1938 Fifth Expedition to Everest: 1938 envelope sent by expedition member Charles Warren, with "31 MAY 1938" and "UNDER CERTIFICATE OF POSTING" handstamps,...

1934-60s, mixed group of Himalayan expeditions incl. items about the 1953 expedition incl. unused headed letter paper, commemorative cover and a photo...

1970s-2000s, collection of Himalayan Expedition signed covers, postcards, etc., from various expeditions, noted a commemorative card signed by Hillary...

BURMA — FIRST DAY COVERS — FIELD POST OFFICE No. 145 TO BOMBAY — POSTAGE & SERVICE SETS. Exceptional pair of Burma First Day Covers, both mailed from Field...

1937 KGV Official 1r chocolate and green, plus 2r carmine and orange, mint nh complete sheets of 120 in six panes of twenty, with 2r showing inverted watermark,...

LORD DALHOUSIE SIGNED COVER — EDINBURGH TO HASTINGS, 11 December 1859. An important historical cover signed by Lord Dalhousie, Governor-General of India...

NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES — DISTRICT DÂK — 6 January 1885. Very rare District Dâk cover of the North-Western Provinces Circle, routed via Mainpuri and delivered...

NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES — DISTRICT DÂK — 8 October 1884. Very rare District Dâk cover, routed via Sarsawa and delivered at Ludhiana, bearing the distinctive...

INDIA 1905–07 — THREE REGISTERED LETTERS TO JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER — KEVII FRANKINGS. Remarkable group of three registered letters from India addressed to...

NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES — DISTRICT DÂK — 9 May, year unknown. Very rare District Dâk cover of the North-Western Provinces Circle, bearing the distinctive...

NAGPUR — NATIVE INDIAN RECEIPT BOOK. Unusual page from a contemporary native Indian merchant’s receipt book, bearing multiple strikes of the NAGPUR HG4...

1821 (Sep 16) entire from Chandenagore (datelined inside) to Scotland, with good strike of the "CALCUTTA / GENERAL POST OFFICE" circular ds from the French...

GORUCKPOOR — 12 January 1825. Half entire letter bearing a superb strike of the circular Giles Type 1 “GORUCKPOOR POST OFFICE / 12 Jany / 1825” handstamp,...

DELHI — 28 May 1830 — FRASER CORRESPONDENCE. Important early entire from Delhi to London, bearing the rare DELHI HG1 oval “POST PAID” handstamp, prepaid...

BAREILLY — 13 April 1844. Attractive early entire from Bareilly to Inverness, North Britain, bearing a distinctive strike of the BAREILLY HG2 handstamp...

1851 Dharwar – Stampless Paid Cover — dated 11 February 1851, bearing a clear rectangular “DHARWAR PAID” (HG3) handstamp with “6” annas postage paid in...

1851 Aden to Madras – Stampless Incoming Entire — dated 14 February 1851, an attractive stampless entire from Aden to Madras, bearing the scarce circular...

1853 Secunderabad – Stampless Paid Entire — dated 18 November 1853, bearing the rectangular “SECUNDERABAD PAID” (HG4) handstamp with 3 annas paid, accompanied...

1857 MUTINY-ERA TRANSATLANTIC MAIL — CALCUTTA TO SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS — “INDIA UNPAID” — CARRIED BY S.S. ALMA. 1857 Indian Mutiny-era unpaid cover from...

SIRWAR — 1860 (Dec 23) Native cover to Nasirabad bearing the distinctive S-I-R-W-A-R “Parcel Mail” intaglio handstamp. The only recorded example of this...

1852 Scinde Dawk ½a White, a well-margined example with large margins all around, cancelled by the distinctive “cogwheel” cancellation, Cooper Type F....

1854 Essays & Reprints selection comprising the ½a, 1a, 2a, 4a and 8a denominations, including unissued 8 anna Spence 1 with inner marginal line and reprints...

1922 ½ Anna BLACK (Spence 53), Die II – Lion and Palm Tree Essay. Photogravure reprint on thick card paper, in the black colour, representing Die II of...

1854, 1/2 a lithographed essay by Captain Thullier in reddish brown on sheetlet (172 x 108mm), trivial corner crease and few tone spots otherwise very...

1894 ½a Deep Red 1854 Essays – “SPECIMEN” Block of Sixteen, Spence 107 — impressive block of sixteen printed in deep red on deep yellowish wove paper,...

1854 "9 1/2 arches" 1/2a vermillion unused right marginal pair, large margins all around with inscription "CORNER of", very fine and rare (S.G. £7'500+).

1854 ½a Blue, Die I – Block of Eight with Marginal Inscription — an impressive block of eight retaining the upper sheet margin with the inscription “HALF...

1854 ½ Anna lithographed issue, with full margins, bearing the extremely rare Cooper Type 15B cancellation. This cancellation is recorded in use between...

1854 — BENARES TO CALCUTTA — EARLY REGISTERED COVER WITH ½ ANNA LITHOGRAPHS. Attractive entire cover from Benares to Calcutta, dated 13 November 1854,...

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...