1861, Bombay to Bordeaux with red INDIA PAID for domestic postage rate. Took the following route: Bomby-Suez per steamer-to Alexandria by camel/boat, to Marseille via Malta by french packet and overland to Bordeaux. INDIA UNPAID for the postage Bombay to Bordeaux 10 Annas 8 pies with british postage ! 1Fr 62 4/10
Public auction #38
By: Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG
Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG Public auction #38
The 38th Christoph Gärtner auction October 10+11th and 16th - 20th, 2017 is an outstanding offer with more than 40.000 lots is on line.
The auction schedule as follows:
October 10 - 11, 2017 / coins & banknotes
World bank notes
Germany bank notes
October 16 - 20, 2017 / philately & picture postcards including:
Asia, Europe, Thematics, Overseas, Germany and picture post cards
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Lot #7820 - india
1861. Envelope (small faults) addressed to England bearing SG 36, 8a carmine on blue glazed paper tied by '164' in diamond with Meanmeer date stamp in red on reverse 'May 1stÆ, with boxed 'lndia/Paid', endorsed 'overland/via Bombay & Marseille' with Bombay transit and Clifton arrival forwarded via Bristol to Cheltenham. Very fine.
Lot #7821 - india
1861. Envelope addressed to England bearing SG 48, 8a carmine tied by '164' in diamond with Meanmeer date stamp in red on reverse 'August 3rd' and hand-struck instructional 'Too Late' with boxed 'lndia/Paid', endorsed 'overland/via Bombay & Marseille' with Bombay and Cheltenham arrival. Very fine.
Lot #7822 - india
1862 Forwarded letter from Calcutta to Ferdinand Schiller in HAMBURG, Germany via Trieste, "FORWARDED BY/JOHN BORRADAILE & Co./CALCUTTA" (large oval handstamp in blue on reverse, recorded use only from 1859 to 1861), franked with India 1856 8a. carmine and three singles 4a. black all tied by "CALCUTTA/MA 3/62"-"1" duplex, boxed "INDIA/PAID" in red alongside, Bombay 11 March' transit cds and "HAMBURG/4 4/4-5" arrvial cds on the reverse. A...
Lot #7823 - india
1862-70: Four printed envelopes to Great Britain with coloured and embossed printings "Via Southampton" in violet, "Per Overland via Southampton" in red, "Via Marseilles" in blue and "Overland via Marseilles" in red, with colourful frankings and interesting postmarks (as 'H&K. PACT.' cds). A most attractive quartet.
Lot #7824 - india
1862-72 Bombay Forwarder: Three forwarded covers from Bombay to Europe, with 1) 1862 stampless letter to France "FORWARDED BY/EWART LATHAM & Co/BOMBAY" oval in blue, 2) cover 1870 to London franked 8a. and 8p. and with "FORWARDED BY/SIR CHARLES FORBES & Co./BOMBAY" oval in black, and 3) 1872 cover to Glasgow franked 8a. bright carmine tied by "FORWARDED BY/FINLAY MUIR & Co./BOMBAY" oval in blue.
Lot #7825 - india
1862. Envelope addressed to France bearing SG 37, 1/2a blue and SG 39, 1a brown tied by 'C/91' diamond obliterator with adjacent Coimbatore date stamp in red 'Mr 4' with instructional 'Too Late' and framed 'lndia Paid' routed via Madras and Marseille with Jura arrival. Attractive.
Lot #7826 - india
1863 Forwarded letter from Calcutta to Ferdinand Schiller in HAMBURG, Germany via Trieste, "FORWARDED BY/JOHN BORRADAILE & Co./CALCUTTA" (large oval handstamp in blue on reverse, recorded use only from 1859 to 1861), franked with India 1856 8a. carmine and 1a. brown all tied by numeral "B/1", boxed "INDIA PAID" in red, Austrian handstamp "6" (Kr.) and marks in m/s alongside, '13 AU 63' Calcutta despatch dater, Bombay '23 AU 63' transit...
Lot #7827 - india
1864 Forwarded double-weight letter from Calcutta to Ferdinand Schiller in HAMBURG, Germany via Trieste, "FORWARDED BY/BORRADAILE SCHILLER & Co./CALCUTTA" (large oval handstamp in blue on reverse, recorded use only from 1864 to 1866), franked with India 1856 8a. carmine pair, 4a. black and 2a. yellow all tied by numeral "B/1", boxed "INDIA/PAID" in red, red "2" (Shilling; British ship rate to Alexandria) and "12" (Kreuzer, crossed out and...
Lot #7828 - india
1864-65 Two letters to Mauritius, with 1) 1864 letter (parts of back and inside missing) from Bombay franked QV 4a. black and 1a. brown pair and single all tied by "BOMBAY INDIA PAID/OC 12/64"-"1" duplex, endorsed 'Per Steamer Singapore" in m/s, blue handstamp "6d/TO PAY" on front, red Mauritius arrival cds on the reverse, and 2) 1865 entire letter from Calcutta via Aden, franked 4a. greyish black tied by blue numeral "B/1", boxed "INDIA PAID...
