1820-31 Entire letters (4) and an entire, comprising 1820 letter from the orientalist H.H Wilson at Benares to the traveller and writer James Bail...

c.1854 Entire to Rangoon bearing 1854 1a red (die 1, four large margins) with central cancel comprising a circle of cross-hatched lines, red octag...

1855 (May 5) Entire letter written from The Baha Booden Hills, Mysore, to Dr Balfour at the Museum in Madras, endorsed "stamped ½ anna", posted tw...

1892 (Nov 2) Cover to Rangunia bearing 1854 1a red (die II, four margins) tied by "THANDACHERI" squared circle, arrival backstamp. A fine and very...

Manuscript Datestamps. 1866-81 Native covers comprising stampless cover with manuscript "Debaee 20 Jan. 66" (?) within a handdrawn circle, datesta...

Karachi. 1856-c.1880 Covers with Karachi cancels, comprising 1856 cover to Delhi bearing 1854 ½a and 1860 cover to Bombay with four 1856 ½a stamps...

Receiving Houses. 1861-c.1880 Covers with Receiving House datestamps including single ring cancels "PESHAWAR CITY RECG HOUSE" (2, one registered) ...

c.1854-57 Covers (3) and stamps (19, ten on pieces) with 1856 cover bearing 1854 ½a from Bombay to Broach (fine arrival datestamp on front, ink er...

Railways/T.P.Os. c.1860-1912 Covers and cards (25), stamps and pieces (7), mainly QV ½a native covers, cancellations include scarce boxed "MAIL GU...

Banghy Dawk (Parcel Post). 1862-69 Handwritten receipts for parcels posted at Bombay, the first for a prepaid parcel to Rampoor with large boxed "...

Banghy Dawk (Parcel Post). 1871 Small native cover from Bombay to Hyderabad, sent as (or accompanying) a parcel, with large octagonal "BANGHY / BO...

1847-1945 Covers and cards, the collection in an album including "Bombay Str. Postage / Inld do" datestamps (2), Experimental P.O or Temporary B.O...

Madras - Overland Mail. 1867 (Oct 15) Cover from York to Madras franked G.B 10d, with red "G.P.O / MADRAS / OVERLAND MAIL" c.d.s (Nov 13), reverse...

Madras - Overland Mail. 1872-82 Covers from G.B to Madras franked 1/4, 1/- (3), 8d, 6d (2) or 5d (3) all sorted and bagged in the Suez to Bombay S...

Madras. 1863-73 Covers comprising 1865-66 covers to London franked 2a yellow pair or four 1a stamps with the scarce "MADRAS / INDIA PAID" duplex w...

Calcutta. 1861 (Feb 16) Entire letter to Allahabad franked ½a, cancelled by octagonal framed "B/1", with three complete octagons and a broken inne...

Suddur & Disbursing Offices. 1867-72 Covers with duplex cancels (Cooper type 9) with "S&D" after the town name, 1867 ½a lettersheets with cancels ...

1859 (May 24) Cover from Seetapore to England franked two 4a black stamps each cancelled "178" within triangle of horizontal bars, the scarce vari...

All-India Cancels. c.1873-85 Covers and cards with duplexs or single obliterators with postal circle letter and office number (16, Cooper type 32)...

1855-57 Covers with numeral cancels within a diamond of parallel bars (Cooper type 4), comprising covers franked 1854 ½a cancelled "15", "28", 52"...

1859-74 Covers, mainly franked ½a, with Cooper type 4 numeral obliterators or duplex cancels (45), also some stamps and pieces, covers with 36 dif...

Bombay G.P.O. 1855 (Feb 16) Cover to England "via Southampton" bearing two 4a stamps (S.G. 19, both cut to shape) cancelled by diamond of nine par...

Bombay G.P.O. 1857 (June 29) Entire letter to Shanghai bearing 1854 4a (S.G. 19, cut square, just touched at left) cancelled by "1" in a diamond o...

Bombay G.P.O. 1856-c.1880 Covers, cancels including "1" within a diamond of parallel bars (5, with 1856 cover bearing 1854 ½a, 1861 cover bearing ...

Bombay G.P.O. c.1860-80 Covers with unusual double ring "DIVISION / E" (2, one very faulty), large "BOMBAY / PP" c.d.s in red (3, all 1860, one in...

Bombay - Suburban Offices. c.1854 Cover bearing ½a pale blue die I tied by diamond of dots with boxed "RG HOUSE / No. 2" on the front, reverse wit...

Bombay - Suburban Offices. 1855 Cover to Kurrachee with 1854 1a (two margins) tied by "5" in a diamond of parallel bars, boxed "RG HOUSE / No. 1" ...

Bombay - Suburban Offices. 1867-68 Covers cancelled by "G.P.O / BOMBAY" duplexs with a number in a small diamond of parallel bars, comprising numb...

Bombay - Suburban Offices. 1857 (Aug 1) Registered cover to Calcutta franked 1854 2a tied by numeral "3" in a diamond of bars at Mandvee, boxed "R...

