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1863 Share Transfer 6r4a progressive die proof with value in words and figures omitted from the two value tablets, in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, the whole proof then applied to brown card, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 246. £150-180
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1866 Special Adhesive, unissued 100r dull lilac, margin at base, usual brown streaky gum, very fine and scarce. £70-80
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1872 Court Fee, 1a - 1000r original set of 21 all superb unmounted mint, the 10r and 100r marginal, very attractive. (21). Photo on Page 246. £300-350
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"A Journal of the Passage from India by a route partly unfrequented through Mesopotamia, Armenia and Natolia or Asia Minor, to which are added observations and instruction for the use of those who intend to travel to or from India by that route", by Thomas Havel of the H.E.I.C, published in London 1789, 187 pages, with a fold out map; and "A Journal of a Residence in India" by Maria Graham, second edition, Edinburgh 1813, 215 pages with 16 plates, binding and cover faults. (2). £100-150
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Military History. "Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India" compiled in the Intelligence Branch, Division of the Chief of Staff, Army H.Q India, printed by the Government Printer at Simla or Calcutta, six volumes, 1907-11, half leather, comprising Vol. 1 "North of Kabul River", Vol. 2 "N.W Frontier Tribes between the Kabul and Gumal Rivers", Vol. 3 "Afghanistan and First Afghan War", Vol. 4 "North & North East Frontier Tribes", Vol. 5 "Burma", Vol. 6 "Expeditions Overseas", minor faults, ex Staff College Library. A useful and scarce set with many maps, published "For Official Use Only". (7). £150-200
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Military History. Books on internal and external Indian campaigns including "The Conquest of Scinde" by W. Napier, "The History of the War in Afghanistan" (First Afghan War) by J. Kaye in 3 volumes, "Sketches on Service during the Indian Frontier Campaigns of 1897" by E. Hobday, "With Mounted Infantry in Tibet" by W. Ottley, "In Abor Jungles" by A. Hamilton, "Operations in Waziristan 1919-20" published by H.M.S.O, "On Active Service with the Chinese Regiment" (Boxer Rebellion) by A. Barnes, "Official History of Operations in Somaliland" in 2 volumes, "In Pursuit of the Mad Mullah" by Capt. McNeill, "The Unveiling of Lhasa" by E. Candler, "Lhasa" by P. Landon in 2 volumes, London Gazettes relating to Somaliland, etc. (28). £300-400
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Army/Navy Lists. "Whitakers Naval and Military Directory and Indian Army List 1899"; "The Navy List for September 1914, corrected to 18th August 1914"; and "The Quarterly Army List of Her Majesty's and the Honorable Company's services, on the establishment of Fort St. George, to which are added civil servants on the Madras Establishment and Officers in His Highness the Nizam's service", Madras 1849, the last scarce. (3). £100-150
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1885-1900 Mint selection comprising Faridkot postage issue 2a, 4a, 6a (both shades), 8a mauve and 1a slate, Official issue 8a (both colours) and 1r (both colours); Gwalior 1885-97 type 1 overprint 1a, 6a, 8a and 1r (Hindi inscription 15 1/2mm); Jhind 1885 type 1 overprint 1a, 2a and 4a, mainly fine. S.G. £1,325. (17). Photo on Page 252. £220-260
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Chamba. 1887-1943 Mint and used stamps on pages including 1938 set of eighteen mint, 1942-47 overprints on 1937 stamps with 1/2a, 15r and 25r mint and overprint set on 1940-43 stamps used (less 8a), Officials with 1942 KGVI 1r -10r mint, etc., mainly fine and lightly mounted. S.G. £1,700 (approx). (175). Photo on Page 240. £300-400
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Faridkot. 1887-1900 Postage and Official sets fine mint. S.G. £453. (20). £100-120
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Gwalior. 1846 Cover to Scotland backstamped with red boxed "GWALIOR / PAID" with manuscript date and rate, arrival backstamps and small diamond shaped wafer seal "Alls well". £100-120
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Gwalior. 1885-1949 Mint and used stamps on pages including 1885-97 type 1 overprint with 15-17mm between lines 1a - 1r mint (1a6p and 2a with 15mm Hindi inscription), 1928-36 2r-15r mint, Officials with 1932 10r mint, etc., mainly fine and lightly mounted. S.G. £2,500 (approx). (171). Photo on Page 240. £400-500
