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)

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.

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, 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Meter Franking Stamps and Philatelic Collection 

Meter Franking, 1972, By Air Mail, Bombay to New York, 3 Franking valued 1 Re 95 Paisa with Refugee Relief 5 Paisa stamp affixed. Dispatch cancellation of Bombay in Red ink reads &ldquo;BOMBAY | -5VII 72 | PLAB-3435&rdquo; applied. Sent to USA on 5-7-72, BYCULLA post office cancellation in a Black circle is present. Reverse impressions from franking seals of another cover of 4 &frac12; square and 4 round seals are observed on the back, excellent condition, Very Rare.

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Very Rare Air Mail Meter Franking cover with cancellations of REFUSE RELIEF dispatched to USA

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

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.

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