345 / September 2011

POSTAL STATIONARY: postcard with ship and imprint on creme, used within Valparaiso 1904 (Selchi 33)

1892, service postcards with train on rose, blue-green and pale-green, unused, rose little stained, scarce (Selchi 7, 9, 10)

1896, service postcard with ship on 6 different colours, unused (Selchi 14-16, 18, 25-26)

1897, Dowager narrow spaced 8 c. on 6 cds., unused, fine and scarce (Chan 70)

1912, Waterlow overprints 3 c. blue-green with overprint inverted, used, fine and scarce (Chan 172b)

POSTAGE DUE STAMPS: 1912, 1 c. brown with overprint inverted, used, fine (Chan D24a)

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: 1931, 1st flight Canton-Wuchow-Canton, cover with airmail 15 c. and Junk 4 c., opinion Holcombe

LOCAL ISSUES: HUNAN: 1949, silver Yuan parcel post stamps 1 c. on 10000 $-10 $ on 30000 $ cpl., all with additional "Specimen" (as usual),  unused without gum, fine and scarce (Chan SP1-7)

KAN-NING-TSING: 1949, ordinary mail and airmail stamp, unused without gum; the airmail stamp small pinhole in perforation at lower right, otherwise fine, a rare set (Chan 68-69)

LIBERATED AREA: 1949, Kuling communist handstamp red star on block of 4 of 50 c. gold currency, unused

1967, "Long live Chairman Mao", 3 main values 8 f. and 10 f., unhinged mint, very fine (Yang W17-19)

1953, Chiang Kai-shek 0,10-20 $ imperforated in booklet (the outside folder with some faults)

1859, 1 p. carmine in horizontal pair with large margins, unused o.g., folded between the stamps, fine, signed Holcombe

1 p. carmine, irregular block of 20 from the lower left sheet corner, brilliant colour and good to wide margins, unused o.g., most stamps with full unhinged mint gum, lightly folded between the 2 right rows only, otherwise fine and fresh; the 2nd largest multiple known, signed Holcombe

1860, 5 c. lilac on horizontally laid paper and  2 copies on wove paper in distinctive shades, unused, fine

10 c. yellow-buff in vertical block of 6 with good to wide margins and fresh colour, unused o.g., at central left small mark of light creasing, otherwise very fine, a scarce multiple

1861, NUEVA GRANADA 5 c. yellow in horizontal pair with good to wide margins, unused, large part o.g., fine and scarce

5 c. yellow in block of 4, pos. 26-27/35-36, large margins and fresh colour, unused o.g., some creasing, but a very rare multiple, signed Friedl and Holcombe

10 c. pale-blue and dark-blue, 2 copies with good margins, each cancelled by oval "BOGOTA", fine, signed Holcombe

1861, Nueva Granada 20 c. red, vertical bisect used on cover front with adjacent blue boxed "AJENCIA SUBALT./DE CORREOS MEDE/llin 11 abril 1863" and manuscript "10 c", few small edge faults; a scarce and attractive item, certificate Moorhouse

1 p. pink in horizontal pair with large margins all around, at top 14 mm sheet margin, unused with large parts o.g., a fine and rare multiple, signed Holcombe

1862, 1 p. lilac on bluish paper with good margins all around, neatly cancelled by blue "BOGOTA", faint horizontal crease, otherwise fine, a rare stamp

1864, 10 c. blue, good margins, used with manuscript "Popayan" to entire letter to Bogota, very fine

1865, 10 c. violet and horizontal pair 20 c. blue from the left sheet margin, used with clear oval "BOGOTA" on piece with adjacent British P.O. cds. "SANTA MARTHA DE 31 65" and "COLON JA 03 65", fine, signed Holcombe

20 c. blue with full to wide margins, tied by oval "BOGOTA" to lettersheet to Ambalema, fine, signed Holcombe

50 c. green with large figures together with 10 c. violet, tied by oval "BOGOTA" to registered envelope with adjacent red "Certificacion a Bogota / Salio en 21 de Fevr. 1865" to Cali, counter-signed by recipiant on front and inside the envelope; small part of reverse flap missing due to opening, otherwise fine; a very rare cover, only one other entire known with the 50 c. green with large figures, certificate Moorhouse

1920, 10 c. green, 72 stamps in cpl. sheet, horizontally folded in the middle, without gum as issued, most items stained

new issue 10 c. green, 72 stamps in cpl. sheet, horizontally folded in the middle, without gum as issued, small margin faults

second issue 10 c., both values in cpl. sheet of 68 stamps with 8 tête-bêches, unmounted mint, 2 stamps small margin faults

10 c., both values in cpl. sheet of 68 stamps with 8 tête-bêches, unmounted mint, 1 stamp with tear some small faults, otherwise fine

1840, "GUAYAQUIL DEBE", red double line, very clear on entire letter to Quito

1866, 1st issue 5 pa. grey with watermark upright, imperforated block of 4, the 2 upper stamps with invisible watermark, good to large margins, unused without gum; a very scarce block

1938, Royal Birthday 1£ green/brown, corner copy with plate no. "A/38", unhinged mint

1887, Quetzal 5 c. violet (2) and 10 c. red, tied by oval "OFICINA DE CERTIFICADOS GUATEMALA MAR 24 1900" to envelope 5 c. blue as registered cover to Germany with arrival mark

1919, surcharge 5 Cts. PIASTRE on 10 c., tied by cds. of St. Marc to cover 1920, via Port au Prince to Paris and here redirected, cover with some age wear, still fine and scarce, certificate Windel BPP

1868, Bagheri issue 8 ch. red, 4 copies in different types, 2 with small thins, still fine