Worldwide Stamps and Covers British Commonwealth Stamps and Covers
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 694
Symbol: Cat No: 10
1855, "Britannia" (1d) deep blue, imperf. Large to huge margins showing portion of adjacent stamp at bottom, tied by neat barred "1" oval handstamp of Bridgetown, matching "My 23, 1857" cds backstamp on local cover to St. James, May 23rd arrival postmark, Extremely Fine and choice. SG No. 10. Scott No. 6; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A GEM LOCAL USE OF THE 1D BLUE IMPERF. US$750-1,000 (Image)
Est. $750-1,000
Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 700.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 19:04:13 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 695
Symbol: Cat No: 74
1875, "Britannia", 1d gray blue, perf 14. Horizontal pair, bright color and well centered, tied by two strikes of neat "7" bootheel handstamps of St. James on cover to New York, blue crayon "5" rating and manuscript "Pr Tahama" ship endorsement, reverse with two different "Barbados, No 29, 78" cds's (one an early C4 mark with mute bootheel duplex), "New York, Dec 14" cds duplex with "Due 5 Cents" circular handstamp, Extremely Fine and choice. SG No. 74. Scott No. 51a; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
AN EXCEPTIONAL "PARISH" COVER TO THE UNITED STATES. US$1,500-2,000 (Image)
Est. $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 1,300.00
Sold...US$ 1,300.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 19:04:51 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 698
Symbol: o&nbs
Cat No: 1
1853, 1d red brown. Wide margins, rich color on deeply blued paper, Very Fine, with 1973 R.P.S.L. certificate. SG No. 1 £475 ($590). Scott No. 1; $500. US$0 (Image)
Scott $500
Opening US$ 260.00
Sold...US$ 260.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 19:06:30 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 699
Symbol: o&nbs
Cat No: 2
1851, 3d bright blue. Large margins, strong color and impressoin, tied by neat oval "H" Halifax grid cancel on small piece, an Extremely Fine gem, with 2019 Greene Foundation certificate. SG No. 2 £160 ($200). Scott No. 2; $225. US$0 (Image)
Scott $225
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 19:07:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 700
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1848-96, Great Britain to the United States Transatlantic Mail. Group of 11 covers and a front including 1859 Scarborough to Mount Holly NJ with 1d red franking; 1859 Scarbough to Mount Holly NJ with 1s green with "Portland" packet cds, several additional 1s uses with New York or Boston exchanges, 1863 Leeds with 6d purple pair to Mount Holly; 1872 with 1d red on 1d entire to Philadelphia, etc.; some faults, F.-V.F. group. Estimate; $500 - 750. US$500-750 (Image)
Est. $500-750
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 19:07:31 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 701
Symbol: Cat No: 40
1857, 1d rose red, Large Crown watermark, perf 14.block of 12, folded over edges and tied by strikes of "693" barred ovals, matching "Scarborough, NO 7, 59" origin cds on 1859 cover to Mount Holly N.J., Liverpool (11.8) transit backstamps with red "21/Cents" credit handstamp, New York exchange arrival; opened horizontally across front for display of full block; some small stamp flaws, otherwise Very Fine and rare use of a block of ten. SG No. 40. Scott No. 20; Estimate $500 - 750. US$500-750 (Image)
Est. $500-750
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 19:08:02 EST
Sold For 500
Cuba
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 665
Symbol: Cat No: 223
1899, 2½c on 2¢ Washington, reddish carmine, type III.horizontal strip of four, tied by three strikes of "Correos, Habana, 4 Feb 99" cds on gray Francisco de Cuarda corner card cover to New York City, "T" in circle tax handstamp, New York "Collect Postage 4 Cents" handstamp and reverse with U.S. 2¢ postage due pair tied by "New York, M & R" (2.7) backstamp; couple stamp flaws, Very Fine postage due use. Scott No. 223; Estimate $150 - 200. US$150-200 (Image)
Est. $150-200
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 18:37:17 EST
Sold For 150
Danish West Indies
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 667
Symbol: Cat No: Sep. 16
1868 (Sep. 16) Ponce, Puerto Rico to Halifax, Nova Scotia via St. Thomas. Blue folded cover with "Wiechers & Co., Once, P.R., Sep 16, 1868" double-circle merchant handstamp, sent privately to St. Thomas, entered mails with red "St. Thomas, Paid, SP 21, 68" cds and bearing G.B. 4d vermilion, s.e. at left, tied by "C51" barred oval, carried by Cunard Line Alpha from Bermuda Sep. 25th to Halifax arriving Sep. 29th, Halifax (9.29) oval arrival backstamp, F.-V.F. and scarce use. Estimate; $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 18:38:22 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 669
