384. Auction

1855, Isabella II. 4c. brown-red, block of 20, fresh color and good margins, used with cds. “YNCA MALLORCA 9 ABR 59” on large format cover to Palmar with arrival mark, one stamp small tear, few wrinkles, three stamps small tear, otherwise fine

1860, 19 cs.  brown on salmon, good to large margins and neatly cancelled, vf, certificate Baschwitz (2017)

1855, Isabella II. 2r. carmine on blueish paper, fresh color and good margins, without gum, fine, certificate Comxe (2015)

1858, single 5ø green and 30ø brown, vertical pair 12ø blue and 1862 3ø brown, all tied by cds. “FINERÖDJA 22 10" to insufficiently paid cover, initially franked with, Franklin 1c. blue and Jackson 2c. brown tied by cork cancel, via “BOSTON DIRECT” and “HAMBURG 16 10 71” to Finerödja, Sweden. In red crayon charged with „61“, the Swedish adhesives adding up to 62ø, possibly due to the fact that other values to make the correct charge were unavailable. Despite slight and expected ageing an exceptional and only Transatlantic Mail cover to Sweden which has a combination of postal adhesives from both countries. This is probably the most important UPU Transatlantic Mail cover from the USA to Sweden, certificate Obermüller-Wilen (2011) (Facit 7c2,9d3,11e2,14Bd)

1886, 3 ö. yellowish-brown and orange-brown (two different shades), with 1892 1 ö. brown/blue, 2 ö. blue/yellow and 4 ö. carmine/blue in strips of three, neatly tied by dotted cds. "LUND 17 9 1892" to 10 öre registered postal stationery envelope to San Marino, Italy, alongside boxed "SVERIGE R", reverse transit cds. "MALMO POST 18 9 1892". Faint stamping of the cancellation device on reverse, of no importance, cover correctly franked at the 40 öre tariff, very fine and attractive, a delightful item combining scarce franking and rare destination, certificate Obermüller Wilén BPP, AIEP (2019) (Facit-Nr. 41a, 41b, 61b, 62a, 64a)

1859 (September 7), folded cover from Constantinople to New York, postmarked with Constantnople (Turquie) c.d.s. of the French Post Office, handstamped with boxed PD in black, endorsed to be carried under the care of the Consul of the United States in Havre, France, handstamped "PURIFIE AUX LAZARETTE MALTE" in black, with dual disinfections slits across address, reverse with blue Paris transit c.d.s. (Sep 25), fine.

BULGARIA: „Ahyolu“, all arabic single circle, superb strike on Duloz 1 pia. yellow, very fine and rare; no entires with this cancellation have been recorded, ex Hitzler

Reference: illustration copy in Isfila handbook

„GABROVA“, all arabic double framed oval, 2 superb strikes on Duloz 1 pia. yellow and 20pa. green on piece, fine and rare; no entires with this cancellation have been recorded

„IHTIMAN“, all arabic double circle, practical complete and clear strike in blue on Duloz 1875, 20 pa. green. A beautiful strike of this extremely rare cancellation, of which only few single stamps but no covers have been recorded, ex Hitzler

„Cuma-i atik“ , all arabic double circle in blue, clear and almost complete strike on Duloz 20 pa. green (small faults), a very rare cancel of which no entires are recorded

„Kazgan“, all arabic double circle in blue, three clear strikes on three copies 1875, 20 pa. green, on small piece. Some small faults, still fine and extremely scarce; no entires with this cancellation have been recorded so far

„Berkofca“, all arabic double circle in blue on Duloz 1 pia. yellow and postage due 5 pia. yellow brown/red brown on piece, very fine

„HEZARGRAD IGNE BEKCI ISTASYONU“, all arabic single circle, clear strike resp. large part strike on Duloz 1875, 1 pia. yellow and 20 pa. green, on small piece, very fine and rare, ex Hitzler

„EYRI-DERE SEP 16 (inverted)“ violet cds. without date bridge, clear large part strike on 1892, 2 pia., very fine, ex Hitzler (Isfila RRR)

„KOUCHI-KAVAK MAR 25“, cds. without date bridge, almost complete and very clear strike on pair 1901, 20 pa. on small piece. Very rare postmark of which no entires have been recorded so far and just few strikes on single stamps and pieces have been recorded. Ex Hitzler

1919, Postal order for 7219 shahiv from “ORYNIN POD. 18 11 19” to Kamjanez-Podilskyj, franked Russia 15k. and Ukraine 76 values Coat of arms 10 sh. yellow-brown and 307 values of 20 sh. brown, some obvious and unavoidable faults due to the size of the franking, but a highly attractive and scarce inflation franking sent during the brief occupation by the Polish military

1918, 10 sh. orange and 40sh. green, imperforated, tied by cds. “29.12.18” to bilingually pre-printed POW card, adressed to the “Kriegsgefangenlager Ludwigsburg-Eglosheim”, fine and very scarce

