Other countries continued... French Guiana Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 1291 cover French Guyana RMSP 1864: Cover from Cayenne to Bordeaux at triple rate, endorsed "Par le Packet", franked by 1859/65 Eagle issue 10 c. bistre-brown in a vertical strip of three with third stamp "Timbre Couché" variety and 40 c. orange in horizontal strip of three, tied by dotted lozenge in black and by "CAYENNE / GUYANE FRANCAISE" despatch cds (Jan 1) in black above. Circular "COL. FR. ANGL. AMB. CALAIS" entry mark in black (Jan 30) and framed PD in red alongside. Carried on the RMSP "Thames" to Barbados, thence by the "Derwent" to St. Thomas and the "Atrato" to Southampton. Reverse with PARIS transit and BORDEAUX arrival cds (Jan 31). A delightful cover of great scarcity. Reference: Illustrated in Edition D'Or 59 - The Everaldo Santos Colection - South America Maritime Postal History 1606-1886, on page 166. Provenance: Corinphila sale 284 (June 2022), lot 1458 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [French Guiana 3a+5] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 750.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM French India Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 1292 cover French India 1872/77: General Issues Cérès 30 c. brown in a horizontal strip of three generally fine margins, used on 1876 entire letter to Marseille endorsed "Par Bombay & Brindisi", tied by "INDE" lozenge of dots in black, with "INDE / PONDICHERY" cds below (June 20). Circular "Col. Fr. V. Brind / a Mod" trnsit in red and reverse withMarseille arrival cds (July 15) in black. Signed Calves. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (2024) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [French India 20] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 150.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 3636 cover 1859 (18 Jan): Entire letter to Marseilles, bearing a fine strike of the framed "PONDICHERRY / Paid" red handstamp (Giles Type 12), endorsed "P(er) Steamer via Madras", with framed "MADRAS G.P.O" and crescent "INDIA PAID" markings (Giles Types SD20 & SD21), taxed "10" décimes upon arrival in France. A very fine and attractive cover (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Currently...CHF 100.00 Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM French Polynesia Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 2718 cover Early Ships Under Sail - Via the Indian Ocean; 1852 (November 26): Entire letter from Papeete, Tahiti (French Polynesia) to Albury, New South Wales endorsed “per Bella Vista via Port Philip” with on the reverse a fine Sydney ship letter datestamp and arrival at Albury on (1)5 January 1853. From the famous Evans correspondence and written by the addressee's brother. Very fine and rare. Route - Private sailing ship: Departed Papeete 29.11.1852 per “Bella Vista” to Sydney 10.1.1853; overland to Albury, arriving 15.1.1852. (180 days). Rarity: The earliest cover recorded from French Polynesia to the Australian Colonies (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Currently...CHF 750.00 Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM Gambia Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 3626 o 1902/22: Definitive sets, with 1902/05 Crown CA set of twelve fine used excl. faded 3 d. value (Gi 45/56 = £ 400); 1904/06 wmk. Multiple Crown CA, good used set of twelve (Gi 57/68 = £ 425); 1912/22 wmk. Multiple Crown CA set of 17 used (Gi 86/102 = £ 325) and 1921/22 set of ten good used (Gi 108/117 = £ 375). Generally fine to very fine; a scarce selection Gi = £ 1'525 (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Gambia 46/68+86/102+108/117] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 300.00 Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM 3627 **/* 1904/06: Definitive set of twelve values, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, generally fresh and fine, large part og. (Gi = £ 300), 1922/29 George V definitives from ½ d. to 10 s., wmk. Multiple Script CA,, fresh and fine, large part og. (Gi = £ 350) (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Gambia 57/68+122/142] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 175.00 Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM 3628 o 1922/29: George V definitives from ½ d. to 10 s., wmk. Multiple Script CA, fresh and fine used. Scarce Gi = £ 650 (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Gambia 122/142] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 175.00 Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM 3629 ** 1906 (April 10): Provisional 1 d. on 3 s. carmine & green on yellow, an unused horizontal strip of five, unmounted og. An attractive multiple Gi = £ 325 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Gambia 70] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 120.00 Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM Gold Coast Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 4032 cover 1864 (Sept 13): Prepaid cover to Cape Palmas (Harper), Liberia, struck by extremely rare circular "CAPE COAST CASTLE PAID / SEP 13 1864" datestamp in red and manuscript “4d” rate marking in red ink, representing the West African packet rate to an intermediate port. Fine and attractive. A highly important and rare example of intra - West African postal communication, originating from the British Gold Coast and addressed to Liberia, of particular significance as the only recorded example of mail from the Gold Coast to Liberia in the classic period. Note: Just three examples of this CAPE COAST CASTLE PAID marking are known, another example dated 17 March 1865 (ex McCaig) was in the "Ashanti" (Robert Nelson) collection sold at Stanley Gibbons, London, 24 January 1991, lot 12. It is nowhere near as fine as the above example (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Gold Coast Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,000.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM Grenada Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 3630 o/pair 1883 (Jan): 1 d. orange overprinted POSTAGE diagonally in black for ½ d. bisects, an unsevered pair, lightly cancelled in black. Scarce. Cert. RPSL (1998) Gi = £ 550 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Grenada 29a] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 175.00 Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM Guatemala Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 96 cover Cunard Contract Mail, Mail to/from destinations outside the trading area, Mail from Guatemala, 1861 (Jan 22): Double Atlantic Crossing entire letter from Guatemala to New York, carried privately from Guatemala to Panama, double-arc PANAMA datestamp (Feb 6) backstamp, then by RMSP packet from Colon, Panama to St. Thomas, further to Southampton 28 February, LONDON transit (Feb 28) backstamp in red, Cunard vessel "Arabia" from Queenstown 3 March to New York 16 March, corresponding file note. "19 cents" British debit to the United States, handstruck '24' cents postage due in New York. Note: An unusual winter routing via London at a time when there were regular services from Panama to New York (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Currently...CHF 150.