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Lot 3317 |
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Austria - Lombardy-Venetia ca. 1864 (Feb. 5) small envelope from Beirut to Hartford, Ct., franked with 1864 10s blue and four 15s brown (23, 24) cancelled Beirut c.d.s.s., red "Franco" handstamp and "New York Paid All, Br Transit" c.d.s. (Mar. 20), backstamped Triest transit oval, Feb. 29 (?), Very Fine and very scarce usage to this destination.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: 2003 Ferchenbauer Certificate.
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Lot 3318 |
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Bermuda 1854 Perot Provisional, First Type, 1d red on bluish wove (X2A), the magnificent octagonal example with large margins, on flap of 1855 (16 Apr.) folded letter from the banker N.T. Butterfield of Hamilton to B. Wilson Higgs of St. Georges. SG O4.
SG £275,000 ($350,620)
CONSIDERED TO BE THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF A PEROT FIRST ISSUE STAMP.
Provenance: Ferrary, Burrus, Tomasini and Kapiloff
The Bermuda postmaster provisionals have been surrounded by considerable mystique and are the stuff of philatelic legend. Commencing in 1818, the local postmasters in Bermuda were permitted to retain for themselves the postage on inland letters (which was reduced to 1d per ounce in 1842, with the requirement that the postage be prepaid). During the day, customers could hand their letters to the postmaster with cash for the postage charge. After hours the post office provided slot through which customers could deposit their letters, along with cash for the requisite postage charge. However, it happened that sometimes the postmaster would discover more letters having been deposited than the corresponding cash for postal charges, with there being no way to ascribe which letters were unpaid. To remedy this situation, W.B. Perot, the Postmaster at Hamilton, issued adhesive stamps for prepayment of postage for letters posted when the post office was closed. These stamps were made from the current post office datestamp, from which the day and month plugs were removed, and on which he wrote "one penny" above the year date and his signature below it. The initial stamps, dated 1848 and 1849, were in black, but the black ink used by the Hamilton Post Office was replaced by red in May 1849. The later first-type provisionals dated 1853, 1854 and 1856 are accordingly in red. In addition, a second type of provisional, employing the Crowned Circle handstamp, was used in Hamilton in 1861 and at St. Georges from 1860.
A total of 11 examples of the first-type Perot postmaster provisionals are recorded, of which only two 1854-dated examples (on bluish wove) are known, the example offered here and one in the Royal Collection. It is likewise one of only two examples on cover, with the other (ex Sir Henry Tucker) bearing a repaired (albeit skillfully) stamp on the reverse of a folded letter from N.T. Butterfield to Henry E. Higgs of St. Georges. This example was also the first Perot postmaster provisional to be discovered, when in 1897 it was sent to Alfred Smith, the Bath, England stamp dealer, who described it in his Monthly Circular for July 1897. One of the pre-eminent pieces in Philately.
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Lot 3319 |
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Canada 1851, 3d red, laid paper (1), bottom sheet margin single with ample to large margins tied by neat red target cancel on folded letter from Lanark, U.C. to Quebec, postmarked clear red Lanark split ring c.d.s., Nov 14, 1851, backstamped Brockville, U.C., Nov. 15 and Quebec, Nov. 18, Very Fine and fresh.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
PERHAPS THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 3D WITH A COLORED CANCEL ON COVER.
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Lot 3320 |
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Canada 1851, 12d black, laid paper (3), four clear to enormous margins, light target cancel, shows "verge" line at left, evidence of major re-entry at right. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $50,000
AN OUTSTANDING EXAMLE OF THIS CLASSIC RARITY.
Expertization: 1954 B.P.A. and 2004 Greene Certificates.
Even though 51,000 12d stamps were printed, only 1450 were sold. The rest were destroyed.
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Lot 3321 |
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Canada 1853, 3d brown red (4a), unused, block of four with large margins all around including partial sheet margin at top, prominent stitch watermark running vertically through left stamps, deep rich color. Small thin in upper right sheet margin. Fresh and Very Fine. SG 8.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
AN EXCEPTIONALLY FRESH AND RARE BLOCK AND THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF A STITCH WATERMARK.
