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  • Lot# : 2367 Iraq

    1860 (Nov 29): Entire letter written form Mosul addressed to a Cardinal in Rome, struck on front with CYDNUS French Paquebot datestamp (Salles fig. 769) in black (Jan 30, 1861) when the letter was collected from Constantinople, the reverse with PAUSILIPPE French Paquebot (Salles fig. 809) datestamp (Feb 4, 1861) in black applied between Marseille and Civitavecchia. 'Rome / Via Di Mare' datestamp of receipt (Feb 6), where charged with handstruck '20'. Exceptional 'Oblitération Doubles' from Mosul and an extraordinary entire.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 2368 Iraq

    1903 (May 21): Colour postcard of Baghdad sent registered to Paris with Turkey March 1901 20 pa. magneta and 1 pi. blue tied by bilingual BAGDAD datestamps in black. Framed registration cachet above and 'Mont Cenis A Paris' transit alongside (June 10). Some ageing but scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 2369 Iraq

    1949: Faisal II perforated Miniature Sheet of six values optd. SPECIMEN in red and 21 values from the 1948/51 set of 26 similarly surcharged, 1949 Airmail Miniature Sheet perf. optd. SPECIMEN in red, Engineer's Conf. set of three optd. SPECIMEN in red, 1956  APU Conference set of three optd. SPECIMEN in red, fresh and generally fine, all unmounted og.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 2370 Iraq

    1927/37 - Early Airmail in Iraq: Collection of four covers and one document, including 1937 cover flown on first flight from Dhibban to Hinaidi (just 11 carried), official document announcing this service, covers (2) with full contents from RAF pilots describing 1928 Kabul evacuation, observation on April 1929 long distance flight Cranwell to Calcutta, as well as arrival of Lancaster & Miller and the RAF flying boats. Ex collection Pearsson.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 2406 Samoa

    1918/19: Two registered covers from Apia Samoa to Basel and Berne Switzerland, franked with KGV New Zealand overpt. definitive and Victoria New Zealand Stamp Duty respectively, tied by Apia cds's plus "Censor passed" and "Registered" violet cachets alongside, San Franciso and New York transit and Basel / Bern arrival cds's on reverse.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 130 CHF

    Lot# : 2416 South West Africa

    1926: South Africa £ 1 green & red with bilingual overprint (Setting VI), a fine mint interpanneau block of four, of excellent colour and centering, lightest of hinge remnants for perforation protection, a superb and rare multiple with large part og.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2423 Collections/lots Africa

    1880/1980: Lot three albums with covers/cards bearing interesting frankings together with some loose stamps on album pages from Gold Coast/Ghana, Madagascar and Mauritius.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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