380th Auction

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. 

1884, ¼ a. blue-green, complete sheet of 32 stamps, folded once, otherwise fine

1903, new Begam, 8 a. green-black, unused marginal copy, fine, Certificate ISES (2022)

1932  1/2a yellow-green overprinted "SERVICE" block of 20 with error stamp printed double, one inverted.

1932, 2a. ultramarine, perf. 14 instead of 13.5, top left corner marginal block of 20 with error stamp printed double. While the 4a is recorded with perf. 14, the 2a is not.

1897, 1 a. to 1 r. complete set including both shades of the 1 anna and 2 annas (SG value £1192)

1897/98, 1 a.-1r. including both shades of 1a. and 2 a. , unused, one 1 a. small thin, otherwise fine, Certificate ISES (2022) (SG 1050£)

1914, 1/2 a. black complete sheet of four with error stamps printed double, one albino. Unrecorded and possibly unique. RPSL cert

1914, 1 a. vermillion, 3 copies, each tied by the extremely rare "DAK RAJ BUNDI 12 JULY 16" cds without the dagger in the cds which was removed to mourn the death of a member of the royal family, to 1916, registered cover. This is the only recorded cover bearing four strikes of the Bundi cds without the dagger, unique.

1923, 1 a. carmine, Type B, and two copies of 1923, 1 a.carmine, Type C, tied by "DAK RAJ BUNDI" to reverse of 1920, India KGV 1/2 anna postal stationery envelope. This cover proves that the 1 anna carmine stamps in SG Type "B" and Type "C" were issued as early as 1920, not 1923 as stated in the SG catalogue. It is interesting to note that while the sender used the Imperial postal stationery the letter was never handled by the Imperial post.

1917-41  Stanley Gibbons Type "C" set up to 5 rupees with shades (SG value £2029)

1936,  4 annas bright apple-green on medium wove paper on reverse of cover with annotation in Devnargi by postal clerk indicating that the recipient refused to accept the letter (SG value £4500)

1935, 4 a. yellow-olive, tied to registered cover. Certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £2000)

1930/33, 1 a. carmine-red on very thick wove paper, complete sheet of 4, used on registered cover 6 Dec. 1933 , certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £2000)

1935  1/2 anna black SG Type "F" on local cover, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1625)

1935, 1/2 a. black on vertical laid paper,  eight copies, tied by "DAK RAJ BUNDI 23 NOV 40" to 1940, letter (back only) 

1936  4 annas yellow-green on medium wove paper used on reverse tied by four rare small intaglio seal cancels, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £1700)

1936,  4 annas yellow-green on reverse of registered cover with pink registration label on front with manuscript annotation in Devnargi by postal clerk indicating that the recipient refused to accept the letter (SG value £1700)