Number of results: 191
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, Maps: Engraved map ''PLAN DE LA VILLE/DE COCHIN'' (147 x 159mm.), Paris c. 1750, showing fort and native settlement during the Dutch period, also a fair strike of ''POST FREE/SERINGAPATAM'' oval on piece. Price Realised £48 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, 1820 (Oct. 9) entire with enclosed letter from J.P.Stewart, Acting Resident at Quilon, Travancore, addressed to the Dewan of Cochin and endorsed ''On the Service'' and ''P F'' (Post Free), countersigned at lower left and received two days later, some tape repairs and other faults but a rarity. Photo. Price Realised £100 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, 1835 to 1852, selection of five pre-stamp items with marks incl. 1835 entire to Scotland red boxed ''INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH'' and ''Addl/1/2'', 1845 ''COCHIN/Paid'', 1845 ''COCHIN/BEARING'', 1852 ''COCHIN/PAID'' boxed marks, fair to fine. Price Realised £220 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, Imperial Post Offices, 1852 to 1870, a selection of ''C/130'' diamond of dots, ''COCHIN/130'' duplex and single c.d.s. types on adhesives (some on piece incl. 2a. pink used with 4a. on blued) incl. multiples, etc. with 1857 wrappers (2, ex Northey)) registered to Madras bearing 1/2a. pair and single respectively and showing continued use of red ''COCHIN/PAID'' as despatch datestamp, etc., fair to fine. (17 items) Price Realised £60 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, Imperial Post Offices, the ''C/130'' diamond of dots, good to fine strikes on 1854 1/2a., 1a. (2), 2a. and 4a. (cut to shape), ''COCHIN/130'' duplex, a fine almost complete strike on 1860 8p. pair and good to fine part strikes on 1865 1/2a. (4). (11 items) Price Realised £90 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, Imperial Post Offices, the ''C/130'' diamond of dots, selection of mainly good to fine strikes on 1854 1a. (8, incl. Die I strip of three and Die II pair), 4a. (cut to shape), 1855 4a., 1856-64 1/2a. (2), 2a. pink pair, 2a. orange, 4a., 1865 1/2a. (4, incl. a strip of three showing ''O'' for ''C'' due to wear), poor to fine. (21) Price Realised £80 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, Imperial Post Offices, an interesting collection of covers, cancellations etc. in a Devon album, with a good range of covers incl. 1859 to Bombay franked 2a. cancelled ''C/130'' with framed ''COCHIN/PAID'' despatch, 1861 wrapper to Liverpool franked 2a., 4a. with red double arc despatch, later marks incl. fine 1891 single ring c.d.s. cancelling 21/2a. on 41/2a. on 2a. stationery registered envelope to Switzerland, squared circles, 1902-11 2r. to 15r. with Cochin telegraphic c.d.s.'s, 1915 stampless ''Correspondance Militaire'' envelope to France with straight line ''HÔPITAL COCHIN'', also registered, forwarding agents' cachets, postcards early and modern, poor to fine. (approx. 130 items) Price Realised £190 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, Imperial Post Offices, the ''C/130'' diamond of dots, 1859, two matching wrappers to London the first ''Via Madras & Southampton'' and franked by 1858 2a. pair (creased) with ''INDIA PAID'' crescent alongside and backstamped by good framed ''COCHIN/20-9-59(ms.)/PAID'' despatch, the second registered ''Via Madras & Marseilles'' with fine red ''COCHIN/1859/DE 7'' double ring despatch datestamp and franked by 2a. strip of four (affixed over flap and torn on opening) and single (damaged corner) cancelled by good individual strikes of ''C/130'' diamond of dots, and with framed red ''INDIA PAID'' crescent and straight line ''REGISTERED''. Photo. Price Realised £260 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, Imperial Post Offices, the ''COCHIN/M-15'' duplex, a selection on covers and adhesives incl. both types on 1/2a. (2, one to Mahé) and 1a. stationery envelopes , 1882 envelope to Shropshire franked by 1/2a. and 4a. with correctly applied individual strikes, etc., strikes and condition mainly good to fine. (10 items) Price Realised £75 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, Anchal Offices, a collection of covers, adhesives, etc. in a Devon album, incl. a range of pre-stamp mail with Trowbridge c.d.s. types 1-4 incl. Irinjalakuda, Oorakam, Thiruvankalam, Trichur, 1885 (2), 1888 entires endorsed urgent, 1890 with ''too late'', Cochin Government Gazettes 1885 (Aug. 31) and 1887 (Apr. 12), later with underpaid mail, WWII slogans, Experimental A.O. (Pai type 48) C.1 (Kurkkancheri) on 4p. stationery card, C.2 (Velur) on 1933 entire, C.4 (Mannuthi) on 1918 registered entire and 1933 envelope with C.4 (Mannuthi) on entire, Experimental No. 11 on 1927 registered entire, mainly fair to fine. (76 items) Price