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ITS Postal Auction No.70

No.70 Last Date:
Date: 26th
26th September 2015

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British India Lot of three used postcards QV Anna (HG P1/Jain P7) 15 Feb.1887 Gogha to
Bombay, E VII Anna (HG P1/Jain P16) 25 Ap. 09 Bombay local and G VI 9 Ps (HG P50/Jain P59) 20
Jan 44 addressed to Amritsar Rs.120.
British India Lot of 3 used letters to overseas Cover of 1913 with stamps; EVII Anna SG149 in
pair to Australia, 1926 GV 1 anna (HG P13/Jain E29) with stamp GV 2 Annas SG168 to Germany and
1931 Prtd cover of Taj Mahal Hotel, Lahore to Germany GV Anna SG 202 Rs.120.
India 1946/51 Lot of 34 Used covers to Australia & New Zealand, mostly Air-mail, also
Regd. Letters / Sea-Mail having notable stamps GVI 3 Ps 9 (SG 259-276, SG 301, SG 310319, SG 333b etc Rs.600.
India 1967 SG 542, 546, 547, 552, 554 & 555 Six FDCs; all cancelled at Bombay GPO with
stamp of 15p Rs.60.
India 1969 SG 594, 600, 602, 603, 604 & 605 Lot of six First Day Covers cancelled with Bombay
GPO Rs.80.
India 1969 SG 595/7 Gandhi Centenary, unaddressed three FDCs with Bombay G.P.O.
cancellation Cat. 8.50 Rs.200.
India Lot of 31 Used covers to overseas having notable stamps SG375-382, 401-409, 432-518, 532553 etc Rs.500.
India Lot of 32 Used covers to overseas having notable stamps SG371-383, 493, 552 etc Rs.550.
India Lot of 33 Used covers to overseas having notable stamps SG 350, SG 430, SG 487, SG 557,
SG 592, SG 667 etc Rs.550.
India 1974 SG 707 & 708 Indian Masks Two value in block of four with T/L Rs.130.
India 1976 SG 825 & 826 Indian Wild Life; Swamp Deer & Loin Two corner blocks of four same
stamps with T/L Rs.130.
India 1977 SG 850/52 Indian Flowers Three corner blocks of 4v with T/L Rs.250.
India 1979 Mahapex-79, Bombay Set of five Special Exhibition Covers with different pictorial
cancellation Rs.150.
India 1980SG 993/96 Brides of India First Day Cover of 4v with cancellation of Bombay Rs.50.
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India 1981 SG 1001 Homage to Martyrs Corner block of four with T/L Rs.60.
India 1981 SG 1004/07 Tribes of India First Day Cover of four value with cancellation of
Bombay Rs.50.
India 1983 SG 1072, 1075, 1077, 1082 to 1085, 1087, 1088, 1092 to 1096, 1098, 1101 to 1103 &
1109 Nineteen FDCs; all cancelled at Bombay (7 with stamp of 50p, 7 with 100p, 4 with 200p & 1
with 325p) Rs.200.
India 1983 SG 1077 Presentation of Colours to Battalions of the Jat Regiment; Uniforms of the
Battalion Corner block of four with T/L Rs.80.
India 1983 SG 1089/91 Indias Struggle for Freedom; AICC Quit India, pair of Meera Behn &
Mahadev Desai First Day Cover of 3v with cancellation of Bombay Rs.70.
India 1983 SG 1103 Childrens Day; Woman & Child from Festival by Kashyap Presawala
Corner block of 4v with T/L Rs.80.
India 1983 SG 1107/08 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, New Delhi First Day
Cover with cancellation of Bombay Rs.50.
India 1983 January 4 Special Balloon Flight Cover issued during INPEX-82, on Aerophilately Day,
duly numbered Stamped on front Took Off from Safdarjung Airport and on back Landed at Garrison
Grounds, Delhi Cantt. Rs.250.
India 1985 SG 1168 Childrens Day; Girl using Home Computer Corner block of four value with
T/L Rs.80.
India 1985 Complete year collection with official folder; 38 stamps with white gum, including one
block of four SG 1143/80 Rs.2500.
