365 / September 2017

1850, Plate I, intermediate impressions: 2 d. greyish-blue, large margins, tied to entire letter from "SYDNEY FE 12 1850" to Melbourne; a fine early letter, signed Georg Bühler

1851, Victoria 2 d. prussian blue, worn plate, horizontal strip of five, good to large margins, used, slight corner crease at right, otherwise fine

1920, 25 r. on 10 k. on 7 k. blue with blue overprint, block of 12, unmounted mint with spots, three stamps at left with faults or creases

1790, Lettersheet endorsed "Saint John Brunswick 1st November 1790, post paid to Halifax" to London, showing on reverse transit mark "HALIFAX N. SCOTIA NOV. 9", slight age marks as to be expected

1851/60, 3 d. red, tied by red "ST. JOHN N.B. / SP. 30 1851" with additional strike alongside and stamp additionally tied by black grid to entire letter to Miramichi, Newcastle with arrial mark; stamp with faint crease at right, otherwise fine; an attractive entire with unusual double cancellation, sign. Jakubek

1857/59, 9 d. purple-brown with clear to wide margins, lightly cancelled, very fine, sign. Pfenninger

1904, King Edward VII 12 c. sage-green and rosine and 4 c. orange and ultramarine, tied by cds. "COLOMBO REGISTERED 9.XII.04" to registered picture card "Japanese soldiers crossing tha Yalu" with German railway mark "LEIPZIG-HOF 23.12.04" and transit register label "Vom Auslande über Bahnpost 21 (Hof-Leipzig)" to Leipzig with arrival mark, very fine

6 d. grey, unused, fine

1923, Georg V. 10 sh. green and red on yellow, unused, fine

£ 1 lilac and black on red, unsed, very fine

1889, Victoria 25 c. ultramarine, 20 c. olive-green and 10 c. carmine, each tied by dublex "GIBRALTAR B SP.27.97/A26" to picture card "Gruss vom Bord d. Schnelldampfers Werra" to Groningen, Netherland with arrival mark, fine

1912, Georg V. £ 1 dull purple and black on red, unused, very fine

1859, Entire letter from Hongkong to Gibraltar, taxed with "1/10", also entire letter written in Kanton and mailed to Cadiz, Spanish franking fallen off

1862/63, 48 c. rose and 1863/71, 6 c. lilac, tied by blue "B62" to entire letter from "HONGKONG MR 31 64" via London to Ypswich, Massachusetts with frontside "BOSTON AM PKT. 24 PAID"; the 48 c. at top slightly affixed at the edge of the cover, both values with light cover bend; an attractive and scarce 54 c.-franking

1863/71, 2 c. brown and 30 c. vermilion, 2 copies each, tied by blue "S1" to entire letter from "SHANGHAE MY 6 69" via Hongkong to London with arrival mark on front; a fine double rate letter

1997, History of Hongkong Post Office 5 $ miniature sheet as uncut vertical pair, mint never hinged, fine

1999, Millenium 5 $ souvenir sheet, uncut vertical strip of 3, mint never hinged, fine

1854/55, ½ a.  blue, type I, horizontal strip of 4 with good to large margins, neatly cancelled by numeral "95", very fine

1854, 4 a., large part of wm, good margins and cancelled by Bengal type

4 a., cut to shape, tied by Bengal type '131' to small envelope from "DURBHUNGA JUL 12" (1858) to Bath

2 a. green, single stamp, pair and strip of 3, all with parts of wm., used, fine/very fine

NEPAL: 1948, Ghandi 12 a. green, two single stamps each with additonal franking Georg V. values on two registered insurred postal stationery envelopes from "INDIAN EMBASSY (NEPAL) 3.OCT.48 (and 15.DEC.48)" to Bombay, slight crease, otherwise fine

1841, Seal cancellation "CORFU" on folded letter with handwritten endorsement "With a small box..." and tax "3 (d.)" to London with manuscripted taxes "2 (sh.)" and arrival mark

1848, envelope from "CORFU 10.4.(48)" with handwritten endorsement "Via Triest Paid" and transit mark "AT" via Wien and Aachen to Essex with arrival mark, British charge of 2/10 d on front, stronger crease and few tears at top

KENYA AND UGANDA: 1922, £ 50 black and brown, fresh colour, unsed with fresh original gum, a very fine and extremely rare stamp, signed Bolaffi and Diena

Beyrouth provisional 1 pia. on 2 d., unused with large part o.g., one shorter perf at bottom, otherwise very fine, cert. BPA (2016)

1884, 2 c. pale rose, fresh colour and usual perforation, with horizontally shifted overprint, fine, unused without gum, certificate BPA (1949)

1919, Malay ploughing 21 c. mauve and purple tied by cds. "ALOR STAR 25.MAY.20" to registered cover via Penang and New York to St. Louis with arrival mark, tiny spots

1921/41, Suleiman 3-100 $ with overprint "SPECIMEN", unused, 5$ tiny abrashion, 100$ slightly toned, otherwise fine and scarce ex Waelbroeck

1806, Entire letter dated "Isle de France le 6 avril 1806" to Rennes with red Spanish transit "VIZCAYA" and "ESPAGNE PAR BAYONNE"; a fine and scarce letter from the French period with unusual rooting

1858/62, 9 d. dull-magenta, clear at lower right, otherwise good to wide margins, tied by black oval to lettersheet from "G.P.O. MAURITIUS AP 7 1860" via France to Liverpool with "1" d. colonial credit on front; slightly cleaned, otherwise fine and attractive

1859, Dardenne 2 d. blue, large margins and nicely cancelled, very fine, old dealer's mark

1859, Dardenne 2 d. pale-blue in horizontal pair with clear to wide margins, tied by "PAID" in circle to cover showing on reverse crowned "MAURITIUS FE 8 1860" to France with transit and arrival marks; a fine and rare entire Provenance: A. J. Stevens (HRH 1964), 117. Edgar Mohrmann-Auktion (1964)

Incoming Mail: 1838, Entire letter from Paris to Port Louis with arrival mark of December 6; paper faults but scarce incoming mail

1995, Year of Tourism 21-90 t. cpl. without overprint, in 4 horizontal pairs, unmounted mint

1995, Beatification of Peter To Rot 21 and 90 t. in horizontal strip of 3 with gutter, 90 t. without overprint, unmounted mint