Auction Stamps and Covers of the World

✉ MAURICIO. 1871. PORT LOUIS to GENEVE (Switzerland). 1 p. brown and 9 p. violet. Arrival cds on back.

✉ NIGERIA. Sg. 23 (2), 24 (3). 1887. LAGOS to FRANCIA.2 p. grey (2) and 4 cts. violet (3) with grill cancel, arrival cds on back.

✉ NUEVA ZELANDA. 1877. DUNEDIN to STARCROSS (Great Britain). 1 p. lilac (2) and 2 p. rose (2) redirected to LONDON with Great Britain 1 p. red stamp.

✉ NUEVA ZELANDA. 1897. U.S.A. to NEW ZEALAND. 10 cents green redirected to NEW YORK with New Zealand 1 p. rose and 2 p. lilac. Faults but a remarkable franking combination.

✉ PAPUA Y NUEVA GUINEA. 1918. PORT MORESBY to SWITZERLAND. 1 p. on 1/2 p. green (7), 1 p. on 2 1/2 p. blue, 1 p. on 4 p. green and 1 p. on 2/6 sh. red. Registered and censored, arrival cds on back.

✉ SARAWAK. 1887 (24 Marzo). SARAWAK to NEW YORK registered envelope bearing 1875 2 cts. lilac strip of three cancelled by superb "S" in diamont of bars, in combination with Straits Settlements 8 cts. orange and 10 cts. slate (2) twice cancelled by undated double ring SINGAPORE/P.O showing fine boxed SARAWAK POST OFFICE/REGISTERED LETTER at left and with LONDON/REGISTERED oval cds, the reverse with Singapore cds and two arrival cds. An Extraordinary combination franking, probably the most spectacular Sarawak and Straits Settlements mixed fraking recorded. Ex. Robert S. Emerson and "Kuching" collections. Cert. B.P.A. (2015).

✉ SANTA HELENA. 1859 (Oct). Stampless cover with italic 'Service de l'Empereur / Ministere d'Etat / ord. Maison de l'Empereur' in blue at left, sent free of charges and addressed to 'Le Commandant Gauthier de Rougemont, conservateur de l'Habitation de l'Empereur a l'Ile de Sainte Helene' with framed PP and Paris cds in red of despatch. The reverse with red wax seal removed and Bordeaux cds (Oct 6), ST. DENIS / REUNION cds (Feb 14, 1860), framed 'F.' and MAURITIUS cds (Feb 18). An unusual cover addressed to the conserver of NAPOLEON'S lodgings in St. Helena. RARE.

✉ SOMALILAND. Sg. 3, 4. 1903 (June 1). Registered cover to PARIS franked by overprinted on India 2a. pale violet and 2a. 6p. ultramarine (2) all tied by BERBERA datestamps of First DAY OF ISUUE. Modane transit in red on front (June 12) and Aden transit cds and Paris arrival cds on reverse. A fine and scarce cover.

✉ GRECIA. Mi. 16, 17, 18, 20, 22. 1864. Small mourning envelope to FRANCE franked by Large Hermes 1862/67 1l. brown, 2l. bistre, 5l. green, 20l. blue and two 80l. carmine all tied by dotted '2' lozenge in black. Athens cds on front and GRECE / MARSEILLE entry mark in red. Minor imperfections but a RARE five colour 188 lepta franking.

✉ GRECIA. 1879. ARGOSTOLION to PADOVA. Sent without stamps, taxed on arrival with Italian 60 cts. orange and red stamp.

✉ CRETA. 1898. 20 pa. bright violet, a handstamped impression of the stamp applied to the centre of the back of an envelope and tied by a black sraightline HERAKLEION handstamp. The envelope is slightly reduced and a portion of the front side is missing, several fods/edge tears have been reinforced, none of the above affect the strong impression of the frank and rare of little consequence considering the rarity and importance of this cover. It is reported that supplies of the 20 pa. stamp were sent from Herakleion to the other offices enclosed in envelopes in which the impression of the stamp was struck on the envelope as kind of "official" frank. There are tow known surviving examples of this franking, both stamped on the envelope (S.G. 1). Ex. Lewis and Friend. Cert. P. HOLCOMBE.

✉ GRECIA. 1914. EPIRO. 5 l. green, two stamps and 40 l. grey olive. Registered cover from MOSKOPOLI to PARIS. Cds. cancellation IOSCHPOLIS, in black and AUTONOMIA EPIRO/KATALIPSIS MOSCHOPOLEOS, in violet (in Greek), on front postmark ASSURE. VERY FINE and RARE.

✉ GRECIA. 1914. EPIRO. 2 l. black, 3 l. ochre, 5 l. green and 4 l. grey. Registered cover from MOSKOPOLI to PARIS. Cds. cancellation IOSCHPOLIS, in black and AUTONOMIA EPIRO/KATALIPSIS MOSCHOPOLEOS, in violete (in Greek), on reverse transit KORCE and arrival. VERY FINE and RARE.

