Auction Stamps and Covers of the World - Sesión I

✉ AFRICA ORIENTAL ALEMANA. 1905. 7 1/2 h. carmine, pair + two singles tied by WILHELMSTAL cds´s on a registered 1907 cover to GERMANY, with three backstamps, couple small repaired cover holes at far left. Very fine, a scarce multiple franking. Michel 24, Sc. 24.

✉ MARRUECOS ALEMAN. 1898 (July 15). Cover from MAZAGAN to BREMEN with toned 20pf. ultramarine tied by oval DEUTSCHE SEEPOST-LINIE-HAMBURG/WESTAFRIKA-XIII datestamps in black. Manuscript ship endorsement at top and reverse with Bremen arrival cds (July 23). Faults but scarce usage. Signed Bothe BPP.

✉ MARRUECOS ALEMAN. 1911 (July 7). TANGIER. Registered cover to BERNBURG franked by Gothic 1906 3cs. on 3pf. ochre and very scarce 1p. on 80pf. deep red and black on pale carmine paper tied by TANGER-(MAROKKO)-b-DEUTSCHE POST cds´s in black. Registered label at left and reverse with arrival cds (July 12). A fine and rare cover. Michel 34,42.

✉ NUEVA GUINEA ALEMANA. 1900. STEPHANSORT a ALEMANIA. Carta certificada, precioso franqueo.

✉ TOGO. Yv. 24. 1915. ANECHO a PORTO NOVA. Circulada con sellos de Ocup. Franco-Inglesa de 10 cts. s. 5 p. verde, dos sellos y uno bisectado. Rarísima, muy pocas cartas conocidas con éste franqueo. Cert. HOLCOMBE.

✉ GRAN BRETAÑA. 1837. Dickinson´ Letter Sheet (1d. For 1 Ounce), design in yellow-buff on wove paper with silk threads, with ´London District Post´ within woven design on reverse and ´Not To Exceed One Ounce´ at left and right, space left for address in centre. Slight fault on front panel but very rare: it was the adoption of John Dickinson´s scheme that was to lead to Penny Postage in 1840. A seldom seen item.

✉ GRAN BRETAÑA. 1857. Cover used to DUNOON bearing 1 d. red stars cancelled by the v. scarce GLENDARUEL local blue hs with backstamps of CAIRNDOW & DUNDOON. Back flap missing. Rare.

✉ GRAN BRETAÑA. Sg. 40, 66, 69. 1858 (Marzo). LONDON a BARCELONA. 1 p. rojo, 4 p. rosa y 6 p. lila. Tasada a la llegada con 4 reales. Rara circulada antes del convenio postal con Inglaterra (1-10-58).

✉ GRAN BRETAÑA. 1874. MANCHESTER a USA. Circulada con tres sellos de 1 p. rojo (un sello defecto) reexpedida en el interior de US con sello de 3 ctvos. verde. Magnífico franqueo mixto.

✉ GRAN BRETAÑA. 1886. BIRMINGHAM to SAN FRANCISCO (U.S.A.). 1 d. lilac (2) and 1/2 p. blue redirected to SONOMA with U.S.A. 2 cents brown stamp.

✉ GRAN BRETAÑA. 1897 (Nov 13). Delightful hand-illustrated and painted envelope to WIESBADEN franked by Jubilee 1887-92 2½d. purple on blue tied by ´507´ obliterator with Marazion (Cornwall) cds above. Wiesbaden arrival on reverse of a lovely cover. SG 201.

✉ GRAN BRETAÑA. 1904 (Apr 1). Cover to SYDNEY, Australia franked at 2 1/2 d. rate with 1902 1/2 d. and 2 x 1 d. red tied by LONDON squared circle datestamps with scarce usage of ´London, Brighton & South Coast Railway´ 2 d. yellow green tied by BEXHILL oval handstamp in violet with manuscript ´Post at London Bridge´. A delightful cover. Scott 127, 128.

✉ ANTIGUA. 1815. ANTIGUA a FRANCIA. Carta completa con texto, marca de entrada COLONIES PAR/BORDEAUX.

✉ ANTIGUA. 1897. ANTIGUA to U.S.A. Envelope franked with 1/2 d., 1 d., 2 1/2 d., 4 d. and 7 d. stamps, arrival cds. on reverse.

* ASCENSION. Yv. 10/20. BARCOS. Serie completa. 12 valores. Valor 3 s. punto claro (little thin). Yvert 400€.

° BECHUANALAND. Sg. 21. 1888. 5 £ lilac and black, with "555" cancellation. Few age stains. Yv. 22 Cat. 2.750Ђ.

✉ CANADA. 1872 (Dec 21). Cover to Philadelphia franked by pair of Small Queen 1868-90 3c. brown-red tied by dotted cork cancellations in black with Ottawa cds of dispatch below. Reverse with Philadelphia arrival cds. A fresh and fine cover.

✉ CANADA. 1888 (Aug). Mourning cover from New South Wales to Ontario, Canada franked by 6d violet tied in black. On arrival the cover was readdressed and mailed on to Battlecreek, USA franked by pair of Small Queens 3c orange red, overlapping the original adhesive. Ontario cds on front and reverse with five transit cds´s. An unusual combination.

✉ CANADA. 1891. MONTREAL a ALEMANIA. Entero postal de 3 cents. rojo con franqueo adicional de 1/2 cent. negro (14), carta certificada, espectacular franqueo.

✉ CANADA. 1857. Sobre circulado en el interior con sello de New Brunswick de 3 d. rojo.

✉ CANADA. 1864 (Nov 26). Cover to Chelsea, Mass, USA franked for 10c rate with pair of 19860 5c deep green tied by black grid cancel and red circular ´Paid-10´. Whites Cove despatch handstamp with manuscript date at left. Reverse with Gagetown and St. John cds´s (Nov 29). A scarce cover. SG 15.

* TERRANOVA. Yv. 3. NEWFOUNDLAND. 3 p. verde. Doblez vertical (vertical fold). S.G.3 . Cat. 1.500€.

✉ ORANGE. Sg. 111. 1901. ORANGE FREE STATE. BLOEMFONTEIN to PRETORIA. 5 sh. green on registered cover. Censor mark.

✉ CEILAN. Sg. 58,60. 1869. COLOMBO a GRAN BRETAÑA. 3 p. rosa y 10 p. naranja. Rara combinación para hacer los 13 p. del porte.

✉ CEILAN. 1883. Postal stationary card 8 cents brown cancelled by COLOMBO PAID duplex addressed to Holland with octagonal French paquebot POSS. ANGL. PAQ. FR. N. Nº 10 datestamp in blue (Salles 1933) routed via Brindisi with French entry cachet and LEIDEN arrival on front. Very fine item of paquebot mail with this unrecorded maritime cachet in blue.

✉ CEILAN. 1903. CEYLON a CAPE TOWN y reexpedida a LONDRES. Carta certificada, espectacular franqueo.

✉ COOK. 1903-30. 2 covers.

✉ AFRICA ORIENTAL BRITANICA. 1913. Envelope to BISBEE, AZ, USA franked 6 c. E. Africa & Uganda cancelled MACHAKOS datestamp. Underfranked and taxed 6 c. on arrival made up with six 1 c. postage dues. Cover bears MOMBASSA and NEW YORK transit cds.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1848 (May 29). Entire letter from Campo Mento carried on the ´Ripon´ under Captain Moresby, to Basingstoke with Gibraltar despatch cds in black and good strike of two line ´GIBRALTAR/ SHIP LETTER´ in black. Charged ´8d.´ due on receipt with Basingstoke arrival (May 29) in blue. Interesting content regarding Provisions ´to be sent addressed to the Admiralty Office, Southampton and they must not be addressed to Mr. Creswell (Gibraltar´s Postmaster) at all´.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1851 (Nov 29). Entire letter to Genoa with superb strike of three line dated ´GIBRALTAR/SHIP LETTER´ in blue (Day before Month in date, Type I) on despatch with manuscript ´8´ (pence) prepaid in red for double rate. Red ´Via/Di Mare/(E)´ applied on arrival and manuscript charge of ´30´ centesemi to pay.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1851 (April 9). GIBRALTAR to CADIZ. Entire letter with very fine (partly albino) tiny red arc-framed GIBRALTAR, hand struck in red 1R. arrival charge, endorsed ´Por Estafeta´. This very rare mark is used by the postmaster in Gibraltar only on letters that he dispatched by private foreign ships. This the latest known date of the very few letters recorded. Cert. RPS´2006.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1857. GIBRALTAR a JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA. Encaminada hasta Cádiz, manuscrito ´Care of Mes. Lacave y Echecopar, Cadiz´, quien la entregó al cosario PAUSADELA/Y/COMPAÑIA que la transportó a Jerez. MUY RARA. GIBRALTAR to JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA. Forwarded up to Cádiz. Manuscript ´Care of Mes. Lacave y Echecopar, Cádiz´, who delivered it to the ´cosario´ PAUSADELA/Y/COMPAÑIA and conveyed it to Jerez. VERY SCARCE.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Ed. 48 (5). 1858. GIBRALTAR a CÁDIZ. 4 cuartos rojo (5). Mat. R.C. 63 de San Roque. Precioso y MUY RARO franqueo. Cert. COMEX.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Ed. 48 (5). 1859. GIBRALTAR a CÁDIZ. 4 cuartos rojo (5). Mat. R.C. 63 de San Roque. Precioso y MUY RARO franqueo.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Ed. 58. 1861. GIBRALTAR to CÁDIZ. Envuelta circulada con sello de 4 cuartos castaño, entregada directamente al Ship Letter ´Vapor San Servando´ evitando pagar los ´2´ peniques al correo Británico. Al llegar fuera de la saca con el correo oficial se mataselló el sello con aspas a tinta. EXTRAORDINARIAMENTE RARA. Cert. GRAUS.

