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Catalogue 280: The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part III)
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  • Lot# : 6324 Malta

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    British P.O. in Malta 1865-67: 4d. deep vermillion, Plate 12 in combination with 1867-80 3d. rose, two left wing marginal examples, one margin cut, fine and fresh examples in vibrant deep colour, well perforated, the 3d. adhesives separated by scissor cuts, tied by "MALTA SP 8 71 / A25" duplex datestamp. "LONDON PAID" transit cds (Sept 15, 71), "BOSTON PAID" arrival cds (Sept 22) and US '2 cents' due handstamp, all in red alongside, on entire letter "via Italy" to Boston. A most attractive combination to pay the 10d. rate from Malta to the United States, where the receiver had to pay 2 cents for the inland part of the journey.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 6325 Malta

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    British P.O. in Malta 1862-64: 4d. bright red, Plate 4, lettered GI/IG, a fine and fresh left wing marginal example in vibrant deep colour, well perforated, tied by "MALTA FE 21 64 / A25" duplex datestamp, PD in oval and French "POSS. ANGL. MARSEILLE 25 FEVR. 64" entry cds, both in red alongside, on entire letter to Marseille. A most attractive entire.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 6326 Antigua u. Antigua Barbuda

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    Antigua 1922: £1 purple & black on red, a fresh and fine adhesive of superb appearance with vibrant colour, unmounted og. Gi = £ 275 as hinged.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 6327 Australia

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    1924 (May 1): £1 grey, Die IIb, watermark Narrow Crown perf. 12, in fresh and fine condition with full original unmounted gum. A most attractive adhesive, cert Holcombe (1997) Gi = £ 650 as hinged.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 6328 Australia

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    1932 (March 14): Sydney Harbour Bridge 5 s. blue-green in fresh and fine condition with full original unmounted gum. Gi = £ 425 as hinged.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 6329 Australia

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    1923/63: Lot eight adhesives in unmounted og. condition incl. 1923 Kangaroo 2 s. maroon die II (Gi 74), a lower marginal example, 1934 Centenary of Victoria, all three values (Gu 147-9), 1948 Arms £1 & £2 (Gi 224c,224d), and 1963 Explorers 10 s. & £1 on white paper (Gi 358a,359a). Gi = £ 346.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : 75 CHF

    Lot# : 6330 Bahamas

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    1863 (May): 4 d. dull rose, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 12½, a used example on 1871 cover to Brooklyn, USA tied by "BAHAMAS MR 20 1871" cds in black with "N. Y. Steamship / 3" charge marking in black aside (March 25). Reverse with "BROOKLYN N.Y. RECEIVED" arrival cds (March 25). Cover slightly shortened at right, nevertheless an attractive cover, cert. Holcombe (1991).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 6331 Bermuda

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    1855/58: Recess by Perkins Bacon (1 d.) blue on white paper, a fresh example with large to enormous margins all round with vivid colour, used on 1859 cover to Trinidad, tied by "1" numeral obliterator of Bridgetown with reverse showing double arc "Barbadoes" datestamp (Feb 5) and double circle cds "FE 7 / 1859" of arrival. A fine, remarkable and extremely rare inland rate cover.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 6332 Bermuda

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    1918/22: £ 1 purple & black on red, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused example of fine fresh colour, unmounted og. Gi = £ 275 for hinged.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 6333 Bermuda

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    1938/53: £ 1 pale purple & black on pale red, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, comb perf. 14, an unused example of rich colour, Row 2, stamp 5 (position 17) showing variety "Gash in Chin", fresh and fine, unmounted og. A fine and scarce stamp in this condition Gi = £ 2'250 for hinged.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6334 Canada

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    1851 (Sept 18): Cover from Montreal to Toronto bearing 1851 Prince Albert 6 d. slate violet on laid paper, a fresh and fine adhesive with good to huge margins, tied by seven ring target obliterator. "MONTREAL L.C. SP 18 1851" datestamp in red alongside. Reverse with Toronto arrival cds (Sept 21). Vertical file fold at right of stamp, a most attractive and scarce double rate cover. Cert. BPA (1979).rnNote: The Province of Canada began issuing stamps on April 23, 1851, designed by Sir Sandford Fleming and processed together with the 3 d. & 12 d. adhesives by the firm of Rawdon, Wright, Hatch and Edson of New York. In April 1851, the rate for inland letters to Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island was 3 d. per ½ oz.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6335 Canada

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    1852-57: Envelope from Kingston to Port Hope bearing Beaver 3 d. red on handmade wove paper, a fine and fresh example with good margins all round, tied by '18' ring target obliterator with despatch "KINGSTON JU 10 1858" cds alongside. Reverse with "PORT HOPE" arrival cds of the following day. A clean and fine cover, cert. V. G. Greene (1984).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6336 Canada

