Subasta Stamps and Covers of the World

✉ NUEVAS HEBRIDAS. 1909. PORT VILA to U.S.A. New South Walles Postal Agency cancel transferred to Condominium Postal Authorities. Mixed franking French and British stamps. Arrival on reverse.

✉ NUEVA ZELANDA. 1857. COOK ISLANDS. Entire letter datelined at top "11 Mars 1857, Mangia" addressed to the Governor of TAHITI in French, letter mentions the Brig Ocean under Captain Lyons, with three further pages of the entire ending in instructions that the letter would be handed to the Captain who was to return to Tahiti from Mangia after the journey. Rare and very early entire from this remote outpost.

✉ NEWFOUNDLAND. Sc. 142a. 1919 (19 Abril). S. JOHNS a INGLATERRA. 3 cts. castaño con habilitación a mano AERIAL ATLANTIC MAIL J.A.R. Carta preparada para la tentativa de vuelo transatlántico del aparato Martinsyde "RAYMOR" pilotados por el Capitán Morgan y el Mayor Raynham. Cert. E. DIENA y B.P.A.

✉ LAGOS. 1873 (15-Jan.). Envelope ex the "NUTTALL" correspondence registered to MANCHESTER, showing red crayon "3" over "2/5", superb B/LAGOS cds., straight-line REGISTERED h.s., PAID/LIVERPOOL/SHIP tombstone d.s. (18.12) and two strikes of REGISTERED/LIVERPOOL double-ring d.s., both in red, with arrival d.s. (18.1) on reverse. Most attractive. Ex. H. G. PORTES, W. C. HINDE.

✉ NIGERIA. 1882 (20 Sept.). Envelope from LAGOS to ROME (Italy) registered from "Post Office Lagos", bearing 1882, 1 d. lilac-mauve (4, one marginal) and 2 d. blue each cancelled with oval of bars, showing REGISTERED LETTER h.s. in red at left, LAGOS cds, LIVERPOOL (25.10) and LONDON (25.10). Registered oval d.s., ROME arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Rare and most attractive. (S.G. 17, 18).

✉ NIGERIA. 1893. OLD CALABAR to LONDON. 1sh. green ovpr. BRITISH PROTECTORATE/OIL RIVERS tied by double-ring OLD CALABAR. RARE stamp on cover.

✉ NIGERIA. 1894 (September 11). Registered cover to ENGLAND franked 1894 1 d. bisect, 1894 2 d., 1892 2 d. bisected and 1894 1 d., making correct total of 4 1/2 d., tied BONNY square circle date stamps, small "R" handstamp at left with manuscript number, Liverpool transit on face and Luton arrival backstamp. Fine and attractive.

✉ NIGERIA. 1894. Registered cover to England franked 1894 1 d., 2 d. and 1892 bisected 1 d. lilac and 2 d. grey and green making correct total of 4 1/2 d., tied BONNY square circle date stamps, small "R" handstamp at left with manuscript number, Liverpool transit on face and Luton arrival backstamp. FINE and RARE.

✉ NIGERIA. Sg. 1, 3, 45, 46 (2). 1896. OPOBO RIVER to ENGLAND. 1/2 d. (2), 1 d. and OIL RIVERS, 1/2 d. and 2 d. on registered cover, arrival cds.

✉ NIGERIA. 1898. Registered envelope to GERMANY very nice franking, arrivl on reverse. FINE.

✉ NIGERIA. 1899. Envelope sent to LONDON and redirected to Devon, franked with 1 1/2d. green (2) and 1d. orange (2) stamps.

✉ NIGERIA. 1903. OLD CALABAR to SWITZERLAND. Registered cover, spectacular franking, arrival on reverse.

✉ BORNEO. 1905. SANDAKAN to U.S.A. Registered cover franked with 3 cts. and strip of three 5 cents. overpt. British Protectorate.

✉ NOROESTE PACIFICO. 1920. NEW GUINEA to GERMANY. Registered envelope franked with 1/2 d. green and 5 d. ocre stamps. Oval censor mark. Rare comercial mail.

✉ PRINCIPE EDUARDO. Sc. 5a (2), 7. 1869. Registered cover to SUMSMERSIDE franked with two 2 d. rose and 6 d. green tied with manuscript "BURR/GILLIS/&CO. Very rare franking. Cert. V. GRAVES GREENE.

