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  • Lot# : 830 India

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    1854/55: ½ a. blue, Die I, a used example with close to large margins all round, used on cover to Loodiana, tied by bold "253" obliterator of Simla in black. Reverse with despatch and arrival (July 17) cds's in red.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 831 India

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    1854/55: 4 a. blue & pale red, 1st printing, Head Die I, Frame Die I, a used example with large even margins all round, tiniest thin spot on forehead, lightly cacelled by dotted lozenge in black and part French (Jan 1855) cds in black. A scarce and most attractive stamp. Cert. RPSL (2019) Gi = £ 1'200.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 832 India

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    1854/55: 4 a. blue & pale red, 5th printing, Head Die III, Frame Die II, a used horizontal pair, position 9-10, with large even margins all round, lightly cancelled by octagonal obliterations in black. A charming and scarce multiple Gi = £ 2'400+.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 833 India

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    Jammu & Kashmir 1883/84: Three covers from the same correspondence to Sialkot, each bearing 1883 Jammu & Kashmir imperforate ¼ anna brown in combination with India ½ a. blue, with 1884 cover from GULMARG, another from KASHMIR and a third with tape stain, readdressed from Sialkot to Simla. A scarce and attractive trio.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 834 India

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 835 India

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    Indian Post Offices abroad - Penang 1857 (Dec 21): Unpaid Entire letter, date lined Penang and directed to Marseille, front struck by merchant's cachet "MATHIEU & Cie / PULO-PINANG" in blue, framed "INDIA UNPAID" handstamp in black and French "PAYS ETR. V. SUEZ MARSEILLE 26 JANV. 58" entry cds in red. Charged with '8' (décimes) due upon arrival. Presumably by courrier brought to Calcutta where it got its UNPAID handstamp, mail from Penang via Calcutta is very scarce as most mail was sent via Singapore.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 836 India

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    Used in Straits Settlements 1856/64: India 2 a. dull pink and 8 a. carmine, Die I (Gi Z30+Z35), used on 30 August 1862 entire letter from Penang, endorsed "via Marseilles" to Warrington, England tied by octagonal "B/147" obliterators in black with fine circular "PENANG / P.O." datestamp (Sept 5) in red below. Reverse with Warrington arrival cds (Oct 5) in black. Slight horizontal bend affects the adhesives but a rare and most attractive entire.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 837 India

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    Used in Persia, 1910:  3p, 1/2a and 1a on cover from the Persian Customs to Belgium. The stamps are tied by the Z4 type of the MOHAMMERAH date stamp dated 26 NO. 10. The cover is slightly trimmed at left, otherwise fine and rare.  
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 838 India

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    Feudatory States - Sirmoor 1892: 1p. yellow-green, imperforate in between, vertical pairs in two vertical strips of five, one stamp with fault, otherwise odd natural creasing, stamps folded in between. A rare variety.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 839 India

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    Feudatory States: 1877/1935 approx. Collection in stock book of some 600 values representing: 'BARWANI', 'BUNDI', 'BHOPAL', 'JAMMU and KASHMERE', 'COCHIN', 'CHARKARI', 'DUTTIA', 'HYDERABAT','HOLKAR', 'KISHANGAR', 'SARKAR; and many others, with obviously some but not excessive duplication, all in predominantly good state of preservation. This lot requires close inspection.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 840 India

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    Feudatory States: 1877/1935 approx. Collection in on album pages and stock book of some four hundred values representing: 'ALWAR', 'BUSSAHIR', 'BHOPAL', 'BHOR', 'CHARKARI', 'FARIDKOT',  'HYDERABAT', 'HOLKAR', 'JAIPUR', 'NAWANAGAR'; and many others, with obviously some but not excessive duplication, all in predominantly good state of preservation. This lot requires close inspection, we have some material from less frequently seen states.rn 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 842 India

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    1854: 4a. red and blue, head die III, frame die II, generously margined copy with outer frame line of right neighbour on right, together with eight further stamps from the first issue, including a 1/2a blue with interesting variety break in image with distinctly differing print above and below, a 1a red cancelled with lozenge C123 and a 2a green with B179 of THAYETMYO of BURMA. Rare and attractive.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 843 India