Realised £400 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, 1885 to 1908, a selection of mainly pre-stamp items showing fair to fine early Pai c.d.s. types, incl. 1885 Official mail wrapper from Ernakulam to Trissivaperor, 1908 from Diwan's Revenue Dept. to Thiruvilwamala with boxed postage due mark (Pai 52), 1908 to Kum with Superintendent's Office c.d.s. (Pai 17), etc., fair to fine. (6 items) Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, 1889 (July 8) telegram from the Diwan Kerala Varma I in Ernakulam to Manickum Kerallar delivered through Imperial post office with receipt cancelled by fine single ring c.d.s. with inverted ''C'' for ''O'' in ''ERNACOLUM'', some hinge repairs but unique, also 1897 telegram with envelope (trimmed at left) from Ernakulam to Tripunnithura sent by Imperial office but postally delivered by Anchal office. (4 items) Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, the collection of mainly Imperial sub-offices in a Devon album, Q.V. to K.G.VI with covers (66) variously addressed incl. 1915 censored envelope from Chittoor to New York, also adhesives (41), mainly good to fine strikes incl. experimental types etc. (107 items) Price Realised £155 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, Imperial Post Offices, 1890(ca.) to 1909, a selection of cancellation types on cover, adhesive etc. with squared circles incl. 1892 1/4a. stationery card to Mangalore (redirected), 1/2a. to stationery envelope to Qulilon with boxed ''POSTAGE DUE/ONE ANNA'', single circle c.d.s.'s, ''M'' in square of bars, ''continental'' double circles, sub-offices incl. Adoor 1a. stationery envelope with added 2a. registered 1927 to U.S.A., 1934 1/2a. stationery card uprated with 3p., 1a. and 2a. and registered from Chittur, 1922 envelope underpaid to Cambridge with G.B. 1/2d. and 1d. dues, Irinjalakoda 1949 card with due marks, etc., strikes and condition fair to fine. (33 items) Price Realised £150 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, 1892 to 1949, a collection of covers in a binder, with a range of rates, incl. registered mail with 1892-94 1/2 put (2) and 1 put on stationery envelope, Numeral issue frankings, Official covers incl. ''D'' perfins from Dewaswom Commissioner, Trichur, postal stationery, etc., poor to fine. (approx. 200 items) Price Realised £380 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, the barred obliterators, a collection of strikes on an interesting range of covers etc. in two Devon albums, variously franked and addressed from 1894 entire bearing 1/2 put, 1 put, incl.''C'' number cancellations incl. ''C/7'' (Kodungallur) tying Rama Varma I 2p. to real photographic postcards (2), registered mail, 1928 envelope to Trichur from Dewan's Office franked Official 10p., experimental 'pre-cancels', Express delivery 'alphabet' series etc., later to 1949 with combination frankings, some scarcer postal stationery and a few adhesives, poor to fine. (172 items) Price Realised £1050 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, a comprehensive collection of mainly Anchal sub-offices on leaves, with c.d.s. cancellations in adhesives from 1895 onward, incl. 1892-94 1/2 put (23), 1 put (3), 2 put (2), later with multiples, some stationery cut-outs, strikes and condition mainly good to fine. (213 items) Price Realised £100 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, the Anchal Superintendent's Office, the double circle datestamp (Pai type 17), a collection in a Devon album of mainly fair to fine strikes on adhesives from 1892-94 1/2 put (8), 1 put (2) and on covers from 1897 with due markings etc. incl. mail incoming from Travancore, also Dead Letter Office (Pai type 56) on 1924 Official envelope and type 57 on 1937 'Palace' cover, fair to fine. (26 items) Price Realised £200 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, a collection of around 105 items in a Devon album, dating between 1898 and 1948, incl. a survey of rates and a good range of registered items with 1907 entire bearing Numeral 1/2 put and 2 put, 1909 bearing 2 put (2), variously addressed and franked, mainly with Raja issues, showing a range of cancellations, with envelopes, wrappers and entires (some improvised), uprated postal stationery, book post, printed matter, etc., in varied condition. Price Realised £300 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, Posted in the Wrong (Imperial Post) Box, etc., 1898 to 1950, a selection of eight covers or cards incl. 1/2 put stationery envelope to Kottayam, Travancore, routed via Trivandrum with framed ''POSTAGE DUE/ONE ANNA'', similar envelope used from Chalakudi to Bangalore with added K.E.VII 1/2a., as plain envelope, 2p. card used 1901 to Germany, etc., mainly fair to fine. Price Realised £150 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, the barred obliterators, a collection of strikes on adhesive incl. some multiples contained in an album, from 1898 Numerals to Kerala Varma III issues, with ''C'' and ''A'' numbers with a range of offices, Express Delivery 'alphabet' series, etc., mainly good to fine. (approx. 