| Lot No | Lot Title | Lot Description | Starting Price | Detailed link |
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| 7 | 1839 Gooty/Gutti–Madras/Chennai Paid Intra-Madras Circle Letter but Written in Gujarati, with Giles 2 Gooty/Gutti Paid Mark | 1839 Gooty/Gutti–Madras/Chennai letter with Giles 2 Paid rectangular dispatch mark in red of Gooty/Gutti on payment 2A postage for distance 434km (270 mile), Giles MX5 (ex-MG5)/Lowe HS431 bipartite oblong receipt mark in red of Madras/Chennai GPO and Giles G9/Lowe HS274 A.M. square receipt time mark of Madras/Chennai GPO. The letter was written in Gujarati as there was a sizable Gujarati business community in Gooty/Gutti after its capture by the British in 1800 as well as in Madras/Chennai and the letter has security anti-theft parallel lines markings along the line of sealing. | ₹30,000.00 | Click here |
| 10 | 1842 Calcutta/Kolkata–London,England Letter via Falmouth/Aberfala per SS Cleaopatra of EIC & SS Oriental of POSNC | 1842 Calcutta/Kolkata–London,England letter, posted on Dec 16,1842, with Giles SD12 (ex-CS20)/Lowe HS381 tripartite octagonal Paid dispatch mark in red of Calcutta/Kolkata GPO, impressed on mail sent via Bombay/Mumbai and Suez/As Suways to Alexandria/Al Iskandariyyah overland route even though British steam postage could not be prepaid in India, Giles SD16 (ex-CX8)/Lowe HS385 oblong mark of Calcutta/Kolkata, and London cds dt. 10 FB 1840. The letter was charged 1/ (1sh) packet postage due, entered in manuscript (an offset impression from wet ink from another letter is there at the right of SD12), for weight upto 14.18gm (½oz), sent via Falmouth/Aberfala which was principal port of arrival of India mail carried by British packet to England till 1843 when it was replaced by Southampton. The letter was carried by EIC mail steamer SS Cleopatra which departed from Bombay/Mumbai on Jan 2,1843, reached Aden/ʿAdan on Jan 11, Suez/As Suways on Jan 19, then sent overland to Alexandria/Al Iskandariyyah from where it was carried by Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company mail paddle steamer SS Oriental (ex-SS United States of Transatlantic Steamship Company) on Jan 23, which reached Valletta on Jan 28, departed from there on Jan 29, reached Gibraltar on Feb 4 and Falmouth/Aberfala on Feb 10. | ₹13,000.00 | Click here |
| 11 | One of the only three recorded covers with extremely rare Giles 2 postmark of Midnapore on 1828 Midnapore – Dunkeld, Scotland Letter | 1828 Midnapore –Dunkeld, Scotland letter, with extremely rare Giles 2 (ex-BgP7a)/Lowe HS78a elliptical POST OFFICE mark of Midnapore with manuscript annotation 1823 Post Paid 6a which was the inland postage, Giles 8a (ex-CG17)/Lowe HS57 triple-circular GENERAL POST OFFICE dispatch mark dt. Jany 1828 15 (month, last two year digits and date entered in manuscript) of Calcutta, Robertson In3 oblong INDIA LETTER mark of Portsmouth, double-circular receipt mark dt. 9 JU 9 1828 in red of London, rectangular ½ penny Scottish additional mail tax stamp for carriage by stage coach with more than two wheels, and double-circular datestamp dt. JUNE 11 1828 in red of Dunkeld. The letter was first marked 1/2 (1s2d), then struck out and reentered 1/7 (1s7d) non-packet rate via the Cape route. This Giles 2 Midnapore mark is the latest recorded used by Giles in Catalogue of Handstruck Postage Stamps of India (1989), the earliest recorded used being in 1818 to London, was the lot 155 in the Soli F Contractor Coll. Spink Sale 1217 dt. Dec 19,1999 and there is one 1823 Midnapore–Cuttack letter via Calcutta letter with this mark. An excellent cover in impeccable condition. | ₹4,00,000.00 | Click here |
| 15 | 1849? Nusseerabad/Nasirabad Inland Letter with Giles PB31/Lowe HS277 Paid Mark | 1849? Nusseerabad/Nasirabad inland letter (addresss panel removed), with Giles PB31/Lowe HS277 Paid mark dt. 1849 November 27 in red of Nusseerabad/Nasirabad. | ₹5,000.00 | Click here |
| 19 | 1851 Bombay/Mumbai–Perth/Peairt, Scotland Letter via Marseilles/Marseille Route with 4/1 MS (2s10d Br.+1s3d Fr.) Packet Postage Due | 1851 Bombay/Mumbai–Perth/Peairt, Scotland letter, with Giles G4 (ex-BG4)/Lowe HS348 datestamp dt. JU 23 1851 of Bombay/Mumbai GPO, Giles SD7 (ex-BX2)/Lowe HS343/Renouf 66 elliptical INDIA mark of Bombay/Mumbai GPO in red, London cds dt. 29 JY 29 1851 and Perth/Peairt delivery mark dt. JY 30 1851. The letter was marked 1–8–∘ (1R8A) and 4/1 (4sh1d) in manuscript inclusive of 2s10d Br. Packet postage and 1s3d Fr. Packet postage for weight between 14.18gm (½oz) and 21.26gm (¾oz) when sent overland and via Marseilles/Marseille, for which the packet postage could not be prepaid in India. | ₹12,000.00 | Click here |
