Expedition, Postal Cover, 1990-1991, 60 Rupees, Indian Expedition to Antarctica – Dakshin Gangotri – Maitri. A collector's master piece and a&nbsp;very special cover because as it travelled to various places, it has various interesting seals related to the expedition from various countries.Seals on the covers are:<ul><li>Rectangular postal seal with text in Devanagari as “मैत्री | Maitri B.O.”</li><li>Round postal cancellation on the stamp in Devanagari as “दक्षिण गंगोत्री | S.O. | 1 JAN 91 | DAKSHIN GANGOTRI”</li><li>Round postal seal with text as “Indian Antarctic Scientific Research Expedition | MAITRI”</li><li>Rectangular pictorial seal with an unclear image and text on outer as well as inner edge as “TENTH INDIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1990-91 | INDIAN ANTARCTIC STATION | MAITRI | 70o&nbsp;45 39.4o&nbsp;5. 11o&nbsp;44&nbsp;48.6 E”</li><li>Rectangular pictorial postal seal with image of Antarctica map and presence of Maitri in the “NINTH INDIAN ANTARCTIC | EXPEDITION 1990-91 | INDIAN | ANTARCTIC STATION | MAITRI”</li><li>A big circular pictorial postal seal with an image of a photographer with his camera and specially equipped van, and text in foreign language as “Station Georg Forster | GEOMAUD | A Antarktisexpedition der DDR”</li><li>Round pictorial seal with images of penguins, snowflakes and text in foreign language</li><li>Round pictorial seal of a photo of Georg Forster and text as “ANTARKTISSTATION | 0101&nbsp; 91-00 | Georg Forster”</li><li>Seal with image of Georg Forster and text as “Georg Forster |1754-1794”</li><li>Faded rectangular seal with text as “DDR Antarktisstation | Georg Forster” | 70o&nbsp;40 S&nbsp;&nbsp; 11o&nbsp;5 | DDR Antarktisexpedition”</li><li>A hexagonal seal with images of Penguins, map of Antarctica and text in foreign language.</li></ul>

Private Cover of 1990-1991 for India’s expedition to Antarctica with a variety of special and pictorial cancellations in different languages

Very Interesting and Distinct Autographed First Day Cover of 1992 commemorating Dr S R Ranganathan 

Awadh State Sa'adat Ali Khan Muhammadabad Banaras Mint Silver Rupee AH 1214 /26 RY Coin.

Airmail cover from British India to Republic India

Air Mail Cover, 1934, King George V period, Rangoon to Schramberg, 3 stamps affixed of total value 9 &frac12; Anna, India Used in Burma, dispatched to Germany from Rangoon GPO in January 1934, a rubber seal on front &ldquo;INDIAN NATIONAL AIRWAYS&rdquo;, intact condition.

Air Mail Cover King George V India Stamps in BURMA, cover Dispatched from Rangoon to Schramberg.

Air Mail Cover, 1953, 8 stamps, 2 Leprosy labels and 1 Healthy India labels affixed, Block of 4 of 1 Anna of Tulsidas, 2 stamps of 9 Pies of Kabir, 9 Pies of Trimurti and a pair of 2 Annas stamp of Nataraja along with one single stamp, with 5 roller cancellations as &ldquo;New Delhi-R ? | 6-12 | 7 SEP | 1953&rdquo;, dispatched to &ldquo;Mr. F. Z. Hsu, | C/o. Mr. Walter Friedrich, | Kilchbergstrasse 88, | Zurich 2. | (Switzerland)&rdquo; from &ldquo;K. T. Chen, | Chinese Art Palace, | A-14, Connaught Place, | New Delhi.&rdquo;, there is &ldquo;BY AIR MAIL | PAR AVION&rdquo; label printed in top of the cover, good condition, Rare.

