Beschreibung:

The exceptional collection in 9 and albums offered intact, unused and used, with specialised ranges from 1852 to 1946 with essays, proofs and specimens, issued stamps, multiples and covers, Used Abroad, overprints with Bahrain, British East Africa, Burma, Kuwait etc; including 1852 "Scinde Dawk" white, a good range of 1854 essays, proofs and reprints including 1890 Lion and Palm tree design (2) and 1922 on card (5), Thulliers essays (5), ½a. 9½ arches in the vermilion shade; 1854 ½ anna, a selection including an unused block of four and pair, a fine used strip of three from die I; 1 anna, a selection including an unused block of four and pair, a fine used strip of three from die I; 2 anna with unused and used pairs; 4 anna with all printings represented mostly with fair to good margins (15), including a pair on piece from the 5th printing, cut round at top and foot and a fake 4 anna cover; a good range of East India issues with unused 4a. and 8a. on blued paper, imperf. ½ anna (2, one used with cert.) and unissued 2 anna green with small portion of trial cancel; later issues including 1882-88 ½ anna and 2 anna double impressions - both with faults, 1898 ¼ anna double surcharge and double print; Edward VII unused and used to 25r.; George V with interesting varieties inlcuding 1921 Nine-Pies surcharge double rejoined block of twenty with cert. and two essays, ¼ anna varieties and both sets to 25r. unused; George VI to 25r.; C.E.F. including unissued and I.E.F. A good range of Officials including 1866 2 anna unused and used, "Service Postage" 2a., 4a. and 8a. with faults, ½a. mauve unused and used, large Service with unissued 6a. 8p. and "O.H.M.S." overprints with 1 anna inverted unused and used double overprint; Edward VII to 25r. unused and used, George V with ½ anna double overprint and unused and used sets to 25r., 1912 surcharge essay, varieties including 1r. on 25r. surcharge inverted and rare 2r. on 10r. with certificate and later issues to George VI. A comprehensive range of Specimens in one volume, from Queen Victoria to Edward VII (100+) including 1882-86 4a. 6p. imperforate overprinted "specimen", some better "cancelled" and a range of 1925 Nasik "essays"; two volumes of postal history from prestamp (2) to George VI - mainly a study of Q.V. ½ anna postal stationery envelopes with various postmarks; three volumes of India Used Abroad and overprints including Aden with 1854 4a. "124" and a range to George V; Bahrain; Kuwait with 1923-24 unused to 10r. and 1929-37 to 15r. unused, 1933-34 Airs unused and used, KG VI unused and used, both Service sets to 15r.; a range of Iraq, Muscat and Bushire cancellations; French Possessions including some Karikal, Mahe and Pondicherry; 1854 2 anna cancelled "13" of Daman; some Nepal and Tibet, 1855 8a. clearly cancelled at Sarawak; useful Singapore with imperforates cancelled "B/172" etc; Straits Settlements first issue, a small range unused and used; a fine range of Burma with imperforates, East India issues with various cancellations, and better later issues including covers, 1937 set to 25r. unused etc; Pakistan. India used in Africa including Q.V. 8p. neatly cancelled "F.F."; British East Africa, range to 5r.; Somaliland, a useful range of the 1903 issue including several good varieties; Mafia Island with 1915 I.E.F. sets to 1r., the second set missing the 8 anna value; Sudan with two 1 anna Soldiers envelopes, both used in 1896; Zanzibar with India used in and a range of overprints to 5r. unused and used, 1896 "2½" surcharges including some better types. A fine and diverse collection containing many interesting and scarce items. Also a box of literature including Postage Stamps of India and Ceylon - published by the R.P.S., 1854 Essays, Proofs and Reprints by Spence, monograms and magazines. The purchaser of this lot is responsible for its removal from our premises.