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  • Lot# : 201 Thailand

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    1899: 'Korat' 1½ a. red on yellow postal stationery cards (10 examples) unused, the rejected design, fresh and fine (H&G 5). Scarce.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 202 Tibet

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    1912: ⅓ tr. blue, imperforate, an unused complete sheet of twelve (4 x 3) in a resonant emerald shade, some creasing and margin would appear better with a slight trim at right, a scarce sheet. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 180+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 203 Tibet

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    1912: ⅓ tr. blue, imperforate, an unused complete sheet of twelve (4 x 3) in a resonant fresh shade. Rare so fine. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 240+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 204 Tibet

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    1912: ½ tr. violet, imperforate, an unused complete sheet of twelve (4 x 3) in a rich deep shade, marginal creasing at top, but nevertheless rare. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 250+.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 205 Tibet

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    1912: ⅔ tr. deep carmine, imperforate, an unused complete sheet of twelve (4 x 3) in a rich deep shade, positions 6 and 7 showing "POTSAGE" error, central vertical crease and paper thins at base but nevertheless rare so fine. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 500+.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 206 Tibet

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    1912: Small group with 1/6 tr. green unused and used on piece together with usages on reverse of covers: each tied by "LHASA P.O." negative handstamp in black, ⅓ tr. blue in an unused pair and used on piece with bold strike of negative "LHASA P.O." also in blue, ½ tr. violet unused and used on piece, ⅔ tr. deep carmine with an unused single and half-sheet of six; a scarce group.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 207 Tibet

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    1912/33: 1/6  t. green on cover backstamped on front with indistinctive arrival mark 'Gyantse'-type (Hellrigl T3), further 2 t. in the rare orange shade (1951) horizontal pair on reverse of registered envelope with late registration marking (Hellrigl Type 94 'Lhasa XI') and route instruction 'From Lhasa to Gyantse" on front, in addition an unknown red and golden seal (80 x 68 mm) printed on a sheetlet.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 208 Tibet

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    1933/38: Covers (4), all bearing 4 tr. emerald (shades, all are genuine), India usages with 'Book Post' covers from Gyantse or Pharijong, further Indian usages incl. one cover to Nepal with half-round deleted Tax marking. A scarce group, condition as usual is variable (12 items).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 209 Yemen Kingdom

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 210 Yemen Kingdom

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    Catalogue# : 137+138
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    Ottoman P.O.'s 1908: Turkey 1908 1 pi. ultramarine, an irreegular block of five used on 1912 small piece cancelled by two bold strikes of "TAÏZ" bilingual datestamp (March 9) in black (Coles & Walker fig. 93 / Isfila 252), slight age spot but very scarce; and a small piece of Parcel card from Brousse (Sept 15, 1913) to San'aa with superb "SANAA / 1" arrival cds (Oct 4) in black (C&W fig. 82) and 1908 2 pi. blackish-slate in a single and strip of three used on piece with bilingual "BADJIL" datestamps in black (C&W fig. 52) - this last being very rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 211 Yemen Kingdom

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    Catalogue# : 213
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    Ottoman P.O.'s 1913: Turkey 5 pa. yellow-brown, a used example on 1913 postcard from Kamaran Island to Constantinople tied by bilingual "CAMARAN" cds struck in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 56) with Galata arrival at left. Rare.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 212 Yemen Kingdom

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    Catalogue# : 216
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    Ottoman P.O.'s 1913: 1 pi. ultramarine used on fine 1913 cover to Trieste tied by fine bilingual "HUDÉÏDA" cds (May 21) in blue-black ink, backstamped at Port Taufiq (June 1). Scarce and very fine, unrecorded by Isfila (Coles & Walker fig. 68).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 471 Iraq

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    1918/19: Collection on leaves with Mosul 1919 issue unused with varieties and multiples and a cover, 1918/21 first issue set unused with two 10 r. on 100 pi. indigo, study of cancellations on piece (noted "Tekrit (Iraq)" cds's), and covers including 1 a. red stationery envelope up-rated with 2 x 1 a. used to India and taxed at Lucknow; 10 r. on 100 pi. indigo on registered cover to Basel, Switzerland etc. (81 items incl. 10 covers).
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 475 Iraq

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    1905: Turkey 20 pa. red on rose stationery card, a used example to India cancelled by NEDJEF ECHREF despatch cds of Ottoman Post (C&W fig. 35), "BAGDAD P.O. transit cds (March 26) and Surat arrival cds all on obverse of an unusual card.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 476 Iraq

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    1915 (Feb 2): Cover and full contents from Basra to Purley, Surrey endorsed "On Field Service, No Stamps Required" and counter-signed at base "Lt. Genl. A. Barrett, Comm. I.E.F.D.", with reverse showing "Base Office" cds (Feb 3) and readdressed on arrival with "Purley Oaks Sorting Office / Croydon" cds (March 9) to London. Edge wear to envelope of no significance. Extremely rare - from Lt. General Sir Arthur Arnold Barrett, Commander in Chief, Indian Expedionary Force 'D', the long contents are an astonishingly frank letter with no self Censorship: "we have certainly been fortunate so far, and have managed to get the best of the Turks whenever we have met them. But I fancy we have the toughest part of our job before us yet. The Turks have a large Army and after allowing for the lot who are fighting the Russians in the Caucasus, and for those whoi are said to be on their way to attack Egypt, they might still bring a goodly number against us - and there are crowds of hostile Arabs, very well armed, in the country as well....The only things we really want and can't get are one or two aeroplanes for reconnoitering work. This is a country without roads, and a good part of the desert consists of swamps...the river is the only way of getting about. We hold as far as a place called Karna [Qurna], 40 miles above this, just at the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates, where we have a strong post. A few miles above that the Turks are entrenched and have blocked the channel of the river with sunken barges with guns in position.....I have orders from Gov't not to advance...we also have to guard the oil wells and pipeline of the Anglo-Persian oil company, which lie up to the north east....In a day< or two we have the Viceroy [of India] coming to stay...I suppose we shall have to saty here until the War is over, unless there is a revolution in Turkey...they seem to be under the thumb of the Germans. As for when the big war will end goodness only knows - we shall have to push the Germans very hard before they give in, and there are no signs of that at present...".rnrnNote: The British landed on 3 Nov 1914 at Shatt al Arab in the Persian Gulf and after some resistance took Fao. The objective was to secure the oil refinery at Abadan and if Turkey declared war, to occupy Basra. Lt. Col. Barrett (later General) went on the offensive at Saihan, Mohammerah and Qurna to secure Basra. On 9 April 1915 Barrett was evacuated due to illness and repalced b General Sir John Nixon - who two days later faced a Turksih and Arab offensive.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 477 Iraq

