341 / September 2010

Roosevelt souvenir sheet with handstamp "GROSZY" in type 26, cancelled "WROCLAW 13.12.50", sign. Krawczyk with certificate

LOCAL ISSUES: PRZEDBORZ: 1917, 4 gr. blue, block of 4 from sheet centre with vertical and horizontal gutter pairs, unhinged mint, very scarce, sign. Jungjohann BPP

1936, airmail 1,50-20 e., set of 6, and 1941, airmail 3-50 e., set of 4, unhinged mint, fine (Mi. 540,-)

1986, Ameripex 0,20-8 p. cpl. with souvenir sheet, unhinged mint

1877, First crown issue colour trials in blue: 5 r.-300 r. cpl., very scarce in this colour

colour trials in ocre: 5 r.-300 r. cpl., scarce in cpl. set

colour trials in rose: 5 r.-300 r. cpl., scarce in cpl. set

Perf. 12½: 5 r.-200 r. cpl., unused, the two high values with gum, 40 r. tiny thinned, otherwise fine, a scarce set

5 r.-200 r. used, 40 r. short perf., otherwise generally fine

5 r. black in marginal block of 8 and 10 r. yellow in marginal block of 6, unused, minor faults

5 r. black, horizontal strip of 3, tied to reverse of small cover from Mapuca 1880 to Benaulim with transit marks of Nova Goa and Margao, very fine, only one other cover known with a strip of 3 of the 5 r.

10 r. orange-yellow, cpl. sheet of 28 stamps, unused, partly folded in the perforation, scarce

10 r. orange with clear cpl. strike of crowned date stamp "MACAO JY 2 84", stuck on piece of album page, also Macao 50 r. green with same cancel, also fixed to piece of album page, both stamps originally belonging together; very rare, only about 8 copies of the Portuguese India 10 r. orange used in Macao are known (AF no. 49)

10 r. yellow-orange, 2 copies, tied by barred "2" to reverse of envelope from Mapuca 1878 to Benaulim with manuscript country delivery charge "15" (r.), adjacent boxed "CHEGOU TARDE", fine and scarce

10 r. yellow-orange, tied by barred cancel "J" to small native cover from Chinchinim 1878 to Nova Goa with manuscript "10 r." town delivery charge on reverse

10 r. yellow-orange in horizontal pair with 5 r. black perf. 13½, tied by barred "J" with adjacent cds. "CHINCHINIM 1/4 187" on small opened out native cover to Rajapur with transit and arrival marks, fine and scarce

20 r. bistre, tied by barred "2" to small cover from Mapuca with oval date stamp of 11. and 12.9.1877 via Pangim and Margao to Benaulin with adjacent boxed "CHEGOU TARDE"; a fine and scarce very early cover

20 r. bistre, tied by barred "4" to small native letter (part of front side missing) from Ponda 1877 to Vingorla with adjacent boxed "UNPAID SORTING" and "POSTAGE DUE" with manuscript "1 a", still fine

20 r. bistre, tied by barred "2" to small envelope from "MAPUCA 11/11/78" via Nova Goa to Margao with manuscript country delivery charge "15 r", fine

20 r. bistre in combination with India ½ a. blue, tied by barred "1" to small native envelope from "NOVA GOA 23/11/79" to Kurachee; 20 r. small tear (AF no. 50)

20 r. bistre in combination with India ½ a. blue, tied by Bombay duplex to reverse of small cover via Sawantwari to Pangim with transit and arrival marks also tying the Portuguese India stamp; frontside of cover not quite compete, otherwise fine, a scarce combination (AF no. 50)

25 r. rose, marginal block of 8, unused, fine

25 r. rose, tied by numeral "1" to small native cover from Nova Goa to Bombay, fine, ex Sussex

25 r. rose, tied to reverse of small native cover from "DIU 24/7/80" via Una to Bombay with transit and arrival marks; stamp tiny rubbed spot, otherwise fine, ex Sussex

50 r. blue-green and yellow-green, each in both perforations, unused

50 r. green, tied by barred "1" to tiny native envelope from "NOVA GOA 17/9/78" to Mandvi, British India, very fine

50 r. green, tied by barred "J" to small native envelope from "CHINCHINIM 21/5 187(8)" to Rajapur, small faults, ex Sussex

100 r. lilac, tied by barred "1" to reverse of cover from Nova Goa 1878 via Bombay to London with red "LONDON PAID" on front; little roughly opened; a fine and rare franking

100 r. lilac and new colours 25 r. grey, tied by barred "DIU" and red seal to reverse of registered envelope via Una to Kurachee with transit and arrival marks; 100 r. partly scissors cut and somewhat damaged where parts of the wax seal are removed, still attractive; a rare franking (AF no. 54, 58)

200 r. orange with light but clear double print, shifted to bottom left, fine and scarce

200 r. orange with large part of design missing at bottom right, used by numeral "1"; one perf pulled, otherwise fine, a scarce variety

200 r. orange and surcharge on native issue 5 on 20 r. in marginal strip of 3, tied to reverse of triple rate registered cover from "NOVA-GOA 26 MAR 81" to Bombay; a stunning and unique combination and the only cover known with the 200 r., ex Leote (AF no. 55+64 (41))

Perforated 13 1/2: 10 r. yellow-orange, tied by barred numeral "1" to small wrapper from Nova Goa via Margao to Sanguem; the stamp badly damaged, nevertheless attractive and rare correct 10reis-franking

10 r. yellow-orange, horizontal pair, tied by barred "4" to cover from Ponda 1879 to Vingorla, British India, with transit and arrival marks, underpaid, thus taxed with boxed "POSTAGE DUE" with manuscript "1 a" and oval "T"; both stamps damaged, still attractive and scarce

20 r. ocre in vertical block of 6, 25 r. rose in horizontal strip of 3 and 40 r. blue in marginal block of 4, unused, 40 r. with gum, 20 r. two stamps with faint crease, otherwise fine, a scarce group

25 r. rose, tied to large part of cover from "DIU 21/7/80" to Bombay, fine and scarce