Auction Stamps and Covers of the World I Sesión

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
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Lot 758

IRAK. 1910-20. 4 covers with turkish stamps.

Lot 764

ITALIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: MODENA. Sa. 9(4). 1857. MODENA a VIENA (Austria). 10 cent. rosa (4) margenes cortos. Raro franqueo para hacer los 40 cts. del porte a Austria. (Sa + 6.000€).

Lot 769

ITALIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: ESTADOS PONTIFICIOS. Sc. 8. 1857 (May 2). Envelope from ROME to COPENHAGEN (Denmark), franked by 1852 7b. black on blue in a horizontal strip of three all tied by GRID obliterators in black (folded over top of envelope and ironed for better Exhibit display). Reverse with Hamburg and Copenhagen cds´s and red crayon ´7´ skilling charge mark. An extraordinarily scarce destination for Papal States mail. Sassone 8.

Lot 771

ITALIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: ESTADOS PONTIFICIOS. 1858 (May 20). Cover originally mailed from ROME with cds at top and framed FR. / 3F 76c. Accountancy marking in black. Manuscript ´Raccomandata al Ilmo. Sr. Giovanni Virtue, Aldershot Camp, England´ deleted at top and arrival (May 27) on reverse. Cover used again from Aldershot Camp franked by 1856 1s. green tied by Farnborough Station / 023 duplex. Reverse with Sydney arrival (Aug 17). A most unusual cover. Illustrated in Matha LETTER MAIL TO AND FROM THE ITALIAN STATES, fig. 716. SG 72.

Lot 774

ITALIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: ESTADOS PONTIFICIOS. Sa. 7a, 10. 1859. ROME to SYDNEY (Australia) via British Military Camp ´Aldershot´, 1852 6 baj. black on grey with 50 baj. blue, tied by GRIDS to lettersheet from ROMA 19 NOV 859 via the British Military Camp Aldershot where it was re-addressed, franked with a Great Britain 1856 6d. lilac (Scott 27; SG 70) for the onward postage to the Archbishop of Sydney Rev. Dr. Polding, the letter was carried by P. & O. packet PERA to Alexandria, then overland crossing the desert with camels and donkeys to Suez, reaching P. & O. packet NORTHAM to Sydney with arrival marking FE 9 1860, then forwarded to Mudgee (NSW), but finally returned to Sydney on March 19 1860; the GB 6d uncancelled in error because the postman at Farnboro Station cancelled the Papal States 6 baj. instead. Minor imperfections as usual and 6 baj. with small corner fault, otherwise Very Fine. 2016 K. Louis BPP Certificate. Ony 7 re-addressed combination covers with Papal States & GB frankings are recorded in the Karl Louis card index register of which only 4 bear the rare 50 baj. adhesive stamp, and 3 are from the correspondence to the Archbishop of Sydney Dr. Polding (John Bede Polding 1794-1877). (Illustrated in ´Letter Mail from and to the Old Italian States´ by Mentaschi-Matha pág. 245).

Lot 776

ITALIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: ESTADOS PONTIFICIOS. Sa. 3, 6 (2), 7, 9. 1860. LORETO (Ancona) a PALMA DE MALLORCA. 2 baj., 5 baj. (2), 6 baj. y 8 baj. Marca en negro LORETO y fechador de entrada en Francia ANTIBES. Tasada 4 Rs.

Lot 778

ITALIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: ESTADOS PONTIFICIOS. 1869. Cover from ROME to KONIGGRATZ (Bohemia) carried at double weight, franked by 1867 80c. rose (2) and 1868 perf. 20c. red and 40c. yellow tied by diamond grid with ASSICURATA handstamp in black and French CHARGE handstamp in red. Blue ´St. Michel´ entry marking (April 5) also on obverse of a fine mixed issue three colour franking to an unusual destination. Certs. A. DIENA and BOLAFFI.ROMA a KONIGGRATZ (Alemania). 20 cent. rojo, 40 cts. amarillo y 80 cts. rosa (2). Carta CERTIFICADA, raro franqueo tricolor y escasa destinación en este período, pequeñas faltas de papel en el sobre. Cert. A. DIENA y BOLAFFI.

Lot 789

ITALIA. Ce. 13. 1859 (Jan 11). Entire letter written from French soldier in ROME to PARIS with Divisional datestamp at left scored through in ink; with framed TROUVÉ DANS LA BOITE in black on front and franked by 1853 10c. bistre pair tied by dotted ´F´ lozenge and Paris cds (Jan 17) and readdressed to Carpentras. The adhesives being applied over the ´30´ tax marking originally charged and paid. An unusual entire.

