Auction Stamps and Covers of the World

✉ PORTUGAL. Sc. 21, 25, 28. 1868 (Dec. 15). Cover from PORTO to ANNONEY (France) franked on reverse with unusual usage of imperforate 1866-67 50r. green and perforated 1867-70 5r. black and 25r. rose red tied by 52 numeral obliterators. Paris transit at right and Annoney arrival (Dec 20).

✉ PORTUGAL. Mu. 31, 33. 1869. LISBOA a SAINT LOUIS (Senegal). 50 reis verde y 100 reis lila. Excepcional destinación, probablemente única conocida.

✉ PORTUGAL. Af. 34. 1869. LISBOA a PARÍS.120 reis azul. Raro franqueo en carta a Francia (la tarifa para Francia era de 80 reis). Fechador de entrada en el frente.

✉ PORTUGAL. Af. 31, 33. 1870. LISBOA a LIVORNO (Italia). 50 reis verde y 100 reis lila, mat. numeral "1" de Lisboa, al dorso llegada.

✉ PORTUGAL. Sc. 31, 46. 1872 (Nov. 15). Cover from LISBON to POOLE (UK) franked by mixed issue usage of 1867-70 100r. lilac and 1870-84 120r. blue tied by Lisbon "1" numeral obliterators. Oval Lisbon despatch at left and reverse with Poole (Nov 20) arrival cds. A fine and scarce cover. Cert. J. MIRANDA DA MOTA.

✉ CABO VERDE. 1882 (19 June). S. VICENTE to HAMBURG (Germany), bearing 1877 perf. 13 1/2, "Crown" type 200 r. orange tied by blue oval CORREIO DE S. VICENTE CABO VERDE cds, on reverse LONDON and HAMBURG transit and arrival datestamps; fine and a very rare cover (S.G. 17).

✉ INDIA PORTUGUESA. 1628 (Oct. 20). DIU to AVEIRO (Portugal). Entire letter with full text. On front manuscript "Da Caza de Santa Mya (Misericordia) de Diu". On reverse two spectacular wax seals with MIA / DDIO (Misericordia Da Diu). OUTSTANDING, one of the earliest known covers circulated in these remote territories under Portuguese Authority in those years. EXTREMELY RARE maritime mail from Asia in the XVII Century.

° INDIA PORTUGUESA. Mu. 4. 1871. 100 reis green, oval cancel "1" from PAGIM. Very fine. RARE used.

✉ INDIA PORTUGUESA. Af. 125. 1883. DIU to BOMBAY. 6 on 100 reis green tied by clear DIU on small native cover. Fine and very rare.

✉ PORTUGAL: MADEIRA. 1703 (Nov. 8). MADEIRA to LONDON. Complete letter with full text, sent by ship to Lisbon for the Packet Boat to Falmouth. Charged 3/- (Packet rate 2/6 plus inland rate of 6d.). On reverse bishop DE / IO. Fine and early letter.

✉ PORTUGAL: MADEIRA. 1843. MADEIRA to NEWCASTLE. Long family letter written while en route to India. On back fine MADEIRA cds. and a very fine green GIBRALTAR/F mark of Falmouth. VERY RARE only a handful of covers have been recorded. Exhibition quality. Ex. Culford and Stirrups.

✉ PORTUGAL: MADEIRA. Af. 19 (2). 1874. FUNCHAL a ALEMANIA. 80 reis naranja, dent. 13 1/2 pareja (Fita Direita), mat. PARRILLA CON CIFRA 45. MUY BONITA.

