FIRST DAY OF USAGE
1914 Two local Rabaul covers: 1d on 3pf, 1d on 5pf and 3d on 30pf tied RABAUL OCT 17 1914 on registered cover, then 3d on 30pf with same cancel on local cover, very fine & scarce duo
Expertise: Sismondo for the registered cover
Estimate: € 2'000 - € 3'000
Autumn Auction
By: David Feldman S.A.
David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction
This auction presents collections of Israel, Russia, Zanzibar, British Empire, Overseas and Europe; nevertheless the two highlights of the auction are the many hundreds of single country and worldwide collections, plus the return of our celebrated Rarities of the World offering.
We will present 5 catalogues:
- Israel, including the Belinkoff and Weissenberg Collections
- Russian Post in the Chinese Empire (Part IV) - The Dr. Raymond Casey Grand Prix Collection
- Zanzibar: The Gary DuBro Collection
- All World including British Empire, Egypt, France & colonies, Russia, Overseas and Collections
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Lot #60074 - rarities of the world german new guinea british occupation
Lot #60075 - rarities of the world german post in morocco
FIRST DAY OF USAGE
1899 Cover from Casablanca to Schwarzburg/Germany bearing the complete first 1899 set of six values from 3pf to 50pf tied by CASABLANCA 20/12 99 DEUTSCHE POST, reverse bears SCHWARZBURG 27/12 99 arrival cds, fine & scarce
Estimate: € 1'000 - € 1'500
Lot #60076 - rarities of the world great britain 1840 mulreadies and caricatures
MULREADY LETTERSHEET USED ON MAY 6, 1840
1840 1d Mulready lettersheet, stereo A57, used on May 6th (octagonal 12Nn pmk on reverse), also handstamped "More to pay" and charged 2d, creased down the centre, reinforced and some staining, possibly posted the day before, rare
Expertise: Cert. RPS
Estimate: € 2'000 - € 3'000
Lot #60077 - rarities of the world great britain 1840 1d black
ONE PENNY BLACK USED ON MAY THE 6TH, 1840
FIRST DAY USAGE
1840 Folded entire from London to Thornbury, franked 1d black, plate 1a, lettered RL, good to large margins tied by a faint bur clear strike of an orange-red Maltese cross, showing on flap a faint but legible strike of MY 6 1840 despatch cds which opens well to display; not trusting the glue, the stamp has been additionally fixed with a piece of sealing wax, two filing folds...
Lot #60078 - rarities of the world great britain 1840 1d black
MINT PENNY BLACK PLATE SELECTION
1840 1d Black selection of plates including:
Plate 1a OL right marginal with inscription "to remove the Cem", fine even margins, cert. E. Diena (1999)
Plate 1b QA good to large margins, with double "Q" variety, cert. BPA (1991)
Plate 2 LH good to large margins
Plate 3 PH good to very good margins, cert. RPS (1984)
Plate 4 IA left marginal with inscription "D SIDE of the Letter",...
Lot #60079 - rarities of the world great britain 1840 2d blue
TWO PENNY BLUE USED ON MAY 8, 1840
ONLY THREE COVERS RECORDED
1840 Large part folded cover from Wolverhampton to Brosely, franked 2d blue, lettered EB, four good margins, tied by crisp clear red Maltese cross and with the all important departure backstamp of WOLVERHAMPTON/MY.6.1840 in red, an important showpiece and great rarity (SG £160'000)
Note: May 8th has been generally accepted as the first day of usage of the 2d. blue,...
Lot #60080 - rarities of the world great britain 1855-1900 surface printed
1878 10s Grey-Blue imperforate colour trial from the top left corner of the sheet, wmk Maltese Cross, SPECIMEN type 9 ovpt, never hinged original gum, very fine (SG from £2'400)
Estimate: € 2'400 - € 3'000
Lot #60081 - rarities of the world great britain 1855-1900 surface printed
1878 10s Mauve imperforate colour trial, wmk Maltese Cross, SPECIMEN type 9 ovpt, never hinged original gum, very fine (SG from £2400)
Estimate: € 1'600 - € 2'400
Lot #60082 - rarities of the world great britain 1855-1900 surface printed
1878 £1 Orange imperforate colour trial, wmk Maltese Cross, SPECIMEN ovpt type 9, original gum, some gum wrinkles, fine (SG from £2'700)
Estimate: €1'800 - € 2'200
Lot #60083 - rarities of the world great britain 1855-1900 surface printed
1878 £1 Grey-Blue imperforate colour trial, wmk Maltese Cross, SPECIMEN ovpt type 9, original gum, couple of small handling creases, fine (SG from £2'700)
Estimate: €1'600 - € 2'000
Lot #60084 - rarities of the world great britain 1855-1900 surface printed
1878 £1 Slate-Grey imperforate colour trial, wmk Maltese Cross, SPECIMEN ovpt type 9, original gum, couple of small handling creases, fine (SG from £2'700)
Estimate: €1'600 - € 2'000
Lot #60085 - rarities of the world leeward islands
DIAMOND JUBILEE FIRST DAY COVERS
1897 Four covers sent locally bearing respectively the following frankings: Complete set of eight values from 1/2d to 5s, then 1s single, then four 1/2d, then three 1d, all cancelled on July 22 1897, two in Dominica and two in St-Kitts, a few stains on the complete set cover, a fine trio
Expertise: RPS or BPA certificate for three of the four items
Estimate: € 2'000 - € 3'000
Lot #60086 - rarities of the world Greece
FIRST DAY USAGE
1861 Folded entire from Mesologi to Patros, franked 1861 Paris Print 20 Lepta, large even margins, tied by "49" dotted lozenge with MESOLOGI/1.OKT.61 first day cancel alongside, plus PATRAS/2.OKT.61 arrival bs, very fine and a wonderful example of this first day usage
Provenance: Zacharidis
Expertise: Cert. Holcombe (1983), signed Tseriotis
Estimate: € 15'000 - € 20'000
Lot #60087 - rarities of the world guatemala
1871-1881 The Max Plantinga Gold Medal Collection
Exhibit collection neatly mounted and knowledgeably written up on 80 pages. This being a traditional exhibit the collection includes proofs, mint singles & multiples, varieties, used with cancellation & covers showing an array of rates & usages.
