1843 Bulls Eyes 60r black, intermediate impression, four margins and cancelled by complete linear "COCAES" in brown, fine (RHM P-MG-20, $6'500)
Expertise: Cert. Moorhouse (2013)
Estimate: ? 1'500 - ? 2'000
David Feldman Auctioneers is proud to announce that the offering of our Jubilee Auction, which will be held from December 5th to 9th in Geneva, will be spectacular in its depth and variety. With specialised collections of Finland, French Levant, Indian States, Mafia Island, Mauritius, and Tibet, joining our customary selections of France & Colonies, Great Britain & Empire, All World and Collections and our prized Rarities of the World auction – further testimony that David Feldman remains the world’s most international stamp auction company.
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You will find below the detailed agenda of the auction week:
Tuesday 5th December
10:00 CET: Finland Grand Prix Collection (Lots 10000-10245)
14:00 CET: Tibet (Lots 20000-20607)
Wednesday 6th December
10:00 CET: French Levant Grand Prix Collection (Lots 30000-30189)
12:00 CET: France & Colonies (Lots 40000-40542)
17:00 CET: Europe – From A to G (Lots 41000-41419)
Thursday 7th December
10:00 CET: Europe – From H to Z (Lots 41420-42118)
16:30 CET: Rarities of the World (Lots 70000-70117)
18:00 CET: Mauritius (Lots 80000-80278)
Friday 8th December
9:00 CET: Mafia Island (Lots 81000-81302)
12:00 CET: Indian States (Lots 82000-82325)
14:00 CET: Great Britain and British Empire (Lots 60000-60789)
Saturday 9th December
10:00 CET: Overseas (Lots 50000-50712)
16:00 CET: All world collections (Lots 50713-50912)
1843 Bulls Eyes 60r black, intermediate impression, four margins and cancelled by complete linear "COCAES" in brown, fine (RHM P-MG-20, $6'500)
Expertise: Cert. Moorhouse (2013)
Estimate: ? 1'500 - ? 2'000
1843 Bulls Eyes 60r black, intermediate to fine impression, with large margins, tied to piece by both circular CORREIO DE CAMPINAS and boxed RIO CLARO hs in brown, fine and rare usage (RHM $16'000)
Expertise: Cert. Moorhouse (2013)
Estimate: ? 3'000 - ? 4'000
1843 Bulls Eyes 60r black, intermediate impression, first composite plate, pos.18, large margins showing corner margins with framelines, cancelled by framed PINDANI / NHAN / GABA on folded letter (written at Jacarehy 1 April 1844, second line of message at "Pindaminhangaba") to Rio and paying the single letter rate, cover with slight edge faults(RHM P-SP-29)
The only example of this cancel on a Bulls Eye cover
Provenance:...
1843 Bulls Eyes 60r black, worn impression, showing marginal line at left and at top, tied to small piece by framed "SERGIPE" in brown, light crease, fine (RHM P-SE-01, $2'000)
Expertise: Cert. Moorhouse (2013)
Estimate: ? 500 - ? 800
1843 60r Bulls Eye marginal pair plus complete horizontal row of 6, paying reduced rate postage of 480r (for court documents sent by post) on a handwritten lawsuit from Itaborahy to Rio de Janeiro, the entire then sent back (with 43 pages added by the court at Rio) and prepaid at the now higher rate of 750r with Inclinados 30r single plus 60r block of 12 tied by Correio Geral da Corte 5/5/1846 cds. The Bulls Eyes are not cancelled but clearly...
1843 Bulls Eyes 90r black, extraordinary block of five together with 30 Reis single, used together on flap of commercial business letter from Rio de Janeiro 23 December 1843 to Bahai, sent by the vessel "IMPERATRIZ", stamps cancelled on arrival by double-ring CORREIO DA BAHIA / DEZR. 29 1843 cds (RHM P-BA-04), three stamps split on opening as they were used to seal the back, enclosed letter mentions sending bills within for Rs. 3000 and Rs....
1929 ETA Airlines, artist's essay for issued design in black and red on thin card, together with imperforate colour trial composite sheet of 16 with right column with values overprinted in red, both items with rust stains from paper clips (copy of declaration stating that these unique items emanate from ETA company archives), also a composite sheet as issued with brown gum. A scarce group for the specialist. THE UNIQUE ARTIST SKETCH KNOWN...
