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GREAT BRITAIN » 1840 1D BLACK AND 1D RED PLATES 1A TO 11
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60077   imageONE PENNY BLACK USED ON MAY THE 6TH, 1840 FIRST DAY USAGE 1840 Folded entire from London to Thornbury, franked 1d black, plate 1a, lettered RL, good to large margins tied by a faint bur clear strike of an orange-red Maltese cross, showing on flap a faint but legible strike of MY 6 1840 despatch cds which opens well to display; not trusting the glue, the stamp has been additionally fixed with a piece of sealing wax, two filing folds, one through adhesive, barely detract (SG £160’000) An important showpiece Expertise: Signed Raybaudi & Holcombe, cert. BPA (1995) Estimate: € 20’000 – € 30’000



SOLD for € 32,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
60078   imageMINT PENNY BLACK PLATE SELECTION 1840 1d Black selection of plates including: Plate 1a OL right marginal with inscription “to remove the Cem”, fine even margins, cert. E. Diena (1999) Plate 1b QA good to large margins, with double “Q” variety, cert. BPA (1991) Plate 2 LH good to large margins Plate 3 PH good to very good margins, cert. RPS (1984) Plate 4 IA left marginal with inscription “D SIDE of the Letter”, close to good margins Plate 5 FL right marginal with “CE 1d Per Label. 1/-” inscription, close to large margins, toned Plate 6 CL right marginal, good margins, cert. Brandon (2002) Plate 7 QF with good margins, cert. RPS (1988) Plate 8 TG lower marginal with “rds the RIGHT HAND” marginal inscription, crease at upper left, cert. BPA (2007) Plate 9 KC, good to very good margins, slight toning, cert. P. Behr (2001) Plate 11 BA left marginal, good margins, some rust spots, cert. BPA (1974) A beautiful selection of this iconic stamp with an almost compete set of plates and the bonus of some choice marginal examples. Some with original gum. (SG £170’500+) A fantastic opportunity for the connoisseur Estimate: € 60’000 – € 70’000

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Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
GREAT BRITAIN » 1840 2D BLUE (ORDERED BY PLATE NUMBER)
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60079   imageTWO PENNY BLUE USED ON MAY 8, 1840 ONLY THREE COVERS RECORDED 1840 Large part folded cover from Wolverhampton to Brosely, franked 2d blue, lettered EB, four good margins, tied by crisp clear red Maltese cross and with the all important departure backstamp of WOLVERHAMPTON/MY.6.1840 in red, an important showpiece and great rarity (SG £160’000) Note: May 8th has been generally accepted as the first day of usage of the 2d. blue, as it is thought that it was on this date that it became available to the public. A single example used on May 6th and another single used on May 7th, have been discovered in recent years, this notwithstanding, the cover offered here represents one of only three recognised official first day covers Provenance: Gwatkin & Lou Manzi Expertise: Cert. BPA (1996) Estimate: € 40’000 – € 60’000



SOLD for € 42,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
GREAT BRITAIN » 1855-1900 SURFACE PRINTED
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60080 128 image1878 10s Grey-Blue imperforate colour trial from the top left corner of the sheet, wmk Maltese Cross, SPECIMEN type 9 ovpt, never hinged original gum, very fine (SG from £2’400) Estimate: € 2’400 – € 3’000

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SOLD for € 2,400.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
60084 129 image1878 £1 Slate-Grey imperforate colour trial, wmk Maltese Cross, SPECIMEN ovpt type 9, original gum, couple of small handling creases, fine (SG from £2’700) Estimate: €1’600 – € 2’000

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SOLD for € 1,600.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
LEEWARD ISLANDS
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60085   imageDIAMOND JUBILEE FIRST DAY COVERS 1897 Four covers sent locally bearing respectively the following frankings: Complete set of eight values from 1/2d to 5s, then 1s single, then four 1/2d, then three 1d, all cancelled on July 22 1897, two in Dominica and two in St-Kitts, a few stains on the complete set cover, a fine trio Expertise: RPS or BPA certificate for three of the four items Estimate: € 2’000 – € 3’000



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Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
GREECE
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60086   imageFIRST DAY USAGE 1861 Folded entire from Mesologi to Patros, franked 1861 Paris Print 20 Lepta, large even margins, tied by “49” dotted lozenge with MESOLOGI/1.OKT.61 first day cancel alongside, plus PATRAS/2.OKT.61 arrival bs, very fine and a wonderful example of this first day usage Provenance: Zacharidis Expertise: Cert. Holcombe (1983), signed Tseriotis Estimate: € 15’000 – € 20’000



