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347 1935, Experimental coil stamp 2d. dark blue-green, perforated horizontally only, dark fresh colour, unused with fresh original gum and small hinge remainders. A tremendously rare stamp in unused condition, only 18 copies are recorded, this is no.10 in the Brady survey. SG 74b, Hibernian D4cii 43C 1 10'000

GBP 7500USD 11000

Italian StatesLombardy Venetia

Sassone

348 1859 (Jan 1): Newspaper Tax Stamp, 2 kr. red, Type II, a fine interpanneau 'tête-bêche' pair from the centre of the sheet with 62 mm. margin, file fold through the margin as usual, fresh and fine unused with gum. Rare. See Ferchenbauer, Vol. II, page 582 = € 5'000, Sassone: 3 3 1 1'200

GBP 900USD 1320

Ireland

348

347

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349 1868: 2 c. black & green surfaced paper, perf. 13, variety: 'Figure '2' of Value Missing', a fine mint example of this great rarity, position 84 in the first printing, centred to left with exceptional bright colour, fresh and very fine, with large part original gum. Just five mint examples of this famous error are recorded, this being one of the finest without any defects and in pristine quality. Signed A. Diena. Cert. E. Diena (1991). Scott 19b = $ 37'500/Sassone 22d =

€ 70'000 22d 1 11'000GBP 8250

USD 12100

350 1853: 40 c. bright rose, the famous mint interpanneau pair with 4 mm. margin between the stamps, with large margins all round, minor gum bends of no great significance, the pair being of excellent colour and freshness, with large part original gum. A great rarity - the sole known mint example of an 'interspazio' pair. Exhibited in Monte Carlo in December 2004 as one of the '100 Rarities of the World'. Unique. Signed A. Diena. Cert. E. Diena (1986), A. Bolaffi (1986). Sassone 6 var. = the variety 'without price' 6var 1 55'000

GBP 41250USD 60500

Papal States

350

349

variety: 'Figure '2'of Value Missing'

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351 Italian Post Office in Tientsin 1922: Registered cover from Tientsin to Illinois, USA franked by 1918/19 ½ c. on 1 c. brown and further example on 1 c. pale brown (extremely rare in this shade), 1 c. on 2 c. red brown, 8 c. on 20 c. orange and 10 c. on 25 c. deep blue, all tied by R.R.POSTE ITALIANE / TIENTSIN-CINA datestamps (16/9) in black and by 'Affrancatura Secondo Tariffa' handstamp in violet. Reverse with Turin transit cds, Chicago cds's in violet (Nov 15) and Greenville arrival cds in black. For a further rare cover from this correspondence see Corinphila sale 186 (May 2014), lot 201. An excep-tional and attractive usage. Sassone 15, 16, 19, 20

15, 16, 19, 20 6 2'500

GBP 1875USD 2750

352 Italian Post Office in Tientsin 1922: Registered cover sent Express from Tientsin to Illinois, USA franked by 1918/19 2 c. on 5 c. green, 4 c. on 5 c. rose-red (two very different shades), 10 c. on 25 c. deep blue and 1918 Express 12 c. on 30 c. red & blue, all tied by R.R.POSTE ITALIANE / TIENTSIN-CINA datestamps in black and by 'Affrancatura Secondo Tariffa' handstamp in violet. Reverse with Turin transit cds (Dec 19), Chicago cds's in violet (Jan 5, 1923) and Greenville arrival cds in black. For a further rare cover from this correspondence see Corinphila sale 186 (May 2014), lot 201. An exceptional usage. Sassone 17, 18, 20, E2

17, 18, 20, E2 6 1'200

GBP 900USD 1320

353 Levant 1922 (November): Provisional Express '15 / PIASTRE' on 30 c. red & blue, a fine mint vertical pair with upper stamp showing the 'P' of PIASTRE impressed by further handstamp in black, minor imperfections but a fresh and fine pair with an extremely rare (Sassone = unpriced) variety. Signed A. Brun, A. Diena. Cert. G. Colla (2013). Sassone E2, E2c E2, E2c 0/1 2'500

GBP 1875USD 2750

354 Zante (Italian Occupation) 1941: Greece Airmail 50 lepta violet-brown, mint block of four overprinted by framed handstamp OCCUAPZIONE / MILITARE DI / ZANTE / 1-5-XIX in violet, fresh and fine, natural age spot at upper left and paper flaw on left vertical pair, a rare multiple of a very scarce stamp. Cert. Sorani (2014) Sassone 11 = € 8'800 11

0/4/Q 1'200

GBP 900USD 1320

Italian Colonies

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352351

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355 1871, Dragon issue 200 mon vermilion, plate I, vertical block of 10 and 2 vertical pairs, one pair clear at one side, otherwise all with good to large margins, nice fresh colour, tied by two clear strikes of Tokyo Kensazumi to reverse of triple rate envelope with adjacent manuscript date of 16. June 1871 and on front side red circle hakoba (letter box mark) of Kyobashi, sent to Saikyo (Kyoto); one stamp of right pair with central hole, the envelope some light creasing and small marginal fault, otherwise very fine and fresh. A beautiful and outstanding cover from the second month of the national postal system and one of the most spectacular items of classic Japan; signed Dr. Mertens and certificate Eichhorn BPP (2015). 3I 6/4 20'000

GBP 15000USD 22000

Japan

355

Japanese Lamp Seller, Tokyo


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356 1871, Dragon 100 m. dark blue, most striking error of engraving, position 18 with major variety "Dragon claw missing", two sides full to large margins, just touched at upper right and touched at left, unused without gum, certificate Eichhorn BPP JSCA #2f-v-2-18m 2IIx 1'000

GBP 750USD 1100

357 1874, Cherry blossom 20 s. reddish violet, syllable 3, on native paper, fresh colour, unused with full original gum, good perforation and very good centering, tiny rubbed spot under SE of crysanthemum, otherwise fine, signed Schlesinger and certificate Eichhorn BPP. JCSA Nr. 24 23y 1 5'000

GBP 3750USD 5500

358 1923, unissued Royal Wedding 1½ s., 3 s. and 20 s., unused with original gum and tiny hinge marks, the two smaller values with bottom sheet margin, 3 s. very light gum bend, otherwise very fine and fresh, very rare. I-II, IV 1 1'500

GBP 1125USD 1650

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359 1975 (Feb 1): Jordanian Women's Costumes - Unissued High Values - 30 f., 35 f., 40 f., 50 f. and 60 f. values in complete sheets of 50 (10 x 5), unmounted og. Sold with complete sheets of 50 of the issued five values. Rare and most unusual. Gi. 1091/1095 var

952-56 var. 0 1'800

GBP 1350USD 1980

Korea (South)

360 1952, Presidential Election 1000 w. souvenir sheet, ungummed as issued, 2 light marginal creases at left; fine and very scarce. Bl.51 2 800

GBP 600USD 880

Jordan

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361 1967: Marriage Prince Hans Adam, imprimatur of the miniature sheet, printed by the government printing office Vienna showing three diff. colour combinations from which the rightmost was chosen by the Liechtenstein administration showing "Gut zum Druck ! Buchel" note and signature as well as "Amt für Briefmarkengestaltung / Vaduz" hand-stamp alongside the chosen sheet. MS 7 1 6'500

GBP 4875USD 7150

362 1970: European Environmental Year, compl. set of four with essays of the printing deve-lopment with five steps included plus the final composite printing, mounted on carton for each stamp. From the Courvoisier archive, dated 18.8. / 19.8.1969 521-524 2 3'500

GBP 2625USD 3850

Liechtenstein

361

362


Norway

SS Norge's Last Voyage

Extracts from the article:"Disruption of Norwegian Mail in Autumn 1855"by Georg Størmer in 'THE LONDON PHILATELIST' (June 2012)

The Bergen Steamship Company had two passenger ships, SS Bergen and SS Norge sailing from Bergen to Hamburg with alternate weekly departures in 1855. Due to its efficiency the Bergen-Hamburg line had become the most impor-tant postal link between the west coast of Norway and the continent. Everything went well until disaster struck in the early hours of September 10th.

