382nd Auction

1867: Third Printing Un r. on blue, thin oblong quadrillé paper, horizontal pair with large margins, with oval "Franqueado / Guadalajara" on letter sheet to Ciudad Guzman. A fine and very scarce cover. Certificate MEPSI (1997)

Oblong quadillle paper serrated: Un real on blue together with 2nd printing 2 r. serrated, tied by infinity cancel to entire letter from Guadalajara July 24, 1867 to Mexico City. A very attractive and exceedingly rare combination; just 8 used copies of Sc. 37 have been recorded, including two on entires. Certificate MEPSI (2011) Provenance: Omar Rodriguez

1868, 1 r. on green, laid battoné paper, block of four, every stamp with variety "1863", unused with large part original gum, fine and rare; the only recorded block of this variety. Certificate MEPSI (2003)

1868, 2 r. on lilac, laid battoné paper, block of four, unused with original gum, fine and scarce; very few multiples of this issue have been recorded, Certificate MEPSI (1995)

1868, 1 r. on green, laid battoné paper, serrate perforated, lightly cancelled by part "FRANQUEADO / GUADALAJARA" oval datestamp, very fine. A most attractive example of this extremely rare stamp. Certificate MEPSI (2018)

1868, 2 r. on lilac, thin quadrille paper, serrate perforated, lightly cancelled by part "FRANQUEADO / GUADALAJARA" oval datestamp. 2 short perfs, otherwise very fine. A most attractive example of this rare stamp with just 5 examples recorded. Certificate MEPSI (2019)

1868, laid paper, 1 r. on green with both varieties "nu" instead of "un" and "1863", cut square, lightly cancelled with 'laureate' handstamp. A most likely unique stamp. Certificate MEPSI (1998)

1892, Colombus 2 c., original Artist Drawings on thick card from both the frame and vignette, annotated in pencil "reduce to 1/5", together with Vignette Die Proof in sepia on India paper (usual paper flaws) and three Photographic Proofs of the frame, one with dark blue vignette mounted, overall fine quality, a rare and delightful specialist group

PAKISTAN USED IN DUBAI: 1948, Envelope from Dubai to Bombay, India, franked with Pakistan ½ a. and 2 a., neatly tied by cds. "DUBAI 14 MAR. 48", adjacent arrival cds. "BOMBAY 25 MAR 48", cover slightly shortened at left, otherwise fine. A very scarce usage during the Pakistani postal administration of Dubai (from August 1947 until March 1948)

1948, Sadiq-Garh 9 p. black/green, tied by cds. "BAHAWALPUR-STATE NOV 49" to small envelope, very fine and scarce, certificate Philatelic Federation of Pakistan (2010)

1948, Tombs of Amirs 2 a. green/carmine, tied by cds. "SADIQ-GARH BAHAWALPUR 20 APR 50" to an evelope, on reverse private oval handstamp "MUSHIR-I-TASRIFAT TO H.H. OF BAHAWALPUR", one short perf., fine and scarce, certificate Philatelic Federation of Pakistan (2013)

1947, King George V Service 1 a.3p. mauve, fresh colour, pale blue handstamp overprint "Crescent Star" with additional two-line "God Given State of Bahawalpur", tied by cds. "BAHAWALGARH 16 SEP 47" to reverse of local envelope, with arrival cds., very fine, very rare, certifícate Philatelic Federation of Pakistan (2010)

1906, Balboa 1 c., Vignette of the head sunken Die Proof, mounted on a larger thick card, trivial thins at the lower corners, otherwise very fine, rare

1942, Balboa 5 c. black/blue, two sunken Die Proofs with imprints, incl. one Vignette of the centre only, together with Gate of Glory 8 c. black/brown Plate Proof on thick card; one proof small faults due to the mounting, otherwise fine and scarce group

VICEROYALTY PERIOD, 1631: Official entire letter signed by Luis Jeronimo de Cabrera (1589-1647, in office 1629-1639), endorsed "Virrey" (Viceroy) at lower left and sent from Lima to Guanca (Huancavelica), fully dated inside. A very fine, very early and very rare colonial mail from Lima 

SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, 1899: Folded entire struck with blue "SOLDIER´S LETTER:" and cds. "PHILIPPINE ISLANDS MANILA MIL. SIA MAY 12 1899", sent to Kansas, USA, reverse arrival cds. "LAWRENCE  KANS.", taxed upon arrival; some paper wrinkle, still fine and scarce American military mail

