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1932 Tata Sons Ltd Karachi-Madras service, covers carried on various legs of the first outward or return flights, one cover from Ahmedabad carried on the first service to Cape Town, one on scarce Tata first flight envelope with a Union Jack on India, another on similar envelope with the Union Jack removed. (25). £350-450
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1932 (Dec 1) Imperial Airways special Christmas flight from Karachi to Cairo, covers from Karachi to Delhi (flown via Cairo) or Delhi to England. Scarce, just 20 covers recorded from this flight by Brown. (2). £100-120
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1933 (Jan 16) Penang to Bombay flight by Prince Ali Khan (son of H.H The Aga Khan), cover flown on the Dum Dum to Santa Cruz leg with flight vignette and cachet, posted upon arrival franked 1a and 3p. 91 Covers flown. £80-100
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1933 (Apr 7) Houston Mount Everest Expedition, cover flown on the first survey flight with flight vignette and cachet, KGV ½a pair and 3p cancelled at Purnea. 87 Covers flown, costing One Guinea each, which went to R.A.F charities. Photo on Page 178. £200-250
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1933 (July) Trans-Continental Airways Karachi-Calcutta service, covers carried on various legs of the first outward or return flights including cover from the British Post Office in Tangier flown from London to Calcutta, scarce return flight covers flown from Calcutta to Jodhpur or Allahabad, etc. (11). £180-200
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1933 (July 20) James Woods Australia to England flight in "The Spirit of Western Australia", cover flown on the Calcutta to Lucknow leg with "DUM DUM AIR PORT" label tied by the flight cachet, posted at Lucknow franked KGV 1a3p. A few minor tone spots, otherwise fine and scarce, just 16 covers flown. AAMC E317, $400. Photo on Page 178. £160-200
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1934 Bihar Earthquake, January 30th Dum Dum to Darbhanga R.A.F emergency flight (Brown states six flown, probably an error for 66); January 17th Muzaffarpur to Dum Dum emergency R.A.F flight, delayed in transit and not posted until February 2nd (50 flown); and January 20th Captain Barnard's Flying Circus flight from Calcutta to Bihar and back to raise funds for the Bihar Earthquake Relief Fund, all with flight vignettes and cachets, all fine. (3). £200-250
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Rocket Mail. 1935 (June 29) "Rocketgram" form despatched by Rocket No 66 over the River Damoodar, with Rocket vignette and cachet, posted at Burnpur franked Silver Jubilee 9p; and 1937 (May 12) "Coronation Rocketgram" postcard with vignette and cachets, posted in Calcutta franked 3p + ½a. Two fine items, both signed by Stephen Smith, 160 items carried on the 1935 flight. Also the 1980 book "From the Diary of Stephen Smith", which details his 1934-35 Rocket Post experiments. (2 + book). £140-160
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1935-37 Tata Airways flights, covers comprising 1935 (Jan 4/5) Bombay-Hyderabad and return, Feb. 25/26 Bombay-Calcutta and return, Oct. 29/Nov. 1 Bombay-Trivandrum and return, Nov. 26 Cannanore-Trivandrum (25 flown); 1936 Indo-Ceylon Christmas flight, various legs (9); 1937 (Apr 16) Hyderabad to Bhuj and return, Nov 8/11 Delhi-Bombay and return, various legs (7), mainly fine, some scarce. (25). £350-400
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1938 (Feb 22) Imperial Airways Flying Boat "Coogee", Southampton to Singapore survey flight, cover flown from Lashkar to Calcutta unusually franked by Gwalior stamps, specially permitted on this one flight. Also covers carried on the first all-up flights, from Madras to Colombo franked 2a or Karachi to England franked 2½a. (3). £80-100
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1938-40 Air Services of India first flights comprising 1938 (Nov 21) Bombay-Kathiawar service, various legs (7), and 1940 (May 4) Bombay-Amreli service, various legs (5), all fine, some scarce. Also 1940 (Apr 9) Hyderabad to Bangalore first flight by Hyderabad Air Services, pilot signed cover with handpainted Air Services badge, just 24 covers flown with two hand painted pilot signed covers known. (13). £180-220
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1941 (Sep 12) Indian Air Mail Society "V" Campaign, "Don't Believe in Rumours" cover flown by R.A.F from Dogboi to Calcutta, signed on the reverse by Stephen Smith, posted at Dum Dum franked KGV 1a3p. Fine and scarce, 35 covers flown. Photo on Page 178. £100-120