We quote, in the English translation by Georg Størmer, from the newspaper Christianssands Stiftsavis 12 September 1855:

In the early hours of Monday SS Norge left the Harbour about one o'clock in order to continue its voyage to Hamburg. The weather was nice and clear and it was a moonlit night. Out in the fjord, approximately between Kin and Dversøen she hit the SS Bergen coming from Hamburg, and since both vessels went at full speed, the collision was so forceful that SS Norge, which was hit at the waterline on the port side near the mast, was filled with water and sank after a few minutes....When water entered the hull of the ship it created an explosion that lifted and broke the deck. In this incident several lives were lost. As far as we know there were about 100 people on board, including the crew of about 30 persons. Some were saved by the SS Bergen, some in small boats that hurriedly came to help. Others survived by swimming ashore and five dead bodies were taken up. Of the SS Norge's crew and passengers there are, as far as we have understood 31 missing. The mailbag for Hamburg was salvaged near Oxø and was carried by SS St. Olaf which for that reason departed at 1 o'clock....Where the SS Norge sank, there should be over 100 fathoms (180 metres) of water. In the collision the SS Bergen had its bow broken in at the waterline and it was very fortunate that the weather was so good, with few waves in the fjord, and that the distance to port was so short, otherwise it would probably not have been saved...

The cover (lot 363) was sent from the Town Secretary in Bergen, Christen Svensen to his daughter Amalie Gotharda Svensen, who was studying piano music at the world famous Royal Conservatory of Music in Leipzig, Saxony.

This is the only recorded letter from the SS Norge disaster. Its discovery was described by the author in an article in Norsk Filatelistisk Tidsskrift in 2009. The cover has traces of water damage and was apparently in the mailbag thrown overboard from the SS Norge by the postal clerk Mr. Kahrs before he lost his life. Thanks to the newly acquired Christiania-Hamburg steamer SS St. Olaf arriving in Christianssand, the letter came safely to Hamburg on Wednesday 12 September, a delay of only one day compared to the normal schedule.It is interesting to note that Miss Svensen wrote on the front that the letter was received the '13th and answered the 13th and 20th September'. She had probably been informed about the disaster when the letter arrived and immediately wrote a note to her father.

© by kind permission of Georg Størmer, Oslo, Norway


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363 1855, Coat of Arms 4 skilling blue, horizontal strip of 4 and horizontal pair (pos. C31-34 and C11-12) used with clear grid cancels on envelope with adjacent blue cds. "BERGEN 7/9 1855" to Leipzig in Saxony, showing on front boxed "Aus Dänemark", on reverse Hamburg transit marks of 12.9. and Leipzig arrival mark; the cover was transported with the steamship "Norge" from Bergen bound for Hamburg; in the area of Kristiansand the "Norge" collided with her fleet mate "Bergen" and sunk with the loss of 40 lives. Accor-ding to the local newspaper 'Kristianssands Steftsavis' of the following day, the mail bag for Hamburg was salvaged near Oxö and was carried by SS 'Sankt Olaf" further to Hamburg. The cover shows some minor water staining, as to be expected, front and back of the cover are separated, the lower right corner and somewhat strengthened; the franking in fine condition. A most attractive and rare franking of Norway no. 1 and an amazing piece of Norwegian postal history being the only recorded letter from the SS Norge disa-ster. Certificate Enger BPPProvenance: Robson Lowe (Basel 1970) 1 6 20'000

GBP 15000USD 22000

SS Bergen

SS Norge

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364 . 1857, Pacific steam navigation company 1 r. blue, very large even margins and fine fresh colour, cancelled by superb central strike of numeral "7" ; a flawless copy with rare cancel-lation, an absolutely outstanding copy; certificate Holcombe (1992) 1 2'200

GBP 1650USD 2420

Poland

365 . 1860, 10 kop. blue & rose, nice fresh colour and well perforated, cancelled by superb central strike of datestamp "KIBARTY 5/6" to small piece; a very rare cancellation on the popular no. 1 stamp of Poland. Ing. Z. S. Mikulski cert (1986). 1 5 1'300

GBP 975USD 1430

366 1860, Coat of Arms 10 k. blue & carmine-rose, fresh colour and well perforated, tied by clear central strike "217" to small lettersheet (not quite complete on reverse) with clear adjacent bilingual boxed marking "PIATEK" to Sereje; a very fine and rare cover, certifi-cate Ceremuga. 1 6 6'000

GBP 4500USD 6600

PeruPersia see lot 342-346 (Iran)

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367 1858 (July 21): 54 parale blue on greenish horizontally laid paper, a superb unused example with close but clear margin at right and huge margins on the other three sides, of excellent colour and appearance with tiny nick in right margin and slightest of vertical bends. A great rarity, surprisingly there are less unused examples of the 54 pa. than the 81 pa. known, with just 25 recorded thus. Illustrated and discussed in Heimbüchler, Vol. 1 on pages 300 and 301. A rare stamp for the classic specialist. Cert. Heimbüchler (2015) Gi = £ 21'000/Mi = € 22'000

Provenance: René Berlingin (March 1984), lot 12784. 2 2 7'000GBP 5250USD 7700

368 1858 (July 21): 81 parale blue on blued wove paper, a fresh unused example of this rarity with large margins all round and of excellent rich colour, slightest ironed crease and scuff on face of no great significance, there being but 35 unused examples recorded of which 1 is cut round, 15 with major faults and at least 5 housed in museum collections. A rare and most attractive stamp of impeccable provenance. Illustrated and described in Heimbüchler Vol 1, pages 364, 365. Cert. Heimbüchler (2015) Gi 3 = £ 40'000/Mi = € 42'000

Provenance: Harold WilsonHarmer Rooke Auction (Jan 1942)Lars Amundsen (Feb 1969), lot 469 3 2 17'500

GBP 13125USD 19250

369 1858 (Nov 1): 5 parale black on white wove paper, Type I, a superb mint example of excellent definition, large margins all round, with typical somewhat yellowish large part original gum. An extremely rare stamp in perfect pristine quality, Heimbüchler records just 6 mint examples. Illustrated in Heimüchler Supplement on page 71, fig. 117. Signed A. Diena. Certs BPA (1961), Heimbüchler (2015) Gi 11 = £ 24'000/Mi = € 32'000 5y 1 12'000

GBP 9000USD 13200

Romania

Horse Relay Station ca. 1855

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370 1858 (Nov 1): 40 parale blue on bluish wove paper, a superb used vertical tête-bêche pair from the centre positions of the sheet of 32 subjects, with huge margins all round and of fine delicate colour, cancelled solely by italic RECEPISSE (registered) handstamp in blue-green (Kiriac fig. 1471). A much under-catalogued variety in this describer's opinion, a delightful classic rarity. Just two, perhaps three examples recorded, a beautiful and rare pair in pristine quality and of impeccable provenance. Certs A. Diena (1970), Heimbüchler (2015) Mi = € 9'000

Provenance: RothschildEdwardo CohenPeter BrodtbeckMarcel KottelatFritz Heimbüchler. 6axK 5 8'000

GBP 6000USD 8800

371 1858 (Nov 1): 80 parale bright red on bluish wove paper, two examples in a horizontal pair with large margins all round, of excellent colour and definition, used on small piece tied by framed FRANCO / TEKOUTCI handstamps in blue-green (Kiriac fig. 320). A rare and most attractive piece, illustrated in Heimbüchler, Vol. 1 on page 140, fig. 169. Cert. Heimbüchler (2015) Gi 7 = £ 2'400/Mi = € 2'600 7ax 5 1'500

GBP 1125USD 1650

372 1872, Prince Carol 5 Bani vermilion, type 8, very fresh colour, unused with original gum, as usual for this colour variety decentered, otherwise very fine and flawless; a rare stamp, especially in this condition Certificates Hunziker (as type 5) and Dr. Gmach BPP (2013) Scott 50a 32b 1 700

GBP 525USD 770

Romanian Postman

372371

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373 1857, 10 kopeks brown/blue with ample to good margins, small nick at top, tied by dotted numeral "240" to folded lettersheet to Libau, signed Diena, fine. 1 6 1'500

GBP 1125USD 1650

Russia

View of Libau ca. 1855

373

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374 1857, 10 kopeks light brown/blue, plate 2, good to large margins, in mixed franking with 1858, perforated issue 10 kopeks brown/blue, tied by clear strikes of dotted numeral "37" of Reval on cover to Riga; adjacent endorsment "Reval 22 December 1859" and same date despatch mark on reverse, also boxed datestamp "Polucheno 25 December" applied in transit; a very fine and unique mixed franking and one of the great rarities of Russia and Estonia. This cover is #8 of the Mikulski listing of mixed frankings of no. 1 and one of only two combination covers with no.1 from Estonia.Provenance: Zbigniew Mikulski (2006) 1, 5 6 90'000