✉ PUERTO RICO. 1511. June 23rd, 1511. CAPARRÁ (first name of the city now known as San Juan of Puerto Rico) adressed to "el Comendador Ochoa de Ysasaga, factor de la Casa de Contratación de Sevilla" (Governor of the House of Commerce in Seville). Complete letter with full text, written by Diego de Arce "veedor de las fundiciones de oro de la Isla de San Juan" (overseer, a position directly appointed by the King to control the smelting process of metals such as gold and silver). A very highly interesting early Transatlantic letter circulated only 19 years after the Discovery of America. Text of a great historic importance referring also to the "Almirante" (title of Diego Colón y Carvajal, son of Cristóbal Colón). In the letter is only mentioned June 23rd, without a year. It's known that Diego de Arce had the position of overseer from 1510 to 1516, which places this letter in the 1510's. He says that he just arrived to the San Juan Island, so we can deduce for sure that the year is 1511 or 1512 at the latest. Diego de Arce explains that, after leaving La Gomera (Canary Island) and travel through a terrible storm, he arrived to San Juan island and was very well received by its Governor, Juan Ponce de León. He also explains to Ysasaga that his friend Ponce de León just arrived from fighting against the indians and only received him thanks to this friendship. The letter praises Ponce de León as Governor and clever man of war, the indians usprised after killing Cristóbal Valdesoto but de León suffocated the insurrection. De Arce explains that the Governor thinks there are more islands to be conquered (Guadeloupe is one of them) and that it's better to conquer them from San Juan instead of from Santo Domingo, meaning in the name of the King instead of the "Almirante". This emphasizes the importance of the litigations that Cristóbal Colón began against the Crown and that his son continued after his death; his claimed was the promises of being Viceroy of the New World after his father. From this letter we clearly can deduce that the writter as well as the receiver, held their loyalty to the Monarchy. The account of events on first hand of the first europeans in America remarks the importance of this letter, not only because of his early circulation but also for the people involved in all the action what happened. Signed Alberto Bolaffi.

✉ PUERTO RICO. 1846. CAGUAS a PONCE. Marca lineal CAGUAS en rojo. Magnífica y rara en carta completa.

✉ PUERTO RICO. 1850. HUMACAO a LA HABANA. Marca HUMACAO lineal en azul y porte de 2 reales. Al dorso tránsitos por San Juan, Trinidad y llegada a La Habana.

✉ PUERTO RICO. 1865. SAN JUAN a CADIZ. 1 real verde sin filigrana, 2 reales rojo sin filigrana y 2 reales rojo naranja, filigrana lineas cruzadas, mat. PARRILLA COLONIAL, circulada via el correo inglés, marca FRANCO en azul y tasa de 2 reales. Excepcional FRANQUEO TRICOLOR circulada con el rarísimo sello de 2 reales filigrana lineas cruzadas. ÚNICA CONOCIDA. Ex. A. SIEGEL y A. CUESTA. Cert. GRAUS.

✉ PUERTO RICO. 1867. PUERTO RICO a CÁDIZ. 1/2 real verde s. rosa. Tira de seis, mat. PARRILLA COLONIAL. Excepcional franqueo. MAGNÍFICA y MUY RARA. Cert. P.F. (1986).

✉ PUERTO RICO. Ant. 22(2), 24(2). 1871. PUERTO RICO. SAN JUAN a CADIZ. 25 cts. azul (2) y 1 pta. 2). Mat. PARRILLA COLONIAL y marca lineal FRANCO. Circulada via Inglaterra. Al dorso fechadores de la B.P.O. y LONDON. Espectacular y rarísimo franqueo con una pareja del 1 pta.

✉ PUERTO RICO. 1874 (Dec 27). S. JUAN to CANADA. Complete Printed Prices Current, small spike file hole, used from SAN JUAN to LONDON (Canada) franked by Great Britain 1d. red pl. 175 tied by C61 obliterator in black. PORTO RICO British P.O. cds at left (with '4' in '74' inverted). Very rare destination. SG Z84.

✉ PUERTO RICO. 1876 (May 11). Entire letter to SANTANDER (Spain), franked by Great Britain 1870 1/2 d. pl. 6, 1 d. red pl. 185 and 1sh. green pl. 12 all tied by F85 obliterators in black. MAYAGUEZ PORTO RICO/PAID cds at lower left in black and London transit cds in red. Slight creasing but a scarce entire.