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    1854/2002 (ca.): Large collection of unused and used, neatly housed in 7 albums, with Pakistan, Ceylon incl. early issues, a good section of Indian Feudatory States, many complete sets, some multiples and duplicates, also a few covers, condition varies nevertheless generally fine to very fine, an interesting specialist lot.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 844 India

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    1887/88: Small group of covers (8) addressed to Bandar Abbas, Persian Gulf, with ½ a., 1 a., or 2 a. frankings from Bombay with adhesives tied by "Bombay" squared circle datestamps, all with fine strikes of Indian P.O. 'BANDARABAS' arrival datestamps.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 845 India

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    1905/1968: Accumulation of twenty-seven entires of India and areas including a letter originating from Nepal and four from Burma. There is also a sercice letter with full content charged 4d postage due for being overweight.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 846 India

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    1852/1947: Collection with an attractive section early issues, including square cut 4a (crease), early letters including 1/2a blue single franking, 1866 6a with large lettering. In total there are approximately fifty entires and fronts, which are largely 19th century material. A good collection with potential.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 988 India

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    1935 (May 31 - June 4): Selection Quetta Earthquake of unstamped envelopes (7) to England or Ireland, two with manuscript notations, four with "QUETTA EARTH QUAKE POSTAGE FREE" handstamp in black and one with "Quetta Earth Quake Free Postage Concession / Withdrawn" handstamp in magenta on reverse.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1002 India

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    Crash of Indian National Airlines Karachi - Lahore 1939 (23. Feb.): Envelope from Ireland to Jelhum, forwarded in ambulance envelope with manuscript: "Contains empty cover / found from the mail plane / crashed on 23-2-1939" on front and boxed "LAHORE 4 MAR 39" transit- and "Jehlum 5 Mar." arrival marks on reverse. Additionally British GPO letter (Aug. 11, 1966) regarding the accident Nierinck 390223a.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1008 India

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    Imperial Airways Crash of Short S.23 'CENTURION' at Hoogly River, Calcutta 1939 (June 12): Group of six crash covers from Burma and Malaya bearing 'SALVAGED MAIL / EX. CENTURION" cachets in red, including one with misspelt "EX. CENTURIA" variety (Nierinck type c) from Malaya and two matching covers from Penang showing inverted 'D' variety (Nierinck type d), further two stationeries and one cover from Rangoon, Burma of which one with M.P.480 label and the envelope with 'CENTURIO' variety with missing 'N'. Nierinck 390612.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1011 India

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    Unknown Crash India - Great Britain 1942 (Nov. 26): "DAMMAGED BY FIRE / IN TRANSIT" in violet applied on Military Mail from India, incl. Christmas Aerogram posted at "FPO 2... Nov. 26..." and OHMS envelope with censored O.A.S. envelope franked with India 8 a. tied by FPO 333 29.NO.42" cds. to Egypt. No details of this crash known. Hopkins assumes that salvaged mail was forwarded to London where the purple cachet has been applied Nierinck 421100.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1027 India

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    Air India Crash of Lokheed Constellation L-749 VT-CQP "Malabar Princess" at Mont Blanc, France 1950 (Nov. 3): 'Tata Industires' Ltd. Business envelope posted in "Bombay 1. Nov. 50" to London bearing special label 'Salvaged April 1951 from the / Air Liner "Malabar Princess" / which crashed in the Alps, November, 1950' tied by "London F.S. 30 AP 51" on reverse Nierinck 501103b.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1048 India

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    Air India Boeing 707 VT-DMH "KANCHANJUGA" Crash at Chamonix, Mont Blanc 1966 (Jan. 24): 'Correspondances / recuperées accident / avion Air India / Chamonix 24-1-1966" special cachet in black on aerogramm franked with two adhesives from 'Bombay 22-1-66", backstamped "CHAMONIX - MONT BLANC - SAVOIE 4-2-66" on reverse. Fine Nierinck 660124a.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF
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