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Lot No. Photo Description Asking
Lot 80
/   Italian Occupation of the Aegean Islands, 1934, Soccer Set, Sassone #75-79, only 20c l.h., rest n.h., Very Fine.
Scott #31-35 $1,597.
Sassone €2,000.
Estimate $300-400.
Asking Price
$200
Lot 104
   Crete, 1900, 1d Overprint Inverted, Karamitsos #17Aa, o.g., Fine to Very Fine, signed on back.
Scott #61a $350.
Karamitsos €250.
Estimate $100-120.
Asking Price
$80
Lot 113
   Fiume, Canaro Islands, 1920 10 (L), Double Overprint, Sassone #146c, n.h., Fine and rare, signed Raybaudi, etc.
Scott #121b $2,000 (for normal). Michel #17.
Sassone €4,400.
Estimate $500-700.
Asking Price
$450
Lot 114
   Fiume, Canaro Islands, 1920 10 (L), Sassone #146u, n.h., Very Fine, 2011 Raybaudi cert.
Scott #121 $2,000. Michel #17.
Sassone €4,400.
Estimate $500-700.
Asking Price
$450
Lot 115
   Fiume, 1921 (Feb 2) 10c Overprint, Imperf, Sassone #178a, n.h., Imprint block of 4, embossed overprint without dash, Extremely Fine, signed Raybaudi.
Michel #115 III U.
Sassone €2,200. Scarce .
Estimate $300-350.
Asking Price
$270
Lot 116
   France, 1515 Bayonne Stampless, folded letter dated at Bayonne, two stirrups and "cito" five times repeated at right to indicate haste, Fine to Very Fine cover. Ex Kingsley.
Estimate $100-140.
Asking Price
$80
Lot 117
o   France, 1850, Ceres, 10c-1fr Complete, Maury #1-6, used, all handpicked for margins, freshness and sound, basic shades, a Very Fine set.
Scott #1/9 $2,335. Yvert #1-6.
Maury €3,255.
Estimate $750-1,000.
Asking Price
$700
Lot 118
   France, 1850, Ceres, 10c Bister on Cover, Maury #1, excellent margins all round, tied by 1852 circular date cancel on folded letter to Soissons with "N" circular marking, a Very Fine cover, signed Calves (twice).
Scott #1. Yvert #1.
Maury €6,000. Scarce .
Estimate $1,000-1,400.
Asking Price
$1,000
Lot 119
   France, 1850, Ceres, 15c Dark Green on Cover, Maury #2c, excellent large margins all round, tied by star cancel on folded letter to Paris, arrival 29 JANV 52, a Very Fine cover, signed Calves (twice).
Scott #2b $1,600. Yvert #2b.
Maury €2,350.
Estimate $600-800.
Asking Price
$600
Lot 120
   France, 1849, Ceres, 20c Black on Buff, Maury #3c, full o.g., nice margins all round, Very Fine, signed Maury.
Scott #3b $1,200. Yvert #3b.
Maury €2,200.
Estimate $450-550.
Asking Price
$400
Lot 121
   France, 1849, Ceres, 20c Gray on Cover, Maury #3i, clear to huge margins all round, tied by grid cancel with Paris (CS) 60. - TB to Beaucaere, Fine cover, signed Calves, etc., 2017 Roumet cert.
Scott #3 var. Yvert #3 var.
Maury €3,750. Very rare .
Estimate $750-1,000.
Asking Price
$750
Lot 122
   France, 1850, Ceres, 25c Light Blue on Cover, Maury #4, large margins except corner trimmed bottom right, tied by lozenge cancel with "Assemblee Nationale / Postes" cancel on 1851 cover, on folded letter (printed letterhead of "Administration des Biens et Affairs….), backstamped 4 Nov 51 to Breteuil-S-iton, a Fine cover nice strike and rare, 2017 Roumet cert.
Scott #6. Yvert #4.
Estimate $750-850.
Asking Price
$750
Lot 126
o   France, 1853, Napoleon III Imperforate, 25c Blue, Block of 4, Maury #15, "Gros points carres" cancel, close to excellent margins all round, Fine to Very Fine, signed Roumet.
Scott #17 $2,250. Yvert #15.
Maury €3,400.
Estimate $750-1,000.
Asking Price
$700
Lot 127
o   France, 1853, Napoleon III Imperforate, 1fr Lake, Maury #18, lozenge cancel, nice margins all round, small thins, handsome Very Fine appearance, signed Roumet.
