1854/55 India used in BURMA: 4a. blue & red, 4th printing, sheet pos. 14, used with "B/5" octogonal h/s in AKYAB, cut square with complete margins around, and with a major retouch of the chignon, fine. Catalog Price 250.00
30th International Auction
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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 #779 - indien
1854-55, Lithographed 4a. blue & red, 4th printing, sheet pos. 13, used with Madras "C/1" obliterator and a red postmark, cut square, outer frame-line touched at left otherwise complete margins, fresh and fine. (SG £500) Catalog Price 180.00
Lot #780 - indien
1854-55, Lithographed 4a. blue & red, 4th printing, cut-square on 1856 cover from Pallee to England, cancelled with "87" numeral of Pallee, red boxed "INDIA PAID" and London '19 June 1856' cds in red alongside, Aboo '5 May 1856' despatch double-ring d/s, boxed "INDIA/PAID" in red and boxed "PM" in black along with arrival dater on reverse. A slightly toned but still attractive small cover with a good stamp. B.P.A. certificate. Catalog...
Lot #781 - indien
1854-55, 4a. blue & red on folded cover 1857 from Meerut to London forwarded via Bombay 'Per OVERLAND', cancelled with "180" numeral in diamond of horiz. bars of Meerut, dated inside 'Bombay 5 March 1857', with 'Dinshaw. Ardaseer & Co., à Bombay' forwarder cachet in deep blue, red boxed "INDIA PAID" and red London "PAID/IH/8 AP 8/1857" cds on front, black Bombay 'MA 5/1857' datestamp on reverse. A fine cut-square stamp with full to...
Lot #782 - indien
1855 (Dec 21), Entire letter from Bank of Bengal, Calcutta to London, franked with vertical pair cut-to-shape 1854-55 4a. blue & red, 4th printing, cancelled by octogonal "B/1" and "Stamped" in blue manuscript, additionally tied by red (London) "PAID/BS/21 FE 21/1856" cds, endosed 'Pr. P&O C'as Str. 'Hindostan'/via Southampton', with boxed "INDIA/PAID" in red alongside, backstamped Calcutta 21.12.55 cds, filing fold crosses foot of...
Lot #783 - indien
1854-55, Lithographed 4a. pale blue & red from 4th printing, sheet pos. 5, used with superb strike of Calcutta "B/1" octogonal Bengal type h/s, cut square with complete frame-lines except a short pre-cut at foot, fresh colours, fine. An attractive example. Catalog Price 250.00
Lot #784 - indien
1854/55, 4a. pale blue & pale red, 4th printing, sheet pos. 24, used with "C/III" numeral in diamond of dots in PONDICHERRY (formerly French Possession) and two curved lines (h/s or by m/s) through top corners, cut square with wide margins around, fresh and fine. Catalog Price 200.00
Lot #785 - indien
1854/55, India used in ADEN: 4a. pale blue & pale red, 4th printing, used with "124" numeral h/s in ADEN, cut-to-shape (into frame-lines) with added margins and repainted frame-lines (= repaired), but becoming an attractive stamp. Catalog Price 80.00
Lot #786 - indien
1856, Small mourning cover to England 'Per P & O Steamer via Calcutta & Southampton', franked with vertical cut-to-shape pair of 4a. pale blue & pale red, 4th printing, and 2a. green all cancelled with 8x8 diamond of dots, the 2a. tied by red (London) transit cds (indistinct date) and seeming golden (but orig. red) boxed "INDIA PAID", indistinct strikes of depatch and Calcutta transit datestamps on reverse. The pair with short pre...
Lot #787 - indien
1854/55, 4a. blue & red, Head Die III, Frame Die II, sheet pos. 4, cancelled by diamond of dots, cut square with partially touched outer frame-line at top and bottom, thin spot at top right otherwise fine. Signed by Dr. Wolff et al. Catalog Price 150.00
Lot #788 - indien
1854/55 India used in Burma: 4a. blue & red, Head Die III, Frame Die II, used with "B/112" Bengal type numeral in MENGYEE, Burma and small part of a red (rectangular framed) postmark in lower right corner, cut square with wide margins around, fresh and fine. signed G. Bühler. Catalog Price 200.00
Lot #789 - indien
1854/55, 4a. blue & red, Head Die III, Frame Die II, sheet pos.10, used with Bombay "I" numeral in diamond of bars, cut square with complete outer frame-lines around, fresh and fine. Catalog Price 150.00
Lot #790 - indien
1854/55, Two singles of 4a. blue & red, Head Die III, Frame Die II, tied by diamonds of bars to folded cover 1857 from Madras to Marseilles per steamer, with '8. May 1857' depatch d/s, "INDIA PAID" in crescent and 'Marseille via Suez' ship mail d/s all in red on front. The two examples of the 4a. from a worn state of a late printing were cut-to-shape (somewhat irregular) and paid the ship rate of 8a. (or 1/-), the folded cover (no...
