Auction Stamps and Covers of the World

✉ ALBANIA. 1921. Cover to ITALY with Albania 1920 Posthorn overprinted 25q. blue tied in violet, mailed on fron CORFU under registered post franked by 1913/24 25l. blue in a vertical pair tied by KERKYRA datestamp in black (March 11) with registered label alongside. Flap missing but with Aversa arrival cds on reverse.

✉ ARGENTINA. (1790 CA.). CÓRDOBA a CHILE. Envuelta, marca lineal CORDOBA en negro, rotura en anverso y restos de mancha de cinta adhesiva. Rarísima en éste color, muy pocas conocidas.

✉ ARGENTINA. 1793 (4 Julio). BUENOS AIRES a MONTEVIDEO. Marca BUENOS/AYRES en rojo. Magnífica y muy rara circulada en el siglo XVIII.

✉ ARGENTINA. 1819 (18-Junio). TUCUMAN a BUENOS AIRES. Marca TUCUMAN y FRANCA en rojo. Rara carta completa circulada durante el período Colonial. MAGNÍFICA.

✉ ARGENTINA. 1856. BUENOS AIRES a RIO GRANDE DO SUL (Brasil). Marc PAID/AT/BUENOS AIRES. MAGNÍFICA.

✉ ARGENTINA. 1868. Entire letter to VALLADOLID (Spain) prepaid 1/5d. in red manuscript and struck with BUENOS AYRES / PAID cds in red (June 25). Mailed via London where struck with '2d.' credit marking in red and thence to Valladolid and treated as paid to destination. A fine and scarce entire.

✉ ARGENTINA. 1870. BUENOS AIRES a FRANCIA. Circulada con sellos británicos de 4 p. bermellón (pareja) mat. de la B.P.O. B32 en negro, leve pliegue de archivo. MAGNÍFICA.

✉ ARGENTINA. 1873. BUENOS AIRES a ITALIA. 5 cts. rojo tasada a la llegada con sello italiano de 40 cts. Marca lineal CON BASTIM. MERCANT.

✉ ARGENTINA. 1874. BUENOS AIRES a NÁPOLES (Italia). 5 ctvos. rojo. Tasada en GÉNOVA con sellos de 50 cts. y 1 lira. Mat. lineal ANULLATO y tasada nuevamente a la llegada con sellos de 40 cts. (2) y 60 cts. RARA doble tasa.

✉ ARGENTINA. 1874. BUENOS AIRES a GÉNOVA. 5 cts. rojo al dorso. Tasada a la llegada con 90 cts. pagados con sellos de 30 cts. y 60 cts. Marca DA BUENOS AIRES/COI POSTALI ITALIANI. Roturas y pérdidas de papel al dorso.

✉ ARGENTINA. Sc. 23, 38. 1881 (18 Septiembre). BUENOS AIRES a GENOVA. Periódico completo LA PATRIA ITALIANA circulado con sellos de 2 cts. verde y 4 cts. castaño. Algunas roturas como cabe esperar de un documento de este tamaño. MUY RARO. Primer ejemplar que vemos circulado.

✉ AUSTRIA. Mi. 3Y. 1856. Cover to NEUSOHL franked by two 1850/54 3kr. red (MP), with one stamp showing enormous margins and miniature trace of Andrew's Cross on edge of 5.5 mm. margin, neatly tied by IGLO datestamps in black (25/6). Reverse with two transit cds's and arrival (June 28). Scarce and attractive cover.

✉ AUSTRIA. Mi. 3Y, 5Y. 1858. Entire letter to ZOZZIO (Switzerland) franked by 1850/54 3kr. red (2) and single 9kr. blue, touched to large margins, tied by two strikes of TRIEST / ABENDS datestamps of despatch (20/2) in black .

✉ AUSTRIA. (1854 CA.). CRIMEAN WAR. Registered over to His Highness Baron Borroczyn, Carlsbad franked on front and back with huge margined 1850/54 6kr. brown and 9kr. blue each tied (16/2) by K. K. FELDPOST No. 1 datestamps (applied at Bucharest) with transit of FELDPOST No. 4 datestamp (21/2) in black (applied at Ibraila or Hermanstadt) with straight line RECOM: on front. Kronstadt (19/2) and Prague (28/2) transits. A fine and rare Military cover.

✉ AUSTRIA. Mi. 23 (2). (1861 CA.). WIEN to LAVIS. 1,05 kr. lilac pair on wrapper. FINE. Cert. F. PUSCHMANN.

