378. Auktion

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1897, envelope ½ a. blue, unused, very fine

INDIA -AUSTRIA: 1857, letter sheet prepaid till Alexandria with 1856/64, 8 a. carmine and additionally with 1854, 2 a. green (cut to shape) for the 'after packet' fee, both tied by octogonal handstamp "B 1" of Calcutta. On front red boxed "INDIA PAID", british manuscript "1/-" and postage due marking "9" (kreuzer c.m.) for the sea postage from Alexandria to Trieste. A fine and scarce entire. (SG 49+31)

INDIA -HAMBURG: 1863, cover prepaid till Alexandria with 1856/64, 1 a. brown and 8 a. carmine, tied by octogonal handstamp and showing on reverse blue "FORWARDED BY JOHN BORRADAILE & Co. CALCUTTA" next to red "EX CALCUTTA AG 16 1863" and red Bombay transit mark of August 23rd to Hamburg with arrival mark of 20.9.. On front red "INDIA PAID" and Triest handstamp "6" for the conveyance from Alexandria to Trieste; in Hamburg charged with "8" shilling local currency. Fine and fresh. (SG 39,48)

INDIA - SARDINIA: 1856, lettersheet from Calcutta to Genova, franked with horizontal pair 1854/55, 4 a. blue/red (4th printing), cut to shape but with still good margins, showing large part of printer's cross at bottom. The entire with red boxed "INDIA PAID" and "D.A.a.L." (Diritto Austriaco austriache Lire), charged upon arrival with "10" decimes. A fine and scarce letter. (SG23)

INDIA - SARDINIA: 1857, lettersheet from the same correspondance, franked with 1856/64, 8 a. carmine (perfs clipped at top), showing on front red boxed "INDIA PAID" and "D.A.a.L." (Diritto Austriaco austriache Lire), charged upon arrival with "10" decimes. (SG 36)

1857/1970 (ca.), fast 600 meist ungebrauchte Ganzsachen inkl. Klein- und Feudalstaaten, dabei Bildkarten, Ganzsachen mit Zusatzfrankaturen und weiteren Besonderheiten, meist in guter Erhaltung

1890, Ganzachenumschlag 1/2 A. grün mit rückseitigem Prägestempel, ungebraucht, einwandfrei, sehr selten

Cochin: 1844/1950, very interesting postal history collection mounted on exhibition sheets, spanning from pre-adhesive period of both imperial and native postal systems to stamp issues. Containing many imperial and native postmarks, registered letters, Puttan covers, express mail, nice range of postal stationery, railway postmarks, palace letters, pre-stamp official letters, On CGS official letters,  certificate of posting, economy label and Travancore-Cochin entires. Also many  better items like 1844 folded letter from Cochin to Norwich, Great Britain– Pre-adhesive overseas mail,  1854 envelope from Cochin to Bombay GPO – Pre adhesive mail,1851 Handmade envelope from Cochin to Madras Pre-adhesive interstate mail , 1862 Folded letter from Mangalore to Cochin, 1890 British India telegram delivered from Trichur to Ernakulam by imperial mail, 1880 Pre-stamp cochin envelope from Ernakulam to Tripunitura,  1888 Pre-stamp cochin envelope from Cochin to Ernakulam,  1886 Pre-stamp cochin envelope from Ernakulam to Irinjalakuda, 1897 scarce double weight half Puttan x2 envelope,  1st raja 4 pies green registered entire, 1948 Express letter bearing 3rd raja 10A stamp,  Last day cover of Travancore-cochin Anchal -very fancy cover with all the raja stamps,  Scarce express letter bearing Cochin 3rd raja stamp and British India stamp

1960/70 (ca.), Partie Briefe und Karten, überwiegend FDC