600) Price Realised £300 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, Travelling Post Offices, the collection of railway cancellations in a binder with examples on covers and cards (mainly postal stationery) and loose adhesives, a comprehensive range of offices and ''IN'' and ''OUT'' types, with Set No. 1 first types (Pai 62 and 63) and Set No. 3 (Pai 67) on 1900 2p. stationery card, strikes and condition mainly fair to fine. (68 items) Price Realised £300 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, the Malayalam c.d.s.'s, Trowbridge types 1-4, a collection of covers in an album, range of offices variously addressed, strong in postal stationery with 1900 2p. card, 1913 Official card, 1916 2p. card, strikes and condition mainly good to fine. (71 items) Price Realised £115 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, the English c.d.s.'s retaining Malabar calendar, a collection of Trowbridge types 5-7 on covers, cards etc. incl. much postal stationery in an album, variously originating and addressed incl. Travancore destinations, and with the rare experimental Trippunttura A.A.O. in violet (unique to this office) on 1945 6p. card and postally used share application (sent book post franked 6p.), strikes and condition mainly good to fine. (103 items) Photo. Price Realised £120 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, the English c.d.s.'s retaining Malabar calendar, a collection of Trowbridge types 8-9 on covers, cards etc. incl. much postal stationery in an album, variously originating and addressed, with a few multiple frankings etc., strikes and condition mainly good to fine. (77 items) Price Realised £73 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, a collection of perfins on a range of adhesives (approx. 180) from Rama Varma I onward, also some on covers (13), with ''D'' (Dewaswom) on Rama Varma II 2p. stationery card (2), pin-perf. types, later with India K.G.VI and some reference correspondence regarding types. Price Realised £110 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, a collection of mainly Official covers from 1913 to 1948 in a binder with Departmental cachets incl. Court, Dewan's Office Local & Legislative Dept. on 1930 envelope, District Registrar, Food Supplies, Government Advocate, Government Press, Official Receiver, Taluk Office, variously franked incl. 1946-48 Ravi Varma Second Portrait Official 4p. strip of three and 9p. on 1948 cover from Secretary to the Legislative Council, etc., a few with enclosures, poor to fine. (58 items) Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, A selection of mainly Official covers and cards between 1913 and 1949, variously addressed and franked by Raja Official or Postage issues with a range of cancellations, incl. registered, Rama Varma I 2p. stationery card (2) and Kerala Varma III 4p. card and 9p. envelope uprated, improvised wrappers, etc., poor to fine. (22 items) Price Realised £86 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, Imperial Post Offices, 1914 (Sept. 14) censored envelope to Lisbon, franked 1a. cancelled by double circle and with violet double ring ''PASSED CENSOR/4'' handstamp at left, resealed by Bombay ''(arms)/OPENED BY CENSOR'' label over Malabar Court double oval, scarce. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, a selection of stampless and paid 'Palace' covers on leaves from 1922 to 1941, variously addressed and showing a range of cachets incl. Maharajah's Palace oval datestamps, Kerala Varma, Prince of Cochin's cachet on hand-addressed 1937 envelope to Oorakam, registered mail, postal stationery, etc., fair to fine. Price Realised £230 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, Value Payable Post, 1923, two scarce printed book post wrappers from the ''Yogakshemam'', Trichur to Molanthuruthi with inscribed value 4r.10a. and ms. endorsed ''VPR/30-2'' and ''VPR/21-2'' respectively, the former franked by 1916-30 2p., 11/2a. (2), the latter with original enclosure held by 1916-30 2a. used with 1922 2p. on 3p. (additionally tied by unlisted arrival datestamp), slight staining and adhesive faults. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, Imperial Post Offices, 1930 (Sept. 28) envelope from the Anchal Superintendent franked 1a. and with good strike of Superintendent's Office double ring oval datestamp at left, with signed enclosed letter (Croxley Mill watermarked lettersheet) rejecting Major Boyd's request for stamps. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, the English c.d.s employing English calendar, Trowbridge type 10, a collection of covers, cards etc. incl. much postal stationery in an album, variously originating and addressed incl. 4p. card used 1949 from Antikad with Gandhi Memorial Club cachet (2), also some others incl. 1932 Trichur straight line (Pai type 47), mainly good to fine. (45 items) Photo. Price Realised £86 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, Express Delivery, 1933 to 1949, selection of five registered covers or cards with attractive multicolour frankings incl. 1933 local Trichur envelope at 141/4a. rate, Ravi Varma First Portrait 1a.9p. used with Second Portrait 3a. (3) on 1948 entire, etc., fair to fine. Price Realised £220 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, 1944 (May 11) Kerala Varma II 4p. stationery card cancelled by Set No. 1 ''IN'' T.P.O. c.d.s with Kurkkencheri and Set No. 3 ''OUT'' c.d.s.'s alongside, and showing unlisted triangular cachet ''POSTED/ IN WRONG/TRAIN'' with larger letters (Pai 69A var.) with Wadakanchery Govt. Servants Co-Operative Society cachet and printed recovery schedule on reverse, slight card imperfections, rare. Photo. Price Realised £60 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, 1897 (Jan. 23) 1/2 put. Cochin Government stationery envelope addressed outside state ''(near Ramwadi)'' and redirected to Cutch Mandvi, cancelled by Anchal Malayalam c.d.s., transferred to Imperial post office with British India 1882-90 1/2a. blue-green affixed on reverse and cancelled by fine Ernacolum same day c.d.s. with fair to good Bombay Jan. 27 and Cutch-Mandvi Jan. 30 datestamps alongside. A rare combination cover. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, 1902 (Mar. 3) 2 pies stationery card addressed to Bombay, cancelled by fine Anchal Malayalam type 1 c.d.s. then transferred to Imperial post office with added British India 1/2a. 1900-02 1/2a. yellow-green cancelled by similarly fine 'continental' type c.d.s. with Fort Bombay Mar. 7 arrival alongside. A rare and attractive combination item. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, 1917 (Apr.) Rama Varma II 4p. stationery envelope from Ernakulam to Alleppey, Travancore, redirected to Bangalore with added British India 1911-22 1/2a. alongside tied by Pazhayangad B.O. May 15 c.d.s., with Idapilli transit and May 17 Bangalore arrival, slight cover faults but a rare combination. Photo. Price Realised £170 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, 1920 (Feb.) envelope addressed to H.M.S. 'Comus' at Bombay (sent on to Dockyard at Fort Bombay) bearing Rama Varma II 2p. pair cancelled by Anchal Malayalam c.d.s. with British India 1911-22 1/2a. cancelled Imperial post office ''COCHIN'' Feb. 16 alongside, both strikes fine and with transit and arrival backstamps. A very scarce and attractive combination item. Photo. Price Realised £140 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, 1934 (Sept. 25) stampless envelope to Pudukad with fine strike of scarce ''DIWAN'S EARTH-QUAKE RELIEF FUND COMMITTEE/COCHIN'' violet double ring oval cachet, despatch and same day arrival backstamps. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Postal History, Cancellations and Covers, 1946 homemade envelope to Trichur, slightly foreshortened at right, showing a fine strike of the rare double cachet ''OFFICE OF THE TRAMWAY ENGINEER/CHALAKUDY'', franked on reverse by Ravi Varma Second Portrait Official 1946-48 9p. tied by indistinct T.P.O. c.d.s. Photo. Price Realised £60 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1892-94 Issues, basic set of three values mint or unused with 1897 1p. deep violet fiscal used (2, one with faults) with R.P.S. certificate (1975) as previous listing of error of colour), fine. (5) Price Realised £75 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1892-94 Issues, 1892 1/2 put buff on thick wove paper, first setting, no watermark, and 1897 1/2 put orange on thinner wove paper, wmk. small umbrella, both in a scarce complete sheet of 48, odd natural paper blemish and the latter with a few minor stains but including ''COCNIN'' variety [R. 7/2], otherwise mainly fine unused. S.G. 1, 5a, cat. £240+. Price Realised £580 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1892-94 Issues, 1 put purple selection incl. 1892 thick wove paper, no watermark, first setting complete mint sheet of 24 incl. damaged electro [R. 4/1], slight vertical bends, purple shades on both papers used (18), fiscal violet shade (4, one on large part document), poor to fine. (43) S.G. 2. Price Realised £170 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1892-94 Issues, 1892 2 put deep violet, violet and reddish violet shades on thick wove paper, no watermark, in complete unused sheets of twelve (deep violet without sheet margins), 1894 2 put