375th Auction

1874, folded letter dated "Buenos-Ayres le 9 Avril 1874" endorsed "per Geronde" to Naples with octogonal "BUENOS-AYRES PAQ. FR. J No 2 10 AVRIL 74" and scarce boxed "F. * 56" alongside, upon arrival charged "10" decimes thus postage due 1l. applied and tied by cds., some toning, otherwise fine

1875, folded letter from Buenos Aires endorsed "Par Vap. Francais 'Savoie'" to Rome with red cds. "PLATA MARSEILLE24 JUL 75" alongside, upon arrival charged "10" decimes thus postage due 1l. applied and tied by cds., minor ageing, otherwise fine

1877, Belgrano 16c. green tied by cds. "BUENOS-AIRES 7 ABR 1878" to envelope to Italy with postage due 40c. applied, with strike of handstamp "con Bastim Mercant." alongside, postage due corner fault, otherwise fine  

1877, Rivadavia 8c. lilac-red tied by cds. "BUENOS AIRES 20 JUN 1877" to cover to Florence, charged "14" decimes upon arrival thus postage due 40c. and 1l. applied and tied by cds., some ageing and part of backflap missing, otherwise fine entire

1888, Rivadavia 5c. red tied by cds. "SAN PEDRO 28 MAR1875" to cover to Teramo with red cds. alongside, upon arrival charged "10" decimes thus postage due 1l. applied and tied by cds., 5c. adhesive applied over edge, some minor transportation marks, otherwise fine

1859, Victor Emanuel II. 80c. yellow, touched at bottom, tied by cds. "GENOVA 1 APR 59" to folded lettersheet via London to Buenos Aires, an attractive entire

1863, Victor Emanuel II. 40c. carmine and 60c. violet tied by numeral "13" with adjacent cds. "GENOVA 21 FEB 72" to folded letter to Buenos Ayres, endorsed "Via Bordeaux" but instead transported via Antwerpen, reverse showing rare cds. "CONFon ARGne / PAQ: BELGE 1 MARS 72",  light horizontal fold through stamps, otherwise a fine entire with a very rare transit mark

1863, Victor Emanuel II. 30c. brown tied by dotted numeral "13" with adjacent cds. "GENOVA 11 OUT 71" to cover endorsed "Vap Fran Savoie" to Buenos Aires, fine

1863, Victor Emanuel two singles 40c. carmine and single 60c. violet tied by cds. "MILANO 5 LUG 64" to folded letter via London and Panama to Cochabamba, adhesives with faults, but a very attractive and scarce entire, certificate Bottachi (1998)

1835, folded lettersheet dated "Rio de Janeiro 23 Sbre 1835" via Le Havre with boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER PAR LE HAVRE" alongside to Genoa, there charged with 60 (soldi), fine

1849, Verticais 300 r. black (damaged) tied by mute cancel to folded letter dated "Rio de Jan 1 Ott 1870" with adjacent cds. "RIO DE JANEIRO 1 OUT 70", endorsed "p. City of Bos Ayres" and sent to Genoa, reverse with rare cds. "BRESIL PAQ. BELGE 4 NOV 70", another stamp may have fallen off, a very rare and attractive cover transported by a Belgian ship

1853, complete printed matter "PRIX COURANT 1854 BAHIA 18 Decembre" with black exchange marking "TABLE-3 / ART-19" alongside to Genoa, charged 17 cent. upon arrival, a fine and great rarity with only a few known strikes in black

1853, complete printed matter "Rivistra Commercial Bahia 15. Agosto 1853." with red exchange marking "TABLE-3 / ART-19" alongside to Genoa, charged 17 cent. upon arrival, a fine and great rarity with only two known strikes in red with only a handful covers bearing this mark known

1854, Coloridos 430r. yellow, good color and wide margins all around, tied by mute cancel with adjacent cds. "RIO DE JANEIRO 23 JAN 69" to envelope to Naples, somewhat roughly opened, a fine entire

1855, folded lettersheet dated "Bahia 22 Marzo" to Genoa, charged 3 decimes, corrected to 15 cent upon arrival and red three-line "VIA DI MARE (E)" applied, fine

1855, folded letter dated "Bahia 6 da Ju 1855" with oval cachet "COMPANHIA DE NAVIGACAO A VAPOR LUSO - BRASILIERA" via Lisbonne and England with red boxed "COLONIES / & c. ART. 13" alongside to Genoa, charged with 17 decimes upon arrival, fine

1856, folded letter dated "Bahia 6 de Dezembro de 1850" endorsed "par le vapeur Genova" with green cachet "COMPAGNIA TRANSATLANTIVA DI GENOVA / AGENZIA DI BAHIA" alongside to Genoa, charged with 11 decimes upon arrival, a scarce and fine entire

