Bidspirit auctions | Indian Auction Auction Apr 13, 2025

Indian Auction, Apr 13, 2025. 310 lots.

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Lots in this catalog (310)

• Lot 1: 1854 QV all 4 values from ½a to 4a Litho
• Lot 2: 1854 QV ½a Litho blue Die-II pair Mint; Sg no.: 6
• Lot 3: 1855 QV ½a Litho pale blue Die-I Mint; Sg no: 3, CV- £425
• Lot 4: 1854 QV ½a Litho blue Die-III with several flaws, Mint; Sg no.6
• Lot 5: 1854 QV ½a Litho blue Die-III pair; Sg no: 8a
• Lot 6: 1854 QV ½a Litho blue pair with excellent margins on all sides
• Lot 7: 1854 QV ½a Litho Die-I blue with major printing flaws
• Lot 8: 1854 QV ½a Litho light blue having right bottom corner part of floral design
• Lot 9: 1854 QV ½a Litho deep blue with "H" becoming "B" of HALF
• Lot 10: 1854 QV ½a Litho blue with ''hair flow near chin & neck''
• Lot 11: 1854 QV ½a Litho blue with JC Ty-1 diamond of dots Red cancellation
• Lot 12: 1854 QV ½a Litho blue cancelled with JC Ty-7 pmk with excellent margins
• Lot 13: 1854 QV 1a Litho Die-II deep red MNH stamp; Sg no: 13, CV- £475
• Lot 14: 1854 QV 1a Litho red Die-I vertical strip of 5; Sg no.12
• Lot 15: 1854 QV 1a Litho dull red Die-II pair cancelled with diamond of dots; Sg no: 14
• Lot 16: 1854 QV 1a Litho Dull red Die-II Horizontal pair; Sg no: 14
• Lot 17: 1854 QV 1a Litho dull red Die-III cancelled ‘B/130’ of Tirhoot (Bengal Circle); Sg no: 16
• Lot 18: 1854 QV 1a Litho red from Stone ‘A’ with different shades (2 different)
• Lot 19: 1854 QV 1a Litho Die-I red, Stone ‘A’ : 2 used and Stone ‘B’ : 2 used singles
• Lot 20: 1854 QV 1a Litho watermark INVERTED & Reversed; Sg no: 12
• Lot 21: 1854 QV 1a litho Die-II dull red "C" stone position 96 retouched at lower right; Sg no.: 14
• Lot 22: 1854 QV 1a Litho Die-II dull red "D" stone position 52; Sg no.: 14
• Lot 23: 1854 QV 1a Litho dull red Die-II; Sg no.14
• Lot 24: 1854 QV 1a Litho dull red Die-II; Sg no.14
• Lot 25: India used in BURMA - 1854 QV Q 1a Litho red Die-I, JC Ty-7 numeral "B/5" used in Akyab, Burma
• Lot 26: India used in ADEN - 1854 QV 1a Litho red Die-II, used in Aden JC Ty-4 "124" cancelled
• Lot 27: 1854 QV2a Litho pair dark green cancelled JC Ty-1 diamond of dots
• Lot 28: 1854 QV 2a Litho emerald green with "External Frame" on all 4 sides; Sg no: 31
• Lot 29: 1854 QV 2a Litho green cancelled small diamond of dots JC Ty-1 pmk; Sg no.31
• Lot 30: 1854 QV 2a Litho green cancelled with frame on two sides of the stamp; Sg no: 31
• Lot 31: 1854 QV 2a Litho light green cancelled JC Ty-1 diamond of dots
• Lot 32: India used in PONDICHERRY - 1854 QV 2a Litho green cancelled JC Ty- 6 numeral "111" of Pondicherry
• Lot 33: 1854 QV 2a Litho green watermark Type 2 sideways (Sg no: 31) with David Brandon Certificate
• Lot 34: 1854 QV ½a blue, 1a red & 2a green Litho on 3 pages (10 stamps)
• Lot 35: 1854 QV 4a Litho deep blue & red 4th printing Head Die-III & Frame Die-II cut-square; Sg no.: 22
• Lot 36: 1854 QV 4a Litho blue & rose red 5th printing Head Die-III & Frame Die-II, cut-square; Sg no.25
