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Brief Description of the entire Stamps Collections
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The entire Stamp Collection may broadly be divided into seven sections
as under:
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A.
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India Postal History through Pre- Stamp Covers (prior to Oct’
1854.)
The lot includes Soldiers cover, a Pondicherry cover, bearings & Ship/Overland
covers showing a wide range of Postmarks, Cancellations & hand stamps.
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B.
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British India Classic Stamps (1852-1876) & further issues (1877-1947)
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1852 Scinde Dawks.
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1854 Lithograph: ½ Anna Blue (all three dies, covers and varieties).
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1854 Lithograph: 1 Anna Red (all three dies, covers, varieties and C-D Stones)
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The 1854 One Anna Red Lithograph Stamp section includes two historic varieties viz:
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‘Lower Coil of Chignon missing on the 49th Stamp’,
Described by L.E.Dawson in his famous book, ‘One Anna & Two Annas
Postage Stamps of India 1854-55’ as historic one among all Die-II D Stone
One Anna Stamps.
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‘ON of ONE ANNA, strangely Re-touched on Stamp no.7 in the sheet of Die-I A
Stone’
The legendary Stamp collector, scholar and author Capt. D.R.Martin has considered
this variety as ‘Undoubtably the most interesting one’ in his
article, ‘Die-I A Stone, Stamp No.7’ in 1929.
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1854 Lithograph: 4 Annas Blue & Red (all cut-square copies & pairs)
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This section includes 1854 india lithograph: 4 Annas Blue and Red with 'inverted head error' on a proof strip of three stamps.
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1854 Typograph: 2 Anna Green
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1855-76: 1)East India Company/ Crown Colony Stamps (all issues and official
stamps including varieties, imperforates and errors)
2) Official Stamps
3) QV Postal Stationary
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1877-1900: British India Empire ( Victorian India Stamps)
(all issues, including varieties, imperforates and errors).
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1902-47: British India Stamps pertaining to the Rule of three Kings.
(all issues, official stamps, varieties and errors)
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King Edward VII (1902-11)
Includes an Exceptional Error of Double Surcharge Option on a mint Gutter
Block of Four of Rs. 25.
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King George V (1911-36)
Includes an error of surcharge of 2r on 10r Green & Scarlet
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King George VI (1937-47)
Includes a Stunning and Exceptional Error of Colour (Dark Green for Grey),
not yet recorded or found anywhere else and can possibly become a ‘Stamp of Fame’
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British India Postal History: Early Handstruck Cancellations (1854-80) On postage
stamps of India (Random Photographs)
(The linen-hinged exhibits are housed in two cloth bound albums)
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Volume I: 1854-1873 Cancellations types I-XIII 823 Stamps (including many
1854 Lithograph stamps) and 51 scarce covers on 56 pages.
Volume II: 1873-1880 Cancellations types 17-28 1065 stamps and17 scarce covers
on 64 pages
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D.
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British India Postal History (1854-1947) through Covers:
British India Postal History through 50 selected covers, showing a wide range of
post marks, cancellations, h.s, and m.s., F.P.O./Censored covers.
Collection includes another lot of over 750 Postcards & Covers (1883-1947) in mixed
condition.
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E.
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Independent India Collection of Mint Stamp and First Day covers (1947-79) (Random Photographs)
Mostly in mint blocks of four, over 300 First Day Covers, Varieties & Errors. Official
Stamps
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Mahatma Gandhi Stamps Collection: (Random Photographs)
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- Issues of 78 countries, including India, are housed in 7 albums.
- Includes all four values (of 1948 issue of India) in mint blocks of four
each and also commercially used covers of the Issue in three values and
four values each.
- 1948 : 3 ½ anna voilet - Complete sheet of 50 mint stamps.
- The collection includes 1948 1 ½ annas marginal mint blocks of 22 and
10
- 1 ½ and 3 ½ annas ‘SERVICE’ stamps, used on pieces.
- NHM stamps of various Gandhi issues are exhibited alongside pictures of Gandhi stamps
on all the 65 pages of commemoratives booklet ‘STAMP OF TRUTH.’
- Also includes many Varieties and Errors, commemorative folders, besides very
scarce postal stationery, issued for the use of Forces.
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World Stamps, Errors and Postal History: (Random Photographs)
Includes a few important Stamps, Varieties & Errors
The postal history pertains mostly to pre-1900 period, covering Great Britain, France,
Germany, Hungary, Italy, Hong-Kong, Serbia and a few other countries. The scattered
collection of a few early world stamps is housed in 7/8 albums.
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