Seen in auction Only 7 x of these sheets are known, one being in the Royal Philatelic Collection Presentation sheet bearing twenty 'rainbow' trials comprising four 1d in varying shades of red titled "Fugitive Inks printed without oils" & 16 1d. in varying shades of red #philately

Happy Friday from a wet and windy UK..

East India Road… fabulous!!

A Sikh Indian soldier of the Indian Legion (Tiger Legion) with a German MG 34 machine gun. Illustrated in IA and B. The other image is the actual photograph of the soldier based on whom this stamp was designed.

Bahawalpur. Amir Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi. 1946

“At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom” - Jawaharlal Nehru, Tryst with Destiny Happy independence day! Jai Hind!

The famed Peacock Stamp of Jaipur. Celebration of the investiture of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II. 1931. Catalogue code: SG:IN-JA 44 Issued on: 1931 Face value: 2 1/2 Anna Format: Stamp Emission: Commemorative Perforation: 14 Printing: Lithography #philatelylife

This little beauty caught my eye the other day. An 1883 India Queen Victoria One Rupee stamp, which is not rare by any means. However, I was attracted to the postmark on the stamp. Zanzibar is an archipelago off the coast of Tanzania, all the way across the Arabian Sea.

Ganesha of Duttia. 1911.

A King George V beauty from the 1911-13 series that got scanned today. These large format stamps had denominations in Rupees, ranging from One Rupee to Twenty-five Rupees, and were fairly valuable for their price. King George V India, 1913.

From my collection Athenry 16 English type spoon is extremely rare only six known dated items No Irish type spoon was used the town in March 1857 used a Blue cds then reverted in April to a 1844 type Irish diamond 1d Red AA perf 14 is unique, and cover is very rare #philately

The Colonial Exhibition in Paris of 1931 (Exposition Coloniale Internationale) was a large-scale international event held to showcase the vast French colonial empire and the “achievements of imperialism.”

Have you ever wondered what the world’s most iconic cities looked like centuries ago? This thread will take you back in time 🧵 1. Milan, Italy (1819)

Investiture of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II (1931), 5 Rupees, Sg: IN-JA 51. Jaipur, India. Portraits of Sawai Jai Singh II and Sawai Man Singh II.

A 1895 stamp of King Carlos I with a beautiful cancellation from New Goa, dated 31 Oct 1898. Sg:PT-IN 266. Portuguese Goa.

A 1900, King Carlos I stamp of denomination 10 Tanga, a unit of the Portuguese Indian currency in those days. Beautiful postmark of Nova (New) Goa, dated 18–Sep-1901. Catalogue: Sg: PT-IN 291. I love postmarks like these!

#Philately: 1943 envelope where Fernet-Branca’s eagle meets the Reich eagle - open to interpretation. Address - a fanatic Nazi school ideologue. Envelope & story here👉 bit.ly/40UcVbZ Philately Hobby The Postage Explorer Micard Jonas Gary Loew AB🇺🇸-Philately Peter Jack Mlynek 🇨🇦💉💉 💉 💉💉💉