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.

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

Pre Stamp Cover of 1848 of 12 Annas from Calcutta to Madras with Red Postmark of Weight Tola type

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.

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.

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.

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.

Meter Franking, 1937, King George V Period, 7 Franking of G.R.I. &frac12; Anna each, total value 3 &frac12; As., 4 on front and 3 on back of the cove. Dispatch seal in Red ink &ldquo;CALCUTTA | G.P.O. 21 VIII 37 | T. LTD. C-73|&rdquo;, addressed to Germany, excellent condition

Meter Franking Cover of KGV 1937 with 7 Franking of G.R.I. of Half Anna.

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.

Private Covers collection of British India Period

Private Cover, First Day Cover in small size, Republic India, 1951, 2 Annas stamp of Geological Survey of India Centenary issue released on 13th Jan. 1951, with a very beautiful first-day cancellation round seal as &ldquo;GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA | CALCUTTA - 13 TH. JAN. 1951 | CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS | CALCUTTA |&rdquo; in violet colour, along with a map of lower India highlighting &ldquo;Calcutta&rdquo; within the seal and a round dispatch seal as &ldquo;CALCUTTA G.P.O. | 13 JAN 51&rdquo;, excellent condition, Rare.

Note: The Geological Survey of India (GSI) was established in 1851 and has been supplying scientific information to the government since that time. The Centenary Celebrations seal on the cover commemorates the completion of 100 years of this organization (GSI) in 1951.

Geological Survey of India First Day Cover with an oddly large Cancellation 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, 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

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.

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