345 / September 2011

10 r. yellow and 20 r. brown as horizontal pair, tied by barred "45" to cover with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 18 11 1876" to Riesa, there redirected to Dresden, fine

20 r. pale-brown, overprint type "C" perf. 12½ and 13½, two singles 25 r. rose overprint type "C" in types (Cunho) VII and VIII, also one with inverted overprint and 15 r. brown overprint type "C" perf. 12½, unused, fine

 20 r. pale-brown with additional franking tied by cds. "FUNCHAL 8 11 1880" to front and reverse of registered cover with registered label "Vom Ausland über...", to Dresden via London, reverse slightly reduced in size, openend out for display, a very attractive and rare cover

25 r. rose as irregular block of three tied by barred "45" to redirected cover, orignally coming from Brazil with written tax notation "300" and tax stamp "300", to Madeira and Lissabon, with transit and arrival marks, small imperfections, a scarce cover

 50 r. green with clear double print shifted to the right, used, fine and scarce

 50 r. green tied by barred "45" to cover with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 3 2 1876" via England to Basel, with transit and arrival marks, few pinholes through cover, otherwise fine 

50 r. green und 100 r. lilac tied by barred "45" to cover with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 5 6 1879" to Cape of Good Hope, at upper left written notation "posted at Madeira Received April 29 1879", with transit and arrival mark, few faults have been restored, nevertheless a most remarkable Destination!

 80 r. orange, fresh colour and good perforation, unused, fine

80 r. orange with additional franking, tied by cds. "FUNCHAL 24 10 1881" to registered cover to Rio de Janeiro with transit and arrival marks, openend out for display, some faults but still scarce 4-colour-mixed-franking with interesting destination!

 100 r. lilac, fresh colour, unused without gum, fine

100 r. lilac with inverted overprint, unused, fine

 100 r. lilac and 300 r. violett, tied by barred "45" to small piece, fine and scarce

 240 r. lilac, unused, fine

 240 r. lilac tied by barred "45" to small piece of cover to England with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 15 7 1876", reverse with transit marks "SHIP-LETTER LONDON" and boxed "B 2 LONDON E.C 7 AU 76", fine and rare

 SOBREGANCA C: 25 r. rose with inverted overprint and upper sheet margin with additional franking tied by barred "45" to cover with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 22 4 1870" to Constantinople, fine and rare

5 r. black with double overprint from the lower right sheet corner and 25 r. rose with drastically downwards shifted image and 20 r. olive-green tied by oval cancel "FUNCHAL OCT. 81" and barred "45" as additional franking to registered postal stationary 25 r. blue to Lissabon with arrival mark, a very scarce and spectacular 4-colour-franking

 10 r. yellow, 20 r. brown as horizontal pair and 100 r. lilac, tied by barred "45" to cover with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 18 9" and oval "REGISTADA FUNCHAL" to Wien, two vertical folds and few minor faults, otherwise fine

 20 r. brown with part of double overprint, unused, somewhat stained, otherwise fine

 25 r. rose, block of four, unused, few perfs separated, otherwise fine

 25 r. rose, two horizontal pairs tied by barred "45" to cover to Constantinople with transit and arrival marks, flap missing, otherwise fine

 25 r. rose tied by barred "45" as additional franking to postal stationary 25 r. green to Saarbrücken, slight staining, otherwise fine, scarce

 50 r. green, horizontal pair, fresh colour and good perforation, unused, fine

 50 r. green tied by barred "45" to cover with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 15 12 1875" via England to Hamburg with transit and arrival marks, vertical fold at right, otherwise fine

 50 r. green tied by barred "45" to small cover with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 28 6 1876" to England, fine

50 r. green, two singles tied by barred "45" to cover with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 3 9 1878" to cover to London with arrival mark, oval dispatch mark "JOHN PAYNE & SON MERCHANTS", small part of flap missing, otherwise fine

 80 r. orange, horizontal strip of four from the bottom row of the sheet with all margins, unused, some adherence and light staining, a rare multiple

 80 r. orange, horizontal pair, used with central cds. "FUNCHAL 23 12 1889", fine

100 r. lilac, unused, fine

 240 r. lilac, good colour, unused without gum, tiny stained spots, otherwise fine

 240 r. lilac, three singles tied by barred "45" to small piece, small imperfection, otherwise a fine and very scarce item

 1875, 15 r. brown, three singles, one overprint type "B", two overprint type "C" perf. 12 ½ and 13½, unused, fine 

150 r. blue, fresh colour and good perforation, unused, lightly hinged, very fine

150 r. blue, fresh colour and good perforation, unused, fine

 300 r. violett, unused, fine

1876, Newspaper stamp, 2½ r. olive-green, two blocks of four in different shades, unused, very fine

 2½ r. olive-green, single stamp with inverted overprint and a block of six, single stamp unused, block of six 5 stamps unhinged mint, one hinged, fine