382nd Auction

"NEGYA": on front of envelope to USA bearing 3 a. ultramarine, tied by "NEGYA 22 OCT 29", small faults, still fine and most unusual usage from this very small Burmese village

"MAGWE": on underfranked envelope to England, bearing 1 a. brown-purple tied by square circle "MAGWE 2 MA. 90", adjacent "T", taxed manuscript "42 cts" and therefore accountancy mark "I.B. 8½ d", reverse transit cds. "RANGOON X MA. 25 90" and "BOMBAY F APR 4 90", fine, a scarce and attractive usage form Burma

Used in Burma: 1874, oval "BURMAN RANGOON" on envelope to Gènes, Italy, with India 1 a., 4 a., and 8 a. tied by Barred Obliterator and "RANGOON NOV. 8", adjacent "PD", reverse transit and arrival cds. "GENOVA 25 DIC 74"; cover slightly shortened at left, fine and scarce

INDIA USED IN BURMA: 1856 Queen Victoria 2 a. dull pink and 4 a. grey black, tied by octogonal "156" RANGOON to envelope to England, adjacent framed red "INDIA PAID", reverse red "RANGOON SHIP LETTER PAID", transit cds. "G.P.O EX. CALCUTTA 1860" and arrival "WEEDON"; 2 a. small fault, fine and attractive usage

1846 Entire letter from Berlin, Ontario, to Homburg, Bavaria, via Montreal, New York, Le Havre and Paris, bearing red Montreal cds. and "MONTREAL PAID AP 3 1846 /CANADA", red Le Havre transit dater and charge marks for "4½" Canadian inland, "10" (Cts.) US inland rate to New York and "1f27" (Guilder) in total for transatlantic ship fee to France and French transit (1f20), Bavarian postage "4" (kreuzer) and rural delivery "3", Paris transit dater and red Homburg  arrival datestamp on reverse. A rare transatlantic letter.

1921, Air Mail Halifax 35c. tied by machine cancel to local cover, fine

"P. Egyptian": steamer endorsement on front of folded entire letter from Colombo to London, dated inside "Colombo 25 Jan. 1840", charged 8d. on front with adjacent entry mark "INDIA LETTER DEAL", reverse arrival red cds. "6 JU 6 1840", fine. An interesting and scarce maritime mail sent during the Second Turko-Egyptian War

"KARUNDUGALLE": clear strike with added "1852 13 Augt Paid", on reverse of folded entire letter to London, endorsed on the inside flap "Imboolpittia", reverse transit and arrival cds. "1852 18 SP", fine, scarce mail from a village in Ceylon

2000, CEPT 30 p.-54 p., all 4 values, proofs 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

2002, Football World Cup 30 - 66 p., imperforated pairs, unmounted mint

"MADRAS": clear strike on a folded entire letter to London, dated 1820, adjacent framed "SHIP LETTER LYMINGTON" (SG Type 14/7 G), with red arrival cancellations on the flap, some transportation traces, still fine and very rare English maritime entry mark, the "MADRAS SHIP LETTER" unrecorded by Giles

1864, Entire folded letter from Calcutta to Port Louis, Mauritius, dated inside "Calcutta 2 Mai 1866", endorsed on front per steamer "ST JOSEPH", adjacent superb strike "6 d- TO PAY", reverse transit cds. "REUNION 4 JUIL. 66" and arrival "MAURITIUS JY 7 66"; very fine, a delightful and scarce maritime entire

1852, Scinde Dawk, ½ a. white, cut in at left and clear at right otherwise good margins all around, used with dotted cancellation, small thin at upper left, otherwise fine

1854, 1a. red and 2 a. green four singles, all tied by losange of dots to a large front of folded letter, endorsed "Via Bombay & Marseilles", alongside red cds. "MARSEILLES  15 AOUT 55" and red framed "INDIA PAID"; some faults, still a colourfull and very scarce combination franking

1854, 1 a. deep red, Die II, unused without gum, fresh colour, large even margins all around, very fine

