
377th Auction - 1182
Aleppo: 1858, unpaid Entire letter from Smyrna via Alexandretta to Aleppo with very rare two line "POSTE FRANCAISE / D'ALEP" handstamp (Pothion = 22 points) and TAXE, both in blue, and adjacent "SMYRN...

Aleppo: 1858, unpaid Entire letter from Smyrna via Alexandretta to Aleppo with very rare two line "POSTE FRANCAISE / D'ALEP" handstamp (Pothion = 22 points) and TAXE, both in blue, and adjacent "SMYRN...

Aleppo: 1864, prepaid letter sheet from Aleppo via Beirut to Marseille, franked with Napoléon perforated 10 c. bistre and 40 c. orange, tied by GC '5079' with adjacent "POSTE FRANCAISE / D'ALEP" hands...

Alexandrette: 1859, entire letter written in Aleppo, mailed from Alexandrette to Marseille, struck with light two line "POSTE FRANCAISE / 'ALEP" handstamp in blue (Pothion = 22 points), franked in Ale...

Alexandretta: 1869, envelope from Aleppo to Marseille, franked on reverse with Turkey 1869 Dulos 20 pa. green and 1 pi. yellow, perf. 13¼ , tied by all Arabic framed 'Haleb' in blue (Coles & Walker fi...

Alexandretta : 1873, envelope from Aleppo to Marseille, franked on reverse with Turkey 1869 Dulos 10 pa. brown lilac and 2 ghrush orange (corner fault), tied by all Arabic framed 'Haleb' handstamp in...

Hierapetra: 1898, Free of charge military Envelope from Hierapetra to Paris, handstamped with clear "HIERAPETRA CRETE 14 SEPT 98" cds in black and adjacent military handstamp "SECTEUR FRANCAIS CRETE L...

Rhodos: 1879, entire letter from Bristol to Rhodos, franked with Victoria 2½ d. rosy mauve, tied by "BRISTOL JY 29 79 / 131" duplex, French Calais entry cds in red alongside, reverse with Lyon - Marse...

Tunis: 1856, letter sheet from Tunis to France, franked with 1853 Napoléon imperforated 20 c. blue in a left marginal horizontal strip of three, touched in two places but generally good to large margi...

Tunis: 1873, entire letter from Tunis to Marseille, franked with 1871/73 Cérès 10 c. brown on rose and two singles of 25 c. blue, tied by GC '5107' with adjacent "TUNIS 7 OCT 73" (Pothion = 13 points...

Tunis: 1878, envelope from Tunis to France, franked with type Sage 25 c. blue, tied by red "TUNIS-BONE ALGERIE 20 AOUT 78" railway cds; reverse with Bone and French transit cds's. Minor part of one ba...

1872, Ceres 15c. brown, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused, very fine, certificate Behr (2011)

POSTAGE DUE: 1894, Numerals 5c. black, Sperati forgery with "dropped B" variety, unused, the only known copy with the Sperati overprint, fine, signed Sperati / Reproduction

1912, 10 on 50 c. brown, type I tied by cds. “LIBREVILLE CABON 2.JUIN.14” to registered cover with six other stamps to Philadelphia with arrival mark, fine

1956, Airmail 25-100fr., imperforated multi-coloured proof sheet, mint never hinged, fine

1994, 200000 k. on 0,50r., block of four with upper sheet margin with inverted surcharge, mint never hinged, fine

1 d. black, plate 1, LG, good to large margins, tied by red MC to small piece, very fine

1840, 1 d. black, plate 1A, DG, good to large margins, neatly cancelled by red MC, very fine, sign. Georg Bühler

1840, Victoria 1d. black, plate 1b,PJ, inverted watermark, fresh colour and good to wide margins with small part of adjoining stamp at upper right, used with clear red MC, a very fine copy of this sca...

1840, Victoria 1d. black, plate 2, MB, fresh colour and good to wide margins all around, used with clearly struck black MC, fine, certificate Louis BPP (2004)

1840, Victoria 1d. black, plate 7, JA, fresh colour and good to wide margins all around, used with clearly struck black MC, fine, certificate Louis BPP (2004)

1840, 1 d. black, plate 3, SL, good even margins, tied by nice clear red MC to piece, very fine

1840, Victoria 1d. black, plate 1b, QD, fresh colour and good to wide margins all around tied by red MC with "GLASGOW FEB 11 1841" on reverse to folded letter via Belfast to Cookstown, Ireland, transi...

MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS: London Numeral 1-12 struck on twelve 1d. red imperforated, mostly nice and good strikes, some stamps with faults, certificate Pröschold BPP (1988)

1857, Transitional Issue 1d. pale-red, strip of three, two pairs and single tied by numeral "15" to small cover to Paris, some perfs slightly blunted as affixed on the edge, a little roughly opened, a...

1864/79, 1 d. lake-red, tied by clear "HELENSBURGH FE 13 1869" to small embossed Valentine's cover sent locally with arrival mark on reverse; very attractive