Auction Stamps and Covers of the World

✉ IRAN. 1875. BUSHIRE (Iran) to FRANCE. Letter sheet franked with India 1 anna brown, 4 annas green and 8 annas rose with BUSHIRE duplex cancel sent via Brindisi. Fine and rare franking.

✉ INDIA INGLESA. 1880. MADRAS to U.S.A. 1 anna Postal Stationery envelope with full contents uprated with 1/2 an. blue and 8 pies lilac (2) stamps. Unusual and fine franking.

✉ INDIA. 1910. COONOOR to CAIRO (Egypt). 1/4 an. Postal Stationery card uprated with two 3 pi. stamps. Taxed on arrival with Egyptian 2 m. green stamp. A RARE franking combination.

✉ JAMAICA. 1873. KINGSTON a GÉNOVA. Circulada en el vapor "Elbe" de la Royal Mail Steam Packet, tasada a la llegada con sellos italianos de 30 cts., 40 cts. y 1 Lira. Muy rara procedente de Jamaica.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO INGLES. Sg. 1/3, 6. 1898. CONSTANTINOPLA to ALEMANIA. 40 pa., 80 pa., 4 pi and 12 piastres. Rare franking, arrival cds on reverse.

✉ MALTA. 1859. BARCELONA a MALTA. Circulada vía Francia, marca de intercambio FR/1F 45c. no reseñada. MUY RARA.

✉ MAURICIO. 1802 (November 21). PORT N. E. ISLE DE FRANCE to BORDEAUX. Entire letter with COLONIES PAR/L'ORIENT entry mark (salles 58), rated "9" decimes.

✉ MAURICIO. 1816 (March 24). ISLE MAURICE to LA ROCHELLE. Entire letter with oval PORT.LOUIS/POST. PAID and red COLONIES/PAR LE HAVRE entry mark (Salles 43). On reverse endorsed "Par le Vaisseau la Suzanne Amelie, Capne Rondeau pour Bordeaux".

✉ MAURICIO. 1816 (May 26). PORT LOUIS to L'ORIENT. Entire letter with COLONIES PAR/LA ROCHELLE entry mark (Salles 66), rated "11" decimes.

✉ MAURICIO. 1817 (March 22). SAVANNE. ILE MAURICE to VILLEFRANCE. Entire letter with COLONIES PAR/ROCHEFORT entry mark (salles 67), rated "28" decimes. Very rare origin.

✉ MAURICIO. 1821. PORT LOUIS to NANTES. Entire letter with COLONIES PAR/NANTES entry mark, rated "9" decimes.

✉ MAURICIO. 1823. PORT LOUIS to PARIS. Entire letter with COLONIES PAR/PAIMBOEUF entry mark, rated "8".

✉ MAURICIO. 1838. PORT LOUIS to LONDON. Entire letter of MISSIONARIES sent via French ship, disembarked in Bordeaux on reverse PARIS transit and LONDON arrival cds. Rated "2/-" on arrival.

✉ MAURICIO. 1849. MAURITIUS to LONDON. Folded letter, endorsed "pr. Lady Valiant" black crowned MAURITIUS/GPO mark, rated "8" pence.

✉ MAURICIO. Sg. 59, 62, 64. 1872. MAURITIUS to COCANADA (French India). Entire letter (in French) endorsed "P. steamer via Bombay" franked with 2 d., 4 d. and 6 d. stamps tied by B53 with red D/10 arrival on reverse. An attractive three colour franking.

✉ NUEVA ZELANDA. 1867-68. Two covers franked with 6 d. brown sent to LONDON endorsed "VIA PANAMA". An unusual pair of covers.

✉ BORNEO. Sg. 6, 7, 25, 28, 34, 35. 1888. SANDAKAN to SAN FRANCISCO (U.S.A.). Cover franked with 1/2 cent, 1 cent, 2 cents, 4 cents, 8 cents and 10 cents stamps, mixed franking of two issues, tied by BARRED OVALS cancellation with red SANDAKAN cds. on registered cover. Spectacular and RARE franking.

