361 / September 2015

"LEITH AP 3.97", clear on postal stationery card 10 a. with straight line "PAQUEBOT" and text to Germany with arrival mark, fine

"LEITH SHIP LETTER JUL.19.96", clear on postal stationery card 8 a. with additional franking 3 a. from "REYKJAVIK 3.6.96" with text to England, fine

"QUEENSTOWN SHIP LETTER", clear on postal stationery card 10 a. from "REYKJAVIK 14.8.07" with long text to Germany with arrival mark, fine and scarce

"SHIP LETTER", octogonal boxed marking on postal stationery card 10 a. from "REYKJAVIK 28.7.(83)" with long text to Pola, Austria with arrival mark, fine

"SHIPP LETTER", octogonal boxed marking, clear strike on postal stationery card 10 a. from "REYKJAVIK 4.9.(88)" with text to Germany with arrival mark, very fine

"SHIPP LETTER", octogonal boxed marking on postal stationery card 8 a. with additional franking 3 a. from "REYKJAVIK 25.6." with short text to Berlin with arrival mark, slightly creased at bottom, otherwise fine

"SHIPP LETTER", octogonal boxed marking on postal stationery card 10 a. from "ISAFJÖRDUR 1.9.(86)" with text to Germany with arrival mark, fine

"SHIP LETTER BLYTH NORTH D", clear on postal stationery card King Christian 10 a. from "REYKJAVIK 25.III.13" to Leipzig, tiny stained

"SHIPP LETTER GRANTON", boxed marking on postal stationery card 10 a. without dispatch mark (dated Seydisfjördur 11.9.87) to Munich with arrival mark, scarce ship cancel

"SHIP LETTER NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE", clear on postal stationery card 10 a. from "REYKJAVIK 10.4.96" to Germany with arrival mark, tiny stained and corner crease at left, scarce ship letter mark

Austria: 1867, 10 kr. blue and black tied by cds. "WIEN 1.8.97" to cover to Kopenhagen and forwarded to Reykjavik with arrival mark and returned to "WIEN 9.9.97", fine

Austria: 1891, Franz Joseph I. 30 kr. siena and black tied by cds. "WIEN 13.7.97" to registered cover via London to Reykjavik with arrival mark, stamp with slight corner fault and cover tiny tears at right, otherwise fine

Austria: 1897, postal stationery card 2 kr. with addtional franking 3 kr. from "HINTZING 10.8.97" to Kopenhagen and forwarded to Reykjavik with arrival mark and returned via Edingburgh to Vienna, fine

Brazil: 1898, postal stationery envelope 200 r. with additional franking 100 r. red from "PERNAMBUCO 10.JULI.1898" via Leith to Reykjavik with arrival mark, fine

China: 1902/08, Coiling Dragon 10 c. deep green tied by cds. "PAKHOI 7.MAY.05" to cover to Kristiana, Norway and forwarded to Reykjavik with arrival mark, slight opening faults at top, otherwise fine, scare destination

Denmark: 1894, 8 ö. grey/red tied by cds. "VEILE 2.3." to cover to Kopenhagen and forwarded to Dyrafjördur with arrival mark on front, returned with boxed "REBUTS"  and "farinu parti" (on reverse) via  "EDINGBURGH OC.28.94" to Veile with arrival mark, fine

German Empire: 1890, 5 pfg. green, horizontal pair tied by cds. "BONN 8.10.94" to Heidelberg, forwarded to Kopenhagen with handwritten tax "20" and "12 1/2" (cts.) and again forwarded to Reykjavik with arrival mark, fine and rare

Netherlands: 1867, King Wilhelm III. 20 c. green with numeral "32" on cover from "EDAM 21.AUG.72" via Kopenhagen to Reykjavik with arrival mark, tiny spots and cover opened out for display, very scarce early incoming mail

Netherlands: 1894, postal stationery letter sheet 5 c. with additional franking Wilhelmina 15 c. brown and Numeral in circle 2 c. ochre-yellow and 1/2 rose, from "AMSTERDAM 12.JAN.95" via London to the dutch Consulate in Reykjavik with arrival mark, fine and scarce combination

Netherlands: 1917, registered POW cover from "LEEGERPLAATS BW ZEIST 25.V." to Reykjavik with arrival mark, slight creases and tiny spots

1922/28, seahorses 2 sh. 6 p.-10 sh., unused, fine

1922/23, seahorses 5 sh. rose-carmine, block of 4 from the upper right sheet corner, lightly folded between the stamps, unmounted mint, in the margin signed Hamilton-Bowen BPP

1922, Postal Stationery Telegram Form for general use, 1/- green complete with pad margin left with black bar, immaculate unused condition, rare. (H&G H 1, FAI TB la)

1923, Postal Stationery, registered Envelopes 5d olive green without check-letter, Format F code D.R., fine used from Dun Laoghaire to Württemberg somewhat roughly opened at left; Format G code covered, very fine used from Adare (Sligo) to Dublin, a rare pair. (H&G C2, FAI EU 1b F+G)

1971, Postal Stationery Registered Envelope 14p, Format G without embossed stamp, superb mint, only 10 examples discovered (FAI EU 11a G Ill)

1850/54: 15 centesimi orange red (rosso vermiglio), machine paper, used in combination with Postal fiscal 15 c. grey-black & pale green on  entire letter 1856 to Mantova, tied by 'Venezia 14/10' datestamps in black. The 15 c. with just clear two ample margins all round and the fiscal with some typical ageing, reverse with Matova arrival (12/10) in black;a rare combination on letter and a most attracttive entire. Signed Raybaudi and certificate E. Diena Provenance: Collection Emil Capellaro

1859, Newspaper stamp 1.05 s. grey lilac in block of four with large margins all round, cancelled by central 'VERONA 5/3' datestamp in black. Some wrikles as are to be expected and of no significance, of excellent appearance and in superb quality for such a rare multiple. Signed A. Diena (1953) and Sorani (2004) (Sassone = € 40.000,-)

1852: 5 cmi. black on green with stop after '5', horizontal pair with ample to large margins all round, left hand stamp showing variety 'space between 'N' and 'T' in 'CENT'; cancelled by manuscript pen stroke and by barred obliterator leaving the variety clear; a scarce positional multiple; singed E. Diena and P. Vaccari, certificate Avi (2007) (Sassone = € 16.500,-)

1933, Zeppelin 20 l. in vertical pair, centrally imperforated, unmounted mint, lower stamp tiny yellowish spot, otherwise very fine; a rare variety, only 5 pairs known; signed Enzo Diena with certificate (1989)      

1961, Gronchi Rosa 205 l., unmounted mint (Mi. 1.400,-)

1921, Airmail 10-20 r. perforated and imperforated with additional franking on two registered covers, fine

15 K. mit doppeltem Aufdruck, sauber gestempelt, unten ein kurzer Zahn, sonst gute Erhaltung, sign. Dub und Fotoattest Krischke BPP

1922, Airmail 1-5a. tied by cds. "KAUNAS 16 VII 22" to first day cover to Paris, vertical fold, otherwise fine

1919, 3-70 k. tied to covers by violet provisional cancel "GRODNO", fine, certificate Huylmans BPP

FIRST FRENCH PERIOD (1684-97): 1685, "de Luxembg.", clear manuscript marking on small entire letter to Reims, France; little stained and tiny hole in the front paper, still very nice and rare (Goebel R)

1693, entire letter dated  "à Luxembourg set. 26e 1693" to Monroial with black manuscript tax "2"; a rare letter from the period of the Nine Years' War