General Foreign continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 476° |
 |
 NORWAY, 1855, 4s Blue (1). Unused, large even margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, with white crackly gum intact but no longer considered original according to 1994 Moldenhauer certificate, Scott Catalogue
notes "Only a few genuine unused copies of No. 1 exist" (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
4,000.00 |
2,800.00 |
| 477° |
|
 NORWAY,
1855, 4s Blue "Double Foot" (1a). Large to huge margins including right sheet margin, "Egersund 11 3 1856" cds, Extremely Fine, a showpiece example of this variety, with 1992 Moldenhauer certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
2,500.00 |
2,500.00 |
| 478° |
|
 NORWAY, 1891, 10ö Carmine, Imperforate (40c). Horizontal pair, large margins, tied by Larvik Dec. 12, 1891 cds on large part of cover, creases in piece but pair is Very Fine, rare in used condition, with 1994
Moldenhauer certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
1,000.00 |
1,700.00 |
| 479 |
 |
 NOVA SCOTIA, 1853, 1p Red Brown on Bluish (1). Horizontal strip of three, large to huge margins, tied by multiple strikes of oval grid on 1854 folded cover to Lunenburg, appropriate backstamps, Extremely
Fine Gem strip and cover, as choice as exists (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 2,500-3,500 |
5,000.00 |
| 480° |
|
 RUSSIA, 1857, 10k
Brown & Blue (1). Large even margins, rich colors, with gum that cannot be certified as original, Extremely Fine, signed Calves, Scott Retail for unused stamp without gum (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
3,500.00 |
7,000.00 |
| 481 |
|
 RUSSIA, 1857, 10k Brown & Blue (1). Four full margins, tied by straightline "SOLIGALITCH" straightline datestamp on immaculate 1858 folded letter to Helsingfors, Extremely Fine, ex Baughman, signed Bloch (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,800.00 |
| 482 |
|
 RUSSIA, 1857, 10k Brown & Blue
(1). Full to large margins, tied by "239" in square of dots on 1858 folded letter to Riga, Libau postmark in three straightlines, Extremely Fine Gem (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
2,000.00 |
| 483 |
|
 RUSSIA,
1863, St. Petersburg, 5k Black & Blue (11). Tied by red St. Petersburg May 14, 1864 datestamp on blue folded cover, blue merchant's oval at left, Extremely Fine and rare (Michel DM 10,000) (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 3,000-4,000 |
2,500.00 |
| 484° |
|
 SAMOA, 1914, 5sh on 3m G.R.I. Surcharge (112, SG
113). Tied by Apia Sep. 12, 1914 cds on small piece, Very Fine, with 1994 Holcombe certificate, SG £1,200 (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
750.00 |
800.00 |
| 485° |
|
 SAMOA, 1914, 5sh on 5m G.R.I. Surcharge (113, SG 114). Tied
by Apia Sep. 20, 1914 cds on piece, Very Fine, with 1994 Holcombe certificate, SG £950 (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
800.00 |
800.00 |
| 486 |
|
 SICILY, 1859, 1g Grayish Olive Green, 2g Blue, 5g Deep Rose (12a, 13, 14). Sassone Nos. 4e (II Plate), 6e (First Printing - Naples Paper), 9 (i Plate), each tied by frame cancels and "Modica" in oval, on fresh
folded cover in pale green to Naples, bold Palermo arrival mark, Extremely Fine, handsome three-color franking, with 1976 Fiecchi certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,400.00 |