Lot #791 - indien
1854/55, 4a. deep blue & red, Head Die III, Frame Die II, tied by "86" numeral in rhomb of bars to 1856 cover from Aboo to England per overland mail via Bombay, bearing boxed "INDIA PAID" in red on face, and on reverse with red '20 JUL 1856' despatch cds, black Bombay transit d/s, boxed "PM", boxed "INDIA/PAID" in red and 'Weston Super-Mare 18. Sep. 56' arrival d/s. A fine cut-to-shape stamp with almost complete frame-lines on a fine...
Lot #792 - indien
1845/55, 4a. blue and red (Head Die III, Frame Die II, sheet pos.14, presumable from 5th printing) tied by numeral "91" h/s (Martin Type 5) and red London transit cds to cover 1857 from Ferozepore to England, re-directed to ROME, Italy per overland mail via Bombay, Southampton, London, the first address in Kent and Calais, with red boxed "INDIA/PAID", black Calais transit d/s and red "VIA DI MARE" on face, 'Jan. 1857' despatch, transit and '...
Lot #793A - indien
1854, 4a blue & pale red, 1st printing, variety HEAD INVERTED. This well known stamp listed by Williams' 'Rare & famous stamps, Vol.2' as example XXV was used with diamond of dots, cut to shape with cut to full margins, thin at upper left, short closed tear at foot, otherwise fine. A good example of this legendary rarity. Certificates Sismondo (2012) and BPA (2002). (T) Catalog Price 80000.00
Lot #793 - indien
1854/55, Four used singles of 4a. blue & red, 4th/5th printing: 1) Cut-to-shape copy from sheet pos. 17 with diamond of dots and part of red '3 NOV' datestamp, huge margins, 2) Cut-to-shape copy from pos. 19, with "140" numeral canc. (partially cut outer frame-line, needle hole, but probably 5th printing), and 3+4) Two cut-square singles from pos. 19 and 20, used with indistinct strikes of Bengal type numerals, the first one with...
Lot #794 - indien
1854-55 4a. blue & red, 5th printing, tied by "240" numeral h/s to 1856 entire letter from Seharanpore (dated 9. March) to England via Bombay and Southampton, with related despatch, transit and arrival datestamps. The fresh and fine stamp cut-to-shape with almost complete frame-lines, A neatly letter. Catalog Price 400.00
Lot #795 - indien
1854/55, 4a. deep blue & red two large marginal cut square singles, joined as vertical pair, Head Die III, Frame Die II, 5th printing, sheet pos. 15+21 from medium setting, used with fine strikes of Bombay "I" numeral in diamond of bars, with a short tear into left margin of lower stamp and slightly stained, but still a fine, scarce and attractive 'pair'. (SG from £1700) Catalog Price 300.00
Lot #796 - indien
1854-55, 4a. deep blue & red, 5th printing, sheet pos. 15, used on 1856 cover from Madras to IRELAND 'via Southampton', cancelled with diamond of dots, bleached red framed "MADRAS/G.P.O. ..." and red "INDIA PAID" handstamp as well as red London '21 Aug 1856' transit tombstone alongside, on reverse with green arrival datestamps. Cover with traces of ageing (toned) but a fine and scarce cut-square stamp with wide margins around on cover to...
Lot #797 - indien
(1854)/1891, 4a blue and red lithographed 1891 reproduction of a sheet of twelve with HEAD INVERTED at pos. 12, on yellowish wove paper, no watermark, inscribed 'Reprint, S.I.O., Calcutta, March 1891' at lower left (Spence No.25+26), with a fold trace horizontally through 2nd row and a short tear at top, still good and fresh appearance. One of the scarce sheets containing the INVERTED HEAD variety. (M) Catalog Price 300.00
Lot #798 - indien
(1854)/1894: 4a. blue & red lithographed 1894 reproduction of a sheet of twelve with the Essay Head in which there is no dotted shading on the neck, on thin yellowish, almost pelure paper watermarked "J.WHATMAN 1874" (Spence No.67). The sheet was folded between 3rd and 4th column and shows a short tear at it's right margin, still good. Catalog Price 80.00
Lot #799 - indien
1854, 2a. green, unused without gum, part of sheet Wmk ('FIC' of OFFICE) four margins, trace of vertical crease at left, still good, and attractive. Catalog Price 150.00
Lot #800 - indien
1854, 2a. green used with Madras "C/1" h/s, four margins with large part of outer frame-lines at three sides, and with variety "shifted offset/mirror print on reverse showing part of sheet margin and stamp", fresh and fine. Catalog Price 60.00
Lot #801 - indien
1854, Lithographed 2a. green, used with diamond of dots, with near to complete outer frame-lines, fine. Catalog Price 80.00
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