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Jind. 1885-1943 Mint and used stamps on pages including 1885 type 1 overprint 1/2a - 4a mint, red type 2 overprint 1r mint, 1929 15r mint, 1937 KGVI issues with 5r used, 1941-43 overprint set on 1937 stamps mint, Officials with 1885 1/2a - 2a set of three mint, 1942 KGVI 2r - 10r mint, etc., mainly fine and lightly mounted. S.G. £3,300 (approx). (207). Photo on Page 240. £550-650
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Jind. 1939-43 King George VI 10r overprinted "JIND / SERVICE", unmounted mint block of four with margin at left. S.G. O86, £900+. £240-300
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Nabha. 1885-1943 Mint and used stamps on pages including 1885 first type overprint 1/2a-2a mint, 1938 KGVI 1r - 10r mint, 1941 overprints on 1937 issue 3p - 1a mint, Officials with 1885 first overprint type 1/2a -2a mint, 1885-97 3a used, 1942 KGVI 1r - 5r mint, etc., mainly fine and lightly mounted. S.G. £1,900 (approx). (156). Photo on Page 240. £350-400
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Patiala. 1884-1946 Mint and used stamps on pages including 1884 1a and 4a mint, 1937-38 set of eighteen mint ( 1/2a, 2a used), Officials, etc., mainly fine and lightly mounted. S.G. £1,700 (approx). (169). Photo on Page 240. £300-350
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Patiala. 1885 QV 1a brown-purple with black two line Puttialla State overprint, variety overprint double, in a mint corner marginal block of four, mounted on the left two stamps, minor gum toning, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. 11c, £1,300. Photo on Page 250. £500-600
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Collection of mint and used stamps on pages including Bamra, Bhopal, Bundi, Cochin, Faridkot, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu & Kashmir, Kishangarh, Poonch, Sirmoor, Soruth, Travancore and various other smaller states, also some Nepal. An interesting lot. (100s). £250-350
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Bhopal. 1944-49 Official 3a yellow imperforate vertical strip of three with margin at top, the lower stamp just touched by scissor cut at base, otherwise fine used. S.G. O354, £275 (for a pair). £150-180
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Charkhari. 1930-45 2a Greyish green, margin at base, fine used. S.G. 43c, £350. Photo on Page 258. £100-120
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Cochin. 1938-44 6p Red-Brown overprinted type O11 "ON / C G / S", used, very scarce. S.G. O53a, £650. Photo on Page 240. £200-250
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Cochin. 1943 Three Pies surcharge (type 20) on 4p green, overprinted type O7 "ON / C G / S", in an unmounted mint block of nine. S.G. O62, £630+. Photo on Page 250. £200-250
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Hyderabad. 1909-11 4a Olive-green with type O1a official overprint, perf 13 1/2, used, this perforation unlisted by Gibbons on this value although they do list the 1/2a and 3a values in this issue with perf 13 1/2. Very scarce. S.G. O26var. Photo on Page 252. £200-300
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Jaipur. 1947 3p on 1/2a Unmounted mint lower right corner marginal block of ten including varieties "PIE" for "PIES", and vertical bars at left. S.G. 71/a/b, £356+. £100-120
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Jaipur. 1947 3p on 1/2a Unmounted mint upper left corner block of four with surcharge inverted, one stamp also with the variety "PIE" for "PIES", fine and scarce. S.G. 71c/d, £635+. Photo on Page 250. £250-300
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Jaipur. 1947 3p on 1/2a Unmounted mint lower left corner block of four with variety surcharge double, one inverted, very fine. S.G. 71e, £440+. Photo on Page 250. £140-160
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Travancore Anchal. c.1930 6ca Brown-red with "On / S S" overprint, upper right corner marginal block of six, the upper pair with type O8 overprint (18mm), the lower four stamps with type O6 overprint (16mm), therefore with two vertical se-tenant pairs, unused without gum as issued. S.G. states in a footnote "O66/70 vertical se-tenant pairs are very scarce". S.G. O66A/Ba, var. Photo on Page 250. £200-250
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Travancore-Cochin. 1949-51 Half Anna as 1ch surcharges with Service overprints, type "O1" overprint with "NANA" for "ANNA" variety in the surcharge, perforations 11, 12 or 12 1/2 used; and type "O2" overprint with "AANA" for "ANNA" variety in the surcharge, perforations 12 1/2 or 11 both in used pairs with the normal 1/2a surcharge, a fine group. S.G. O3a/dc/ea,O11a/bd, £642. (5). Photo on Page 252. £200-250
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Travancore-Cochin. 1949-51 Four Pies on 8ca surcharges with Service overprints comprising the two different overprint types (O1 and O2) each in perforations 11, 12 or 12 1/2 all with "FOUB" for "FOUR" variety (S.G. O10ec in pair with normal surcharge), S.G. O26a with a few short perfs, otherwise a fine used group. S.G. O2a/ba/ca,O10a/ec/fd, £337. (6). £100-120
