1854 ½a Blue, Die I – Used on Native Cover to Amritsar — attractive single with wide margins, tied to a native cover addressed to Amritsar. Some minor...

1854 ½ Anna lithographed issue bearing the extremely rare Cooper Type 26 experimental cancellation, comprising a diamond formed of thick parallel lines...

NEEMUCH — 29 January 1855. Early cover to Calcutta franked with a well-margined 1854 ½a blue lithographed issue die I (worn state), cancelled by the NEEMUCH...

1854 ½ Anna lithographed issue bearing the scarce Cooper Type 6 cancellation with reversed “C”, classified as Type B and attributed to Tanjore Post Office,...

1854 1a forgery sheet, reference copy, rarely offered as a complete sheet.

1854 1 Anna lithographed issue bearing the extremely rare Cooper Type 8E cancellation, with numeral “17” inset. Cooper Type 8E is recorded in use between...

1854 4a Blue & Red, First Printing – Two Examples on Piece — two cut-to-shape examples, both Head Die I, Frame Die I, affixed to piece and cancelled by...

1855 Calcutta to Teufen, Switzerland, exceptional cover franked with two overlapping, cut-to-shape examples of the 1854 4a Blue & Red lithographed issue,...

1854 4a blue and pale red, 2nd printing, head die II, frame die I, horizontal used pair with wavy blue line and two clear strike of the "1" in diamond,...

1854 4 Annas Second Printing horizontal pair, wide setting, with chamfered ends, tied to cover by diamond-of-dots cancellations and used to Cheshire, England....

1854 Three 4a singles (two Second printing Head Die II Frame Die I and Head Die III and Frame Die II fourth printing). One 1894 reprint single wide setting...

1854 4 annas Head Die III and Frame Die I SG21 Third printing cut to shape and cancelled by diamond of dots. Some areas show cut into frame lines. A fine...

1854 4 Annas Third Printing, two examples, the first, Head Die III and Frame Die I, was originally cut to shape with corners subsequently added to simulate...

1854 4a Fourth printing Head Die III Frame Die II deep blue and red setting pair with chamfered corners on piece. Some tone spots and gum stains otherwise...

16 Feb 1857 mourning cover bearing 4a Blue red Head Die III and Frame Die II Fourth printing singles cut to shape going to Torquay, England. With entire...

1854 4a Red and Blue head Die III and Frame Die II Fifth Printing (medium setting) position 11 with normal sheet watermark used, very fine cut to shape...

1854 4a Blue and Red Head Die III Frame die II fifth printing used with diamond of dots cancel, with some paper adherence and slight thinning, fair (SG...

1854 2 Annas lithographed issue bearing the extremely rare Cooper Type 15A cancellation, comprising a large oval of thick lines enclosing “SW” above numeral...

1855 India to Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland, attractive cover franked with the 1854 2a Green lithographed issue, neatly cancelled by a 9×9 diamond-of-dots...

COOPER TYPE 6 CANCELLATIONS — RARE SPECIALIST GROUP. Important specialist group illustrating a range of scarce Cooper Type 6 cancellation varieties. Highlights...

COOPER TYPE 4 CANCELLATIONS — SPECIALIST GROUP OF TEN COVERS. Important specialist group of ten covers displaying a wide range of Cooper Type 4 cancellations...

1856 De La Rue ½a Blue Queen Victoria – Group of Four Native Covers — attractive group of four native covers, each franked with the De La Rue ½a blue Queen...

AHMEDNAGAR — COOPER TYPE 4 EL — EXTREME RARITY. Early India adhesive bearing the extremely rare Cooper Type 4 EL cancellation, used by a Sub-Post Office...

BOMBAY TO CALCUTTA — 1858. Attractive early registered cover from Bombay to Calcutta, prepaid 10 annas, the adhesives cancelled by the Bombay Cooper Type...

1861 (Mar 17) HYDERABAD TO BOMBAY registered cover from Hyderabad to Bombay, prepaid 4½ annas, bearing the extremely rare Cooper Type 6 cancellation, distinguished...

BOMBAY TO LONDON VIA MARSEILLES — 12 June 1862. Attractive cover from Bombay to London, prepaid 6 annas and routed via Marseilles, the adhesives cancelled...

EGMORE ROAD, MADRAS — 27 July 1868. Cover to Royapeta bearing the Cooper Type 12B cancellation, numeral “8” within a diamond of bars, accompanied by the...

