382nd Auction

1948, Mahatma Gandhi 1½ a.-10 r., unmounted mint, very fine

1948, Mahatma Gandhi 1½ a.-10 r., unmounted mint, very fine

1948, Mahatma Gandhi 1½ a.-10 r., unmounted mint, very fine

1948, Mahatma Gandhi 1½ a.-10 r., unmounted mint, very fine

1948, Mahatma Gandhi 1½ a.-10 r., unmounted mint, very fine

1948, Gandhi 1½ a.-10 r. with special first day cancel on illustrated envelope, fine and very scarce

1948, Gandhi 1½ a.-10 r. with special first day cancel on 2 registered airmail envelopes to Karachi with arrival marks, register labels on reverse, fine and very scarce

"BANGALORE": faint strike on a folded entire letter to London (Giles 9), adjacent Bombay transit cachet "G.P.O. 1843" (Giles G2) and arrival cds., on front dispatch oval "INDIA", the cover endorsed "Overland, via Red Sea Steamer PP.", fine, scarce routing

CAMP SAHARUNPOOR: 1828, Folded entire letter to London, redirected to Inverness, written from Camp Saharunpoor, reverse framed "CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIP LETTER 6 NO 1828" and "1 / 2", British cds. and entry mark "INDIA LETTER PLYMOUTH"; cover with interesting text refering to trade with Afghanistan and Kabul, fine, scarce

"CANNANORE": fair strike on folded entire letter to London (Giles 3), with adjacent oval "OUT STATION SHIP LETTER MADRAS 20 JU 1833" (Giles SD 11), British entry via Portsmooth and arrival red cds. "C 2 OC 1833", fine and scarce 
 

"CHANDERNAGORE": partial strike on folded entire letter to Calcutta (Giles 1), with adjacent "AM", dated inside "April 13th / 30", postmark partly previously redrawn, still fine, rare mail from that French settlement

 "DINAPORE": in red, excellent strike dated 1839 on reverse of a folded entire letter to Calcutta, adjacent red "PM", fine and very scarce (Giles Type 4)
 

"GOONAH": excellent strike on reverse of an envelope to Hants, England, with various transit and arrival cds. "LONDON JU-16 58" adjacent, on front boxed "INDIA UNPAID" (two types), fine and very rare cancellation, unrecorded by Giles

"MIRZAPORE": fair strike of a three-line "MIZAPORE BEARING " (unrecorded by Giles) on reverse of a folded entire letter to Cawnpore, dated inside 1848, endorsed "to await arrival" on front, reverse arrival framed "CAWNPORE BEARING" (Giles-Nr. 13), entire with an intact and exquisite small silver seal; fine and rare combination

"NAGORE": good strike on small delicate native paper folded entire letter to Madras (Giles 1), adjacent framed "AM" and arrival red Madras "G.P.O. 1853 AU" (Giles MX5), some acidic ink imperfections, still fine, very scarce

"PORT BLAIR": fair strike on Postal Stationery 1 a. brown with reverse arrival "SECUNDERABAD DECCAN 92", together with a selection of ½ a. and 1 a. bearing similar cancellation, fine and scarce mail from the penal colony island

1928/32, ½ a. myrtle-green on thick glazed paper, perf. 11, horizontal pair, imperforated between, mint

1931, Imvestiture ½ a. – 5 r. complete, unmounted mint, very fine and fresh

1931, 5 r in block of 4, both horizontal pairs imperforated between, unmounted mint

1933/43, ¼ a. bistre-yellow and 1 a. pale turquoise-blue, tied by violet cds. to reverse of cover. A very rare and fine entire.

1939/46, ¼ a. orange and 1 a. 3 p. mauve, both perf 10, tied to official cover, minor creasing, still fine and rare.

1886, thin paper ½ a. pale mauve, horizontal strip of four and three single copies, tied by barred circle to reverse of registered cover from Indore to Barwah, one stamps small nick, otherwise fine.

1889, ½ a. on pink, horizontal pair, both stamps with embossed peacock, unused, fine and scarce

½ a. black on pink, tied by native cancel, with combination franking India QV ½ a. green, tied by "INDORE CITY" squared circle, on cover to Cannanore and re-directed, transit and arrival marks on reverse.

½ a. black on pink, tied by native cancel, with combination franking India QV ½ a. green, tied by "INDORE CITY" squared circle, on cover to Tellichery with arrival mark on reverse.