Portugal and Portuguese Colonies Nyassa Company 1901 Pictorial Issue and 1903-10 Surcharges
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1586
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1905 (Jan. 31) Picture postcard to Germany with 25r "PROVISORIO" overprint cancelled at Ibo, Dar-es-Salaam and Hamburg transit and arrival datestamps. A scarce commercial use. Photo on Page 202. (Image1)
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1911 King Manuel II "Republica" Overprint Issue
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1589
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1913 10r Mozambique postcards overprinted "NYASSA" and "Republica", posted from Porto Amelia (June 11) franked 20r, or from Palma (Sep. 12) franked 50r, both to Germany, probably philatelic but still unusual and scarce. (2).
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1590
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1919-22 Card and cover sent after the introduction of the new currency, comprising 1919 (July 16) 20r Mozambique card overprinted "NYASSA" and "Republica", sent from Ibo to Paris franked 10r, minor creasing and two small repaired tears; and 1922 (Jan. 3) registered cover from Palma to Germany franked 2½r (2) + 10r (3) + 100r with a Palma registration label, Mocimboa, Beira and London transit datestamps, minor soiling, the front and reverse of the cover separated. Two scarce commercial uses from smaller offices. (2).
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1921 Pictorial Issue
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1593
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1921 Pictorial Issue. 1923-28 Picture postcards with stamps cancelled at Porto Amelia, one card to Austria franked 1c, 1½c, 20c on the picture side and 2c, 7½c on the reverse, the other cards with a single stamp or two stamps placed on the picture side, including a real Photo card of Zebras bearing the 1E Zebra stamp, these four card all addressed to Europe but probably cancelled to order. (5).
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1594
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1924-28 Covers from Ibo to Germany franked 10c pair, 40c and 1E; Palma to Germany with 17 stamps totalling 1E.60, nine of these stamps on the reverse, two tied by Porto Amelia transit c.d.s with the other seven heavily cancelled in pencil; and three covers from Porto Amelia, to USA franked 1c, 5c, 50c, to London franked 20c, 40c, 1E or to Lisbon franked 30c and 50c, all five commercial. (5).
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Portugal & Colonies
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1574
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1787-1816 Entire letters between G.B and Portugal or Spain showing the mail routings during the Napoleonic period, with 1787 letter from Lisbon sent overland with "D'ESPAGNE" handstamp, 1808-12 letters sent by Falmouth Packets to Lisbon (2), Corunna (2) or Cadiz, 1814 letter to Lisbon sent via Bilbao with oval "HESPANIA", 1814 letter from Cuba to London privately carried to Lisbon with British Packet Agency handstamp and forwarding agent endorsement, 1815 letter by packet from Corunna (during 100 days war) and 1815 letters sent via France (3), also three later letters. (15).
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1576
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Cat No: Collection
Azores - "Tin Can" Mail. 1902-09 Picture postcards (20) and covers (3) from Norddeutscher Lloyd ships all sent ashore in the Azores, mails and money for postage being lowered in a sealed metal ball to a local whale boat and rowed to Velas where the mails were dealt with by the NDL agent. All franked by Angra stamps cancelled at Velas (20) or Angra do Heroismo (3), the seven 1902-04 items handstamped "Forwarded by / John C. Lacerda / Agent for the Norddeutscher / Lloyd, of Bremen, at / Vellas - S. Jorge - Azores" in violet (6) or red. Also picture postcards showing a mail cask being lowered to the whale boat (3) or the boat returning to shore with the mail (2), and associated postcards (8). An interesting and rare group, one 1902 card inscribed by the sender "By Bottle Post from the Azores Islands". (36).
