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British Asia is well represented in this collection on Hagners including India with revenues, States including Patiala 1940-43 set SG 103-15, also Aden, Burma, Ceylon, North Borneo, Labuan, Pakistan & Straits Settlements; plus other British Commonwealth including Gibraltar, Sudan with Officials, Zanzibar including 1936 7s50 used & 10/- mint, also a little Egypt and Iran. Mixed condition. (Qty approx 2000)

300.00

$420.00

C

B/C

1945 cover via United States to Sweden with 'OAT' h/s applied at London, Australian & British censor tapes, minor toning; also 1954 "Belfast" crash cover unusually to India with the red cachet applied at Singapore & repaired with "sticky" tape. (Qty 2)

100.00

$75.00T

C

B

1885 cover to "His Honour/Mr Justice Scott/High Court/Bombay" & endorsed "Mrs Scott" at lower-left, Perf 10x11½-12½ 6d tied by GPO duplex, Bombay arrival b/s & unusual 'ENQU DEP/BOMBAY' b/s (Reversed 'Q'), redirected to "Khandulla" with very fine 'KHANDALA' arrival b/s, repaired flap-tear. Unusual destination.

400.00

No longer available

PS

B

INDIA USED ABROAD: 1896 usage of 'One Anna' Soldiers & Seamans Envelope to 'JULLUNDUR' (arrival b/s) with fine & very early usage of 'BASE OFFICE/6JU96/ B ' cds at Tokar (Sudan), endorsed "Sant Singh Sepoy 5th Company/35th Sikhs" & counter-signed at left by the Commanding Officer, 'ADEN/JU9/96/ + ' & 'SEA POST OFFICE/ C /JU15/96' transit b/s, a little soiled. [The Suakim Field Force arrived in the Sudan on 1/6/1896 & returned to India in -/12/1896]

450.00

$340.00T

PS

A-

INDIA USED ABROAD: 1896 usage of 'One Anna' Soldiers & Seamans Envelope to 'SIALKOT' (arrival b/s) with 'No 1/FIELD PO/18AU96 - B' duplex (the left-hand portion poor; Proud valuation 3000pts) used at Tokar (Sudan), endorsed in native script over "26th P.I." & counter-signed at left "FHHancock Captain/26th PI", 'SEA POST OFFICE/ B /SE1/96' transit b/s, a couple of very minor blemishes.

450.00

$340.00T

C

B

PORTUGUESE INDIA: 1943 commercial cover to Bombay with 6r grey & 2tgs da Gama tied to reverse by '.../ESTADO/DA/INDIA/6SET43/DAMAO' cds, imperforate black/yellow registration label on the face, Censor tape tied by 'DHC/332' h/s in blue & 'PASSED/DHC/49' h/s (on reverse), minor flap fault & a little aged.

100.00

No longer available

C

B

BAHAWALPUR - REVENUE STAMPS: c.1880 court document with an 8a embossed seal, heavy folds but the facial appearance is fine. [The 18 lots offered here constitute what is probably the most extensive array of Bahawalpur revenues to appear at auction since our sale of the wonderful "Hyphasis" Collection on 8/10/2005. It should be noted that there is virtually no overlap between the two offerings]

100.00

No longer available

C

BAHAWALPUR - REVENUE STAMPS: 1930 Large Format Star & Crescent 4a purple x2 (& Receipt Stamp 1a x2) on court document, and 1r blue x2 each on stamped paper Star & Crescent 2a (one unusually with 'BAHAWALPUR GOVERNMENT COURT FEE' overprinted at top, minor defects. Koeppel & Manners list a 2a red but not these values. (Qty 3 items)

300.00

$230.00T

O

A/B

BAHAWALPUR - REVENUE STAMPS: 1933 Pictorials 1a to 2r complete, a few minor blemishes, various cancels including ink-lines & cachets in violet. Rare: unlisted by Koeppels & Manners. [The Amir of Bahawalpur was a world-renowned philatelist and the driving force behind his State having its own stamps. However, India refused permission for these stamps to be used for postage so they were instead applied to revenue purposes] (Qty 6)

800.00

$600.00T

C

A

BAHAWALPUR - REVENUE STAMPS: 1933 Pictorials 1a Camels and 2a Antelope single & marginal pair affixed to Star & Crescent 5r green stamped paper & tied by a huge circular cachet in violet. Unusually fine and attractive.

300.00

$230.00T

C

A

BAHAWALPUR - REVENUE STAMPS: 1933 Pictorials 2a Antelope affixed to c.1938 2a Star & Crescent stamped paper & tied by boxed cancel in violet.

200.00

$150.00T

C

B

BAHAWALPUR - REVENUE STAMPS: 1933 Pictorials 2a Antelope & 1r Monument affixed to a court document & tied by a huge circular cachet in blue & the 1r also tied by a boxed cancel in violet, a few faults but the stamps are fine.

200.00

$150.00T

C

A

BAHAWALPUR - REVENUE STAMPS: 1933 Pictorials 4a Pelicans x4 (a pair on the reverse) affixed to Star & Crescent 5r green stamped paper & tied by straight-line 'CANCELLED' cachet in violet.

300.00

$230.00T

C

B

BAHAWALPUR - REVENUE STAMPS: 1933 Pictorials 8a Palace pair affixed to c.1944 Amir 2a purple stamped paper & tied by straight-line 'CANCELLED' handstamp.

400.00

$300.00T

C

A

BAHAWALPUR - REVENUE STAMPS: 1933 Pictorials 1r Monument affixed to c.1947 Amir 1r grey stamped paper & tied by boxed cachet in violet.

400.00

$300.00T

C

A-

BAHAWALPUR - REVENUE STAMPS: 1933 Pictorials 2r Paninad Weir single & pair affixed to c.1947 Amir 4r grey-green stamped paper & tied by huge circular cachets in violet, a couple of minor peripheral faults.

400.00

$400.00T

O

A-/B

BAHAWALPUR - REVENUE STAMPS: 1940 Amir Recess Perf 14 2a plum, 8a orange, 8a green & 1r carmine, and Litho 8a green Perf 9 (corner example) and Perf 13½, some minor aging & a few minor blemishes. Only the Perf 9 8a is listed by Koeppel & Manners. There were no examples of any of this issue in the "Hyphasis" Collection. (Qty 5)

300.00

$260.00T

C

BAHAWALPUR - REVENUE STAMPS: 1940 Amir Recess Perf 14 2a plum, 8a green & 1r carmine x5 (including a fine strip of 3) on two court documents and stamped paper Star & Crescent 20r, or Amir 2a & 1r, straight-line 'CANCELLED' h/s or the strip each with a single punch-hole, the documents with some faults. (Qty 5 items)

500.00

No longer available

C

B/C

BAHAWALPUR - REVENUE STAMPS: c.1948 'West Pakistan' Overprints on Amir Litho 2a plum (4), 8a orange (2) & 1r green on four 1956 documents, two of the 2a with defective overprints 'West Pak stan' or 'West Pa an', several with a single punch-hole, the documents in rather mixed condition. (Qty 4 items)

300.00

$230.00T