380th Auction
16-17 & 20-25 March 2023 in Wiesbaden
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Condition
6Catalogue no.10
1862, ASIA: Victoria 1d. red, horizontal strip of six, cancelled on board by barred "A92" of Queenstown, on small envelope from Halifax to Tunbridge Wells, re-directed to Dover and then Deal, two adhesives with faults, otherwise fine
Condition
6Catalogue no.17,19
1863, AFRICA: Victoria 2d. blue, horizontal pair and two singles and 4d. brownish-red, tied by barred numeral to folded letter to New York with red "5 CENTS" credit handstamp alongside, vertical fold through one adhesive, 4d. small corner fault, otherwise fine
Condition
6Catalogue no.19,20,22
1863, ARABIA: 4d. brownish-red, 6d. violet and 1sh. green tied by numeral "15" to registered folded lettersheet with boxed "LOMBARD STREET REGISTERED LETTER" and crowned "REGISTERED" alongside to Philadelphia, paying ½oz rate, 6d. registration fee and 4d. late fee, upon arrival red integral "PHILADELPHIA SEP 18 24" struck, debiting the UK 24 instead of 11 cents, fine
Condition
6Catalogue no.17, 19
1864, PERSIA: Victoria 2d. blue, three blocks of six and single and 4d. brownish-red, horizontal pair and two singles, tied by barred numeral "174" with matching cds. "DINGLE OC 18 64" to large part of registered coverfront to Boston, adhesives partly affixed around the envelope, thus some adhesives with larger faults, however a stunning large franking paying the 2oz rate plus registration fee. According to the Karl Louis card register of Great Britain this is the largest franking of this stamp.
Condition
6Catalogue no.16,25
1868, CHINA: Victoria 1d. red, two singles and 6d. violet with wing margin, tied by duplex "CHARNING-CROSS AU 8 68" to envelope to New York with red "NEW YORK PAID ALL AUG 18" alongside, stamps some imperfections due to being applied at edge, otherwise fine
Condition
6Catalogue no.23
1868, PALMYRA: Maiden Voyage, Victoria 3d. rose, three vertical pairs, tied by duplex "BELFAST FE 1 68" to folded letter to Boston, vertical fold through one pair and some other minor imperfections, otherwise fine and attractive multiple-franking
Condition
6Catalogue no.32
1868, RUSSIA: Victoria 10sh. red-brown tied by numeral "466" with adjacent "REGISTERED LIVERPOOL SP 4 68" to registered cover endorsed "per Russia" to Hillsdale, Michigan with red "NEW YORK PAID ALL BR. PKt. SEP 15" alongside, adhesive slightly toned, otherwise fine