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  • Lot# : 7055 Brit. Post Turkey

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    British Levant, Combination franking of British and French adhesives, 1874: folded entire, franked with 1858/76, 2d. blue, plate 14, lettered FB, tied to cover by barred oval "G06" with adjacent clear "BRITISH POST OFFICE BEYROUT JA 15 74" c.d.s. to Lyon, with 1871/76 80 c. rose Ceres affixed at right, it tied by GC "5080" with adjacent "ALEXANDRIE EGYPTE 19 JANV. 74 c.d.s., backstamped Alexandria (19 Jan), Marseille a Lyon (26 Jan) and Lyon (27 Jan),  a scarce and fine entire, signed Alberto Diena. Cert. BPA (2020). rnNote: Between October 1873 and September 1875, covers despatched at the British P.O. in Beyrouth were in addition franked at the Italian and French P.O.'s in Alexandria with the respective adhesives for the onward journey to Western Europe. The administrative basis of this combination franking, even after the foundation of the GPU, is not clear.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 7056 Brit. Post Turkey

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    British Levant, Combination franking of British and French adhesives, 1874 (19 Nov.): Lettersheet from Beyrouth via Alexandria to Lyon from the famous Micheaux correspondence, bearing Great Britain 2 d. blue (Gi Z4), tied by 'G06' obliterator with matching  "BRITISH POST OFFICE BEYROUT" despatch cds alongside. Upon arrival in Alexandria, a transit cds of the British P.O. (27 Nov) was struck on the reverse and the cover was forwarded to the French P.O., where a Cérès 1872 80 c. rose (Yvert 57) was added to the front (corner fault) which was tied by clear '5080' Gros chiffres numeral in black, "ALEXANDRIE EGYPTE 28 NOV. 74" cds and framed PD in red alongside. Reverse with French ambulant and LYON arrival cds (3 Dec). A most interesting, attractive and rare combination franking of British and French adhesives in their respective offices abroad, where each stamp was necessary to pay the journey from Beyrouth to Alexandria and from Alexandria onwards, respectively. Minor imperfections, nevertheless most attractive item.rnProvenance: Collection "Cihangir", Corinphila sale 123, 23-25 Oct 2000, lot 4368.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 7057 Brit. Post Turkey

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    British Levant, Combination franking of British and French adhesives, 1875: lettersheet franked with 1873/80, 2½ d. rosy-mauve, plate 1, lettered EC, tied by barred oval "G06" with adjacent "BRITISH POST OFFICE BEYROUT 7 OC 75" c.d.s., further affixed with 1871/76 80c. rose of France, tied by "5080" Gros Chiffres with adjacent "ALEXANDRIE EGYPTE 12 OCT. 75" c.d.s., to Lyon, with Alexandria (11 Oct), Marseille a Lyon, and Lyon (19 Oct) backstamps, central desinfection slit not affecting the franking, a fine entire, signed Alberto Diena. Cert. BPA (2020).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 7064 Canada

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    Colony of Canada 1851: 12 pence black, deep fresh colour and good even margins, used with central clear target on entire letter with frontside despatch mark "HAMILTON JY 19 1852" to New York, with adjacent red "CANADA PAID 20 Cts", the stamp with slightest traces of pressed creasing at top, otherwise extremely fine, the cover remarkably fresh, described in the sale of the Weill Brothers' stock as ".. the finest recorded example of the 12 pence on cover." One of the major rarities of British North American Philately. Cert. BPA (2020)rnNote: Charles Firby and George Arfken, writing in BNA Topics ("The Twelve-Penny Black Covers", 2009, Vol. 66, No. 4) note eight genuine examples of the 12d. on cover; one is in the collection of H.M. King Charles III, and two others - an 1853 cover to New York, and a domestic usage within Canada (ex Brouse) - have not been recorded since 1911 and 1925 respectively. The example offered here is the earliest recorded usage of the 12d. black on cover to the United States, and if the Brouse cover is omitted, given its disputed 1852 usage, may be the earliest recorded example of any 12d. usage on cover.rnReference: Illustrated in Winthrop S. Boggs "The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada", p. 137rnProvenance: Alfred F. Lichtenstein, Dr. G. M. Geldert (H R Harmer 1968), Weill Brothers (Christie's 1989), "Foxbridge"rnrn 
    Starting bid : 50,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 145,000 CHF

