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Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale - 78

Great Britain

Illustrated Covers & Regular Issue
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1       imageGreat Britain, 1860-1900's Hand Illustrated Cover and Front Balance. Of 44 items mostly fronts; wide variety of pen rendered designs including silhouettes, animals, caricatures, political including Russian Czar Blowing Trumpet of Manchuria, pirate, street scenes and performers, few colored items from correspondence; condition a little varied with many well executed designs, F.-V.F. overall.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2       imageGreat Britain, 1860-70's Hand Illustrated Unused Covers. Group of six skillfully executed designs, three watercolored; includes three from correspondence to Mrs White of Clonsilla incorporating stamp (petite cut) into design, others (colored) showing Horse and Rider designs, Very Fine, a very attractive group.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
3       imageGreat Britain, 1870-1900's Hand Illustrated and Colored Cover and Front Balance. 14 items mostly fronts and a postcard; a variety of colored designs including caricatures, street and landscape views, sailboat, etc., also includes a lovely colored rebus letter, F.-V.F. overall.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)
Est. $400-600
SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction
4 ()      imageGreat Britain, 1870's Hand Illustrated and Colored Cover Fronts. Irish correspondence of three fronts addressed to Mrs Palmer in Rahan, skillfully executed designs including Singing Fish, Gentleman and Pig and Imp Holding Lanterns Among Butterflies, each incorporating ½d or 1d stamps (petite cut) into design, Very Fine, a lovely trio.
Estimate; $250 - 350. (Image1)
Est. $250-350
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
5 ()      imageGreat Britain, 1874 Hand Illustrated Cover Fronts. Two skillfully executed designs from correspondence addressed to Walter Stair of Hackney, one depicting Devilish Imps Hosting Address Panel and other with Cripple Boy Reading Notice which incorporates stamp into signpost, both franked with 1d red and tied by London duplex postmark; later with some front flaws, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction
6 ()      imageGreat Britain, 1875 Hand Illustrated Cover Front. Skillfully executed design in pen depicting Sailing Ships at Seashore view, franked with 1d red tied by "Barnstable, No 1, 75" duplex postmark, Very Fine, a wonderful design.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction
7       imageGreat Britain, 1891-93 Hand Illustrated Cover Fronts. Ten fronts from correspondence addressed to Louis or Miss Woodroffe, skillful pen drawings with four watercolored, various caricatures including mythological creatures, couple planted pot motifs, two pen caricatures unused, others mostly franked with 1d lilac tied by London duplex, Very Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)
Est. $400-600
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
8       imageGreat Britain, 1900 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover. Hand delivered cover with skillfully rendered Portrait of Young Women design, inscribed "Many happy return of the Day, To Dora, from GME, 20 Sept 1900" from artist George Henry Edwards to his sister on her birthday, Very Fine, the only known cover from the Edwards correspondence to be hand delivered by the artist.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

George Henry Edwards (1854-1918) exhibited his art at the Royal Academy and the Royal Institute. This is one of approximately 45 covers believed to exist from this artist.
(Image1)
Est. $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
9       imageGreat Britain, 1846 London to Santiago, Cuba. Folded letter endorsed "pr West India Pkt" and rated at "2/3" in manuscript, London "Paid" datestamp cross, charged with "2" reales on receipt, with Baeza datestamp of Santiago on reverse, Very Fine.
Estimate; $500 - 750. (Image1)
Est. $500-750
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
10 S    212S imageGreat Britain, 1891, Queen Victoria, £1 green, "Specimen" Overprint. Type 11 overprint, o.g., Fine and scarce.
SG No. 212S; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction
British Post Offices Abroad & Crimean War
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
11       imageGreat Britain, (British Post Offices Abroad) Paid at Jacmel. Red crown circle postmark on folded letter sheet to Santiago, Cuba, with British P.O. "Jacmel, Mr 11, 1854" origin cds on reverse, manuscript "1/-" maritime fee to St. Thomas (datestamp on reverse), transit markings of Havana on front including blue "3" reales inland rate due and "Yndias" straight line (P.E. 15), Santiago arrival backstamp, Very Fine. SG No. CC2.
Estimate; $6,000 - 8,000.

