355 / Oktober 2013

1935, International women congress, 20 pa.-100 k. with overprint "SPECIMEN", mint never hinged, fine

ditto, souvenir sheet imperforated at right and 1 souvenir sheet with heavily displaced print of yellow and grey colour, unmounted mint

1998, International Year of the Ocean, souvenir sheet with only 1 vertical perforation at right, otherwise completely imperforated, unmounted mint

1936, 3 k. on 2½ ghr., block of 15 with heavily misplaced overprint on 9 stamps and 6 stamps without overprint, unmounted mint

1859 (ca.), "Porto-Piastre" with manuscript "2" on cover front with clear adjacent "P.P." to Brousa

KURUCESME POSTA SHUBESI BURSA, clear strik on franked folded letter (dated December 9th 1910) to Lyon, fine

1994, Sistine Chapel 350 and 1000 l. as horizontal gutter strip of six, mint never hinged, fine

1995, Maria with child 3000 l. souvenir sheet, uncut horizontal pair, mint never hinged, fine

1996, Marco Polo 2000 l. souvenir sheet, uncut vertical pair, mint never hinged, folded in between, otherwise fine

1997, Papal coaches and cars, 50-500 and 1000-1250 l., each as vertical gutter pair, mint never hinged, fine

VENDINGSTAMPS: Gold coins of the years 1996-2000, vertical strips of five without value imprint, mint never hinged, very fine, scarce

VENDINGSTAMPS: Gold coins of the years 1996-2000, three continuous, vertical strips of five without value imprint, mint never hinged, very fine, scarce

1950, railway imperforated souvenir sheet, tied by cds. "KAMNIK 23.1.50" to express cover to Zagreb with arrival mark, certificate Zrinjscak BPP

1983, 110 year railway to Rijeka 8.80 din. without value overprint, block of 4 from the left lower sheet corner plus complete sheet with overprint, mint never hinged, fine

2001, Europa 30 and 45 nd., uncut miniature sheet pair, mint never hinged, very fine

1840, 1 d. deep black, MD, good to wide margins, tied by black MC to piece, fine, sign. Raybaudi

1883, 5 s. crimson, white paper, unused, fine

1884, 1£  brown-lilac, watermark «Three Crowns», overprinted SPECIMEN type 9, unused without gum.  

1884, 1£ brown, used, fine

1891, 1 Pound green overprinted SPECIMEN type 9, original gum, few brownish paper adhesions, otherwise fine  

1929, UPU 1£ black, unused o.g., very fine

OFFICIALS: 1840, prepared for use but not issued, VR 1d. black, KK, large regular margins all round, unused without gum, one of the few copies not cut from the large part sheet found in 1899 in the Dublin G.P.O and possibly originating from a Postal Notice to all Postmasters in 1840; certificate RPS (1968) Provenance (photocopies from the Karl Louis Card Index Register attached): Harmer sale 9/10 December 1935, lot 261 Robson Lowe sale 23 January 1952, lot 558

1892, I.R.OFFICIAL, 1 Pound green, brilliant original gum, lightly mounted, few irregular perforations at top, otherwise in a very good and fresh state of preservation. One of the rarest british stamps in mint condition, according to the Karl Louis Card Index Register with only 42 mint single copies (of which one is in the swiss Postal Museum, Berne), plus one block of four (in the Duke of Leinster collection, Irish National Postal Museum in Dublin) plus a block of six (original find in the 1970ties) recorded; certificate Philatelic Foundation (1951) Provenance: S.H. Carter collection, Harmer sale 4./5. February 1946, lot 488 (then with bottom sheet margin still attached)

"POST.OFFICE BRITISH-ARMY JY 24 1854", clear strike on reverse of small envelope, endorsed "...Expeditionary Force Turkey" franked with 1854, 1 d. in horizontal strip of 3, cancelled by London numeral "46", very fine, certificate Dr. Knopke

CRIMEAN WAR: "POST.OFFICE / BRITISH-ARMY JY 19 1854", clear strike on reverse of envelope to Hastings, endorsed "paid", franked in London with 3 copies 1 d. red-brown, tied by numeral "39", fine, signed Holcombe, also similar cover to Beaumans but stamps removed

"POST-OFFICE BRITISH-ARMY JY 21 1855 B", in blue on reverse of envelope to England, franked on arrival with pair and single 1 d. red, false, also "0* (0)" on single 1 d.

1855, small mourning cover from "HORNDEAN AU 16 1855" adressed to a Lieutenant on 'HMS Queen, Black Sea Fleet", franked with 3 copies 1 d. red

COLOMBIA: "C56" on 4 d. vermilion, plate 8, on letter sheet 1867 from Carthagena via Colon to New York with adjacent "N.Y. STEAMSHIP 10"

DANISH WEST INDIES: "C51 / ST. THOMAS PAID JY 5 77", duplex cancel, 2 strikes on horizontal pair 2 d. blue on entire letter to St. Johns, P.R., fine

"C51 / ST. THOMAS PAID JU 14 73", duplex on 4 d. vermilion, plate 13 and 1 sh. green, plate 7 on letter sheet via London to Genua, Italy, fine

ECUADOR: "C41" on 3 d. rose, plate 5 (scissor cut at left) and 4 d. vermilion, plate 11, on letter sheet from "GUAYAQUIL JY 9 1870" via Panama and London to Paris, a scarce franking, plate 5 not listed in Gibbons

HAITI: "C59" on 4 d. vermilion, plate 14, on entire letter from Port au Prince with adjacent red "JACMEL PAID JA 25 77" to St. Thomas, signed Holcombe with opinion

"C59" on 4 d. sage-green on entire letter from Port au Prince with adjacent red "JACMEL PAID NO 25 77" to St. Thomas with arrival mark of the Danish PO, fine

1850, Worn Impressions 2 d. blue, clear to very wide margins with little unclear numeral "29", fine, signed Roig

1854, Black Swan 1 s., 3 shades of grey- and pale-brown, unused o.g., 2 copies little touched, all signed Roig

1857/59, 2 d. brown-black on red, printed on both sides, used, quite good margins for this stamp, sign. Roig (faint)