Lot 270 India

1854-1945 Ex-estate lot from a lifetimes British Empire collection totally unpicked and intact, attractive mint & used assembly noted 1854 ½a blue imperf (3 + pair), 1a red (2), 4a red and blue cut to shape, 2a green four margins used, 1855 4a & 8a, 1856 to 8a red including shades, 1865 to 8a red, 1866 6a purple (SG 66 Cat £150), 1874 to 1r used, 1876 set used, 1895 2r carmine and yellow-brown mint (Cat £100), 3r mint (Cat £85), 5r used CDS, 1902-11 to 15r mainly used, 1911-23 to 25r mainly used, 1926-33 to 25r mainly used, 15r unmounted mint (SG 218w cat £48), 1929 air set mint, 1937-40 10r & 15r mint (Cat £218), 25r used, 1948 1st Anniv. Indep set mint (Cat £425). Clean lot with very high cat value. (c360)