• Lot 37: 1854 QV 4a blue & red 4th printing Head Die-III & Frame Die-II square cut close margin cancelled JC Ty-4 numeral
• Lot 38: 1854 QV 4a Litho deep blue & red 5th printing Head Die-III & Frame Die-II cut-square; Sg no.26
• Lot 39: 1854 QV 4a Litho blue & red 4th printing Head Die-III & Frame Die-II cut-square; Sg no.23
• Lot 40: 1854 QV 4a Litho blue & rose red 4th printing Head Die-III & Frame Die-II cut-to-shape; Sg no.22
• Lot 41: 1854 QV 4a Litho blue & red 4th printing Head Die-III & Frame Die-II cut-square; Sg no.: 23
• Lot 42: India used in ADEN - 1854 QV 4a Litho blue & red Head Die-III & Frame Die-II (Sg no.23) cancelled numerals "124";
• Lot 43: 1854 QV Queen Victoria ½a pair reprint in Red with large margins
• Lot 44: 1891 Essay 4a reprint dull red and blue on yellowish unwatermarked wove paper, block of 4 (Spence 25)
• Lot 45: 1890 Capt. Thullier’s Essay of 1854 8a blue & orange-brown unissued design; Spence 2
• Lot 46: 1874-82 QV ½a blue Die-II ovpt. On H.M.S. in BLUE-BLACK Ink mint stamp with RPSL Certificate; Sg no.: O36, CV-£2250,
• Lot 47: 1874-82 QV 2a orange ovpt. On H.M.S. with "SPECIMEN" block of 4 MNH stamps; Sg no: O33a, Phila no- S36
• Lot 48: 1866-72 QV 8a carmine ovpt. small SERVICE Mint stamp; Sg no: O5
• Lot 49: 1867-73 QV Service issue all values from ½a to 8a Mint stamps
• Lot 50: QV ½a to Re 1 stamps with JC Ty-2, Diamond of parallel bars cancelled
• Lot 51: QV ½a with Early India Bombay Circle Railway cancellation - MAIL GUARD
• Lot 52: 1892-97 QV Re 1 vertical pair with jubilee lines on margin, the bottom stamp chignon of Queen dry print
• Lot 53: 1885 QV 4a slate-green WATERMARK INVERTED ERROR used stamp; Sg no. 96w
• Lot 54: 1882-90 QV ½a used pair with 2 shades extra horizontal perforation running through the middle of the stamps
• Lot 55: 1882-90 QV 1a6p sepia part sheet of 60 MNH stamps; Sg no: 90, Phila no.86
• Lot 56: 1903-05 Collection of Somaliland QV Queen Victoria & KEdVII King Edward mint & used stamps
• Lot 57: 1907 KEdVII ovpt. OHMS ½a No stop after "M" (R.6/10) ERROR in left stamp; Sg no: O66a, CV-£400
• Lot 58: 1909 KEdVII Rs 10 2 different shades; Sg no.: O70 & O70a, Phila no: S76 & S77, CV- £255
• Lot 59: 1922 KGV 1a IMPERF block of 4 ovpt. SERVICE, Mint; Sg no: O98
• Lot 60: 1922 KGV ¼ on ½a Surcharge INVERTED ERROR (Sg no.: 195a)
• Lot 61: 1926 KGV 1a on 1½a ovpt. SERVICE with clear offset ovptd. on back, Mint stamp
• Lot 62: 1926-33 KGV set of 17v from 3p to Rs 2r & 1932-36 set of 6v from 9p to 3a6p all stamps WATEMARK INVERTED
• Lot 63: 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee 1¼a Jain Temple, Calcutta complete sheet of 144 MNH stamps; Sg no: 243w
• Lot 64: 1912-22 KGV 1a complete booklet with blank back cover; Sg no: SB8a, CV-£450
• Lot 65: 1903 QV 3p to Rs 5 & KEdVII 3p to 1a stamps tied with ''Coronation- Durbar Delhi/Central-Head-Office'' 2 page pull-out
• Lot 66: KEd VII & KGV on piece cancelled with "CORONATION DURBAR 1911" pmks with all different dates
• Lot 67: 1922 (17 March) KGV set of 13v from 3p to Re 1 cancelled with H.R.H. PRINCE OF WALES’ CAMP P.O.
