Showing items in category India, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | INDIA - 1916 (circa) PRISONER OF WAR LETTER envelope censored to Bohemia. 1916 (circa) stampless PRISONER OF WAR LETTER envelope addressed to Bohemia from the Ahmednagar prisoner of war camp struck by violet circular POST FREE/P.C./PRISONER OF WAR handstamp. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1942 4as brown RAF censored 'Air Mail' PSC to UK used at Calcutta. H&G 4. 1942 4as brown on light cream buff postal stationery 'AirMail' postcard addressed to UK cancelled CALCUTTA and dated 18.AU.42 with violet boxed R.A.F./CENSOR/7 h/s applied. H&G 4. £120.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1879 9p vermilion 'Soldiers/Seamans' PSE struck STAMP OFFICE/BOMBAY. H&G 1. 1879 9p vermilion on white 'Soldiers and Seaman's' postal stationery envelope in unused condition handstamped by black oval STAMP OFFICE/CANCELLED/BOMBAY rubber strike. A rare specimen envelope. H&G 1. £250.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1908 1a rate postcard use to UK used at SPENCERS BUILDING. 1908 (NO.5.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'A toddy Shop' bearing 1a adhesive tied by the scarcer SPENCERS BUILDING cds. Spencers was an early retail chain shop. £30.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1951 inward air letter from KUT with scarce 'INTERNAL AIR FACILITY' h/s applied. 1951 inward dark blue on grey FORMULA air letter from Tanga in Kenya with PORBANDAR box arrival handstamp on reverse and struck on the front by scarce violet three lined FOREIGN ADMINISTRATION NOT INDICATED/INTERNAL AIR FACILITY HENCE ROUTED BY/SURFACE WITHIN INDIAN LIMITS. Scarce. £55.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1926 use of 'GONDAL RAILWAY/LICENSED TELEGRAPHED MESSAGE' form.
1926 use of black on buff GONDAL RAILWAY/LICENSED TELEGRAPHED MESSAGE form. £25.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1895 1/2a blue green 'ON/H.M.S.' PSE with EXPERIMENTAL/M-617 cancel. 1895 1/2d blue-green on cream postal stationery envelope overprinted 'ON/H.M.S.' in black addressed internally and cancelled by EXPERIMENTAL P.O. cds with 'M-617' coding dated 8.OC.00. H&G 1. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1938 2a6p rate cover to UK used at 'R.A.F.LINES'. 1938 (MY.18.) cover addressed to UK bearing 'GV' 1a3p (x2) adhesives tied by scarcer R.A.F.LINES cancel. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1921 1a rate postcard use to UK used at 'A & N STORES/CALCUTTA'. 1921 (MAR.31.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Agra Fort' bearing 1a adhesive tied by d/r 'A & N STORES/CALCUTTA' cds. A scarce 'Army and Navy Stores' cancel. £55.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1916 1a rate cover to UK used at BRITISH CAVALRY LINES. 1916 (JUN.2.) cover addressed to UK (ex part of reverse flap) bearing 1a adhesive tied by scarcer BRITISH CAVALRY LINES cds. £55.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1912 1a rate postcard to UK used at MHOW BARRACKS. 1912 (AUG.16.) use of postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Calcutta-Burmese Pagoda Eden Garden' bearing Edward VII 1a carmine adhesive tied by superb MHOW BARRACKS cds. Mhow Barracks was a cantonment in Indore. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1855 stampless wrapper to France with BUREAU DE PONDICHERRY cds. PONDICHERRY - 1855 (DEC.10.) outer stampless wrapper addressed to France marked 'Per Steamer/Via Suez and Marseilles cancelled by BUREAU DE PONDICHERRY cancel with light red boxed 'PD' (Paid) strike at left. Someageing but a nice early piece of mail from this Portugese enclave. £100.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1941 inward postcard from UK with NOT OPENED BY CENSOR h/s. 1941 (FEB.24.) inward postcard from UK to Calcutta struck on arrival by scarce black boxed NOT OPENED BY/CENSOR handstamp. Morenweiser type 8. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1854 4a indigo and red used 'space filler'. SG 17. 