363 / September 2016

1870, Bordeaux-Issue 2c. brown on normal paper, Sperati forgery in block format with pencil signature, reverse with yellow cachet "JEAN DE SPERATI LES PHILATÉLIE d' ART", some small tears at top and fold at left, otherwise fine

4c. grey on normal paper, Sperati forgery in block format with pencil signature, reverse with yellow cachet "JEAN DE SPERATI LES PHILATÉLIE d' ART", tiny imperfections

20c. blue, Sperati forgery, used, unsigned, fine

20c. blue on normal paper, Sperati forgery in block format with pencil signature, reverse with yellow cachet "JEAN DE SPERATI LES PHILATÉLIE d' ART", fine

30c. brown on normal paper, Sperati forgery type B in block format with pencil signature, reverse with yellow cachet "JEAN DE SPERATI LES PHILATÉLIE d' ART", fine

80c. rose on normal paper, Sperati forgery type A in block format with pencil signature, used, reverse with yellow cachet "JEAN DE SPERATI LES PHILATÉLIE d' ART", fine

80c. black on chalky paper, Sperati forgery type B in block format with pencil signature, reverse with BPA signature, fine

1871, Numerals 40c. ultramarine on normal paper, Sperati forgery in block format with pencil signature, reverse with yellow cachet "JEAN DE SPERATI LES PHILATÉLIE d' ART", fine

60c. yellow-brown on normal paper, Sperati forgery in block format with pencil signature, reverse with yellow cachet "JEAN DE SPERATI LES PHILATÉLIE d' ART", little stained, smal corner crease

SHIP MAIL: "LIGNE N PAQ. FR. No. 1 / 1 JUIN 92", cds. in red on cover with colourful Sage-franking to Luxemburg with arrival mark; some small imperfections but very scarce and attractive

1897, 50 C. on 50 C. rose tied by cds. "CASABLANCA MAROC 8.NOV.97" to registered cover Berlin, Ontaria with arrival mark, fine, scarce destination

"PONT-DE-L'ISSER", clear straight line on Napoleon Lauré 10 c. on entire local letter with adjacent negative postal seal; some light creasing effecting the stamp; the rarest of all Algerian cancellations, only 3 covers recorded, several signatures, certificate Scheller

General Colonies issue Ceres 25 c. with blue "BRAS-PANON RÉUNION" on cover to Bordeaux with adjacent "LIGNE T PAQ. FR. No. 1 6 SEPT. 82", fine, a very rare cancellation, signed Goebel

1891, Ceres 80 c. with good margins, with Dubois 4 c., 35 c. and 3 copies 2 on 20 c. on registered cover from St. Denis 1892 to Germany

1938, Airmail 12.65 fr. without value, block of 18, anmounted mint, fine (Dalay 5 c)

1923, Allegory 5000r. green as block of four with left sheet margin with additional franking tied by cds. "TIFLIS 6 9 22" to reverse of registered cover to Petrograd, few imperfections, scarce

1923, Allegory with handstamp 10000-20000r. each as single and 40000r. as vertical pair tied by cds. "TIFLIS" to reverse of cover to Pairs, some minor faults, scarce, signed Prof. Winterstein

1923, Allegory with handstamp 20000r. as block of four and single and 80000r. as horizontal pair and strip of three tied by cds. "TIFLIS 16 7 23" to registered cover to Leipzig, some paper abhrasion and partly erased address, otherwise fine, scarce, signed Prof. Winterstein

1976, Commission du Danube 30 f.-2,50 ft. imperforated and perforated in complete sheets of 30 stamps, a rare set in sheets (Mi. for singles 9.660,-)

1933, Hopflug 1-10 kr., unused o.g., very fine, sign. Richter

1930, Althing 3 a.- 10 kr., 16 values cpl.  with special cancel "THINGVELLIR" on addressed cover, folded once between stamps, fine

"*BELFAST* SHIP LETTER" and double line "Belfast Penny Post", clear strikes on folded letter from London 1835 to Belfast, fine, ex Field collection

1914, Homerule 1 d. Hibernia, 1 d. Redmond (2) and 1 d. harp, unused, 2 with faults

DOLLARD: 1922, 2d. engraved, set of 4 different colours, unused without gum as issued, very fine

2d. lithographed, 16 different mono-colour, missing only 2d. carmine for completion, all marginal or corner examples, mint never hinged, very fine

2d. lithographed, 22 different bi-coloured, all right marginal stamps, mint never hinged, very fine, a difficult and most attractive assembly

2d. Valdivia Specimes, perf 11, 7 different colours, mainly marginal or corner examples, mint never hinged, very fine

2d. Valdivia Specimes, imperforated, 7 different colours, all from the upper right sheet corner, mint never hinged, one stamp with light crease, otherwise very fine

HELY: 1922, 2d. as engraved plate proof, single impression in black in white paper (42X62mm) with reversed design, the essays printed later where only issued as lithographic prints, red lettering "1035" and top and bottom, extremely rare and attractive

2d. lithographed, 15 different bi-coloured, unused, very fine with minaly good centering

PERKINS, BACON & CO: 1922, 3d. green, engraved die proof single impression on white gummed paper (80X125mm), hinges only at the very top outside of the plate impression, very fine and fresh, rare

1922, 3d. red with wide margins, neatly mounted on thick green card (81X90mm), very fine and fresh, rare

O'LOUGHLIN, MURPHY & BOLAND: 1922, perf 11½, group of 11 values including the scarce 1d. and 3d. in red, mainly mint never hinged, some marginal stamps, very fine

1922, imperforated, group of 17 different values including the 10sh, mainly with wide margins, many mint never hinged, fine to very fine

PICTORIAL PRINTING MACHINE COMPANY: 1922, imperforated, 1d. sepia as block of four from the lower right corner, pencil annotation accros the back of the upper left stamp just intruding into the adjacent stamp, very fine and attractive

1d. turquise as block of four from the lower left sheet corner on thin carton paper, without gum, lower right stamp with msall, faint surface abrasion, otherwise very fine attractive