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.

Pre Stamp Cover of 1848 dispatched from Calcutta to Madras

Victoria Half Anna Blue Green Cover with Yellow Label sent from Ajmer to Pirawa (Tonk)  in 1894 with Late Fee Paid.

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, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Private Covers collection of British India Period

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

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.

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

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, 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 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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