1854 4a indigo and red adhesive (SG type 9) cut to shape (Die 1) and cancelled by '93' grilled cancellator. Small thin on reverse but still a presentable space filler of this high catalogued stamp. SG 17. £50.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1855 local cover to Karikal struck by PONDICHERRY/BEARING h/s in red. PONDICHERRY - 1855 local cover addressed to Karikal bearing 1/2a blue adhesive tied by smudged 'rhomboid' cancelwith curved red INDIA PAID handstamp on reverse side and scarce red boxed PONDICHERRY/ BEARING handstamp. Light KARIKAL arrival in red. A scarce early use from Pondicherry. £200.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1871 'PONDICHERRY 111' entire to Madras bearing Indian 1/2a blue. PONDICHERRY - 1871 (JL.31.) entire addressed locally to Madras bearing 1/2a blue adhesive tied by '111' numeral cancel with PONDICHERRY cds at left. Red unframed MADRAS/DELIVERY arrival b/s dated 1871/AU.1./3. (Minor age faults). A scarce use from this Ex French territory. £185.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1858 'BUREAU DE PONDICHERRY' entire to France. PONDICHERRY - 1858 (JAN.25.) stampless entire addressed to Bordeaux cancelled by BUREAU DE PONDICHERRY d/r cds with red d/r COL.FRA/V.SUEZ AM.R.E. strike above. Struck by '15' rate mark. £150.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1883 1/2a green PSE of India used at PONDICHERRY. H&G 4. PONDICHERRY - 1883 1/2a green on white postal stationery envelope (size c) addressed to Karikal and cancelled by scarce s/r PONDICHERRY cds dated JAN.1.85. A scarce use of this envelope from Pondicherry. H&G 4. £95.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1905 1a postcard use to UK used at RAILWAY BUILDING CHITTAGONG. 1905 (FE.7.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Taj Mahal' bearing 1a adhesive tied by RAILWAY BUILDING CHITTAGONG cds. £15.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1952 4a orange 'Healthy India' adhesive on local cover used at SECUNDERBAD. 1952 (JAN.3.) cover addressed locally bearing the unissued 4a orange 'Healthy India' TRIAL adhesive tied by d/r SECUNDERABAD cds. Unusual use. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1918 1a rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/28/BOMBAY' postcard to Sweden. 1918 (22.7.) use of picture postcard addressed to Sweden (unusual) depicting 'Polikliniken I Tirupatur' bearing 1a adhesive tied TIRUPATURI RAMNAD and with violet circular PASSED CENSOR/28/BOMBAY h/s at left. £30.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1951 9p green 'Ghandi' illustrated PSC unused. H&G 65b. 1951 9p bright green on cream postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition depicting a greyish portrait of Ghandi Spinning on reverse dated (1942). H&G 65b. £25.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1951 9p green 'Ghandi' illustrated PSC unused. H&G 65. 1951 9p bright green on cream postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition depicting a brown portrait of Ghandi on reverse dated (1939). H&G 65. £25.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1938 'Imperial Airways' flight cover to UK with GB 6d adhesive tied BOMBAY FOREIGN/PAQUEBOT. 1938 (JAN.21.) cover addressed to UK marked 'Via Imperial Airways' and bearing GB 6d adhesive tied by BOMBAY FOREIGN/PAQUEBOT cds. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1951 'TB-CHRISTMAS GREETINGS' PROOF labels showing various stages of printing. 1951 'TB - Christmas Greetings' label range of 10 proof examples showing the completed label (imperforate) together with a further 9 examples showing various stages of the printing including frame only, vignette only (different colours) etc. A most unusual series of 10 proofs. £80.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1950 'TB-CHRISTMAS GREETINGS' PROOF labels showing various stages of printing. 1950 'TB - Christmas Greetings' label range of 11 proof examples showing the completed label (imperforate) together with a further 10 examples showing various stages of the printing including frame only, vignette only (different colours) etc. A most unusual series of 11 proofs. £80.