Stampless cover with manuscript 'Soldier's Letter' at top and manuscript '3' scrubbed out with 'Paid 1d' in red added. Addressed to 'The East India Company, London' with unclear red 'ENNIS….' cds dated MAR 31 on reverse and two other LONDON arrival marks dated 1st & 3rd April. Various other manuscript notations include 'James Reade to effect of the late Gunner William Doyle recd 3rd April 1834'. Unusual & undoubtedly scarce. (image...
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Lot #11266 - india 1854
1d dull red, Die 2, 4 small to huge margins, toned at top on front, g.u. Cat £85 (Start Price = £12.80)
Lot #11267 - india 1854
4a deep blue and red, 4th printing, Head die III, frame Die II, two examples to shape with dotted diamond cancels on 1855 piece, French arrivsl cds alongside. Cat £1300 (image available) [US1] (Start Price = £177.60)
Lot #11268 - india 1854
4a blue and red, 2nd printing, Head die II, frame Die I, an attractive example to shape at lower three sides, square cut to upper five sides, neat dotted diamond cancel. Cat £700 (image available) [US1] (Start Price = £160.00)
Lot #11269 - india 1854
QV 4a deep vermillion shade cut-to-shape with tight margins, fu with conplete 'cobweb'-type cancellation. Cat £550 [US4] (Start Price = £46.40)
Lot #11270 - india 1854
4a blue and red, 3rd printing, Head die III, frame Die I, an attractive example with four margins, neat 'C1' cancel. Cat £2250 (image available) [US1] (Start Price = £854.40)
Lot #11271 - india 1854-1946
Mainly used collection on leaves(220) including imperf ½a blue(2), 4a cut to shape, 1895 2R,3R(2), EVII values to 15R with postal cancels, Officials inc 1909 15R, also a few states, mainly fine [US1] (Start Price = £196.00)
Lot #11273 - india 1855-1947
A small group with QV early issues used on leaves with 1855 4as(2), 1856-64 /a(2), 4as(2) & 8as(2), 1865 onwards vals to 8as, mainly used, plus a few later incl KGV 5rs used & KGVI 10rs used, etc. Mainly fine (25 x QV + 15 later) [US1] (Start Price = £31.20)
Lot #11274 - india 1856-1999
A small colletion in a springback album with early QV vals incl 2asange & 8as carmine, used, later QV vals mainly used to 1r, Edward VII defin vals to 12as uased plus 1r mint, KGV used vals to 5rs, New Delhi set mint, Jubilee used, KGVI period vals to 2r m & 10r used, Ghandi low values(3) mint, then a number of 1950's commems/defins, becomng rather scattered later. 127 x Officials used at back of album, little duplication. A realy...
Lot #11275 - india 1856-64
2a yellow-buff, mint with large part gum light creasing. Cat £800 (image available) [US1] (Start Price = £142.40)
Lot #11276 - india 1856-64
QV 4a Grey Black, o/c, SW, clipped perfs at top, perfs do not cut design. Scarce m.m. o.g. Cat £700 (image available) [US2] (Start Price = £132.00)
Lot #11277 - india 1860
QV 8p Mauve, o/c N, o.g. minor imperfectionsgv with bend across top just visible from front, m.m. heavy h/r, good perfs. Cat £150 [US2] (Start Price = £31.20)
Lot #11278 - india 1865
4a green (with firm's chop) and 8a, off-centre, v.g.u. Cat £135 (Start Price = £28.00)
Lot #11279 - india 1865
with watermark 8a carmine, centred to NW, short perf at lower right, o/wise v.g.u. Cat £95 (Start Price = £22.40)
Lot #11280 - india 1865
QV 2a Orange, o/c NW, fresh unused, irregular perfs. Cat £120 [US2] (Start Price = £20.80)
Lot #11281 - india 1866
6a purple, neat '1' duplex. Cat £150 (image available) [US1] (Start Price = £56.80)
Lot #11282 - india 1866
Tall 6a purple, a rare mint example, good colour and large part original gum. Cat £2500 (image available) [US1] (Start Price = £462.40)
Lot #11284 - india 1866-78
6a.8p. slate, block of six with neat Bombay duplex cancels, scarce multiple. Cat £192 (image available) [US1] (Start Price = £85.60)
Lot #11285 - india 1866-78
QV issues inc 4a Die II (3) & 6a 8p [SG 71-72] plus 8a rose [SG 73-74] fu. (6) Cat £58 [US4] (Start Price = £11.20)
Lot #11286 - india 1866-83
6as 8pi slate mint (centered to right), 1882-83 8as, both shades mint (faults) nice looking spacefillers (3) Cat £188 [US1] (Start Price = £20.00)
Lot #11287 - india 1867
6a.8p slate, mint block of four, perfs re-enforced with hinged, toned gum. Cat £380 (image available) [US1] (Start Price = £85.60)
Lot #11288 - india 1867-73
Official 2 orange and 8a, 1874-82 ½a and 8a, fresh m.m. Cat £61 (Start Price = £19.20)
Lot #11289 - india 1867-73
QV 2a Orange o/p 'Service' m.m., large h/r. Cat £17 [US2] (Start Price = £6.40)
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