1854, ½a. blue from a worn state of Die II tied by superb strike of diamond of dots to small cover from Calicut to Cochin bearing red framed "COCHIN/Paid." h/s with date '29-1-55' in m/s on back, similar red framed "COCHIN/Paid." h/s as arrival mark on front. A fresh and fine stamp with four margins and scarce as thus from a late worn state. (SG from £650) Catalog Price 150.00
30th International Auction
By: Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG
Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 30th International Auction
Christoph Gärtner is holding a large and diverse auction with Rarities and gems. The auction starts with all world Single Lots with the usual stronger ASIA, Middle East, Africa Americas and all European countries. Germany, German States an German colonies including interesting items. Thousands of Collections are on offer as well as other type of philatelic material in over 16000 lots spread over four days. ASIEN - ASIA ÜBERSEE - OVERSEAS: A - Z THEMATIK - THEMATICS FLUGPOST, ZEPPELIN & SCHIFFSPOST EUROPA - EUROPE: A - Z ALTDEUTSCHLAND - GERMAN STATES DEUTSCHES REICH - PRIVATPOST DT. AUSLANDSPOSTÄMTER - KOLONIEN - ZENSURPOST DEUTSCHLAND vor 1945 - GERMANY before 1945 DEUTSCHLAND nach 1945 - GERMANY after 1945 ANSICHTSKARTEN - PICTURE POSTCARDS NACHLÄSSE, WUNDERKARTONS – COLLECTIONS
Lot #754 - indien
1854, Lithographed ½a. blue, DIE II, tied by "75" Nagpore numeral to small letter 1856 to Calcutta, with "NAGPORE/1856 JUL 13/Paid" tri-sected d/s in orange-red and 'G.P.O.' arrival d/s alongside. The stamp with touched to full margins, fresh and fine. (SG from £650) Catalog Price 130.00
Lot #755 - indien
1854/55, Lithographed ½a. deep blue, DIE III, tied by "75" Nagpore numeral to small letter 1856 to Calcutta, with "NAGPORE/1856 JUN 23/Paid" tri-sected d/s in orange-red and 'G.P.O.' arrival d/s alongside. A fresh and fine stamp of deep shade and with hugh margins around. (SG from £650) Catalog Price 130.00
Lot #756 - indien
1854, Lithographed 1a. red vertical pair, Die I, used with strikes of "B/30" (or B/36 ?) Bengal type numeral, with part of sheet Wmk ('OFFI' of OFFICE), cut lower right frame-line, cpl. to wide margins else, good. Catalog Price 100.00
Lot #757 - indien
1854 (Oct 18), Entire letter from Shevaroy Hills, Salem to England via Madras and Marseilles, franked with horizontal pair and three singles of 1a. red, Die I, tied by diamond of dots and pair by red London transit cds, red INDIA PAID in crescent alongside, on reverse with trisected "SALEM/1854 October 20/Paid." d/s in red, small trisected Madras transit d/s and Newcastle-on-Thyne '5 Dec 54' arrival dater. One single stamp with touched...
Lot #758 - indien
1854-55, India used in BURMA: QV lithographed 1a. red (Die III, four margins except touched frame at upper right) used at Rangoon P.O. with BLUE "B/156" octogonal h/s, and 4a. blue & red (4th printing, cut-square at left, cut-to-shape at right) used AKYAB with black "B/5" octogonal h/s, good/fine. Catalog Price 100.00
Lot #759 - indien
1854-55 lithographed 1a. red, Die III, tied by "5" in rhomb of bars to cover probably from Akyab, Burma to a Captain of British Battalion near Ajmere, Rajpootana cross the country via Howrah, Calcutta and Agra, on reverse with red howrah '3 Oct 60' cds, part of Calcutta cds (back-flap of env. missing), red Agra double-ring d/s and Ajmere arrival double-ring d/s in red on reverse. A fresh and fine stamp (except a little surface scratch in...
Lot #760 - indien
1854-55, Lithographed 1a. red, Die III, vertical pair used at Cochin with "C/130" numeral h/s, with full to wide margins around, toned but still good. A scarce pair from Die III. Catalog Price 200.00
Lot #761 - indien
1854, 4a. blue & red HORIZONTAL PAIR from 1st printing, sheet pos. 1+2, each stamp lightly cancelled by diamond of hollow dots. The pair was cut square, shows fresh colours and is from a late worn state of the 'Heads' stone with chignon retouches at the right hand stamp. On top and bottom of the pair partially incomplete outer frame-lines and a vert. fold between, otherwise a fine and scarce pair. (SG £4250) Catalog Price 1000.00
Lot #762 - indien
1854, 4a. indigo & red HORIZONTAL PAIR from 1st printing, sheet pos. 5+6, used with rhombs of bars obliterator, cut square with complete outer frame-lines (except at right margin), fresh colours, weak fold trace horizontally, still good/fine. (SG £4750) Catalog Price 1000.00
Lot #763 - indien
1854 (Nov 30), Native entire letter from Bombay to CANTON, China franked on reverse with two cut-to-shape examples of 4a. blue & red from 1st printing, sheet pos. 1 and 5, tied/cancelled with diamond of bars, black circled "MADRAS/NO 30" datestamps and "HONG-KONG/1 JA 1/1855" transit datestamp alongside, incomplete strike of red "BOMBAY/.../Paid." circled h/s on front. Front of letter with a hole in center of the red pmk and hinge marks,...