A UNIQUE USAGE OF THE JACMEL CROWNED CIRCLE POSTMARK IN COMBINATION WITH THESE SPANISH POSTMARKS. (Image1)
Est. $6,000-8,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
12     CC1 imageGreat Britain, (British Post Offices Abroad) Paid at San Juan Porto Rico. 1858 Puerto Rico to Palma de Mallorca, Spain folded letter bearing 1857, ½r greenish blue tied by oval obliterator, with blue dispatch cds paying the internal rate, entering the British P.O. with black "Paid, At, San Juan Porto Rico" crowned circle and rated "2/2" in red crayon, with corresponding double arc datestamp on reverse, sent via London with "Paid" cds and "PP" within circle, transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine and choice, ex-Glassco & Borromeo d'Adda, with 1988 Holcombe certificate.
SG No. CC1; Estimate $7,500 - 10,000. (Image1)
Est. $7,500-10,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
13     CC1 imageGreat Britain, (British Post Offices Abroad) Paid at Tampico. Crown Circle bold red handstamp on 1854 folded letter to Veracruz, matching "Tampico Ju 1, 1854 cds" on reverse, "Santa Anna De Tamaulipas, Junio 1" cds and boxed date stamp (Schatzkes 1584 & 1585) with matching "1" rate handstamp on reverse for local delivery to the British Office, Very Fine, with 2004 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
SG No. CC1; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image1)
Est. $1,000-1,500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
14     CC4 imageGreat Britain, (British Post Offices Abroad) Paid at Zante. Blue crown circle handstamp on 1850 folded letter to Marseille, France, matching "Zante, 10 Dec., 1850" fancy oval date stamp and manuscript "3" internal rating, manuscript "1/2" British and "8" decimes due upon arrival, reverse with "Malta, De 13, 1850" transit backstamp, Fine.
SG No. CC4; £1,400 ($1,930); Estimate $250 - 350. (Image1)
SG £1,400 ($1,930)
Est. $250-350

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
15       imageGreat Britain, (Crimean War) 1855 Crimea to Fort William, Scotland. September 22nd "On Her Majesty's Service" cover franked by 1d vertical strip of three tied in transit at London by "47" numeral cancellations, backstamped by small "Post-Office/British Army" double-arc and arrival framed datestamps; cover edge wear and slight soiling, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. (Image1)
Est. $1,000-1,500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
16       imageGreat Britain, (Crimean War) 1856 Crimea to Dublin, Ireland. July 19th single weight envelope posted in the Crimea some three weeks before peace was signed, sent to Dublin via Marseilles, franked by 1d strip of three cancelled by London "18" numeral type cancellation, with very fine "Post Office/British-Army" double-arc datestamp on reverse; few slight usual tone spots, Very Fine for this.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. (Image1)
Est. $1,000-1,500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

British Commonwealth

Aitutaki & Australian States
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
17     14ab,14,14ad,14ac imageAitutaki, 1916, King George V, 1s vermilion. Se-tenant strip of 4, overprints showing (1st to 4th stamp) "Tai" without dot variety, normal overprint, "Tiringi" without dot on third "i", and "Tiringi" without dot on second "i", o.g., rich color, Fine and rare.
SG No. 14ab,14,14ad,14ac; £960 for singles ($1,320). (Image1)
SG £960 for singles ($1,320)

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
18 o    5, 7 imageNew South Wales, 1850, Sydney View, 1d pairs. Two pairs; horizontal pair of plate I pale red (S.G. 5) on small piece canceled "48" of Tarcutta, and vertical pair of plate II early impression, deep color (S.G. 7) canceled Sydney bars; later with slight crease in top stamp, otherwise F.-V.F. Scott No. 1b, 2.
SG No. 5, 7; £1,700 ($2,350). (Image1)
SG £1,700 ($2,350)

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction
19 o    2c imageNew South Wales, 1850, Sydney View, 1d dull carmine, plate I re-engraved, hard grayish paper. Block of 4 (positions 19-20, 24-25), light barred numeral cancels, clear to large margins, rich color and crisp detailed impressions, Very Fine, ex-T. Mann, Pack & Dale-Lichtenstein, with 2012 B.P.A. certificate. SG No. 11.
Scott No. 2c; Estimate $40,000 - 60,000.

THE FINEST OF TWO KNOWN BLOCKS OF THE 1850 1D PLATE I RE-ENGRAVED SYDNEY VIEW ISSUE. (Image1)
Est. $40,000-60,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
20     39+51 imageNew South Wales, 1850, Sydney View, 3d yellow green, yellowish wove paper. In combination with 1851, Queen Victoria, 2d ultramarine slightly overlapping on 1851 folded letter to Barnsley, England, tied by two strikes of barred "57" oval handstamps with red "Paid Ship Letter, Sydney, Oct 29, 1851" crown circle date stamp, reverse with oval "Raymond Terrace, New S. Wales, Oc 28, 1851" origin date stamp, manuscript "8" ship rate and reverse with red London entry and "Barnsley, Ap 5, 1852" receiving date stamp, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 9a+11.
SG No. 39+51; Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

AN EXCEPTIONAL SYDNEY VIEW & LAUREATE MIXED FRANKING TO TO ENGLAND. (Image1)
Est. $5,000-7,500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

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