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.

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

Ceylon Victoria Period Rare Cover of 5 Cents Dispatched from Jaffna to Devakota of Dec 1895

Air Mail Cover, 1930, King George V period, Peshawar to Leipzig, 4 stamps affixed of total value 9 Annas, Air Mail label affixed, dispatched from Peshawar on 18 JUN 30 via transit at Karachi on 21 Jan 30 and delivered on 30 Jun 1930 in Leipzig, Germany, intact condition, Rare.

Note: This cover is a fascinating offering as it has the advertisement of Afghan Stamps &amp; Coins with its logo on this cover, it is an interesting observation to notice that there was a proper hobby store around a century ago in Peshawar city that is currently in Pakistan. It was sent from K.C. Krishen and Company, Ram Chowk, Peshawar City.

A Rare Air Mail Cover dispatched PESHAWAR to LEIPZIG, interesting cover of Stamps Dealer Advertisement.

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

Yellow Label Cover, Queen Victoria, 1893, &frac12; Anna Blue Cover with &frac12; Anna Green Stamp affixed, Yellow Label affixed, Dispatched from Ajmere to Pirawa (Tonk Territory), In &amp; Out cancellations, Black round dispatch cancellation seal &ldquo;AJMERE | Z | 23 DE&nbsp;93&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 more seals at the back citing &ldquo;PIRAWA | B. O. | 27 DE. | 93 | TONK&rdquo;, &ldquo;J. 3. IN | SET. NO. 1| DE. 24&rdquo; &amp; &ldquo;J. 3. OUT| SET. NO. 2. | DE. 24&rdquo;, SG # 85, excellent condition, Rare.

Victoria Half Anna Blue Green Cover with Yellow Label sent from Ajmer to Pirawa (Tonk) in 1893.

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.

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.

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)

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.

King George VI period&nbsp;Censor and Registered Cover, 1944, the stamp of value 1+1&frac12; Anna tied, addressed to Bombay, dispatched from Karachi, postmark of &ldquo;Garden Road | Karachi&rdquo; with the date &ldquo;6. JUN 44&rdquo;, it was sent during World War II, opened by CENSOR department and re-secured by affixing a label and endorsed by Rubber Stamp &ldquo;OPENED BY EXAMINER&rdquo;,&nbsp;Perhaps&nbsp;Unrecorded, very good condition.

Unrecorded Very Rare Censor and Registered Cover of KGVI Period dispatched from Karachi during WWII.

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.

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

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