SOLD for € 16,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
GUATEMALA
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60087   image1871-1881 The Max Plantinga Gold Medal Collection Exhibit collection neatly mounted and knowledgeably written up on 80 pages. This being a traditional exhibit the collection includes proofs, mint singles & multiples, varieties, used with cancellation & covers showing an array of rates & usages. Organised in chronological order as follows: – 1871 Arms First Issue – Pages 2-32: Showing 1c sunken die proof in black, 1c proof showing single die in original colour, 1c to 20c in unused & used multiples some being the largest recorded, imperfs., gutter blocks, varieties incl. printed both sides, 5c tête-bêche pairs with the rarer being imperf., 20c blue error of colour, shades, array of numeral town cancels, plus an extensive & valuable assembly of fifteen first issue covers some with unique or very rare frankings – 1873 Arms Second Issue – Pages 33-36: Showing both 4r & 1p value with mint, used, town & colour cancels, plus three cover including 1p yellow single on cover front to Cadiz, Spain, 4r mauve, two cover with single frankings to France & Switzerland – 1875 Liberty Third Issue – Pages 37-48: Showing all four values in bottom sheet marginal inscription blocks of twenty, plus die proofs for three different values, used singles with town & colour cancels, also a fine array of seven covers or part covers with two 1r blue bisect usages & Fiscal 1/2r used on local cover – 1878 Indian Head Fourth Issue – Pages 49-75: Showing die proofs & plate proofs, all four value with mint singles & blocks, some with watermark varieties, inscriptional multiples, imperfs, imperf between pairs, misperfs. etc., plus an extensive & valuable assembly of ten Indian Head covers including extremely rare mixed franking with British Honduras, also three usages on fiscal documents, used selection with town & colour cancels – 1879 Small Quetzal Fifth Issue – Pages 76-80: Showing die proofs for both values, mint multiples, used with fancy cancels, 1/4r on cover to Paris & 1r bisect on part cover front A wonderful collection and an excellent basis on which to build a Large Gold Medal collection Provenance: Some items from the following collections Cervera, Hubbard, Lange, Madden, Spycher & Wyler Expertise: Some of the better items with certs. from Brian Moorhouse Estimate: € 80’000 – € 120’000

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SOLD for € 60,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
GERMAN STATES » HANNOVER
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60088   imageUNIQUE MIXED FRANKING HANOVER + FRANCE TO JAFFA 1861 Cover from Hanover with 3gr yellow (x2) and 2gr blue tied by blue Bergen b. Celle 19/8 cds to Marseille, forwarded to Jaffa with Napoleon 20c blue and 80c rose, transit cds Alexandrie 08.09.61 Egypte, superb Expertise: Signed Calves Estimate: € 34’000 – 40’000



SOLD for € 31,600.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
HUNGARY
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60089   imageUNIQUE double rate MIXED FRANKING HUNGARY – DDSG DDSG 10k green in pair tied by DDSG SISTOV ds in combination with Hungary 1874 5k rose x2 cancelled by Bazias 22.09.78 cds on cover to Vienna, faults not detracting this extremely rare franking, unique as a double rate cover Cert. Ferchenbauer, ill. Tchilinginrian, ex Capellaro



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Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
INDIA
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60091   image1854 4a FRANKING TO CHINA 1854 (Dec 31) Entire from Bombay to China with two cut-to-shape 1854 4a, 1st printing, tied by diamond of bars, Bombay B.P.P. cds adjacent, reverse with double ring despatch and Hong Kong transit, letter refolded where the stamps were originally over the edge, minor ink etching on address, an attractive franking to a scarce destination Estimate: € 3’000 – € 5’000



SOLD for € 3,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
60092 31 imageINDIA used in PENANG: India 1854 2a green in pair tied by clear “B / 147” of Penang on 1857 entire letter written by a French missionary in Penang to the French Foreign Mission in Paris, red PENANG 20.08.57 cds, red Marseille 29.09.57 transit cds, on reverse Lyon à Paris 30.09.57 ds, rated “16”, very fine and very rare Expertise: Cert. BPA (2014)

