345 / September 2011

FORERUNNER: 1866, Luis I, 120 r. blue, vertical pair with good margins, used with barred "51", small cut at upper stamp and horizontal fold between stamps, otherwise fine

 120 r. blue, fresh colour and good margins, with barred "51" on cover with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 26 12 1867" to Great Britain, fine

1868, Luis I, 20-100 r., fresh colours and good margins, unused, fine

20-100 r., privately rouletted, unused, 20 r. small break in the left frame, 80 r. unfresh, otherwise fine, scarce

20 r. olive-brown in mixed franking with 120 r. blue, tied by barred "51" to cover to Frankfurt with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 20 12 1868" and red boxed "P.D", a fine and scarce franking

 50 r. green, fresh colour and good margins, unused, fine

 100 r. lilac, fresh colour and good margins, unused, fine and 80 r. orange, unused with drawn in gum

100 r. lilac, good margins, used with barred "51", fine, signed Diena

 100 r. lilac in mixed franking with 120 r. blue, with barred "51" on folded cover via London to Nova Scotia with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 2 10 1869" and several transit marks and inland tax stamp "3 d", small part of adress restored, vertical filing fold through 120 r., and stamps somewhat unfresh, nevertheless a scarce cover

100 r. lilac in mixed franking with 120 r. blue, tied by barred "51" to cover via London to New York with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 7 1 1869" and several transit marks, stamp fixed close to the edge of the cover and 120 r. small corner fault at upper right, otherwise fine, scarce

100 r. lilac in mixed franking with 120 r. blue, tied by barred "51" to coverfront to Washington via London, fine, attractive and scarce

1868/70, Luis I, 5 r. black as block of four, unused, slight foxing and some short perforations, otherwise fine

5 r. black, block of six, fresh colour, unhinged mint, slight foxing, otherwise fine, a scarce multiple

 5 r. black, three singles, type III-V (Cunho III-V), one with clear double printing shifted to the left, unused, some staining, mostly fine

5-20 r. unused, 20 r. stained, otherwise fine

 5 r. black, two singles, types (Cunho) III and IV, used, fine

10 r. yellow and 80 r. orange, unused, fine

 10 r. yellow, 80 r. orange and 100 r. lilac, unused, fine

 10 r. yellow and 100 r. lilac (type IIc), unused, fine

10 r. orange overprint type "A", 120 r. blue overprint type "B", unused, some light staining, otherwise fine

25 r. rose with official trial overprint for the Madeira print, unused, little unfresh otherwise fine

25 r. rose, unused, little unfresh, otherwise fine

25 r. rose and 50 r. green in mixed franking with 1871, 5 r. black and horizontal pair of 20 r. pale-brown tied by barred "45" to slightly reduced coverfront to England, slight foxing and some blunted perforations, a scarce 4-colour-franking

 50 r. green, unsued, fine

 50 r. green, tied by barred "45" to piece with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 19 2 1871", fine

50 r. green and 100 r. violet in mixed franking with 1871 10 r. yellow, tied by illegible cancel to cover with several transit marks to New York, a fine and attractive 3-colour-franking

 80 r. orange, unused, little unfresh, otherwise fine

 100 r. lilac, unused with part original gum, fine

100 r. dark lilac, unused, fine

 120 r. blue, unused, little unfresh, otherwise fine

120 r. blue and darkblue, fresh colour, unused, fine

120 r. blue and 240 r. lilac, unused, 120 r. small thin, otherwise fine

 120 r. blue, tied by barred "45" to small piece with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 4 1 1870" and red tombstone, horizontal fold through stamp, otherwise fine

 120 r. blue, tied by barred "51"  with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 2 7 1868" to coverfront to London, fine

 120 r. dark-blue with barred "45" and adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 6 12 1870" on cover to London, red tombstone "PAID LIVERPOOL SHIP" on front, fine

120 r. blue tied by barred "45" to cover to Galashiels with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 4 1 1870" and red tombstone cancel "PAID LIVERPOOL SHIP", part of barred cancel painted in and horizontal fold not affecting stamp, otherwise fine