Postal History

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India 1876 post UPU single weight letter over paying the 5a rate from Calcutta to Austria via Brindisi by 1a but was forwarded to England where the rate was 6a. On reverse “SEA POST OFFICE D”, receiving and forwarding marks
$125.00
India 1876/77 8a single weight letter from Calcutta to Mauritius via Aden with Calcutta/India Paid
$125.00
India 1878 (Apr 8) 7a6p single weight letter from Bombay via Brindisi, via London Apr 27 to Canada (May 9). Red ms 1 in crayon credit to the colony and 15 cents credit to the Atlantic packet
$95.00
India 1878 cover to UK franked with 6a tied by AGRA duplex and “STAMPED” additionally franked with GB 1d red for redirection, with LONDON cds
$195.00
India 1879 singleweight letter from Bombay to Malta paying the 3a rate for letters not passing through England
$200.00
India 1883 fl to Reunion via Aden SEA POST OFFICE A
$125.00
India 1883 QV 2a rate Soldiers Letter from Dagshai to Ireland
$125.00
India 1884 single weight letter from Calcutta to Reunion via Bombay and Aden
$125.00
India 1888 single weight letter from Holland to Bombay
$50.00
India 1895 registered parcel card to Lyon/France (which was affixed to the parcel) franked with QV 2r, 1r green & carmine and two copies of 4a, sent from Teppakulam. Some needle holes not affecting stamps – very unusual item and scarce commercial usage of QV rupee values
$750.00
India 1901 QV 2a tied with “Calcutta/5 JU. 01” on a parcel tag used with tea samples sent from Calcutta to Messers. James Ashby and Sons, London. Scarce
$125.00
India 1902 “MAIDEN’S HOTEL CORONATION DURBAR DELHI” QV ½a on cover to Simla
$150.00
India 1903 QV ONE ANNA surcharge on 9p aniline carmine with addl. “POSTAL SERVICE” overprint used on cover
$500.00
India 1904 extremely scarce “CAMP P.O. (No. ?) /6 JA/(04)” on Handpain...
$2,950.00
India 1907 “MINTO FETE” special Calcutta cancel on picture postcard fw Edward 1a adddressed to London
$100.00
India 1907 MAIDEN’S HOTEL on UPU picture postcard of ruins of Cashmere Gate, Delhi from the time of Mutiny
$75.00
India 1910 Edward VII mourning cover with British flag and soldier inscribed “King Edward’s cherished memory Tommy Atkins will evermore revere” and black frame printed around space for adhesive with “1901/1910” for his period of reign, printed and used soon after his death on May 6, stamped with Edw ½a green tied by Coimbatore and delivery cds on reverse. A must have for any Edward collector
$1,750.00
India 1910 large preprinted registered cover from Delhi to Switzerland bearing KEVII 1/2a, 1a, 2a & 1r
$450.00
India 1911 Cover bearing Edward ½ green tied by “CORONATION DURBAR 1911” pictorial cancel, to Allahabad
$150.00
India 1914 GV I.E.F. set complete 10 values on 2 registered covers to Switzerland tied by “BASE OFFICE D / REG. / 11 DE. / 14” and “PASSED BY CENSOR / No. 29” in red with Switzerland delivery cds on reverse.
$450.00
India 1914 picture postcard of Golden Temple, Amritsar f.w. GV 1a tied by boxed “PAQUEBOT” to UK
$35.00
India 1922 “THE PRINCE OF WALES CAMP P.O. / 3 JAN 22” commemorative cancel on GV ½a “I.E.F.” on cover
$100.00
India 1933 Official Registered parcel card franked with Edward 2r on 10r x2 + GV 1r and re-used with GV 1r blk/5 on the other side with registration label – scarce high value usage
$250.00
India 1935 GV Silver Jubilee complete set on registered cover to London
$575.00
India 1937 (Aug 23) GVI Private First Day Cover bearing 9p and 1a stamps tied by Calcutta cds with delivery cds on reverse
$250.00
India 1937 (Dec 15) GVI Private First Day Cover bearing 9p pair and 1a pair tied by Appolo Bandar cds with delivery cds on reverse
$125.00
India 1938 GV Official registered cover (400x300mm) from Mhow Cantonment to Bombay bearing 3p, ½a and 1a x 209 stamps totaling to 5r1a – the highest franked cover we have ever seen.
$495.00
India 1944 (Dec 2) Clipper airmail cover to the USA franked with GV 15r, GVI 2r + others, tied by Bombay cds via Miami, Florida, with Censor tape and handstamp and auxiliary marking “Rec’d in Damaged Condition/Contents Apparently OK”. A very scarce postal usage of the GV high value stamp
$950.00
India 1946 (Jan 2 and Feb 8) GVI Victory set Private First Day Covers, one bearing 1½a and 3½a stamps cancelled Karachi Air Port /Jan 2, the other bearing 9p and 12a cancelled Anyarganj Cawnpore/8 Feb. This set was issued in two different dates, hence the two First Day Covers. A scarce combination
$295.00
India 1946 registered airmail cover f.w. GV 15r, GVI 2r, 3 1/2a, 3a to Switzerland (GV 15r used on commercial cover is rare)
$650.00