Scott #21 $2,575. Yvert #18.
Maury €4,500.
Estimate $500-700.
Asking Price
$500
Lot 128
   France, 1858 "Maison De L'Empereur" Military Cover, in blue with additional cachet (Service de Le Maison Militaire), red dated 23 OCT 58 Bureau Palais De Saint-Cloud (72), various transit markings on reverse, to Bagneres and redirected to Mugron, small tear at top, a Fine cover very rare, 2016 Roumet cert.
Maury €6,250.
Estimate $600-800.
Asking Price
$550
Lot 129
   France, 1863-70 10c, Bisect Used on Cover, Maury #28, very fine, with 20c, tied by GC 1567 No. 28 coupe diagonal cancel on 17 OCT 71 folded letter from Fourmies (57) to Fabricants, a Very Fine cover very rare, 2017 Roumet cert.
Scott #32c $3,750.
Maury €6,000.
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
Asking Price
$1,500
Lot 130
o   France, 1870, Bordeaux, 2c Dark Red-Brick, Maury #40 II e, report II, partial cds, nice margins all round, Fine to Very Fine, signed Calves, 2015 Roumet cert.
Scott #39a $700+.
Maury €1,900.
Estimate $400-500.
Asking Price
$400
Lot 131
o   France, 1870, Bordeaux, 4c, Maury #41 I, Report I, used, touching to large margins all round, Fine, signed Brun, Gautre 2008 cert.
Scott #40.
Maury €2,500.
Estimate $500-700.
Asking Price
$500
Lot 132
   France, 1870, 40c Blood Red on Cover, Maury #48 l, good to huge margins all round, tied by lozange 2659 cancel, with Cad T 17 Nimes (29) 1871 cancel to Ganges, Fine to Very Fine very rare, signed Calves, 2016 Roumet cert.
Scott #47c $1,350.
Maury €3,000.
Estimate $600-800.
Asking Price
$550
Lot 134
o   France, 1871, Ceres, 25c Blue, Maury #60 II, type II, 63 used picked copies, Fine to Very Fine overall.
Scott #58 var. Yvert #60.
Maury €1,890.
Estimate $200-300.
Asking Price
$200
Lot 135
   France, 1900, Merson, 2fr Gray Violet & Yellow, Maury #122, n.h., slightly streaky gum, Fine, signed Roig.
Scott #126 $2,150. Yvert #122.
Maury €2,500.
Estimate $300-400.
Asking Price
$300
Lot 170
   Germany; Locals Post, 1945-1947 Bunde, 1946 .84pf on Cover, Michel #2, to Munich, tied by 21.5.46.18 cancel and Reg. label 402 with receiving cancel 27.5.46 from Munich, slightly tattered and staple at stamp, Fine, Arenz (1993) cert.
Michel €1,000.
Estimate $200-300.
Asking Price
$150
Lot 175
   Greece, 1949 450d Abduction Imperforate Pair, Karamitsos #702a, l.h., marginal, Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
Asking Price
$200
Lot 176
   Greece, 1949 1800d Green Protective Mother Unissued, Karamitsos #705, o.g., Fine to Very Fine, signed Drossos and others.
Estimate $300-400.
Asking Price
$200
Lot 197
   Italy, 2004, 45c Venus of Urbina, Missing Value (Black), Sassone #2370Aa, complete pane of 100, n.h., folded in half, very fine, an astonishing variety without denomination.
Scott #2447.
Sassone €45,000.
Estimate $3,000-4,000.
Asking Price
$1,500
Lot 202
   Italy, Parcel Post Authorized Delivery, 1958-58 75L, 110L, #QY8, QY10, n.h. in the imprint blocks of 10, unpriced in Sassone, usual wrinkles, very fresh, Very Fine.
Sassone #9, 12 €7,400 + (as singles).
Scott $7,500+.
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
Asking Price
$1,000
Lot 218
S   Japan, 1949, Occupational Series, 100y, 500y Mihons, #435-436, n.h., Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
Asking Price
$140
Lot 224
   Libya, 1926-30, 1c Perforate 11, Sassone #58, n.h., Very Fine.
Scott #47a $925.
Sassone €550 as hinged.
Estimate $180-230.
