382nd Auction

 "DINAPORE": in red, excellent strike dated 1839 on reverse of a folded entire letter to Calcutta, adjacent red "PM", fine and very scarce (Giles Type 4)
 

"GOONAH": excellent strike on reverse of an envelope to Hants, England, with various transit and arrival cds. "LONDON JU-16 58" adjacent, on front boxed "INDIA UNPAID" (two types), fine and very rare cancellation, unrecorded by Giles

"MIRZAPORE": fair strike of a three-line "MIZAPORE BEARING " (unrecorded by Giles) on reverse of a folded entire letter to Cawnpore, dated inside 1848, endorsed "to await arrival" on front, reverse arrival framed "CAWNPORE BEARING" (Giles-Nr. 13), entire with an intact and exquisite small silver seal; fine and rare combination

"NAGORE": good strike on small delicate native paper folded entire letter to Madras (Giles 1), adjacent framed "AM" and arrival red Madras "G.P.O. 1853 AU" (Giles MX5), some acidic ink imperfections, still fine, very scarce

"PORT BLAIR": fair strike on Postal Stationery 1 a. brown with reverse arrival "SECUNDERABAD DECCAN 92", together with a selection of ½ a. and 1 a. bearing similar cancellation, fine and scarce mail from the penal colony island

1928/32, ½ a. myrtle-green on thick glazed paper, perf. 11, horizontal pair, imperforated between, mint

1931, Imvestiture ½ a. – 5 r. complete, unmounted mint, very fine and fresh

1931, 5 r in block of 4, both horizontal pairs imperforated between, unmounted mint

1933/43, ¼ a. bistre-yellow and 1 a. pale turquoise-blue, tied by violet cds. to reverse of cover. A very rare and fine entire.

1939/46, ¼ a. orange and 1 a. 3 p. mauve, both perf 10, tied to official cover, minor creasing, still fine and rare.

1886, thin paper ½ a. pale mauve, horizontal strip of four and three single copies, tied by barred circle to reverse of registered cover from Indore to Barwah, one stamps small nick, otherwise fine.

1889, ½ a. on pink, horizontal pair, both stamps with embossed peacock, unused, fine and scarce

½ a. black on pink, tied by native cancel, with combination franking India QV ½ a. green, tied by "INDORE CITY" squared circle, on cover to Cannanore and re-directed, transit and arrival marks on reverse.

½ a. black on pink, tied by native cancel, with combination franking India QV ½ a. green, tied by "INDORE CITY" squared circle, on cover to Tellichery with arrival mark on reverse.

1904, ½ a. pale blue, Type 2, complete sheet of 24, unmounted mint, margins parly slightly stained and light crease, otherwise very fine

2 a. pale green, 2 copies, tied  by native c.d.s. to registered envelope, fine and scarce

½ anna pale blue, horizontal pair, together with ½ anna deep blue, tied to reverse of small native cover, very fine

1890, ½ a. green, complete horizontal sheet of twelve on vertically laid paper, unused without gum as issued, fresh colour, folded vertically in the middle along one stamp, one light crease, fine and very scarce

1866, Circular 4 a. sage-green, fresh colour, very large margins all around, unused without gum as issued, very fine and scarce, certificate Philatelic Foundation (1959)

1876, 6p red, tied by large native intaglio seal cancel to British India ½ a. postal stationery envelope from Poonch to Rawalpindi

1949, ½a.  black/deep blue with red overprint "SARKARI" in type O2, with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine and scarce, certificate RPSL (1968)

SIKKIM ROCKETGRAM: 1935, bearing 9 p. green and special label "SIKKIM ROCKET EXPERIMENT", both tied by cds. "GANGTOK 28 SEP. 35", violet handstamps "SIKKIM.R.84" and "FROM TELEGRAPH OFFICE." alongside, signature ´Stephen H. Smith´ at lower left; some minor tears at top, still fine

"ERFURT F. N2 24.5.70" klar in Violett auf Briefkuvert mit Leitvermerk "via Marseille & Bombay" und Rötelvermerk "fr 10" (Groschen) sowie violettem Handstempel "P.D." (durchgestrichen) via Paris und Marseille nach Calcutta mit Ankunftsstempel und blauem Ovalstempel "SEA POST OFFICE 9.6.70" rückseitig. Der Umschlag ist dreiseitig geöffnet und hat leichte Beförderungsspuren, dafür komplett mit Inhalt. Ein nicht häufiger Übersee-Brief aus bekannter Korrespondenz

1850, roter Poststempel "CALCUTTA G.P.O SHIP LETTER 1. FEB.1850" rückseitig auf komplettem Faltbrief mit Leitvermerk "p. Beethoven" nach Mauritius mit vorderseitigem Kronen-Stempel "MAURITIUS GPO MR.21", gute Erhaltung.

