379th Auction

Large margins, 1 ca. green, used with intaglio seal, very fine

Large margins, 1 ca. green, used with seal cancel and additional red customs chop, very fine

Rough perforation, 3 ca. red, used with central Shanghai seal cancel, very fine

Large margins, 3 ca. red, used with custom's dater of Newchwang, very fine

Large margins, 5 ca. yellow, used with blue seal cancel, very fine, signed Pfenninger

Rough perforation, 3 ca. red, used with blue seal of Tientsin, very fine

1898, Coiling Dragon 1c. orange tied by red tombstone "TIENTSIN" to red-band cover to Peking with arrival mark, a bit stained, otherwise fine

1958,  Kuan Han-ching souvenir sheet, unmounted mint as issued and used, fine

1979, Study Science souvenir sheet with cds. "PEKING 3.10.79" on First Day Cover, fine

1980, Year of Monkey 8 f. with red cancel on First Day Cover, fine

1864, 5 c. orange, block of 3 from the top row of the sheet with the top stamp positioned sideways. Nice fresh colour, lttle touched, but mostly ample to large margins, unused with original gum and hinge remainders; left stamp small corner crease, otherwise very fine and fresh. There are just 3 further of such blocks recorded, at least one with major faults. Certificate Colomphil (2008) (Scott 30)

1865, 5 c. yellow, 10 c. violet and 20 c. deep blue, fresh colour, 20 c. touched in places, otherwise full to large margins, tied by oval black  "BOGOTA" to letter sheet to Ambalema. A very fine and fresh 3 colour franking for a letter between 31 and 35 g in weight. A rare entire. Certificate Moorhouse (2014) (Scott37-39)

1865, 10 c. violet in vertical block of 6 and 5 c. yellow, fresh colour, the block just touched at base, otherwise full to large margins, tied by red  "Certification a Bogota Salio en (2) de (Mayo)" and oval black  "BOGOTA" to cover front to Santa Marta  with receit notation  on front. some not disturbing creasing and 2 tiny pinholes in the franking, still fine and very rare registered item. Certificate Moorhouse (2014) (Scott 37-38)

1869/73, 1 r. yellow-ochre, printing on porous paper, lower half sheet of 45 stamps , unused with original gum, two vertical creases (one with small paper break) and one horizontal bend

1859/63, 2 c. black on grayish, nice margins, lightly cancelled by red grid, vf, certificate HPS (1985) (Scott 16)

"STMR. W.G.HALL. HAWAIIAN MAIL SERVICE MAY 18 1886", clear violet handstamp on envelope 2 c. rose (with dotted lines) to Honolulu with frontside arrival mark. A scarce steamship datestamp

"Forwarded by the Pacific Navigation Co. (Limited) Honolulu, H.I." red double-line circle on envelope 5c. blue, cancelled by target with adjacent "HONOLULU HAWAII JUL31" to California with arrival mark. Little roughly opened and small toned area at upper left.

1925, overprint AEREO CORREO 5c. and 20 c. with overprint inverted, unused with large part original gum, fine and rare, just 12 resp. 36 copies printed (Scott C2a, C6a)

1930, airmail, Herrera  5c. on 10c. , surcharge in yellow, horizontal pair, one with '1903' instead '1930', unused o.g., very fine and rare, just 50 copies printed, the variety being unique (Scott C21 var.)

1930, airmail, Herrera  5c. on 20c. , surcharge in blue, reading downwards, horizontal pair, one with '1903' instead '1930', unused o.g., very fine and rare (Scott C22 var.)

10 c.  on 20 c. with surcharge in violett, unused o.g., very fine and scarce, only 50 printed. (Scott C24)

1915, 5-24 Ch, three miniature sheets of five stamps, perforated, printed on both sides, ungummed, 24Ch with creases, otherwise fine

1871, 500m. green blue on laid paper, unused without gum, vf, signed Schlesinger

1867, First printing, wove paper: Medio real on white paper, large margins and fresh original gum. a beautifull example of this rare stamp with less than 10 examples recorded apart from the famous block. (enclosed photocopy of MEPSI certificate (2004) for a strip of 3 from which this copy was separated.)

1867, First printing, wove paper: Medio real on white paper, large o enourmeous margins , lightly cancelled by part of  "FRANQUEADO GUADALAJARA", extremely fine and choice (tiny thin spot in the outer lower right corner without any importance). Certificate MEPSI (2003)