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1843/54, lot of six pre-stamp- and cash pay covers from or to India. Includes covers with cancel from “Benares, Neyneetal, Poona, and Saharunpoor,” in good condition, mounted on album sheets with inscriptions

1854/57, stamped collection including four letters, among others, a pair of ½ a. blue on a small envelope, a horizontal pair and a strip of three 2 a. green used, as well as two letters with single franking of 4 a. blue/red, mounted on album sheets with inscriptions. Also included is a postal stationery card from Bavaria, 1903, to Malindi

Landwirtschafts-Ausstellung 30 K. Tadschikische SSR mit sauberem Teilstempel “ELVA -7.V(III)",  mittig ein Zahn unbedeutend verkürzt, sonst tadellos, eine sehr seltene Marke, ProFi hat lediglich 13 Exemplare registriert, davon 2 Stück innerhalb eines Zusammendrucks, Fotoattest Krischke BPP (1997)

Fiskalmarken: 1938/39 (ca.), Banderolen für Zigaretten-Hüllen und Zigaretten: für 40 Stück und 50 Stück bzw. 10, 20, 25, 50 oder 50 Zigaretten mit schrägem Stempel “Wertlos” auf Vorlagekarton der Reichsdruckerei mit Prägesiegel, tadellos mit rückseitigen Haftspuren

Fiskalmarken: 1938/39 (ca.), Frucht-Schaumwein-Steuer, Banderolen für ¼, ½, 1/1, 2/1 Flaschen mit schrägem Stempel “Wertlos” auf Vorlagekarton der Reichsdruckerei mit Prägesiegel, tadellos mit rückseitigen Haftspuren

5th printing, 4 a. blue & red, horizontal pair with good to large margins, neatly cancelled by rhomboid "C1". Right stamp minor creasing, still very fine and rare.

2 a. green, horizontal strip of 3 with part wm., ample to large margins, used by octagonal "B/30" BERHAMPORE

2 a. green, vertical strip of 4 with small part wm., clear to large margins, mostly with frame lines, cancelled by rhomboid of dots. one stamp light creas, otherwise fine and very scarce.

2nd printing, 4 a. blue and red, frame die I and head die II, cut square but slightly touched and crease , tied by octagonal "B1" to small mourning envelope to England.      

3rd printing 4 a. blue and red, 2 copies, both cut to shape, together with large margined 1 a. red, die 1, tied by rhomboid of dots to small envelope to Bath, England, with arrival mark of 25.10.1855.          

1 a. dull red, die 2, good to large margins, tied by octagonal "B98" of Kulneah to small domestic envelope      

1 a. red, die 1, good to large margins, tied to small domestic envelope   

4 a. blue and red, cut octogonal with full margins, together with 1854, 2 a. green, good margins, tied by rhomboid of dots to registered letter to Rangoon. A fine and rare franking.

)1854, 2 a. green, good margins, tied to envelope with adjacent c.d.s. "MADRAS 1857 JY 19" to entire letter, originally mailed from Paris, to Calcutta, franked with pair 1853/61, Napoleon 40 c. (applied around the edge of the entire and split by opening), re-directed to Ootaca (Udagamandalam) and returned to Calcuta. A rare and attractiv entire.

1854, Queen Victoria ½ d. blue, Die I, vertical pair, slightly cut into in places, otherwise clear to good margins all round, neatly tied by barred lozenge obliterators to entire letter to Dublin, Ireland, bearing “BOMBAY JY 29 1855” despatch handstamp with matching red “INDIA” handstamp, endorsed via Bombay & Southampton. Rated “4” (pence) due (postage partly paid) with arrival datestamp on reverse (7 September). A fine usage to Ireland. 

1941, Wappenschild 20 + 20 Kop. gezähnt, Type IIc. der 2. Druckperiode nach Eo Vaher, vom linken Bogenrand, postfrisch, tadellos, sign. Krischke BPP, Fotoattest Löbbering BPP (2026)

1941, Wappenschild 30 + 30 Kop. geschnitten, Wappenschild unten abgerundet, linke untere Bogenecke in Type IIf der 3. Druckperiode nach Eo Vaher, postfrisch, tadellos, sign. Krischke BPP, Fotoattest Löbbering BPP (2026)

1941, Handstempel-Aufdruck 3 Kop. dunkelgrünlichblau, postfrisch, tadellos, u. a. sign Krischke BPP, Fotoattest Löbbering BPP (2026)

1941, Handstempel-Aufdruck 1 Kop., 2 Kop., 5 Kop., 10 Kop. und 30 Kop., fünf Werte, postfrisch, tadellos, u. a. sign Krischke BPP, Nemvalz, Eichenthal, Fotoattest Löbbering BPP (2026)

1941, Wappenschild 20 + 20 Kop. gezähnt, Type IIc der 2. Druckperiode nach Eo Vaher, als portogerechte Einzelfrankatur auf Postkartenformular mit Stempel “OTEPÄÄ B EESTI -6 VIII 41” nach Varstu, roter handschriftlicher Zensurvermerk “K” für “kontrol”, Postkartenformular unten Feuchtigkeitsspuren, Marke tadellos, sign. Keiler, Fotoattest Löbbering BPP (2026)

1941, Wappenschild 30 + 30 K. gezähnt, Wappenschild unten spitz, Unterrandstück in Type Ia der 1. Druckperiode, postfrisch, tadellos, sign. H.B.Zierer, Fotoattest Löbbering BPP (2026)

1941, Freimarken 1,20 auf 5 Kop. dunkelbräunlichrot, gestempelt auf Briefstück, tadellos, Auflage 500 Exemplare, tadellos, sign. H.B.Zierer, Fotoattest Löbbering BPP (2026)

1840, entire letter from Chekowah, Upper Assam, India, via Ireland to Mannheim, Duchy of Baden, endorsed “per overland mail Bombay”, bearing Sudaya (5 March) despatch, and Marseille, London (8 may), Dublin (9 May) and Moville (10 May) transit handstamps. Rated 4 sh. postage to Kehl comprising “2 (sh.)/8 (d.)” due to Moville and “½ d.” from Morville to Kehl. As the Baden postage could not be calculated, the London Exchange Office retained the letter, applying red “N° 6666 Detained for Postage” and “Returned for 4/. Postage” markings. Following payment by the addressee, black “4” deleted in red ink and letter released, with Calais transit (3 June), red manuscript “28” (Kreuzer) due, comprising “20” (Kreuzer) to Kehl and “8” to Mannheim, with two-line arrival datestamp (6 June). A spectacular and rare entire, and an outsanding example of Overland mail.

1856/97 (ca.), over 60 covers, cards and postal stationery items, noted experimental cancels, shipmail, also some stamps and revenues, additionaly the book “ALWAR” by R.J. Benns, mixed condition