RAILWAY SORTING FIRST DIVISION — 3 December 1870 — INSUFFICIENTLY PAID. Very rare cover to Poona, prepaid 1½ annas and deficient a further ½ anna, the...

1870 HOSHIARPUR — COOPER TYPE 8F “U/22”. Extremely rare cover from Hoshiarpur to an unknown destination, bearing a superb strike of the Cooper Type 8F...

1870, Envelope franked East India 1/2a blue (2) + 1a brown (2) + 2a orange (missing corner perf) postmarked with killer cancel & manuscript obliteration...

SOUTH FRONTIER LINE U.P. — 28 December 1870. Rare cover to Scotland via Bombay, prepaid 6 annas, bearing two strikes of the “SET– / SOUTH FRONTIER LINE...

1872 BOMBAY — UNIQUE INVERTED “1” DUPLEX CANCELLATION. Exceptional cover from Bombay to Ramgarh via Jaipur, bearing the Cooper Type 9 Bombay duplex cancellation,...

OOMRAWUTTEE TO NOWGONG — 5 July 1872 — RARE POST-TRANSFER USAGE. Extremely rare cover from Oomrawuttee to Nowgong bearing the Cooper Type 4 “162” Oomrawuttee...

POONA CITY RECEIVING HOUSE — COOPER TYPE 4H — EXTREMELY RARE & UNRECORDED VARIETIES. Important specialist pair of India ½ Anna adhesives bearing exceptional...

1874 (Aug 24) cover posted from Ootacamund bearing the EM17 OOTACAMUND duplex cancellation, with the extremely rare “R.L.B.” (Railway Letter Box) handstamp...

1879ca. The West India 'Essay' small group of imperf 4a inscribed West India Postage, two blocks of four in rose shade and two bottom margin blocks of...

SALISBURY TO MADRAS — 18 July 1881 — MADRAS G.P.O. OVERLAND MAIL. Cover from Salisbury, United Kingdom, to Madras, prepaid 5d, bearing SEA POST OFFICE,...

PORT BLAIR, ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS — 4 November 1882. Exceptional cover from the extremely rare origin of Port Blair to England, prepaid 4½ annas, the...

VERAPOLY, INDIA TO KIAUTSCHOU, CHINA — 1902 — REGISTERED MISSIONARY MAIL TO ST. JOSEPH FREINADEMETZ. Exceptional registered missionary cover from the Confraternitas...

1926-35 15 blue and olive, watermark inverted in left-hand gutter block of four, a couple of small tone spots, good appearance mint n.h.

1935 Quetta earthquake emergency cover with straightline in black "Quetta Earth Quake Postage Free" and manuscript "Quetta Earthquake - No Stamps", Quetta...

1948 Gandhi set 11/2a brown, 31/2a violet, 12a grey green and 10r purple brown and lake the complete set commercial used on airmail from Secretariat, New...

1948 Gandhi set of four with "SPECIMEN" overprints with the original Courvoisier presentation booklet in black velvet with gilt-edged pages where the stamps...

1948 (Dec 4) commercial envelope sent registered from Ramwadi to Belgium franked on the reverse with KGVI 1a pair, 12a, 1R strip of three and 1948 Gandhi...

1961 SWAMI VIVEKANANDA Original artwork for stamps made by Mr Pradhan who worked at De La Rue, London office for Indian stamps. Even after end of British...

1963 ASHOK STAMBHA Original artwork for stamps made by Mr Pradhan who worked at De La Rue, London office for Indian stamps. Even after end of British rule...

FRANCE TO SERAMPORE — 1895 — EARLY LITHOGRAPHED PICTURE POSTCARD. Very early lithographed picture postcard sent from France to Serampore, India, in 1895....

PONDICHERRY TO PARIS — 24 DECEMBER 1843 — RARE WAGHORN ROUTE EXPRESS LETTER VIA BOMBAY, SUEZ & ALEXANDRIA. Exceptional entire letter from Pondicherry to...

1852 Pondicherry, French India – Stampless Cover to Bordeaux, France — attractive stampless from Pondicherry to Bordeaux, bearing the HG12 rectangular...

PONDICHERRY TO BORDEAUX — 5 JULY 1853 — OVERLAND MAIL VIA MADRAS & MARSEILLES. Fine pre-adhesive entire letter from Pondicherry to Bordeaux, posted 5 July...