367th. Auction

1889, Victoria 20s. green and red, fresh colour and good perforation, unused, fine, certificate BPA (1979) (SG. 3.500£)

1815, Entire letter from Calcutta to Edinburgh with reverse side oval "Bengal G.P.O." and frontside "INDIA SHIP LETTER LONDON JY 2 1816", also clear boxed Scottish "Addl. ½" additional fee for transport by mail coaches with more than 2 wheels

1849, Small entire letter and belonging envelope to Calcutta, both signed "Dalhousie", the letter dated 'Camp Firozur March 4/49', few days after capitulation of the Sikhs; letter with paper breaks, partly fixed with tape; interesting document of th second Sikh-war

1856/64, ½ a. pale blue (die I), vertical block of 12, tied by numeral "96" of Hyderabad to opened out envelope to Annan in Scotland, here re-addressed and franked with GB 1857, 1 d. rose-red to Edinburgh, both arrival marks tying the block additionally; the envelope with some transportation marks due to the thin paper and British stamp slightly affixed over the edge of the entire; an attractive and scarce combination cover with a nice multiple, certificate Eichele (2001)

1865, Victoria 8 p. purple, 2 a. orange and 4 a. green tied by green company cachet and duplex "BOMBAY AUG.8.65/1" to folded letter with handwritten endorsement "via Marseilles" and green oval cachet "FORWARDED BY FORBES & CO. BOMBAY" on reverse, via London to Jersey with arrival mark, fine

1936, Edward VIII unissued definitives, 6 different progressive die proofs with King's head only roughly drawn, all on photographic paper in sunken cards

1948, Gandhi 1½ a.-10 r. with overprint "Specimen" in small black presentation book, 10 r. hinged, the other values affixed to gold leaves, 3½ a. and 12 a. with small gum stains and surface blamishes, otherwise fine; a very rare booklet, certificate BPA (2013)

1948, unissued definitives, 7 different progressiv die proofs, all on photographic paper in sunken cards

1954, Stamp Centenary 1 a.-14 a., perforated colour proofs, 1 a. in emerald-green, the other values in close to issued colours, but all in different printing, fixed on presentation card of India security press; the 1 a. pen cross removed. Issued set mounted at the bottom of the card, very scarce

1957, Indian Mutiny Centenary 15 n.p. and 90 n.p., colour proofs in 3 different colours each, perforated and imperforated, the later ones in pairs (total 18 proofs), unused, partly gum disturbances

1957, Children's Day colour proofs, 8 n.p. in 5 different colours, 15 n.p. in grey and 90 n.p. in dark brown, unused with gum remainders

1958, Children's Day 15 n.p., India security press presentation card with 6 different perforated colour proofs incl. the later issued, fine and scarce

1959, Jejeebhoy 15 n.p., presentation card of India security press with unadopted and adopted design, each in 5 different colours, one stamp perforation faults, otherwise fine, also cardboard with affixed 4 photo essays with different types of inscriptions incl. the later issued design; a rare ensemble

1959, International Labour Organizsation 15 n.p., 5 perforated colour proofs incl. issued colour, fixed on presentation card of India security press, very fine

1963, Wild Life Preservation, 15 different colour proofs of 10 n.p. (2), 15 n.p. (7), 30 n.p. (3) and 50 n.p. (3), unused, some with gum remainders only, fine and scarce

1968, Triennale Art Exhibition 15 p., vertical strip of 4 from the upper sheet margin, the lower stamp with variety "orange omitted", unmounted mint, very fine, a very rare variety (SG £ 10.000,-)

1968, Olympic Games Mexico 20 p. and 1 r., perforated colour proofs in 4 different colours each (including issued colour) fixed on 2 presentation cards of Indian post, 2 stamps perforation faults and some minor staining, very scarce

1970, Beethoven 20 p., 5 different perforated colour proofs, all without gum resp. gum remainders only, fine and scarce

1973, A.O. Hume 20 p., 4 different imperforated colour proofs, blocks of 4, unmounted mint, 3 values slightly stained, otherwise very fine

1973, Centenary of Discovering of Leprous Bacillus 50 p., 5 different imperforated colour proofs, each in marginal block of 4, unmounted mint, very fine

1973, Gandhi and Nehru 20 p., imperforated colour proofs of vignette (2 different colours) and frame (4 different colours), each in block of 4, unmounted mint, very fine

1996, Himalayan Ecology 30 r. miniature sheet, imperforated, unmounted mint, fine and very rare

2009, Gandhi 1 r., imperforated block of 20 from the right sheet margin, unmounted mint

1897, 20-50r., fresh colour and good perforation, unused, fine, 50r. signed Thier (SG. 3.700£)

1863, ½ d. buff, used, very fine, certificate RPS (2015) (SG £ 400,-)

1863/81, ½ d., 8 copies in different colours, all fine/very fine used, bright orange faded and soiled otherwise all fine/very fine, each with RPS certificate (2014/2017)

1922, 10 s. black, tied by cds. "G.P.O. VALETTA JY 23/23" to piece, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2012) (SG £ 800,-)

1854/57, Intermediate Impression 2 d. blue, pos. 6, nice fresh colour and good to large margins, cancelled by clear target, extremely fine, certificate H. Richter (1997)

Worn Impression 1 d. red on bluish, good to large margins, cancelled by central clear "PAID", very fine

2 d. blue with clear to large margins, used with central light target, very fine, sign. Fa. R.F. Engel

1894, Opobo provisionals 1 on half of 2d. tied to piece, fine (SG 375£)

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1889, 6c. with cds. "KUDA 12 OCT " to Zwijndrecht, Netherlands, fine ex Waelbroeck

1897, 2£ rosy-red, fresh colour, unused, fine, certicifate Brandon (1989)

2001, WWF Fish souvenir sheet 1,50 £, mint never hinged

2002, WWF Whales 10 p-30 p., imperforated pairs with sheet margins, mint never hinged

2008, Definitives Fish 5 p.-5 £, set of 12 imperforated gutter pairs with sheet margins, mint never hinged