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1947 1/2a violet surcharge on 9ps green PSRC uprated to USA at LAHORE. H&G 57. 1947 HALF ANNA in violet surcharge on outward section of the 9ps+9ps green on cream postal stationery reply postcard addressed to USA and uprated with additional 2as adhesive and tied by weak GPO/LAHORE cds dated 3.MAR.47. H&G 57. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1947 1/2a black surcharge on 9ps green PSC used with LATE FEE/NOT PAID h/s applied. H&G 56. 1947 1/2a black on 9p green on cream postal stationery postcard addressed locally & SET-1 (TPO) marking & oval LATE FEE/DETAINED/NOT PAID h/s. H&G 56. £30.00 |
;) | INDIA (Afghanistan) - 1928 'India/Afghanistan' combination cover from LANDIKHANA 1928 (MAR.6.) small sized cover addressed in local script bearing Indian 1a brown adhesive with 15 poul pink-red Afghan adhesive partly overlayed from the top right corner cancelled by LANDIKANA cds and oval Afghanistan strike. A scarce combination cover. £135.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1946 'Book Post' cover to Ireland struck INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID at BOMBAY. 1946 (AUG.31.) 'BOOK POST' cover addressed to Ireland (central fold) bearing 1a pair and 9p 'Victory' adhesive tied by BOMBAY roller strike and struck at left by black boxed INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID FOR/TRANSMISSION BY AIR MAIL handstamp. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1945 'Economy Slip' cover to Ireland used at BOMBAY R.M.S. 1945 (OC.26.) cover addressed to Ireland bearing 1/2a and 1a adhesive tied by BOMBAY R.M.S. cds with the stamps and address being applied to ECONOMY SLIP label in order save paper. £12.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1913 local cover with 'GB' 1/2d adhesive used at LALCHAND SYLHET. An unusual use. 1913 (SE.18.) cover addressed locally to Calcutta bearing GB 'GV' 1/2d green adhesive tied by s/r LALCHAND SYLHET cds and with CALCUTTA arrival b/s. A scarce use of this GB adhesive from what became Bangaladesh. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1934 first flight ROCKET MAIL cover from Saugor Island. 1934 (DEC.16) first night firing 'Rocket Mail' envelope addressed to Sangos Island bearing 9p green tied PARK STREET/CALCUTTA with speical violet boxed LIGHTHOUSE/SAUGOR ISLAND/16-12-1934 h/s and magenta s/l BY ROCKET MAIL strike. Only 150 items sent. Scarce. £225.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1923 2a to R1 'AGREEMENT' revenues in blocks of four struck CANCELLED. 1923 2a to R1 green 'Government of India' AGREEMENT official adhesives (Barefoot 1-7) each in mint blocks of four (brown gum) and each struck by violet CANCELLED rubber handstamps. Some minor (light) paper adhesion in a few places but a scarce set as such in multiples. (7 blocks). £300.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1917 PRISONER OF WAR censored envelope to USA from a POW inmate at Ahmednagar Camp. 1917 (circa) use of PRISONER OF WAR pre-printed envelope addressed to USA struck by violet circular PASSED BY CENSOR/79/BOMBAY handstamp. This coming from a prisoner 'Th Rabus' held at the Office Camp at Ahmednagar in India during the first world war. Unusual to USA. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1917 2a6p rate 'PASSED CENSOR 22/BOMBAY' cover to Iran with scarce VIA MOHAMERAH h/s. 1917 (FE.8.) cover addressed to Iran bearing 2a6p blue adhesive on reverse flap cancelled BOMBAY GPO with light circular PASSED CENSOR/22/BOMBAY h/s on front with scarce violet VIA MOHAMERAH instructional handstamp applied and ISFAHAN No.4 arrival cds. £85.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1913 1/2a green PSE to Karachi used at EXPERIMENTAL P.O./B-269. H&G 9. 1913 1/2a green on cream postal stationery envelope (size C) addressed to Karachi and bearing additional 1/2a adhesive tied by s/r EXPERIMENTAL P.O./B-269 cds dated 9.MA.22. H&G 9. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1905 1a rate postcard to UK used at EXPERIMENTAL P.O./M-1177. 1905 (AU.9.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Elephant and Trainer' bearing 1a adhesive tied by barred 'M' duplex with EXPERIMENTAL/M-1177 cds alongside and BOMBAY/F transit. The text shows use from Tinnevelly (now known as Tirunelveli). Nice 'proving' use. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1902 1/4a red-brown PSC to Bombay with 'K4/T/20-K' railway strike. 1902 Quarter Anna red-brown on cream 'East India' postal stationery postcard addressed to Bombay cancelled by barred 'T' strike with scarce 'K4/T/20-K. UP' railway cancel at left dated 20th November and with R/BOMBAY/DELY arrival on Nov 24th. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1943 'OAS' NOT TO BE TAXED handstamped stampless cover to UK. 1943 (AUG.6.) stampless cover addressed to UK marked 'K.B.B.ON ACTIVE SERVICE' and struck by violet two lined ON ACTIVE SERVICE/NOT TO BE TAXED handstamp. Censored my violet circular UNIT CENSOR/F5/INDIA strike with FPO/No.72 b/s. Troops at Trichinopoly. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1896 1a rate 'Soldiers Letter' to UK used at MEERUT. 1896 1a rate 'Soldiers' letter addressed to UK cancelled by MEERUT/Y cds and marked 'From Gr.W. Cambill. 34th Field. B.R.A.' and counter signed at lower left by the officer commanding. £165.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1892 9 pies rate 'Soldiers Letter' to UK used at KARACHI CAMP. 1892 (OC.12.) 9p rate 'Soldiers' letter addressed to UK headed by a Corporal of the 47th Field Battery R.A. and counter signed at lower left by its Major. Cancelled by squared circle KARACHI CAMP/3 cds with SEA POST OFFICE/C transit b/s. £180.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1917 1/2a red 'FOR SICK AND WOUNDED' red cross label mint. 1917 1/2a red 'For Sick & Wounded/Our Day/December 1917' RED CROSS label on gummed perforated paper. £15.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1911 1a rate postcard use to UK used at ARMY HEADQUARTERS/SIMLA. 1911 (FE.9.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Simla Hill Women at Sipi Fair' bearing 1/2a pair tied by scarce ARMY HEAD QUARTERS/SIMLA cds. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1909 1a rate postcard to Ireland used at DIKOM with TOO LATE h/s applied. 1909 (NO.8.) use of real photo postcard depicting 'horse and trap' addressed to Ireland and bearing 1a tied DIKOM with black boxed TOO LATE handstamp at left. £30.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1945 'FPO/99' censor cover to Bombay. 1945 (MAR.29.) cover addressed to Bombay bearing 3as violet adhesive tied by circular UNIT CENSOR/G402 h/s with F.P.O./No.99 cancel alongside used by Indian troops at Nasik. £30.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1903 postcard to France used at PONDICHERRY. PONDICHERRY - 1903 use of picture postcard addressed to France depicting 'Pondicherry-Vue Generale' bearing two examples of the Frence 'Etabissements De L'Inde' 5c adhesives each cancelled by d/r INDE/PONDICHERRY cds's. £75.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1914 LUCKNOW/UNPAID taxed postcard. 1914 (NO.22.) use of picture postcard addressed locallty bearing Edward VII 3p grey tied NULLAH and with LUCKNOW arrival cds at left. The card was underpaid and has both green oval LUCKNOW/ UNPAID h/s applied and boxed POSTAGE DUE/HALF ANNA strike. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1953 TRUSHIPPALLI/AIRPORT/T taxed cover to Ceylon. 1953 (AU.1.) cover addressed to Ceylon bearing 1a (x3) tied by TEAKULAM cds's with black boxed AMOUNT TO BE/COLLECTED…… instructional h/s added with '6cts' inserted in manuscript and scarce circular TRUSHIPPALLI/AIRPORT/T tax marking at left. £30.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1946 1/2a light violet PSC to Jaipur used at EXPERIMENTAL PO/N-7. H&G 52. 