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Losnr. : 697 Grossbritannien
1 / 2151864/80, 1d. rose red, plate numbers 71-225 (excl. pl.77), the fine specialised collection on album pages neatly written up for exhibition, incl. all plates mint (plate 225, QI, provenance: Harmers auction 27 Oct. 1976, lot 1323), each plate represented by at least one cover (pl. 225 vertical pair KK-LK used with 1870, ½d. on envelope to New York, pl. 225 is very rare on a foreign destination cover!), 23 Imprimaturs from various plates incl. pl. 223, varieties incl. 66 stamps with inverted watermarks, imperforate with plate 148 mint o.g. with Philatelic Foundation cert. (1962), plates 146, 198 and 207 ovpt. SPECIMEN, various protective underprints, mint multiples incl. pl. 96 blocks of 16 QI-TL (lower right corner marginal block with pl. no.), and OB-RF block of 20, pl.102, EG-KL right hand marginal block of 42 showing dividing star, pl. 122, NJ-SL block of 18, pl. 143, AA-BF corner marginal plate no block of 12, plate 191, KG-NJ, block of 16, pl. 214, SA-TD corner marginal pl. no. block 8, used blocks incl. pl. 138, DD-GF block of 12 with neat CHESTER MY 9 72 cds., also included several covers with mixed plates / mixed issues frankings (incl. pl. 208 used with Surface printed 1880, 1d. Venetian, foreign destinations (incl. Ionian Islands), various printed matters to foreign destinations (incl. Egypt!), pl. 103 on 'Fun Magazine’, pl. 118 on Punch Magazine, pl. 95 on Sun Fire Office printed letter, pl. 96 on printed Telegram (!), pl. 143 on neatly executed and decorative gold printed Lady’s envelope, some better cancellations incl. More to pay, H&K Packet, Brunswick Stars, Sorting Tender, the collection is housed in 5 volumes, some slight oxidation as usual, otherwise the condition is generally good to very fine with many choice items.Ausruf : 22.000 CHFZuschlag : nicht verkauftLosnr. : 928 Indien
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The Thomas Fiott de Havilland correspondence archive, 308 entire letters, all with full content, written or addressed to Thomas Fiott de Havilland in the period between 1809 to 1841 with emphasis on the years 1809/1810 the Seringapatam mutiny as well as those from the campaign against the Mahratas in 1815/16 in Madras (Chennai). The correspondence comprises letters, to and from his wife Elizabeth ("Eliza") de Sausmarez (1782-1818), with many written in Bangalore and Madras showing oval POST PAID BANGALORE handstamp. further a correspondence to his friend Georg Cadall, Fortress Adjutant in Seringapatam, letters to his fellow officer William Garrard (1778-1836) or James Lilliman Caldwell (1770-1863I, a leading military engineer fan future general as well as incoming mail from London or Guernsey including many ship letters with interesting contents and markings. This archive has to be regarded in general as a unique source of information about the changeful everyday life of the English in Southern India in the early 19th century. Finally it has to be pointed out, that every single letter has been completely transilterated.
Thomas Fiott de Havilland (1775-1866) was born in Guernsey and joined the service of the British East India Company in 1792 and became Captain in 1806, Major in 1815 and at last Lieutenant-Colonel in 1824. In his younger days he served at the siege of Pondicherry (1793), at the conquest of Ceylon (1796) and the siege of Seringapatam (1799) where he met Arthur Wellesley, better known as Lord Wellington. Serving at Seringapatam in 1809 he participated actively in the well-known mutiny against the Governor of Madras. In consequence he was set under arrest and had to return to England to defend his case. Finally reinstalled he returned to Madras in 1814 and became one of the leading military and civil engineer, in the madras presidency and completed the Saint George's cathedral. In 1825 he retired from the service and returned to Guernsey, where he died in the age of 90.Ausruf : 35.000 CHFZuschlag : nicht verkauftLosnr. : 1119 Mauritius
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1859 (Oct): Sherwin 2 d. deep blue on blued paper, four single examples, positions 4, 11, 2 and 5 on the plate of 12 subjects, used on 1859 entire letter at double rate from St. Louis to Bordeaux. The adhesives all with margins closely trimmed to the design with the exception of the two right hand stamps, the third (pos. 2) showing under-inking of the plate in the value tablet and the fourth (pos. 5) showing vertical dash of colour in the left margin at base; all tied by eight barred dumb obliterators in black and by 'Pays D'Outremer' entry marking weakly struck in red. Reverse with circular 'G.P.O. / Mauritius' cds of despatch (Nov 10) in black and Bordeaux arrival cds, where charged 16 décimes due. Illustrated in the Kanai handbook on page 113. A marvellous and extremely rare entire of great visual appeal. Cert. BPA (2002) Gi = £ 32'000 (off cover).1 / 1
Note: Just seven covers bearing the Sherwin issue are recorded - this being the earliest recorded usage and the sole cover bearing four examples of this stamp.
Ausruf : 25.000 CHFZuschlag : 60.000 CHFLosnr. : 842 Ägypten (Königreich)
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French P.O.'s in Egypt 1850/1928: The extensive collection with pre-stamp covers incl. two incoming covers from Belgium, fore-runners with Alexandria usages on stamps with 3704 and later 5080 incl. four values of the Bordeaux issue and 1867 5 fr. grey, 1880 cover ex Port Said with Type Sage 25 c. bistre tied by dotted cds, 1899 issue complete used with all Types, Alexandria with 1921/23 15 mill on Merson 50 c. block of 25 unused, Cairo usages with 5119 gros chiffres (16 stamps and a cover), Port Said with 'Vingt Cinq' on 10 c. cover, July 1921 cover (torn at top), shortpaid and Merson 15 m. on 50 c. applied and tied by rare 'Taxe à Percevoir' violet handstamp, August 1921 cover with Merson 15 m. 50 c. used as Postage Due, 1921 shortpaid cover with 1921 10 m. on 30 c. carmine Postage Due pair, four further Postage Due covers from this scarce issue, Postage Due 30 m. on 20 m. olive-green unused with inverted surcharge variety (signed Calves and others but thinned), Suez 1865 cover franked at 50 c. tied by 5105 gros chiffres etc. the whole with Postal Stationery, registered usages and varieties (over 100 covers).Ausruf : 2.500 CHFZuschlag : 4.400 CHFLosnr. : 878 Ägypten (Königreich)
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Territorial P.O. in Massawa 1872/75: Egypt 5 pa. brown, 20 pa. blue, 1 pi. red and December 1874 2 pi. yellow (2), all used on 1875 entire letter from Massawa 'via Brindisi' to Marseille, France tied by four bold strikes of POSTE KHEDEVIE EGIZIANE / MASSAWA datestamps (Smith type IV.1) in black (Oct 17), reverse with 'V. R. Poste Egiziane / Suez' transit cds (Oct 28), Egyptian Alexandria cds of the following day alongside. Circular 'Paq. Angl. / Alexandrie' cds (Oct 30) in black and, at right 'Paq. Ang. V. Brind / A Mod.' entry marking in red (Nov 7). The 5 pa. just affected by file fold at base but a wonderful and attractive four colour franking, the most stunning cover from this tiny correspondence and one of Egyptian philately's most famous covers. Cert. E. Diena (1991), Todd AIEP (2016).1 / 1
Provenance: Collection 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 121 (May 2000), lot 2643.Ausruf : 20.000 CHFZuschlag : 19.000 CHFLosnr. : 914 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1866/1952c.: Collection in a red album, with 1866 Pellas imperforate Proof set of seven, 1866 first issue set complete (all genuine) unused with exceptionally fine 5 pi. rose and some duplication, 1867 set to 5 pi. unused with some duplication (all genuine), 1872-1879 definitive sets unused, 1914 set to 200 m. unused, 1923 Fuad set to £ 1 unused, 1926 58th Birthday 50 p. purple unused from top right corner of sheet, 1926 Port Fouad set of four with toned gum on low values but 50 pi. superb unmounted og. marginal from top of sheet (cert.), 1927/37 set complete with shades including 500 m. (3) and £ 1 (2) one with Control A/35, 1931 Zeppelin set unused, 1932 100 m. on £ 1 unused (cert.), 1932 Locomotive set, 1933 Airmails (incl. Faroul imperf. 1 m. pair and 5 m. oblique perf. block of four), 1933 Zeppelin set unused and used, 1934 UPU set to £ 1 complete unused, 1938 £ 1 sepia & green unused from top left of sheet, thereafter largely complete including Miniature Sheets, Officials, Postage Dues and some Palestine (Gaza) issues from 1948. Generally fine collection of high catalogue value.Ausruf : 3.500 CHFZuschlag : 5.000 CHFLosnr. : 694 Grossbritannien
1 / 411840/1948: Collection with 1840 1 d. black used (33) cancelled in red or black, 1840 2 d. blue used (3), 1841 1 d. red with 'Numbers in Cross' cancels (Nos. 3, 5, 6, 7 noted), 1841 2d. blue used with five pairs, a strip of three, a cover and 32 single examples, 1847/54 Embossed with 6 d. violet (5), 10 d. brown (2) and 1 s. green (2) used; 1858/79 1 d. red plate numbers unused (24), 2 d. blue used (38, one with inverted wmk. variety, another with major re-entry), Surface Printed with 1867/83 high values incl. 5 s. rose (3), 10 s. grey-green and £ 1 brown used; 1883 high values with 2 s. 6 d. lilac (9), 5 s. carmine (4) and 10 s. ultrmarine (6) used; 1884 £ 1 brown-lilac, wmk. Crowns (3) used, 1891 £ 1 green used (3), 1883 lilac & green set used, 1887 Jubilee set unused, 1902/12 Edward VII 2 s. 6 d. lilac used (2), 5 s. carmine used (2), 10 s. ultramarine used (2), £ 1 green used (4), 1913 Seahorses with fine range of 10 s. values with shades, £ 1 green used, 1925 Wemley sets used (3), 1929 PUC £ 1 unused and used, 1939 2 s. 6 d. brown unused (2, plus a usage on cover to India), 10 s. deep blue unused, 1948 RSW £ 1 unused (2) etc. Some 'Used Abroad' noted and a few further covers. Condition varies but a hugely catalogued collection with much of interest.Ausruf : 15.000 CHFZuschlag : nicht verkauftLosnr. : 871 Ägypten (Königreich)
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Napoleonic Campaign 1799 (July 2): Printed "Alexander Berthier au Général Division DUGUA" letter 'Au quartier-général d'Alexandrie, le 15 thermidor an 7', interesting war report concerning the battle at Fort d'Abou-Qyr against Turkish troups mentioning 'trois milles Turks rendus prisonniers, parmi lesquels se trouve le fils de Mustapha pacha , commandant en chef' printed 'Au Kaire, de l'Imprimerie Nationale'. Further outer lettersheet to 'Ordonnateur de la Marine à Toulon" bearing "ARM. D'ITALIE / I re Don", dated inside "Alexandrie 26 Thermidor an VI" (13.8.1798) in manuscript. Much of the original Armee d'Italie became the Army of Egypt. Fine ensemble, ex collection Paolo Vollmeier.