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM Haiti Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 396 cover 1872 (24 June): Entire letter to Genoa, bearing on reverse the circular Jacmel despatch datestamp (24.06), endorsed "Par Steamer" and conveyed by the ship "Elbe" via London (15.07). Upon arrival, taxed at 1,70 lire, with postage due stamps cancelled by "GENOA 18 AUG 72" datestamp, repeated alongside. Fine and scarce (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Currently...CHF 150.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 397 cover 1881 (July 1): 1 c. vermilion on yellowish, plate I, imperforate, a used example with large margins all round, used on 1883 single rate cover to Boston, USA endorsed "per Steamer for New York", in combination with 1882 3 c. grey-bistre on pale bistre, plate II, first printing, in a horizontal strip of three, all tied by "PORT AUX PRINCES / HAITI" cds's (Oct 9). Two line "JAMAICA / TRANSIT" in black above and reverse with Kingston, Jamaica cds (Oct 12) and "New York / Paid All" transit (Oct 20). A spectacular and rare Imperforate / Perforate franking (the sole recorded thus), showing the largest recorded used multiple of the 3 cent adhesive. Provenance: Collection Clarence W. Hennan, Robson Lowe, Basel, 13 Oct 1966, lot 1107; Collection Norman S. Hubbard, SG, New York, 17 March 1981, lot 172.; Collection Guido Craveri, DF, Zurich, 29-30 March 1984, lot 11945; Collection Bruno Sabattini, Postilijonen, Malmo, 30 Sept 2000, lot 58; Collection Brian Moorhouse, Corinphila sale 312 (November 2023), lot 6040 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Haiti 1+9] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,500.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 398 cover 1881: Liberty Head 7 c. blue on greyish, imperforate with good to large margins and 1882 3 c. bistre on pale, well perforated, used on 1882 cover to Hamburg, endorsed 'via 'NEW YORK', the adhesives cancelled by "CAP-HAITIEN" cds (Oct 16) in black with information strike in the address. Reverse with"NEW YORK / F.D."transit (Oct 23) and HAMBURG arrival (Nov 3) cds's. A scarce and most attractive first issue cover. Provenance: Collection Ing. Pietro Provera, Corinphila sale 292 (June 2022), lot 3647 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Haiti 5+9] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 400.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 399 bof 1881 (July 1): Lot incl. 1 c. pinkish-rose on yellowish, plate I, imperforate corner marginal unused block of four from lower right of sheet and a 1 c. vermilion unused top marginal block of six showing the 'tint plate' visible at the very top of the sheet margin; also 1 c. vermilion on yellowish, plate I, imperforate, two unused examples and a unique used horizontal pair with good margins all round, variety "Paper tinted on reverse only", neatly cancelled by "Port au Prince / Haiti" cds (25 April 1883) in blue, signed Brun; in addition five used examples from this set. Collection Brian Moorhouse, Corinphila sale 312 (November 2023), lots 6027 & 6030 (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Haiti Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 150.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2562 bof 1877 (July 6): Entire letter (address little acid-eaten as usual) from 'AUX CAYES' to St.Thomas bearing ½ d. rose pl. 5 in a block of six and a pair cancelled by probable "E53" obliterator, the pair additionally cancelled by "Port of Prince" cds., a rare franking (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Haiti Z33] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 400.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM Hawaii Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 273 cover 1871: Hawaii 6 c. bluish-green used on 1879 cover to Ballater, Scotland with USA Taylor 5 c. blue for onward transmission, each tied by cork cancels in black with "San Francisco" cds of transit (Aug 14) on obverse; reverse with HONOLULU despatch cds (Aug 4) and London (Sept 1) and Ballater cds (Sept 2) all in black. Slightest of soiling to envelope but a most unusual destination to Great Britain for this mixed country franking. Signed Holcombe (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [United States Possessions (Hawaii) Hawaii 33+USA 185] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 750.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM Hejaz Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 734 cover Hejaz 1916: Cover from Mecca to Jeddah struck with superb octagonal "MEKKÉ 3" despach datestamp (Uexkull fig. 60) in black (Aug 27) with all Arabic "FEE PAID" handstamp at left (Uexkull type C) in black, only recorded in used during August and September 1916; numbered "97" in blue crayon. Reverse with Djeddah arrival cds (same day) in black. Scarce and fine cover (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Currently...CHF 300.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 735 cover 1916 (Nov 6): Prepaid cover from Mecca to Djeddah with bilingual "MEKKÉ" despatch cds (Nov 6) in black (Uexkull fig 49) and fine strike of bilingual "FEE PAID" handstamp in black (Uexkull type E) numbered "78" in red crayon below, in use between October and December 1916. Reverse with "DJEDDA / 5" cds of receipt (Nov 9) in black. Overall numeric additions in violet ink and slighttrim to envelope at left but very scarce. Cert. Todd AIEP (2015) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Currently...CHF 300.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM 736 cover 1916: Cover from Mecca to Jeddah with fine octagonal "MEKKE" datestamp in black (Dec 2) and very scarce bilingual "FEE PAID" handstamp (Uexkull type E) below in black (in use between October ande December 1916, this cover probably the latest date of use. Reverse with "Djedda / 5" arrival cds (Dec 5). Rare cover and a late usage of the Fee Paid handstamp (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Currently...CHF 300.00 Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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