deep violet on thinner wove paper in mint block of ten, mostly fine. (46) S.G. 3, 7. Price Realised £220 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1892-94 Issues, 1893 1/2 put on laid paper, the three listed shades unused, the orange-buff centred to right but showing nick at left [R. 8/5], yellow with slight thin. S.G. 4, a, b, cat. £1,425. Photo. Price Realised £880 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1892-94 Issues, 1893 1/2 put on laid paper, four used shades, one with small thin, incl. orange-buff tied by ''C/13'' barred numeral to rare 1893 (July 2) large part entire from Ayyanbilli to Ernakulam. S.G. 4, a, b. Photo. Price Realised £480 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: A selection of issues from 1892 to 1909, unused and used, incl. dated cancellations, plated examples, incl. 1892-94 1/2 put (32), 1 put (65), 1896 large 1 put watermark arms mint, unused and used, 1 put watermark shell unused (15) and used (18, some fiscal), Numerals with some multiples, 1/2 put on toned wrapper, etc., poor to fine. (approx. 280) Price Realised £200 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1892-94 Issues, an extensive selection of issues from 1892 to 1896 in an album, unused and used, with shades and cliché varieties, a good range of multiples and partial reconstructions, comprising 1892-94 1/2 put (281), 1 put (83), 2 put (182) incl. complete sheets, pre-printing paper fold error and imperf. singles, 1896 large 1 put (36) incl. two on fiscal documents, mainly fair to fine. (582) Price Realised £420 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1896 One Puttan, 1 put violet, watermark Arms and inscription, rare unused block of twelve (2 x 4) with upper and lower sheet margins, light overall toning and believed to be unique. S.G. 8, cat. £1,200+. Photo. Price Realised £520 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1896 One Puttan, 1 put violet, watermark Arms and inscription, rare unused upper left corner marginal vertical strip of five, light overall toning and possibly unique. S.G. 8, cat. £500+. Photo. Price Realised £420 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1896 One Puttan, 1 put violet, watermark Arms and inscription, eight unused shades incl. rare lower right corner marginal horizontal pair (toned paper, one creased), a range of shades, one slightly thinned on reverse and odd other trivial imperfection, also full sheet of J.D. & Co. Ltd., Croxley Mill paper (320 x 203mm., creased) showing Cochin Government watermark. S.G. 8, cat. £800+. Price Realised £190 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1896 One Puttan, 1 put violet, watermark Arms and inscription and watermark Conch shell, three unused shades of each, all plated incl. examples with and without bar to ''A'', mainly fine. (6) S.G. 8, 9, cat. £357. Price Realised £75 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1896 One Puttan, 1 put violet, watermark Conch shell, unused block of twelve being rows 5 and 6 incl. ''A'' of ''PUTTAN'' with and without bar, also a lower right corner block of eight (4 x 2) on gummed paper and showing double line of vertical perfs. at right, mainly fine. S.G. 9, cat. £380+. Price Realised £420 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1896 One Puttan, 1 put violet, watermark Conch shell, selection of 36 incl. unused multiples with blocks of four (4) and corner strip of five (showing double perfs. at top), also used singles (8), poor to fine. S.G. 9. Price Realised £320 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1898-1909 Numerals, a study on leaves, both papers, with a good range of unused and used multiples incl. scarce mint corner block of Setting I 3 pies full sheets of 1898 1/2 put (Setting IIB), 1 put (2, watermark sideways to left and right respectively), 2 put (3), 1902 1/2 put (Settings IIIA and IV), 1 put (2), 2 put (Settings VI and VII), damaged electros and many other varieties incl. 1898 1 put mint and used and 2 put used (2) printed both sides, 1902-03 1/2 put sideways cliché corrected in mint strip, 3 pies ''THREF'' and ''THRFE'' used, fair to fine. (approx. 450) Price Realised £3600 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1898-1909 Numerals, 3 pies blue, a selection of mainly mint multiples incl. full sheets and part reconstructions with varieties, mainly good to fine. (approx. 600) Price Realised £580 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1898-1909 Numerals, 3 pies and 1909 ''2'' on 3 pies, a series of studies in a Devon album, mint or unused and used with cliché types and varieties, multiples incl. Setting I, ''2'' on 3 pies full sheets (10), also Numeral set of four philatelically used 1907 on 1/2 put stationery envelope, 3 pies on 1904 cover, etc., mainly good to fine. (approx. 