U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
January 7-8, 2009
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #867 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Telegraph Stamps 1861 4a violet, slightly dried gum, minor creases, otherwise v.f. example of this rare stamp, which was issued for usage throughout India where there were no telegraph offices. Due to bad publicity, most people were unaware of the existence of these stamps and the majority of stamps were withdrawn in 1869 and overprinted "Court Fee", * Catalog #YT 1 Catalog Value € 6,500 | Price Realized $2,900.00 |
 | Lot #868 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Telegraph Stamps 1861 4a violet, usual dried and slightly toned gum, fine, signed Brun, * Catalog #YT 1 Catalog Value € 6,500 | Price Realized $2,900.00 |
 | Lot #869 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Telegraph Stamps 1861 1r violet, well centered, blue gum, fine and very rare stamp, signed Brun, * Catalog #YT 2 Catalog Value € 13,500 | Price Realized $5,750.00 |
 | Lot #870 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Telegraph Stamps 1861 1r violet, unused with partial gum, h.r., minor creases and slight abrasions, fine and rare stamp, * Catalog #YT 2 Catalog Value € 13,500 | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #871 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Telegraph Stamps 1861 4r violet, bottom right corner imperforate example, proof on watermarked paper, with partial imprint, without gum, v.f. and rare. The "regular" stamp has a catalogue value of €50,000, and the Encyclopedia of British Empire Postage Stamps (Robson Lowe, 1951) rates the imperf. proofs as "Rare" ("R"), perhaps rarer than the regular issue P Catalog #YT 3P | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #872 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Telegraph Stamps 1881 4a green, overprinted "Telegraph", l.h., v.f., * Catalog #YT 18 Catalog Value € 3,000 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