• Lot 68: 1937-40 KGVI complete set of 18v from 3p to Rs 2 Mint stamps; Sg no: 247 to 264
• Lot 69: 1812 stampless entire addressed to Lieut. Francis Selden White; 2nd Batt. 4th M. I. ("2nd Battalion,
• Lot 70: 1828 stampless cover with "POONA" boxed cached in black alongside unidentified Red cachet & "G.P.O./AP26/182*/A.M.
• Lot 71: 1846 open entire from Pondicherry to Bordeaux & 1849 entire from Calcutta to Marseilles, France
• Lot 72: 1844-47 India stampless entire to GB Great Britain carried by steamer with details of the cover on the pages & 1 b/w
• Lot 73: 1849 open entire from Madras to London on Steamer via Marseille
• Lot 74: 1851 open entire from Calcutta to Derbyshire, England via Southampton with red boxed "INDIA" in cachet
• Lot 75: "AJMERE PAID" in Red rectangular paid strikes on large piece of Postal Register
• Lot 76: 1854 (9 Dec ) entire folded letter franked with QV Queen Victoria Litho ½a blue Die-I used from VIZAGAPATAN addressed
• Lot 77: 1855 QV ½a Litho Die-I blue to Bombay
• Lot 78: 1855 QV ½a Litho Die-II blue (Sg no: 6) franked on entire with "CUMBACONUM/PAID" in red cachet to Hyderabad
• Lot 79: 1854 QV ½a Litho pale blue Die-I Stone A, Position 90, Chignon and Eye Retouched; Sg no: 3
• Lot 80: QV ½a Litho blue Die-II, Diamond of Dots, Worn out Die leading to very faint print, Right Arches mostly missing;
• Lot 81: 1854 QV ½a Litho deep blue used Die-II to Secunderabad
• Lot 82: 1855 QV ½a Litho Die-III deep blue (Sg no: 10)used from Bombay to Surat
• Lot 83: 1855 QV ½a Litho Die-II blue (Sg no: 6) used to Amritsar
• Lot 84: 1856 cover franked QV ½a Litho blue Die-I from Broach to Bombay; Sg no: 2
• Lot 85: 1855 QV Queen Victoria ½a Litho indigo Die-II (Sg no: 7) used on native cover with Meerut cancelled in red at back
• Lot 86: 1854-55 QV 1a red Die-1 & 4ax2 Litho 2nd Printing (Sg no: 11 & 20) on large part letter sheet overland via Southampton
• Lot 87: 1855 entire letter franked with QV 1a Litho deep red Die-II addressed to Sec. Agra Bank used from Bombay to Calcutta
• Lot 88: 1857 QV 1a Litho red Die-III cover from Madras to Secunderabad; Sg no: 15
• Lot 89: 1862 entire franked with QV 4a black (Sg No: 45) cancelled with JC Ty-9 numeral "1" pmk used from Calcutta via
• Lot 90: 1866 entire franked with QV tricolour 6a8p rate from Bombay to London via Marseilles with cut out logo paste at back
• Lot 91: 1864 cover franked with QV tricolour 6a8p rate to Ireland via Bombay & Marseilles with red boxed ''INDIA PAID'' boxed
• Lot 92: 1866/1873 QV multi-franked covers including Mourning Cover from Madras to England
• Lot 93: 1859 cover franked with QV 4a cancelled with JC Ty-7 cancellation numeral "B/1" pmk from Calcutta to London via
• Lot 94: 1860 QV 4a franked cover used from Delhi to England via Southampton with "INDIA PAID" in red and tied blue seal of the
• Lot 95: 1869/1970 native cover tied with QV ½a with two different variations numeral "27" & "27½" pmks with ERROR
• Lot 96: 1866 cover franked with QV ½a cancelled with JC Ty-6 numeral "C/97" alongside "BANGALORE" in blue/purple pmk to Bellary
• Lot 97: STEAMER COVER - QV 1a, 4a & 8ax2 dispatched from Bombay to Aden
• Lot 98: TPO Cover - QV ½a blue die PSE envelope with RTy-84a "T.P.O. ENQUIRY OFFICE/BOMBAY/N/MAY 2" in 3 segment box
• Lot 99: TPO Cover - Registered cover tied with Mauritius QV to Rander via Bombay & unrecorded 3 segment boxed "REGISTERED/T.P.