✉ PUERTO RICO. Ed. 12 (2). 1876 (11 Octubre). MAYAGUEZ a SANTANDER. 1 pta. negro (2) (doble rúbrica). Muy raro franqueo, único conocido con dos sellos de 1 peseta.

✉ PUERTO RICO. 1878. SAN JUAN a GÉNOVA (Italia). 50 cts. azul. Mat. ovalado MAYAGUEZ/PTO. RICO y marca octogonal marítima del Correo Francés MAYAGUEZ/PAQ.FR.D Nº2 en rojo (Salles nº 1498). RARÍSIMA y de excepcional calidad. Ex col. Dubus.

✉ PUERTO RICO. Ed. 52. 1885. MAYAGUEZ a LONDRES. 8cts. castaño. Mat. PLAYA DE MAYAGUEZ/PUERTO RICO y fechador marítimo francés MAYAGUEZ/PAQ.FR.F. al dorso LIGNES B/PAQ.FR.Nº1. MUY RARO.

✉ RUMANIA. 1923 (10-XI). BUCAREST a PARÍS. FIRST FLIGHT. Vuelo Bucarest - Praga Cía. CFRNA. RARO.

✉ RUMANIA. 1925 (17-VI). BUCAREST a VARSOVIA. FIRST FLIGHT. Vuelo Bucarest - Praga - Varsovia Cia. CIDNA. RARO, solo 44 cartas voladas.

✉ RUMANIA. 1926 (26-VI). CHISINAU a BUCAREST. FIRST FLIGHT. Vuelo Chisinau - Galati - Bucarest. RARO.

✉ RUMANIA. 1926 (24-VI). BUCAREST a GALATZ. FIRST FLIGHT. Vuelo Bucarest - Chisanau vía Galatz.

✉ U.R.S.S.: TOUVA. 1927. KIZIL (Sinkiang) to MOSCOU. 8k. green and two 10k. violet on registered cover. Arrival on reverse.

✉ SERBIA. Mi. 14IC, 17IB (2). 1870. 20 pa. blue and 40 pa. lilac on cover, blue cancellation.

✉ SERBIA. Mi. 12IB (2), 17IC (2). 1872. 10 pa. yellow brown (2) and 40 pa. violet (2) on cover, blue cancellation.

✉ SERBIA. 1870-75. Group of 11 covers (one front), diverse frankings.

✉ COLONIAS ESPAÑOLAS: FERNANDO POO. 1876 (22-Feb.). FERNANDO POO a PARIS. Circulada por buque británico vía Londres y entrada en Francia por Calais. Tarifa manuscrita a lápiz "50" cent. de pta. aplicada por el correo español en Fernando Poo (tarifa U.P.U. para la correspondencia a la Península) y "11" décimas cargadas por el correo francés, según tarifa para cartas de menos de 15 gr que llegaban sin franqueo. Excepcional combinación. Ex colección J. SACHER.

✉ SUIZA. 1855. GENEVE a HELVOIRT (Holanda). 15 rp., 40 rp. (2) y 1 Fr. Mat. REJILLA y fechadores de GENEVE de entrada en Francia. Excepcional franqueo cuatricolor combinando dos sellos de 40 cts. "A" y "Aa". Excepcional rareza, probablemente única. Cert. BERRA y VON DER WEID. (Cat. Zu. 24A, 26Aa, 26A, 27C).

✉ SUIZA. 1857. BASEL a ECHTERNACH (Luxemburgo). 40 rp. verde. Muy rara destinación y fecha más antigua conocida de una carta de Suiza a Luxemburgo.

✉ SUIZA. 1862. ANDERMATT a ARONA (Italia). 10 rp. azul (2) y 10 rp. azul de la emisión dentada. Franqueo mixto dentado y sin dentar del mismo valor. Leve pliegue horizontal sobre los sellos sin importancia. Franqueo excepcional y único conocido. Cert. U. HERMANN. (Cat. Zu. 23G y 31).

✉ SUIZA. 1879-97. Six covers with POSTAGE DUE stamps.

