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;) | INDIA - 1934 'EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY' first flight cover used at DARBHANGHIA to Calcutta. 6 flown. 1934 (30.1.) first flight cover addressed to Calcutta bearing 3p and 1/2a pair tied DARBHANGHA with pink triangular EARTHQUAKE/EMERGENCY FLIGHT/PILOT F/O KNOCKER/PLANE D.H.MOTH V.T.-CAN/DUM DUM to DARBHANGHA label at left tied by small EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY FLIGHT h/s. Very rare flight of which only 6 covers were flown. Brown 34-42. Signed Stephen Smith on reverse with PARK STREET arrival. £850.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1880 (circa) local cover bearing 1a brown tied BOMBAY-1. 1880 (circa) cover addressed locally to Nariad bearing 1a brown adhesive tied by BOMBAY-1 cds and with AHMEBABAL arrival b/s. A neat commercial use. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1941 Kalyan to Bombay PIGEON GRAM. 1941 (AP.6) Kalyan to Bombay PIGEON GRAM bearing 1a 3p SERVICE adhesive tied by KALYAN - FIRST PIGEON MISSIVE cancel in red. £150.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1879 1a + 4a adhesives on cover to UK cancelled OUT W/BOMBAY. 1879 (DEC.15.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1a and 4a adhesives tied by OUT W/BOMBAY cds's with barred 'B-1' strike marked 'Via Brindisi'. SEA POST OFFICE transit b/s. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1883 1/2a + 4a adhesives on cover to UK cancelled OUT W/BOMBAY. 1883 (JAN.12.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2a and 4a adhesives tied by OUT W/BOMBAY cds's with barred 'B-1' strike. SEA POST OFFICE transit b/s. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1942 1a3p rate 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/PURANDHAR' Prisoner of War camp cover to Bombay. 1942 (JAN.12.) cover addressed to Bombay bearing 1a3p adhesive tied by PURANDHAR cds's and struck at left by rare violet triangular PASSED BY/CENSOR/PURANDHAT crowned handstamp applied at the Purandhar Prisoner Of War internment camp. Little type CC10. £165.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1931 2a rate cover to UK struck 'BUY 6 1/2% TREASURY BONDS' h/s. 1931 (SEP.6.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1a brown adhesive pair with scarce violet cog wheeled boxed 'BUY 6 1/2% TREASURY BONDS' handstamp at left. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1934 'Ship to Shore' ROCKETGRAM cover signed by Stephen Smith. 1934 (DEC.16.) first night firing rocket despatch cover 'Ship to Shore' bearing 9p green adhesive tied by PARK STREET/CALCUTTA cds and with special SEMAPHORE/STATION/SAUGOR ISLAND commemoration handstamp cancelling black on white ROCKET DESPATCH label. Complete with the original contents 'The Statesman News' handstamped in violet BY ROCKET MAIL. Both signed by Stephen Smith. Only 150 flown. £285.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1936 'Sikkim Rocket Mail Experimental' ON SERVICE ROCKETGRAM signed by Stephen Smith. 1935 cover addressed locally to Stephen Smith at Sikkim bearing a copy of the red on white 3 SH -Rocket Fee 2 rupees-ROCKETGRAM INDIA/ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE imperforated label tied by violet ROCKET MAIL EXPERIMENTS/SIKKIM cachet and APRIL 10th 35/SURUMSA TO RAY h/s. The label is overprinted ROCKET MAIL EXPERIMENT/BY SANCTION/ SIKKIM DURBAR and the cover is struck by OVER RIVER/RANAKHALI/ON SIKKIM DARBAR SERVICE h/s and is signed by Stephen Smith in green ink on front and black ink on reverse. £225.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 'Sikkim Rocket Experimental' ROCKETGRAM signed by Stephen Smith. 1935 (OCT.13.) SIKKIM ROCKETGRAM addressed locally bearing India 9p green adhesive tied by GANTOR cds with blue Rs2/SIKKIM ROCKET EXPERIMENT label alongside similarly struck. Violet SIKKIM ROCKET EXPERIMENT cachet below and signed by Stephen Smith. £200.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 'LiveStock' ROCKETGRAM signed by Stephen Smith. 1935 (SEP.28.) SIKKIM ROCKETGRAM addressed to Gaugtok bearing Indian 9p adhesive tied GANGTOK with blue on cream Rs2 ROCKET FEE/SIKKIM ROCKET EXPERIMENT imperforate label alongside similarly struck and with additional violet commemoration strike and violet FROM TELEGRAPH OFFICE h/s. Sikkim R.84. Signed by Stephen Smith with the reverse side pre-printed for 'Contents Of Rocket' which lists 'one cock and 155 duck messages'. Only 189 rocketgrams were flown and this was the worlds first successful livestock sent in a rocket. £200.