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Lot# : 1114 Mauritius
1845 (Aug. 28): Entire lettersheet with red double circle "MAURITIUS POST OFFICE AU 28 1845" sent via Galle (Ceylon), Aden, Suez and overlandmail to Alexandria, Malta and Marseille to Bordeaux, prepaid to Alexandria with 1 sh 8 p., taxed in France '19' decimes, showing clear stroke of double circle "PURIFIER AU LAZARET / MALTE' on front. Fine and scarce early entire, certificate Van der Linden (2000) and opinion Holcombe.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 1115 Mauritius
1848/59: Post Paid 1 d. orange-vermilion, late early impression on greyish blue paper, used example from position 2 on the plate of 12 subjects, large even margins all round and lightly cancelled in black. Some minor oxidisation but of outstanding appearance and very rare so fine. Cert. Sorani (1988) Gi = £ 7'000.Starting bid : 2,000 CHFHammer price : 2,000 CHFLot# : 1116 Mauritius
1848/59: Post Paid 2 d. deep blue, late Intermediate impression on thinner greyish paper, used example from position 2 on the plate of 12 subjects (showing the characteristic crushed 'P' in 'Pence'), large margins on three sides and close but clear at right, cancelled by circular target handstamp in black. Cert. Holcombe (1986) Gi = £ 3'500.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 800 CHFLot# : 1117 Mauritius
1848/59: 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.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 1,200 CHFLot# : 1118 Mauritius
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.Starting bid : 5,000 CHFHammer price : 5,000 CHFLot# : 1119 Mauritius
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).
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.
Starting bid : 25,000 CHFHammer price : 60,000 CHFLot# : 1120 New Zealand
1855/57: Chalon 1 s. pale yellow-green on partially blued paper, wmk. Large Star, a fine used example with good even margins all round, lightly cancelled in black. A very scarce stamp. Signed Calves, Roumet. Cert. Calves (1993) Scott 3 = $ 6'000/Yvert 4 = € 8'000/Gi = £ 5'500.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 2,400 CHFLot# : 1121 New Zealand
1855/58: Chalon 1 s. green on blued paper, imperforate without wmk., Auckland printing, a fine used example with large margins all round for this issue, lightly cancelled in black. Trivial corner bend not apparent on face, a rare stamp. Cert. Bühler (1999) Scott 6 = $ 4'750/Gi = £ 3'750.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 1,600 CHFLot# : 1122 New Zealand
1857/63: Chalon 2 d. pale blue, imperforate, no wmk., a fine used horizontal strip of three on hard white paper with clear to large margins all round (scarce thus), lightly cancelled by '1' in bars of Auckland in black. Second stamp showing traces of a re-entry, a fine and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 540+.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 240 CHFLot# : 1123 New Zealand
Lot# : 1124 New Zealand
1864/71: 2 d. blue (2) and 6 d. brown, perf. 12½, used on 1868 entire letter written from 'Charleston West Coast, NZ, Jan 15' to Paris, France endorsed "via Panama", all tied by unclear obliterators and the 6 d. by Calais entry mark (March 30) in black, with 'London / Paid' cds adjacent in red. Reverse with Charleston cds (Jan 27), Wellington transit cds (Feb 6) and Paris arrival cds. A fine and rare entire.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 1125 New Zealand
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.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 1126 New Zealand
Lot# : 1127 New Zealand
Lot# : 1128 New Zealand
1899/1999c.: Accumulation of covers/cards all taxed on arrival with scarce 1899 Postage Due 4 d. used on incoming cover from Victoria and a second example used on overweight internal cover (Gi D16), 1900 cover from Boer War taxed 1 d. on arrival, 1900 shortpaid card taxed 2 d. as a Loose Letter, 1939 2 d. blue used on First Day, thereafter with the whole gamut of NZ taxed mail (43 items).Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 700 CHFLot# : 1129 Northern Rhodesia
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.Starting bid : 1,200 CHFHammer price : 3,200 CHFLot# : 1130 Northern Rhodesia