✉ AUSTRIA. Mi. 31, 32, 34. 1864. 3kr. pale green pair, single 5kr. rose and 15kr. brown all used on cover to ANCONA, tied by two line dated RAGUSA / 24 DEC datestamps in black and by unframed 'P.D.'.Reverse with Triest transit cds and Ancona arrival. An attractive three colour franking. Signed A. Diena.

✉ AUSTRIA. Mi. 31, 34. 1866. Registered cover from VIENNA to ARLES (France) franked by 1864 Arms 3kr. green pair and 15kr. brown single, pair and strip of three, all perf. 9½, tied by RECOMANDIRT / WIEN datestamps (14/1) in red. Straight line and italic CHARGÉ alongside in red and reverse with French rate box and arrival cds (Jan 17). A scarce and attractive 96 kreuzer rate.

✉ AUSTRIA. Mi. 36, 39, 40. 1875. Registered cover from VIENNA to NICE (France) franked by 1867/74 3kr. pale green (2), 15kr. brown and 25kr. lilac, all tid by HAPSBURGGASSE / WIEN datestamps in black (12/1). Straight line RECOMMANDIRT above and black CHARGE at right. Reverse with Nice cds (Jan 16) of arrival. An attractive and scarce three colour franking.

✉ AUSTRIA. 1875. PUCISCHIE (Dalmatia, today Croacia) to MELBOURNE (Australia). 15 kr. bister (4) and 2 kr. yellow and 10 kr. blue stamps on back tied by PUCISCHIE. Registered cover to an extraordinary destination, stamp light cleaned. Very rare and unique franking. Cert. A. GOLLER.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO AUSTRIACO. 1850. Entire letter to CONSTANTINOPLE struck with superb AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / IBRAILA oval handstamp in blue. Superb and very scarce cover.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO AUSTRIACO. 1869. RUSTCHUK a ALEMANIA. 15 soldi, mat. RUSTSCHUK. MAGNÍFICA. Cert. E. DIENA.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO AUSTRIACO. Mi. 5/I. 1871 (June 25). Entire letter from ANTIVARI to VIENNA franked by 1867 15 soldi pale brown tied by bold strike of ANTIVARI datestamp in blue. Crossed to denote full pre-payment with reverse showing Vienna arrival cds (July 3). A very scarce entire. Ex collection Jerger. Signed Colla, Ferchenbauer.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO AUSTRIACO. Mi. 4/II. 1874. 10 soldi blue, fine printing, used on 1876 cover to CONSTANTINOPLE tied by very scarce oval COL VAPORE / BERUTTI in black. Reverse with ALEXANDRIEN thimble datestamp (22/12) and LLOYD AGENZIE / COSTANTINOPOLI arrival cds (Jan 5, 1877). Filled spike hole in address does not greatly detract, a RARE cover. Ex collection Anton Jerger. Signed Ferchenbauer.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO AUSTRIACO. 1879. GERUSALEME to ITALY. 10 soldi blue (2) with GERUSALEME cds. On back Jaffa and Alexandrie transit cds. RARE rate at 20 soldi to Italy.

✉ BELGICA. 1854. Part of cover (one flap on reverse missing) from GAND to CHOLLET (France) bearing Medallion 20c. blue with attempted pre-payment using France 1853 10c. bistre pair. The French stamps remaining un-cancelled until arrival in Paris (mute Star cancel), and charged '4' decimes due in manuscript (the full 40 centimes rate was payable, all the prepayment ignored.). Imperfections but a scarce cover.

✉ BELGICA. Yv. 15A, 16A. 1863. ANVERS a CÁDIZ (España). 20 cts. azul y 40 cts. rojo (defecto en una esquina, mat. PARRILLA 4 y fechador ovalado de llegada CADIZ/FRANCO.

✉ BELGICA. 1855. GUERRA DE CRIMEA sobre dirigido a LOUVAIN (Bélgica), fechador ARMÉE D'ORIENT QUARTR. GAL. Rara circulada a Bélgica desde Crimea.

✉ BELGICA. 1866. ANVERS a CADIZ (España). 20 cts. azul y 40 cts. rosa, en el frente, llegada CADIZ/FRANCO, al dorso, ESPAGNE/MIDI II. MAGNÍFICA.

✉ BELGICA. 1885. NAMUR to PARIS. 25 cents. blue on rose, taxed on arrival with French 10 cts. (2) and 30 cts. stamps.