1854, 1 a. red, clear even margins all around, unused without gum, some light creases otherwise fine, scarce stamp, certificate BPA (2013)

1854, 1 a. red, Die III, slightly cut in or razed at places, fresh colour, tied by losange barred obliterator "234" ABBOTTABAD (Martin Type 5) to an envelope to Rawalpindee (Pakistan), adhesive further secured by "stamped" endorsement, reverse "PM" and illegible cds., fine and scarce

1854, 4 a. blue/red, 2nd Printing, Worn Head Die II, two cut-to-shape examples, and 1 a. dull red, four very good margins, tied by losange of dots to an envelope to Jersey, alongside red cds. "(LONDON) 1855 17 AU BN" and crescent shape "INDIA PAID", reverse framed boxed "BANGALORE 1855 JUNE" and arrival cds. "JERSEY AU 18 1855 A". A fine and attractive cover with a scarce destination.

1854, 4 a. blue/red, 4th Printing Frame Die II, Head Die III, cut to shape, fresh colours, neatly tied by losange barred obliterator "238" MURREE (Martin Type 5) to small envelope to London, alongside red framed "PAID" and illegible cds., endorsed on front "Via Bombay", reverse "AM", "PM" and indistinct cds., part of back flap missing and usual wrinkles, still fine and scarce solo usage

1854, ½ a., 1894 Reprint in browinsh-red, block of six unused without gum as issued, showing large " I M E" on reverse, good to large margins all around, one stamp small thin, fine and scarce

1854, 2 a. green, used selection of nine adhesives, various shades and cancels incl. "B 172" SINGAPORE, mixed condition

1854, Hausburg´s 1905 Reprints, 1 a. and ½ a., showing one horizontal strip of eight of each value printed in black on original book´s page, "PLATE III" at lower left, two worm holes and some translucid spots, some wrinkle at the right border, still fine and scarce

2 a. green, horizontal strip of four, good margins all around, used with dotted losange cancel on small piece, left adhesive small toning spot, fine

2 a. green, horizontal strip of four, good to large margins all around, fresh colours, used with dotted losange cancel, very fine

1864 8 p. purple, 1 a. brown and pair and a single 2 a. yellow, used on an envelope, tied by the Calcutta `B1´ octagonal in black, also two manuscript ink line cancels and the boxed ÌNDIA/PAID` in red, sent to Epping, England, backstamp dated February 9th 1864, with arrival datestamp in black to front March 13th, endorsed `Via Calcutta and Marseille Per after packet`,  does have a vertical filing crease to left side well clear of stamps, some wrinkling to edges and the odd minor tone spot to stamp perforations, otherwise a very fine tri-colour combination franking via France; a scarce example.  Cert. E. Diena (1983). 

1866, fiscal stamp 6 a. with overprint "POSTAGE", with 8 p. purple, tied by Bombay duplex of 29.12.1866 to blue cover via France and forwarder to Edinburgh. A very fine and rare entire. Certificate Holcombe (1987)

1882, ½ a. blue-green, nine singles, fresh colours, all tied by Barred "B" (Martin Type 18) to reverse of envelope to Cairo, adjacent cds. "BOMBAY NOV. 92", transit cds. "SUEZ 27 XI 92" and arrival "CAIRE 28 XI 92", usual minor aging, fine and scarce mail to Egypt

1948, Gandhi 1½ a., Colour Proof in bistre-brown, imperforated on gummed paper and affixed on small card, part of design teared out on top and some toning on reverse, still a presentable example of this very rare proof, certificate  BPA (2016)

1948, Gandhi 1½ a.-10 r. with overprint "Specimen" in special black/golden presentation booklet, 10 r. hinged, the other values affixed to gold leaves, very fine; a very rare set and booklet, just 100 produced

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

1948, Gandhi 1½ a.-10 r. with special first day cancel on illustrated envelope, fine and very scarce

1948, Gandhi 1½ a.-10 r. with special first day cancel on 2 registered airmail envelopes to Karachi with arrival marks, register labels on reverse, fine and very scarce