1933 Envelope of the journal A NOITE, sent by Zeppelin Flight Pernambuco to Rio, enclosed "Das Comitiva Presidencial" (President Vargas Committee) and with airship cachet on face RECIFE/Z/RIO/4-10-1933, Rio arrival 5 OUT 1933 on reverse, some spotting, extremely rare commercial official use by Zeppelin sent free of charge, the UNIQUE known from Americas
Estimate: ? 7'000 - ? 12'000
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
1853 1d Deep Brick-Red in TWO BLOCKS OF FOUR on legal front to Cape Town, neatly tied by CGH obliterations, paying double the 4d inland rate, mostly large margins to touching in two places, minimal foxing.
A spectacular franking and a rare piece
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, 1989, lot 122
Estimate: ? 4'000 - ? 6'000
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
Four Pence "Wood-block" on Cover
1861 4d Blue "Wood-block", touched to massive margins, showing portions of adjoining stamps on two sides, neatly tied by "CGH" triangular hs to 1861 folded cover from Port Elizabeth to Grahams Town, stamp with excellent impression and colour
Estimate: ? 3'000 - ? 4'000
CHINA - The "Crown Jewel" of Chinese Philately
The "Countess Caroline" Cover of the Large Dragons 5 Candarins Wide Setting.
The famous cover addressed to Griffin Varoline Tattenbach, stunningly franked by the remarkable block of 9 of the rare 5 Candarins Large Dragon, Wide Setting III (types 7 5, 12 8 / 19-6-20-13-14), cancelled and tied by attractive blue oval PEKING "pa-kua" cancels and showing I.G.Customs/Peking cds of March...
COLOMBIA
Extremely Important First Issue Three Colour Franking
1859 (Sep 26) Complete folded letter (in English) from an English merchant in Bogota to his brother in HAMBURG, with 5c and 20c tied together on face by "9." hs, with pair of 20c plus 10c tied together on reverse by same, sent via the English mail with British P.O. Cartagena bs (dated OCT 10 / 1859) and London transit (Nov.1) plus Hamburg Prussian mail bs (St. P.A...
DENMARK
The Unique 1851 2RBS Used Block of Four
1851 2RBS deep blue, the extraordinary used block of four of deep rich colour, Thiele printing (typographed burelage) from Plate II, positions 1-2/11-12, cliché types 1-4, with position 2 showing the major recurring variety "Foot of 2 nearly dis-joined" (occurring once in each type group of 10).
Margins trimmed on three sides (including at top and at left by post office...
EGYPT
The Sonnino Maritime Archive
1834-1851 An intact original archive of many hundreds of disinfected entires all addressed to "Sign G. Sonnino" or "Sign J. Sonnino" from Atfe, Constantinople, Malta, London, Livorno, Alexandria, Cairo, mostly addressed to Egypt or Malta. Many hundreds are carried by the Posta Europea from Cairo to Alexandria & bear the small oval cachet 'AGENZIA DELLA POSTA EUROPEA/IN CAIRO' mostly in...
EGYPT
British Hotel Post
1851 Envelope to Bombay, with black "FORWARDED BY / BRITISH HOTEL / CAIRO / S.SHEPARD" oval cachet, ms "1/-" with blue Suez double ring datestamp below, scarce
Provenance: Jeidel
Estimate: ? 2'000 - ? 3'000
EGYPT
Extremely Rare Levant and First Issue Combination
1866 (Jan 9) An almost complete entire letter from Jerusalem to Cairo, with Austria Lombardy and Venetia 1864 perf.9 1/2 5s (2), 10s and 15s, ?GERUSALEMME/9.1? date stamps, Egypt 20pa affixed in transit at Alexandria and tied by ?POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE ALESSANDRIA/17.1? cds, indistinct Austrian Alexandria transit & Cairo arrival bs; some faults.
A very rare...