Asking Price
$140
Lot 228
   Mexico, 1899 Set Specimens, Blocks of 4, #294-303 Sp, n.h., #294 one copy hinged, #302 two pairs, each with 4-hole diamond shaped punches.
Estimate $250-300.
Asking Price
$150
Lot 229
()   Mexico, 1910 Independence Set Specimens, Blocks of 4, #310-320 Sp, ungummed, each with 4-hole diamond shaped punches, Fine to Very Fine, scarce .
Estimate $250-300.
Asking Price
$150
Lot 230
P   Mexico, 1916 Overprint Issue Trial Colors, #525TC/548TC, 50c-5p 1910 with blue overprint, twelve dollar sign overprint with trial color corbatas (9 diff.) incl. 50c and rare 5p (538TC) in blue, and 5 diff. Carranza monograms with trial color corbatas, Fine to Very Fine, very rare .
Estimate $400-600.
Asking Price
$250
Lot 238
P   Monaco, 1964 Europa Die Proof, Maury #683-684P, Very Fine, Bolaffi 1980 cert.
Scott #590-591P. Michel #788-789P €1,200.
Maury €1,250.
Estimate $250-300.
Asking Price
$220
Lot 249
   Russia, 1915 10r Background Inverted, Zverev #122v, n.h., Very Fine.
Scott #109d $500.
Zverev $750.
Estimate $350-400.
Asking Price
$270
Lot 260
   San Marino, 1903-25, Numeral & Mt. Titano, 2c//5L Group, Sassone #34//75, o.g. (h.r.), incl. #40, 42, 45, 50, 53, 57, 59, 62, 66, 69, 72, 75.
Scott #40/75 $1,600.
Estimate $400-500.
Asking Price
$250
Lot 267
   Sweden, 1920-25 5o Perforate 10 Coil B Paper, Strip of 3, Facit #143Ae, n.h., Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #116 var.
Facit SKr 12,000+.
Estimate $250-300.
Asking Price
$150
Lot 274
   Great Britain, 1840 Caricature "Fores's Comic" Broadsheet N.1, SG #2, Caricature inspired by a Mulready Letter Sheet, bearing tied copy 1840 1d by blurred red strike Maltese Cross with double split ring dispatch of Liverpool October 10, 1840 with transit of October 12 to Dumfriesshire in Scotland, partially reinforcing small edge tears. Illustrated page 26 of British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century by Ritchie Bodily, Ex Robson Lowe 1967 auction. 2017 Sismondo cert.
Scott #1, British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century book records a total of 20 used examples of the Fores's Comic Envelope, at least 5 are fronts, another 5 have adhesives missing or replaced), most existing copies have some repairs or small faults .
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
Asking Price
$1,500
Lot 276
   Great Britain, 1d, Plate 2 on Cover, SG #2, 4 good margins, written in NY Oct 28, 1840, hand-carried across the Atlantic and posted in Liverpool 27th Nov, where the 1d was applied, vert. fold, Fine to Very Fine. Interesting letter from the Kennedy correspondence.
Scott #1 $640.
SG £750. Rare .
Estimate $500-700.
Asking Price
$350
Lot 282
   Great Britain, 1d, Plate 6 on Cover, SG #2, 4 close to large margins all round showing some pl. wear, tied by black Maltese, 5 March 1841 entire Cardiff to Bristol, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #1 $640.
SG £750.
Estimate $200-250.
Asking Price
$130
Lot 310
()   Australia, 1971, 7¢ QEII Imperforate, Block of 4, SG #388a var, on ungummed paper, excellent margins all round, unlisted and not referred to in any catalogs or journals, Choice Extremely Fine. A new discovery from a deceased estate.
Scott #402A var. ACSC #447 var, unique, an important item for the QE II exhibitor or specialist .
Estimate $1,000-1,500.
Asking Price
$700
Lot 313
   Australia, 1987, 37c Bionic Ear With Misplaced Perfs, ACSC #1224ba, n.h., show both errors, missing Australia on lower and Australia at base on upper, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #1036 var. SG #1082 var.
ACSC $750.
Estimate $250-350.
Asking Price
$200
Lot 332
   Canada; Nova Scotia, 1851, 6d Yellow Green, Bisected Cover, #4a; 4, folded env., Aylesford registered to Halifax, 6p registry fee plus 3p rate paid with single and attached bisect of 6p, file fold slightly affecting 4 margin copy, ms. "registered no 495" and "money letter", DEC 21 1857 cancel on reverse, a Fine cover, very rare registry usage .
