Auction Stamps and Covers of the World

✉ BIRMANIA. 1897-1906. Colection of 35 covers/card (one fault) all with INDIA QV frankings tied by fine "Bridge-type". Ex. col. D. FILBY (see web).

✉ BIRMANIA. 1933. MANDALAY (Burma) to MALACCA. Envelope franked with two 1 anna brown, taxed on arrival with Straits Settlements 4 cts. green stamp. On from semicircle MANDALAY/DUE/1/2 ANNA mark.

✉ BIRMANIA. 1935. SITKWIN (Burma) to SEREMBAN (Negri Sembilan, Malaya). Envelope sent with two 1 anna brown and grey stamps. Taxed in Burma with T/C/10 mark and in arrival with F.M.S. 4 cents. green stamp. The cover is redirected to KARAIKUDI (India) taxed on arrival with FOREIGN POSTAGE/ONE ANNA mark. Rare double postage due.

✉ BIRMANIA. 1939. BURMA to TAMPIN (Negri Sembilan, Malaya). Envelope franked with two 1 anna brown stamps, taxed on arrival with M.P.U. 1 cto. lilac (3) stamps.

✉ BIRMANIA. 1938. RANGOON to KUALA PILAH (Negri Sembilan, Malaya). Envelope franked with two 1 anna stamps, taxed on arrival with M.P.U. 4 cents. green stamp.

✉ BIRMANIA. 1940. RANGOON to KUALA LUMPUR (Malaya). Envelope franked with 6 pies blue and 1 anna brown, taxed on arrival with M.P.U. 1 cto. lilac (2) and 4 cts. green stamps. Censored in Rangoon.

✉ CANADA. 1853 (July 9). Cover to BELLEVILLE, Canada West franked by imperforate 1851 6 d. violet grey cancelled, but not tied by, concentric ring obliterator in black. MONTREAL red cds of despatch below and BELLEVILLE arrival in blue on reverse. A rare stamp on letter. Scott 2b.

✉ CANADA. 1856. MONTREAL a CADIZ (España). Marca MONTREAL/PAID. Circulada via Inglaterra y por via maritima hasta Cádiz. Marca de entrada ESTRANGERO/CADIZ y tasa de 4R. Magnífica y muy rara destinación.

✉ CANADA. 1857 (January 12). MONTREAL to FRANCE. Endorsed "Per Steamer 14 January" via British Mail. Mark of exchange GB/3F 02 (Salles 3043). Extremely rare only in use in 1847. Two or three covers known.

✉ CANADA. 1862 (May 22). Registered cover to SHARON via Toronto, bearing perf 1859 1 c. rose pair and Beaver 5 c. vermilion vertical pair tied by MONTREAL duplexes. Straight line REGISTERED handstamp above and reverse with SHARON arrival cds. Faults on the 1 c. adhesives but a scarce franking. Scott 14, 15.

✉ CANADA. 1864 (Feb 29). Leap year day cover to Kingston franked by 1859 1c. rose (5, one with small perf. fault) all tied by Montreal duplexes. Kingston arrival on reverse. Scott 14.

✉ CANADA. Sg. 42. 1864. TORONTO to GLASCOW (Scotland). Letter sheet franked with 17 cents. blue stamp. VERY FINE.

✉ CANADA. Ed. . 1867. ´A93´ S.S. JAVA (Cunard). Partly clear numeral in oval on Great Britain 1 p. red tied by gum staining on pink cover to BRIGHTON, England, concessionary rate with proper endorsement ´From William Lintott, Steward, HMS Phoebe, Halifax´ Brighton backstamp (Oct. 19,1867), edges frayed and torn, backflap removed - modest restoration could significantly improve appearance- Fine and extremely rare ´A93´ mail boat numeral on a seaman´s concessionary rate cover, carried on the S.S. Java on her 16th. transatlantic round trip.

✉ CANADA. 1872 (Dec 21). Cover to Philadelphia franked by pair of Small Queen 1868-90 3c. brown-red tied by dotted cork cancellations in black with Ottawa cds of dispatch below. Reverse with Philadelphia arrival cds. A fresh and fine cover.

✉ CANADA. Ed. . 1896. Cover franked with 10 c. Small Queen (Sc 45), prepaying the double UPU letter rate to AUSTRIA. Stamp tied by MONTREAL-CANADA Flag Cancel, and reverse shows LONDON transit and WIEN arrival datestamps. A beautiful and scarce Flag Cancel cover.

✉ CANADA. 1897. CANADA to LONDON. 5 cents grey redirected to SWITZERLAND with Great Britain 2 1/2 d. stamp.

✉ CANADA. 1902. NORTH HATLEY to LONDON. 2 cents red redirected to SWITZERLAND with Great Britain 1 1/2 d. stamp.

* CAIMANES. Sg. 40/52 + 45a, 48a, 52a. 1912-20. Complete set, plus 3 d., 1 sh. and 10 sh. white black. Stanley Gibbons 362£.

✉ CEILAN. Sg. 58,60. 1869. COLOMBO a GRAN BRETAÑA. 3 p. rosa y 10 p. naranja. Rara combinación para hacer los 13 p. del porte.

✉ CEILAN. 1883. Postal stationary card 8 cents brown cancelled by COLOMBO PAID duplex addressed to Holland with octagonal French paquebot POSS. ANGL. PAQ. FR. N. Nº 10 datestamp in blue (Salles 1933) routed via Brindisi with French entry cachet and LEIDEN arrival on front. Very fine item of paquebot mail with this unrecorded maritime cachet in blue.

✉ CEILAN. Sg. 123 (6). 1884. KAMDY to DUBLIN. 4 cents. (6) mauve. Arrival cds. on back.

✉ CEILAN. 1940. COLOMBO to KUALA LUMPUR (Malaya). Envelope franked with 3 cts. and 6 cts. stamps, taxed on arrival with Malaya Postage Union 1 ct. lilac and 8 cts. red stamps.

✉ COOK. Ed. . 1898. Registered cover to SWITZERLAND with 1898 2x 2 d. brown, 6 d. purple, and 1 s. red (SG 15, 18, 20) all tied large circle COOK ISLANDS/RAROTONGA cds´s, with AUCKLAND transit and BERNE cds of receipt on reverse of scarce cover.

✉ COOK. Ed. . 1936. Cover to FRANCE bearing France Briand 30 c. turquoise and Cook Island 2 d. black and brown (SG 108) both tied by ´MARINE POST OFFICE/NZ/RMS MAKURA´ cds, with PARIS arrival on reverse of unusual cover.

✉ CHIPRE. 1896. LARNACA a FRANCIA. Entero Postal de certificados de 2 pi. azul con franqueo complementario de 1/2 pi. y 30 pa. (2). MAGNIFICO.

✉ FIJI. Ed. . 1899. Registered cover to SCOTLAND franked by 1891-1899 per ff 1 d. rosy mauve and 2x 2 d. pale green tied by GPO SUVA cds´s with registration cachet at lower left in black. Red LONDON, and black GLASGOW and ARDROSSAN datestamps on front and reverse of cover.

✉ GAMBIA. Sg. 38/40, 42/44. 1902. BATHURST to GERMANY. Very nice franking on registered cover, arrival on reverse.

✉ AFRICA ORIENTAL BRITANICA. 1893 (20.6). (2). Two stat. envelopes of the 'Imperial British East Africa Company.' 2 1/2 a. green used from MOMBASA to ERFURT/GERMANY and the other one optd. BRITISH/EAST/AFRICA used from MOMBASA (23.12) to ZANZIBAR, both with arrival pmks. on reverse. Nice pair.

✉ AFRICA ORIENTAL BRITANICA. Ed. . 1895. Registered cover bearing 1895 8 a. blue locally handstamped, SG 42, tied by MOMBASA squared circle datestamp with ZANZIBAR arrival cds on reverse of scarce and attractive cover.

✉ AFRICA ORIENTAL BRITANICA. Ed. . 1895. Registered cover used to ZANZIBAR bearing 1 rupee carmine (SG 43) cancelled by the MOMBASSA squared circle ds¦s.

✉ AFRICA ORIENTAL BRITANICA. 1913. Envelope to BISBEE, AZ, USA franked 6 c. E. Africa & Uganda cancelled MACHAKOS datestamp. Underfranked and taxed 6 c. on arrival made up with six 1 c. postage dues. Cover bears MOMBASSA and NEW YORK transit cds.

✉ TANGANIKA. Sg. 55. 1919. Envelope franked with 1 r. black on green, arrival cds on reverse.

✉ TANGANIKA. Sg. 55. 1919. DAR-ES-SALAAM to SWITZERLAND. 1 rupee G.E.A. on registered cover, arrival on reverse.

✉ TANGANIKA. Sg. 55. 1919. MOSHI to SWITZERLAND. 1 rupee G.E.A. on registered cover, arrival on reverse.

✉ TANGANIKA. Sg. 56. 1919. BAGAMOYO to SWITZERLAND. 2 rupees G.E.A. on registered cover, arrival on reverse.

✉ AFRICA ORIENTAL BRITANICA. 1921. Registered overprinted 6c. Postal Stationery card sent to BRAZIL, uprated with pair of 15c. overprint G.E.A. King Geroge V, tied by TABORA cds. alongside registration label, London transit and arrival Blumenau cds. Fine Stationery to RARE destination. (SG. 51).

✉ AFRICA ORIENTAL BRITANICA. Ed. . 1922. Registered cover to AMARILLO, TEXAS; bearing EAST AFRICA & UGANDA 50 c. optd GEA tied by DAR ES SALAAM cds with LONDON and ST LOUIS transits and arrival cds on reverse. Scarce.

✉ KENIA. 1933. KISUMU to ENGLAND. 15 cents red envelope uprated with 5 cents green, 15 cents red and 30 cents blue. Taxed on arrival with Great Britain 2 d. black and 3 d. lilac stamps.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1775. GIBRALTAR a MARSEILLE. Carta completa circulada por vía terreste. Marca ANDALUCIA/ALTA en negro (nº 1) de SAN ROQUE. RARA.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1808. GIBRALTAR to MADEIRA. Entire letter sent via London with red GIBRALTAR arc mark. Fine and early mark.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1811 (Jan 24). Entire letter to London addressed to General Alex Hoper in London, mailed on 'H.M.S. Topaz' and landed at Portsmouth with very fine strike of oval framed “SHIP-LETTER-Crown-PORTSMOUTH” in black on front panel. Charged 2/8d. to London + 2d. to Ship's Captain.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1821 (March 22). GRIBALTAR to FRANCE. ECIJA ROUTE during the Cholera Epidemic in Cádiz. Entire letter with ANDALUCIA/ALTA y EZIXA/FRANQUEADA marks and desinfection cuts.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1825. GIBRALTAR a GÉNOVA. Marcas D. GIBA/S. ROQUE y S. ROQUE/FRANCA circulada por tierra vía Bayonne y Chambery.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1826. GIBRALTAR a GÉNOVA (Italia). Marcas D. GIBA/S. ROQUE y S. ROQUE/FRANCA circulada por tierra vía Perpignan y Niza.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1834. GIBRALTAR to MALTA. Entire letter with black GIBRALTAR/PAID struck in error and so with "PAID" crossed through. Charged "6" on arrival. VERY RARE, this is the sole recorded erroneous used of the PAID mark in this period.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1851 (Nov 29). Entire letter to Genoa with superb strike of three line dated 'GIBRALTAR/SHIP LETTER' in blue (Day before Month in date, Type I) on despatch with manuscript '8' (pence) prepaid in red for double rate. Red 'Via/Di Mare/(E)' applied on arrival and manuscript charge of “30” centesemi to pay.

✉ ESPAÑA. Ed. 40. 1856. GIBRALTAR a CÁDIZ. 4 cuartos rojo, mat. PARRILLA y marca prefilatélica D. GIBRA/S. ROQUE/ANDA. BAXA en azul.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1859 (May 14). Cover to Lynn, Norfolk from Private William Lunk with GB 1d. red star tied by A26 obliterator of Gibraltar with blue cds of despatch alongside. Countersigned by Commanding Officer at lower left. Adhesive with faults but scarce.