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1939 'The Liar' ROCKETGRAM signed by Stephen Smith. 1939 (SEP.19.) use of ROCKETGRAM/INDIAN AIRWAYS flimsey addressed to Calcutta cancelled by CALCUTTA GPO/SORTING cds and with black on pink imperforate CARRIED BY/WAR ROCKET/ THE LIAR/NO.207 label at left. Magenta STEPHEN SMITH/ROCKET h/s applied with magenta AU REVOIR strike below. Initialled and with small message on reverse and signed Stephen Smith. Only 91 items were flown. £265.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1859 1a rate cover used locally with ASSEERGHUR/PAID h/s. 1859 (AU.8.) cover addressed locally to Asseerghur bearing 1a brown adhesive tied by black diamond '1' handstamp with red BOMBAY/PAID h/s on reverse and with scarce red boxed ASSEERGHUR/PAID strike at left dated in manuscript 11/8/59. £80.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 'DHAKURIA' rocket firing flight cover. 1935 (FE.27.) first rocket flight cover addressed locally bearing 9p green adhesive tied by PARK STREET/CALCUTTA cds with black on purple ROCKET FIRING/TEST/AT DHAKURIA label applied and tied by 'rocket' h/s. Signed by Stephen Smith. Only 130 covers flown. £265.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1936 'JOHN WINTERTON' telescopic rocket cover. 1936 (SEP.21.) cover addressed to Calcutta bearing 9p adhesive tied SONARRUH with black on bright pink BY TELESCOPIC ROCKET/R.No.127/JOHN WINTERTON/CONVEYING/MISS CREEPY (a snake)/AN APPLE AND MAIL label tied by snake illustrated FLOOD/ROCKET DISPATCH/CHINGRIPOTA TO MALIKPUR h/s and signed Stephen Smith. Only 106 covers rocket flown. £350.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1937 'ERIC SYN' rocketgram postcard. 1937 (SEP.22.) use of ROCKETGRAM/INDIAN AIRWAYS card addressed locally bearing 9p green adhesive tied by PART STREET/CALCUTTA cds with red and blue on white imperforate ROCKET TRAIN/HERBERT E. BARBER/PILOT ERIC SYN 1/- ROCKET FEE label at left tied by violet four lined CARRIED BY THE/ERIC CYN/PILOT ROCKET TRAIN/RESALA 22.9.37 cachet. Signed on reverse by Stephen Smith. Only 300 card sent. £185.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1937 'BEHALA- HERBERT BARBER' rocketgram postcard. 1937 (SEP.22.) use of ROCKETGRAM/INDIAN AIRWAYS postcard addressed to Calcutta pre-printed for 'Rocket Train' use on reverse. Bears 9ps adhesive on front tied PARK STREET with red, salmon and blue on white imperforate 1.UP THE SATURN EXPRESS/BY ROCKET TRAIN/HERBERT E BARBER 1/- rocket label at left tied by special violet CARRIED BY THE WORLDS FIRST ROCKET TRAIN/ BEHALA h/s. £180.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1938 'T.KIMBALL' rocketgram postcard. 1938 (APR.25.) use of special ROCKETGRAM/INDIAN AIRWAYS postcard addressed to Calcutta bearing 9ps adhesive tied by PARK STREET/CALCUTTA cds and with black on green imperforate CARRIED BY ROCKET/NO.163/T.KIMBALL label tied by both black BOOMERANG h/s's and violet oval ROCKET/GARIA/EXPERIMENTAL h/s. Signed by Stephen Smith. Only 56 cards flown. £325.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1938 'MISS FORTUNE' rocketgram postcard. 1938 (AP.25.) first rocket flight 'Rocket Gram' postcard addressed locally bearing 9p green adhesive tied by PARK STREET/CALCUTTA cds with black on purple CARRIED BY ROCKET No.162/MISS FORTUNE label applied and tied by ROCKET/GARIA/EXPERIMENT h/s. Signed by Stephen Smith. Very scarce as only 56 cards were flown. £285.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1933 'CARGO OF FISH' pilot signed first flight cover. 1933 (SEP.6.) first flight cover addressed to Calcutta bearing 1a3p adhesive and with black on green FIRST FLIGHT/CONVEYING A CARGO OF FISH/IN INDIA label at left tied by the violet 'fish' emblem. A scarce flight from Edmonstone Island to Dum Dum of which only 55 covers were flown. Signed at left by the pilot W.Molyan. £300.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1933 'PRINCE ALI KHAN' first flight cover. 1933 (JAN.15.) first flight cover addressed to Calcutta bearing 3p and 1a adhesives tied by SANTACRUZ cds's and with blue and red on white PRINCE ALI KHAN/PENANG-BOMBAY 'Puss Moth/Vt-ABG' plane label applied and tied by red handstamp. Signed on reverse by Stephen Smith. Only 91 covers were flown. £285.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1934 December 'LIGHTHOUSE SAUGOR ISLAND' rocket flight cover. 