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Commonwealth Individual Lots - India; 1852 Scinde Dawk to 1854 1 Anna

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 853		o India, 1852, ½ Anna White Scinde Dawk, SG #S1, used, large margins all round, horiz. crease and heavy toning with paper backing, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott #A1 $900. SG £1,100. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 854		o India, 1852, ½ Anna White Scinde Dawk, SG #S1, used, good to large margins, vert. crease, pin-hole and heavy toning, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott #A1 $900. SG £1,100. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 855		o India, 1852, ½ Anna White Scinde Dawk, SG #S1, used, good margins, horiz. tear runs into the stamp design and toning, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott #A1 $900. SG £1,100. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $1,323
Lot 856		o India, 1852, ½ Anna White Scinde Dawk, SG #S1, used, good margins, two rows of horiz. creases one resulting in an 8mm paper split thru the copy, some staining, Very Good to Fine. Scott #A1 $900. SG £1,100. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 857		o India, 1852, ½ Anna Blue Scinde Dawk, SG #S2, used, large margins, horiz. crease and heavy toning, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott #A2 $4,000. SG £4,500. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $6,555
Lot 858		India, 1852, ½ Anna Red Scinde Dawk, SG #S3, used, heavily cracked and pieces missing, mounted in small frame, a genuine space filler of Asia's very rare first stamp. Scott #A3 $10,000. SG £12,000. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $5,750
Lot 859		P India, 1854 Proof of the ½ Anna Die in Red, SG #2P, good margins all around, Very Fine. Scott #2P. Estimate $120-150. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 860		India, 1889 Reprint of the 1854 ½ Anna Pale Blue, Sheet of 32, SG #2R, each stamp underprinted "Specimen", with few stain spots, Spence # 95, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #2R. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 861		() India, 1854, ½ Anna Blue Die I, Horizontal Strip of 4, SG #2, unused, left marginal inscription, margins just clear of framelines on top and bottom, heavy horiz. creasing affecting all 4 stamps with little toning, Fine. Scott #2 $300+. SG £340+. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 862		() India, 1854, ½ Anna Blue Die I, Complete Sheet of 96, SG #2, unused, marginal inscriptions all around, heavily toned and tropicalized resulting in the paper becoming stiff and brittle, vert. fold crease affecting 12 copies on column 4 and horiz. fold between rows 6 and 7, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott #2 $7,200+. SG £8,160+. Very rare multiple . Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details and photo	Realized $12,075
Lot 863		India, 1854, ½ Anna Blue Die I, 20 Covers, SG #2-5, native covers or folded letters, used internally, most with various degree of faults. Scott #2 $2,000+. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 864		India, 1854, ½ Anna Blue Die I, 20 Covers, SG #2-5, native covers or folded letters, used internally, most with various degree of faults. Scott #2 $2,000+. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $1,553
Lot 865		India, 1854, ½ Anna Blue Die I, 27 Covers, SG #2-5, native covers or folded letters, used internally, most with various degree of faults. Scott #2 $2,700+. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $1,898
Lot 866		() India, 1854, ½ Anna Deep Blue Die I, Complete Sheet of 96, SG #4, unused, marginal inscriptions all around, heavily toned and tropicalized resulting in the paper becoming stiff and brittle, 3 vert. folds creases affecting stamps on column 4 and 5, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott #2a. SG £9,120. A very rare multiple . Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details and photo	Realized $13,225
Lot 867		India, 1854, ½ Anna Blue Die II, 4 Covers, SG #6-7, faults, incl. stamps cut into, mixed condition. Scott #2. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 868		o India, 1854, ½ Anna Pale Blue Die III, Block of 4, SG #8, cancelled by Mangalore "C/24" in diamond of dots, good margins all around, minor stains and toning, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #2 var. SG £192+. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 869		India, 1854, ½ Anna Blue Die III, 5 Covers, SG #8-8a, faults, incl. stamps cut into, mixed condition. Scott #2. Estimate $250-280. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 870		o India, 1854, ½ Anna, Detailed Study of 3 Dies, SG #2-10, mostly used, printing stones, retouches and flaws, incl. 23 pairs, 2 strips of 3, 4 strips of 4, a strip of 7, over 450 single copies, plus 37 covers, generally Fine, a spectacular assembly which would be virtually impossible to duplicate today . Estimate $7,000-10,000. View details and photo	Realized $16,100