• Lot 100: 1885 fragile entire travelled with multiple cancellations
• Lot 101: 1901 QV ½a green die envelope PSE CUT-OUT used on native cover from Alwar to Ajmer
• Lot 102: 1856 QV1a brown (Die-I) on blue wove paper envelope with blue palm tree seal on back; PV# EN1, size: 120x71 mm
• Lot 103: 1895 QV 1a on 9p Vermilion Soldier’s & Seamen’s envelope with ERROR "N" in One Inverted, unused; PV# MEN2
• Lot 104: 1866 QV ½a blue die Lettersheet to Kurtarpore addressed to Raja of Kapurthala
• Lot 105: 1895 QV ½a green Wrapper cancelled with Darjeeling to Lebong, very late usage in 1920; PV# WR1
• Lot 106: 1923 KGV ½a green on buff wove paper (De La Rue) postal stationary WRAPPER, Mint; PV# WR3, H&G# E3
• Lot 107: India used in BURMA - 1933 KGV ½a Wrapper cancelled with Rangoon Sorting to Ramnad via Madras
• Lot 108: 1922 Registered cover tied with KGV 2a & 9p on 1a ERROR (the bar in the overprint of the 1a stamp missing) sent from
• Lot 109: 1935 (6 May) Airmail First Day Silver Jubilee Cover franked with KGV ½a & 9p stamps used with Bombay Foreign pmk to
• Lot 110: 1943 (16 Jun) "V for Victory" cover franked with KGVI from Bombay to Australia tied with Madras War Fund label
• Lot 111: 1944 (3 Oct) cover franked with KGVI 1a tete-beche tied with "GROUP TWO/PRISONER OF WAR CAMP" cancelled to Bombay
• Lot 112: India used in BUSRAH (Persia) – 1914 cover franked with KEdVII & KGV cancelled with large square circle BUSRAH ds.
• Lot 113: 1946 Airmail cover franked with 1940-43 KGVI King George VI set of 14v from 3p to Re 1 from Bombay to England
• Lot 114: 1922 KGV 1½x1½ a carmine on buff REPLY postcard, Mint in superb condition; PV# PC36
• Lot 115: 1926 KGV envelope ALBINO UNUSUAL ERROR, Mint; PV# EN34
• Lot 116: 1915 KGV ¼x¼a REPLY postcard ovpt. I.E.F. (Indian Expeditionary Force), Mint; PV# MPC8
• Lot 117: 1936 KGV 9 pies picture postcard of "SRINAGAR KASHMIR" used from Lucknow to Allahabad
• Lot 118: 1942 KGVI 1½a brown PSE envelope ALBINO Double Strike & Printing inside ERROR; PV# EN45
• Lot 119: 1942 KGVI 4a Airmail postcard (without outline) "On Active Service" used in Sudan to England; PV# APC3
• Lot 120: India used in CHINA - 1907 QV Queen Victoria ½a pair ovpt. C.E.F. used on UPU picture postcard from China to London
• Lot 121: 1905 KEdVII franked on UPU b/w picture postcard used from Allahabad to France
• Lot 122: 1881 ¼a blue On HM's Service postcard used in 1882 with ERROR "SiNGature" instead of SiGNature from Roorkee to
• Lot 123: 1881 QV ¼a “East India Service Postcard” Official Service postcard with 'Sample to issue' handwritten
• Lot 124: 1881/82/95 QV Queen Victoria / On H.M.S. ¼a India Service postcards (3 different)
• Lot 125: 1911 cover franked with KGV 1a with "1911 Coronation Durbar 14 Dec" roller cancellation sent to London from the Madras
• Lot 126: 1911 multiple stamps with ''CORONATION DARBAR, 1911" special cancellation of both types (i.e.