Lot 795

ITALIA. 1870. PALERMO a FRANCIA. Circulada con dos sellos italianos de 20 cts. azul, mat. rombo de puntos 2240 de Marsella y fechador octogonal ITALIE/PAQ. FR. X Nº2. Magnífica y RARA.

Lot 799

ITALIA. 1922 (Oct 10). Cover to MILAN franked (and accepted) with 1906 10 c., 2x 2 c. orange brown of 1901 and MARCA DA BOLLO1 c. blue all tied PADOVA cds´s for 15 c. rate. Reverse with CLOCKMAKER´S advertising label and MILAN cds. A rare franking. Sc 77, 95. Signed by E. Diena, A. Diena, and photo-certificate E. Diena.

Lot 801

ITALIA: EGEO (Colonia italiana). 1920-40. 7 covers, diverse frankings.

Lot 802

COLONIAS ITALIANAS. Sa. 31(3). 1921 (21-11). CONSTANTINOPLA. CONSTANTINOPOLI a SUIZA. Carta certificada al dorso franqueada con una tira de tres del 5 pi. s. 25 cts. azul, mat. POSTA ITALIANE/COSTANTINOPOLI. RARÍSIMOS sellos en carta.

Lot 803

COLONIAS ITALIANAS. 1921. CONSTANTINOPLA. Cover to Vienna franked by Italy 5 c. green (Scott 94) and Levant 1921 2 pi. on 15 c. and 5 pi. on 25 c. tied by Costantinopoli cds´s. Trimmed at top. Scott 21,24.

Lot 804

CRETA. Sa. 1. 1902 (1-7). LA CANEA a ROMA. 1 pi. s. 25 cts. azul. Mat. LA CANEA/UF. POSTALE ITALIANO. Llegada al dorso. MAGNÍFICA.Sassone 2,75.

Lot 805

° EGIPTO. Sa. 6f. 30 cts. castaño de Italia con habilitación ESTERO DOBLE. Mat. rectángulo de puntos 234 de ALEJANDRÍA. En margen derecho con dos dientes cortos. Sello RARÍSIMO, sólo se conocen este ejmplar y una carta fechada el 18 de Julio salida de Alejandría. Una de las grandes rarezas del Levante italiano. Cert. G.COLLA.

Lot 807

EGIPTO. 1925 (June 15). Cover to Alexandria franked by Italy ´Marca Da Bollo´ 1 lire brown, apparently accepted for payment and tied on arrival by ´Paquebot/Alexandrie´ cds, with repeated strike of cancel below. Unusual and appealing cover.

Lot 808

ERITREA. 1889. 10 c. carmine rose, seven examples used on reverse of 1889 double rate registered cover to Rome, all tied by neat strikes of ´MASSAUA*(MAR ROSSO)´ datestamps (Type III). Obverse with perforated registered label and further strike of Massaua datestamp. Some wear but a very attractive franking.

Lot 809

ERITREA. Sa. 3 (2), 16/18. 1896. MASSAUA a ALEMANIA. Entero Postal alemán con franqueo de 5 cts. (2), 20 cts., 25 cts. y 45 cts. circulado por correo certificado, al dorso llegada.

Lot 811

ERITREA. 1900 (Jan 21). Italy 10c. lake postal stationery card used from Massaua to Paris with framed cachet of sender in blue and fine ´INDEPENDENTE PIROSCAFI POSTALI ITALIANO´ Italian Steamship cancellation in blue-green. Rare.

Lot 812

ERITREA. 1900-1940. 12 covers, diverse frankings, most of them air mail covers.

Lot 814

ARGENTINA. 1876 (8-Oct.). BUENOS AIRES a PORLEZZA (Italia). Sobre circulado con sello Argentino de 5 cts. rojo y sellos italianos con habilitación ESTERO de 20 cts. azul y 30 cts. castaño con mat. DA BUENOS AIRES/ COI POSTALI ITALIANI, al dorso fechadores de tránsito y llegada. RARA combinación de franqueos.

Lot 815

ETIOPIA. 1937. ADDIS ABEBA a ALEMANIA. 10, 25, 50 cts. y 1 Lira y sello de MARCA DA BOLLO de 20 cts. azul. Muy raro en carta.

Lot 816

ETIOPIA. 1936-38. 7 covers, diverse frankings.

