386th Auction

1978, Running Horses souvenir sheet, mint never hinged, very fine

1978, Horse Painting Set of 3 FDC (T28), 1979 Camellias (T37) set of 3 FDC, 1980 FDC Guilin landscape (T53), 1980 FDC Suzhou Garden (T56), plus (T55) and Palace Latern (T60), fine lot

1979, Ricchione expo souvenir sheet, mint never hinged, very fine

1979, Ricchione expo souvenir sheet, mint never hinged, very fine

1979, Childhood Study Science miniature sheet, used (CTO) with mint never hinged gum, fine

1979/81, Five FDC booklets including T37 camellas, T61, T66 mushrooms, T64 stone forest, very fine

1979, Camellia miniature sheet mint never hinged, very fine

1979, Camellia miniature sheet optd. 'Hongkong' mint never hinged, very fine

1979, FDC Stamps Exhibition in Hongkong souvenir sheet (J42M)

1979, FDC complete set in booklet Journey to the West (T43)

1980, Selected Paintings of Qi Baishi souvenir sheet, mint never hinged (T44M), very fine

1980, Lotus souvenir sheet, mint never hinged (T54M), very fine

1981, The Dream of Red Mansion souvenir sheet, mint never hinged, very fine

1980-81, Four booklets, mint never hinged, very fine

1999, Machine stamps 0.60-6.40 f. complete set of nine values, mint never hinged, very fine

1842, "REPUBLICA COLOMBIA / Guayra Franca" large red oval mark on folded envelope with full message inside, on reverse british P.O. "LA-GUAYRA AU/15/1842" in red, ms. "4/6" for tax, two tiny vertical file folds, otherwise fine

1840, HABANA FRANCO oval cancellation on folded envelope to Santander, usual file fold, fine

1861, folded envelope with US Steamship from Havana Cuba to New York, usual file fold, fine

1872, folded envelope stampless with content and several ms. tax marks, from Cardenas with "New York Steam" arrival mark, usual file folds, otherwise fine

1903, HAVANA CUBA JAN/22/1903 c.d.s. on postcard bearing France 10 c. red, tiny toned, otherwise fine, a very scarce and unusual usage

1865/90, old album page including coat of arms stamps mint and used, 1 R. orange 1872 with French cancellation GC “3154”

1863, "POSTA EUROPEA ZAGASIK 3/DECBRE/63" ds. (Type V) blue oval on folded envelope and on reverse arrival mark "POSTA EUROPEA ALESSANDRIA 3/DECBRE/63" ds. (Type IV), scarce same day carriage, very fine and attractive

1866, Pellas Brothers imperforate plate proofs seven values 5 pa. to 1 pia. complete, on thin unwatermarked paper, blocks of 6, fresh, bright group, mostly fine (Scott 1-7)

1869, Provost essay, ´00´ para, without overprint in black on grayish laid paper without gum; tiny thinned and gum spot, otherwise fine and attractive

1870, 1 pi. lilac red, two single stamps tied by "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / ALESSANDRIA 29/MAG/70" c.d.s. on folded envelope with arrival mark "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / CAIRO 29/MAG/70" c.d.s. on reverse, one stamp corner missing and file fold through, otherwise fine

1879, 1 pi. brick red showing plate flaw "broken frame at top right", tied by "POSTE EGIZIANE / MANSURA 23/FEB/79" c.d.s. (Type III) on envelope with arrival mark "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / CAIRO" c.d.s. on reverse, corner flaw on top right, otherwise fine

1917/44, CORR. D'ARMEES PORT - SAID 27/AVR/20 and red MARINE FRANCAISE PORT - SAID Anchormark alongside cover, one military postcard, 1920 bearing date stamp ; postcard 1917 addressed to Italian Palestine Detachment and British censor mail 1944 to Cairo, fine trio

1937-46, Young Farouk booklet panes in block of twelve stamps with margins at left & right, unfold, 5 m. red-brown compl. pane signed on reverse, good perfs, mint never hinged, fine

1890(ca.), Egypt Interpostal stamp for official mail "POSTE KHEDEUIE EGIZIANE KARTUM" in green clear cancelled, tiny repaired, otherwise fine, used very scarce

1924, Cover from France bearing 10 c. green and alongside two triangle "T" to Egypt with additional postage due 2 M orange red and 10 M lilac red tied by "CAIRO B 10/AP/24" c.d.s., fine and attractive

1901/02, PROVINCES EQUITORIALES D ABYSSINIE Elephant 50 g. & Lion 5 g., two Contemporary Photographs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, both unaccepted designs, mounted on card, very fine and scarce

1915, Postcard Gouraghes bearing on front 1 p. on 1 g. blue, ½ g. rose and ¼ g. green from Addis Abeba to Harrar with arrival mark on reverse, fine

1930, Registered cover bearing 4 m. showing misplaced overprint (large type) missing bottom part, plus two 1 m. with green overprint, bottom right corner flaw, otherwise fine and a scarce variety

1944, 50 Years Post, six accepted and unaccepted designs, Contemporary Photographs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, mounted on card, scarce and very fine

1949, 8th ANNIVERSARY OF ITALIAN WITHDRAWAL five values, unaccepted designs, 5/5/41 instead of 5/5/49, Contemporary Photographs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, mounted on card, scarce and very fine

1949 & 1961, CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE ADDIS ABEBA three revenue proofs, unaccepted designs, Contemporary Photographs removed from the printers daily photographic record book, mounted on card, very fine