Provenance: Pack, Gill, E. Carey Fox
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Lot 3322 |
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Canada 1853, 3d brown red (4a), top sheet margin pair, large margins except barely touching at upper right, tied by target cancels on 1858 cover from Hamilton, C.W. (Apr. 6) to Philadelphia, pair also tied by blue Suspension Bridge, N.Y. exchange office c.d.s. (Apr. 8), red "Canada/Paid 10 Cts" handstamp, red embossed British Medicine Warehouse advertising cameo on flap, a choice Very Fine cover. SG 8.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Expertization: 1979 P.F. and 1997 C.P.E. Certificates.
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Lot 3323 |
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Canada 1857, ½d rose (8), vertical pair with four absolutely gigantic margins (adjacent stamps visible on all sides), fresh and lightly cancelled. An absolutely Superb pair.
Scott $1,000+
IT IS VERY UNLIKELY THAT A FINER PAIR COULD EXIST.
Expertization: 1975 P.F. and 2002 C.P.E. Certificates.
Provenance: Fox, Nickle, Carrington
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Lot 3324 |
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Canada 1855, 10d blue (7), position 53 showing a very strong re-entry, four enormous margins, tied by light 4-ring "30" on a small envelope to Navan, Ireland postmarked "Peterboro, C.W., Ap 12, 1859" split-ring c.d.s. overstruck with red "Paid, Liverpool, Br. Packet, 2 May 59, 2E" c.d.s., backstamped Dublin and Navan, both May 3, fresh and Extremely Fine. A choice cover. SG 15.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
THE FINEST RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE POSITION 53 RE-ENTRY ON COVER.
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Lot 3325 |
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Canada 1855, 10d blue (7), large margined single tied by faint red target cancel on 1856 folded letter to London, England, postmarked red Sault Ste. Marie, C.W. split ring c.d.s. Nov. 3, matching straightline "Paid" with manuscript "10 cts", red London Paid receiver, Dec 9, also on front, Very Fine. Sault Ste. Marie, at this time, was Canada's western most post office.
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000
Expertization: 2004 B.P.A. Certificate.
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Lot 3326 |
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Canada 1959, 5¢ St. Lawrence Seaway, center inverted (387a), original gum, never hinged. Minor smalll faults. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $8,500
A MORE AFFORDABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS POPULAR MODERN ERROR.
Expertization: 2004 B.P.A. Certificate.
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Lot 3327 |
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Colombia Airmail, 1920, 10c Woman and boy watching plane (C2), large margins, tied by violet Colombian Air Navigation Co. oval handstamp on picture side of picture postcard to Cartagena, three 1c adhesives tied by violet Barranquilla oval datestamp, Mar. 4, 1920, blue Cartagena receiver below, two stamps folded over edge of card, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: signed En. Diena.
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Lot 3328 |
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Colombia Airmail, 1920, 10c Clouds and small plane (C3), large margins, tied by violet Colombian Air Navigation Co. oval handstamp on cover to Cartagena, 3c adhesive tied by violet Barranquilla oval datestamp, Mar. 4, 1920, Cartagena receiver on reverse, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,500
Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 3329 |
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Colombia Airmail, 1920, 10c Biplane viewed from above (C4), large margins, tied by violet Colombian Air Navigation Co. oval handstamp on deep blue cover to Cartagena, three adhesives totaling 6c tied by violet Barranquilla oval datestamp, Mar. 4, 1920, blue Cartagena receiver on reverse, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,500
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Colombia Airmail, 1920, 10c Flier wztching another plane (C5), large margins, tied by faint violet Colombian Air Navigation Co./Cartagena oval handstamp on cover to Barranquilla, 1c & 2c adhesives tied by light violet Cartagena c.d.s., Feb. 22, 1920, the inaugural date of the airmail service, violet Barranquilla receiver, Feb. 23, on reverse, a Very Fine First Flight cover.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
The stamp on this cover has an interesting variety: the black inscriptions (that were applied to the multicolor Curtiss labels to create this set) are shifted upward and angled downward to the right.
