337 / September 2009

1924, 1 £ purple and black on red, copy from the top sheet margin with no. "062" on the margin, unhinged mint, very fine, certificate H. Richter

1 £ purple and black on red, copy from the top sheet margin with plate no. 1, unused, the stamp itself unhinged mint, very fine, certificate H. Richter

5 £ black on yellow, fresh colour and well perforated, unhinged mint, extremely fine, sign. Drahn and Pröschold, certificate Merkur Expert Committee

1938, landscapes 1 pia. perf. 13 1/2:12 1/2, unhinged mint, fine, sign. Pröschold BPP

1907/16, 2 covers with red special cachet "MINTO FETE CALCUTTA 7. FE 1907" respectively with black special cancel "MADRAS PARKFAIR 11 JAN 16"

PERSIA: "BENDER ABAS", duplex on 1 a. brown, 2 horizontal strips of three on reverse of small registered cover 1878, to Bombay; some tears in the envelope front repaired, still fine

1904, 1 C. vertical strip of four respectively five and singles of 1 C, 2 C. and 5 C. tied by cds. "JOHORE 17 AP 1925" to registered letter to Singapore, some creases and a vertical fold not affecting the stamps

1972, Europa, miniature sheet with pasted paper web on the second and third vertical row, unhinged mint, fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP

1848/59, Early impression: 1 d. vermilion, horizontal pair, type 10 and 11, good to wide margins and brilliant colour, cancelled by circle "1" of Mahebourg, faint horizontal crease and left stamp with small fault by 'D' of 'PAID', attractive and very scarce, certificates H. Richter and D. Brandon

Intermediate impression: 1 d. dull vermilion, used, good to wide margins, but small repairs, still attractive, signed Alcuri and Holcombe

Worn impression: 1 d. red on bluish, block of four, pos. 1-2/4-5 with good to wide margins, cancelled by boxed "FREE", the top pair with additional barred oval; the lower right stamp small thin on reverse and top pair with crease (most likely fixed around edge of cover); despite the mentioned faults a rare block, ex Dale-Lichtenstein, certificate H. Richter

Latest impression: 1 d. red, tied by cds. "GPO MAURITIUS DE 6 1859" to small piece, repaired at top, still attractive and scarce, certificate RPS

1859, Sherwin 2 d. deep blue, used with barred oval, somewhat touched and lower right corner repaired, still attractive, a rare stamp, certificate RPS (SG £ 4.750,-)

Dardenne 2 d. pale blue, good margins all round, cancelled by clear central "PAID", very fine

Stamps of Marshall Islands surcharged: 1914, 4 mm spacing: 2 s. on 2 m. with double overprint, one inverted (Setting III, Pos. 1;4) with fine partial strike of oval Rabaul cancel, not one of the three examples mentioned by Gibbs, but this piece did once form a vertical pair with the "Brown" example, very fine, a tremendously rare stamp, certificate RPSL, ex collection Gubito

1925/28, 16 c. with 8 c. and 20 c. on 18 c. on registered cover from "SANDAKAN 12 JUL. 1930" to Barcelona with arrival marks; 16 c. little toned, but very scarce on cover, fine

24 c. with 1 c. and 6 c. on registered cover from "SANDAKAN 12 JUL. 1930" to Barcelona with arrival marks on reverse; the envelope slightly stained in the borders; the 24 c. is very scarce on cover

"B64" of Viktoria, Mahe, several light strikes on large piece with Mauritius-franking, consisting of 18 values in 8 different denominations, incl. 2 copies 38 Cents on 9 d. and 1 copy 50 c. green, some mostly light transportation faults; a remarkable franking

1890, die I 2 c., 8 c. (2), 8 c. (4), 10 c.-16 c. each in horizontal pair, 48 c. (8) and 96 c. (4), all with barred oval "B64" on large part of linen envelope to Germany; some faults, but a remarkable franking

2 1/2 a. bright blue, 2 a. red-brown, 1 a. carmine and 1/2 a. yellow-green (2 on reverse) on cover with cds. "ZANZIBAR 28.2.02" via Dar-Es-Salaam to Kilimatinde with arrival mark, cover horizontal crease

1867/74, 5 c. brick red, tied by cds. "BUENOS AIRES 5. JUN. 73" to envelope to Naples/Italy with Italy due stamp 1L., fine

1962, Birds 12 p. with striking shifted print, block of four from the lower right sheet margin, unhinged mint, in addition a normal set of blocks of four

1890, 5 c. blue, horizontal pair on cover from "POTOSI 29. MAR. 1893" to Paris with arrival mark, very fresh and fine

1813, "O Principe" for Joao VI. on entire mourning letter from Rio de Janeiro to Ferdinand, King of both Sicilies

1822, entire letter from Rio de Janeiro to Le Havre with double line "COL.PAR/LORIENT" with interesting text about the uprising in Brazil

1847, entire letter in French, written on board the "Levaillant" on the way to Rio de Janeiro, addressed to Paris, endorsed "pr. Cicilei & Mario Capt. C. Thomsen" via Hamburg ("SCHIFFSBRIEF-POST HAMBURG 12 NOV. 1847"), the Netherlands and Belgium to Paris with red straight line "HAMBURG" and red "LPB 4 R"; unusual routing

1875, letter sheet from Hara to Triest, showing on front oval "NAO FRANQUEADA" and blue Para date stamp, several taxes, ex Santos

1875, entire letter from Bahia with red oval "NAO FRANQUEADA" to Winterthur in Switzerland, ex Santos

1849, Verticais 90 r. black, vertical block of 12, fresh colour and good to wide margins all round, beautyfully cancelled by red oval "CORREIO DE YTU 10-...1854"; extremely fine and scarce, ex Ferreira and Santos

1854, Coloridos 10 r. deep blue, unused block of 15, unused without gum, bottom right stamp slightly touched, otherwise good to wide margins, tiny toned on reverse, fine and scarce

10 r. blue and 30 r. blue with 1840, 60 r. black, tied by cork cancel "BAHIA" to reverse of entire letter 1866 to Rio Grande, fine, ex Santos

30 r. deep blue, block of 9, unused without gum, very fine, ex Santanna and Santos

1866, perforated issue 60 r. black, tied by cork cancel and Rio date stamp to cover to the US, 2 tax marks "due 5" cancelled and "due 7" applied, fine and scarce, ex Santos

60 r. black with 1876, 200 r. black (tiny tear), tied by cork cancel to envelope from "RIO DE JANEIRO 12 NOV 77" to the US with arrival mark, fine, ex Santos

430 r. yellow, marginal block of 4, unused with large part original gum, the perforation strengthened by hinges; very fine; a great rarity of Brazil, ex Sanchez, Santanna and Santos (Scott no. 51)

1866, Pedro 500 r. yellow and 100 r. green with blue oval marking (additional strike alongside) to registered cover 1876 to Bordeaux, fine and very scarce