✉ SAN KITTS-NEVIS. 1845. NEVIS to VANNES (France) from a Frenchmen prevented to leave the island for his inhability to pay some debts, forwarded to New York by A.C. ROSIERE & CO. (large red oval cachet on reverse). OUTREMER/LE HAVRE entry mark.

✉ SAN KITTS-NEVIS. 1875. ST. KITTS to LONDON. Registered cover franked with four bisected 1/2 d. on 1 d. stamp (one light fault) and 4 d. on 6 d. green. FINE.

✉ SAMOA. 1895. APIA to CONSTANTINOPLA. Registered cover franked with 2d. yellow and 1sh. red. Arrival on reverse. An unusual destination.

✉ 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.

✉ SARAWAK. Sc. 39, 44, 46. 1914. KUCHING to LONDON. Large commercial registered envelope franked with 4 cts., 20 cts. and 50 cts. stamps. RARE high franking, especially the rare 50 cts. on cover.

✉ SEYCHELLES. 1913. SEYCHELLES to ALEMANIA. Registered cover, nice franking, arrival on reverse.

✉ MALAYA. Sc. 11, 16. 1875 (May 31). Cover from PENANG to VIENNA bearing Straits 1867-72 4c. bright rose and 30c. claret (each with company control cachets in blue) tied by CIRCULAR DOTTED cancellation in black; red PENANG despatch cds alongside. Red framed P.D. on front and reverse with Brindisi (July 1) and Vienna arrival cds (July 4). A rare and fine cover.

✉ SINGAPUR. 1879 (March 8). Cover from SINGAPORE to MARSEILLE franked by France Type Sage 2c. brown, 3c. yellow buff and 10c. black on lavender in a horizontal strip of three, all tied by circular LIGNE N / PAQ. FR. NO. 4 datestamps (March 8) in black applied on the Paquebot ´Ava´. EXCEPTIONAL and RARE usage, believed to be unique with this franking from the Far East. SINGAPUR to MARSEILLE envelope franked with french 2 cts., 3 cts. and three 10 cents. stamps tied by LIGNE N/8-MARS-79/PAQ. FR. Nº 4 on the SINGAPUR scale of the french ship "Ava". Very rare and the unique known with this franking from the Far East.

✉ AFRICA DEL SUR: INGLESA. 1911. SOUTH WEST AFRICA to LONDON. Registered Official cover franked with eight 2 d. stamps ovpr. OFFICIAL S.W.A. arrival on reverse.

✉ SUDAN. 1884. Sailor's letter cover endorsed from "M. Sullivan, Skilled Shipwr., HMS Euraylus, Suakim" franked with Great Britain 1880/81 2d. deep rose (SG. 168a), tied by British numeral obliterator 17 of Birmingham and reverse with Birmingham arrival cds (March 4). Some minor aging but a scarce cover from this famous small correspondence. Signed Todd AIEP.

✉ SUDAN. 1896 (August 7). DONGOLA CAMPAIGN. SARRAS (Sudan) to LONDON. Officer's envelope with full content addressed to Lord Amherst. Endorsed ON ACTIVE SERVICE NO STAMPS AVAILABLE and signed "J.F. Brun Murdoch Miralai (Brigadier), Comm. Egyptian Cavalry, Sarras". Envelope cancelled by WADI-HALFA/CAMP and charged 2 1/2d. Interesting contents for a cholera epidemic.

✉ TONGA. 1894. TONGA to SYDNEY. Registered cover bearing a spectacular franking of surcharge issues with pair 2 1/2d. on 1s., 1/2p. on 4d. and 2 1/2p. on 8d. (2), one of the stamps showing a large pair of SURCHARGE OMITTED. Arrival on reverse. A RARE and nice cover.

✉ TRINIDAD. 1870 (8 Febrero). TRINIDAD to PHILADELPHIA. Folded cover send via St. Thomas with red "Lamb & Co. St. Thomas W.I" fowarder's double oval handstamp (struck on front and back) and US. 10 cts. yellow stamp tied by N. YORK STEAMSHIP circular datestamp. Very fine and rare use from Trinidad to the U.S. via St. Thomas. Cert. PF'2015.

✉ TRINIDAD. 1882. TRINIDAD to ENGLAND. Registered cover franked with 1/2 d. purple (4) and 6 d. green (2). Fine and rare franking.

✉ TRINIDAD. 1891. BERLIN (Germany) to PORT OF SPAIN. 5 pf. green german postal stationery uprated with 3 p. yellow brown stamp taxed on arrival by Trinidad 1 p. black stamp. Small faults but a RARE franking.

