General Foreign continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 339° |
 |
1850, 25c Blue, 1fr Dark Carmine (6a, 9, Yvert 4, 7). Horizontal pair of 25c, horizontal strip of three and single of 1fr, mostly large margins, barely in at places, tied by diamond grid cancels on cover to Philadelphia, neat "Paris 22
Mai 51" cds, red boxed "PD", Calais transit backstamp, New York debit datestamp also ties stamps, Fine and very scarce triple-rate usage Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-2,500 |
2,000.00 |
| 340° |
|
1850, 1fr Dark Carmine (9, Yvert 6). Horizontal strip of three, large margins to just touched at left, tied by diamond grid, "New-York Aug 29 5Cts." cds in black on small cover to Philadelphia, "Paris 11 Aout 51" cds, red boxed "PD"
handstamp, Very Fine and rare double-rate usage Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,000.00 |
| 341° |
|
1850, 25c Light Blue, 1fr Dark Carmine (6, 9, Yvert 4, 7). Horizontal pair of 25c, ample to large margins, tied by diamond grid cancels on cover to Philadelphia, neat "Paris 25 Sett. 51" cds, red boxed "PD" struck over cds, New York
debit datestamp, Calais transit backstamp, Very Fine usage Search for comparables |
E. 750-1,000 |
0.00 |
| 342° |
|
1850, 25c Light Blue, 1fr Dark Carmine (6, 9, Yvert 4, 7). Horizontal pair of 25c, the 1fr full to large margins, 25c just in at B.L. and T.R. to large margins, tied by diamond grid cancels on cover to Philadelphia, "Paris 6 Nov 51"
datestamp, red boxed "PD", New York debit datestamp, Calais transit backstamp, Very Fine usage Search for
comparables |
E. 750-1,000 |
0.00 |
| 343° |
|
1850, 25c Light Blue, 1fr Dark Carmine (6, 9, Yvert 4, 7). Vertical pair of 25c, full to large margins showing part of adjacent stamp at right of 1fr, tied by diamond grid cancel on mounring cover to Philadelphia, bold "Paris 21 Nov
1851" datestamp, red boxed "PD", Boston Br. Pkt. debit datestamp with matching "5", Calais transit backstamp, a Very Fine usage Search for comparables |
E. 750-1,000 |
1,250.00 |
| 344° |
|
 FRENCH BALLON MONTE, "Le Victor Hugo". 30c and 40c Napoleon tied by large dotted star, Paris Oct. 17, 1870 cds on folded letter to New York, red London Paid transit cds also ties stamps, matching "PD"
in frame, red New York Paid All receiving cds, 40c slightly oxidised, Very Fine, extremely attractive and rare Ballon Monte cover to the United States (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
2,000.00 |
| 345° |
|
 GAMBIA, 1869, 6p Blue (2, SG 3a). Large margins all around, deep shade on bright paper, tied by red "PD" in circle, red "A Gambia Au 18 69" cds on small cover to Mangiet, France, blue "Victor Barrere, Bathurst,
Riviere Gambie, Cote Occidentale D'Afrique" oval hs, red London Paid cds and matching "PD" in circle tying stamp, red "8" crayon, Calais transit cds and French receiving backstamps, Very Fine, choice and extremely rare use of Gambia first issue, with
1958 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 5,000-7,500 |
26,000.00 |
| 346° |
|
 INDIA,
1852, -1/2a Blue, Scinde Dawk (A2). Large margins, beautiful color and impression, tied by dotted grid on large part of native cover, Extremely Fine and choice, scarce, with 1964 B.P.A. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
5,250.00 |
| 347° |
 |
 GREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 2p Blue (2, SG 5). Block of four, full to large margins all around, beautiful deep shade and fine impression, large part of original gum, faint pressed horizontal crease in bottom pair,
still Very Fine and a rare block of Great Britain's first issue, SG £20,000 as four unused singles, Scott Retail $20,000 as singles (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 5,000-7,500 |
8,500.00 |
| 348° |
|
GREAT BRITAIN, 1880, 4p Gray Brown, Pl. 17 (84, SG 160). Tied by "London No 22 81" duplex datestamp and oval grid on cover front only, addressed to Quito, Ecuador, via the United States, with Ecuador 1872, 1r Orange (10) affixed and
tied by blue "Quito Franca 4 Enero 82" double-circle datestamp, "New-York F.D. Dec. 6" transit datestamp, a bit reduced, light stain, still Fine and extremely rare mixed franking, the Ecuador 1 real stamp paying the internal postage from the port of
entry, with 1992 Holcombe certificate Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-2,500 |
2,200.00 |
| 349° |
|
HONG KONG, 1863-71, 2c Brown, 4c Slate, 6c Lilac, 30c Violet, Crown CC Wmk. (8, 10, 12, 20, SG 8, 9, 10, 16). Pair of 6c, all bright and fresh colors, tied by bold blue "S1" oval cancel, matching "Shanghae Fe 25 75" backstamp on cover
originating in Peking and addressed to Dresden, Germany, ms. "No. 12 7/2 75 Peking" docketing at lower left (Feb. 7, 1875), sent by hand to Shanghai where it entered the Treaty Port mails, backstamped "Hong-Kong Mr 1 75" along with
Brindisi transit (Apr. 7) and Dresden receiving datestamp, red "P.D." indicating full prepayment of double letter rate (24c) via Brindisi, Extremely Fine and outstanding combination franking, with 1992 Holcombe certificate Search for comparables |
E. 3,000-4,000 |
2,600.00 |
