375th Auction

1849, double weight folded lettersheet dated "Buenos res 21 Apr. 1849" and endorsed "p. Vittoriosa" to Genoa, charged 8 soldi upon arrival and red three-line "VIA DI MARE (A)" applied, fine

1849, folded lettersheet dated "B Ayres 29 Ottobre 1849" via Le Havre to Genoa with red cds. "COLONIES FRA MARSEILLE " and black straight-line "VIA DI NIZZA" alongside, charged 26 (soldi), minor ageing

1835, folded lettersheet dated "Rio de Janeiro 23 Sbre 1835" via Le Havre with boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER PAR LE HAVRE" alongside to Genoa, there charged with 60 (soldi), fine

1853, complete printed matter "PRIX COURANT 1854 BAHIA 18 Decembre" with black exchange marking "TABLE-3 / ART-19" alongside to Genoa, charged 17 cent. upon arrival, a fine and great rarity with only a few known strikes in black

1853, complete printed matter "Rivistra Commercial Bahia 15. Agosto 1853." with red exchange marking "TABLE-3 / ART-19" alongside to Genoa, charged 17 cent. upon arrival, a fine and great rarity with only two known strikes in red with only a handful covers bearing this mark known

1855, folded lettersheet dated "Bahia 22 Marzo" to Genoa, charged 3 decimes, corrected to 15 cent upon arrival and red three-line "VIA DI MARE (E)" applied, fine

1855, folded letter dated "Bahia 6 da Ju 1855" with oval cachet "COMPANHIA DE NAVIGACAO A VAPOR LUSO - BRASILIERA" via Lisbonne and England with red boxed "COLONIES / & c. ART. 13" alongside to Genoa, charged with 17 decimes upon arrival, fine

1857, folded lettersheet dated "Bahia 6 Febbrajo 1857" and endorsed "p. Franc Comtois" with blue cachet "COMPAGNIE FRANCO-AMERICAINE AGENCE DE BAHIA" via Le Havre to Genoa, charged 28 dec. upon arrival, a fine entire from the ninth and thus last journey of the Franc Comtois

1858, folded lettersheet dated "Rio de Jan. 8 de 1858" via London with oval forwarder cachet "Knowles & Foster London 6/12/58" to Genoa, charged 12 decimes upon arrival, a very fine and attractive entire   

1858, folded lettersheet dated "Pernambuco 15 de Jutho de 1852" via Lisbonne with oval red forwarder cachet "ANTONIO JOAQUIM D'OLIVEIRA" to Genoa with straight-line "VIA DI NIZZA" alongside, a very fine and attractive entire   

1858/59, double-weight and single weight folded letters from Rio de Janeiro resp. Bahia via London with accountancy mark "GB 1F 60C" alongside to Genoa, charged with 20 resp. 10 decimes upon arrival, fine

1843, folded letter from Panama via Le Havre to Genoa with two-line "VIA DI Pt BEAUVOISIN" and charged 30 decimes, fine

1844, folded letter from Lima endorsed "Barca Sarda Maria Luigia" to Genoa with red three-line "VIA DI MARE (A)", charged 5 decimes, fine

1856, double-weight folded letter from Lima endorsed "p. Vaper via Panama" via Callao with red (oxidized) cds. "PAID AT CALLAO", London and Calais to Genoa, fine

1858, 1d. blue with dotted cancel "LIMA" and adjacent cds. "LIMA AB 12 58" on folded lettersheet sent to Genoa, there charged with 5 decimes, a very fine and scarce usage to an overseas destination, fine, certificate Holcombe (1992)

1858, 1d. blue (touched) tied by somewhat illegible cds. "TACNA" to double-weight folded letter via Callao, London and Calais with accountancy marking "GB 2F 87 5/10C" alongside to Genoa, some ageing, otherwise fine

1858, 1d. blue tied by dotted cancel "LIMA" and endorsement "ar Lima" to folded lettersheet further endorsed "Via d'Inglaterra" to Genoa, light crease at top, otherwise a fine entire