1791, 9th February, entire letter from Gio Batta Albergotti, Knight of St. John, via Rome to Count Giovanni de Lazara General of the troops in Padua, Knight of Malta, the letter was taken from Malta to Messina by galley 175 miles, from there to Naples by Felucca 178 miles, then to Rome via Terri to Ancona 300 miles, Ancona to Venice by galley 123 miles and from Venice to Padua by road 45 miles, the entire was rated M8, R9, V13 and P15, a remarkable example of the quadruple rate, with yellow brown handstamp MESSINA, a very rare shipletter, ex George Camillery, XF! Estimate 3.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 3000

1840, 1 d, black, pl.1b, lettered B/A, very fine with wide margins all around tied by superb black Maltese Cross to entire written in MALTA, August 23, 1841, privately carried to London, then posted at Ebury Street Twopenny Post Office, T.P./Ebury St. handstamp on front and red SP 9 1841 shield datestamp on reverse, locally addressed within London to Miss Addington, Covent Garden, the entire is from August 23, 1841 with interesting postal history related content - ...will therefore prepare a short letter for the packet which is expected tomorrow morning …., one of only two covers recorded franked with a Penny Black used from Malta, cert. Karl Louis BPP, XF-SUP! Estimate 40.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 40000

1860, 1/2 d., buff, no wmk, perf. 14, MH, fresh and great condition, CV £850, VF! Estimate 940€. (Image)

Estimate € 940

1857, 4d, rose, beautiful A25 MALTA cancel on Great Britain stamp, interesting and desirable, XF! Estimate 60€. (Image)

Estimate € 60

1870, British stamp used in Malta, 4d, dull vermillion, on letter from MALTA to MESSINA/Italy, cancelled with luxury A25 killer, red aside PD and blue company cachet, reverse with arrival cancel, excellent condition, very fresh, XF! Estimate 900€. (Image)

Estimate € 900

1859-84, interesting small collection of (10) stamps of Great Britain stamps used in MALTA, all used with A25 killer, an exceptional lot in very good condition, XF! Estimate 900€. (Image)

Estimate € 900

1884, 1/2d., red-orange, block of (8), with gutter in the center, perf 14, wmk CA, fresh and desirable, XF-SUP! Estimate 380€. (Image)

Estimate € 380

1886/99, 5s + 2s6d, (2), wmk CC, used, interesting and desirable, VF-XF! Estimate 140€. (Image)

Estimate € 140

1899-1901, 10 s, blue-black, upper right corner block of 4, fresh LPOG/three stamps unmounted, minor gum crinkles, still a nice multiple, very desirable and exceedingly scarce in this positional form, XF-SUP! Estimate 800€. (Image)

Estimate € 800

1903-04, 1s., grey and violet, LPOG, wmk crown CA, perf 14, fresh and desirable, VF-XF! Estimate 60€. (Image)

Estimate € 60

1904, 2 1/2d., block of (6), with top and left margins containing plate number 1 and borders, maroon and blue, perf 14, wmk CA, LPOG, fresh and desirable, XF! Estimate 430€. (Image)

Estimate € 430

1904-14, 5s, green and red/yellow, perf 14, wmk Mult CA, used MAL(TA), CV £95, desirable and fresh, VF-XF! Estimate 120€. (Image)

Estimate € 120

1920, 1s (2), black/blue-green, other type on emerald surface, olive back, LPOG, wmk mult crown CA, perf. 14, fresh and desirable, VF-XF! Estimate 100€. (Image)

Estimate € 100

1921-22, 1 d, scarlet, script wmk, diversity WMK INVERTED, neatly cancelled by large part COSPICUA cds, dated JA 5 22, very crisp and scarce, XF-SUP! Estimate 600€. (Image)

Estimate € 600

1922, 1/2 d, green SELF-GOVERNMENT, script wmk, diversity WMK INVERTED, block of 4 with interpane margin at left, LPOG, minor marginal fault, still a very nice and rare multiple, XF-SUP! Estimate 1.600€. (Image)

Estimate € 1600

1938, 1 1/2 d, scarlet imprint block of eight with R5/7 broken cross, fine LPOG, hinged on two normal stamps only, matched with corner block of eight from the pane without the diversity, unmounted LPOG, presented on album page XF-SUP! Estimate 600€. (Image)

Estimate € 600