India 1986 SG 1182 INPEX-86, Philatelic Exhibition, Jaipur; Hawa Mahal with stamp of 2a (1904)
Corner block of four with T/L Rs.100.
India 1988 SG 1325/26 40th Anniversary of Independence Bal Gangadhar Tilak; Swaraj is my
Birthright Corner block of four se-tenant pairs with T/L Rs.500.
India 1993 Set of three Special Covers by NIPA with three different cancellations [Maharaja Ranjit
Singh, Medals & Govindgarh Fort] of PUNPEX-93, State Level Exhibition by Punjab Circle at
Chandigarh Rs.120.
India 1994 SG 1592 75th Anniversary of International Labour Organization Corner block of 4v
with T/L Rs.240.
India 1994 SG 1593 50th Anniversary of Indian Peoples Theatre Association; Silhouette of
Drummer & Logo Corner block of four with T/L Rs.240.
India 1994 SG 1600 Childrens Day; Me and My Pals Corner block of four stamps with
T/L Rs.80.
India 1994 SG 1601 International Year of the Family; Family & Emblem Corner block of four
stamps Rs.200.
India 1994 SG 1602 Khuda Bhaksh Oriental Public Liberary, Patna; Painting of Taj Mahal
Corner block of four with T/L Rs.1100.
India 1994 SG 1603/6 Endangered Water Birds (withdrawn issue) Se-tenant block of four
different stamps with T/L Rs.4700.
India 1994 SG 1615 Bicentenary of Bombay General Post Office Corner block of four stamps
Cat. 20 Rs.300.
India 1995 SG 1621 South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation Youth Year; Symbolic
Hands & Children Corner block of 4 with T/L Rs.120.
India 1995 SG 1624 TEX-STYLES INDIA-95 Fair, Bombay; Textile Pattern Corner block of four
with T/L Rs.120.
India 1995 SG 1637/38 India-South Africa Cooperation; Mahatma Gandhi Corner block of four
se-tenant pairs Rs.300.
India 1996 SG 1685/86 Birth Centenary of Dr. Salim Ali & Storks at nest Corner block of two setenant pairs with T/L Rs.550.
India 1996 SG 1689 Bicentenary of 2nd Battalion, Grenadiers; Regimental Shrine Corner block
of four with T/L Rs.350.
India 1996 SG 1693 25th Anniversary of Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari Partial
Sheet of 14 stamps with T/L Rs.1000.
India 1996 Complete year collection of 43 stamps; including one se-tenant pair Rs.2800.
India 1997 SG 1741/44 INDIPEX-97 International Stamp Exhibition, New Delhi (4th issue) Rural
Indian Women; Womens Costume Block of four different stamps Rs.100.
India 1997 INDIPEX-97; International Exhibition, New Delhi Eight pre-stamped postcards with
stamps & special pictorial cancellations of Australia, Bhutan, Canada, Korea, Malaysia, Portugal,
Thailand & USA Rs.800.
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India 1998 SG 1775/78 50th Death Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi Se-tenant block of 4
stamps Rs.140.
India 1998 SG 1793/94 Golden Jubilee of Air-India Corner block of two se-tenant pairs
Rs.300.
India 1999 SG 1875/78 125th Anniversary of Universal Postal Union; Rural Arts & Crafts
Complete set all in corner strips of ten stamps with T/L Rs.1200.
India 2000 SG 1942/45 Social & Political Leaders; R Srinivasan, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit,
Jaglal Choudhary & Radha Gobind Baruah Complete set of four in blocks of four same
stamps with T/L Rs.1100.
India 2000 Set of two Special Exhibition Covers of District Level Exhibition LUPHILA-2000 by
Ludhiana Postal Division; Tiger Safari & Horticulture Tools Rs.70.
India 2000 Greetings Card No.0054M00 with relevant envelope Theme; Rajsthali Camel &
elephant Rs.75.
India 2001 Jharpex-2001; Jharkhands First Millennium Exhibition ay Jamshedpur from 25 to 27
April 2001 Set of three covers; Respect Women, Jharkhand Formation Celebration & J R D Tata,
Aviation Pioneer Rs.100.
