1863 - Stamp Auctions

Lot 32072 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1863 -  UPA UPA Auction UPA 93

Lot 32072 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1863 - UPA UPA Auction UPA 93

ex STANLEY GIBBONS, Missent Transatlantic mail. Very fine envelope sent from Paris and addressed to George Phillips Bond, Director of Harvard College Observatory, Cambridge, (America). Bearing a Paris cds at top left for AP.17.1863. and Cambridge transit marks for AP.18-19. 1863. as it was missent to Cambridge (England) it was endorsed in manuscript 'America' at foot, charged '8d' and struck with a boxed 'FIRST POSTAGE NOT-PAID' handstamp and re-sent back to Paris with corresponding datestamps on reverse for AP.20.1863. Finally arriving in New York on MY.4.1863. with a '30' Cents unpaid charge handstamp. George Phillips Bond (May 20, 1825 - February 17, 1865) was an American astronomer, He succeeded his father as director of Harvard College Observatory from 1859 until his death in 1865 He and his father jointly discovered Saturn's moon, Hyperion. (image available) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £300.00)

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Great Britain - Covers - QV 1863
Lot 32078 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1863 -  UPA UPA Auction UPA 93

Lot 32078 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1863 - UPA UPA Auction UPA 93

ADVERTISING COVER ex STANLEY GIBBONS, Advertising. Very attractive cover from 'Alexander Mc Dougall, Manufacturing and Agricultural Chemist', advertising their 'Sheep and Lamb Dipping Composition' with a lovely engraved vignette at top centre depicting a ewe with two lambs. Prepaid by 1d Pale rose pink tied by a Manchester '498' duplex for JY.8.1863, addressed to Ledbury with an arrival cds on reverse for the following day. Scarce. (image available) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £600.00)

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Great Britain - Covers - QV 1863

Lot 31529 - Venezuela 1863 - UPA UPA Auction UPA 93

½c pale red 'Eagle' issue, an unused example, four tight margins. Small thin on reverse. Cat £55 (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.00)

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Venezuela 1863

Lot 31530 - Venezuela 1863 - UPA UPA Auction UPA 93

1r blue 'Eagle' issue, a mint copy with gum, margins tight to touching and small corner thin on reverse. Cat £24 (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.00)

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Venezuela 1863

Lot 31531 - Venezuela 1863 - UPA UPA Auction UPA 93

2r green 'Eagle' issue, an unused example, four tight margins. Thinned on reverse. Cat £24 (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.00)

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Venezuela 1863

Lot 30843 - Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad 1863 - UPA UPA Auction UPA 93

QV: (1d) lake with Wmk sideways. MM Cat £120 {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £35.20)

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Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad 1863

Lot 30844 - Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad 1863 - UPA UPA Auction UPA 93

QV: (1d) scarlet. LMM Cat £70 {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.80)

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Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad 1863

Lot 30845 - Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad 1863 - UPA UPA Auction UPA 93

QV: 4d pale mauve. FU Cat £23 {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.80)

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Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad 1863
Lot 30840 - Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad 1863 -  UPA UPA Auction UPA 93

Lot 30840 - Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad 1863 - UPA UPA Auction UPA 93

QV: 1/- bright mauve. G/FU Cat £375 (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £88.80)

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Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad 1863

Lot 30846 - Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad 1863 - UPA UPA Auction UPA 93

QV: 4d dull lilac. VLMM Cat £160 {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £64.00)

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Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad 1863