india - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 2032 - brit. colonies india - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-201Type 1B. 1869: Cover to Allahabad via Marseilles at 1 s. 1 d. rate, franked by 1 d. red and 1867 1 s. green pl. 4 tied by 'Edinburgh /131' duplexes. Reverse with fine oval SEA POST OFFICE / C datestamp (Jan 2, 1870) applied in black at Suez. Carried on 'Behar' arriving Bombay on January 16, with Allahabad cds's in red and black (Jan 19) and re-addressed with fair strike of 'Lieutenant General's Camp' datestamp of receipt (Jan 20). Illustrated in the handbook on page 20. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-201brit. colonies india |
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 Lot 2025 - brit. colonies india - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-201Type 1B. 1868: Entire letter to Calcutta via Marseilles at 1 s. 1 d. rate, franked by 1 d. red pl. 106 and 1867 1 s. green pl. 4 tied by London duplexes. Struck on reverse with fine oval SEA POST OFFICE / B datestamp (Nov 5) struck in blue at Suez. Carried on the 'Carnatic' arriving Bombay on November 14, with Calcutta arrival datestamp (Nov 18) in red. Opens well for display, illustrated in the handbook on page 19. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-201brit. colonies india |
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 Lot 2043 - brit. colonies india - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-201Type 2. 1873: Cover from Calcutta to St. Gallen, Switzerland via Brindisi, franked by 1860 8 p. purple on white, 1865 1 a. brown and 1868 8 a. rose all tied by 'B/1' handstamps and by oval Company cachet. Unframed P.D. at left and reverse with Calcutta cds in red (June 24) and oval SEA POST OFFICE / B datestamp (June 27) applied in black at Bombay. Carried on the 'Nubia' arriving Suez July 3, with Brindisi cds, Geneva cds (July 20) and arrival. Fine and appealing franking, illustrated in the handbook on page 27. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-201brit. colonies india |
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 Lot 2016 - brit. colonies india - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-2011911: ½ a. green postal stationery envelope used with 1902/11 ½ a. green (2), 1 a. carmine, 2 a. mauve and 2 a. 6 p. ultramarine all tied by four bold strikes of FIRST AERIAL POST / 1911 / U.P. EXHIBITION ALLAHABAD cachets in red. Reverse with registered label and Allahabad cds (Feb 18) and Dharamhar cds of receipt. Delightful and very scarce. Cert. BPA (2012). Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-201brit. colonies india |
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 Lot 2008 - brit. colonies india - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-2011827 (April 30): Entire letter with letter and original accounts rendered intact, mailed from Calcutta to London endorssed 'per Countess Dunmore', struck on arrival with very fine framed INDIA LETTER / DEAL handstamp in black and charged originally '5/8½d.' on reverse but altered to 2/4d. to pay on front panel; also a further 1857 cover from Calcutta to Glasgow sent unpaid by Steamer 'Bengal'. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-201brit. colonies india |
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 Lot 2035 - brit. colonies india - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-201Type 1A/Type 1B. 1868/71: Collection on leaves with Eastbound covers (17) early 1868 usage from Aden to Bombay franked by 1865 2 a. pale orange (2) tied by '124' numerals with oval SEA POST OFFICE without Set Letter (Sept 4), 'via Southampton' 9 d. frankings (mostly 1867/80 9 d. straw) including August 1868 cover from Dundee, April 1871 from Charing Cross and June 1871 cover from Windsor, 1 s. 1 d. frankings 'via Marseilles' with Sets B, C and E noted. Condition varies but most fair to fine, a scarce group. Many illustrated in the handbook on pages 15-24. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-201brit. colonies india |
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 Lot 2009 - brit. colonies india - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-2011856/64: 1 a. brown and vertical pair of 4 a. black, used on cover from Moulein, Burma to Genoa, Italy tied by 'B/127' octagonal obliterators in black with MOULMEIN datestamp (Oct 13) in red above. Framed INDIA / PAID at right and Marseille entry marking in red alongside (Nov 25). reverse with further INDIA PAID (rectangular) handstamp in red, Calcutta cds (Oct 22) and Genoa arrival. Minor surface scrape to envelope away from adhesives and not affecting appearance of a fine and rare cover. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-201brit. colonies india |
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 Lot 2024 - brit. colonies india - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-201Type 1B. 1868: Cover to Bellary via Southampton, franked at 9 d. rate with 1867 3 d. deep rose pl. 5 and 6 d. lilac tied by 'Charing Cross / WC 28' duplexes. Reverse with fine oval SEA POST OFFICE / E datestamp (Oct 12) struck in blue at Suez. Carried on the first voyage of the 'Madras' arriving Bombay October 24. Bellary cds in red on front. Imperfections, the 6 d. with unobtrusive rounded corner but scarce, the earliest usage of Set Letter E, illustrated in the handbook on page 22. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-201brit. colonies india |
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 Lot 2037 - brit. colonies india - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-201Type 1B 1873: Cover to London franked by 1868 8 a. rose, Die II, folded over edge of envelope and tied by Bombay duplex (March 5) in black. Reverse of cover with straight line TOO LATE and front with clear fine oval SEA POST OFFICE / B datestamp in blue (March 6). The cover missed the 'Hindostan' and was carried on the 'Behar' arriving Suez on March 24 - the 'Behar' should have applied the strike on the reverse with code 'D'. London arrivals in red (April 1) on front and back. A scarce cover showing the latest Recorded Usage of Type 1B, illustrated in the handbook on page 21. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-201brit. colonies india |
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 Lot 2019 - brit. colonies india - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-201Type 1A. 1868: Cover to Madras via Marseilles at 1 s. 1 d. rate, franked by 1 d. red pl. 106 and 1867 1 s. green pl. 4 tied by 'Bath / 53 duplexes (July 3) and by oval SEA POST OFFICE / (c) datestamp (July 18) struck at Suez in blue without Set Letter. Carried on the first voyage of the 'Golconda' with reverse showing Bangalore transit datestamp (July 29) in blue and front with 'Salem' arrival (July 30). Faults to envelope and the 1 d. red at upper right but a very rare early usage (one of the earliest known) and illustrated in the handbook on page 16.rnrnNote: Under this new Contract between the British Post Office and the Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Company, this was the first time that non-British Nationals had handled British Mail. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 196-201brit. colonies india |
