380th Auction

1d. black, plate 8, PE, large to very large margins all round, tied by red MC to lettersheet backstamped "LIVERPOOL NO 13 1840" for dispatch and "GLASGOW 14 NO 1840" for arrival.

1d black, plate 9, QD, showing "O = Q" flaw in ONE, large regular margins, tied by neat black MC on lettersheet from London (FE 19 1841) to Northallerton, Yorks., fine

1d. grey-black, plate 3, MI, showing distinctive corner letter "M" for plate 3, extremly large margins, tied by bright red MC, used on entire from "BIDEFORD JY 13" to London with arrival datestamp "15 JY 1840", minor tear in the address panel, but 1d adhesive very fine and fresh.

1d. grey black, plate 6, horizontal pair PA-PB, good to large margins except for PB just touched at bottem right, tied by indistinct black MC's to front to "Lincoln's Inn, London", small scissors cut in margin between stamps not touching the design and horizontal filing crease far away from adhesives, H. Richter cert (1990).

1840, Victoria 2d. blue, fresh color, good margins, used, signed Knopke BPP

1858, Victoria 2d. blue, plate 9, block of twelve, fresh color and good perforation, unused, the central row mint never hinged, two stamps in upper row slightly toned, center row light bend/crease, otherwise fine, attractive multiple

1 sh. pale green, Die 1, cut square, ample to good margins, tied by clear "180" to letter (side flaps missing) from "CHESTER AU 18 1852"to Calcutta, with transit and arrival marks

10 d., Die 3, two copies, cut square with ample to good margins, together with two copies 1 d. , tied by barred oval "360" to cover from "HEXHAM OC 18 1855" via Marseille to Bombay with arrival mark. Small transportation marks, otherwise very fine. A rare letter. Certificate RPSL (1991)

1882, 5 sh. rose on blued paper, perfectly centered and perforated, neatly cancelled "REGISTERED GRACECHURCH ST. 19DE82",minor and almost invisible corner perf creases at base, otherwise very fine and fresh. A rare stamp, certificate Louis BPP (2022)

1883, 5 sh. rose on blued paper, well centered and perforated, cancelled by duplex "LONDON NO 21 84", very faint pressed crease, otherwise very fine and fresh. A scarce stamp, certificate Louis BPP (2022)

1840, Mulready Lettersheet 2 d. blue, fresh colours, unused, fine

1870, Postal Stationery card Victoria 1 p. used with dublex "LONDON 1.OC.70" and advertising print "Evision & Bridge" on reverse to Stamford with arrival mark, card toned at top and small corner crease, otherwise fine, rare First Day Cancellation

1872, Victoria 2sh. blue and 4d. vermillion tied by duplex "C51 St. THOMAS JY 14 72" to folded lettersheet, partly stuck together, to The Hague with arrival mark, some short perfs and small closed tears in entire etc., scarce

PANAMA: 1866, Victoria 1d. red, horizontal strip of three and singles, fresh color and good perforation, left stamp of strip with small part of design added, tied by barred "C35" with adjacent "PANAMA NO 23 1866" to cover to St. Thomas, slightly toned, otherwise fine

1856/64, ½ a. blue, vertical pair, tied by diamond "C111" to cover from Pondicherry to Karikal, very fine, certificate RPSL (2016)

1856/64, 4 a. gray-black, used on cover from "CALCUTTA JL 22" (1862) to London and re-derected to Brighton, additionally franked with GB 1 d., tied by London duplex

1828 (2. July.), "PACKET SHIP FABIUS ABRAHAM BELL.....", red three-line cachet (slightly enhanced) on reverse of folded letter from Ireland to Pattonsburg, Virgina, after landing in New York treated as ship letter and charged 2c. plus 18 3/4 cents for inland to Pattonsburg, with further manuscript "forwarded" and charged additional 10 cents, total showing as "10/30", a fine and scarce entire with clear strike of this handstamp.  The Bell cachets are registered for the sailing ships Atlantic, Courier, Josephine, and Robert Fulton, the Fabius being very rare and maybe unique

1848, folded letter dated "Rotterdam 19 Sept 1848" endorsed "p Steamer Cambria" via Liverpool with framed "PAID AT LIVERPOOL" and red handstamp "1/-" to Philadelphia, upon arrival in Boston red cds. "BOSTON SHIP" and matching "34" cent retaliatory handstamp struck, fine

1872 (4 July), Victoria 9p. dark-brown together with 1858 Victoria 1d. red tied by numeral "88" and cds. "LONDON JY 4 72" to folded letter endorsed "p City of Montreal" to New York with receiver mark, a fine entire with 1d. late fee

