Subasta Stamps and Covers of the World - Sesión I

✉ OBOCK. 1892. OBOCK a FRANCIA. 4 cts., 20 cts. y 40 cts., al dorso llegada.

**/* PORT-SAID. Yv. 38b (2). 5 m. sobre 3 c. orange. Pareja horizontal con DOBLE SOBRECARGA. Un sello sin fijasellos. LUJO. Cat. 1.840€.

✉ REUNION. 1850 (Feb. 18). Entire letter to MARSEILLE endorsed ´par le Picard´, struck with fine ST. DENIS-ILE DE REUNION datestamp in black, circular P.P. and red Paulliac entry marking at right. Bordeaux arrival cds on reverse (May 3). Fresh and fine entire.

✉ REUNION. Ce. 4. 1867 (Feb 19). Cover to FRANCE via SUEZ, franked at Military Concession rate with 1859-65 Eagle 20 c. blue cancelled by blue dotted lozenge with octagonal CORR. D´ARMÉES/ST. DENIS in blue with civilian circular datestamp alongside of the same day. Reverse with oval LE COMMANDANT D´ARTILLERIE, P. VOIGNARD cachet and four French datestamp of arrival (March 17). A rare and appealing cover. Certificate ROUMET (2012).

✉ REUNION. 1859-65. 10 c. bister + 80 c. carmine rose, tied by bold dotted lozenge cancel on an 1870 folded letter from REUNION to FRANCE, with three French backstamps; light horiz. file fold. Very fine. Yv. 3+6, Sc 3+6.

✉ REUNION. 1871. ST. ANDRE a FRANCIA. 5 cts. verde (2), 10 cts. bistre y 40 cts. naranja (2) mat. parrilla en rojo y fechador REUNION/ST. ANDRE. PRECIOSA y MUY RARA.

✉ REUNION. 1872. ST. DENIS a PORT LOUIS (Maurice). 25 cts. azul pareja, marca AFFRANCHISSEMENT/INSUFFISANT y tasa de 8 d. a la llegada.

✉ REUNION. Yv. 10, 11, 12, 13. 1872. REUNION to FRANCE with 10 cts. bistre, 20 cts. blue, 40 cts. orange and 80 cts. rose tied by DOTS lozenge. Outstanding and rare four color franking. Cert. R. CALVES. (Affranchisement exceptional).

✉ REUNION. 1878 (Feb 2). Cover to FRANCE franked by imperforate General Issues 25 c. blue (2), somewhat stained a left and tied by dotted lozenge in black. Octagonal CORR DE ARMEES / ST. DENIS cachet at right in red. Reverse with Official ANCHOR cachet in black and arrival cds. Some wear but scarce. Ceres 23.

✉ REUNION. 1891. 40 c. red + 1 f. bronze green, tied by ST. DENIS cds´s on an 1898 registered cover to FRANCE (backstamped); light vert, file folds. Very fine. Yv. 26+28, Sc 26+28.

✉ REUNION. 1892 (Jan 23). Small mourning envelope to PARIS franked at Military Concession rate by diagonally overprinted Dubois 15c. blue tied by REUNION / ST. ANDRE cds in blue (scarce) and superb repeated strike alongside. Octagonal CORPS DES ARMEES /ST. DENIS at right. Ceres 22.

* SAN PEDRO Y MIQUELON. Yv. 57. 2 f. castaño. Firmado SCHELLER. Cat. 375€.

✉ SAN PEDRO Y MIQUELON. 1857. ST. PIERRE a FRANCIA. Marca circular de ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON al dorso llegada.

✉ SENEGAL. 1866-69. Tres cartas circuladas a FRANCIA circuladas con sellos de Águilas, franqueos de 10 + 10 cts., 10 + 40 cts. y 10 + 10+ 10+ 40 cts. Interesante conjunto.

✉ SENEGAL. 1868. CARABANE (Sur de Senegal en el rio Casamence). Fechador SENEGAL ET DEP./GOREE y ´6´ (decimas) del porte pagado en origen. MUY RARA.

✉ SENEGAL. 1870. ST. LOUIS a FRANCIA. Carta con Franquicia Militar (al dorso). fechador octogonal CORR. D. ARMEES/* ST. LOUIS * y fechador de entrada COL. FR. PAQ. FR/2 BORDEAUX 2 (Salles 1050). MAGNIFICA.

✉ SENEGAL. Ce. 23. 1874 (june 26). Cover from DAKAR to MARSEILLE (much re-addressed on arrival) franked at Military Concession rate with Ceres 1872-77 25c. blue tied by dotted ANCHOR lozenge with CORR. D'ARM.-LIG. J. PAQ. F. No.1 circular Paquebot alongside. Reverse with Officer's signature and manuscript "Correspondence Militarie" and arrival cds (July 9). Cover with mss. "Trouvé dans la boite" on front and no less than 16 datestamps on reverse in search of the addressee; charged 40 centimes due for the local re-addressing. An unusual cover of much charm.

