Norway, 1855, 4sk blue. Large margins, tied by neat grid handstamp on folded letter to Christiania, with blue "Stavager 3/9 1855" cds, Very Fine. Facit No. 1.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Paraguay, 1884, 2¢ red, perf 11½. On two covers from correspondence to Montevideo; single in combination with 1883, 5c Revenue and other with two singles in combination with 1883, 10c Revenue, both tied by blue Correos De La Asuncion circular handstamps, reverse both with "Montevideo, 31 Marzo, 86" receiving cds's; cover file folds, Very Fine and unusual.
Scott No. 21c; Estimate $250 - 350. Est. $250-350 (Image)

Est. $250-350

Peru, 1863, Embossed Arms, 1p brown. Ample to huge margins, tied by Lima cds on 1864 folded letter to Cochabamba, Bolivia, with manuscript "Via Tacna" and "pr Vapor" endorsements, indistinct transit backstamp; cover file fold, Very Fine.
Scott No. 13; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Portugal, 1895, St. Anthony of Padua, 2½r-1000r complete. All with neat town cancels, 1000r high value on piece, rich colors, a Very Fine set, a very scarce and difficult used set so nice, with 2015 S. Cilo certificate for 150r-1000r high values.
Scott No. 132-146; $1,154. Scott $1,154
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Scott $1,154

Russia, (1928) 1913 7k Nicholas II issue, Dr. Eckerlin rotary press sample sheet. Bearing reproduction in reverse, wove paper (39x44mm), Very Fine, a very rare sample essay, accompanied by photocopy RPSL certificate for similar sheet.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Dr. Eckerlin was director of Herbst & Illig of Frankfort-am-Main, Germany. In 1928, Dr. Eckerlin contacted Treadway of ABN for purposes of promoting a proprietary rotary intaglio printing process that was faster and cheaper than steel engraving printing. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Russia, 1917, 5k Imperial Eagle, strip of four, pair and three singles. Tied by Okna cds's on reverse of printed address cover to Berlin, Germany; small cover flaws, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 133; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Crimea, (French Forces - Crimea) 1854 Bulgaria to Lyon, France. Registered cover franked with France 1853, Napoleon III imperforate, 25c blue on bluish, horizontal pair canceled by light "AOA" lozenge handstamps, paying the 20c soldier's concessionary rate plus 20c registration, including a 10c over payment on the recently introduced tariff, with "Armee D'Orient, Bau A, 10 Juil, 54" origin cds and red straight line "Charge" registry handstamp; usual cover wear and small stamp flaws, F.-V.F. appearance, a very scarce registered military mail usage, ex-Piat, with 1997 Behr and 2015 G. Todd certificates.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Crimea, (French Forces - Crimea) 1854 Bulgaria to Le Puy-en-Velay, France. Cover franked with France 1853, Napoleon III imperforate, 10c bister on yellowish, top margin horizontal pair showing full sheet margin with sheet frameline (unfolded from over cover), tied by "AOB" lozenge cancels, matching "Armee D'Orient, Sed.re, 25 Juil, 54" cds from camp near Varna, Nimes transit and arrival backstamps, addressed to "Madame Generale Couston" whose husband was on active service in the Crimea; some docketing in address panel, otherwise Very Fine, with 2015 G. Todd certificate.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Crimea, (French Forces - Crimea) 1854 Varna, Bulgaria to Benfeld, France. Folded letter with bold "Armee D'Orient, Quartr. Gal., 4 Oct, 54" cds, large "30" rate handstamp cross out with manuscript "6" alongside, reverse with Marseilles transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Crimea, (French Forces - Crimea) 1855 Boghar, Algeria to Bourgas, Bulgaria. Folded letter franked with clear to large margin France 1854, Napoleon III imperforate, 20c blue on bluish paying the soldier's concessionary rate, lightly canceled with bold "Boghar, Algerie, 14 Sept, 53" cds alongside, reverse with Medeah and "Armee D'Orient" backstamps, Very Fine, with 2015 G. Todd certificate.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Crimea, 1855-56 Crimean War Covers. Two covers; 1855 Crimea to Fort William, Scotland, September 22nd "On Her Majesty's Service" cover franked by 1d vertical strip of three tied in transit at London by "47" numeral cancellations, backstamped by small "Post-Office/British Army" double-arc and arrival framed datestamps; cover edge wear and slight soiling, and 1856 Crimea to Dublin, Ireland, July 19th single weight envelope posted in the Crimea some three weeks before peace was signed, sent to Dublin via Marseilles, franked by 1d strip of three cancelled by London "18" numeral type cancellation, with very fine "Post Office/British-Army" double-arc datestamp on reverse; few slight usual tone spots, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Salvador, 1879, 1c green. In combination with 1879, 2¢ rose on cover to Austria, tied by negative star in circle handstamps with "San Salvador, Jun 18, 84" cds alongside, reverse with Dolbling receiving backstamp; cover missing backflap, Very Fine.
Scott No. 13+14; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Serbia, 1911, 1p-5d King Peter I definitives, imperforate. 1st set of 12 issues, vertical pairs, without gum as issued; 1d with minor wrinkles, a Very Fine set.
Scott No. 108//128 vars.; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Serbia, 1914, 5p-5d King Peter I definitives, imperforate. 2st set of 10 issues, horizontal pairs mostly marginal, 50p o.g., others without gum, a Very Fine set.
Scott No. 111//129 vars.; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Cuba, Stampless Postal History, 1823-1870. Cuba stampless postal history group of 20 covers sent abroad or domestic, includes double-arc datestamps of the Havana and Santiago British P.O.'s, of which one in combination with perfect strike of scarce "Morison & Co." local forwarding agent cachet, mail to England with ship-letter markings, inland mail from various localities including scarce example of red Morón straightline and oval Mayari handstamp which is unlisted by Tizón-Guinovart; in better condition than usually encountered for Cuba, F.-V.F. group, viewing suggested.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

Complete Images. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Puerto Rico, Cuba, 1857, ½r blue. Ample to large margins, tied by mute oval handstamp on folded letter from Puerto Rico to Palma de Mallorca, Spain paying the internal rate to the British P.O. in San Juan, with blue "Admon. Gral, Puerto Rico, Jun 28, 58" cds and manuscript "Por Vapor Ingles" endorsement, full clear "San Juan Porto Rico, Paid" crown circle handstamp (A119) and red crayon "2/2" rate, reverse with San Juan, Porto Rico, Ju 29, 1858 split ring cds, red London transit with matching "PP" in circle handstamp, French and Spain transit cds's, Extremely Fine, with 1988 Holcombe certificate.
Scott No. A7; Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.

A CHOICE AND SCARCE CUBA POSTAGE AND SAN JUAN CROWN CIRCLE COMBINATION USAGE TO SPAIN. Est. $2,500-3,500 (Image)

Est. $2,500-3,500

Sweden, 1867-72 Cover Group. Of three covers; cover to Berlin, Germany franked with 1858, 24ö + 3ö (Scott 10+13) tied by "Stockholm, 15/3, 1872" cds's, 1869 cover to Hamburg, Germany franked with 1858, 24ö + 1862, 3ö (10+13) tied by Stockholm cds's, and cover to Helsingfors franked with 1858, 30ö vertical pair (11a) tied by "Nykoping, 5/9, 1867" cds's, F.-V.F. or better, a nice group.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600