Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Dec 27, 2017 6:11:04 GMT
Thanks to theamateurphilatelist and bobby1948 for inspiring me to start this thread. Manish and I have discussed classic India stamps on multiple PMs, and Bobby sent me some stamps of classic India in his "Big Blue Volume 1 Giveaway", which I have now integrated into my own "Big Blue" Part I, so these on this post are 1930-1940 issues. As with my recent posts on classic France, those of you familiar with the blue cover Scott International albums will see that I have once again taken some liberties with use of the spaces, as I have mounted some official stamps in the regular postage stamp section. I felt that I needed to do that since Scott did not include any spaces in the blue cover album for these larger size official stamps, and unfortunately, the stamps in question (Scott #O90 & #O91) were issued just outside of the time period for inclusion in my brown cover Scott International album for 1920-1929.   |
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theamateurphilatelist
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Post by theamateurphilatelist on Dec 28, 2017 1:36:47 GMT
Awesome Chris. I don't have access to Big Blue but the Indian catalogues list many variations in color and all the service and OHMS overprints. Also watch out for watermarks, there are variations in those too.
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theamateurphilatelist
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Post by theamateurphilatelist on Dec 28, 2017 1:43:17 GMT
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Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Sept 17, 2018 8:29:31 GMT
Couple of rather grubby in-need-of-a-wash earlies of India !! (Yes, I will get around to it). I still have the exciting job of sorting out all the India and States and am looking forward to getting confused and beaten !!  But it's all good fun.   |
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Post by sherro on Sept 17, 2018 9:07:49 GMT
Very nice  |
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Post by Londonbus1 on Nov 10, 2018 20:50:36 GMT
India stamps are a handful and I have been slowly sorting through some today. It's not easy !! But it is fun!   |
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Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Nov 14, 2018 19:52:39 GMT
1895 issue. Printed in typography by De La Rue. SG#107,108,109 Wmk: Single Star, Perf 14  |
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Post by Londonbus1 on Nov 15, 2018 20:58:20 GMT
India 1902-11. KEVII A couple of he Rupee values in duplicate !! De La Rue. Wmk: Single Star, Perf 14   |
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theamateurphilatelist
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Post by theamateurphilatelist on Nov 21, 2018 15:33:06 GMT
India stamps are a handful and I have been slowly sorting through some today. It's not easy !! But it is fun! These ones came in single-star and multi-star watermarks. Do you know which ones are these? |
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theamateurphilatelist
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Post by theamateurphilatelist on Nov 21, 2018 15:34:18 GMT
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Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Nov 21, 2018 16:14:00 GMT
Lots more to come. India is quite a tough country for the Commonwealth novice !! (Me). I don't believe I checked the watermarks of the KGV High values. I will do so this evening. |
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Nov 21, 2018 20:05:25 GMT
India stamps are a handful and I have been slowly sorting through some today. It's not easy !! But it is fun! These ones came in single-star and multi-star watermarks. Do you know which ones are these? Great question, Manish! I was wondering the same thing! Both types are within my time frame, but it makes a difference, of course. |
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Post by feebletodix on Nov 23, 2018 7:23:58 GMT
The later multiple star watermark came around in 1926 and some of those postmarks are earlier, a very nice find, there are shades as well
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Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Nov 23, 2018 10:40:13 GMT
These ones came in single-star and multi-star watermarks. Do you know which ones are these? Great question, Manish! I was wondering the same thing! Both types are within my time frame, but it makes a difference, of course. They are all from the first issue (single star) except the 25r bottom left stamp which is from the 2nd series (multiple stars). So left to right, SG#186,190,191 and SG#219,189,188 Londonbus1 |
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Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Feb 22, 2020 15:43:11 GMT
I was just going through the Asia section and cleaning up threads and looking for 'lost' pictures when I came across this thread. I never did add to it but what I wanted to say was that all the stamps I showed here and all the others (that I wanted to post up) have now been sold and reside in...……..India !! 
