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1403 1852 Scinde Half Anna, white, blue and scarlet, complete set of 3 reference copies, used on paper. Photo

HK$ 800 - 1,000

1404 1849 (15 Apr.) A stampless entire letter to Marseille, tied by ‘INDIA PAID’ Moon type chop in red, ‘PONDICHERY’ red frame chop, faint double ring French ship cancel and overstruck by double ring ‘PONDICHERY’ black chop, manuscripted ‘10’ in black, on reverse with ‘MADRAS/G.P.O/...’ red cachet, fine. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

1405 1854 India Queen Victoria Four Annas official reprint, blue and red, imperforate block of 4 with huge margins, fine unused, no gum, scarce in block. Photo HK$ 5,000 - 6,000 1406 1866 Two Annas overprinted “SERVICE POSTAGE”, used. Rare. Accompanying BPA certificate. SGO3. Photo HK$ 2,500 - 3,000 1407 1866 Two Annas purple, 2 used copies. Fine to very fine. SGO15. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,700 1406 1407 1405

1408 1868 (2 Mar.) A stampless entire letter from Calcutta to Bordeaux, France, via Bombay Suze & France. Tied by serval cancels, including ‘GB/F66c’ accountancy diamond mark in deep blue green, ‘A Walker & G. Fournier/ Calcutta’forwarder chop inoval blue green, ‘POS.AN.V.SUZE/P.AN.A/28.3.68’ red ship cancel x 2, on reverse matching the double ring ‘CALCUTTA/INDIA UNPAID/2.3.68’ cds in blue green. Fine. Photo HK$ 1,100 -1,300

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