| 21 | 1852 Calcutta/Kolkata–Port Louis, Mauritius Ship Letter with Scarce Proud type SL11 Ship Letter Mark | 1852 Calcutta/Kolkata–Port Louis, Mauritius Ship letter (sugar planter Pipon Bell & Co. correspondence), with scarce Proud type SL11 Ship Letter handstamp and Proud type D2 MAURITIUS GPO datestamp dt. DE 8 1852 (date slug 8 inverted) of Port Louis; endorsed p. Ship Hydroose. The letter was written on Oct 18,1852 by Adam Abdul Hamid, a member of Gujarati Bohra Muslim community stationed in Calcutta/Kolkata. | ₹20,000.00 | Click here |
| 23 | 1854 - Unrecorded Cumbaconum/Kumbakonam pmk on entire to Aberdeen/Obar Dheathain, Scotland Overland letter, This marking is unrecorded in Giles’ Catalog, its Supplements and its updates in India Post | 1854 Cumbaconum/Kumbakonam–Aberdeen/Obar Dheathain, Scotland Overland letter, with unrecorded (in Giles’ Catalog, its Supplements and its updates in India Post) tripartite rectangular Paid dispatch mark dt. 1854 March 5 in red of Cumbaconum/Kumbakonam, indicating payment of 1A inland postage for single letter from Cumbaconum/Kumbakonam to Bombay/Mumbai via Madras/Chennai, Giles MX5 (ex-MG5)/Lowe HS431 bipartite oblong G.P.O. receipt mark dt. 1854 MR 8 in red of Madras/Chennai GPO, London crown cds dt. 13 AP 13 1854 in red and Aberdeen/Obar Dheathain receipt mark dt. AP 14 1854 in green. The letter was levied 1/10 (1sh10d) manuscript due which included 1s5d Br. Packet rate and 5d Fr. Packet rate for weight upto 7.09gm (¼oz) as the British packet postage to GB could not be prepaid in India if routed via Marseilles/Marseille. The letter was carried by East India Company mail steamer SS Semiramis I which departed from Bombay/Mumbai on Mar 14,1854, reached Aden/ʿAdan on Mar 24 where it was transferred to Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company mail steamer SS Bentinck which reached Suez/As Suways on Mar 30, then carried overland to Alexandria/Al Iskandariyyah from where it was carried by another POSNC mail steamer SS Vectis which departed on Jan 6,1854, reached Valletta on Jan 9 and Marseilles/Marseille on Jan 11. | ₹50,000.00 | Click here |
| 24 | 1854 Calcutta/Kolkata–Port Louis, Mauritius Packet Letter with Proud type SL4/Lowe HS26 PACKET LETTER MAURITIUS Mark | 1854 Calcutta/Kolkata–Port Louis, Mauritius packet letter (sugar planter Pipon Bell & Co. correspondence), with Giles SD11 (ex-CS18)/Lowe HS60 rectangular SHIP LETTER dispatch mark dt. 16 FEB 16 1854 in red of Calcutta/Kolkata GPO, Giles SD19 (ex-CS9)/Lowe HS385 oblong INDIA dispatch mark in red of Calcutta/Kolkata and Proud type SL4/Lowe HS26 double-elliptical PACKET LETTER MAURITIUS receipt mark dt. MR 13 1854 (3 not impressed but the corresponding ship arrival date is 13) of Port Louis, Mauritius. The letter was carried by General Screw Steam Shipping Company mail steamer SS Lady Jocelyn which departed from Calcutta/Kolkata on Feb 6,1854, reached Madras/Chennai on Feb 24 and Port Louis on Mar 13, where it was put into quarantine due to its transit thru Galle/Galla because of the smallpox outbreak there. | ₹12,000.00 | Click here |
| 43 | 1854-55, set of Lithograph & Typograph stamps, all obliterated with Cooper type 5 cancellation. | ½A (SG 2) obliterated with Cooper type 1 cancel. 1A (SG 11) obliterated with Cooper type 5 (numeral 227, Nynee Tal) cancellation. 2A (SG 31) obliterated with Cooper type 5 (numeral 45, Bareilly) cancellation. 4A (SG 23, 4th Printing) obliterated with Cooper type 5 (numeral 137, Jhelum) cancellation. | ₹10,000.00 | Click here |
| 44 | 1854-55, set of Lithograph & Typograph stamps. | ½A (SG 2) obliterated with Cooper type 1 cancellation. 1A (SG 14) obliterated with Cooper type 4 (numeral 95, Kurrachee) cancellation. 2A (SG 31) obliterated with Cooper type 4 (numeral 85, Belgaum) cancellation. 4A (SG 23, 4th Printing) obliterated with Cooper type 4 (numeral 1, Bombay) cancellation. | ₹10,000.00 | Click here |
| 58 | 1898 QV 1A (SG 88) x 4 on piece, obliterated with "CHANDANNAGORE" C.D.S. dt. NO 11 98. | 1898 QV 1A (SG 88) x 4 on piece, obliterated with "CHANDANNAGORE" C.D.S. dt. NO 11 98. 1st stamp is with torn bottom left corner. | ₹10,000.00 | Click here |
