386. Auktion

1854/90, 26 covers (1 unfranked), including 5 with lithographs and 14 to abroad

1870/1970 (ca.), about 500 covers cards and postal stationery items (also some Nepal), including POW, airmail, registered mail, additional frankings, Mount Everest expedition, etc.

1870/1940 (ca.), unused and to used collection of different states in stockbook, also including some reprints, multiples and varieties. An interesting lot.

1877/1940(ca.), used selection of 66 Indian Feudatory stamps including higher catalogued items, generally good or better condition on stockcards in envelope

1880/1950 (ca.), interesting unused and used collection in two stockbooks, including better values and some entires

1900-50 ca., collection unused, including SG Sirmoor no. 22-29, 30-33, Indore no.1-2,05-8, 15, Orcha no.3-7, 42, Kishangarh no.59-60, 63-69, 71, Wadwhan, Bhor no.3, Alwar, Jasdan no.4,6, Jhalawar, Bundi, and good part Barwani State, mostly fine

1900-50 ca., Revenues collection used and unused, including Idar, Jaipur, Panna, Indore, Rewah, Limbdi, Kotah, Shahpura, Dhar, Travancore, Hilkar, Bharatpur, Jind, Bikaner, Sirohiand and Rajasthan

1880/1949, about 60 covers and cards, including many interesting items from different states including combination with British India, registered mail, etc. An interesting lot.

1880/1940 (ca.), about 180 items of postal stationery and few covers, unused and used, including some with additional franking is, registered mail, etc.

1892-1948, collection mint stamps, including SG 26-33, 35-45, 54-64, 87-91, 98-100, 113-114, 116, few no gum, mostly fine

1869/1949, excellent unused and used collection with ca. 750 stamps, incl. a fine part of officials, specialised with shades, some large multiples, many interesting items, together with a selection of imperforated colour proofs blocks of four of the “POSTAGE” type on thin watermarked paper, som occasional faults, overall in very good condition, a lovely specialist lot, on loose album leaves and stockcards

1800s, Pre-stamp entires, 14 with red or purple postal franks (up to three strikes) and 9 items with official or private seals in black. All ex Hasse Brockenhuus v. Löwenhielm (Koehler 2021)

1904-48, collection mint stamps and stationerys, starting first issue with good part Chariot of the Sun God perf and imperf, including blocks of six, ½ a. ultramarine printed double, mostly fine

1906, ¼ a. olive-yellow, group of six covers, with single franking on illustrated postcard, vertical pair on single weight cover to Sawai, block of six on triple weight cover from Sikaray to Sawai, seven singles used in combination with two ½ a. blue on registered uprated stationery cover from Nawalgarh, single franking in combination with 3pi Edward VII of India from Belanganj Agra to Gangapur, and uprated ¼ a. stationery card of India used from Muzaffarnagar to Malarna via Jaipur City, some with usual tears/creases, but a useful group illustrating six different usages. (SG 9)

1904/8, 1 a. study, noting 1904 Recess printing by Perkins Bacon brown colour trial block of four on thin paper, two singles of the scarce perf. 12 ½ brown-red, perf. 12 in carmine unused block of nine showing the “broken frame line above ‘State’ variety", 1906 printings with singles and multiples in varying shades of brown and bright red, 1906 1 a. strip of four in combination with ½ a. blue on triple weight registered cover to Malpura, and 1908 1 a. bright red single usages on mixed franking with 1 a. Edward VII on uprated stationery card to Sweden, and 1907 double-weight “Too Late” wrapper, usual imperfections but much is fine. (SG ex7-11)

1870/2000 (ca.), Asia and India, mostly unused and used collection with some duplicates, strength in India with a selection of Feudatory States, also Philippines, French colonies in Asia, Australia, together with a small group of Middle East States with Egypt, Iran, etc., slightly mixed condition, neatly housed in 7 stockbooks

1888/1902, India used abroad in BURMA: Rangoon, Moulmein and Mandalay cancellations on ten classic India stamps, fine group

1871, 8 a. rose die II cancelled by ms. "Stamped" and duplex on cover via Bombay to Kent/England, red boxed "INDIA PAID" on front, boxed "TOO LATE" and arrival c.d.s. at reverse, (8 a. rate via Brindisi 10.12.70-31.6.76), tears on front top and reversed side, otherwise fine

1882, 1 a. lilac-brown and 2 a. blue on registered cover from "ULWUR-CITY 16 AP 01" c.d.s., on reverse "SEA POST OFFICE AP 20 01" c.d.s. and "B.P.O. CONSTANTINOPLE A MY 8 01" transit c.d.s., arrival mark "GALATA 8 MAI 1901", scarce box type BECHIKTACHE arrival mark, fine and rare destination Turkey

1924, Telegram of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Co., cancelled E. Valberg (the President of the Catholic Action Society) imprint PENANG STATION with original envelope, plus 1929 Madras telegram violet PAID cancelled, fine pair

1851 , Receiving Houses: black boxed “Rg House/No. 4” handstamp (Giles Rev.No.MX9a) on envelope with content (Aug 4) from Dum Dum to Calcutta with boxed "Calcutta / Paid" in red, fine

"MUSCAT" c.d.s. on India 2 a. 6 d. blue and "BAHRAIN" c.d.s. on piece with India 2 a. 6 d. blue, fine Persian Gulf cancellations

1930-40, 14 stamps including complete 11 mm overprinted set, unused (SG catalogue value £200)
 

1935/37, Maharaja Sarwant Singh 3 p. to 2 a. complete set both perf 11 and Roulette 7, additional 4 a. to 1 r., all unused, (SG catalogue value £325)

1932-43, booklet pane ½ an. mint never hinged, additional ½ an. yellow-green single top margin imperf., ink spot otherwise fine

1944, four booklet panes ½ an. to 4 an. mint never hinged, 4 an. stuck on glassine, ½ an. yellow-green single corner margin part perf.

1904-20, Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar II, set of 6 stamps, additional plate proof ½ a. blue on cardboard, tiny faults, still fine

1927-37, ½ a. to 5 r. complete set of 17 values, unused, very fine. (SG catalogue value £540)
 

1927-46, Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar II ¼ a. on 5 r. to 1 a. on 1¼ a. overprint set of three, additional eight stamps, all mint never hinged, very fine

1929, Nawab Mahabat Khan III, set of 8 stamps, unused, fine

1931, Investiture of Maharaja complete set of 12 values ¼ a. - 5 r. unused, fine (SG catalogue value £950)

1932-46, Postage & Revenue 1 a. to 2.r. complete set of six unused, (SG catalogue value £275)
 

1932-46, Postage ¼ a. to 1 r. complete set of ten unused (few mint never hinged), (SG catalogue value £225)

1899-1903, 12 stamps perf and imperf issue, unused no gum, mostly fine

1904/10, Maharaja Madan Singh set of eight stamps up to 5 r. purple-brown, unused, fine

1904-10,  4 a. brown perf. 12½, unused, SG unrecorded perforation type. The perf. 12½ is only recorded combined with perf. 12, few short perfs as usual, otherwise a very fine rarity