Louis Alexandre Berthier (1753 – 1815), 1st prince de Wagram,1st sovereign Prince of Neuchâtel, Marshal and Vice-Constable of France, Chief of Staff (Major général) under Napoleon Bonaparte.Ausruf : 750 CHFZuschlag : 1.100 CHFLosnr. : 670 Grossbritannien
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2 d. blue, pl. 1, horizontal pair lettered FJ-FK overlapping a horizontal strip of five lettered FE-FI, used on 1840 second sheet of letter struck with italic 'Newton / Penny Post' in black on despatch (corresponding boxed 'No. 1' Receiving House marking on reverse), mailed to Dijon, France, endorsed 'Paid to Dover', the adhesives tied by Maltese Crosses in red and by 'Angl. / Calais' entry marking in red (Nov 27) and manuscript charge1 / 1
'18' décimes in ink. Reverse with Milnthorpe cds, London transit in red and Dijon arrival cds in black (Nov 29). The cover was overpaid by 4 d. for the single rate of 10 d. to Dover. Some minor wear to reverse and file folds, but a very rare and visually stunning cover of great importanace to British classic philately. Cert. BPA (1997).
Provenance: H. R. Harmer, London (Jan. 1964)
Stanley Gibbons Rarity Sale (1978)
Soler y Llach (1993)
Offered by John Taylor in London Philatelist (May 1997)Ausruf : 10.000 CHFZuschlag : 10.000 CHFLosnr. : 703 Dominikanische Rep.
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1876: Cover from the French Consul in Santo Domingo (cachet on reverse) mailed to Paris, endorsed 'per English R. M. S. S.', struck with fair circular 'Administration General De Correos De Santo Domingo' datestamp on front and newly introduced 'T' marking in black below framed INSUFFICIENTLY / PREPAID handstamp applied at the British P.O. The cover franked by Great Britain 1865/73 4 d. vermilion pl. 14 strip of three tied in transit with 'C51' obliterators of St. Thomas, being underpaid by 1½ d. (in manuscript at upper right) for the correct rate and was charged '6' décimes due on receipt in manuscript. Reverse with 'St. Thomas' cds (Jan 28), London transit (Feb 19) and Paris arrival cds. Opening tears at top and minor imperfections but a rarity. Cert. Holcombe (1999), Todd AIEP (2016).1 / 1Ausruf : 2.000 CHFZuschlag : 5.500 CHFLosnr. : 814 Ägypten (Königreich)
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Postal Paper / Fiscals 1892/1990c.: 'Back of the Book' accumulation with extraordinary selection of usages including Salt tax document (1892) from Samalout, 1897 Salt Tax Renewed License stamps on form, Newspapers form 1893, 1930 'Authorisation of Payment' form franked at 30 m., Customs form addressed to W. Byam (circa 1943), 1952 4 m. green on Notary form, Acknowledgement of Receipt forms from 1907, Airmail labels in blocks and in Booklets (2), Banknotes, EMS slips, 'Found Open and Officially Sealed' labels in multiples unused and used on 1943 cover, Misr Baggage tags, Motor Mail red labels in mint blocks of 40 and 36, Parcel Cards, Parcel Receipt forms, Passport and Visa pages, Post Offices Savings booklet, Fiscal usages on covers and cards etc. Viewing is a pleasure.Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 1.300 CHFLosnr. : 860 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1852/1990c.: Collection in box with much loose material including 1852 pre-stamp cover to Syra, Greece; 1867 5 pi. brown used (2), 1872/75 1 pi. red used (100+) and two on cover from Alexandria, 1917 registered and censored four colour cover to Mexico from Suez, stockbook with mint material in multiples incl. better definitives incl. 1959 200 m. and 500 m. in sheets of 16 (Gi = £ 300+), 1953 definitive 4 m. green in block of six signed by the model for the subject of the stamp, 1933 airmail set unused, commemoratives with 1934 UPU 50 pi. and £ 1 used, Leprosy 5 m. marginal imperforate example unused, 3 m. stationery card with inverted opt. used, Gaza unused sets etc. A true left-over 'glory' box.Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 6.500 CHFLosnr. : 1125 Neuseeland
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1871: 2½ d. orange, two horizontal pairs, used on 1873 'Goldrush' cover to Locarno, Switzerland tied by distinctive "W" handstamps of Westland on despatch. Reverse with 'Hokitika' transit cds (June 30) and Christchurch cds (July 2) with Locarno arrival cds (Sept 11). Front bears London transit cds in red (Sept 9). The cover somewhat aged and the stamps have been lifted for checking and carefully replaced, however this is a rare usage with the rate somewhat complicated (it was technically reduced to 8 d. from Jan 1, 1874 and there is a manuscript '20' for French credit at upper left and a further '2d.' in manuscript for the British share and the cover was not taxed on arrival. A fascinating and scarce cover for the specialist, mail to Switzerland at this period being extremely unusual.Ausruf : 1.000 CHFZuschlag : 1.000 CHFLosnr. : 675 Grossbritannien
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2 d. blue, pl. 4, two imperforate horizontal pairs, lettered RA-RB and RC-RD with clear to large margins all round, tied to 1852 cover to Nice, Kingdom of Sardinia, by neat London '14' obliterators in black. Endorsed 'via Belgium' at upper left and struck in transit with circular 'Aus England Per Aachen / Franco' transit in red (Dec 15). Struck with framed RÉG. FR. handstamp in black (Régence Frontère) at Aachen (Van Der Linden fig. 2403) and reverse with 'Coeln / Verviers' TPO in black and 'Nizza Maritima' arrival cds (Dec 20). A fine and unusual cover. Opinion Holcombe (1993).1 / 1
Note: The service from Great Britain to Sardinia through France was suspended on July 1, 1851; the 8 d. per ½ ounce rate via Belgium being introduced on August 1, 1852.Ausruf : 350 CHFZuschlag : 2.200 CHFLosnr. : 1017 Indien
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1931/1947: De La Rue Pictorial Issue, the extensive collection with the set of eight in mint blocks of four, with study of the Arms watermark / no wmk. varieties with large blocks of 4 p. and 8 p. with and without wmk., Official leaflet with full set, 1 a. brown with blocks showing the Plate Crack on the Char Minar, 4 p. in an imperforate block, 4 a. ultramarine on laid paper (unlisted by SG), thereafter with extensive Postal History of the issue with 46 covers/cards showing Combination covers, Certificates of Posting, Registered Mail incl. stationery usages with 1 r., extraordinary 'Per Parcel Passenger' front containing 'Glass with Care' franked 8 a. and 12 a. (2) and Victory 1 a. blue, scarce VPP (Value Payable Post) usages etc. A fine lot that would make an excellent Exhibit.Ausruf : 1.000 CHFZuschlag : 1.700 CHFLosnr. : 711 Grossbritannien
British Occupation of Italian Colonies M.E.F. 1942 (March 2): Cairo / Nairobi Printings with 'Square, Round or Oblong Stops' between M.E.F., the collection of covers on leaves with First Day Covers (3) to Asmara or Cairo franked by mixed full set used in Asmara or Massaua (one signed A. Diena, another by Raybaudi); March 12 cover with full set showing mixed printings used in Asmara, March 16 and 18, 1942 covers with full set with mixed printings used in Asmara, March 19, 20 and March 25, 1942 registered covers/cards from Asmara with set of five to 5 d. value (signed A. Diena or Oliva); April 4 and April 27 covers with full set used in Asmara, Sept. 1942 cover with full set cancelled 'Cheren / Eritrea', Oct 1942 cover to South Africa set of five incl. 2½ d. ultramarine se-tenant with 'Round Stop' variety, Oct 1942 full set on cover tied FPO 549 (signed Sorani) and 1946 cover to Genoa franked by full set and additional 2 d. with scarce use of Nairobi 1 d. used from Tripoli, Libya. A rare selection with high catalogue value.Ausruf : 1.000 CHFZuschlag : 2.200 CHFLosnr. : 1176 Div. Brit. Kolonien Lots/Slg.