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Travancore-Cochin. 1949-51 4p on 8ca with type O2 Service overprint, perf 12, unused block of six without gum as issued, variety imperf between horizontal and vertical, unlisted by Gibbons (who list a block of four with similar variety). S.G. O10f,var. Photo on Page 222. £150-180
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Baghdad British Occupation. 1917 1/2a on 10pa Green (Lighthouse garden) fine used, very scarce. S.G. 3, £2,000. Photo on Page 252. £400-500
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1919-91 Mint and used collection on pages including 1931 set mint and Officials with 1920 no watermark 2r, 10r mint, 5r used and Multiple Script CA 2r mint, 1924-25 1r - 5r mint, 1931 10r mint, 1932 100f - 1/2di surcharges mint, 1932 1di mint, etc. S.G. £1,850+. (100s). Photo on Page 252. £300-350
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1925 Cover from Bagdad to London franked 6a, endorsed "Overland Mail", handstamped large "LATE FEE NOT PAID" (Proud I16, issued in April 1925, not recorded on cover by Proud). A fine and scarce cover. Photo on Page 244. £200-250
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1933 15f Air letters, unused or with red Specimen overprint, two fine examples of the world's first air letter. (2). £80-100
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1922-2004 Mint and used collection on pages with 1922-23 2/6 and 5/- mint, 1925-28 narrow date 2/6 - 10/- mint, 1935 re-engraved 2/6 used and 5/- mint, 1937 2/6 - 10/- mint, decimal issues apparently complete mint. S.G. £1,300+. (100s). £150-180
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1924 G.B 4 1/2d Registration envelope and 1d postcard, and a Swiss 25c reply card, all three sent from Dublin to Switzerland, endorsed by Airmail from London to Paris, with Irish stamps applied to pay the air fee. Three unusual combination frankings. (3). £180-220
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1942-45 Covers to Ireland including stampless forces mail, all with bilingual Irish censor cachets. (12). £80-100
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1948-49 Covers and stamps with 1949 stampless censored cover from India to Jerusalem bearing Doar Ivri postage due 10m + 50m; 1948 (June 9) first flight cover to USA and commercial Doar Ivri covers to Australia (red censor label) or USA; 1948 Doar Ivri stamps unmounted mint comprising perf 11 3m - 5m plate/sheet number corner blocks of four (3m block of six) and singles with tabs, also 1955 Jewish New Year 25pr with missing green unmounted mint (4 covers + 31 stamps). £120-150
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1591 (May 31) Entire letter from Venice addressed to Bartolomeo Corsini in London, very fine. £100-120
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Venice. c.1640-90 "AQ" Lettersheets bearing the printed Lion of St. Mark and eight line explanation that they were to be used by notaries, scribes and public agents for sending letters to Government departments, and that 4 soldi tax had been paid for the use of flood prevention and tidal control, comprising Francesco Millo Dacio V second provisional issue N6737 used in 1640, and Per "Serenissima Signoria" regular issue N2629 unused. The first with a little splitting and strengthening of folds; the second with some notes on reverse, otherwise fine and two good examples of the world's first prepaid postal stationery. (2). £200-250
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Italian States. 1851-70 Mint and used selection on pages including Neapolitan Provinces with 1/2t and 2g unused both with error head inverted, Sardinia with 1855-63 3L bronze superb mint and an unusual piece bearing 5c and 40c in combination with Italy 1863 15c, also Modena, Naples, Papal States, Parma, Romagna, Sicily and Tuscany. Mixed condition but containing some useful stamps. (116). Photo on Page 252. £180-220
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1862-2007 Mint and used collection on pages including 1891 5L used, 1910 Plebiscite pair used, 1911 Jubilee set used, 1914-22 Parcel Post set in mint pairs, 1922 Trieste Philatelic Congress set used on pieces, 1923 Fascist March set used, Manzoni 1L used and 5L mint, 1924 Trade Propaganda 1L used, Holy Year set used, 1929 Monte-Cassino Abbey 10L + 2L used, 1930 Francesco Ferrucci 5L + 2L used, Transatlantic Mass Formation Flight 7.70L used, 1932 Fascist March 5L + 2.50L used, 1933 Holy Year 2.55L + 2.50L used, Balbo Transatlantic Flight pair mint, 1934 World Cup postage issue 5L + 2.50L used, 1936 Horace Bimillenary 1.75L + 1L and 2.55L + 1L used, 1937 Child Welfare air set used, 1948 St. Catherine set mint, 1946-57 Parcel Post 300L and 500L in mint pairs, 1949 Centenary of Roman Republic 100L used, 1950 Radio Conference pair used, 1951 Milan Fair pair used, Gymnastic Festival set mint, 1955 8L postage due mint, etc. S.G. £18,000+. (100s). Photo on Pages 252 & 258. £700-1,000
