1852 Scinde Dawk 1/2a. white, used and cancelled by Kotree handstamp (white star in black circle) and crossed pen-strokes, cut square with almost complete design (slightly touched at left), clear embossing, a thin at top right corner (outside design), fine. (SG £2500)
36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcards
By: Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG
Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcards
Christoph Gärtner 36th Philatelic Auction -
Starting with the single lots Asia catalogue contains stamps and postal history from all Asian countries from Abu Dhabi to Vietnam. A strong section China is followed by over 300 lots India, Iran, a nice Japan-section including Japanese Occupations, Singapore, Thailand etc.
All world single lots with THEMATICS, ÜBERSEE / OVERSEAS, FLUG, ZEPPELIN & SCHIFFSPOST and EUROPA;
ALTDEUTSCHLAND / GERMAN STATES, DEUTSCHES REICH, DT. AUSLANDSPOSTÄMTER / KOLONIEN , ZENSURPOST,
DEUTSCHLAND nach 1945, DDR / GERMANY after 1945, GDR, BERLIN, BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND.
ANSICHTSKARTEN/ PICTURE POSTCARDS
The collection section includes: ÜBERSEE / OVERSEAS, FLUG UND ZEPPELIN POST, SCHIFFS POST and THEMATIK / THEMATICS and EUROPE.
then comes NACHLÄSSE, WUNDERKARTONS & Nachtrag, DEUTSCHLAND vor 1945 / GERMANY before 1945, DEUTSCHLAND nach 1945 / GERMANY after 1945 closing with LITERATUR and VARIA.
Lot #5566 - india
1852 Scinde Dawk 1/2a. white, used and cancelled by black circle of short bars handstamp of Kotree. The genuine stamp cut square with wide margins but was boken and separated into a left and a right hand part which were rejointed and stabilized by foreign paper mass on back.
Lot #5567 - india
1852 Scinde Dawk 1/2a. white, used on small piece and cancelled by Kotree handstamp (white star in black circle), cut square with wide margins all round, clear embossing, horizontal cover folds through stamp, otherwise a fine copy of this Scinde Dawk. (SG £2500)
Lot #5568 - india
1852 Scinde Dawk 1/2a. white used on piece, cancelled by black dotted handstamp, cut square with huge margins, long tear from top down to lower left and vertical cover folds, still good appearance.
Lot #5569 - india
1854 Unissued 1/2a. vermilion, 91/2 arches, unused, with even wide margins all round, slightly toned, fine. Various (owner) signs on back.
Lot #5570 - india
1854 Lithographed 1/2a. blue, Die I, horizontal left hand marginal pair, unused as issued, fine - attractive.
Lot #5571 - india
1854 Lithographed 1/2a. blue, Die I, right hand marginal block of four, part ("OFFIC") of sheet Wmk, unused as issued, light browned patch at top, still fine - attractive.
Lot #5572 - india
1854 Lithographed 1/2a. blue, Die I, horizontal strip of three, used and cancelled by "259" numeral h/s of Umballa, fresh colour, wide to huge margins around, fine.
Lot #5573 - india
1854 Lithographed 1/2a. blue, Die I, three pairs used, different colour shades from pale blue to dark blue, with complete to wide margins all round, toned (more or less), still fine.
Lot #5574 - india
1854 Lithographed 1/2a. blue, Die I, used on native lettersheet and tied by BLUE diamond of dots, on reverse with black boxed "AM", part of red boxed "G.P.O. ..." d/s and red rect. framed "CAN...ERAM/1854 September (27)/Paid." trisected datestamp. A fresh and fine stamp with huge margins on a scarce lettersheet. B.P.A. certificate.