✉ GUATEMALA. 1864. S. JOSE a FRANCIA. Marca SN. JOSE/DE GUATA circulada via Panamá y Londres, marca de intercambio GB/2F 87S/10c.

✉ GUATEMALA. Sc. 4b. 1874 (Nov. 26th). Cover to LONDON from GUATEMALA CITY. GUATEMALA despatch in blue and franked by the only known used example of the 1871 20 c. blue ERROR OF COLOUR tied by "1" handstampa of Guatemala in black. Three line dated PANAMA-TRANSIT handstamp in black and LONDON FOREIGN BRANCH cds (Jan 13th 1874) at upper right over-struck with 1/6 (one shilling and six pence) charge marking. Part of the address restored. Unique and extraordinary cover. Signed Block and Cert. P.F. (2001). Ex. HUBBARD and LANGE.

✉ GUATEMALA. 1892. WIEN a COBAN (Guatemala). Entero Postal de 1 real azul usado en Austria con sellos de 1 kr. negro (7). Espectacular combinación.

✉ HAITI. 1750 (11-Febrero). LE CAP a MORTINE. Marca de entrada NANTES y tasa"6".

✉ HAITI. 1762. NANTES (Francia) a ST. MARC (Haiti). Marca estampada a la llegada P. AUP* (Port au Prince) en negro.

✉ HAITI. 1768. ST. MARC a COUTANCES. Encaminada hasta Le Havre, manuscrito "Por le Stanislas au Havre" y depositada al correo, marca lineal HAVRE.

✉ HAITI. 1779. HAVRE (Francia) a ST. MARC. Marca CAP estampada a la llegada. MAGNÍFICA.

✉ HAITI. 1784 (29-Oct.). PORT AU PRINCE a NANTERRE (Francia). Marca de entrada COL. PAR/AURAY (Salles nº9). Al dorso manuscrito "Par Le naviere La Double Alliance de Nantes. Cap. Foassier. Q.D.C." RARA.

✉ HAITI. 1784 (6-Dic.). PORT AU PRINCE a NANTERRE (Francia). Marca COL. N. PAR/LA ROCHELLE (Salles nº16). Al dorso manuscrito "Par Le navie Le Compte de Faunlquier de La Rochelle Capt. Boulineau-Q.D.C.

✉ HAITI. 1785 (10-Julio). LES CAYES a DINAN (Francia). Marca de entrada COL. N. PAR/LA ROCHELLE (Salles nº16). RARA.

✉ HAITI. 1787 (1-Febrero). LE CAP a ARTIBORMITTE (Francia). Marca lineal CAP. MAGNÍFICA.

✉ HAITI. 1792 (10-Mayo). LA CAP (Haiti) a ROUEN (Francia). Marca estampada a la llegada 34/ST. MALO y tasa de "22" décimas.

✉ HAITI. 1793 (8-Sept.). NEW YORK a ST. MARC (Haiti). Carta circulada durante el período de la Revolución Francesa. Marca estampada a la llegada P*REPUBLICAIN, en el interior manuscritas marcas de la Censura "No Varietor". MUY INTERESANTE y RARA.

✉ HAITI. 1798 (4-Marzo). PORT AU PRINCE a PHILADELPHIA (USA). Marca de entrada NEW YORK en rojo. Raras las cartas de Haiti a otras destinaciones que no sean Francia.

✉ HAITI. 1802 (28-Agosto). PORT REPUBLICAIN (PORT AU PRINCE) a BORDEAUX. Marca de entrada COLONIES PAR/LA ROCHELLE (Salles nº150). Circulada durante el período Napoleónico.

✉ HAITI. 1802 (30-Oct.). CAMPAÑAS NAPOLEÓNICAS. Carta circulada desde el Cuartel General de Ejercito a LE CAP. Marca ETAT MAJOR GENERAL/ARMEÉ DE ST. DOMINGUE. MAGNÍFICA y MUY RARA.

✉ HAITI. 1803 (8-Agosto). CAMPAÑAS NAPOLEÓNICAS. Envuelta circulada desde el Estado Mayor del Ejercito a CHARNAUS (Francia). Marca circular ETAT MAJOR GENERAL DE L'ARMEE DE ST. DOMINGUE. MAGNÍFICA y MUY RARA.

✉ HAITI. 1803 (Enero). PORT A PRINCE a LAVAL (Francia). CAMPAÑAS NAPOLEONICAS. Carta escrita por un soldado del Cuerpo Expedicionario Francés. Marca estampada a la llegada BORDEAUX.

✉ HAITI. 1876 (March 30). Cover to HAVRE endorsed 'p. Guadeloupe', struck with superb octagonal LE PORT-AU-PRINCE Consular datestamp in black and equally fine circular LIGNE D / PAQ. FR. NO. 3 cds alongside. Reverse with Paris and Le Havre datestamps (April 21). A fresh and fine cover in outstanding quality.