Lot #7829 - india
1865-73: Group of 10 mint stamps, Wmk 'Elephant', including 8p. pair and single, 1a. brown, the singles 2a. orange (diff. shades), 1866 4a., 1868 8a. and 1873 1/2a. blue, in slightly mixed condition from somewhat stained/toned to very fine.
Lot #7830 - india
1865 QV 4a. green, Elephant Wmk, mint lightly hinged with part orig. gum., missing corner perf at bottom right, fresh and fine else. A scarce stamp unused. (SG £1200)
Lot #7831 - india
1865. Envelope (creased, stains) addressed to Mauritius bearing SG 54, 1/2a blue (8), SG 61, 2a yellow and SG 62, 2a orange tied by '65' in lozenge and Jaulna date stamp on reverse in red routed via Nandgaum and Bombay, underpaid with '6d/To Pay' hand-stamp on face and Mauritius receiver on reverse. Attractive franking.
Lot #7832 - india
1865. Envelope (small faults/backflap missing) addressed to England bearing SG 45, 4a black tied by Octacamund duplex with crescent 'lndia Paid' routed via Congalore 'Jun 4' and Bombay 'Ju 8' with Knutsford 'July 11' arrival. Fine item from Octacamund the seat of the Madras Government in the hot weather, 7000 feet up in the Nilgiri Hills.
Lot #7833 - india
1865. Envelope (faults) addressed to Mauritius bearing SG 45, 4a black (pair) tied by '65' in lozenge and Jaulna date stamp on reverse in red 'Sept 9' routed via Nandgaum and Bombay, underpaid with '6d/To Pay' hand-stamp on face and Mauritius receiver on reverse 'No 22'. Roughly opened, supported with film strips, parts of flap missing. Nice destination.
Lot #7834 - india
1865 Two covers (faults) to Great Britain, one single 6a8p. rate from Meerut to Cardiff and redirected to London franked 1a. strip of six and 8p., the second as double weight cover franked 13a4p. (pairs of 1865 4a. green, 2a. orange and 8p., with perf faults) from Calcutta to London.
Lot #7835A - india
1866, 1 a. brown and horizontal pair 2 a. orange, tied by barred "S-7 5" to cover from "SILICURI FEB.27(78)" via Bombay to Elberfeld, Germany and forwarded to Brühl with arrival mark, crease and tears at right
Lot #7835 - india
1865 Cover from Bombay to GUERNSEY, Channel Island via Marseilles and London, franked 4a. black, 2a. orange and 8p. mauve tied by "BOMBAY/JAN 18/65"-"1" duplex, and backstamped by blue London '8 Feb' transit cds and "GUERNSEY/B/FE 9/65" arrival cds.
Lot #7836 - india
1866 Provisional 6a. purple in combination with 8p. mauve on small cover from Bombay to London, tied by "BOMBAY/AU 24/66/INDIA PAID"-"1" duplex in black, red London '20 Sep 66' arrival cds alongside. Very fine stamps on a most attractive cover - very scarce as thus. (SG from £900)
Lot #7837 - india
1866-67 QV 6a8p. slate horizontal pair tied by blue numeral "B/1" to folded double-rate cover 1867 from Calcutta to Glasgow, Scotland with red double-oval h/s of forwarder "LYALL RENNIE & Co./CALCUTTA" alongside, endorsed 'via Bombay & Marseilles' in m/s, and on the reverse with red double-circle d/s "CALCUTTA INDIA PAID/DE 8/67" and Glasgow '4 Jan 68' arrival cds.
Lot #7838 - india
1866 "WEST INDIA" essay 4a rose-carmine on unwatermarked paper, vertical right marginal row of 10, vertical crease affecting stamps, more or less, but still an attractive multiple. (M)
Lot #7839 - india
1866 "WEST INDIA" essay 4a rose-carmine on unwatermarked paper, top marginal vertical block of six, stamp at top left with clear plate flaw 'white "!" between WEST at top left', unused w/o gum as produced, very lightly toned on back, fine.
Lot #7840 - india
1866 "WEST INDIA" essays of 4a on unwatermarked paper, two marginal blocks of four, one in brown, the other in blue, with minor imperfections as short creases but still an attractive pair.
Lot #7841 - india
1866 "WEST INDIA" essay 4a rose-carmine on watermarked paper, horizontal pair, light vertical crease between and slightly through left hand stamp but still a fine pair, and scarce on watermarked paper!
Lot #7842 - india
1867 Cover sent by the 'Bank of Bengal' (oval seal on back) from Calcutta to Moorgate, London and re-addressed to Sloane Street franked by QV 1d. lake-red (SG 44) from the good early Plate 78, tied at Calcutta by "B/1" numeral h/s in blue, with Calcutta (Jan 1867) and London (25 Feb 67) datestamps. The cover has been opened roughly at right and the Indian adhesive with perf fault at right, but still an attractive cover with an India-GB mixed...
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