1934 (DEC.16.) BY ROCKET MAIL cover to Saugor Island bearing 9 pies adhesive tied PARK STREET/CALCUTTA with FIRST NIGHT FIRING TO LIGHTHOUSE illustration at left tied by blue LIGHTHOUSE/SAUGOR ISLAND h/s and written to Stephen Smith with Mary Shenton signature at left. Complete with crest 'Greetings By Rocket' slip enclosure. Miss Mary Shenton fired the rocket. 250 covers flown. £200.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1934 September 'LIGHTHOUSE SAUGOR ISLAND' rocket flight cover. 1934 (30.SE.) FIRST INDIAN ROCKET DESPATCH cover to Saugor island bearing 1/2a adhesive tied by SAUGOR ISLAND and with blue and red on cream TO LIGHTHOUSE/ SAUGOR ISLAND/1ST ROCKET DESPATCH label at left. Signed W.Shenton/Light House Keeper. 220 covers were flown. £250.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1917 1/2a local cover from LAHORE with 'BUY A Rs10 POST OFFICE CASH' h/s. 1917 (JU.13.) cover addressed locally to Murree bearing Edw VII 1/2a adhesive tied LAHORE with scarce black boxed BUY A Rs10/POST OFFICE CASH/CERTIFICATE FOR Rs7-12 h/s in black. NATHIABALI b/s. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1941 Kalyan to Bombay 'PIGEON GRAM' flight cover. 1941 (AP.6) Kalyan to Bombay PIGEON GRAM bearing 1a 3p SERVICE adhesive tied by KALYAN - FIRST PIGEON MISSIVE cancel in red. Complete with advertisement folder bearing the actual pigeon message sent pasted on reverse. £200.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1930 'EMERGENCY MAIL' first flight cover to Jacobadad. 1930 (SEP.3.) first flight cover addressed locally to Jacobabad bearing 1a adhesive tied by PARK STREET cds and marked "Via Reti" at left. Black on blue special commemoration label at left showing aircraft and pre-printed RETI/TO/JACOBABAD/1930 and struck by violet EMERGENCY AIR MAIL handstamp. Signed Stephen Smith on reverse. A scarce flight. £300.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1930 RAF first flight cover to Delhi. 1930 (NOV.18.) cover addressed locally to Delhi bearing 1a brown adhesive on reverse flap cancelled by PARK STREET/CALCUTTA cds. Struck on front by oval SOLDIERS MESS/1st GORDON HIGH-LANDYS cog wheeled cachet in magenta and struck by R.A.F./CALCUTTA/TO/DELHI/BY HANAIDI/& WAPITI/PLANES. A rare RAF first flight cover with only 43 covers stated flown. £465.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1932 'Viceroy Cup' first flight pilot signed cover to Calcutta. 1932 (FEB.20) 'Viceroys Cup, Aeroplane Race' first flight cover addressed to Calcutta signed by pilots & with 'Stephen Smith' signature on reverse. Red on green VICEROYS CUP entrants listing label on front with scarce TIME IS MONEY/USE THE AIR MAIL/TO ENSURE IT flight label at lower left. Only 90 flown. £200.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1925 'Cobham' Calcutta to London first flight cover. 1925 Calcutta to London 'Cobham' first flight cover addressed to UK bearing 2a adhesive (un-cancelled alongside black on green (elongated) BY/ANGLO-INDIA AIR/SURVEY label with violet triangular ANGLO-INDIA/AIR SURVEY/BY AEROPLANE/D.H.50/CALCUTTA TO LONDON h/s alongside. The cover is signed on the reverse by A.B.Eliott (Engineer) and has AERODROME/CROYDON arrival b/s dated 17.MR.25. Underpaid with '3d/EC' mark applied and GB 3d 'postage due' added at lower left. £450.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1928 3rd first flight cover to Burma from PARK STREET/CALCUTTA. 1928 (OCT.4.) first flight cover addressed to Rangoon bearing 1/2a green (x2) tied by PARK STREET/CALCUTTA cds's. Struck at left by violet boxed 3rd PLANE CRASHED AT CAWNPORT/CARRIED BY/4th OFFICIAL MAIL PLANE/H--N.A.O.F cachet with green (aircraft) handstamp below with red 'Calcutta-Rangoon' insert. Additional strike on reverse and signed 'Stephen Smith'. RANGOON/ DELIVERY b/s dated 16 OCT 28. Only 143 covers carried. £285.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1928 'Indo - Burma' first flight cover to Burma used at PARK STREET/CALCUTTA. 1928 (SE.20.) first flight cover addressed to Rangoon bearing 1a brown tied PARK STREET/CALCUTTA with green 'aircraft' handstamp at left marked INDO BURMA FLIGHT/BY DUTCH PLANE/1st OFFICIAL MAIL. A 'KLM' flight of just 111 covers. £285.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1928 'Empire Cruise' first flight cover to Burma from PARK STREET/CALCUTTA. 1928 (FEB.3.) first flight cover addressed to Burma bearing 1/2a green (x2) adhesives tied by PARK STREET/CALCUTTA cds's with green, red and black on buff illustrated BY AIR/BRITISH FLIGHT/EMPIRE CRUISE/FROM CALCUTTA/BY SEAPLANE label applied. AKYAB arrival b/s. Only 89 covers were flown by this seaplane commander Cave Brown. Flown from Plymouth to Australia this being the Calcutta to Burma stage. £300.