341 / September 2010

1919, Russia 5 k. brown, horizontal pair tied by cds. of Erivan to complete newspaper, fine and very scarce, signed Taroumian

Z on 10 r., two singles tied by cds. of Erivan to complete newspaper, stamps lifted a bit, fine and very scarce, signed Taroumian

1920, 10 r. on 35 k., unhinged mint, light natural gum bend, fine, signed Romeko

100 r. on 10 k., block of four, unhinged mint, fine, signed Romeko

100 r. on 5 r., imperforated block of four, unhinged mint, fine, signed Romeko

100 r. on 5 r., fine, signed Romeko, in addition 9 other stamps, all unhinged mint, most signed Romeko

1921, Fisherman on River 1000 r., imperforated tête-bèche gutter block of 20, some creases, unhinged mint, unusual and scarce

1891/95, B.C.A. 10 £ brown, regummed and somewhat sulphurised, still attractive copy of this rare stamp, certificate BPA (2010) (SG £ 4.000-)

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1897, double card 4 mil. on 5 mil., sender's half with double handstamp, used from "WADI HALFA 27.V.99" to Cairo with arrival mark, slightly split in the perforation, otherwise fine

OCCUPATION OF PARAGUAY: "H" HUMAITA, clear strike on 1867/74, 5 c. vermilion on lettersheet dated 18.6.1879 to Buenos Aires; slightly stained, very scarce

"H." HUMAITA on 10 c. green on lettersheet with adjacent sender's cachet "SANDINI y SORDELLI ASUNCION", to Buenos Aires; a rare cover, certificate Holcombe,  ex Bustamante

1840, registered cover with fine strike of first type "COPIAPO" handstamp in red with adjacent "FRANCO" and "CERTIFICASION" in red, fine

1855, 2nd London printing: 5 c. brown red on blued paper, horizontal strip of three with normal to good margins all around, vertical bend through middle stamp, with concentric circle and oval "TRES PUNTAS" cancel, rare (Scott-Nr. 8)

1910, 100 Years of Independence 1 c.- 10 p. surcharged "SPECIMEN" in red with additional security punch-holes, unhinged mint, fine, in addition the complete set used

3 c. red brown/black, completed die proof in issued colours, file number C-937, slight imperfections, scarce, in addition the normal stamp

10 c. red-sepia-brown/black completed die proof in issued colours, file number C-939, slight imperfections, in addition the normal stamp

20 c. center design in black on sunken card, fine, in addition the normal stamp

30 c. red lilac/black completed die proof in issued colours, file number C-944, fine, in addition the normal stamp

1915, unuissued Balmaceda 4 c. violet, lithographed die proof on chromo carton paper (74x126mm) , very scarce, fine

1928/32, 30 c. brown with double overprint, one inverted, with additional franking, tied by cds. to registered cover to Balboa with appendant postal receipt, little unfresh and 30 c. with small surface abrasion, very scarce

1953, 100 years of Chilean stamps 1 and 100 p. as official block, without gum as issued, numbered "00085", very fine and scarce

1902/08, 4 c. brown on postcard from "TANGSHAN 10.9.01" with combination franking French PO 10 c. to Belgium with arrival mark

1906, Changsha-provisional issue: half of 2c. red, tied by cds. "CHANGSHA 10 APR.06" to local cover, fine (Chan 136H)

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1915, postcard 1 c., used with cds. "SZECHUEN" to Wanhsien, on front with numbered dater in red, fine

WEI HAI WEI : 1898, 2c. on scarlet in combination with Imperial post 1c. ocre on small cover  to Chefoo, both stamps cancelled on arrival with Chefoo dollar chop. A rare item of Chinese philately, only about 20 covers are known with this stamp. Certificate BPA (2007)  

1967, 'Long live the invincible charmain Mao's thought' 8 f., cpl. set incl. both strips of 5 (lightly folded), unhinged mint, the golden strip with colour slightly changed in places, otherwise fine

1857, black oval handstamp "DIREZIONE DELLA POSTA EUROPEA ALESSANDRIA D'EGITTO" on folded letter to Cairo, reverse with blue cachet of the Belgian consulate in Egypt, interesting item, signed Holcombe

1857 (July 22), Entire letter to Bombay, somewhat aged, struck with good strike of scarce British P.O. "SUEZ" double arc datestamp in black, manuscript charge "Rs. 2" (Rupees) due on delivery, reverse with Bombay arrival cds. (Aug 5) in black.

1861, folded letter with blue straight line "FRANCO" struck at the autrian Post office in Alexandria to Constantinople, fine

1864, Cover from Cairo with Type VI "Posta Europea / Cairo" in green on front, mailed to Benha at 1 1/2 piastre rate with scarce oval "Posta Europea / Benha" (Type V) arrival in blue-green on reverse. The cover opens perfectly for Exhibit display.

1865, Government Post : Entire letter to Cairo cancelled by "Poste Vice-Reali Egiziane / Mansura" datestamp in black with manuscript "2" (piastres) paid in red crayon, reverse with "Poste Vice-Reali Egiziane / Cairo" arrival datestamp in blue. A fine example of the short-lived system operating after the closure of the Posta Europea and the issue of adhesives on 1st January 1866.

1866, 10 pa. brown, tied to local cover of Alexandria; stamp slightly damaged in the top perforation, where affixed over the edge of the entire, still attractive; a very rare single franking

20 pa. blue, imperforated proof, half sheet of 100 stamps with all sheet margins, ungummed, folded once between stamps, fine

1 pia. lilac, imperforated proof, cpl. sheet of 100 stamps with margins all around, slight marginal faults, otherwise fine

1 pia. lilac tied by cds. to combination cover with Lombardy Veneto 1864, 15 s. tied by cds. "ALEXANDRIEN 27 4" to folded cover to Triest, 1 pia. with corner fault and horizontal fold through 15 s., a rare entire

2 pia. yellow, imperforated proof, cpl. folded sheet of 200 stamps with all sheet margins, folded in the middle, rare