382nd Auction

1855/58, blued paper, 1 d. red, good to large margins, lightly cancelled, tiny corner crease, just touching the frame, otherwise very fine.

1857/63, Chalon Head 6d. chestnut, fresh color and good even margins, used with light barred oval, fine

1862/64, wm large star, 6 d. black-brown, brown and red-brown, 5 copies in shades, all with ample to large margins, used, very fine

1864/71, 1 sh. yellow-green and 1871/73, 6 d. blue, both perf. 12½, tied by Wellington duplex cancellation to entire double rate letter 1873 via Brindisi to England, very fine

1891, "O.P.S.O" red handstamp on 5d. olive-black, fresh color and good perforation, tiny gum free spot, fine, a very rare and elusive stamp, virtually unavailable in unused condition, certificate Brandon (1999)

1929, König Georg V. im Viererblock mit Stempel "MARINE POST OFFICE R.M.M.S AORANGI 15.JA.29" auf R-Vordruckbrief "OCEAN LETTER" der Firma "Union Steamship Company of N.Z." mit provisorischem R-Zettel in die USA mit Ankunftsstempel in guter Gesamterhaltung. Eine sehr seltene Verwendung, bisher sind nur wenige "Ozean-Briefe" dieser Firma bekannt

"APIA (SAMOA) 25.1.09" mehrfach klar als Fremdentwertung auf Niue TAHA PENI auf 1 Penny, 2 ½ PENI auf 2 ½ Penny und Tolu e Pene auf 3 Pence rückseitig auf R-Ganzsachenumschlag Neuseeland  3 Pence mit Zusatzfrankatur 1 Penny rosa als R-Brief mit R-Zettel "Apia (Samoa)" (Einfeldt Nr. 9) und neben gesetztem L1 "Paquebot" nach Altenburg mit Ankunftsstempel Der Umschlag mit Alterungs- und Beförderungsspuren, sonst in guter Gesamterhaltung, typischer R-Brief aus der bekannten "Franke"-Korrespondenz

"ULTRAMAR": 1888/1920 (ca.), unused and used group of over 20 postal stationery cards, envelopes and reply cards with the security overprints from the Portuguese UPU postal archives for the colonies, incl. "COLONIAS" and "SPECIMEN", many interesting areas with New South Wales, Tasmania, etc., also Fiji and New Zealand, together with wrappers (18); some occasional strong toning and very mixed condition, a very scarce group

1858/61, an interesting group of 2d. blue and 6d. brown, total of 21 singles and 6d. con cover, in a variety of shades and on both soft and hard papers, several with four margins, a few faults though generally of good to fine appearance

1874/95, Halfpenny Newspaper and Sideface Issues, an interesting unused and used collection with many perf and paper varities, some multiples, ½d. with "official repair", plate flaws like 1sh. "Bulbous nose", 1d. "Screwdriver" and "Chisel" flaw etc., all neatly written up on pages