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1945 1a+1/2a meter mark OHMS cover use from CAMP P.O. L53. 1945 use of 'ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE' (C.T.S./S.E.3) envelope addressed to 'R.A.O.C.' at A.B.P.O.. 17 cancelled by 1/2a and 1a India Postage meter mark strikes in red with d/r CAMP P.O. L53/DHDDC L-77 alongside in red with CAMP P.O. cds on reverse side dated 17.OCT.45 in black ink. A scarce piece of WW2 meter 'Camp' mail. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1922 3 1/2a rate cover to USA struck LATE FEE PAID. 1922 (FE.17.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2a and 3a adhesives tied by indistinct CALCUTTA cds with scarce blue straight lined LATE FEE PAID h/s at left. £85.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1921 1/2 on 1/4a grey PSC uprated to UK used at CALCUTTA. H&G 23. 1921 '1/2' black surcharge on 1/4a grey on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to UK bearing additional 1a brown adhesive tied CALCUTTA and dated 11.JUL.29. The reverse side being pre-printed for use by 'The Pudukad Rubber Co. Ltd'. H&G 23. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1916 2 1/2a rate cover to USA with scarce 'PASSED CENSOR 1/CALCUTTA' h/s applied. 1916 (JUN.8.) cover addressed to USA struck on the front black fine oval 'cog wheeled' PASSED CENSOR/1/CALCUTTA handstamp applied in red ink with 1/2a and 1a pair tied to reverse flap by CALCUTTA GPO/F.A. cds with additional censor mark on reverse. A fine and scarce censored cover. £180.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1892 1a on 1/2a blue PSC addressed to UK used at KARACHI CAMP. H&G 9. 1892 ONE ANNA on 1/2a blue on cream postal stationery postcard addressed to UK cancelled KARACHI CAMP and dated 7.JL.98. SEA POST OFFICE transit at left. H&G 9. £20.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1937 cover to UK with 'INDIA-ENGLAND' air h/s applied. 1937 (MAY.20.) cover addressed to UK bearing 3a6p (x3) and 4a adhesives tied by BOMBAY/GPO cds and struck at left by violet INDIA-ENGLAND transmission h/s. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1934 'Drink Empire Tea' cover to UK with 'INDIA-ENGLAND' air h/s applied. 1934 (JAN.30.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2a6p and 6a 'air' adhesives (both perfins) tied by CALCUTTA/H cds's with scarce red INDIA-ENGLAND h/s applied at left and red DRINK EMPIRE TEA advertisement strike. £80.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1934 cover to UK with 'INDIA-ENGLAND' air h/s applied. 1934 (APR.23) cover to UK bearing 2a6p & 6a adhesives tied by CALCUTTA GPO cds with violet 'INDIA-ENGLAND' instructional h/s applied at left. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1941 3d rated inward cover struck 'NOT OPENED BY/C-CENSOR' on arrival. 1941 inward cover from Durban South Africa to Bombay struck on arrival by black boxed 'NOT OPENED/C CENSOR' h/s. £25.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1943 'GREETINGS' illustrated air mail letter sheet censored to UK used at KABUL. 1943 (JAN.21.) use of dark blue 'GREETINGS' illutrated air mail letter card addressed to UK bearing Indian 1a and 3a adhesives tied KABUL. This being the correct 4a rate. Unusual as this free issue air letter was printed for use by troops for Christmas 1942 so its late use required the addition of postage stamps. Muller 181. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1944 'GREETINGS INDIA' illustrated air mail letter sheet unused. 1944 blue on cream GREETINGS INDIA air mail letter card in unused condition with multi coloured 'Greetings Christmas and New Year' interior. Kessler type 190. Printed by the 'Calcutta Phototype Company' with imprint on reverse. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1944 4as 'XMAS AIR LETTER' illustrated air mail letter sheet unused. 1944 4as POSTAGE - XMAS AIR LETTER in blue issued by the R.A.F. Postal Services and RAF Welfare for use by the Asian Command in Christmas 1944. This being an unused example with multi coloured 'Christmas Greetings' Illustration inside. Two light stain dots on front. A scarcer free frank privilege letter sheet. Muller 153. £80.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1945 'FORCES MAIL/VICTORY GREETINGS' illustrated air mail letter sheet unused. 1945 FORCES MAIL/VICTORY GREETINGS 'Inland' air letter sheet in fine unused condition printed in blue on cream by 'S.S.P. Ltd' (G 2114 dated 27.12.45-1,22,000) imprint and with multi coloured 'Victory Greetings' illustration inside. Muller 195. £80.