Auction Stamps and Covers of the World I Sesión

✉ MALASIA. 1898. Registered cover to SINGAPORE franked by single 1898 $ 4 dull purple & brown, SG 52, tied by MUAR star and crescent in black, red MUAR REGISTRATION cachet and red BANDAR MAHARANI-MUAR cds at left. SINGAPORE arrival on reverse.

✉ MALASIA. 1902. FMS 5 c. ultramarine registered stationery envelope used to PARIS and up-rated with FMS pair of 1900 3 c. black & brown with two 5 c. red and green on yellow tied KAMPAR squared circle datestamp (Perak, Proud D1, R1) with registration cachet alongside and PENANG and PARIS cds´s on reverse of delightful cover.

✉ MALASIA. 1934. MYINGYAN (Burma) to KUALA PILAH (Negri Sembilan, Malaya). Envelope franked with seven 3 pies green stamps, taxed on arrival with four F.M.S 1 ct. violet stamps. Age stains but a rare franking.

✉ MALASIA. 1925-40. Lot of 21 covers.

✉ MALTA. 1837 (Dec. 19). Large part entire letter from SMYRNA to PARIS, endorsed at upper left ´Malte´ in manuscript, with reverse showing italic ´Purifié de Marseille´ in black and somewhat toasted for disinfection. Marseille transit cds (Jan. 6, 1838) on front and rated 10 decimes handstruck on arrival.

✉ MALTA. 1866 (Oct.). Entire from Holland, bearing red ´AMSTERDAM´ cds also PAYS-BAS/2 ERQUELINES cds. in blue, FR/2F 16C currency mark, on reverse has two Malta receiving marks. Very rare currency mark, not listed in Salles on cover from Holland.

✉ MALTA. Sg. 95. 1869 (Feb 8). Entire letter from MALTA bearing Great Britain 4d. vermilion, pl. 10, tied on arrival at the port of Naples by DOTTED NUMERAL obliterator in black. NAPOLI cds alongside and fair two line PIROSCAFI POSTALI / NAZIONALI at left. Naples and Genova arrival cds on reverse of a VERY RARE entire. Signed Raybaudi.Entire letter to GENOA from MALTA franked by GB 4 d. vermilion pl. 10. Tied on arrival in Naples Port by numeral handstamp with cds alongside and fine two line PIROSCAFI POSTALI-NAZIONALI in black. NAPLES & GENOA cds´s on reverse of fine and rare entire. SG 95.

✉ MALTA. 1886 (Apr 27). Cover probably from Tunisia franked by uncancelled 1878 Italian ´Estero´ 20c orange, cancelled by well struck MALTA-A25 duplex with Livorno arrival datestamp on reverse. A very attractive and scarce usage. Scott 7.

✉ MALTA. 1839-1930. Lot of 12 covers.

✉ MAURICIO. 1793-1860. Group of 30 covers French and British Mail. Diverse ships and entry marks.

✉ MAURICIO. 1817 (December 28). SAVANNE. ILE MAURICE to DIEPPE. Entire letter with COLONIES PAR/ST. MALO entry mark (salles 52), rated ´14´. Very rare origin.

✉ MAURICIO. 1823 (Janvier 12). SAVANNE. ILE MAURICE to VILLEFRANCHE. Entire letter with COLONIES PAR/CHERBOURG entry mark (salles 50), endorsed ´Par le Grand Navigateur´ and rated ´11´ decimes. Very rare origin.

✉ MAURICIO. 1822-1850. Lot of 12 covers to GREAT BRITAIN. Diferent routes and entry marks.

✉ MAURICIO. 1840 (Aug. 14). Entire lettre from MAURITIUS to BORDEAUX endorsed ´per Le Pondichéry´ and struck with MAURITIUS-POST OFFICE cds in red (faint) and framed PAYS D´OUTREMER in red alongside PAUILLAC-BATEAU A VAPEUR in red (April 14). Salles three or four pieces known in this colour. A rare usage of this entry marking.

✉ MAURICIO. 1838. LIEUT WEST. ´THE VALE´ to LONDON. Entire letter on reverse black MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE mark and DOVER/INDIA LETTER entry mark. A rare origen.

✉ MAURICIO. 1859 (May). MAURITIUS to HARBURG (Saxony, Germany). PRINTED COMMERCIAL RAPORT franked with 1848 Post Paid 1 d. red on grey, latest Impression, Pos.3 cancelled with mute oval bars. additionally tied by red French June 1859 with handstamped framed F/39. Accountancy marking (British Colonies/France/Prusse) (Van der Linden 1174) and manuscript ´10´ backstamped MAURITIUS/G.P.O Marseille, Lyon, París, red AACHEN transits and blue HARBURG arrival datestamp, irrelevant small tear at top of adhesive. Extraordinary cover printed matter rate and believed the unique cover known to Germany in this period. Cert. B.P.A. 2017.

