Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas Egypt, including the Constantin Kelemenis - Day 4

1896/1935: Selection of cancellations on three small stock pages, condition mixed althugh some attractive datestamps for Hong Kong, Canton, Hankow, Shanghai and a few numerals in black ink and blue, predominately singles with a page of blocks and multiples, sevarl scarcer examples, an interesting lot. 

1987: Hong Kong Postage Due, complete set of six values in imperforated sheets of 100 with sheets of 50 c. violet and 10 c. green, $ 1 orange & 20 c. brown, as well as $ 5 blue & $ 10 red, respectively se-tenant. A unique set.

1938-52: KGVI, very nice group of unused mounted and unmounted stamps, most good values are represented several times, as $ 10 in block of four, $ 10 with platenumber 2. Catalogue value Gi ca. £ 6000+

1954-85: QEII, Various Queen Elizabeth Portrait issues, nice group, apparently only unmounted stamps on three stock cards, including two full sets 1954 and one set 1963 and a range of additional values, cheapest types counted. Gi ca. £ 1200.

1816 (May 30): Entire letter from Chittoor to Guernsey, with a good strike of the rare negative circular "Crown / MADRAS SHIP LETTER" cds dated "1 June" in manuscript (Giles SD2), a fine strike of the framed UNPAID (Giles SD3) and over-inked strike intaglio and intaglio "Pt Pd" (unrecorded) handstamp. An important early item of Indian postal history.

1818 (Nov 14): Entire letter from Chittoor to Madras, with a very good strike of negative circular "CHITTOOR / POST OFFICE" postmark (Giles No. 2, 1816-19, 'rare'), manuscript 'pp 4 As' (postage paid 4 Annas) rate, obverse with oval "GPO NO 17 1818" arrival datestamp, full content from the well known correspondence to Thomas Fiott de Havilland, at that time Major and Superintending Engineer at Madras.

1833 (Dec 27): Entire letter from Moongyr to Rugby, with a fine strike of the rare oval intaglio "Post / Moongyr / Paid" handstamp (Giles 1), framed "CALCUTTA SHIP LETTER datestamp (Jan 4, 1834) and framed "INDIA LETTER / PLYMOUTH". A splendid item.

1852, Scinde Dawk Issue, 1/2 d. white, used, large to very large margins, cancelled by ink pen strokes, strong embossing, tear to top into rim of design and another smaller tear at the left margin, however a rare stamp especially with such fine appearance. Cert. Sismondo (2009). Gi = £3,000. rnrnProvenance: The 'M' Collection of India and Indian Feudatory States, Spink, 23 June 2022, Lot 1012.

1860, Electric Telegraph, set of three Proofs, printed in black, on glossy card, imperforate, comprising 4 a., 1 r. and 4 r. values, very attractive and rare, these were the world's first Telegraph stamps.

1860, Electric Telegraph, set of three values, 4 a,, 1 r. and 4 r. reddish-purple, overprinted "COURT FEES" in red, used, cancelled with punched holes, imperfection and the 4 r. has a repaired lower right corner and a crease, rare examples from the post 1869 remainders used fiscally.

Feudatory States, Poonch 1877 (Sept. 19): India ½ a. blue stationary envelope from Poonch via Kahuta and Rawalpindi to Amritsar, the indicium cancelled "L-6/7" in square of bars at the Imperial post office and showing on reverse a near perfect strike of the 30 mm circular intaglio seal handstamp with four lines Dogri script "By the grace of Shri Ragunath. Seal of the Poonch State Post Office. Samvat 1933" and in the lower half the same phrase...

Feudatory States, Poonch 1886 (May 24): India ½ a. green stationary envelope from Srinagar via Sialkot and Kahuta to Poonch, the indicium cancelled in transit at the Imperial post office by SIALKOT cds (May 27), bearing on reverse Jammu & Kashmir 1883 ½ a. adhesive and showing a superb strike of the circular intaglio seal handstamp with four lines Dogri script "By the grace of Shri Ragunath. Seal of the Poonch State Post Office." followed...