1850, red postmark "CALCUTTA G.P.O SHIP LETTER 1. FEB.1850" on reverse of complete folded cover with endorsement "p. Beethoven" to Mauritius with crown postmark "MAURITIUS GPO MR.21" on front, fine

1970, 200. Geburtstag von Ludwig van Beethoven 20 Paise Farb-Probedruck gezähnt, sechs verschieden inklusive der späteren Markenfarben, ungebraucht mit verlaufener Gummierung, sonst einwandfrei, selten

1970, 200th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven 20 paise colour proof perforated, six different including the later stamp colours, unused with run off gum, otherwise fine, rare

1915, G.R. POST MAFIA: Fiscals "STATISTIK DES WAAREN-VERKEHRS" 24p. - 1r. and "ÜBERSETZUNGS-GEBÜHREN" 25h., all fresh color and good centering, 24h. tiny thin, 12½ and 50h. slightly toned, otherwise fine and of no importance, a very attractive and indeed rare set, with only a few of complete sets existing

1917, Indian Expeditionary Forces ½a. green tied by blue cds. "MAFIA 20 SP 16" to picture postcard to Zanzibar with clear cds. "ZANZ(IBAR) SP 2? 16", scarce and attractive usage of the Mafia cds. which was used for less than a year, certificate BPA (2010)

Provenance: The Irwin Weinberg Inventory (Robert A. Siegel, 2016)

1882/1946 (ca.), group of over 20 covers and cards, with multiple frankings, registered and airmails, alos incoming mail from Bavaria, mixed condition

1841/1975 large selection of mint and used stamps contained within a stock book and a hundred loose pages, comprising an accumulation of early to modern British India issues, including imperforate ½ a. blue, 1 a. red and 4 a. blue and red, large assortment of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII and King George V India stamps with a variety of cancellations and in unused condition, 1937 Burma Service overprinted stamps in used set and part set, overall mostly singles although a good array of multiples and blocks, some duplication, the condition is mixed in places, although many fine examples. 

1854/55, Half Anna blue used and covers collection, neatly mounted and expertly described on album leaves, specialized with shades, dies and plate flaws, incl. two horizontal pairs on covers, some occasional faults, still a mostly fine and attractive assembly 

1854/1965, interesting, mostly used collection with better items including items and more than 60 cards and covers including a good section of postal stationery, in addition some Feudatory States, mostly good condition

1838/1908, 25 entires and one front with several interesting items including combination franking with GB, cover via Alexandria and Malta to Constantinople, etc., usual somewhat mixed condition.

1841/1960 accumulation of hundreds of covers, contained within four large stock books, three files and a number of loose pages, including early stampless covers, India 1857 ½ a. blue, 1 a. red and 4 a. blue and red on covers, large quantity of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII and King George V India stamps on a variety of mailings internally and on destination mail, postal stationery, registered post, railway stamps, air mail, OHMS envelopes, censor mail, postage due material, noted 1936 Air Mail cover franked with block of six 1 a. from Lahore to Jerusalem, with Palestine stamps tied alongside postage due mark, also a number of 1911 First Aerial Post, India Embassy in Nepal, mixed condition with many fine, a very nice collection with a lot of scarce and rare material

1845/78 (ca.), cover collection related to the East India Company with 13 covers, neatly mounted on exhibition pages, incl. covers from Madras and Adras, together with three Court Fee stamps, mostly fine 

1930/1938 selection of seven Sikkim Rocket Experimental mailings, comprising two cards, two envelopes and three single sheets, all signed by Stephen H. Smith, with a variety of labels and special event cachets, also comes with eight covers flown by the famous pilot Mrs Victor Bruce, a number of other rocket mail items, pigeongram envelope with message enclosed and a balloon flight cover front, a scarce and useful lot in good to fine condition. 

1894/1947 (ca.), unused and used collection of several states, including better values, multiples, varieties, covers, etc., a lot of material in medium size box.