1863/1920: Selection with better values as Bermuda 1875 Provisional 'One / Penny' on 1 s. green unused (SG 17), Grenada 1863/71 compl. sheet of Small Crown watermarked paper as used for British Colonies issues, Hong Kong 1891 two used examples (SG43a + 44a), Leeward island 1897QV Diamond Jubilee 1 d. dull mauve and rose used (SG10a), Palestine 1920 1 m. sepia overprint type 5 in black used (SG 38) as well as Rhodesia 1910 Double Head 8 d. (SG 185a) two unused examples with fine large part original gum, further GB 1902 I.R. Official 1 d. scarlet (SGO21) in a fresh mint block of 45 Gi = £ 4'000.Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 700 CHFLosnr. : 907 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1867: Egypt 1 pi. red tied by 'V. R. Poste Egiziane / Port Said' cds (April 13) used on cover endorsed 'via Brindisi' to Paris in combination with France Laureated 1863/67 80 c. rose tied by gros chiffres '5080' of the Alexandria French Post Office with cds at left (April 15) for onward transmission. Reverse with unusual 'Pharmacie Francaise / Port Said, Egypte' label and Egyptian P.O. in Alexandria cds (April 14). Front panel with Marseille entry marking (April 21) in red and manuscript notation "Voir au bureau Militaire" as the letter was addressed to a Lieutenant in Paris during the Commune period. An exceptional and historic cover. Signed Calves and Todd AIEP.Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 1.300 CHFLosnr. : 858 Ägypten (Königreich)
1 / 168Cancellations 1866/80c.: Bulging red album with many hundreds from the classic period from 1866 with 1867 issue well represented (large PVRE of Bulah Dacruv, Chaluf El Tarraba, El Gisr, Fecsne, Serapeum etc.), and on 1872/75 issues including scarce towns/villages such as Bilbes, El-Uasta, Galiub, Godaba, Metelino, Roda, Rosetta, Teh El Kebir; some unusual manuscript cancellations, Arabic dated examples from Esna, Ghirgeh, Karaskou, Kena, Luxor and Sohag; Station cancels (some in violet), Newspaper pre-cancels, Cassa Money Order cancels, usages on Interpostal Seals, foreign cancels on Egyptian stamps one or two covers etc. A terrific volume with viewing recommended.
Provenance: Collection Seymour Blomfield.Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 1.300 CHFLosnr. : 888 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1931 (April 9) Headed envelope, trimmed at top, franked with 50 m. on 27 m. chestnut showing overprint variety '1951' instead of '1931' together with 100 m. on 27 m. tied by scarce bilingual "SUEZ GRAF ZEPPELIN 9 AP 31. 5.05P" handstamp with additional strike alongside, backstamped "Cairo 10 AP 31.6.30A" and sent via "Friedrichshafen 13.4.31 7-8" to "Torino 14.IV.31". As there is no pyramide cachet applied, the envelope posted at Suez was taken aboard after the airship returned from the Palestine Roundtrip (see Blau/Deighton page 49). To date believed to be the unique item known with Suez special cachet and franked with both Zeppelin values plus overprint variety Sieger 105 Dxa+DzAusruf : 10.000 CHFZuschlag : 11.500 CHFLosnr. : 721 Nova Scotia
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Nova Scotia 1860/63: 5 c. blue, 8½ c. green and 12½ c. black (2) all used on small 1867 envelope from Halifax to Paris (Butterfield correspondence) endorsed 'via New York' and neatly cancelled by obliterators in black and the 8½ c. by 'London / Paid' cds (July 19) of transit. 'Angl. / Amb. Calais' entry mark adjacent and reverse with 'Halifax / Nova Scotia' despatch cds (July 5) and arrival. Stamps have been lifted for checking routing instructions and replaced. A dramatic and very rare cover. Cert. RPS (1977) Scott 10+11a+13.1 / 1
Provenance: Collection Hiroyuki Kanai (Oct 1985), lot 1141.
Collection Koh Seow Chuan (April 1999), lot 298.Ausruf : 5.000 CHFZuschlag : 9.500 CHFLosnr. : 1118 Mauritius
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1848/59: Post Paid 1 d. orange-brown on blued paper, worn impression, a vertical strip of four from the right side of the sheet of twelve subjects, positions 3/6/9/12; the strip with large margins all round and imperceptibly touched at lower left corner, used on 1859 entire letter to Bordeaux tied by light strikes of the target obliterator in black and by French entry marking and '8' décimes charge marking in black. Reverse wwith 'G.P.O. / Mauritius' cds (Aug 8) in black and Bordeaux arrival cds (Sept 14). Extremely fine, a charming and extremely rare entire. Cert. Eichele (2004).
Provenance: Collection Louise Boyd Dale & Alfred Lichtenstein (Oct 1968), lot 44.Ausruf : 5.000 CHFZuschlag : 5.000 CHFLosnr. : 722 Nova Scotia
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1860/63: 10 c. vermilion (two examples) and single 12½ c. black, used on 1864 double rate cover from Halifax to Paris (Butterfield correspondence) endorsed 'per Cunard Steamer via London', carried on Steamer 'Europa' and tied by black obliterators with London / Paid' transit cds on front (Nov 8) in red and Calais entry marking alongside (Nov 9) in black. Reverse with top flap missing and Halifax despatch cds (Oct 27) in black. Underpaid ½ c. for the double rate of 33 cents to France but seemingly not taxed or charged. A charming and famous cover of impeccable provenance Scott 12+13a.
Provenance: Collections Argenti, Fairbanks, Mackie, 'Halifax' and Koh Seow Chuan.Ausruf : 2.000 CHFZuschlag : 5.500 CHFLosnr. : 939 Indien
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1871: Colour Trials, Imperforate examples on medium wove paper, with ½ a. printed in claret in a block of four and a block of 15 marginal from base of sheet, ½ a. in security punched blocks of six and a spectacular block of 18 from top of sheet showing full imprint and a single example perforated SPECIMEN (ex Bradbury Wilkinson Salesman's sample books); 1 a. value in dull purple (7) incl. a block of four, 2 a. in bright green with a block of four and a spectacular block of 24 marginal from left of sheet, 3 a. in blue (2) on thin paper and 3 a. bright ochre-brown (42), 4 a. bluish slate in a single and block of four, 8 a. in grey-violet in a block of four, 12 a. in bistre brown in a block of four. A marvellous lot (136 Colour Trials, 46 from provenance below).
Provenance: Collection Dr. Pierre Couvreur (Sept 23, 1981), lot 1359.Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 1.100 CHFLosnr. : 807 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1936 (Dec 2): Underpaid cover from Zurich franked at 80 c., struck with 'T' marking and manuscript '33 1/3' to pay, mailed originally to Egypt where taxed with 1927 Postage Due 2 m. black, 4 m. blue-green and 10 m. rose-lake pair. Forwarded to Basra, Iraq (Dec 17) with 'Basra Unpaid' marking, forwarded again to Nairobi where taxed with KUT Postage Due 20 c. green pair tied by oval Nairobi datestamp (Jan 29). Addressee still not found and sent on to Karachi via the Dead Letter Office in Bombay (Feb 8, 1937) and thence to Karachi with 'Unpaid' datestamp (Feb 11). Battered due to extensive journey (over 20 cancellations) but rare.Ausruf : 150 CHFZuschlag : 220 CHFLosnr. : 917 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1867/1946: Lot 27 covers incl. WW2 Prisoner of War & Internee's Mail (24), mostly to Italy from a variety of Camps, cover to USA with 'Italian Internee / Ramses City / Embabeh / Camp' cachet, circular 'Campo Religiosi Italiana Internaati / Tersa / (Ghisa)', as well as 1867 1 pi. red on envelope to Constantinople tied by POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE / SMIRNE datestamp (Dec. 14, 1869), Sudan 1896 stampless Military cover to London endorsed 'Field Service, No Stamps Available', struck with WADI-HALFA / CAMP cds, and Sinai 1916 German Occupation cover and complete contents from El Arish to Berlin.Ausruf : 400 CHFZuschlag : 550 CHFLosnr. : 798 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1904 (Nov): 3 m. with hamza on 2 pi. orange, 6th printing (circa 1908), a fine vertical pair showing variety: 'Double Surcharge', from positions 4 and 9 of the unique pane of 30, being one of the two such pairs possible (the other pair is that illustrated in the 1972 Zeheri catalogue, page 325), fresh and very fine with full unmounted og. Extremely rare. Cert. Hass (1989) Gi = listed but not priced/Nile Post PD20k = $ 650.1 / 1
Provenance: This is the left hand pair of the Dr. William Byam block of four (Oct 1961), lot 781.Ausruf : 350 CHFZuschlag : 1.200 CHFLosnr. : 1024 Haiderabad
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Postal History 1869/1940c.: The collection of covers/cards with Value Payable Post labels in violet or green, Express delivery label in red on up-rated stationery card, printed green label 'In case of complaint please return to the P.O. for investigation', Postage Due handstamps from 1871 onwards, Dead Letter Office handstamps from 1909 to 1948, 'Refused' handstamps, four stationery cards bearing fine strikes of rare oval 'Inwards' cancels (unlisted by Ashraf & Nayeem), oval 'Paid in Cash' handstamps (7) in various colours, labels incl. 'Cover wrongly dealt with by P.O. Please return...', Transit Test Card usages (2), Official covers etc. A fascinating group (44 items).Ausruf : 300 CHFZuschlag : 600 CHFLosnr. : 1010 Indien
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1870 (May 16): Collection on leaves with ½ a. brown, perf. 11½, unused (9) and used (11, including a strip of three and a block of four) plus three single usages on covers, scarce 2 a. sage-green unused (5) and used (15, incl. a pair and position 230 on the sheet showing the variety with all three diacritic dots in central vignette - below the Urdu 'Asafia' - missing), together with a full study of the 1880 reprints of the issue (differing colours and perf. 12½) incl. ½ a. blocks of 10, corner imprint blocks of 14 and 16, 2 a. green in imprint block of 18 from top of sheet, imprint block of 12 from base of sheet and positional strip with 'dots' missing on pos. 230, together with a marvellous block of 165 (15 x 11). A most interesting study Scott 1+3 = $ 1'450+/Gi = £ 1'350+.Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 2.000 CHFLosnr. : 1026 Haiderabad
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1874/1897c.: The collection of covers/cards, all stamped and including covers showing Hyderabad / India combination usages, all showing the barred numeral cancellations, a splendid lot with rates incl. ½ a., 1 a., 2 a., 2½ a., 3 a., 3½ a., 4 a., 4½ a., 5 a., 6 a., incl. registered usages etc., with numeral cancellations of 1, 2, 5, 6, 16, 19, 22, 28, 37, 44, 51, 52, 69, 72, 77, 82, 85, 91, 100, 101, 113, 115, 121, 122, 125, 159, 162, and others this describer has failed to identify. Generally fair to fine for covers of this period and a most unusual collection, many from the provenance below (122 covers/cards).