✉ MAURICIO. Sg. 43 (2). 1860. MAURITIUS to FRANCE. Folded letter franked wit two 2 d. blue stamps, short margins but very fresh colour, taxed ´16´ decimes on arrival on back crown Mauritius cds transits and arrival. Ex. H. Toaspern collection.

✉ MAURICIO. 1861. BOMBAY to MAURITIUS. Entire letter rated ´6d´ showing two strikes SHIP LETTER, endorsed ´pr. Alwynton´. Very fine and rare in this condition.

✉ MAURICIO. 1867 (Sept. 18). Cover and complete contents written from PORT LOUIS, MAURICE, (ANCIENNE FORT DE FRANCE), sent unpaid to FRANCE and struck with fine circular COR. D.ARM / LIG.T.PAQ.FR.No.1 datestamp in black of the same day. Handstruck ´30´ due marking applied, with Paris (Oct 25) arrival on reverse of a charming and rare entire that displays well.

✉ MAURICIO. Sg. 58, 62, 65. 1868. MAURICE to SAIGON (Indochina). Entire letter franked with 1 d. bistre, 4 d. rose and 6 d. green tied B53. French LIGNE N/PAQ. FR. Nº 2 cds and arrival cds on reverse. Endorsed ´Via Aden´. Attractive tricolour franking to a rare destination.

✉ MAURICIO. 1903 (Dec 23). ): ´The Eastern Telegraph Company´ envelope registered use to REUNION, franked on reverse with 1899 Labourdonnais 15c. blue and pair of 1902 6c. purple & carmine on red pair tied by MAURITIUS cds´s and by ST. DENIS-REUNION arrival (Dec 25). A fine and scarce cover. SG 136,146.

✉ MAURICIO. 1865-1938. Lot of 7 covers.

✉ NUEVAS HEBRIDAS. 1929 (Dec 27). Registered cover from Port Vila to Lille, France franked by French New Hebrides 25c. and British New Hebrides 1s. and 2s. all tied by N. Hebrides cds´s. Arrival cds on reverse of rare cover.

✉ NUEVAS HEBRIDAS. 1911-1932. Lot of 6 covers with diverse frankings.

✉ NUEVA ZELANDA. 1890 (July 21). Cover to SCOTLAND bearing 1882 6 d. brown tied NAPIER squared circle datestamp and used to EDINBURGH. On arrival readdressed to LOCHEARNHEAD franked by 1881 1 d. lilac tied by 131 EDINBURGH handstamp. A fine and scarce cover. SG 65/ GB SG 172.

✉ NUEVA ZELANDA. 1890 (Dec 23). Registered cover to SHEPTON MALLET (UK) bearing 1882-90 1d. rose (3) and 6d. brown all tied by HAWERA cds´s and by London oval transit (Feb 2, 1891) in red. Reverse with Wanganui transit cds. A fresh and fine cover.

✉ NUEVA ZELANDA. 1879-97. Lot of 3 covers, incoming and redirected mail.

✉ NUEVA ZELANDA. 1894-98. Lot of 3 covers.

✉ LAGOS. 1873 (15-Jan.). Envelope ex the ´NUTTALL´ correspondence registered to MANCHESTER, showing red crayon ´3´ over ´2/5´, superb B/LAGOS cds., straight-line REGISTERED h.s., PAID/LIVERPOOL/SHIP tombstone d.s. (18.12) and two strikes of REGISTERED/LIVERPOOL double-ring d.s., both in red, with arrival d.s. (18.1) on reverse. Most attractive. Ex. H. G. PORTES, W. C. HINDE.

✉ NIGERIA. 1882 (20 Sept.). Envelope from LAGOS to ROME (Italy) registered from ´Post Office Lagos´, bearing 1882, 1 d. lilac-mauve (4, one marginal) and 2 d. blue each cancelled with oval of bars, showing REGISTERED LETTER h.s. in red at left, LAGOS cds, LIVERPOOL (25.10) and LONDON (25.10). Registered oval d.s., ROME arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Rare and most attractive. (S.G. 17, 18).

✉ NIGERIA. 1887 (28 April). LAGOS to GERMANY, marked ´Lagos 28/4. 87´ at left and bearing Germany 1880-87, 20 pf. ultramarine cancelled with superb boxed AUS/WESTAFRIKA h.s. (Type G4), the reverse with NEUDIETENDORF arrival c.d.s. (6.6). Rare cover.

✉ NIGERIA. Sc. 49. 1892 (Nov. 19). Cover to HAMBURG endorsed at upper left with ´pr. Eduard Bohlen´ and ´Lagos Rhede, 19-11-92, 54gr.´ bearing Germany 1889 20pf. blue (two pairs, one stamp with small blemish on front) all tied by framed AUS / WESTAFRIKA handstamps in black. Hamburg arrival cds (14/2) on reverse of a rare cover.