1946 1/2a light violet on cream 'KGVI' postal stationery postcard addressed to Jaipur cancelled by d/r EXPERIMENTAL P.O./N-7 cds dated 3.SEP.48. with GORTON.R.S/JAIPUR arrival cds. H&G 52. £20.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1915 ON POSTAL SERVICE/PRISONER OF WAR pre-printed card (fold) to Switzerland. 1915 use of pre-printed ON POSTAL SERVICE/PRISONER OF WAR postcard addressed to Switzerland (central fold) with pre-printed message section on reverse in German for inmate struck by violet '26.AUG.1915' h/s and black P.C./PRISONER OF WAR strike with AHMEDNAGAR cds applied on AUG.28th. POW use from Ahmednagar Camp. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1924 illustrated TELEGRAM use. 1924 (OCT.7.) use of 'Posts Telegraphs' illustrated advertisement telegram form with 'Drink Liptons Tea & Imperial Specials Cigarettes' on front and a host of adverts on reverse side. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1926 illustrated TELEGRAM use. 1926 (APR.28.) use of 'Posts Telegraphs' illustrated advertisement telegram form with 'Drink Liptons Tea & Eat Quaker Oats' on front and a host of adverts on reverse side. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1927 illustrated TELEGRAM use. 1927 (SEP.21.) use of 'Posts Telegraphs' illustrated advertisement telegram form with 'Drink Liptons Tea & Eat Quaker Oats' on front and a host of adverts on reverse side. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1927 use of 'advertisement' TELEGRAM form used at AHMEDABAD. 1927 (DEC.27) use of 'Posts Telegraphs' illustrated advertisement telegram form with 'Drink Liptons Tea & Imperial Specials Cigarettes' on front & a host of adverts on reverse dated AHMEDABAD. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1924 use of 'Advertisement' TELEGRAM form used at MADRAS. 1924 (DEC.30) use of 'Post Telegraphs' illustrated advertisement telegram form with 'Drink Liptons Tea & Gold Flake Cigarettes' on front & a host of adverts on reverse cancelled MADRAS. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1934 use of 'T.1-56' TELEGRAM envelope with advert complete with form used at CHURU. 1934 (JUL.13.) 'Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department' telegram form cancelled by CHURU/TEL cds complete with original envelope addressed in local script and pre-printed with USE/MYSORE SANDAL SOAP (lion) advertisement trade mark illustration at left. (Rough opening at right) £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1932 use of 'INDIAN POSTS & TELEGRAPHS' form with advertisement used at DEVAKOTTAR. 1932 (AUG.22) use of 'Indian Posts & Telegraphs Department' telegram form showing 'Horlicks Malted Milk' advert on front cancelled DEVAKOTTAR. £25.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1931 'INDIAN POSTS & TELEGRAPHS' form with advertisement used at KONAPET. 1931 (JAN.2) use of 'Indian Posts & Telegraphs Department' telegram forml showing 'National Insurance Co. Ltd' advert on front & cancelled KONAPET. £25.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1925 use of POST TELEGRAPHS form used at MADRAS. 1925 (MAR.26) use of POST TELEGRAPHS form used locally & cancelled by MADRAS/ C.T.D.cds. £25.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1948 use of Indian Posts & Telegrpahs' form with adhesives added at MANDVI/BOMBAY. 1948 (JUN.15) use of black on buff 'Indian Posts & Telegraphs Department' form sent to Pakistan bearing indian 2as, 12as & 1r adhesives tied by MANDVI/BOMBAY cds's with black 'X' & violet 'Y' markings applied. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1950 BY/SURFACE ROUTE/DELHI AIR h/s on inward cover from Germany. 1950 inward airmail cover from Germany to Bombay struck by black boxed BY/SURFACE ROUTE/ DELHI AIR h/s on arrival. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1928 25r orange and blue used. SG 219. 1928 25r orange and blue adhesive cancelled by central POST MASTER GENERAL/BOMBAY cds dated 20.APR.40. SG 219. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1952 cover with 4a HEALTHY INDIA adhesive used at CUMBRIA HILL/BOMBAY. 