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    Ottoman Field Post Office 1916: Turkish 1 pi. letter-card of 1892 overprinted with violet Crescent for Officer's use, trimmed front only, mailed from Baghdad to Leipzig, with faint negative seal and beautifully struck twice by circular "IRAK KARARGHAI / 1" datestamps in black. Mailed to Leipzig, Germany via "Kaiser Deutsche Marine Seepost / No. 14" (March 6). Reverse with four line bilingual "Adjutant S.E. dos Generalfeldmarschalls / FREIHERR V.D. GOLTZ PASCHA" in violet. Rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 478 Iraq

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    1925/30: Baghdad - Haifa Overland Mail Service, Group of eleven covers to England, all bearing diff. markings, imprints or diff. labels of this special Desert Mail service, as 'Overland Mail via Haifa, bilingual labels in red and 'Overland Mail' imprints on envelope, further one unfranked usage charged on arrival with postage dues 7 1/2d. in England as well as on 'Incomin'- envelope from London (Dec. 17 -29) to Baghdad". Some commercial wear as usual, but a scarce group. The 'Overland Mail' was a weekly Motor Way  Service, established between Haifa (Palestine) and Baghdad as an alternative to the Cairo - Baghdad Air Service for acceleration of mail to Iraq and Persia.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 479 Iraq

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    1992/94: Palestinian Welfare 100 f on 5 f. multicoloured together with 1994 500 Fils overprint 14.5 mm long, 1 d. overprint '1' in Arabic numerals overprints 13.5 mm and15,5 mm, overprint varieties as bold overprint on block of four, 1 d. overprint 18 mm and 19 mm, 2 d. with double overprint, 3 d., 5 d. overprint 17,5 mm, 10 d., 25 d. overprint 15 mm, up to 50 d. value in a block of four. All fine unused never hinged with some duplicates and larger multiples.rn 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 480 Iraq

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    1938/62: Registered airmail cover from "Baghdad 28. Dec.38" to Germany with to date unrecorded 'LATE FEE' marking on front of envelope, further registered envelope  from 'SHAQLAWAH 9 AUG.53" (Province Erbil, Kurdistan) to Switzerland as well as 1962 censored  cover from  the prison at ROWANDUZ (RAWANDUZ) franked on reverse with 1962 4th anniv. of Revolution 30 f., fine and scarce offer.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 481 Iraq

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    1920/21: Covers (2) each sent stampless to Sussex, one endorsed "O.A.S." the other sent in printed OHMS envelope and signed by sender (Captain Smail), earlier cover with circular "M / 764" in violet and 1921 cover with circular "M / 730" in violet, both mailed via Basrah. Rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 482 Iraq

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    British & Indian Forces in Iraq 1915/19: Collection in a green album with predominantly Mesopotamia usages of Indian Field Post Offices with early cover from Ahwaz, Persia with "F.P.O. / No. 46" cds (May 5, 1915) and a later example of  "F.P.O. / No. 46" 10 April 1916 (when based at Nasiriyeh), 1918 much readdressed covers (2) each with 1 d. adhesives to Makina (FPO / No. 339) or Baghdad, "FPO / No. 32" cover (River Tigris), "FPO / No. 69" cover with Seaforth Highlanders cachet mailed on day of fall of Kut, 1916 'Black Watch' cover from "FPO / No. 16", 1920 cover via Basrah to Bombay with "M / 737" Official handstamp in red (rare), "KUT CAMP (IRAQ)" and "M / 1853" Official handstamp in violet (rare), also including 1915 "Kitchener Indian Hospital / Brighton" cachet in violet (this was based in the Pavillion) on OHMS cover, 1914 "Star" original Medal awarded to Manilal Guring of the Gurkha Rifles (36 covers + a medal + postcards).rn 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 495 Kuwait

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    1911/23: India 2 a. purple, 1 r. brown & green and, on reverse of piece of Telegraph form, 2 r. carmine & yellow-brown in a block of six, all tied by KUWAIT / M.T.D. (Military Telegrapoh Dept.) circular datestamps (Sept 9, 1922) in black.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 496 Kuwait

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    1923/24: ½ a. emerald (2), optd. KUWAIT, one with variety "Overpint Inverted", used with 2 a. bright reddish violet and 1½ a. chocolate and 'Annas' 1½ a. chocolate (India Gi 165), all used on 1926 registered cover to Bombay, tied by "Kuwait" cds's (Aug 11) in black with handstamped registered label below. Reverse with Bombay arrival cds (Aug 31). Envelope with slight trim fault at upper right corner and some peripheral staining but a rare usage of the 'clandestine' overprints on cover. Cert. BPA (1989). rn 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 497 Kuwait