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Lot 3331 |
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Colombia Airmail, 1920, 10c Plane over lighthouse (C6), large margins, tied by faint violet Colombian Air Navigation Co. oval handstamp on cover to Cartagena, a 2c and two different ½c adhesives totaling 3c tied by violet Barranquilla oval datestamp, Mar. 4, 1920, blue Cartagena receiver on reverse, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 3332 |
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Colombia Airmail, 1920, 10c Plane on ground, air crew in foreground (C9), large margins, tied by faint violet Colombian Air Navigation Co. oval handstamp on cover to Cartagena, a 5c and two different ½c adhesives totaling 6c tied by violet Barranquilla oval datestamp, Mar. 4, 1920, blue Cartagena receiver on reverse; very minor foxing, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 3333 |
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Colombia Airmail, 1920, 10c Plane over ocean liner (C10), ample to large margins, tied by violet Colombian Air Navigation Co./Cartagena oval handstamp on cover to Barranquilla, 1c & 2c adhesives tied by violet Cartagena c.d.s., Feb. 22, 1920, the inaugural date of the airmail service, violet Barranquilla receiver, Feb. 23, on reverse; minor perf tones on Colombian adhesives, still a Very Fine First Flight cover.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Expertization: signed A. Diena.
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Lot 3334 |
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Egypt British Post Office in Suez, 1873 (Sept. 26) registered cover from Suez to Aden, bearing a pair of the rare 6d pale chestnut "abnormal" plate 12 (S.G. Z65) cancelled bold "B 02" ovals, Suez "A" c.d.s., boxed "Registered" handstamp, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO REGISTERED USAGES RECORDED FROM SUEZ.
Expertization: 1951 R.P.S. certificate.
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Lot 3335 |
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Falkland Islands 1933 Centenary complete (65-76), bottom margin blocks of four with full Bradbury-Wilkinson imprint, original gum, fresh and well centered with each block lightly hinged on the top pair only, the bottom pair being never hinged, a Very Fine and choice set of these rare blocks. SG 127-138.
Estimate 30,000 - 40,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO SETS OF IMPRINT BLOCKS BELIEVED TO EXIST.
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Lot 3336 |
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Finland 1930, 10m Zeppelin overprint error, "1830" for "1930", upper left stamp in a bottom margin block of four. Original gum, top stamps very lightly hinged, bottom Never Hinged. Very Fine and rare positional piece. Michel C1a €3,250 as singles ($3,510).
The error occurs on position 86 in the sheet of 100 thus 500 of the error were printed with between 200 and 300 sold and the balance being recalled.
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Lot 3337 |
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Germany 1912 Bork-Brück semi-official air vignette (Michel 1A), with 3pf Germania tied by Brück c.d.s., Feb 27, on flown picture postcard ("Gruss aus" card from Bork), Very Fine.
Michel €2,800 ($3,020)
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Lot 3338 |
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Germany 1937 (May 6) Hindenburg disaster cover, charred fragment from a registered cover originating in Munich to an unknown addressee, sealed in a cellophane pouch with a U.S. Post Office seal affixed on the end, an Apr. 29 Munich c.d.s. cancelled a stamp which has subsequently fallen off, Munich Telegraph Office registry label No. 570 at left and partial red flight cachet. The cover is addressed to a D. Grenko but the rest of the address has been burned away. In addition, the address of the sender, "Waldeckstrasse 50, München 9, Deutschland" is visible on the reverse. Due to the lack of a readable address the cover was returned to Frankfurt. An extremely rare and spectacular cover of this dramatic crash.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
Expertization: 1937 Alexander Berezowski Certificate.
Arthur Falk illustrates in his "Hindenburg Crash Mail - The Search Goes On", on page 54, a cover from the same correspondence as the cover offered here. Similarities in the handwriting, in the style of the cover, the imperforate airmail label, the crayon underlined routing instruction and the Münich dispatch postmark are obvious. The page 54 item also bears a Münich Telegraph Office registration label with the number 568 while the item offered here bears registration label number 570 from the same office.
The salvaged mail from the Hindenburg crash was recorded and forwarded by the New York Post Office via the destination's Post Office to the final addressee. Those covers are listed in the Falk book on pages 45 - 51. In addition, there were eight covers salvaged from the crash site which could not be forwarded due to unreadable addresses. These eight covers were sent to the Frankfurt Central Post Office on May 19, 1937 to be returned to the sender. These eight covers do not appear in any of the lists published by Falk. However, the letter of transmittal that accompanied the eight covers from New York to Frankfurt is reproduced in on page 35. The second, third and fourth paragraphs of this letter refer to the a Josef Niedermann correspondence and to a cover addressed to D. Grenko bearing the the return address of Waldeckstrasse 50, München 9, Deutschland. Hence, the cover offered here is that identified in the third paragraph of the letter (the second Niedermann position) and is a new find!