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1945 'GREETINGS FROM INDIA' illustrated air mail letter sheet unused. 1945 dark blue on blue 'GRETTINGS FROM INDIA' illustrated air mail letter sheet in unused condition with 'I.A.F.F. 1083' imprint and with black 'Christmas Greetings From India 1945' illustration inside. Light vertical crease. Muller 193. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1920 1a (I.E.F.) rate cover to Egypt cancelled R.M.S./I.E.F. I.E.F. - 1920 (APR.5.) cover addressed to Egypt bearing 1a adhesive overprinted I.E.F. and cancelled by R.M.S./ I.E.F. cds used at the Palestine Railhead Office with ARMY POST OFFICE/CAIRO and ALEXANDRIA arrival b/s's. A scarce use. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1915 1/2a yellow green PSE unused overprinted I.E.F. H&G 6. I.E.F. - 1915 1/2a yellow green postal stationery envelope in fine unused condition with 'I.E.F.' overprint applied for the use by Indian Expeditionary Forces. H&G 6. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1853 stampless enire to France struck PONDICHERRY/PAID h/s in red. PONDICHERRY - 1853 stampless entire addressed to France rated '10' with black fancy type handstamp and with scarce red boxed PONDICHERRY/PAID h/s applied/Crested INDIA PAID strike in red and boxed MADRAS/G.P.O./1853 MY.13.transit handstamp. £150.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1915 2a6p rate 'OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW' censored cover to USA used at CALCUTTA. 1915 (FEB.24.) commercial cover to USA bearing 2a6p adhesive tied by CALCUTTA GPO/O.B.N. cds. The cover has been folded vertically and horizontally but bears the very scarce black on cream OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW/CENSOR, CALCUTTA label at top edge tied on the reverse by rare d/r POSTAL CENSOR/CALCUTTA h/s dated 25.FEB.1915. Baker type CH3 and CL1. The front is struck by the large PASSED BY CENSOR CALCUTTA 2 h/s (CH1). £250.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1914 'OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW' censor cover to Holland used at BOMBAY. 1914 (OC.29.) registered cover addressed to Holland bearing Edward VII 1/2a green (x5) struck below by violet PASSED CENSOR/BOMBAY h/s and with scarce red on white OPENED UNDER/MARTIAL LAW censor label on reverse flap. £265.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1912 1a On.H.M.S. adhesive used on 'TELEGRAM' envelope from BOMBAY to UK. 1912 (FE.10.) use of black on salmon TELEGRAM envelope addressed to UK bearing the Edward VII 1a adhesive overprinted 'On/H.S.M' and cancelled by BOMBAY cds. Complete with the original TELEGRAM. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 'Jodhpur to Delhi' first flight cover. 1929 (DEC.30) pre-printed 'JODHPUR-DELHI' first flight cover bearing 1a & 2a 'air' adhesives tied JODHPUR & with black boxed AIR MAIL/KARACHI-DELHI/FIRST FLIGHT cachet at bottom. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1930 'RAF' flight cover from JACOBABAD to RETI on special flight during flooding. 1930 (AUG.24.) cover addressed to Reti bearing 1/2a adhesive pair tied by JACOBABAD cds. The cover is marked 'Carried by Aeroplane' in manuscript and with RETI arrival b/s. The cover having been placed on this RAF flight during the flooding in 1930 where the railway line for surface mails was cut off. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1931 first flight cover from Bombay to Goa. 1931 (APR.13) cover to Goa & bearing 1a Inauguration adhesive tied by BOMBAY cds & handstamped at left by violet three lined FIRST AIR MAIL/FROM BOMBAY TO/PORTUGESE INDIA h/s. A scarce flight. £120.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1937 'CIVIL AERODROME/DELHI' first flight cover to Bombay. 1937 (NOV.8) pre-printed 'First Air Mail/Between/Delhi & Bombay' first flight cover addressed to Bombay and bearing 2a 'air' adhesive (SG 220) tied CIVIL AERODROME/DELHI with red flight cachet at left. £20.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1938 underpaid first flight cover with 'KARACHI AIR/DUE AS' h/s applied. 1938 (MAR.3.) cover addressed to Karachi pre-printed 'First Air Mail Without Surcharge' and bearing 9 pies adhesive tied by TRIVANDRUM cds. KARACHI/UNPAID h/s on reverse side and horse shoe type KARACHI AIR/DUE/AS tax mark on front. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1940 inward cover from Iraq with '18/OPENED BY CENSOR' label applied. 