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1915, "DUALA (KAMERUN) a 24.5.15" on conver endorsed "On active service / No stamps available" to Lome, Togo with arrival mark, sign. Bothe

1919, C.E.F. ½ d.-2 d. and Nigeria 1 d. on registered cover from "VICTORIA 6 AU 19" to Switzerland with arrival mark, sign. Georg Bühler

XXX LOS ENTFÄLLT XXX

1851, laid paper 6 d. brown-purple with large to very large margins all around, tied by target cancel to letter sheet (addressee excised) from "MONTREAL AP 23 1853" to New York, showing adjacent red "CANADA"; some staining removed, still a very attractive and rare letter, certificate RPS Provenance: Royal Philatelic Collection (2001)

1865, 5 c. rose, used with clear framed "PAID", Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

10 c. blue, unused with original gum, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1857, 6 p. orange, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

6½ vermilion, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1 sh. vermillion, used, fine, Sperati forgery, signed in pencil

1861, 4 p. rose, two singles, used with barred oval and cds., Sperati fogeries, fine, signed in pencil

1 sh. rose, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1933, airmail 5 c., horizontal pair imperforated between, unmounted mint, very fine (SG £ 1.000,-)

1862/69, 2 d. rose and 6 d. blue-green, tied by oval of eight bars to registered envelope with adjacent clear "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 21 JAN 1869" and manuscript register no. "869" to Grand River; a fine and scarce registered letter (less than 10 known)

1853, deeply blued paper: 1 d. brick-red, large margins all around and neatly cancelled, showing on reverse nice 'ivory body'; a choice copy, certificate Eichele

1882, 5 s. orange, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1857/59, 2 d. green, horizontal pair and single with 4 single copies 1861/64, 1 d. dull-blue, rough perf. 14:15½, all neatly cancelled by oval of bars to letter sheet with adjacent "KANDY STEAMER LETTER OC 17 1863" and red "KANDY PAID" to Madras; a fine and attractive double-rate cover Provenance: Admiral Harris (1951), Maurice Burrus (1963)

1885, 5 c. on 24 c. brown-purple, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1894, 45 pia. grey-purple and blue, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1892/93, 1 d. ultramarine, perf. 11:10, strip of 4 and single stamp, tied by cds. "G.P.O. SUVA 21 AUG 93" to envelope endorsed "Via S. Francisco" to London with arrival mark; the right stamp with tear across the upper right and a cover crease going through the perforation between the first and second stamp of the strip, still attractive, a scarce franking

 1886, 1 s. yellow-brown, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1 s. bistre, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signe in pencil

1904, 1 £. deep purple and black/red, mint, fine, ex collection Severin

1884/91, ½ d. green, 1 d. rose-carmine and 2. grey, tied by oval of bars to small envelope to adjacent "ACCRA NO 22 94" and straight line "TOO-LATE" to England, showing on front red "PAID LIVERPOOL BR. PACKET"; ½ d. small corner fault, otherwise fine

1889, 20 s. green and red, unused with small part gum, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1875, Victoria 1 d. green, diagonal bisect, lower left half in horizontal strip with 2 complete stamps, tied by double circle "D" to small piece with small part of red "LONDON PAID"; some minor staining, otherwise very fine, a rare bisect, certificate Sismondo

1863, 96 c. olive-bistre, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1859, ½ d. orange with clear to large margins, tied by faint Zante double circle to large part of letter sheet to Sira, fine and scarce, signed Alberto Diena with certificate (1973)

1 d. blue with clear to large margins, tied by blue Zante double circle to entire letter of June 14, 1859 to Triest with adjacent blue "FRANCA", on reverse manuscript "15" (Kreuzer) for the Austrian Lloyd fee and arrival mark; throug the stamp a light vertical filing crease, but still of fine appearance; a fine and very early entire of this issue, sign. Sorani

1827, desinfected entire letter from Zante via Triest to Otranto, Kingdom of Napoli, showing on reverse "ISOLA DI ZANTE" and fancy "CORFU 17 NOVEMBER ..." and blue straight line "TRIESTE 12 DEZEMBER", on front red boxed "P Stato Pontificio" and Otranto arrival mark; letter desinfected with slids and staining by vinegar, fine

1884, 2 sh. 6 p. olive-black, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

5 s. blue, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

10 s. purple-brown, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1865, "B/109", octagonal marking, 3 strikes on India 1856/64, 2 a. yellow, 8 a. carmine and 1860, 8 p. mauve, all tied additionally with red Singapore merchant's chop, on letter sheet endorsed "Via Marseilles" to England with arrival mark of September 30 1865. A rare and delightful cover; only four covers recorded from Malakka bearing De La Rue stamps

1860, ½ d. buff, unused with original gum, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1845, letter sheet with part of contents with red double circle "MAURITIUS POST OFFICE AU 28 1845" via Galle (Ceylon), Aden, Suez via overland mail to  Alexandria, Malta and Marseille to Bordeaux, prepaid to Alexandria with 1 sh. 8 p.; in France taxed with "19" decimes, on front quite clear double circle "PURIFIER AU LAZARET/MALTE"; fine and scarce, certificate Van der Linden BPP and opinion Holcombe

1859, Lapirot intermediate impression 2 d. blue, large margins all around and neatly cancelled, extremely fine, signed Holcombe and certificate Brandon (SG 1100,- £)