383rd Auction

1967/68, Elizabeth II. 3d. blackish-violett, block of four with right sheet margin, left stamp imperforated at right, the right stamps imperforated, mint never hinged, fine and scarce

1967/68, Elizabeth II. 3d. blackish-violett, block of four with right sheet margin, left stamp imperforated at right, the right stamps imperforated, mint never hinged, upper left stamp diagonal crease, otherwise fine, scarce

1967/68, Elizabeth II. 4d. brown-black, vertical pair, the upper stamp perforated at top only, the lower imperforated at top, upper stamp unused, the lower mint never hinged, very fine and scarce

1967/68, Elizabeth II. 5d. black-ultramarin, block of four, heavily misperforated, mint never hinged, fine

1967/68, Elizabeth II. 5d. black-ultramarin, tête-bêche pair, mint never hinged, very fine and scarce

1967/68, Elizabeth II. 5d. black-ultramarin, block of four, imperforated, mint never hinged, very fine

1967/68, Elizabeth II. 5d. black-ultramarin, block of four, imperforated, mint never hinged, very fine

1967/68, Elizabeth II. 5d. black-ultramarin, block of four, imperforated, mint never hinged, very fine

1971, Elizabeth II. 1½d. gray-black, vertical pair, heavily misperforated with imperforated top, mint never hinged, fine

1971, Elizabeth II. 3d. ultramarine, imperforated horizontal pair, mint never hinged, fine

1974, Elizabeth II. 6½d. dark turquoise blue, imperforated horizontal pair with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine

1975, Elizabeth II. 7d. lilac-brown, imperforated block of four with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine

1975, Elizabeth II. 8½d. olive-green, heavily misperforated block of four, mint never hinged, fine

1976, Elizabeth II. 9d. dark violet-blue, imperforated horizontal pair, mint never hinged, fine

1976, Elizabeth II. 9d. dark violet-blue, imperforated horizontal pair, mint never hinged, fine

1976, Elizabeth II. 9d. dark violet-blue, imperforated vertical pair, mint never hinged, fine

1976, Elizabeth II. 10d. brown-orange, imperforated horizontal pair with top sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine

1977, Elizabeth II. 50d. olive-brown, imperforated vertical strip of three, mint never hinged, fine

1977, Elizabeth II. 50d. olive-brown, imperforated horizontal pair with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine

1979, Elizabeth II. 11½d. olive-brown, imperforated vertical pair, mint never hinged, fine

1981, Elizabeth II. 15½d. blueish-violet, block of six, the upper stamps imperforated, the center stamps with incomplete perforation at bottom only, thus the lower stamps with incomplete perforation at top, mint never hinged, a fine and interesting multiple

1981, Elizabeth II. 15½d. blueish-violet, booklet-pane, partially imperforated, the upper two stamps on the right side completely imperforated, the others partially perforated, mint never hinged, scarce and attractive

1982, Elizabeth II. 12½d. emerald green, imperforated block of 20 with sheet margins at right and left, mint never hinged, fine

1982, Elizabeth II. 12½d. emerald green, imperforated block of four with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine

1982, Elizabeth II. 12½d. emerald green, horizontal strip of four, the right stamp imperforated, the third stamp imperforated on three sides, mint never hinged, fine and attractive

1881, Inland Revenue 6 d. reddish-lilac, tied by duplex cancel "367" HITCHIN to local envelope with arrival cds. on reverse, unobstrusive tiny corner tear, still fine and attractive, a very scarce usage

DWI: "PAID AT ST. THOMAS" (CC2), good strike on entire letter from St. Croix with adjacent Danish "CHRISTIANSTED 12 5 1862" to South Zorra, West Canada, endorsed "Via Halifax", paid with 4 c. inland postage and "pd 4 d." British postage to Halifax, transported via "ST. GEORGES MY 18 1862", on reverse also transit mark of Quebec and arrival mark of May 31; on front marked "unpaid 5" which was applied to part paid letters. A very interesting and rare letter with light patina, one of the few recorded carried by open mail

1841, entire letter from Calcutta to Bordeaux, showing on reverse framed red "STEAM POSTAGE/INLAND Do./TOTAL" with manuscript "9-14- 1/7"

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)

1925, Theodore Roosevelt 5 c. and Grover Cleveland 12 c. with mude cancel "NEW YORK C" on registered preprinted cover "OCEAN LETTER" of "Marconi International Marine Communication" with sender note "SS Majestic" and complete letter to Baltimore with arrival mark from 18.8.1925. The cover with a small opening defect at the top left, otherwise fine

1929, Woodrow Wilson 17 c. with oval mude mark "NEW YORK" on registered preprindet cover "RADIO BREV" with senders note "S/S Oscar II" to Broklyn with arrival mark from 26.6.1929. The cover with slight traces of transportation and slightly shortened on the left side, otherwise fine, till now only a few letters outside Denmark are known

1894, "COMITÉ INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIQUE", embossed vignette in blue & white, unmounted mint, very fine    

30 Fr., epreuve d'artiste in orange-brown with artist's signature 'R. Serres', very fine

30 Fr., epreuve d'artiste in red with artist's signature 'R. Serres'

 Pierre de Coubertin, nice lot with epreuve de luxe, maximum cards, Haiti 1939 FDC, etc.

1896, official envelope with the return address of the Secretary-General of the Greek Olympic Committee, used locally from "ATHENS 29 MAR. 1896" (4th day of the games)  with adjacent violet cachet. Little roughly opened, otherwise fine and fresh. A rare item.