386th Auction

1856, "ALEXANDRIA" c.d.s. on entire letter to Leghorn, superb strike of double arc "ALEXANDRIA 6.5.56" in blue on reverse, ms. “28” (crazie) in violet, red transit Marseille 12.5.56 and arrival mark Livorno 18.5.56 on reverse, very fine

“NAGASAKI 18.NOV.97 JAPAN” cds. on Russia 1897 7 k. blue and 3 k. carmine-rose on cover originating from Vladivostok with boxed "PAQUEBOT" and YOKOHAMA 22.11.97 c.d.s. alongside, via "Gensen", Korea (where the Paquebot) was applied, forwarded to Hannover, very fine, with arrival postmark 8/12/97. A very rare ship cover

1889, Bagdad provisional issue 1 piaster on 2 piaster bisect diagonally on envelope, tied by "BAGHDAD TURQUIE" c.d.s. with arrival mark "KERBELA 15/NOV/89" on reverse, shortened at left and tiny toned, otherwise fine. In PROFI archive earliest recorded usage of the Bagdad provisional, very scarce

1892, Baghdad provisional issue 1 pia. on 2 pia. yellow bisect diagonally tied by clear "POSTAHANE-I BAGDAD" to cover, addressed to ERBIL with boxed arrival mark (Brand-Ceylan no.IX-52) alongside, few tiny spots, otherwise fine, a very attractive and scarce Iraq and Turkey local forerunner

1892, Baghdad provisional issue 1 pia. on 2 pia. yellow-olive on yellow diagonally bisected tied by all arabic negative mark “POSTAHANE-I BAGDAD” to cover, arrival mark “POSTAHANE-I HANEKIN 95” (Coles-Walker no.19) on front, vertical fold, shortened at right and cut on flap, otherwise fine, a very scarce Local issue

1919, E.E.F. 9 pia. olive yellow on late used ottoman parcel card tied by ADANA 3 - 3/10/1335 (1919) c.d.s. addressed to Istanbul with arrival mark on reverse, usual cut through the stamp, fine

1871, "SHAM 81" handstamp in black (Coles & Walker no. 31, Damascus) framed all arabic cancellation on folded envelope with content, bearing Duloz 2 pi. orange-red, diagonally bisected, cut to shape, addressed to Beirut, usual file fold and tiny toned, otherwise fine. A scarce Syria forerunner

1894, "HODEIDA" clear blue all arabic on cover back only. Coat of Arms 2 piaster 1892 issue used bisect diagonally and blue "HUDEIDA 7 MART 310" c.d.s. alongside, black arrival mark Istanbul five weeks later "MAKRIKEUY 13 NISAN 310" cds., european date "93" adjustment wrong as often, arabic date 1894 is correct, very scarce and attractive Turkey forerunner!

1911, "HODEIDA 5" c.d.s. clear blue (Isfila no.13, scarce colour) on commercial cover with imprint bearing 1 Pia. blue block of four, transit mark PORT TAUFIQ and arrival mark BEYROUTH alongside, shortened at left, extremely rare and attractive 4 Piaster rate for a heavy letter from Yemen to Lebanon!

1858, Confederation 5 c. red-orange, nice colour and full to large margins, tied FRANCA oval on folded local cover San Juan, signed

1949, 75 c. World Rifle Shooting Championships, weapons / target, colour proofs in green, red and blue, each imperforated block of four, fine
 

1878, Large Dragon 3 can. brown-red, wide margins, unused, well centered, few short perfs at bottom, otherwise fine

1901, Two handpainted postcards used by german fieldpost OSTAS.EXPED.-KORPS 3.EISENB.-BAUKOMP. and KDMSP No.67, both to Hamburg with arrival mark, fine pair

1932, "Par Avion per Captain Gronau's flying boat" on Air Mail cover Shanghai (24 Sep.) to Hong Kong , on reverse bearing 5 c. violet, fine and a scarce destination. (Webb 13)

1935, Maritime Mail: Dr. Sun Yat-sen 5 c. green, cancelled by "U.S.T.P. Seapost S.S. Pres. Pierce" duplex on American Association imprint envelope from Shanghai (26 Apr.) to the U.S.A., fine and unusual