Airmail Cover of 1953 with special issue stamps dispatched from New Delhi to Zurich

Meter Franking Stamps and Philatelic Collection 

Meter Franking, 1951, Registered Cover, dispatched to French Morocco, Franking of 8 Annas of India Postage in square box applied in Red ink, Registered label &ldquo;R | M733 | BOMBAY G.P.O.&rdquo; affixed and rubber seal of Blue ink of &ldquo;Registered&rdquo; applied.&nbsp; 

This cover was sent from The Chartered Bank of India, Australia &amp; China, Bombay to French Morocco. Franking office seal in Red ink &ldquo;BOMBAY G.P.O. C.B.I.A.C. B-358 | 28 III 51&rdquo; at the front, a dispatch seal in Black ink &ldquo;BOMBAY G.P.O. REG. | F | 28 MAR 1&rdquo; is noted on the back. It was sent on 28th March 1951 via GIBRALTAR 24 AP 51 as seen on the seal, transfer cancellation of MAROC, 26-4-1951 was applied, CASABLANCA-POST Telegram cancellation is present on this envelope and finally, delivery seal REGISTERED 26 APR 51 BRITISH P.O TANGIER was applied, Clearance Draft Department seal visible, intact condition, Rare Destination, Very Rare.

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Very Rare Meter Franking Registered Cover of 1951 dispatched to Very Rare destination FRENCH MOROCCO.

Air Mail Cover, 1935, King George V period, Guntur to Winterthur, Slogan Cancellation (4) &ldquo;SUPPORT THE JUBILEE FEE FUND 26 SEPT 35, GUNTUR&rdquo;, dispatched instruction via Madras-Karachi-Italy, sent to Switzerland, 6 stamps of total value 9 Anna &amp; 6 Pies affixed of KG V, excellent condition, Rare.

Air Mail Cover of KGV period dispatched from Guntur to Winterthur with instruction via Madras-Karachi-Italy

Pre-Stamp Cover, Queen Victoria, Victoria &frac12; Anna Stamp, 1861,&nbsp;Round Red Cancellation seal of &ldquo;TRICHINOPOLY|1861 SP ?|RHNo..&rdquo;, another semi concentric circular Red seal &ldquo;??? SP9&rdquo;, cancelled by small Lozenge shaped 10x10 seal &ldquo;C | 154&rdquo; in the middle &amp; squarish dots, SG # 84 &amp; Similar to Chandak &amp; Bhargave # 6a, good condition, Rare.

@ Nawaz, doted seal has to show enlarged in the main image and catalogue as well, especially bottom corner of dotted seal.

Very Rare Pre Stamp Cover of Half Anna Stamp with Red Cancellation of Trichinopoly of 1861.

Yellow Label Cover, Queen Victoria, 1894, &frac12; Anna Blue Cover with &frac12; Anna Green 2 Stamps affixed, Yellow Label affixed, Sent from Ajmer to Pirawa Via Nimbahera, Black round dispatch cancellation seal &ldquo;AJMERE | 2 JL. 94 | RYSTN&nbsp;&ndash; J-78&rdquo;, on the front and back. The content&nbsp;of the Yellow Label reads &ldquo;Missent Please return this envelope to the postman&rdquo;, 3 more seals at the back, &ldquo;NIMBAHERA | JL. 2 | 94&rdquo;, &ldquo;NIMBAHERA | JL. 3 | 94&rdquo;, &amp; &ldquo;PIRAWA | B. O. | 6 JL. | 94 TONK&rdquo;, yellow label has a good margin on the upper side, excellent condition with the letter inside, Very Rare.

Victoria Queen Half Anna Cover with Half Anna Stamps and a Yellow Label sent from Ajmer to Pirawa (Tonk) via Nimbahera in 1894.

Registered Cover, Queen Victoria, 1877,&nbsp;&frac12; Anna Blue-Green, East India Company &frac12; Anna &amp; 2 Annas (2) Stamps affixed on the back side of the cover, Sent from Erinpoora to Ajmere, 3 Subsequent horizontal Duplex Lining cancellation &ldquo;3 | J-4&rdquo; within two lines at front and back. Dispatch postmark in Black seal &ldquo;ERINPOORA | NOV:5&rdquo; applied thrice. Addressed to &ldquo;Kauubnane Hamir Sing | Ajmere&rdquo;, with a rectangular Registered Cancellation seal on the back with mss as &ldquo;O. Erinpura | N. 197. W. mm 5/8 | D. 5-11-77&rdquo;, 5 waxed seals also on cover to protect as insured cover, very good condition, Scarce.

Note:- The village of Erinpura is located in the Rajasthan state of India in the Sheoganj Tehsil of the Sirohi district, near the Jawai Bandh station, formerly known as Erinpura Road.

Victoria Half Anna Blue-Green Registered Cover dispatched from Erinpoora to Ajmer in 1877.

