341 / September 2010

1 d. red-brown, FI, good to large margins, tied by clear bluish-black numeral "806" to small piece, extremely fine

2 d. pale blue, horizontal pair with good margins, each stamp cancelled by clear central black MC, very fine, signed Pröschold BPP and opinion Louis BPP

2 d. blue, plate 4, TD, good to large margins, very fresh, unused with large parts o.g., very fine, certificate Louis BPP

2 d. blue, plate 4, good margins, neatly tied by numeral "25" to large part of printed matter to Lausanne, Switzerland with adjacent red newspaper tax stamp "ONE PENNY". Fine and scarce, signed Pröschold BPP and certificate Louis BPP

2 d. blue, horizontal pair HG/HH, large margins all around, cancelled by numeral "918", very fine

2 d. blue, plate 4, horizontal strip of 3, EG-II, good to large margins, neatly cancelled, very fine, signed Pröschold BPP and certificate Louis BPP

2 d. blue, plate 4, block of 4, SG-TH with re-entry in TH (first state), used with numeral "131" EDINBURGH, signed Pröschold BPP and certificate Louis BPP

2 d. deep full blue, plate 3, NE, good to wide margins with clear central black MC, very fine, signed Pröschold BPP

1847/54, embossed issues: 1 sh. pale green, wide to large margins with part of adjoining stamp at bottom, cancelled by clear numeral "16", very fine, signed and certificate H. Richter

1 sh. pale green, vertical pair with good to large margins and 1855, 1 d. red-brown, tied to letter sheet from "PRESCOT DE 30 1856" via Prussia to Ceffalonia, Ionian Islands; a fine letter with rare destination, certificate Brandon

1 sh. green, used on small cover from "LIVERPOOL JY 26 1851" via Belgium to Kissingen in Bavaria, underpaid, thus double line "PART PAID / MORE TO PAY" applied, several manuscript taxes, fine and unusual, certificate Holcombe

10 d. brown, vertical strip of 3 with good to mostly wide margins, parts of 2 adjoining stamps at right, cancelled with 3 clear strikes of numeral "16", small scissor cut in the right margin and 2 faint thinnings in outer corners, not affecting the designs; alltogether a very fine and rare multiple, certificates A. Diena and Louis BPP Provenance: Alfred Caspary (1958)

10 d. brown, die 2, large margins, tied to small envelope to Alexandria, Egypt, with transit and arrival marks; the envelope somewhat roughly opened, otherwise fine, scarce, certificate BPA

6 d. dull lilac, good to very wide margins, tied by duplex "LIVERPOOL 28 SP 1855" to small envelope to Nova Scotia with adjacent handstamp "d1"; a fine cover with scarce destination, certificate BPA

6 d. violet with watermark inverted and reversed, large margins, cancelled with numeral "594" SOUTHPORT, very fine, several signatures and certificate Louis BPP

1882, 5 £ orange, nice colour and well centered, cancelled by light and clear central strike "MANCHESTER ACCOUNTS 19 JUNE 1893"; extremely fine, signed Pfenninger

5 £ orange, fresh deep colour and well centered, used by clear central strike "BELFAST NO 7 91"; extremely fine

1887/92, Jubilee 2½ d., 2 copies tied to cover from "RECKMANSWORTH DE 23 92" to Ywataung, Burma with transit and arrival marks, fine and scarce

1897/1903, Victoria 1 r.-10 r. including 2 shades of 1 r., unused, fine/very fine (SG 1445,-)

50r. mauve, unused, light gum bend, fine, a scarce stamp, certificate BPA (2010) (SG 1600,-)

1852/57, ½  d. deep rose, block of nine, marginal from base of sheet with full imprint, unused with not original gum, some creasing partly repaired, but still attractive and very rare, certificate BPA (2009) Provenance: Dale-Liechtenstein (1969)

1823, "POST OFFICE SIMONS TOWN", crowned handstamp on official folded letter to Cape Town with arrival mark on front

1840, "POST PAID", boxed handstamp on entire letter from Graaf Reinet to Cape Town

1893, ½ d. green (2) and 1 d. rose-red, tied by Port Elizabeth cds. to newspaper 'Cape Times' of November 29, 1899 to England

MAFEKING: 1900, Baden-Powell 3 d. deep blue on blue, tied by clear date stamp "MAFEKING AP 12 1900" to local cover, adressed in care of town merchant Julius Weil; very fine and rare

1888, Victoria 1 sh. violet, tied by cds. "ADA SE 22 95" to registered letter 2 d. blue to Switzerland, endorsed "p. S.S. Marie Woermann" in red, transit and arrival marks, cover opened at top, fine

1976, Booklet Elizabeth 10 c. with 20 items, unmounted mint, postage rates schedules with red pen strokes (Mi.-no. A317; Mi. 700,- +)

1935, 2 s. 6 d., 5 and 10 s., unused with light hinge remainders, fine, a.o. sign. Pröschold

1887/1902, Victoria 2½ d. blue, tied by 9 bar oval to cover from "LAGOS W. AFRICA AP 25 95" to Liverpool with arrival mark, cover endorsed "per Eduard Bohlen"

1848/59, POST PAID early impressions: 1 d. orange-vermilion, slightly touched at upper left, otherwise full to wide margins, very fresh shining colour, cancelled by numeral "3", fine, sign. Köhler

2 d. blue, cut to shape, tied by black grid to folded letter with adjacent boxed "SOUILLAC. AU (manuscript 10) 1852" to Port Louis with adjacent boxed "INLAND" and crowned "MAURITIUS GPO"; some age wear, but still an attractive and very rare early letter, sign. Calves and certificate David Brandon

Intermediate impressions: 1 d. dull vermilion, good to wide margins and nice colour, lightly cancelled by target; very fine, certificate Brandon

worn impressions: 1 d. red-brown on grey, 2 single copies, both with full to mostly wide margins, tied by target cancel to letter sheet from Port Louis to London, showing on reverse crowned "MAURITIUS GPO JU 20 1859"; manuscript "Overland via Marseille"; a fine and rare entire; sign. Calves and certificate Brandon

1 d. red on bluish, nice colour, good to wide margins, cancelled by boxed "INLAND", very fine, certificate Sismondo

2 d. blue, good to wide margins, neatly cancelled with central "1", very fine

Latest impressions 1 d. red, vertical pair with wide margins, neatly cancelled, very fine, sign. Köhler and Calves