Provenance: Robson Lowe (Jan 1981), lot 477.Ausruf : 750 CHFZuschlag : 4.000 CHFLosnr. : 813 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1852/1978: Collection on leaves with 1864 Italian P.O. cover to Alexandria underpaid on despatch, 1889 Postage Due usages with frankings of 2 m. green, 4 m. maroon and 1 pi. ultramarine (14 covers and a front) from Cyprus, Germany, GB, Hungary and USA; 1914 issue with set of three in Imperforate Proof pairs, unused blocks of four with sideways watermark, taxed cover from Madagascar and two internal usages; 1927/56 issue covers incl. 5 m. red-brown pair on cover (scarce) and five further covers; later issues on covers and two hand-painted Essays for the 1965 issue. A fine and scarce group (33 covers/cards + 1 front).Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 2.400 CHFLosnr. : 1023 Haiderabad
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1860/1948c.: Cover collection with India De La Rue issue covers used in Hyderabad including 1864 cover from Secunderabad to England franked 2 a., 4 a and 1860 6 p. on front and same franking again on reverse for double rate, three colour 1867 registered cover at 13 a. rate, 1868 registered cover at 4½ a. rate, registered cover from Nander to Hyderabad at 7 a. rate with oval seal handstamp of arrival, 1900 1 a. stationery envelope to Morocco, later Edward VII and George V usages incl. some Postage Due handstamps, 1929 Hyderabad-Delhi Flight cover, registration receipts etc. Generally fine (100+ items).Ausruf : 400 CHFZuschlag : 1.300 CHFLosnr. : 873 Österreich. Levante
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1868 (May 7): Outer letter sheet from Vienna sent unpaid to Alexandria with fine strike of Vienna cds in blue and "10 / 10" (5 so. plus 5 so. due for Austria and 10 so. for the Austrian Lloyd) due handstamp in black on front and reverse with Triest transit and an nearly illisible "ALEXANDRIEN 15 / 5" cds of the Austrian Lloyd P.O. in black (Tranmer Fig. 5). This rate fraction mark is unknown in Tranmer and van der Linden but a similar combination of twice "15" (kr.) is shown and described for a 1861 cover from Alexandria to Firenze prior to the 1866 rate unification in Smith - Austrian Post Offices in the Levant, p. 9, an interesting cover.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 360 CHFLosnr. : 1090 Haiderabad
1 / 281873/1944: Collection hundreds used/unused single stamps and multiples, incl. 1873 1 a. olive green used overprinted 'Sarkari' type O1 in red (3) and black, 2 a. sage-green ovpt. in black used, 1 a. drab pin perf. 8-9 in a vertical block of 18 unused, 4 a. slate perf. 12½ ovpt. in red on reverse of cover, punctured 'Sarkari' stamp, ovpts on 'Post Stamp' and De La Rue Pictorial definitives showing varieties such as mutilated and double ovpts., missing perfs. and paper crease, in addition 40 covers with registered items. An interesting lot to be studied carefully, six certs. RPS.Ausruf : 700 CHFZuschlag : 2.200 CHFLosnr. : 1108 Malta
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1867: Great Britain 10 d. red-brown in a fine horizontal pair, used in combination with 1873/77 1 s. green, pl. 11, single and pair used on registered 1875 entire letter to Paris, France each tied by 'A25' obliterators in black. Fine strike of 'Registered / Malta' cds at left of despatch (Dec 18) in red and framed 'R' in black. Faded 'Poss. Angl. / Marseille' entry marking (Dec 22) also on front and reverse with 'Paris / Poste Restante' arrival cds (Dec 23). Some very minor aging to perfs. and edge of entire with minor wear, but a rare, attractive and astonishingly high used abroad franking.Ausruf : 1.500 CHFZuschlag : 6.500 CHFLosnr. : 1084 Haiderabad
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1909/11: Wyon printing, used collection with superlative study of shades, perforations (complete sets perf. 11, perf. 11½ and perf. 12, together with three pages showing rare compound perforations) and varieties including large multiples (½ a. orange block of six, 1 a. carmine blocks of 4 and 13, 2 a. blocks of 4 and 6, 12 a. with four blocks of four), ½ a. green with 'Sarkari' inverted (5 examples, one with RPS cert.), also covers with single usages of the ½ a. vermilion (1), ½ a. green (3) and two fine covers 'On H. H. Nizam's Service' to London - one franked ½ a. green pair, the other sent registered with three 1 a. carmine. A splendid lot and a most unusual collection, of high catalogue value, viewing recommended.Ausruf : 1.000 CHFZuschlag : 2.600 CHFLosnr. : 1013 Haiderabad
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1908/11: Wyon Printing, the collection on leaves, with Colour Trials imperforate on card paper incl. blocks of four of the 1 a., 2 a., 8 a. and 12 a. in blocks of four, wove paper Colour Trials in imperforate pairs (6) and in blocks (8), perforated Essays and Trials (7) for ¼ a. in black or grey, issued stamps with mint set to scarce 12 a. unused, multiples of all values unused, range of used incl. study of the compound perf. varieties, delightful range of covers (11) incl. 12 a. franking and a three colour franking each on 2½ a. postal stationery registered envelopes and a fine V.P.P. (Value Payable Post) registered Newspaper franked at 3 annas. Generally fine, a good lot.Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 2.500 CHFLosnr. : 705 Grossbritannien
1 / 101857/79: 2 d. blue used at foreign post offices, small collection including Crimean war OXO on 1857, 2 d. stars perf. 14, 1858, 2 d. plate number issue incl. "A83" mail boat, B01, B32, G06 in combination with France Cérès 30 c. (another adhesive missing), MALTA "M" on 1 d. + 2 d. on cover "A25" on cover with 2 d. pl. 8 and pl. 9 mixed franking, GIBRALTAR "A26" with 6 covers to Algeria, Italy, Portugal, also few Central and South American PO's incl. C38, C51, C59, C83, C42 and E53, nice selection with many fine.Ausruf : 400 CHFZuschlag : 1.100 CHFLosnr. : 911 Ägypten (Königreich)
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Italian Post Office in Alexandria 1865 (April 14): Cover to Lugano, Switzerland franked by Italy 1863 40 c. carmine and 1865 20 c. on 15 c. blue (Sassone L2+25), tied by small cartridge 'Piroscafi / Postali / Italiani' in black with 'Alessandria D'Egitto / Poste Italiane' cds at right and, unusually, both 'P.D.' and framed FRANCOBOLLO / INSUFFICIENTE. Reverse with Ancona cds, Milano-Como cds (April 20) and Lugano arrival. Charged '30' due on receipt in red crayon. A charming and scarce cover. Cert. Colla (1999).1 / 1
Provenance: Corinphila sale 111 (May 1999), lot 2266.Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 650 CHFLosnr. : 707 Queensland
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(Australia) Queensland 1868: 6 d. yellow green, perf. 13, used on small 1875 envelope to Dieppe, France tied by '138' numeral obliterator with corresponding 'Walloon / Queensland' cds at left (May 9) all in red. Circular entry marking 'Poss. Angl. Suez / Alexandrie' (July 11) in red on front with scarce Anglo-French Accountancy 'GB / 1F 66c.' in red (Salles fig. 3066). Charged with handstruck '12' décimes due marking in black on arrival and re-addressed to England with 'Brighton' arrival cds at left (July 22). Illustrated in Campbell 'Queensland Postal History' on page 121. A scarce and appealing cover.Ausruf : 350 CHFZuschlag : 1.300 CHFLosnr. : 1162 Südwestafrika