✉ SAN KITTS-NEVIS. Sg. 11, 13, 16. 1886. ST. KITTS to NEW YORK. 1/2 d. green, 1 d. red (fault) and 2 1/2 d. blue.

✉ SANTA LUCIA. Sc. 43, 46, 54, 55. 1892. ST. LUCÍA to U.S.A. 1/2 p., 2 1/2 p. , 1 p. on 4 p. and 1/2 p. on bisected 6 p. Registered cover. Arrival on reverse. Fine.

✉ SAMOA. Sg. 128, 137. 1918. APIA to SWITZERLAND. 1 d. red on blue postal stationery card uprated with 2 d. orange and 2 sh. 6 d. brown stamps on registered cover. Arrival on reverse.

✉ SARAWAK. Ed. . 1898. Registered cover franked with 2 c., 3 c., 5 c., 8 c., 10 c., 25 c. and 50 c. bi-colored issue (SG 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20), along with 4 c. black (SG 29), prepaying the letter rate plus Registered fee to HONG KONG. Stamps cancelled by SARAWAK cds, and front shows additional scarce SARAWAK/R Registry handstamp. Reverse bears SINGAPORE transit and HONG KONG arrival datestamps. A scarce and colorful Registered cover.

✉ SEYCHELLES. Sg. 9 (3), 10 (3), 22 (3). 1896. SEYCHELLES to GERMANY. 2 cts. (3), 3 cts. (3) and 4 cts. (3) arrival cds on reverse. FINE.

✉ SEYCHELLES. 1901. SEYCHELLES to LONDON. Oustanding franking, arrival on reverse.

✉ SINGAPUR. 1875 (28-8). SINGAPORE a GENOVA (Italia).Circulada con sellos franceses de 40 cts. naranja (3), mat. ANCLA, a bordo del buque francés ´PEI-HO´ al lado fechador LIGNE N/PAQ. FR. Nº 4. MUY RARA.

✉ SINGAPUR. 1878. SINGAPUR a FRANCIA. Sobre circulado con sello francés de 30 cts. castaño, mat. LIGNE N/PAQ. FR. Nº 6 en la Escala de SINGAPUR del Paquebot ´Iraouaddy´ procedente de Shanghai.

✉ ORANGE. 1892. HARRISMITH to TEXAS (U.S.A.). Registered cover, nice franking. Arrival on reverse.

✉ NATAL. Sg. 81, 100, 102/03, 108. 1891. NATAL to NEW YORK. 1d., 3d., 4d., 6d. and 1sh. tied by REGISTERED/G.P.U. NATAL. Sent registered via London. Very fine and RARE franking.

✉ NATAL. Sg. 66. 1894. VERULAM to U.S.A. 1 d. red (8) tied by VERULAM/NATAL cds. Arrival on reverse.

✉ AFRICA DEL SUR. 1895. BRITISH INLAND MAIL. Cover carried on the "Donald Currie" Line of Steamers from Vatomandry, Madagascar durign the French Fleet's blockade of Tamatave. Combination cover from Antananarivo to Doncaster, franked by British Inland Mail March 1895, 4 d. rose, perf. 12, tied by BRITISH/MAIL/ANTANANARIVO thimble cds in violet (Sept. 9), with Natal 1891 2 1/2 d. bright blue applied for onward transmission and tied by DURBAN cds (Oct. 25) in black. Reverse with Doncaster (Nov 10) arrival cds in black The cover with corner tear at upper left and partial back flap lost but very rare: the service was only in use from January to 30 September 1895.

✉ AFRICA DEL SUR. 1896. KOPJE to NEW YORK. Envelope franked with 1 d., 2 d. and 6 d. stamps tied by numeral "1" in bars and KOPJE/SALISBURY cds.

✉ AFRICA DEL SUR: INGLESA. 1898. COLOMBO to JOHANESBURG. 1/2 d. green REPLY CARD of Sud Africa uprated with 1/2 d. stamp, mixed with CEYLON 5 d. lilac stamp. Unusual combination franking.