GBP 67500USD 99000

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375 1866, 10 kopeks brown/blue, center inverted, two single copies, both fresh colour and with good perforation, tied by cds. "Kursk 18 Dez. 1874" to cover to Warszaw, with adja-cent arrival postmark "WARSZAWA 21 Dec.1874" and additional departure- and transit marks on reverse. Addressee's name excised and partly covered with white paper. One of the greatest rarities of Imperial Russia, an absolutely unique cover. Certificate Mikulski (2003)Provenance: Zbigniew Mikulski (2004 - sold for $ 132.000) 21xK 6 70'000

GBP 52500USD 77000

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376 1858: 20 kop. deep blue & orange-yellow, 30 kop. red & deep yellow-green (2) and 1864 3 kop. black & green (2, one with slight stain) used on 1865 double rate cover from Tiflis (Georgia) to Naples, all tied by dotted '49' numeral handstamps in black with circular FRANCO above. Diamond 'Odessa' datestamp of transit at right. Reverse with Tiflis despatch cds, Vienna cds (July 16) and Naples arrival (July 20). A remarkable and rare 83 kopek franking.Provenance: Agathon Fabergé. 6, 7, 10 6 400

GBP 300USD 440

377 1875, 7 k. grey/carmine tied by cds. "BATUM N 67 13 MAR 1879" to envelope with clear adjacent cds. to Metline, on arrival franked with Turkey Duloz 1875 20 p. green and 1 ghr. yellow, tied by arabic hexagonal "Metelin" (Coles & Walker fig. 31), reverse with transit marks of Odessa and Constantinople, few cover creases, not affecting stamps, very rare.

25x, Turkey 20, 21 6 1'600

GBP 1200USD 1760

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378 1863, City Post stamp for Moscow and St. Petersburg 5 k. with additional franking used on postal stationery envelope as registered letter from the famous 'Breitfuß'-correspondance, written by himself with sender's address on reverse, 1881 to Frankfurt with arrival mark; on front German transit register label "Vom Ausland über Bahnpost 11 Eydtkuhnen-Dirschau", partly affixed over one stamp of the additional franking; a fine and rare entire, certificate Mikulski.

2, Imp.24, 25x 6 2'000

GBP 1500USD 2200

Russian Post Offices in China

379 RUSSIAN POST OFFICES IN SINKIANG: KULDJA: 1918, Coat of arms 25k and 1 r. as vertical pair and 3.50 rbl single stamp tied by cds. "KULDJA 4 6 18" to reverse of insured letter over 500 R. to Tientsin, one 1 rbl. and 3.50 rbl stamp torn, otherwise fine, rare cover. 55, 73, 77, 6 3'000

GBP 2250USD 3300

380 RUSSIAN POST OFFICES IN SINKIANG: KASHGAR: 1918, Coat of arms 25k, 16 stamps, 20 k. as vertical pair and 50 k. as block of four tied by cds. "KASHGAR 29 5.18" to front and reverse of insured letter over 500 R. to Tientsin, reverse with five wax seals, a fine and rare cover. 72, 73, 75 6 3'000

GBP 2250USD 3300

City Post

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381 R.O.P.I.T. issues: 1866, 10 pa. rose/blue, fresh colour, full to large margins all round, cancelled by oval "Compagnie Russe Kerassunde de Navig. & de Commerce" (Tchilin-ghirian 107) in black, very rare, signed Mikulski with certificate.Provenance: 'Cihangir' Collection (Corinphila, 2001) 3I 350

GBP 2625USD 385

382 1868, Steamer and Eagle 2 p. blue/rose, fresh colour and good margins all round, tied by bluish green oval "PP" to folded lettersheet to Constantinople, reverse with cds. "PORT SAMSUN 18 JUL 1867" (inverted day slug), very fine.Provenance: Julius Steindler (Robson Lowe 1972) 4II 6 4'000

GBP 3000USD 4400

383 2 p. blue/rose, fresh colour and large margins all round, tied by oval "Compagnie Russe Kerassunde de Navig. & de Commerce" (Tchilinghirian 107) in black to folded letter to Constantinople, very rare usage of the pre-philatelic handstamp cancelling an adhesive, few age spots, otherwise fine.Provenance: 'Cihangir' Collection (Corinphila, 2001)

Joseph Hackmey 4II 6 2'500GBP 1875USD 2750

Russian Post in the Levant

View of Constantinople

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384 2 p. blue/rose, fresh colour and wide margins all round and Russia 1865 10 k. brown/blue tied byRetta in blue to folded letter, with matching "ROPIT KONSTANTINOP. AGENT". cds on reverse, via Constantinople to Taganrog, a very rare and attractive mixed Imperial Russia and classic Ropit franking, very fine, signed Diena and Holcombe with certificate.Provenance: Joseph Hackmey

4II, Russ. 15 6 3'000

GBP 2250USD 3300

385 1868, Steamer and Eagle 2 p. blue/rose, fresh colour and good margins all round tied by cds. to folded lettersheet to Beyrouth, lettersheet strengthened otherwise fine 6 6 1'000

GBP 750USD 1100

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386 Imperial Post: 1872, 1 k. brown horizontal pair and 10 k. carmine/green tied by dotted numeral "783" BEYRUT with additional penstroke to folded lettersheet to Aleppo, reverse with Turkey Duloz 1868 1 ghr. yellow horizontal strip of three tied by turkish cancel, reverse also showing despatch mark of Beirut harbour and large ornamental framed "ALEKSANDRETA AGENTSTVO 4 VI" (Tchilinghirian Fig. 201), letter strengthend and 10 k. slight abrasion, otherwise fine, a very rare and attractive cover, certificate Mikulski.

6x, 9x, Turkey 15 6 1'600

GBP 1200USD 1760

387 1872: Levant 3 kop. green on horizontally laid paper, minor tone spot on top perf., used in combination with Russia 1866 20 kop. orange & blue on 1874 letter endorsed 'via Odessa' from Constantinople to Livorno tied by cyrillic KONST POLSK Constantinople date-stamp in blue (Feb 11). Odessa transit cds in black at right (Feb 13). Reverse with Russian 'Postal Wagon 47-48' TPO datestamp in black (Feb 14), 'Amb. Cormons-Venezia' TPO datestamp (March 1, gregorian) and Livorno arrival cds. A rare and most attractive mixed franking. 7x 6 2'500

GBP 1875USD 2750

388 1876, 8 on 10 k. carmine/green, a pair and three singles together with 1872 1 k. brown tied by blue cds. "MERSINA 15.3.77" to cover to Constantinople, three stamps small faults, one vertical fold through cover, an attractive and rare cover, certificate Mikuslki.Provenance: Maurice Burrus (Robson Lowe, 1964)

Joseph Hackmey 10b, 6x 6 2'000GBP 1500USD 2200

Beirut Harbour ca. 1870

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389 1879, 7 k. carmine/green, vertical pair tied by large ornamental framed "SUKHUM-KALEH / AGENTSTVO" in blue (Tchilinghirian 705), another clear strike on reverse, to Trebizond, the cover was most likely written on board of a Ropit ship going from Batum to Odessa and propably dropped in its letter box and upon arrival at Sukhum-Kaleg the Ropit Agent must have discovered that it was travelling in the wrong direction and taken it for delivery to a Ropit ship going south and cancelled it with his own canceller, backflap partially missing and some small holes, otherwise fine, described in Tchilinghirian, part 6, page 505, certificate Mikulski.Provenance: 'Cihangir' Collection (121 Corinphila Auction 2000)

Joseph Hackmey 14x 6 3'000GBP 2250USD 3300

390 2 k. black/rose, horizontal strip of three tied by cds. "ALEKSANDRETA 18 JAN" to cover to Aleppo, reverse with Turkey Duloz 10 p. lilac block of six, two strips of three, a pair and a single tied by cds. "ALEPPO 2 FEVRIER 1880", fine and rare cover.

