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LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2882

Afghanistan, 1880 (Feb. 29), Second Afghan War, cover from Kabul to North Wales, franked with India ½a blue & 2a orange pair, tied by barred cancels, addressed Hafodunos, Abergele, North Wales, and backstamped with Field Post Office/ Feb. 29/ No. 12 datestamp, Bombay transit & receiving postmarks. Interesting original letter enclosed datelined in Kabul on Febr. 29, 1880 "One of our forts was burn down two days ago….cigars are cheap here……by this mail I am sending a present for you", and signed by H.M. Sandbach, who was part of the 2nd. Div. Kabul Field Force; backflap small faults from rough opening, Fine to Very Fine, ex Sandbach correspondence.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

2883

Afghanistan, 1880 (Mar. 6), Second Afghan War, incoming cover from Teignmouth, Great Britain, addressed to H. Martin Sandbach Esq. R.A./3d Brigade/1st Division/ Kabul Field Force/Hazara Mountain Battery, franked with pair of the 2 ½d blue Plate 17 tied Teignmouth duplex cancels. Sea Post Office 18 Mar transit and Kabul APR 10 receiver. Ms. 'Answered' as on all Sandbach correspondence.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

2884

Afghanistan, 1880 (Mar. 28), Second Afghan War, cover from Bala Hissar to Abergele, North Wales, ex-Sandbach correspondence franked India ½a and 4a stamps tied by pen strokes and indistinct barred cancellers. Fine strike of the 'FIELD P.O./Mar 28/No. 12' on reverse with Bombay transit and Abergele receiver. Long letter headlined Bala Hissar-Kabul-23rd March, 1880 describing local events, viz. '…General Vaughan is the correspondent of the 'Times' here. He is a Major-General with nothing to do, so he came up here as correspondent…I do not see how I can be home…they say all our enemies here are coming in to make terms with us…and I cannot leave this battery while it is on service.'.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

2885

Afghanistan, 1880 (Nov. 13), Second Afghan War, card from Sibi to Quetta, Indian ¼a OHMS postal card addressed to The Assistant Adj't General/General Humes Camp/ Sibi to Quetta. Message on reverse reads 'Copy of State Telegram sent to you today by Brigadier General Denis de Vitre, R.A./ Sibi 13. Crossed frontier yesterday and assumed command RA of S.A.F. Force. Please issue Division orders accordingly. Myself and Brigade Major Captain Des Brosses proceed tomorrow to join the General's Camp. (signed) A. Des Brosses, RA. Brigade Major.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

2886

Afghanistan, 1881 (Feb. 19), Second Afghan War, Indian 1½a postal card to England, uprated with ½a stamp, which is tied by barred diamond cancel and Kandahar Feb. 19 circular datestamp, adjacent Bombay Feb. 28 transit postmark, manuscript inscription reading "Via Brindisi", Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300

The Battle of Kandahar in September 1880, brought a close to the Second Anglo-Afghan War. However the British troops evacuated Kandahar until April, 1881. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

2887

Afghanistan, 1881 (Apr. 12), Second Afghan War, cover from Punjaub (sic) to London, England, long four page letter written both sides describing family interests, people met (…Capt. Gerald Martin, if he returns safely from the Waziri expedition, has invited us to Dehra Dun races…Went for a nice long ride with my friend Col. Perkins A.D.C….etc.). Cover is a ½a Indian postal envelope with added 4a green cancelled Rawalpindi duplex cancels. Bombay transit, regular London receiver plus scarce boxed 'A-9/LONDON/MY 18/81' in red.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

2888

Afghanistan, 1881 (Apr. 29), Second Afghan War, cover from Murree to London, England, long letter of four double-sided pages written by a woman traveling to Srinagar. Letter headed 'Fir Hill, Murree/The Residency of General Sir Michael Biddulph.' Long descriptions of travel on horseback, scenery, rest houses filled with soldiers on the route. (…if I had only had a comfortable saddle I should thoroughly have enjoyed the trip…We rode up about 5,500 feet from Pindi and had a splendid range of snow hills in front of us…). Cover is an Indian ½a blue postal envelope with added 4a. green stamp tied Murree duplex cancels. Receiver on front. Piece of back flap torn away when opened.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

2889

Afghanistan, 1917 (April), stampless cover from Michni Fort, N.W.F. to Peshawar, from The Royal Sussex Regt., endorsed 'On Field Service' with a smudged boxed 'N.W. FRONTIER / POSTAGE FREE' struck on front. On reverse, 'F.P.O. No. 62 / 16 AP' transit and Peshawar 17 AP receiver. Slightly damaged at top when opened. A scarce FPO marking.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

2890

Afghanistan, 1919 (Apr. 19), Masonic cover from Peshawar to Mesopotamia, with 'Lodge Khyber/ No. 582 E.G./ PESHAWAR' imprint addressed to a Sergeant in the 69th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, B Brigade. Boxed 'PRESENT LOCATION UNCERTAIN/R.E. (GR) A.P.S.' and unframed 'NOT KNOWN/ R.H. & R.F.A. RECORDS' with numerous manuscript. re-directions on front and reverse. Two 'RETURNED LETTER SECTION/LONDON POSTAL SERVICE' labels hold the envelope together. The 69th was a howitzer battery which was part of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Corps.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

