337 / September 2009

1857/64, 4 pence scarlet-vermilion with full to wide margins and 3 d. yellowish green with margin repaired at top, tied by light grid to rebacked cover from "ST. JOHNS DC 8 1858" to Baltimore with "NEW-YORK SHIP 5 cts. DEC 31" on front; despite faults a very rare and attractive cover. certificate BPA

6 1/2 pence scarlet-vermilion, good fresh colour and good margins, regummed, otherwise fine, certificate BPA

6 1/2 pence scarlet-vermilion, large margins all around and lightly cancelled, small thinning on reversed filled, but very attractive, a rare stamp, certificate BPA (1970)

1860, 1 shilling orange-vermilion bisected, left half with full to wide marigins, tied by 2 strikes of grid cancel to piece with adjacent red date stamp "ST. JOHN'S SP 10 1861" and London date stamp of September 30. The stamp has been lifted for inspection and replaced; very fine and extremely rare, only one other bisect of this stamp (on cover) is known, certificates BPA (1969) and W. Jakubek Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein (1969)

1862/64, 6 pence rose-lake, horizontal pair with enormous margins all around from the lower right sheet corner, neatly used, a marvellous example.

1921, Halifax-Botwood Air Mail 35 cents in block of four with two stamps wide and two narrow setting, one with and one without stop, unused o.g., a scarce block in fine condition

35 cents tied by machine cancel "ST. JOHN'S NOV 26 1921" to cover to London with transit mark of Halifax, fine

1927, De Pinedo Air Mail stamp 60 cents black, used, very well centered, very fine and fresh, a scarce stamp; signed Alberto Diena with certificate

60 cents black, tied by machine cancel "ST. JOHN'S. NFLD. MAY 20 1927" to cover (folds and opened out for display) to England with adjacent Trepassy date stamp of May 21 and Rome arrival mark of June 22; a fine and rare cover. Signed Alberto Diena with certificate and certificate BPA (1970)

1930, Miss Columbia 50 cents on 36 cents sage-green, tied by ST. JOHN'S machine cancel of September 25 1930 to envelope to England with Harbour Grace transit mark of October 9, fine and scarce, signed Roig

1933, Balbo flight 4,50 dollar on 75 cents., tied by cds. "ST. JOHN'S 26 JUL 33" to the US via Rome with special flight cachet on front and several transit and arrival marks on reverse, very fine