1930, Südamerikafahrt, Spanische Post, Brief nach Rio mit schöner Frankatur

Liechtenstein: 1929, Weltrundfahrt, Rundfahrt mit Maschinenankunftsstempel vom 4.9., Brief mit vorder- und rückseitiger Frankatur mit u.a. Viererblock Mi.-Nr. 71 von "BALZERS 13.8.", adressiert nach Zürich, rückseitige Frankatur nur zum Teil vom Maschinenstempel entwertet, einwandfrei, sehr seltene Zuleitung, bisher sind nur fünf Belege aus Liechtenstein bekannt (Mi.-Nr. 32a)

1933, 1. Südamerikafahrt, Auflieferung Friedrichshafen, R-Brief mit Randstück Zeppelin 1 M. und Reichspräsidenten 80 Pfg. je mit POL-Lochung von "GELSENKIRCHEN 4.5.33" nach Curitiba mit vorderseitigem Ankunftsstempel, Umschlag mit senkrechter Faltung links und links oben mit Reste eines Leitzettels (?), sonst in guter Gesamterhaltung. Bisher sind nur wenige mit Zeppelinpost beförderte Dienstbriefe mit POL-Lochungen bekannt, in Verbindung mit der Sondermarke 1 M. eine große Seltenheit, ausführliches Fotoattest Dr. Simon BPP (1994) (Mi.-Nr. 294a)

1896, Olympics 1 l.-10 dr., complete set, fresh colors, unused with original gum, some light paper bends, 10 dr. unobstrusive corner perf. crease, otherwise fine

1896, 1 l.-10 dr., complete set, fresh colors, used, a few typical imperfections, 10 dr. unobstrusive corner perf. crease, otherwise fine

1896, 2 l. block of twelve with two gutter pairs, the last two adhesives on the upper row at right with hinge remnant otherwise unmounted mint, three stamps minor soiling, one pin hole, otherwise fine, and 20 l. block of six with three gutter pairs, unmounted mint, very fine, scarce

1906, 1 l. - 5 dr., complete set, fresh colours, unused, 3 dr. and 5 dr. very fine, both signed Bühler, and a complete set used, a few adhesives with minor faults, 2 dr. - 5 dr. very fine

"OLYMPISKA SPELEN I STOCKHOLM 15 7 12" machine roller cancellation on a King Gustav postal stationery card 5 ö. sent underfranked to Karlsbad, Austria, taxed upon arrival with Austrian postage dues 30 h. and 4 h. (2) tied by cds. "KARLSBAD 17.III.12", very fine, most unusual

1920, 5 c.-15 c., complete set, neatly tied by the Olympic cds. "ANTWERPEN-ANVERS 6 IX. 1920 VIIe OLYMPIADE" to an envelope to Stockholm, with adjacent large violet official label for the event, fine, an attractive and scarce combination, also three unused and used sets and one cover, very fine

1924, Olympics 10 c.- 50 c., complete set, fresh colours, neatly tied by cds. "COLOMBES 5 -6 24 VILLAGE-OLYMPIQUE" to an envelope to Paris, a further strike adjacent tying two colorfull labels "JEUX OLYMPIQUES PARIS 1924", extremely fine, an attractive combination

1940, Hammarsten-Jansson composite essay sheetlet in brown, with seven unissued designs, no gum as issued, a couple of tiny surface soiling spots, otherwise very fine and very scarce

1940, Hammarsten-Jansson composite essay sheetlet in black, with seven unissued designs, no gum as issued, tiny tear on the margin above, minor crease at upper left corner and vertical bend on the right margin, otherwise fine and very scarce

1940, Hammarsten-Jansson composite essay sheetlet in blue, with seven unissued designs, no gum as issued, tiny tear at upper left corner, light bend far away from the designs, otherwise very fine and very scarce

1901, Kaiseryacht 40 Pesa mit Stempel "TANGA 18.3.05" auf R-Brief nach Berlin mit Nachsendung über Italien nach Monte Carlo mit vorderseitigem Ankunftsstempel. Der Umschlag im Rand mit Beförderungsspuren mit kleinem verklebtem Riss oben rechts, sonst in guter Gesamterhaltung; eine sehr seltene Destination für R-Brief aus DOA (Einfeldt Nr. 8)

"DSP LINIE HAMBURG-WESTAFRIKA 26.11.95 VII." (D. Gertrud Woermann) klar auf Benin Ganzsachenkarte 10 C. mit viel Text mit Datierung "Gr. Popo 21.11.95" und Leitvermerk "via Kl. Popo" nach Nordhausen mit Ankunftsstempel, kleine Eckbüge

"MSP No. 12 30.11.04" (SMS Moltke I), zweimal klar auf illustriertem Umschlag mit vier Ansichten von St. Thomas und Germania 10 Pfennig nach Breslau, Umschlag mit kleinen Öffnungsmängeln oben und Riss rechts, sonst in guter Gesamterhaltung

"Aus dem Dampferbriefkasten Memel-Cranzbeek" roter L2 sauber auf Litauen Doppel-Ganzsachenkarte mit nebengesetztem Schiffspoststempel nach Berlin, tadellos