380th Auction

1891, 1fr. violet/black on yellow paper imperforate, eight (8) used singles clearly identified by their respective position in the sheet, one stamp with shallow thin otherwise mostly very fine, a very scarce assembly, signed Calves or Brun

1891, 5fr. violet/black on grey paper imperforate, seven (7) used singles clearly identified by their respective position in the sheet, some occasional shallow paper thins, fine to very fine, a rare assembly, signed Calves, Brun or Roumet

1902/21, INVERTED OVERPRINTS, 1902 15c. on 1fr. and 1921 0,60c. on 75c. used (the latter tied by cds "TANANARIVE" to fragment), very fine (Mr.-Nr. 51, 141)

1943, France Libre 20fr. yellow brown/blue, neatly tied by cds. "TANANARIVE RP. MADAGASCAR 14 8 43" with further strike alongside to a local registered envelope, label "N°261", some slight soiling from the reverse flaps showing through on front, very fine and rare, signed Calves

1889, First Issue 25c. on 30c. brown, used, very fine, signed Brun and Roumet

1889, First Issue 25c. on 40c. brick red, used, very fine, signed Brun and Roumet

1889, First Issue 25c. on 40c., clear margins, used, very fine, signed Calves

1889, Second Issue 5c. on 10c. black on lilac paper, tied by cds "NOSSI BE 10 JUIN 1889" to small fragment, stamp lifted for examination and replaced; very fine and scarce, signed Brun, Roumet

1890, Third Issue 25c. on 20c. red on green paper, used, very fine, signed Calves

1892, Allegory overprinted, 4c. violet-brown on grey used, very fine, signed Calves

1892, Allegory overprinted, 75c. carmine, used, very fine, signed Calves

1892, Allegory overprinted, 1fr. olive on light yellow, used, very fine, signed Roumet, Calves

1892, 5fr. on 1fr. overprinted, tied to small fragment by cds "OBOCK", signed Calves and Roumet, very fine and scarce

1894, Camel post 5fr. blue/rose, good margins, neatly tied by cds. "OBOCK 22 JUIN 94 COLONIES FRANCAISES" with adjacent framed "R", to a small envelope to Nancy, France; handed over to a French paquebot with shipmail handstamp "LIGNE T PAQ. FR. N°4 23 JUIN 94" (Salles 2.142), reverse arrival cds. "NANCY 3 JUIL 94"; very fine and attractive, a scarce usage 

1891, 40c. light yellow-orange, four balanced margins, used, very fine, signed Calves and Roumet

1891, Allegories 30c. to 1fr., fresh colours, used set, 30c. brown with vertical fold on the sheet margin (not affecting the adhesive), the scarce 75c. carmine signed Brun and Calves, very fine

1891, 1fr. olive on yellowish paper, well centered, used, very fine, signed Calves

1857, commercial folded entire to Bordeaux, endorsed on front "Par voie anglaise", tied with a fair strike of the blue circular handstamp "DIRECTION DE LA POSTE AUX LETTRES ST. LOUIS (SÉNÉGAL)", framed red "PD" and cds "COL. FR. AMB. CALAIS: M", reverse arrival receiver "BORDEAUX 12 AOUT 57", very fine and scarce early mail from Saint Louis (first post office established one year earlier)

1887, Alphée Dubois First Issue, 5c. on 20c. (type I) very tiny thin, 5c. on 30c. (type I), 10c. on 4c. (type VII), 15c. on 20c. (2) (type XIV), tied by cds "SAINT LOUIS" or "DAKAR", mostly very fine, signed Calves and Brun

1887, Alphée Dubois First Issue, 10c. on 20c. (type VII), tied by cds "DAKAR 31 OCT 87", very fine, signed Calves

1887, Alphée Dubois First Issue, 10c. on 20c. (type VIII), fresh colour, tied by cds "DAKAR 31 OCT 87", very fine, signed Calves

1887, Alphée Dubois Second Issue, 75c. on 15c. blue and 1fr. on 5c. green, black overprint, used, very fine, signed A.Brun and Calves

1916, Handstamp Overprint 5c. blue-green, 10c. red (2) and 1p. on 25c. blue, neatly tied by cds. "ILE ROUAD * 30 - 4 1916" to a registered cover to Port Said, on reverse arrival cds. "PORT SAID 31 5 16"; some slight imperfections, otherwise very fine and scarce

1922, Allegory 5000r., horizontal strip of four together with Overprinted 3000r. on 100r., tied by cds. "TIFLIS 26 6 22" to registered envelope to Germany, adjacent oval transit mark "MOSCOW 7 - 7 22" and arrival "BERGEDORF 14.7.22", minor soiling otherwise fine

"AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRO-UNGARICO SYMI", clear strike in blue on 1867, 10 so. blue, fine printing, on entire letter 1878 to Trieste. On reverse transit mark of Smyrne and arrival mark. Very fine. The only recorded franked entire with this handstamp in blue. Certificate Dr. Ferchenbauer (2004)

Provenance: Dr. W. Shalcross (1956), Dr. Anton und Elisabeth Jerger (Corinphila, 2004)

"AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO SCIO", fine strike of bluish black oval handstamp on entire letter to Athens, rated "10" lepta for inland postage, rare and  fine

"AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO Metelino", oval handstamp in black, fine strike on letter sheet 1859 to Constantinople, fine and rare

1871, Franz Josef 2 kr. yellow tied by cds. "BUDAPEST 74 DEC-20" as additional franking to Postal stationery card King Franz Josef 2kr. to Zürich with arrival mark "ZURICH 22 XII 74", very fine and attractive combination, very scarce 

1871, Franz Josef 3 kr. green tied by oval handstamp to Postal stationery card King Franz Josef 2kr. to Leipzig with cds. "AUSGABE 21 XI", horizontal crease and small tear at bottom, still an attractive two-colors combination, very scarce

1904, 2kr. grey-blue/black, perf. 11½, fresh colours, unused with original gum, very fine and scarce

1909, Turul and King Franz Josef, 1f. to 5kr., sixteen imperforate blocks of four with sheet margins (1913 16f. missing), 2kr. grey-blue/black light horizontal bend, 5kr. lilac-brown/black fold in the sheet margin far away from the adhesives, mint never hinged, fine to very fine

1934, Souvenir Sheet, 20ft. carmine-brown, with uncut lower sheet margin (scarce thus), horizontal fold on the margin far way from the design, unused, very fine (Mi.-Nr. BL1)

1949, 70th birthday J. Stalin 60 f. - 2 ft. imperforated each in block of 9 contiguous as horizontal large block with large margins on three sides, anmounted mint with small gum crease, otherwise fine, very rare, so far only a few copies are known

1933 Hopflug Itala 1kr.-10kr., unused, very fine and scarce, with certificate A. Diena (1974)

1852, Crowned Eagle 5c. black/green and 25c. black/brownish, both barely touched at corner otherwise good to large margins, neatly tied by blue horizontal barred cancel with adjacent framed "UFFIZIO POSTALE IN SASSUOLO" and "P.D." to a registered folded entire to Modena, on front single line "RACCOM" and arrival cds. "MODENA 20 GIU 55"; an attractive and very fine cover, signed Diena

"CARPI", so-called 'Cuore' cancel, clear central strike on Sardegna 5 c. light olive yellow on piece, very fine, certificate Colla (2022) (Sassone 13Ca)