1901/81: Covers/cards (9) all with Postage Due usages, with 1901 card posted in Casnary Islands with Germany 10 pf. cancelled by 'T' mark and taxed on arrival in mss., 1916 card from Sweden taxed in Omaruru with pair of 1 d. South African Dues, cover with 1923 Due 3 d. black & blue, cover with optd. on Transvaal taxed with scarce block of four 5 d. black & violet (Gi D33 = £ 190 off cover), cover with 1928 3 d. Due, 1932 cover prepaid 2 d. from Southern Rhodesia to Windhoek struck with 'Posted On Train / Without Special Fee' and taxed with 1931 1 d. black & scarelet in block of four etc. A fine lot.Ausruf : 250 CHFZuschlag : 300 CHFLosnr. : 806 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1927/51: Postage Due 2 m. to 30 m. (excluding the 1956 20 m. value), the complete set of Farouk Imperforate printings with 2 m. black (4), 2 m. red-orange (3), 4 m. green (6), 4 m. sepia, 5 m. red-brown, 6 m. grey-green, 8 m. purple (6), 10 m. rose-lake (8, incl. 1947 and 1951 changed printings), 12 m. lake and 30 m. violet; all underprinted 'Cancelled' in English or Arabic. Fresh and fine group, a seldom encountered complete set: only 100 full sets can exist as only 100 of the 12 m. were printed thus Nile Post PD31a/PD41a = $ 575+.Ausruf : 250 CHFZuschlag : 320 CHFLosnr. : 866 Ägypten (Königreich)
Rural Service 1906/47: Small group of Rural Service cancellations on loose stamps (50ca) and covers (11), the latter including 1910 cover from Wasta sent registered, 1939 Rural cover to the USA (scarce), 1940 cover with Boy King 5 m. used three days after the rate change to 6 m., mailed at TOD-TALAAT to Cairo and taxed 2 m. on arrival, 1947 stampless cover taxed with 2 x 10 m. at MATAI-MINBAL and April 1947 cover from Heliopolis to a village served by the IDDAQ EL MISK RURAL SERVICE with 20 m. fee collected by Postage (2 m.) and Postage Dues 2 x 4 m. and single 10 m..Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 260 CHFLosnr. : 1021 Haiderabad
1 / 121869/1945: Hyderabad Definitives, the balance of the collection with hundreds used/unused single stamps and multiples, incl. 1869 1 a. with colour proofs and reprints, partially in part sheets with margin inscriptions, 1871/1909 Bradbury Wilkinson 'Post Stamp' definitives, 1915 'Post & Receipt definitives and 1937 Silver Jubilee Picturial definitives, and 1945 Vistory commemorative stamp. A thorough collection described in detail on exposition sheets showing many varieties such as missing perfs. and production-related paper crease, in addition 50 covers with registered items. Has to be studied carefully to be fully appreciated, in five albums.Ausruf : 1.000 CHFZuschlag : 2.400 CHFLosnr. : 671 Grossbritannien
1 / 11841: 2 d. blue, plate 4, vertical pair with variety: inverted watermark and cancelled with accountancy marking "3 ½ GROSCHEN" used in the foreign branch of the London chief office on unpaid foreign mail to Prussia (sample lettersheet attached), lower stamp with light horizontal crease. Rare as a watermark variety but a unique obliteration on the 1841 2 d., according to the Karl Louis card index register only one other adhesive stamp (1847, 1 s. green) is recorded showing the "3 ½ GROSCHEN" accountancy marking used as cancellation. Cert. Karl Louis BBP (1999) SG = £ 1'700 for inverted watermark variety only.Ausruf : 350 CHFZuschlag : 900 CHFLosnr. : 795 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1898 (May 7): 3 m. on 2 pi. orange, the unused block of ten (5 x 2), positions 6-10/16-20 on the unique pane of 30 found, with fifth stamp missing a few perfs. at upper right, showing variety: 'Surcharge à cheval' and partially missing on positions 16-17-18, re-surcharged when the error was spotted by the printer and mis-placed on positions 16-17-18-19. Fresh and fine with unmounted og. Extremely rare, with illustration of the original find. Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. Hass (1990) Gi = unlisted/Nile Post PD19l = $ 225+.1 / 1Ausruf : 300 CHFZuschlag : 800 CHFLosnr. : 1164 Sudan
1897/1970c.: Collection from first issue with much cancellation interest throughout, fine range of Camel Postman issues incl. 10 pi. black & mauve, wmk. Quatrefoil optd. 'Army Service' used, punctured AS and SG values unused and used, 1902/21 imperf. Colour Trials (3) optd. 'Specimen', 1940/41 War Time emergency Provisionals with Proofs (large and small) for '4½ Piastres' overprints, 1942 Palm Trees issue with 4 pi. value with frame doubled variety in a block of our unused and single used, Interpostal Seals from Barbara, Dara, Dongola etc.Ausruf : 250 CHFZuschlag : 600 CHFLosnr. : 834 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1872: Cover to London with scarce mixed issue franking of 1862 5 c. green, 1870 Siège 40 c. orange and 1871/75 15 c. bistre all tied by 'Anchor' lozenge of dots with 'PD' in red alongside and octagonal PORT-SAID / PAQ. FR. X No. 2 datestamp (March 10) in black (Salles fig. 903 = RR 'Pièce d'amateur) of the Marseille-Smyrne-Alexandria line, carried on the Paquebot 'Menzaleh', via Marseille with London arrival (March 21) on reverse. A rare and most appealing cover.Ausruf : 1.000 CHFZuschlag : 1.300 CHFLosnr. : 1087 Haiderabad
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1917/20: 'Post & Receipt' overprinted 'Sarkari' type O2, the collection on leaves with fine mint and used study including perforation varieties, incl. ½ a. green with overprint inverted unused and used (2), vertical and horizontal pairs showing 'Overprint Omitted' variety used (certs. RPS), 1 a. carmine with overprint inverted variety used (7, incl. a pair), 1 a. vertical strip with double perf. variety, 1 a. with overprint double variety (3) used, covers (7) incl. spectacular registered cover bearing three different Official issues carried at 15¼ anna rate, and a fine hessian bag sent by Bhangy Post franked by five 1 a. A fine and most interesting collection (57 items), three certs.Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 1.200 CHFLosnr. : 915 Ägypten (Königreich)
1866/1986c.: Collection with many hundreds of stamps neatly arranged in stockbooks, with earlies incl. 1866 20 pa. unused, range with cancellation interest to 1920's, 1925 Geographic sets unused (3), 1926 Agriculture set unused, 1933 Locomotives set of four unused (3), 1933 Air Congress set unused, more modern material incl. 1969 £ 1 green & orange unused and 1972 Nasser 500 m. unused (2), £ 1 unused (2), some Miniature Sheets from 1949 onwards, stockbook with large multiples from 1933 incl. sheets of 1948 Airmails optd. for Gaza, album of covers/cards etc.Ausruf : 300 CHFZuschlag : 550 CHFLosnr. : 903 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1934: Tenth U.P.U. Congress, presentation Booklet for dignatories and delegates containing 1927/37 1 m. to £ 1 (19 stamps), 1933 Airmail set of 20 complete excl. 1938 2 m., 1929 Express 20 m. black & red, 1926/33 Official set of 11 excl. 20 m. blue of 1935, 1927 Postage Due (five values) and 1934 UPU set of 14 complete from 1 m. to £ 1, Sudan 1927 Camel Postman to 10 pi., 1931 Airmail with ten values, 1927 scarce punctured 'SG' Official set of eight to 10 pi. and 1901/26 Postage Due set of four. Cover slightly grubby but a very rare Booklet Gi = £ 1'200++.Ausruf : 700 CHFZuschlag : 700 CHFLosnr. : 1025 Haiderabad
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1871/1912: Group of covers on leaves with first dated Hyderabad postmark, rectangular framed examples on stampless covers (5 examples) all struck in black, early single circle datestamps on covers struck in red or violet ink, thereafter a fine selection of covers showing the first rhombus of bars cancellations used on early covers and cards bearing the 1871/1909 issue, later or contemporary usages with 'Sarkar-i-Nizam' obliterators (in use 1889-1898), together with two 1912 covers from the Royal Camp (Camp e-Shahi) on manoeuvres. Condition varies but a most interesting assembly (67 items).Ausruf : 400 CHFZuschlag : 1.200 CHFLosnr. : 1161 Südwestafrika