Symbol: Cat No: 113
1869 (Nov. 13) St. Thomas, Danish West Indies to New York N.Y. Blue folded letter datelined "St. Thomas 13 Nov 1869" with bold strike of blue "David E. Pierre, St. Thomas" forwarder's backstamp, carried outside the mails on the US Brazil Line North America departing St. Thomas Nov. 14th to New York arriving Nov. 20th, entered U.S. mails with 2¢ brown (113) tied by rosette cancel duplexed "New York City, Received, Nov 21" cds to local street address; some splitting along folds and wear, Very Fine and unusual forwarder's use, with 1996 P.F. certificate. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. US$1,000-1,500 (Image)
Est. $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 1,100.00
Sold...US$ 1,100.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 18:40:26 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 670
Symbol: Cat No: 161
1874 (c.) Bonaire to Bangor Me. via St. Thomas. Blue folded cover with only "Bonaire" portion of dateline, unusual strike of "Lamb & Co., St. Thomas W.I." forwarders oval, bearing U.S. 10¢ brown (161) tied by partial strikes of "St. Thomas" cds and "N. York Steamship" cds, endorsed "Per Chimo" at top left, F.-V.F. and unusual forwarded use from Bonaire. Estimate; $400 - 600.
Bonaire, an island municipality of the Netherlands, lies off Venezuela's coast in the southern Caribbean. US$400-600 (Image)
Est. $400-600
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 18:40:49 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 671
Symbol: Cat No: May 16
1887 (May 16) Charleston S.C. to Curacao, West Indies via St. Thomas. 2¢ red brown entire with "Charleston S.C., May 16, 87" duplex cancels addressed to Captain of Steamship City of Monticello, large blue crayon "30" due rating, St. Thomas (6.15) transit backstamp, black "T" in circle and "30" handstamps, Curacao (6.27) arrival cds, F.-V.F. Estimate; $200 - 300. US$200-300 (Image)
Est. $200-300
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 18:41:02 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 673
Symbol: Cat No: 18
1901, 4¢ bister & dull blue. Tied by "Christiansted, 30/6, 1902" cds on cover to Khong Laos, Indochina, purple "Albert M. Fabio, Christiansted, St. Croix" three-line flap backstamp, reverse with St. Thomas (7.1) and Saigon (8.4) transits; some tone spotting, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 18; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
AN EXCEPTIONAL DESTINATION FROM THE DANISH WEST INDIES. US$1,000-1,500 (Image)
Est. $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 600.00
Sold...US$ 600.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 18:42:06 EST
Sold For 600
General Foreign
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 704
Symbol:
(Ballon Bayard) 1870 (Dec. 27) Paris to La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Folded Dépêche Ballon #18 postmarked "Paris, R. St. Honoré 27 Dec 70" double-circle postmark and bearing 30c Empire Lauré tied by numeral "11" star cancel, carried by the Bayard, reverse with "Chaux-de-Fonds, 5 1 71" arrival cds; small unnoticeable cover defect just affecting Paris postmark, Very Fine. Estimate; $300 - 400.
On December 29 (Thursday), the Balloon Bayard (Godard) left the Gare d'Orléans at 4:00am with 2 sacks of mail (110 kg) and landed at 10:00am near St. Julien des Landes (19km north of Les Sables d'Olonne). The pilot (Paul Reginensi) and passenger (Ducoux) left at 5pm for La Roche-s-Yon (formerly Napoléon-Vendée). The next day, they left the mail at Nantes, and reached Bordeaux at midnight. US$300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 240.00
Sold...US$ 240.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 19:09:29 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 706
Symbol: Cat No: Mar. 11
1870 (Mar. 11) Galion, Martinique to Nantes, France. Folded letter bearing 10c bister, 20c blue strip of three Empire issue tiedNantes (3.29 transit backstamp, blue France Colonies (3.29) entry cds and red small "PD" framed handstamp, by light lozenge cancels, Nantes (3.29) arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Estimate; $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 19:10:33 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 708
Symbol: Cat No: Jul. 27
1875 (Jul. 27) Yokohama, Japan to Defaysse Souberyan, Dieulefit, France. Folded cover bearing France, 1872, 80c rose, large numerals (63; Yvert 57) horizontal pair used with pairs of 1872, 5c Yellow Green (53; Yvert 53) and 1871, 15c Bister (56; Yvert 59), tied by multiple strikes of "5118" dotted diamond cancel, bold strike of "Yokohama Bau Francais 27 Juil. 75" double-circle datestamp, blue "Aymonin & Co." oval bakcstamp and matching "VIA MARSEILLE" handstamps, blue crayon "2" for double rate, red "PD" framed handstamp, Marseilles (9.13) and Lyon (9.14) backstamps, Extremely Fine and choice,ex-Magnolia. Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.