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    1923/24: 3 a. dull orange, optd. KUWAIT, an unused block of sixteen (4 x 4) with interpanneau margins at top and at base, variety "Overpint Inverted", fresh and fine, unmounted og. The 'clandestine' but genuine overprint, nevertheless very rare in multiples.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 498 Kuwait

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    1923/24: Overprinted on India, the small unused range with 'clandestine' ½ a. emerald, 1½ 'annas' chocolate in a marginal block of four, 2 a. reddish violet, 3 a. ultramarine all with KUWAIT overprints inverted and ½ a. emerald with variety "Overprint Double" part og. An attractive group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 499 Kuwait

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    1923/24: 3 a. dull orange, optd. KUWAIT, variety "Overpint Inverted", used with 3 a. ultramarine on 1926 registered cover to Bombay, tied by pencil line and by "Kuwait" cds's (Aug 11) in black with handstamped registered label below. Reverse with Bombay arrival cds (Aug 31). Envelope with slight trim at left but a rare usage of the 'clandestine' overprint on cover. Cert. BPA (1989). rnNote: For a similar cover from this correspondence see the Harry Hibbert collection, Harmers, London, 11 March 1987, lot 738.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 500 Kuwait

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    1923/24: India 5 r. ultramarine & violet, a an interpanneau corner marginal example, tied to small piece by bold KUWAIT cds (March 26, 1937) in black. A scarce and most attractive usage. Opinion Holcombe (1998) Gi = £ 275.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 501 Kuwait

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    1923/24: 10 r. green & scarlet, wmk. Star upright, an unused example of good colour, fresh and fine, large part og. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 300.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 502 Kuwait

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    1923/24: Overprinted on India, the complete set of fifteen unused, including one or two additional shades (21 stamps), all fresh and very fine, large part og. Scarce and most attractive Gi = £ 600+.rnProvenance: Collection Francis Kiddle RDP., Grosvenor, London, 28-29 Sept 2011, lot 1003.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 503 Kuwait

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    1929/37: India 2 r. carmine & orange overprinted, wmk. Stars, a fine used example, variety "Watermark Upright", cancelled by KUWAIT / REG circula datestamp (1941) in black. A very scarce stamp Gi = £ 225.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 504 Kuwait

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    1929/37: India 15 r. blue & olive overprinted, wmk. Stars inverted, a fine used example showing variety "Broken "T" in KUWAIT", lightly cancelled by "KUWAIT / REG" circular datestamp (Jan 10, 1939) in black. A fine example of a very rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1990) Gi = £ 1'300.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 505 Kuwait

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    1929/37: Overprinted on India, the complete set of twenty unused, with additional ½ a. (both), 1 a. (wmk. upright and inverted.), 8 a. (wmk. upright and inverted), 1 r. wmk. upright and inverted), through to 15 r. value (29 stamps), generally fresh and fine, the 15 r. with light tone spot on reverse of one perforation not affecting the frontal appearance. A scarce set Gi = £ 1'500+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 506 Kuwait

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    1933 (Feb 1): India Airmail 3 a. blue overprinted, an unused example showing clear lithographic "Double Print" variety, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Rare Gi = £ 1'000.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 26 Oct 1994, lot 1322.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 507 Kuwait

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    1933 (Feb 1): India Airmail set of four overprinted, unused blocks of four, the 2 a., 3 a. and 6 a. all unmounted og., the scarce 4 a. olive-green fine with large part og. and lower stamps unmounted og. Gi = £ 720+.
    Starting bid : 240 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 508 Kuwait

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    1933 (Dec 13): "Kuwait-Singapore" Imperial Airways First Flight cover with 1933 Airmail 2 a. deep blue-green pair, 3 a. blue and scarce 4 a. olive-green pair (Gi = £ 450) all tied to illustrated envelope by KUWAIT circular datestamp (Dec 13) in black. Slightly roughly opened at base but very rare with just 25 covers carried on the full leg of the journey (Muller 4).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 509 Kuwait

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    1933 (Dec 13): "Kuwait-Singapore" Imperial Airways First Flight cover with ½ a. green and 1933 Airmail 2 a. deep blue-green, 3 a. blue and scarce 4 a. olive-green pair all tied to registered envelope by KUWAIT/REG circular datestamps (Dec 13) in black. Triangular cachet "First Flight / Imperial Airways" in green on front and reverse with Singapore arrival (Dec 19). Cover returned via Bombay (Dec 30) to Baghdad (Jan 14, 1934). Rare with just 25 covers carried on the full leg of the journey (Muller 4).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 510 Kuwait

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    1934/35: Airmail covers (6) all franked by 1933 Airmail issue with 1933 Imperial Airways envelope to Singapore bearing 2 a., 3 a. and scarce 4 a. olive-green; 1934 and 1935 covers sent registered (different registered labels) each franked by 3 a. and 6 a. to Baghdad and London; Feb 1934 registered cover to Birmingham with 3 a. pair and Feb 1935 registered cover with 6 a. single franking to Baghdad, Dec 1935 Airmail Printed Matter rate cover to Graubunden, Switzerland franked by single 3 a. blue. A scarce and attractive group.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 511 Kuwait

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    1939: India 1 r. grey & red-brown overprinted, an unused horizontal pair, right hand stamp (Lower left pane, Row 3, stamp 2) showing variety "Extended "T" in KUWAIT", fresh and very fine, superb large part og. Rare Gi = £ 1'100+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 512 Kuwait

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    1939: India 2 r. violet-purple & brown overprinted, an unused example, (Lower left pane, Row 3, stamp 2) showing variety "Extended "T" in KUWAIT", this being the first repair to the printing error with the extended "T" in a thinner state, fresh and very fine, large part og. A very rare stamp - somewhat rarer than the original variety. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 1'100+.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 513 Kuwait

