368. Auction

1851, Laid paper 3 d. orange-vermilion, large margins, neatly cancelled by central target, very fine

6 d. brown-purple, fresh colour and good to large margins, lightly cancelled by central target, very fine, sign. Hunziker in pencil with certificate (1966)

1851/60, 3 d. dull-red, good margins and nice fresh colour, tied by clear oval grid to lettersheet from "ST. JOHN AU 6 1856" to Moncton, very fine Provenance: Alfred Caspari (HR Harmer, 1956)

6 d. olive-yellow, ample to good margins, neatly cancelled by numeral grid "28", very fine, sign. Hunziker

1856, 1sh. orange-vermillion on medium hand-made paper, with part of papermaker's watermark, fresh colour, close at bottom othewise good margins, used, small thins and creases, otherwise fine, trace of natural paper corn at top, a scarce stamp, certificate BPA (2018) (SG £ 11.000,-)

1862/64, 6 d. rose-lake, complete sheet of 20 stamps with full sheet margins, unused o.g., most stamps unmounted mint, horizontal fold between the central stamps, slightly affecting one value in the upper margin line, fine

1851/60, 3 d. bright-blue, good to large margins with ca. 3,5 mm sheet margin on one side, lightly cancelled, extremely fine

6 d. yellow-green, nice colour and good to large margins, lightly cancelled, very fine, sign. Hunziker

6 d. deep-green, nice fresh colour and large margins, lightly cancelled, very fine, certificate RPS (1983)

1 s. deep-purple with ample to large margins, nice colour and lightly cancelled, very fine, sign. Hunziker with certificate (1964)

1935, Champlain Monument 1$ marginal block of six with sheet inscription, mint never hinged, fine

1857/59, watermark 'star', Victoria 4d. dull rose, good margins all around, lightly used, a very fine copy of this rare stamp, certificate BPA (2018) (SG £ 4500)

1857/59, watermark 'star', Victoria 8d. brown, good margins all around, lightly used, fine, certificate BPA (2019) (SG £ 1500)

1857/59, 9 d. purple-brown fresh colour and good to wide margins, neatly cancelled, very fine

1857/59, watermark 'star', Victoria 9d. purple-brown, good margins all around, lightly used, red handstamp slightly showing through, otherwise very fine, certificate BPA (2019) (SG £ 900)

1 s. 9 d. green, fresh deep colour and good to large margins with small part of neighbour stamp at top, lightly cancelled, very fine, certificate RPS (1971)

1857/59, watermark 'star', Victoria 1sh. 9d. green, close margins all around, used, fine, certificate BPA (2019) (SG £ 800)

1 s. 9 d., clear at left, otherwise good to large margins with part of neighbour stamp at right, tied by circle of bars to envelope endorsed "Via Marseilles  Paid" and on reverse red "GALLE STEAMER LETTER JY 28 1860" to London with arrival mark of August 27 on front. A very fine and extremely rare single franking from the well-known Ranking-correspondence, certificate Hunziker (1965)

1857/59, watermark 'star', Victoria 2sh. dull-blue, close to good margins all around, used, fine, certificate BPA (2019) (SG £ 1300)

1879, GB 1 d. rose-red tied by Dublex "GIBRALTAR B OC.31/A26" to letter sheet to Madrid with arrival mark, fine

2000, CEPT 30 p.-54 p., all 4 values withouth royal hypher, each in imperforated miniature sheet of 10 stamps, fixed at top on presentation sheets of Cartor security printers, stamps all unmounted mint

1854/55, Lithographs ½ a. blue, die I, marginal block of 4 with marginal inscription "on the Address side" and part of watermark, unused without gum, very fine

1 d. dull-red, die II, marginal block of 4 with marginal inscription "Ninety Six PO" and part of watermark, faint vertical crease in the left margin with small paper break at top (not affecting the design), unused without gum

1902, Edward 25 r. brownish-orange and blue, neatly cancelled "RANGOON 5 DE.9", slight corner creasing at upper right, otherwise fine

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

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

OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1948, Gandhi 1½a. brown tied by cds. "NEW DEHLI GOVERNOR-GENERAL 18 AUG 48" to official local cover, scarce, fine

1859, ½ d. orange with ample to large margins, tied by blue "ZAKYNOOE 1 FEB 1859" to large piece, some creasing not affecting the stamp

SERVICE: 1829/33, George V 1 aa. and 3 a.-15 r. unmounted mint, very fine

1884, "LETTER"  2 s. magenta with black handstamp, unused, small thin, otherwise fine (SG £ 850,-)

1884, "POSTAL PACKET" 1 d. magenta with black handstamp, used with blue and red crayon, fine (SG £ 450,-)

1886, "BRITISH VICE CONSULATE" 1 d. rose with handstamp in violet instead of black, unused, fine (SG £ 400,-)

  "BRITISCH CONSULAR MAIL" in black: 1 d., 1 1/2 d., 4 1/2 d, 8 d. and 9 d. rose with, unused, fine (SG £ 895,-)

No Stops: 3 d. rose with violet handstamp "BRITISH VICE CONSULATE", unused, fine (SG £ 1.300,-)

"BRITISCH CONSULAR MAIL": 1 d. and 1 1/2 d. rose with handstamp in violet instead of black, unused, fine (SG £ 445,-)