1940 inward cover from Iraq bearing red on cream crested 18/OPENED BY CENSOR label applied on arrival (Morenweiser type 8A2) tied by violet triangular PASSED/CENSOR/KARACHI h/s. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1939 '12/OPENED BY CENSOR' cover to Holland. 1939 (OCT.13.) cover addressed to Holland bearing 9p (x2), 4as and 1r adhesives with red on cream crested 12/OPENED BY CENSOR label at right (Morenweiser type 8A2) tied on the front by violet triangular PASSED/CENSOR/KARACHI h/s. A nice early censor cover. £55.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 illustrated 'Indian National Airways' first flight cover to UK used from LAHORE. 1935 (JAN.4.) illustrated first flight cover addressed to UK bearing 1 1/2a adhesive tied with 6a 'Air' by LAHORE GPO cds. Carried by Indian National Airways on their opening Karachi-Lahore flight. £55.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 'Bombay to Calcutta' first flight cover to Nagpur City pilot signed. 1935 (FEB.23) first flight cover addressed locally to Nagpur City bearing 2a pair 'air' adhesive tied Bombay foreign & with red boxed DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT/FIRST DIRECT AIR MAIL/BOMBAY-CALCUTTA/25th FEBRUARY 1935 cachet at bottom. Pilot signed. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 'Calcutta to Bombay' first flight cover used from Nagpur City and pilot signed. 1935 (FEB.25) first flight cover to Bombay bearing 3a 'air' adhesive tied by NAGPUR CITY cds and with red boxed DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT/FIRST DIRECT AIR MAIL/CALCUTTA BOMBAY/26th February 1935 cachet at bottom. Pilot signed. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1936 'India-Ceylon' first flight cover. 1936 first flight cover to Ceylon bearing 1a pair tied by black boxed FIRST SPECIAL AIR MAIL/ INDIA-CEYLON/DECEMBER 1936 h/s. Marked 'Via Madras' in manuscript & with TRICHINOPOLY transit cds. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 'Delhi-Karachi' first flight cover to Jodhpur used at KARACHI with INDIAN INDUSTY h/s. 1929 (DEC.29.) first flight 'By Indian State Air Service Only' cover addressed to Jodhpur bearing 1a and 2a 'air' adhesives tied by KARACHI/SUPPORT/INDIAN INDUSTRY slogan strike. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 'Delhi-Karachi' first flight cover to Karachi used at HYDERABAD SIND to Karachi. 1929 (DEC.30.) 'By First Delhi-Karachi Air Route' first flight cover addressed to Karachi bearing 1a and 2a 'air' adhesive tied by HYDERABAD SIND cds. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 'Delhi-Karachi' first flight cover to Karachi from JODHPUR. 1929 (DEC.30.) 'By First Delhi-Karachi Air Route' first flight cover addressed to Karachi bearing 1a and 2a 'air' adhesive tied by JODHPUR cds. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 'Delhi-Karachi' first flight cover to Delhi from HYDERABAD SIND. 1929 (DEC.30.) 'By First Delhi-Karachi Air Route' first flight cover addressed to Karachi bearing 1a and 2a 'air' adhesive tied by HYDERABAD SIND cds. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 'Alcock-Brown' first flight cover from DUM DUM. 1929 (JU.14) Illustrated FIRST TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT/NEWFOUNDLAND TO IRELAND cover to Calcutta bearing Indian 1a tied by DUM DUM cds with special violet boxed TENTH ANNIVERSARY/FLOWN AT/DUM DUM AIR PORT cachet at centre. Struck similarly on reverse & signed by Stephen Smith. Alcock flight with only 298 cover carried. £75.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 first flight cover to UK. 1929 (APR.4.) first flight cover addressed to UK bearing 4a pair tied by KARACHI/F cds's with scarce black on light blue BY AIR MAIL/P25 label at left and red paper alongside with manuscript 'Pr 1st Air Mail/Karachi to Cairo' (Cairo deleted and England inserted). Circular BY/AIR h/s below. Taken on the April 7th first flight by Imperial Airways. £80.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 4th Sikkim 'ROCKETGRAM' cover. 1935 cover addressed locally to Hector Smith at Sikkim bearing a copy of the green on white 3 SH -Rocket Fee 2 rupees-ROCKETGRAM INDIA/ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE imperforated label overprinted ROCKET MAIL EXPERIMENT/BY SANCTION/SIKKIM DURBAR with 9ps green adhesive at left and both tied by GANGTOK cds dated 9.APR.35. This being the 4th Sikkim flight. £225.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 7th Sikkim 'ROCKETGRAM' cover. 