386th Auction

1941, Afrodite pair 80 l.+80 l. violet brown with four line surcharge handstamped in black, tied by clear ARGOSTOLION 15.1.41 c.d.s. to piece, few tiny toned perfs, otherwise fine. Signed Sorani

1932, Official 1 dinar on 25 r. violet, unused, excellent deep colour, fresh and very fine

1884, Postal Packet inscr. 1 d. magenta unused without gum, rouletted margins visible at left, handstamped ´BRITISH/VICE/CONSULAR/MAIL/ANTANANARIVO´, few tiny thins, otherwise fine

1886, 4 ½ d. rose unused without gum, Stop after ´postage´, handstamped ´BRITISH/CONSULAR/MAIL/ANTANANARIVO´, diagonal crease upper left corner and little reduced on top, otherwise fine, certifivate B.P.A. (2015) (Scott 50)

1892/1950, SINGAPORE used 12 covers & cards, including pre printed stationery, fine cancellations in envelope

1935/37, Sultan Iskander definitives complete set of 15, unused, fine

1830, Folded letter from Rev. William Goddell to USA, written in Malta Dec.6/1830 to USA. Ms. "12" & "by the Leander Capt. Silver", black oneliner "SHIP", alongside "BOSTON MS" c.d.s., Rev. William Goddell was working as a Missionary in Constantinople from 1831, toned and file fold, full message inside, interesting for historians

1863, Italy 40 c. rose-carmine and 60 c. light lilac tied by "A25" in bared oval to piece, tiny gum spots, otherwise fresh and fine

1872, ‘A25 - B MALTA FE/16/72’ in black on folded envelope with 4 d. vermilion, right margin, red "P.D." and "2¾" handstamps alongside to Messina with arrival mark on reverse, fold and few tiny ink spots, otherwise fine, very fresh and clear cancelled

1867, 10 d. red-brown, Plate 1, wmk. Spray, lettered GM-MG, clear cancelled “A25”, two short perfs, otherwise fine

1857-63, Queen Victoria Chalon Head 2 d. vermilion on cover tied by barred oval, alongside Wellington 2/AU/73 c.d.s., on reverse transit marks Dunedin and Port Chalmers, toned and faults, still fine Cert. D. Brandon (Michel 32 Ab)

1871, 6 d. pale blue, wmk. large star, usual rough perf 12½, unused part original gum, fine. Cert B.P.A. (2017) (SG 136)

1864-71, 4 d. deep rose usual centered, cancelled by clear numeral “20”, few short perfs, otherwise fine

1874-78, QV three stamps, 1 d. violet unused no gum, others with part gum, otherwise fine (SG 151, 152, 176)

1874-78, QV four mint stamps 1 d., 3 d., 2 sh. and 5 sh., all mint with minor faults, tiny gum toned and few short perfs, still fine group

1874-78 First sideface Issue 1/- sh. green, watermark ´NZ´ and Star, perf. 12x11½, mint never hinged original gum, good colour, a few light gum creases, on top one perf tiny gum spot and bottom right short perf, otherwise fresh and fine

1901, 1 d. carmine horizontal pair, soft pirie paper, wmk.38, rough perf. 11 and 14 mixed, fresh unused, fine

1909-16, King Edward VII Issue 3 d., 5 d., 6 d. and 8 d., all mint never hinged, fresh and fine

1909-16, King Edward VII Issue 8 d. horizontal pair, mint never hinged, fresh and fine

1913, Auckland Exhibition complete set of four values, unused, bright and fresh, fine

1903/39, 6 d.  four Express Delivery stamps, all unused, fine group

1895, 1½ d. + 1½ d. brown, postal stationery answering card complete used with message, fine "LAGOS A - NO/4/95 W. AFRICA" c.d.s. addressed to Leipzig, very fine

1886-87, 50 c. violet, unused no gum, fine (SG 30)

1900-16, Postage stamps and overprinted issues on three approval cards, fine unused group

1879, 6 c. orange-brown unused no gum, showing horizontal watermark, well centered, fine (SG 2a)

1880-94, 6 d. orange-brown unused no gum and some additional stamps, all unused, fine

1945-48, Three generations complete set of 14 and three official stamps, unused, fine

1853/1864, 4 d. blue, used group of seven, each with three ample to large margins, papers ranging from blued to white, with shades ranging from light to darker, a few small imperfections, an ideal reference group.

1904, Registered envelope bearing ½ d. green, 1 d. carmine and pair 2½ d. blue, all tied by "REGISTERED JOHANNESBURG 13/JAN/04" c.d.s., oval "R" alongside, to "Hobart Tasmania 12/2/04" with arrival mark on reverse, tiny toned pinhole, otherwise fine and attractive with very unusual Australia destination

1926, 6 d. green and orange with overprint reading upwards, left marginal block of four, watermark inverted. Hinged on the selvedge only with the stamps mint never hinged, a rare multiple. (SG £3400)

1928-30, 2d. grey & maroon, overprint OFFICIAL (Type I) on the left and OFFISIEEL reading up, without stops, London Printing, full top left pane of sixty stamps, with Bradbury Wilkinson imprint at foot, showing the “Apostrophe between Fs of OFFICIAL” in position 9/1, mint never hinged, a few stamps with small tone spot on gum, a scarce pane, fine.

1904, Camel Rider 10 x 1 m. brown rose on cover, a high franking, eight on reverse tied by BERBER 27/10/904 c.d.s. to Bristol with arrival mark NO/7/04, an attractive franking, one stamp on front flaw, tiny toned spots, otherwise fine (Scott 17) 

1941, BARAKAT 16/DEC/41 c.d.s. on air mail cover bearing vertical strip of three 15 m. bright blue and chestnut, poor Khartoum machine datestamp transit on reverse, green label "OPENED BY EXAMINER 18" tied with "PASSED CENSOR SUDAN 8" black triangle, rough opened at bottom and flaw, otherwise fine and scarce air mail to Nairobi Kenya

1895/96, Provisionals Victoria 2½ on 1a6p. sepia, fresh color, unused with usual gum, fine

1895, "PORT OF SPAIN TRINIDAD C MY/22/95" clear c.d.s. on 1½ d. postal stationery card to Ulm Germany with arrival mark, fine

1871 (16 Sep), cover to Pireo, Greece, franked with 80 c. lilac of Italy, tied by segmented grid cancel and postmarked with Messina c.d.s. despatch, handstamped ‘Affrancatura / Insufficiente’, “50” due in red manuscript, affixed with 10 l. orange and 40 l. lilac on blue, tied by Pireo c.d.s., back flap remove, repaired tear at top, a scarce mixed franking.