30th Oct, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Stamps, Postcards & Postal History
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Indian States: Jammu & Kashmir
An exciting range of material separated from the chaotic working holding of a Ceylon collector, including intact 1899 folder of 107 different stamps sent 'with compliments of His Highness the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, a complete set of the obsolute (sic) Postage & Telegraph stamps of this State', each stamp described in ink along with handwritten reference 'Hints for Primitive Collectors'. A further approx. 400 stamps in a vintage (c.1900) drawing book, plus various individual purchases from dealers. A famously challenging field of collecting, enormous potential here when researched.
Sold for £600
Estimated at £300 - £400
Auction: Stamps, Postcards & Postal History, 30th Oct, 2024
Highlights of the October 30th Stamp Sale include a very extensive collection of Switzerland assembled over a lifetime by a former President of the Helvetia Society of Great Britain with focus on postal history beautifully written-up on album pages; a specialised collection of Ceylon with many of the key stamps including an excellent range of classics plus King George V key-plate high values, plus from the same estate a group of the Indian State of Jammu & Kashmir including a complete presentation album sent out in 1899 on behalf of the Maharajah. Also an extremely interesting large folio presentation volume of 19th Turkish revenue proof sets with ornate binding suggesting a possibly unique production for the Ottoman royal family.
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Tuesday 29th October 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am.
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