13y, Turkey 19 6 1'000

GBP 750USD 1100

391 1899 (Aug 31): 2 k. green, tied by Constantinople cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 17) to complete newspaper 'Servet' with wrapper still attached and sent to Verona, Odessa transit cds (Sept 3) on reverse. To our knowledge the only recorded complete newspaper with Russian Levant stamp. Provenance: Michel Liphshutz

'Cihangir' Collection (121 Corinphila Auction, 2000), lot 397 16 6 1'500GBP 1125USD 1650

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392 KRASNY: 1890, first issue 3 k. red, tied by manuscript "14 July 1891 year" to reverse of imperial postal stationery envelope 1889/90, 7 k. blue, tied by Krasny cds. of 16.7.1891, to Smolensk with arrival mark. A major rarity of Zemstvo philately; only a handful of covers are known of Krasny district, this one being most likely the only one franked with the First issue. Certificate Prof. Greis AIEP Schmidt and Chuchin no. 1 6 3'000

GBP 2250USD 3300

Serbia393 1876/77, Milan 4th printing 10 pa. brown, tied by somewhat faint blue Belgrad cds. to

postal stationery card 10 pa. blue on rose, commercially used to Vienna, where the stamp was additionaly tied by a superb strike "WIEN 7/10 78"; a fine and very scarce card. 12IV, P 6 1'000

GBP 750USD 1100

Sweden

394 1858, 30 ö. brown, 3 copies with single 9 ö. violet, tied by cds. "KONGELF 6 8 1864" to reverse of opened-out envelope via Hamburg, Triest and Alexandria to Hong Kong with all transit and arrival marks; the cover is paid to Alexandria, the remaining postage of 1/- noted on front, to be collected from the recipient. Due to rough opening the reverse flap including large part of 9 ö. missing, one of the 30 ö. missing lower right corner and tear at top, the other two 30 ö. in quite fine condition; despite the faults a remarkable entire. This is the only known cover of Classic Sweden to Hong Kong.Provenance: Klaus Michtner 8, 11 6 500

GBP 375USD 550

Russia: Zemstvo

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395 1851/54, Rayon I 5 rp. blue/red in horizontal pair in combination with 1854, Strubel Munich printing 5 rp. orange-brown, all in fresh colour and with good to mostly wide margins, tied by light grid cancel to letter sheet dated "1854 / Frauenfeld 25 Sept." and with faint adjacent date stamp, to Stein with arrival mark; a faint ironed horizontal crease affecting the upper area of the Strubel stamp; an attractive and very rare entire. Only 41 covers with combinations of Rayon and Strubel are known; this is the only existing with a sole combination of two different 5 rp. stamps. Certificate Rellstab/Witschi (1992) Zumstein 17IISFe 9II, 13I 6 10'000

GBP 7500USD 11000

396 1854, Munich printing 40 rp. yellow-green, 10 copies, all with ample to very good margins, tied by grid cancel to quadruple rate coverfront with top backflap (mounted on lettersheet to appear complete) from "FLEURIER 7 JANV. 1855" to Canton, China, endorsed "Via Marseille, Suez & Bombay"; on reverse flap French transit marks and part of British PO cds. of Canton; a very attractive and rare early franking to the Far East. Certificate Rellstab BPP (1989; as 'Faltbriefumschlag') Zumstein 26A 17Ib (6) 8'000

GBP 6000USD 5500

Switzerland

View of Canton ca. 1850

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397 1855/57, Issue on thin paper: 5 rp. brown in horizontal strip of 3, good colour and large margins all around, tied by cds. "LENZBURG 18 FEB. 58" to entire letter to Bern; small pre-cuts between the stamps at top, the stamps have been lifted for inspection and re-fixed; a rare and very fine entire. Certificate Rellstab (1987) Zumstein 22F. 13IIAzm 6 500

GBP 375USD 550

398 1862, 2 rp. grey in vertical block of 10, fresh colour and good to large margins all around, cancelled by several nice strikes of cds. "THUN 29 MAI 1863 VORMITTAG"; a rare and attractive multiple in very fine condition, we have only 2 other blocks of 10 recorded of this stamp. Zumstein 21G 19 4 5'000

GBP 3750USD 5500

View of Thun ca. 1860

398

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399 1881: Cover from Bangkok to Paris franked by Straits Settlements 8 c. orange-yellow tied by bamboo lozenge of dots handstamp in black and by part 'E. Lamache & Co. / Bangkok (Siam)' Company cachet in blue. The correctly rated cover with fine strike of octagonal French Paquebot POSS. ANGL. / PAQ. FR. N. No. 8 datestamp (Sept 29) in black (Salles fig. 1933) and carried on the 'Anadyr'. Red 'Modane A Paris' TPO at left (Oct 30). Reverse with large SINGAPORE / PAID cds in red (Sept 29) and Paris arrival cds (Oct 30). Slight cut in face panel and seal removed from reverse but an extremely rare cover. Straits 14 6 12'500

GBP 9375USD 13750

Thailand

View of Bangkok

399

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400 1883: 1 solot indigo horizontal pair, 1 a. rose carmine horizontal pair, 1 sio red and 1 salung brown-ochre, all used on 1887 double rate cover to Alexander von Roessing in Singapore, neatly tied by three BANGKOK / PAID datestamps (25/3) in black. Blue oval 'Markwald & Co.' Company cachet at lower left and reverse with Singapore arrival datestamp (March 30) in black. A magnificent and previously unrecorded cover. Gi. 1,2,3,5

Note: The post-UPU rate to Singapore was 9 atts for a single letter under ½ ounce, the above cover correctly franked for the double rate of 18 atts. 1-3, 5 6 25'000

GBP 18750USD 27500

Offices of Messrs. Behn, Meyer & Co.Singapore

400

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401 1911 (Dec 6): Thailand 6 satang on 4 atts. carmine postal stationery card, written from Ouhane (Laos) and mailed to Vienna; cancelled by bilingual UBON datestamp in blue. Faint Vientiane / Laos datestamp in black below (Dec 13) with reverse showing 'Saigon Central / Cochinchine' datestamp (Dec 22) in black. Rare usage. 6 1'000

GBP 750USD 1100

402 1941, Bang Pa-In Palace issue, 31 mostly bi-coloured imperforated essays in denomi-nation 2 st. (4), 15 st. (15) and 10 baht (12), ungummed, hinged on pages. These essays were printed by the Royal Dutch Printers "De Unie" in Batavia, Netherlands East Indies as proposal for the new issue; only few did survive, few similar items exist in different sizes and denominations. An exceedingly rare group; these essays are not recorded in Anatchai Rattakul study of Thai Mail 1836-1943 (only plate proofs in the issued design being illus-trated) and not found in any of the important Thailand stamp collections of the last few decades. 2 3'000

GBP 2250USD 3300

Street scene in Saigon ca. 1910

401

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403 1915: War Charity Booklet, Red Crescent second issue, complete example with all with the full 20 panes intact, 12 panes in perfect quality and just a eight panes stuck together but intact. One of just 3 or 4 Booklets recorded and most probably the finest known example in brilliant condition for this rarity. Mi = € 1'300 for mounted pane = € 20'000+ / Isfila # K7/K12 = 8'000 T.Lire = £

2'100 for each pane, 16 panes = £ 33'600 IIIaA/IIIfA 0/1 10'000

GBP 7500USD 11000

Turkey

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404 1863: Postage Due 5 pi. black on brown thin paper, a superb 'head to head' vertical tête-bêche pair, with error of Control ban at base (in red instead of blue), huge margins all round and tied to cover to Deraliye by neat strikes of the dotted 'Battal' in black. Front of cover marked 'Erreur' in manuscript ink. An extremely rare cover. Cert. Isfila (2014). 4 6 15'000

GBP 11250USD 16500

405 1869: Postage Due Duloz 20 pa. deep brown & pale brown and 1 pi. deep brown & pale brown, rough perf. 5-11, used on 1874 (May 6) entire letter to Tirnovo tied by DEER-SADET 3 / 1290 circular handstamps in black (Zia & Bulent # 21, unrecorded on cover). Reverse with Stamboul datestamp in black. A wonderful entire in perfect quality. 11B, 12B 6 5'000

GBP 3750USD 5500

405

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406 Syria: 1868, Duloz 20 pa. green, 2 ghr. brick-red strip of three, a pair and a single and 5 ghr. blue two singles tied by arabic rectangle "HALEP" (Coles & Walker fig. 5) to reverse of cover from Marseille franked with five singles 1862 Napoleon 80 c. rose, reverse franking some stamps cut due to opening, nevertheless a rare and attractive high value franking, signed Sorani.