760) Price Realised £750 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1898-1909 Numerals, 1/2 put and 1 put, an extensive collection in a Devon album, mint and used with many multiples incl. 1 put full sheets (2), varieties and cliché studies, 1/2 put on entires or wrappers (7), c., mainly fair to fine. (approx. 700) Price Realised £720 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1898-1909 Numerals, 1 put and 2 put, an extensive selection in a stockbook, mainly used with some mint or unused, incl. dated examples and a range of offices, with a study of the 24 electros of the 2 put, etc., fair to fine. (approx. 540) Price Realised £190 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1898-1909 Numerals, 2 put, a study in a Devon album, mint and used incl. multiples with full sheets from Settings Ib and VII, electro varieties incl. partial reconstructions, temporary clichés, printed both sides (2), etc., fair to fine. (approx. 320) Price Realised £520 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1898-1909 Numerals, 1902-03 White paper 1/2 put green, Setting IIc, horizontal pair with one stamp sideways [R. 2/4-5], fine mint. Ex Wilson and Midas. S.G. 17a, cat. £900. Photo. Price Realised £950 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1898-1909 Numerals, 1902-03 White paper 1/2 put green, Setting IIIb, horizontal pair with one stamp sideways [R. 2/5-6], one or two slightly pulled perfs., otherwise fine unused. S.G. 17a, cat. £900. Photo. Price Realised £550 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1898-1909 Numerals, 1909 ''2'' on 3 pies, the study on leaves, unused and used, incl. surcharge type 7 inverted single and in stamps tête-bêche horizontal pair, type 7a in pair with type 7, broken frame and other cliché flaws, complete unused sheets (3) from Setting I with [R. 3/2] separately struck (one with thin ''2'' type 7b, ex Wetherall), also block of original 3 pies blue from same setting, Setting II, Setting IIIa with [R. 1/7] inverted (believed to be a unique full sheet) and Setting IVa, mainly fine. (311) S.G. 22, a, b, c, 16. Photo. Price Realised £950 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1898-1909 Numerals, 1909 ''2'' on 3 pies, Setting IIIa horizontal strip of three [R. 1/6-8], the centre stamp inverted, Setting IIIc horizontal pair [R. 1/7-8], the left stamp and surcharge inverted, fine unused. S.G. 22, a, e, cat. £310+. Photo. Price Realised £220 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1898-1909 Numerals, 1909 ''2'' on 3 pies, two upper right corner blocks of six [R. 1/6-2/8], one from Setting IIIa with stamp [R. 1/7] inverted, the other from Setting IIIc with [R. 1/7] showing stamp and surcharge inverted, c.t.o. by Ernakulam Nov. 13 1910 c.d.s.'s for presentation purposes (in anticipation of the closing of the state post), fine and believed to be the largest known 'used' multiples. S.G. 22, a, e, cat. £385+. Photo. Price Realised £420 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, A study in a boxed F.G. Warwick album, incl. 3p. and 4p. imperf. plate proofs in marginal blocks of four, mint and used with paper, perforation and other varieties, shades and multiples to 3a. mint (7) and used, a few Officials, etc. Price Realised £290 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, mainly mint selection with set to 3a. (both perfs.) with shades, perfs., etc. incl. 2p. corner block of sixteen on Dickinson 'greaseproof' paper, 3p. perf. 14 x 121/2, 4p. archival corner block of 25 pen-cancelled and datestamped ''8 NOV 1912'' in upper margin, 1a. block of twenty [Rows 1-4] showing umbrella watermarks in upper margin, good to fine. (77) Price Realised £400 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, A selection of values in complete sheets of forty-eight comprising 2p. (3, one on the Dickinson 'greaseproof' paper), 3p. (3, one on thin paper, another with slight toning), 4p. (2, one apple-green on the Dickinson 'greaseproof' paper, the other with lower right corner block detached and adjoining block removed), 9p. (2, one showing significant perforation misalignment) and 1a. (with one stamp from upper row reattached), some minor wrinkles etc. otherwise mostly good to fine unmounted mint. (572) S.G. 26-30, cat. £826+. Price Realised £350 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, 3p. blue, 4p. green and 4p. apple-green, each with watermark inverted, also 4p. green showing watermark much misplaced, used, odd tiny perf. imperfections otherwise mainly fine. S.G. 27w, 28aw, 28bw, 28 var. Price Realised £420 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, 3a. vermilion, six used examples comprising two line perf. and four comb perf. incl. a rare vertical pair showing lateral misplacement of comb (only pair seen), mainly fine. S.G. 33, var., cat. £228+. Price