    Lot# : 7065 Canada

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    1852/57: 3d. brown-red on wove paper, vertical pair with good to large margins including ca. 3/5 mm sheet margin at foot, tied by 7-ring target to folded cover from Montreal (19 Dec) to Kingston, with double split-ring arrival backstamp (21 Dec), a scarce and very fine franking. Certificate BPA (2020) (SG 8).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 7066 Canada

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    1852/57: 6d. slate violet on handmade wove paper, four good to mostly very large margins, showing portion of adjoining stamp at top, bright shade, cancelled with clear strike four-ring numeral "2" of Belleville in blue, extremely fine and choice. Cert BPA (2020).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 7067 Canada

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    1852: 10d. blue on wove paper, ample to good margins all around, tied to small piece by light grid cancel, very fine. Cert. BPA (2020).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 7068 Canada

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    1852/57: 10d. blue on thin wove paper, good to large margins all around, tied to 1856 envelope from Hamilton to a Major with the 20th Regiment in Ayr, Scotland, re-directed to Dumbarton, front with red "PKT. LETTER PAID LIVERPOOL" and London transit mark, a fine usage to a military addressee. Cert BPA (2020).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 7069 Canada

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    1852/57: ½ penny deep-rose on medium wove paper, large margins all around, showing partial  "...Wright, Hatch & Edson New Y..." imprint at foot, fresh colour, tied to small piece by indistinct four-ring numeral; fine and scarce. Cert BPA (2020).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 7070 Canada

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    1851/57: Pence issue selection, all four-margin examples, with 1852 3d. brown red with blue target cancel, orange red in pleasing bright shade tied to small piece postmarked Toronto, striking horizontal pair with rich colour, scarce 1857 1/2d. rose horizontal strip of three tied by "21" four-ring numeral cancels of Montreal, three further 3d. examples on cover, including 3d. red on laid paper on 1851 (27 Nov) mourning cover from Hamilton, cancelled in blue, 3d. sheet margin single on 1852 mourning cover from Three Rivers, and 3d. upper sheet margin single on 1854 cover from Prescott to Morrisburg, the singles quite fresh, the strip showing some overall uniform paper toning, covers with scattered soiling spots and example on 1852 cover oxidised, else a chiefly fine group of these desirable issues.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 7071 New Brunswick

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    New Brunswick 1851/60: 6d. olive-yellow, fresh colour and large margins, diagonal bisected and tied to 1857 cover from Hillsborough to Lower Coverdale by clear numeral grid "17", cover slightly cleaned and pressed, not affecting the stamp, a fine and scarce entire and rare New Brunswick numeral cancel, signed Alberto Diena. Cert BPA (2020).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 7072 Nova Scotia

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    Nova Scotia 1851/60: 6d. deep green, lovely intense deep shade with good to large margins on all sides, lightly tied to embossed ladies cover to Maine by black grid and red "PAID 10", "ST. JOHN NEW BRUNSWICK JY 4 1859" c.d.s. at upper right, a very fine and most attractive single franking. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (1986).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 7073 Falkland

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    1933: Centenary Issue, ½ d. to 1 s. in blocks of four, 2 s. 6 d. to £1 in single examples, all tied to eight small registered covers to New York by  "PORT STANLEY 26 SP 33" cds's, with transit and arrival backstamps, the odd trivial flaw from transit, a chiefly fine to very fine group Gi = £ 6'500+.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,000 CHF

    Lot# : 7074 India

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    1931/32: Pigeongram group, with two covers, one franked with 1a Pictorial, tied by Calcutta c.d.s. (18 Feb, 1931), sent care of Stephen Smith, handstamped "FIRST INDIAN / "PIGEONGRAM"" and "SWIFTSURE", with corresponding missive, the other franked with 1/2a green, tied by Calcutta c.d.s. (31 Dec, 1931) endorsed carried by the homing pigeon "Eastern Sun", it too with corresponding missive, also with unused label "A Massage From H.E. the Viceroy / By Homing Pigeon", with mis-spelling of "Message", noted and signed on back "The Error / Stephen H. Smith",  all but the first cover signed by Smith, a scarce and charming group.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 7075 Mauritius

