Pre Stamp Covers

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1827 entire letter from Norwood, Great Britain to Calcutta, India, per forwarding agent Horatio Hardy, signed by him on reverse and dated “21 Nov 1827”, handstamped framed “Inld. Ptg.-5/Ship Do-2/(1) As.7” with red “CALCUTTA/G.P.O./27 MY 27/1858” arrival datestamp alongside. Horatio Hardy was the proprietor of Jerusalem and East India Coffee House and acted as a forwarding agent for transmitting mail to India. An important and rare piece of postal history.
$12,500.00
Burma Postal History – 1843 “MOULMEIN/…MAY…/PAID-1-” in red on folded letter from Moulmein to Mauritius via Calcutta, “CALCUTTA/SHIPLETTER/1843 MAY 31/Inland 1/Ship Do.2/Total 3 + 1=4” Giles SR49, alongwith “CALCUTTA/G.P.O./SHIPLETTER/2 JU 2/1843” dispatch in red HG SD11 and “MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE/..A..27/1843” dc arrival. 2 other original letters enclosed. Scarce destination
$1,500.00
India Mysore War: 1815 (Apr 30) CAMP POST PAID Giles 2 on folded entire from Camp near Mustoor, to Mrs. De Havilland, Bangalore, with 6 fanams paid. Cross-written, easy-to-read correspondence are military related, besides personal
$3,500.00
India 18?? BOMBAY SHIPLETTER Bearing Giles SR3 on native cover (with contents)
$125.00
India 1815 Aug 27 Post Paid / Fort St. George HG 4 on folded letter to Thomas Fiott de Havilland’s wife in Bangalore, with “27 Aug” in black 4½ fanams. Transcript of letter enclosed.
$550.00
India 1825 (Jan 1) BUXAR FREE Unrecorded by Giles and also the earliest known letter from this Post Office (Jan 1) to UK via Calcutta with CALCUTTA GENERAL POST OFFICE Giles SD 8a
$1,150.00
India 1826 AGRA / POST PAID HG 1 ex Territorial on folded letter to “A. Clark, Assistant Surgeon 36th N.I. 3rd Brigade – Field Army before Bhurtpore – a day before the capture of Fortress by the British. A fine example of campaign mail.
$795.00
India 1828 (Jun 19) P.O. Meywar F.Force very fine strike of scarce Gwalior HG1 on folded letter to UK via Bombay, ‘INDIA LETTER PORTSMOUTH”, boxed “1/2”, arrival and delivery cds
$1,375.00
India 1830 pre-stamp cover from UK to Calcutta UNRECORDED Type “CALCUTTA G.P.O.” large circular in red
$485.00
India 1836 (Mar 4) BENARES POST PAID Giles 6 (late usage) on folded entire of Clark correspondence to Islampore via Delhi Provenance: Glenn Reed, Chairman, ISC
$375.00
India 1838 Calcutta “Ship Postage 3/ Inland do. 6 /An.9/2 Tolas” HG SR43 scarce double weight FL from London
$450.00
India 1843 (May 20) OOTACAMUND Bearing Giles 5 on folded entire from UK to Madras, BOMBAY Bearing Giles 20 transt Provenance: Glenn Reed, Chairman, ISC
$195.00
India 1844 BELLARY Paid Giles 9 on folded letter to 2nd light Cavalry Club, Madras. Contents mention “different destination given to each Regiment, Sholapore, Scinde & Arcot are the favourites for us.“
$425.00
India 1845 Aug 4 SULTAPORE Bearing 8as HG 1 on mourning cover to Benares
$350.00
India 1849 (Mar 5) LAHORE PAID Giles 1 on folded letter to UK via Southampton with INDIA in oval, UK transit and Bath delivery cds
$325.00
India 1850 BENARES STAn PAID Giles 12 on cover from Agra to Benares with AGRA Paid Giles 11
$250.00
India 1851 (Dec 30) PATNA Paid HG 14 in red on ladies cover to Calcutta with boxed AM and G.P.O. HG G19
$125.00
India 1852 (Apr 9) MEERUT Overland Giles 10 on cover to UK via Marseilles with oval INDIA in red and BATH delivery Provenance: Glenn Reed, Chairman, ISC
$325.00
India 1852 SEHORE Paid Giles 1 on mourning cover to London via Southampton, redirected to Rowland Road, with INDIA in oval
$175.00
India 1854 “ALLAHABAD RECEIVING HOUSE / Paid” Giles 11, (but earlier than recorded. Giles records its usage only in 1855) on cover fw ½a blue imperf die I, with diamond of dots cancel.
$250.00
India 1854 (Apr 11) DACCA PAID on fl to Calcutta from Major J Graham, 3rd European Regt, appy Ex. Officer Dacca. Unrecorded by Giles. Contents requesting changing the wordings “5th Regt. N.I. of 55th Regt” be replaced with “Executive Officer of Dacca” in the letters
$600.00
India 1854 (Jan 17) DUM DUM Paid HG 4 on cover to London via Calcutta and Southampton with two types of boxed INDIA PAID. Giles records usage between 1841-47, this is used 7 years later.
$295.00
India 1855 entire from Bombay to Van Diemans Land, Tasmania with two rare “BOMBAY/SHIP LETTER/PAID” strikes of ship mail via Suez in red (Giles SD11 – only 2 recorded), “BOMBAY/Bearing” in black (Giles 21) alongside and on top of one of the “PAID” strikes, part strike of Bombay GPO on reverse – rare destination and route
$5,500.00
India Campaign Mail: 1825-26 Siege of Bharatpur – 1825 (Dec 23) stampl...
$985.00
Straits Settlements 1846 (Sep 15) entire letter ex the Huth correspond...
$325.00