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Italian Socialist Republic. 1944-45 Mint and used issues on pages including first G.N.R overprint set of twenty mint, parcel post set of twelve mint, postage dues with G.N.R 60c mint, etc. Also overprints for Base Atlantica (8), Trieste (11) and Zona Aosta (7). S.G. £4,600. (116). Photo on Page 252. £220-260
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Post Offices Abroad. 1874-1916 Mint and used collection on pages comprising offices in Crete with 1906 10c used (2, one on piece), 1L used and 5L mint; Albania; Levant General Issues with 1874 2L used (pen mark) and 1881-83 2L used (not issued, unpriced used), Constantinople issues with 1908 first type 30pa on 15c unused (no gum), 1921 (Nov) locally surcharged 1pi on 5c used (thinned), also 4pi and 5pi mint, 1922 (Aug 1) 4.50pi - 90pi mint (90pi on 10L with a few perf faults), 1922 (Oct-Nov) 45pi and 90pi mint, 1922 postage due 10c, 30c and 1L used, 1922 (Nov.) 15pi on 30c Express stamp used on piece (offered "as-is"), Durazzo with 20pi mint, Janina, Jerusalem, Salonica, Scutari, Smyrna and Valona. S.G. £6,000 (approx, excluding S.G. 9, E100). (185). Photo on Page 252. £300-350
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Trieste Zone A. 1947-54 Mint and used collection on pages including 1947-49 postage due set of eleven mint, 1947-48 and 1949-54 Parcel Post sets in mint pairs, 1949 Centenary of Roman Republic 100L used, etc., fine and lightly mounted. S.G. £3,000+. (100s). Photo on Page 252. £180-220
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Trieste Zone A. 1949 (June 8) Registered F.D.C franked 100L (with Air 50L and Trieste Free Elections 20L pair), addressed to Seychelles but missent to New York handstamped "MISSENT". Backstamped at New York, Nairobi, Mombasa and Victoria, Seychelles. Unusual. £70-80
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Trentino/Venezia Giulia. 1918-22 Mint and used issues for Trentino including overprints on Austria and Italy; Venezia Giulia overprints on Austria including 40h used, overprints on Italy including 60c used, postage due 1L used; surcharges for General use and for use in Dalmatia with 1922 postage due set of four used. Also 1920 issues for Arbe and Veglia and 1945-46 issues for Venezia Giulia and Istria. S.G. £2,750 (approx). (100s). Photo on Page 252. £140-180
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Eritrea. 1893-1939 Mint and used collection on pages including 1893 5L mint (minor staining), 1903 postage due set mainly mint, 1909 30c Express stamp used, 1905 postage due pair used, 1916-21 set of six used, 1920-26 postage due 5c - 60c, 5L and 10L mint, 1924 Manzoni set mint, 1928-29 Portrait set (no 60c), etc. Also 1932-34 Italian Colonies General Issues complete including 1933 Foundation of Colony and 1934 World Cup sets mint, and 1938-41 Italian East Africa issues complete including 1941 Air 1L with value at centre. S.G. £10,000+. (100s). Photo on Page 252. £500-700
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Somalia. 1903-60 Mint and used collection on pages including 1909 postage due set with overprint at top mainly mint (no 2L) and 10c, 20c, 50c, 1L and 2L dues mint with overprint at base of stamp, 1923 surcharge set (no 25c) mainly mint, 1924 Manzoni set mint, 1926-31 Parcel Post set in mint pairs (no 20L), 1926 postage dues mint (10L used, no 2L), 1926-30 set mint (no 1928 50c, 1930 50c used), 1928-41 Parcel Post 1L and 2L in mint pairs, 1930 third National Defence set mint, 1934 Rome-Mogadishu Flight set mint, Jubaland with 1925 5c - 2L postage dues mint and 1925-26 set mint, and various later issues until 1999. S.G. £9,000+. (100s). Photo on Page 252. £450-550
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Libya. 1901-41 Mint and used collection on pages with Italian P.O in Benghazi 1911 1pi used; Italian P.O in Tripoli set including 5c and 1L mint, 1c inverted overprint and 10c double overprint mint, 5L used; Italian Colony issues with 1921 watermark set used, 1924-45 no watermark 55c mint, 1915-30 postage dues; Cyrenaica with 1925-26 Jubilee 1.25L perf 13 1/2 mint, 1930 third National Defence set mint, 1934 Rome-Mogadiscio Flight set mint; Tripolitania with 1924 Manzoni set mint, 1925 Jubilee 1.25L with rare perf 11 mint, 1929 Third Tripoli Fair 5L + 1L mint, 1930 third National Defence set mint, 1933 Seventh Tripoli Fair set mint (no postage 5L + 1L), 1934 Eighth Tripoli Fair set mint, 1934 Rome-Mogadiscio Flight set mint and Oasis Flight air set mint, etc. Also 1950-83 issues with Libya overprint and surcharge sets on Cyrenaica mint. An excellent collection. S.G. £12,000 (approx). (100s). Photo on Page 254. £600-700
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