| 61 | 1902-11 KEVII 3P to 25R used stamps collection (SG 119-47). | 1902-11 KEVII 3P to 25R used stamps collection (SG 119-47), including the shades. 25R Stamp is in superb condition & obliterated with fine cancellation. Scarce. | ₹30,000.00 | Click here |
| 65 | 1931 lot of 6 stamps with Centre Printed Double variety. In ¼A pair, top one with Centre Double, bottom one is normal. 5v, Scarce | 1931 KGV ¼A (SG 226) Used Pair with kiss variety of the center 1931 KGV ½A 1931 ½A (SG 227) 1931 ½A SG 227 Used stamp with Centre Printed Double variety. 1931 KGV 1A (SG 228) Used stamp with Centre Printed Double variety. 1931 KGV 3A (SG 230) Mint stamp with Centre Printed Double variety. 1931 KGV 1R (SG 231) Used stamp with Centre Printed Double variety. | ₹15,000.00 | Click here |
| 68 | 1945 KGVI Victory issue, 9P, 1½A, 3½A & 12A complete set in block of 9 & block of 12 M.N.H. white gum condition. | 1946 KGVI Victory issue, 9P, 1½A, 3½A & 12A complete set in block of 9 & block of 12 M.N.H. white gum condition. | ₹7,500.00 | Click here |
| 69 | 1854-1952,Album with a collection of Stamps, including Lithographs & Typograph, Specimen, early DLR to Post Independence stamps. | QV Lithographs ½A Die 1 x 5, 1A x 4 (set of all three dies, Die III is in excellent condition and with large margin). 4A x 4 Two 2nd Printing cut square (SG 20) in a piece with a 1A Die 1 all obliterated with Cooper type 1 (sub type unrecorded 11x11 tiny Diamond of Dot cancellation) cancellation, One cut square 5th printing (SG 25) with large margin, with Cooper type 7 (B/1, Calcutta), Another one 4th Printing Cut to Shape, with Cooper type 1 Diamond of Dots. 2A Typograph x 3 (all obliterated with Cooper type 7 cancellation. 1894 ½A Specimen block of four (Spence 108) with "E" "C" underprint & 1A Specimen block of four (Spence 109), both block with "S" "P" underprint. Includes all stamps of 1855-64 without wmk. D.L.R. series (SG 35 - 49) with shades, 1860 - 65 (SG 52 - 65) & 1866 - 1900 (SG 69 - 118) almost all stamp in mint & used (including shades). KEVII 1903 - 11 Almost all stamps (without 25R) SG 119 - 150, KGV 1911 almost all stamps (SG 151 - 246) including shades (some in mint too), KGVI 1937 - 1946 (SG 247 - 282).INDIA 1947 - 52 (SG 301 - 342) stamps including Mint & Fine Used, 1947 Jai Hind Series, Mahatma Gandhi series (Mint one in M.L.H. white gum condition), 1949 Archaeology & UPU series, 1950 Republic series, 1952 Saints and Poets Series. Other than that, there is a good accumulation of QV to KGVI period Service stamps (including two small SERVICE & a 10R mint KGV Service stamp), some India used in Persian Gulf, Some Postal Service stamps of QV, few Mint & Used C.E.F. & I.E.F. stamps of QV to KGV, a few telegraph stamps also. | ₹1,20,000.00 | Click here |
| 78 | 1864 Aurangabad–Sharnbrook, England via Marseille Overland Cover | 1864 Crested envelope, franked with QV 1a. (SG 39), 2A (SG 41 interestingly the shade quite changed) & 4A (SG 45), sent from Aurangabad after obliterating with Cooper type 4 (66, Aurangabad) cancellation on 20 November 1864, transited through Bombay G.P.O. on 27th and then Giles SD9 "INDIA PAID" postmark (Red) applied & loaded onto P&O British Packet S.S. JEDDO on 29th and , transited Aden between 7 to 9th December, reached Suez on 17 December, sent to Alexandria via Railway & there loaded onto P&O British Packet S.S. RIPON, transited through Malta on 20-21th, reached Marseilles on 23th December finally delivered at Bedford on 26th December 1864, Sharnbrook cds dt. DE 26 64 also applied. The sender's endorsement "Stamped 8 annas, Via Marseilles" but the cover franked with only 7A as 6A8P was the contemporary rate for up to ½oz. cover via Marseilles, and this cover was still overpaid by 4P due to the unavailability of 8P stamp. Scarce. | ₹20,000.00 | Click here |