Bombay - Suburban Offices. 1869-84 Covers (23) and a registered letter C.O.P with Bombay duplex cancels with district initials and number or simpl...

c.1873 Cover from Malligaum to Nassick with two ½a stamps each cancelled "A/35" within a diamond (Cooper type 8), backstamps of Malligaum City, Ma...

1867 Small native cover to Amritsar, backstamped at Feyapore and Hooshearpore with ½a cancelled by "U/9" within a diamond (Cooper type 8), roughly...

Bhownuggur. 1864 (July 22) Cover from Bhownuggur to Bombay franked ½a, cancelled by the very unusual central diamond within two broken outer diamo...

1874 (July 3) Cover from Deolalee to Bombay franked ½a, cancelled by rectangular boxed "D-POST / AR-3" within horizontal bars, datestamps of Deola...

1868 Cover to England franked 1a + 4a pair each cancelled by "D.P" within a diamond (Cooper type 8c), backstamped at Futtehgurh and Agra. A fine a...

Madras District. 1855 (Aug 26) Entire letter franked 1854 ½a (die I, four margins) cancelled by a circle of bars (Cooper type 2c) with red oval "T...

Madras District. 1856 (Jan 19) Entire letter franked 1854 ½a (die I, four margins) cancelled by a circle of bars (Cooper type 2c) with red oval "T...

Madras District. 1856 (Aug 12) Cover to Palamcottah bearing two 1a stamps each cancelled by a circle of bars (Cooper type 2c), backstamped with re...

Madras Circle. 1856 (Dec 5) Entire letter franked ½a, cancelled by a circle of bars (Cooper type 2c), reverse with red chamfered corner handstamp ...

Madras Circle. 1865 (Dec 2) Cover to England franked 4a + 2a + 8p each cancelled by triangular barred "D/160" (Cooper type 29), backstamped red do...

Central Provinces. c.1880 ½a Envelope and a cover franked ½a, both cancelled "N" in bars, backstamped with "3N1 / D.D" or "4N6 / D.D" datestamps. ...

Oudh/North West Provinces. c.1880 Stampless native covers with "2O8 / D.D" c.d.s used in Oudh Province, or "31A2 / D.D" c.d.s used in North West P...

1874 (Aug 5) Registered cover from Chilmari Zemindari Dawk Office to Berhampore, reverse franked ½a pair + 2a (2) each cancelled by the rare "ZY /...

1865 (July 22) Stampless entire letter from Calcutta to France posted into a portable letterbox on a steamer landed at Madras, with framed "FOUND ...

c.1880 ½a Envelope from Bombay to Kurrachee with boxed "FOUND IN / OVERLAND / LETTER BOX", the handstamp inverted, otherwise fine and scarce. Phot...

1856-1929 Covers and cards, explanatory handstamps including "Detained Late Fee Not Paid" (10), "Train Late" (3), "Posted in Wrong Train" (3), "To...

1859-1905 Covers and cards with despatch or delivery handstamps including 1873 cover from Poona with boxed "1 DESPATCH", 1866-70 covers from Madra...

1867-1901 Covers from G.B to India franked 1/-, 10d, 5d or 1d, all redirected, handstamped "REDIRECTED" at Madras (2, boxed) or Poona, or "Reposte...

Bombay. 1860-1901 Covers with Bombay Postage Due or Bearing handstamps, the study of types with circular datestamps showing postage due charges, b...

1858-1918 Covers and cards, various postage due handstamps including scarce boxed "UNDERPAID" of Delhi (2, one on small registered cover), 1866 st...

1858-59 Covers to Calcutta sent via Marseille, the first franked 6d from Newark with "INSUFFICIENTLY / PRE-PAID" and "St. Bg / As 4", equivalent t...

1863-67 Covers via Marseille charged the deficiency + 6d, with unframed "DEFICIENT POSTAGE / HALF FINE" handstamps showing the combined total due ...

1860-68 Covers via Marseille charged the deficiency + 6d, with boxed "EXCG OZ / DEFICIENT POSTAGE / BRITISH SHARE OF FINE (3)", franked 6d with 4d...

1868-69 Covers via Marseille with "DEFICIENT POSTAGE / BRITISH SHARE OF FINE 4½", all charged the deficiency + 9d, boxed handstamps on covers fran...

1868-70 Covers franked 6d sent via Southampton, all underpaid by 3d with a fine of 9d, charged 8A. All with differing London handstamps comprising...

1869-70 Covers via Marseille, charged the deficiency + 9d, one with boxed "DEFICIENT POSTAGE 3D / FINE 9D } 1/-" franked 10d and charged 8A, the o...

1873-76 Covers sent via Brindisi, charged the deficiency + 9d, with boxed "DEFICIENT POSTAGE / FINE 9d" handstamps, two double rate covers franked...

1877-78 Covers sent via Brindisi at the 8d rate, all with circular "OVERLAND POSTAGE / DUE" handstamps with a differing charge, a 1d pink statione...

1882-91 Covers (4) and cards (2) all with violet boxed "VALUE OF STAMPS / DEFICIENCY" handstamps showing differing stamp and deficiency amounts, c...

Egypt. 1860-71 Stampless covers to Bombay with "CAIRO" British Post Office c.d.s and "SUEZ" British P.O transit datestamps, all with circular "St....