Lot n°
Symbol(s)
Estimate (£)
December 8 & 9, 2025 | 169
50705
F / 166
1830s-50s, Bombay pre-stamp mail including undated local envelope with fine framed BOMABY
Bearing 2 handstamp, 1858 mourning cover from Poona to Winchester with two framed INDIA UNPAID
and Bombay transit with inverted ‘8’ in date stamp, framed Bombay ship Letter Bearing handstamps;
fair to fine condition (19).
300 - 400
50706
F
1830-70s, a varied, interesting accumulation with two small items with red Negapatam or Secundrabad
date stamps with black framed A.M. alongside, 1836 Tirhoot Post Paid entire with red framed AM,
1872 envelope with series of triangular date stamps, local covers addressed in Urdu, two with red oval
Alabad Free date stamps (14).
200 - 300
50707
F
1830-50s pre-stamp mail all with framed date stamps either in black or red with mostly manuscript
dates including Ahmedabad (2), Belgaum, Dinapore, Ferozepore, Gooty, Khangaum, Kolapore, Lahore
(2), Nagpur, Noorpoor, Ooticamund (2), Simla, and Surat, etc; mostly good to fine strikes (24).
300 - 500
50708
F
1830s-1940s, Varied accumulation of mostly mail to India with some pre-stamp including 1839 entire
Newport to Bangalore with m/s “Postage Not Paid”, reverse with “Returned For Postage”, both crossed out
and “2/6” added, 1902 1d lilac cover to soldier in Essex Regiment, South Africa endorsed “Try 2nd Battn in
INDIA”, KGVI correspondence from 1937-44 to Assam, some other incoming mail with noted 1890s uprated
Chilean stationery envelope, 1892 Cape of Good Hope cover to Bombay via England; fair to fine (60+).
120 - 150
50709
F / 170
1833 (May 15) entire to Edinburgh bearing on reverse good strike of scarce P.O./ Meymar/ F.Force/ 18
date stamp with manuscript dating, framed Calcutta Ship Letter cancel of 24 MY, landed at Dover on 19
Nov with red INDIA LETTER/ DOVER handstamp, arrival cds of 21st, local carriage handstamp on obverse.
150 - 200
50710
F
1834 outer letter sheet without despatch markings, handed directly to the ship’s captain and landed at
Falmouth with very fine handstamp, London arrival cds.
120 - 150
50711
F
1836 (Feb 10) entire from Sydney to Edinburgh with INDIA LETTER/ LIVERPOOL and 1844 duplicate
entire to London with Paid Ship Letter on front and on reverse NEW ROMNEY/ INDIA LETTER handstamp.
100 - 150
50712
F / 170
1838 (27 Nov) long local entire bearing fine Vizacapatm Bearing date stamp, a less clear arrival framed
date stamp to left, with manuscript charge “4A”, a scarcer cancel.
200 - 300
50713
F
1840-50s Madras related accumulation of mostly entires including 1849 part entire from Rajamundry to
Scotland with red framed despatch, GPO Madras and a red framed PAO handstamp, 1846 envelope with
contents to Essex with red framed Bellary handstamp with black m/s 6As to Madras added; fair to fine (8).
100 - 150
50714
F
1840-70s entires to France, six of which with GB/1f66c accountancy handstamps in black or blue,
three with framed INDIA UNPAID in black, 1860 cover from Pondicherry that did not travel through
the British P.O., 1840 and 1841 long entires in French from Calcutta with red INDIA handstamp
and on reverse three-line Steam Postage handstamp and showing a red framed “Paquebots/De La/
Mediterranee” handstamp; good to fine condition (15).
500 - 600
50715
F
1841 and 1853 outer letter sheet and entire, the first from Madras to London, endorsed “pr Wellington”
and entire from Calcutta to Glasgow with respective red framed ship Letter date stamps and each with
red straight-line SHIP LETTER, also 1805 entire without despatch cancels from Fort William, Calcutta
with fine double-oval Ship Letter Portsmouth handstamp on arrival into England.
120 - 150