| 83 | Lot of 5 Postal History covers with type 9 cancellation, from Allyghur, Boolundshre, Dehlie, Nassick & Rawalpindi. | 1867 Beautiful printed envelope with ornamental border and some portion of address, franked with QV ½A (SG 55), obliterated with Cooper type 9 (30, Allyghur) cancellation, sent to Gya (likely) and Red double ring cancellation delivery postmark applied accordingly. 1867 Envelope franked with QV ½A (SG 55), from Delhi after obliterating with Cooper type 9 (68, Dehlie) to Jullendrr (Red) via Jullendrr City Receiving House (Red). 1867 Registered envelope, franked with QV 1A (SG 59) x 5, from Boolundshre after obliterating with Cooper type 9 (Boolundshre, 32, unconfirmed) to Jaunpur. 4A was registration tariff and 1A was inland postage tariff for 2nd weight standard (between ¼ and ½ tola). Nuttall type 3a Registration post mark, "57" registration number & "Boolundshre 16/5/67" applied in manuscript. 1868 Envelope, from Nassick to Rustamjee Vikajee Esq, Sadar Talukdar, Aurangabad, franked with QV ½A (SG 55) x 4 obliterated with Cooper type 9 (36, Nassick S), Nandgaum Hexagonal sorting postmark and Aurangabad delivery postmark applied, then redirect to Paithan. Sender's endorsements, "On Service" and "2As" on the front side. 1870 Envelope franked with QV ½A (SG 55) x 2, 2A (SG 62) & 4A (SG 69), this letter was overpaid with 1A by the sender as at that time 6A was correct postal rate to send a letter weighing up to ½ oz. via Southampton route to U.K., sender's endorsement "Via Bombay & Southampton/ Sd. 7as.", sent from Rawalpindi after obliterating the adhesives with Cooper type 9 (RAWUL PINDEE, 48) duplex cancellation and sent to Bombay, reached there and circular transit post mark Giles X11 with dropped slug "5" (in date) "EX/BOMBAY/25 NO./73" (Red) applied, then loaded onto P&O British Packet S.S. CHINA on 27 Nov. & left from Bombay, transited through Suez on 10 December, arrived at Brighton via Malta, Gibraltar & Southampton & delivered to the recipient on 24 Dec. 1870. "Rawul Pindee 20 Nov/ Recd. at Hazelmere Brighton /Day 1870" written in blue by the recipient or someone else later (after delivery) on the front side. Most likely, the sender unnecessarily paid 1A extra as inland postage for 2nd weight step (upto 1 tola). | ₹20,000.00 | Click here |
| 86 | 1867 Envelope, franked with 6P8A, from Banda to Wimborne, with No 2/RAILWAY OFFICE/C.P. sorting postmark on reverse. Scarce. | 1867 Envelope, franked with QV 6A8P (SG 72), sent from Banda after obliterating with Cooper type 9 (45, Banda) cancellation and sent to Wimborne, UK via Bombay & Marseilles route. Sender's endorsement "Via Bombay & Marseilles" on the top. "INDIA PAID" post mark in Red most likely applied at Banda. Transited through Talegaon Dhamdhere and in T.P.O. extremely scarce ISC Type 14/ Renouf Type 113/Cooper type 21a "No 2/C.P./RAILWAY OFFICE " sorting post mark applied on reverse side. On 29th December transit postmark in Red applied at Bombay (Giles X11) and was loaded onto the P&O British Packet S.S. COLUMBIAN, continued its journey, passed through Aden on 4-5th January before reaching Suez on 10th.Subsequently, the letter carried to Alexandria via railway and loaded onto P&O British Packet S.S. TANJORE on 12th, passed through Malta on 15th & reached Marseilles on 18th, finally delivered at Wimborne on 20th January. The postal tariff of 6A8P was correctly paid as per the single rate postage for letters weighting up to ½oz. i.e. 14.17 gm sent from India to U.K. via Bombay and Marseilles route from 1 June '63 to 1 April '68. Usage of SG 72 and presence of NAGPUR C.P. No 2 (Cooper 21a, T.P.O. sorting postmark) makes this cover quite scarce. | ₹30,000.00 | Click here |
| 88 | 1869 Envelope franked with 8A8P, Etawa to Wimborne, with TPO/NWP postmark. | 1869 Crested envelope franked with QV 8P (SG 56), 2A (SG 62) x 2 & 4A (SG 70), paying 8A8P basic letter rate for wt. ½ oz. via Marseilles, sent from Etawa after obliterating the adhesives with Cooper type 9 (87, Etawa) cancellation, sent to Wimborne, U.K. via Indian T.P.O. Sender endorsed "Via Bombay & Marseilles". Renouf type 60a Etawa hexagonal sorting postmark, TRAVELLING POST OFFICE N.W.P. /C /No 2/ 3 NO / 69 (ISC type 1a/Renouf type 101a/Cooper type 20i) in blue, transited Bombay (Giles X11 Ex. Bombay cds in Red) and loaded onto P&O British Packet S.S. GOLKONDA, transit postmark (in Red on 6th November) applied, reached Aden on 13th November and Suez on 19th November, reached Alexandria on 21st then loaded onto P&O British Packet S.S. Syria and finally reached Marseilles on 28th November. Delivered at Wimborne on 30th Nov. 8A8P rate was valid covers weighting up to ½ oz. (14.17 gm), for a small period (1st April 1868 to the closer of the route on 19 October 1870) of time Via Marseilles route. | ₹7,000.00 | Click here |