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    1939: India 2 r. violet-purple & brown overprinted, an unused corner block of four from the Lower left pane, the upper right stamp (Row 3, stamp 2) showing variety "Extended "T" in KUWAIT", this being the first repair to the printing error with the extended "T" in a thinner state, folded across horizontzal perfs., fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A very rare positional multiple - the repair being somewhat rarer than the original variety. Cert. BPA (1980) Gi = £ 1'100+.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 6 May 2004, lot 1024.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 514 Kuwait

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    1939: India 5 r. green & blue overprinted, an unused corner block of four from the Lower left pane, the upper right stamp (Row 3, stamp 2) showing variety "Extended "T" in KUWAIT", this being the second repair to the printing error with the extended "T" now with indentation on the vertical stroke at right, some minor bends not affecting the upper pair and variety, otherwise fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A very rare positional multiple - the repair being somewhat rarer than the original variety. Cert. BPA (1980) Gi = £ 1'400+.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 6 May 2004, lot 1025.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 515 Kuwait

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    1939: 10 r. purple & claret overprinted, an unused example, variety "Overprint Double", fresh and very fine, superb, unmounted og. A much rarer stamp than catalogue suggests. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 700.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 516 Kuwait

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    1939: India 10 r. purple & claret overprinted, an unused horizontal pair, right hand stamp (Lower left pane, Row 3, stamp 2) showing variety "Extended "T" in KUWAIT", left stamp with minor tone spot in margin not affecting the fresh and very fine appearance, superb large part og., the variety unmounted og. Rare. Cert. BPA (1980) Gi = £ 2'500+.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 517 Kuwait

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    1939: India 10 r. purple & claret overprinted, an unused horizontal pair, right hand stamp (Lower left pane, Row 3, stamp 2) showing variety "Extended "T" in KUWAIT", left stamp with trivial gum bend not affecting the fresh and very fine appearance, superb large part og. Rare Gi = £ 2'500+.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 518 Kuwait

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    1939: India 15 r. brown & green overprinted, wmk. Stars upright, an unused example, fresh colour, very fine large part og. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 325.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 519 Kuwait

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    1939: India 15 r. purple & claret overprinted, wmk. Stars inverted, an unused example, (Lower left pane, Row 3, stamp 2) showing variety "Extended "T" in KUWAIT", fresh and very fine, large part og. An extremely rare stamp. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 3'000.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 520 Kuwait

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    1939: India 1 r. grey & red brown to 10 r. purple & claret overprinted, the high value set of five, each tied to individual piece by KUWAIT circular datestamp (March 1, 1948) in black. An attractive and scarce group Gi = £ 650+.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 6 May 2004, lot 1022.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 521 Kuwait

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    1939: India 5 r. green & blue and 15 r. brown & green in a horizontal strip of three, with 1945 1 a. carmine and 6 a. turquoise-green at left (folded away for display), all used on blue piece tied by KUWAIT datestamps (Dec 11, 1947) in black. Fresh and fine, a remarkable high value usage Gi = £ 1'675+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 522 Kuwait

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    1950/55: 2 r. on GB 2 s. 6 d. yellow-green, Type II surcharge of 1954, an unused example, marginal from right of sheet, slight gum wrinkle, unmounted og. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 400.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 6 May 2004, lot 1037.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 523 Kuwait

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    1950/55: 5 r. on GB 5 s. red, an unused corner marginal block of four from top left corner of the sheet, four stamp (Row 2, stamp 2) showing "Extra Bar" variety clearly, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A scarce positional multiple Gi = £ 1'200+.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 6 May 2004, lot 1039.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 524 Kuwait

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    1923/24: "KOWEIT" Essays, the complete set of twenty-seven stamps (Postage & Official), with Postage set of fourteen from ½ a. to 10 r. green & scarlet overprinted KOWEIT in black and Official set of thirteen stamps from ½ a. to 15 r. blue & olive overprinted KOWEIT / SERVICE in black at the Government Printing Works in Calcutta, the anna values all numbered in pencil '2' and the Rupee values numbered '7' on reverse, all fresh and very fine, large part og. and pristine. Most of the available stamps were numbered on the reverse by the London dealer R. Roberts upon receipt and he stated in May 1923 "The first Setting of the surcharge for the provisional stamps of Kuwait was spelt "Koweit". The Setting of the surcharge was in blocks of twelve subjects and only two sets of blocks were printed". An outstanding set of which just 24 were issued (see the article by Alan Donaldson from the 'Philatelist' enclosed with the lot), many of which have now been split, although the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II contains the set in blocks of four thus making just 20 full sets available to philatelists. This particular set has not been on the philatelic market for over 40 years. A great rarity of British Colonial philately. Cert. BPA (12980) Gi = £ 42'000.rnProvenance: Collection "Vaduz", Sotheby's, London, 29 Nov 1979, lot 294.rn 
    Starting bid : 25,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 34,000 CHF

    Lot# : 525 Kuwait

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    1923/24: Official set of fourteen values overprinted on India, fresh colours and appearance, gum wrinkle on the 15 r., large part og., a very scarce and attractive set Gi = £ 850.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 526 Kuwait

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    1923/24: Official 1 r. orange-brown & deep turquoise-green overprinted opn India, an unused example, variety "Overprint Double, One Albino", clearly seen on reverse, large part og. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 200. 
    Starting bid : 90 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 527 Kuwait

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    1923/24: Official 10 r. green & scarlet and 15 r. blue & olive, used examples on small registered piece tied by KUWAIT / PERSIAN GULF circular datestamps (March 25) in black. Note the break in the overprint in "K" of KUWAIT on the 15 rupee: giving the impression of an "X", an unusual and scarce piece. Cert. BPA (1984) Gi = £ 1'150.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 532 Maledives

