Postal Auction February 2023 - 332

Bids to be received by Thursday 23rd of February 2023 1:00 PM

Lots (1614)

Lot 853
Malta

Collection of mint and used on FG faced leaves with good range up to 1960s sets and FDCs, better earlier incl GVI Self Govt ovpts to 5s f.u., 10s mint, 1914-22 2s mint, plus many defins from QV to 1960s. Useful balance of a good collection.

Estimate £ 45.00
Lot 854
Martinique

1850 (26 Mar) A scarcely seen early Entire Letter from St Pierre to Brives France bearing manuscript charge marks, a nice cancel of departing ST PIERRE MARTINIQUE / 26 / MARS / 1850 CDS in black on reverse, sent via England with London transit, then COLONIES / & ART 13 boxed handstamp in red on obverse and Calais transit alongside. Brives arrival backstamp, mainly very fine, intr seldom offered.

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 855
Mauritius

1848-59 Latest Impression 1d red with large to enormous margins on bluish paper with neat central PAID cancel in black circle. A superb high quality example, SG 23.

Estimate £ 400.00
Lot 856
Mauritius

1943 3c reddish lilac and red hinged mint bottom margin rule single showing 'sliced S' variety, very fine, SG 253ba.

Estimate £ 60.00
Lot 857
Mauritius

1948 Royal Silver Wedding set of 2 on a 1948 (18th June) registered cover to Bombay tied VACOAS CDS cancels, with FINANCIAL CONTROL PERMIT PS50 violet h/s on obverse and Barclays Bank Port Louis Mauritius on reverse, few minor soils otherwise attractive, SG 270/1.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 858
Mauritius

1970. 25c & 50c Lufthansa Inaugural Flight. The two values 'Imperforate', overprinted 'SPECIMEN'. Post Office fresh Unmounted Mint Very scarce and attractive Proofs. SG415/16var.

Estimate £ 60.00
Lot 859
Mauritius

1970. 25c & 50c Lufthansa Inaugural Flight. The two values 'Imperforate' Post Office fresh Unmounted Mint marginal imprint examples Very scarce and attractive Proofs. SG415/16var.

Estimate £ 90.00
Lot 860
Mauritius

1970. 25c & 50c Lufthansa Inaugural Flight. The two values 'Imperforate' printed on the same sheet with Gehringer imprint at the bottom. Very seldom seen and scarce, attractive Proofs. SG415/16var.

Estimate £ 90.00
Lot 861
Mauritius

QV-QEII Useful mint and used collection on large stockpages better throughout including 1858 (6d vermilion) unused, 1859 6d dull purple m, 1860 9d purple f.u., 1863 to 5s used, 1878 surchs range to 2r50 m & u, 1879 to 2r50 m & u, 1904 to 1r m & u, 1938 to 1r m & u, 1950 set mint, 1953 set mint, 1880s-90s defins, surcharges, Arms issues incl few Specimen ovpts etc, useful lot.

Estimate £ 200.00
Lot 862
Mexico

1832-1848 Six prestamp letters attractively written up on leaves including 1848 Tchuantepeq boxed with large '2' chargemark in black to Juitta. 1849 San Sebastian boxed h/s in black & '2' chargemark to Durango. SOMEBREBETE FEBRERO boxed h/s in black to Durango, '2' chargemark in black. 1847 R D S DIMAS (San Dimas) boxed red with two '2' chargemarks to Durango, 1832 ZAMORA fancy cancel in black & 1846 MAPIMI & '2' red chargemark to Durango. Attractive group. (6).

Estimate £ 180.00
Lot 863
Mexico

1861 (1 April) Entire Letter Veracruz to Bordeaux sent per steamer via Southampton with 8 charge mark and oval VERCRUZ 1 ABRIL 1861 on reverse in black alongside double arc VERA CRUZ in black on the same day. GB accountancy mark and Calais transit CDS with Bordeaux arrival b/s. Horiz. filing fold and age marks otherwise fine.

Estimate £ 65.00
Lot 864
Mexico

1861 8r green on red-brown fine used with CDS and Mexico district overprint in black fine four margin example, accompanied by 1991 Mexico Elmhurst PS Certificate. Scott 12. $240.

Estimate £ 85.00

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