380th Auction

1856, ½ r. blue-green on watermarked paper, two singles tied by oval grid to 1857 commercial entire to Cadiz, with manuscript endorsement "Vapor Correo Habana" alongside, reverse with arrival mark "CADIZ 6 JAN. 58"; very fine

1918, Värnamo 55-80Ø blue and black, fresh color and nicely centered, mint never hinged, very fine and rare

1863, Sitzende Helvetia 60 Rp. kupferbronze und 20 Rp. gelborange, beide farbfrisch und gut gezähnt, mit DKr. "AARAU 15 IX 64" auf Briefkuvert nach Alexandria, Ägypten. Leitvermerk "via Trieste con vapore Austriaco", rückseitig entsprechende Transitstempel von Ulm (15.9.), Wien (17.9.) und Triest (18.9.) sowie Ankunftsstempel des österreichischen Postamtes in Alexandria (26.9.). Ein attraktiver Brief mit seltener Destination und in sehr schöner Erhaltung. Fotoattest Renggli (1996)

Provenance: Silvain Wyler (Corinphila-Auktion, 2001)

1854, Sitzende Helvetia 5Rp. - 1 Fr. und 2 R., ungebraucht, farbfrisch, teils gering tangiert und altersfleckig, sonst in guter Erhaltung

1865, 1 ghr. lilac-grey tied by blue boxed “BEYRUT” to entire letter, tiny spots, otherwise fine, certificate BPA (1966)
 

1880, 1 pia. black/blue gray, tied by Aksaray arabic cancel, to reverse of cover to Lofca,Bulgaria, additionally franked for the (new) foreign destination with 1876/77, ¼ pia., tied by blue Istanbul cds.; adjacent blue Cyrillic "RUSCUK 7 5 80". A very rare and interesting cover. Certificate TOPS 

1914, Views of Constantinople booklet with complete panes, two panes 10pa green and 20pa. red each and one pane 1p. blue, mint never hinged, covers some stains and small wrinkles, scarce

1915, Star and Crescent 25 pia. green, overprint type I, unused, fine, certificate Engler (1997) and Nakri AIEP (2020) (Mi. 2.400,-)
 

UNISSUED: 1915, Star and Crescent 5 pa., overprint type II on issue 1908 instead issue 1910, unused, fine, rare, certificate Nakri AIEP (2020) (Isfila 549FF03)
 

1864, 1 pia.on red brown, nice margins, tied by fine dotted 'battal' to entire letter from Kotel to Rustschuk, very fine, opinion Todd AIEP

1 pia.and 2 pia, on red brown, ample to wide  margins, tied at arrival by fine dotted "RUSTSCHUK" to entire letter, very fine, opinion Todd AIEP

„AN CANIB-I POSTA-I VIDIN 256“, arabic negative seal, clear strike on cover to Constantinople, rated 3 pia. 20pa.. Very fine and scarce, opinion Todd AIEP

"HEZARGRAD IGNE BEKCI ISTASYONU“, all arabic single circle, clear strike on Duloz postage due 1869, 20 pa. brown, on small piece, fine and rare

"ISLIMYE“, greenish-black triple framed arabic handstamp, clear strike on Duloz 1868/70, 1 pia. yellow and 20 pa. green, on entire letter to Filibe, very fine, certificate Nakri (2017)

„RUSCUK“, dotted handstamp, clear strike tying Tughra postage due, 1 pia. with clear to wide margins, to entire letter from Kotel to Ruscuk. A very fine and scarce letter. Certificate Nakri (2017) and Holcombe (1994)

"NISSYROS 4-8-908", fine strike in blue on pair 1908, 20 pa. rose on small envelope to Athens with transit- and arrival marks. One stamp tiny rounded corner, cover with light bends, otherwise very fine. A very rare cancellation. Illustration copy of ISFILA-handbook.

"PESKOKEFAL" black hexagonal handstamp on entire letter letter from the Monastery of Piskokephalo, dated 1872. A very rare postmark, just 6 stampless entires recorded.

