379th Auction

19-24 September 2022 in Wiesbaden

Lot no.1499

Condition

6

Catalogue no.India 85

Opening1.000 €
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1892, Cover franked on reverse with India ½ a. green, tied by squared circle "BAHRAIN OC 6 92" to Bushire with frontside boxed "POSTAGE DUE / ONE ANNA" and arrival mark of October 9 next to the stamp; fine and rare, the earliest of 2 recorded such combinations

Lot no.1500

Condition

6

Catalogue no.

Opening500 €
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1893, British India postcard ONE ANNA on 1½ a. blue from Bahrain (July 9th 1893), posted at "BUSRAH JL .. 93" and sent to London with frontside "SEA POST OFFICE JL 28 93"; fine and very scarce early mail

Lot no.1501

Condition

6

Catalogue no.

Opening500 €
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1903, British India postcard with prepaid answer 1 a. blue + 1 a. blue used with text from "BAHRAIN 27 DE 03" via "SEA POST OFFICE JA. 9 04" to Berlin with arrival mark on front. A very rare card; apparently the sender sent several of these cards each with part of text of his travel descriptions; we have recorded 2 further such cards from Bahrain

Lot no.1502

Condition

6

Catalogue no.

Opening2.000 €
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1908, British India envelope ONE ANNA on 2 a. 6 p. orange with return address "Mason Memorial Hospital / Bahrein, Persian Gulf" and clear postmark "BAHRAIN 17 OC. 08" addressed to the Seaman Hospital, Greenwich, S.E. The writer expected to benefit of the soldier's concessionary rate, but since the envelope was not countersigned by an officer it was taxed, showing 2 strikes of "T" in circle struck in Bahrain, plus British "3d/F.B.". The envelope opened out for display with slight toning at the edges. Unique usage of this envelope at Bahrain and to our records only recorded use of the "T"-tax stamp at Bahrain

Lot no.1503

Condition

6

Catalogue no.India 127

Opening600 €
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1912, Edward 3 a. orange-brown, tied by cds. "BAHRAIN 18 FE. 12" to reverse of registered envelope with provisional registration label to Bombay with adjacent arrival mark; cover opened on 2 sides, very fine and rare early registered mail

Lot no.1504

Condition

6

Catalogue no.12, 1, 23

Opening600 €
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1 r. with 3 p. (12) and George VI 1 a. (2), used on reverse of airmail cover from "BAHRAIN PERSIAN GULF 27 NOV 39" to Copenhagen, Denmark with white label "OPENED BY CENSOR", fixed with staples and tied by the cds., leaving 4 stamps underneath the label uncancelled. A most attractive and very rare censored letter

Lot no.1505

Condition

6

Catalogue no.13

Opening600 €
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2 r., tied by cds. "BAHRAIN 2..AUG 34" to registered airmail cover via Cairo to germany with transit- and arrival marks. A fine and rare cover.

Lot no.1506

Condition

6

Catalogue no.14

Opening1.500 €
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5 r., horizontal marginal pair tied to commercial airmail cover from "BAHRAIN 17 NOV. 45" to San Francisco with adjacent red "O.A.T." (Onward Air Transport). A very rare usage of these stamps and highest recorded franking of this issue

Lot no.1507

Condition

6

Catalogue no.21+ Iran 706

Opening500 €
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½ a., 4 copies, tied to reverse of cover to Tchahbahar, underpaid by ½ a. and taxed on arrival, franked with 2 copies Iran 1938, 50 d., tied by Tchahbahar cds.; a very rare combination cover

Lot no.1508

Condition

6

Catalogue no.47+ India 278

Opening300 €
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4 a. in combination with India 1945, Victory 1½ a., used on commercial registered airmail cover from Bahrain to Bombay with arrival mark of 16.9.1945. A very scarce usage of the Indian Victory issue at Bahrain; just few covers recorded

Lot no.1509

Condition

6

Catalogue no.51-53, 55

Opening1.800 €
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1948/49, ½ a. (2), 1 a., 1½ a. and 2½ a., tied by 3 strikes of cds. "EXPERIMENTAL P.O. K-121" (Muharraq post office) to airmail cover to England; one ½ a. slight transportation marks, otherwise fine. The experimentals K121-postmark is the rarest postmark of Bahrain, according to Donaldson just one further cover has been reported

Lot no.1510

Condition

(6)

Catalogue no.59, 52

Opening500 €
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2 r. on 2 s. 6 d., 2 copies with 3 copies 1 a. on 1 d., tied to registered parcel label to Switzerland with adjacent "PASSÉ en DOUANE à Genève"; usual slight transportation marks, still very fine and rare

Lot no.1511

Condition

1

Catalogue no.63a

Opening800 €
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1948, Olympic Games 2½ a. on 2½ d. with variety "surcharge double", unused with original gum and light hinge mark, very fine and rare

