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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

Bolivien: Claus Lange, “Handbuch der Briefmarken der Republik Bolivien 1859 bis 2024”, in 5 Bänden, sowie Maier “Vorphilatelie der Republik Chile”

Argentinien: Göttig & Jalil, “Catalogo Especializado de Sellos e Historia Postal de la Republica Argentina” in zwei Bänden, 2018-2019

1863/1960, mostly used collection on old printed album pages; includes Michel No. 1–4 (17 stamps), extensive crescent overprints, "beetle" overprints, Souvenir Sheet 1, etc.; condition varies somewhat.

1952, new currency surcharge FILS on 3 m. green surtax stamp “PALESTINE”, together with POSTAGE 10 f. and uncancelled Hussein 2 f., tied by Amman c.d.s. on cover to Mafrat, with arrival mark. Very rare; just few unused copies of this error have been recorded, this is the only used one.

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. 

1865/1920, used collection with many blocks of 4 and larger multiples, in 2 stockbooks
 

1948/58, collection of about 150 covers, some parcel cards and later items, including a good range of interesting and scarce material, censor marks and censor labels, registered mail, airmail, small villages, compulsory surcharge stamps, etc. A highly interesting object.

1948/49, mnh, unused and used small specialised collection including different printings of 1st issue, some multiples, plate number blocks, varieties, etc.

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.

1920/80 (ca.), Unmounted mint, unused and used collection/holding in 5 small and 10 large stockbooks, including a wide range of early issues, Mi. 171-84,  unissued Talal 20 f. (damaged), varieties, compulsory surcharge stamps, postage due, cancellations, etc., etc.. A very interesting lot.

1939/45, censored mail, 10 covers with mostly different censor lables and 15 covers with censor marks.

1922/2000 (ca.), Extensive collection of roughly about 800 covers and cards (the vast majority pre 1960),  including early overprints, registered and express mail, air mail, parcel cards, stamps with plate numbers, Mi. A275b on cover, Palestine overprint used in Amman, Obligatory Tax, British field post, Hotel mail, censor marks, special handstamps, aerograms, reply coupons, etc., etc.. An outstanding object, gathered in decades. 

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