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    1906/59: Group of one stationery and 16 covers incl. 1906 Ceylon stationery letter card 5 c. black-brown on greenish blue ovpt MALDIVES in red in unused condition, cert. BPA, also 13 Minaret issue covers directed primarily to India or Great Britain, but also to exotic destinations such as Iceland, three later issues on cover.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 541 Morocco

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    Morocco Agencies 1899/1914: The SPECIMEN selection with 1899 set of eight complete (Gi = £ 225) plus additional 50 c., 1903/05 set of seven values complete (Gi = £ 225) and additional 5, 10, 20 and 25 c. values; British currency 1907 2 s. 6 d. with hooded SPECIMEN and Seahorse 2 s. 6 d. sepia-brown with italic SPECIMEN, Spanish Currency 12 p. on 10 s. ultramarine with hooded SPECIMEN, largely fresh and fine, large part og. A scarce group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 651 USA

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    1856 (Aug 19): Unpaid Envelope with full content written at 'Cibolo Farm' nearby Boerne, Kendall County Texas and directed to Dresden, Saxonia, endorsed "By the Prussian closed mail", "N. YORK Br. Pkt SEP 9" despatch cds in black on front, reverse with AACHEN transit (Sept 23) cds in red and boxed "STADTPOST 25 Sept." distribution datestamp of Dresden. The frontside of the full letter included shows a streetview of 'Main Plaza San Antonio' smaller views of 'Mission San Jose', 'Mission Conception', 'Courthouse', 'Alamo', and 'Mission San Juan' as well as etnographic pictures of a Red Indian and a Mexican. A most attractive item, sent from a settler with German roots.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 652 USA

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    1857 (Dec 20) Entire letter with full eight page content from St. Petersburg, Russia to Newark N.J., endorsed "Via Liverpool, pr. Prussian Closed Mail", reverse with "ST. PETERSBOURG, 1857, XII 20" diamond datestamp and manuscript "11/3" rating, obverse with "AACHEN PAID 25 Cts. 29 12", red "N. YORK Br. Pkt. '30 Paid' JAN 30" exchange credit cds. Very Fine and scarce incoming Prussian closed mail from Russia.rnNote: Sent to US Senator William Wright (1794-1866), from his brother. Great historical item with full content.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 653 USA

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    1847: 5 c. red-brown, a fine and fresh unused example in a temperate shade, even large margins allround with full gum. A scarce stamp sought after in this appealing shape, cert. Raybaudi (1995) Scott = $ 6'750.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 654 USA

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    1847 (July): 10 c. black showing double transfer in 'POST OFFICE', a fresh and fine used example with primarily fair to large margins all round, shaved at base, neatly tied to 15 October 1850 cover to Philadelphia by straight line PAID handstamp in red with "PITTSBURGH Pa" despatch cds and '10' due, both in red alongside. Horizontal file fold well away from the adhesive, an attractive cover. Scott = $ 1'250.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 655 USA

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    1856: Jefferson 5 c. red-brown, Type I, imperforate, a used example with large even margins all round, of fine fresh colour, lightly cancelled in black. Scarce and most attractive. Signed G. Bolaffi (1973) Scott = $ 1'700.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 656 USA

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    1855: Washington 10 c. green, Type III, imperforate, a used example with large to huge margins all round, lightly cancelled in black. Very fine and scarce thus. Signed A. Diena Scott = $ 150.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 657 USA

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    US Line & PSNC 1864: Cover from Cumberland, Md., to Commander of the U.S. Ship "Fredonia" at Callao, Peru endorsed "Care of the US Consul, Panama, New Granada", franked by 1861/62 Black Jack 2 c. and 10 c. green in a horizontal pair cancelled by grid handstamps in blue with "Cumberland / Md." despatch cds at left (April 21). Red '12' British credit handstamp, carried by US Ship to Colon and thence via British P.O, with double arc "PANAMA" cds (May 5) in black and Soutbound on PSNC Steamer to destination (the "Fredonia" was a US store-ship at this time and was later wrecked in the Arica earthquake of 1868). Callao and Lima cds's (May 18). 2 c. with bend and clipped perfs. due to placement but a scarce and attractive cover to an unusual destination. Illustrated in Edition D'Or 59 on page 228.rnProvenance: Robert Kaufman, 26 Nov 1989, lot 1339.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 658 USA

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    US Line & PSNC 1869: Entire letter from San Francisco to Lima, Peru endorsed 'pr. Steamer' franked by 1861/63 5 c. brown and 10 c. green in a horizontal strip of three all tied by segmented cork handstamps in black with "San Francisco Cal. / Paid" despatch cds in magenta (April 17) and "24 Cents" credit handstamp in same ink (1 c. over-payment of rate). British P.O. PANAMA cds (May 1) in black and thence by PSNC Steamer to Callao with Lima arrival cds (May 8) on reverse. File fold at top but a most attractive entire. Illustrated in Edition D'Or 59 on page 228.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 659 USA

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    Confederate States 1861/62: Jefferson 10 c. pale blue, a used example with large even margins all round, tied to yellow envelope from Culpeper Court House to Southampton, Virginia by "Culpeper C. H. / Va." cds in black (Oct 25). A most attractive cover Scott = $ 300.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 660 USA

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    Confederate States 1863/64: 10 c. blue, engraved, a used example, marginal from top of sheet, showing portions of adjoining four stamps, slight bend in margin, cancelled by part "GRIFFIN / GA" cds's in red (Aug). A delightful 'Corinphila' stamp. Signed Brun, A. Diena, G. Bolaffi.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 661 Philippines