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Lot 3339 |
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German Occupation of Kotor 1944, Unissued pictorial set of nine, combination proof sheet of the nine values in dark sienna, gummed and perforated 14½. Original gum, never hinged. Fresh and Very Fine.
Michel €15,000 ($16,200)
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE SHEET — THE FIRST WE HAVE EVER SEEN.
Expertization: 2003 Brunel BPP Certificate.
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Lot 3340 |
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Great Britain 1840 Lesage caricature envelope (Clerical Env No. 2: "The Parsons Going It in Face of the Law"), used 1840 (20 June) from Edinburgh to Haddington, bearing 1840 1d black plate 3, tied by red Maltese Cross, sound and Fine usage of this very rare illustrated envelope of which only two sound examples are recorded.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
Ado Lesage had a shop at Hanover Street in London, where he sold prints and made picture frames. Although of foreign origin, Lesage published at least two caricature envelopes relating to the political unrest and the struggles being experienced by the Church of Scotland, which finally resulted in the formation of the Free Church in 1843. The Clerical Envelope No. 1 was entitled "The Church Tossed on a Stormy Sea." Approximately a dozen examples of envelope No. 1 are known to have survived. Envelope No. 2, offered here, is far scarcer with only about half that number of examples in any condition known.
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Lot 3341 |
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Great Britain 1840 (18 Dec.) folded stampless letter from Karachi, India to London forwarded to Rotherhithe, redirected to Rotherhithe with an 1840 1d black applied for forwarding postage, crisply cancelled by black Maltese Cross, red India oval and "T.P./Cornhill" handstamps alongside, showing Very Fine boxed "Captn Barber's/East India Agency/64 Cornhill" forwarding agent's cachet and British transit datestamps on reverse, stamp cut into at bottom, Fine usage.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
AN EXTREMELY RARE INCOMING COVER SHOWING A PENNY BLACK APPLIED FOR REDIRECTION.
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Lot 3342 |
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Great Britain 1919 First flight England to Australia (AAMC 1013), cover addressed to Gunning N.S.W. bearing special Australian vignette tied by one of two strikes double oval datestamp "First Aerial Mail, Great Britain to Australia, Received, 26 Feb 1920" applied at Melbourne, also two strikes purple "Per Vickers ‘Vimy’ Aeroplane to Australia" handstamp; insignificant edge wear, Very Fine and rare. AAMC $2,500.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: signed Champion, En. Diena.
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Haiti 1881-1887 Liberty Head Issue, Fabulous specialized collection mounted on the original pages from the exhibit that was awarded a International Large Gold at AMERIPEX ’86. Included are mint and used multiples, printing and perforation varieties, plate reconstructions of all 23 stamps, covers, cancellations, forgeries and more, including much original research. The owner considers the following items to be of special importance: 1. The extensive multiples include the largest recorded examples of 14 of the 23 printings including the 7 centime stamp of the First Issue. 2. Used reconstructions of all 23 printings, two of which are original. This set was meticulously assembled and is probably unique. 3. One of three recorded covers franked by ten copies of the 1c First Issue. 4. The earliest of two recorded First Issue covers illustrating the 5 centime Caribbean rate to Jamaica. 5. Tête-bêche pairs of the 1c and 2c First Issue. 6. Two trial color proof strips bearing all six denominations of the First Issue. 7. Only recorded used formula card franked by 1c and 2c First Issue. 8. Examples of the 1c and 2c First Issue printed on the untinted side of the paper. 9. Many perforation varieties of the perforated issues. 10. Extensive showing of the postal forgeries of the Second Issue.
Estimate 50,000 - 75,000
THE CARROLL LLOYD COLLECTION COMPRISES ONE OF THE LARGEST HOLDINGS OF THE STAMPS OF HAITI IN EXISTENCE.
