Auction Stamps and Covers of the World

✉ INDIA INGLESA. 1835 (June 18). Entire letter written from BORDEAUX to CALCUTTA endorsed "Elizabeth" with reverse showing superb strike of framed KEDGREE-POST OFFICE-SHIP LETTER in black, Calcutta GPO datestamp (Oct 31) of arrival and two line rate INLND.PSTG (5)/SHIP (2) due. A fine and rare entire.

✉ INDIA INGLESA. 1842 (Dec). Entire letter from India to London, endorsed ´per Overland Mail via Falmouth´ at top, oval framed ´INDIA´ on front and, on arrival readdressed on to Oxford with GB 1841 1d red brown tied by black Maltese Cross. Reverse bears London, Oxford and eventual Pewsey arrivals cds. Rare and interesting entire. SG 8.

✉ INDIA. 1866. BATH (Great Gritain) to MADRAS (India). 4 p. orange and 6 p. lilac and 1 p. red (late fee) redirected to MADURA with British India 2 annas orange stamp. Cert. R.P.S.

✉ INDIA. 1866. SIMLA to LONDON. 8 pi. lilac, 2 annas orange and 4 annas green, redirected to SCOTLAND with Great Britain 1 p. red. Flap missing.

✉ INDIA. 1870. GREAT BRITAIN to CALCUTTA. 3 p. rose (3) redirected to BERHAMPORE with British India 1 anna brown stamp. Fine.

✉ INDIA INGLESA. 1871 (April 26). Entire letter from Calcutta bearing 1856-64 defective 2a. orange yellow and pair of 1866 4a. green tied by 'B/1' in blue. Originally directed via Brindisi and readdressed on arrival in London (May 19) to Versailles with GB 3d. rose pl. 6 tied by London duplex. An interesting entire.

✉ INDIA. Sg. 62, 69. 1872 (Aug. 16). Cover from BOMBAY to CAIRO franked by 1865 2a. orange and 1866 4a. green tied by BOMBAY-1 duplexes, struck in transit with British P.O. SUEZ cds in black (Sept 1) and CAIRO cds in blue (Sept 3) with erroneous year date. An attractive cover. Ex collection Wolfsbauer.

✉ INDIA INGLESA. Sg. 71. 1879. Cover to PARIS franked by single 1866-1878 4a. green tied by NUMERAL OBLITERATOR and manuscript, underpaid with circular "T" mark in black (an adhesive was applied and had dropped off). The "T" mark erased in red crayon and reverse with SEA POST OFFICE-B cds and Paris arrival. Manuscript PAID 60 cts. at lower left of an unusual cover.

✉ INDIA INGLESA. 1879. Two postal stationary envelopes uprated 4 annas and 1/2+2 annas send registered.

✉ INDIA. 1882. BANGALORE to SURREY (England). 1/2 anna blue and 4 annas green redirected to ST. ALBANS with Great Britain 1 p. lilac.

✉ INDIA. 1886. KASHMIR to AMRITSAR. 1 anna brown and 2 annas orange with three local stamps of KASHMIR on REGISTERED cover. RARE mixed franking.

✉ INDIA INGLESA. 1899 (May 27). Cover to Bombay franked on reverse with India 1882-90 ½a. green tied by good strike of "MUSCAT" squared circle datestamp in black. Bombay arrival cds (June 1) alongside. A scarce and attractive cover.

✉ INDIA INGLESA. 1916 (May 28). Large part registered cover from BUSHIRE to AUSTRALIA, endorsed "On Service/IEF "D" with sender's name at lower left, franked at 5 a. by India 1911-22 1/2 a. green vertical pair and single, 1 a. carmine and 2 a. 6 p. ultramarine (1913 type), tied by three fair to fine strikes of type Z4 ("C 16") BUSHIRE/REG. single ring cds. Blue registration label at centre. Slight faults (part of back missing), nevertheless a remarkable usage, with a three-colour franking. Scarce.

✉ INDIA INGLESA. 1863. BOMBAY to GREAT BRITAIN. Entire letter franked with 2 annas orange and 4 annas green stamp, tied by BOMBAY/INDIA PAID duplex (a very early usage).

