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)

Queen Victoria TOO LATE Cover dispatched to Switzerland by SEA POST.

Pre Stamp Cover of 1851 of 6 Annas from Calcutta to Madras with Red Postmark of Weight Tola type.

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.

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.

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.

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

Fasten Envelope, Registered cover, King George VI, 1949, EXPERIMENTAL B. O., Block of Four of 1 &frac12; Annas &amp; pair of&nbsp; &frac12; Anna&nbsp;affixed on the back side of the cover, dispatched to&nbsp;&ldquo;DEVOKOTTAI, Ramnad Dist.&nbsp;fasten envelope slip attached, with the instruction of Re-USE this envelope in Roman, Devnagari &amp; Persian script and &ldquo;O. H. M. S.&rdquo; printed on it, Registered Label affixed as &ldquo;R 123 | EXPERIMENTAL B.O. | MS &ndash; 194&rdquo;, on the reverse of the slip the instruction for pasting this slip is mentioned in Roman, Devnagari &amp; Persian script. Dispatch seal &ldquo;EXPERIMENTAL B. O. | 21 JLY 49&rdquo; applied twice, another dispatch seal of &ldquo;?? | REG | 21 JLY 49&rdquo;. Round delivery postmark &ldquo;DEVKOTTAI | REG | 22 JLY 49 | 2 45 P.M.&rdquo; on the reverse of the cover,&nbsp;very good condition, Very Rare.

Note:&nbsp;An important cover that was probably made by an eco-friendly enthusiast, as per the Government advisory.&nbsp;In the reign of George VI, it is possible that the term Fasten Envelope was not commonly used or may have been used to refer to a particular practice or service that is not well documented as a whole. According to postal terminology, &quot;FASTEN ENVELOPE&quot; refers to a process of ensuring an envelope&#39;s contents are protected and remain intact during transit through adhesive or other means.

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Fasten Envelope of George VI used for the EXPERIMENTAL Post Office S. O. dispatched to DEVOKOTTAI on 22 MAY 1949

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.

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.

Airmail cover from British India to Republic India

Air Mail Cover, 1938, Bombay to France, Advertisement Printed, Combination of 3 Stamps of King George V and King George VI of total value 9&frac12;, Air Mail label affixed, multicolored advertisement of Whisky printed on the envelope, sent by Wine Merchants from Bombay, cancellation of &ldquo;5 MAR 38&rdquo; and &ldquo;SMOKE&rdquo; related French slogan at back, excellent condition.

Private Multicolored WHISKY Advertisement Cover dispatched Bombay to France.

Private Covers collection of British India Period

Private Cover,&nbsp;1954, photo/images of Queen Victoria Half Anna block of 4, 1 &amp; 2 Annas&nbsp;डाक&nbsp;टिकट&nbsp;शताब्दी&nbsp;stamps, photo/images of Queen Victoria Four Annas&nbsp;lithographs cut to shape stamps, cancelled with 2 round pictorial seals 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 four Annas&nbsp;lithographs 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: This is a very interesting cover prepared by an enthusiast with collection of photos of special stamps gathered and pasted on a private cover and cancelled with India Postage Stamp Centenary cancellation.

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

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.

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.

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.

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