Prisoner of War Cover dispatched from India to world

Prisoner of War Cover, 1946, By Air Mail, King George VI period, YOL Camp (Kangra Valley, India), George VI 8As stamp is tied, sent from Bombay to Napoli (Italy). Dispatch cancellation &ldquo;BOMBAY R.M.S. 7 MAY 1946&rdquo;. Handwritten &ldquo;By Air Mail&rdquo; and rectangular Black ink seal of AIR MAIL applied. Endorsed by &ldquo;Written in Italian&rdquo; by hand at the front, &ldquo;172&rdquo; round seal on the back. Complete details of prisoner/sender given &ldquo;Letter no. register as 71629, Rank of sender &ldquo;Second Lieutenant&rdquo;, Camp No. 26 (1no Wing) Group V, &ldquo;YOL&rdquo;, Kangra Valley-INDIA, excellent condition, Extremely Rare.

Note: This cover was meant to be used from the G.P.O. at Bombay which was strikethrough and used at YOL Camp.

Extremely Rare Prisoner of War Cover of Kangra Valley Situated from YOL Camp to Italy in 1946

Very Rare Air Mail Meter Franking cover with cancellations of REFUSE RELIEF dispatched to USA

RARE Booklet of Red Cross War Labels of contained 16 Stamps in Block of Fours.

Airmail cover from British India to Republic India

Air Mail Cover, 1937, Lahore to London, Too Late For Air Mail, King George V period, 4 stamps affixed of total value 7 ½ Anna, dispatched to London, dispatched from LAHORE GPO on 21 May 37, Blue Airmail sticker affixed, Slogan Cancellation within a rectangular box “TOO LATE FOR AIRMAIL&nbsp; 21 May 37 LAHORE”, intact condition, Rare.

Air Mail Cover Dispatched from Lahore to London with Too Late For Air Mail seal.

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)

Yellow Label Cover, Queen Victoria, with Gwalior overprint, 1894, &frac12; Anna Blue-Green Cover, Sent from Mandasur to Pirawa, Yellow Label affixed, In &amp; Out cancellations, Black round dispatch cancellation seal &ldquo;MANDSAUR R.Y. STN. | 16 AP. 94&rdquo; on the front and the back. Gwalior in both English and Devanagari along with its coat of arms is visible on the front. The content&nbsp;of the Yellow Label reads &ldquo;Please return cover to postman for transmission to inspector Genl., R. M. S. in India&rdquo;, 3 more seals at back, &ldquo;J. 6. IN | SET. No4 | AP. 16&rdquo;, &ldquo;J. 6. OUT | SET. No&nbsp;5 | AP 16&rdquo;, &amp; &ldquo;PIRAWA | B. O. | 18 AP. | 94 | TONK&rdquo;, yellow label has good margin at left, tiny paper is patched to secure both sides, good condition.

Gwalior Overprint Queen Victoria Cover with Yellow Label sent from Mandasur to Pirawa (Tonk) in 1894.

Steamer Cover, 1867, Queen Victoria, Four Annas,&nbsp;with a diamond cancellation “1” and a round cancellation as “BOMBAY | FEB 23 | 67 | INDIA PAID”,&nbsp;dispatched from Bombay via steamer to “ADEN” addressed to “Cowasji Dinshaw, Esq | Aden”, and a delivery seal as “ADEN STR POINT | 7 MR | 67”, good condition,&nbsp;Rare.

Steamer Cover of 1867 with Victoria Queen with 4 Annas Stamp with Diamond Seal Cancellation and India Paid sent to Aden.

Yellow Label Cover, Queen Victoria, 1894, &frac12; Anna Blue Cover with &frac12; Anna Green Stamp affixed, Yellow Label affixed, Dispatched from Ajmere to Pirawa. In &amp; Out cancellations, Black round dispatch cancellation seal &ldquo;AJMERE | 18 MA. 94&rdquo; on the front and back, The content of the Yellow Label reads &ldquo;Please return cover to postman for transmission to inspector Genl., R. M. S. in India&rdquo;. 3 seals at back citing &ldquo;J. 4. IN | SET. No2 | MA. 18&rdquo;, &ldquo;J. 4. OUT | SET. No&nbsp;3 | MA 18&rdquo;, &amp; &ldquo;PIRAWA | B. O. | 21 MA. | 94 | TONK&rdquo;, SG # 85, good condition.

Note: Hand-endorsed text &lsquo;Late Fee Paid&rsquo; is seen on the front.

Victoria Half Anna Blue Green Cover with Yellow Label sent from Ajmer to Pirawa (Tonk)  in 1894 with Late Fee Paid.