Historical background of the Carroll Lloyd collection
Lloyd had always been interested in the technical aspects of the production of these stamps, having been greatly influenced by the early efforts of Hausburg and Poole. Their articles were the inspiration that led to Lloyd's attempt to plate as many of the printings as possible, with the acquisition of multiples being of prime importance. Then, in March-November 1973, the Collectors Club Philatelist published the definitive work on these stamps by J.R.W. Purves. This article further stimulated Lloyd's interest and resulted in his forming a philatelic friendship with Purves, a renowned student of stamp production. Lloyd and Purves had each nearly completed reconstruct ions of the 5 centime re-engraved stamp and by combining their efforts they were able to successfully complete that project. The results of their collaboration is chronicled in the September 1975 issue of the Collectors Club Philatelist. Shortly thereafter Purves decided to sell his extensive collection, which contained numerous multiple pieces, many of which had been obtained from the famed Abbott collection. Lloyd was able to purchase the entire Purves collection as a solid foundation for his collection. Subsequently Lloyd was able to complete the plating of the 2 centime re-engraved stamp of 1886, despite the fact that his friend Purves had believed that the scarcity of multiples would probably defeat any efforts to do so. This original plating study was published in the 51st American Philatelic Congress Book in 1985.
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Lot 3344 |
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Haiti 1881, 1c vermilion Liberty head, inter-pane block of 70 with ten tête-bêche gutter pairs. Full original gum. Few small splits and some reinforcement along a horizontal crease through the gutter. A fresh Very Fine block. The largest known multiple of the 1c imperforate.
Estimate 40,000 - 50,000
PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEM IN ALL OF HAITIAN PHILATELY. THE BUYER OF THE CARROLL LLOYD COLLECTION WILL IMMEDIATELY BE ABLE TO UPGRADE THE ALREADY WORLD-CLASS EXHIBIT BY ADDING THIS INCREDIBLE MULTIPLE.
These stamps were printed in sheets of 100 with two panes of 50 being separated by a horizontal gutter.
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Haiti Liberty head proof collection, 15 mounted exhibit pages with large irregular blocks of plate proofs in black said to have been made from plate III. The multiples comprise 1c imperf (block of 34), 1c perf. (21), 2c imperf (27), 2c perf. (21), 3c imperf (28), 3c perf. (21), 5c imperf (28), 5c perf. (29), 7c imperf (33), 7c perf. (15) and 20c perf. (25); also includes two types of Liberty head Revenue essays with blank value tablets on four pages. A rare group.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
Provenance: Mangones
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Lot 3346 |
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Iceland 1933 Balbo overprints (C12-C14), stamps tied, along with additional 20a postage on registered flight cover to Chicago, by Reykjavik c.d.s.s., July 9, backstamped Chicago, July 15, Very Fine and rare. 97 covers were flown.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 1990 En. Diena Certificate.
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India 1854, 4a blue and pale red, 1st printing, head I, frame I (SG 18), horizontal pair, large margins, neat diamond of dots cancels. Very Fine, an outstanding pair. Scott 6.
SG £1,600 ($2,040)
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India Persian Field Force: 1857 (4 May) large "On Publick Service Only" envelope with contents relating to the Estate of Capt., bearing 1854 4a blue and red 4th printing head III, die II (S.G. 23) horizontal pair with large margins, cancelled by "131" in diamond of bars, with boldly struck "Field Force/Persia" c.d.s. alongside, inconsequential surface abrasion in right stamp mentioned for accuracy and annotated on address panel, Fine usage, extremely rare and important Indian campaign mail cover.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
Expertization: 2005 B.P.A. Certificate.
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Lot 3349 |
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India 1859 (3 May) registered folded lettersheet from Cochin to London (6.6), bearing 1854 4a blue and rose-red 5th printing, head III, frame II horizontal pair (6 mm spacing) with large margins, cancelled by "130" diamond obliterators, showing red "India Paid" crescent and boxed "Reg. No." with manuscript number inserted handstamps alongside and boxed "Cochin/Paid" datestamp and red boxed "Registered No." with manuscript number inserted handstamps on reverse, Fine and rare usage.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
Expertization: 1973 B.P.A. Certificate.