1953: Covers (2), each to Fort Jameson, one mailed in July 1953 franked by 1941 1½ d. yellow-brown and taxed with 1952 Postage Due 1 d. black on chalk-surfaced paper due to rate change, the other cover, somewhat stained, addressed locally to a Leper Colony in June 1953 and charged with 1952 Postage Due 3 d. black on chalk-surfaced paper. A scarce pair Gi = £ 160 off cover.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 1131 Northern Rhodesia
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.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 1132 Northern Rhodesia
1932/51: Covers (2) and postcard, the latter from Table Mountain franked at 1 d. and taxed on arrival in Lusaka with Postage Due 1 d. black, 1951 stampless cover from Ecuador taxed on arrival with 2 d. black and 3 d. black; and a 1932 cover with 1925 Northern Rhodesia 1½ d. carmine tied 'Bulawayo Station' cds with framed 'T / POSTED ON TRAIN / WITHOUT SPECIAL FEE' with 4 d. black Postage Due, corner fault, applied and tied at Livingston. A scarce group.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 1133 Nyassaland
Lot# : 1134 Nyassaland
1955: Posted out of course cover franked Rhodesia & Nyasaland 2 d. green (4) tied by 'Ncheu' datestamps (Aug 24), not handed in over the P.O. counter and charged on arrival in Blantyre with 1950 Postage Due 6 d. yellow-orange (2) tied by Blantyre cds (Aug 26). Scarce Dues on letter Gi = £ 320 off cover.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 1135 Palestine
1923: Unpaid slightly trimmed cover to Jerusalem struck on front with 'To Pay / '10' / Miliemes' in black, franked on reverse with two horizontal strips of five 1923 Postage Due 1 m. yellow-brown tied by 'Jerusalem' cds's (March 8, 1924). Scarce and fine usage of a scarce stamp. Signed Sorani Gi = £ 380 off cover.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1136 Palestine
1924 (July 10): Advertising cover from Hackney, London franked at internal rate of 1½ d., with unframed 'T' mark and framed 'T/35' in black, taxed on arrival in Jerusalem with boxed 'To Pay / 10 m.' and franked by 1923 Postage Due 2 m. blue-green and 8 m. mauve tied by 'Jerusalem' cds (July 22). Some minor imperfections but a scarce issue on letter.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1137 Palestine
1924 (April 24): Cover from Akyab, Egypt franked on reverse with pair of 1923 10 m. brown, underpaid 5 m. and mailed to Gaza where struck with framed 'To Pay / 8 / Milliemes' in black and 1923 Postage Due 8 m. mauve applied and tied by 'Gaza' cds (April 25). Scarce.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1138 Palestine
1924/53: Collection of Postage Due covers/cards (13) with 1924 13 m. used on cover from Australia, 1936 cover with 1928 issue 2 m. and 20 m. returned to sender, 1933 stampless cover from Russia taxed 26 m., further covers and cards taxed at 4 m., 6 m., 8 m., 12 m. and 21 m., from Germany, Egypt and Poland; 1940 Customs form with 20 m. and pair of 50 m. used at Tel Aviv etc.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 550 CHFLot# : 1139 Rhodesia & Nyasaland
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1965/78: Compl. collection 226 stamps in mint condition showing all the stamp issues of the Rhodesian self administration, in addition a bunch of eight covers from Swaziland, mounted on album pages.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 140 CHFLot# : 1140 Rhodesia & Nyasaland
1952/90c.: Collection on leaves and loose with covers/cards, all taxed on arrival in Rhodesia, Rhodesia & Nyasaland, Southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Malawi or Zimbabwe, with two covers showing Southern Rhodesia postage used as Postage Dues, two covers with 'mixed country' Postage Due frankings between Nyasaland & S. Rhodesia and N. and S. Rhodesia, four 1950's Nyasaland Due covers, and a run of more modern Zimbabwe Dues (34 items).Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 1141 St. Kitts Nevis
St. Kitts Nevis 1831 (Aug 1): Large part entire letter, lower part of first page missing, mailed from St. Kitts to Philadelphia struck with circular NEW HAVEN CT. datestamp of entry (Sept 17) and framed SHIP both in red, charged '20¾' cents due on delivery. A fresh and fine cover.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 1142 St. Lucia