• Lot 127: 1911 (12 Dec) "CORONATION DARBAR" special cancellation on KEdVII ¼x¼a REPLY postcard; unique with 8 strikes
• Lot 128: 1937-40 KGVI full set from 3p to Re 1 stamps on plain cover with Bombay cancellation (11 covers)
• Lot 129: 1937 (23 Aug) KGVI illustrative First Day Cover FDC used from Allahabad to United States and redirected back to
• Lot 130: 1937 (15 Dec) Registered KGVI set of 10v from 3p to Re 1 First Day Cover FDC, Karachi Sadar cancelled
• Lot 131: 1857-91 Collection of QV PSE envelopes, UPU, East India, Postal service postcards, Lettersheet, Military envelope,
• Lot 132: 1945 WWII (ca.) Christmas Greetings Forces Mail, Mint
• Lot 133: 1945 KGVI 6p with "Christmas Greetings" pictorial Air Letter sheet, Mint; PV# ALS3
• Lot 134: 1945 R.A.F. X-mas Greetings pictorial illustrated Air Letter, Mint
• Lot 135: KGVI Rs 10 Indian Postal Order with the design of 1938 KGV (PV# IPO5) with 1949 (1 Mar) Ahmedabad/Postal Orders
• Lot 136: 1857 (12 Mar) Mutiny period Registered Letter receipt from Hyderabad in red pmk to Lachamangarh
• Lot 137: 1947 (15 Aug) JAI HIND special cancellation on cover franked with KGVI 9p block of 4 used from Bombay to Mussoorie
• Lot 138: 1947 (15 Dec) The Independence of India Flag design JAI HIND special cancellation on Cover, Calcutta cancellation
• Lot 139: 1947 (15 Aug) Indian Independence First Day Cover with Mahatma Gandhi "Let's March On" blue Label & "Freedom's
• Lot 140: 1946 (2 Jan) Victory Commemoration KGVI 1½ and 3½a registered Private First Day Cover FDC
• Lot 141: 1947 (21 Nov) Jai Hind Flag 3½a stamp on tricolour Indian National Flag design Private First Day Cover FDC single
• Lot 142: 1947 (15 Dec) Airmail Souvenir private First Day Cover FDC from Bilimora (in Gujarat) to South Australia
• Lot 143: 1947 (15 Dec) Ashoka Capital 1½a Aeroplane design Private First Day Cover FDC, Bombay R.M.S. cancelled
• Lot 144: 1947 (15 Dec) Indian Independence Ashoka Capital 1½a & Plane 12a Private First Day Cover FDC, Bombay R.M.S. cancelled
• Lot 145: 1949 (10 Oct) UPU Universal Postal Union complete set of 4v First Day Cover FDC, Bombay cancelled; stains & aging marks
• Lot 146: 1950 (26 Jan) Republic Day Inauguration with 12a block of 4 Private First Day Cover FDC, Bombay Hindi cancellation
• Lot 147: 1951 (13 Jan) Centenary of Geological Survey of India 2a top margin block of 4 Private First Day Cover FDC,
• Lot 148: 1951 (4 Mar) Asian Games complete set of 2v Airmail hand-drawn First Day Cover, Mangalore cancelled
• Lot 149: 1953 (2 Oct) India Conquest of Mount Everest complete set of 2v block of 4 registered Large Private First Day Covers
• Lot 150: 1953 (2 Oct) India Conquest of Mount Everest complete set of 2v Private First Day Covers FDC, Patna cancelled