Lot 820

LIBIA. 1930-12. 4 covers, one addressed to a wounded italian soldier in a field hospital during the Spanish Civil War.

Lot 828

GRECIA. Sa. 1 (2), 3 (2). 1913 (22-10). SALONICA. SALONICO a ALEMANIA. 30 s. 15 cts. gris (2) y 10 s. 5 cts. verde (2) en carta certificada. MAGNÍFICA.

Lot 830

SAN MARINO. 1866 (Feb 3). Entire letter franked by Italy 1865 20c. on 15c. blue tied by bold strike of REPUBLICA DI S. MARINO datestamp in blue. Equally superb repeated strike at left. Reverse with Ancona and Rimini cds´s (Feb 5). A fine and scarce fore-runner. Scott 34.

Lot 835

TRIPOLITANIA. 1945 (Nov 24). Cover, badly burnt around edges and resealed with French Post & Telegraphs Office tape, two adhesives cancelled BEIRUT DESPATCH cds´s; typed label on front ´ACCIDENT D´AVION en Tripolitaine´ tied by MARSEILLE cds of eleven days later, reverse with Lebanese Charity Tax tied Beirut and manuscript pencil note: Plane fell in Tripolitania and burned. This piece saved. Unusual and rare example of Crash mail.

Lot 836

TUNEZ. 1865. TÚNEZ a LIVORNO. 10 cts. ocre emisión De la Rue de Italia. Mat. TUNISI/POSTE ITALIANE y marca linea INSUFFICIENTE. RARÍSIMA, sólo dos cartas conocidas con el 10 cts. como único franqueo. (Reproducida en Zanaria-Serra pág. 86). Cert. E. DIENA.

Lot 839

TUNEZ. 1881. FRONTAL. TUNISI a GENOVA. Sellos de Humberto con habilitación ESTERO de 5 cts. verde (3, uno no matasellado), 10 cts. carmín y 25 cts. azul, más la RARA etiqueta R/ITALIA/TUNISI. RARA combinación de franqueo. Cert. COLLA y RAYBAUDI.

Lot 840

TUNEZ. 1890 (13-I). SUSA a RIMINI. Sobre circulado con sello de 2 cts. castaño rojo (Sa. T-15), mat. SUSA/TUNISIA. Tarifa de sobres con tarjetas de visita enviadas sin cerrar. Rarísimo usado desde Susa. Cert. RAYBAUDI.

Lot 842

JAPON. 1874. NAGASAKI a LYON (Francia). Carta con el texto completo escrito en Nagasaki y depositada al correo de Shanghai. Franqueada con sellos franceses de 5 cts. verde y tira de cinco del 25 cts. azul. Mat. ROMBO DE PUNTOS 5104 y fechador SHANG-HAI/CHINE. Circulada a Francia por la vía de Bríndisi. MUY RARA.

Lot 843

JAPON. Sc. 79(2). 1890. YOKOHAMA a USA. 10 sen naranja (21). Espectacular franqueo. Algunos defectos normales en un sobre de este tamaño.

Lot 844

JAPON. 1884 (Nov. 22). Cover to FRANCE franked by top marginal Koban 1876/77 10 sen blue, cancelled by cork cancel in black with YOKOHAMA cds alongside, reverse with scarce YOKOHAMA / PAQ. FR. S. No. 3 octagonal paquebot datestamp (22/11) and faint arrival cds adjacent. Vey inusual combination of a Japanese stamp with French maritime cancel. A rare and attractive cover. Scott 62.

Lot 845

JAPON. 1889. Destination mail envelope to CARACAS (Venezuela) bearing Koban, 5 sen blue (perf. 8 1/2) (SG 115); 5 sen blue (perf. 13) (SG 115) tied by cork cancels with adjacent YOKOHAMA POST thimble cds (pre-paying the U.P.U. rate) routed via San Francisco with transit on reverse. Very rare mixed franking and very rare destination.

Lot 847

JAPON. 1901 (July 26). UPU postcard franked by 1888 4s. bronze bistre, written from KOBE from Italian Naval Steamer used to VENICE from Italian Naval Steamer and cancelled by R. NAVE ELBA datestamp in black.

Lot 850

JAPON. 1918 (May 7). Registered cover from the Japanese Naval Base at Jaluit, Marshall Islands bearing Japan 20s. red-violet tied by ´Jaluit´ in red manuscript and by native cds. Yokohama red & white Exchange Office label on front and reverse with New York arrivals (June 4). A rare and appealing cover.

