366. Auktion März 2018

Incoming Mail: 1838, Entire letter from Paris to Port Louis with arrival mark of December 6; paper faults but scarce incoming mail

1901, Orang-Utan 4 c. black and carmine tied by cds. "KUDAT 4.JUN.1905" to cover via Labuan to Singapore and forwarded to Penang with arrival mark, cover with creases and folded

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1889, 6c. with cds. "KUDA 12 OCT " to Zwijndrecht, Netherlands, fine ex Waelbroeck

1855, 1 d. blue on white paper, pair with good to large margins all around, used, very fine, signed Dr. Knopke and certificate RPSL

1924, ½ d. blue-green, copy with right sheet margin, imperforated at right, unused o.g., very fine (tiny spot in the margin only)

1894, Country views 5c.-5fr., as perforated strips of two (5fr. as strip of three), in different colours than the issued stamps, mounted on carton, a very attractive and rare assembly 

1898, CHINESE IMPERIAL POST ½c.-5$. as imperforated single stamps, in different colours than the issued stamps, mounted on carton, a very attractive and rare assembly

1889/92, Coat of arms and President Soto Alfaro 1c.-20p., total of 20 values, as imperforated "blocks" of four (arranged by two pairs) or strips of three, in different colours than the issued stamps, mounted on carton, few values with minor bends, a very attractive and rare assembly 

1878, Southampton Court Fee stamps, three different designs without values as imperforated strips of three or four, in different colours than the issued fiscals, mounted on carton, a very attractive and rare assembly 

1889, Bahawalpur Court Fee stamps, six imperforated strips of three in different colours and three designs, plus Indore Shivaji Rao Holkar 1a. blue as imperforated strip of three and single stamp, plus four further fiscal stamps as strips of three, in different colours than the issued stamps, mounted on carton, a very attractive and rare assembly 

1892/94, Country views 1c.-5$. and Allegory 5c. in two different colours, one colour with overprint "OS", as imperforated blocks or strips of four, Allegory issue with a total of six single stamps, in different colours than the issued stamps, mounted on carton, few values with faults, a very attractive and rare assembly 

1898, Country Views ½d.-5sh., 2½d. with inscription "Lake Wakitipu", as imperforated singles, in different colours than the issued stamps, mounted on carton, a very attractive and rare assembly  

1890, Fiscal stamps 1c.-1p. as imperforated strips of two or three, and fiscal stamp "25 CIGARRILLOS" as imperforated block of six, mostly in different colours than the issued stamps, mounted on carton, a very attractive and rare assembly 

1894, Country views 1-24c. as imperforated block of four resp. 8-24c. as horizontal strip of three in different colours than the issued stamps, mounted on carton, a very attractive and rare assembly

1898,  Vasco da Gama, 8 imperforated single stamps from Portugal, Timor, Acores, Macau, Madeira, Portuguese-Africa,  Portuguese-India, in different colours than the issued stamps, mounted on carton, a very attractive and rare assembly  

1883, Chulalongkorn 1sol., 1sik., 1sa. and unissued 1f. and 1 se. Revenue stamp, as imperforated strips of two or three, mostly in different colours than the issued stamps, mounted on carton, a very attractive and rare assembly

1889/96, Numerals and Symbols, Country motifs and Monument to Suárez, in total 23 different values as imperforated blocks or strips of three, four, six or nine in different colours than the issued stamps, mounted on carton, a very attractive and rare assembly 

ORIGINAL WATERLOW SAMPLE BOOK: Small brown hardback book, cover embosed in gold “WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED. STAMPS-TIMBRES. LONDON WALL, LONDON", containing 17 pages (each page approx. 145x169mm) with interleaving, 3 pages empty, 14 of the pages with mounted, imperforated stamps, mostly blocks or strips of four, New Zealand, Acores, Timor, Madeira and China with single stamps. Mostly printed in different colours than the issued stamp. Cover broken, few interleaving pages and few stamps with
creases resp. small paper breaks. We believe that this ‘specimen book’ would have been used as a sales tool to demonstrate the quality of Waterlow’s production c.1880s period. A very rare opportunity

Sale according to notebefore lot No. 875!

Large framed Z in black: 7k. blue with double overprint, one inverted, one tilted by 90 degree, unused, very fine, certificate Berger BPP (2017)

Large framed Z in violett: 7 rbl. unused, few shortened perfs at left, otherwise fine, opinion Berger BPP 

Large framed Z in black: 7 rbl. imperforated, unused, fine, opinion Berger

Large unframed Z in violett: 1k. orange, mint never hinged, a rare stamp, most likely a counter production, fine, certificate Berger BPP (2017)

Large unframed Z in violett: 7k. blue, mint never hinged, a rare stamp, most likely a counter production, tiny corner crease, otherwise fine, certificate Berger BPP (2017)

Large unframed Z and monogramm and new value on unframed, violett Z: 5k. and 5r. on 5k., each as block of four, the latter with bottom sheet margin, used with clear cds. "ERIVAN", fine and scarce pair, two opinions Berger (2011)

1920, Monogramm overprint: 10r. on 35k. as block of 25 with sheet margins, mint never hinged, some perf separations, otherwise fine, opinion Berger (2015)

1920, Monogramm overprint: Unissued 25r. on 20k. as horizontal strip of three, used with clear cds. "ERIVAN", scarce, fine, opinion Berger (2011)

1920, Monogramm overprint: 100r. on 5rbl., perf 12½, used with cds. "ERIVAN", fine, signed Diena and opinion Berger (2017)

1920, Monogramm overprint: 25r. on 50k. as horizontal pair with left sheet margin, unused, fine, opinion Berger (2015)

1920, Monogramm overprint: 100r. on 5r. imperforated vertical pair, the lower stamp with omitted surcharge, a fine and scarce combination, opinion Berger (2014)

Over the counter production: 5 r. on Romanov 4 k. red as horizontal strip of five from the upper left sheet corner, signature of I.I. Kaushavili (the Caucasion commisar for Philately 1922-24) on margin, mint never hinged with hinges in the margin only, a rare multiples, certificate Berger BPP (2017)

Combined Overprint without Monogramm: 5r. on 20k., the monogramm only showing the lower part, unused, fine, scarce, signed Ceresa and certificate Berger BPP (2017)

Combined Overprint over large framed Z: 10r. on 25k., unused, fine, scarce, signed Ceresa and certificate Berger BPP (2017)

Combined Overprint overlarge framed Z: 10r. on 35k., used, few shortend pers, otherwise fine, opinion Berger (2012)

Combined Overprint over large framed Z: 100r. on 3,50rbl.,  four unused copies mounted on part of Peter Ashford album page, fine, scarce, four opinions Berger (2015)

Small unframed Z and monogramm and new value on unframed, black Z: 100r. on 5rbl, perf 12½, with bottom sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine, signed Ceresa and opinion Berger

Small unframed Z and monogramm and new value on unframed, black Z: 100r. on 5rbl. imperforated as block of four, the upper stamps unused, the lower never hinged, the lower right small corner crease, otherwise fine, scarce, opinion Berger