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Brief News

  • Latest News - Four super condition rare stamps from the AIA personal collection sold for very strong prices at Spink Auction Stamps & Covers of the World Lots 318-321 - https://www.spink.com/auctions/view?auctionId=22025 - 04/11/2022
  • Four rare gallery stamps from AIA personal collection will appear in Spink Auction 2nd November 2022 https://live.spink.com/auctions/4-7KWO8A/22025-stamps-and-covers-of-the-world?page=27&limit=12 - 10/10/2022
  • Parts of the AIA personal collection all sold with amazing results in the 'The Jewels of India' Spink Auction - https://www.spink.com/auction/22017 - 13/05/2022
  • News -  Parts of the AIA personal collection will appear on 12/05/22 in 'The Jewels of India' Spink Auction London - 02/04/2022 
  • The AIA Shop now closed from 1st April 2022 - 01/04/2022
  • Selective Price Adjustments - Check AIA price vs quality ratio on all shop items - 10/02/2022
  • Selective Price Adjustments - Check AIA price vs quality ratio on all shop items - 17/11/2021 
  • Selective Price Adjustments - Check AIA price vs quality ratio on all shop items - 23/09/2021
  • New Shop Item - India DLR QV 1865 SG62a 2a Orange Imperf Single w/Cert VFU CV£4000 - 30/06/2021
  • Selective Price Adjustments - Check AIA price vs quality ratio on all shop items - 09/06/2021
  • New Shop Item - India Litho QV 1854 SG19 4a Blue & Red Horz Pair VFU CV£4000++ - 09/06/2021
  • Few Selective Price Adjustments - Check AIA price vs quality ratio on all shop items - 12/05/2021
  • New Shop Item - India QV 1854 SG1 ½a Vermilion UN CV£3500- 12/05/2021
  • Selective Price Adjustments - Check AIA price vs quality ratio on all shop items - 31/03/2021
  • New Shop Item - India QV 1898 SG110a ¼a on ½a Blue-green x4 Double Surch w/Cert MM CV£3000 - 27/03/2021
  • New Shop Item - India Lithograph QV 1854 SG19 4a Deep Blue & Bright Red Horz Pair FU CV£4000 - 27/03/2021
  • New Shop Item - India Lithograph QV 1855 SG25 4a Blue & Rose-red Horz Pair w/Cert VFU CV£5000 - 12/03/2021
  • New Shop Item - India Lithograph QV 1855 SG8a ½a Blue Die III w/Cert UN CV£3250 - 12/03/2021
  • New Shop Item - India Lithograph QV 1855 SG10 ½a Deep Blue Die III w/Cert UN CV£4000 - 12/03/2021
  • New Shop Item - India Feudatory State J&K 1876 SG17 ½a Bright Blue Pre-print Fold Us CV£700 - 11/03/2021
  • New Shop Item - India Lithograph QV 1854 SG19 4a Red & Blue Scarce PM 38 w/Cert GU/FU CV£800 - 11/03/2021
  • New Shop Item - India Conv State Gwalior GEOVI 1949 SG137 12a Lake Pair w/Cert UM CV£1500 - 10/03/2021
  • New Shop Item - India Lithograph QV 1855 SG8a ½a Blue Die III w/Cert UN CV£3250 - 08/03/2021
  • New Shop Item - India Litho QV 1854 SG21b 4a Blue & Bright Red Jatia Stone L1 w/Cert GU CV£3250+ - 01/02/2021
  • New Shop Item - India DLR QV 1856-64 SG38 ½a Pale Blue Die I x24 w/Cert UM CV£2640++ - 01/02/2021
  • New Shop Item - India Litho QV 1855 SG22 4a Deep Blue & Red Vert Pair Ex-Desai FU CV£2500 - 01/02/2021
  • New Shop Item - India QV 1852 SGS1 ½a White Scinde Dawk w/Cert FU CV£3000 - 01/02/2021
  • Surge in sales of scarce and rare quality 1854-5 Lithographic 4a stamps before 2020 end! - 19/12/2020