1952 (NOV.4) cover to USA bearing 4a (SG 333c) on front & the 1a red HEALTHY INDIA adhesive on reverse both tied by CUMBRIA HILL/BOMBAY cds's. A very scarce item so used. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1956 use of India telegram receipt. 1956 use of 'India Telegram Receipt' bearing a strip of three of the 4a orange HEALTHY INDIA stamps struck by a faked cancel. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1962 use of telegram receipt. 1962 use of INDIAN POST AND TELEGRAPHS receipt bearing a fine pair of the 1a red HEALTHY INDIA stamps cancelled by faked TRAIN LETTER cancel. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1952 HEALTHY INDIA stamps in mint blocks of four. Unlisted by SG. 1952 (circa) 1a red, 4a orange and 1r blue HEALTHY INDIA stamps in fine mint blocks of four. Unlisted by SG. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1921 9p on 1/2a surcharged PSE uprated to UK. H&G 10. 1921 9 pies black on 1/2a yellow green on cream postal stationery envelope (size f) addressed to UK bearing additional 3p and 1a adhesives tied by 3.AU.32 cds. H&G 10. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1926 1a on 1 1/2a u/m marginal copy with DOUBLE SURCHARGE variety. SG 0107. 1926 ONE ANNA black on 1 1/2as chocolate (type B) in a fine unmounted mint bottom marginal example example showing the major error DOUBLE SURCHARGE. SG in the footnote mentions this is of a clandestine origin. SG 0107. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1939 'Buenos Aires' UPU folder. 1939 Blue and yellow on cream official 'British India/Souvenir of the 11th UPU/Buenos Aires' conference folder bearing the 'KGVI' definitive series to 5r (SG 247-261) each struck into the pages. A scarce and rarely offered official 'KGVI' folder. £150.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1902 1/2a uprated PSE with TPO cancel and censored at BOMBAY. 1902 1/2a green on buff postal stationery envelope addressed to USA struck on the reverse by native script cds. The cover bears 1a pair tied by two strikes of the M-1/out/set No.3 'TPO' cancel and is struck at lower left by violet PASSED CENSOR/5/BOMBAY h/s. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1916 POSTAL CENSOR/5/CALCUTTA cover with TOO LATE h/s applied. 1916 (APR.26.) cover addressed to USA struck by scarce red boxed TOO LATE handstamp and with red d/r POSTAL CENSOR/5/CALCUTTA h/s applied. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1860 stampless entire to Mauritius (stamp removed). PONDICHERRY - (French Settlement) 1860 stampless entire addressed to Mauritius rated '6' in red manuscript and with blue two lined LATON, ERNY & CO/PONDICHERY company h/s at lower left. Struck by rare black BUREAU DE PONDICHERY cds dated 21.DEC.60 and with superb black crowned MAURITIUS/G.P.O. arrival b/s dated FE.10.1861. Scarce but original stamp removed. £75.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1869 stampless entire to Mauritius (stamp removed). PONDICHERRY - 1869 (OCT.22.) entire addressed to Mauritius (stamp unfortunately removed) but with large part of the French type INDE/PONDICHERRY cds (ringed outer/dotted inner) with red boxed 'PD' (Paid) h/s and oval GALLOIS MONTBRUN & FILS/PONDICHERRY & COGANDI company cachet at left. LIGNET/ PAQ transit b/s and MAURITIUS arrival b/s. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1923 BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/BOMBAY cover to Punjab. 1923 (DEC.18.) locally addressed cover to the Punjab (opened roughly at left edge) bearing 1a brown tied by BOMBAY/BRITISH EMPIRE/EXHIBITION slogan strike. £75.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1906 use of postcard to UK with French 5c used at PONDICHERRY. PONDICHERRY - 1906 (MY.23.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Pondichery-Une Picotte' bearing French Colonies 'Etablessements de L'inde' 5c adhesive in green and red tied by PONDICHERY/INDE cds with additional strike at left. £50.