350 / September 2012

FRENCH OFFICES IN CHINA: 1895, "CUSTOMS PEKING SEP 16 95" and "CUSTOMS SHANGHAI SEP 23 1995" in blue on reverse of cash paid cover to Düsseldorf, with front side combination franking 25c. tied by cds. "SHANG-HAI 27 SEPT 95", fine, ex collection Severin

1962, Mei Langfang souvenir sheet, used with first day cancel, few usual bends, fine, certificate Haveman BPP

1967, drilling team, 2 cpl. sets, unmounted mint and used, fine

LIBERATED AREAS: SHANDONG: 1944, Chairman Mao 5 c. - 50 c., all 5 values unused, also another stamp (Yang EC19-23)

1861, Coat of arms 2½ c. black, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

10 c. blue, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

20 c. red, with manuscript, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1 p. rose, unused without gum, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1863, 50 c. red instead of 20 c. red, socalled error of colour, slightly touched at right, otherwise good to wide margins and fresh colour, unused with large part original gum; in unused condition an extremely rare stamp, certificate RPS (1943)

1868, Coat of arms 5 c. blue-green, with manuscript, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1863, Coat of arms 10 c. green, with manuscript, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1919, airmail 2 c. in excellent condition, tied by "BARRANQUILLA JUN 18 1919" to cover (opened on 2 sides) to Puerto Colombia with arrival mark on front, partly on stamp, Sociedad Filatélica Argentina certificate

1932, airmail 10 c., horizontal pair with additional franking, tied by ""CALI 29.VI.1932" cds. to first flight cover Rio Magdalena-Pacific ocean with green cachet

CCNA-ISSUES: 1920, 10 c. green with additional franking, tied by violet oval "CARTAGENA" to on the left side shortened cover to Barranquilla with arrival mark "16 MAR 1920"

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

1895, 2nd printing 50 p. lilac, perforated 13 on 3 sides and 7½ (double) at top, used with indistinct domestic type bisected circle; the stamp most likely originating from a pair imperforated between and later reperforated officially; a scarce variety, opinion Holcombe and Eichhorn Provenance: Herbert Block collection

1902, surcharge issue: 2 ch. on 50 p. lilac with double overprint in 2 different types, unused in fresh colour and well centered, tiny thin spot (0,3 mm), otherwise very fine and fresh; a scarce variety, Eichhorn BPP certificate Provenance: Herbert Block collection

3 ch. on 25 p. with double surcharge, one weaker and shifted to the left, used by single circle date stamp, fresh colour and well centered; a very fine and rare stamp, Eichhorn BPP certificate Provenance: Herbert Bloch collection

1891, envelope UPU 90 ct. on 15 c. yellow, so-called 'Parisot envelope' as registered letter with adjacent "ADMON PRINCIPAL DE CORREOS/ ABR 10 1891/ Santo Domingo" to Paris with red arrival mark on front; the cover was only accepted at this one day

ITALIAN POST: 1867, De La Rue 10 c. orange-brown, 6 single copies, 4 tied by dotted numeral "234" and 2 by boxed "PIROSCAFI POSTALI ITALIANI" to entire letter with adjacent cds. "ALESSANDRIA D'EGITTO POSTE ITALIANE 19 DEC 67" to Florence with transit mark of Brindisi and arrival mark; slight marks of archival tape, otherwise fine; a rare multiple franking with unusual 'duplex'-cancellation, sign. Enzo Diena

1881, Quetzal 2 c. brown/green with inverted center, unused with original gum, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

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

1948, Gandhi 2½ a.- 10r. cpl. in blocks of 4, unmounted mint, 10 r. one stamp very light tiny corner crease, fine and scarce

1½ a.-10 r., used, very fine

FRENCH INDIA: "111 / PONDICHERRY NO 25 66", clear duplex on 1865, 8 p. purple, 2 a. orange and 4 a. green on entire letter "Via Marseilles" to London with adjacent "INDIA PAID" and "LONDON PAID", on reverse transit mark of Madras; on reverse of the letter remnants of tape, otherwise fine and attractive

Used in Burma: 1875, registered envelope with India DLR 1 a. brown and pair 2 a. orange, tied by diamond of bars, via Rangoon to Calcutta with adjacent "STEAMER LETTER G.P.O.CALCUTTA SE 14", some paper remnants

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1888, postcard 1/4 a. used from Kashkar and re-directed with several transit marks including clear "D.L.O. GWAILOR STATE 16 AU 90 / FREE"

1885, 5 ch. blue in horizontal pair, tied by superb strike "KERMAN 25/6" to small envelope to Yezd, very fine

CANCELLATIONS: "GHASSRE CHIRINE", positive seal mark with lion in centre, 2 strikes on postal stationery envelope 5 ch. to Kermanchah

"KUH. MALEK SIAH ZIARET", clear large censi seal on 1908, 13 ch. blue on cover to England with transit and arrival marks, stamp small crease, still fine and scarce

"RAFSENDJAN", fancy cancel in brownish-red on 2 covers franked with 1891, 5 ch. blue and 1897, 5 ch. yellow

Used in Corea: "NINSEN I.J.P.O. 29.NOV.94" in red on post card 3 s. grren via Yokohama to Colmar, central fold

1864/65, Imperial Eagle 1 r. blue, 2 r. orange and 4 r. green, all "Mexico 71/1865" tied by cds. "MEXICO FRANCO 2 MAY" (1865) to letter sheet to Guadalajara, fine and scarce 3-colour-franking

1886/95, 5 c. blue and 10 c. brownish-red tied to wrapper 2 c. red with original contents as registered item from "MEXICO JUN 19 91" to Germany with mexican UPU-label and transit register label of New York; fine and scarce

1895, Posttransport 10 p. blue, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil