Number of results: 1366
658
| Sale number: 15 India: 1854 1/2 anna blue, die II, in a complete unused sheet of 96 (8 x 12) with margins, mainly fine and scarce. S.G. 6, cat. £4,800+. Photo. Price Realised £1050 |
659
| Sale number: 15 India: 1854 1 anna dull red, die II, in a complete unused sheet of 96 (8 x 12) with margins, some minor imperfections, otherwise mainly fine and scarce. S.G. 14, cat. £4,032+. Photo. Price Realised £1000 |
660
| Sale number: 15 India: 1888 12a. colour trial in deep blue on blued, two examples, the first imperf. on thick unwatermarked paper, fine with gum, the second perforated 14 on paper watermarked Crown, slight bends, otherwise fine with full gum. S.G. 100 P. Price Realised £80 |
661
| Sale number: 15 India: 1895, master die proof of Queen Victoria vignette for rupee values, in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), endorsed ''BEFORE/HARDENING'' and dated ''29 AUG. 94''. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
662
| Sale number: 15 India: 1895 5r. die proof of frame in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), endorsed ''BEFORE/HARDENING'' and dated ''6 SEP. 94''. S.G. 109 P. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
663
| Sale number: 15 India: 1902-11 1r. die proof of King Edward VII vignette in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), endorsed ''AFTER/HARDENING'', dated ''22 DEC. 02'' and initialled. S.G. 136 P. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
664
| Sale number: 15 India: 1902-11 10r. die proof of frame in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), endorsed ''BEFORE/HARDENING'' and dated ''8 SEP 08''. S.G. 144 P. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
665
| Sale number: 15 India: 1902-11 25r. die proof of frame in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), endorsed ''AFTER/HARDENING'', dated ''16 MAR 09'' and initialled. S.G. 147 P. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
666
| Sale number: 15 India: 1911 3p., 1a., 2a., 3a. and Official 1912 1a., three examples of each affixed to ledger page from the archives of the Madagascar Post Office, tied by strikes of usual large red cachet, with signature of the Director of Posts and Telegraphs at lower right, repair to upper left corner and one 3p. but unique. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
667
| Sale number: 15 India: 1921 9p. on 1a. rose-carmine, an unmounted mint interpanneau block of 24 (3 x 8) incl. ''NINE/NINE'' (2) and ''PIES/PIES'' (2) varieties, a fresh and untoned positional item. S.G. 192, a, b, cat. £317+ Price Realised £110 |
668
| Sale number: 15 India: 1927 to 1937, selection of nine first flight covers incl. 1927 Karachi-Lahore (Stack & Leete), 1933 (various stages), 1937 ''Cygnus'' crash, mainly fine. Price Realised £85 |
669
| Sale number: 15 India: 1937-40 15r., unmounted mint block of four from the right of the sheet with interpanneau gutter margin between, very fine and fresh. S.G. 263, cat. £280+ Price Realised £110 |
670
| Sale number: 15 India: A mint and used collection in an album, 1854-1968 incl. 1882-90 to 1r., 1895 to 5r. mint, 1902-11 values to 15r. used and to 10r. mint, 1911-22 set mint and used, 1937-40 set mint and used, 1948 Gandhi mint and used, 1949-50 set mint, Officials incl. 1912-13 values to 10r. mint and used, 1926-31 10r. mint etc., fair to fine. Price Realised £480 |
671
| Sale number: 15 India: An accumulation mint and used from 1854 to c.1935 incl. Officials, Convention States with mint multiples, I.E.F., etc., varied condition. Price Realised £180 |
672
| Sale number: 15 India: Booklets: 1921 1r.2a. with usual slight staple rusting and 1929 1r. with advertisement contractor's note on back cover, slight creasing. S.G. SB13, SB18a, cat. £185 Price Realised £75 |
673
| Sale number: 15 India: Booklets: 1922 1r. black on pink, slight staple rusting but fine for these. S.G. SB14d, cat. £250. Photo. Price Realised £120 |
674
| Sale number: 15 India: Booklets: 1929 2r. containing 2a. purple, with advertisement contractor's note on back cover, fine. S.G. SB19ba, cat. £350. Photo. Price Realised £160 |
