Catalogue
Traveller's cheques, State Bank of India, Calcutta, specimen fifty rupees, 19.. (c1958), BA 000000 and one hundred rupees, 19.., CA 000000, both overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in red, officially hole cancelled six times. Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Traveller's cheques, Thomas Cook & Son (Continental and Overseas) Limited, Bombay, specimen fifty rupees, 19.. (C1958), RA 000000 and one hundred rupees, 19.., RA 000000, both overprinted 'SPECIMEN' twice and 'NO VALUE' all in red. Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Traveller's cheques, Central Bank of India, fifty rupees, Bombay, cashed 23 Nov 1974; another, later type, 'Central Office, Bombay', specimen set of 1000, 2500 and 5000 rupees, 000000, overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in black. First with pin holes and two spindle holes, good very fine - uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
The Calcutta Tramways Company Limited, meal coupon, Nonapuker Canteen, six annas, 1956; another, 1958; another, half anna, 1953. Last with two rusty staple holes, otherwise extremely fine - uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
The Calcutta Tramways Company Limited, meal coupon, Nonapuker Canteen, six annas, 1956, another 1958; Royal Calcutta Turf Club, Derby Sweepstake 1934, ten rupees, No. L 03186, conditions of sweepstake on back, printed by Waterlow & Sons, London; cash coupons, 'Bindu', Rajkot, ten paisa, 1970; another with Indian script 1970; another, Indian script 1971; Dinajpur, one pice, 1939, No. 8718 (last item a modern fantasy, see Jhunjhunwalla p376). Mostly very fine - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Khadi Hundi, two rupees, two different types, all with various overstamps (6); another, ten rupees, cashed 2 Oct 1955?; Kota, Rajastan, court fee, five rupees, Bengal Khilafat Committee, Calcutta, lottery? tickets with the design of a 1920 one rupee and a view of the Khaba in Mecca, printed by Albalagh Press, Calcutta; another, with rubber stamp signatures on back, (earlier? type in blue and yellow); Postal Order, twenty rupees, Madras, issued 19.9.1980; another, Postal Order - Payment Order, Delhi, dated 4.9.1971 for 82 rupees & forty pence. Second 'Mecca' lottery ticket cut in four and rejoined with tape, poor - extremely fine. (12)
Estimate $80
Passed in
Hundis, a collection from Queen Victoria, various values, two annas to six rupees (11); Edward VII, four annas to nine rupees (9); George V, two annas to nine rupees, including several overprinted with other values (11); George VI, two annas to ten annas (15); Republic, fifty naye paise to ten rupees (7); court fees, Edward VII, George VI, Republic, United State of Saurashtra, Government of Madras (7). A wide selection, a few tears, some holes, several repairs, mostly fine - very fine. (60)
Estimate $200
Passed in