Turkey 14, 16, 17 6 1'000

GBP 750USD 1100

407 Syria: 1869, Postage Due Duloz 20 pa. and 1 ghr. brown tied by arabic rectangle "HALEP" (Coles & Walker fig. 5) to reverse of cover from Marseille franked with 1853 Napoleon 80 c. carmine and 1862 Napoleon two 20 c. blue and 40 c. orange, front with blue two-line "POST FRANCAISE D'ALEP", one vertical fold through French stamp, some other imperfections, nevertheless a scarce and attractive cover.

Turkey P 11, 12 6 800

GBP 600USD 880

Turkey Occupied Areas

407

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408 Yemen 1909: Turkey 1 pi. blue used on 1912 cover from Lahye tied by bold strike of bilingual LAHIÉ datestamp in violet (Coles & Walker fig. 95 / Zia & Bulent 2, unrecorded on cover). Superb and of great rarity. 162 6 10'000

GBP 7500USD 11000

Market in Lahie ca. 1910

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409 1847, Franklin 5c. red brown, fresh colour and clear to full margins all round, tied by pen strokes to buff cover with "E. & T. Fairbanks & Co" blue embossed cameo on top backflap to Peacham, Vt., light cds. "ST. JOHNSBURY VT. JUL 18" alongside, scarce demoni-tized usage, flap with some faults, otherwise fine, certificate PF. 1 6 1'300

GBP 975USD 1430

410 5c. red brown, fresh colour and ample to large margins all round, tied by red cds. "NARRA-GUAGUS Me. OCT 1" with additional pen stroke to folded letter to Cherryfield and redi-rected to Machia with red arrival cds., fine. Scott No. 1 1 6 1'300

GBP 975USD 1430

411 5c. brown, fresh colour and good to large margins all round, tied by blue grid of diamond shaped dots to folded lettersheet with red cds. "EASTHAMPTON MASS. APR 21" along-side to Monson Mass., very fine and unique in blue. Note: Alexander records seven total examples with six of those being in red.Provenance: Joseph Hackmey 1 6 5'000

GBP 3750USD 5500

United States of America

Green's Hotel in Monson

411

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412 5c. red brown, fresh colour and clear to large margins all round, tied by complete strike of red "HOUSATONIC RAILROAD 5" integral rate route agent's handstamp to buff enve-lope to East Bridgewater Mass, stamp was lifted, pen cancel removed, very fine appea-rance, certificate PSE.Provenance: Joseph Hackmey 1 6 5'000

GBP 3750USD 5500

413 5c. red brown, clear to large margins all round tied by red grid cancel to large embossed valentine cover with adjacent red cds. "NEW-YORK FEB 15" and red oval "DUNHAMS UNION-SQUARE POST-OFFICE" to New Haven, cover cleaned, very fine appearance, the Dunham handstamp was used from 1850-52, certificate PF.Provenance: Joseph Hackmey 1 6 5'000

GBP 3750USD 5500

414 5c. red brown, fresh colour and full to large margins all round, with rare black geometric handstamp on folded with adjacent cds. "ELLICOTTVILLE N.Y. AUG 1" to the Allegany County Clerk, contents regarding a $ 6,000 judgement awarded by the State Supreme Court, docketing extends to front, very fine.Provenance: Joseph Hackmey 1 6 5'000

GBP 3750USD 5500

413

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415 5c. red brown, deep and fresh colour, large to huge margins with part of adjoininig stamp at left, tied by blue circular cancel with matching integral-rate cds. "PHILADA. Pa. Feb. 4 5cts" alongside to folded letter to Amsterdam, Holland, front with sender's routing "Steamer from Boston to Liverpool" and manuscript "110" Dutch cents due marking, "1/4" debit for postage due to Great Britain, red Liverpool transit and red Amsterdam arrival mark on reverse, extremely fine and perhaps the finest 1847 cover to Holland.Note: This letter was carried on the Cunarder Niagara, departing Boston on Feb. 6, 1850, and arriving in Liverpool on Feb. 18. Some covers from Philadelphia to Boston have a single 5c 1847 stamp for the under-300 miles rate, while others have a 5c pair or single 10c 1847 for the over-300 miles rate (the straight-line distance is 267 miles).Provenance: Ackerman

ArmitageRobert LebowJoseph Hackmey 1 6 10'000

GBP 7500USD 11000

Cunard Steamer Niagara

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416 5c. red brown, deep and fresh colour, ample margins, cut into at top, tied by blue circular cancel with matching integral-rate cds. "PHILADA. Pa. OCT 28 5cts" alongside to folded letter to Amsterdam, Holland, front with sender's routing "Steamer from Boston to Liver-pool" and manuscript "110" Dutch cents due marking, "1/4" debit for postage due to Great Britain. Certificate PFProvenance: Joseph Hackmey 1 6 3'300

GBP 2475USD 3630

417 5c. red brown, two singles with good margins all round, tied by three strikes of blue "10" to folded letter to New Orleans with adjacent blue cds., "BROWNSVILLE", manuscript cancellation has been removed, lower stamp with tiny corner crease, few age spots other-wise fine. Certificate PF Scott No. 1 1 6 4'000

GBP 3000USD 4400

418 5c. red brown, four singles, all fresh colour with ample to large margins, one just touched at bottom, cancelled by black grids, two stamps with additional red "PAID" handstamp, matching red cds. "BOSTON MAS MAR 18" and "20" rate handstamp alongside on legal-size folded letter to Eastport Me., faint vertical file folds barely affect two stamps, very fine appearance, a rare quadruple-rated use of the 5c. 1847 issue. Certificate PF Scott No. 1 1 6 4'000

GBP 3000USD 4400

418

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419 5c. red brown, two vertical pairs, clear to large margins all round, except just cut into at top left of one stamp, one stamp with dot in "S" variety, all stamps with preprinting paperfolds visible to varying degrees including one clearly visible, all tied by red grid cancels to folded letter to Baltimore with red cds. "ALBANY N.Y. OCT 23" alongside, light vertical fold affecting one stamp, wax seal removed, few scissor cuts not affecting design, still very fine.Provenance: Ryohei Ishikawa

Joseph Hackmey 1 6 10'000GBP 7500

USD 11000

420 5c. orange brown, fresh colour, deeply blue paper and full to large margins all round with traces of frameline of adjoining stamp at top, with black grid on 1851 folded letter with adjacent cds. "WALLINGFORD Ct. 11 SEP" to Columbus Ohio, a rare demonitized usage, one of the finest known examples, signed Ashbrook.Provenance: Ryohei Ishikawa

Joseph Hackmey 1 6 10'000GBP 7500

USD 11000

420

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421 5c. orange brown, horizontal pair, fresh colour and large margins all round tied by blue grid to folded lettersheet with adjacent blue cds. "LOUISVILLE KY. AUG 18", left stamp with pre-printing paper folds, very fine. Scott No. 1b 1 6 4'000

GBP 3000USD 4400

422 5 c. orange brown, three singles with good to large margins with blue grid on folded lettersheet with adjacent blue "20" and cds. "PHILADELPHIA JAN 10" to New York, minor imperfections at top of lettersheet, otherwise fine. PF certificate 6 5'000

GBP 3750USD 5500

423 1847, Washington 10c. black, ample to large margins all round, with red "X" cancella-tion on folded lettersheet to Philadelphia with matching red cds. "LAFAYETTE DEC 29" alongside, stamps with few gum spots, otherwise fine and rare: Certificate PF Scott No. 2 2 6 1'000

GBP 750USD 1100

423

422

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424 10 c. black, fresh colour and wide margins all round, tied by blue grid cancel to cover with matching fancy "STEAM-BOAT" and cds. "BUFFALO SEP 9" alongside to Poughkeepsie N.Y., wax seal removed, otherwise very fine and attractive, certificate PF 2 6 4'000

GBP 3000USD 4400

425 10 c. black, fresh colour and clear to large margins all round, tied by fancy geometric cancel to large part of folded letter to Riverhead with black cds. "ELLICOTTVILLE N.Y. AUG 2" alongside, line under town name small paper breaks, very fine appearance, certi-ficate PF.Note: Alexander records only mere handful of examples of this cancel on a 1847 10 c.Provenance: Joseph Hackmey 2 6 5'000

