Norway
The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part V)
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Lot# : 3597 Norway
1855 (June 29): Cover from Trondheim to Christiania bearing 1855 4 sk. blue, large to huge margins all round, neatly tied by light 11 bar obliterator in black, TRONDHEIM cds in blue alongside. An appealing cover. Signed A. Diena Facit 1.Starting bid : 150.00 CHFHammer price : 240.00 CHFLot# : 3598 Norway
1856 (Jan 1): Cover from Bergen bearing 1855 4 sk. blue, large to huge margins all round, neatly by crisp 11 bar obliterator in black, BERGEN despatch cds in blue alongside. File folds well away from the franking, nevertheless a desirable cover. Signed A. Diena, Fiecchi & Raybaudi Facit 1.Starting bid : 150.00 CHFHammer price : 340.00 CHFLot# : 3599 Norway
1858 (Dec 31): Fully prepaid Entire letter from Christiania to La Rochelle bearing 1856-57 King Oscar 2 sk. orange-yellow and 8 sk. brown-carmine in a horizontal strip of three (two blunted perfs at left), overall fresh and fine adhesives, tied by clear CHRISTIANIA cds in black, framed PD handstamp in red and French "NORVEGE - QUIEVRAIN 5 JANV 59 AMB B" entry cds (Jan 20) in black alongside. Reverse with transit cds of Sandøsund, French ambulants (Jan 6) and indistinct arrival cds. Appealing franking to pay the 26 sk. rate from Norway to France. Certs. E. Diena (1987), Moldenhauer (1988) Facit 2a+5a / Norgeskatalogen (1995) = NOK 6'500.Starting bid : 300.00 CHFHammer price : 750.00 CHFLot# : 3600 Norway
1861 (March 5): Fully prepaid Cover from Christiania to Copenhagen bearing 1856-57 King Oscar 3 sk. lilac-grey, 4 sk. blue and 8 sk. carmine, a fine three-colour franking, tied by clear CHRISTIANIA cds in black. Reverse with SVINESUND transit (March 6) and KIØBENHAVN (March 10) arrival cds's. Minor toning of no importance, an appaeling franking to pay the 15 sk. rate to Denmark. Facit 3+4+5 / Norgeskatalogen (1995) = NOK 5'000.Starting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : 440.00 CHFLot# : 3601 Norway
1860 (March 3): Fully prepaid Cover from Dramen to Purmerend, Netherlands bearing 1856-57 King Oscar 8 sk. carmine in a horizontal strip of four, a fresh and fine multiple, tied by clear DRAMEN cds in black. Framed FRANCO handstamp, SVINESUND and ornated HAMBURG transit datestamps in black alongside. Reverse with transit cds of the Danish P.O. in Hamburg (March 9). and PURMEREND arrival (March 10) cds in red. Front with handwritten '5' (silbergroschen) credit to Prussia for the German and Dutch part of the journey, the Dutch part is noted on reverse with '10' (cents). An attractive, rare and correct franking to pay the 32 sk. rate from Norway to the second Dutch rayon. Facit 5 / Norgeskatalogen (1995) = NOK 6'000.Starting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : 400.00 CHFLot# : 3602 Norway
1870 (March 28): Fully prepaid Cover from Christiania to Langnau bearing a mixed franking of 1863-66 Arms 3 sk. grey-lilac and 1867-68 Arms 8 sk. carmine-rose, two fresh and fine adhesives with good perforation and deep shades, tied by clear CHRISTIANIA cds in black. Obverse with 'wf1' (silbergroschen) credit to Switzerland in blue crayon. Reverse with Kiel - Hamburg ambulant datestamp and LANGNAU arrival (April 3) cds. An attractive franking to pay the 11 sk. rate from Norway to Switzerland. Cert. Nielsen (1991) Facit 7+15a / Norgeskatalogen (1995) = NOK 8'500.Starting bid : 150.00 CHFHammer price : 380.00 CHFLot# : 3603 Norway
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