442750 | Britisch Commonwealth ➝ Grenada
2 Items
Opening: 200 €
1875, 1 sh. deep-mauve used on lettersheet from "GRENADA JU 2 79" to London with arrival mark on front, fine and scarce
Provenance: Maurice Burrus (1963), ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
3 Items
Opening: 200 €
1895/99, ½ d. and 3 d.-1 sh. tied to registered envelope from "ST. GEORGES JA 16 02" to England with transit and arrival marks, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
444350 | Britisch Commonwealth ➝ Hong Kong ➝ Marken
3 Items
Opening: 300 €
1863/71, 2 c. brown and 30 c. vermilion, used with blue "B62" to small opened out envelope from "HONGKONG AU 11 65", endorsed "via Marseille" to London, redirected within the city, fine, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
2 Items
Opening: 100 €
24 c. green, tied by blue "B62" to envelope to Melbourne, Victoria; envelope with seal stain, otherwise fine, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
444450 | Britisch Commonwealth ➝ Hong Kong ➝ Japanische Besetzung von Hongkong
3 Items
Opening: 200 €
1945, surcharge set tied by "Hong Kong 20.5.2" (May 2, 1945) to registered cover to Canton/China with "CANTON 34.5.5" arrival mark on reverse
444550 | Britisch Commonwealth ➝ Hong Kong ➝ Postämter in China
3 Items
Opening: 200 €
1917/21, George V 10 $ purple and black on red, used, fine
449000 | Britisch Commonwealth ➝ Kenia, Uganda und Tanzania ➝ British East Africa
2 Items
Opening: 180 €
BRITISCH EAST AFRICA COMPANY: 1890/95, 2½ a., 3 a., 4 a. and 4½ a., tied by cds. "MOMBASA AU 10 94" to registered cover via Sansibar and Eden to Sydney, Australia, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
454050 | Britisch Commonwealth ➝ Malaiische Staaten ➝ I. Straits Settlements
2 Items
Opening: 300 €
1867/72, 8 c. orange and 24 c. blue-green, tied by duplex "G14/SINGAPORE MY 19 60" (in error of "70") to entire letter to France; some light creasing and minor stain, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
456250 | Britisch Commonwealth ➝ Mauritius
3 Items
Opening: 2.500 €
1848/59, POST PAID earliest impression 1 d. orange-vermilion with original printing flaw above PE of Penny, very nice fresh colour, 3 clear margins and slightly cut-into the bottom, nicely cancelled, leaving the face almost free; some faint thinning on reverse, otherwise fine and fresh, a rare stamp, certificate Holcombe (1994), ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
5 Items
Opening: 4.000 €
1 d. orange-vermilion and 2 d. deep-blue, both in fresh colour, used with Souillac cancellation on small piece; both stamps cut-into at most sides and small faults, but still attractive; an extremely rare colour franking of this printing, certificate Brandon (2008), ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
4 Items
Opening: 5.000 €
2 d. deep-blue with variety "PENOE", nice colour and good margins, cancelled by central circle of bars, faint vertical crease, otherwise fine, a rare stamp, certificate Brandon (2007), ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
4 Items
Opening: 2.500 €
Early impression 1 d. vermilion with vertical and horizontal background lines, fresh colour and clear to good margins, lightly cancelled by numeral "1" of Mahébourg, fine, sign. Senf and certificate RPS (1929), ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
3 Items
Opening: 4.000 €
2 d. blue, nice colour and large margins all around, tied by target to piece, very fine, certificate H. Richter (1993), ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
3 Items
Opening: 4.000 €
1848/59, Early Impression 2 d. blue, mostly clear at left, otherwise slightly touched or cut-into, tied by grid cancel to folded letter with adjacent boxed "SOUILLAC.AU.10 1852", adjacent boxed "INLAND" an crown handstamp "MAURITIUS GPO", to Port Louis; the entire with some age wear as to be expected, but still fine and attractive; a rare entire with an early print stamp, certificate Brandon (1996), ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
4 Items
Opening: 2.000 €
Intermediate impression 2 d. blue with variety "PENOE", good to large margins and neatly cancelled by central target; a faint horizontal crease, otherwise very fine, certificate H. Richter (1990), ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
2 Items
Opening: 2.000 €
Latest Impression 1 d. red, full to wide margins, used with oval cancel on entire local letter, showing on reverse crowned "MAURITIUS AP 13 1859" and boxed "PENNY POST"; the stamp tiny marginal tear at top, just touching the design, otherwise fine, the entire with usual aging marks; an attractive and very rare local letter, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
2 Items
Opening: 2.000 €
1858, FOUR-PENCE green with clear to large margins, used with central target on lettersheet to Bordeaux, showing on reverse clear "PACKET LETTER MAURITIUS MR 27 1852", transit and arrival marks; the stamp faint tiny pin-hole, otherwise fine; March 27, 1852 is the earliest recorded usage of this stamp; a rare letter
Provenance: A.J. Stevens (H.R.H. 1964; here offered with RPS certificate), ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
2 Items
Opening: 800 €
1859/61, 6 d. blue with large marins all around, tied to small envelope showing on reverse "GPO MAURITIUS DE 8 1859", to Hastings, very fine, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
3 Items
Opening: 1.500 €
1859/61, 1 sh. vermilion, just touched at lower right, otherwise clear to good margins, together with De La Rue 4 d. rose, tied by clear "B53" to small envelope endorsed "Via Aden" December 6, 1871 to France with arrival mark of January 5; the envelope with fixed tears at upper left and lower right corner backed, still a fine and attractive cover, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
2 Items
Opening: 500 €
1863/72, 1 d. brown, 4 d. rose and 6 d. blue-green, tied by "B53" and Cochinchine transit cds. to lettersheet 1868 to Saigon; the 6 d. tiny marginal tear at top, otherwise very fine and attractive letter to unusual destination, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
2 Items
Opening: 120 €
1863/72, 10 d. maroon tied by duplex "MAURITIUS AU 20 74" to entire letter to Ireland, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
460750 | Britisch Commonwealth ➝ Neuseeland
4 Items
Opening: 600 €
1864/71, wm large star 2 d. blue, 6 d. red-brown and 1 sh. green (top margin lightly defect where affixed at the margin of cover), tied by Dunedin duplex to small mourning cover to Edinburgh; a fine and scarce three colour franking, certificate RPS (2002)
Provenance: Joseph Hackmey (2009), ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
3 Items
Opening: 800 €
6 d. red-brown, 2 copies, tied by numeral "21" to envelope with adjacent "INVERCARGILL MR 18 69" to Frankfurt on the Main, Germany with arrival mark of May 16; the left stamp partly scissors' cut at bottom, otherwise fine; an attractive franking to a scarce destination, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
2 Items
Opening: 400 €
1 sh. yellow-green tied to pink envelope from "NELSON NO 23 1871" to Avignon in France and redirected to England with several transit and arrival marks; the envelope with small tear fixed with tape, the stamp affected by some light creasing; still a fine and interesting cover, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"
461700 | Britisch Commonwealth ➝ Nigeria ➝ Oil Rivers/ Nigerküste
2 Items
Opening: 200 €
1894, ½ d. green-2½ d. blue, tied by "REGISTERED OLD CALABAR 12 NO 94" to registered envelope to New York with transit and arrival marks, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"