1900, Round-The-World China ICP Postal Stationery card 1 ct. rose used uprated CIP 1 ct. and 2 ct., represent 4 cents foreign postcard rate, clear tied by SWATOW 6/NOV/00 c.d.s. addressed to Germany and forewarded with Germania 5 pf. and 10 pf. from DÜSSELDORF 11.12.02 to USA and there additional two 1 c. green Franklin and Washington tied by PENSACOLA FLD. FEB/26/1903, forewarded to France transit on reverse PARIS 10.3.03 and additional two 25 c. blue tied by ST NAZAIRE 13.3.03, forewarded to Russia with 4 kop. 25.4.1903 and forewarded with transit marks CARDIFF AP/3/03 and LONDON 2/4/03 on reverse and additional Edward 2 d. tied by PENARTH AP/21/03, forewarded via Netherlands with 5 c. and 10 c. tied by AMSTERDAM 9/JUL/03 and oval violet arrival mark BROOKLYN N.Y. JUL/20/03. Several different address labels have been stuck on top of each other. A very unusal and attractive early postal stationery usage and impressive seven-country combination

1901, Incoming mail USA to Hong Kong/China: US 2 c. rose postal stationery envelope used uprated with 1 c. green, 2 c. carmine and 5 c. deep blue, performing 10 c. rate, tied by fancy cancel and "OHIOWA NEBR. DEC/17/1900" c.d.s. addressed to Hong Kong China with arrival mark "HONG KONG DJA/19/01" on reverse, redirected to Port Said with arrival mark and boxed bilingual "NON RECLAME", transit Colombo c.d.s., redirected with violet "RETURNED TO WRITER", transit mark "WASHINGTON JUN/18/1901" and on reverse "DEAD LETTER OFFICE P.D.U.S. JUN/18/1901" c.d.s., tiny border faults, fine and attractive around the world cover

1902, Allegory 1 c. to 5 fr. complete set of 17 values unused, fine (Yvert cat.value 1.400€) (Yvert 1-17)

1900, 50 sn. brown unused, in addition 17 used stamps Japan, fine group

1959, 10th Anniversary FDC With Mao Marx & Lenin. Cover with additional franking on reverse to Germany, crease at right, otherwise fine (C67)

1960-63, Tu Fu and fish 3 stamps mint never hinged, all showing margin imprints

1960, Korea set 8 f. and three fish stamps 4 f. and 8 f., mint never hinged, tiny gum toned, otherwise fine

1960, goldfish 4 f. to 8 f. complete set of 12 used with gum, (CTO), gum toned, still fine

1960/75, 16 stamps 8 f. to 43 f., all mint never hinged, very fine

1960, Chrysanthemum 8 f. to 30 f. set of six, mint never hinged, tiny gum faults, otherwise fine

1960-61, Chrysanthemum 4 f. to 52 f. part set of eight, mint never hinged, tiny gum faults, otherwise fine

1960, Chrysanthemum 4 f. to 52 f. set of 18 values mounted in original booklet of CPC, fine used

1960/64, Five stamps 8 f. to 22 f. showing margin imprint, mint never hinged

1960/64, 50th Anniversary of Paris Commune 8 f. set (C85) showing margin imprint, mint never hinged

1961, 40 years of Communist party 4 f. to 30 f. complete set, mint never hinged, toned gum, otherwise fine

1961, 50th Anniversary Revolution, 8 f. mint never hinged vertical pair, fine

1961, 50th Anniversary Revolution, 8 f. to 10 f. mint never hinged, both showing margin imprints, tiny gum toned, fine pair

1963, Butterflys 4 f. to 50 f. set of ten values mint no gum as issued, (S56) very fine

1963/66, 7 stamps 8 f. to 22 f. mint never hinged, two showing margin imprints, very fine

1962-63, Giant Panda and Paintings Chen Chi-Fo, 8 f. to 20 f., two mint never hinged sets

1963, Huangshan landscapes 4 f. to 50 f. complete margin set, clear cancelled (CTO) very fine