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    1851: Entire letter struck with fair crowned "MAURITIUS GPO NO 05 1850", endorsed "via London" to France with superb blue "QUEENSTOWN SHIP LETTER", matching "QUEENSTOWN FE 7 1851" c.d.s. and red boxed "COLONIES & c. ART. 13", markings on front, taxed on arrival with handstruck "15" decimes, a fine and scarce entire.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 7076 Mauritius

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    1858: FOUR-PENCE green, just touched in the upper right corner, otherwise good to mostly large margins, used with 5-ring target on cover endorsed "p. Meteor" with adjacent straight line "SHIP LETTER" from "MAURITIUS SP 6 1858" to Calcutta, backstamped "COLOMBO/POST NOT PAID" and with framed Calcutta Steam Letter marking (Oct 17) in black, adhesive with small wax spot, otherwise a fine and scarce entire. Signed Calves. Cert BPA (2020).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 7077 Mauritius

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    1859:  Lapirot 2 d. blue, intermediate impression, a used horizontal pair, positions 5-6, of fine fresh colour and with enormous margins on all sides, tied by two light strikes of the barred oval obliterator to 1859 entire letter with "GPO MAURITIUS JY 9 1859" to Granville, France, with multiple transit cds's and arrival backstamps, a marvellous and famous letter of outstanding quality. Cert BPA (2020).rnProvenance: Collection Lars Amundsen, Stanley Gibbons, London, 8 Dec 1967, lot 680; Hiroyuki Kanai, David Feldman, 3 Nov 1993, lot 169.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,000 CHF

    Lot# : 7078 Mauritius

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    1859: Sherwin 2 d. deep blue on bluish paper, a used block of four, positions 4-5/7-8 on the sheet of twelve subjects, fresh colour and good to huge margins all round, neatly cancelled by mute barred oval obliterator, slight paper defect between left pair, small thin and faint surface blemishes, otherwise very fine and fresh, the largest recorded multiple of this elusive stamp and a major rarity of both Mauritius and worldwide classic philately. Certificate BPA (2020).rn Provenance: Collection G. Kirchner of St. Petersburg; Arthur Hind, Harmers, London, 11-14 June 1934, lot 392; Maurice Burrus, Robson Lowe, London, 1 Oct 1963, lot 181; Hiroyuki Kanai, David Feldman, 3 Nov 1993, lot 206.
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 27,000 CHF

    Lot# : 7079 Mauritius

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    1859: Dardenne 2 d. pale blue, a used horizontal pair with large margins all round and of vibrant fresh colour, neatly tied by two clear strikes of barred oval to 1860 entire letter from "MAURITIUS MR 8 1860" to France, endorsed "pr. Salsette", with transit and arrival marks on both sides, addresee´s name crossed-out, else very fine and fresh. Cert BPA (2020).rnProvenance: Collection Hiroyuki Kanai, David Feldman, 3 Nov 1993, lot 243.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,400 CHF

    Lot# : 7080 Mauritius

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    1863/72: 1 d. brown, 4 d. rose and 6 d. green, wmk. Crown CC, tied to 1868 cover by "B53" obliterators in black, endorsed "Via Aden" from "MAURITIUS AU 18 68" to Saigon, Cochinchina. On obverse octagonal "POSS. ANG. PAQ. FR. T No. 3" and "P.D." in red; on reverse arrival mark "COCHINCHINE .. SEPT. 68 SAIGON". A very fine and attractive cover to a most unusual destination.rnProvenance: Collection Hiroyuki Kanai, David Feldman, 3 Nov 1993, lot 393.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 7081 Mauritius

