Bidspirit auctions | PHILAUCTIONS Auction Aug 23
PHILAUCTIONS, Aug 23. 470 lots.
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Lots in this catalog (470)
- Lot 1: Calcutta Pt. Pd. GPO entire – 1826 strike of Giles#15a. Toned condition does not detract.
- Lot 2: Calcutta to Mirzapore 1829 entire – with contents. Superb strike of Giles#15a.
- Lot 3: Calcutta to Edinburgh February 1854 entire – fine strike of Giles#G18.
- Lot 4: Calcutta to UK Combination entire 1850 – redirected on arrival to Leamington Spa with GB 1 penny.
- Lot 5: Delhi Receiving House Giles#15 – on part entire.
- Lot 6: Nagpore post office Handstruck postage stamps record – with Nagpore paid in red & Nagpore Bearing? in black.
- Lot 7: Poona Paid 1846 envelope to Guernsey – with red strike of Giles#12, slightly roughly opened and stuck down on reverse.
- Lot 8: Entire to Lodianah via Bombay and Umbalah – superb entire with Bombay Ship Receipt strike on front and Umbalah Bearing
- Lot 9: White Scinde Dawk used – on piece with large margins.
- Lot 10: White Scinde Dawk very fine used – reverse with remnants of original letter on which it was used.
- Lot 11: Blue Scinde Dawk very fine used – large to very large margins.
- Lot 12: Nine and a Half Arches Vermillion stamp – superb with clear margins on all sides.
- Lot 13: Deep Vermillion Nine and a Half Arches stamp – SG#1a with clear margins on all sides, paper slightly soiled.
- Lot 14: Half Anna Die III Mint stamp – one of the major rarities of Indian philately especially in this very distinct Blue
- Lot 15: Half Anna very fine used pair – Die III vertical pair with fine margins.
- Lot 16: Half Anna superb ensemble of 8 stamps – on large pieces, pieces and fine used examples. Very low start.
- Lot 17: One Anna Die I Mint – superb margins and displays large part of central watermarks. Superb for sheet reconstruction.
- Lot 18: One Anna Die II SG#13 Mint stamp – with superb margins. Scarce especially in this brilliant condition.
- Lot 19: One Anna Dull Red Die II SG#14 Mint stamp – with superb margins. Very desirable.
- Lot 20: Die III One Anna Red SG#15 Mint stamp – with very fine margins.
- Lot 21: One Anna Die I Red Mint corners cut – mint condition but all 4 corners cut.
- Lot 22: Two Annas Mint superb stamp – with clear margins, very desirable.
- Lot 23: Two annas on One anna watermark very fine used – SG#31b toned but with clear all round margins.
- Lot 24: Four Annas First Printing used – very fine condition. Very desirable.
- Lot 25: Second Printing 4 annas very fine used – superb example with excellent margins on all sides.
- Lot 26: Four Annas Cut Square Second printing – fine used stamp.
- Lot 27: Third Printing 4 annas SG#21 very fine used – margins on all sides.
- Lot 28: Third Printing 4 annas cut to shape with wide margins – vendor describes this as SG#21b.
- Lot 29: Four Annas Fourth Printing Variety stamp – very fine used with clear margins.
- Lot 30: Fifth Printing 4 annas very fine used – clear margins and stamp cancelled by Type 7/B/46 of Burdwan.
- Lot 31: Half anna cover Nassick to Ahmednuggur 1856 - stamp tied by Type 4/36 of Nassick,
- Lot 32: Madras to Bangalore Half Anna rated entire – Bangalore GPO strike in blue on reverse.
- Lot 33: Half Anna entire from Delhi to Calcutta – stamp tied by Type 5 with Delhi transit and Calcutta delivery cds on reverse.
- Lot 34: Half anna 3 native entires – with 2 of the stamps having excellent margins.
- Lot 35: WITHDRAWN
- Lot 36: Two annas 1854 and East India combination cover – both stamps cancelled with Type 5. Bombay and London cds on reverse.
- Lot 37: Four Annas 1856 cover Poona to Ireland – SG#23 cut to shape tied by Type 4/52 of Poona.
- Lot 38: East India 4 annas Mint Imperf Error – magnificent stamp with wide margins and heavily hinged.
- Lot 39: Eight Annas East India Imperf Error – magnificent stamp on bluish paper and wide margins.
- Lot 40: Half Anna without watermark SG#37-38 mint stamps – fine mint stamps, minor ageing marks only.
