How About Early British India?

We haven't seen East India Company and early British India in a while, so here are a few to start off, out of a small glassine I recently picked up. Can't vouch for any of them, as forgeries exist of the first issues. Anyway, post 'em if you got 'em.

Sc#2



#6, sadly, cut to shape (but it probably wouldn't have been in a small lot if it wasn't)



#33, one of the early Government Issues (still pre-Empire)



And spock has been complaining about a lack of Ed, so here's one:



Collin

Finally

We r d borg

U WIll B assimilated

The four anna looks decidedly dodgey Collin.
The bottom of the bust should be clear, with dots of blue,
yours seems to be washed with colour.
I am no expert though.
The scan is somewhat fuzzy also.

Hi

Got these Queen Victoria in my collection......





Regards
Thomas

btw ii have been alos complaining of lack of vicky but that has gone unnoticed :)

spock, I can only pay attention to about half of your thoughts, at best. ( )

Here is a pair of official Eds



and another, that proves that two 'eds are not always better than one:



C.

Is this old enough ?????




or this

hooray. finally we are going some place. I thought we would have to live with those indian states forever but there is still hope.

cjd is that mnh you have got there?

bob

the dawk stamps do you have the other 2 ?

I've got a few to add, nothing as nice as what you guys have. I just inherited these last week. Just thought I'd try to join in on the conversation. And since I have very little knowledge to add at the moment...looks like I"m speaking through pictures. ;-)

Sorry if the files are a bit large.

no no it isnt large. very nice. inherited it? were there other stamps?

Oh yeah, another few thousand or so if I had to guess. Still sorting through it all. Everything is pre-1900. Cool stuff.

3 nice part "squared circle" cancellations.
The pen scribed crosses are "theft prevention" marked,

I like the lozenge "diamond" cancel of 1865

If you can supply a close up, I would appreciate that.

Some QV theft prevention covers for Rodney, two at least to the same recipient in Calcutta. All addressed in Urdu/Persian, showing that it wasn't only the Europeans who were worried about the servants stealing the stamps:





both with RMS (railway sorting) killers, and



Let me know if you'd like them, Rodney. They're no use to me.

hooray iil I cant wait for you to post your other stuff.

They are magnificent Tony,
I think you would be better off keeping them yourself.
..but if you have absolutely have to be rid of them

I am patiently awaiting another India specialist as yourself
that specialises in cancellations to join the group.

This is the big untold story of India since you have highlighted
the primitives.

I saw a killer recently with a barred "O" and would love to know
the genesis of those.
I really need "Billigs" but one dosn't see them often for sale.

do you know mnh specialists too? I have a feeling I am trolling about by myself