Lot 871		o India, 1854, 1 Anna Deep Red Die I, Horizontal Strip of 3, SG #11, cancelled by Aurangabad "B/38" in octagon of concentric circles, clear to large margins, slight soiling at bottom, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #4 var. SG £195+. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 872		() India, 1854, 1 Anna Red Die I, SG #12, unused, small margins but clear of framelines, light staining and toning, Fine. Scott #4. SG £375. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 873		o India, 1854, 1 Anna Red Die I Used in Stratits Settlements, SG #12, cancelled by hollow diamond of dots, good margins all around, Very Fine. Scott #4. Estimate $120-150. View details and photo	Realized $98
Lot 874		o India, 1854, 1 Anna Red Die I, Block of 6, SG #12, cancelled by Bimlipatam "C/81" in diamond of dots with manuscript "Stamped" across in red ink, good to large margins all around, rare multiple, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott #4. SG £270+. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 875		o India, 1854, 1 Anna Red Die I Used in French Settlements, SG #12, a pair and 5 singles, all with superb strikes of Karikal (French India) "C/147" in diamond of dots, Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 876		() India, 1854, 1 Anna Deep Red Die II, SG #13, 4 unused copies, all with small faults, Fine appearance. Scott #4 var. SG £760. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 877		o India, 1854, 1 Anna Deep Red Die II, Horizontal Strip of 3, SG #13, cancelled by diamond of dots, just clear to average margins on all sides, Fine. Scott #4 var. SG £195+. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 878		o India, 1854, 1 Anna Deep Red Die II, Block of 4, SG #13, cancelled by Mayaveram "C/ 148" in diamond of dots in blue-green (scarce), good to large margins all around, a superb block, Very Fine. Scott #4 var. SG £260+. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 879		India, 1854, 1 Anna Die II, 3 Covers, SG #13, 14, two internal and one to London, one franked with pair, one franked with 2 singles and one with a single copy, all stamps variously cut into design, mixed condition. Scott #4 var. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 880		() India, 1854, 1 Anna Dull Red Die II, Block of 4, SG #14, unused, clear to good margins on 3 stamps, top right stamp split in middle, paper heavily toned and brittle, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott #4 var. SG £280+. Scarce . Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 881		() India, 1854, 1 Anna Dull Red Die II, 3 Horizontal Pairs, SG #14, unused, all with average to good margins all around, 2 pairs slightly toned and one heavily toned, Fine. Scott #4 var. SG £420+. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 882		() India, 1854, 1 Anna Dull Red Die II, 10 Copies, SG #14, unused, all with good to large margins, all with various degrees of toning, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott #4 var. $700+. SG £700. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 883		India, 1854, 1 Anna Dull Red Die II, Complete Sheet of 96, SG #14, o.g., with marginal inscriptions all around, heavily toned and tropicalized resulting in the paper becoming stiff and brittle, horiz. split on row 3 affecting 8 stamps and between rows 6 and 7, horiz. crease between rows 8 and 9, horiz. crease on row 10 and vert. crease between columns 4 and 5, fragile, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott #4 var. SG £6,720 ++. , very scarce item . Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $10,350
Lot 884		o India, 1854, 1 Anna Dull Red Die II, Horizontal Strip of 3, SG #14, cancelled by Belgaum "85" in diamond of diagonal bars, clear margins on 3 sides just touching the frameline on left, stamps heavily toned, Fine. SG £144+. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 885		o India, 1854, 1 Anna Dull Red Die II, Horizontal Strip of 4, SG #14, cancelled by Calcutta "B/1" in octagon of concentric circles, margins just clear of the framelines to average margins all around with manuscript lines across all 4 stamps, Fine. Scott #4 var. SG £192+. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 886		() India, 1854, 1 Anna Red Die III, SG #15, unused, cutting margins and small piece missing on top, Very Good. Scott #7 $1,150. SG £1,300. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 887		o India, 1854, 1 Anna Red Die III, Horizontal Pair, SG #15, used, with clear margins on 3 sides, touching frameline at right, Fine. Scott #11 $300+. SG £300+. Estimate $120-150. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 888		o India, 1854, 1 Anna Red Die III, 3 Copies, SG #15, used, all with good margins all around, one heavily toned, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #7 $450. SG £450. Estimate $150-175. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 889		o India, 1854, 1 Anna Dull Red Die III, Horzizontal Pair, SG #16, cancelled by Calcutta "B/1" in octagon of concentric circles, margins just clear of framelines to large, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #7 var. SG £400+. Estimate $200-225. View details and photo	Realized $403

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