India 2001 STAMPEX-23; Organised by Jalandhar Postal Division on 6 & 7 October 2001 Set of
two covers; One on Mahatma Gandhi, Man of Millennium & other showing Multiple Paisas of Maharaja
Ranjit Singh Cover & pictorial cancellations with related themes Rs.180.
India 2002 SG MS2094 Mangroves / UN Conference on Climate Change Five Miniature Sheets
Rs.450.
India 2002 SG MS2102 Handicrafts of India Two Miniature Sheets Rs.200.
India 2003 SG MS2140 Chennai Museum Two Miniature Sheet Rs.400.
India 2003 SG MS2153 Waterfalls of India Five Miniature Sheets Rs.450.
India 2004 SG 2218 Murasoli Maran Full sheet of 25 stamps Rs.325.
India 2004 SG MS2228 150th Anniversary of India Post Five Miniature sheets Rs.230.
India 2004 SG 2231 40th Death Anniversary of Guru Dutt (Film Maker) Block of 9
stamps Rs.220.
India 2004 SG2232 Indian Army in UN Peacekeeping Operations; Indian Soldiers and Peace
Dove Corner block of 10 stamps Rs.220.
India 2004 SG 2239 Childrens Day; School Girls & Rural Village Corner strip of
10 stamps Rs.300.
India 2004/08 Twenty five different x block of four each MINT Meghdoot postcards Rs.75.
India 2005 SG 2257 Centenary of Rotary International; Rotary Emblem and Silhouette of Hands
Corner block of nine stamps Rs.300.
India 2005 SG 2260/63 Flora & Fauna of North East India Se-tenant block of four values with
T/L Rs.70.
India 2005 SG 2272 Bandung Conference, Indonesia; Jawaharlal Lal Nehru Corner block of
eight stamps with T/L Rs.240.
India 2005 SG 2275 World Environment Day; Green Cities: Family & bird in park and Urban
Landscape Corner block of 4 stamps with T/L Rs.90.
India 2005 SG 2278 Bi-centenary of State Bank of India Corner block of four
stamps with T/L Rs.100.
India 2005 SG MS2287 Letter Boxes Five Miniature Sheets Rs.200.
India 2005 SG 2299 Builders Navy; Udaygiri, Kora & Delhi Corner block of nine stamps with
T/L Rs.230.
India 2006 SG 2356/60 Himalayan Lakes Half sheet-let with two blocks of set of five
stamps Rs.120.
India 2006 SG 2064 World Aids Day; Aids Ribbon & Crowd Corner block of ten
stamps Rs.200.
India 2006 SG 2370 Sandalwood Complete sheet of 35 stamps Rs.900.
India 2007 SG 2409/10 Bicentenary of First War of Independence Set of three
Sheet-lets Rs.750.
India 2007 SG 2415/18 Landmark Bridges of India Complete set of six Sheet-lets Rs.2100.
India 2007 SG MS2419 Landmark Bridges of India Two Miniature Sheets Rs.90.
India 2007 Special Cover of 368th Madras Day Celebrations, cancellation shows the famous flag
mast in Fort St. George, Chennai which is the tallest in India Rs.150.
India 2007 Official Collectors pack of stamps having some nice and high catalogue
issues Rs.750.
India 2007 Complete collection of 34 Information Sheets Rs.80.

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India 2008 SG MS2463 Endemic Butterflies of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Two Miniature
Sheets Rs.180.
India 2008 SG 2468 & MS2469 Madhubala Two FDCs (one with MS & other with stamp) with
cancellation of Ludhiana Rs.160.
India 2008 SG 2471 Civil Service; Ashokan Capitol Corner block of 12 stamps Rs.200.
India 2008 SG 2476/77 Aga Khan Foundation Complete Sheet of 10 se-tenant pairs Rs.400.
India 2008 SG 2488/89 Aldabra Gaint Tortoise Two different Sheet-lets of 13 mixed stamps
each Rs.425.
India 2009 Jayadeva and Geetagovinda Two Miniature sheets of 11different stamps Rs.160.