✉ CONGO BELGA. 1908. 10c. red-brown on buff postal stationery card used to the 'Chef de Poste' in GOMA, cancelled by manuscript 'LUVUNGI / LE 18/12/1908' (Eastern Kivu province) in blue ink. Reverse with full message in french. A fine and interesting village usage.

✉ BOLIVIA. 1800 (18-Nov.). ORURO a POTOSI. Marca lineal ORURO en rojo. Rara carta completa, circulada en el período Colonial. MAGNÍFICA.

✉ BOLIVIA. 1859. COBIJA a ESPAÑA. Marca P.S.N.C./COBIJA (Pacific Stamp Navigation Company), circulada vía el correo británico, marca de intercambio GB/2F87 5/10 y tasada 4 reales a la llegada a España.

✉ BOLIVIA. Sc. 113c. 1916. LA PAZ. 2 ctvos. rojo y negro CENTRO INVERTIDO. Muy raro en carta.

✉ BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. 1853. Registered cover to CURZOLA franked on front and back with horizontal pairs of 1850/54 3kr. red (HP, Type IIIa), pair on front tied by NARENTA / 23. LUG datestamps and, on reverse, by four strikes of RACCOM registration handstamp in black. A RARE cover.

✉ BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. Mi. 28. 1903. FRONT ONLY. PLEVLJE to SARAJEVO. 45 heller.

✉ BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. Mi. 27, 13A. 1904. NEVESINJE to MOSTAR. 5 h. green and 40 h. orange and black. Registered cover, arrival on back, rare 40 h. on cover.

✉ BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. Mi. 15a. 1905. STOLAC to SARAJEVO. 10 h. real and 35 h. blue and black on registered cover, arrival on black.

✉ BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. 1905. BELGRADE (Serbia) to MOSTAR. 5 h. green and black taxed on arrival with two Bosnia-Herzegovina stamps of 15 h.

✉ BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. Mi. 104A, 111A, 112A. 1916. SARAJEVO to METZ (Germany). 15 sh. red, 80 sh. brown and 90 h. lilac. Registered and Express cover. Rare franking.

✉ BRASIL. 1831. BAHIA a PORT ALEGRE. Marca lineal NORTE (RHM P-RS-6) en color sepia y CORREYO DA BA (RHM P-BA-1) en color verde. Algunas roturas en la carta pero muy rara combinación de marcas.

° BRASIL. Sc. 1. 1843. 30 reis negro, primeras tiradas, mat. CORREIO DE SANTOS. Leve mancha del tiempo en el margen superior. BONITO EJEMPLAR. F. Calves.

Δ BRASIL. Sc. 1, 3a. 1843. 30 reis fine impression and 90 reis intermediate impression on piece both with good margins and tied by BAHIA cds. (Outr. 12 1844). Fine.

° BRASIL. Sc. 2a. 1843. 60 reis negro, mat circular CORREIO DE CAMPINAS en color sepia. MUY BONITO.

° BRASIL. Sc. 2b. 1843. Bulls Eyes 60 reis worn impression large margins all around with marginal rule at top and left sides, used on small piece tied by rimless CORREIO GERAL DA CORTE cds. in red. (4 May 44). Fine and RARE cancel.

° BRASIL. Sc. 3a. 1843. 90 reis negro, grandes márgenes, mat. fechador CORREIO DA BAHIA. MAGNÍFICO. F. Scheller .

° BRASIL. Sc. 3. 1843. 90 reis negro, primeras tiradas. Color muy intenso y grandes márgenes, mat. circular PORTO ALEGRE/SUL. MAGNÍFICO. F. Scheller.

✉ BRASIL. Sc. 1. 1848. LARENGUEIRAS to PORTO (Portugal), franked on the reverse across the seal with single 30 reis Bulls Eye (with further stamp alongside torn away, one stamp of 90 reis is missing (removed from the cover), with part straigth line LARENGEIRAS cancel. Additional strike on the face of the cover with BAHIA transit cds, oval C. EST DE N. hand struck "160" rating plus boxed LISBOA transit and PORTO arrival. Very rare cover, despite one stamp missing, its the only kwon Bulls Eye cover from LANRANGEIRAS and one of the few transatlantic covers franked by Bulls Eye. Cert. B. MOORHOUSE.

✉ BRASIL. Sc. 24 (4). 1855. BAHIA a PERNAMBUCO. 60 reis negro, bloque de cuatro, mat. ovalado CORREIO BAHIA/BRAZIL. MAGNÍFICA.