384. Auction
19–20 & 23–28 September 2024 in Wiesbaden
Die I, ½ a. indigo, good to large margins, cancelled by pen strokes and tied by diamond of bars, to entire folded up native letter with adjacent greenish blue cds. "LAHORE 8 SEP. 1857" to Mooltau, very fine
Die II, ½ a. blue, good to large margins, tied by numeral "75" to native envelope, with red dispatch "NAGPORE Paid 1856 JAN 6", very fine
Die II, ½ a. deep blue, large margins, tied by diamond of dots to small native envelope, with red cds."RAWALPINDEE 21 APR 1856" on reverse, very fine
1854/55, Die 2, ½ a. blue, deep colour and good to very large margins, used with diamond of dots on small envelope with red "SIMLA" cds. on reverse, very fine
1854/55, Die 2, ½ a. blue, deep colour and nice margins, tied by numeral "75" to small envelope with red "NAGPORE 1856 SEP 6 Paid" on reverse, very fine
Die II, ½ a. blue, just clear at lower left, otherwise good to large margins, tied by diamond of dots to small native envelope with adjacent red "COCHIN PAID" of 10.11.54 to Madras, very fine
Die II, ½ a. indigo, horizontal pair, good to large margins, tied by octagonal handstamp to small piece, vf
Die II, ½ a. indigo, good to large margins, tied by diamond of dots to small yellow native envelope
Die III, ½ a. blue, good to large margins, tied by Madras type "150" in blue to entire letter from Negapatam to Cuddalore, vf
Die III, ½ a. blue, horizontal pair with large margins, tied by numeral "36" to reverse of cover with adjacent red "NASSICS Paid (9 7 56)" to Ahmednagar, with arrival mark, very fine
Die III, ½ a. blue, good to large margins, tied by diamond of dots to small yellow native envelope from Umritsar to Lahore, with both red c.d.s. on reverse
1 a. red, die II, large margins, privately rouletted, used with Madras circle type handstamp. Certificate RPSL (2024) cannot give an opinion, whether the rouletting is contemporary
1856/64, 2 a. yellow-buff, 4 a. black (cut straight at top) and 8 p. purple on white, tied by duplex "OOTACAMUND No 16 64" to envelope, endorsed "Via Bombay and Marseille" to England.
1992, Bird of Prey 100r. instead of 200r. and wrong nomenclature "Shahin Kohila" instead of "Macchhlimar", mint never hinged, very fine and rare