  • Value of Shop - Gallery items adjusted to SG Commonwealth 2021 - Plus few shop price adjustments - 04/12/2020
  • Selective Price Adjustments - Check AIA price vs quality ratio on all shop items - 01/11/2020
  • New Imortant Collection Added - Extensive Collection Early Postmark Study on DLR Covers (1855-1880s) 12/10/2020
  • AIA October 2020 Newsletter just published - 12/10/2020
  • New Shop Item Added - India Litho QV 1855 SG23 4a Blue & Red Horz Pair Ex-Desai FU/VFU CV£2250+ - 30/09/2020
  • New Shop Item Added - India QV 1852 SGS1 ½a White Scinde Dawk w/Cert GU/FU CV£2500 from Gallery - 30/09/2020
  • Four Anna section added - Practical Guide - Identification and Plating of the India 1854-55 Litho Printings 30/09/2020
  • Selective Price Adjustments - Check AIA price vs quality ratio on your favourate items - 29/09/2020
  • New Book Added - Ikanni Tales : A Study of the One Anna Lithographed Label 1854-55 - 20/09/2020
  • One Anna section added - Practical Guide - Identification and Plating of the India 1854-55 Litho Printings 23/08/2020
  • New Ext Article pt added to site - Practical Guide - Identification and Plating of the India 1854-55 Litho Printings
  • Selective Price Adjustments - Check AIA price vs quality ratio on your favorate items - 01/08/2020
  • New Book Added - India’s Bi-coloured Four Annas 1854 - A Specialised Study of Third Printing - 20/07/2020
  • Selective Price Adjustments - Check AIA price vs quality ratio on your favourate items - 02/07/2020
  • New Shop Item India Abroad Malacca QV 1855 SGZ6 8a Carmine – BGP Pair PM B-109 VFU CV£2000+ From Gal - 30/06/2020
  • New Shop Item India - Feud Jind 1882-84 SGJ16a ¼a Red Brown x25 Dbl Print w/Cert UN CV£2500+ From Gal - 30/06/2020
  • New Shop Item India Feud State Soruth 1864 SG3 1a Black/Cream Laid w/Cert FU CV£3500 From Gal - 30/06/2020
  • New Shop Item India Lithograph QV 1855 SG23 4a Blue & Red PM B-1 Vert Pair FU CV£2250 From Gal - 30/06/2020
  • Convention States material - Prices adjusted - Take a browse! - 13/06/2020
  • Added in Resource Section - Brief History - Study of the First Issues of India (1852-55) - by Pragya Kothari - 06/06/2020 
  • New Shop item added - India Lithograph QV 1855 SG26 4a Deep Blue & Red PM C-74 VFU CV£1100+ - 31/05/2020
  • New Literature section added in shop with 3 more-recent publications available soon!- 17/05/2020
  • New Shop item added - India Convention Jind QV 1896 SG34 3r Brown & Green LMM/VLMM CV£850+ - 05/05/2020
  • New Gallery item added - India Lithograph QV 1855 SG23 4a Blue & Red w/Cert UN CV£14000 - 11/05/20
  • New Shop item added - India Conv Gwalior GEOVI 1949 SG137 12a Lake Alizah Printing w/Cert LMM CV£750 - 05/05/20
  • Certain shop prices have been adjusted - Very fine quality condition items vs price ratio! - 02/05/2020
  • New Gallery item added - India Lithograph QV 1854 SG21a 4a P Blue & Br Red w/Cert PM 238 FU CV£2750 - 02/05/2020
  • New Shop item added - India Feud Bundi Off 1917 SGO24A 3r Black & Red-brown UN CV£600 - 02/05/2020
  • New Shop item added - India Lithograph QV 1854 SG19 var. 4a Blue & Br Red Rare Retouch w/Cert GU/FU - 02/05/2020
  • AIA stops listing on eBay UK from 2nd May 2020 - 25/04/2020
  • Shop prices have been adjusted! - 01/04/2020