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    1919 (4./5. April): 26c green, on first airmail in the Philippines special commemorative card depicting Miss "RUTH LAW" tied by special triangular handstamp. (Müller 1; 30'000 points) Fine and rare card.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 662 USA

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    1919: PO in SHANGHAI, 2c on 1 c green to $2 on $1 purple black, complete series of 16 values, large part og., $1 short perfs on right, otherwise very fine, (Scott = $2'000+).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 663 USA

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    1851/1990ca.: Lot with many hundred stamps used and unused from the United States and Canada with emphasis on Coils and ATM stamps  with some cover usages together with a good range of stamp booklets, quite a lot of material to be discovered.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 665 Argentina

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    SGTM 1868 (Nov 4): Entire letter written from San Lorenzo to Marseille, franked by unusual usage of France 1862 20 c. blue (3) and laureated 1867 20 c. blue (5) used to pay the double rate of 1 fr. 60 c., tied by dotted Anchor lozenge in black. Carried on the SGTM Steamer "Poitou" and struck with superb impression of octagonal Consular "CONFÉDÉRATION ARGENTINE / *" datestamp (Nov 20) at left (Salles fig. 1058). Adhesives, one with fault when overlapped at right, also tied by Marseille entry marking (Dec 23) in red. Illustrated in Edition D'Or 59 on page 116. Probably a unique usage of such a franking, a most extraordinary cover. Signed Calves.rnProvenance: Collection Sabattini, Afinsa, Madrid, 20-21 Sept 2000, lot 197.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 666 Argentina

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    Messageries Impériales 1872 (Feb 4): Cover from Buenos Ayres to Arnstadt bei Gotha at double rate endorsed "Par la Vapeur Française via Bordeaux", franked by Cérès 1871/75 15 c. bistre and 25 c. blue - single and two blocks of four, all tied by dotted Anchor lozenge with octagonal "BUENOS-AYRES / PAQ. FR. J No. 2" datestamp (Feb 29) in black (Salles fig. 1072). Carried on Paquebot "Sindh" to Bordeaux with Arnstadt arrival cds (April 1) on reverse. The block is folded over the edge of the envelope and now displayed well. Illustrated in Edition D'Or 59 on page 108. An unusual and attractive cover.rnProvenance: Maurice Burrusrnrn 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 667 Argentina

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    SGTM 1875 (Oct 20): Cover from Buenos Aires to Milan, Italy endorsed "Vapore La France", franked by Argentina 1868 Rivadavia 5 c. vermilion, tied by "Buenos Aires / OM" despatch cds (Oct 20). Carried by the SGTM Steamer "France" direct to Marseille with 'Plata /Marseille' entry mark in red (Nov 16). Taxed on receipt as entirely unpaid with 1870 Italy 1 lire Postage Due tied by Genova cds (Nov 18). A fresh and fine cover, carried on the same voyage as the previous lot.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 668 Argentina

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    French Military Concessionary Rate 1875 (Aug 26): Siège 40 c. orange, slight corner fault, used on double rate Military Concession cover from Buenos Aires to Toulouse, tied by dotted Anchor lozenge in black. Circular "CORR. D. ARM. / LIG. J PAQ. F. NO. 1" datestamp (Aug 26) in black (Salles fig. 1098) and transferred to Paquebot "Rio Grande" for journey to Bordeaux with circular "LIGNE J / PAQ. FR. No. 6" datestamp (Sept 1) struck in blue (Salles fig. 1063), with further strike on reverse. Bordeaux a Cette TPO alongside (Sept 28) and Toulouse arrival in black.  Illustrated in Edition D'Or on page 113. Despite the small fault, a very rare cover.rnProvenance: Collection Rodolpho Campigotto.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 669 Argentina

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    British Post Offices 1877: Cover from Buenos Aires to Indiana, USA via London on the RMSP "Neva", franked by Argentina 1877 8 c. lake, rouletted, tied by framed "Buenos Aires / O.M." datestamp (Nov 15) in black, Great Britain 1873/80 5 d. grey pl. 15 pair (Gi 147) initially left uncancelled and tied in transit with "FB" Foreign Branch obliterators in London (Dec 18). Reverse with 'New York / Paid All' duplex of entry (Dec 28). Illustrated in Edition 59 on page 111. A fine and scarce cover.rnNote: The British P.O.'s in Buenos and Montevideo were closed in July 1873, however British stamps were sold by the British Consul until Argentina joined the UPU on April 1, 1878. Uruguay joined the UPU on July 1, 1880.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 670 Argentina

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    British Post Offices 1877: Cover from Buenos Aires to Bremen. Germany via London on the RMSP "Elbe", franked by Argentina 1877 8 c. lake, rouletted, tied by circular "Buenos Aires / O.M." datestamp (June 15) in black with buzon (box) "A" marking alongside; Great Britain 1858/79 1 d. red pl. 182 pair and 1873/80 1 s. green pl. 12 tied in London in transit by "28" numeral obliterators in black. London cds (July 16) and Bremen arrival of the following day on reverse. Illustrated in Edition 59 on page 111. A fine and scarce cover.rnNote: The British P.O.'s in Buenos and Montevideo were closed in July 1873, however British stamps were sold by the British Consul until Argentina joined the UPU on April 1, 1878. Uruguay joined the UPU on July 1, 1880.rnProvenance: Collection Rodolfo Campigotto.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 671 Argentina

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    1864/65: Rivadavia 15 c. blue, wmk. RA, imperforate, a used example with large even margins all round, of rich depth of colour, lightly cancelled by obliterator in black. A superb example of an extremely rare stamp. Signed G. Bolaffi. Certs. A. Diena (1961), BPA (1997) Scott = $ 6'500.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 672 Argentina

