362 / März 2016

3 d. dull-red with plate scratch in left "3", tiny marginal scuff at left, otherwise fine

3 d. blue, horizontal pair, tied to small envelope (one side flap missing) 1856 to England, short paid by 1½ d. currency, showing on front due hand stamp "5" and red "SHIPLETTER PAID LIVERPOOL"; the right stamp with diagonal tear; a scarce cover, certificate Greene (2004)

3 d. blue, 2 single copies, one slightly cut into at one side, otherwise large to huge margins, tied to lettersheet 1858 from Parrsborough to London with arrival mark on front; stamps lifted for inspection and replaced by hinge; certificate Greene (2002) stating "... maybe short paid or missing a bisect stamp"

3 d. blue, 5 copies incl. different shades, one copy cancelled by pen cross (certificate Greene), all with good to partly enormous margins, some with small thins

3 d. pale-blue, 2 copies, both with clear to mostly wide margins, tied by light cancel to lettersheet from Halifax to Albion Mines, slight staining, otherwise fine

6 d. yellow-green in pair, clear to wide margins and very lightly cancelled, the left stamp with faint broken crease, otherwise very fine, certificate Greene (1999)

1 sh. purple, clear to good margins, lightly cancelled, somewhat thinned, otherwise fine

1857/59, 9 p. purple-brown, cut in outer frame at upper right, otherwise clear to wide margins, lightly cancelled, fine (SG £ 900,-)

1867/70, 9 d. bistre-brown (deep shade), tied by oval of bars and cds. "COLOMBO AP 2 69" to envelope to England; slight creasing due to transportation, still fine, certificate RPS (2002)

INCOMING MAIL: 1860, cash paid envelope from "LONDON FE 9 60" to Galle, showing on front red "GALLE STEAMER-LETTER"

1862, 8 c. orange, 4 single stamps, tied by "B62" to cover with postmark "HONG-KONG C FE 7.70" on rerverse and with handwitten endorsement "p.Steamer Olissa" and red crayon "1/4" to Bombay with arrival mark, one stamp with corner fault and cover repaired (one tear at top and flap), otherwise nice 32 c. rate cover to India

1863, 24 c. pale green with wing margin at right, 12 c. pale blue and 4 c. slate with wing margin at right, tied by "B62" to folded cover with firm cachet "Jenny & Co. MANILA" and postmark "HONG-KONG OC.25.67" on flap to Langenau, Switzerland with arrival mark, red crayon "1/8", red handstamp "P.P. and "P.D." on front, fine, a scarce treaty port cover

1904/06, Edward 3-10 $, all with upper sheet margin, unmounted mint, very fine

1852, Scinde 1/2 a. blue, large even margins and fresh colour, neatly cancelled by diamont of bars, extremely fin, certificate BPA (2016)

1854, 2nd Printing 4 a. blue and red, two single stamps, cut to shape, tied by diamond of bars cancel to folded letter from "BOMBAY 10.AP.(55)" (on reverse) with red boxed "INDIA PAID" and French transit mark "INDES OR. 2 MARSEILLE 2 3.MAI.55" to Bordeaux and with arrival mark, French tax mark "10" cancelled and new handwritten tax "20" (Decimes) on front, fine

1856, 1/2 a. pale blue tied by diamond of dot "C/III" to folded letter with red handstamp "TOO LATE" and boxed "PONDICHERRY Paid 1857 Mrz.3" on rerverse to Karrical with arrival mark, fine

1865, 8 a. pale carmin on bluish and 8 p. purple, tied by blue octogonal "B/1" to mourning cover from Calcutta with black boxed "P.D." and French transit mark to Bern, Switzerland with arrival mark, fine, small tear at right, otherwise fine

1865, 2 a. orange, horizontal strip of 4, tied by diamonds of bars and pen stroke cancel to cover with handwritten endorsement "via Southampton" and red tax mark "2" via London and New York  to New Haven, cover with little tears and crease at margins, otherwise fine

1882, 2 a. blue and 1 a. brown-purple tied by barred "M" to reverse to cover from Madras to Solvesborg, Sweden with arrival mark and retour with label "Non réclamé.." and blue postmark "POSTIT.SPEKTION S.D. 17.5.1887" via Bombay to Madras with arrival mark "D.L.O. MADRAS 10.JU.87" on rerverse, fine