A COLORFUL AND STRIKING FRANKING OF CERES ISSUE PAIRS FOR THE DOUBLE 100C FRENCH PACKET RATE. US$1,500-2,000 (Image)
Est. $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 1,500.00
Sold...US$ 1,500.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 19:11:19 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 710
Symbol: Cat No: Apr. 5
1848 (Apr. 5) Monrovia, Liberia ship letter to Philadelphia Pa. via Providence R.I. Blue folded letter datelined "Monrovia April 5th 1848" from J.N. Lewis to Benjamin Coates, endorsed per "Barque Montgomery", entered mails with red "Providence R.I., May 21" cds and matching "Ship" handstamp with ms. "7" rating, with some interesting content concerning the horrible state of his mercantile business over the last twelve months causing speculators to close but his will remit payment "by the Liberian Packet" and ends with "President Roberts Lady and Daughter - Mrs John N Lewis, and others … took passage in the barque "Nehemiah Rich" for the U. States via West Indies. She left last night. From the President you will learn much about the affairs of our infant Republic"; couple minor stain spots, otherwise Very Fine and interesting letter. Estimate; $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 19:12:13 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 711
Symbol: Cat No: Jun. 1
1853 (Jun. 1) London, England to Tepic, Mexico. Gray folded letter with Packet directive, red "London, Paid, 2 JU, 1853" Maltese cross and manuscript "2/3" rating, consigned in Panama to a forwarding agent with bold red oval "Encaminada por, Hurtado i Hermanos, Panama." cachet for transmission to Acapulco, where it arrived with two strikes "ACAPULCO" straightline postmark and "4" reales handstamped rate for internal postage to Tepic, Very Fine, an uncommon routing for mail from the U.K. to Mexico. Estimate; $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 650.00
Sold...US$ 650.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 19:12:34 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 714
Symbol: Cat No: 4
1856, First Issue, 4r red. Used with 1r yellow (2), margins to in, both tied by strikes of red "Franqueado en Tepic." framed handstamp on gray folded cover to Guadalajara; tiny stain spot, otherwise Very Fine and choice strike. Scott No. 4; Estimate $400 - 600. US$400-600 (Image)
Est. $400-600
Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 19:13:33 EST
Sold For 375
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 717
Symbol: Cat No: 8
1861, Second Issue, 2r black on pink, Morelia. Tied by socked-on-the-nose strike of circular rimless "Sahuayo" handstamp (Schatzkes 989) on 1862 folded letter to Ciudad Guzman, Very Fine and choice, a stunning item. Scott No. 8; Estimate $200 - 300. US$200-300 (Image)
Est. $200-300
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 19:15:01 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 718
Symbol: o&nbs
Cat No: 11
1861, Second Issue, 8r black on red brown, Zacatecas. Straight line "Zacatecas" cancel (Schatzkes 1854B), Very Fine, Very Fine, rare as only 1,284 were issued and many were cut to make splits (NF $275), with 1956 R.P.S. and 2008 M.E.P.S.I. certificates. Scott No. 11; Estimate $200 - 300. US$200-300 (Image)
Est. $200-300
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 19:16:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 720
Symbol: Cat No: 24
1864-66, Eagle, 4r green, Colima. In combination with 1865, Eagle (4th Period), 2r orange, Colima (23), both cons 80-1865, tied by oval "Colima" handstamp on 1865 folded letter sheet to Guadalajara, reverse with matching "6" rate handstamp, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 24; Estimate $150 - 200. US$150-200 (Image)
Est. $150-200
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Aug-12-2023, 19:16:50 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 724
Symbol: Cat No: 2L6
Geneva, 1850, "Vaud", 5c black & red. Large margins to clear at left, small tear bottom left, tied by sharp red rosette cancel, matching "Geneve, 3 Juin 50" cds on folded letter to Plainpalais; addressee name rewritten with small hole adjacent, Very Fine appearing use of the the Geneva 1850 5c transitional issue, signed Roger Calves, with 1966 Nussbaum certificate. Zumstein No. 10. Scott No. 2L6; $3,750. US$0 (Image)
