380th 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

1860 (ca.), FOREIGN BILL  2 a., 4 a. and 8 a. Die Proofs, cut close and mounted on thick card, some minor toning. Fine and very scarce set.

1866, SERVICE POSTAGE ½ a mauve lilac, with "152" in diamond of bars and matching reverse side red "TRANQUEBAR 1869 SE 16" on O.H.M.S. "Money Order Advice" printed form to Madras with arrival mark. Very fine and rare; only few examples recorded on cover. BPA certificate (2011)

Same receipt stamp without overprint, with clear octagonal "B5" and manuscript "stamped" on cover from "AKYAB 19 Oct. 1861" to Calcutta with arrival mark; on reverse manuscript notation "receipt stamp not recognised for postage" with manuscript "2a." alongside. Stamp little damaged at upper right, otherwise fine and fresh. Very rare item. Certificate BPA 2020    

Provenance: Gerald Davis (Robson Lowe, 1990)   

1867/73, 6 a. 8 p. In horizontal marginal pair, fresh colour, unused with full fresh original gum, never hinged. Very fine and rare pair in this condition.

1874/82, ½ a. blue with overprint in blue-black, block of 4, nice fresh colour, light creasing in the upper pair, unused with o.g.; a fine and very rare multiple. The blue-black overprint stamps are practically unobtainable with original gum. Certificate RPSL (2010)

1 a. brown with overprint in blue-black, nice fresh colour, tiny irregular perforation, unused with o.g.; a very fine copy of this rare stamp. Certificate BPA (1950)

1883/1900, 1 a. brown-purple with overprint inverted, marginal copy, unused with o.g., Very fine and scarce, certificate BPA (2003)

1881, envelope 4 a. 6 p. orange, with duplex "SIMLA MAR. 11" (1882) to London and redirected to the Isle of White, additionally franked with 1881, 1 d. lilac

BURMA: R" in circle with adjacent "PORT BLAIR DEC 22" (1886) on service card via Rangoon to Moulmein. Supposed to be unique. 

Provenance: Gerald Davies (Robson Lowe, 1990)

"DUBAI PERSIAN GULF 24 DE 13" on Edward ½ a. on reverse of commercial cover to Bombay, very scarce

"FF" in bars, 5 good to clear strikes on 1860/64, 8p lilac, horizontal strip of five, partly split perforation, strengthened by hinges and left stamp with pulled perf, an attractive and very scarce multiple

"BAHRAIN 30 JU 09" on postal stationery envelope 4 a. 6 p. to Germany, little roughly opened, still fine

PONDICHERRY: "C111", for clear strikes on 1856/64, 1 a. brown in strip off four, on lettersheet, endorsed "Per steamer via Aden" to Réunion with transit and arrival marks

"LINGA DE.3 01", squared circle, on Victoria ½ a. green, block of six and pair, on reverse of open out registered envelope to Muscat

"B147" PENANG on 1855, Fourth printing, 4 a. blue and red, good margins, nice colour. Very fine. 

"B172" SINGAPORE, on 1854, ½ a. blue and 2 a. green, each in horizontal pair, and single 1 a. red , very fine. 

"B172", 4 clear strikes, tying 1854, 1 a. red, Die II, horizontal strip of 4, to lettersheet endorsed "P Malta" 1856 to Canton with red "SINGAPORE P.O." and Hong Kong arrival mark. The entire slightly folded back at left; vertical cover crease affecting the right stamp slightly in the left margin, otherwise very fine. A very rare letter to China.

"B172" SINGAPORE, clear central strike on 1854, 1 a. red, very fine. 

"B172" SINGAPORE, clear central strike on 1855, Fourth printing, 4 a. blue and red, good margins, nice colour. Very fine. 

"B172" SINGAPORE on 1855/64, 4a. black on blue glazed paper, diagonal bisect, lower left half, on piece; few short perfs, still very fine and fresh. A rare bisect. Certificate Robson Lowe Expert Service (1985)

Provenance: Christie's Robson Lowe (June 1985)

"B172" SINGAPORE on 1 a. brown, eight copies, on front and reverse of cover, endorsed "Via Marseille" and "Per Steamer Armenian, March 23, 1863", to England with faint Singapore dispatch and arrival marks on reverse. Stamps on reverse damaged, otherwise fine. Very unusual cover, endorsed on front "Six annas", franked with 8 annas, the rate via Southampton, and supposed for the route via Marseille with a rate of 10 annas. Certificate BPA (2020)

"B172" SINGAPORE, tying two copies 4 a. black to letter sheet, docketed "Manila 4 October 1860", via Marseille to London with frontside arrival mark. A fine and rare entire. Certificate BPA 2018

"B172" SINGAPORE, tying 8 a. carmine, two copies 2 a. yellow and 8 p. purple to entire letter, dated "Manila 4th July 1863" with red "Overland via Marseille" to Saddleworth. One stamp damaged, still a fine and very rare entire. 

"YATUNG TIBET VIA SILIGURI 5 DE 13", 4 clear strikes on George 3 p., ½ a., 1 a. and 2 a. on registered philatelic envelope to England

"ZANZIBAR JLY ...." on Service 1874/82, ½ a. in block of 31, some short perfs, still fine and very rare.

 ¼ a. steel-blue, vertical pair, and 1 a. chocolate vertical pair , tied  by Alwar oval intaglio seal cancel to reverse of cover 

1899/1901, Wide margins ¼ a. emerald-green, unused, very fine, a rare stamp. Certificate ISES (2022)

¼ anna emerald-green, vertical pair, imperforated between, unused. Certificate ISES (2022)

1888, ¼ a. on yellow, nice fresh colour and good margins, unused, very fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

 ¼ a. black on reddish-purple, two examples, tied by native cds to cover with State crest on flap, addressed to the Queen of Bamra franked with delivery cds on reverse.

1878  1/4a black complete sheet of 20 with normal frame lines with error, embossing inverted on right two column of 10 stamps.