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    1852 (Nov 10): Envelope from Montreal to New York bearing 1852-57 Beaver 3 d. brown-red on handmade wove paper in a vertical pair, a multiple with good to large margins all round and fresh colour, cancelled by two strikes of seven ring target obliterator with superb despatch "MONTREAL L.C. NO 10 1852" cds, straight line PAID and matching framed CANADA in arc exchange office handstamp, all in red alongside. Light file fold well away from the franking just mentioned for accuracy, a clean and fine cover, an exceptional cross border uage of the Beaver adhesive.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6337 Canada

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    1858 (March 17): Envelope from Toronto to Nashville TN, bearing 1857 Prince Albert 6 d. grey-lilac on machine-made thick hard wove paper, an adhesive with clear to mostly large margins, tied by grid cancel obliterator with superb despatch "TORONTO C.W. MAR 17 1858" cds in black and straight line PAID handstamp in red alongside. Some edge wear, a desirable cover, only 26 covers to the United States are known with this paper variety, this being the only one recorded to the southern states. Cert. BPA (1997).
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 6338 New Brunswick

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    1851/60: 3 d. bright red, a fresh and fine example with ample to large margins, in vivid colour and neatly tied by '23' numeral obliterator in an oval of bars to cover to Dorchester, New Brunswick. Reverse with "RICHIBUCTO NEW BRUNSWICK" despatch (Dec 29, 1858) cds as well as arrival datestamp of the next day, both in black. An attractive cover, signed A. Diena, A. Bolaffi & Raybaudi.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 6339 New Brunswick

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    1851/60: 3 d. dull red, a fresh and fine example with ample to large margins, in vibrant deep colour and neatly tied by '1' numeral obliterator in an oval of bars to cover to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Reverse with "ST. JOHN NEW BRUNSWICK" despatch (March 11, 1854) cds in black as well as oval arrival datestamp in black (March 15). An attractive usage to pay the ½ ounce rate within New Brunswick, to Canada & Provinces.rnProvenance: Harmers London (Nov 1997), lot 128.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 6340 New Brunswick

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    1851/60: 6 d. yellow, one adhesive and a quadrisect, fresh and fine examples with good to large margins in vibrant colour, tied by black '1' numeral obliterator in an oval of bars to cover to London from the well known 'Miss Smith' correspondence, the envelope is endorsed "By Steamers via Halifax N.S.". Despatch "ST. JOHN N.B. PAID" two ring cds (April 30) and crisp arrival "LONDON PAID" cds (May 16, 60), both in red alongside the franking. Reverse with another despatch cds in black. Cover slightly shortened at left and top, roughly opened on reverse not distracting at all from the utmost attractiveness of this extremely rare franking, one of two known used quadrisects to the UK. Cert. Holcombe (1991). Gi = £ 42'000+.rnrnNote: The 7½ d. rate to the United Kingdom was in effect between August 1854 and the end of April 1860, when the new currency, the New Brunswick dollar was introduced with one dollar being equal to 5 shillings. As there had been no stamps with adequate face value, the 7½ d. rate to the UK had to be franked using either bisected 3 d. adhesives which is the more 'common' way with about 40 covers recorded or as in this case with quadrisected 6 d. adhesives, where only two covers are known. The other cover was ex Dale, Carnegie, Koh & Warren Wilkinson, a xerox of the last auction is added for documentation purposes.rnrnProvenance: Collection Louise Boyd Dale & Alfred F. Lichtenstein, H.R. Harmer, New York, sale 3 (Nov 20, 1968), lot 456; John Foxbridge collection (1988); Weill brothers stock, Christie's sale Zurich (1989); Ivy & Mader sale (July 1991).
    Starting bid : 15,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 28,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6341 Nova Scotia

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    1851/60: 3 d. deep blue on bluish, a fine and fresh example with good to large margins, lightly tied by 'Bars in Oval' obliterator to cover to Halifax. Reverse with "AMHERST N.S." despatch cds (April 19, 1856) in black as well as oval arrival datestamp in black (April 22). A fine item. 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 6342 Nova Scotia

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    1851/60: 6 d. deep green on bluish, a fine and fresh example with good to large margins, lightly tied by 'Bars in Oval' obliterator and "ST. JOHN N.B." transit cds (July 14, 1859) to cover to Winchendon, Massachusetts. Reverse with indistinct despatch cds (July 11, 1859) in black, obverse with red "PAID 10" in circle denoting the US postage paid. Opened for presentation purposes on three sides, an appealing cover paying the 6 d. rate for ½ ounce to the United States. Cert. Holcombe (1991).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6343 Nova Scotia