1897/2000: Collection some hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition, starting with issues of the German Colonial period incl. full sets, a philatelic cover with full set franking Mi Nos. 5 to 10 registered to Grevenbroich (Cert Jäschke-Lantelme 2007), later issues incl.Yacht types up to Mk 5 and others, continuing period with SA overprints and bi-lingual/tri-lingual pairs and strips, full sets, some covers, officials and postage dues, the modern part from 1973 on with full sets, souvenir sheets and booklets, mainly in good condition and housed in two albums.Ausruf : 850 CHFZuschlag : 2.200 CHFLosnr. : 758 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1874/79: 2½ pi. violet, perf. 12½, a fine unused block of six showing both the frame damage at right on position 101 and the substituted cliché on position 102, replaced after the lower frameline ruptured, a fine and scarce multiple matched on album page with a further unused single example and a marginal block of 1879 10 pa. on 2½ pi. violet, perf. 12½ x 13½, showing the pos. 101 and 102 varieties within a foliate marginal block of twelve from left of sheet, together with a single with inverted overprint. A delightful and scarce page. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D28h+D28i+D28j+D31aa+D31bb+D31cc.Ausruf : 350 CHFZuschlag : 500 CHFLosnr. : 840 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1863: Telegram envelope from Suez to Colombo, Ceylon franked by pair of 1862 30 c. orange tried by '5105' gros chiffres with framed 'PP' and circular dotted SUEZ / BAU. FRANCAIS cds below (June 26) in black. The cover landed at Galle (July 13) and charged '3d.' due in manuscript for local delivery. The Telegraph cable had yet to extend past Jubal Island. Minor imperfections to envelope but an extremely scarce usage.Ausruf : 750 CHFZuschlag : 4.200 CHFLosnr. : 1129 Nord-Rhodesien
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1953: Cover franked by Coronation 1½ d. black & orange mailed to 'Miss Agnes, Village Milk Chalilashishi, Chief Mboshya, N.R.' tied by 'Ridgeway' cds (Aug 11), taxed due to the rate increase to 2 d. (effective from July 1, 1953) by 1953 Provisional "POSTAGE / DUE / 1 d" type-written by the Postmaster on marginal 1951 1 d. green in red ink and tied by M'KUSHI / NORTHERN RHODESIA cds in black. A great rarity, there are but 19 covers recorded to date. See footnote in the Part One catalogue Gi = £ 4'750.Ausruf : 1.200 CHFZuschlag : 3.200 CHFLosnr. : 1029 Haiderabad
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Post Office Printed Forms 1890/1952.: Collection with 1890 Registration receipt of Hannamkouda P.O., fine Registration receipt on yellow paper printed in Farsi, with two strikes of framed Registration cachet in red (dated H1287), further receipt from Saugureddy P.O. again on yellow paper and used in 1875 (H1292), later examples on grey and buff paper (1888), Acknowledgement of Receipt form in yellow dated 1875, Dead Letter Office forms from 1875, Money Order forms unused (7, all different) and used, Value Payable Post form, Window Delivery Ticket etc., also a study of slogan cancellations on 29 covers/cards. A fascinating lot (63 items).Ausruf : 350 CHFZuschlag : 350 CHFLosnr. : 983 Indien
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1 a. drab and 2 a. green, perf. 12½, tied to reverse of 1888 registered combination cover to Denmark by numeral '27' handstamps of Indur, franked on obverse with India 1882/83 2 a. blue and 3 a. orange tied by 'M' obliterators of Hyderabad in black and by manuscript 'stamped and registered'. Reverse with Bombay cds and 'Sea Post Office / E' cds (Jan 20) and carried on the 'Assam' to Suez. Registration cachets on front and back with Soro arrival cds. Some edge wear to envelope but a remarkable combination cover to a most unusual destination.Ausruf : 1.000 CHFZuschlag : 1.400 CHFLosnr. : 930 Indien
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1860: Thin paper envelope from Bellary to Smyrne, Turkey endorsed 'via Madras & Alexandria' and 'Stamped 12½ annas' on front with curved INDIA PAID in red, reverse with 1856 ½ a. blue and scarce 1855 4 a. black on blued paper and 8 a. rose-carmine on blued paper all tied by 'C/18' obliterators in black. Rare 'INDES / ALEXANDRIE' in black (July 2) on front (Salles fig. 729). British P.O. in Alexandria transit and French P.O. in Smyrna arrival cds (July 14) on reverse. A particularly fine example of this scarce destination from this small correspondence.Ausruf : 400 CHFZuschlag : 400 CHFLosnr. : 757 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1878 (Dec): 5 pa. on 2½ pi. violet, perf. 12½ x 13½, a wonderful block of 80 (10 x 8), from the top eight rows of the sheet but without the foliate margins, with varieties including position 1 showing the 'Cleft Pyramid' variety clearly (often obscured by overprint), position 69 with 'White hole above 'E' of 'Poste', of good colour and a fine large part og., a scarce large multiple Gi = £ 500+/Nile Post D30+D30t+D30w etc.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 420 CHFLosnr. : 792 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1897 (July 9): Cover, opened for Exhibit display, franked by 1888 1 m. brown tied by Cairo cds on despatch, underpaid 4 m. and forwarded to Alexandria (July 9), Tanta, Kafr El Zayat (July 17) and Desuk - each time being charged the 8 m. due from the recipient (at double the deficiency) and each annulled with framed 'T' marking. Eventually the cover was sent on to Wadi-Halfa and charged there on arrival with Sudan 1897 Postage 5 m. rose carmine (Aug 28). Scarce and most unusual cover.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 260 CHFLosnr. : 712 Brit. Auslandspostaemter
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1945: Cover from Italy to Asmara, Eritrea sent unpaid with despatch cds (June 18) and unframed 'T' marking at left; Censored by Italian and British authorities with Reseal and two cachets on front. Unusual handstruck framed TO PAY / PAGARE / 84 Cents in violet and reverse with 1942 M.E.F. Postage Due 1 d. carrmine and a strip of three 3 d. violet all tied on arrival in Asmara (28/8). A few cover imperfections but an extremely rare usage.Ausruf : 1.000 CHFZuschlag : 1.700 CHFLosnr. : 725 Canada
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1870/88: Small Queens 2 c. deep green horizontal pair overlapping single 6 c. yellow brown, used on 1875 cover to France tied by segmented cork handstamps in black with 'St. Hyacinthe' despatch cds bewlow (Feb 17). Underpaid and struck with straight line INSUFFICIENTLY PAID and struck in London with framed Accountancy marking 'GB / 2F-' in black. Reverse with Montreal cds, London transit (March 4) and Paris arrival cds where charged with handstruck '12' décimes due. An interesting and attractive cover.Ausruf : 300 CHFZuschlag : 1.200 CHFLosnr. : 1099 Haiderabad
The collection of books including 'History of the Postal Administration of Hyderabad' by M. A. Nayeem, Hyderabad 'Postal Markings' by Nayeem (1967), 'The Postmarks of Haidarabad' by Muhammed Ashraf (1967), 'Hyderabad - Issue of September 1902 ¼ Anna Blue' by Alexander Holland (1929), The Hyderabad Philatelist (bound, various issues between 1963 and 1968), Philatelic Journal of India (July, August and September 1945) complete, also extensive articles and copies thereof on Hyderabad, auction catalogues incl. 'Bliersbach & Mellalieu - India Convention & Feudatory States' (Robson Lowe, 1962), also a selection of 'bad' RPS certificates and the suspect items concerned.Ausruf : 150 CHFZuschlag : 420 CHFLosnr. : 862 Ägypten (Königreich)
Meter Mail 1922/91: Collection with covers/cards (39) incl. 1934 Meter 1 m. and 2 x 2 m. green adhesives to Mackenzie Low, rare 1937 80 m. usage from Port Said with 'D. K. D. / Deutsches Kohlendepot / S. A. Egypienne Port Said', 1936 and 1937 3 m. + 5 m. + 20 m. from Port Said to UK (2), 1946 45 m. Official usage with Official 2 m. and 20 m. adhesives to USA, 1951 107 m. usage registered to USA, 1954 67 m. Paquebot usage to USA, 1959 95 m. reg'd usage to Holland etc., also some of Peter's Smith's notes on the subject.Ausruf : 150 CHFZuschlag : 280 CHFLosnr. : 816 Ägypten (Königreich)
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Military Telegraphs 1887 (Feb): De La Rue British Military Telegraph issue, overprinted for use in Egypt / Sudan, the complete set of ten values from 1 dime to 100 piastres, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black, largely fresh and fine, large part og. Extremely scarce set, see Robson Lowe Encyclopedia, Volume II, pages 258 and 259, listed as Lowe T17/T26 Spec Gi = £ 1'635 as normals.
Provenance: Robson Lowe (March 5, 1965), lot 543.