675
| Sale number: 15 India: Booklets: 1932 1r.4a., slight toning, otherwise fine. S.G. SB20, cat. £275. Photo. Price Realised £120 |
676
| Sale number: 15 India: Officials: 1866 ''SERVICE POSTAGE.'' 1/2a. mauve on lilac Government imitation, large part original gum, one or two faintly toned perfs., otherwise fine and scarce. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
677
| Sale number: 15 India: Postal Stationery: Envelopes: 1911 1/2a. composite essay with photographic head and the frame and background handpainted in vermilion and Chinese white, sunk mounted on thick card (85 x 92mm), lettered ''C'' and dated ''Aug. 23rd 11'', most attractive. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
678
| Sale number: 15 India: Postal Stationery: Newspaper Wrappers: 1895 1a. composite essay in an unissued design on card (36 x 44mm) with printed vignette of Queen Victoria and frame and surround handpainted in purple-brown, attractive and unique. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
679
| Sale number: 15 India: Postal Stationery: Registered Envelopes: 1911 21/2a. intaglio die proof in black with uncleared surround on glazed card, cut down and mounted on piece (62 x 60mm) ex De La Rue Day Book, endorsed ''21/2 Anna Reg & Post/ Embossing P7/ Oct 30. 3 leads'', a most unusual ''negative'' item. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
680
| Sale number: 15 India: Revenues: Various, an extensive Q.V. to Q.E.II selection on leaves, with Court Fees incl. 1872 values to 100r., Foreign Bill 1861 values to 24r., Postal Services, Small Cause Court, Special Adhesive, some varieties, postage issues, bonds and other documents, varied condition. Price Realised £160 |
864
| Sale number: 16 India: 1852 ''Scinde Dawk'' 1/2a. blue, cut square, cancelled red diamond of dots, with some retouching and other faults but scarce. S.G. S2, cat. £3,500. B.P.A. certificate (2003). Photo. Price Realised £350 |
865
| Sale number: 16 India: 1854 (Apr.) 91/2 Arches 1/2a. vermilion, an upper left corner marginal block of six (3 x 2) with marginal inscription ''ANNAS per Row''..''or HALF'' and ornament, internal crease and usual marginal water stain, attractive. S.G. 1. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
866
| Sale number: 16 India: 1854 (Apr.) 91/2 Arches 1/2a. deep vermilion, a rare horizontal pair, lower marginal with inscription ''of CAPTN H.L. THUILLIER'', diagonal crease but very attractive. S.G. 1a. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
867
| Sale number: 16 India: 1854-55 1/2a. used (5, one just touched, another on part wrapper), 1a. apparently unused, used (2), good to large margins, 2a. (2 horizontal pairs just touched), 4a. head die III, frame die II, large margins (corner crease in margin), good to fine used. (13) Photo. Price Realised £190 |
868
| Sale number: 16 India: 1903, two presentation cards (106 x 165mm. approx.) bearing a range of Q.V. and K.E.VII values to 1895 2r., 3r., 5r., tied by fine strikes of ''CORONATION-DURBAR/DELHI/1 JA 03/12-NOON/CENTRAL-HEAD-OFFICE'' commemorative c.d.s., fine. Price Realised £120 |
869
| Sale number: 16 India: 1951 (Nov. 21) Nagpur-Calcutta flight crached on landing at Dum Dum, two envelopes (one registered) and a postcard, all showing violet ''SALVAGED NIGHT AIR MAIL/DUM DUM CRASH 21st NOV 51'' two line cachet. Nierinck 511121a. (3 items) Price Realised UNSOLD |
870
| Sale number: 16 India: 1955 watermark Stars 10r. corner block of sixteen and 1958-63 watermark Asokan Capital 10r. marginal block of eighteen, mainly fine unmounted mint. S.G. 371, 416, cat. £620. Price Realised UNSOLD |
871
| Sale number: 16 India: 1955 (Feb. 3) 9p. stationery card i=used to Malarava, cancelled fine Camp P.O. A32 c.d.s. Price Realised UNSOLD |
872
| Sale number: 16 India: A Q.V. to Q.E.II mainly mint or unused collection on leaves, incl. 1854 1/2a. (2), 1a. (3), 2a., 1855 blued paper 8a., 1856-64 values to 8a., 1865 values to 4a., 1866 6a., 1902-11 to 15r., 1911-22, 1926-33 and 1937-40 values to 25r., 1948 Gandhi, 1949 to 15r., etc. to 1972, also Officials with 1866-72 4a., 1912-13 values to 25r., 1937-39 set, C.E.F. 1900 and 1905-11 sets, Indian Forces, etc., poor to fine. Price Realised £580 |