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    1863/72: 4d. rose, diagonal bisect, lower left half, on small local envelope tied by "11" obliterator in black with manuscript "Half four pence" below, "ARGY OC 18 72" despatch cds in black on reverse and mailed to Port Louis withj arrival in blue of the same day. The bisect disallowed on arrival and blue handstamp "4 d TO PAY" struck on front (double the deficiency), very fine and rare, believed unique. Cert BPA (2020).rnProvenance: Collection Hiroyuki Kanai, David Feldman, 3 Nov 1993, lot 404.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 7082 Cape of Good Hope

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    1838/51: Quartet of stampless covers, with 1838 16d. prepaid folded letter to Capetown, struck with both "General Post Office / Cape of Good Hope" crowned oval and faint circular crown, scarce 1844 also with GPO crowned oval to Amiens, France, with "Ship Letter / London" backstamp, 1851 to Batavia handstamped with black boxed PREPAID and endorsed to be carried via the "Anna Margaretha", and undated official service cover to Stellenbosch with choice strike of "General Post Office / Cape Town" crown handstamp, some small faults, chiefly to the 1851 cover, else a fresh and attractive group.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 7083 Cape of Good Hope

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    1853: 1 d. brick red block of four, on slighly blued paper, mostly large margins, showing portion of adjoining stamps in places, touched in one corner, tied by triangular "CGH" obliterator to folded cover, paying the 4d. letter rate from Colesberg to Graaff Reinett, pressed creases affecting adhesives, yet a scarce franking with striking visual appeal. Cert B.P.A. (2020).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 7084 Cape of Good Hope

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    1853: 4d. deep blue on slightly blued paper, horizontal strip of 6, fresh deep colour and good to large margins all around, lightly cancelled by CGH obliterator, faint pre-fold between 2nd and 3rd stamp from right, otherwise very fine and fresh, signed Pfenninger. Cert. Alberto Diena (1967).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 7085 Cape of Good Hope

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    1855/63: 4d. deep blue on white paper, 2 singles, each with good to large margins and possessing fresh bright colour, tied by CGH obliterator to small envelope from "GRAHAMS-TOWNS MY 3 1856" to London via Cape Town, with transit and arrival marks backstamps, very fine. Certificate BPA (2020).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 7086 Cape of Good Hope

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    1855/63: 1 s. bright yellow-green on white paper, a used block of three with good to mostly large margins all round and of fresh colour, used on 1860 cover to London endorsed "p. Mail Steamer Dane", tied by light CGH obliterator in black with neat "LONDON / PAID' cds alongside in red (29 Nov 60). "2/6" (d.) rate split in red crayon manuscript below the franking. Reverse with "CAPE TOWN / CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" datestamp in red (22 Oct 60). Treated to reduce staining, minor edge wear, nevertheless an impressive and desirable item presenting the triple rate. Cert. BPA (2020).
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,600 CHF

    Lot# : 7087 Cape of Good Hope

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    1863/64: 4 d. deep blue, De La Rue printing, good to large margins, tied to cover to Cape Town by CGH obliterator and three strikes of "CAPE TOWN OC 21 65" c.d.s., three further free strikes on front,  "FRENCH-HOEK OC 20 1865" despatch backstamp, striking cut-out illustration of a dancing man pasted to the front of the envelope and "carrying" the address, very attractive and most unusual. Cert BPA (2020).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 7088 Cape of Good Hope

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    1853/63: Eight covers with triangular frankings, with 1 d. brick red on 1865 local Cape Town cover, 1 d. deep rose red on scarce soldier`s concessionary rate cover front to London, four 4 d. blues, showing a range of shades from pale to very dark, including 1858 cover from Cape Town to York franked with four-margin pair, 1859 French Consulate in Port Elizabeth to the French Consul in Cape Town, 1864 Great Western Office Grahamstown corner card to Graaf Reinett, and 1865 from Port Elizabeth to Cradock, 6 d. rose lilac on 1860 cover from Port Elizabeth to Pietermaritzburg, and 1 s. bright yellow green on 1859 registered cover to London (with BPA certifictate), some with light staining or other small faults, the 1 s. a possible rebacked front, but a useful group.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF
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