They all went back home !  |
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Post by brightonpete on Jun 11, 2020 18:37:18 GMT
I recently picked up a small lot of Queen Victoria stamps. Here is one of them... Canada has squared-circle cancels, but here is a circled-square cancel. Does anyone have any insights to this East India cancel? |
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blaamand
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Post by blaamand on Jun 12, 2020 7:07:46 GMT
brightonpete - That's a nice strike! India is a complicated but interesting area when it comes to postmarks, with a huge variety of different styles of postmarks. Even the so-called "circled squares" also comes in different sizes and different numbers of bars etc. I believe yours is part of a Cooper Type 9-C Duplex Cancel of Madras.  Would need an expert to verify.
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tobben63
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Post by tobben63 on Sept 12, 2020 12:03:28 GMT
Here is another nice cool postmark. SG 37 1856 unfortunately with some damages.  |
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Post by dosamaniac on Nov 29, 2020 10:34:21 GMT
(See previous post for image.) The postmark is Renouf/Cooper/Martin type 4 barred rhombic cancel with numerical code 33 of Br. Indian Post Office of Dholera (22.2499°N 72.1934°E), now located in Ahmadabad district of Gujarat state. This very cancel of Dholera was officially introduced in Oct 1855 and discontinued in 1865. The manuscript annotation on the stamp is in Gujarati script which reads પોરબન્દર પહચ (Porbandar Pahach) meaning "To Reach Porbandar", written by the sender. So, the cover on which this stamp was affixed, was sent from Dholera to Porbandar. The Br. Indian Porbandar PO was established inside the territory of Indian Feudatory State of Porbandar. Porbandar (21.6417°N 69.6293°E) is now in Porbandar district of Gujarat state. ½A was the basic inland postage for weight upto 2.92gm (¼ tola), the rate in effect from Oct 1,1854 to Mar 31,1869 and most of the inland covers during the period 1854–1873 were in 1st weight step. |
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Post by dosamaniac on Nov 29, 2020 10:40:49 GMT
Trivia: The Indian Feudatory State (IFS) of Porbandar planned to issue postage stamps for the State Public Post in 1943 but did not.
After IFS Jasdan successfully introduced the Darbari Tapal (i.e. State Post) on Mar 15,1942, Porbandar state also thought of introducing postal service and postage stamps for which the Diwan (i.e. Prime Minister) of Porbandar wrote a letter on Oct 12,1943 to the Diwan of Jasdan to get full details as to how Jasdan successfully established the Tapal. Jasdan replied with full particulars in a letter dt. Nov 14,1943 but Porbandar did not proceed further.
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Post by cjd on Nov 30, 2020 2:18:40 GMT
Porbandar probably didn't get to the essay stage?
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Post by dosamaniac on Nov 30, 2020 6:07:00 GMT
Yes, there was not enough fund in the state treasury to implement the plan.
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Post by cjd on Nov 30, 2020 15:46:28 GMT
Further proof that it takes money to make money.  |
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Post by vikingeck on Sept 22, 2022 14:55:09 GMT
Not a very lively thread this one so here are a couple of additions to give it a bump /   and a piece just held together by the backing paper cancelled with the squared "52" of POONA  At that time, to discourage removal of stamps by low paid clerks for resale, the writer often signed or wrote, as in this case, the word " stamped " before it was taken to the post office |
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gotstamps85
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Post by gotstamps85 on Aug 21, 2023 21:27:34 GMT
A couple of QV stamps here. I believe they are postmarked Bandarabas? I reckon a S. G 58, 1865 1A and a S. G 93, 1882 3A. The 1A has an interesting red mark on it which I can't quit decide if its a secondary cancellation?    |
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Post by vikingeck on Aug 21, 2023 22:52:42 GMT
I believe the red cancel is part of a London E.C. PAID mark
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Post by gotstamps85 on Aug 22, 2023 6:22:45 GMT
I believe the red cancel is part of a London E.C. PAID mark Thanks, I had suspicion it was a sort of 'paid' mark. Here's another QV I was cleaning up last night. Unfortunately, I didn't spot the damaged corner..   It came away while removing some paper from the back. Gutted. |
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cjoprey
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Post by cjoprey on Feb 19, 2024 17:12:12 GMT
Adding a lovely little MNH overprinted block I recently acquired: SG #104e, 1921  |
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