873
| Sale number: 16 India: An exceptional Q.V. to K.G.V used collection on leaves, incl. 1852 Scinde Dawk 1/2a. white, 1/2a. blue (B.P.A. certificate, 2003), 1854 1/2a. (3), 1a. (4, one Die III), 2a. (4), 4a. (3), 1866 ''POSTAGE'' 6a. (2), 1895 to 5r., 1902-11, 1911-22 and 1926-33 to 25r., Officials with 1866 no wmk. 1/2a., 1a., 8a., with wmk. to 4a. (both), (Oct.) 1/2a., 2a. (both), 4a., 8a., 1909 and 1912-13 to 25r., 1925 surcharges, 1926-31 set, C.E.F. 1900, 1905-11 and 1914-22 sets, etc., poor to fine. Photo. Price Realised £2800 |
874
| Sale number: 16 India: Cancellations: Experimental Post Offices, a Q.V. to K.G.VI selection of four covers, three cards and three adhesives cancelled by experimental datstamps incl. Burma, Jaipur, Pakistan, with type 1 A-90 on Q.V. 2a. and Official 2a., D-18 on Q.V. 1/2a., K-36 on 1935 registered cover to Dorset bearing Jubilee set and 1/4a. Jubilee Fund label, etc., fair to fine. Price Realised UNSOLD |
875
| Sale number: 16 India: Cancellations: Railway Mail Service Marks, a specialised Q.V. to K.G.VI collection written-up in two albums, with S.E. Line single circle ''Section'' type cancelling 1/2a. on 1873 cover Bombay-Khandalla, later with station marks, instructional, etc., fair to fine. (60 covers) Price Realised £130 |
876
| Sale number: 16 India: Railway Mail Service Marks: 1895 (Apr. 25) 1/2a. stationery envelope locally used at Dharamsala bearing on reverse single circle Set No. 2 and 3 datestamps and scarce small ''Please return cover/to postman for/transmission to/Inspector Genl.,/R.M.S. in India.'' yellow label. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
877
| Sale number: 16 India: Revenues: Court Fees 1872 1a. to 1r. in pairs, all overprinted ''CANCELLED'', the 4a. and 8a. marginal, mainly fine with full gum. (18) Barefoot 153-4, 156-60, 163-4 C. Price Realised UNSOLD |
878
| Sale number: 16 India: Revenues: Foreign Bill 1861 2a. to 1r.8a., 3r., 12r., all overprinted ''CANCELLED'', mainly fine with full gum. (10) Barefoot 5-12, 14, 18 C. Price Realised £50 |
945
| Sale number: 17 India: 1856 (Dec. 30) rather creased envelope to Wales, rated ''10d'' and franked 1855 4a. 5th Printing vertical pair (crease) cut to shape on outer sides, just touched at lower right, tied ''C/10'' lozenges and ms. ''Stamped'', framed ''INDIA PAID'' in arc and London transit alongside, backstamped red Bombay Paid and Tenby Jan. 30 arrival. S.G. 25. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
946
| Sale number: 17 India: 1902 to 1905, six items (most with contents) ex the Sandbach correspondence, two 1a. stationery envelopes or franked 1a. and cancelled Base Office (near Bokera), F.P.O. 7 (2, single ring from Camp Paipat, ''bridge'' type from Camp Gujar Khan), 15 (north of Rawalpindi), 18 (''bridge'' type, Delhi Exercise Camp), the other 1904 from Wales and showing small green ''VICEROY'S CAMP/UNPAID'' oval datestamp and backstamped Camp P.O. arrival, fair to fine. Price Realised UNSOLD |
947
| Sale number: 17 India: 1935 Silver Jubilee 31/2a. variety ''bird'' flaw [9/3], cancelled Calcutta Sept. 6 1935 well clear of variety, fine and scarce. S.G. 245a. Price Realised £35 |
948
| Sale number: 17 India: A collection in one album incl. 1852 'Scinde Dawk' 1/2a. white used, 1854 lithographed essays 1a. (2), 2a. (3), 8a., 1854-55 4a. used (7, five cut to shape), 1866 postal fiscals (both types), 1902-11 values to 25r. (telegraph cancel), 1921 surcharge errors mint, range of Officials, later issues to 1963, fair to fine. Price Realised £620 |
949
| Sale number: 18 India: 1852 ''Scinde Dawk'' 1/2a. white, seven used examples with full margins, cancelled by types 1-3, 5-7 and 9 respectively, odd imperfection but mainly fine. for these. S.G. S1. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
950
| Sale number: 18 India: 1852 ''Scinde Dawk'' 1/2a. white, a superb example with large to enormous margins, cancellation type 5, used on locally addressed native wrapper. S.G. S1. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
