent from a soldier to England with 1854 4a cut-square, fine to good margins, cancelled by slightly…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50728 | 1857 entire Poona to Glasgow franked two 4a
India » Postal History
1857 (Dec 23) large folded entire to Glasgow franked two 4a Head Die II, frame Die II each cut to shape cancelled by ’52’ barred diamonds, the stamp at…
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50729 | Queen Victoria stamped postal history
India » Postal History
1860s onwards, Queen Victoria stamped accumulation with a group of 1/2a local covers, single or multiple frankings (150+) plus over one hundred covers…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50730 | Instructional Marks group of covers
India » Postal History
1865-1940s, Queen Victoria to KGVI accumulation of covers and cards, all with instructional handstamps with Postage Dues, D.L.O.’s, Insufficient, Late…
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 50731 | Postal Stationery 1870-90 Soldiers’ And Seaman’s Envelopes
India » Postal History
1870-90 Soldier and Seamen’s stationery envelopes with three 9p envelopes used to England and seven ‘One Anna’ surcharge envelopes used, duplicated unused…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50732 | India 1890-1920s accumulation of mail to Bushire or Meshed Persia
India » Postal History
1890-1920s accumulation of 250+ envelopes addressed to Bushire, mostly with arrival cancels, either British or Persian, similar slightly later group to…
Estimation: 150 – 250 GBP
Lot 50733 | Postal Stationery Registered envelopes mostly QV accumulation
India » Postal History
Registered stationery envelopes, mostly Victorian with uprated internal 2a envelopes to an Allahabad Bank, 1893 registered 2a uprated 2a (2) and 3a Tuticorn…
Estimation: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 50734 | Postal Stationery Queen Victoria envelopes and cards used
India » Postal History
Queen Victoria postal stationery cards, envelopes and two 1/2a blue letter sheets used with uprated to overseas, internal usages, some instructional handstamps,…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50735 | King Edward VII accumulation with covers and stationery
India » Postal History
KEVII Accumulation of internal and external mail with uprated registration stationery used internally, other stationery including O.H.M.S. 1/4a cards used,…
Estimation: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 50736 | 1907-22 Commemorative cancel event covers and cards
India » Postal History
1907-22 Commemorative Event cancellation items with 1907 Bombay postcard franked 3p tied Minto Fete Calcutta date stamp, 1911 Coronation Durbar 1a cover…
Estimation: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 50737 | Airmail commercial and first flight covers 1920-50s
India » Postal History
1920s-50s, Airmails postal history from 1927 pair of covers to UK endorsed « Air Mail Urgent Basra-Cairo », 1928 5a rate cover to London endorsed « air mail…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50738 | King George V accumulation covers and cards
India » Postal History
King George V postal history and stationery both internal and external with some airmails, commemoratives with Silver Jubilee and Inauguration issues including…
Estimation: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 50739 | King George VI postal history and Stationery
India » Postal History
King George VI accumulation with postal stationery including 1955 1a and 1 1/2a envelopes overprinted ‘ON POSTAL SERVICE’ used, a few FDCs, some censored…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50740 | WW2 Censored Mail stamped and stampless accumulation
India » Postal History
1940s accumulation of commercial and military covers or stationery, mostly to England, but also 1941 Calcutta to Shanghai registered censored cover, endorsed…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50741 | Dominion and Republic postal history and stationery
India » Postal History
Accumulation with Dominion issue covers and Republic including 1951 airmail cover to UK franked First Asian Games 12a tied Indian embassy Nepal cds, 1950s…
Estimation: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 50742 | Postal History and Stationery consignment balance
India » Postal History
Collection: A large accumulation of postal history and stationery housed in large carton with some pre-stamp and much Queen Victoria plus some later to…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50743 | India, two 1/2a reprints in blocks of four
India » 1854 Lithographs
1889 (Oct) 1/2a pale blue reprint in block of four (pos.3-4/11-12) with « Specimen. » hs on the reverse of each (Spence 95), and 1894? 1/2a blue reprint…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50744 | Group of three single reprints incl. 1894? 1/2a blue
India » 1854 Lithographs
Group of three single reprints incl. 1894? 1/2a blue pos.48 with « S » of « SPECIMEN » in large sans-serif letters on the back (Spence 99) , 1854 1/2a deep…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50745 | 1854 « 9 1/2 arches » 1/2a vermillion unused right marginal pair
India » 1854 Lithographs
1854 « 9 1/2 arches » 1/2a vermillion unused right marginal pair, large margins all around with inscription « CORNER of », very fine and rare (S.G. £7’500+).
