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Specialized U.S. Collections, Air Post, Foreign Stamps & Covers continued... Foreign Stamps and Covers (Great Britain to Spain) Lot Sym. Lot Description   5620   GREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 1p Black (1, SG 2). Plate 1a, lettered I-F, large even margins all around, bright shade, light strike of oxidized red Haddington Maltese Cross cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2010 B.P.A. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com 300.00 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction 5621 GREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 1p Black (1, SG 2). Plate 1, lettered F-A, the "F" with "arrow" pointing down at bottom and the "A" on a slight slant, ample to large margins, tied by red Maltese Cross on small envelope to Scotland, May 10, 1840 cancel struck partly off cover, clear strike of red "MAY 11 1840" receiving backstamp, few cover creases and stamp with tiny trivial corner crease at top right VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE PENNY BLACK USED ON THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER IT WAS ISSUED. The first official day of issue, May 6, was a Wednesday. Covers used on the first Sunday are scarce, because very few post offices were open. With 2010 R.P.S. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $4,750.00 Will close during Public Auction 5622 GREAT BRITAIN, 1873, 1sh Deep Green, Plate 9 (64a, SG 150). Tied by "Southampton JU 28 74" duplex on Allen correspondence cover to Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, red crayon "6" credit, with original contents which includes illustrated passenger list for NGL's Donau sailing from New York to Bremen on June 17, 1874, cover opened roughly at right, contents with some wear, still Very Fine and scarce usage to Hawaii (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 300-400 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction 5623 GREECE, 1933, 50l-50d Air Post Pictorials, Imperforate (C8 var.-C14 var.). Horizontal or vertical pairs, lightly hinged EXTREMELY FINE. A COLORFUL AND VERY RARE SET THAT IS SELDOM SEEN OFFERED FOR SALE. Unlisted in Scott (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $2,300.00 Will close during Public Auction 5624   MAURITIUS, 1848, 1p Orange-Vermilion on Yellowish Paper, Earliest Impression (3, SG 3). Position 2, margins ample to touching, sharp impression, barred intaglio numeral cancel, thin spot at left and accompanying certificate notes a bit sulpherized at lower right APPEARS FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE MAURITIUS 1848 ONE-PENNY POST PAID EARLIEST IMPRESSION. The first stamps of Mauritius were engraved directly onto two copper plates. The plates wore away relatively quickly, and so only a very limited number of impressions qualify as the earliest. With 2008 B.P.A. certificate, SG £15,000 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com 18,500.00 SOLD for $2,200.00 Will close during Public Auction 5625 PERU, 1951, 5c-20s UPU Anniversary, Without Ovpts. (C94 var.-C102 var.). Mint N.H. blocks of four, all with matching left fancy engraved selvages, Very Fine, scarce set (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com 900.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction 5626 ROMAN STATES, 1852, 2b Black on Greenish White (3). Large margins, tied by diamond grid, "Roma 9 Set. 64" double-circle datestamp on blue folded cover originating in Naples, sent to Rome and forwarded to Rieti, originating postage paid by Italy, 1863, 10c Bluff (27) tied by "Napoli 6 Set. 64" circular datestamps, ms. "8" crossed out, Very Fine, attractive usage (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 200-300 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction 5627 ROMAN STATES, 1852, 2b Black on Yellow Green, Bisect (3c). Bottom half, affixed to top flap and tied by diamond grid, "Governo Di Montecarotto" boxed handstamp on 1856 folded letter to Rosora, straightline "Jesi" transit, Very Fine bisect usage for the local rate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com 375.00 SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction 5628 ROMAN STATES, 1852, 4b Black on Lemon, 6b Black on Grayish Lilac (5, 7b). Large margins, tied by diamond grids, "Roma 16 Gen. 67" double-circle datestamp on folded cover to Marseilles, France, various French transits incl. "Pont-De-B" entry circular datestamp, horizontal file fold well away from stamps, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 300-400 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction 5629 ROMAN STATES, 1852, 5b Black on Rose (6). Horizontal strip of three and two singles, the strip with sheet margin at right, tied by bold strikes of "Ravenna" straightline handstamps with "12 Maggio" handstamp on 1862 folded letter to Venice, neat Ferrara and receiving backstamps, Very Fine and choice, an unusual franking (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 300-400 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction 5630 ROMAN STATES, 1852, 5b Black on Pale Rose (6a). Two singles, large margins to full, tied by well-struck diamond grids, "Bologna 21 Feb. 57" double-circle datestamp on blue folded cover to Montova, receiving backstamp, Very Fine examples of this desirable shade used on an insured cover, the insured postage was supposed to be applied to the back of the cover as seen here (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 200-300 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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