Lot 851

JAPON. 1942-43. MALAYA OCCUPATION, 4 covers with diverse frankings.

Lot 852

JAPON. 1946. TAIWAN. TAIPEH to SACRAMENTO (Usa). JAPANESE OCCUPATION. Air Mail registered cover with 5 yen green and 10 yen red lilac (block of eight) with registered receipt attached. Rare light franking.

Lot 853

COREA. 1914 (Dec 19). Remarkable large cover at 56 sen registered rate to New York, bearing 1913-25 2s. green, pair and single; irregular block of five 10s. blue all tied by scarce KEIJO-SEOUL-CHOSEN in violet. REGISTERED in red at left and Yokohama transit registered label and cds´s on front. Reverse with wax seals and New York oval arrivals (Jan 13, 195). A splendid and extremely scarce franking.

Lot 854

LIBERIA. 1879 (26 Apr.). Envelope, with full contents headed ´U.S. Flag Ship Ticonderoga Monrovia´ to PHILADELPHIA with MONROVIA/LIBERIA handstamp with PAID inserted, rated ´7d´ in manuscript and with red PAID LIVERPOOL BR. PACKET c.d.s. of 29 May, arrival datestamp on reverse; the envelope slightly foreshortened at right, otherwise fine and extremely rare.

Lot 855

LIBERIA. 1894 (22 Sept). Printed envelope from CAPE PALMAS ´pr Jeanette Woermann´ to HAMBURG, bearing Germany 1889-1900, 20 pf. (4) with boxed AUS/WESTAFRIKA cancellations, arrival datestamp (12 Oct.) on reverse; some folds and stains, scarce. R.F. STEUER certificate (2001).

Lot 858

LIBERIA. 1889-1939. Lot of 18 covers.

Lot 859

MEXICO. (1785 CA.). PUEBLA a TEGUACAN. Frente de plica Judicial con la marca PUEBLA (nº 2) en negro y tasa manuscrita de ´40´ reales. Manuscrito en el frente ´Pagué cinco pesos de Derechos de Correo´. EXTRAORDINARIAMENTE RARA.

Lot 862

MEXICO. 1804 (25-Enero). MEXICO a PUEBLA. Marca lineal MEXICO en negro. No reseñada. Extraordinariamente rara.

Lot 865

MEXICO. (1810 CA). Carta completa SIN FECHAR. QUERETARO a MEXICO. Marca lineal QUERETARO (nº 4) en negro. MAGNIFICA Y RARA.

Lot 870

MEXICO. 1818 (14-Feb.). MERIDA a MADRID. Marca PROVINCIA/DE YUCATAN en negro y tasa de 7 reales estampada a la llegada. Rarísima carta trasatlántica desde la Península del Yucatán durante el Período Colonial Español.

Lot 872

MEXICO. 1820 (17-Mayo). S. LUIS a VERACRUZ. Marca S. LUIS POTOSI (nº 5) en negro. MAGNÍFICA y RARA.

Lot 874

MEXICO. 1829. EXPEDICIÓN ESPAÑOLA A MÉXICO. Carta escrita a bordo de la Fragata "Encarnación" en el puerto de La Habana el 7 de Marzo de 1830 por el soldado español Miguel Vigo a su hermana en Ciudadela (Islas Baleares). Marca lineal HABANA en negro y tasa "6 R" estampada en España. En la carta, el soldado relata con detalle la expedición, que dice contaba con 3.500 hombres, así como la toma del puerto de Tampico y de la ciudad de Tamaulipas y la posterior capitulación. En la expedición, según cuenta la carta, se perdieron 1.000 hombres y costó 700.000 pesos. PIEZA EXCEPCIONAL DE GRAN INTERÉS HISTÓRICO, única carta conocida de esta desdichada expedición militar para la reconquista de México. Nota: En 1822, se consolida la Independencia de México, Iturbide fue proclamado Emperador y abdicó en 1823 ante el triunfo del Republicanismo Liberal. En 1827, la conspiración del Padre Arenas, ocasionó varias ejecuciones y la expulsión parcial de los españoles, que fue total en Marzo de 1829. España, creyendo fácil la reconquista por el desorden político, envió una expedición desde Cuba al mando de Isidro Barradas, que desmbarcó en Tampico el 27-VII-1829, pero tuvo que capitular el 11-IX-1829 ante el General Santa Ana. Las tropas españolas volvieron a La Habana y España reconoció, finalmente, la Independencia de México en 1836. Cert. COMEX.

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