Ausruf : 400 CHFZuschlag : 650 CHFLosnr. : 905 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1922 (March): Somewhat aged cover, sensibly opened for display, mailed from Soviet Russia franked by overprinted 1922 5'000 r. on 5 r. ultramarine and PCCP 10'000 r. on 40 r. blue imperfs., underpaid and struck on despatch with unframed 'T' marking in black. Taxed on arrival with 1922 2 m. scarlet and 10 m. lake tied by 'Alexandria' cds's and framed 'T' markings. Despite imperfections, a scarce cover and the first example of this usage this describer has recorded.Ausruf : 150 CHFZuschlag : nicht verkauftLosnr. : 982 Indien
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½ a. orange-brown pair and 1 a. drab, perf. 12½, tied to reverse of 1886 combination cover to Denmark by numeral '27' handstamps of Indur, franked on obverse with India 1882/83 2 a. blue (three examples) all tied by 'Hyderabad / Deccan / M' duplexes in black (Oct 8). Reverse with Bombay cds and 'Sea Post Office / D' cds and carried on the 'Sutlej' to Suez. Soro arrival cds adjacent (Oct 26). Some edge wear to envelope but a remarkable combination cover to a most unusual destination.Ausruf : 1.000 CHFZuschlag : 1.000 CHFLosnr. : 844 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1948 (June 1): 50 m. greenish blue, a block of four, marginal from top of sheet, upper stamps with English PALESTINE omitted variety, the lower stamps with overprint transposed and PALESTINE above the Arabic overprint. Fold between vertical perfs. and tiny gum wrinkle but rare and fine, full unmounted og. Just 10 pairs possible from the one ex King Farouk sheet. See footnote in Nile Post. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post P15b+P15c = $ 525.Ausruf : 350 CHFZuschlag : 750 CHFLosnr. : 709 Papua Neuguinea
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(Australia) Papua New Guinea 1919/20: Covers (2) from Australia, both underpaid, one franked at 1½ d. and taxed on arrival with Papua 1916 ½ d. myrtle & apple green (4) all handstamped TAX in black and tied on arrival in Port Moresby; also a similar cover front franked at 4½ d. on despatch at Darwin taxed double the deficiency with Papua 1911/15 2 d. bright mauve and 6 d. orange-brown, again handstamped TAX and further cancelled by Port Moresby cds's. Note that the 'Tax' marking was struck after the Postage Stamps were applied to the cover.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 340 CHFLosnr. : 1085 Haiderabad
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1909/11: Wyon printing, overprinted 'Sarkari' type O2, the marvellous collection on leaves, with complete set mint and including rare perforation varieties (some unlisted by SG), scarce ¼ a. grey in mint block of 4, 1 a., 2 a. (2, different shades), 3 a. (perf. 13½) and 4 a. in mint blocks of four, 1 a. in inscription block of 14 from top of sheet, 8 a. in mint block of 25 from right of sheet, used blocks of all values, 3 a. overprint inverted used (cert. RPS), 4 a. overprint inverted used (cert. RPS), together with covers (13). An excellent collection with viewing recommended.Ausruf : 1.000 CHFZuschlag : 2.600 CHFLosnr. : 937 Indien
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1871/1909: 'Fancy Impressions', the album page with special impressions, perf. 12½, printed on watermarked blue laid paper, ½ a. rose (6) with two single examples and a fine block of four (showing large part of the watermark), 1 a. grey, 2 a. green, 3 a. pale orange and 8 brown, fresh and very fine unused; together with ½ a. value printed in purple-brown, bistre-brown, pale green, drab, grey and greenish grey unused and a used ½ a. in slate (colour of 4 a.), these latter examples on white wove paper. A very scarce group (14 items).Ausruf : 250 CHFZuschlag : 360 CHFLosnr. : 828 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1872: Cover from Alexandria to Dijon franked by 1867 40 c. orange and 80 c. rose, tied by '5080' gros chiffres, carried by British Steamer and struck with 'Pos. Angl. / Alexandrie' cds at left (Oct 2) on despatch, thence via the 'quick route' to Brindisi and the Mont Cenis Tunnel, struck with 'PAq. Ang. V. Brind / A Mod' applied at Modane (Oct 7). A scarce fast but costly service and thus an unusual rate.Ausruf : 150 CHFZuschlag : 150 CHFLosnr. : 867 Ägypten (Königreich)
Retta Cancellation 1866/1963.: Collection on leaves and loose with covers/cards (21), Egypt stamps with the 9 x 9 retta from 1866 onwards (34), usages on Overseas stamps incl. GB from 1858 1 d. red, 1881 2½ d. mauve and 2½ d. blue etc., usages on Austria, Greece, Mozambique Co., Russian Levant and Turkish stamps, covers from 1866 with 1 pi. on cover used in February 1866, 1874 Bulâq 1 pi. pair on cover, 1936 British Forces 'last day' cover with block of four 1 pi. carmine, Sudan usages with covers (2) etc.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 460 CHFLosnr. : 958 Indien
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1 a. olive-green, the famous irregular block of ten used on August 14, 1874 (H1291) cover from Bhokardan (Jalna District) to Hyderabad, all individually cancelled by numeral '10' handstamps in brown. Circular arrival 'Sadar Tappa Khana Hyderabad' in red adjacent. The envelope slightly trimmed and with minor faults but exceedingly rare - acknowledged to be the highest known franking of the #1 on letter. Exhibition item. Illustrated in 'Hyderabad Philatelic History' on page 150.Ausruf : 1.000 CHFZuschlag : 2.600 CHFLosnr. : 718 Neufundland
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1949: Cover from Ohio, USA to Corner Brook, Newfoundland franked by single 3 c. violet tied by 'Toledo & Huntington RPO', taxed with 1946/49 Postage Due 1 c. green, 2 c. vermilion, 3 c. ultramarine and 4 c. orange (3) all perf. 11 and tied by 'Corner Brook / Nfld.' cds's (May 28) in black. The cover is this highly taxed as the 18 c. due would amount to three underpaid covers at double the deficiency. Scarce and attractive usage Gi = £ 330 off cover.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 700 CHFLosnr. : 926 Fiji
1917: Cover (2), with May 1917 cover, somewhat spotted franked by War Stamp ½ d. blue-green tied by Suva cds (May 5), taxed on arrival with January 1917 (Wide Setting) Postage Due 3 d. black, double the 1½ d. deficiency (Gi = £ 120 off cover) and Jan 1918 cover franked by single ¼ d. brown taxed with corner marginal Postage Due ½ d. black, Narrow Setting (Gi = £ 300) and 3 d. black, Wide Setting (Gi = £ 120) tied by sunburst in black over framed 'T' marking - scissor cut between stamp but thankfully left intact. Despite faults a very rare pair.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 260 CHFLosnr. : 1117 Mauritius
1 / 21848/59: Post Paid 2 d. blue, early Intermediate impression on greyish blue paper, used example from position 4 on the plate of 12 subjects with 'P' and 'O' joined in top panel and guide lines at SE corner, large margins all round, cancelled with circular '1' handstamp (Mahébourg) in black. Central stain on Queen's profile otherwise of delightful appearance. Signed Alcuri, Pfenninger. Cert. Alcuri (1992), BPA (2016) Gi = £ 3'500.1 / 1Ausruf : 750 CHFZuschlag : 1.200 CHFLosnr. : 1177 Div. Brit. Kolonien Lots/Slg.
1 / 31853/1929: Classic selection, primarily Cape of Good Hope and Mauritius, with Cape triangulars from 1853 with 1 d. used (4, incl. a pair), 4 d. (4, incl. a pair), 6 d. (2, one is unused) and 1 s. (3, two used and one unused); Mauritius 1859 Sherwin 2 d. blue used (2), Newfoundland 1860 1 s. orange used (repaired but genuine) and Sweden 1855 3 sk. green used (signed Bühler) together with Nigeria 1914/29 10 s. green & red on blue-green unused. Condition obviously variable but a highly catalogued and interesting selection (17 items).Ausruf : 1.000 CHFZuschlag : 3.800 CHFLosnr. : 856 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1867/1967c. Page with array of 1867 1 pi. red (50+) unused or used, thereafter collection of mint sheets with 1906 4 m. sheet of 240 with some aging, 1923 Fuad 1 m. orange sheet, 1927/37 sheets of 1 m., 2 m., 3 m. pale brown, 3 m. deep blue-green, 4 m. green, 4 m. brown, 5 m. chestnut, 5 m. deep brown, 10 m. lake red, 1946 Air 30 m. green optd., 1948 SAIDE 22 m. on 200 m. and others, condition varies due to size but a scarce group.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 3.400 CHFLosnr. : 868 Ägypten (Königreich)
United Nations Forces 1955/72c.: Collection with covers from U.N. Forces in Egypt, Gaza, Lebanon and Middle East, post the Suez crisis and a fre ancillary items with Brazilian Forces cover, Canadian U.N. mail covers (11) incl. baggage tags (3), Denmark and Finland Forces with covers (4), Indian Forces with covers (7), Indonesian Forces cover franked by Italian adhesive, Norwegian Forces covers (2), Swedish Forces with covers from 1956-60 (13), Yugoslavian Forces etc. also including a United Nations circular blue uniform patch. A most unusual group.Ausruf : 150 CHFZuschlag : 340 CHFLosnr. : 906 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1858 (Dec 28): Registered cover front to Berlin franked by Napoleon imperf. 40 c. orange and 80 c. carmine (3, two with faults) lightly tied by petit chiffre "3704" with ALEXANDRIE EGYPTE cds, framed P.P. and CHARGÉ handstamps in black as well as Prussian framed "Recomandirt" and "AUS FRANKREICH PER AACHEN FRANCO 6 1 59" in red alongside. Front of a second weight cover mounted on carboard, an appealing item.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : nicht verkauftLosnr. : 804 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1928 (Nov 3): Double rate cover from Benghasi to Alexandria, franked by Italian Colonies 50 c. dull red (3) Fiscals, unaccepted for postage and struck with 'T' marking on despatch with 'Benghasi' cds adjacent. Taxed on arrival with Egypt Postage Due 1927 10 m. rose-lake in a strip of three tied by Alexandria cds's (Nov 12), the franking, if accepted, would have been an overpayment of 25 centesemi.Ausruf : 150 CHFZuschlag : nicht verkauftLosnr. : 1179 Div. Brit. Kolonien Lots/Slg.