- Lot 41: East India 1 anna without watermark SG#39-40 mint stamps – fine mint stamps with minor ageing marks.
- Lot 42: Two Annas Dull Pink Imperf – error in one of the rarest stamps of this issue.
- Lot 43: East India Yellow Two Annas Mint stamp – fine mint with some shortish perforations.
- Lot 44: Eight annas East India Carmine mint stamp – superb example of SG#48,
- Lot 45: East India 8 annas Pale Carmine SG#49 mounted mint – without watermark. Minor blemishes only.
- Lot 46: Eight Pies set of 3 No Watermark issue superb Mint – SG#51/53 stamps with large part original gum that catalogues
- Lot 47: East India set of 7 watermarked stamps – SG#54/60 in fine mint condition. Very fine set at low start.
- Lot 48: Error 8 pies Inverted watermark SG#56w – superb example of Elephant watermark inverted.
- Lot 49: East India 4 annas Green mint stamp – SG#64 a key stamp of the Elephant watermark series with part original gum.
- Lot 50: East India 8 annas Carmine mint stamp – SG#65,
- Lot 51: West India Essays in Pink and Red blocks of 4 – superb with clear margins. Very low start.
- Lot 52: West India Essay in Green block of 9 – crease affecting the bottom 3 stamps only but even that is not visible from the
- Lot 53: Six annas Postage on Fiscal two fine used stamps – superb examples of SG#66 and SG#68. Very fine used.
- Lot 54: QV Empire 1882 complete mint set with all shades – SG#84/101 including all shades making this a set of 18 values.
- Lot 55: Error 9 pies Star Inverted Watermark Error – fine mint example of SG#87w. Crease at bottom,
- Lot 56: Three Annas Star Inverted Watermark Error – superb mint condition.
- Lot 57: QV Colour Trial Rs.
- Lot 58: Stamp printed Double Error SG#110b – unmounted mint. Rare and key stamp in fantastic condition.
- Lot 59: KEVII all values to Rs. 1 includes all recorded shades – SG#119/137 all stamps recorded by Stanley Gibbons.
- Lot 60: KEVII Rs. 2, 3 and 5 includes all recorded shades – SG#138/143, most stamps in fine mint condition.
- Lot 61: Edward Rs. 10 high value mint stamp – fine mint example of SG#144.
- Lot 62: Edward Rs. 15 high value mint stamp – fine mint example of SG#146.
- Lot 63: KEVII Rs. 25 High Value Key mint stamp – SG#147 with large part original gum. Superb.
- Lot 64: KEVII Rs. 25 very fine used stamp – SG#147 in excellent condition.
- Lot 65: New Delhi Specimen 11 stamps – 8 stamps of the Two Annas and 3 stamps of the Rupee One.
- Lot 66: KGV Single Star 1911 complete set with all shades – SG#151/191 of which Stanley Gibbons lists 41 stamps but the JLC
- Lot 67: KGV 3 pies Inverted Watermarks 2 mint stamps – SG#151w and 153w both in very fine condition.
- Lot 68: KGV 1.5 annas Inverted Watermark mint stamp – SG#165w in very fine condition.
- Lot 69: KGV 2 annas Deep Mauve Inverted Watermark mint stamp – SG#168w in very fine condition.
- Lot 70: Eight Annas Inverted Watermark Error mint stamp – superb example of SG#180w.
- Lot 71: Twelve Annas Inverted Watermark Error mint stamp – SG#183w in fine condition.
- Lot 72: KGV Surcharge Inverted and normal in block of 4 – this the first such error that we have handled.
- Lot 73: Surcharge omitted in horizontal pair with normal – SG#195b error, marks on front do not detract,
- Lot 74: KGV Rs. 15 Mint block of 4 – rare multiple of SG#218 with toned gum but unmounted mint condition.
- Lot 75: KGV Rs. 25 Mint block of 4 – large part toned original gum with minor paper adhesion on reverse.
- Lot 76: New Delhi Inauguration 1931 mint sets with both watermarks – multiple stars pointing right and pointing left.
- Lot 77: Furana Variety in Purana Qila mint stamp – ageing marks do not detract from this fine example of SG#226a.
- Lot 78: Silver Jubilee 1935 mint sets with both watermarks – multiple stars pointing right and pointing left.
- Lot 79: Bird on Parapet Variety Silver Jubilee very fine used – superb example of SG#245a tied by Triplicane cds.