India 2010.06.08 Special cover on Baton Relay Cancelled at Ranchi Rs.75.
India 2014 Indian Museum Kolkata; Buddha, Sculptures, Masks & Paintings Miniature Sheet
ERROR; Perforation shifting on first and third stamps Rs.250.
India 150 commercially used Envelops / Cards / Cut Square with meter marks with all varieties Book
post to registered letter, interesting lot to study Rs.180.
Cricket Three special covers; STAMPEX-24 by Jalandhar Postal Division 1st March 2003,
CRICKETPEX-2005 on Birth centenary of K S Duleepsinhji, Jamnagar having two different special
cancellations 30.12.05 & 30-31 Dec.2005 and UPHILEX-2007 by UP Postal Circle at Lucknow 30
November 2007 Rs.140.
Aland 2007 Europa / 100 Years of Scouting 1 stamp of Euro 0.70 Rs.50.
Antigua & Barbuda 1995 Ovptd. Barbuda Mail 18th World Jamboree, Holland; Permanent Camp
Tents & Backpacking Camp Tents Two Sheet-lets of 9v in each Rs.260.
Austria 2002 Introduction of Euro; Coin, Map & Flag One stamp having Fv Euro 3.27
Specimen Rs.160.
Bahamas 1993 SG 962/65 40th Anniversary of Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; Stamps on
stamps, Royal Family Rs.140.
Barbados 1998 SG MS1121 Diana; Princess of Wales First Death Anniversary S/sheet of 4
different stamps Rs.90.
Belgium 2000 WWF / Reptiles Set of 4v Specimen Rs.150.
British Virgin Islands 1996 Island Profile 4v Fv $2.90 Rs.120.
Bulgaria 2002 Scott 4226/29 Roosters Two FDCs having complete set of 4v Rs.80.
Congo 1995 18th World Jamboree, Holland Scott 1084/86 Rs.50.
Cyprus 2007 SG 1133/34 Europa / 100 Years of Scouting; Logo embossed in Gold Specimen
Rs.160.
Czech Republic 1999 Fourteen different First Day Covers including some sets Rs.300.
Czech Republic 2007 Scouting / Europa First Day Cover with one stamp Rs.60.
Finland 2005 Golf S/sheet of 4v Fv Euro 2.60 Rs.160.
Finland 2006 Heart shaped self sticking stamp Fv Euro 0.65 Rs.70.
Germany 1962 SG 1290/3 Butterflies Youth Welfare Stamps 4v Cat. 2.90 Rs.50.
Germany 1998 Coin of Deutsche Mark on stamp 1v Rs.40.
Gibraltar 2002 SG 1002/05 Europa; Circus Clowns Fv 1.66 Rs.140.
Gibraltar 2002 SG 1006/09 & MS1010 B. Moore World Cup History; Football 4v & MS of 4v
Fv 3.84 Rs.350.
Gibraltar 2003 Commercially used cover to India having four engraved stamps from set of New
Coins in Europe issued on 2002 & having pictorial cancellation of Fair of Milano Rs.75.
Iran 2005 Joint Issue with Japan; The 2005 World Expositions, Aichi, Japan Miniature sheet of 4v
Rs.100.
Isle of Man 1988 Commercially used cover to India having one stamp of Queen Victoria and
pictorial cancellation of TT International Races Motorcycle Rs.50.
Isle of Man 2001 Manx Derby into the Final Presentation pack of five values Fv of stamps 1.99
Rs.200.
Jamaica 1993 SG 829/32 Combined Cadet Force 4v Fv $6 Cat. 2.65 Rs.90.
Jersey 1972 SG 73/6 Wildlife Preservation Trust; Cheetah, Mynah, Bear & Lizard Complete set
of 4v Cat. 5.80 Rs.70.
Kiribati 1996 SG MS516 Year of Rat; China96 exhibition S/sheet of 1v Rs.60.
Liberia 1997 Scott 1240 Wildlife Sheet-let of 12v Cat. $12 Rs.200.