Lot #764 - indien
1854, Lithographed 4a. blue & red VERTICAL PAIR with major retouched at bottom stamp (chingnon and frame), 1st printing, sheet pos. 6+10, used with fine strikes of 10x9 diamond of dots, cut square with wide margins around and blue wavy line between, slightly toned but still fine. A SCARCE AND ATTRACTIVE PAIR. (SG £4250) Catalog Price 2200.00
Lot #765 - indien
1854, 4a. blue & red, 2nd printing, sheet pos. 7, cancelled by diamond of bars, cut square with partially touched outer frame-line at left and bottom but with huge margin at right showing traces of the blue wavy separation line at lower right, probably cleaned to get this attractive appearance. Catalog Price 200.00
Lot #766 - indien
1854, Lithographed 4a. deep blue & red, 2nd printing, sheet pos. 5, used with 9x9 diamond of dots, cut square with almost complete frame-lines around, slightly creased and toned but still good. (SG £650) Catalog Price 220.00
Lot #767 - indien
1854, Lithographed 4a blue & red, 2nd printing (sheet pos. 4), cancelled by diamond of dots, cut-square with full/wide margins around, fresh colours, and fine. Catalog Price 250.00
Lot #768 - indien
1854, 4a. blue & red on small cover 1856 from Secunderabad to Ryde at the ISLE OF WRIGHT per overland mail via Bombay & Southampton, cancelled with diamond of dots, with red crescent "INDIA PAID" and red London transit cds alongside, red trisected rectangular framed "SECUNDRABAD/... February/Paid." d/s and parts of black Bombay transit and blue arrival datestamp on reverse. The 4a. was cut-to-shape with partially incomplete outer...
Lot #769 - indien
1854: THE ONLY RECORDED FIRST ISSUE COVER TO THE IONIAN ISLANDS.1854 Fresh entire letter bearing two copies of 4 A. blue/red (cut-to-shape, 2nd printing, Head II, Frame I) and 1 A. (die I), each cancelled by diamond of dots (inside dated: Patna 19'th April 1855) sent "via Calcutta & Alexandria / By steamer / STAMPED FOR THE AFTER PACKET" to CORFOU, IONIAN ISLANDS (today Greece), with red boxed "INDIA PAID" and arrival "CORFU 18 GIU" on...
Lot #770 - indien
1854-55, Lithographed 4a blue & red two cut-square examples from 2nd printing along with 1854 2a. green on cover (with contents) from Bassein (north of Bombay) to Birmingham 'via Southampton', each stamp cancelled by diamond of dots obliterator, with red framed "INDIA PAID" and red (London) 5 June 55 arrival tombstone alongside, rated "1/-" in manuscript (shipping rate), backstamped red framed "BASSEIN/Paid." h/s with '29 4 55' in m/s and...
Lot #771 - indien
1854, 4a. indigo & deep red, 2nd printing, sheet pos.11, used with diamond of bars, cut square with partially incomplete outer frame-line, but still good with fresh colours. An attractive stamp. (SG £700) Catalog Price 150.00
Lot #772 - indien
1854/55, 4a. blue & red for 3rd printing (widely spaced, sheet pos.3, Wmk reversed, Head Die III), fine used with diamond of dots, cut square with close to wide margins, fine. (SG £2250) Catalog Price 500.00
Lot #773 - indien
1854-55, Lithographed 4a. blue and red, from 3rd printing (Head Die III, Frame Die I, sheet pos. 9), used with 10x8 diamond of dots and part of large red cds, cut square with all margins, fresh and fine. (SG £2250) Catalog Price 700.00
Lot #774 - indien
1845/55, Lithographed 4a deep blue & red, 4th printing (sheet pos.24), cancelled by "B/1" Bengal type numeral of Calcutta, cut-square with full to wide margins around, fresh colours and very fine. Signed on reverse Georg Bühler and owner handstamps in pink and black. Catalog Price 220.00
Lot #775 - indien
1854-55 4a. deep blue & red, Head Die III, Frame Die II, cut-square on folded cover 1856 from Calcutta to London 'Per Steamer "Oriental" via Southampton', cancelled with "B/I" Bengal type octogonal numeral and tied by red (London) "PAID/AT/24 MR 24/1856" cds, red boxed "INDIA/PAID" alongside, Calcutta despatch cds on reverse. Cover with folds and creased, but franked with a fine and fresh stamp with complete margins around. Catalog Price...
Lot #776 - indien
1854-55 4a. blue & red, 4th printing, sheet pos. 24, used with diamond of dots, cut square with complete to huge margins around, fresh and fine. (SG £500) Catalog Price 250.00
Lot #777 - indien
1854/55, 4a. blue & red, 4th printing, sheet pos. 16, cancelled by diamond of dots, cut square with partially touched outer frame-line, thin spot at upper right otherwise fine. An attractive stamp with fresh and intense colours. (SG £500) Catalog Price 150.00
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