- Lot 80: KEVII Booklet Black on Green – 5 intact panes of KEVII half anna stamps. Superb example of SG#SB3.
- Lot 81: India Black on Pink Booklet – KGV cypher and 10 KEVII stamps extant inside. Excellent example of SG#SB4b.
- Lot 82: One Rupee Eight Annas Booklet – 16 stamps of 1.5 annas. Complete unexploded booklet with all stamps intact.
- Lot 83: Mysore Sandal Soap advert Booklet – fine example of SG#SB21 with 14 of the 16 original stamps present.
- Lot 84: One Rupee Two Annas Booklet – SG#SB13 with none of the original stamps but service issues inside attached to
- Lot 85: Small Service Half Anna SG#O6 mint stamp – fine mint condition for this high catalogue value stamp.
- Lot 86: One Anna Brown SG#O9 Small Service mint stamp – large part original gum.
- Lot 87: Small Service 1 anna Deep Brown SG#O10 mint stamp – superb example of this high catalogue value stamp.
- Lot 88: Eight Annas Carmine and Pale Carmine Small Service mint stamps – the pale carmine not listed by Stanley Gibbons.
- Lot 89: Two Annas Service on Fiscal superb mint stamp – SG#O15 very high catalogue value. Gem from the JLC Collection.
- Lot 90: Service on Fiscal SG#O16 very fine used – certified by RPSL in 1954 and with Stanley Gibbons stock card.
- Lot 91: Four Annas Service on Fiscal stamp – SG#O17 certified by Sergio Sismondo in 2011.
- Lot 92: KEVII Official issues 2 Mint complete sets – SG#O54/65 complete set with all shades plus SGO66/O67.
- Lot 93: KEVII No Stop after M in 3 pies – SG#O55a very fine used stamp that catalogues at above Rs. 50,000.
- Lot 94: KEVII Half Anna No Stop after M – mint in pair with normal stamp.
- Lot 95: KEVII Rs. 25 Official Mint – minor diagonal crease on lower left corner does not detract. Catalogues at above Rs.
- Lot 96: KGV Service Single Star Mint complete set – SG#O73/O96 24 stamps including shades that catalogue at above Rs. 1 lakh.
- Lot 97: Official 3 different Mint sets – SG#O97/98, O105/O108 and O122/O131 in fine mint condition.
- Lot 98: Error 1 anna overprint on 1 anna – fine gutter margin example of SG#O107a which catalogues at above Rs. 30,000.
- Lot 99: KGV Multiple Stars Official complete set – SG#109/120 in fine mint condition.
- Lot 100: OEF on CEF Error 3 mint rows – clear error in all 3 rows in Position R1/5.
- Lot 101: Postal Service QV complete Mint set of 11 stamps – in very fine condition. Very desirable.
- Lot 102: QV Postal Service Rs. 3 block of 4 – very fine used and very low start.
- Lot 103: QV Postal Service Rs. 5 block of 4 – very fine used. Some notable perf separation,
- Lot 104: KEVII Postal Service Rs. 2 block of 4 – excellent save for thinning majorly affecting one of the stamps.
- Lot 105: Pondicherry to Chennai half anna rated entire – front with 1854 issue tied by diamond of dots cancel while reverse has
- Lot 106: Two Annas 1854 cancelled by Type 7/C/111 of Pondicherry – with margins all round.
- Lot 107: French and British Indian stamps combination to Mauritius 1868 – on large piece,
- Lot 108: QV Reply Card used from French India to Germany – indicia cancelled by Experimental post office. Mahe, Bombay,
- Lot 109: Airmail PC used in Pondicherry Postage Due – sent in 1950 from Pondicherry to France. Marked 12c postage due.
- Lot 110: Two annas Used in Singapore – cancelled by Type 7/B/172 of Singapore. Superb.
- Lot 111: India Used in Tibet Pharijong FPO Postage Due – cover sent from Pharijong to Nepal in 1948.
- Lot 112: India used in Gyantse Tibet – registered Acknowledgment Due cover from Gyantse to Kathmandu.
- Lot 113: India Afghanistan combination cover 1925 – the Indian stamps paying the 3 annas rate to Germany prevalent at that time
- Lot 114: One anna Used in Burma – cancelled by Type 7/B/5 of Akyab. Minor thin not visible from front. Scarce.