GBP 3750USD 5500

View of Riverhead ca. 1845

425

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426 1851, Franklin 1c. blue, Type Ia, position 92L4, and 3c. dull red vertical pair and four singles and 12c. black, all tied by black grid cancel to buff envelope to Coburg, manuscript "with closed Prussian mails" at top left, several transit marks alongside, 1c. overpayment of the 30c. rate to Germany, some faults, a very rare stamp, especially used to a foreign destination, 1981 and 1999 PF certificates. 3, 4, 7 6 1'300

GBP 975USD 1430

427 1c. blue, type II, horizontal strip of three in deep colour and with very good impression, large margins to just clear at bottom left, pos. 4-6L4 with plate scratch between position 4 and 5, tied by blue cds. "WELLINGTON 0 JUL 2" to buff envelope to East Canaan, part of flap missing, a very fine cover, certificate PF Scott No. 7

Provenance: Joseph Hackmey 3 6 6'600GBP 4950USD 7260

426

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428 1 c. blue, type II, block of four, position 74/85L2, horizontal strip of five, positions 61-65L2, and a right sheet margin single from the scarce plate 3, position 30L3, showing centerline, each stamp with penstroke, strip and block cancelled by red rimless "STRAW-BERRY VALLEY CALA" with manuscript date "May 17", as additional franking on postal stationery 10 c. green to Mobile Ala., margins often full, but some stamps with faults, envelope with missing flap, worn edges, nevertheless a very rare California gold-rush cover paying the double trans-continental rate, mentioned in Ashbrook page 229, certificate PF. Scott No. 7


429 1c. blue, type IV(9), four singles arranged as vertical strip, mostly large to huge margins, but touched in some places, tied by three cds. "SAN FRANCISCO CAL. 16 JUN" to buff postal stationery 6c. green to New York, an unusual franking paying the 10 cents trans-continental rate, slightly refolded, otherwise fine. Scott No. 9 3 6 1'300

GBP 975USD 1430

Strawberry Valley, CA

429

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430 1c. blue, type IV, ample to touched margins, tied by grid and oval "VERA CRUZ 4 AGOSTO 1855" and 3c. dull red, vertical strip of three with large to clear margins tied by grid and part of red cds. "NEW ORLEANS AUG 1" to folded lettersheet to Mexico, horizontal fold through stamps has been smoothed, very fine appearance, certificate PF. Scott No. 9,11 3, 4 6 2'600

GBP 1950USD 2860

431 1c. blue, type IV, horizontal strip of three, huge margins to cut into and 3 c. dull red, no inner frame lines, all tied by cds. NEW ORLEANS La. JUL 20", to folded letter with manuscript "per Steamer Persia" to Nantes, several transit marks and front and reverse, very fine. Scott No. 9,11

Provenance: Joseph Hackmey 3, 4 6 2'000GBP 1500USD 2200

432 1c. blue, type IV, and two singles 10c. green each with pen cancellation as additional franking on envelope 3c. red to London, there forwarded to different London address and franked with 1d. red, adjacent black cds. "PEACE DALE R.I. JUL 6" and red London arrival mark, cover with edge staining and some imperfections, rare combination, certifi-cate PF. Scott No. 9,15, U9 3, 6 6 5'000

GBP 3750USD 5500

Cavendish Square, London ca. 1850

View of New Orleans ca. 1850

432

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433 3c. brownish carmine, touched to good margins tied by clear cds. "ROMEO OCT 30" to an overall temperance design envelope "INTEMPERANCE IS THE CURSE OF THE WORLD" addressed to Detroit, fine and very attractive, certificate PF. Scott No. 11 4 6 1'200

GBP 900USD 1320

434 3c. dull red, inner frame lines, vertical block of eight, ample to mostly large margins all round, tied by cds. "GRAND RAPIDS FEB 3" to large embossed Valentine cover to Manchester, small cover and extensive backflap mends, very good appearance, certificate PF. Scott No. 11 4 6/4 2'000

GBP 1500USD 2200

434

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435 5c. red brown, fresh colour, ample to large margins all round, tied by red cds. "ANNA-POLIS Md. OCT 1" to large parts of folded letter to "Surgeon Ninian Pinkney U.S.N. / U.S.S. Steam Frigate Susquehanna Spezzia, Sardinia, Italy", endorsed "5 cents prepaid" and "Per Cunard Line", with adjacent manuscript "17" and red "NEW YORK Br. Pkt. OCT 15", very fine, illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, page 98, fig. 8-4, certificate PF. Scott No. 12


436 5c. red-brown, cut-into the outer frame line at bottom, otherwise good margins, tied by date stamp "NEW ORLEANS FEB 21 1857" to entire letter from Tabasco, Mexico with adjacent merchants' cachet "ROMANO HERMANOS / TABASCO" to Bordeaux, showing on front red "NEW-YORK BR. PKT. MAR 4", accountancy mark "GB 1 F 60 C" and tax stamp "8" (decimes); the stamp with tiny marginal tear at bottom, usual slight toning; a fine and rare cover, one of only 3 recorded 1856, 5 c. usages originating outside the United States; certificate PF (2005). Scott no. 12

Provenance: HubbardJoseph Hackmey 5 6 3'000

GBP 2250USD 3300

U.S.S. Susquehanna

Surgeon Ninian Pinkney(1811-1877)435

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437 5c. red brown, two singles, fresh colour and close to full margins all round, tied by cds. "NEW ORLEANS DEC 5" to not quite complete folded lettersheet to Nantes, New York and french transit marks alongside, fine, a rare example of the 10c rate to France from this period. Scott No. 12 5 6 1'300

GBP 975USD 1430

438 5c. red brown, vertical strip of three mostly full margins, close to just touched at right, tied by cds. "NEW ORLEANS La. JUL 19" to folded lettersheet to Bordeaux, boxed "PD" and red "BOSTON PAID 12 29 JULY" alongside, light corner crease in lower stamp mentioned in certificate, very fine, illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, page 85, 26 35, signed Ashbrook and certificate PF. Scott No. 12


438

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439 5 c. red-brown, horizontal strip of 3, the left stamp tiny touched just at upper right, other-wise clear to very wide margins, tied by 2 clear strikes of grid "PAID" to entire letter from Boston 1858 to France with adjacent accountancy mark "GB/1 F 60 C"; the right stamp with tiny corner crease at upper right, not affecting the design; a very fine and rare entire, certificate PF (2005). Scott no. 12


440 5c. red brown, horizontal strip of three, fresh colour and ample to full margins, just touched at top, tied by cds. "NEW ORLEANS MAY 10 1857" to envelope to Bordeaux, red "NEW YORK PAID 12 MAY 19" and French transit mark alongside, very fine. Scott No. 12

Provenance: Ryohei IshikawaJoseph Hackmey 5 6 5'000

GBP 3750USD 5500

441 5 c. red brown and 10 c. green, type III, both fresh colour and ample to large margins all round, 5c. tied by French transit and partial cds. "NAUVOO Ills." and 10 c. pen cancelled and tied by manuscript mark to folded letter to Lucon, red boxed "SHORT PAID" black "NEW YORK 6" and magenta handwritten "15" struck out by "16" decimes handstamp alongside. Part of the address restored, 5 c. stamp with faint crease at bottom, otherwise very fine. This is the only example of a Short Paid handstamp on a cover franked by a 5c. 1856 issue, illustrated in Frajola and Meyer, page 75, fig. 6-23, certificate PF. Scott No. 12,15


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442 5c. red brown with full to large margins all round, and 10c. green, type II and III, hori-zontal strip of three, fresh colour and ample to large margins, just touched at top left, posi-tions 1-3L1, left pair type III misplaced transfers, right stamp type II, tied by two strikes of black cds. "BRIDGEPORT Ct. FEB 17" to cover to Biel, Switzerland, several transit marks on front and reverse, very fine. The plate used to print the imperforated 10 c. 1855 stamps contained only one horizontal pair of type II and II, located in position 2L and 3L! Certificate PF. Scott No. 14-15, 12


View of Bienne, Switzerland ca. 1855

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443 5c. red brown, fresh colour and clear to large margins and 1857 Franklin 1c. blue, type V, and 12c. black, type I, tied by cds. "HARTFORD Ct. MAR 2 1859" to legal sized pre-printed "Blank Election Returns, 1859" cover to the town clerk of Branford, cover refolded, 1c. with repair at top left, the certificate mentions a corner crease on the 5c. stamp, a scarce combination usage. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer page 36, fig 4-8, certi-ficate PF 5, 8, 12 6 2'800