1918, 30 sh. blue imperforated, horizontal strip of five in combination with Russia 1-3k. and 10 on 7k., all tied by cds. "OSTROG 10 9 18" to reverse of local registered cover, addressed to the court, some heavier transportation wear, especially at bottom, otherwise a fine and very attractive franking

1918, 50sh. red imperforated strip of three together with 1rb. horizontal pair, tied by cds. “ZYTOMIR WOL. 18 3 19” to front and reverse of postal money order, 1 rbl. applied slightly over edge, otherwise fine and scarce

1919, Coat of arms 70k. imperforated, 50 copies, in pairs, strips of thee and five and block of 25, tied by cds. “DUBNO WOL. 20 5 19” to front and reverse of complete postal order, some minor faults, very scarce and attractive

1918, Coat of arms 70k. and postal saving stamp 5k. green tied by cds. "OSTROG 27 7 18" to reverse of local registered cover, addressed to the court, opened on two sides, otherwise fine, scarce

1921, Replycard 3k. red from Kiev via Moscow to Lodz, scarce, fine

1919, 3rd Stanislaw-Issue 4G. on 4kr. carmine on greenish, with variety “missing y in ykp”, unused, very fine and rare with only 2-3 of this variety possible, certificate Huylmans BPP (2024)

1919, Postage due G on 5 kr. ultramarine, printed from position 9, unused, very fine and rare with only 60 stamps printed, certificate Huylmans BPP (2024)

1983, art souvenir sheet, 2 copies, one with coat of arms omitted, one with "CITTA DEL VATICANO" omitted, mint never hinged, vf

1918, 2 f., farbfrisch und allseits breitrandig, sauber entwertet durch Stempel "ZAGREB 919.JAN.7" auf Ausland-Streifband nach Wien, einwandfrei und selten, FA Zrinjscak BPP (2012)

1918, 15 f. im waagerechten Paar und 5 f. mit übliche Zähnung, sauber entwertet durch Stempel "NASICE 919.FEB.27" auf Nachnahme-Postanweisung nach Wien, einwandfrei und selten, FA Zrinjscak BPP (2012)

1840, 1 d. intense black, EH, used with red MC, vf

1840, Queen Victoria 1 d. black, Plate 11 (GC), fresh colours, wide margins on three sides, cut close along the frame line at the bottom left, neatly used with a centered black Maltese Cross, fine and rare, certificate K.-A. Louis BPP (2024) (SG-Spec. AS72d)

1840, 1 d. black, GG, small to good margins, tied by red MC on letter sheet from “MANCHESTER JY.30.1840” to Derbyshire, fine

1840, 1 d. black, LK, good margins, tied by black MC on letter sheet from “COLCHESTER JY.21.1841” to London with arrival mark, fine

1840, 1 d. black, IB, good margins, tied by red MC on letter sheet from “WOODBRIDGE OC.19.1840”, fine

1841, Queen Victoria 2 d. blue, Plate 4, horizontal pair (LH-LI) and strip of three (KA-KC), mostly large to very large margins, just touched at places, together with 1 s. green (die W.W.1), frame line touched at top and cut into at bottom, neatly tied by barred numeral “723” SOUTHAMPTON to 1 d. pink Postal Stationery envelope to Giessen, transit and arrival on reverse, the envelope with slight water staining and vertical crease, otherwise fine. The sender Michael Thomas Bass was a politician and leader of the largest brewery in the world and best known brand of beer in England, the addressee Baron Liebig a famous German chemist.  

1850, Prince Consort 1 pence essay in red-brown, fresh colour and good to wide margins on all sides, unused with small rubber spot on top of front, otherwise fine, rare, certificate RPS (1969).

1848, 10 d. brown, 1862 re-issue period, fresh colours, touched framelines on three sides, tied by duplex “LONDON NO. 3 63 -90” to mourning envelope to Bombay, mis-directed to Beverley with scarce “MIDLAND/DIST. S.C.” and arrival on reverse, there re-directed with handwritten “not for Beverley” and “try Bombay via Marseilles”, finally backstamped on arrival “BOMBAY DE 10 63”. The adhesive roughly detached from the sheet as an improvised method of separation, otherwise fine. A very rare usage of the re-issued 10 d. brown, correctly paying the newly introduced reduced rate to India, a charming item, certificate K.-A. Louis BPP (2024)

1862, Queen Victoria 3 d. carmine-rose, Plate 2 Sate 2, horizontal pair with wing margin at left, tied twice by duplex "447 LEEDS 7 MR 65" to lettersheet endorsed via Ostende to Wien, adjacent blue entry cds. "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN 9 3", transit and arrival cds.; , one 3 d. with one short perf., still fine and scarce