951
| Sale number: 18 India: 1852 ''Scinde Dawk'' 1/2a. scarlet, variously defective and repaired, affixed to small piece to which it does not belong, nevertheless a rare stamp. S.G. S3, cat. £8,000. B.P.A. certificate (2004). photo. Price Realised £420 |
952
| Sale number: 18 India: 1854 1a. Die II, ''D'' Stone, complete lower row of eight [pos. 89-96], with margins, ornaments and inscription, fine unused, attractive. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
953
| Sale number: 18 India: 1876 6a., the artist's original handpainted proof, in olive-bistre and Chinese white on card, stamp-sized (to be pinned to a board in font of the engraver for copying). A unique and attractive item, ex the De La Rue archive. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
954
| Sale number: 18 India: 1876 12a., the artist's original handpainted proof, in Venetian red and Chinese white on card, stamp-sized (to be pinned to a board in font of the engraver for copying). A unique and attractive item, ex the De La Rue archive. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
955
| Sale number: 18 India: 1882-90 1/2a. blue-green, variety double impression, mint with a few faintly tone perfs. S.G. 85a, cat. £400. Photo. Price Realised £110 |
956
| Sale number: 18 India: 1902 to 1905, six items (most with contents) ex the Sandbach correspondence, two 1a. stationery envelopes or franked 1a. and cancelled Base Office (near Bokera), F.P.O. 7 (2, single ring from Camp Paipat, ''bridge'' type from Camp Gujar Khan), 15 (north of Rawalpindi), 18 (''bridge'' type, Delhi Exercise Camp), the other 1904 from Wales and showing small green ''VICEROY'S CAMP/UNPAID'' oval datestamp and backstamped Camp P.O. arrival, fair to fine. Price Realised £150 |
957
| Sale number: 18 India: A collection on leaves in mixed condition inc. 1902-11 25r. mint (partially stuck-down), 1937-40 to 15r., 25r. used, Officials inc. 1912-13 to 25r. used, also Pakistan, etc. (100's) Price Realised £480 |
958
| Sale number: 18 India: A Q.V. to K.G.VI collection in mixed condition on leaves with a selection of imperfs. inc. three 4a. cut to shape, 1855 Blue glazed paper 4a. black mint (clipped perfs, at foot), 1895 2r., 3r., and 5r., fine used on commemorative Coronation card with six other values, officials, C.E.F. opts., a selection of States inc. some postal stationery, etc. (100's) Price Realised £240 |
959
| Sale number: 18 India: A mint collection on leaves incl. 1895, 1902-11 values to 5r., Officials with 1912-13 25r. etc., mainly fine. Price Realised £140 |
960
| Sale number: 18 India: A selection of proofs of tobacco duty bands (2) and match duty bands (4), very scarce. (6 items). Price Realised £80 |
961
| Sale number: 18 India: Rocket Mail: Monsoon Flood Relief label ''CARRIED BY THE/''JAMES H. E. COOK'''', numbered Rocket No. 173, fine unused. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1776
| Sale number: 21 India: 1854 1/2a. blue, die II and 1a. die II, each in an unused block of four, the 1/2a. upper right corner marginal, the 1a. right marginal with part inscription ''Amount to be cut off and'', mainly fine. S.G . 6, 14. Price Realised £210 |
1777
| Sale number: 21 India: 1902-11 10r. to 25r. used, the 15r. and 25r. telegraphically, some slight staining, otherwise fine. S.G. 144, 146, 147. Price Realised £85 |
1778
| Sale number: 21 India: 1948 Gandhi 1/12a., 31/2a. and 12a. values in complete mint sheets of fifty but sadly each with transparent interleaving paper attached to gum covering the whole sheet. Price Realised £70 |
1779
| Sale number: 21 India: An interesting collection of thirty six covers and cards incl. 1907 envelope from Bushire franked K.E.VII 2a.6p. cancelled ''BUSHIRE'' squared circle cancel, 1920 F.P.O. No 1 registered envelope redirected to Kent, England, franked C.E.F. 1a. (2) and 2a., 1915 W.W.I P.O.W. printed letter from Ahmednagar Camp to Germany, early flown covers incl. 1911 Allahabad flight, rocket flights, also a selection of Rocket labels, etc. Price Realised £550 |
1780
| Sale number: 21 India: A Q.V. to K.G.VI collection in mixed condition on leaves incl. 1937-40 to 15r., 25r. used, 1949 3p. to 15r. set mint, Officials, C.E.F. 1914-25 1r. used, a selection of States, etc. (few 100). Price Realised £140 |
1781
| Sale number: 21 India: A Q.V. to K.G.VI mainly used collection from imperfs. in mixed condition in a binder, also a few States, etc. (few 100). Price Realised £70 |
1782
| Sale number: 21 India: An early to modern mint and used collection on leaves with covers, Officials, Pakistan, Chamba 1938 1r. to 10r. with faked cancels etc., varied condition. Price Realised £150 |
1783
| Sale number: 21 India: A mint and used collection 1854 to 1937 with K.E.VII and K.G.V values to 15r., Officials, States with Cochin, Orchha etc., varied condition. Price Realised £140 |
1784
| Sale number: 21 India: A mint selection on stockcards incl. 1929 Air set, 1931 Inauguration 1/4a. ''F for P in PURANA'' variety, 1937-40 and 1940-43 sets etc., mainly fine with some unmounted. Price Realised £70 |
1785
| Sale number: 21 India: A selection of six covers all with military interest with four Q.V. incl. ''SAPPERS'LINES'' registration handstamp, two 1912 envelopes from the U.K. to a Colonel in the North West Frontier police, also a 1909 Army Christmas card. Price Realised £28 |
1786
| Sale number: 21 India: Airmails: A collection of flown covers from 1927 to 1946 in a green album, with a range of routes and frankings incl. 1927 Rawalpindi to London with 2a. block overstruck by purple framed ''AIR MAIL SERVICE/BASRA-CAIRO/(KARACHI G.P.O.)'' 1931 Ambajipeta to Liechtenstein, 1932 Baolar Bazar to Jeddah, etc., fair to fine. (29) Price Realised £250 |
1787
| Sale number: 21 India: 1911 locally addressed 1/2a. postal stationery envelope cancelled Allahabad First Aerial Post cachet, backstamped Feb. 18 and 19 c.d.s.'s. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1139
| Sale number: 23 India: 1854-55 Die III 1/2a., a remaindered part reconstruction on leaves, 49 used plated examples, almost all with four margins but condition does vary. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1140
| Sale number: 23 India: 1854-55 4a. blue and bright red, Head Die III, Frame Die II, a fresh unused example with large margins. S.G. 23, cat. £2,500+. Photo. Price Realised £650 |
1141
| Sale number: 23 India: 1891 correspondence of twenty one covers addressed to the Hazara Field Force including two unlisted marks, condition varies, nevertheless a rare group. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1142
| Sale number: 23 India: 1911-22 1r. to 25r. mint, mainly fine. (6) S.G. 185, 187-91, cat. £404. Price Realised £160 |
1143
| Sale number: 23 India: 1937-40 15r. watermark upright in a fine unmounted mint complete pane of twenty. S.G. 263, cat. £1,400. Photo. Price Realised £550 |
1144
| Sale number: 23 India: 1937-40 15r. watermark upright in a fine unmounted mint block of fifteen (5x3) with gutter margins between first and second horizontal rows and at left, S.G. 263, cat. £1,050. Price Realised £420 |
1145
| Sale number: 23 India: 1937-40 25r. in an irregular block of eight, top marginal with interpanneau margin at left, one stamp with tiny gum inclusion, otherwise fine unmounted mint. S,G. 264, cat. £800. Photo. Price Realised £280 |
1146
| Sale number: 23 India: World War II Forces mail, an accumulation of approx. 260 covers, cards and air letters with a good range of F.P.O. datestamps and censor marks incl. Burma, Paiforce, etc., fair to fine. Price Realised £120 |
1147
| Sale number: 23 India: Officials: 1912-13 5r. to 25r. mint, mainly fine. (4) S.G. O93-O96, cat. £356. Price Realised £100 |
1148
| Sale number: 23 India: A collection in an album with 1854-55 1/2a. (5), 1a. (7, two on cover), 4a. (4, one cut square), later Q.V. issues with values to 5r. (mint), K.E.VII with values to 15r. (used), K.G.V with 1911-22 to 25r., 1926-33 set (less 5r. and 10r. used) mint, K.G.VI issues with 1948 Gandhi and 1949 sets mint, Officials, C.E.F. etc., varied condition. Price Realised £280 |
1149
| Sale number: 23 India: A Q.V. to K.G.VI accumulation on leaves, stockcards and loose contained in a small carton, from 1854 1/2a. (2), 1a. (3), covers and cancellations with F.P.O.'s, letter sheets, etc., varied condition. Price Realised £210 |
1150
| Sale number: 23 India: Revenues: A duplicated accumulation in one stockbook, on leaves and loose incl. Telegraphs, Court Fees, etc., poor to fine. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1151
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: 1911 locally addressed 1/2a. postal stationery envelope cancelled Allahabad First Aerial Post cachet, backstamped Feb. 18 and 19 c.d.s.'s. Photo. Price Realised £120 |
1152
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: 1920 to 1941, an exceptional collection containing many scarcer items, well written up on leaves, incl. 1920 (Jan. 23) Karachi-Bombay, 1927 (Feb. 16) Stack & Leete Karachi-Lahore, (Feb. 18) Delhi Air Pageant, (July 2) Moth flight (2), 1929 (Feb. 2) Bengal Flying Club, (June 25) Joan Page Dum Dum-Naihati, Imperial Airways flights, 1930 (Aug. 10) Reti-Jacobabad emergency flight, (Oct. 29) Mrs. Victor Bruce Karachi-Akyab, redirected Rangoon (signed), 1931 (Apr. 13) Bombay-Goa, 1932 (Feb. 20) Viceroy's Cup, 1933 (Mar. 21) Dacca-Dum Dum, 1935 Quetta Earthquake covers (2), 1936 (Sept. 29) ''Athena'' crash, 1937 (May 12) Mrs. Bonney solo flight Brisbane-Cape Town (signed), also ''World Flier's Danger Zone'' by Stephen Smith, dedicated to A.B. Elliott, 1926, mainly good to fine. (62 items) Price Realised £880 |
1153
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: 1925 (Feb. 15) Anglo-Indian Survey Flight (Cobham) cover addressed to London bearing 2a. uncancelled, special green label and triangular "CALCUTTA-TO-LONDON" cachet, charged by G.B. 3d postage due on arrival. Signed on reverse by the engineer, A.B. Elliott. About 111 carried. Photo. Price Realised £160 |
1154
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: 1925 (Feb. 15) Anglo-Indian Survey Flight (Cobham) cover to Karachi, franked 1a. cancelled Dright Road Feb. 19 on arrival, special red label and triangular "CALCUTTA-TO-KARACHI" cachet. Signed on reverse by the engineer, A.B. Elliott. About 100 carried. Photo. Price Realised £160 |
1155
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: 1926 (Jan. 2), R.A.F. demonstration flight, Risalpur-Calcutta, 1/2a. stationery card with Elephant and aeroplane photographic vignette, violet "HAWASAE/By AIR" and 27th Squadron (initialled) cachets, fine. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1156
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: 1926 (Apr. 4) Botvend & Herschend Danish flight, cover with two line ''BY DANISH FOKKER AEROPLANES 1926./CALCUTTA TO RANGOON'', and Danish Consulate cachet (2), franked 1/2a. (2) cancelled on arrival affixed over tricolour etiquette ''AVAIL AIR MAILS/AND/SAVE TIME''. Scarce, 78 carried. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1157
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: 1927 (July 15) Calcutta-Shillong flight cover, one of the 35 inadvertently offloaded at Cherrapunji and sent on by normal means, with four line cachet, franked 1a. cancelled at Cherrapunji July 17 with same day arrival backstamp, slight climatic toning. Photo. Price Realised £100 |
1158
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: 1928 (Feb. 3) Calcutta-Rangoon, Empire Cruise Seaplane flight by Cmdr. Cave-Brown-Cave, cover franked 3p. pair, 1/2a., with flight label, Feb. 8 arrival backstamps. 92 carried. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1159
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: 1928 (May 16) Calcutta-Rangoon, printed Doisy & Carol flight card franked 1/2a., with green flight cachet, violet cachet of French Consulate General, and red two line ''PLANE CRASHED AT AKYAB./16th MAY, 1928.'' 121 originally flown. Nierinck 280516. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
1160
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: 1928 (Sept. 29) Calcutta-Bangkok, Baron Huenefeld ''Europa'' printed flight card, franked 1/2a., 1a., with violet straight line and green ''bull's horns'' cachets. 46 only carried. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
1161
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: 1929 (May 21) Calcutta-Darjeeling, Bengal Air Transport Co. Ltd. flight cover, franked 1a. cancelled on arrival only (one of 14 thus), also wrapper for ''The Englishman'' certified genuine flown by Smith. (2 items) Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1162
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: 1930 (Nov. 4) Karachi-Calcutta flight cover franked 1a., and with framed ''By R.A.F./WAPITI PLANE/Karachi to Calcutta''. Additional strike despatch and arrival datestamps on reverse. Scarce, 25 flown. Photo. Price Realised £180 |
1163
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: 1930 (Nov. 18) Calcutta-Delhi flight cover with purple oval cachet of 1st Gordon Highlanders Officers' Mess and seven line ''R.A.F./Calcutta./to/DELHI/By Hanaidi/& Wapiti/Planes.'', franked on reverse and with despatch and arrival datestamps. Scarce, 43 flown. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1164
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: 1931 (Mar. 28) Calcutta-Rangoon, Hadley & Pratt flight cover franked for return, with purple flight cachet (both sides) and two line delayed flight cachet, signed by both plots. Scarce, 45 only carried. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
1165
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: 1931 (Apr. 3) England-Australia (Fairbairn & Shenstone) flight cover from Calcutta bearing 1a.(2) and Australia 2d. cancelled at Darwin Apr. 24, with purple flight cachet and two-line ''DETAINED TILL 5th APRIL/ENGINE OVERHAULED'' in violet. Scarce, 43 carried. Photo. Price Realised £140 |
1166
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: 1933 (Jan. 16) Calcutta-Bombay, Prince Ali Khan flight cover with special label and red Arabic ''Asmani Ghari'' cachet, franked 3p., 1a., cancelled on arrival. 91 carried. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1167
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: 1938 (Feb. 28) ''Coogee'' Survey return flight cover flown Gwalior-Karachi, franked 2a. cancelled ''GWALIOR R.S. AIR'' c.d.s. normally employed as delivery datestamp, backstamped Mar. 4 arrival. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1168
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: Rocket Mail, Stephen Smith first firings 1934-35, a selection of covers and labels, incl. 1934 (Sept. 30) ship to shore and land experiment, (Dec. 15) ship to shore and land flights by night, (Dec. 17) shore to ship with unused label, 1935 (Mar. 23) Silver Jubilee ship to shore with unused label, (June 6) Red Cross flight, (June 29) ''Livestock'' and ''Food Parcel'' flights, all with cachets and signatures. (11 items) Ellington-Zwisler EZ-IN 1C1, 2C1, 5C1, 6C1, 7C1, 9C1, 11C1, 12C1. Price Realised £350 |
1169
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: Rocket Mail, Sikkim Test Firings 1935 Durbar series, a selection of flown covers or cards (6) and labels (11) incl. Silver Jubilee labels with signed complete sheetlets, (Apr. 8) flown green and orange cards, (Apr. 9) green label and (Apr. 10) red and blue label flight covers, (Apr. 13) River Rungpo flight cover. Ellington-Zwisler EZ-SK 2C1, 3C1, 4C1, 5C1, 7C1, 9C1. Price Realised £350 |
1170
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: Rocket Mail, Sikkim Test Firings 1935 second series, (Sept. 29) ''Comdr. Norcock. 85'' and ''Oryon R.86'', (Oct. 1) ''Chumbi R.88'' flight cards, also labels unused (7 different, two signed). Ellington-Zwisler EZ-SK 12C1, 13C1, 15C1. Price Realised £150 |
1171
| Sale number: 23 India: Airmails: Rocket Mail, Commemorative and Pre-War Firings 1937-39, a selection on leaves, incl. 1937 (Feb. 2) Indian Scouts message of loyalty, (May 12) Coronation ''P. IX'' and ''No. 141'' rocketgrams, (Sept. 22) ''Eric-Cyn'' and ''Rocket Train'' rocketgrams, (Oct. 11) ''Boomerang'', 1938 (June 26) ''Dick Turpin'', (July 24) ''Rowland Hill'', also unused labels incl. July 24 labels in strip of three. (14 items) Ellington-Zwisler EZ-IN 22D1, 28C1, 29C1, 30C1, 31C1, 33C1, 40C1. Price Realised £200 |