Third Session - Harmers Auctions

British Commonwealth
1239
GOLD COAST - Ger many, 1895 (Aug 14) 2d blue reg is tered
postal sta tio nery en ve lope, size F, used to Erfurt, Ger many
up-rated with 1891 2½d. ul tra ma rine & or ange tied by rare
"AKUSE" cds, Code C, in blue. Rare framed "TOO LATE" in
blue above (be lieved unique) ap plied on des patch. A su perb
cover. SG 14 (Photo).
Est. 300 - 400 CHF.
300 CHF
1240
GOLD COAST - USA, 1902 cover to New ark, franked with
1Sch green and black QV (1898 is sue) cancelled by CAPE
COAST/GOLD COAST cds. Re verse bears ar rival New ark,
N.J. cds. SG. 31 (Photo).
Est. 200 - 300 CHF.
200 CHF
1241
GOLD COAST - Aus tria, 1903 cover, franked with 2x½d+2x1d
QV (1898 is sue) sent to St.Poelten-Aus tria, all tied by
VICTORIABORG B.O.ACCRA/GOLD COAST cds. Re verse
bears ar rival datestamp. SG. 26,27.
Est. 100 - 150 CHF.
100 CHF
1242
GOLD COAST - Aus tria, 1905 reg is tered sta tio nery en ve -
lope (large size) GB with GOLD COAST over print KEVII 2d
brown sent to Gablonz - Bo he mia, uprated with 3d pur ple & or -
ange + 6d dull pur ple & vi o let (both 1904 is sue) all cancelled by
CAPE COAST /GOLD COAST cds, along side Lon don tran sit
oval datestamp. On re verse bear Gablonz ar rival cds. SG.
53,54.
Est. 150 - 200 CHF.
150 CHF
1243
GOLD COAST - Aus tria, 1908 reg is tered sta tio nery en ve -
lope (HG 8), uprated with KEVII ½d green (1907 is sue) tied by
APPAM/GOLD COAST datestamp sent to Gablonz-Aus tria,
along side tran sits Lon don and Plym outh. Re verse bears ar rival
cds some light spot ting. Un usual des ti na tion.
Est. 100 - 150 CHF.
100 CHF
1244
INDIA, 1866, Queen Vic to ria Over printed Fis cal Stamps in
green, a se lec tion of 8 used stamps, with var i ous over print
types, fair to fine ap pear ance, faults. SG 66, 68 (Photo).
Est. 200 - 250 CHF.
200 CHF
1245
INDIA, 1911-13, King George V, 1r. to 25r. high val ues, o.g.,
very lightly hinged, Fine, scarce. SG 186/191; £897 (1 370
CHF) (Photo).
Est. 200 - 300 CHF.
200 CHF
1246
INDIA, Tele graph Stamps, 1869-78, 25r. red dish li lac, Die II,
Very Fine mint. SG T17; £3 000 (4 570 CHF) (Photo).
Est. 100 - 120 CHF.
100 CHF
1247
Start CHF
INDIA, Tele graph Stamps, 1860, 4a red dish pur ple, used
with punch holes as nor mal, a few creases and pin holes, Fine
ap pear ance, com plete ex am ples are scarce. SG T1; £1 500 (2
280 CHF) (Photo).
Est. 500 - 600 CHF.
500 CHF
1248
INDIA, 1809 (Dec. 24), folded let ter from Ennore (near Ma -
dras) to Bangalore, with oval “Post Paid Fort St George” post -
mark, “Dec” and “24” date handstamps, manu script
“4½f”(anams) rate; in ter est ing let ter in cluded from Eliz a beth de
Sausmarez to her hus band Thomas Fiott de Havilland, while he
was un der ar rest at Bangalore to await his even tual trial for his
par tic i pa tion in the mu tiny of Seringapatam, Very Fine, un usu -
ally clean and the post marks are very sharp (Photo).
Est. 400 - 500 CHF.
400 CHF
1249
INDIA, 1816 (Mar. 26), folded let ter from Ma dras to Chittoor,
with “Post Paid Fort St George” oval post mark, manu script
“3f”(anams) rate; long let ter from Thomas Fiott de Havilland to
his wife, F.-V.F.
Est. 400 - 500 CHF.
400 CHF
1250
INDIA, 1816 (Sep. 6), folded let ter from Bangalore to Fort St.
George (Ma dras), with oval “Post Paid / Bangalore” 2-line post -
mark (Giles No. 2, 1803-25), manu script “4½f”(anams) rate;
with con tents (let ter from Wil liam Garrard to his friend Thomas
Fiott de Havilland, at that time Ma jor and Su per in tend ing En gi -
neer at Fort St. George), F.-V.F., very clean and at trac tive.
Est. 400 - 500 CHF.
400 CHF
1251
INDIA, 1817 (Feb. 25), folded let ter from Chittoor to Ma dras,
with cir cu lar “Post Of fice / Chittoor” post mark (Giles No. 2,
1816-19, “rare”), manu script “3f”(anams) rate; with con tents
(let ter from Wil liam Garrard to his friend Thomas Fiott de
Havilland, at that time Ma jor and Su per in tend ing En gi neer at
Ma dras), F.-V.F. (Photo).
Est. 400 - 500 CHF.
400 CHF
1252
INDIA - Great Brit ain, printed en tire let ter from Cal cutta to
Lon don, with manu script 'Care of Cox & Co, Charing Cross'
erased, fur ther for ward ing ad dress erased and from there sent
on to 43 Regt of Foot, near SANDWICH, UPPER CANADA.
The cover bears three dif fer ent LONDON PENNY POST mark -
ings and HALIFAX (GB) cds in black to gether with handstamp
"2". Most un usual, hav ing crossed most of the World! (Photo).
Est. 300 - 400 CHF.
300 CHF
1253
INDIA - Portugese In dia, 1872 cover to Goa, franked with In -
dia ½ anna blue (Sc 29) and Portugese In dia 20r car mine (Sc 6)
both tied by BOMBAY/AM du plex with nu meral "1" killer. Front
shows red SAWANTWAREE - In dian tran sit, plus red PANGIM
and vi o let VERNA sub-of fice cds of Portugese In dia. Arare com -
bi na tion cover show ing scarce use of the 20r stamp (Photo).
Est. 250 - 300 CHF.
250 CHF
1254
Start CHF
INDIA - France, 1879 cover to Paris, franked by sin gle
1866-1878 4a. green tied by NUMERAL OBLITERATOR and
manu script, un der paid with cir cu lar "T" mark in black (an ad he -
sive was ap plied and had dropped off). The "T" mark erased in
red crayon and re verse with SEA POST OFFICE-B cds and
Paris ar rival. Manu script PAID 60 cts. at lower left of an un usual
cover (Photo).
Est. 250 - 350 CHF.
250 CHF
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