2891

Afghanistan, 1919 (July 5), Third Afghan War, stampless OAS honor envelope addressed to Bristol, England, with fair strike of the rare Indian F.P.O. No. 155 on reverse and VF unframed 'PASSED / 55 / CENSOR' on front.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

2892

Afghanistan, 1919 (Aug. 14), Third Afghan War, incoming picture post card from Great Britain, showing Windsor Castle, addressed to a soldier in the 38th Battery R.F.A./ 1st Division/ N.W.F. Field Force/ India. Peshawar directional added in red ink at base. Fine-VF strikes of 'BASE POSTAL DEPOT / A / 9 SEP 9 / Bombay', 'BASE POSTAL DEPOT / B / 10 SEP 10 / Bombay' and fair strike of the 'BASE POST OFFICE C / 13 SEP 19' c.d.s. of the 1st Division located at Peshawar. VF late 3rd Afghan War card.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image)

Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction

2893

Afghanistan, 1919 (Dec. 24), Waziristan Field Force, incoming cover from Great Britain, addressed to a 2nd Lieut. Birch, 2nd / 2nd K.E.O. Gurkha Rifles / Dehra Doon Cantonment / U.P. / India. Re-directed to the 2/9th Gurkhas / Waziristan Field Force, Darya Khan. On reverse, Dehra Dun Cant. date stamp, Base Postal Office / Lahore Sorting c.d.s. and indistinct Base Office / Del'y c.d.s. Letter enclosed. A scarce cover from this short campaign.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction

2894

Afghanistan, 1920 (June 15), Waziristan Field Force, stampless cover from Dera Ismail Khan to Calcutta, endorsed O.A.S. at top, addressed to 'The Secretary / Burial Ground / Lower Circular Rd. / Calcutta' with manuscript. 'Ballygunge' directional beneath Calcutta. Cover countersigned N. Newton 43 I.G.H. (Indian General Hospital) D.I.K. (Dera Ismail Khan). On reverse, Dera Ismail Khan despatch, Intally transit and Ballygunge Delivery c.d.s. A scarce cover from this short campaign.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

2895

Afghanistan, 1927 (Sep. 29), combination cover from Peshawar City to Kabul, franked with India KGV 1a adhesive, which is tied by Peshawar City Sep. 29, 1927 circular datestamp, plus Kabul transit & Peshawar City oval handstamp in violet; Afghanistan 20pa red-brown tied by type PDC-9B postage-due handstamp, used by Afghan post offices on incoming foreign mail from 1921 until Afghanistan joined the UPU in 1928, and indicating that postage was to be collected from the addressee; slightly reduced at right, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction

2896

3.693E+11

Afghanistan, 1951, King Zahir Shah, autographed card (Scott 369,375,377,379), with four Afghanistan stamps, and depicting the signature of his Majesty Mohammed Zahir Shah, who was the last King of Afghanistan, reigning for four decades, from 1933 until he was ousted by a coup in 1973. Accompanied by an explanatory letter signed by the First Secretary of the Afghan Embassy in Washington, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

Argentina

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2897

90-91

Argentina, 1892, Columbus' Discovery of America (Scott 90-91). Small specialized collection comprising a.) plate proofs of the 2c: three singles, three pair and three blocks of 4, representing eight different colors/shades; b.) a Post Office announcement of the issue with the a die proof of the 5c value printed in the center; and c.) one of each stamp with a first day Buenos Aires circular datestamp (12 Oct) and two mint examples of each value. A Very Fine and unusual group.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction

2898

Argentina, Postal Stationery, 1878-80, 24c Hipolito Vieytes, American Bank Note die trial color proofs of the embossed stamp, comprising composite proof with two impressions in blue and mounted on small carboard, plus single example, Very Fine, extremely rare, as we only know about the existence of a similar piece shown in a website called asianphilatelist.org.
Higgins and Gage 4.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

2899

Argentina, Postal Stationery, 1878-80, 24c Hipolito Vieytes, American Bank Note composite die trial color proof of embossed stamp, with two impressions in distinctive blue shades on unwatermarked paper, and depicting on top selvage the embossed seal of Rudolph P. Laubenheimer, which was also used as a die to produce a gold medal; paper internal fracture slightly affecting embossed seal, Very Fine, extremely rare and possibly unique.
Higgins and Gage 4.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)

Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

2900

Argentina, Postal Stationery, 1878-80, 24c Hipolito Vieytes, American Bank Note composite die trial color proof of embossed stamp, with two impressions in deep carmine on unwatermarked paper, and depicting on top selvage the embossed seal of Rudolph P. Laubenheimer, which was also used as a die to produce a gold medal, Very Fine, extremely rare and possibly unique.
Higgins and Gage 4.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)

Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

2901

Argentina, Postal Stationery, 1876, 5c Rivadavia, American Bank Note die trial color proofs of the embossed stamp, group of four: rose, deep carmine and two in blue on unwatermarked paper, including three examples cut to stamp size, Extremely Fine, extremely rare.
Higgins and Gage 1.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction