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The Award Winning “Medina” Collection of India, Part II
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 21st May 2013 Time: 10:30AM
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India

EARLY LETTERS AND HANDSTAMPS

Inland Mail

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x 1822 (28 Sept.) entire letter from Vizianagarum to Calcutta, marked "Post paid" and showing, on reverse fine "vizianagm/post paid" handstamp and arrival G.P.O. oval datestamp (8.10); the letter to A.K. Lindsay, later Surgeon-General to the East India Co., from his brother John, later killed during the Indian Mutiny £100-120
2
x 1827 (14 Feb.) entire from Calcutta "pr Inverness" to Lieut. Kelly at Martaban showing Calcutta G.P.O. double-ring datestamp and, on reverse, fine oval-framed "kedgree/post office" handstamp, both with date complete in manuscript £100-120
3
x 1842-66 covers (6) with a variety of handstamps including one from a female asylum in Madras, 1862 OHMS from Rawalpindi to The Sub Treasurer at Fort William and 1866 with fancy-framed "too late" £140-180

Mail to and from England
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x 1809-39 entires/entire letters (11), mainly to London with one forwarded on to Sicily, showing a variety of markings including Ship Letter handstamps of Brighton, Deal, Dover, Liverpool, London, Plymouth and Portsmouth; fair to fine strikes £250-300
5
x 1815 (21 Dec.) entire letter to Edinburgh, rated "8" (deleted) and "1/9" and showing London India Ship Letter, additional " 1/2" and arrival datestamp (5.7), the reverse with light "Bengal/G.P.O." oval datestamp over-cancelled with London c.d.s.; the contents commence "Accuse the House of Commons and not me for the shortness of this epistle, for the postage they have now put on the India Letters is so exorbitant that double letters must be give up"; fine red wax seal £120-150
6
x 1823-56 selection of covers (11) and one incoming, showing a variety of despatch and arrival markings, one with oval-framed "Post Paid/Bangalore" handstamp and one redirected on to Madeira £150-200
7
x 1838-51 covers (8) all marked "Overland", various handstamps and including one with framed "l.c.o./postage not paid/to london", one with framed "missent/to glasgow" and one to Manchester redirected to Market Drayton with addition of 1841 1d. £180-200
8
x 1839 (5 July) entire letter, variously rated, from Philadelphia "pr Overland Via Marseilles" to Calcutta, showing a good strike of the "care of messers waghorn & co./london.... alexandria." handstamp over-cancelled with Calais entry c.d.s. in red and with London transit c.d.s. (24.7) on reverse. A scarce Waghorn east-bound route cover. Photo £1,200-1,500

Mail to and from France
9
x 1830-51 covers (12) with various markings and including 1830 with framed "pays d'outramer/par bordeaux", three unpaid and two from Pondicherry; also 1929 entire letters (2) to Calcutta £200-250

Mail to and from Mauritius
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x 1839 entire letter from Mauritius to London with framed "india letter/margate", 1852 and 1860 entire letters from Calcutta, both with crowned "mauritius/gpo" datestamps with the former showing fine "ship letter" handstamp £100-120

Dutch India Letters
11
x 1785 and 1786 (2) letters written and signed by directors of the Dutch East India company, the first two from Amsterdam and the last apparently from Batavia; unusual and early £300-400

1852 SCINDE DAWK ISSUE

Half Anna White
12
x 1/2a. white with large margins all round, cancelled by "cogwheel" and affixed on large part native envelope with indistinct address in English; the stamp with overall toning and creases/cracks towards top. S.G. S1. Photo £800-1,000
13
x 1/2a. white with large margins on three sides, close at left, indistinct "cogwheel" cancellation; fine. S.G. S1. Photo £800-1,000
14
x 1/2a. white with good to large margins, cancelled "96" (Hyderabad, Sind) in diamond of bars; fine. S.G. S1. Photo £600-700
15
x 1/2a. white with large margins on the vertical sides, close at top and just touched at foot, indistinct cancellation and affixed to piece to which it is unlikely to belong; sound.
S.G. S1. Photo £500-600

Half Anna Blue
16
x 1/2a. blue with good to large margins, neatly cancelled "96" in diamond of bars and affixed to piece; light creasing/small crack at upper left and scissor-cut at lower left though a most pleasing example of this scarce stamp. A Diena (1953) and B.P.A. (1953) Certificates, the latter stating "is not tied to piece to which it is affixed, which is not unusual with this issue". S.G. S2, £8,000. Photo £2,000-2,500
17
x 1/2a. blue, a deep shade cancelled "96" (Hyderabad, Sind) in diamond of bars; all margins added and some heavy creasing though of fine appearance. Brandon Certificate (2004) which does not refer to the added margins. S.G. S2. Photo £300-400

Half Anna Scarlet
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x 1/2a. scarlet, a bright shade lightly cancelled with pen/pencil cross and "tied" on small piece to which it almost certainly does not belong; some small repairs though an attractive example of this classic rarity. R.P.S. Certificate (1955). S.G. S3. Photo £3,000-4,000

1854 ISSUE ESSAYS, PROOFS AND REPRINTS
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x A selection comprising 1/2a. (4 with Queen and Gothic crown reprint in red-brown), 1a. (16 with Queen and Gothic crown reprint in blue, issued design block of eight and two singles in red, each underprinted "Specimen.", and 1890 proof in lake) and 2a. issued design (6 with three imperforate, two perforated and one photozincographed) £400-500

Half Anna Lion and Palm Tree
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x 1853 Die II colour trial on thin laid batonné paper in orange; a couple of light marks barely affecting appearance; fine appearance and rare. Spence 13. Photo £800-1,000
21
x 1853 Die II colour trial on thin laid batonné paper in yellow-green; underinked at upper right corner, otherwise fine. Rare. Spence 16. Photo £1,000-1,200

Half Anna 9 1/2 Arches Essay
22
x Vermilion marginal block of four, [105-116], with full sheet margin; vertical crease through left side of the right-hand-pair splitting the paper at two places. Spence 76.
S.G. 1, £8,000+. Photo £2,500-3,000

1854 HALF ANNA
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x A selection (30) with two pairs (one vertical), nearly all Die I with a very few Die II or III, a few showing retouches or other flaws, some with four margins; fair to fine £300-400

Die I
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x A selection of eight on covers addressed internally, two tied by manuscript "Stamped"
and variously cancelled, some with four margins; also 1855 envelope to England bearing Die III (3, another stamp removed). B.P.A. Certificate (2000) for one £300-400

1854 ONE ANNA
25
x A used trio comprising Die I "A" Stone pair, [3-4], a single in a deep shade, both with margins all round, and Die II pair, roughly separated with margins nearly all round (one defective at top), each cancelled "176" and tied on piece from Lucknow with framed "registered/no" handstamp in red £100-120

Die II
26
x An unused "D" Stone lower right corner block of twelve, [70-96], [78] with white flaw in front of nose; [78] with a thin/hole at ear, otherwise sound. Photo £800-1,000
27
x An unused "D" Stone marginal block of four, [23-32], [24] with white flaw at base of neck; very fine. Photo £200-250
28
x An unused selection comprising a horizontal pair and two singles, all fine, a further single (cut close or touched), and an upper left corner single (torn through) with corner ornament £100-120
29
x 1855 (22 Jan.) entire from Poona to Bombay, bearing 1a. red with good to large margins and neatly cancelled and tied by diamond of dots in greenish; the reverse (small faults) with despatch Paid datestamp (dated 1854 in error) and arrival c.d.s. (23.1); clean and attractive. Photo £120-150

Die III
30
x Red, unused, clear margins all round; creases though of good appearance. Photo £300-400

1854 TWO ANNAS
31
x 1854 (18 Oct.) envelope from Calcutta "Overland via Southampton" to England, bearing four singles with margins in places, each cancelled with diamond of dots and additionally tied by London Paid c.d.s. (5.12), framed "india/paid" at left and framed G.P.O. datestamp on reverse; the envelope with a few small faults though a scarce franking and one of the earliest recorded dates of use. Photo £800-1,000
32
x 1856 (21 Nov.) entire from Calcutta "p Str. Fiery Cross" to Canton, rated "4" and bearing 2a. yellow-green (gum stains) lightly cancelled "B/1", sender's cachet at lower left, despatch and Hong Kong transit (19.12) c.d.s. on reverse; horizontal filing crease just crosses adhesive at foot, otherwise fine and an unusual destination. Brandon Certificate (2007). Photo £400-500
33
x 1857 (2 Sept.) envelope from Aboo "via Southampton" to England, bearing an example in combination with 1a. deep red Die I (2) each neatly cancelled "86" in diamond of bars, showing framed "too late", "india paid" and London Paid c.d.s. (22.10), all on face, despatch, Bombay and Leamington c.d.s. on reverse; the flap missing and a fraction truncated at top though an attractive franking. Photo £200-250

1854 FOUR ANNAS

1st Printing, Head Die I, Frame Die I
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x Blue and red, a huge single, [12], with watermark inverted, showing blue wavy lines and rosettes virtually intact, retouching to forehead and chignon, indistinct dots cancellation; some thinnings though an attractive example. Photo £1,000-1,200
35
x Blue and red, [12], a very large example showing blue wavy lines and rosettes virtually intact on three sides, lightly cancelled "1" in diamond of bars; toned though of good appearance. Photo £400-500
36
x Pale blue and red, [5], with central pre-printing horizontal paper crease, clear to good margins and with lightly inked diamond of dots cancellation; small brown mark at lower left. Photo £200-250

Cover
37
x 1854 (late Dec.) envelope, with no mark of origin, "Via Bombay & Southampton" to England, bearing two cut-to-shape examples in blue and red showing differing states of the head, most noticeable in the chignon, and a. red Die I, all cancelled by diamond of dots and additionally tied by either framed "india paid" or London Paid c.d.s. (22.1) in red, Cheltenham arrival c.d.s. (23.1) on reverse. Attractive. Photo £1,200-1,500

2nd Printing, Head Die II, Frame Die I
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x Two examples in contrasting shades, the first (crease and closed thin at top) in indigo and dull red clearly cancelled with diamond of bars, the second in pale blue and bright red showing a worn state of the head, regular margins and cancelled by diamond of dots. Photo £250-300

Covers
39
x 1855 (Mar.) envelope from Kirkee to Hatfield, Herts., bearing an example in blue and red lightly cancelled "54" in diamond of bars and just tied by framed "india paid" handstamp, despatch Paid datestamp at lower left, upon arrival redirected to London with manuscript "1" (d.) redirection fee, Hatfield and London Paid c.d.s. (23.4) c.d.s., all on face, the reverse with three transit c.d.s.; the adhesive a little soiled though not unattractive. Photo £500-600

3rd Printing, Head Die III, Frame Die I
40
x Deep blue and red, [2] with watermark reversed, the head with chignon very full of detail, clear to large margins and unusually cancelled with a nearly full strike of a diamond of very thin bars, the lower left corner folded over prior to use and showing small part c.d.s. in red; a most attractive and unusual stamp. Photo £500-600
41
x 1855 (2 June) entire (addressee excised) from Calcutta "Via Triest" to Amsterdam, bearing a pair in deep blue and red, [10-11] with watermark inverted, believed to be from Stone L.3, with margins mainly all round and each cancelled by diamond of dots and with some blue ink marks from rate notations, manuscript rate marks in red and in blue, the former tying the pair, showing sender's cachet and framed "india paid" at left, the reverse with despatch c.d.s., Leipzig (13.7) and another German transit datestamp. A rare franking. S.G. 21, £9,000+. Photo £6,000-8,000
42
x 1855 (Aug.) large front from an unknown office "Per Steamer via Southampton" to Wellingborough, bearing seven cut-to-shape examples in deep blue and red, believed to be from Stone E, all cancelled and tied by diamond of dots, showing framed "india" over "insufficient", "india paid", London Paid c.d.s. (6.9) and arrival c.d.s. (6.9) in green, another three stamps removed from lower left corner; a couple of creases and other small faults though a very rare franking and the largest known franking from the 3rd. Printing. Photo £4,000-5,000
43
x 1855 (Oct.?) envelope from an unknown office "Paid via Calcutta" to Melbourne, bearing two cut-to-shape examples in pale blue and red (another stamp removed) each lightly cancelled with diamond of dots and showing framed "paid" and "india paid" handstamps, upon arrival redirected locally to Brighton an showing, on reverse, two framed "pm" handstamps, Calcutta c.d.s. and part Ship Letter Free Victoria c.d.s. (26.4) and Brighton oval datestamp; some faults and defects though a very rare destination for any 1854 franking. Photo £1,200-1,500
44
x 1856 (11 Mar.) envelope from Madras "Via Southampton" to Scotland, bearing cut-to-shape example in pale blue and red cancelled "C/1" and additionally tied by crescent-shaped "india paid", despatch G.P.O. handstamp at left and London Paid c.d.s. (23.4) below the adhesive, upon arrival redirected to Dunkeld showing large manuscript "1" charge mark, arrival c.d.s. (23.4) on reverse. Photo £800-1,000

4th Printing, Head Die III, Frame Die II
45
x Deep blue and deep red vertical pair, [15-21], clear to good margins and each neatly cancelled "1" in diamond of bars; crease between the two stamps, otherwise very fine. Photo £1,000-1,200
46
x Deep blue and red vertical pair with margins in places, and red and pale blue horizontal pair with two large margins; faults in places though scarce multiples. Photo £300-400
47
x Blue and red, [14], good to large margins and neatly cancelled with complete diamond of small dots; fine. Photo £300-400
48
x 1856 ( Mar.) entire from Calcutta "p Nubia Steamer" to Amsterdam, bearing cut-to-shape (except at one corner) example in blue and red, clearly cancelled and tied by "B/1" obliterator, showing framed "india", "insufficient" and, on reverse, various transit c.d.s.; a little stained around the adhesive and minor imperfections on reverse, otherwise sound. Photo £250-300
49
x 1857 (Sept.) mourning envelope from Rawalpindi "via Marseilles & Bombay" to Winchfield, bearing cut-to-shape example in blue and red (some toning) and 2a. green, both cancelled "233" in diamond of bars, London Paid c.d.s. (14.11) at foot, despatch, Bombay and arrival (14.11) c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £300-400
50
x 1858 (3 Feb.) envelope from Nagpore "via Bombay & Marseilles" to Harrow, bearing a cut-to-shape example in blue and red and 2a. green, sharing manuscript "Stamped" and each clearly cancelled "75" in diamond of bars, showing framed "india paid" and London Paid c.d.s. (6.3), the reverse with despatch Paid datestamp and Bombay c.d.s.; attractive. Photo £350-400

5th Printing, Head Die III, Frame Die II
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
The Award Winning “Medina” Collection of India, Part II
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 21st May 2013 Time: 10:30AM
Details: Viewing;
Friday 17th May 10am to 5pm
Monday 20th May 10am to 5pm
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