353 / März 2013

1918, 10-30 sch. impeforated and trident overprints 1 k. orange (2) and 4 k. red (2, one with black overprint) tied by cds. "KIEV 21.5.19" to registered card to Moskau with arrival mark

1920, national emblem 10 g. red as horizontal pair, left stamp with major paper fold, unused, very attractive

1840, 1 d. black, plate 4, LC, good to wide margins, neatly cancelled with central double lined red MC (most likely Stonehaven), extremely fine, certificate Louis BPP

1 d. black, plate 4, DF, good margins all round, with double corner letter "D", tied by red MC to small piece, very fine, certificate Louis BPP

1 d. black, plate 5, ND, good margins all round, with clear re-entry in "ONE", light central red MC, very fine

1 d. black, plate 5, IE, good margins all round, clear central red MC, very fine, certificate Pröschold BPP

1 d. black, plate 7, CF, good margins all round, light central red MC, fine, signed Pröschold BPP with certificate

1 d. black, plate 2, MJ in mached pair with 1 d. red (small faults), good margins all round, light central red MC, fine, signed Pröschold BPP

1841, 1 d. red-brown, plate 97, PA with misplaced P, unused, large part o.g., very fresh and fine, certificate Louis BPP

1 d. red-brown, good margins all around, tied by numeral "6" to folded cover from "UTTOXETER MY 18.1844" and adjacent double line "Missent to GNR Post office" to Leicestershire with arrival mark, fine

1878, wm. 'Maltese Cross': 1 £ brown-lilac, perfect perforation and in fresh deep colour, used with central clear squared circle "LIVERPOOL OC 24 82", faint horizontal crease, otherwise in very good condition, very attractive, certificate Louis BPP

1883, wm 'Anchor': 10 s. grey-green, perfectly centered and perforated, cancelled by clear "LIVERPOOL AU 9 83", minor creasing at left and slight surface rub in "S" of POSTAGE, otherwise in very good and fresh condition, a very attractive copy, certificate Louis BPP

1887/92, ½ d. orange and vertical pair 6 d. purple, tied by cds. "STRAND W.O. MY 19 99" to register envelope 2 d. blue with adjacent boxed register mark to the Isle of Tonga with arrival mark of Vavau, a fine letter with unusual destination

OFFICIAL STAMPS: I.R. OFFICIAL: 1882/1901, 5 s. rose, used, very fine, certificate RPS (2012)

 5 s. rose, unused, with variety "raised stop after R", little soiled, otherwise fine, certificate RPS (2012)

10 s. blue, unused, with "SPECIMEN" type 11, slight gum creases and a little thin, otherwise fine, certificate RPS (2012)

10 s. blue, unused, with "SPECIMEN" type 9, very fine, certificate RPS (2012)

1 s. green, unused, very fine, certificate RPS (2012)

1£ green, used, very fine, certificate RPS (2012) 

1£ green, used, small tear closed at bottom (not mentioned in certificate), otherwise fine, certificate RPS (2012) 

1902/04: 5 s. bright carmine, used, very fine, certificate RPS (2012)

ARMY OFFICIAL: 1902/03, 6 d. dull purple, unused, very fine, certificate RPS (2012)

GOVT. PARCELS: 1891/1900, 4½ d. green/carmine, horizontal pair with sheet lower and right sheet margins, unused, very fine, certificate RPS (2012)

BOARD OF EDUCATION: 1902, 5 d. dull purple and blue, used, crease at right, otherwise fine, certificate RPS (2012)  

5 d. dull purple and blue, tied by London duplex to small piece, interesting overprint flaw "partly missing O of OF", very fine, certificate RPS (2012)

2½ d. ultramarine, unused, very fine, certificate RPS (2012)

R.H. OFFICIAL: 1902, ½ d. green, unused, very fine, certificate RPS (2012)

1 d. scarlet, unused, very fine, certificate RPS (2012)

1 d. scarlet, unused, very fine, certificate RPS (2012)

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1886, envelope 1d pink cancelled with a fine strike of the rare Hoster Machine postmark "CHARING CROSS WC OC 29 86", roughly opened at top with small part of envelope missing, otherwise fine

USED ABROAD: DANISH WEST INDIES: 1 sh. green, plate 6, tied by duplex "C51 / ST. THOMAS PAID JA 14 73" to letter sheet adressed to the Danish Consul General at London, showing red "LONDON PAID" on front; the letter sheet with minor faults, not effecting the stamp, fine

ECUADOR: 2 sh. blue, tied by "C41" to entire letter from "GUAYAQUIL AU 2 1868" with adjacent Panama transit mark and "STEAMSHIP 20" to New York, filing creases not effecting the stamp, a scarce letter

GUADELOUPE: "PAID AT GUADALOUPE", red crowned-circle handstamp on front of folded letter sheet franked with France Colonies general issue 1859/62, 5 c. green and 40 c. vermilion in horizontal strip of 3, all with clear to large margins, the strip with large margins all around, with adjacent date stamp "POINTE-A-PITRE 10 JUIL 1863" and "STEAMSHIP 10" to New York, also red crayon rate marking "1/-", partly over the 5 c.; on reverse red date stamp of the British PO at Guadeloupe and transit mark of St. Thomas; a very fine and rare cover in very fresh condition Provenance: Edward J.J. Grabowski (2007)

HAITI: 1 d. rose-red, pl. 171, and 1½ d. lake-red, tied by barred "E53" to entire letter from "PORT AU PRINCE AP 10 79" to St. Thomas with clear arrival mark on reverse; a fine and rare letter showing the 4 d. Caribbean rate, certificate Moorhouse

½ d. rose-red, plate 12, horizontal block of 8 with "E53" on entire letter with adjacent "PORT AU PRINCE MR 13 77" to St. Thomas with arrival mark; a horizontal filing crease effecting the top 4 stamps, still attractive and scarce franking

PUERTO RICO: ½ d. rose-red in vertical strip of 3 and 4 d. vermilion, plate 14, in vertical strip of 3, tied by 3 strikes of barred oval "C61" to entire letter from "PORTO RICO FE 27 76" to Vivero in Spain, showing on front red "LONDON PAID"; one ½ d. rounded corner, otherwise fine; a rare letter with the 13½ pence British packet rate, certificate Sismondo