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India Northern Rhodesia Expedition: 1899 (13 Nov.) native envelope from a Sikh soldier possibly King's Rifles to Camp Nowshera, bearing British Central Africa 1d, tied by "Zomba/B.C.A." c.d.s. and showing Chinde (21.11) and Sea Post Office (1.1.00) transit c.d.s. on reverse, Very Fine usage from an extremely rare expedition, in which a few Indian forces were included in the British force fighting slavers in the area.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 3351 |
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Italy 1961, L. 205 "Gronchi Rosa", tied with L.170 and L.185 on cacheted First Day Cover, April 6, 1961. Very Fine and exceedingly rare.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: 1991 Diena and Raybaudi Certificates.
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Lot 3352 |
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Italy 1933 Balbo triptych (CO1), on registered Balbo Transatlantic Air Squadron flight cover to New York, cancelled Rome airmail c.d.s.s., June 14, backstamped New York, July 20 red centennial cachet and purple flight cachet, signed by General Balbo, light file fold at left, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
A MARVELOUS EXAMPLE OF THE RARE COVER, WHICH IS FURTHER ENHANCED BY THE BALBO AUTOGRAPH.
Expertization: signed Bolaffi and 1982 En. Diena Certificate.
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Italian Colonies 1934 L.25 + L.2 Airmail Official (CO1), set of four covers flown on the Rome-Mogadiscio flight: Cyrenaica, flown Tobruk to Mogadiscio, Eritrea, Massaua to Mogadiscio, Somalia, Mogadiscio to Rome, and Tripolitania, Tripoli to Tobruk and on to Mogadiscio; each with a Very Fine example of the special stamp and all with appropriate cancels, cachets and backstamps, a Very Fine set. Sassone €12,500 ($13,500).
A CHOICE AND RARE SET, THE SOMALIA AND TRIPOLITANIA BEING PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT TO FIND.
Expertization: each with a 1999 Sorani Certificate.
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Madagascar 1867 "British Consulate Madagascar", oval Coat of Arms handstamp on envelope to Sir Henry Buckly, Governor of Mauritius, endorsed "On Her Majestys Service", backstamped Mauritius c.d.s., Mar 20, yellow embossed Madagascar coat of arms on flap (envelope manufactured by Waterlow & Sons); light foxing, slight wax seal damage on reverse, Fine and exceedingly rare.
Estimate 4,000 - 6,000
THIS IS THE EARLIEST OF ONLY THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE CONSULATE OVAL HANDSTAMP (TWO COMPLETE COVERS AND A PIECE).
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Mexico 1935 Amelia Earhart Goodwill Flight cover (AAMC 1231), franked with 20c Earhart overprint (C74) and 40c Air official (CO14) tied by Feb 2 c.d.s., registered and addressed to Miss Earhart in New York City, U.S. 3¢ & 15¢ cancelled May 8 at Newark, N.J. for U.S. registry postage to New York, backstamped New York on May 9. Endorsed in Earhart's hand "Carried by air, Mexico D.F. New York, May 8, 1935 (signed) Amelia Earhart", Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
EARHART CARRIED APPROXIMATELY 40 COVERS ON THIS FLIGHT.
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Nevis 1878, Lithographed 1s pale green imperforate between horizontal strip of three (SG 20b), with sheet margins attached at either side, representing position 1-3 of the sheet, rich color, original gum, lightly hinged, couple tiny customary tone specks on reverse, mentioned only for accuracy. Fine and extremely rare. Scott 17b.
SG £6,500 ($8,290)
Provenance: Ferrary, Charlton Henry, Watson Yuile
Only two sheets of 12 of this error originally existed. One sheet remains intact and is in a trust collection. The other sheet, which included this strip, has been broken up, with a second strip from it in the Royal Collection. Since the other two strips are in private collections, this represents the only opportunity for a collector to obtain this important and undercatalogued West Indies error.
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Newfoundland 1857, 8d scarlet vermilion, bisected (8a), diagonal half tied by oval grid on folded letter from St. Johns to Baltimore, Md., red rimless "St. Johns Paid" c.d.s., "5/Boston Br. Pkt./Nov 4" exchange office c.d.s., docketed as received Nov 5, Fine and rare. SG 8a.
Scott $6,000
Expertization: 1987 Greene Certificate.
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Newfoundland 1930 (Oct. 9) Miss Columbia Transatlantic Flight, Harbor Grace to Croydon, England, cover franked with special 50¢ on 36¢ overprinted stamp (C5), position 3 in the setting of four, Very Fine, tied by St. Johns machine cancel, Sept. 25, Harbor Grace c.d.s. on reverse, Oct. 9, the day of departure, docketed on reverse "Delivered in London, 11th Oct 1930", Fine and rare. About 100 covers with the special stamp were flown. Endorsed on reverse "Guaranteed in every respect, Whitfield King & Co."
Scott $9,000
Expertization: 2002 B.P.A. Certificate.
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New Hebrides 1924, 5d on 2½d ultramarine inverted surcharge (39a), lower left corner block of four with sheet number. Original gum, never hinged. Extremely Fine. SG 42a.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
THE IMPORTANT POSITIONAL PIECE OF THIS RARITY, OF WHICH ONLY ONE SHEET OF 30 IS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN PRINTED.
Expertization: 1979 Calves Certificate.
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New South Wales 1851 (May) folded letter from Kempsey to Paris, France (26.9), via London (25.9), bearing 1850 2d ultramarine plate III, Position 9 and 3d yellow-green on soft yellowish wove, Position 15, Sydney Views both with rich colors and large margins, cancelled by "89" (Kempsey) barred ovals, with red "Paid Ship Letter/Sydney" (13.5) and Calais (26.9) c.d.s. and "8" manuscript and "30" (décimes) handstamp ratings alongside, showing Very Fine oval crowned "Kempsey/New S. Wales" handstamp and Armidale datestamp (6.5) on reverse, side flaps removed, Very Fine usage and extremely rare.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
ONE OF ONLY THREE SYDNEY VIEW COVERS RECORDED TO FRANCE.
Expertization: signed A.Diena and 2003 B.P.A. Certificate.
Provenance: Caspary, Manwood
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North Borneo 1942, 1c-$5 Pictorials with Japanese Occupation overprints (N1-N15), choice mint blocks of four. Original gum, never hinged. Fresh and Very Fine. SG J1-J15.
SG £12,540 as singles ($15,990)
A REMARKABLE, POST OFFICE FRESH SET OF BLOCKS.
Expertization: 50c-$5 each with 1997 R.P.S. Certificate.
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Norway 1861 (Jan. 20) folded letter from Christianssand to Leith, Scotland, bearing 1856-57 Oskar 3sk (3), 4sk & 8sk (strip of three) cancelled Christianssand c.d.s.s., Svinesund, Sweden (Jan. 28), Hamburg (Jan. 20) and London (Jan 31) transit c.d.s.s., backstamped Edinburgh, Feb. 1; Very Fine and rare. An unlisted combination in the Norges Catalog.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
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Nova Scotia 1859 (Mar. 19) registered cover from Yarmouth to Bridgetown via Annapolis, N.S., bearing 3d blue and 6d dark green (2, 5), each with three large margins, cancelled oval grids, red Yarmouth split ring postmark on reverse along with Bridgetown and Annapolis split rings, both Mar. 22; light horizontal file fold, Very Fine. A properly rated cover with 3d for postage and 6d for registration.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 1976 P.F. Certificate.
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Nova Scotia 1851, 1s cold violet (7 var.), unused, large balanced margins and lovely pastel color indicative of the first printing. Very Fine. SG 7 £19,000 with gum ($24,220).
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS VERY RARE UNUSED STAMP; ONE OF THE FINEST AVAILABLE.
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Mayer
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Nova Scotia 1851, 1s cold violet (7 var.), huge margins including part sheet margin at right, marvelous color and sharp centered strike mute oval grid. A magnificent and truly Superb gem. SG 7 £5,000 ($6,380).
AN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE STAMP — QUITE LIKELY THE FINEST USED SINGLE IN EXISTENCE.
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Mayer
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Papua New Guinea 1930, 1s Harrison printing inverted overprint (C4a), original gum, lightly hinged. Fresh and Very Fine. SG 117a £7,000 ($8,920).
A VERY WELL CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE ERROR, AS MOST OF THE 40 IN EXISTENCE ARE POORLY CENTERED.
Expertization: signed Sanabria, Stanley Gibbons (N.Y.).
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