| 90 | 1871 Calcutta–Aldeburgh, England Pre-UPU Regular via Brindisi Service 8A Rate Cover | 1871 Envelope franked with QV 4A (SG 69) x 2, paying the 8A basic rate for wt. upto ½ oz. via Brindisi route, sent from Calcutta after obliterating with Cooper type 7 (B/1, Calcutta/Blue) cancellation & sent to Aldeburgh after applying "CALCUTTA INDIA PAID" double ring dispatch postmark dt. MY. 10 71 in Red on reverse side. It was carried by British Packet P&O SS SUMATRA which departed from Bombay on May 13 1871, reached Suez on May 27 and finally delivered at Aldeburgh on JU. 5 71. | ₹15,000.00 | Click here |
| 94 | 1872 Envelope, franked with 8A, from Calcutta to London, via Bombay & Brindisi. | 1872 Envelope, franked with QV 1A (SG 59) x 8 (correctly paid for 1st weight step of ½oz. to England via Brindisi), tied with forwarding agent's "Gladstone, Wyllie & Co./ Calcutta" oval name cachet, sender’s endorsement "VIA BOMBAY & BRINDISI" on the top. Dispatched from Calcutta G.P.O. after obliterating the adhesives with Cooper type 7 (B/1, Calcutta) cancellation in Blue, “INDIA PAID/CALCUTTA" dt. JU 5 double ring type dispatch postmark in Red applied on reverse side. Transited through Bombay and loaded onto P&O British Packet S.S. GOLCONDA on 8th January, reached Suez via Aden on 21st January. Reached London via Brindisi on 29th January and “LONDON.W/E 7/PAID/JA 29/72” receipt post mark applied prior to the delivery to the recipient Mrs. Robertson at Hyde Park, London W. | ₹12,500.00 | Click here |
| 99 | 1874 Entire letter, 13A rate from Madras to Genova via Bombay & Brindisi. Scarce. | 1874 Entire letter, franked with Queen Victoria 1A (SG 59), 4A (SG 70), and 8A (SG 74) stamps, paying the double letter rate for wt. between ½ oz to 1oz. to Italy via Brindisi (contains one encloser), sent from Madras to Genova. The letter was forwarded by Arbuthnot & Co. Madras, their preventive mark applied. The stamps were then cancelled at Madras G.P.O. using the Cooper type 32 (M-1, Madras) duplex cancellation. The letter transited through Bombay (received Bombay outward cds) on 18th September and was loaded onto the P&O S.S. Gwalior. Onboard the ship, the "SEA POST OFFICE/F" (Proud D5) sorting postmark was applied. The letter continued its journey, passing through Aden before reaching Suez on 3rd October. Subsequently, the letter reached Brindisi dt 7 Ott. 74. and "PD" post mark applied there. Delivered to its destination in Genova on 9th October. | ₹20,000.00 | Click here |
| 100 | 1875 Entire, franked 6A6P with from Calcutta to Naples via Bombay & Brindisi. | 1875 Entire, franked with QV ½A (SG 54) 2A (SG 62) & 4A (SG 70), tied with the Fornaro Brothers/Calcutta preventive mark, obliterated by Cooper type 7 (B/1, Calcutta) cancellation and dispatched after applying "Calcutta /JUN 1 " dispatch postmark on reverse side, Sender's endorsement "Via B’bay & Brindisi" on the top, transited through Bombay and loaded onto P&O British Packet S.S. BOKHARA on 4th Jun and received Proud type D5 oval SEA POST OFFICE (A) post mark onboard, reached Suez via Aden on 19th Jun. Reached Brindisi on 24th, handed over to Italian post for delivery, Napoli receipt post mark applied in Red applied on the same day, Next day vertical oval Napoli delivery postmark "1A/DIST/25/GIU" and Beat number 6 applied. The cover was franked with 6A6P, which was the basic letter rate from India to Italy via Brindisi if carried entirely by British Packet from Bombay. For weight up to ½oz. | ₹15,000.00 | Click here |
| 101 | 1877 Bombay–Ajmer Registered Cover with scarce Renouf type 22b/Cooper type 15b Bombay Urban Duplex Cancels of Crawford Market | 1877 Registered envelope franked with QV 1A (SG 59) & 4A (SG 70), sent from Market/Bombay after obliterating with Bombay S.W.2 duplex cancellation (Cooper type 15b), sent to Ajmer. Large size registration post mark, R.M.S. postmark and Ajmer delivery postmark also applied. | ₹5,000.00 | Click here |
| 102 | 1879 Entire, franked with 5A, from Howrah to Livorno, via Brindisi route. Scarce. | 1879 Entire letter, franked with QV 1A (SG 59) & 4A (SG 70), sent from Howrah after obliterating with "MAIL AGENT/HOWRAH/FEB 14" (Cooper type 23a) cancellation to Livorno via Brindisi route, from F. Acerboni & Co. of Calcutta, and their cachet was applied twice to tie the adhesives as preventive mark as well as name stamp (in bottom left). Reached Bombay on 17th February (transit pmk. “OUT W./BOMBAY/17 FEB” applied) and loaded on P&N British Packet S.S. Surat. Sorted on board of the ship and Proud type D5 “SEA/POST OFFICE/(B)/17 FEB” Sortr set B postmark applied there on the same day. Reached Suez on 1st March. Received Brindisi CDS dt. 6 MAR. 79, Livorno CDS dt. 7.3.79 elliptical delivery mark of same day. This letter was correctly franked with 5A postal tariff which payable for letters weighing up to ½oz. (14.17 gm) via Brindisi from July 1878 to 31 January 1880. | ₹12,500.00 | Click here |
