Auction Private Treaty Sale New York 2016

✉ ARGENTINA. 1815 (20-Abril). GUERRA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA. BATALLA DE MARQUÉS. Carta escrita en el Campamento de Yoruma, en la que se relatan algunos de los aspectos más importantes de la batalla del Puesto del Marqués, en la que las tropas del General Martín de Miguel de Güemes, derrotaron al ejercito realista durante la campaña por la Independencia de Argentina. Marca JVJVY en rojo y porte "3". Extraordinario documento histórico, gran rareza.

✉ ARGENTINA. Sc. 23(3). 1891. BUENOS AIRES a PARIS. 4 ctvos. castaño (2) en sobre decorado a pluma. ESPECTACULAR y RARÍSIMO.

✉ CUBA. Ant. 7 (4). 1858. HABANA a CÁDIZ. 1/2 real azul tira de cuatro. Mat. PARRILLA COLONIAL. Manuscrito "por Isabel 2ª". Magnífico y RARO franqueo de cuatro portes.

✉ INDIA FRANCESA. Ed. . 1881. Folded letter sheet to LYON, France bearing 10 c. and 15 c. Gros Chiffres (Ceres 18, 19) and tied by "INDE 18-AVRIL-81-CHANDERNAGOR" cds in blue paying the 25 centime rate. Routed via Bombay and Brindisi and showing red "MODANE- PARIS 2 MAY" RPO with LYON arrival cds. A rare usage from the French Office in Chandernagor.

✉ TAHITI. 1825 (Feb 5). Very early entire letter to London from Emeo (Moorea Islands) written by a Missionary, carried outside the Mails until arrival in the UK with oval London time marking in red (June 22) and framed 'T.P.. Lombard Street' and corresponding '2' (pence) rate to pay. An exceptional and extremely early entire that opens well for Exhibit display, journey time 137 days.

✉ GRAN BRETAÑA. 1863 (May 20). Cover to Canada West on "St. Nicholas Hotel/Broadway/New York' imprinted stationery, franked by GB 1s. green plate 1 tied by New York datestamp and sunburst cork cancellation. Reverse with Montreal datestamp (May 21). A remarkable cover, in all probability the GB stamp (green) was mistaken for the current Washington 10c. (also green) on despatch. The cover is matched with a regular US stationery usage similarly cancelled in 1863. A rarity in probably unique. SG 90.

✉ IRLANDA. 1849. DUBLIN to DRAMMEN (Norway). 1sh. green, sent "via London, Ostende, Aachen and Helsingborg". On the front framed AUS ENGLAND/PER AACHEN FRANCO and FRANCO TOUT. Mail to Norway is very rare destination at this date.

✉ HAITI. Ed. . 1885. PORT-AU-PRINCE. Tarjeta Postal con franqueo de 3 cent. oliva. RARA.

✉ HONDURAS BRITANICA. Ed. . 1879. PUERTO CORTES (Honduras) to BOSTON. Envelope bearing 1872-79 perf. 14 1 d. mauve tied by a single "O" in oval of bars cancellation, GAUBERT FRERES/PUERTO CORTES (Honduras) and BOSTON arrival cds alongside and NEW ORELANS cds on back. Edge wear but Pre 1880 covers are extremely rare.

✉ HONDURAS. Sc. 69(3),75(2). 1893. SAN JUANCITO a NEW YORK. Sobre certificado con franqueo de 20 ctvos. rojo (3) y 1 peso lila (2). Espectacular rarísimo franqueo, probablemente única conocida con el sello de 1 peso.

✉ ITALIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: LOMBARDO-VENECIA. 1852. Cover from MILAN to PADUA franked by Lombardy Venetia 1850/54 5c. yellow and 10c. black in combination with truncated Parma 1852 25c. black on violet (applied in lieu of Lombardy Venetia 15c. (Sassone 4)), tied by MILANO datestamps (27/2) in black. The Parma adhesive not accepted with manuscript ´Un Bollo incompl.´ and taxed ´6´ decimi in manuscript alongside. Then altered to ´3/9´ below with ´T.R.´ (Tax Rectified) in black. A truly EXTRAORDINARY and unique franking. Signed A. Bolaffi and Cert. E. DIENA.

✉ ITALIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: LOMBARDO-VENECIA. 1854. ROMA a MILANO y reexpedida a CADENABBIA (Lago de Como) con sello de 8 baj. negro s. blanco de Estados de la Iglesia y sello de 10 cts. castaño de Lombardo Veneto para su reexpedición. Excecpional combinación de franqueo. RARÍSIMA. F.E. DIENA, G. COLLA y Cert. A. BOLAFFI.

✉ ITALIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: ESTADOS PONTIFICIOS. 1739 (19 Sept.). OFICINA POSTAL ESPAÑOLA EN ROMA. ROMA a SEO DE URGELL (España). Marca ROMA dentro de un hexágono de puntos (tipo II) y letras pequeñas. Pieza RARÍSIMA, fecha más antigua conocida de la marca tipo II.

✉ ITALIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: LOMBARDO-VENECIA. Sa. 15B(3). 1855. MILANO a MONZA. 20 cts. azul oscuro, tres sellos. Mat. fechador de MILANO (tipo CO59). RARISIMO (Sassone 13 puntos). Cert. BOTTACCHI.

✉ ITALIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: TOSCANA. Sc. 22. 1860. LIVORNO a ATENAS (Grecia). 80 cts. bistre carmín, tres márgenes completos, un margen apenas toca. Mat. LIVORNO y tasa de 10 lepta. MAGNÍFICA y RARA destinación.

✉ PANAMA: ZONA DEL CANAL. 1918 (18 Oct.). CORREO AEREO. CANAL ZONE AIRMAIL. First flight from the Atlantic to the Pacific (Cristobal to Balboa) with 1915 C.Z. 10 c. with special cancel and arrival marking. The cover was sent by W.L. HOWARD. One of only around a dozen non-Liberty Loan franked covers that were flown. Rare (Muller 25.000 ptas).

✉ SERBIA. Mi. 4x. 1867 (20-X). NEGOTIN to BELGRADE. Entire letter franked with one pair 10 pa. orange, cancelled by straight line NAPLACENO in blue, arrival BELGRADE cds. at back from the famous Krsmanovic correspondence. Ex. Rasic. Cert. J. VELICKOVIC.

✉ SERBIA. Mi. 3/I. (1870 CA.). DANUBE STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Printed cover from BELGRADE to RAHOVA, franked by 1868 10 kr. green (Type I) tied by good strike of extremely rare DDSG oval handstamp K.K.PR.1TE.D.DAMPFSCHIFFAHRT-AGENTIE-BELGRAD in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 667b). A VERY RARE and fine cover. Cert. PUSCHMANN.

✉ TURQUIA. Ed. . 1860(Aug 10). Entire letter from Constantinople to Brousse with Company cachet in blue at upper left and fine strike of scarce oval Turkish Steamship Company ´Cospoli *Posta Del Piroscafi Ottomani Della Zecca-PP´ superbly struck in blue. Rare so fine.

✉ TURQUIA. 1892. French postal stationery card used in Istanbul and accepted by Ottoman post to SWITZERLAND showing very rare all Arabic double-octagonal TARABYA cancellation. (C/W fig.177) RRR.

✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. Sc. 146, 148, 150. 1870 (Dec. 23). Invoice from NEW YORK to CADIZ (Spain) endorsed per steamer "City of London" at 28 cents rate franked by Banknote 1870/71 2c. brown, 6c. rose red and pair of 10c. brown tied by CORK cancels in black and by London transit cds in red. NEW YORK/24 datestamp of despatch (Dec. 24) in red and reverse with Cadiz cds. A splendid and SCARCE three colour franking.

✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. Sc. 162. 1873 (Dec. 6). Entire letter from NEW YOR to CADIZ (Spain) endorsed per "Germ. Mail via England" at 12 cents rate franked by single Continental Banknote Co. 1873 12c. deep violet tied by barred Foreign Mail cancellation and by NEW YORK despatch cds in red. Fine large part Wfco. 2 applied at Aachen in transit in red with Cadiz arrival cds (Dec 30) in black. A charming and RARE entire.

✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. Ed. . 1874 (July 11). Pre UPU usage of 1 c. brown stationery card to SWITZERLAND; up-rated with additional Banknote 2 c. brown tied by cork cancels in black and SAN FRANCISCO despatch cds. Red NEW YORK-PAID ALL VIA BREMEN cds and BASEL arrival all on front of scarce card.

VARIOS. FOURNIER FORGERY ALBUM. Nº 299, containing approximately 3.000 items comprising unused and used singles, multiples and many surcharges and cancels, appears to be complete except for three empty spaces, pages in gray-blue blinder with "Album De Fac-Similés Edité Par l'Union Philatélique de Genève" embossed in gold on front cover, somer cover wear. When Fournier died in 1917, one of his employees, Charles Hirschburger, unsuccessfully tried to continue the business. When Hirschburger died in 1927, l'Union Philatélique de Genève purchased the Fournier stock, which weighed over 800 pounds, from Hirschburger's widow. The Union then marked the forgeries with "FAUX" handstamps on the front and/or "Facsimile" on the reverse, and employed students from the Geneva School of Arts and Crafts to mount representative selections of the forgeries in 480 albumes. Whatever was not placed into one of the books was burned to ashes. Because Fournier made forgeries from such a wide variety of countries, many of the 480 books have either been divided into country references or have had many items removed. Very few remain intact or have degree of completeness of this bool. VERY FINE. A DESIRABLE EXAMPLE OF THE FOURNIER FORGERY ALBUM.