Lot #5575 - india
1854 Lithographed 1/2a. blue, Die II, two singles with small plate flaws/flukes, unused as issued, complete to wide margins all round, fine. (SG from £320)
Lot #5576 - india
1854: Five small native covers (or parts of) franked with lithographed 1/2a. (Die I or III), with two covers backstamped by "Mundessore" and "Neemuch" "Paid"-handstamps in red, resp., cancellations in red (diamond of dots) or by black diamonds or numerals, in slightly mixed condition.
Lot #5577 - india
1854: Six lithographed 1/2a. cancelled by coloured diamonds of dots, i.e. single with blue diamond, strip of three with red (now brownish appearance) diamonds, and two cover fronts with 1/2a. singles tied by red diamonds of dots.
Lot #5578 - india
1854 Lithographed 1/2a blue, Die II, used on small native cover, tied by black diamond of dots, red "GWALIOR/..." double-ring d/s alongside. An almost fine stamp (minor imperfections as touched frame-line at left) of the good Die II on an attractive small Gwalior cover.
Lot #5579 - india
1856 (7 Mar) Small native cover from Umritsur, franked by lithographed 1/2a. greenish blue (Die III), with good to large margins in the deep greenish shade, tied by "172" numeral, on reverse with three datestamps in red. Creasing affecting adhesive but fine appearance.
Lot #5580 - india
1854 Lithographed 1/2a. (four singles, various dies) and 1a. (pair and two singles, dies I and II), and Typo 2a. (two singles) all used, left hand stamp of the 1a. pair damaged, a 1/2a. single with cut faults, the 2a. with minor faults as thins, good/fine else, cancelled with various numerals or diamonds of dots.
Lot #5581 - india
1854-55: Complete set of the four lithographed stamps, with 1/2a. (Die I), 1a. (deep red, Die I), 2a. (portions of outer frame-lines) and 4a. (4th printing, sheet pos. 14, cut square), all with fresh colours, even wide margins all round, neatly cancelled and fine/very fine.
Lot #5582 - india
1854-55: The four lithographed stamps each in horizontal pair, used and cancelled with diamonds of dots or Bombay numeral "1", with 1/2a. blue (Die I), 1a. red (Die II), 2a. green and 4a. blue & red from 4th printing (cut-to-shape, Pos. 9+10 with CENTRAL CROSS of the sheet at foot). The 4a. pair with partially cut/touched outer frame-lines otherwise complete margins, fresh and fine stamps.
Lot #5583 - india
1854-55: Five covers franked with Lithographs, with 1/2a. deep blue, Die I, on small native cover, fine, three inland covers each franked 1a. red (mixed condition), and 4a. blue & red, late (probably 5th) printing, cut-to-shape, on cover to London via Bombay, fine.
Lot #5584 - india
1854/1894 reprint of 1/2a. in brownish red, complete row of eight with "SPECIMEN" on back (Spence 129), fold between 3rd and 4th stamp, fine.
Lot #5585 - india
1854/1890's (c.) Reprints of 1/2a. and of 1a. both in vermilion, the 1/2a. on (thick) yellowish wove paper, the 1a. on thin paper, fine.
Lot #5586 - india
1854/1892: 6 Reprints of 1854 1/2a. essay with crosses in upper corners including single in black (signed Jal Cooper), single in blue, and block of four in red, fine.
Lot #5587 - india
1854/1894: 5 Reprints of 1854 1/2a. essay with crosses in upper corners including single in bright blue ("SPECIMEN." and signed Jal Cooper on back) and marginal block of four in blue with letters "S" and "P" of SPECIMEN on back, fine.
Lot #5588 - india
1854/1916 Reprint from the defaced copper plate showing eight impressions of the 1854 1a. on upper row, and a similar row of eight 1/2a. essay (crosses in upper corners) below, printed in black as Plate III, fine and rare. (M)
Lot #5589 - india
1854/1916 Reprint from the defaced copper plate showing the 1854-55 4a. (issued design) and essays of 2a. plus ornament and the Queen's head on upper row, 1/2a. stamp below, printed in black as Plate IV, fine and rare. (M)
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