1965, Aquarium fish 1np. - 10r., mint never hinged, fine

1929, Landscape and Buildungs issue 50c-25s. and 1s. registered mail stamp with clear blue "Specimen" handstamp, mounted on announcement cardboard of SCADTA, fine and attractive

1912, Lion ⅔ t. red, horizontal pair with upper left corner sheet margin, fresh colour, tied by cds. "LHASA. P.O." to reverse of envelope, on front arrival cds., very fine and scarce, signed Pfenninger

DDR-TIBET: 1953, airmail cover to Lhasa, Tibet, with DDR 1-2 dm. tied by cds. "SONDERSHAUSEN 12. 4. 54.", franked on transit at Gyantse with Tibet 2 t. red (horizontal pair) tied by cds. "GYANTSE", from there forwarded to Lhasa; some wrinkles, still fine and very scarce mixed franking, certificate Flack (2007)

1923, Definitives 150,000r. (2) and 500,000r., neatly tied by cds. "TIFLIS 1 - 10 23" to registered envelope to Rostov on Don, with adjacent arrival mark "ROSTOV DON -7 10.23", signed Mikulski, slight water stain otherwise fine

1923, Mount Ararat 3 k. rose, 9 k. dark blue and Revenue 250 on 1 k., all tied by cds. "SUKHUMI 21 12 23" to registered envelope, undelivered and returned to Sukhumi, where the receiver handstamp "SUKHUMI 22 3. 24" was applied. Cover opened for display, shortened at right and small fault, otherwise fine and very rare usage of a fiscal stamp added to a re-addressed mail, certificate Ceresa (2014)

1995, gefährdete Arten 7 S. Im ungezähnten Kleinbogen, Probedruck mit rückseitigem Archivstempel, Marken postfrisch, am Oberrand auf Unterlage befestigt

"PER ST COLUMBUS", very fair strike in red with adjacent large red cds. "SAN FRANCISCO. 17 JUNE 40" on envelope to East Grandy Ct., fresh and very fine; an attractive and scarce cover transported on the first sailing of the steamer Columbus

1844, folded lettersheet from Columbus, New Jersey to Washington, addressed to a Navy Captain and endorsed in manuscript "Paid 18 c", part red wax seal on reverse, fresh and fine entire with a scarce rate annotation

HUDSON RIVER MAIL, 1849 : superb strike in red of the agent´s cds., with adjacent red postage due "5" (despite the distance being within the 300 miles limit), on a folded entire from New York to Utica, fully dated inside; some very light toning mentioned for accuracy, still very fine and scarce

1867/68, 2c black, Z. Grill., very nice well-defined grill, used with segmented cork cancel, fresh and fine, certificate P.F. (Scott 85B)

15c. deep blue, intense colour, Large Die Proof on India paper, Type III, with imprint at the bottom, very fine and rare, certificate PSE (1990)

Reissue 15c. brown/blue, Large Die Proof in adopted colours on sunked card, Type III, very fine

Reissue 15 c. brown/blue, good to large margins all around, two Die Proofs in adopted colours respectively on India paper and card, Type III, one with insignificant trace of bend, mentioned for accuracy, otherwise very fine and scarce

15 c. Brown/Blue, Large Die Proof on India paper, Type II, very fine and scarce

1881, Pictorial Reissue 15 c., six Trial Colour Proofs on card, fresh colours and all well margined except one close at the bottom, special printing for the Atlanta Cotton Exposition, very fine

1869, 15 c. brown/blue, Type II, lightly tied by target cancel to an envelope to Norway, alongside departure cds. "CLERMONT IOWA NOV 17", red transit New York and arrival cds. "CHRISTIANIA 12 12 1870", envelope teared on front and rebacked, otherwise fine. A very rare 15 c. solo usage at the July 1870 tariff, sent via the North German Union in closed mail, one of three recorded to Norway

1870, Presidents 2 c. brown and 12 c. violet, tied by corn cancel to an envelope to Norway, transit cds. "CHRISTIANA 19 7 1871", the 15 cents rate (July 1870, closed mail via the North German Union) was underpaid by one cent, hence taxed with red "2" struck on front; fine and rare transatlantic mail as prepayment was then optional

1870, 3 c. green, tied by blue fancy cancel 'Flying insect' to small cover with matching "MOUNT VERNON JUL 2.."; stamp with few short perfs, otherwise very fine

1893, Columbus 1 c. blue, fresh colour and from the lower left corner of the sheet, spectacular paper fold variety with misplaced perforations, very fine and scarce