1865, "CALCUTTA 21.OCTR.65", octogonal postmark in blue on reverse on folded letter with handwritten endorsement "Voie de Bombay..." and blue transit mark "GB/1 Fr.62 4/10 c" via Bordeaux to Nantes with arrival mark, fine

Incoming Mail: 1861, French Napoléon 80 c. carmine, heavy cut into at top and bottom, tied by PC "3537" to cover from "VERSAILLES 18.DEC.60" to Lahore with arrival mark and forwarded with postmark "REDIRECTED LAHORE P.O. 20.JAN.61", red boxed "P.P." cancelled and red boxed "PD" on front, horizontal folded at top and crease

Used in Burma: "PROME APR 24"(1877) on registered envelope with India 1865, ½ a. and 2 a. (2),tied by diamond of barrs, with adjacent boxed register mark with manuscript "Prome 24 april 77" and clear "STEAMER LETTER G.P.O. CALCUTTA"; on front transit mark of Rangoon; fine and scarce

1883, Queen Victoria 10 c. slate and five single stamps 2 c. rose, tied by mute and red pen cancel to cover from "PENANG JY 22.88" to Cambridge with arrival mark, crease and opening faults on reverse

1883, Queen Victoria 6 c. violet, horizontal strip of three, tied by cds. "SINGAPORE DE.29.99" to registered cover with registered boxed "Singapore 29.DEC.99 No." to Tjimahi, Java with arrival mark, transit mark "N.-I. AGENT SINGAPORE 29.12.1899" on reverse, very fine, scarce 

1892, Queen Victoria 1 c. on 4 c. brown, horizontal strip of 8 and vertical pair, tied by cds. "SINGAPORE OC.1.98" to cover to Medan with arrival mark, cover shortened at right and small tear, otherwise fine

1874, Queen Victoria 2 d. rose, horizontal strip of three and single stamp, tied by dublex "DUNEDIN/D 14.AP.82" to cover to Malta with arrival mark, forwarded via "LONDON JU.15." with 1 d. violet to Dublin with arrival mark, cover folded and two stamps with tears at top, nice combination franking

1896, 2 1/2 d. ultramarine and 2 d. orange-yellow, tied by segmented bars cancel to registered mourning cover from "ST.HELENA FE.16.1901" with oval mark "REGISTERED ST. HELENA" and censor mark "CENSOR PRISONERS OF WAR" via London to Rostock, Germany with arrival mark, fine

Columbus and Medicinal Spring ½ d.-1 sh. tied by "A09" to registered philatelic envelope to Germany with transit and arrival marks

1930, 1 d. black on blue and 2 d. black on yellow, tied by cds. "CASTRIES ST.LUCIA 28.DE.32" to cover from "GEORGETOWN CAYMAN ISLANDS NO.25.32" with 1/2 d. brown and handstamp "T", folded and sender address erased, otherwise fine

1872, Liverpool to Malua, folded mourning lettersheet to Reverend Nisbet, without any cancellations or transit marks, certificate Steuer BPP

INTER ISLAND MAIL: 1850 (ca.), Apia to Vaiee, small folded letter from Reverend W. Harbutt to Henry Nisbet, with interesting text "...Tumasaga is going to be neutral - the fleet of Manono are all...with probably 250 or 300 men to intercept...", some brownish spots, otherwise fine, certificate Steuer BPP

1886-1900 PALM TREES AND MALIETOA ISSUE: Die proof 2½d. rose on wove paper, fine

1894-1900 5d. FLAG-ISSUE: Die proof 5d. lilac on wove paper, fine

1921, Samoan house, ½d.-1s. as imperforated plate proofs in blue, without gum, fine

AUSTRALIA: "PASSED BY CENSOR 2 G.R.I. SAMOA", strike on postal stationary 1d. red cancelled in "LAUTOJA FIJI 3 APR 17" to Apia, fine

"PASSED BY CENSOR 2 G.R.I. SAMOA", one green and three violett strikes on 4 covers from Sydney, each franked with KGV 1d., fine