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    1860/63: 10 c. vermillion, the upper left half of a diagonally bisected example, a fine and fresh example with vivid colour, used as 5 c. franking and neatly tied by 'Bars in Oval' obliterator and "GUYSBOROUGH N.S." despatch cds (July 10, 1861) to cover to Halifax. Reverse with oval arrival datestamp cds of the next day. Part of backflap missing, still a very appealing usage to pay the letter inland rate. Cert. BPS (1956) Gi = £ 750
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 6344 Canada

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    Prince Edward Island 1861: 2 d. rose, Die I perf. 9, a fine and fresh example, lightly tied by 'Bars in Oval' obliterator to cover to Charlottetown. Reverse with crisp "SUMMERSIDE P.E. ISLAND" despatch cds (Aug 1, 1862) and indistinct arrival cds (Aug 4), both in black. Light vertical fold at right of adhesive, some edge toning, a rare correct usage to pay the postage on the island. Opinion Holcombe (1997).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 6345 Canada

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    Prince Edward Island 1861: 3 d. blue perf. 9, a fine and fresh example, lightly tied by 'Bars in Oval' obliterator to cover to Upper Coverdale, Albert County New Brunswick.. Reverse with "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" despatch cds (June 29, 1863) and arrival cds (July 1), both in black. Minor toning, a very rare correct usage to pay the postage to Canada & Provinces. Opinion Holcombe (1997).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 6346 Cyprus

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    1924: £ 1 purple & black on red on chalk-surfaced paper, wmk Multiple Crown CA of fine fresh colour and unmounted og. Signed Brun; cert. Raybaudi (1998).
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 6347 Cyprus

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    1928: £ 5 black on yellow watermark Multiple script CA perf. 14, a fine and fresh example from the top margin with plate number '1', in full unmounted og condition. Large perforation separation between adhesive and selvedge, an attractive example of this scarce stamp, cert. E. Diena (1982) Gi = £ 3'750 for hinged.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 6348 Dominica

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    1923: £ 1 purple & black on red in fine fresh colour, a fresh example in unmounted og. condition.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 6349 Falkland

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    1914: £ 1 black on red in fine fresh colour, a fresh example in unmounted og. condition.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 6350 Gibraltar

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    1912/24: £ 1 deep purple & black on red, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused adhesive of vibrant fresh colour, well centred, unmounted og. Opinion Holcombe (1992) for a pair.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6351 Gibraltar

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    1912/24: £ 1 deep purple & black on red, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, a unused right marginal adhesive of vibrant fresh colour, well centred, unmounted og. 
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : 75 CHF

    Lot# : 6352 Goldcoast

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    1921/24: £ 2 green & orange, Die I, wmk. Multiple Script CA, an unused adhesive, well centred, unmounted og. Gi = £ 600 for hinged.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 6353 Goldcoast

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    1892/1913: Lot two covers and an unused adhesive with 1892 registered stationery envelope 2 d. blue with add. strip of five ½ d. green, sent from Saltpond to Manchester, 1897 cover with 2½ d. ultramarine & orange sent from Half Assine to London and 1913 5 s. green & red on yellow, an unused corner marginal example (Gi 68).
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 6354 Malta

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    Recess printing 1922: £ 1 black & carmine-red, wmk. Multiple Script CA sideways, a fresh corner marginal unused example of vibrant colour, unmounted og. 
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6355 Malta

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    Recess printing 1922: £ 1 black & bright carmine, wmk. Multiple Script CA upright, a fresh top marginal unused block of four of deep colour, unmounted og. Cert. E. Diena (1981)
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6356 St. Helena

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    1897 (Nov 20): Registered Cover from St. Helena to Montreal, Canada bearing 1864-80 2 d. yellow in combination with 1884-94 2½ d. ultramarine and 3 d. deep mauve, three fine and fresh adhesives, tied by bold grill obliterator, "ST. HELENA NO 20 97" despatch cds in black alongside. Obverse shows clear strikes of oval "REGISTERED / ST. HELENA" and "REGISTERED LONDON 14 DE 97" datestamps. Reverse with four different Montreal cds's (Dec 24) as the receiver was not found immedeately. An appealing and interesting cover, a rarely seen connection.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 6357 St. Helena

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    1903 (June 9): Cover from St. Helena to Salisbury, endorsed "Per SS Goorka",  bearing 1884-94 ½ d. green in a horizontal pair, a fine and fresh multiple, tied by light "ST. HELENA" despatch cds in black. Reverse with arrival cds (July 16, 1903). Interesting way to pay the 1 penny rate to the UK, opinion Holcombe (1995).
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : 75 CHF