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 SENT BY LAUNCH FOR DELIVERY/ABOARD BY PILOT instructional handstamp cover. 1935 (8.NO.) inward cover from UK with black boxed CANCELLED/BOMBAY/DELY strike across the air mail label. BOMBAY GPO/WINDOW b/s and struck across the front by violet SENT BY LAUNCH FOR DELIVERY/ABOARD BY PILOT instructional h/s. Scarce. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1917 1/2A OUR DAY/FOR SICK AND WOUNDED 'rouletted' patriotic label unused. 1917 1/2a pinkish red on cream OUR DAY/FOR SICK AND WOUNDED 'rouletted' patriotic label issued to raise funds. Unused without gum. £10.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1944 use of PRISONERS OF WAR POST letter sheet censored to Italy. 1944 use of stampless PRISONERS OF WAR POST letter sheet addressed to Rome in Italy and struck by black crowned PASSED/DHP/3 octagonal strike and violet DHP/323 h/s on front. Sent by an Italian POW at the PW Camp at Bombay. (I.A.F. Z-2241-Imprint on reverse). £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1915 1a rate postcard use to Holland with PASSED BY CENSOR/16/BOMBAY WWI marking. 1915 (NO.17.) use of picture postcard addressed to Holland depicting 'Neils Statue and corner of Spencers Buildings, Madras' bearing 1a adhesive tied MADRAS and with violet circuilar PASSED BY CENSOR/16/BOMBAY h/s applied. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1916 PRISONER OF WAR censored envelope to Switzerland from Ahmednagar POW Camp. 1916 red on cream PRISONERS OF WAR LETTER envelope addressed to Switzerland pre-printed NO STAMP REQUIRED/PRISONERS OF WAR AHMEDNAGAR with violet two lined PASSED CENSOR/25 OCT.1916 h/s applied at lower left and with black on cream OPENED BY/CENSOR/ P.W.95 label on reverse side. Sent from the Ahmednagar POW camp. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1917 (circa) PRISONER OF WAR censored envelope to Switzerland from Ahmednagar POW Camp. 1917 (circa) stampless PRISONER OF WAR/NO STAMP REQUIRED pre-printed envelope addressed to Switzerland struck by violet MAY 22 191(?) date stamp and with violet d/r PASSED CENSOR/82/BOMBAY h/s applied. Sent from the Ahmednagar POW camp. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1915 censor cover to Switzerland with 2a6a PERFIN used at MADRAS. 1915 (JA.14.) cover addressed to Switzerland bearing 2a6p adhesive PERFIN cancelled MADRAS with violet circular PASSED BY CENSOR/9/BOMBAY h/s applied at lower left. The reverse side has red on cream crested OPENED BY CENSOR label. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1942 'OAS' cover to UK with TREATED AS PREPAID AND DELIVERED FREE/CALCUTTA h/s. 1942 (SEP.16.) stampless cover addressed to UK marked 'On Active Service' (some light tone spots) struck on the reverse by TNSUKI cds with violet circular UNIT CENSOR/INDIA h/s applied to the front and struck by scarce black TREATED AS PREPAID/AND DELIVERED FREE/CALCUTTA GPO h/s. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1933 CALCUTTA-KARACHI first flight cover. 1933 (JLY.10) First flight cover to Cawnpore bearing 1a3p & 2a adhesives tied by ASANSOL/ UR/WANTED ON THE/TELEPHONE slogan strike with black boxed CALCUTTA-KARACHI/ FIRST AIRMAIL cachet on reverse. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1932 1a3p PSE used on MADRAS-CALCUTTA first flight. 1932 1a3p purple on cream postal stationery envelope (H&G 14) pre-printed FIRST FLIGHT/ CALCUTTA-MADRAS & bearing additional 2a adhesive tied by BUY POST OFFICE/CASH CERTIFICATES slogan strike with PURI cds b/s dated 11.FEB.34 & MADRAS arrival. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1940 cover to UK with NOT OPENED BY CENSOR h/s used at CALCUTTA HEAD POST MBR. 1940 (OCT.18.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2a,4a and 8a adhesives tied by CALCUTTA HEAD POST MBR strikes and struck at lower left by black boxed NOT OPENED BY/D CENSOR 5 h/s. Morenweiser type 8. The 'D' code denotes Madras. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1901 AHMEDNAGAR 'Boer War' prisoner of war camp cover to South Africa. 