King George VI period&nbsp;Censor Cover, 1941, value 14 Annas, by Airmail, 5 square seals valued 14 Annas of &ldquo;Red Rubber Stamps of G.R.I.&rdquo;, dispatched from Calcutta, slogan seal in Red ink &ldquo;HELP THE EAST INDIA FUND FOR BRITISH WAS SERVICES&rdquo;, round seal &ldquo;CALCUTTA G.P.O., M.M. &amp; Co. dated 19 IX 41&rdquo;, cover dispatched by Air Mail, tied up with Rectangle Blue label of BY AIR MAIL, triangular censor seal &ldquo;PASSED BY CENSOR | A | B&rdquo; with Crown in the center, intact condition, Very Rare.

Very Rare Censor Cover of King George VI period with Rare SLOGAN SEAL 'HELP EAST INDIA FUND'

Private Covers collection of British India Period

Private Cover,&nbsp;King George V, 1924,&nbsp;1 Anna &amp; 2 Annas stamps tied, VP label affixed as &ldquo;VP 8117&rdquo;&nbsp;along with&ldquo;V. P. Rs 210 &ndash; 10 &ndash; 0 Rs Two Hundred &amp; ten and Annas ten only&rdquo; in hand endorsement, rectangular seal &ldquo;MOUNT ROAD&rdquo; on the front, an unreadable dispatch seal, addressed to &ldquo;Messrs Meenakshi &amp; Co. | Importers &amp; Merchants | Sivaganga | Ramnad Dt.&rdquo;, delivery seal as &ldquo;SIVAGANGA | ?? APR 24 | 5 PM&rdquo;, back of the cover has an advertisement of a pen company ADDISON &amp; Co., Ltd., Mount Road, Madras, showcasing an image of its model 501 offered for 2 Rupees &amp; 8 Annas along with &ldquo;Terston British Magazine Pencil&rdquo; printed on left,&nbsp;very good condition, Very Rare.

Private Cover with an advertisement of ADDISON & Co., Ltd. 1924 of King George V dispatched from Mount Road Post Office.

Air Mail Cover, 1937, Mogok to Paris, King George V period, 11 stamps affixed of total value 9 Annas and 6 Pies (pair of 3 Pies) all stamps are BURMA overprinted, dispatched to Paris from MOGOK Burma on 10 Oct 37, Air Mail label affixed, intact condition, Scarce.

KGV Stamps used as BURMA OVPT on Air Mail cover dispatched from Mogok to Paris.

Rare East India Company Period Philatelic collection

East India Company Period&nbsp;Postal Cover, Foreign Post,&nbsp;1871, Concessional Rate, Victoria 8 Pies Stamp affixed, Type 9- Duplex Cancellation, dispatched from Bareilly to Nottingham, England via Southampton from Bombay on 13th March 71, Postmarks &ldquo;BARRIELLY | MA 13 | 71&rdquo; with cancellation seal type &ldquo;51 (Bareilly)&rdquo; number in Black, handwritten cancellation of date 13.3.71 on the stamp. Red ink seal &ldquo;EX BOMBAY&rdquo; in a circle with a date. Delivery seal &ldquo;21 AP 71&rdquo;, words &lsquo;AP&rsquo; of seal appears invertedly Ԁ&forall;&rdquo;. Dispatched under &ldquo;Concessional Rate as the sender is Army Lieutenant Colonel, excellent condition, Rare.

EIC cover Foreign Post with Concessional Rate postage dispatched from Bareilly to Nottingham (England)

Private Cover, R.M.S. Cover,&nbsp;1947, <span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-family:Mangal;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-highlight:yellow;">1 Anna, King George VI, Tête-bêche&nbsp;<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-family:Mangal;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-highlight:yellow;">Stamp,<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-family:Mangal;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;"> <span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-family:Mangal;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-highlight:yellow;">Jain Hind<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-family:Mangal;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-highlight:yellow;"> label tied, stamps<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-family:Mangal;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;"> cancelled with Black Roller seal and a round seal as “BOMBAY | 15 AUG | 1130 HRS | R.M.S.” addressed to “Veronica Pinto | New Ready Money Bldg | 1st floor no 17 | Byculla | Bombay”, with text as “INDIA | Day of Independence | cover | 15th August 1947.” And a delivery seal as “?? | 16 AUG 47 | 8 – AM.”, some usual torn, otherwise good condition,&nbsp;Rare.<o:p></o:p>

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