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1946-83 First flight covers from or to India, various airlines, also a few commemorative covers, all written up on pages. (106). £300-400
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Chamba. 1887-1947 Mint selection including 1887-95 1r (both), 2r and 3r, 1903 KEVII ½a pair with right stamp showing an unusual elongated overprint (both lines an extra 1mm long, large gaps between "M" and "B" in upper line, "A" and "T" in the lower line), 1913-23 1r overprint double, one albino, 1923 KGV 1a with large part of overprint omitted, 1942-47 KGVI 1a (S.G. 101), 5r - 15r (the 15r unmounted), Officials including 1927-39 1r unmounted block of six, 1938-40 1r, 1940-43 10r unmounted, etc. S.G. £1,400+. (116). Photo on Page 154. £300-350
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Chamba. 1942-47 KGV 10r Used, a few short perf tips at base, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. 105, £850. Photo on Page 212. £200-250
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Chamba. 1890 12a Service overprint, variety thin seriffed "I" in "SERVICE", superb mint and very scarce. Unpriced by S.G., who list other values with this variety at 120-140 times the basic mint price. S.G. O14c. Photo on Page 142. £700-800
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Gwalior. 1885-1949 Mint selection including 1885-97 ½a tall "R" variety, 1a small "G" variety, 1904 KEVII 3a tall "R" variety, 1912-23 ½a with broken letters in overprint, 1a single and inter-panneau block of eight with double overprint, 1926-36 10r, 1938-48 15r and 25r, 1942-45 ½a block of four and 1a with misplaced overprint, etc. S.G. £1,250+. (88). Photo on Page 180. £250-300
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Gwalior. 1899 3p Carmine, variety overprint inverted, light diagonal crease, otherwise fine mint, a scarce variety. S.G. 38a, £2,750. Photo on Page 142. £400-500
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Patiala. 1885 1r Slate with type 2 "PUTTIALLA / STATE" overprint in red, variety wide spacing between lines, mint with large part gum. S.G. 10b, £700. Photo on Page 142. £150-180
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Convention States. QV-KEVII Mint and used selection including Faridkot with S.G. 14-16 mint; Jhind with S.G. 3, 7, 11, O7, O11 mint, S.G. 4, 8, 27, 29, 31 used (S.G. 8 unlisted used by S.G., offered "as-is"); Nabha with S.G. O19/20 mint, S.G. 4 used; Patiala with S.G. 8a, 12 mint and a few misplaced overprints; Gwalior; also a few Feudatory States including Kishangarh "ON/K S/D" inverted in red on 1913 2a and 8a, and 1a pair one without overprint (all three offered "as-is"), and Travancore double perfs. A useful lot, S.G. £2,000+. (151). Photo on Page 180. £300-400
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c.1897-1935 Covers and cards including prestamp covers from Indore, Holkhar, etc., stamped covers and cards, also some earlier stamped paper and a few later covers, mixed condition. (92). £100-150
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1908-11 Issues inscribed "H.H Begum's Service", mint and used selection including type O1 overprint ½a variety overprint inverted used; type O2 overprint 2a variety overprint inverted mint (3), 4a unused (no gum), 4a overprint inverted mint, 4a imperf pair mint, 4a imperf pair overprint inverted mint, etc. S.G. O301/8d, £600. (19). Photo on Page 180. £150-180
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1908-11 4a Brown, imperf pair with type O2 overprint, variety overprint double, unused without gum, this variety unlisted by Gibbons, possibly a proof. S.G. O308c, var. Photo on Page 180. £100-120
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1930-36 Issues, mint and used selection with various surcharge varieties including ¼a on ½a surcharge inverted used, 3p on ½a surcharge inverted mint and used, 3p on 2a surcharge inverted used, 3p on 4a surcharge in red used, 1a on ½a surcharge inverted mint and used, 1a on 2a red surcharge inverted used, 1a on 2a red surcharge with inverted "N" in "ANNA" mint and used within a block of four, 1a on 2a violet surcharge inverted used, 1a on 4a with inverted "N" in "ANNA" mint within a pair. A good lot. S.G. O309/329a, £1,550. (44). Photo on Page 180. £400-500
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1932-34 ¼a Orange, perf 14 block of four, variety "Service" overprint omitted, unused without gum, an unusual variety unlisted by Gibbons. S.G. O313b, var. Photo on Page 154. £400-500
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1932-34 ¼a Orange, perf 14 pair, variety "Service" overprint omitted, unused without gum, an unusual variety unlisted by Gibbons. S.G. O313b, var. Photo on Page 180. £200-250
