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Auction: 16010 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 629

India
1852-1971 mint and used collection in two albums in a carton, the mint/unused include 1854 ½a. Die II (5), 1855 blue glazed paper 8a. (3, all without gum), 1856-64 ½a. (4), 1a. (4), 2a. dull pink (4), 2a. yellow-buff (3, one imperforate), 2a. orange (3), 4a. grey-black (2), 4a. green (2), 8a. (2) and unissued 2a. yellow-green (2, one toned), 1860 8p. purple on white block of six, 1865 ½a. (14), 8p. (11), 1a. (19), 2a. (19), 4a. (3) and 8a., 1866 6a. with Type14 (no gum), 1866-78 4a. Dies I (4) and II (3) and 6a.8p. (2), 1874 1r. (3), 1882-90 ½a. to 1r. with some shades plus ½a. and 2a. showing double impression, 1895 2r. (3), 3r. (3) and 5r. (3), 1898 "¼" on ½a. showing double impression of stamp (2), 1902-11 3p. to 1r. with some shades, 2r. (4), 3r. (4), 5r. (4), 10r. (2), 15r. (2) and 25r. (gum toned and with some small stains), 1911-22 3p. to 12a., 1r. (4), 2r. (2), 5r. (2), 10r. (2), 15r. (3) and 25r. (2, one fine), 1926-33 3p. to 10r. and 25r., 1937-40 3p. to 25r., 1948 Gandhi 10r., 1949-52 3p. to 15r., a good range of Official Stamps including 1866 ½a. with Type O6, 1867-73 unissued 6a.8p. (3), 1883-89 1a. with overprint inverted, 1909 2r. (4), 3r. (4), 10r. (4), 15r. (2) and 25r. (3), and 1912-13 3p. to 25r.; the used include 1852 Scinde Dawk ½a. white (very stained) and ½a. blue (stained), 1854 ½a. Dies I (25 including a block of six), II (15) and III (3), 1a. Dies I (6 including a pair), II (16 including a block of eight) and III, 4a. (30, many cut to shape but including pairs of each printing), 1866 6a. with Types 15 (3) and 16 (4), 1895 2r. (2), 3r. (3) and 5r. (2), 1902-11 25r. and a range of Official Stamps including 1866-72 no wmk 1a. and 1866 2a. with Types O2 and O3, 4a. with Type O4 and ½a. with Type O6 (2). Condition very mixed, particularly in the earlier issues, therefore we strongly recommend careful viewing

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