✉ SENEGAL. Ce. 23. 1876 (June 26). Cover and original contents written from DAKAR to BEAUNE (France) franked by Military Concession rate with Ceres 1872-77 25c. blue tied by CORR. D´ARM.-LIG. J. PAQ. F. No.1 with repeated strike alongside. Reverse with Officer´s signature and manuscript ´Correspondence Militaire´ and arrival cds (July 6). A rare entire with interesting contents.

✉ SENEGAL. 1877. ST. LOUIS. Envuelta circulada en el interior de la ciudad con marca del Tribunal de Instancia. Marcas P.P (portes pagados) y R (certificado). RARA.

✉ SENEGAL. 1877 (Jan 31). Stampless registered cover to ST. LOUIS, struck with fine framed ´P.P.´ (rare), octagonal framed ´R´ and SENEGAL-ET-DEPS/ST. LOUIS datestamp all in blue. Official cachet at upper left (also in blue). A fine and very scarce cover.

✉ SENEGAL. 1877. GOREE a FRANCIA. 10 cts. castaño s. rosa y 30 cts. sepia mat. rombo de puntos en azul GOR. Muy bonita.

✉ SENEGAL. 1892 (Nov 17). Registered cover to BORDEAUX franked by marginal 75c. on 15c. blue tied by DAKAR cds in black, repeated strike alongside. Faint blue octagonal PAQUEBOTat left and reverse with Bordeaux arrival cds (Nov 27). A scarce and fine franking, with only 2000 stamps issued. Ceres 6.

✉ SENEGAL. 1908. Postal card franked with 10 c. Dubois issue (uncancelled) prepaying the UPU card rate to HOLLAND. Front shows RUFISQUE/SENEGAL departure cds, French LIGNE J/PAQ.FR.No. 3 paquebot datestamp, plus KAMPEN arrival cds. A scarce usage of this card to an uncommon destination.

✉ SENEGAL. 1926 (10-III). VUELO especial ST. LOUIS (Senegal)-PORT ETIENNE (Mauritania). Carta con franqueo de 5, 10 y 15 cts. con firma del piloto Conde de la Vaux, al dorso llegada a Port-Etienne. Rarísimo, existen menos de una docena de cartas voladas. (Muller 10).

° SUDAN. Yv. 2. 0,25 sobre 1 f. oliva. Firmado Brun. Cat. 2.100€.

✉ TAHITI. 1846-47. 2 Covers from Tahiti.

✉ TAHITI. 1885 (May 16). Registered cover to Bordeaux franked by General Issues 1881 25c. yellow on straw pair and 1fr. olive green tied by fine ´Papeete/Taiti´ cds´s with framed ´R´ alongside. Bordeaux arrival (July 10) on reverse of a fine and very scarce cover. Scott 53,59.

✉ TAHITI. 1892 (5 Mayo). TAHITÍ a FRANCIA. 5 cts. y 10 cts. Mat. octogonal CORR.D.ARMEES*PAPETE*. Sobre con el texto completo. RARO.

✉ TAHITI. Ce. 51. 1892 (Jan). Cover at Military Concession rate franked by Dubois 1881 15c. blue (fault) tied by bold octagonal CORR. D´ARMEES-PAPEETE in black with repeated strike alongside. Military cachet at right and reverse with arrival cds´s (Feb 24). Some faults to edge of envelope but rare.

✉ TAHITI. 1895 (Aug 10). Registered cover to Paris franked by single usage of 1893 diagonally surcharged (reading down to right) ´Tahiti´ on General Issues 1881 75c. carmine tied by ´Papeete/Taiti´ cds. Framed ´R´ above and Paris arrivals (Sept 30) on reverse of a fine and rare cover. Scott 15.

✉ TAHITI. 1895. Unstamped envelope from Papeete cancelled by PAPEETE TAITI 31 DEC 95 double ring addressed to Tipaerui with TAX handstamp and French General Colonies postage dues 5 c blue (Yvert 18) and 15 c pale green (Yvert 20) applied and tied on arrival by PAPEETE TAITI datestamp. Fine and rare item of postage due mail.

✉ TAHITI. 1923. Incoming mail from France bearing French Sower 5 c orange/red (5) (Yvert 158) tied by PARIS datestamp addressed to the Bak of Indo-China, Papeete with arrival and forwarded on to Ile de Moorea, taxed on arrival with French General Colonies postage due 15 c green (top corner marginal imperf) (pair) (Yvert 20) applied and tied on arrival by undated OCEANIE MOOREA double ring in red. A very rare item of postage due mail from the Marquises.