1857, folded lettersheet dated "Bahia 6 Febbrajo 1857" and endorsed "p. Franc Comtois" with blue cachet "COMPAGNIE FRANCO-AMERICAINE AGENCE DE BAHIA" via Le Havre to Genoa, charged 28 dec. upon arrival, a fine entire from the ninth and thus last journey of the Franc Comtois

1858, folded lettersheet dated "Rio de Jan. 8 de 1858" via London with oval forwarder cachet "Knowles & Foster London 6/12/58" to Genoa, charged 12 decimes upon arrival, a very fine and attractive entire   

1858, folded lettersheet dated "Pernambuco 15 de Jutho de 1852" via Lisbonne with oval red forwarder cachet "ANTONIO JOAQUIM D'OLIVEIRA" to Genoa with straight-line "VIA DI NIZZA" alongside, a very fine and attractive entire   

1858/59, double-weight and single weight folded letters from Rio de Janeiro resp. Bahia via London with accountancy mark "GB 1F 60C" alongside to Genoa, charged with 20 resp. 10 decimes upon arrival, fine

1860, folded letter dated "Rio de Janeiro 25 set 1860" endorsed "p. Guyenne" with octogonal consular cancel "BRESIL 1 25 SET" alongside to Genoa, a fine and rare entire

1866, Pedro II. 20r. brown-lilac with pen-cross on newspaper under wrapper to Verona with red boxed "P.D" tying the wrapper to the newspaper, an extremely rare and attractive piece

1866, two folded lettersheets via Lisbonne to Genoa with 1866 Pedro II. two singles 100r. green resp. 20r. violet, both with blue resp. red oval "INSUFICIENTE" alongside, both charged upon arrival with "37" resp. "23" thus postage due applied and tied by cds., postage due with faults, an interesting and attractive duo

1866, Pedro II. 100r. green tied by mute cancel with adjacent cds. "RIO GRANDE 14 DEC" to folded letter endorsed "via Lisbona" to Genoa with red oval "INSUFICIENTE" alongside, upon arrival charged and postage due 30 and 60c. applied and tied by cds. "GENOA 20 GEN 75", some toning, a very attractive and scarce cover

1866, Pedro II. 500r. gold-yellow tied by fancy cork cancel with adjacent cds. "RIO-DE-JANEIRO 4 FEVR 74" to envelope endorsed "Pelo Vapor Lacydon" to Lucca, a fine single rate cover

1866, Pedro II. 50c. blue and 200r. black, two singles each, tied by mute cancel with adjacent cds. "RIO DE JANEIRO MAI 4" to envelope to Bologna with three-line "VIA DE MARE (E)" alongside, opened on two sides and slightly reduced, adhesives some unobtrusive  imperfections, otherwise a fine entire

1866, Pedro II. 500r. yellow-orange, two singles tied by blue mute cancel with adjacent cds. "RIO DE JANEIRO DE 7 71" to double weight folded lettersheet to Bolognia, left stamp with vertical crease, minor toning, otherwise fine

1819, folded letter from Recanati with red boxed "RECANATI" via Macerata and Lisbonne to Rio de Janeiro, charged with "480" reis, disinfection slits and vinegar marks, a fine entire

1852, printed matter from "ROME 17 AGO" with red transit mark "T.S Imprimes" via Le Havre with red cds. "BUREAU MARITIME / LE HAVRE 25 AOUT" on reverse to Rio de Janeiro, an attractive and rare entire with scarce transit mark (vdL 2830)

1859, folded lettersheet from Livorno via Le Havre with red cds. "BUREAU MARITIME / LE HAVRE 30 JUL 59" alongside to Rio de Janeiro, some aging and ink corrosion, otherwise fine

1863, Victor Emanuel II. 30 c. brown tied by dotted numeral "13" with cds. "GENOVA 13 JU 76" alongside via Montevideo to Cuijaba, fine 

1841, folded letter privately forwarded from Rome to Bordeaux, from there via Valparaiso to Santiago de Chile with red two-line "ULTRAMAR VALPARAISO" and boxed "P.P." alongside, fine

1853, Colon 5c. red-brown tied by mute cancel with adjacent red "SANTIAGO CHILE" to folded lettersheet endorsed "Via de Panama" via London and France with cds. "ANGL. AMB. CALAIS 31 MAI 58" and accountancy mark "GB 2F 87 5/10" (vdL fig. 1628) alongside, charged upon delivery, rebacked, otherwise a fine and interesting entire

1856, folded triple weight letter from Valparaiso to Voltri, prepaid to the embarkation port. The letter was carried by a PSN Co packet to Panama, then the letter was placed aboard a RMSP in Colon and transferred to the RMSP packet Atrato in St. Thomas that arrived in Southampton on 29 November. In transit in London the red "PANAMA / TRANSIT", debiting France 5s 4d for each ounce carried to France, was struck. charged "69" decimes on arrival, a fine and attractive entire

1863, Victor Emanuel 2l. red-orange and 20c. blue tied by square of rhomboids to coverfront to Santiago, 20c. faulty, otherwise an attractive and very rare franking