386th Auction

1917, Indian Expeditionary Forces with new G.R. POST MAFIA overprint in greenish-blue: 3p-12a. and 1r., tied by backdated cds. "MAFIA NO 19 1916" to adressed envelope, very fine and rare, certificate Brandon (2004)

Provenance: “Tatiana” (David Feldman, 2017)

1917, Indian Expeditionary Forces Postal stationery card with new G.R. POST MAFIA overprint: ¼a. grey, used with cds. "MAFIA NO 9 1916", a scarce an interesting item, message added at a later date, very fine, opinion Holcombe (2000) and certificate Scheller (2023)

1914, 20 pfg. ultramarine, with variety from position 37 "TOG for TOGO", fresh color, good perforation, tied by cds. "LOME -1.10.14" to small piece, a very rare variety with only 40 printed, fine, signed Calves and Bühler with certificate (1980) and certificate BPA (2001) (Michel 4IIPFF)

1914, 20 pfg. ultramarine, with variety from position 37 “TOG for TOGO” and 25 pfg., all with 2mm spacing, together with 1m. red, 3mm spacing, all tied by cds. “ANECHO 23 12 16” to registered cover to Basle, Switzerland with arrival mark, very fine. ProFi has not registered another cover with the overprint variety of which only about 40 were printed, signed Bühler with certificate (1993) and certificates BPA (1937), RPSL (1993) and Brandon (2019) and certificate copy Scheller (2018) (Michel 4IIPF F,10I, 5II, Scott 51a etc)

Provenance: Peter Zgonc (40. Gärtner-Auktion, 2018)

70. Corinphila-Auktion (1984)

1915, 30 pfg. with lower sheet margin together with two singles 1d. on 5 pfg., all tied by cds. “LOME 14.6.15” to registered cover to Denmark with transit and arrival mark, fine, signed Holcombe (Michel 6II,15II)

Provenance: Collection Marquess of Bute (Robson Lowe, 1959) 

Provenance: Collection Marquess of Bute (Robson Lowe, 1959)

1879, 1 Pound lilac, unused with original gum, very fine and fresh. Certificate BPA (2025)

1860 (February 8), (3c) black on blue, with pen stroke through “UN REAL” indicating revaluation, large margins on three sides, touched at lower left, affixed to Hermanos correspondence folded cover to Goya, cancelled in manuscript, light vertical filing fold clear of stamp, a fine and uncommon franking. 

1891, Julius Popper's private mail service, 10c carmine red, upper right corner block of eighteen from the sheet of 100 subjects, showing inscription in upper selvedge, mint never hinged, one stamp with gum slightly disturbed, else light gum wrinkles as commonly found, fresh and fine, with various research notes accompanying.

1861, Third London printing, 20 c. green, fresh colour and good margins all around,, used with large part "CANCELLED" obliterator handstamps in black, tiny thin, otherwise fine and very rare, certificate Sociedad Filatelica de Chile (2023)

Note: 1861. Cancelled Stamps for Rowland Hill’s nephew Ormond Hill On 18 April 1861 Ormond Hill, the nephew of Rowland Hill, wrote to Joshua Butters Bacon the head of Perkins Bacon and Co.: “My dear Sir, Two or three of my friends who are collectors of Postage Stamps have asked me to procure for them specimens of new or uncommon stamps whenever I have it in my power. It occurs to me that perhaps you may be able to give me a few ...” He added on 24 April: “... I should be glad to have six stamps of each kind ...” On 15 August J. Upham (for J.B. Bacon) sent the stamps to Pearson Hill with the following letter: “Dear Sir, I beg now to send you as promised ... an envelope addressed to Ormond Hill Esq. containing 6 obliterated impressions of each of the stamps named in the list and request you will take two of each for Rowland Hill Esq. and yourself and then seal the package and forward it together with a letter which you will also find addressed to him, to Mr. Ormond Hill.” It turned out that the supply of the Crown Agents‘ property was given without authority. Ormond Hill was not asked to return the „specimens“, and in fact, all were treated as private property. Nevertheless, the case destroyed Perkins Bacon as future printers for the Crown Agents. From Peter Jaffe in "Cancelled by Perkins Bacon“, published for Spink & Son Ltd by James Bendon Ltd. (1998).

1940, card 4 c. used from Shanghai with both sides printing “German radio station XGRS Shangai… Heil Hitler…Greetings from Berlin…from the German shortwave transmitter….” (dated Berlin 26.8.42) to Canton with arrival mark on front. Extremely rare radio message to China, at that time the only possibility of postal traffic, fine

1910/18, KITAI 7 kop., tied by Tientsin c.d.s. to reverse of registered red envelope "Service des prisonniers de guerre", to Nikolsk, with censor-, transit- and arrival marks. 

1910/18, KITAI 14 kop. in pair, tied by Tientsin c.d.s. to reverse of registered red envelope "Service des prisonniers de guerre", to Edrowo, with transit- and arrival marks. Some creasing.

 

1952, Radio Gymnastics complete set in blocks of four on very thin paper (1st issue), mint (without gum as issued), very fine (Scott 141-150)

1962, Mei Lang Fang, complete perf set, all mint never hinged, minor toned gum, 20 f. tiny crease, otherwise fine and fresh (C94)
 

1962, Mei Lan Fang souvenir sheet, mint never hinged, gum slightly toned strips, otherwise fine (C94M)

1963, Giant Pandas 8 f. and 10 f. imperforated and margin imprint, mint never hinged, each light fold at margin, otherwise fine pair

1963, Golden-haired Monkeys 10 f. and 22 f. imperforated and margin imprint, each light fold at margin and mint never hinged but tiny gum fault, otherwise fine pair, scarce

1979, Study Science souvenir sheet, mint never hinged, as issued, very fine

1979, Study Science souvenir sheet, unhinged mint, very fine

1979, Study Science souvenir sheet, mint never hinged, as issued, very fine

1979, Study Science souvenir sheett (T41), mint never hinged, very fine

1979, Childhood Study Science miniature sheet, mint never hinged, fine

1980, Gold red ape (T46), mint never hinged, very fine

1936, 20 f. ochre-brown used on cover from Tsitsihar with sender cachet “Catholic Mission” and censorship label “Kenetsu-zumi Manshu-Teikoku Yusei-sokyoku” and british label “KK/29693” to Immensee, Switzerland

1936, 20 f. ochre-brown used on cover from Lintien with sender cachet “Catholic Mission” and censorship label “Kenetsu-zumi Manshu-Teikoku Yusei-sokyoku” to Basel, Switzerland

1919, “1er Servicio Postal Aero” on 2 c., position 1 from the ten typesets, fresh colours, tied by both despatch cds “BARANQUILLA” and violet arrival cds “PUERTO COLOMBIA 18 JUN” to first flight envelope. The cover with vertical crease, a liitle tatty and minor faults, still fine, rare

1920, “Woman and Boy Watching Plane” 10 c. with special fligt cachet from Barranquilla on commercial cover with Columbia 1919 3 c. brown with oval handstamp “CORREOS AEREOS MAR. 4. 1920 BARRANQUILLA” to Cartagena with arrival mark. The cover with vertical folds and some age stains, the stamps are very fine, rare

 

1920, Ocean steamer 0,10 $ with additional 3 c., tied by violet cds “CARTAGENA-COLOMBIA FEB. 1920”, faint oval mark “COMPANA COLOMBINANA DE NAVEGACION” alongside, to envelope to Barranquilla with reverse arrival cds dated 23 February. The 0,10 $ with a small paper corner weakness away from the design, of no importance, still fine. A rare early cover, signed and certificates Calves (2007) and Philatelic Foundation (1980)