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

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

"BANGALORE": faint strike on a folded entire letter to London (Giles 9), adjacent Bombay transit cachet "G.P.O. 1843" (Giles G2) and arrival cds., on front dispatch oval "INDIA", the cover endorsed "Overland, via Red Sea Steamer PP.", fine, scarce routing

CAMP SAHARUNPOOR: 1828, Folded entire letter to London, redirected to Inverness, written from Camp Saharunpoor, reverse framed "CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIP LETTER 6 NO 1828" and "1 / 2", British cds. and entry mark "INDIA LETTER PLYMOUTH"; cover with interesting text refering to trade with Afghanistan and Kabul, fine, scarce

"CANNANORE": fair strike on folded entire letter to London (Giles 3), with adjacent oval "OUT STATION SHIP LETTER MADRAS 20 JU 1833" (Giles SD 11), British entry via Portsmooth and arrival red cds. "C 2 OC 1833", fine and scarce 
 

"CHANDERNAGORE": partial strike on folded entire letter to Calcutta (Giles 1), with adjacent "AM", dated inside "April 13th / 30", postmark partly previously redrawn, still fine, rare mail from that French settlement

 "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