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

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

Private Cover with an advertisement of ADDISON & Co., Ltd. 1924 of King George V dispatched from Mount Road Post Office.

Airmail cover from British India to Republic India

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.

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

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

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)

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.

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.

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.

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, 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.

Yellow Label Cover, Queen Victoria, 1894, &frac12; Anna Blue-Green cover, Sent from Amritsar to Pirawa, Yellow Label affixed, In &amp; Out cancellations, Black round dispatch cancellation seal &ldquo;AMRITSAR | 8 AP. 94&rdquo;, 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 the back, &ldquo;L.8. IN | SET. NA I | MY. I&rdquo;, &ldquo;L.8. OUT | SET. N02. | AP .30&rdquo;, &amp; &ldquo;PIRAWA | B. O. | 6 MY. | 94 | TONK&rdquo;, yellow label has good margins on all four sides, good condition, Rare.

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

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.

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.

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