Private Covers collection of British India Period

Private Cover,&nbsp;1954, photo/images of Queen Victoria Half Anna&nbsp;lithographs block of 15 and block of 3,&nbsp;डाक&nbsp;टिकट शताब्दी&nbsp;stamp of 2 Annas &amp; First Flight stamp of 12 Annas, cancelled with a round pictorial seal signifying India’s postal journey of 100 years from a postman on foot to Airmail and text as “INDIA POSTAGE STAMP CENTENARY | 1-10-54 | MADRAS G.P.O.”, photo/image of Queen Victoria half Anna&nbsp;lithographs block of 3 with diamond cancellation, addressed to “Mr. G.S. Fredericks, C/o. The Postmaster G.P.O. Madras 1.”, and printed on the top of the cover as “INDIA – STAMP CENTENARY – 1854-1954”, good condition, Rare.&nbsp;Note: The cover is neatly made by a stamps enthusiast to commemorate the magnificent Indian Postal Stamp journey for a century

Rare Collector’s Master Piece of 1954 of Stamp Centenary Combination Cover and Pictorial Seal

Green Envelope, Airmail, King George VI, 1944, Pair of 4 Annas Stamp affixed, &lsquo;ACTIVE SERVICE&rsquo; and&lsquo;CROWN COPYRIGHT RESERVED&rsquo; printed, BY AIR MAIL Blue label affixed, sent from &ldquo;S/Sar R. J. Tucker 165098&rdquo; (hand endorsed on the back), two dispatch seals as &ldquo;KOTAGIRI | 29 DEC.| 8.30 A.M. | 1944&rdquo;, addressed to&ldquo;MRS. R. TUCKER | SUMMERLAND | HONITON | DEVON | ENGLAND&rdquo;, &amp; Censor seal triangle &ldquo;FIELDCENSOR 118&rdquo; are seen, delivery seal round &ldquo;ADVANCE BASE POST OFFICENO 14 | 30DEC. | 7 15 P. M. | 1944&rdquo; on the reverse, hand endorsed text &ldquo;received on 8th January 1945&rdquo; on the front, R J Tucker&rsquo;s autograph is on the front,&nbsp;excellent condition, Rare.

Note:&nbsp;On the left margin of this cover are instructions explaining how to use this green envelope. This was intended to be used as a special type of envelope for sending mail related to active service in the armed forces. The correspondence contained in this envelope does not need to be censored by the Regiment. This envelope is subject to examination at the base and the sender must sign a certificate stating, &quot;I certify on my honour that the contents of this envelope contain nothing but private and family matters.

In order to ensure that soldiers and their families could stay in touch, green envelopes were used for active service mail, as they were intended to prioritize and expedite the delivery of such correspondence. The green envelopes were a symbol of support and recognition for those serving in the Indian armed forces during the reign of King George VI.

Rare Green Envelope of Active Service of George VI dispatched from Kotagiri on 29 DEC 1944.

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, 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

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>

Private Independence Day RMS Cover with George VI Tête-bêche and Black Roller Seal

Rare Collection of King George VI Period Cover

Green Envelope, Airmail, King George VI, 8 Annas Stamp affixed, RAF Censor 529, &lsquo;ACTIVE SERVICE&rsquo; and &lsquo;CROWN COPYRIGHT RESERVED&rsquo; printed, BY AIR MAIL Blue label affixed, addressed to&nbsp;&ldquo;Mrs. T.E. Burgers, South Wales, Great Britain&rdquo;, sent from &ldquo;1833705 AC BURGESS R.W. | R.A.F.&rdquo; (hand endorsed on the back), dispatch seal &ldquo;ASIA POST | 21?&rdquo;, Censor label affixed that reads&ldquo;OPENED BY EXAMINER&rdquo; with octagonal rectangular box seal &ldquo;PASSED DHC / 35&rdquo; on it, R. W. Burgess&rsquo;s autograph is on the front, the hexagonal seal of &ldquo;RAF CENSOR 529&rdquo; is visible.&nbsp;RAF India, later called Air Forces in India (1938&ndash;47) was a command of the Royal Air Force (RAF) that was active from 1918 until Indian independence and partition in 1947. It was the air force counterpart of the British Army in India, excellent condition, Rare. 

Note:&nbsp;On the left margin of this cover are instructions explaining how to use this green envelope. This was intended to be used as a special type of envelope for sending mail related to active service in the armed forces. The correspondence contained in this envelope does not need to be censored by the Regiment. This envelope is subject to examination at the base and the sender must sign a certificate stating, &quot;I certify on my honor that the contents of this envelope contain nothing but private and family matters.&quot;.

In order to ensure that soldiers and their families could stay in touch, green envelopes were used for active service mail, as they were intended to prioritize and expedite the delivery of such correspondence. The green envelopes were a symbol of support and recognition for those serving in the Indian armed forces during the reign of King George VI.

Rare Green Envelope of Active Service of George VI passed By RAF Censor.

Queen Victoria period, Too Late Cover, 1900, Sea Post, 1 Anna and 6 Pice Orange cover, AUG 4 00, dispatched to Switzerland, delivered on 20 OCT 00 (1900) in BERN, the seal of &ldquo;TOO LATE&rdquo; visible in a rectangular box, excellent condition.

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