366. Auktion März 2018

1851, 12 c., 2 copies in shades of lilac and violet, both with good to wide margins, one copy with right sheet margin, both neatly cancelled, in fine condition, each certificate CEM (2000 resp. 2008) (Edifil 7, 7a)

12 c. lilac in horizontal pair, good to large margins, neatly cancelled by black spider, very fine, certificate CEM (2006) (Edifil 7b)

12 c. lilac in block of 9, the lower right value slightly touched in the frameline, otherwise ample to wide margins and nice deep colour, used with several clear strikes of black spider; a very fine and rare multiple, certificate CEM (2015)

1851, 5 r. dark rose, nice deep colour and large margins, used with ideal central black spider, extremely fine, certificate Comex (2010)

1851, 5 r. rose, horizontal block of 8 with wide margins, each stamp neatly cancelled by spider; a fine and scarce multiple, certificate Comex (2014) and sign. Alberto Diena with certificate (1964)

6 r. blue, horizontal block of 6 with good to wide margins, nice fresh colour, lightly cancelled with black spider; a rare multiple in very fine condition, certificate Comex (2014)

1853, 6 c. rose, vertical block of 14, slightly touched in bottom pair, otherwise ample to good margins, nice fresh colour and neatly cancelled by oval grid; a scarce multiple, certificate Graus (1999)

1865, 12 c. blue/rose with variety "Frame inverted" together with normal stamp, tied to entire letter from "SAN SEBASTIAN 17 AGO 65" to Bayonne in France with transit and arrival marks; both stamps with good to wide margins; an attractive and very rare franking in fine condition; sign. A. Bolaffi, G. Bolaffi and A. Diena, certificate COMEX (2004) (Edifil 70ei)

1938, unissued Fernando 30 CMS in emerald green, black green and black, each in block of 4, unmounted mint (Edifil 844Aecd,etc., 2620,-)

1940, Virgin of Pilar air mail 4 pta. and 10 pta. in unissued colours, imperforated blocks of 4, unmounted mint (Mi. 1.040,-)

1998, CEPT 70 pts., block of 4 from the upper right sheet corner, 2 stamps each imperforated resp. partly perforated, unhinged mint, a rare block (Edifil-no. 3542s/dw)

1901, Private postal stationery card 10 c. with picture "La Equitativa" used from "MADRID 6.JUL.05" to Germany with arrival mark, fine (LaizPP103)

BENEFICENCIA: 1939, Unissued souvenier sheet with 5 c. in green, imperforated and without control number on reverse, unmounted mint with very slightly toned gum, small pencil signature in the margin; a very rare souvenir sheet (Edifil NE34)

1859, Entire forwarded letter, showing on reverse oval "RAFAEL Ro. BARTHOLD NEW-YORK" and posted with black "NEW YORK 6/JUN 14" to Paris with adjacent "ET. UNIS SERV. BR. A.C." and tax mark "16" (decimes)

1871, Definitives 25 c. ultramarine, horizontal pair tied by cds. "HABANA ISLA DE CUBA" to envelope via St. Thomas and London with boxed "GB 1 F.60C" and French tax mark "19" to France with arrival mark, fine

1768, Entire letter from Stockholm to France, transported via forwarding agent Antoine Grill & Fils; in France re-directed twice; on front small part missing, where stuck to seal, otherwise fine

1783, Gustav III, King of Sweden, entire letter with his own signatur and red seal, addressed to the president of the Royal Tribunal at Wismar, very fine

1804, Entire letter from Näss to Blois, France, struck on front with clear "R.N.4./SUEDE"; charged on arrival with "15" decimes; a fine letter with very scarce marking

1805, Entire letter from Stockholm to Bordeaux, showing on front just clear transit mark "SUEDE" (30 mm), in France taxed "14" decimes, small part of outer cover missing on reverse; this type of "SUEDE"-marking is only recorded on a handful of covers

Incoming Mail: 1844, folded cover from "ATHEN 28.8." via Berlin and Stralsund to Stockholm with several taxes, desinfected in Ystad with vertical and horizontal slits, fine colera cover with black cachet "....S.M. Le Roi de Suede & Norvege en Grece" on reverse

Incoming Mail: 1853, folded letter from "CONSTANTINOPEL 15.MAI." via Paris, Hamburg and Helsingborg to Carlscrona with 15 sk. Swedish postage on front, fine

Incoming Mail: 1859, folded letter from "LAUSANNE 4.FEBR.59" via Bern and Hamburg to Stockholm with serveral taxes and tax mark "90 öre", fine

1867, "Fran Danmark", boxed violet mark on entire letter from Copenhagen to Falkenberg with red crayon "25" and notation "Lösen 25 öre", fine

1875, Unpaid ship letter, dated Hull September 10 1875, sent to Göteborg with arrival mark on front and clear boxed "FRAN STORBRITANNIEN", taxed with 40 öre and vertical pair postage due stamp 20 ö. blue applied on reverse; very fine and rare, only 5 letters with this landing mark recorded

POMERANIA: 1687, Entire letter from Stockholm to Stralsund

1784, Entire letter sent within Stralsund from the Swedish governor S.W. Hessenstein with his signature to the Council of the City; very fine and decorative

ST. BARTHELEMY: 1805, 2 entire letters to Philadelphia, the first dated "St. Barthelemy 21 August 1805", forwarded by private ship to New York and here posted with red "SHIP" to Philadelphia. The sender of the letter, Charles Crook, explains, that this letter is a triplet, because 2 earlier letters he had entrusted to a Captain K. Higgins apparently did not arrive at Philadelphia. The second letter, addressed to the same address is written by Captain Higgins, who explained to the addressee why he could not delivery the 2 earlier letters from St. Barthelemy. A very interesting pair of letters, extensively explained on exhibition page

1975, CEPT 90 ö., imperforated strip of 4 with perforation at left and imperforated strip of 3, onmounted mint, fine (Facit 919 v)

1981, Europe "Folklore" large artist design in black print on thick carton, very attractive

1985, CEPT 2 kr., imperforated pair and strip of 3, each stamp with number on reverse, fine (Facit 1345 v)

1987, CEPT booklet pane with variety " vertical imperforated", gutter pair with two panes, unmounted mint, fine

1987, CEPT booklet pane with variety " vertical imperforated", two gutter pairs with four panes, unmounted mint, fine

1863, Tugra 2 ghr. deep blue on thin paper, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused, very fine, certificate Isfila (2017)

5 ghr. rose on thin paper, control band at top, fresh colour and good margins on three sides, touched at right, unused without gum, very fine, certificate Isfila (2017)

1867, unissued 25 pia. salmon, unused, tiny wrinke in the center, otherwise fine and very scarce, certificate ISFILA (2017) (Mi. 5.000,-)

1876, unissued 5 ghr. greyish-blue, unused with full original gume, fine, private signature and certificate ISFILA (2017) (Mi. 2.800,-)