| 108 | 1871 Bombay–Manndsore Registered Letter Receipt with scarce Nuttall type 11a Bombay SW Registration Mark | 1871 Registered Latter receipt issued by the Deputy Postmaster of Market B.O. of Bombay to the sender as a receipt of a letter addressed to Mundsore. Bombay S.W. (Nuttall 11a) scarce Registration Postmark (Red) applied accordingly by the post office of origin. | ₹5,000.00 | Click here |
| 112 | Complete reply post card with both portion, from Jaffarabad to Nova Goa with receiving mark. Very rare | 1885 QV ¼A+¼A large size reply post card (Lang CA2, Neuregaonkar PC3), sent from Jafarabad, Kathiawar to Panaji, Goa, Portuguese India. Jafarabad was a dependency of the Nawab of Janjira State. Though the reply card separated through the perforation, but the Nova Goa, Portuguese India receiving post mark justify the originality. Very scarce. | ₹10,000.00 | Click here |
| 113 | 1893 QV ¼A Blue on white (two words in 3rd line) used East India Service Post card (Lang CO2/3, Neuregaonkar OPC6) | 1893 QV ¼A Blue on white (two words in 3rd line) East India Service Post card (Lang CO2/3, Neuregaonkar OPC6), sent from Sub Assistant Inspector of Schools / Kasaragod Range, Mangalore City to the J Ostermeyer of Cannanore. | ₹5,000.00 | Click here |
| 114 | Lot of 3, QV ½A Envelopes addressed to Leh, Mangalore & Honavar. | c.1879-80 QV ½A Blue Envelope (Lang-EA6/ Neuregaonkar-EN10), obliterated with Cooper type 34 (M), sent from Udipy to Mangalore. 1894 QV ½A Green envelope (Lang EA8, Neuregaonkar EN13), sent from Sirsa after obliterating with "SIRSI/KANARA" squared-circle cancellation to Honavar. 1895 QV ½A Green postal stationary envelope (Lang EA8, Neuregaonkar EN13), sent from Leh after obliterating with LEH C.D.S., addressed to Bombay & delivery postmark of FORT/BOMBAY on reverse side. | ₹5,500.00 | Click here |
| 115 | 1898 QV 1A on 1½A post card, from Bombay to Peru via Aden. Scarce destination. | 1898 QV 1A on 1½A surcharged UPU post card (Lang CL4, Neuregaonkar PC9), sent from Bombay after obliterating with Squared-Circle cancellation to Peru via Aden. At Bombay loaded onto P&O British Packet S.S. CARTHAGE and left Bombay on 10th September, received "SEA POST OFFICE (A)" sorting postmark on board of the ship, reached Aden on 16th September, from there left for Peru. Arrival post mark of Lima, "CORREOS DEL PERU/LIMA" on reverse side. Very scarce destination. | ₹10,000.00 | Click here |
| 117 | Lot of 4, Mint Postal Stationeries, C.E.F. (3) & I.E.F. (1) | 1900 QV ¼A mint post card (Lang CMA1, Neuregaonkar MPC1), with C.E.F. (China Expeditionary Force) overprint. 1900 QV ¼A+¼A Mint reply post card (Lang CMA4, Neuregaonkar MPC5) with C.E.F. overprint. 1900 QV ½A Green mint envelope (Lang ME3, Neuregaonkar MEN3), overprinted with C.E.F. 1915 KGV ¼A + ¼A mint reply post card (Lang CMC3, Neuregaonkar MPC 18) with I.E.F. overprint. | ₹5,500.00 | Click here |
| 118 | 1903 QV 1A UPU post card (Lang CI1, Neuregaonkar PC12), sent from Masulipatam to Kristiania, Norway. Scarce destination. | 1903 QV 1A UPU post card (Lang CI1, Neuregaonkar PC12), sent from Masulipatam after obliterating with Circular Datestamp & Obliterator, addressed to Kristiania, Norway. The card transited through Bombay and loaded onto P&O British Packet S.S. PENINSULAR & left Bombay on 1st August, reached Aden on 7th August, and finally arrived at Kristiania via Brindisi on 24th August, and got delivered by Norway post to the recipient "TUR 1" (first delivery of the day). Scarce destination. | ₹3,000.00 | Click here |
| 119 | 1907 KEVII ½A stationary envelope cut out used as adhesive stamp on cover. Beawar to Bombay. | 1907 KEVII ½A postal stationary envelope (Lang EB1 or EB2 or EB3, Neuregaonkar EN20 or EN21 or EN 22) cut out, applied on cover, and sent from Beawar R.S./Merwara to Fort/Bombay. Very scarce. | ₹10,000.00 | Click here |
