382nd Auction

1903/18, Columbus Die Proof without value in black on thick card, together with Vignette Proof of the centre after hardening; very fine and scarce pair

1905, Columbus Definitives Die proofs (5), with 1 c. Die Proof in black on thick paper, 3 c.  and 12 c. on India paper, mounted on a larger cards (12 c. trivial toning spots), 50 c. blue/black (small fault), together with Vignette of the Centre Head only in black on India paper, overall a fine and very scarce group

1932, Columbus 20 c. Plate Proofs, a complete sheet of 100 from the Waterlow Archives, fully annotated and worked on with security punches, together with a lower left corner block of four endorsed "Colour Correct 29.6.32", also 20 c. dark green overprinted "WATERLOW & SONS L.T.D. SPECIMEN" mounted on small numbered card, the sheet folded several times and with some light aging, still a fine and rare assembly 

"ACAJUTLA": very fair strike in black together with straightline handstamp "FRANCA" on a folded entire from Sonsonate to Liverpool, endorsed in manuscript "P. Columbus West India Mail", reverse transit cds. "PANAMA MY22 1861", "LONDON" and arrival "LIVERPOOL 13 JU 61" on front. Archival vertical fold and some slight aging, otherwise fine and very rare

1893/94, Americas Discovery 2 p. blue and Columbus 5 $. blue, two sunken Trial Colour Die Proofs on India paper with fresh and sharp impressions, each mounted on a larger card, very fine and very scarce

1893, 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus 5 p. Vignette in black on India paper, also an Intermediate Proof in green with missing tablet and inscriptions, together with Trial Colour Proofs (7) in brownish-red, brown, violet dark grey, some occasional tiny faults, otherwise fine to very fine, a rare group

1902, Columbus 1 p. dark brown, sunken Die Proof on thick paper, sharp impression, fine and very scarce

"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

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

1893, Columbus 1 c.-15c., 50 c.-5 $, cpl. set of Plate Proofs in adopted colours on India paper, the 2 $. in horizontal pair, fresh and all around good to large margins, a few values with minor paper flaws, otherwise fine and very scarce

1893, Columbus 1 c.-8 c. and 5 $, Plate Proofs in adopted colours on thick card, fresh colours, 8 c. surface soiled, otherwise fine to very fine

2 c. brown-violet, tied by machine cancel "WORLDS FAIR STATION CHICAGO OCT 10" to a local 3 c. postal stationery envelope from the Pierce correspondence, printed bust of Columbus at left, also 2 c. tied by the same machine cancel to a privately printed "PUCK" illustrated envelope; some aging or toning due to storage, otherwise fine, a scarce pair

1893 COLUMBIAN ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAVURE: used for the design of the 15 cents value and depicting the scene "Columbus Announcing His Discovery" from the now lost painting by Ricardo Baloca Cancico, 240 x 187 mm and stuck on a large card with handwritten "15c Columbian" alongside, probably from the estate of Chief engraver Thomas F. Morris, very fine and extremely rare 

SPECIMEN, 1913: Columbus Stationery Card 1 c. green/black, fresh colour, perforated with special two-line "SPECIMEN A.B.N.Co." together with red overprint "F6235" at top,; very fine, a very rare specialist item

1848, Entire lettersheet from Pernambuco, Brasil to Hernut, Saxony, endorsed in manuscript "p. Columbus", landed in Scottland with framed "20 NO 1848 LIVERPOOL SHIP" on reverse (SG-Nr. 14Q), London red transit cds., scarce framed entry mark "AMERICA per ENGLAND" applied in Aachen (V. d. Linden-Nr. 112); slight aging otherwise fine, very scarce

1861/1980 (ca.), mostly unused group in one stockbook, strength in the early issues, incl. Columbus complete set (high values with faults), mixed condition

1893, Columbus group of unused stamps, incl. 5 c. "SPECIMEN" and 2 c. horizontal block of ten top right sheet corner with plate 164 imprint, some values regummed, thinned or reperforated, otherwise fine (ex Mi.-Nr. 73-88)

1796/1990 (ca), unmounted mint/unused and used balance of a large exhibition collection on Columbus, with many covers, strength in Spain and Latin America, many specialist items with die, vignette and trial colour proofs, maritime and forwarded transatlantic stampless mail, Zeppelin and airmail, large multiples, sheets and printing varieties, incl. Queensland Chalons 1 d. and 2 d. on 1874 cover to England via Torres Straight; some occasional faults and repairs especially in the early issues, otherwise fine to very fine condition. An eclectic and attractive assembly spanning from early colonial mail to modern connoisseur items.