376th Auction

1834, "TULAN-CINGO", clear boxed marking on entire letter to Mexico City, very scarce

1856, Hidalgo 1 r. orange "PUEBLA", horizontal pair with cpl. clear strike of single circle "NOPALUCAN", horizontal crease, sign. Jaretzky

1868, Thin figures 6 c. on brown "LA PAZ / 27-68", unused o.g., also 3 values 12 c. (one perforated) with same district number but without district name, all sign. Jaretzky

1872, Hidalgo 12 c. blue "43-73" (Tlalnepantla), unused o.g., sign. Jaretzky

1874/83, Hidalgo 100 c. on thin paper, strip of 3 and pair, "1980/QUERETARO", tied by oval "FRANCO EN SALVATIERA" to piece, scarce shipment

1888/91, 1a. blue, early printing, block of six from the upper right sheet corner, same block from later printing, setting 8, and top marginal single from setting 7, unused, very fine

1901/03, 1a. blue on white European paper, setting 26A, two used copies, fresh colour and good margins, one stamp touched at one side, otherwise fine, scarce, ex Hellrigl

1936, Unissued Pablo Arosemena airmail 5 on ½ c., unused with small part gum, scarce, sign. Sanabria

1930, Airmail overprint proof in red on buff paper, block of four printed on both sides, on reverse somewhat shifted, usual light creases, otherwise fine, in addition mint never hinged block of four of issued stamp, one stamp small tear, otherwise fine

1870, Heraldic lion 3r. black, Sperati Forgeries, used and without gum, fine, BPA signature and signed as forgery

1858, Coat of arms, ½ p. yellow, Sperati forgery in block format with pencil signature, signed Sperati Reproduction 

1858, Coat of arms, ½ p. black on glazed paper, Sperati forgery in block format with pencil signature, signed Sperati Reproduction and reverse with  full cachet "Les Jean de Sperati Philatelie d'Art"

1858, Coat of arms, ½ p. error of colour, Sperati forgery in block format with pencil signature, signed Sperati Reproduction 

1858, Coat of arms, ½ p. error of colour, Sperati forgery, unused with original gum, fine, signed Sperati Reproduction, in addition normal ½ p. yellow as Sperati forgery, without gum

1858, Coat of arms, ½ p. error of colour, Sperati forgery, used with cancel "LIMA", fine, in addition normal ½ p. as Sperati forgery, both signed Sperati Reproduction

1858, Coat of arms, ½ p. error of colour, Sperati forgery, used with straight line "PAITA", fine, in addition normal ½ p. as Sperati forgery, both signed Sperati Reproduction

1926, Airmail 2 C.-10 P. kpl. unused, fine, very scarce, only 500 sets issued, sign. Starauschek (Mi. 3.600,-)

1934/42, ½ g. red, 2 copies together with 1 g. green, tied to registered cover from "MECQUE 27.4.42" with wide register label to Turkey, via Iraq with violet censor handstamp and white censor label sealed with 2 black seals, several transit marks incl. TPO "ADANA-MARDIN-SEYYAR"

1952, Inauguration of the Riyadh-Damman railroad line ½g. brown-reed and 1g. green, two proofs without value-tablet on carton paper, without gum, brown-red proof small stain, otherwise fine

1926, 1 pia. violet tied by Mecque cds. to registered airmail cover to Salatiga, Java, Dutch East Indies with transit and arrival marks, cover with vertical fold and small tears at top, still fine

1929/30, 1 3/4 g. blue tied by clear Taif cds. to commercial cover to Germany with transit and arrival marks, fine

1935, Fox 10 k. lilac pair imperforated between, mint never hinged, fine

1935, Animals 1 tug violet, perforated 12½, block of four, mint never hinged, fine

1847, Franklin 5 c. brown, good to wide margins all around, tied by red grid cancel to envelope with adjecent red cds. „PROVODENCE R.I. DEC.10.“ to New Haven, Connecticut, envelope with small wrinkle at top, otherwise fine, certificate PF (1989) (Scott 1)

PATRIOTIC COVER: "Columbia, Columbia, to glory arise:" in red and Liberty holding Union Flag, multicolored design on coverfront mailed as Army letter to Belgium, thus taxed with blue straight-line "DUE 3cts." and "14" in red ink in Belgium, vertical fold and small tears backed by hinges, attractive and very rare

1893, Columbian 30 c. orange-brown tied by registry oval “NEW YORK” to small registered cover with adjacent cds. “ “NEW YORK REG’Y.DIV. 9.26.1893” to Braunschweig, Germany with arrival mark, fine (Scott 239)

The J.H. Prince Letter Dispatch 1861-1869: 1861, Side-wheeler steamboat black, close to margins all around, tied by cork and by blue "Prince's Express 9 Milk St." in serrated oval to postal stationery envelope 3 cent pink to Hinsdale N.H., cds. "Boston Mass. Jun. 23 5 A.M." alongside, original June 21, 1869 datelined letter from Portland included, overall soiling. Fine appearance and the only recorded example of this rare stamp used on U.S. postal stationery, certificate PF (1982) (Scott# 122L1, U58) Provenance: Gordon Stimmell Collection (Siegel Auctions 2015)  

The J.H. Prince Letter Dispatch 1861-1869: 1861, Side-wheeler steamboat black, large margins all around, with manuscript cancel, together with Washington 3c. rose, both stamps tied by cds. "Boston Mass. Sep. 11" and quartered cork to cover to Albany N.Y., 1865 receipt docketing, sealed tear in 3c stamp, backflap removed, one of the rarest of all independent mail usages from the only steamboat carrier to issue stamps, this is one of the earliest covers of a total of 11 registered (see Penny Post, October 2002, "Cancels on Prince's Letter Dispatch" pages 47-53, by Larry Lyons), certificate PF (1982) (Scott# 122L1, 65) Provenance: The David Golden Collection of U.S. Carriers and Locals (Siegel Auctions 1999)  

1830, Entire letter with large red "REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA Guayra. Franca" to Bordeaux with adjacent boxed "PAYS D'OUTRE MER PAR BORDEAUX", very fine

1840, Entire letter from Caracas to London, showing on reverse large forwarding agent seal of Valentin Salboch and on front red "Guayra Franca" next to British crown handstamp applied on arrival, charged "2/3"; fine entire, opinion Holcombe (1990)

1847, Entire letter with red "GUAYRA FRANCA" and backside British "LA GUAYRA AP 7 1847" to a forwarding agent at London with frontside arrival mark of 10.5.1847 and re-directed to Cadiz, Spain, taxed on arrival with "11 R(eales)"

SHIPMAIL LA GUAYRA-St. THOMAS: 1864/67, 2 r. green, tied by quite clear Caracas double circle to entire letter 1866 to France with adjacent boxed "GB/1F60C"; the entire with some age wear, still fine (Fazit LG11)

1864, The 1st. Centavo Issue, Steamer "Robert Todd" 3 centavo on orange-yellow, complete sheet of 24, showing all the 4 transfer types, good margins, some minor creasing at bottom, otherwise a fine and very rare sheet

1864, The 1st. Centavo Issue, Steamer "Robert Todd" 4 centavo on blue, complete sheet of 24, showing all the 4 transfer types, good margins on three sides, touched at bottom, position 1 and 2 with small paper fault, first two stamps of third row somewhat discoloured, otherwise a fine and very rare sheet

SHIPMAIL LA GUAIRA-St. THOMAS: 1870, 2 r. blue, unused with original gum, few short perfs, still fine; a rare stamp (Fazit LG26)