2a green mint with gum, margins close/touched Cat £500 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £88.00)
Auction UPA 101
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Apr 08, 2026 Europe/London
UPA UPA Auction UPA 101
Wednesday Apr 08, 2026 09:00 Europe/London
Last date for bids:
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Lot #10112 - india 1854
2a green fresh mint, disturbed gum, large margins Cat £500 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £132.00)
Lot #10113 - india 1854-1952
Mainly mint collection(422) including a good range of QV issues, EVII values to 3R, GV values to 5R and commem sets, 1937 set to 25R, the top values have gum faults, commem sets except Gandhi 10R, a few Jaipur, mixed condition {CC} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £250.40)
Lot #10114 - india 1854-55
QV: 1a deep red (Die I), imperf with 3 large margins, just cut at top. Fine used with obliterator of parallel bars (slope up left to right). Cat £150 (image available) {U} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £32.80)
Lot #10115 - india 1854-55
1a red unused, cut close at left Cat £300 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £70.40)
Lot #10116 - india 1854-55
4a blue and red Head Die II Frame Die I fine used, dotted cancel plus red Paid cancel, large margins Cat £1000 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £264.00)
Lot #10117 - india 1855
4a blue and red very fine used, good margins Cat £750 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £220.00)
Lot #10118 - india 1855
4a blue and red used, cut close at foot and left Cat £750 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £132.00)
Lot #10119 - india 1855
Blued paper no wmk 4a black unused without gum, couple of short perfs at foot Cat £1600 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £88.00)
Lot #10120 - india 1855
Blued paper no wmk 8a carmine mint, patchy gum Cat £1300 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £158.40)
Lot #10121 - india 1856-1935
QV to KGV collection of f.u. hinged on 4 album pages plus 3 stock cards. Range between SG37 and SG245. (70) Cat £156 {CC} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £53.60)
Lot #10122 - india 1856-64
White paper no wmk ½a blue fresh m.m. Cat £170 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £61.60)
Lot #10123 - india 1856-64
White paper no wmk 4a black mint, patchy gum Cat £1100 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £176.00)
Lot #10124 - india 1865
½d pale blue (Die I), block of 12 (2x6), fine mint with OG & some light gum creases, good colour, many stamps are NHM. (12) Cat £500 (image available) {MH} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £119.20)
Lot #10125 - india 1866
Postage ovpt on 6a purple very fine used Cat £150 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £70.40)
Lot #10126 - india 1866
Postage ovpt on Fiscal 6a purple used, one indented perf Cat £250 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £52.80)
Lot #10127 - india 1868
QV 8a rose Die II used block of 16, each correctly cancelled with small 1 in diamond, straight pen cancels across each row. Bottom left corner clipped and 3rd row creased, other imperfections but a very scarce multiple. (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £53.60)
Lot #10128 - india 1880-1950
COUNTRY & STATES - CARDS & COVERS ASSEMBLY in a small box. An eclectic mixture of Postal Stationery cards/covers & commercial mail, mostly used with native script or bilingual manuscript, many uprated items, both Feudatory & Convension State ranges. Much of interest here!. (220 items) HEAVY/OVERSIZE LOT - OVERSEAS SHIPPING SURCHARGE APPLIES. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £240.00)
Lot #10129 - india 1895
Old Head 2R carmine and yellow brown fresh mint, heavily mounted Cat £110 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £35.20)
Lot #10130 - india 1895
QV: 3 high values, wmk W34, perf 14. 2r carmine and yellow-brown, 3r brown and green & 5r ultramarine and violet. All fine used. Cat £80 (image available) {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £25.60)
Lot #10131 - india 1895
Old Head 3R brown and green fresh m.m., very fine Cat £95 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £35.20)
Lot #10132 - india 1895
Old Head 5R ultramarine and violet mint, heavily mounted Cat £130 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £44.00)
Lot #10133 - india 1898
¼ on ½a with double overprint mint o.g., also a normal mint example. Very fine(2v.) Cat £800 (image available) {MH} [US8] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £113.60)
Lot #10134 - india 1902-11
KEVII MINT COLLECTION, values to 12a, all different. VFM (14) Cat £112 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £40.00)
Lot #10135 - india 1902-11
25R brownish orange and blue very fine used, Calcutta G.P.O. violet c.d.s., may be a Telegraph cancel and priced as such, well centred and fresh Cat £600 (image available) {T} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £352.00)
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