361 / September 2015

3 d. blue, 2 single copies, one slightly cut into at one side, otherwise large to huge margins, tied to lettersheet 1858 from Parrsborough to London with arrival mark on front; stamps lifted for inspection and replaced by hinge; certificate Greene (2002) stating "... maybe short paid or missing a bisect stamp"

1851/60, 3 d. pale-blue with good to mostly wide margins, neatly cancelled, very fine

3 d. blue, 5 copies incl. different shades, one copy cancelled by pen cross (certificate Greene), all with good to partly enormous margins, some with small thins

3 d. pale-blue, 2 copies, both with clear to mostly wide margins, tied by light cancel to lettersheet from Halifax to Albion Mines, slight staining, otherwise fine

6 d. yellow-green in pair, clear to wide margins and very lightly cancelled, the left stamp with faint broken crease, otherwise very fine, certificate Greene (1999)

6 d. deep green, clear to large margins, just touched at one corner, cancelled by clear central mail boat marking "A95"; tiny thin on reverse, very scarce

1 sh. purple, clear to good margins, lightly cancelled, somewhat thinned, otherwise fine

1857/59, 9 p. purple-brown, cut in outer frame at upper right, otherwise clear to wide margins, lightly cancelled, fine (SG £ 900,-)

4 d. dull rose, intermediate perforated 14:15½,  fresh colour, unused without gum, fine and scarce, certificate RPS (1988)

1 shilling slate-violet, rough perforation 14:15½, in combination with 1866/68, 1 d. blue, both tied by "A" in bars to small envelope with adjacent red "COLOMBO PAID DE 10 68" via Dull, Southampton and London to the Isle of Wight; a fine mixed franking, certificate BPA (1975) Provenance: Burrus (1963)

1861/64, perforated 12½: 10 d. dull vermilion, unused without gum, fine, certificates RPS (1947 and 2007)

1862, issue without watermark 1 d. dull-blue perf. 13, horizontal strip of 5, used, somewhat cresased; a scarce multiple, certificate BPA (1995)

1867/70, 6 d. blackish-brown, vertical pair in combination with 1868, 1 d. blue, tied by "A" in bars and additional pen strokes to entire letter with adjacent "COLOMBO PAID JU 12 69" to Forres with arrival mark, certificate RPS (2007)

1867/70, 9 d. bistre-brown (deep shade), tied by oval of bars and cds. "COLOMBO AP 2 69" to envelope to England; slight creasing due to transportation, still fine, certificate RPS (2002)

INCOMING MAIL: 1860, cash paid envelope from "LONDON FE 9 60" to Galle, showing on front red "GALLE STEAMER-LETTER"

1903, Edward 1 c., 3 copies together with Straits Settlements 1 c., all tied by cds. "VICTORIA 24 Ja 06" to postcard with adjacent "HONG KONG K.B" to Austria with arrival mark

1856, Victoria 8 p. lilac, 1 a. brown, 4 a. green and 8 a. red tied by blue octogonal "B1" to mourning cover from Calcutta with boxed "PD" and French ship cancel "..V.SUEZ. PAQ..Q" to Switzerland with arrival mark, fine, nice 4-colour franking

1865, 1 a. brown tied by duplex "BOMBAY 17. AP 67" and additional manuscript "stamped" to printed matter envelope endorsed "via Persian Gulf" to Boushire, Persia, fine and scarce

1948, Gandhi 1½ a.-10 r., tied by special first day cancellation to special booklet, fine

2,50 r. brown-purple used on registered envelope 8 c. from "MAURITIUS JY 21 95" to Switzerland, showing clear strike of rare "A.R.", red "REGISTERED MAURITIUS" and French paquebot mark "LA REUNION A MARSEILLE L.V.No.4", also on reverse large red seal cancel "GENERAL POST OFFICE MAURITIUS" and arrival mark; a rare stamp on cover and earliest recorded use of the "A.R." marking Provenance: Peter Jaffé (2007)

1887/1902, 2½ p. ultramarine, tied to cover from "LAGOS JY 19 94" to Germany, showing on front red "PAID LIVERPOOL BR.PACKET", very fine

1897/1901, 1 c. tied by cds. "LABUAN 22 FEB 1901" to main part of double card 3 c. green to Germany with arrival mark on front

INTER ISLAND MAIL: 1850 (ca.), Apia to Vaiee, small folded letter from Reverend W. Harbutt to Henry Nisbet, with interesting text "...Tumasaga is going to be neutral - the fleet of Manono are all...with probably 250 or 300 men to intercept...", some brownish spots, otherwise fine, certificate Steuer BPP

INTER ISLAND MAIL: 1852, Malua, folded lettersheet dated "Malua - Wed. Night 8 Sep. 1852" from Reverend Nisbet to his wife with birthday wishes, very fine, scarce, certificate Steuer BPP

INTER ISLAND MAIL: 1855, Saluafata to Safatulafa/Sarau, cover with compelte contents dated "Saluafata 3. Dec. 1855", from Reverend Drummond to Rev. Nisbet, very fine, scarce, certificate Steuer BPP

1872, Liverpool to Malua, folded mourning lettersheet to Reverend Nisbet, without any cancellations or transit marks, certificate Steuer BPP

APIA MUNICIPAL POST OFFICE, 1882-86: "APIA JUN 17" cds. on cover franked with US 1882 Garfield 5 c. cancelled with cork, addressed to "Fräulein Anna Stuebel Wachwitz bei Loschwitz bei Dresden", adjacent "SAN FRANCISCO STM. SHIP JUL 14", reverse with arrival mark, cover with notes regarding the content of the letter, very scarce  (Odenweller MO 4)

1886, 1s. rose bisected, 4 halfs and one normal 1s. value tied by cds. "APIA APR 24 95" to cover addressed by typewriter to local Apia adress, somewhat stained (Odenweller 507)

1½d. on 2d. dull orange two singles and 3d. on 2d. dull orange tied by cds. "APIA MAR 27" to registered cover to Rostock, fine (Odenweller 469)

1894-1900 5d. FLAG-ISSUE: Die proof 5d. lilac on wove paper, fine

1886-1900 PALM TREES AND MALIETOA ISSUE: Die proof 2½d. rose on wove paper, fine

1914, G.R.I. 2 sh.-5 sh. on 3 philatelic covers, 5 sh. cancelled by favour with erroneosly backdated Apia 12.9.13 cds.; 2 covers with crease and slightly stained; each with BPA certificate (2014/15)

3s. on 3m. with plate flaw "dot after I of G.R.I. cut at right", tied by cds. "APIA 12.9.13" to piece, signed Kilian BPP with certificate

5s. on 5 m. tied by cds. "APIA 12.9.13" (wrong date) to piece, very fine, signed Kilian BPP with certificate

POSTAL STATIONARY: ½d. on 5 pfg. with english cds. "APIA 1.SP.15" to Apia, slightly stained, otherwise fine, signed Kilian

1921, Samoan house, ½d.-1s. as imperforated plate proofs in blue, without gum, fine