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

✉ TURKS AND CAICOS. Sg. 53, 59, 71, 72. 1897. TURKS to BERNE (Switzerland). 1/2 d., 4 d., 5 d. and 6 p. stamps send registered, arrival on reverse. Fine franking.

✉ TURKS Y CAICOS. 1898. TURKS to ENGLAND. Registered envelope uprated with 1/2 d., 1 d. (3), 2 1/2 d. and 6 d., arrival on reverse. Very fine.

✉ UGANDA. 1902. ENTEBBE to ENGLAND. Registered envelope franked with 1/2a. green (2) and 2 1/2a. blue (2) overp. UGANDA tied ENTEBBE cds. Mombasa transit and arrival on reverse.

✉ ISLAS VIRGENES. 1913. TORTOLA to GERMANY. Registered envelope sent via St. Thomas. Nice franking. Arrival on reverse.

✉ ZANZIBAR. Sg. 225/34. 1910. ZANZIBAR to GERMANY. Very nice franking on registered cover, arrival on reverse.

✉ ZANZIBAR. Sg. D23. 1932. Underpaid cover from SAMANDU (Madagascar) franked on reverse with 50c. brown; struck with 'T' marking on front and taxed on arrival in Zanzibar with very scarce 1930/33 Postage Due 25c. black on rose tied by ZANZIBAR cds (Aug 19). RARE cover. Cert. RPS (2003). Ex collection Milo Rowell.

✉ ZULULAND. 1892. ZULULAND to GERMANY. Registered cover franked with 1 d. and 9 d. stamps, arrival on reverse.

✉ ZULULAND. 1897. ZULULAND to GERMANY. Registered Official cover franked with 4 sh. carmine and green, arrival on reverse. A rare hight franking.

✉ GRECIA: ISLAS JONICAS. Ed. . 1826. Cover showing fine strike of the OFFICIO DELLA POSTA GENERALE/CORFU Coat-of-Arms cachet from the British Administration on Corfu, sent to CANADA via London and the Falmouth Packet service to Halifax. Front shows bold ´3/6´ British debit in manuscript, HALIFAX/SE 18/1826 arrival datestamp, plus Canadian accounting in red ink resulting in ´6N4´ total postage due. An extremely rare and remarkable cover.

✉ GRECIA. Ed. . 1862 (Abr. 30). Part of Newspaper with 1 l. chocolate superior sheet margin (stamp removed and replaced). Cancellation ´18´ of TRIPOLIS. Very rare.

✉ GRECIA. 1862. 80 Lep carmine, Paris Print, three singles, complete to very large margins, used as due on 1862 cover from FRANCE to ATHENS. Excepcionally handsome cover. F. Holcombe.

✉ GRECIA. 1865. TAGANROG to SYRA. Complete letter franked with russian 30 ko. green and red. Taxed on arrival with Greeks 10 l. and 40 l. stamp. Desinfection cut. Fine mixed franking.

✉ GRECIA. 1867. FIVE COLOUR FRANKING consisting of 20 l. deep dark blue, good margins, used in combination with 1 l. red-brown, 2 l., 5 l. and two 80 l. (nº 19f+15c+16c+17b+22b), all tied by ATHENS cds ib 1867 folded entire from MARSEILLE to ATHENS (bs 27 Apr. 1867). File fold through stamps.

✉ GRECIA. 1875. Carta de LONDON a PATRAS. Sellos de G.B. 1 p., 2 1/2 p. y 4 p. (SG. 94, 139, 182) tasada a la llegada con sellos de Grecia de 5 l. y 40 l. verde (Sc. J3, J6). Franqueo mixto con la rara tarifa inglesa a Grecia de 6 1/2 p. (válida sólo de 1.7 a 31.12.75). Franqueo mixto y uno de los usos más tempranos de los sellos de tasa.

✉ GUATEMALA. 1776. CREVILLENTE(Valencia, España) a GUATEMALA. Carta completa con texto, marca de Madrid estampada en tránsito y ESPAÑA en rojo de La Coruña. Rara circulación transatlántica, una de las más antiguas conocidas.

✉ GUATEMALA. (1800 CA.). Envuelta dirigida a NUEVA GUATEMALA con indicación manuscrita "Por el Rey" y sello negro ovalado de Franquicia Oficial.

✉ GUATEMALA. (1800 CA.). Dos carta circuladas a GUATEMALA, una desde LOJA (Granada, España) y la otra con indicación manuscrita "Por el Rey" y sello negro.