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1932-34 ½a Imperf pair with "Service" overprints at the top of the stamps, unused without gum, probably a proof. S.G. O314, var. Photo on Page 180. £100-120
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1935-36 ¼a on 4a, Surcharge in red, fine used. S.G. O322, £650. Photo on Page 180. £200-250
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1935-39 Triangular 1a6p stamps including 1a6p blue and claret with varieties overprint omitted, imperf pair, blue printed double and blue misplaced (2) all used, etc. S.G. O331/2, £690+. (10). Photo on Pages 180 & 212. £200-250
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1936-49 Issues with Service overprints, mint and used selection including 1936-38 ¼a overprint double used and 1a imperf between horizontal pair used (creased), 1936-49 1r mint with 11mm san-serif surcharge (both shades) or 11½mm serifed surcharge, 1r serifed surcharge variety "SREVICE" mint, 8a with 13½mm serifed surcharge mint, etc. S.G. O333/343, £1,270. (28). Photo on Pages 180 & 212. £280-350
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1940-49 Issues, mint and used selection including 1940 1a mint, 1944-47 2a imperf vertical pair used, 1944-49 3p doubly printed mint, 3a orange-brown mint and used, etc. S.G. O344/354d, £700. (23). Photo on Pages 154 & 180. £200-240
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1648 (Dec 18?) Entire letter from Col. John Ponsonby in Dublin, concerning the army in Ireland, addressed "For the Honorable Colonel John Moor, one of the House of Commons, these, London", a little staining, a very scarce civil war period letter from the Parliamentary army in Ireland. Photo on Page 178. £250-300
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1811-59 Entire letters or covers with mileage marks (3), undated circles (4) or straight line sub-office handstamps (6), one cover enclosed within a Returned Letter wrapper, fine. (14). £100-120
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1831 Part entire to East India House in London endorsed "Enquiry about the Effects of a Deceased Soldier" with red inspectors crown handstamp and "TOBERMORE / 98", the reverse with scarce octagonal boxed "DRAPERSTOWN / RECEIVING HOUSE" in red. Photo on Page 178. £180-220
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1888-1995 Covers and cards including skeletons, WW2 censors, slogans, special event cancels, etc. (149). £160-180
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Postage Dues. 1905-48 Covers and cards (18) and a piece, including stampless WW1 postcards posted by soldiers from Dublin to England or Oxford to Belfast both charged the single ½d rate, etc. (19). £100-120
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Travelling Post Offices. 1927-76 Covers (48) and pieces (10), the covers including cancels of Mullingar & Sligo (8), Dublin & Galway (18), Dublin & Sligo (17), etc, nearly all philatelic, many skeletons, all fine. (58). £140-160
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Postal Stationery. 1925-95 Unused and used envelopes, postcards, letter cards, wrappers, registration envelopes and air letters, some duplication, an extensive lot, fine. (333). £500-600
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Pictorial Notepaper. 1798-1855 Pictorial lettersheets all postally used within Italy, comprising 1798 and 1801 "REPUBBLICA CISALPINA" notepaper headed with fine (but differing) woodcuts which include the figure of Liberty with the Cap of Liberty on a spear, posted to Bologna or within Mantoua with "VERCHA. CISALPINA" handstamp; 1846 letter with a fine engraving of Trento; 1850 "Hotel du Nord" notepaper with a fine engraving of the hotel in the Place St. Trinite in Florence, written by the hotel proprietor F. Ponsson; and 1855 notepaper with a fine engraving of a man and child in an elegant drawing room, posted from Milan to Neri Corsini in Florence. (5). £200-250
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1810-1984 Entire letters, covers and cards including T.P.Os, WW1 British F.P.Os (25), WW2, exhibition cancels, Lake Como steamers, ship cancels, Paquebots, etc., also some Italian Colonies. (300). £450-550
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"Cavallini" Postal Stationery. 1818 (Nov 7) Printed single sheet extract from the Royal Patent authorising the issue of stamped paper, listing the three denominations and their uses, printed in Italian and French. A rare document, authorising the issue of the world's first postal stationery. £150-180
