339 / März 2010

2 d. blue, SK-SL, TK-TL, block of four with ample to good margins all round with clear black scottish type MC, signed Pröschold, very fine

2 d. blue, plate 4, TD, ivory head, large margins all round from the bottom sheet margin with small part of inscription, clear numeral "5", extremely fine, signed Pröschold BPP

2 d. blue, AI, from upper sheet margin with small part of inscription and part of adjoining stamp at bottom, tied by numeral  "19" to cover to Southampton, signed Pröschold, extremely fine

1 s. pale green, large margins all round with part of adjoining stamp at bottom, with clear numeral "16", certificate Richter, very fine

1847/54, 1 sh. pale green, good to wide margins and nice fresh colour neatly cancelled by central "19", extremely fine, signed Pröschold BPP and Louis BPP certificate

6 d. mauve, good margins and deep colour, lightly cancelled, tiny thinned at upper right, not effecting the design, opinion Louis BPP

6 d. dull lilac, large margins all round with clear numeral "466", inverted watermark, signed Pröschold BPP and certificate Louis BPP, extremely fine

1887/92, Jubilee 2½ d., 2 copies tied to cover from "RECKMANSWORTH DE 23 92" to Ywataung, Burma with transit and arrival marks, fine and scarce

USED ABROAD: HAITI: "C 59" on 4 d. vermilion (Plate 14) on complete folded cover from "JACMEL 24.10.65" with "GB 1F60C" accountancy mark and "8" tax stamp to Marseille, arrival mark on reverse, fine

JAMAICA: "KINGSTON JAMAICA FE 9.60/A01" dublex cancel on 4 d. rose on complete folder cover to Mandeville, fine

MALTA: "A25 / Malta MY 27 73" on 1 d. red and 4 d. orange on entire letter  to Constantinople with arrival mark of the British PO, filing crease not effecting the stamps

1/2 pence deep rose, block of nine, marginal from base of sheet with full imprint, unused with not original gum, some creasing partly repaired, but still attractive and very rare Provenance: Dale-Liechtenstein (1969)

1 sh. yellow-green, wide margins all around, used, superb

1880, 6 d. grey with large margin at right, unused, light place on reverse mostly in the margin, and 1 s., used, slightly unfresh (Mi.-no. 5, 6; Mi. £ 950,-)

1976, Elizabeth 10 c., booklet with 20 items, unmounted mint, postage rates schedules with red pen strokes (Mi.-no. A317; Mi. 700,- +)

1861, 1/2 a. blue (2) and 4 a. black with numeral "67" on registered cover from  "DELHIE 12 MAR." with "REGISTERD" boxed handstamp in red to Lahore, on reverse arrival mark in red, fine

1907/16, 2 covers with red special cachet "MINTO FETE CALCUTTA 7. FE 1907" respectively with black special cancel "MADRAS PARKFAIR 11 JAN 16"

DUBAI: "DUBAI 10.3.42" flag cancel on King George VI 1/2 a. red-brown and pair 1 a. carmine on reverse of airmail cover with censor cancel and label to Bombay, arrival mark on reverse

1890, 2 a. red and 1 a. red in combination with India 1/2 a. blue-green and 2 a. blue tied by "L" in bars on reverse of registered cover from "KASMIR SEP. 10" with boxed "R-KASHMIR"  to Bombay, arrival mark on reverse, fine

1935, 2 s. 6 d., 5 and 10 s., unused with light hinge remainders, fine, a.o. sign. Pröschold

1859, 1 d. rose-red in strip of 3 tied by "MALTA C JU.11./A 25" duplex cancel on cover to Catania, arrival mark on front, fine

ANGLO-FRENCH OCCUPATION: 1914, 80 Pfg. black/carmine from the lower right sheet corner, unhinged mint, fine

FRENCH OCCUPATION: 20 Pfg. blue with wide space between "TOGO" and "Occupation", used, fine, signed A.Brun and Roumet with certificate

1859, 1 sh. blue with 1862, 4 d. dull rose on entire to Wissenbourg/Elsaß, small faults

1962, Birds 12 p. with striking shifted print, block of four from the lower right sheet margin, unhinged mint, in addition a normal set of blocks of four

1843, Bull eyes, 30 r. with good margins all round, used, fine, opinion Juchert BPP

90 r. with good margins all round, natural paper fold, used, fine, opinion Juchert BPP

1844, Inclinados 90 r. in types I, II and IIa, each with good margins, used, few imperfections, opinion Juchert BPP

180 r. good to wide margins all round, used with red cancel, light vertical crease otherwise fine, opinion Juchert BPP

300 r. three sides good margins, used, slightly touched at lower left otherwise fine, opinion Juchert BPP

600 r. with good margins all round, used, very fine, a scarce stamp, opinion Juchert BPP

1847, entire letter in French, written on board the "Levaillant" on the way to Rio de Janeiro, addressed to Paris, endorsed "pr. Cicilei & Mario Capt. C. Thomsen" via Hamburg ("SCHIFFSBRIEF-POST HAMBURG 12 NOV. 1847"), the Netherlands and Belgium to Paris with red straight line "HAMBURG" and red "LPB 4 R"; unusual routing

1849, Verticais 180-600 r. all with good to wide margins, used, fine, opinion Juchert BPP

1854, Coloridos 10 r. deep blue, unused block of 15, unused without gum, bottom right stamp slightly touched, otherwise good to wide margins, tiny toned on reverse, fine and scarce

10 r. blue and 30 r. blue with 1840, 60 r. black, tied by cork cancel "BAHIA" to reverse of entire letter 1866 to Rio Grande, fine, ex Santos

30 r. deep blue, block of 9, unused without gum, very fine, ex Santanna and Santos