Organised in chronological order as follows:
- 1871 Arms First Issue - Pages 2-32: Showing 1c sunken die proof in black, 1c...
Lot #60088 - rarities of the world german states hanover
UNIQUE MIXED FRANKING HANOVER + FRANCE TO JAFFA
1861 Cover from Hanover with 3gr yellow (x2) and 2gr blue tied by blue Bergen b. Celle 19/8 cds to Marseille, forwarded to Jaffa with Napoleon 20c blue and 80c rose, transit cds Alexandrie 08.09.61 Egypte, superb
Expertise: Signed Calves
Estimate: € 34'000 - 40'000
Lot #60089 - rarities of the world Hungary
UNIQUE double rate MIXED FRANKING HUNGARY - DDSG
DDSG 10k green in pair tied by DDSG SISTOV ds in combination with Hungary 1874 5k rose x2 cancelled by Bazias 22.09.78 cds on cover to Vienna, faults not detracting this extremely rare franking, unique as a double rate cover
Cert. Ferchenbauer, ill. Tchilinginrian, ex Capellaro
Estimate: € 28'000 - € 34'000
Lot #60090 - rarities of the world india
1857 (Aug 18) Mourning wrapper to Scotland with 1854 2a (touched) imperf. in combination with 1856-64 4a black tied by JC type 5 barred diamond, with two "INDIA PAID" hs adjacent, with Calcutta, Bombay, London, Kilmarknock and New Cumnock cds, scarce perf. / imperf. combination
Estimate: € 600 - € 1'000
Lot #60091 - rarities of the world india
1854 4a FRANKING TO CHINA
1854 (Dec 31) Entire from Bombay to China with two cut-to-shape 1854 4a, 1st printing, tied by diamond of bars, Bombay B.P.P. cds adjacent, reverse with double ring despatch and Hong Kong transit, letter refolded where the stamps were originally over the edge, minor ink etching on address, an attractive franking to a scarce destination
Estimate: € 3'000 - € 5'000
Lot #60092 - rarities of the world india
INDIA used in PENANG: India 1854 2a green in pair tied by clear "B / 147" of Penang on 1857 entire letter written by a French missionary in Penang to the French Foreign Mission in Paris, red PENANG 20.08.57 cds, red Marseille 29.09.57 transit cds, on reverse Lyon à Paris 30.09.57 ds, rated "16", very fine and very rare
Expertise: Cert. BPA (2014)
Lot #60093 - rarities of the world india
SET OF 1948 GANDHI ISSUE IN COMPLETE SHEETS
1948 Gandhi set to 10R in mint nh complete sheets, the 10R showing a slightly faded colour, otherwise very fine, very rare and highly desirable for the Gandhi collector
Estimate: € 25'000 - € 30'000
Lot #60094 - rarities of the world ireland - 1935 re-engraved overprints (t75-t77)
1935 Waterlow Re-engraved 10s indigo, position 20 (Row 5/4), showing with DOUBLE OVERPRINT, mint og right marginal, very fine (MWT77b, SG101 Var.)
Expertise: Cert. MacDonnell (2009)
Estimate: € 5'000 - € 8'000
Lot #60095 - rarities of the world italian states - naples
FIRST COVER FROM ITALY WITH A STAMP
1840 (Oct 23) Wrapper from Newcastle under Lyme to Dover with 1840 1d black pl.4 tied by red-brown MC, redirected to "Post Restante / Naples", carried privately to Italy and posted back to England 6 months later via Sardinia ("TS" hs and cds), with faint "NAP 1841 / 5 MAG" claret ds on obverse, charged "1/7" overseas postage with "POSTAGE NOT PAID / TO LONDON" hs on reverse, cert. states that the...
Lot #60096 - rarities of the world austria - lombardy venetia
USAGE OF THE 15 CENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE
1850 Folded letter sheet from Milan to San Colombano, franked 1850 15 cents, red, Type I from the first printing, large even margins, tied by 2-line MILANO/1.GIU (1850) date stamp of the first day of issue, some soiling & refolding of the cover, a remarkable usage, an important postal history rarity of Lombardy Venetia, showpiece (Sassone 3a, € 57'500)
Expertise: Cert. Fiecchi (...
Lot #60097 - rarities of the world austria - lombardy venetia
USAGE OF THE 30 CENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE
1850 Folded letter sheet from Venice to Schio, franked 1850 30 cents, brown, Type I from the first printing, large even margins, tied by 2-line VENEZIA/1.GIU (1850) date stamp of the first day of issue, a remarkable usage, an important postal history rarity of Lombardy Venetia, showpiece (Sassone 7a, € 85'000)
Expertise: Cert. Alberto Diena (1973), Enzo Diena (1985)
Estimate: € 10...
Lot #60098 - rarities of the world austria - lombardy venetia
USAGE OF THE 45 CENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE
1850 Folded letter sheet from Venice to Milan, franked 1850 30 cents, brown, Type I from the first printing, clear to good margins, tied by 2-line VENEZIA/1.GIU (1850) date stamp of the first day of issue, an outstanding usage, an important postal history rarity of Lombardy Venetia, showpiece (Sassone 7a, € 235'000)
Note: The Diena certificate states that he knows of only one other...
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