Lot no.1512

Condition

0 4

Catalogue no.80a

Opening500 €
Sold for500 €

1952/54, Elizabeth II., ½ ANNA on ½ d. with variety '½ omitted', marginal block of 9 with sheet number, unmounted mint

Lot no.1513

Condition

6

Catalogue no.80a

Opening300 €
Sold for226 €

½ d. with "½" omitted, together with 1 a. on 1 d. tied by cds. "MUHARRAG P.O. BAHRAIN 21 NO 51", locally used; a very fine and rare cover, certificate BPA (1959)

Lot no.1514

Condition

6

Catalogue no.26-27, 32, 38-41, 44, 47, 49

Opening500 €
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3 a. and 3 a. 6 p., each in pair, together with 1 r. and 1942/45, 3 p.-1 a., 2 a., 4 a., 8 a. and 12 a. as additional franking on registered letter George VI 3 a. + 1½ a., as registered airmail cover from "BAHRAIN 24 JLY. 45" via Lagos, Nigeria to the US with several transit marks; fine and remarkable cover with scarce franking

Lot no.1515

Condition

3

Catalogue no.101a

Opening1.800 €
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1956/57, Elizabeth II. 1 r. with overprint double, lightly used, very fine and rare, certificate BPA (1976), SG 5000£

Lot no.1516

Condition

2

Catalogue no.

Opening150 €
Sold for150 €

1959, unissued set Petro-Chemicals 25 np. and 50 np., imperforated photo-essais from Bradbury Wilkinson record books

Lot no.1517

Condition

2

Catalogue no.125 proof

Opening1.000 €
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196, Definitives Salman bin Hamed al Chalifa 40 f. , typo die proof in Royal Mail sunken frame, unique

Lot no.1518

Condition

2

Catalogue no.137-38 proof

Opening300 €
Sold for300 €

1964, Definitives 1 r, and 5 r., imperforated photo-essais in 2 different stages, from Bradbury Wilkinson record books

Lot no.1519

Condition

2

Catalogue no.

Opening150 €
Sold for220 €

1966, Definitives 5 f. (2 different) and 1 d., imperforated photo-essais in unissued designs, from Bradbury Wilkinson record books

Lot no.1520

Condition

2

Catalogue no.165 proof

Opening1.500 €
Sold for1.500 €

1969, Satellite Earth Station Ras Abu Jarjour 20 f., unique artist essay, photographic and hand painted with overlay in sunken presentation card of De La Rue Co. A marvellous item

Lot no.1521

Condition

2

Catalogue no.175-77

Opening500 €
Sold for500 €

1970, Gulf aviation first flight 30 f. - 120 f., imperforated proofs on Harrison and Sons presentation cards; one of 3 sets recorded

Lot no.1522

Condition

2

Catalogue no.180 proof

Opening500 €
Sold for500 €

1971, Independance Day 30 f., imperforated proof similar to the issued design but with additional red map of Bahrain (rejected because inaccurate), mounted on Harrison & Sons presentation card; very fine and rare

Lot no.1523

Condition

6

Catalogue no.

Opening300 €
Sold for300 €

"DAMAGED BY SEA WATER", 2-line boxed marking on airmail cover from "SHANGHAI 18.8.47" to London, crashed with the Flying Boat "Portland" at Bahrain on 23.8.47; a very rare item of desaster mail with Chinese origin

Lot no.1524

Condition

6

Catalogue no.

Opening500 €
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1934, Registered envelope 3 a. + 1 a. 3 p. used abroad with cds. "C-POST OFFICE 2 .. JUN 47" (Basra Margil) with adjacent violet "R No. "c" base P.O." to England, little roughly opened, very rare

Lot no.1847

Condition

6M

Catalogue no.

Opening200 €
Sold for180 €

Im Mai1932, Imperial Airways Erstflug Bagdad-Bahrein, R-Brief, retour mit Transit- und Ankunfststempeln, 30 Belege geflogen (Muller 38)

Lot no.1848

Condition

6M

Catalogue no.

Opening150 €
Sold for340 €

1932, 8.11., Imperial Airways Erstflug Bahrein - Athen, Brief mit indischer Frankatur, 17 Stück geflogen

Lot no.1849

Condition

6M

Catalogue no.

Opening100 €
Sold for110 €

1932, 8.11., Imperial Airways Erstflug Athen - Bahrein, Brief mit vorder- und rückseitiger Frankatur, 70 Stück geflogen

Lot no.1850

Condition

6M

Catalogue no.

Opening100 €
Sold for90 €

1932, 1.10., Imperial Airways Erstflug London-Bahrein, R-Brief mit 3 Werten mit Plattennummern