Ionian Islands continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
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| 6605 |
cover |
 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1854 (July 20): Military Concession rate entire letter from "Citadel Barracks, Corfu" to Glasgow, with "1" penny prepaid in red manuscript near badly struck "? / PAID AT CORFU" in black. Endorsed
at top from Corporal William Anderson 1st Battalion 71st. Highland Regiment of Foot and correctly countersigned at base. Carried on P&O "Tiber" as mentioned in the contents. Reverse with framed "LIVERPOOL / SHIP" datestamp (July 31) and Glasgow
arrival cds of the following day. Charged with handstruck "2" pence in error on arrival, due to Crown Circle being poorly struck. The entire restored but nevertheless a very rare entire(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 400.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 6606 |
cover |
 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1854 (Sept 25): Soldier's concessionary rate entire letter from "Citadel Barracks, Corfu" to Glasgow, endorsed "From Corporal Wm. Anderson 1st. Battalion, 71st Highlanders", correctly
countersigned at lower left by Commanding Officer, struck with superb "? / PAID AT CORFU" in black with London Paid transit cds (Nov 23) above in red. Glasgow arrival on reverse of the same day. Minor restoration on internal flaps but a wonderful and
truly outstanding entire Gi = £ 650++(Image 1)
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| 6607 |
cover |
 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1855 (Oct 23): Military Concession rate incoming cover to Corfu endorsed "From the Army in Crimea" franked by Great Britain 1854 1 d. red brown on blued paper, perf. 14, tied by "OXO"
obliterators in black with "POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY" code A cds in red on reverse and obverse showing small "CORFU" arrival cds (Nov 4) in black. Slitted for disinfection probably at Constantinople or upon arrival. A rare usage from this
Campaign(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 300.00
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| 6608 |
cover |
 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1847/54: Great Britain Embossed 6 d. mauve, a horizontal pair used on 1856 incoming cover from Ardee, Co. Louth to the writer and arrtist Edward Lear care of the Post Office in Corfu, Ionian
Islands. The pair cut round at sides but neatly tied by "Drogheda / 179" Spoon cancellations (Sept 18) and by "Aus England Per Aachen / Franco" cds in red (Sept 20). Reverse with small "CORFU" arrival cds and manuscript "3" (pence) charge in
manuscript on obverse. Manuscript "Answered October 9" in Lear's hand at left, side flaps missing and slight staining away from adhesives but nevertheless an attractive usage(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 250.00
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| 6609 |
cover |
 British Protectorate (1815-1864) 1860: Soldier's Letter from Pt. David James, No. 8 Company 2/4th Regiment to London, concessionary rate paid by Great Britain 1 d. red tied by London "30" numeral obliterator on arrival and
showing duplicated strike at right, counter-signed by Commanding Officer at lower left. London arrival cds (March 20) on reverse in red. Typical soiling and closed tear at top and flap tear but rare. Signed Holcombe. Provenance: Collection Elvo Hut,
Karamitsos, Athens, 30 Nov 1991, lot 78(Image 1)
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| 6610 |
cover |
 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1861: Great Britain 1 d. red star used on Soldier's concessionary rate cover to London, endorsed at top and countersigned at base by the Colonel commanding the 2nd Battalion of the 4th Regiment,
poorly cancelled in black upon arrival in London with "London / Paid" cds in red (May 1) adjacent. Overall soiling and flap missing but scarce. Signed Holcombe. Provenance: Collection Elvo Hut, Karamitsos, Athens, 30 Nov 1991, lot 79(Image 1)
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| 6611 |
(*) |
 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1859: Perkins Bacon Die Proof struck on white card (49 x 73 mm.), engraved in black with the head plate added into the vignette, with pencil notation "shews insertion of head" below. Some trivial
soiling, this being a working Proof. Unique in private hands, a further example being housed in the collection of His Majesty Charles III, most attractive. Provenance: 156th Heinrich Köhler Auction, 10-12 December 1957, lot 1201(Image 1)
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| 6612 |
(*) |
 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1859: Perkins Bacon Die Proof struck on India paper adhered to cream card (58 x 74 mm.), engraved in black with the head plate now completed. Trivial spot below design but very rare and most
attractive(Image 1)
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| 6613 |
bof/(*) |
 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1859: Perkins Bacon imperforate Plate Proof block of four, engraved in black, ample to large margins all round, without gum on medium thick paper. Scarce(Image 1)
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| 6614 |
**/*/bof |
 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1859 (June 15): Small group with Plate Proof single imperforate example in black, (½ d.) orange in a top marginal block of four, (1 d.) blue with wmk. '2' in unused blocks of four (2) and six of
which two are marginal, and (2 d.) carmine with wmk. '1' in an unused block of four and a sheet marginal block of ten from right of sheet; generally fair to fine, large part og. Gi = £ 1'400+(Image 1)
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| 6615 |
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 Issued Stamps 1859 (June 15): The album page with 2 d. carmine used with 'unreadable' handstamp in red, possibly an over-inked Triest '6' transit marking (cert. Simmermacher, 1967); a further 2 d. carmine with "Corfu" cds in
black (9 Dec 1861), the set of three values all used with manuscript pen crosses; and pairs of the 1 d. and 2 d. with 'cancelled to order' undated Corfu markings in blue. Fair to fine, a rare seldom seen group(Image 1)
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| 6616 |
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 Issued Stamps 1859 (June 15): (1 d.) blue, wmk. 2, an unused horizontal pair, large margins all round and sheet marginal at right (positions 83-84), with right hand stamp showing the Major Re-entry with doubling of the letters
IONIKON and partial extra frame line at base, fresh and fine, large part og. A scarce variety with just 208 examples possible. Scarce. Cert. Simmermacher (1996) Gi = £ 400+(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 150.00
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| 6617 |
*/bof |
 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1859 (June 15): The Issued stamps: (½ d.) orange, (1 d.) blue with wmk. '2', and (2 d.) carmine with wmk. '1'; all in unused corner marginal blocks of four, the ½ d. with some slight oxidisation
as usual, the 1 d. and 2 d. each from lower left of sheet, all with large part og. A most attractive set. Signed A. Diena or H. Bloch Gi = £ 920. Note: The ½ d. value is the scarcest value due to the stamp dealer W.S. Lincoln using sheets of the
stamp to wall-paper his premises in London(Image 1)
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| 6618 |
cover |
 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1859: (½ d.) orange, a single example with large margins on three sides, roughly separated at top and just touched, used on reverse of 13 July 1859 cover from Cefalonia to Corfu tied by fair
strike of framed "FRANCA" handstamp in blue with oval "PD" below denoting the '1' to pay and reverse with small Corfu cds in black (July 4g). An exceptionally rare issue on letter - just three covers are recorded with a single ½ d. adhesive - this
being one of the rarest "Number One's" on letter. Cert. Stanley Gibbons (November 1963). Provenance: Collection Elvo Hut, Karamitsos, Athens, 30 Nov 1991, lot 166(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 3,500.00
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| 6619 |
cover |
 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1859: (½ d.) orange, a single example with large margins all round used on reverse and (1 d.) blue with close to large margins all round, on July 1859 entire letter from Cefalonia to Corfu, each
cancelled by pen cross in black ink. Hooded "CEFALONIA" datestamp of despatch in watery blue ink (July 16) and small circular "CORFU" arrival cds in blue on reverse (July 17); the stamps being placed as per regulations: 1 d. inter-island fee on the
obverse and ½ d. Lloyd ship fee on reverse. The ½ d. adhesive crossed by file fold but a remarkable and attractive entire bearing this rare issue. Signed Spanos. Cert. Simmermacher (1984)(Image 1)
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| 6620 |
cover |
 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1859: (½ d.) orange, a single example with large margins and portion of adjoining stamp at right, overlapped by (1 d.) blue with good to just shaved margins, on July 1859 entire letter from Corfu
to Cefalonia tied by oval framed "FRANCA" in black with small "CORFU" cds in blue at left (July 30). Hooded "CEFALONIA" arrival above (Aug 2) also in blue. The stamps, per regulations should have been placed with the 1 d. blue on obverse and the ½ d.
orange on reverse. Central file fold well away from the adhesives, some small ink splashes otherwise a superb and extremely rare entire. Signed Pfenninger. Cert. Simmermacher (2011). Provenance: Collection Mertzanoff(Image 1)
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| 6621 |
cover |
 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1859: (½ d.) orange, a single example with large margins on three sides and shaved at base used on reverse and (1 d.) blue with good margins on three sides and shaved at left, on August 1859
entire letter from Cefalonia to Zante, each tied by rectangular framed "FRANCA" in blue. Hooded "CEFALONIA" datestamp of despatch in blue (Aug 10) and circular "ZAKYNTHOS" arrival cds alongside; the stamps being placed as per regulations: 1 d.
inter-island fee on the obverse and ½ d. Lloyd ship fee on reverse. A rare issue on letter that displays well. Signed Raybaudi, Calves. Cert. Raybaudi (2004)(Image 1)
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| 6622 |
cover |
 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1859: (½ d.) orange, a horizontal pair with good to large margins all round (pos. 41-42) and portion of adjoining stamp at base, overlapping (2 d.) carmine with good to large margins all round on
May 1860 entire letter from Cefalonia to Corfu all cancelled by large pen cross in black ink. Hooded "CEFALONIA" despatch datestamp (May 9) in blue and small "CORFU" cds in blue alongside of arrival (May 10) also in blue. File fold affects the 2 d.
adhesive but a rare and famous entire. Signed Pröschold. Provenance: Collection Jerry Hess Barr, Mercury, New York, 25-27 Jan 1956; collection Elvo Hut, Karamitsos, Athens, 30 Nov 1991, lot 167(Image 1)
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| 6622A |
piece |
 1859 (June 15): 1 d. blue, a used example with three good margins and just touched within the frameline at right, used on small piece tied by "ZAKYNTHOS" cds in blue with framed "FRANCA" handstamp alongside in same ink. A very
rare stamp in used condition. Cert. RPSL (1929), Simmermacher (2024) Gi = £ 325(Image 1)
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| 6622B |
cover |
 1859 (June 15): 1 d. blue, a used example in a deep shade with close even margins all round, just touched within frameline at lower right, on 1862 entire letter from Zakynthos to Stefano Ralli in Trieste cancelled by four
manuscript ink lines in black with "ZAKYNTHOS" despatch cds (Aug 19) in blue at left. The 1 d. local charge paid for the letter to be delivered to the Lloyd steamer. Reverse with Triest arrival (Aug 22) in red. A very rare and most attractive entire.
Cert. Simmermacher (2024)(Image 1)
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