"RETMO ", arabic octagonal marking, 2 clear strikes on 1876, 1 pia. in vertical pair, on small registered envelope to Istanbul, additionally franked on reverse with 1 pia. local stamp for distribution in Istanbul (damaged when cover was opened). A fine and scarce entire.

VOLOS: "GOLOS TELEGRAF VE POSTAHANESI 1314", very fine strike in blue on 1892, 1 pia. on commercial cover to Constantinople.  A very fine and extremely rare entire.

1918, 3,5 rbl. tied by cds. "KIEV 4 3 19" to money order, folded in the middle, fine 

"Oz.at s6d8 per oz", straight line on entire letter (originally with enclosures) from Riga, charged with "8/4"

1840, Victoria 1d. black, fresh color and close to good margins, used, signed Knopke BPP

1d. intense black, plate 1B, FJ, tied by red MC to envelope, "EXETER SE 23 1840" cds. in red on front for dispatch, to London, signed H. Richter.

1d. black, plate 1A, RI, printed from the worn plate before repair, large margins all round, tied by red MC to entire, Receiving House handstamp "T.P./New Cut" on front, backstamped "JU 29 1840", addressed to Bungay, Suffolk, fine.

1d. black, deep shade, plate 1B, CJ, large regular margins, tied by red Maltese Cross to entire showing faint "HUNTLY" straight line handstamp on reverse to Aberdeen. The content is dated "Huntly 19 June 1840" indicating a very early postal use of plate 1B.

1d. black, plate 1B, FD, large regular margins all round, tied by neat black MC to envelope "T.P. Hampstead N.O" handstamp on front and red "SP. 3. 1840" datestamp on reverse to Islington, slight age toning to envelope, adhesive fine. A very early date for the London Two Penny Post "black MC" experimental period (first week).

1d. black, plate 1B, NA, variety "NE" of "ONE" joined, large to very large margins all round, tied by neat red MC to entire from London backstamped "NO 14 1840" for dispatch to Moreton in March, very fine and fresh.

1d. black, plate 2, CB, large margins, tied by red MC on decorative printed invoice "Bought of Charles Blyth, Agent for The Britannia Rail Co" from Edinburgh "16 JUN 1840" to Aberdeen, minor age spottings, otherwise fine, H. Richter certificate (1990).

1d. black, plate 2, CL, good to large regular margins, tied by neat black MC to envelope from London, with part 1841 datestamp to Bowmore, Islay, fine.

1d. black, plate 2, two singles FH + FI with clear to large margins, affixed as a pair and tied with neat red MC's (slightly oxydised) to incomplete entire dated "10 June 1840" to Norwich.

1d. black, plate 2, GH, good to large margins, tied by neat orange-red MC to entire backstamped "KIRCALDY 16 JUN 1840" for dispatch in the same orange-red colour via Edinburgh "JUN 16, 1840" to "PAISLEY JN 17 1840", a very nice scottish usage.

1d. black, plate 2, JJ, very large and regular margins all round, tied by neat red MC on local London envelope, Receiving House Straight line "STRAND" on front, backstamped "AU 28 1840". The letter is adressed to "Rev. S. Garrat", Islington. Reverend C. Samuel Garrat was priest of St. Stephen's, Islington at the time.

1d. black, plate 2, OI, large margins, tied by red MC to entire from London "JU 10 1840" to Wallingford, minor age staining to entire only, adhesive fine and freshly preserved.

1d. black, plate 2, RB, very large margins all round, tied by neat red MC to lettersheet from London, backstamped "L.S. 1. JU 1840" (Lombard Street) to Warwick, fine, signed "H. Richter".

1d. black, plate 3, horizontal pair AA-AB (nearly separated by scissors cut between the stamps running into left side of AB), clear to large margins, tied by red MC's to entire (refolded to reduce size) from "YORK 10. JU. 1840" to Morpeth.

1d. black, plate 3, DI, good to large margins, tied by red MC to local Glasgow entire backstamped "GLASGOW 5 AU 1840" boxed datestamp, very minor age toning, but adhesive fine and freshly preserved.