| 124 | 1942 KGVI 1½A mint stationary envelope, with printing error. | 1942 KGVI 1½A mint stationary envelope (Lang EJ1/2, Neuregaonkar EN45) with double print, albino printing error which caused due to paper got folded during the embossing and caused this marvellous error. | ₹10,000.00 | Click here |
| 125 | Lot of 3 KGVI Postal Stationeries, includes Jai Hind & POW camp cancellation, one re-used 1½A envelope. | 1946 KGVI 1½A (Lang EJ1/2) Stationary envelope, obliterated with Group Two Prisoner of War Camp - 9 comet type cancellation, to Bangalore cantonment. 1946 KGVI 1½A Envelope, firstly sent from Devakottai to Karaikudi and then open and reused from Karaikudi by franking with KGVI 9P (Book post rate) adhesive stamp to Chockalingampudur, Ramnad. Scarce. 1948 KGVI ½A post card (Lang CE1, Neuregaonkar PC70), sent from Jodhpur/Girdikot after obliterating with "JAI HIND" slogan cancellation to Sambhar-Lake. | ₹5,500.00 | Click here |
| 135 | 1917 Censored cover, sent from Basrah to Amara, with tied Bombay Presidency War & Relief Label. | 1917 Envelope franked with KGV ½A (SG 156), sent from Civilian P.O. at Basrah after Censoring the cover with PASSED CENSOR D censor mark and sent to addressee via Civilian P.O. at Amara. H.E. Lady Willingdon, Women's Branch Bombay Presidency War & Relief Fund ½A charity label, tied with the Amara delivery postmark. | ₹5,000.00 | Click here |
| 140 | 1931 Indian Ocean Area–Bombay/Mumbai Paquebot Cover with Lloyd Triestino Ship Cancel on Br. Indian Stamp | 1931 Indian Ocean Area–Bombay/Mumbai paquebot cover, franked with Br. India 1931 1A SG 228 paying the basic inland rate, canceled with PER CR & COY’S LLOYD TRIESTINO ship datestamp dt. 13 3 31, applied on board of Società Anonima di Navigazione Lloyd Triestino mail steamer in the Trieste–Hong Kong/Heunggong Line via Venice/Venezia, Brindisi, Port Said, Suez/As Suways, Aden/'Adan, Karachi, Bombay/Mumbai, Batavia/Jakarta and Singapore/Singapura. The cover was posted and the stamp canceled most likely while in the Indian Ocean water. The cover was addressed to Mildred Alice Steward Hotson, wife of John Ernest Buttery Hotson (1877–1944) who was the Acting Governor of Mumbai in 1931 when this cover was sent. J Hotson was a prominent philatelist specializing in Br. India and Iran stamps, the Editor of The Philatelic Journal of India (1923–28) and the President of The Philatelic Society of India (1931–42), whose philatelic collection except Iran which was stolen, is now in a museum in Edinburgh. An extremely rare example of Lloyd Triestino mark on a Br. India stamp on cover. | ₹5,000.00 | Click here |
| 142 | 1940 KGVI Bombay to Montreal, stamped envelope with Bombay War Gift Fund Label. | 1940 KGVI 2A6P (SG 252) stamped envelope with ½A Bombay War Gifts Fund WW2 Charity Label, from Bombay to Montreal, both stamp and label obliterated with "Bombay G.P.O. BUY POST OFFICE CASH CERTIFICATES" slogan cancellation. | ₹9,000.00 | Click here |
| 143 | 1940 Calcutta–Gainsville, USA Censored Airmail cover | 1) 1942 KGVI 3½A rate cover, Calcutta — Geneva, sender's endorsement "Red Cross Postal Massage" on top, with OPPENED BY CENSOR resealing label, PASSED/DHA/4 & DHA/88 censor marks. "COUPON REPONSE" mark in magenta applied to indicate that this cover enclosed with International Reply Coupon (to send the cost of a reply letter to Red Cross). 2)1942 KGVI 3½A rate cover, Calcutta — Geneva, with OPPENED BY CENSOR brown resealing label, PASSED/DHA/? censor mark. "COUPON REPONSE" mark in magenta applied to indicate that this cover enclosed with International Reply Coupon (to send the cost of a reply letter to Red Cross). | ₹4,000.00 | Click here |
| 148 | 1932-33, 3 air mail covers franked with 8½A & 10½A x 2. All with large size Air Mail (1st type) etiquette from India to U.K. | 1)1932 Ran? — Nottingham Air Mail, franked with KGV 3Px2 + 8A, obliterated with C.D.S.O. & sent to U.K. 2) 1932 Jodhpur — London Air Mail, franked with KGV ½A + 2A + 8A, sent after obliterating with Jodhpur - Kacheri C.D.S.O. & sent to London. Jodhpur dispatch postmark on reverse side. 3) 1933 Meerut — Scotland Air Mail, franked with KGV ½A + 2A x 2 + 6A, sent from Meerut after obliterating with Meerut-Kutchery/Meerut C.D.S.O. and sent to Scotland via Karachi. Karachi transit postmark on the reverse side. | ₹5,000.00 | Click here |
| 151 | 1937 Air Mail envelope franked with KGV ½A, 2A & 4A, from Chittoor to Temangan, Kelantan via Kota Bharu. Scarce destination. | 1937 Air Mail, envelope franked with KGV ½A, 2A & 4A, (SG 232,220, 222) from Chittoor to Temangan, Kelantan via Kota Bharu. Scarce destination. | ₹5,000.00 | Click here |
