382. Auktion

1913, 2 Pia. rot auf gelb, sauber mit Stempel "VATHY 23. XII. 13 OSTERR. POST" auf R-Brief nach Trondhjem, rückseitig Ankunftsstempel "TRONDHJEM -4 1 14", eine seltene Verwendung nach Norwegen in sehr guter Erhaltung

1869, 15 c. brown/blue, Type II, lightly tied by target cancel to an envelope to Norway, alongside departure cds. "CLERMONT IOWA NOV 17", red transit New York and arrival cds. "CHRISTIANIA 12 12 1870", envelope teared on front and rebacked, otherwise fine. A very rare 15 c. solo usage at the July 1870 tariff, sent via the North German Union in closed mail, one of three recorded to Norway

1870, Presidents 2 c. brown and 12 c. violet, tied by corn cancel to an envelope to Norway, transit cds. "CHRISTIANA 19 7 1871", the 15 cents rate (July 1870, closed mail via the North German Union) was underpaid by one cent, hence taxed with red "2" struck on front; fine and rare transatlantic mail as prepayment was then optional

NORWAY INCOMING MAIL: 1862/1906, group of seven covers and cards from France to Norway, nice range of frankings with Napoleon, Sage and Sower, incl. Mi.-Nr. 13 block of six on 1862 entire letter to Frederickshald with arrival on reverse; mixed condition

1877/95, attractive selection of 13 covers, card and parcel cards, all to Norway with a wide range of colourful frankings, incl. a delightful illustrated advertisement card from a Scilian wine merchant, a 1888 registered envelope with three-clour franking tied by Barred Numeral "182", mostly very fine, a very scarce specialist assembly

NORWAY INCOMING MAIL: 1905/12, Coiling Dragons selection of four illustrated postcards and one cover, sent from Shanghai and Peking, interesting forwardings via British and French POs, some endorsed "Via Siberia", mostly very fine, scarce destination

1862/1918 (ca.), group of covers to Norway with various frankings, incl. 1862 envelope franked at the 33 cents (tariff of April 1857 via French mail system), faulty but extremely scarce, together with a patriotic envelope used in Norway, condition varies from poor to very fine, interesting specialist assembly

NORWAY INCOMING MAIL: 1885/1947 (ca.), interesting accumulation of over 45 covers and cards, strength up to the 1910s, incl. exotic departures like Funchal, Chile, India, Hong Kong, Johore, together with a correspondence of Hungarian Perfins, mostly fine, a scarce group

DEUTSCHLAND NACH NORWEGEN: 1893/1920, kleine Partie mit 8 Briefen nach Norwegen, inkl. Samos und Smyrna, Einzel- und Mischfrankaturen, Germania R-Brief und Paketkarten, meist sehr gute Erhaltung