Spink Shreves Galleries Sale

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THE "SAPPHIRE" HOLDING OF BRITISH INDIA continued...

POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS AND GROUP LOTS continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

3241

SG 17/26

S.G. #17/26, 1854-55 4a Blue and red group of eleven covers, comprised of five franked by cut to shape singles, one with cut square single and five with two cut to shape singles, all but the cut square cover, which is a domestic usage, are to the United Kingdom, including one each to Jersey, Ireland and Scotland, the stamps are from a variety of printings, cancellations include "C/2", "28", "52", "76", "97" and "227", most sent via Southampton, a few minor cover faults, mostly fine-very fine. (imagea)

Est. $4,000-5,000

SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

3242

SG 31

S.G. #31, 1854 2a Green group of four covers, two are domestic usages, one of which is a native cover, the other two are usages to Great Britain additionally franked with 1855 4a Black on blue glazed paper (S.G. #35) with "Via Marseilles" directives, fine-very fine. (imagea)

Est. $400-500

SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction

3243

Great Britain covers going to India, lot of 31 virtually all 19th century covers with a good variety of G.B. franking, including 10d and 1/- embossed, three redirected with India postage, nice variety of origins and destination, some faults, most fine-very fine. (imagea) (imageb) (imagec) (imaged) (imagee)

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

3244

India and Great Britain mixed franking covers, group of nine covers from 1859 to 1881 franked by Indian adhesives at various rates and redirected upon arrival with mostly 1d Red stamps, variety of origins, including Singapore, routes and destinations, some faults, other fine-very fine and colorful. (Image)

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

3245

Covers from India sent on with Great Britain postage, four stampless folded covers from India, first 1845 from Calcutta sent "Express & via Marselles" charged "1/10d" and forwarded with 1d Red-brown imperforate (SG #BS27) and further redirected within Scotland, second 1850 also from Calcutta sent "per overland mail" to London and redirected with 1d Red-brown imperforate, third 1871 endorsed "via Brindisi" but given to a ships captain and mailed at Liverpool with red double oval "Forwarded by/Bowden Bros./Cononada" handstamp, last carried out of the mails to England and where it was posted to Amsterdam, very fine and interesting group; first with 2009 RPS certificate. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction

3246

Second Afghan War covers, one incoming cover with G.B. franking and nine outgoing covers or cards with Indian franking, including usages from Candhar, Kohat, Field Force P.O. (3) and others, one FPO cover damaged, others fine-very fine. (imagea)

Est. $400-500

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

3247

Pre-stamp soldier's covers, group of 34 folded letters and four fronts all sent at the soldier's concessionary rate to the United Kingdom from a variety of different senders and posts, mostly with red oval or boxed "India" handstamps and "2" accountancy marking, some with interesting contents and some with transcripts, mostly fine or better; a very large percentage are ex-Sattin. (imagea) (imageb) (imagec)

Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

3248

Soldier's covers, lot of 74 covers sent at 8p (one on blued paper), 9p, 1a and 2a rates to the United Kingdom franked by various Queen Victoria adhesives, includes one sent at the 4a officer's rate, one at the 1a9p rate via Brindisi and two from Sudan, some faults, most fine-very fine; many ex-Sattin. (imagea) (imageb) (imagec) (imaged) (imagee) (imagef) (imageg)

Est. $2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

3249

Travelling Post Offices collection and accumulation of over 250 covers and cards, plus some postmarks on piece or loose stamps, mounted and annotated on album pages and loose, all British India period with a wide variety of railway postmarks, some usual faults, many fine-very fine. (imagea) (imageb) (imagec)

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

3250

Camp postmarks accumulation of about a hundred items, largely covers or cards, but also some on piece or on loose stamps, including 1 Jan. 1903 Coronation Durbar, some on special cards with Victoria values to 5R, Viceroy's Camp, Madras Government Camp and H.R.H. The Prince of Wales' Camp, variety of adhesives, some faults, most fine-very fine. (imagea) (imageb) (imagec) (imaged) (imagee) (imagef) (imageg) (imageh) (imagei) (imagej) (imagek) (imagel) (imagem) (imagen) (imageo)