    Lot# : 6358 St. Helena

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    1922 (June): £1 grey & purple on red, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, perf. 14, a fresh and fine top marginal example, in unmounted og. condition. Gi = £450 for hinged.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 6359 St. Helena

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    1934: Centenary of British Colonisation, compl. set of ten values in unmounted og. condition. Gi = £425 for hinged.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6360 Seychelles

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    1895 (Jan 12): Registered Cover from the Seychelles to Ulm, Germany, bearing 1892 2 c. green & carmine (2) in combination with 1893 3 c. dull purple & orange in an irregular block of six and a vertical pair, tied by SEYCHELLES despatch cds and octagonal Shipmail's "LIGNE T PAQ. FR. N° 3" datestamp (Jan 17). The obverse shows only a handwritten 'R37' registration number, upon arrival at the German border a registration entry label "Vom Ausland über Bahnpost Alt-Münsterol / Mühlhausen (Els.) Eingeschrieben" was added. Reverse with corresponding oval German Bahnpost datestamp (Jan 31, 1895) and Ulm arrival cds (Feb 1). An interesting cover to an unusual destinations from the Seychelles, transported with the steamer 'Australia' of the line T.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 6361 Seychelles

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    1895 (June 16): Cover from the Seychelles to Annonay, France, bearing 1893 '15 cents' on 16 c. chestnut & blue, tied by SEYCHELLES despatch cds, octagonal Shipmail's "LA REUNION A MARSEILLE" datestamp (June 30) alongside. Reverse with arrival cds (July 20). An interesting cover to an unusual destinations from the Seychelles, transported with the steamer 'Djemnah' of the line V.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 6362 Seychelles

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    1894 (July 16): Registered O.H.M.S. Cover from the Seychelles to Birmingham, bearing 1893 '90 cents' on 96 c. mauve & carmine, a fine and fresh adhesive, tied by 'B64' obliterator, SEYCHELLES despatch cds and R in oval, both in black alongside. Obverse struck in transit with "REGISTERED LONDON" datestamp (Aug 1) in red, reverse with arrival cds of the same day. An attractive and interesting cover, a very rare franking Gi = £ 1'500
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 6363 Seychelles

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    1903 (Oct 3): Registered Stationery envelope 15 c. blue from the Seychelles to Palermo, bearing an additional franking of 1903 3 c. dull green and 12 c. olive-sepia & dull green, tied by SEYCHELLES despatch cds, R in oval and octagonal Shipmail's "LA REUNION A MARSEILLE" datestamp (Oct 9) alongside. Reverse with Messina transit and Palermo (Oct 26) arrival cds's. An unusual destinations from the Seychelles, transported with the steamer 'Raoaddy' of the line V.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 6364 Sierra Leone

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    1933: Centenary of Abolition of Slavery, compl. unused set of 13 values from ½ d. green to £ 1 violet & orange in unmounted og. condition. Cert. Holcombe (1996) Gi = £ 1'100 for hinged.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 6365 Cape of Good Hope

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    1853 (Sept): 4 d. deep blue on lightly blued paper, a fresh and fine pair with good to large margins, tied by light oval "POST - RETIEF" datestamp (July 19, 1860) to cover directed to Capetown, reverse with oval CAPE TOWN arrival datestamp (July 26) in red. A rare cancellation with the despatch datestamp not the CGH obliterator, in addition a very early usage of this datestamp. Cert. Richter BPP (1993).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF

    Lot# : 6366 Cape of Good Hope

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    1855: 4 d. deep blue on white paper, a fresh and fine adhesive with enormous margins and parts of five adjoining stamps, tied by neat CGH obliterator to cover from Port Elizabeth to Graaff-Reinet, crisp oval despatch datestamp (July 8, 1859), on reverse. Attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6367 Cape of Good Hope

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    De La Rue printing 1863/64: 4 d. blue, a fine example with good to huge margins all, tied by CGH obliterator to 1864 cover to the Civil Commissioner in Stellenbosch. Reverse with oval PAARL despatch datestamp (Nov 10) and STELLENBOSCH oval arrival datestamp of the same day, both in red. Slightest vertical file fold, a sound cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 6368 Cape of Good Hope

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    De La Rue Printing 1863/64: 1 s. bright emerald-green, a used example with ample to huge margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at base,  in a vibrant shade, lightly tied by CGH obliterator to 1863 cover to London. Reverse with circular CAPE TOWN / CAPE OF GOOD HOPE datestamp (June 20) in red. Front struck by "LONDON PAID' arrival cds in red (July 22). A most attractive cover with this extremely rare franking. Cert. BPA (1990).
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,600 CHF

    Lot# : 6369 South Africa

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    1913: £ 1 green & red, a fresh and fine example in unmounted og. condition. Cert. Holcombe (1996) Gi = £650 for hinged.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF
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