Estimation: 4’600 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 50746 | 1854 4a inter-panneau pair used
India » 1854 Lithographs
1854 2nd printing 4a blue and red horizontal pair cut-to-shape at left and right, showing blue wavy separating line, neatly cancelled by two diamond of…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50747 | 1854 4a Head Die III, Frame Die II horizontal used pair cut-to-shape
India » 1854 Lithographs
1854 blue and red fourth printing in pair, cut to shape with margin at left very close but just clear, others fair to good, cancelled by diamond of dots,…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50748 | 1854 used Lithographs on album page
India » 1854 Lithographs
1854 Lithographs accumulation, all used with 1/2a (5), two creased with a close margins, three fine, four single 1a, one with touched margin and another…
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50749 | 1856-64 2a yellow-green, prepared but not issued, mint with part o.g.
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1856-64 2a yellow-green, prepared but not issued, mint with part o.g., fresh colour, very fine and very rare stamp (S.G. £4’250).
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50750 | 1895, India, colour proof 2R
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1895, 2R colour proof in brown/blue on paper without watermark and gum as produced, rare.
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50751 | 1895, India, colour proof 2R
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1895, 2R colour proof in ultramarine/green on paper without watermark and gum as produced, rare.
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50752 | 1902-11 25R brownish orange and blue with neat Karachi telegraph cance
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1902-11 25R brownish orange and blue used with neat Karachi telegraph cancel, light diagonal crease otherwise fine appearance (S.G. £600 for telegraph…
Estimation: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 50753 | 1948 Gandhi set of four with « SPECIMEN » overprints with the original Courvoisier presentation booklet
India » Dominion
1948 Gandhi set of four with « SPECIMEN » overprints with the original Courvoisier presentation booklet in black velvet with gilt-edged pages where the stamps…
Estimation: 8’000 – 12’000 GBP
Lot 50754 | 1947-65 SWAMI VIVEKANANDA Original artwork for stamps
India » Dominion
1961 SWAMI VIVEKANANDA Original artwork for stamps made by Mr Pradhan who worked at De La Rue, London office for Indian stamps. Even after end of British…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50755 | 1947-65 ASHOK STAMBHA Original artwork for stamps made
India » Dominion
1963 ASHOK STAMBHA 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…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50756 | 1850 (Apr 20) entire from Pondicherry to France with very good strike of the « PONDICHERY / Paid » boxed ds plus Mauritius cover
India » Foreign Settlements in India » French Indian Settlements
1850 (Apr 20) entire from Pondicherry to France with very good strike of the « PONDICHERY / Paid » boxed ds (Giles type 10), with « INDIA PAID » crescent moon…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50757 | Bagdad group of five envelopes to Bombay, two single
India » Used Abroad » Iraq
Bagdad group of five envelopes to Bombay, two single 1/2a and a pair, plus two registered with two 2a or larger envelope pair of 1a and a 4a., two Busrah…
Estimation: 110 – 130 GBP
Lot 50758 | 1855 4a black on blue diagonal bisect on large part front from Singapore to Batavia
India » Used Abroad » Straits Settlements » Singapore (172)
1855 4a black on blue diagonal bisect on large part front from Singapore to Batavia, tied by « B / 172 » octagonal cancel (smudged), with ms « 30 » adjacent…
Estimation: 3’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 50759 | 1926, Stephen Smith airmail card, from Zurich 28.11
India » Airmails
1926, Stephen Smith airmail card, from Zurich 28.11 1926, bearing airmail stamp 1923 75 cent orange, transit Alexandria 11.12, to Stephen Smith in Calcutta….
Estimation: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 50760 | India Telegraph 1869 10R dull blue-green, die II, mint
India » Telegraph Stamps
1869 10R dull blue-green, die II, mint (toned gum), very fine, fresh appearance (S.G. £1’200).
Estimation: 380 – 440 GBP
Lot 50761 | India Telegraph 1869 50R rose, die II, unused
India » Telegraph Stamps
1869 50R rose, die II, unused (no gum), thin, otherwise fine (S.G. £850).
Estimation: 260 – 300 GBP