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Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
60093   imageSET OF 1948 GANDHI ISSUE IN COMPLETE SHEETS 1948 Gandhi set to 10R in mint nh complete sheets, the 10R showing a slightly faded colour, otherwise very fine, very rare and highly desirable for the Gandhi collector Price on request



CLOSED
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
IRELAND » 1935 RE-ENGRAVED OVERPRINTS (T75-T77)
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60094   image1935 Waterlow Re-engraved 10s indigo, position 20 (Row 5/4), showing with DOUBLE OVERPRINT, mint og right marginal, very fine (MWT77b, SG101 Var.) Expertise: Cert. MacDonnell (2009) Estimate: € 5’000 – € 8’000



SOLD for € 8,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
ITALIAN STATES » NAPLES
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60095   imageFIRST COVER FROM ITALY WITH A STAMP 1840 (Oct 23) Wrapper from Newcastle under Lyme to Dover with 1840 1d black pl.4 tied by red-brown MC, redirected to “Post Restante / Naples”, carried privately to Italy and posted back to England 6 months later via Sardinia (“TS” hs and cds), with faint “NAP 1841 / 5 MAG” claret ds on obverse, charged “1/7” overseas postage with “POSTAGE NOT PAID / TO LONDON” hs on reverse, cert. states that the cover has been cleaned and the stamp lifted for inspection. An extraordinary, well-travelled and attractive cover Expertise: Cert. BPA (2013)



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Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
ITALIAN STATES » LOMBARDY VENETIA
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60096   imageUSAGE OF THE 15 CENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE 1850 Folded letter sheet from Milan to San Colombano, franked 1850 15 cents, red, Type I from the first printing, large even margins, tied by 2-line MILANO/1.GIU (1850) date stamp of the first day of issue, some soiling & refolding of the cover, a remarkable usage, an important postal history rarity of Lombardy Venetia, showpiece (Sassone 3a, € 57’500) Expertise: Cert. Fiecchi (1965), Sorani (1998), Zanaria (2005) Estimate: € 8’000 – € 12’000



SOLD for € 4,750.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
60097   imageUSAGE OF THE 30 CENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE 1850 Folded letter sheet from Venice to Schio, franked 1850 30 cents, brown, Type I from the first printing, large even margins, tied by 2-line VENEZIA/1.GIU (1850) date stamp of the first day of issue, a remarkable usage, an important postal history rarity of Lombardy Venetia, showpiece (Sassone 7a, € 85’000) Expertise: Cert. Alberto Diena (1973), Enzo Diena (1985) Estimate: € 10’000 – € 15’000



SOLD for € 17,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
60098   imageUSAGE OF THE 45 CENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE 1850 Folded letter sheet from Venice to Milan, franked 1850 30 cents, brown, Type I from the first printing, clear to good margins, tied by 2-line VENEZIA/1.GIU (1850) date stamp of the first day of issue, an outstanding usage, an important postal history rarity of Lombardy Venetia, showpiece (Sassone 7a, € 240’000) Note: The Diena certificate states that he knows of only one other cover Expertise: Signed Raybaudi & Renato Mondolfo, cert. Enzo Diena (1977), Enzo Diena (1984) Estimate: € 20’000 – € 30’000



SOLD for € 50,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
ITALIAN STATES » MODENA
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60099   imageFIRST DAY OF USAGE 1852 Registered folded cover from St. Felice to Modena, dated internally 31 May 1852, franked by two 1852 10c black on rose, first printing, one example has a touched corner otherwise large margins all around, both uncancelled, MODENA R. DISTRIBUZIONE POSTALE pmk alongside, unique and mentioned in the Sassone catalogue (Sassone € -.-) Expertise: Cert. Bottacchi (2003) Estimate: € 15’000 – € 20’000



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Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
ITALIAN STATES » NAPLES
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60100   imageFIRST DAY USAGE 1858 Folded entire from Naples to Francavilla, franked 1858 1 grano & 2 grana, both from the first plate, good to large margins, cancelled by boxed ANNULATO, with red 2-line NAPOLI 1858/2.GEN first day cancel on reverse, a wonderful example of this very rare usage (Sassone € 16’000 to € 20’000) Note: The certificate states that this cover is one of the most beautiful of all the known first day covers Expertise: Cert. Giorgio Colla (2006) Estimate: € 4’000 – € 6’000



SOLD for € 5,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM

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