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1887, "U. Postal 10 c." in black on 2 4/8 centavos blue, horizontal pair together with "U. Postal 1 c." in red on 2 4/8 centavos ultramarine, two singles and a horizontal pair, tied by blue cds "CORREOS MANILA 12 NOV 87” to a registered cover to Paris, France with "LIGNE N / PAQ No. 2  21 NOV 87”, endorsed "via Marseilles”. Rare and appealing cover. Signed Sekula. Certs Exfima (1980) & Graus (1999).

Provenance: ‘Severin’ (Corinphila 2012)

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1881/88, "HABILITADO U.POSTAL 10 CENT.s" on 2 4/8 centavos ultramarine, 2 copies, with 2 copies without handstamp (on reverse), all tied by c.d.s. "MANILA 8. ENE.87" to registered cover to Barcelona, with arrival mark. Fine and scarce. (Scott 91)

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1881/88, "UNION GRAL POSTAL 8 CENT." handstamp on 2 4/8 centavos blue, study of 28 unused stamps, mostly in multiples including block of four with handstamp inverted, block of 10 with one handstamp inverted, pair with one handstamp double, etc. One certificate APS. (Scott 105)

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1887, "UNION GAL. POSTAL HABILITADO 8 CENTS" in purple on 2 4/8 C. De Peso light blue, strip of three, fresh colour and good perforations for this issue, tied by blue cds (date unclear but Feb 1889) to a US Consulate in Manila registered envelope sent to Halifax, Nova Scotia, endorsed "Via San Francisco”, with "R No. 7534 MANILA” registry box in red. Reverse, a four line unboxed "REGISTERED FE 18 1889 SAN FRANCISCO" CAL" in red, transit "ST. JOHN N:B. CANADA FE 22 89” and arrival "HALIFAX CANADA FE 89” both in black. Fine and scarce. Less than ten know at this time. 

Provenance: ‘Severin’ (Corinphila 2012)

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1879, postal stationery card "CONVENIO - UNIVERSAL de  - CORREOS HABILITADO" 3 cents on 50 mils, used from Manila 1884 to Cologne, Germany, endorsed "Via Napoles”; arrival mark on front. Small corner crease, otherwise fine. Also same card unused with clear, proof like overprint. Very scarce. (H&G 2)

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 394

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1895/97, 2 centavos red-brown and 6 centavos violet, tied by clear blue "SAN JUAN (PTO. RICO) 30 NOV 97" to commercial envelope, endorsed "Pr.SS Arkadia", to New York with arrival mark. Very fine.

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"GRASBROOK”, violetter L1 mit handschriftlicher Datumsaufgabe "23/11 93" auf Puerto Rico Ganzsachenkarte 3 C. blau mit nebengesetztem EKr. "AUS WESTINDIEN HAMBURG DAMPFER ÜBER CÖLN 17 2 93” nach Friedrichshafen mit Ankunftsstempel, leichte Beförderungsspuren, sonst gute Erhaltung

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1890, ALFONSO XIII set of 13 unused values including high values 40 C. and 80 C., fine

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1896, ALFONSO XIII set of 14 unused values up to 40 C. orange, fine

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1907, 3p dull blue green, margin block of six with cliché of 4p in middle of top row, unused, with large part original gum, fresh and fine.

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1927, Red Cross issue 12 proofs imperf and with punch holes, unused no gum, fine

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1916-18, 30 c. blue green, horizontal pair, the right stamp at top left diagonally bisect, tied by "Certificado Tetuan Marreucos 10 May 21" boxed datestamp on cover to Ceuta, couple toned perfs, otherwise fine, unlisted in Scott

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1916-20, Zona de Protectorado complete set of ten values unused, fine

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1868, four unused stamps, 800 m. part gum, others n.g., 1 e. 600 m. with punch, still fine group

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1858, Coat-of-Arms 9 öre lilac, 12 öre blue and 24 öre orange, as postage due franking, tied by clear c.d.s. "HAPARANDA 18/8 1861" to entire unpaid letter from Lübeck to Haparanda with adjacent manuscript "45 öre", to be paid by the recipient. A very fine and extremely rare letter; only very few cases have been recorded from Sweden, where the postage due was expressed in postage stamps. Certificate Obermüller-Wilen (1991)

 

Provenance: Kersti & Bertil Larsson (365. Köhler auction, 2017)

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1858/72, Coat-of-Arms 12 öre ultramarine, nice deep colour and well centered, tied by clear c.d.s. "ESLÖF 25/9 1869" with adjacent railway marking "2.TAG", to lettersheet to Landskrona. Very fine.

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1858, Coat of Arms 24 öre bright orange-yellow, two singles, fresh vibrant colour, one value rounded corner, tied separately by black cds "STOCKHOLM 25 7 1860” and "STOCKHOLM 26 7 1860” to lettersheet to Christiania, Norway, with additional strikes of both cds alongside. A very attractive and scarce example of mail being held for additional postage. 

Note: While Sweden and Norway were both under the same king, the postal services operated as if they were foreign to each other. 

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1866, Lion 17 öre lilac, tied by clear c.d.s. "CARLSTAD 1 7 1869” to letter sheet (one side flap short and one missing) to Copenhagen, Denmark. A very attractive and rare entire, still franked at the 17 öre rate valid till June 30th and cancelled on the first day of the Skandinavian Postal Union, which introduced the new 12 öre rate.

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