✉ AFRICA DEL SUR: INGLESA. 1900. ORANGE to LONDON. Registered cover with mixed franking with ORANGE FREE STATE + GB. Field Post Office cds. Spectacular franking.

✉ NIGERIA. Sg. 31. 1909. SOUTHERN NIGERIA. LAGOS to GERMANY. 10 sh. purple, green on yellow on registered cover, arrival on reverse. Rare franking.

✉ TANGANIKA. Sg. 58. 1920. TANGA to ENGLAND. 4 rupees G.E.A. on registered cover, arrival on reverse.

✉ TRINIDAD. 1859. PORT OF SPAIN to NAPOLI. 1 d. red for inland rate and 1 sh., 1 p. prepaid to destination, crowned PAID/AT/TRINIDAD in red. Circulated via Sant Thomas, London and French. Red FRANCA in arrival. One back flap restored.

✉ TURQUIA. Sg. 59, 60, 65, 72. 1896. TURKS to GERMANY. Nice franking on registered cover, arrival on reverse.

✉ TURKS Y CAICOS. 1900. TURKS to GERMANY. Envelope franked with four 1/2 d. green and 2 1/2 d. blue stamp plus 1/2 d. green St. Lucia stamp, arrival on reverse.

✉ ZULULAND. Sg. 22, 26. 1897. ESHOWE to GERMANY. 2 1/2 d. mauve and blue and 2/6 sh. black and green (rare on cover). An attractive cover.

✉ ZULULAND. 1891. ESHOWE to NYLSTROOM (Transvaal). 1 d., 1 1/2 d., 2 d. y 3 d. and Fiscal 1 d. mauve. Colourful and most attractive franking.

✉ GRECIA. 1861. Cover from SYROS to ATHENS sent on Nov. 18th showing Athens arrival cds (Nov. 19 61) at the back. The cover is franked with 1861 Paris print 5 l., 10 l. and a vertical strip of five of 1 l. brown (MT 1a, Vl. 1) making up the 20 l. internal mail single rate, all used with the Syros numeral cancellation "67". Cert. TSERIOTIS.

✉ GRECIA. 1861. 80 Lep carmine Paris Print, four singles, all with clear to good margins, used as due on 1862 folded cover from MARSEILLE to ATHENS, fresch and extremely fine appearance. Cert. TSERIOTIS and HOLCOMBE.

✉ GRECIA. Ed. Vl.29b(5),30. 1865. ARGOSTOLION a KERKYA. 2 l. castaño claro (5) y 5 l verde (Mi. 17,18). Ligero pliegue de archivo que afecta a un sello y pequeña raspadura en el anverso. Espectacular y raro franqueo para hacer las 20l. de la tarifa.

✉ GRECIA. 1867. 80 Lep dull carmine (2) Second Athens Print, used together with same issue 1 Lep, 2 Lep, 5 Lep and 20 Lep, all on 1867 folded lettersheet from MARSEILLE to ATHENS (arr, 26 July 1867), French ligne U postmark half covered by the stamps.

✉ GUATEMALA. 1777 (17 Octubre). CÁDIZ a GUATEMALA. Carta completa, marca ESPAÑA estampada en LA CORUÑA. Circulada vía Veracruz. Rara circulación transatlántica.

✉ GUATEMALA. (1800 CA.). FRONTAL de GUATEMALA a GRANADA. Marca lineal GUATEMALA (nº 2) DIR. GRAL./DEL TABACO/DE GUATEM.

✉ GUATEMALA. (1800 CA.). FRONTAL. TOTONICAPAN a GUATEMALA. Marca TOTONI/CAPAM.

✉ GUATEMALA. (1802 CA.). FRONTAL de CHIQUIMULA a GUATEMALA. Marca CHIQUI/MULA en negro (nº 1). PRECIOSA.

✉ GUATEMALA. (1808 CA.). FRONTAL de MAZATENANGO a GUATEMALA. Marca MAZATENANGO (nº 2). Porte de "8" reales correspondientes a una onza de peso.