Lot n°
Symbol(s)
Estimate (£)
168 | Great Britain & British Empire
50695
F / 166
1819 entire from Inverness to a William Frazer, Assistant to the Resident, Delhi, care of James Frazer,
Calcutta, landed at Kedgeree where the framed Kedgeree ship Letter applied, plus a send entire to
same addressee with a Kedgeree Post Office Ship Letter handstamp applied, redirected to Delhi; a fine
and rare duo.
500 - 700
50696
F
1820-50s, Pre-stamp collection of mail from and to Calcutta, with much well written-up with noted
1828 Postage Free outer letter sheet, 1850 entire with red three-line framed Steam Postage/ Inland/
Total handstamp filled in with manuscript, 1850 home-made envelope to Cheltenham with framed Ship
Letter date stamp with negative wafer seal of Government/ Agents/ Office, 1856 envelope to Boston,
USA with red framed INDIA handstamp, many other similar handstamp covers mostly to England
including one with ‘INDI’ variety caused by wear, a few with black framed INDIA UNPAID; a fine range
mostly in good condition (47).
600 - 800
50697
F
1820-30s Accumulation of mostly entires with a variety of India Letter port of entry handstamps on
mail from India including Brighton, Cove, Deal (3), Gravesend (2), Kingsbridge, Liverpool, Penzance,
Plymouth, Port Glasgow, Portsmouth and Southampton, mainly originating from Calcutta, mostly good
to fine (15).
500 - 800
50698
F
1820-40s India Letter Liverpool, Liverpool Ship Letter, Liverpool India Ship Lr handstamp on entires
between 1820s and 1840s, mostly originating from Calcutta, fair to fine condition (10).
150 - 250
50699
F
1820-50s Accumulation of entires and outer letter sheets on pages and loose, mostly to UK plus a few
internal with variety of India/ India Paid, India Unpaid handstamps, mostly from Bombay or Calcutta,
some other town/city framed date stamps; fair to fine (60).
400 - 500
50700
F
1822 (December 22) entire from St Omer, France addressed to w. Frazer, civil service at Bengal, re-
addressed to Delhi, reverse with Intl Ptg/ Ship Do with “14” and “2” added, a second entire to same
addressee now to Assistant to the resident Delhi, also from St Omer with oval=framed segmented
handstamp with manuscript rates added; a fine pair.
200 - 250
50701
F / 166
1824 (May 18) entire from Moorshedabad with black handstamp Moorshedabad/ Post Paid with “7
1/2as” added in manuscript within single-line rectangle, large red Calcutta General Post Office transit
and despatch on obverse together with red framed INDIA LETTER/ PORTSMOUTH also on front, a rare
origin cancel.
500 - 800
50702
F
1825 (Oct 19) entire from UK without despatch cancels, red framed Calcutta date stamp and black ship
Letter handstamp, redirected to Hansi with black oval Calcutta GPO handstamp.
120 - 150
50703
F
1826-36 Group of four incoming entires incl. 1826 entire from Bath to Calcutta, further 1826 entire to
Government house, Calcutta, 1833 entire to Bengal, redirected to Mhow and 1836 entire to Calcutta
carried by “Duke of Buccleugh”. all four with unframed PAID SHIP LETTER/ Crown/ LONDON; good
condition with some interesting content
120 - 150
50704
F
1826 (April 15) entire written from Chittagong in east Bengal, reverse with double circle Calcutta
General Post Office handstamp with manuscript dates of April 26, red London transit of September
28th, the front with good strike framed “INDIA LETTER / DEAL” handstamp
200 - 300