  • New Shop Item - India Feudatory State Bundi Off 1917 SGO10bB 4a Olive-yellow UN CV£550 - 11/12/2019
  • New Shop Item - Unlisted GEOV 1913-23 SG186w 1r Brown & Green (shades) INV w/Cert LMM - 11/12/2019
  • New Shop Item - 1854 Lithograph SG18 4a 1st Printing huge left margin! - 10/12/2019
  • New Shop Item - 1855 Lithograph SG26 4a Rare retouched head 5th Printing! - 10/12/2019
  • New Gallery Item - Wonderful Used Abroad Malacca SGZ6 Early DLR very fine pair - 09/12/2019
  • New Gallery Item - Rare 4a Lithograph SG21b - 09/12/2019
  • New Cover - India QV Cover 1868 Vizagapatam – Madras SG54 ½a Blue Rare PM 31 VFU - 22/11/2019
  • AIA Monthly Newsletter now published - sign up for December 2019 edition. Request November by email. - 07/11/2019
  • New Rare PM Cover - India QV Cover 1872 Calcutta – Lucknow SG58 x2 x3 Rare Blue Urban PM US/GU - 02/11/2019
  • New Shop Item: India QV Prepaid Cover 1866 Lingasoogar – Bombay ½a Brown Rare PM Error FU - 25/10/2019
  • Regular AIA News Letter coming very soon! Sign up now. - 15/10/2019
  • Convention State Jind stamp just added - 15/10/2019
  • Three Covers with rare PMs added - 1863 Tanjore – Madras SG38 ½a P Blue Rare PM C-144 - 1873 Lahore – Loodianna SG55 ½a P Blue Die I Rare PM R-3 - Plus Seetarampore – Berhampore SG55 ½a Pair Rare PM Error B-416 - 07/10/2019 
  • New India Lithograph QV 1854 SG23 4a Blank Upper Chignon! - 28/09/2019
  • CV Prices in Shop - Gallery are adjusted to SG Commonwealth 2020 Prices plus extensive shop price adjustments - 19/09/2019
  • Cover 1867 scarce SG66 6a early usage - Ex-Topaz Collection 2014 - 17/09/2019
  • New super condition early DLR 4a Grey-black with certificate - 10/09/2019
  • Super condition 4a Lithograph SG24 Muree Pakistan added - 03/09/2019
  • Another rare PM on early DLR cover added - 26/08/2019
  • New 1855 SG23 4a with decent margins - quality example! 25/08/2019
  • Convention State Jind 1885 SG6 1r Slate fine condition added to shop - 18/08/2019
  • New 1855 SG23 4a with PM 161 NWP VFU - 10/08/2019
  • Five new early De La Rue covers with rare postmarks now available - more to follow! - 07/08/2019
  • New 1855 SG23 4a with Cochin C-130 PM in super condition added to shop - 29/07/2019
  • Just added - India Convention State Nabha SG18a 1a6p Sepia AHBA w/Cert MM/LMM CV£500 - 22/07/2019
  • New very fine condition SG147 25r added to shop! - 16/07/2019
  • 4a Lithographs added to shop SG19, SG22, SG23, SG24 plus pair in Gallery! 10/07/2019
  • More lithographic 4a examples will be added to Shop & Gallerry very soon - 08/07/2019
  • Very scarce J&K SG46 with cert 'Blackish' European laid paper just added to shop - 02/07/2019
  • New shop item added Official SGO7b No Dot on I - Other new items will be added quite regularly - keep checking.
  • AIA has recently acquired a huge number of Lithographic 4a (plus 1a unused) from the C S Raveendran Collection! - 26/06/2019
  • New 1854 4th Printing 4a VFU examples coming soon - 25/06/2019
  • New shop item early QV Official with OPT error coming soon! - 23/06/19
  • Rare 1855 Half Anna lithograph deep shade added to Gallery! - 15/06/19
  • New scarce Orchha SG3ba will be added to shop very soon - 09/06/19 - SOLD very quickly!

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