Caribbean & Atlantic Islands 1898/1950c.: Group of covers/cards (37), all taxed, with 1893 cover taxed 6 d. in Grenada, 1898 cover shortpaid from Leeward Islands taxed with Trinidad 1 d. black (3) and five further Trinidad usages; Barbados Due frankings (6) from 1936 onwards, British Guiana with 2 d. black on local 1945 cover and 12 c. red on 1941 shortpaid cover from London, British Honduras usages (4) from 1928, St. Lucia (3) from 1932, modern Falklands (4) and Tristan usages from 1956 (9) etc.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 800 CHFLosnr. : 1178 Div. Brit. Kolonien Lots/Slg.
Pacific Islands 1918/1984c.: Small group of covers/cards with Postage Due usages, incl. 1918 and 1921 covers with Fiji 2 d. and 3 d. black usages, 1946 cover from Australia taxed with Fiji 1 d. and 1 s., scarce 1951 commercial cover from Fiji with Tonga 1 d. definitive used as Due, 1963 cover with Gilbert & Ellice 1 s. Due, 1954 and 1961 covers with French (2) and British (3) New Hebrides Postage Dues, 1960's covers with Kiribati Postage Due usages, 1967 Norfolk Island definitive used as Due, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu etc. Modern but scarce (38 items).Ausruf : 150 CHFZuschlag : 950 CHFLosnr. : 810 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1952: Postage Due, 10 m. rose-red with 'King of Egypt & Sudan' overprint in blue, the magnificent mint block of sixteen (4 x 4) marginal from right of sheet, showing the overprint mis-placed à cheval diagonally and touching just eight stamps in the block. Extremely fresh and fine, a very rare and dramatic error with just ten examples 'with and without overprint' extant, full unmounted og. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = unlisted/Nile Post PD46c = $ 750+.Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 1.200 CHFLosnr. : 836 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1875: Envelope from Port Said to Bordeaux with handstamped VIA MARSEILLES, franked by 1871/75 Cérès 80 c. rose, just off edge of cover, tied by '5219' gros chiffres. Framed 'PD' in red and fine strike of circular dotted PORT-SAID / EGYPTE cds at lower left (May 1) in black. Reverse with flap opening tear but four cds's incl. Alexandria and Bordeaux arrival (May 11).Ausruf : 250 CHFZuschlag : nicht verkauftLosnr. : 918 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1855/2002: Cover lot with several hundred covers, cards, stationery items in 12 albums, mainly business correspondence from 1900 onwards with many sent to Switzerland, including interesting frankings and usages, picture postcards, censored mail, airmail usages, Hotel cancellations as wellas an album Sudan with stationery items and registered envelope (1906) from Khartoum to St. Gallen franked with Camel-Postman 1 m. (3) 2 m. (4), 3 m. (2) and 5 m., carefull inspection recommended.Ausruf : 1.000 CHFZuschlag : 2.200 CHFLosnr. : 800 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1905 (Dec 20): Cover mailed un-stamped from Cairo to Port Said with Cairo despatch cds and framed 'T' marking, taxed double the deficiency (= 10 m. = 1 piastre) with 1889 2 m. green vertical pair and 1904 3 m. with hamza on 2 pi. orange vertical pair, variety 'Surcharge Inverted' tied by 'Port Said' datestamps. Reverse with further Port Said cds. Some aging at edges of envelope but extremely scarce. Signed Todd AIEP.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 550 CHFLosnr. : 825 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1860: Entire letter from Alexandria to London franked by 1853 20 c. blue and 40 c. orange, each with four margins, tied by '3704' petit chiffres with framed 'PD' and 'Alexandrie / Egypte' cds (Aug 18) alongside. Circular 'Paq. Angl. / Amb. Marseille' entry mark in red (Aug 24) and London arrival all on obverse of a fine cover - mail to England being very scarce from a French Office.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : nicht verkauftLosnr. : 708 Australien
Australia 1902/1950c.: Accumulation on leaves and loose with Australian States and Australia covers/cards, all taxed on arrival, incl. Boer War cover franked at 1 d., censored under Martial Law and taxed with NSW 1 d. and 2 d. Dues, NSW 1892 cover from India taxed with 2 d. and 3 d. Dues, 1903 cover taxed 4 d. in Hobart, 1896 cover from Victoria taxed with Tasmania postage 2 x 2d. green, Victoria 1 d. and 2 d. frankings from 1895 and 1902, Australian Postage Dues with Matheson first issue covers bearing 2 x 1 d. and single 4 d. frankings, 1930's covers taxed with 'Customs Duty' stamps etc. (36 items).Ausruf : 250 CHFZuschlag : 700 CHFLosnr. : 938 Indien
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1871: Bicoloured Colour Trials for the 3 a. value (6), with Imperforate pairs on thick card paper with all lettering and vignette inscriptions in black, vertical pair in gold and horizontal pairs in grey-blue, emerald-green, flesh and maroon; together with a single example perforated 12 on two sides in pink on wove paper. A few minor imperfections, but a delightful, rare and very appealing group.
Provenance: Collection Dr. Pierre Couvreur (March 11, 1981), lot 486.Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 2.200 CHFLosnr. : 742 Zypern
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1896: Two stationery postal cards ½ pia. green, reply parts with additional 1892 30 pa. mauve, one card cancelled by "BEIRUT 19 / 2 96" cds's of the Austrian Levant PO and sent via Larnaca to Nicosia with another Nicosia strike from its onward journey on reverse, and another card with "BEIRUT 16 / 5 96" cds sent to Nicosia with numeral mark "942" of Larnaca used to cancel stamp and indicium with Larnaca and Beyrout British PO strikes from its onward journey on reverse. A fine and interesting pair.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 600 CHFLosnr. : 1131 Nord-Rhodesien
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1950 (April 29): Underpaid window-pane envelope from Cape Town bearing 1½ d. (internal rate), taxed on arrival in Chingola with circular 'T / 1D.' in black and vertically bisected Northern Rhodesia 1929 2 d. black tied by CHINGOLA cds (May 5) in black. Opening tears at top but scarce Gi = £ 900.
Provenance: Carmichael & Todd (circa 1998). The addressee's name is typed but taken from the correspondence where the cover was first found.Ausruf : 250 CHFZuschlag : 400 CHFLosnr. : 803 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1920/21: Harrison Proof for 10 m. value in deep slate blue, struck on glazed paper imperforate and affixed to thick card, annotated in pencil at right "I, Letter 38/15/1, 15 March 20, File N3". Slight paper clip stain at top of card, otherwise a fine and very scarce Proof ex Harrison archives, the 10 m. value in this colour was not issued until November 1921. Signed Todd AIEP.Ausruf : 250 CHFZuschlag : 2.200 CHFLosnr. : 805 Ägypten (Königreich)
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1927/51: Postage Due 2 m. to 30 m. (excluding the 1956 20 m. value), the complete set of Farouk Oblique perforations, with 2 m. (both colours), 4 m. brown, 4 m. grey-green (3), 5 m., 6 m., 8 m. (3), 10 m. (3), 12 m. and 30 m., fresh and fine, unmounted og. (rare with just 200 of the 12 m. printed thus), also a page of values between 2 m. and 10 m. with the different shades produced between 1927 and 1951 with 35 issued stamps Nile Post PD31b/PD41b = $ 300+.Ausruf : 150 CHFZuschlag : 150 CHFLosnr. : 881 Ägypten (Königreich)
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Cover to Bournemouth franked by Egypt 1879 1 pi. rose tied by BRITISH ARMY POST OFFICE / EGYPT datestamp (Sept 12, no code letter) in black. Passed to the Egyptian P.O. at Ismailiah for onward transmission (Sept 13) and disinfected with large chisel slit on front; together with a similar but tatty cover with 1879 20 pa. blue pair, also disinfected and using the 'no code letter' datestamp struck on the previous day (Sept 11).
Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 750 CHFLosnr. : 826 Ägypten (Königreich)
1 / 21861: Entire letter to Livorno franked by 1853 20 c. blue (2), 40 c. orange (3) and 80 c. carmine (4), margins predominantly very fine for such a large franking with just two 80 c. not being clear, all tied by '3704' petit chiffres with framed 'PD' and 'Alexandrie / Egypte' cds adjacent (Sept 17). A remarkable sextuple rate of 4 francs 80 centimes and an attractive three colour franking.Ausruf : 400 CHFZuschlag : 600 CHFLosnr. : 1027 Haiderabad
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Postal Stationery 1877/1947: The mint & used collection in three albums with cards from 1890 including ¼ a. red cards with up-rated and combination with India usages (and three cards used to pay for registration on parcels), underpaid usages etc., a superb selection of the overprinted and revalued cards of 1937, 1940 and 1948, postal stationery envelopes from 1877 incl. ½ a. yellow envelope with 'stamp inverted' at upper right used, up-rated usages with both Hyderabad and Indian adhesives etc. A marvellous collection of these scarce cards (316 items).Ausruf : 1.000 CHFZuschlag : 1.000 CHFLosnr. : 976 Indien
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½ a. rose-red used on ¼ a. red postal stationery card to London, neatly tied by Hyderabad obliterators with 'Hyderabad-Deccan' cds below (Jan 7), no Indian stamps applied (framed Indian Postage Due mark deleted but circular 'T' applied) and thus taxed on arrival at the Foreign Branch in London with handstruck '5d. / F.B.' in black for amount due to pay. London cds's of receipt (Jan 26) at left. A charming and unusual usage.Ausruf : 150 CHFZuschlag : 170 CHF -
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