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World War Two. 1939-1945 Covers and cards including 1939 cover from an Italian serviceman in Spain, flown to Rome with Italy 25c block of six tied by "POSTO DI SCAMBIO F" (Feb 18) datestamps; 1940 (June 4) cover from London to Italy, British and German censors with large boxed "Feindland" (Enemy Land) applied in Germany; 1943 cover from Greece with P.M stamps tied "Posta Militaire N. 23" datestamps; commercial use of 25c parcel stamp pair due to a stamp shortage; 1944 cover from a German soldier at Portogruaro with Italian Socialist Republic stamps; 1945 (Apr 30) late commercial use of Socialist Republic stamp; 1945 C.L.N Savone overprints, etc. (10). Photo on Page 178. £150-180
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Italian Colonies - Air Mails. 1932-34 General Colonial Air Mail issues complete mint and with "SAGGIO" (Specimen) overprints, some additional "SAGGIO" overprints in differing colours, also 1933 50L blue varieties imperf between stamp and upper margin and imperf between stamp and lower margin, and two covers. (39 + 71 Specimens + 2 covers). £300-350
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Pope Clement VIII. 1586 (Jan 11) Entire letter written and signed by Cardinal Ippolito Aldobrandini from Rome, addressed to Lorenzo Bondelmonti in Florence. The letter refers to the Grand Duchess Bianca Capello (former mistress of Francesco de Medici) and advises the addressee "never to disassociate yourself from the will of Princes, or even from their desire". Aldobrandini became Pope Clement VIII in 1592. £200-250
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Pope Gregory XV. 1623 (Feb 14) Letter from Pope Gregory XV to Cardinal Richelieu, written in a secretarial hand, no address panel. The Pope has asked the French King to respect the Cardinal, and tells him to listen to venerable brother Octavious Archbishop Tanser and take his advice; he gives his blessing for the Cardinal to do whatever is necessary for the needs of the Apostolic faith. £120-150
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1728-96 Letters from or to Popes, comprising 1728 printed announcement concerning Procurators of the Cathedral, sent on behalf of Pope Benedict XIII with his paper covered seal, addressed to Monsignor Tome Allessandro, Bishop of Nardo; 1774 letter from The Superior of the Community of the Convent of S. Maria of the Seven Wounds to Pope Clement XIV, asking the Pope to approve the election of Cardinal Corsini as the new Father Superior; and 1796 letter from the Marchesa Luisa Fiorentina to Pope Pius VI asking to be allowed to read certain books normally banned to her sex, with the Pope's reply in Latin, allowing her to read all books which her conscience judges to be harmless to religion and lifestyle. (3). £180-220
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1771-1870 Stampless entire letters or covers with various postal handstamps and/or official cachets, written up on album pages (56). Also other c.1820-45 letters (36) all addressed to Prince Tomasso Corsini. (92). £150-180
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Pictorial Notepaper - Rome. 1843 Entire letters written by Rev. Henry Cockayne (Canon of Windsor for 30 years), posted from Rome to his son at Eton Collage, on notepaper headed with fine printed views of the "Forum Romanum" or "Temple of Vesta", both published by "Pernie Inc." (2). £120-140 |
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1852-64 7b Blue upper marginal block of four used (corner crease); other 1852-64 issue stamps comprising ½b (7), 1b (5), 2b (13), 3b (8), 4b (6), 5b (12), 6b (6), 7b (6) and 8b (12), all used, very mixed condition; 50b and 1sc Sperati forgeries both stamped on reverse; also c.1850 5b and 10b embossed essays (signed "E.D" but probably forgeries), and a pen and ink drawing of the Papal Cross Keys and Crown bearing the legend "Franco Bollo Postale" (supposedly presented to Cardinal Antoneli, ex Alphonse Collection). (84). £150-200
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1853-70 Entire letters, entires and covers (20) and a front bearing stamps of the 1852-64 issue (15), 1867 issue (2) or 1868-70 perforated issue (4), including four registered letters bearing 1852-64 2b + 7b, 1b + 4b (2), 5b pair or 6b; 1867 entire with 1867 issue 5c greenish blue pair (one with no stop variety, 1990 Enzo Diena Certificate, ex Alphonse collection); 1868 cover to Austria bearing 1867 issue 40c (1978 M. Zanini Certificate); 1870 entire letter to Paris bearing 1868-70 10c + 40c no stop variety (1990 Enzo Diena Certificate, ex Alphonse collection); 1870 cover to England bearing 1868-70 5c + 10c + 40c, etc. (21). £600-700
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