Telegram, Pre-Independence period, Multi-Coloured, delivered at the famous house of B. Beed | 14 Sreenath Das Lane, greetings text “Heartly congratulations on well-merited victory, may you live long to SERVE the rate-payers of your ward for many years”, Telegram is from POST AND TELEGRAPHS department with Coat of Arms, excellent condition, Rare.

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British India/Portuguese Mozambique, 1882, Victoria Empress, Silver Rupee, Counter Marked 'P.M', Bombay Mint, A3/I/dot, about extremely fine, Very Rare.

Note: ‘PM’ initials counterstruck on the face of Victoria stands for Portuguese Mozambique.

British India, Army Sports Control Board (ASCB), Military Medal, Silver, Unawarded, Obv: the breast badge of the Star of India order in the center, around the border, a wreath with entwined ribbon listing : Rawalpindi, Baluchistan, Sind Rajputana, Poona, Bombay, Cent. Provs., Presy. Assam, Burma, United Provs., Kohat, Madras, Lahore, Waziristan, Peshawar and at top of ribbon A.S.C.B. - India, Rev: a laurel wreath with plain area in the center to inscribe amard details, plain edge, 28.97g, "   ......Read More

Medals, British India Military, Pair of 2 Medals, Army Sports Control Board (ASCB), Hockey & Boxing Tournament, about extremely fine.

Hockey Tournament, Copper, Obv: "A.S.C.B. - INDIA" within laurel wreath, Rev: legend "DECCAN DISTRICT & HOCKEY TOURNAMENT" around, plain edge, with suspension "   ......Read More

Medals, Britsh India, King George V & King George VI, Group of 4 Silver Medals, Awarded to "Lala Diwan Chand Oberai", with rings, about extremely fine, Extremely Rare.

a: King George V, Rai Sahib Medal, 1st January 1921, Obv: the British crown "   ......Read More

British India, 1897, Army Temperance Association, Silver, Unnamed, Obv: two Indian Women beneath a palm tree, legend "ARMY TEMPERANCE MEDAL. INDIA", Rev: legend "WATCH AND BE SOBER", around "ARMY TEMPERANCE ASSOCIATION 1897”, with bar, plain edge, 26.17g, "   ......Read More

British India, 1895, India Medal (1895-1902), Victoria Queen, Silver, Awarded to "Sepoy Budh Singh", Obv: veiled profile of Queen Victoria facing left, legend around "VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX", Rev: British and Indian soldiers supporting a standard, legend "INDIA 1895", "   ......Read More

British India, 1935, King George V, 1 Rupee, Signed by J.W. Kelly, D Prefix, S. No. 30/D 263,772, Watermark Variety B, printed in England by Bradbury Wilkinson, (KJ & RR # 3.2.1D), holes, folds, rust stains, about very fine.

British India, 1944, King George VI, 10 Rupees, Signed by C. D. Deshmukh, Serial number in Green, A Prefix, S. No. A14 250919, (KJ & RR # 4.6.1), staple holes, folds, stains, choice very fine.

Medal, British India, H. Ms. (His Majesty's Mint - Bombay, Copper Medal, Obv: façade of the Mint building, floral pattern either side, English legend "H. Ms. MINT - BOMBAY", Rev: legend "A MEMENTO OF YOUR VISIT" within wreath, 23.58g, 39.07mm, (P. Puddester (1987)  # 990.1), about very fine, Very "   ......Read More

Set of 10 Coins, King George V, Bronze ½ Pice (9), Calcutta Mint, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1932, 1934, 1935, no mm, King George VI, Bronze 1 Pice (1), Bombay Mint, 1943, dot, toning, AU-UNC.

British India, Imitation/Forgery Notes (5), 5 Notes, KGV, Uniface 5 Rupees (1921) and 10 Rupees (1918), 1 Rupee (2 notes-1917 & 1935), KGVI, 5 Rupees (1944), 'FORGED' red seal on 1 Rupee dated 1935, about fine to very fine, Very Rare.

Note:  An interesting lot of early contemporary forged notes, few notes have annotations mentioned, "   ......Read More

British India, 1862?, Victoria Queen, Silver Rupee, Obverse B, Strike Error: Obverse Brockage, impression at brockage side is larger than normal, 11.30g, 30.92mm, washed, otherwise about extremely fine, Very Rare.

British India, 1944, King George VI, 10 Rupees, Signed by C.D. Deshmukh, Serial number in Green, B Prefix, S. No. B97 364696, (KJ & RR # 4.6.1), staple holes, folds, minor stains, choice very fine, Rare.

Medal, British India, Victoria Queen, Silver Ghuznee (Ghazni) Medal, 1839, First Anglo-Afghan War Medal struck for the capture of Ghazni, Awarded to "Pt. John Kirby XIII", Obv: the fortress of Ghazni with the word GHUZNEE below, Rev: the date 23rd July 1839 and a crown within a laurel wreath, inscribed on the edge "Pt. John Kirby XIII P.A.L.I”, medal "   ......Read More

Set of 14 Coins, Copper & Bronze ¼ Anna (4), 1876, 1877, 1890, 1919, Copper ½ Anna (1), 1862, Silver 2 Annas (2), 1900, 1907, Silver ¼ Rupee (3), 1840, 1906 (2), Silver ½ Rupee (1), 1923, Silver Rupee (3), 1840, 1890, 1920, AVF-XF.

British India, Victoria Queen, Copper 1/2 Anna, Error: Obverse brockage, impressions in a form of mirror image of Victoria and text at brockage side, complete details of the Queen's panel and jabot, 12.52g, 31.24mm, about very fine, Extremely Rare.

British India, 1853, East India Company, Copper 1/2 Pice, Calcutta Mint, Error: Planchet shift on both the sides, 2.85g, 21.17mm, about very fine, Scarce.

Tibet, Szechuan, Silver Rupee (2), Used as Pendants, Kangding Mint, in imitation of British Indian Rupee of Queen Victoria, Obv: a small portrait of the ruler with collar, Rev: horizontal rosette at the center, legend “Si chuan sheng zao” (Made in Sichuan), floral design around, 11.7 & 11.9g, 30.60mm, (KM "   ......Read More

Medal, Britsh India, King George V, Silver, Khan Sahib Medal, 1923, Awarded to "Rustomji Dossabhoy Mistry -1st January 1923", Obv: the British crown with a laurel wreath below it, portrait of King George V facing right in the central circle, outer circle engraved with the title "KHAN SAHIB" on deep blue enamel, all surmounted on a 5-pointed rayed star, with loop for ribbon, Rev: awarded to "Rustomji Dossabhoy "   ......Read More