Postal Auction August 2024 - 347

Bids to be received by Monday 19th of August 2024 1:00 PM

Lots (1171)

Lot 601
India

1862 Cover Calcutta to Edinburgh bearing 2a dull pink and 4a black tied octagonal cancels with INDIA / PAID two line boxed h/s in red on obverse, two GPO cds in red and Edinburgh arrival backstamp. Original letter written inside the envelope.

Estimate £ 200.00
Lot 602
India

1894 2a blue registered postal stationery envelope uprated on the front with another 2a ultr. both cancelled with unusual dotted circle cancel with dotted REG. DEHRA 15 OCT 94 cancels, with boxed R / DEHRA DUN in black, addr to Bombay. Scarce cancel, uniquely made by the postmaster?, short period of use?

Estimate £ 36.00
Lot 603
India

1904 China Expeditionary Force: Chinese lady coloured postcard to UK bearing CEF ovpt on 1s plum tied light FPO No.4 cds and BASE OFFICE B cds at Tientsin. Few minor stains otherwise sound.

Estimate £ 50.00
Lot 604
India

1905 China Expeditionary Force Peking picture postcard to Bombay Residency India bearing QV 3p carmine neat used FPO 1 cancel of Peking with BASE OFFICE B cds alongside, then transit TUTIOORIN and KIRKEE cds's on obverse.

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 605
India

1931-1957 Mint collection of sets on double sided stockpage with useful including 1931 Inauguration set (Cat £38), 1935 SJ set (Cat £40), 1940-3 set 14 (Cat £50), 1948 Ghandi 1st Anniversary set (Cat £425), 1949-52 set 16 (Cat £325), 1949 UPU set (Cat £30), 1952 Saints & Poets set (Cat £55), 1955 5 Year Plan to 10r (16 vals cat c£100), 1957 long set (Cat £32). Nice clean group. High cat value.

Estimate £ 450.00
Lot 606
India

1947 Independence set of three affixed into an official three page folder with a interesting write up, SG 301/303.

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 607
India

1948 First Anniversary of Independence Ghandi set of four affixed into a creased official folder with an obituary of Ghandi's life and achievements. SG 305/308.

Estimate £ 300.00
Lot 608
India

Officials: 1913 GV 15r blue and olive fine hinged mint, superb, SG O95.

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 609
INDIAN STATES

Duttia: 1897-98 Type I 2a black on yellow fine used four good to large margins with neat blue cancel, expertised h/s on reverse, very fine for these, SG 10.

Estimate £ 250.00
Lot 610
INDIAN STATES

Patiala: 1946 1r grey and red-brown fine used Patiala State cds, fine, SG 102.

Estimate £ 30.00
Lot 611
INDO CHINA

1910-32 Five tatty covers used commercially including better 1926 5c pair tied Yokohama octagonal cancels addr to Rangoon sent from Saigon, via BASSEN and SINGAPORE transit CDS cancels, 1910 10c on cvr to Saigon 1917 torn cover with 25c x 2 to Madras, 1932 Yokohama cancels on 10c defin to India via Colombo. Very poor condition but hard to find. (5).

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 612
Indonesia

1950 States United RIS overprint 2r grey-green hinged mint with fresh appearance, the key stamp for this issue, SG 597.

Estimate £ 200.00

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