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    1826/1828: 'Republica Argentina' printed postal documents (4), with manuscript detailing of revenue accrued from letters, packets and registered mail sent from Buenos Ayres to Arequipa, Lima and Tacna, the fourth in smaller format from Salta. An unusual and interesting group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 673 Argentina

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    1873/77: Covers (3) with 1867 5 c. red used on cover to London and taxed on arrival at '1/-' due to pay with "Ship Letter / London" cds in red on reverse (March 5); 1867 5 c. red used on 1875 cover from Buenos Aires in combination with Italy Estero 30 c. brown and 40 c. carmine uncancelled - charged on arrival with Italy 1870 Postage Due 1 lire (Nov 17); and 1877 8 c. lake used on fine 1877 cover to Genova tied by Buenos Aires cds and italic "Da Buenos Aires / coi Postali Italiani" in black, charged with Italy 1870 Postage Due 1 lire (Sept 2). A scarce group.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 674 Bolivia

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    Colonial 1815c.: Cover from La Paz to the Procurator Fiscal in Cuzco rated '2' reales in manuscript, struck with "PAZ" despatch handstamp in red (Tizón fig. 4). Superb strike.rnProvenance: Collection Jaime Ortiz-Patiño.rn 
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 675 Bolivia

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    Colonial 1820 (July 31): Entire letter from Oruro to Lima with fine strike of "ORURO" despatch handstamp in red (Tizón fig. 2) rated '3½' reales in manuscript. Very fine.rnProvenance: Collection Jaime Ortiz-Patiño.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 676 Bolivia

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    Colonial 1824: Quarterly report from the Oruro Post Office dated at base December 31, struck at top with perfect strikes of abbreviated / truncated "RTA. DE CORREOS" Nacional "POR EL REY" and "ORURO" handstamps (Colareta figs. 3+4+5, almost certainly taken from this document) at top all in red. A magnificent document in the finest possible condition - and very probably the last such sent with the "POR EL REY" as Bolivia's Independence was secured the following year.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 677 Bolivia

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    1828 (Oct 14): Entire letter from Oruro to Arequipa, Peru with fine "ORURO" straight line of despatch and "2½" handstamps in red, reverse with straight line "PUNO" handstamp in red of transit and rate altered to "3½" (reales) due in manuscript. Fine strikes and opens well for Exhibit display.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 678 Bolivia

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    1835: Entire letter from Tupisa to Cuzco struck with superb "TARIJA" straight line despatch in red (Colareta fig. 1) and large "3½" (reales) rate marking at left. The entire would have taken the Oruro and Potosi route with the 3½ real rate altered to "4" in manuscript on arrival. A charming and rare entire, illustrated in the Colareta handbook on page 209.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 679 Bolivia

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    1843 (Jan 12): Prepaid entire letter from Santa Cruz to Cochabamba struck with superb "FRANCA / STA. CRUZ." in red with manuscript rate '2' reales alongside.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 680 Bolivia

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    1849/50: Matching entire letters (2) with earlier entire to Tacna struck with fine framed "ORURO" despatch in red sent unpaid and charged "3½" reales in pencil manuscript, 1850 entire prepaid to Sucre with framed "ORURO" and "FRANCA" and rate mark "2" all struck in blue.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 681 Bolivia

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    1850c.: Outer letter sheet to Valparaiso struck with octagonal framed "PSNC / COBIJA" in black with Cobija sender's cachet at right, charged '45' centavos in red due on arrival. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 682 Bolivia

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    1861: Double rate cover from Lamar to Strasbourg endorsed 'par Panama', struck with scarce circular "LAMAR / FRANCA" in blue, three line PANAMA / TRANSIT in black (May 22), thence via London with framed "GB / 2F 87½c." accountancy marking in black and London cds on reverse (June 12). Weighed at '9' grams and charged '36' décimes due on manuscript on arrival. A scarce and attractive cover. Signed Baudot.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 683 Bolivia

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    1864 (Feb 25): Prepaid double rate cover from Cobija, Bolivia to Valparaiso rated '2' reales in manuscript for payment to the Port with circular "LAMAR / FRANCA" struck in green, taxed on arrival in Valparaiso with large '25' (centavos) handstamp in red for double rate (2 x 10 c. + 5 c.).
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 684 Bolivia

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    1876: Prepaid cover front from La Chimba (later Antofagasta) to Montevideo via Magellan Straits, struck with "CORREOS DE BOLIVIA / LA CHIMBA / ABRIL 30 76", intaglio oval "CORREOS DE LA CHIMBA / BOLIVIA" with Steamer vignette and oval "CANCELLADO" all in blue - the sole, unique example of all three handstamps applied to the same cover - with Montevideo arrival (June 5) in black and tax mark "10" to pay. Exceptional and very rare.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 685 Bolivia

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    1877: Prepaid cover from La Chimba (later Antofagasta) to Valparaiso endorsed "per Vapor Rimac", struck with fine "FRANCA" and intaglio oval "CORREOS DE LA CHIMBA / BOLIVIA" in blue with Steamer vignette. Reverse with Valparaiso arrival cds (Oct 27). A fresh and very fine cover.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 686 Bolivia

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    1877: Prepaid cover from La Chimba (later Antofagasta) to the 'Chilean Times' in Valparaiso endorsed "Vapor Colombia", struck with "FRANCA" and intaglio oval "CORREOS DE LA CHIMBA / BOLIVIA" in blue with Steamer vignette. Reverse with Valparaiso arrival cds (Nov 20). Minor edge wear but scarce.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 687 Bolivia

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    1878: Mourning envelope prepaid from Antofagasta to Valparaiso endorsed "Urgente", struck with two fine strikes of fanvy framed "Franca" and octagonal framed "10c. CORREO / 10c. ANTOFAGASTA" all in blue. Reverse with Valparaiso arrival cds (Jan 9, 1878). Small closed tear at base of envelope but rare and most appealing.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 688 Bolivia

