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Lot# : 989 Portugal
1853: Dona Maria 5 r. red-brown, a used example with large margins all round, tied to 1854 Newspaper wrapper (A Nação) addressed to Vianna do Castelo by Lisbon "1" numeral obliterator and by contemporary graffiti around the frame. Lisbon despatch in blue at left (June 7) and reverse with Porto transit in blue. Rare with few examples of the 'single sheet' reduced rate known.Starting bid : 250.00 CHFHammer price : 380.00 CHFLot# : 990 Portugal
1862: 25 r. rose-red, two entire letters from Lisbon to Paris, France, each with three margined single franking, mailed via St. Jean de Luz. An attractive pair, one taxed with '15' décime handstamp and the other found to be over 7½ grams and taxed '30' décimes in manuscript.Starting bid : 100.00 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 991 Portugal
1870: 5 r. black and 10 r. yellow in a horizontal pair, each cancelled on obverse of document by scarce Cintra "21" numeral obliterators, the reverse of the 1871 document receipted with imperforate 30 r. red & purple Fiscal in manuscript (10 June, 1871). Scarce.Starting bid : 100.00 CHFHammer price : 140.00 CHFLot# : 992 Portugal
Lot# : 993 Portugal
Lot# : 994 Portugal
1870/76: 10 r. yellow, 50 r. green and 100 r. lilac, all used on 1872 cover to Brooklyn, New York tied by "1" numeral obliterators of Lisbon with oval despatch datestamp (July 9) at left in black. London transit cds (July 13) in red and crayon "6½" credit to Portugal at left, carried on Cunard steamer "China" with "New York / Paid All" cds in red of receipt (July 23) with "2 / Cents" credit marking adjacent. A charming and most attractive three colour Transatlantic franking.Starting bid : 750.00 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 995 Portugal
1853/76: Stockcard with Dona Maria 50 r. green used with large margins all round, 1855/56 Pedro V 5 r. brown, a three margin used example with small '1' numeral obliterator of Lisbon and a 100 r. lilac pair with large margins all round on piece cancelled in Porto, 1862 Borja Freire imperforate Colour Proofs for 100 r. value in orange-brown and in green on pink paper, and 1870 straight label 50 r. green in an unused pair. Scarce group.Starting bid : 250.00 CHFHammer price : 260.00 CHFLot# : 996 Portugal
1853/1992: Collection housed in 3 volumes, the classic period somewwhat sparse, some fine sets in the 20's and 30's, thereafter relatively complete unused, including several better souvenir sheets, post-war issues mostly unmounted. 1948 issues for Portuguese Colonies unused, mostly unmounted og. A fine lot.Starting bid : 400.00 CHFHammer price : 850.00 CHFLot# : 997 Portugal
1855/56: Pedro V, covers/entire letters (17), all from an 1855/56 correspondence from Porto to Valença and all disinfected with slits due to a Cholera outbreak largely affecting the north of the country. Quality is variable.Starting bid : 150.00 CHFHammer price : 150.00 CHFLot# : 998 Portugal
1870/76: Straight label collection of covers (20), with remarkable three colour franking cover to Christiania, Norway bearing 5 r. black, 10 r. yellow and 80 r. orange tied by "219" numeral obliterators of Villa Nova de Portimão with manuscript '1½' credit in red crayon, the adhesives with faults but one of just two classic period covers known to this destination*; 1875 cover with 80 r. orange single franking to France (2) and a double rate cover with 80 r. (3) and 80 r. single frankings (2) to Brazil; 1874/75 covers (2) with 120 r. blue single frankings to Italy, further 120 r. franking to Italy with 20 r. bistre pair and single 80 r. orange; internal usages with 5 r. single franking and 5 r. and 20 r. usage, single frankings of 25 r. rose (5), double rate cover with 25 r. pair ex Villa Real de St. Antonio via Faro; condition variable but some rare frankings.rnProvenance: Collection George Pearson, Philipps, London, 22 March 1990.Starting bid : 750.00 CHFHammer price : 750.00 CHF
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