Estimate $3,000-4,000.
Asking Price
$2,000
Lot 380
   U.S.; State Postal History, California: 1853 Mokelumne Hill Steamer, Steamer Winfield Scott red two line purser handstamp on cover to Ellisburgh, New York, originated with Mokelumne Hill Cal November 28 (1853) postmark and "Paid 6" rate handstamp. Carried on second, and last, trip of steamer Winfield Scott after sale to PMSS that departed on San Francisco on December 1, 1853 for Panama. She was wrecked the following day and much of her mail was recovered, illustrated in "Letters of Gold". Recovered from wreck of the steamship without usual water soaking, finest reported example, ex Jarrett, Walske, Schaefer and "New Helvetia" .
Estimate $2,500-3,000.
Asking Price
$2,500
Lot 381
   U.S.; State Postal History, California: 1855 San Francisco to Chile, postmark, "Paid" handstamp and pencil "48" rate on 1855 folded letter to Consul of Denmark at Valparaiso, magenta "24" credit, ms. "Forwarded San Francisco Jun 14/55 John W Schuth" endorsement of consul on reverse, letter carried on PMSS steamer "Golden Gate" to Panama, Very Fine and choice. Letter requests copy of death certificate for Danish sailor.
Estimate $200-250.
Asking Price
$200
Lot 382
   U.S.; State Postal History, California: 1864 Illustrated, California State Telegraph red on orange illustrated delivery envelope Nov 18, 1864 used to Soquel, California and delivered via nearby Watsonville office, original telegraphic from enclosure, envelope with charges marked "pd" at left. California State Telegraph Co. began in 1853 and changed to a division of Wells Fargo in 1867.
Estimate $210-240.
Asking Price
$210
Lot 386
   U.S.; State Postal History, Connecticut: 1853 New Haven, SEP 15 Hartford Penny Post 2 Cts double oval handstamp on from the mails, cover addressed to street address in Hartford, red New Haven Coon Paid 3 origin postmark, cover sealed tear and wrinkles, a Very Fine cover. Ex Golden and Conland. No more than 4 known examples of this marking .
Estimate $750-1,000.
Asking Price
$500
Lot 388
   U.S.; State Postal History, Illinois: 1859 Chebanse, watery ink APR 27 postmark on small, decorated envelope used to East Pembroke, New York, matching "Paid" handstamp and ms. "3" rate, forwarded to Cooper, Michigan with rimless East Pembroke NY May postmark with ms. '5" date, docket on reverse "Answered March 7 1859" making this a late stampless use, very attractive.
Estimate $120-140.
Asking Price
$120
Lot 391
   U.S.; State Postal History, Maine: 1818 Bucksport District of Maine, Sept 26, 1818 ms. cancel on folded letter sheet with ms. paid 18½ addressed to Hamstead N.H., Fine. Unlisted in the Stampless Cover Catalog.
Estimate $200-300.
Asking Price
$150
Lot 396
   U.S.; State Postal History, Massachusetts: 18?? Boston Stampless to Fitzwilliams NH, "with Adjutant Generals Office Mass. shield style h.s., red Boston pmk, with integral "3cts" and matching "PAID" with Addt. Genl's signature at upper left", Fine, 2016 PF cert.
Estimate $400-500.
Asking Price
$400
Lot 404
   U.S.; State Postal History, New York: 1845 New York Hale & Co., blue ms. "Paid 6 1/4" cents of the Hartford, Conn. office on June 26, 1845 folded letter dated at New York City to the Treasurer of Collins Company at Hartford, treasurer forwards with a pencil note dated Hartford, June 27, 1845 (the last day of Hale's service in Hartford) to the company at Collinsville, Very Fine and attractive. Ex Conland.
Estimate $200-250.
Asking Price
$150
Lot 406
   U.S.; State Postal History, New York: 1850 New York to France, "Steamer 'Atlantic" endorsement and red "U.S. Pkt" handstamp on 27 April 1850 folded letter to Cognac, France, prepaid "21" cents (pencil notation at left applied at New York), carried on "Atlantic" with 11 May 1850 British transit backstamp and "12 May 1850" French entry postmark of Calais, "16" decimes due in ms., Very Fine and attractive. Ex Walske. First sailing of Collins Line .
Estimate $625-725.
Asking Price
$625

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