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

3251

India World War I covers, interesting accumulation of over 300 covers, including many with censor labels and/or handstamps (the lot includes a copy of the Baker-Entwistle catalog), quite a few prisoner of war covers, many soldier's covers, Indian Expeditionary Force overprint usages including Mafia Island and more, good range of incoming and outgoing origins and destinations, some faults, most fine-very fine. (imagea) (imageb) (imagec) (imaged) (imagee) (imagef) (imageg) (imageh) (imagei) (imagej) (imagek) (imagel) (imagem) (imagen) (imageo) (imagep)

Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction

3252

India World War II covers, a substantial accumulation of many hundreds of covers in sleeves or mounted on album pages filling a large carton, includes some Prisoner of War, many with censor labels and/or handstamps, many FPO covers including a mounted collection by FPO number, many soldier's letters, etc., there is large range of rates, frankings and destinations, some faults, most fine-very fine; a very useful lot for study.

Est. $4,000-5,000

SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3253

India World War II military mail collection of over 40 covers mounted and written-up on quadrille pages in an album, includes F.P.O. covers, most franked by foreign adhesives and a small collections showing the travels of F.P.O. 53, censored and auxiliary markings, R.A.F. posts, Naval and Fleet mail, U.S. Army post offices in India, a pigeongram, a P.O.W. cover, and some stamps such as propaganda fund labels, a collection of Azad Hind and Chalo Delhi stamps in blocks of four as well as a forgery block, some faults, most fine-very fine.

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

3254

India first flight and air mail covers, accumulation of 58 flown covers, largely George V period, mostly domestic flights, but also some international flights to England, Brazil and Kenya and one Zeppelin flown, several pilot signed, some duplication, mostly fine-very fine; one accompanied by BPA certificate. (imagea) (imageb) (imagec) (imaged) (imagee) (imagef) (imageg)

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

3255

India air mails collection, an exhibition collection of over 40 covers mounted and written-up on quadrille pages in a Godden album, starts with the 1911 Allahabad flight (cover with tear), which was the first official aerial post in the world, then there is a study of 1927 to 1947 air mail rates as well as various first flight covers, both domestic and international, followed by air mail auxiliary markings such as various types of "Insufficiently Paid" and "Too Late for Air Mail," also 1928 and 1937 crash covers and ending with a 1937 rocket mail cover and several Rocketgram labels, a few faults, most fine-very fine.

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

3256

India crash and wreck covers, 27 covers mostly from the 1930's and 1940's period, including at least ten items from the 1937 "Cygnus" crash, two from the 1936 "Athena" crash, one from the Flying Boat "Centurion" salvaged from the Hooghly River in Calcutta and three salvaged from the "Scipio" off Crete in 1936, there are also a nice range of markings such as "Damaged by Sea Water," "Damaged by Fire," "Salvaged Night Mail," etc.; one accompanied by BPA certificate. (imagea) (imageb) (imagec) (imaged) (imagee) (imagef) (imageg) (imageh) (imagei)

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

3257

Rocket mail, ten 1935-38 mostly different flown covers or cards, all Stephen Smith flights and signed by him, five 1935 Sikkim Royal Jubilee rocketgrams or adhesives, one 1935 Sikkim Rocket Experiment, three 1937 "Eric-Cyn" flights and one 1938 "Rowland Hill" flight, various adhesives, flight cachets and postmarks, generally very fine and attractive. (Image)

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3258

Pigeongrams, group of ten slips comprised of Asanol to Calcutta (2) and Hazaribagh to Calcutta (8), all signed on reverse by Stephen Smith, plus two covers containing pigeongrams franked with George V 1a3p tied by magenta "Kalyan/First Pigeon Missive/6 Apr 1941" datestamps, very fine. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction

3259

Official covers accumulation of about 125 covers and cards ranging from Victoria with small "Service" overprints to KGVI, including many nice high value frankings on registered parcel cards, somewhat mixed condition, majority fine-very fine. (imagea) (imageb) (imagec) (imaged) (imagee) (imagef) (imageg) (imageh) (imagei)

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,350.00
Will close during Public Auction

3260

Boxer rebellion group of sixteen covers or cards with Indian stamps overprinted "C.E.F.", includes two additionally franked by 1901 5c on ½c Brown British Railway Administration adhesive, others mostly usages to England or India, including one registered to Peshawar and several picture post cards (one missing some stamps), several faults, most fine-very fine. (Image)

Est. $400-500

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction