Auction Stamps and Covers of the World - Sesión I

✉ MALAYA. 1875. MALAYA. Cover used to SWITZERLAND bearing 8 c., 12 c. & 24 c. (2) (SG 14a, 15a, 16) all cancelled by the PENANG/D17 duplex¦s & backstamped at BRINDISI in transit & on arrival at NIEDERUZWIL.

✉ MALAYA. 1921. IPOH (Perak) to GERMANY. Postcard posted in PENANG without stamp, by PENANG cds and taxed on arrival with ´160´. Oval mark CHINESE PROTECTORATE IPOH, PERAK. Rare and interesting item.NOTE: As Ipoh was becoming the epicentre of chinese crime, the Perak Chinese Protectorate moved to Ipoh from Taiping in 1894. The Chinese Protector was here to solve crimes, as well as brothel ,sanitary and vagrant problems.

✉ MALAYA. 1925. PORT SWTTENHAM (Selangor) to MALACCA (Malaya). Postcard franked with 1 cto. black Straits Settlements stamp and 1 cto. black of F.M.S. stamp the first in not valid in Selangor. Taxed on arrival with Straits Settlements 1 cent. lilac stamp. Part of address erased and age stains. Very rare combination franking.

✉ MALAYA. 1927 (April 1). Registered cover to Italy franked on reverse with 1922-23 8c carmine rose pair, 10c black and 12c pale ultramarine all tied by Kuching cds´s. Front with Kuching registration cachet in violet. Transit cds of Singapore and Livorno arrival on reverse of scarce cover. Scott 60,62,64.

✉ MALTA. 1838. Stampless envelope addressed to PARIS written from ´La Hauteur de Stromboli´ at Malta with manuscript ´MALTA´ and boxed PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERANEE and charged ´20´ on arrival in manuscript. Very rare item.

✉ MALTA. 1860-70. Conjunto de 6 cartas circuladas con sellos de Gran Bretaña, diferentes franqueos.

✉ MALTA. 1866. BARCELONA (Spain) to MALTA. Stampless entire, endorsed ´Voie de Marseille´ and ´Paquebot francais/ou anglais´, Barcelona despatch and French entry cds and fair example of scarce circular-framed accountancy FR/1f 45c handstamp, reverse with MARSEILLE transit and arrival cds. Very rare accountancy mark not listed in Salles.

✉ MALTA. 1889. MALTA to ROMA. 1/2 p. blue (2) underpaid and taxed with Italian 1 lire red and blue stamp.

✉ MAURICIO. 1820-1838. Lot of 5 complete covers to FRANCE with diferent entry marks.

✉ MAURICIO. 1825. PORT LOUIS to PARÍS. Entire letter, endorsed ´Par le Courier du Golfe´. COLONIES PAR/PAIMBOEUF entry mark, rated ´8´ decimes. Rare overland route via Persian Gulf and Irak.

✉ MAURICIO. 1834. PORT LOUIS to PARIS. Entire letter wtih AGENCE CONSULAR DE FRANCE/MAURICE on reverse. On front PAYS D´OUTREMER mark and NANTES cds. Rated ´19´. RARE.

✉ MAURICIO. 1843 (June 8th). Autograph letter signed by A. Thom, 8 June 1843, addressed to Stokes on board ´The Beagle´ at PORT LOUIS (Mauritius), four pages 4to envelope. Thom writes on his work in tracing the movement and behaviour of the recent hurricane in the vicinity of Mauritius, and begs Stokes to await the conclusion of this work before he places the matter before the Admiralty. He comments on the ignorance of the ships´ masters involved of the true nature of the hurricane, on the slow movement of the eye of the hurricane, and on the correct course of action for a ship caught in it. Stoke and ´The Beagle´ were returning home from their survey of the coasts of Australia. An important and historic item with the famous discovery ship ´H.M.S. Beagle´.

✉ MAURICIO. 1863. MAURITIUS a LONDON. 6 p. verde. Mat. B53. Tasada con 1 1/2 d.

✉ MAURICIO. 1886. PORT LOUIS a FRANCIA. Entero Postal de 2 cts. castaño con franqueo adicional de 4 cts. rojo, fechador octogonal marítimo francés POSS.ANG/PAQ. FR T Nº 4 (Salles 2153). RARA.

✉ MAURICIO. 1894. Circulada a FRANCIA. Entero Postal de 2 cents. gris con franqueo complementario de 1 ctvo. lila (7) y 4 cents. rosa (2).

✉ NIGERIA. 1895. BRASS RIVER to ENGLAND. Registered envelope 2 p. uprated by 1 pl. lilac (2), 1/2 p. green, 5 p. lilac and 5 p. grey. Fine and rare franking.

✉ NIGERIA. 1896 (19 Dec.). Envelope (227x100 mm.) registered to MANCHESTER, marked ´Per Bakana´, bearing 1892 2d. (2), 1894 (Jan.) 1d. and 1894 (May) 1d. (2), all tied by OPOBO RIVER c.d.s. with code A (Type D2) and showing Liverpool transit d.s. (25.1). Attractive.

✉ NIGERIA. 1898. NIGER COAST to GREAT BRITAIN. 2 pence registered postal stationary envelope uprated with 1/2 d., 1 d., 2 d., 2 1/2 d. and 1 sh. Stamps arrival on reverse.

✉ BORNEO. 1891. usage of 1889 1 c. orange. Postal stationery card. (H&G 3), up-rated for use to GERMANY with 1886 2 c. brown tied by barred cancel with ERFURT arrival cds also on front of card with SINGAPORE transit cds on reverse. (SG 25).

✉ PAPUA Y NUEVA GUINEA. 1932-34. 3 Air Mail covers.

° RHODESIA. Sg. 1/6, 8/13. 1892. TWELVE values, complete set. Including one extra 1 £. Yv. 1/11 + 2a Cat. 2.790Ђ.

*/° RHODESIA. Sg. 18/26. 1892. SEVEN values, complete set. 8 p. mint, rest used. Duplicates included. Yv. 16/22 Cat. 200Ђ.

* RHODESIA. Sg. 52/3. 1896. 1 p. on 4 s. and 3 p. on 5 s. Yv. 26/7 Cat. 825Ђ.

* RHODESIA. Sg. 74. 1897. 2 £ rosy-red, perf. 15. The lot includes some item cleaned and faded. SCARCE. Yv. 9a Cat. 2.600Ђ.

LOTES y COLECCIONES. Conjunto montado en fichas de subasta con sellos y series completas en nuevo y usado incluyendo variedades. Período aprox. 1850-1925. Calidades diversas. Foto en web.

* RHODESIA. Sg. 177. 1910. 1 s. black and blue-green. Perf. 15. Yv. 31 var. Cat. 1.300Ђ.

° RHODESIA. Sg. 208d. 1914. 1 p. red. Perf. 13 1/2. SCARCE. Yv. 40 var. Stanley Gibbons 550£.

* RHODESIA. Sg. 276a. 1913. DIE III. 7 s. 6 d. maroon and slate-black. Perf. 14. RARE. Yv. 55 var. Stanley Gibbons 900£.

° RHODESIA. Sg. 279c. 1913. DIE III. 2 p. black and brownish grey. Perf. 15. Yv. 42 var. Stanley Gibbons 400£.

° RHODESIA. Sg. 311a. 1923. DIE III. 1 £ black and deep magenta. Perf. 14. B.P.A. certificate. Yv. 57. Stanley Gibbons 1.300£.

✉ SAN VICENTE. Sg. 12, 13. 1870. SAINT VINCENT to FRANCE. 4d. yellow and 1/- indigo, cancelled A 10. Double rate. VERY RARE the 4d. yellow on cover. A fine and most atractive franking. Ex Dale Lichtenstein, Brassler and KL. Cert. B.P.A.

✉ SEYCHELLES. 1886-87. 2 covers by french maritime mail.

✉ SEYCHELLES. 1893 (Aug 16). Decorative cover probable printed in Japan franked at registered rate by single 1890 48 c. ochre and green tied by B64 obliterator and by fine strike of octagonal LIGNE T-PAQ. FR. Nº1. Paquebot datestamp in black (Salles 2142) used to LUXEMBOURG with arrival cds on reverse. Scott 16.

✉ SEYCHELLES. Sg. 69, 70. 1912. SEYCHELLES to GERMANY. 1,50 R. and 2,25 R. arrival on reverse. Rare hight value stamps on cover.

✉ STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 1901. SINGAPORE a AUSTRIA. Carta certificada, precioso franqueo, al dorso llegada.

✉ SUDAN. 1913. 3 m. Postal Stationery card, uprated 1 m. tied by KHARTOUM cds and addressed to BURY ST. EDMUNDS, reverse with fine water colour picture of the Mahdi´s huse at Omdurmann.

✉ SUDAN. 1918 (August). ZEMIO (French Equatorial and Belgium Congo Border) to PARÍS sent vía Sudan with two 5 mills. stamp. Faults but very rare.

* TANGANIKA. Yv. 15/20, 21/4. 1922-25. SERIES COMPLETAS. 10 valores. S.G. 83/8, 89/92 . Cat. 730€.

✉ ZANZIBAR. 1893. Use of British India 1/4a postal card, uprated with 1a violet Victoria issue, from ZANZIBAR to GERMANY. Stamps cancelled by squared circle ZANZIBAR datestamps and front shows ADEN transit and KIEL arrival datestamp. A very fine and scarce use of this card.

✉ ZANZIBAR. 1942 (Feb 2). Cover with blue cachets on front and back COMITE FRANCE LIBRE (circular cachet on reverse) mailed to ´France Libre Press Service´ in London with 1936 20c. orange tied by ZANZIBAR cds. SG 313.

** GRECIA. Hl. 158. 1900. 3 d. on 10 l. orange. Block of eight with original gum, never hinged. LUXE.Hellas 1,25.

✉ GRECIA. 1840 (Nov 11). Entire letter from MARSEILLE to ATHENS with MARSEILLE despatch cds in black and fine framed red GREECE VIA PIRAEUS handstamp in red and PIRAEUS & ATHENS cds´s on reverse of fine entire. Rated ´180´ lepta due on arrival.

✉ GRECIA. 1873. SALONICA a MARSEILLE. Carta completa franqueada con sellos italianos de 20 cts. azul y 40 cts. rosa preparada para ser embarcada en el buque italiano ´Paranormos´, en última instancia la carta fue embarcada en el buque francés ´Bizantin´. Tasada a la llegada con ´10´ décimas. Al dorso fechador de MARSEILLE y marca PURIFIEE AMPRESILLE en azul. MUY INTERESANTE.

✉ GRECIA. 1879. ARGOSTOLION to PADOVA. Sent without stamps, taxed on arrival with Italian 60 cts. orange and red stamp.

✉ GUATEMALA. 1847 (Oct. 29). Entire letter on French Consular printed stationery, mailed from GUATEMALA CITY to NEVERS (France); with Consular cachet on reverse and oval CONSULAT GÉNÉRAL / DE FRANCE DANS L´AMÉRIQUE CENTRALE cachet on front. Mailed via New York with red transit at left (Dec 3) and OUTRE MER / LE HAVRE entry mark on front (Jan 3, 1848) and charged 12 decimes due in manuscript. Rare and appealing entire.

✉ GUATEMALA. (1865 CA.). Entero Postal de 10 cts. verde de WELLS FARGO AND CO. circulado a GUATEMALA. A la llegada tasada con ´4´ reales. EXTRAORDINARIAMENTE RARO.

✉ GUATEMALA. 1876 (Nov. 29). Cover from GUATEMALA CITY to Feliciano Garcia, private secretary of the President of Guatemala in QUETZALTENANGO; mailed with 'Timbre de Guatemala' Fiscal ½ reales orange tied by GUATEMALA datestamp in black. CORREOS DE PAQUETES / GUATEMALA cds in red on the same day. Readdressed back to Guatemala City on arrival. The sole known example of this usage in the classic period. Ex collection N. Hubbard, M. Spycher.

✉ GUATEMALA. 1888. JUTIAPA a AMATSITLAN. Marca FRANCO y fechador CORREOS/JUTIAPA indicando que el franqueo se había pagado en metálico en origen por falta de sellos en ésta pequeña administración, al dorso llegada. MAGNÍFICA y MUY RARA.