1935 cover addressed locally to Stephen Smith at Sikkim bearing a copy of the blue on white 3 SH -Rocket Fee 2 rupees-ROCKETGRAM INDIA/ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE imperforated label tied by violet ROCKET MAIL EXPERIMENTS/SIKKIM cachet and FROM RAY TO SURUMUSA 10.4.35. h/s. The label is overprinted ROCKET MAIL EXPERIMENT/BY SANCTION/SIKKIM DURBAR and the cover is struck by OVER RIVER/RANAKHALI/ON SIKKIM DURBAR SERVICE h/s and is signed by Stephen Smith in green ink on front and black ink on reverse. This being the 7th Sikkim flight. £225.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1914 2a6p (perfin) rate cover to USA with OPENED UNDER MARIAL LAW/CENSOR CALCUTTA label. 1914 (25.11.) commercial cover addressed to USA bearing a PERFINED 2a6p adhesive tied by CALCUTTA GPO/F.C. cds and with scarce black on cream OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW/CENSOR, CALCUTTA label at top edge. £200.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1862 INDIA PAID outer wrapper to France with 'GB/1f62c' accountancy h/s. 1862 (AUG.12.) outer wrapper addressed to France struck by INDIA UNPAID boxed h/s on front in black with red small BOMBAY b/s and blue oval FORWARDED BY/EWART LATHAM & CO.BOMBAY strike. Scarce black diamond 'GB/1f62c' accountancy mark applied with red POSS.ANG.V.SUEZ/MARSEILLE strike. £165.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1952 inward underpaid cover from UK with 'A.P.BOMBAY/AIR MAIL-POSTAGE DUE' h/s. 1952 inward cover from UK with various BOMBAY arrival b/s's but struck on the front by 'T' tax mark and black boxed 'A.P.BOMBAY/AIR MAIL-POSTAGE DUE/Rs. As. Pies' h/s. £50.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1947 use of 'CUSTOMS DECLARATION' label used at SECRETARIAT. 1947 (JA.7.) registered use of (R.P.13b) CUSTOMS DELARATION label for Tea bearing 12a 'Victory' adhesive pair tied SECRETARIAT with black on cream D 143/SECRETARIAT registered label at right. Unusual item. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1937 Rs3-12-0 black on red official presentation folder. 1937 Rs3-12-0 black on red 'India Postage Stamps - George VI series 1937' official presentation folder containing 3p to 1r postage stamps in pockets & with covering text pages. Light cover crease. Printed by the Job Press at Cawnpore. Scarce item. £75.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1928 ONE ANNA on 2a6p SERVICE pair on OHMS cover to UK. 1928 (NOV) use of O.H.M.S. envelope addressed to UK bearing ONE ANNA on 2a6p surcharged adhesive SERVICE pair (SG 0108). £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1915 2a6p rate 'PASSED BY POSTAL CENSOR/2/CALCUTTA' cover to USA struck TOO LATE. 1915 (SEP.17.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2a6p tied CALCUTTA with red boxed TOO LATE handstamp at left and struck by scarce PASSED BY POSTAL CENSOR/2/CALCUTTA h/s. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1866 'BOMBAY BEARING AS' stampless local cover. 1866 internal mini stampless cover struck by triangular BOMBAY b/s with black boxed BOMBAY/ BEARING AS handstamp applied dated 14.DE.66. £85.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1868 'BOMBAY BEARING AS' local stampless cover. 1868 internal mini stampless cover with AJMER and SEEKER cancels with black boxed BOMBAY/BEARING AS h/s applied dated APR.24.68. £85.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1867 'BOMBAY/BEARING AS' local stampless cover. 1867 internal mini stampless cover with JEYPOUR b/s withtriangular S/BOMBAY cancel and with black boxed BOMBAY/BEARING AS h/s applied dated 15.AP.67 £85.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1915 stampless 'FPO/No.12' censored use of INDIAN SOLDIERS FUND' postcard to UK. 1915 (MA.26.) use of stampless 'Lord Roberts/Indian Soldiers Fund 1914' postcard addressed to UK cancelled F.P.O./No.12 and struck by red boxed PASSED BY/No.12/CENSOR crowned h/s. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1951 use of baggage label to UK used at MUNNAR TRAVANCORE. 1951 (APR.21.) use of baggage label addressed UK from the 'Letchmi Eastate at Munnar' bearing 1a and 2a adhesives tied MUNNAR TRAVANCORE. Light central fold. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1860 (circa) 1a red cover to Jubbulpore. 1860 (circa) 1a red (SG type 7) on small cover marked 'Stamped' Jubbulpore cancelled by blurred strike and with red MADRAS cds at lower left. Mount marks on reverse and some minor faults but addressed to Captain Ludlow, Supt Engineering. £250.