- Lot 115: Handpainted mourning cover from Toungoo Burma – 8 annas stamp tied by Toungoo duplex postmark in blue which is in
- Lot 116: India Used in Burma Thyetmyo and Mandalay 2 covers – the first cover particularly notable as the stamp is tied by
- Lot 117: Rangoon to Canada one anna postal stationery DLO – very fine usage with Bombay, Rangoon and Canadian DLO postmarks.
- Lot 118: KGV PC used in Ceylon – superb usage in combination with Ceylon 2c stamp and sent from Colombo to Madras in 1917.
- Lot 119: KGVI 1939 Mombasa Paquebot cover – 3 values of KGVI 1937 issues tied by Mombasa Paquebot cds.
- Lot 120: Bahrain India Overprint seamail cover – minor corner damage to one of the stamps.
- Lot 121: Kuwait on India Airmail antenna on head of airplane – Dave#10 in Kuwait stamp.
- Lot 122: Mafia Island on IEF complete set of 10 Mint stamps – SG#M33/M42 with large part original gum.
- Lot 123: Mafia Island on IEF Issues 3 Mint stamps – SG#M43/M45 stamps handstamped by type M5 in violet.
- Lot 124: Nabha KGVI 3 pies complete mint sheet of 320 stamps – SG#105 in largely superb condition.
- Lot 125: KGVI Nabha State 1 anna complete mint sheet of 320 stamps – SG#108 in largely superb condition.
- Lot 126: Nabha State KGVI 1a3p complete mint sheet of 320 stamps – SG#109 in largely superb condition.
- Lot 127: KGVI Nabha state 2 annas complete mint sheet of 320 stamps – SG#111 in superb condition.
- Lot 128: Patiala State overprint KGVI 3 pies complete mint sheet of 320 stamps – SG#103 in superb condition.
- Lot 129: Patiala State KGVI half anna complete mint sheet of 320 stamps – SG#104 in superb condition.
- Lot 130: KGVI Patiala State 9 pies complete mint sheet of 320 stamps – SG#105 in superb condition.
- Lot 131: Patiala one and a half annas complete mint sheet SG#108 – 320 stamps in superb condition.
- Lot 132: KGVI 3 annas complete mint sheet of 320 stamps – SG#110 in superb condition.
- Lot 133: Patiala 6 annas complete mint sheet of 320 stamps – SG#113 in superb condition.
- Lot 134: KGVI 8 annas complete mint sheet of 320 stamps – SG#114 in superb condition.
- Lot 135: Nabha State QV Half Anna Envelope Specimen – mint envelope with Specimen in red. Green Nabha State crest on the front,
- Lot 136: Calcutta Lottery 1823 Receipt Bank of Hindostan – interesting and rare survivor.
- Lot 137: QV uprated envelope sent registered to Malta – combination of QV indicia and KEVII stamps to a very scarce destination.
- Lot 138: KGV 1 anna Rare DLR issue PV#EN33 with colour on indicia variety – brilliant example of this rare envelope which is
- Lot 139: KGV 1 anna cut-out used 1926 to Nepal – used from Raxaul to Kathmandu. Nepal delivery cds on reverse.
- Lot 140: KGV 1 anna postage due envelope 1929 – with 3 French postage due stamps. Very Scarce.
- Lot 141: GB 1 penny reply card used from Ranikhet to England 1903 – indicia tied by Ranikhet cds and also mentioned on card’s
- Lot 142: QV Postcard sent to Java – scarce destination. Major vertical crease reinforced by tape on reverse.
- Lot 143: KGV Quarter Anna PC Overprint on reverse Error – very scarce and in superb condition.
- Lot 144: KGV 1.5 annas Mint postcard – very fine example of PC#35 that catalogues far above starting price.
- Lot 145: KGVI Demonetised postcard 1963 not accepted postage due – the KGVI indicia initially cancelled,
- Lot 146: QV Letter Sheet Mint Die 2 – minor marks do not detract as the indicia displays 3 of the recorded flaws.
- Lot 147: KGV Registered Envelope 2 annas + half anna 1912 Mint – odd ageing mark does not detract from this very fine example
- Lot 148: KGV 1922 Registered Envelope 2 annas + 1 anna 1922 Mint – superb condition. PV#RE12 in pristine condition.
- Lot 149: QV Official PC ‘Stamp Office/Cancelled/Bombay’ handstamp – near pristine condition. Very desirable archival specimen.
- Lot 150: KGV Airmail envelope complete bundle of 8 envelopes - plus intact wrapper.