✉ HAITI. 1881. Typographed emisión 2 c. dark violet, 3 c. bistre and 5 c. green. Letter from GONAIVES, L'Artiborite department, one of the seven ports of Haiti, prepaid with 2+3+5=10 cents. (Haiti entered UPU in 1881) addressed to a ship owner in Tornsberg Norway. The stamps are cancelled with the three line cancel (type II) VERVIERS/8 10 4/COELN (8 October, train nº 4*) on the German train post office X, running between Verviers (Belgium) and Cologne (Germany). This is the only cancel seen until now from the office towards Germany. In the opposite direction: the COELN/DATE/VERVIERS canceller (type II) is know from 22.01.1877 to 08.09.1890. The letter has been forwarded to New York, where it entered in the closed mail, via England and Belgium, opened in the train post office, thence further over Hamburg to Norway. Outstanding and unique cover. Cert. VAN DER LINDEN.

✉ HUNGRIA. Mi. 9, 10. 1871. Engraved 3kr. green and 5kr. rose-red (2) used on 1872 cover to LONDON tied by framed SZOMBATHELY datestamps (Sept 1) in black. Framed 'P.D.' with red crayon '8' (silvergroschen credit to Prussia) on front and London arrival cds (Sept 4). File fold away from adhesives, a surprisingly scarce destination for the Hungarian first issue .

✉ HUNGRIA. 1872. HUNGARY to VERONA (Italy). 5 kr. red sent underpaid, taxed on arrival with Italian 50 cts. orange and red stamp.

✉ HUNGRIA. Mi. 8. 1872. GYÖR RAAB to FIREZEN. 2 kr. yellow on printed matter rate (death notice). Very fine.

✉ HUNGRIA. Mi. 8. 1872. BUDAPEST to WIEN. 2 kr. yellow lemon. Printed matter rate. Very fine. Cert. F. ORBAN.

✉ HUNGRIA. Mi. 9. 1872. PEST local letter. 3 kr. green, fine. Cert. F. ORBAN.

✉ HUNGRIA. Mi. 8. 1873. AKASZTO local letter. 2 kr. yellow with AKASZTO cancel. The letter is called for an "open letter", however there should be collected postage due. Cert. F. ORBAN.

✉ HUNGRIA. Mi. 12. 1873. PAKRAC to KRAPINIS. 15 kr. brown with PAKRAC cds and circular PREPORUCENO/RECOMANDIRT mark. FINE.

✉ HUNGRIA. Mi. 12. 1873. CESZTERCZEBANYA to KONIGSHOF. 15 kr. brown on registered envelope. FINE.

✉ HUNGRIA. Mi. 10. 1874. VARAZODIN to GRAZ. Postal Receipt of 5 kr. red uprated with 5 kr. red stamp.

✉ ITALIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: LOMBARDO-VENECIA. 1850. CONSTANTINOPLA (Turquía) a KONIEUCHI (Rusia). Circulada privadamente hasta Milano y allí depositada al correo franqueada con 30 cts. castaño (Sa. 7a) y circulada por correo certificado a Rusia. Marca lineal RACOMANDATA, al dorso llegada. Excepcional carta, una de las dos conocidas de la primera emisión dirigida a Rusia. Cert. BOTACCHI.

✉ ITALIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: LOMBARDO-VENECIA. Sa. 20a, 22(2). (1854 CA.). BRESCIA a CONSTANTINOPLA (Turquía). 15 cts. rojo y 45 cts. azul (2) completado un franqueo de 105 céntimos correspondiente a un porte simple para distancias superiores a 150 km, de Trieste a lla llegada devuelta al remitente por no encontrar al destinatario, manuscrito "partito per Brescia", al dorso fechador de transito de Trieste y llegada a CONSTANTINOPEL. RARA. Cert. G. COLLA.

✉ ITALIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: LOMBARDO-VENECIA. (1856 CA.). TREVISO a BUKAREST. GUERRA DE CRIMEA, circulada con 45 cts. azul tarifa militar, a la llegada K.K. FELDPOSTAMT/Nº1 dirigida al Teniente Adriano Fabris del 2º Batallón de Sanidad. Muy rara en carta procedente de Lombardo Veneto.

✉ ITALIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: MODENA. Sa. 7 (3), 10. 1857 (20 Marzo). MÓDENA a MUNICH. 5 cent. verde (3) y 40 cts. azul. Al dorso llegada MUNCHEN/1 APR. 1857. RARA destinación en una carta de Módena.

✉ ITALIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: ESTADOS PONTIFICIOS. 1865. ROMA to LONGPORT (Great Britain). 6 baj. and 8 baj. (pair) tied grille, also bears boxed NORTH WESTERN/DIST. 50R. CARR. tpo. cachet. On reverse further N.W. star cachet and arrival cds.

✉ ITALIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: ESTADOS PONTIFICIOS. 1862. ROMA a ATENAS. 7 baj. azul (3) tasada a la llegada con sello Griego de 20 l. azul. Precioso y raro franqueo mixto. Cert. M. TSERIOTIS.