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1920 use of Urdu printed text 'OAS' envelope at FPO/No.171 with ARMY/PZA/SIGNALS h/s. 1920 (JUN.5.) use of black on pale green ON ACTIVE SERVICE envelope pre-printed in Urdu native script addressed to UK cancelled by F.P.O./NO.171 cds with black boxed FIELD SERVICE/ POSTAGE FREE h/s on the front and rare circular magenta ARMY/PZA/SIGNALS b/s. £125.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 8a red-violet uprated PSE to UK struck 'TOO LATE FOR AIR MAIL/KARACHI. H&G 1. 1929 8a red-violet postal stationery envelope addressed to UK bearing additional 1/2a adhesive struck on reverse by scarce black boxed TOO LATE FOR AIR MAIL/KARACHI h/s dated 4.OCT.33. H&G 1. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1933 'TOO LATE FOR AIR MAIL/DELHI' handstamped air cover to UK. 1933 (OCT.3.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2a and 4a 'air' (x2) adhesives tied by boxed SUPPORT INDIAN INDUSTRIES/DELHI cancels and struck at bottom left by scarce TOO LATE FOR AIR MAIL/DELHI h/s. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1944 censored 'FREE X'MAS/MAIL' illustrated GREETINGS letter card to UK. 1944 use of dark blue on blue (cream) interior GREETINGS illustrated air mail letter card issued by the Royal Navy for British Military Forces with pictorial interior (Kessler type 66) handstamped FREE/X'MAS/MAIL in red addressed to UK and with black on cream OPENED BY EXAMINER label at right struck by crowned PASSED/DHC/66 censor h/s. on reverse. Very scarce. £120.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1988 Rs0.50 INDIAN POSTAL ORDER 1988 issued Rs0.50 deep purple and green on cream INDIAN POSTAL ORDER cashed and with small official hole at left. £15.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1989 Rs1.00 INDIAN POSTAL ORDER. 1989 issued Rs1.00 deep purple and green on cream INDIAN POSTAL ORDER cancelled SHU LONG. £15.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1988 Rs2.00 INDIAN POSTAL ORDER. 1988 issued Rs2.00 deep puple and green on cream INDIAN POSTAL ORDER cancelled GURG. £15.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1988 Rs5.00 INDIAN POSTAL ORDER. 1988 issued Rs5.00 deep purple and green on cream INDIAN POSTAL ORDER cancelled BILEGHATA (Money Office). £15.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1989 Rs10.00 INDIAN POSTAL ORDER. 1989 issued Rs10.00 pale red and green on cream INDIAN POSTAL ORDER cancelled GORHAT. £15.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1937 cover to UK used at ATTAKATTI struck CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OBTAINED. 1937 (MAR.10.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2a, 1a (x2) and 1a3p (x4) tied ATTAKATTI and struck by violet CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OBTAINED at left. £30.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1921 1 1/2a black on 1a carmine surcharged PSC to Germany used at MYLAPORE. H&G 26. 1921 1 1/2 black surcharge on 1a carmine on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany cancelled by MYLAPORE cds dated 29.SEP.21. cds. H&G 26. £85.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1902 1/2a green PSE to Lonavla cancelled TEMPORARY B.O. H&G 8. 1902 1/2a green on cream postal stationery envelope cancelled TEMPORARY B.O. cds dated 10.MY.09 with LONAVLA arrival b/s. H&G 8. £22.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1842 stampless entire to UK struck 'MADRAS/PAID' on reverse. 1842 (JUL.2.) entire addressed to UK rated '2/8' on front in manuscript with red oval INDIA h/s applied and with red boxed MADRAS/PAID handstamp on reverse. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 10a rate registered 'INSURED' cover to UK used at DELHI. 1929 (DEC.26.) registered cover to UK (central fold) bearing 1a,2a,3a and 4a adhesives tied DELHI/REG with scarce black on red (imperforate) INSURED/tolas label applied and marked in mansuscript 'Insured for £1'. £50.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 10a rate registered 'INSURED' cover to UK used at DELHI. 1929 (JLY.3.) registered cover to UK (central fold) bearing 2a and 8a adhesives tied DELHI/REG and with scarce black on red (imperforate) INSURED/tolas label applied and marked in manuscript Insured £3' . £50.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1879 9p 'Soldiers and Seamans' envelope used at POONA. H&G 1. 1879 9p red on cream 'Soldiers and Seaman's' envelope addressed to UK cancelled by POONA cds dated 30.NO.94. A military use from a sergeant of the 2nd Bt. Kings 6th Yorkshire Light Infantry stationed at Poona. H&G 1. £65.00 |