✉ NIGERIA. 1893. OLD CALABAR to LONDON. 1sh. green ovpr. BRITISH PROTECTORATE/OIL RIVERS tied by double-ring OLD CALABAR. RARE stamp on cover.

✉ NIGERIA. 1894 (23 May). Envelope registered to BIRMINGHAM, bearing 1892 5 d. dull purple and blue and 1894 (Jan.) 1 d. pale blue and 5 d. grey-lilac, all tied by OLD CALABAR cds, showing large ´R´ h.s., REGISTERED/OLD CALABAR d.s. and REGISTERED LIVERPOOL transit d.s. (25.6). Neat and attractive.

✉ NIGERIA. Sg. 46, 48, 49, 50. 1895 (July 22). Registered cover to LONDON franked by 1894 1d. pale blue, 2½d. carmine-lake, 5d. grey-lilac and 1sh. black all tied by OLD CALABAR RIVER cds´s in black with oval registered datestamp below. Liverpool transit (Aug 12) also on front of an attractive cover.

✉ NIGERIA. 1896 (19 Dec.). Envelope registered to MANCHESTER, marked ´Per Bakana´, bearing 1892 1/2 d. vermilion, 2 d. grey-green and carmine, 1894 (Jan) 2 1/2 d. carmine-lake and 1894 (May) 2 d. lake, all tied by OROBO RIVER cds with code ´A´, showing REGISTERED LIVERPOOL d.s. (25.1.97) with arrival cds on reverse. Attractive.

✉ NIGERIA. 1900 (June). Envelope to ESSEX, bearing 1900 1 d. at upper left tied by manuscript ´Post Office, Jebba, 4/6/1900´ in red ink and showing arrival cds on reverse; the envelope with some minor stains and opened-out.

✉ NIGERIA. 1897-1940. Lot of 10 covers with diverse frankings.

✉ SAN KITTS-NEVIS. 1789. OLD ROAD to INVERNESS (Scotland). Entire letter endorsed ´pr. Sta. Isabella, Capt. Camagip´ rated ´S´ (deleted) and ´10´ and showing partial Port Glasgow ship letter mark. Early and rare Sub. Post Office.

✉ SANTA HELENA. 1903. ST. HELENA to ENGLAND. Registered envelope franked by 1/2 p. (2) and 2 p. with arrival on reverse. Fine and nice cover.

✉ SANTA HELENA. Lot of 5 covers.

✉ SANTA LUCIA. 1905-32. Lot of 5 covers, two of them with Postage Due Stamps.

✉ SAN VICENTE. 1893 (Feb 10). Cover to King´s Norton franked by 1885 1d. rose red and 1891 1sh. bright orange tied by ´Kingstown´ cds´s in black. Flap tear on reverse but an attractive cover. SG 48,58.

✉ SAN VICENTE. 1899. Registered cover to GERMANY bearing 1885 1 d. on 2.5 d. on 1 d., 1890 surcharged 2.5 d. on 1 d. and 1897 pair of 3 d. on 1 d. (SG 46, 55, 63) tied by ST VINCENT cds with KINGSTOWN and LONDON transits, with registration label on white on reverse.

✉ SARAWAK. 1887 (24 Marzo). SARAWAK to NEW YORK registered envelope bearing 1875 2 cts. lilac strip of three cancelled by superb ´S´ in diamont of bars, in combination with Straits Settlements 8 cts. orange and 10 cts. slate (2) twice cancelled by undated double ring SINGAPORE/P.O showing fine boxed SARAWAK POST OFFICE/REGISTERED LETTER at left and with LONDON/REGISTERED oval cds, the reverse with Singapore cds and two arrival cds. An Extraordinary combination franking, probably the most spectacular Sarawak and Straits Settlements mixed fraking recorded. Ex. Robert S. Emerson and ´Kuching´ collections. Cert. B.P.A. (2015).

✉ SARAWAK. 1898. Registered cover franked with 2 c., 3 c., 5 c., 8 c., 10 c., 25 c. and 50 c. bi-colored issue (SG 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20), along with 4 c. black (SG 29), prepaying the letter rate plus Registered fee to HONG KONG. Stamps cancelled by SARAWAK cds, and front shows additional scarce SARAWAK/R Registry handstamp. Reverse bears SINGAPORE transit and HONG KONG arrival datestamps. A scarce and colorful Registered cover.

✉ SARAWAK. Sg. 37 (4), 39, 41 (4). 1913. KUCHING to LONDON. Large commercial registered envelope franked with four 2 cts., 4 cts. and four 10 cts. stamps. RARE high franking.

✉ SEYCHELLES. 1889. Envelope to FRANCE bearing Mauritius 16 cent brown (SG 109) tied by B64 obliterator with adjacent SEYCHELLES cds and octagonal French paquebot LIGNE T. PAQ. FR. Nº 6 (Salles 2142) datestamp with LYON arrival on reverse. A fine and rare item.