379th Auction

1889, Victoria 20s. value tablet and inscription in black, Sperati forgery type B, duty cliché, signed in Pencil and handstamp "REPRODUCTION INTERDITE", fine

1852 Scinde Dawk ½ a. scarlet used on piece with small remainders of another stamp which was applied next to it, lightly cancelled by diamond of dots; nice fresh colour and sharp impression, extremely fine and choice, surely among the finest used examples recorded of this elusive stamp.

Reference: Edition d'or XX, The Jochen Heddergott collection

1870, "STAMP OFFICE BOMBAY" 23rs. revenue die proof in greenish-black, some manuscript notes including date "April 28, 1870", fine

INDIA USED IN DUBAI: British India Georg VI. 1a3p. block of four and ½a. tied by cds. "DUBAI 1 MAY 44" to reverse of registered and censored cover to Bombay, fine and attractive

1905, British India Edward ½ a. green, horizontal pair tied by cds. "BAHRAIN 22 MY. 09" to reverse of small envelope to Bombay with arrival mark, vertical fold not affecting adhesives, somewhat toned

1939, ¼a. orange-yellow horinzontal pair and 1a. blue, each with straight edge at top, tied by cds. to reverse of cover, fine and attractive entire

FISCALS: 1924, Forest Deparment Revenue 6p. blue and 8as. red, each as complete sheet of 24, mint never hinged, fine

1904, ½a. pale-blue, horizontal pair and three singles tied by cancel to reverse of registered cover, few faults, attractive entire

1904, ½a. pale-blue tied by cancel to reverse of local cover, fine 

1904, 2a. green, complete sheet of 12, mint never hinged, some separations, otherwise fine

1866, ½ a. grey-black (toched/cut into), used with violet seal cancel on small cover, dated by Masson March 14th, 1867

1903/04, wm. Crown CA, 20 r. grey & stone, used on piece, cancelled "MOMBASA 26.6.05", with adjacent "FOREIGN REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT 26 JU", very fine, certificate BPA (2022)

1904/07, 50 r. grey & red-brown with left sheet margin, unused, with large part original gum, very fine and fresh, certificate BPA (2022)

1906/12, 25$ purple & blue, top marginal copy, unused, with large part original gum, light diagonal gum crease and small surface blemish at lower right, otherwise very fine and fresh, certificate BPA (2022)

1900/01, wm Crown CC, 25$ green & orange, nice colour, unused with large part dried original gum, light pressed wrinkling, otherwise fine, a nice copy of this rare stamp, certificate BPA (2022)

1921/41, 50 $ green & yellow, unused with large part original gum, very fine and fresh, certificate BPA (2022)

1848, Post Paid 2d. blue, early impression, Pos.11 , beautiful deep colour and nice impression, good even margins, used with light central blue Mahébourg double-ring numeral '1'. A tiny trace of crayon reduced at foot, otherwise very fine . A most attractive copy of this rare stamp. Certificate BPA (2022)

Provenance: Baronet Philip de Ferari (Gilbert 1921)

1859/62, Britannia 6 d. with good margins, in combination with 1860/63, DLR 2 d. blue, tied by mute oval to letter sheet from "G.P.O. MAURITIUS MY 15 1860" to Calcutta, India with clear "CALCUTTA SHIPLETTER 1860 JU 22 Bg." with manuscript "5a". Very fine and rare 8d. rate, paying the letter rate via Aden. A similar cover from the same correspondence, sent one week earlier, was in the Kanai collection. 

1879/80,  8 c. blue, used with central clear "B65" of Rodrigez, vf

1884, Victoria 4d. blue, Sperati forgery, unused, fine, signed Sperati Reproduction

1884, Victoria 4d. blue, Sperati forgery with retouched cliché, the retouched state was inadequately described in Sperati I and corrected in Sperati II, fine, certificate RPSL (1998) 

1862/64, wm large star, 1 sh. yellow-green and deep green, ample to mostly large margins, lightly used, vf, signed Georg Bühler, resp. W.Engel

1908, 1 d. rose-carmine with overprint "King Edward VII Land", Waterloo printing, unused, fine, certificate RPS (1982)

1908, 1 d. rose-carmine with overprint "King Edward VII Land", Royle printing, mint never hinged and one stamp used, fine

1884, Victoria 2s6d. black, Sperati forgery, composite proof, signed in pencil, fine

1884, 2s6d. black, Sperati forgery, duty cliché, signed in pencil and handstamp "Reproduction Interdite", fine

1884, Victoria 5s. black, Sperati forgery type A, composite proof, signed in pencil and handstamp "Reproduction Interdite", reverse with full cachet  "Les Jean de Sperati Philatelie d'Art", fine

1884, Victoria 5s. black, Sperati forgery type C, composite proof, signed in pencil, fine

1884, 5s. black, Sperati forgery, duty cliché, signed in pencil and handstamp "Reproduction Interdite", fine

1884, 10s. black, Sperati forgery, duty cliché, signed in pencil and handstamp "Reproduction Interdite", fine

1884, Victoria 10s. black, Sperati forgery, composite proof, signed in pencil, fine

1904, Edward VII. 1£ green/violet, Sperati forgery, used, few shortend perfs, otherwise fine

1880/82, 8c. carmine with 1885/86, 8c deep violet,1885, 2c. on 16c blue, 2c. on 8c carmine, 6c. on 8c mauve and 1892/93, 40c ochre, tied by Labuan cds. to registered cover to Germany with violet registration cachet and arrival mark. 

1880, surcharge in black, 8c with original value obliterated in manuscript, cancelled by red circle of small dots (Proud Type K2), a small filled thin on reverse, still fine, certificate BPA (2022)

1908/11, 10£ purple & ultramarine, used on piece, cancelled "BLANTYRE NYASALAND OC 26 12", a little rubbed at top, otherwise very fine and fresh, a very rare stamp, certificate BPA (2022)

1913/19, 10£ purple & dull ultramarine, unused, with large part original gum, pressed creases at right, otherwise very fine and fresh, certificate BPA (2022)