Realised £200 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, 1922-29 "2/Two Pies" on 3 Pies Surcharges, a mainly mint study collection on leaves, with five complete sheets incl. settings I, II (3, incl. ''Pies'' error [R. 4/8]) and III (incl. ''Pies'' error), and a lower half sheet, perf. 14 x 121/2 mint (4, incl. a pair) and used (4), narrow ''2'' type 15 in vertical strip of three (punch holes in left margin) and single (both slightly stained), poor to fine. (297) Photo. Price Realised £400 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, 1922-29 "2/Two Pies" on 3 Pies Surcharges, the balance of the study in an album, mint or unused and used with some multiples, surcharge varieties from the range of settings incl. ''Pies'' error, type 14 in four unused blocks of four, type 15 used, perforation varieties with type 12 [R. 6/3] showing double perforations at foot (perf. 121/2 over 14) used (the only example known to us), etc., mainly good to fine. (196) Price Realised £420 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, 1922-29 "2/Two Pies" type 13 on 3p. blue perf. 14 x 121/2 lower right corner marginal block of six [R. 4/7-6/8], one showing ''Pies'' for ''pies'' error [R. 4/8], an exceptionally fine positional multiple, hinged in margin only. S.G. 48b, ba, cat. £370+. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, 1922-29 "2/Two Pies" type 13 on 3p. blue perf. 14 x 121/2 showing ''Pies'' for ''pies'' error [R. 4/8], fine used. S.G. 48ba, cat. £350. Photo. Price Realised £320 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, 1913 Officials, 3p. to 11/2r. set with addtional 9p. watermark sideways (4, both directions and incl. a pair), 3a. thin letters overprint and marginal 12a., mint, mainly fine. (15) S.G. O1-O9, O3a, cat. £498+. Price Realised £250 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, 1913 Officials, A study on leaves, mainly used, with values from 3p. to 12a. (6) incl. varieties with watermark and paper variations, plate flaws, retouches and re-entries, overprint flaws incl. 'missing' letters, 3p., 4p. and 9p. partial reconstructions, and a forgery of the 3p. black overprint variety, mainly good to fine. (approx. 330) S.G. O1-O8. Price Realised £190 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, 1913 Officials, 3p. blue, variety overprint double, lightly cancelled, slight imperfections. S.G. O1c, cat. £600. Photo. Price Realised £190 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, 1913 Officials, 4p. green, watermark sideways, variety overprint inverted, pulled perf. at top and centred to left but lightly cancelled. S.G. O2a, cat. £300. Photo. Price Realised £60 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, 1913 Officials, 4p. green, watermark sideways, variety overprint inverted, one slightly pulled pulled perf. at foot otherwise fine. S.G, O2a, cat. £300. Photo. Price Realised £120 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, 1913 Officials, 9p. carmine, variety watermark inverted, two fine used examples, one very lightly cancelled. S.G. O3w, cat. £240. Price Realised £250 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, 1913 Officials, 11/2a. purple, variety overprint double, very lightly cancelled, fine. S.G. O4a, cat. £750. Photo. Price Realised £520 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, 1913 Officials, 11/2a. purple, variety overprint double, used, corner crease at lower left otherwise fine. S.G. O4a, cat. £750. Photo. Price Realised £160 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, 1913 Officials, 12a. ultramarine, mint block of fifteen (5 x 3) slight creasing and light overall gum toning, nevertheless a scarce multiple. S.G. O8, cat. £630+. Price Realised £110 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, 1913 Officials, 11/2r. deep green in a very scarce complete mint sheet of forty-eight incl. guidelines, re-entries, [R. 1/2] and [R. 2/4] with no serif to ''G'', etc., overall climatic toning, some portions of selvedge detached. S.G. O9, cat. £1,680+. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1911-13 Raja Varma I Portrait Issue, 1913 Officials, 11/2r. deep green, seven used examples incl. a horizontal pair (only pair seen), two singles showing re-entries, another two with guidelines, mainly fine. S.G. O9, cat. £560+. Photo. Price Realised £110 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1916-30 Rama Varma II Portrait Issue: The study on leaves, with colour trials and plate proofs of 2p. in brown, 4p. in green (marginal pair and block, the latter with some creasing), 6p. in red and green (pair and marginal block), 8p. in sepia (marginal block), 1a. in green, 2a. in grey (pair) and 3a. in vermilion (pair), issued stamps from 2p. to 3a. (2) mint or unused with papers, perforation