✉ TCHAD. 1936 (6-Junio). AIR MAIL. FORT-LAMY a ABECHE. VUELO MILITAR realizado por los Pilotos PLUSQUELEC y COLIN. Sello de 50 cts. de CONGO, habilitado TCHAD y marca especial del vuelo. MUY RARO (Muller 20).

✉ TUNEZ. 1864 (Feb 21). Entire letter from Tunis with double ring French P.O. despatch cds in black, sent unpaid via Marseille to London (Feb 29) with fine strike of ´FR/1F 78c´ Exchange marking in black. Charged 6d. due in manuscript. Very rare.

✉ TUNEZ. Ce. 30. 1872 (Nov. 12). Cover to TUNIS, readdressed on arrival, franked by Laureated 1863-67 30c. brown pair tied by scarce ´34´ Paris Star (Avenue Josephine) with red PD. Reverse with seven further datestamps including BÔNE (Nov. 16 and 20) and very fine (and rare) LA GOULETTE cds (Nov 17), then returned to Paris (Nov. 25). A most unusual cover.

✉ TUNEZ. 1899. Tunisian 5 c. green card used back to TUNIS franked by Finland 1890 2x 5 p. bright green tied by TAVASTEHUS cds´s, ST PETERSBURG transit and TUNIS arrival cds¦s, readressed on to DIVISION MILITARE in PERUGIA with arrival. Unusual usage. Sc 39.

*/° ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS. Ficha con sellos en nuevo y usado de Baden, Bayern, Hamburg, Lubeck y Oldemburg.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: MECKLEMBURGO-SCHWERIN. (1856 CA.). GADEBUSCH a LUEBECK. Entero postal de 1 gr. rojo con franqueo adicional 4/4 sl. rojo, leve doblez de archivo.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: PRUSIA. 1866. CELLE a FRANCIA. 1/2 gr. negro, 1 gr. rosa y 3 gr. bistre.

✉ ALEMANIA. 1695 (July). Printed Entire letter from ´Camp Waldorff´ with mss rate 4 and ´De L´Armee s´Allemagne´ manuscript at top of letter. A rare item from the Campaign against William III, mailed just before France lost Namur, Belgium. The Treaty of Ryswick taking place in September 1697, the War of Spanish Succession breaking out in 1701.

✉ ALEMANIA. 1870. FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR. Stampless envelope written from Coulommiers addressed to Calvados and cancelled by boxed K.P.R. FELD-POST/RELAIS Nº 35. 18/9 with boxed P.P. in red, charged ´2´ erased routed via Paris and forwarded from Livarot to the Channel Islands with manuscript accountancy and JERSEY arrival on reverse. Only two covers known into Jersey from the Franco-Prussian War.

✉ ALEMANIA. 1872. BERLÍN a FRANCIA. 1 gr. rosa (4) y 2 gr. naranja. Muy bonita.

✉ ALEMANIA. Mi. 5a/I/a. 1884 (July 7). Germany 3pf. green postal stationery newspaper wrapper used from BERLIN to GRAZ (Austria). Underpaid and taxed on arrival with Newspaper Tax 1kr. blue (Type Ia) tied by oval GRAZ-ZEITUNGSEXPEDITION datestamp in black. A fine and appealing usage.

✉ ALEMANIA. 1885. HAMBURG to CAMBRIDGE (U.S.A.). 10 pf. rose (one stamp contemporary fault), redirected to BAR HARBOR with U.S. 2 cents brown stamp.

✉ ALEMANIA. 1890 (March 18). 10 pf. red on blue postal stationery envelope (146x113mm) up-rated with 1889 10 pf. carmine tied by NAUMBURG cds and used to Kuala Buron, via Bandar Masin, Kahagan, BORNEO. Transits on reverse with datestamps of NED INDIE-SINGAPORE (April 8), SEMERANG, SOERABAJA (April 14) and BANDAR MASIN. An extraordinary destination. Scott 48.

✉ ALEMANIA. 1890 (Sept 9). Cover to FRANCE franked by 1888 2 x 10 pf. carmine tied by DARMSTADT cds´s, readdressed on arrival with Type Sage 5 c. green pair tied by DREUX A BUEIL convoyeur TPO cds, and sent back to MUNICH and GMUNDEN. Attractive redirected cover. Scott 48.

✉ ALEMANIA. 1893. BREMEN a HONOLULU (Hawai). Entero Postal de 10 pf. rojo devuelto a origen con sellos de Hawai de 1 cto. verde y 2 cts. lila.

✉ ALEMANIA. 1898 (Jan 7). 10pf+10pf stationery reply cards used from Braunschweig to Kenhardt, Cape of Good Hope. On arrival the card was sent on to The Grange PO, Transvaal and 1898 ½d green applied and tied by Kenhardt cds. Variety of transits on reverse of most unusual card-reply half attached unused. Scott 59.