✉ INDIA INGLESA. 1862. SECUNDERABAD to ENGLAND. Envelope franked with 4 annas black stamp tied by C/56, INDIA PAID mark from Madras.

✉ INDIA INGLESA. 1864. CALCUTTA to ENGLAND. Entire letter franked with 4 annas grey stamp tied by B/1 and boxed red INDIA/PAID mark.

✉ INDIA INGLESA. 1865. BANGALORE to ENGLAND. Envelope franked with 4 annas grey stamp tied by BANGALORE duplex. INDIA PAID mark from Madras.

✉ INDIA INGLESA. 1869. KISHNAGHUR. Envelope franked with strip of three 2 annas orange stamps tied by B/139. Fair envelope.

✉ INDIA INGLESA. 1873. BOMBAY to ENGLAND. Envelope franked with 2 annas orange and 4 annas green stamps on reverse MADRAS FRONTIER cancel.

✉ INDIA INGLESA. 1879. KIRKEE to ENGLAND. Envelope franked with 1 anna brown and 4 annas green stamps. Reverse flap missing and minor cover faults.

✉ INDIA INGLESA. 1880. DACCA to ENGLAND. Envelope franked with 1 anna brown and 4 annas green stamps, tied by LAHORE cancel.

✉ INDIA INGLESA. 1880. CALCUTTA to LIVORNO (Italy). Entire letter franked with one anna brown and 2 annas orange stamps tied by oval "T" on reverse T.P.O. RECEIVING OFFICE/HOWRAH.

✉ INDIA INGLESA. 1901. LONDON to INDIA. Official envelope (India Office) with oval SECRETARY OF STATE/FOR INDIA. Redirected in the interior of India.

✉ INDIA INGLESA. 1909. INDIA to AUSTRIA. 1/4 an. Postal Stationery card uprated with 1/2 an. stamp. Taxed on arrival with Austrian 10 fi. red stamp.

✉ KENIA. 1938. Three covers to SWITZERLAND.

✉ LAGOS. 1899 (4 Oct.). Envelope registered to ENGLAND, bearing 1884 1 d. rose-carmine pair and 1891 3 d. dull mauve and chestnut, all cancelled by oval of bars, showing manuscript "R", Liverpool Registered d.s. (29.10) and London Registered hooded d.s. (30.10) in violet, the reverse (roughly opened) with despatch and arrival datestamp. An attractive franking 1/2 d. overpaid.

✉ LAGOS. 1901 (20 Febrero). Envelope registered to GERMANY, bearing 1893 1/2 d. on 4 d. (2) and 1894 5 d. dull mauve and green, each tied by LAGOS/W. AFRICA cds, showing "R" in oval,REGISTERED LONDON transit ds in red and, on reverse, LAGOS and poor arrival datestamp.

✉ LABUAN. Sg. 64. 1894. LABUAN to GERMANY. 1 cts. + 1 cent. postal stationery uprated with 3 cents. stamp, arrival in front.

✉ LABUAN. Sg. 70, 71. 1897. LABUAN to LONDON. 12 cents. and 18 cents. on registered cover, arrival on reverse.

✉ LEEWARD. 1895 (April 30). 1d. pink stationery envelope used to France, up-rated with 1890 ½d. dull mauve and green (3) tied by neat 'Dominica' cds's. Red London transit on reverse of fine cover. Sg 1.

✉ LEEWARD. 1897. ANTIGUA to LONDON. 1/2 d. (9) send registered, arrival on reverse.

✉ LEEWARD. Ed. . 1900. 1 d. Postal stationery envelope bearing 1/2 d. & 1 d. x3 of Leewards cancelled by the ST KITTS/A12 duplex´s REGISTERED to NEW YORK.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO INGLES. 1876. BEYROUTH to GLARIS (Switzerland). GB pair 2 1/2 p. rose with GOG cancel and BRITISH POST OFFICE/BEYROUTH cds. FINE.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO INGLES. Ed. . 1890 (7 June). Great Britain registered 2 d. stationery envelope (flap at back a little reduced) from SMYRNA to BELGIUM bearing 1885 80 pa. on 5 d. and 1887 40 pa. on 2 1/2 d. cancelled by F87 barred obliterator, with registered origin d.s. adjacent.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO INGLES. Sg. 24, L4 (2). 1910. CONSTANTINOPLE to GERMANY. 2 d. green and red (2) and 2 1/2 piastres on 6 d. Mixed british and local currency.

