| Lot No. | Picture(s) | Description | Estimate | Current Price | Your Bid |
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Great Britain 1853 printed matter (circular) of a (probably) British company but which was written (and originated) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, dated inside June 15th, 1853 and addressed to London, mailed in the London General Post Office, franked with a 1d red-brown with good to huge margins all around and carried through the London Post at the end of August, 1853, opened for inspection in order to check whether it met the Penny Postage requirements, the circular was probably carried to London privately, file fold going through the stamp but otherwise very fine, with 2003 Briefmarkenprüfstelle Basel certificate of authenticity, a rare and fascinating postal history item. | € 600 | € 475 | Make an offer |
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Great Britain 1855 folded letter sent from Cheltenham to Kornthal, Germany and franked with an embossed 6d dull lilac SG no. 59 cut-to-shape together with a perf. 2d blue from Plate 4 SG no. 23, both of them in perfect condition and the 6d with unusually large margins for a cut-to-shape example, very fresh, the cover has some small flaws on the back, yet most presentable and not common, 2007 Karl-Albert Louis certificate of authenticity accompanies, a lovely item. | € 260 | € 200 | Make an offer |
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Great Britain 1862 folded cover sent to Germany but paid only to the border and then forwarded onwards as postage due, bearing a single 1d red-brown perf. 14 and watermarked Large Crown SG no. 29, transit and postage due markings on both front and back, very good condition throughout, signed Friedel, an uncommon cover as the vast majority of the covers from that period were prepaid in full. | € 200 | € 160 | Make an offer |
| 69 |  Click to enlarge & see other scans for this lot |
Western Australia 1909 Acknowledgement of Delivery form bearing a 2½d blue of 1901 SG no. 114 tied by Perth c.d.s., the form accompanied a registered letter sent within Western Australia (the posting receipt for the registered letter is enclosed as well), the stamp has some faults from the filing pin-holes of the form, yet a very appealing and scarce postal history item. | € 300 | € 250 | Bidding closed |
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Canada 1870-88 Small Queens envelope sent locally within Kentville, Nova Scotia and bearing a rare diagonal bisect of the 2c grass-green SG no. 78b tied by mute obliterator “K” in concentric circles in black, absolutely impeccable condition throughout and an exceedingly rare cover showing the 1d local city rate, especially since it is a commercial correspondence, cat. value £2,250 (~ $ 3,375), a truly phenomenal item. | € 1000 | € 800 | Make an offer |
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Egypt 1934 10th Congress of the U.P.U., Cairo, short set of twelve values up to 200m MNH ** with full original gum and MISPERFORATED, perfect condition in all respects and a superb set, rare and difficult to assemble, Scott nos. 177-188, a very popular and sought-after variety, apparently only one sheet of each value was misperforated. | € 650 | € 600 | Bidding closed |
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Hong Kong 1891 2c overprinted “1841 Hong Kong JUBILEE 1891” SG no. 51 MH * with original gum and showing a striking plate flaw of the overprint in the form of a “broken J” in “JUBILEE”, which appears on position 4 only, from the second printing onwards, fault-free condition and very fresh, 2002 RPS certificate of authenticity accompanies, a superb stamp. | € 900 | € 700 | Make an offer |
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Hong Kong 1903 commercial envelope sent from Victoria to Persia and bearing a vertical pair of the 5c yellow SG no. 58, the cover bears a commercial cachet of the H.M.H. Nemazee Persian company on the front, some minimal faults here and there yet an extremely rare destination and a superb item, especially for specialised collectors. | € 500 | € 400 | Make an offer |
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Hong Kong 1895 4c on 3c postal stationery used in Shanghai showing the very rare Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. in violet alongside the normal “thimble” c.d.s. which cancels the stamp, sent to Dortmund, Germany and also showing arrival c.d.s. on the front, correspondence on the backside is dated June the 15th, perfect condition in all respects and a very rare usage of this already elusive postcard, an impressive item. | € 1500 | € 1200 | Make an offer |
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India 1894 2a6p QV postal entire sent registered from Meerut to London and bearing on the back a block of four of the ½a deep blue-green SG no. 84 in order to pay for the registration fee, various transit and arrival markings on both front and back, very good condition throughout (except for a tear on the lower right stamp in the block), a scarce and very handsome envelope. | € 200 | € 250 | Bidding closed |