GBP 2100USD 3080

444 5 c. red-brown with white margins all around, showing small part of neighbour stamp at right, together with 1857, 10 c. green, both tied by grid "PAID" to envelope with adjacent red "BOSTON 12 OCT PAID 12" to the United States Consul at Lyon, France; on reverse "BOSTON BR. PKT. 12 OCT." and French transit and arrival marks; a fine and rare fran-king, certificate PF (2006). Scott no. 12+32


444

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445 10c. green, type I, horizontal pair with fresh colour and good to large margins on three sides, just touched at right, 1c. blue, type IV, huge margins at top and left, into at bottom at right, pos 2R1L, all tied by grid cancels to small envelope to Paris, there forwarded to Liverpool, several transit marks on front and reverse, very fine.Provenance: Ryohei Ishikawa

Joseph Hackmey 6, 3 6 3'300GBP 2475USD 3630

446 10c. green, type II and II, fresh colour and full to large margins all round, tied by grid cancels and left stamp also by cds. "NEW ORLEANS OCT 1858" to folded letter to Vera-cruz, blue oval Cuba forwarder handstamp next to handstruck "3", left 10c. stamp hori-zontal crease, cover few wrinkles, a fine double direct American Packet rate to Mexico Scott No. 14,15

Provenance: Ryohei IshikawaJoseph Hackmey 6 6 2'000

GBP 1500USD 2200

446

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447 10c. green, type II and IV, horizontal strip of three, right stamp with recut at top and bottom, position 62-64L, large margins to just touched at right, tied by crossed grid cancels envelope to Munich, several transitmarks alongside, small faults, fine appearance and a rare cover.Provenance: Ryohei Ishikawa

Joseph Hackmey 6 6 2'600GBP 1950USD 2860

448 10c. green, type II, horizontal pair, fresh colour and full to large margins, 1c. blue, type II and 3c. claret, no inner frame lines, both large margins to cut into, all tied by black grids to slightly shortend envelope to Belfast, cover cleaned without backflap, still fine, certificate RPSL. Scott No. 7,11,14 6, 3, 4 6 1'300

GBP 975USD 1430

448

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449 10c. vertical pair Type II and single Type III, 1c. blue vertical pair and single and 3c. red vertical strip of three, all good to cut into margins, all with black grid on folded letter to Nantes, France, with red "NEW ORLEANS MAY 19" alongside, several transit marks on front and reverse, despite some small faults an attractive and rare cover, certificate PF Scott No. 9,11,14,15

Provenance: Joseph Hackmey 3, 4, 6 6 5'000GBP 3750USD 5500

450 10c. green, vertical pair, type II and IV, position 65/75L1, large to huge margins with part of adjoining stamp at top and 1c. blue, type IV, three good margins, just touched at right, all with black grid cancel on folded letter to Bordeaux with several transit marks alongside, this cover is one of the finest known examples of the 21c rate to France, reverse with pencil notes by Chase, small gum toning spot on upper 10c. stamp mentioned in certificate, very fine, certificate PF. Scott No. 14,16,9


View of Bordeaux

450

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451 10c. green, type II, IV, horizontal strip of three, right stamp Type IV recut at top, left pair Type II, positions 72L-74L, large margins at top and bottom, close at left and just touched at right together with 5c. red brown, touched at left, three sides ample to large margins, all tied by cds. "NEW ORLEANS DEC 19" to folded letter to Geneva, cover refolded to show complete strip of 10c., stamps creased, still very fine, illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, page 122, fig. 10-3, certificate PF.Provenance: Joseph Hackmey 5, 6 6 3'300

GBP 2475USD 3630

452 10 c. green, type III, full to large margins all round, tied by Ocean mail cds. "NEW YORK JUL 20" to pale yellow cover to Panama, from there forwarded to New Grenada, addressed to "Dr. D.B. Hodges, care of US Consul Panama", redirected in care of yet another person in New Grenada "Favored by Mr. I. de Sabla", with complete contents. Part of backflap and small part at top of cover missing, two small faint tape stains at left, otherwise fine, a very interesting cover with a very early use of a well-known Panama forwarder, certificate PF. Scott No. 15 6 6 1'300

GBP 975USD 1430

View of Geneva

452

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453 10c. green, type III, horizontal strip of three, very fresh colour, ample to large margins all round, tied by red grid cancel to envelope with full contents to München, red credit handstamp "7" and cds. "NEW HAVEN JAN 15 1856" alongside, reverse with transit and arrival mark, very fine, an outstanding cover, certificate PF. Scott No. 15


454 10c. green, type III, horizontal strip of four, positions 27-30RI, close to mostly large margins with parts of three adjoining stamps at top, used with black grid and tied by red cds. "NEW ORLEANS SEP 14" to folded lettersheet to Verza Cruz, a very fine and rare cover, signed Ashbrook. Scott 15 6 6 1'500

GBP 1125USD 1650

454

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455 1851, 12c. black, mostly large margins, just touched at lower left and two singles 10 c. green (type II or III) large margins, cut into at top, all tied by cds. "NEW BEDFORD MASS AUG 2" to envelope addressed to "Master Ship Nautilus" in Paita Peru. This cover paid the 32c rate to Peru via American Packet then British Packet via Panama, backflap almost missing and small tear at top of envelope, very good appearance, scarce franking to a very rare destination and one of only three or four recorded 1851 Issue covers to Peru, certificate PF. Scott No. 17, 14 or 15


456 12 c. black, 10 c. green and 2 copies 1 c. blue, latter ones partly touched, otherwise clear to good margins, tied by datestamp "HOOSICK FALLS N.Y. AUG 24" (1857) to envelope to Liverpool with adjacent "AMERICA PAID LIVERPOOL"; the envelope with age wear, tear at top right closed, stamps with light creasing at top; a scarce franking; certificate PF (1999). Scott no. 17,14,7 7, 6, 3 6 3'000

GBP 2250USD 3300

456

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457 12 c. black, diagonal bisect, cut into outer frameline at top , clear margin at left, tied by datestamp "SAN FRANCISCO CAL. 16 JUN" (1853) on envelope to Kentucky, endorsed "per Steamship 'Northerner' 18 June" ; the envelope repaired in the margins; a rare and attractive cover.Note: A shortage of 3 c. stamps in San Francisco led to the use of bisected 12c. stamps to pay the 6 c. letter rate from May until September 1853, when the bisects were prohibited in the East. 7H 6 4'000

GBP 3000USD 4400

458 1861/67, 30 c. orange and 3 c. pink (straight-edge at right), tied by circle of bars to enve-lope with adjacent red "NEW BEDFORD MASS. PAID JAN 13" to Mangonui, New Zealand with Auckland arrival mark on front; the envelope skillfully repaired at top; an attractive and scarce franking to a very unusual destination. Scott no. 73, 65

Provenance: Robert A. Paliofito (1990)Joseph Hackmey (2010) 24, 18 6 700

GBP 525USD 770

SS Northerner

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459 CITY CARRIER DEPARTMENT STAMPS: BALTIMORE: 1850/55, 1c. red with mostly full margins and 1851 Washington 3c. brownish carmine, inner frame lines, with upper sheet margin and part of adjoining stamp at bottom, cut into at sides, tied by black grid and cds. to folded lettersheet to Philadelphia, one vertical fold through 3c. stamp, otherwise very fine, an extremely scarce combination cover, certificate PF. Scott No. 1LB5, 11

Provenance: Joseph Hackmey 1LB5, 4 6 2'600GBP 1950USD 2860

460 CHARLESTON: HONOURS CITY EXPRESS 1851/58, 2c. black on bluish with full margins all round and 1851 Washington 3c. dull red, no inner frame lines, ample to large margins all round tied by blue cds. "CHARLESTON S.C. PAID OCT 19" to envelope to Effingham, some minor edgewear, otherwise extremely fine, very scarce, certificate PF. Scott No. 4LB11, 11