✉ MALAYA. 1853 (March 15). Entire letter written form PENANG (Jan 3, 1853) sent privately to FRANCE and mailed from PARIS to BESANÇON: struck with PARIS-25c. prepaid datestamp in black on front, reverse with Besançon arrival cds. RARE and most unusual wntire. Opinion Holcombe.

✉ MALAYA. 1857. Seaman's envelope written on board H.M.S. Amethyst in Singapore (manuscript on reverse) and endorsed "From W.J. Willis R.M. on board H.M. Ship Amethyst" sent at soldiers and seaman's rate bearing Great Britain 1 d. red (SG 40) tied by transit in London addressed to DEVON with LORRINGTON arrival on reverse. Scarce item of mail from Singapore.

✉ MALAYA. Ed. . 1875. MALAYA. Cover used to SWITZERLAND bearing 8 c., 12 c. & 24 c. (2) (SG 14a, 15a, 16) all cancelled by the PENANG/D17 duplex¦s & backstamped at BRINDISI in transit & on arrival at NIEDERUZWIL.

✉ MALAYA. 1888. PENANG to ENGLAND. 2 cts. rose (5) and 10 cents. slate. Tied by MUTE AND RED PEN cancel, arrival on back.

✉ MALAYA: JOHORE. Ed. . 1896. Registered cover used to SINGAPORE bearing JOHORE 1 c. - 6 c. (SG 39-45) cancelled by the BANDER MAHARANI/MAUR/STAR cds´s supported by the cds in red & the Registry hs.

✉ MALAYA: JOHORE. Ed. . 1898. Registered cover to SINGAPORE franked by single 1898 $ 2 dull purple & carmine, SG 50, tied by MUAR star and crescent in black, red MUAR REGISTRATION cachet and red BANDAR MAHARANI-MUAR cds at left. SINGAPORE arrival on reverse.

✉ MALAYA: JOHORE. Ed. . 1898. Registered cover to SINGAPORE franked by single 1898 $ 3 dull purple and blue, SG 51, tied by MUAR star and crescent in black, red MUAR REGISTRATION cachet and red BANDAR MAHARANI-MUAR cds at left. SINGAPORE arrival on reverse.

✉ MALAYA: JOHORE. Ed. . 1898. Registered cover to SINGAPORE franked by single 1898 $ 4 dull purple & brown, SG 52, tied by MUAR star and crescent in black, red MUAR REGISTRATION cachet and red BANDAR MAHARANI-MUAR cds at left. SINGAPORE arrival on reverse.

✉ MALAYA: FEDERACION DE ESTADOS. Ed. . 1902. FMS 5 c. ultramarine registered stationery envelope used to PARIS and up-rated with FMS pair of 1900 3 c. black & brown with two 5 c. red and green on yellow tied KAMPAR squared circle datestamp (Perak, Proud D1, R1) with registration cachet alongside and PENANG and PARIS cds´s on reverse of delightful cover.

✉ MALAYA: JOHORE. Ed. . 1902. Printed Matter rate cover to The Earl of Buckinghamshire in LONDON, franked by single 1896 1 c. green for the concessionary rate, tied by JOHORE BAHRU Crown cancellation in blak. Red JOHORE BAHRU-PAID cds below and forwarded on arrival to GREAT MISSENDEN. A very scarce cover. SG 39.

✉ MALAYA. 1904. PENANG to U.S.A. Envelope franked with 4 cts. red stamp (corner fault) taxed on arrival with pre-cancelled USA. 2 cts. red (a similar 4 cents. stamp having being removed).

✉ STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. Ed. . 1906. Registered cover to PARIS with 1902-06 10 c. purple and black on yellow, 1 c. green, 3 c. purple and 4 c. purple on red all tied SINGAPORE cds´s with registration cachet below; with French arrival cds´s on reverse.

✉ MALAYA. 1907. PENANG to USA. Envelope franked with 5 cts. lilac stamp, taxed on arrival with pre-cancelled 1 ct. red (2) and 2 cts. red USA stamps. On reverse SINGAPORE-TO-HONG-KONG cds and arrival.