380. Auktion

1905, Postal stationery card King Alfonso 10c. green, used with a fair strike of cds. "CORREOS ELOBEY", alongside cds. "LIBREVILLE 28 NOV 05 GABON" and Atlantic shipmail cds. "LOANGO BORDEAUX 4 DEC 05 N°1", sent to Switzerland, very fine and scarce

1900, Revenue Stamps overprinted 5 c. on 10 c. blue tied by blue cds. "CORREOS FERNANDO POO 20.OCT.00" on cover to Santa Isabel, fine, rare, certificate Graus A.I.E.P. (1994)

1907/08, King Alfonso Handstamp Overprints 15c. on 25c., 10c. on 50c., 15c. on 75c. (2) and 15c. on 1pta. horizontal strip of three, tied by large cds. "RIO DE ORO CORREOS 15 DIC 1908" to a registered envelope to Paris, on reverse framed handstamp "CERTIFICADO LAS PALMAS" and transit "REGISTERED LONDON"; some punch holes on the back and imperfections otherwise fine, a very scarce usage of three different handstamp overprints issues

1856, ½ r. blue-green on watermarked paper, two singles tied by oval grid to 1857 commercial entire to Cadiz, with manuscript endorsement "Vapor Correo Habana" alongside, reverse with arrival mark "CADIZ 6 JAN. 58"; very fine

1820/1970 (ca.), extensive collection with estimated 500-800 covers and postal stationary with a.o. much Cuba with franked mail from 1860, and African colonies with Capo de Jubi, Fernando Po, Ifni, Morocco and Tangier with R covers, including much commercial post and old used postal stationary

1941/68, collection of over hundred (100) used stamps and a few covers, neatly mounted and mostly written up on album leaves, including an early unfranked envelope, tied on front by four lines blue handstamp "TERRITORIO DE FINI, CERTIFICO: Ques este sobre va sia franqueo, por no existir sellos de correos en este Territorio" (sent unfranked because no postage stamps exist from this territory), scarce forerunner, mostly very fine

1892/1960 (ca), collection of over three hundred (300) used stamps and a few covers, neatly mounted and mostly written up on album leaves, starting with 1892 French Sage "Congo Francais" tied by cds "BATA" or "BENTO", Ferdinand Poo 1899/1903 with better items such as 1900 50c. on 20c. lilac-red double overprint (Mi 66 uncatalogued), some Paquebot postmarks, Spanish Guinea 1902/60 including better items such as First Issue 1902 2pta. dark olive and 5pta. salmon-red (Mi 7, 8), some covers including airmails with multiple frankings, overall condition mostly very fine, a nice assembly

1905/75, collection of over two hundred (200) used stamps and fifteen (15) covers, neatly mounted and mostly written up on album leaves, starting with Rio de Oro First Issue, with better items such as 10pta. salmon-red (Mi 16), 1908 2c. on 2pta. orange, single franking tied by cds "RIO DE ORO 1908" to attractive philatelic card to Barcelona (ex Mi.-Nr. 1/275)