345 / September 2011

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

 240 r. lilac, unused, slightly stained, otherwise fine

 240 r. lilac, good colour and perforation, used with barred "45", very fine

240 r. lilac, tied by barred "45" with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 25 10 1872" to folded letter to London, fine, a very attractive and scarce cover

1871/74, Louis I. 5-100 r., 240 r. lilac and 15 r. brown and 150 r. blue, with different overprint types, unused, mostly fine

5 r. black with additional franking tied by barred "45" with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 18 8 1876" and oval "REGISTADA FUNCHAL" to registered cover to Vienna, some faults but still a remarkable and attractive 6-colour-franking

10 r. yellow, four singles with overprint type "A", "B"(2) and "C" in different shades, unused, mostly fine

10 r. yellow, three used singles, overprint types "A", "B" and "C", one stamp lower right corner added, otherwise fine

20 r. pale-brown, four singles, overprint types "A", "B" and "C", the latter in two different shades, unused, mostly fine

20 r. brown, two singles 25 r. rose and 80-100 r. and 1879 50 r. blue, mostly used with barred "45", fine

25 r. rose, four singles, overprint types "A" und "C", each perf. 12½, one stamp with inverted overprint type "C" and one stamp with overprint type "C" perf. 13½, unused, mostly fine

50 r. green, two singles, overprint types "A" and "C", perf. 12½, unused, fine  

50 r. green, four singles, three with overprint types "A", "B" and "C" perf. 12½, one overprint type "C" perf. 13½, all in different shades, unused, fine

80 r. orange, two singles, overprint type "A", perf. 12½ and overprint type "C" perf. 13½, unused, fine

SOBREGANCA A: 1871, Luis I. 5 r. black, block of eight, fresh colour, five stamps unhinged mint, three hinged and some light staining, otherwise a fine and rare multiple

5 r. black, horizontal strip of three, perf. 12,5 and single stamp perf. 14, unused, fine 

 20 r. pale-brown in block of four on ribbed paper "Papel Costelado", fresh colour and good perforations, unused, very fine, most likely unique

1872, Luis I, 20 r. pale-brown as horizontal pair with 120 r. blue, tied by barred "45" to cover to Pennsylvania with several transit marks and addresser cachet "JOHN PAYNE & SON MERCHANTS MADEIRA", stamp affixed to the edge of the cover, hence some perforation flaws, 120 r. rather heavily damaged, still an attractive cover

80 r. orange, horizontal pair tied by barred "45" to cover with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 20 7 1874" via Liverpool to Maine, left stamps with slight imperfections, otherwise a fine and rare cover

 80 r. orange, horizontal pair tied by barred "45" to cover with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 20 11 1873" via England with red tombstone cancel "PAID LIVERPOOL SHIP" to Hamburg with arrvial mark, a little stained, otherwise a fine and rare cover

100 r. lilac, fresh colour, unused with some adherence, right upper corner rounded, otherwise fine

 120 r. blue, very fresh colour and good perforation, unused, fine, signed Roig

 120 r. blue on ripped paper "Papel Costelado", used, small corner creases, otherwise fine

 120 r. blue, used with barred "45", small corner crease, otherwise fine

SOBREGANCAN B: 5 r. black, unused, fine

5 r. black, 10 r. yellow in mixed franking with 1879 50 r. blue and Portugal 1870 25 r. rose and 1879 10 r. green, tied by barred "45" to registered coverfront to New York with transit marks, all stamps with perfin "WELSH", stamps with imperfections, a very scarce and attractive 5-colour-franking