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    Colonial 1795c/1810: The pre-stamp selection (6)  with 1800c. cover to Lima with "POTOSI" straight line in red (Tizón fig. 1), and a further fine strike on front to Paz with rare Official "♚" circular handstamp (Tizón fig. 9), 1810 Colonial cover to Buenos Ayres rated '3' with italic "POTOSI" in red (Tizón fig. 3), and a matching 1810 entire prepaid to Buenos Ayres with "POTOSI" in red with "FRANCA" (Tizón figs. 3+7), 1820 cover to La Plata prepaid with "FRANCA" and "COCHABAMBA" in red (Tizón figs. 1+4) and same despatch strike on entire to Cuzco. Generally fair to very fine, a rare group.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 689 Bolivia

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    1828/33: Printed postal documents (5), with manuscript detailing of revenue accrued from letters, packets and registered mail sent from Chiquisaca to Lima (1828) and to Tacna (1833); and further examples, all dated 1833 concerning mail to Lima, from Cochabamba, La Paz and Potosi. An unusual and interesting group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 690 Bolivia

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    1859/66: Entire letters (2) to Cobija, Bolivia with 1859 entire endorsed "pr. Asia via New York" and struck with "24" (cents" handstamp in red and '34' in pencil manuscript for onward transmission with British P.O. "PANAMA" transit (Aug 2) in black; and an attractive cover from Paris to Cobija with France 1862 20 c. blue and 80 c. red tied by Paris Stars "4", via London and Panama (May 9) with British P.O. "COBIJA" arrival cds on obverse (May 24). Small file folds but a scarce duo.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 691 Bolivia

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    PSNC 1868: Entire letter from La Paz to Arequipa, Peru, endorsed "Por Vapor", franked by 1866/68 Condor 10 c. deep brown, two examples, positions 5 and 6 on the plate, with large margins all round, in a rich shade, tied by "CORREOS DE LA PAZ / RB" datestamp in black (Jan 16). Reverse with "Tacna" transit cds (Jan 22), thence to Arica and by PSNC Steamer to Islay and overland to Arequipa; where charged "10 cs." due in manuscript. An oustanding franking - the 10 c. brown was only ever used in La Paz - and one of just two covers known franked thus and carried by the Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Illustrated in Edition D'Or 59 on page 204. Exceptional in all respects, a great rarity. Signed Calves. Certs. RPSL (1962), Philatelic Foundation (1994).rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 90, 24-29 Oct 1994, lot 6243; Collection Erivan Haub, Köhler / Corinphila, Stockholm, 1 June 2019, lot 567.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 692 Bolivia

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    PSNC & RMSP 1876 (Sept 24): Cover from La Chimba (Antofagusta) to Berlin, printed endorsement "Per Steamer via Panama" at top, franked by Great Britain 1865/73 4 d. vermilion pl. 14 in a horizontal pair, tied by intaglio "CORREOS DE LA CHIMBA / BOLIVIA" oval in greenish-blue, with twqo further strikes of fancy framed "CANCELADO" in same ink at right, showing the cover to be prepaid on despatch (and probably adhesive stamps had run short), Great Britain 1874/80 6 d. grey pl. 15 pair applied and tied by fair "C39" obliterator in black at Cobija, overpaying the 1/7½ d. rate by a penny. Carried on PSNC Steamer to Panama and thence on the RMSP "Don" to Plymouth. London / Paid transit in red and reverse with arrival (Jan 11). One of only two recorded covers with the La Chimba oval cancelling British stamps (both were in the Dale-Lichtenstein collection), Nissen provenance notation on reverse in pencil. Faults to envelope but a remarkable and exotic franking. Illustrated in Edition D'Or 59 on page 205. Cert. RPSL (1969).rnProvenance: Charles Nissen (1923-24); Collection Louise Boyd Dale & Alfred F. Lichtenstein, Harmers, NY, 17-18 Feb 1969, lot 286; Collecction Jaime Ortiz-Patiño, Spink-Shreves, New York, 5 March 2008, lot 2050; Collection 'Severn', DF, Geneva, 14 April 2010, lot 21028.
    Starting bid : 8,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 693 Bolivia

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    1925 (Aug 11): "First flight from Cochabamba to ORURO", Airmail 50 c. orange unused horizontal pair with green handstamped surcharge with large part og. together two unused examples with normal example with hyphens between date, corner bend, second example unused but with two dots instead of the second hyphen in date, without gum. The stamps were handstamped in strips of ten (thus no blocks exist). Just 600 examples surcharged, scarce Sanabria 2.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 694 Bolivia

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    1935 (Feb 1) : Airmail 5c. to 10b. 'Map of Bolivia' issue (and showing the disputed Chaco boundary), American Banknote Co. complete set of sunken Die Proofs (10) with bevilled corners (95 x 110 mm.), completed designs in issued colours on thick card with ABN imprint and file numbers at top in colours of the stamp; fresh and very fine. Rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 695 Brasil

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    Falmouth Packet Line 1812: Second sheet of double rate entire letter from Rio de Janeiro to Guernsey, the contents mentioning the imminent arrival of the "Antelope" Packet, carried on the "Princess Elizabeth" to Falmouth where struck with skeleton "BRAZIL / F" datestamp (Jan 13, 1813) in green, rated at '7/2 d.' to pay (4/10d. for the Maritime voyage, 1/8d. from Falmouth to Weymouth (147 miles) + 6d. Packet to Guernsey), an apparent overcharge of 2d., preumably for local delivery. Illustrated in Edition D'Or 59 on page 43. Not the earliest known usage of this datestamp nevertheles a fine and scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF
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