✉ ESPAÑA. Ed. 80 (2). 1866. GIBRALTAR a MADRID. 2 cuartos rosa (2). Mat. R.C. 63 y fechador de San Roque. RARO franqueo.

✉ ESPAÑA. Ed. 81 (2). 1866. GIBRALTAR a PARÍS. 4 cuartos azul (3). Mat. R.C. 63 de San Roque. RARO franqueo.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1869. GIBRALTAR to NEW YORK. 3d. rose and 4d. orange (2) tied by A26 cancel, GIBRALTAR cds., charged 2 cents. on arrival.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1889. GIBRALTAR to PORT SAID (Egypt). 50 cts. on 6 d. lilac. Registered cover rare destination, arrival cds on reverse.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1897 (Nov 26). Cover to MANCHESTER franked by Spanish currency 1896 20c. olive green & brown tied by ´A26´ obliterator with unaccepted diagonally bisected 10c. carmine-therefore taxed with ´T´ mark on despatch and on arrival with ´1d./FB/C´ in black. Manchester cds on reverse (Dec 1). A scarce cover. SG 23,24.

✉ COSTA DE ORO. 1884 (May 5). Registered cover to London at quadruple rate (1sh. 4d. for 2 ounces + 2d. registration) ex ´Midshipman Long´ correspondence with manuscript ´Paid´ in red and notation of ´1/6d.´ in blue crayon (total charge) and ´1/1d.´ (Credit to G.P.O., with 5d. to the Colony), two Axim cds´s in black. Liverpool and London June 2 registered arrival datestamps also on obverse of fine and rare cover, one of only three recorded by Sacher, page 197.

✉ COSTA DE ORO. 1887 (June). Woerman Line cover to Reilstein, manuscript ´Accra´ at upper left in blue, franked by Germany 1885 10pf. rose carmine pair tied by bold ´Aus West-Africa / mit / Hamburger Dampfer´ in black; reverse with Marbach arrival cds July 18 in black. A fine cover.

✉ COSTA DE ORO. 1889 (Oct 11). Woerman Line cover endorsed from Quittah to Bremen franked by Germany 1885 20pf. ultramarine tied by framed ´AUS / WESTAFRIKA´ handstamp in black; reverse with Bremen arrival cds Nov 10. A fresh and fine cover.

✉ COSTA DE ORO. 1894. 2 postal stationary cards from Akropong and Abokobi (red) cancellations.

✉ COSTA DE ORO. 1900 (Dec 4). Registered, stampless OHMS cover to London countersigned at lower left ´The Pay & Quartermaster G.C.C., The Cantonments, Accra´ struck with oval ´Official Paid / G.P.O. Accra / Gold Coast Colony´ in black with ´Victoriaborg / Accra´ cds alongside with rare ´R´ in black at left. Reverse with Accra and London datestamps. Rare cover. Note: The Gold Coast Constabulary (G.C.C.) Suffered heavily in the Ashanti War, losing 5 Officers out of 8 and over 80 men lost with a further 50% of the force wounded. They were stationed in Ashanti and the Northern Territories.

✉ LAGOS. 1890 (Feb 13). Cover to UEKERMUNDE via Stettin from LAGOS franked at 4 d. rate with pair of 1887 2 d. dull mauve and blue tied barred obliterators with LAGOS cds at left and red PAID LIVERPOOL BR. PACKET alongside. Arrival on reverse of scarce cover. SG 30.

✉ LAGOS. 1901 (20 Febrero). Envelope registered to GERMANY, bearing 1893 1/2 d. on 4 d. (2) and 1894 5 d. dull mauve and green, each tied by LAGOS/W. AFRICA cds, showing ´R´ in oval,REGISTERED LONDON transit ds in red and, on reverse, LAGOS and poor arrival datestamp.

° SELANGOR. Yv. 25. 1897. 25 $ verde y naranja. Mat. fiscal (Fiscal cancellation). Manchas del tiempo (age stains). S.G. 66. Cat. 3.000€.