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  • Lot# : 7669 Great Britain

    1865-67: 6 d. mauve, plate 9, a left wing marginal horizontal pair and two single examples of 1 d. lake-red, plate 67, on cover front with upper backflap to Madrid, each adhesive tied by duplex " L Y LONDON AU 4 70 / 91" datestamp, framed "L2" and oval PD, both in red alongside. Backflap with Spanish 'Spider' handstamp. Appealing cover face showing 'too late' mailing with twice 1 d. late fee.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 7676 France

    1861/68: Group seven covers from France to Spain incl. six covers of the first, second, or third weight rate with different frankings of Napoléon imperf. and perf. to pay the 40 c., 80c., and 120 c. rate in the February 1860 tarif, in addition front of printed matter bearing three-colour franking (def.) of Napoléon perf. 1 c. olive & 5 c. green as well as Napoléon laureated 2 c. red-brown paying the 8 c. printed matter rate abroad.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 7677 France

    1867/70: Group eight covers from France to Spain with five covers of the first, second, or seventh weight rate with different frankings of Napoléon perf. and laureated to pay the 40 c., 80c., and 280 c. rate in the February 1860 tarif, the seventh rate cover bearing Napoléon laureated 80 c. rose in a block of three and 40 c. orange, also two covers underpaying the 40 c. rate bearing single frankings of the Napoléon laureated 20 c. blue only, in addition front of printed matter bearing three-colour franking (def.) of Napoléon perf. 1 c. olive & 5 c. green as well as Napoléon laureated 2 c. red-brown paying the 8 c. printed matter rate abroad.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 7678 France

    1869/76: French Shipmail, group five covers incl. 1870 Santiago di Cuba to Barcelona cover with pair Napoléon laureated 40 c. orange, 1870 Montevideo to Malaga bearing Napoléon laureated 80 c. rose, which made its way via Lisbon and Badajoz, no Spanish due, 1876 Carupano, Venezuela to Santander bearing Cérès 1871/72 80 c. rose (def.) and two examples 10 c. brown on rose, arriving from St. Nazaire with the ligne B of the French vessels, taxed upon arrival with '1,20', also two covers from Marseille to Barcelona, the Napoléon and Siège 40 c. adhesives tied upon arrival by "ADMON DE CAMBIO BARCELONA" handstamps. Lot includes also a 1869 double rate cover from the French P.O. abroad in Smyrna and directed to Denia, bearing Napoléon laureated 80 c. rose and 40 c. orange, taxed with "8 Rs" due handstamp in blue.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 7679 Portugal

    1856/70: Group three covers incl. 1856 Lisbon to Genova, but only franked with Pedro 25 reis to Spain, taxed in Italy, 1870 single rate Lisbon to Malaga bearing Luis 50 reis green, and 1870 double rate Porto to Madrid bearing Luis 100 reis lilac, one certificate.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 7681 Italy

    1865/68: Group two covers incl. 1865 Genova to Madrid, correctly franked with VE 60 c. lilac and 1868 Torino to Valladolid, franked in the printed matter rate of 10c. but accepted as the cover was struck in Italy with a "P.D." handstamp.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 7683 Great Britain

    1856/68: Group five covers / fronts from Great Britain to Spain incl. 1856 front to Santander, the 10 d. rate paid with 1855-57 6 d. lilac & pair 2 d. blue with 'TWO PENCE' over 'POSTAGE' due to a strongly shifted perforation, 1858 (Oct) cover to Cadiz with 1855-57 6 d. lilac (corner fault) in the first month of the new 6 d. rate, three other covers in the 6 d. rate from Dublin to Jerez de la Frontera, Dundee to Renteria, and Belfast to Sevilla, the last one with an unusual combination of four Penny Reds and a Two Pence Blue. In addition 1865 cover Malta via Marseille to Barcelona bearing Great Britain 4 d. orange & 6 d. lilac, tied by MALTA / A 25" duplex datestamp. A lot of heterogeneous quality, but interesting.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 7686 Belgium

    1862/71: Group nine covers from Belgium to Spain, either in the 60 c. rate of August 1861 or in the 40 c. rate of September 1870 incl. 1862 Anvers to Madrid bearing 1858 Medaillon 10 c. & 40 c., five single or double rate covers bearing different combinations of the Medaillon perf. issue, 1866 Anvers to Bilbao bearing two examples Leopold I 30 c. brown, 1871 Gent to Barcelona bearing two examples Leopold II 20 c. ultramarine, and 1871 Brussels to Madrid on underpaid cover bearing Leopold II 40 c. rose, taxed in Spain with '300' mils escudo. An interesting and appealing group.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF
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