EGYPT
Austrian Post Office in Alexandria Combination Franking
1866 (Aug 4) Cover from Cairo to Trieste, with 1866 1pi (trimmed perfs) tied by "POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE / CAIRO" cds in red, sent via the Alexandria Austrian PO with Austrian Levant 15s tied by "ALEXANDRIA" s/l hs (Tranmer fig.1), filing fold through 15s, usual cover and perf. stains, an attractive and extremely rare combination as well as a late usage of the s/l...
EGYPT
Extremely Rare Registered Cover from the Austrian Office in Alexandria
1868 (Feb 21) Envelope sent registered from Cairo to Berlin, with two 1867 Penasson 2pi blue tied by Cairo cds, sent via the Austrian PO with Austrian Levant 15s (on front) and 10s (on back), both tied by the scarce "ALEXANDRIEN / RECOM" cds (Tranmer fig.8), usual cover faults and stains, opened for display, a wonderful mixed franking, quite possibly a...
EGYPT
EXTREMELY RARE COMPLETE SHEETS
Suez Canal Company 20c Sheets
1868 20c Blue, five complete mint sheets of 120 stamps mostly all with margins, hinged only in the corners of the sheet, odd spot of discolouration and minor creasing, plus two part sheets, an wonderful and valuable stocks of these famous ship mail stamps (SG £60'000 )
Estimate: ? 10'000 - ? 15'000
EGYPT
The Famous "Chantier VI" Suez Canal Cover
1869 (May 21) Cover sent from Chantier VI to Limone, Italy, with 1867-71 Penasson 20pa, 1pi and 2pi, tied by "CANAL DE SUEZ / CHANTIER VI" cds, paying to be sent registered but forwarded in the ordinary manner as this office was not allowed to accept registered letters, sent via Alexandria, Ismailia, Trieste and Turin (with corresponding bs), very fine, one of only 3 known covers...
FRANCE
La plus grande bande connue du 1F de 1849
1849 Cérès 1F carmin foncé, bande horizontale de huit timbres, oblitération grille sans fin, pièce unique d'une extraordinaire qualité, la plus belle bande connue (Yv. ?68'000), cert. Calves
Estimation: ? 28'000 - ? 32'000
The Largest Known Multiple of the 1849 1F
1849 Cérès 1F deep carmine horizontal strip of eight, with roller grill cancellation, a...
FRANCE - REMARQUABLE AFFRANCHISSEMENT POUR LE MEXIQUE
1849 1F carmin en bloc de 8 une paire 10c bistre 40c orange obl. grille sans fin sur pli de Paris 1851 pour le Mexique, taxe mexicaine "6" reales.
Extraordinaire tricolore en 7ème échelon de poids à 10F50
Estimation: ? 30'000 - ? 40'000
Remarkable Multiple Franking to Mexico
1849 Cérès 1F carmine block of eight and a pair, used in combination with...
UNIQUE LETTRE POUR L'AUSTRALIE AVEC 1ère EMISSION DE FRANCE
1849 1F carmin en bande de trois (déf.) obl. grille sans fin sur lettre de Paris 19.11.1852 pour Melbourne, PD rouge, taxe "3", transit Londres, cachet d'arrivée Ship Letter Malbourne MY 12 1853 au dos en rouge, rarissime
Expertise: cert. Calves
Estimation: ? 15'000 - ? 20'000
RARISSIME LETTRE POUR HAITI AVEC 1ère EMISSION DE FRANCE
1849 1F carmin (déf.) 25c bleu en paire obl. grille sans fin sur lettre de Paris 12.05.1852 pour Saint Domingue, réadressée à Paris, PD rouge, transit Londres, rarissime
Une des deux lettres connues pour Haiti
Expertise: signé Calves et Scheller
Estimation: ? 10'000 - 15'000
Tête-Bêche dans une bande de sept sur lettre
1849 1F Cérès TETE-BECHE dans une bande de 7 plus deux bandes de trois plus 25c bleu en paire, en général bien margé, obl. grille sans fin sur pli de Paris 1851 pour le Mexique, taxe mexicaine "9" reales. Cert. von der Weid
Spectaculaire 9ème échelon de poids.
Un des tête-bêche les plus rares de France sur lettre.
Estimation: ? 50'000 - ? 60'000
1849 Cérès 1F...
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