350 / September 2012

1879, 13 c. slate, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

2,50 r. brown-purple used on registered envelope 8 c. from "MAURITIUS JY 21 95" to Switzerland, showing clear strike of rare "A.R.", red "REGISTERED MAURITIUS" and French paquebot mark "LA REUNION A MARSEILLE L.V.No.4", also on reverse large red seal cancel "GENERAL POST OFFICE MAURITIUS" and arrival mark; a rare stamp on cover and earliest recorded use of th "A.R." marking Provenance: Peter Jaffé (2007)

1884, 4 p. blue, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1855/57, printing on blued paper without watermark, 2 d. blue, horizontal strip of 4, one stamp tiny touched at bottom, otherwise clear to good margins all around, tied by light strikes of numeral "1" to entire letter to England with adjacent clear date stamp "AUCKLAND JY 30 1857"; a vertical crease ironed out of the strip (almost invisible); an attractive and rare franking, certificate RPS (2000) Provenance: 'Chalon' (1968), Henry Dumas (2000), Joseph Hackmey (2009)

POSTAL STATIONARY: 1943, POW-Airmail letter sheet 1 sh. used from "DARGAVILLE 3 AU 41" to a POW in Germany, M-Stammlager VIIIB, with British and German censor marks (H+G 2)

PIGEON POST: 1900 (ca.), Agency issues 6 d. (on piece, little stained) and 1 sh., used, and 1 sh. unused

1882, 6 d. violet, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1861, issue without water mark 1 d. rose-red imperforated in block of 4 from the lower right sheet corner with wide margins, unused o.g., fine and scarce, certificate Philatelic Foundation

1895, 2 c. brown-red tied by Sarawak cds. to small registered envelope with combination franking Straits Settlements 1882, 8 c. orange and 1894, 5 c. brown, tied by cds. "SINGAPORE FE 10 96", to Montreal, Canada showing adjacent scarce "SARAWAK R" and London transit mark; a fine and scarce cover

 1859, 6 d. dull-purple, unused, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

OCEAN POST OFFICES: "UNION OF S. AFRICA OCEAN P.O. 9/11 JUN. 12" on letter with mixed franking Transvaal/CGH to Spain and "UNITED KINGDOM & S. AFRICA SEA P.O. 9 / FE 9 14" on mixed franking Transvaal/Union on cover to British Guiana with arrival mark; the first cover somewhat reduced in size, the second one opened out for display

MAFIA ISLAND: 15 H. blue, unused, fine, certificate BPA

45 H. black/mauve with left sheet margin, unused, fine, certicate BPA

ANGLO-FRENCH OCCUPATION: 1914, 5-20 Pfg. tied by cds. "LOME 29.10.14" to piece, 10 Pfg. corner faults at left, otherwise fine, certificate BPA

Narrow setting 20 pf., 30 pf. and 1 d. on 5 pf. used on registered envelope from "LOME 8 7 15" to England, sign. Kilian BPP

TRINIDAD: 1851/56, 1 d. brownish-red, clear to good margins, tied by numeral "1" to letter sheet with adjacent crowned "PAID AT TRINIDAD" and reverse side dispatch mark "TRINIDAD AU 25 1856" to Hamburg with arrival mark of September 17; a fine and scarce letter to abroad, part paid in cash with 6 d. to England and 8 d. for closed mail to Hamburg, signed H. Richter

1863/80, wm crown CC, perf. 12½ 1 d. in horizontal pair, affixed around the top edge of envelope together with 1 sh. chrome-yellow in horizontal pair, all tied by cds. "TRINIDAD AP 24 1874" to envelope with adjacent red "TRINIDAD PAID" to Valparaiso, Chile (adressed to Admiral Arthur Cochrane, on board the HMS Repulse), endorsed "Via Panama" and showing on reverse clear transit mark of St. Thomas; on front red crayon marks "8", "2/1" and "2/-"; a rare and colourful franking Provenance: Sir John Marriott (2001)

1932, National Assembly, 60 pl. violet as proof sheet 4X3 stamps on chalky, ungummed paper, fine (see Afghan Philately by Cecil Uyehara p. 148)

1 a. black as proof sheet 3X4 stamps on chalky, ungummed paper, fine (see Afghan Philately by Cecil Uyehara p. 148)

1862, 15 c. blue with clear cancel, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1867/74, 4 c. brown and 2 pairs 1880, 8 c. lake, all cancelled by cds. "BELGRANO (B.A.) / AG 17 83" to registered envelope to Italy, showing on front and reverse 5 strikes of boxed red "CERTIFICADO", small imperfections; believed to be the only cover with the red register handstamp Provenance: Carlos Chaves (2009)

1910, Revolution 20 p., used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1995, ATM 0,05 p., unhinged mint, light finger print (Mi. 550,-)

1858, Barquitos 2-4 p. and 1 p. IN ps,, all used, Sperati forgeries, fine, signed in pencil

5 p. yellow, unsued, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1 p. blue, unsued, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1 p. blue as horizontal tête-bêche, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1859, 4 r. green on bluish, used, Sperati fogeries type A and B, fine, signed in pencil

1867, Condor 10 c. brown as horizontal pair, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1871, coat of arms 500 c. black, unused with original gum, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

 1843 Bull Eyes 60 c. with clear cds, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

90 r. black, horizontal pair, close at left otherwise good margins all around, with clear cds. "CORREIO GERAL DA CORTE 23 4 1844", right stamp with straightened crease and slightly reinforced in the center of the pair, otherwise fine, rare, certificate Juchert BPP, ex collection Severin

90 c. with clear cds, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1855, 2nd London printing 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, horizontal strip of 5 and single stamp, slightly touched to large margins, tied by target cancel to folded cover with adjacent clear red cds. "SANTIAGO CHILE 8 SBRE 57" to Valparaiso; a fine and rare cover Provenance: Gerhard Blank (1991), Gabor von Kekkö (2007)

1902/06, ½ c. brown, tied by cds. "SHANGHAI LOCAL POST JY 28 03" to souvenir postcard with franking and cancels of 5 foreign POs to a german soldier at Syfang/Tsingtau with chinese transit marks of Tsinanfu and Chinan

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