357 / März 2014

1950, San Juan de Dios 1 pta. imperforated colourproof in green, horizontal pair, unmounted mint, scarce, opinion Graus AIEP for a strip of 3 (Edifil 1070cc)

Juan Ruiz 20 c. bluish-violet, imperforated horizontal pair from the left sheet margin, unmounted mint, opinion Graus for a split-up block of 4, fine and scarce

1954, Madonna with child 30 c. in unissued colour violet, unmounted mint, fine and scarce, opinion Graus AIEP

1 pta. in unissued colour dark greenish-blue, unmounted mint (Edifil 1153cc)

5 pta. in unissued colour olive-green, unmounted mint (Edifil 1160cc)

1967, CEPT 1,50 pta. in unused colours, unmounted mint

Municipal Congress Barcelona, 1,50 pta. in unissued colour brown, unmounted mint, fine and scarce

CARLIST POST: 1873, 'ESPANA' with tilde, 1 r. blue unused, very fine, Comex certificate

1824, folded letter with black straight line "HAVANA" and red handstamp "A" via Cadiz with five desinfected slits (starlike) to Orotravo, Teneriffa, slightly toned by vinegar

1808, decorative feather letter with several arrival notes dating 16.10.1808 and 17.10.1808, fine and interesting

1844, decorative feather letter from Broby to Sanders, fine

1920, Luftpost 20 Ø with watermark 1, unused, very fine, Obermüller Wilen certificate

1846, health certificate from the Ottoman medical board with endorsement for originating from a non-epedemic town (Jerusalem) and cachet "ADMINSTRATION SANITAIRE DE L'EMPIRE OTTOMAN", folded, otherwise fine

1879, "OFFICE SANITAIRE MÜREFTE 1879", medical board cancel, clear strike on large part of cover and  "OFFICE SANITAIRE AIVALI" on reverse of cover to Constantinople , faults at right

1915, overprint 'crescent and star 1331' on 1908 2 p. slate, unused, very fine, certificate ISFILA  (Isfila.-Nr. 538)

War orphants, overprint on 1908, 10 p. blue-green, unused, very fine, certificate ISFILA  (Isfila.-Nr. 571)

1916, war orphants, overprint on 1908, 10 p. brick-red, unused, small pinhole at lower left, otherwise fine, certificate ISFILA  (Isfila.-Nr. 594)

Hedjaz railway fiscal stamp (2) p. carmine/blue with handstamp "1336", type II, unused, very fine, a very rare stamp, certificate ISFILA  (Isfila.-Nr. 986)

"AYASULUG", boxed positive marking on 1896, postcard 20 pa. to Germany with arrival mark, slight corner creasing

"ÜSKÜB", fancy marking in black on postcard 1909 to Austria

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

1817, two folded letters with straight line "ANGLETERRE" from the same correspondence to Bordeaux with vinegar desinfection spots, fine

1 d. black, plate 4, OK, good margins, black MC, fine

1 d. black, plate 8, QD, good to very wide margins, red MC, fine

2 d. blue, good to wide margins, tied by black MC to small piece, fine, signed Pfenninger

1841, 1 d. red-brown, unused strip of 3, AA-AC, with full corner sheet margins, plate number "71" and inscription, some pressed creases and re-gummed, nevertheless highly attractive multiple, Louis BPP certificate Provenance:   J.B. Seymour collection (1951)                          Bostock collection (1963)

1 d. red-brown, block of six with good margins all round, used with clear strikes of diamond "186" of Dublin, slight horizontal crease at bottom, otherwise fine

1841, 2 d. blue, plate 3, horizontal strip of 4, DG-DJ, clear to wide margins, tied to entire letter 1849 from Ledbury to Port Philip, Australia, red "LONDON SHIPLETTER" partly tying the strip; one stamp very light bend due to letter contents, fine, certificate Pröschold BPP

5 £ orange, good colour, used with central "EDINBURGH JA 4 96", faint horizontal crease at foot and short vertical paper fault  below cds., certificate BPA (2013)

1883/84, 5 sh. rose and 10 sh. ultramarine, used, fine, 5 sh. signed Pröschold BPP and opinion Louis BPP, 10 sh. signed Gebr. Senf

1 £ brown-lilac, wm crowns, used with register mark, little unfresh, signed Pfenninger

1 £ green with clear cds. of Belfast, blue crayon removed

1902/10, Edward 1 £ dullblue-green, used, fine, certificate RPS

1½ d., colour trial in red-brown, imperforated horizontal pair, unused with large part o.g., certificate BPA

1955, Castles 2 sh. 6 d.-1 £, all 4 values on 2 envelopes with first day cancellations of Southampton, addressed in pencil, fine and scarce

Machin 4 d. deep oliv-brown, head B with gum arabic, unmounted mint, fine and scarce