✉ SUIZA. 1882. STRASBOURG (Germany) to WOHLEN. Cover franked with 10 pf. rose German stamp, taxed on arrival with 5 rp. and 20 rp. blue (Zu. 411K, 11N). Rare franking.

✉ TURQUIA. 1591 (February 20). CONSTANTINOPLA to MADRID. Entire letter written in Portuguese with red oval sealing wax. Exceptional cover, this the earliest cover from Turkey to Spain. Cert. TURKISH PHILATELIC FEDERATION.

✉ TURQUIA. 1683 (28 Enero). SMIRNA a LIVORNO. Carta completa con texto. Manuscrito "Comd. paq. Generale de D.S.". RARA circulada en época tan temprana.

✉ TURQUIA. 1732 (18 Feb.). GALATA a VENECIA. Carta completa con texto con mención manuscrita "Colla nave de alvise vasiler D.S.S.G." .

✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. (1740 CA.). ENGLAND to PHILADELPHIA. Folded cover addressed to "George Thomas. Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of Pennsylvania and Counties of New Castle, Kent and Sussex on Delaware". Bearing NY manuscript mark and rated "9" (G. Thomas was the Governor of Pennsylvania from June 1st 1738 to May 1746).

✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. 1814-36. 8 letters from NEW YORK, BOSTON, NEW ORLEANS, SAVANNAH and CHARLESTONE to FRANCE with diverse entry maritime marks. INTERESTING GROUP.

✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. 1845. Letter sent from ST. LOUIS to PHILADELPHIA, posted on November 30th 1845, franked with one Postmaster's Provisional postage stamp, Bears of St. Louis-Missouri Coat of Arms 10 cents black, imperforated, recess printed on thin greenish wove paper without watermark. Cancelled and tied to the cover by the red circular datestamp ST. LOUIS MO./NOV. 30, with straight-line unframed red PAID and manuscript "10". Probably the earliest date known for this issue. Cert. SISMONDO.

✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. Sc. 30A, 35. 1868. NEW YORK a FRANCIA. 5 cents castaño y 10 cents verde. Mat. REJILLA en rojo. MAGNÍFICA. Cert. P.F. (1966).

✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. 1862. PRINCENTON to GERMANY. Patriotic envelope HISTORY OF OUR FLAG sent without franking. Edge wear and light faults.

✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. 1863. 24c. red lilac (70). Used with 12c. black (69) and two each of 1c. blue (63) and 3c. rose (65), one 1c. perfs trimmed at right, tied by Boston large PAID grid cancels on cover to GENEVA (Switzerland), with original enclosure, red crayon "36" credit, April 6, 1863 French transit ties two stamps, receiving backstamp, red crayon "220" Swiss due marking, left 3c. small faults, cover with small corner stain at top left, still VERY FINE and attractive four-color franking overpaying by 2c. double 21c. French Mail rate to Switzerland, with 2008 P.F. certificate.

✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. Sg. 63, 65 (2), 69. 1864. ONE CENT. DOUBLE VERTICAL PERFORATION VARIETY. CHICAGO to SWITZERLAND. Envelope franked with 1 ctvo. blue double vertical perforation error, two 3 cts. rose and 12 cts. black, tied by blue segment cork cancel and by chicago double circle datestamp, AMERICA/UBER BREMEN/FRANCO three-line handstamp, transit and arrival cds on reverse. Very fine and attractive franking paying 19 cts. Bremen-Hamburg Mail rate to Switzerland and VERY RARE with 1 ctvo. ERROR.

✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. 1866 (Aug 25). Cover from Glasgow to Worcester, Mass, USA endorsed at top ´per Scotia via Cork and New York´franked by GB 6d mauve pl.5 pair tied by Glasgow duplexes. Red ´N.York Br.Pkt Paid´ cds on front. On arrival the cover was forwarded back to New York with USA 3c adhesive tied by Worcester target handstamp in black. Appealing and unusual cover. The lateral wraps are missing.