St. Lucia 1876: (4 d.) yellow, perf. 14, a fine single example used on 1881 single rate cover from Castries to Bordeaux, France tied by 'A11' obliterator in black with 'St. Lucia' cds at right (Feb 27). Manuscript '3' (pence) in red for British credit and reverse with London transit in red (March 14). Fresh and very fine, a scarce issue on letter.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 340 CHFLot# : 1143 Seychelles
Seychelles 1884 (Feb 3): Cover endorsed 'pr. Caledonien' to Switzerland, some negligible faults, franked by 1883 Mauritius 16 c. on 17 c. rose tied by Seychelles "B64" obliterator in black, with 'Seychelles' cds (Feb 3) at left. Reverse with Marseille cds and Oetweil arrival (Feb 22). A rare fore-runner to this destination, believed to be the sole cover from this period addressed to Switzerland.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 2,200 CHFLot# : 1144 Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone 1884/91: ½ d. dull green, 1 d. carmine (2) and 1½ d. pale violet used on 1891 cover via Liverpool to Paris, France tied by 'B31' obliterators in black with fine SHERBRO / SIERRA LEONE cds at left (Dec 5) in black. Le Havre cds on front (Dec 26) and reverse with Freetown transit cds and 'Paris / Poste Restante' arrival cds's.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 360 CHFLot# : 1145 Singapore
1948: KGVI definitives, compl. set of 15 values perf. 14 up to $5 in pairs, in addition five values perf. 17½ : 18, all unmounted og. Gi = £ 460.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 1146 Singapore
Lot# : 1147 Singapore
Lot# : 1148 Singapore
1955/59: QEII definitives, compl. set of 15 values, three compl. sets, two sets as vert. pairs, all unmounted og. Gi = £ 390+.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1149 Cape of Good Hope
Cape of Good Hope 1837 (2. July): Crowned oval datestamp "GENERAL POST OFFICE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 2 JU 1837" on outer lettersheet addressed to London, showing large 'B' in circle on front and on reverse boxed "INDIA LETTER / HARTINGS" in black together with "D 16.SEI 16 1837" cds in red. Fine early postmark of the Cape Colony.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 1150 Cape of Good Hope
Lot# : 1151 Cape of Good Hope
1861: 'Woodblock' 4 d. vermilion, Error of Colour printed in colour of the 1 d. value, a fine appearing used example with some margins, repaired at base. Despite imperfections, an excellent 'spacefiller' for this exceptionally rare and celebrated stamp. Pink cert. BPA (2015) Scott 9f = $ 65'000/Gi = £ 40'000.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 7,000 CHFLot# : 1152 Natal
Natal 1870: 1 s. green, wmk. CC., perf. 14, overprinted with curved POSTAGE in carmine by De La Rue, a good used example with perfs. re-cut at top and top left, nevertheless a splendid example of an extraordinarily rare stamp. Cert. RPS (1991) Scott 41 = $ 9'500/Gi = £ 8'500.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 5,500 CHFLot# : 1153 Transvaal
Transvaal 1885: 1 s. yellow-green, perf. 12½ x 12, used on 1889 cover from Pretoria to Aarau, Switzerland, tied by 'Pretoria' cds in black with split rate '2½ d.' handstamp in red below. Reverse with Cape Town transit (Jan 28), Zurich cds (Feb 20) and arrival. File fold well away from adhesive, an unusual cover.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1154 Transvaal
Lot# : 1155 Transvaal
1918 (Nov. 24): The Transvaal Flight Johannesburg - Pretoria, Red Cross postcard second printing in light blue to Cape Town franked by Union ½ d. cancelled by clear strike of "AERIAL POST 24. NOV. A18 SOUTH AFRICA" datestamp. Fine Mueller 9 = 5'000.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 1156 Transvaal
1870/1930: Lot 40 postal stationery items used/unused of Transvaal, incl. cards, covers, letter cards and wrappers. some of them bearing SPECIMEN overprint, few are uprated and addressed abroad, in addition two envelopes, one of them registered, good condition, mounted on album pages.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 1157 South Africa
Union of South Africa 1918 (Oct. 7): First Flight Wynberg to Green Point Common, Red Cross postcard addressed to Cape Town franked by Union ½ d. green plus 3 d. 'Our Day' Red Cross label (minimal toned gum at top right) neatly tied by "AERIAL POST -7.OCT. D18 South Africa" datestamp. Fine and scarce Mueller 4 = CHF 6'500 pts.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 1158 South Africa
1912/90c.: The collection on leaves and loose with covers/cards, all taxed on arrival in South Africa, Basutoland, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, SWA, Transvaal (4 covers), Zambia (4) etc., incl. 1921 South Africa cover with diagonally bisected 2 d. violet on shortpaid cover, a generally fine group from inception to the modern day (85+ items).Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 1159 Southern Rhodesia
1953: Cover from New Hebrides to Umvuma, Southern Rhodesia franked by Coronation 10 c. tied by 'Vila' cds, short paid 20 c. and taxed on arrival at double the deficiency with rare 1951 4 d. dull grey-green tied by UMVUMA cds (Dec 15). An exceedingly scarce stamp on cover Gi = £ 700 off cover.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 650 CHFLot# : 1163 Sudan
Lot# : 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.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 1165 Sudan
1897/1980c.: The collection of unused/used postal stationery (200+ items) including 1899 4 m. on 5 m. cards incl. unused example with inverted opt., rare 1907 2 m. on 3 m. card unused and used, 1907 4 m. on 5 m. card unused, 1907 2 m. on 3 m. Camel Postman card unused and used, 2 m. on 4 m. provisional card unused and used, 1907/10 4 m. brown unused, rare 1907 5 m. on 15 m. blue envelope unused and used, apparently complete run with much cancellation interest, couple of 'Specimen' overprints, also an 1885 Indian Forces envelope, imperfections used ex Suakin.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 1,700 CHFLot# : 1166 Sudan
1897/2007: Accumulation from 1897 to 2007 currency devaluation/revaluation provisionals, many hundreds of covers/cards with much cancellation interest, Airmails, Registered, over 150 covers addressed to Peter Smith in the 1950's from over 150 different Post Offices, Postal Agency cancellations, Sudanese Passport c.1980, also some unused/used stamps incl. multiples. A large but fascinating lot.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 3,700 CHFLot# : 1167 Sudan
1914/45: Censorship Reseal labels, the small group of covers with World War One pink 'Opened By Censor / Sudan' labels # 1 (two different), 2 and 5; World War Two green 'Sudan Censorship' labels # 1, 5, 9, 10, 11 (two different) and 15; 'Opened By Examiner' in green # 18, 20, 21, 23, 35 and 40. Condition variable but a scarce group (19 covers).Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 420 CHFLot# : 1168 Swaziland
1933/77: Covers (6) all with Swaziland Postage Dues, including 1933 cover taxed 3 d. with South Africa Postage Due 2 d. and Swazi Due 1 d. carmine at Mbabane, 1946 cover with 1933 taxed with 1 d. carmine strip of four, 1954 cover with three 2 d. pale violet Dues cancelled at Mbabane and 1966 cover with 1961 5 c. green on 'Posted Out of Course' registered cover and 1970's covers taxed at 3 c. and 7 c.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 1169 Sansibar
1933: Stampless cover from Aden Camp to Zanzibar, taxed on arrival with 1929/30 Postage Due 9 c. black on orange and 20 c. black on orange, and second issue 1930/33 2 c. black on salmon all tied by 'Zanzibar' datestamps (Aug 22) in black. Aden Camp despatch cds under the 9 c. which has large top margin partially overlapping the top of the cover with obverse showing 'T' mark of despatch. Rare and most appealing commercial usage.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 340 CHFLot# : 1170 Sansibar
1934: Philatelic cover front to Zanzibar franked Postage Due with 1929-30 18 c. black on orange vertical pair, upper stamp showing the variety: '18 cent.s' for '18 cents.', neatly tied by bold 'Zanzibar' cds; and another 1932 front franked by 1926 1 c. brown with Postage Due 1930/33 2 c. black on salmon pair and single 6 c. black on yellow tied 'Zanzibar' cds (Sept 20). Scarce Gi = £ 575 off cover.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 1174 Sansibar
1933: Cover franked on reverse with 1926 1 c. brown used from Wete to Zanzibar, the 1 c. ignored and front struck with circular 'T' marking and 1930/33 rouletted 12 c. black on blue applied and tied on arrival (March 10). Glue staining surrounding the Postage Due but very scarce on commercial letter.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 300 CHF
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