1901 (SE.24.) cover addressed to Port Elizabeth in South Africa (central fold) bearing Indian 1a adhesive tied by AHMEDNAGAR cds with violet oval CENSOR P.O.W./B.P. O'DOWD/AHMEDNAGAR, INDIA cachet applied at left. This being used for Boer War prisoners. Squared circle PORT ELIZABETH/CGH arrival b/s. £200.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1915 inward PSE from USA with PASSED BY POSTAL CENSOR/1/CALCUTTA handstamp applied. 1915 inward uprated 2c postal stationery envelope from USA with scarce red circular PASSED BY POSTAL CENSOR/1/CALCUTTA h/s on front and additional strike on reverse. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1915 inward cover from USA with PASSED BY POSTAL CENSOR/CALCUTTA/5 handstamp. 1915 inward long cover from USA cancelled by CALCUTTA arrival on reverse dated 24.MY.1915. Struck on the front by rare red circular PASSED BY POSTAL CENSOR/CALCUTTA/5 handstamp with rare black circular POSTAL CENSOR/CALCUTTA strike on the reverse. £55.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1936 cover to UK with INDIA-ENGLAND transmission strike in violet. 1936 (JAN.25.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2a, 2a, 3a6p and 4a pair adhesives tied by BOMBAY FOREIGN cds and struck at left by scarce INDIA-ENGLAND instructional h/s in violet. £40.00 |
;) | SEYCHELLES - 1907 Seychelles postcard to UK used at GOPAULPORE in India. 1907 (NO.16.) use of Seychelles picture postcard addressed to UK from India depicting 'Waterfall at Midland, Prorchin, Seychelles' bearing Indian 1/2a green pair tied GOPAULPORE. £20.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 cover to UK with DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS PESHWAR/DUE marking. 1935 (DEC.30.) cover addressed to UK (tear at top edge) bearing 3a6p and 4a adhesives tied by DISTRICT HEAD QUARTERS/PESHAWAR but being underpaid having 'horse shoe' DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS PESHWAR/DUE/…AS handstamp applied at left. £22.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1914 cover to USA with violet LATE FEE PAID handstamp.
1914 (NO.19.) commercial cover to USA bearing Edward VII 4a adhesive tied with GV 2a6p adhesive by CALCUTTA F.C. cds with part black on white PASSED BY/CENSOR strip at left edge and struck by violet boxed LATE FEE PAID handstamp. £50.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1916 1a rate Bombay censored postcard to USA from AMBALA CITY.
1916 (FE.8.) postcard addressed to Usa depicting 'British Cavarly Barracks at Ambala' bearing 1a adhesive tied by AMBALA CITY cds and struck below by violet PASSED CENSOR/12/BOMBAY h/s. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 4a 'India-London' airmail PSC addressed to London. H&G 1. 1929 4a Blue on buff 'India-London' postal stationery airmail postcard addressed to UK & cancelled BOMBAY FOREIGN & dated 30.NOV.35. The world's first airmail postcard. Rare item. H&G 1. £120.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 7 1/2a on 8a red-violet PSE unused. H&G 2. 1935 7 1/2as on 8as Red-violet on white postal stationery envelope. Fine unused. A short lived envelope. H&G 2. £75.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1937 1r blue and black SPECIAL ADHESIVE revenue mint. 1937 1r Blue & black 'KGVI' SPECIAL ADHESIVE revenue stamp in fine mint condition (hinge remains). £8.00 |
;) ;) | INDIA - 1940 OAS 'Postage Free' PASSED BY NAVAL censor cover to Bombay. 1940 stampless cover addressed to Bombay marked 'On Active Service' struck by violet boxed POSTAGE FREE h/s with crowned PASSED BY/NAVAL CENSOR at lower left. BOMBAY arrival b/s dated 3.DEC.40. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1915 PRISONER OF WAR LETTER envelope from Ahmednagar Camp to Calcutta. 1915 use of red and black on white PRISONERS OF WAR LETTER envelope pre-printed NO STAMP REQUIRED and CENSORSHIP STAMP/PASSED BY COMMANDANT/ PRISONER OF WAR/AHMEDNAGAR. Addressed to Calcutta from Parole Camp with AHMEDNAGAR CAMP b/s dated 26.NO.15 and Calcutta arrival cds. £65.00 |