Liberia 1998 Monarchs of History; Alexander the Great; Greece, Qabus Bin Said; Oman, King
Albert; Belgium, Haile Selassie; Ethopia, King Hussein; Jorden and Sheik Jabar Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah;
Kuwait Souvenir Sheet of 6v Rs.150.
Luxemburg 1985 Europa; Musical instruments FDC of 2v Rs.70.
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117. Myanmar Beautiful Aerogramne of 30K Welcome to the Golden Land of Myanmar; Royal Palace
Moat in Mandalay in front and Scenic beauty of Bagan on reverse Rs.60.
118. Nauru 1997 SG MS471 Golden Wedding Anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II & HRH Prince
Phillip Rs.90.
119. Nauru 1998 SG 477/82 In Loving Memory of Princess Diana Mini Sheet of six different stamps
of 70c each Rs.150.
120. Nevis 2007 Shells; Complete definitive series Thirteen values including high value of $20 Fv
$44.95 Rs.600.
121. New Zealand 1967 Commercially used Registered Cover to India having 3 same stamps on
Centenary of the Post Office Saving Bank Rs.75.
122. New Zealand 2005 Commercially used cover to India having complete set of five stamps on 150
Years of stamps with First Day Cancellation; Stamps on Stamps Rs.200.
123. New Zealand 2006 Commercially used cover to India having embossed stamp of $5 on 80th
Birthday of HMQ Elizabeth II with First Day Cancellation Rs.140.
124. Norfolk Island 1997 SG 644/46 50th Anniversary of First stamp; Ball Bay Views Stamps on
stamps One se-tenant pair + one large stamp Fv $10.50 Rs.300.
125. Norfolk Island 1997 SG MS656 Shanghai97; Oriental Pearl TV Tower S/sheet of 1v Rs.60.
126. Palau 2001 Scott 610/15 Phila-Nippon 01; The Beauty of Japanese Art Sheet-let of 6v, 2x
sheet-let of 5v and 3 S/sheets 1v Fv $15.60 Rs.600.
127. Senegal 1984.28.05 75th Anniversary of Scoutism SG 613/14 Commercially used FDC with 2v
to India RARE Rs.190.
128. St. Kitts 1995 SG 431/34 125th Anniversary of First Postage Stamp; Stamps on stamps Fv
$6.55 Rs.160.
129. Thailand 1981 SG1083/86 Serpents / Snakes Set of 4v Rs.100.
130. USA 1999/2000 Three covers with three special cancellations Postmark of the Century dated
27.12.1999; First Day of Issue of Christmas stamp, 31.12.1999 & 01.01.2000 Rs.250.
131. USA 2015 Commercially used cover to India having one round stamp Global Forever 2013 Rs.40.
132. Venda 1983 SG75/78 History of Writing, One stamp with Indus Valley Script Rs.90.
133. Zambia 2002 20th World Scout Jamboree, Thailand M/sheet of 4v & S/sheet of 1v Rs.150.
134. Zimbabwe 1997 Scott 774/79 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of
Flora & Fauna (CITES); Cycad, Peregrine Falcon, Pangolin, Black Rhinoceros, Elephant and Python
Rs.120.
135. Zimbabwe 2014 Frogs & their Habitats 4v Rs.100.
136. Birds of the World in philately ATA Handbook # 106-1 (1986 edition) 64 pages Priced US $6 &
Handbook # 106-2 (1990 edition) 132 pages Priced US $10 Fresh unused Rs.400.
137. DOMFIL Thematic Stamp Catalogue FAUNA Butterflies & other insects 25th Edition 2002 [450
pages in original colours] Cost Price Euro 40 + postage Rs.2500.
138. DOMFIL Thematic Stamp Catalogue SPORTS Basketball [1081 stamps, 160 pages in original colours]
Cost Price Euro 22.54 + postage Rs.950.
139. Handbook & Directory 2007 by the Association of British Philatelic Association (ABPS) 7th Edition
160 pages Rs.350.
140. Around Fifty kgs. Philatelic Journals, Information Sheets, Leaflets, Bulletins etc from different countries
Good stuff for study, at the rate of less than scrap Rs.600.
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