| 154 | A Zeppelin card addressed to Stephen Smith, from Constant-Germany to Calcutta | 1938 Konstanz, Germany/Deutschland–Calcutta/Kolkata Zeppelin Mail picture postal card depicting the Karlsruher Schloss, Karsruhe, franked with Deutschland 1938 6pf Anschluß Österreichs Mi 662 definitive with Swastika type 2 multiple (up) watermark and perf. 14×13½, issued on Apr 8,1938 commemorating the unification of Österreich with Deutchland which was ratified by a plebiscite/referendum dt. Apr 10 under Deutsch Occupation in favor of the unification; paying the 6pf single inland postcard rate, canceled with Besucht die Zeppelinpost Aufstellung 8.–12. Juli 1938 Kontanz aus Bodensee (Visit the Zeppelin Post Exhibition) pictorial special event postmark dt. 19.7.38., carried in the last Zeppelin flight operated by Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, at the Zeppelinpost Aufstellung, organized on the occasion of the birth centennial of Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838–1917) in his birthplace Konstanz. Sent by Max Kronstein (1895–1989), famous german, later American aerophilatelist and author of the Pioneer Airpost Flights of the World 1830–1935, to Father of Indian rocket mail Stephen Hector-Taylor Smith (1891–1951). | ₹25,000.00 | Click here |
| 155 | 1939 Mumbai–Philadelphia, USA Censored Airmail cover. | 1939 Mumbai–Philadelphia, USA censored airmail cover, franked with Br. India 1937 ½A SG 248, 1937 1A SG 250, 4A SG 255 and 1R SG 259, paying 18A air fee for weight upto 14.18gm (½oz) and 3½A surface postage for weight upto 28.35gm (1oz) i.e. total 21½A postage for westbound route via Croydon, canceled by ISC type A27A cdso dt. 16 NOV 39 of Mumbai GPO, and BY AIR MAIL PAR AVION airmail etiquette canceled by London jusqu’à airmail parallel bar marking in red. The cover was opened, censored and closed with Morenweiser type 10A1 resealing label of Mumbai Censor Station. | ₹4,000.00 | Click here |
| 156 | 1940 Calcutta–Gainsville, USA censored airmail cover. | 1940 Calcutta–Gainsville, USA censored airmail cover, franked with Br. India 1937 2A SG 251×2, 2A6P SG 252×3 and 2R SG 260, paying 40A airmail fee upto ½oz and 3½A surface postage for 1oz i.e. total 43½A postage for eastbound trans-Pacific route via HK, cancelled by cdso dt. 2 DEC 40 of Calcutta GPO. The cover has triangular PASSED BY CENSOR mark of Calcutta, 62 censor mark and OPENED BY CENSOR resealing label, and Victoria (HK) transit datestamp dt. 18 DE 40. Scarce shortlived trans-Pacific routing via HK to USA east shore in WW2 before the Japanese occupation of the Far East. | ₹5,000.00 | Click here |
| 165 | 1947 Jai Hind issue 3½A (SG 302w £22(M), £32(U) each), 2 mint and used pairs with inverted watermark. | 1947 Jai Hind issue 3½A (SG 302w £22(M), £32(U) each), 2 mint and used pairs with inverted watermark. | ₹4,000.00 | Click here |
| 175 | 1952 Qutb Minar, Purple-Brown & Blue 10R, with stars pointing to left watermark (SG 323bw). SG cat. val. GBP 350. | 1952 Qutb Minar, Purple-Brown & Blue 10R, with stars pointing to left watermark (SG 323bw). SG cat. val. GBP 350. | ₹22,500.00 | Click here |
| 187 | 1959-70s, 4 different (3 cards & 1 cover) letters, all sent though express delivery. | 1959-70s, 4 different (3 cards & 1 cover) letters, all sent though express delivery. | ₹2,000.00 | Click here |
| 189 | Meticulously collected 1882–1970 Indian stamps & commercially used covers, incl. Airmails, Censored & Registered cards & covers. | Meticulously collected large album of British India Collection from 1882 Crown Colony to KGVI stamps, several commercially used cards & covers mostly to Germany & Switzerland from 1910s to 1940s including registered, censored, air mail covers. Post independence India almost complete collection from 1947 to 1970, both definitive & commemorative stamps, few mints & mostly postally used, booklet and first day but commercially used covers. Collected in hingeless mounts. Almost all items are in excellent condition. | ₹15,000.00 | Click here |
| 190 | Meticulously collected 1971 — 1989 stamps & commercially used Air Mail covers, mostly to Switzerland. In excellent condition. | Meticulously collected 1971 — 1989 lightly used stamps & commercially used Air Mail covers, mostly to Switzerland. In excellent condition. | ₹15,000.00 | Click here |