types and dies, fair to fine. (55) S.G. 35-45. Price Realised £270 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1916-30 Rama Varma II Portrait Issue: Complete sheets of the 2p. brown Die I from Plates 2 and 4, Die II from Plates 5, 6 and 7, 4p. green from Plate 2 and 10p. blue, mint or unused, some perf. separation and other odd imperfection, the 2p. Pl. 7 with backing paper adhering, otherwise mainly good to fine. (336) S.G. 35, 36, 40, cat. £1,382+. Price Realised £150 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1916-30 Rama Varma II Portrait Issue: A collection in a black Devon album, with papers, perfs., mint or unused with some multiples, 9p. (6, incl. an unused block), 1a. Die I (6), Die II (6, incl. two blocks), 3a. (10, incl. a block), used with dated cancellations, etc., mainly good to fine. (approx. 515 + 2 covers) S.G. 35-54, cat. £1,160 approx. Price Realised £350 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1916-30 Rama Varma II Portrait Issue, 1928 ''ONE ANNA/ANCHAL &/REVENUE'' on 21/4a. yellow-green, selection on leaves, mint and used (some fiscally) with multiples, surcharge varieties incl. ''REVENUF'' error [R. 6/] in mint corner strip of four and used single, surcharge double fiscally used, etc., fair to fine. (30) S.G. 50, a, b. Photo. Price Realised £260 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1916-30 Rama Varma II Portrait Issue, 1932-33 Surcharges, a study on leaves, mint and used with some multiples incl. complete mint sheets of 3p. on 4p. and 3p. on 8p., plate and surcharge varieties, etc., good to fine. (180) S.G. 51-53, vars. Price Realised £150 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1916-30 Rama Varma II Portrait Issue: Officials: 1919-33 Type O3 ''ON/C G/S'' overprint, mint or unused selection of paper and perforation types with set of twelve incl. 9p. (2, incl. scarce paper ''B''), 6a. (3), 11/2r. (3, incl. rare paper ''A''), good to fine. (25) S.G. O10-19b. Photo. Price Realised £380 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1916-30 Rama Varma II Portrait Issue: Officials: 1919-33 Type O3 ''ON/C G/S'' overprint, mint or unused and used study in a boxed G.G. Warwick album, with paper, perforation and other varieties, some multiples incl. 12a. block of four (2, one washed) and corner block of eight, 11/2r. marginal block of six etc., mostly good to fine. (approx. 300) Price Realised £230 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1916-30 Rama Varma II Portrait Issue: Officials: 1919-33 Type O3 ''ON/C G/S'' overprint, 6p. red-brown, variety watermark inverted, slight creasing pressed out, otherwise fine used. Believed to be the only recorded example. S.G. O11w, unpriced by Stanley Gibbons. Photo. Price Realised £820 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1916-30 Rama Varma II Portrait Issue: Officials: 1919-33 Type O3 ''ON/C G/S'' overprint, 11/2a. purple, variety overprint double, fine used. S.G. O15a, cat. £750. Photo. Price Realised £520 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1916-30 Rama Varma II Portrait Issue: Officials: 1919-33 Type O3 ''ON/C G/S'' overprint, 21/4a. yellow-green, variety overprint double, fine used. Only seventeen examples recorded of this variety, all from the same sheet. S.G. O17a, cat. £450. Photo. Price Realised £500 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1916-30 Rama Varma II Portrait Issue: Officials: 1919-33 Type O3 ''ON/C G/S'' overprint, 3a. vermilion, variety overprint inverted, a few very faint stains, otherwise fine used. S.G. O18a, cat. £475. Photo. Price Realised £140 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1916-30 Rama Varma II Portrait Issue: Officials: 1919-33 Type O3 ''ON/C G/S'' overprint, 3a. vermilion, variety overprint double (unlisted by S.G. on this value), slight creasing pressed out otherwise fine used. S.G. O18 var. Photo. Price Realised £260 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1916-30 Rama Varma II Portrait Issue: Officials: 1919-33 Type O3 ''ON/C G/S'' overprint, 12a. ultramarine, complete sheet of forty-eight (8 x 6), [R. 3/1] showing ''C'' with shaved spine, mostly unmounted mint with climatically toned gum, some separation between stamps and selvedge (upper selvedge detached), one [R. 2/1] thinned with part selvedge adhering to reverse, a few others with some tone spotting, nevertheless a scarce sheet. S.G. O19a, cat. £768+. Price Realised £90 |
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| Sale number: 58 Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: 1916-30 Rama Varma II Portrait Issue: Officials: 1919-33 Type O3 ''ON/C G/S'' overprint, 12a. ultramarine, paper ''A'' (2), paper ''B'' (3), very scarce 11/2r. deep green, paper ''B'' (2), mainly fine used. (7) S.G. O19a, O19b, cat. 285+ Price Realised £170 |