Provenance: Joseph Hackmey 4LB11, 4 6 6'600GBP 4950USD 7260

Baltimore ca. 1850

Charleston ca. 1850

460

Carrier and Local Post Combination Covers

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461 KINGMAN'S CITY POST: 2 c. black on blueish, "Kingman's" erased, top left corner sheet margins, other sides clear to touching, tied by manuscript cancel that appears to be the initial "M" (possibly Joseph G. Martin) and 1851 Washington 3c. claret, no inner frame lines, close to just touched margins tied by blue cds. "RALEIGH N.C. JU ? 1857" to enve-lope to Charleston with detailed street address in another handwriting, presumably applied at Charleston, part of two backflaps missing, small ink spots at top, otherwise very fine. The only recorded example of the "Kingman's" erasure on the four-line stamp, certificate PF (1975 and 2000).Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary

John R. Boker Jr.Joseph Hackmey 4LB15a, 4 6 6'500

GBP 4875USD 7150

Market in Charleston ca. 1850

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462 D.O. Blood & Co.: "BLOOD'S DESPATCH 28 SO. SIXTH" handstamp and 1847 5c. red brown, clear to full margins on three sides, touched at bottom left, tied by blue cds. "PHILADA. Pa. SEP 3" to folded letter to Princeton, stamp slightly toned, very rare combination of 1847 issue with Blood's handstamp, certificate PF.Provenance: Joseph Hackmey 1 6 2'000

GBP 1500USD 2200

463 "DO Blood & Co" 1 c. bronze on black, acid tied, together with 1847 5c. red brown, clear to large margins all round, tied by two strikes of "WAY 5" to folded lettersheet to Balti-more, fine and scarce local-post/way usage, certificate PF.Provenance: Joseph Hackmey

Local 15L13, 1 6 2'000

GBP 1500USD 2200

View of Nassau Hall, Princeton

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464 "Blood's Despatch" 1c. bronze with acid cancel and 5c. dark brown, vertical pair with clear to large margins all round, all tied by blue integral-rate cds. "PHILADA Pa. APR. 15 10" to folded letter with part contents to Detroit, wax seal removed, extremely fine and one of only three frankings of an 1847 5c pair with Scott No. 15L17, PF certificateProvenance: Joseph Hackmey 15L17, 1 6 6'500

GBP 4875USD 7150

465 "Blood's City Despatch" 2 c. bronze and 1847 5c. red brown, clear to large margins all round tied by light blue cds. "PHILADA. PA. JAN 10" to folded letter sent to Washington, very fine and especially rare because the Blood's stamp is frequently seen with a disfigu-ring acid cancel and is rarely tied by a datestamp, certificate PF. Provenance: Joseph Hackmey 15L17, 1 6 2'600

GBP 1950USD 2860

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466 G. CARTER'S DESPATCH: 1849, 2c. black, three huge margins, close at left but margin includes small part of adjoining stamp, used with short pen stroke cancel and 1847 5 C. red brown with clear to large margins all round tied by blue grid cancel to folded lettersheet, with adjacent blue cds. "PHILADA. PA SEP 4 5cts" to New York, very fine and extremely rare combination franking, PF certificate.Provenance: Joseph Hackmey 36L1, 1 6 6'500

GBP 4875USD 7150

467 GLEN HAVEN DAILY MAIL: 1c. black on green, three large margins, just touched at right together with 1851 3c. dull red, inner frame lines, ample to full margins, tied by cds "SCOTT N.Y. FEB 18" to pre-printed "J.C. JACKSON M.D. Watercure Physician. GLENHAVEN, N.Y." envelope to Whitestone, Long Island, slightly reduced at left, small faint waterstain on bottom, fine and a rare usage, certificate PF. Scott No. 71L3, 11 71L3, 4 6 1'300

GBP 975USD 1430

City Hall, New York

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468 MESSENKOPE'S UNION SQUARE POST OFFICE: 1c. black on green, large margins all round, negligible corner crease well away from design and 1851 3c. dull red, inner frame lines, with full margins all round tied by cds. "NEW YORK OCT 27" to cover to Homer, N.Y, backflap removed, otherwise very fine and choice combination, certificate PF. 106L1, 11 6 1'300

GBP 975USD 1430

Confederate States

469 . 1861/62, Jefferson Davis 5 c. , copy from the upper right sheet corner with good to wide margins at bottom and left and 5 / 10 mm sheet margins at top and right, tied by central cds. to cover from TUDOR HALL VA. to Taylors Ville. Very early use in November 1861. W. Jakubek certificate (1991). 1 6 1'200

GBP 900USD 1320

The residence ofJacob M. Shermerhorn in Homer, NY

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470 British Post Offices 1848: Outer letter sheet sent registered and endorsed 'Paid 2/-' in red ink, with manuscript Forwarding Agent's notation on reverse and oval 'Jean Baptiste / Loumiet' cachet in green, struck with fine Crown PAID AT PORTO-CABELLO in red and with PORTO-CABELLO datestamp (Oct 19) on reverse. Transit of British P.O. ST.-THOMAS in black (Oct 31) and KINGSTON / JAMAICA cds in black (Nov 15) and thence via Santa Marta to Bogotá with oval framed SANTAMARTA / DEBE (unpaid) in blue and handstruck '3' charge marking in blue at left. A dramatic and beautiful cover. Gi = £ 3'250.Provenance: Andre Bollen 6 1'000

GBP 750USD 1100

Venezuela

Porto Cabelloca. 1845

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471 South America Flight 1930 (May 18 - June 6): Roundtrip envelope from "Vaduz 16.V.30" to Zurich, franked with four values of a total of 5.50 Fr., on every leg, except Spain, addi-tionally franked and cancelled with two adhesives of Brazil (28.5) and Lakehurst (2.6.), backstamped on reverse in Sevilla (23.5.), Recife (26.5) and with green special cachet of Lakehurst (31.5). Only known item from the Roundtrip with US cachet type II. Provenance: Ludwig Kofler (127 Corinphila Auction 2001), Lot 2684 64R 6/Q/: 7'500

GBP 5625USD 8250

472 South America Flight 1930 (May 18 - June 6): Roundtrip envelope from "Schaan (Liech-tenstein)" franked with seven values of a total of 5 Fr., addressed to Commander H. C. Flemming c/o Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin, cancelled on every leg and except Spain, only backstamped on reverse (May 23), additionally franked and cancelled in Brazil (May 28) and USA (June 1), showing US flight cachet type I as well as two small handstamps "Via Graf Zeppelin - This Article made the complete Roundtrip" in violet on front. Scarce envelope, only two recorded. Provenance: Ludwig Kofler (127 Corinphila Auction 2001), Lot 2685. 64R 6/Q/: 5'000

GBP 3750USD 5500

International Zeppelin Mail

Zeppelin over Vaduz

Liechtenstein

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473 1937 (May 5): Hindenburg Disaster Flight. Largely intact cover with scorched edges, bearing Hindenburg definitives 1 pf., two copies 12 pf. orange from a booklet sheet and 50 pf., cancelled on board and tied by bold purple "Deutsche Luftpost Europa-Nordamerika Luft-schiff Hindenburg 5.5.1937" double-circle datestamp and addressed to Michael Anzer in Chicago, in original cellophane wrapper with Post Office Department seals. A very fine cover recovered from the wreck of the Zeppelin airship 'HINDENBURG' which exploded on Thursday, 6 May 1937 when it was approaching to make a landing at Lakehurst. There are six covers known to the addressee M. Anzer, all posted on board, while there was no passenger of that name. Cover described and shown in Leder "LZ-129 Hindenburg Zeppelin Crash Mail" on p. 142. Cert. Alexander Berezowski (October 1937). 454Ba 6/Q 8'000

GBP 6000USD 8800

France

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474 NETHERLANDS: 1973, 'Crash Cover' sent from "NORDEN 19.VII.73" to Tokyo. The cover was carried on Japan Airlines flight 404 from Amsterdam to Tokyo. The aircraft, Boing 747-246B with 123 passengers and 22 crew members was highjacked by a member of the Japanese Red Army and four members of the Popular Front of the Liberation of Palestine shortly after take-off from Schiphol. The plane was re-directed to Dubai and after several days further to Damascus and then Benghazi in Lybia where after the passen-gers and crew members were released. The hijackers blew-up the aircraft. This sole letter survived and was delivered to the recipient in Tokyo with a formal letter of the Tokyo airport post master. A highly interesting item of air mail postal history. : 1'300

GBP 975USD 1430

Netherlands

474

Flight 404 (B747, JA8109) from Amsterdam Airport was hijacked shortly after takeoff. The aircraft was destroyed by a bomb on July 24 at Benghazi Airport.

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