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Lombardy Venetia

Lot 20

495.00 CAD

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Lombardy-Venetia, 1861 (February 27), Interobbio, forwarded to Como, 20c blue of Sardinia, 1860 printing, margins full to large and of

Lombardy-Venetia, 1861 (February 27), Interobbio, forwarded to Como, 20c blue of Sardinia, 1860 printing, margins full to large and of fresh colour, tied to folded entire by clear two-line “INTROBBIO 27 FEB.” cancellation, addressed to Bellagio and forwarded to Como, the reverse with corresponding transit and arrival markings, a particularly attractive and well-preserved example of mail from this small village, fresh and fine; signed Bottacchi, with his 2021 certificate.

Lot 21

795.00 CAD

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Lombardy-Venetia, 1863 (January 24), Mantova to Verona, folded cover franked with a 5 soldi red, cut-out from postal stationery and affixed

Lombardy-Venetia, 1863 (January 24), Mantova to Verona, folded cover franked with a 5 soldi red, cut-out from postal stationery and affixed as pre-payment of postage, broadly margined as cut, neatly tied by clear “Mantova 24/1” cancellation, with Verona c.d.s. arrival backstamp, a sound and attractive example of this unconventional but contemporary franking practice, scarce and unusual; signed Enzo Diena, with his 1987 certificate.

Lot 22

595.00 CAD

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Lombardy–Venetia, 1850 (3 June), Verona ornamental double-circle cancellation, struck on 15 centesimi rose First Issue, Type I, first

Lombardy–Venetia, 1850 (3 June), Verona ornamental double-circle cancellation, struck on 15 centesimi rose First Issue, Type I, first printing, full to large margins, on small cover to Padua, dated 3 June 1850, paying the first internal distance single-letter rate, cancelled on the third day of issue, the reverse with blue “C” (Casella postale) marking, a lovely and rare cover, signed Bottacchi, with his 2006 certificate noting the cover's "perfect condition." (Sassone 3a)

Lombardy Venetia

France

Great Britain

Lot 23

595.00 CAD

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Lombardy–Venetia, 1851 (22 January), Milan “mute” cancellation, on 30 centesimi brown First Issue, Type I, first printing,

Lombardy–Venetia, 1851 (22 January), Milan “mute” cancellation, on 30 centesimi brown First Issue, Type I, first printing, the adhesive on handmade paper with full to wide margins all around, cancelled by the clear struck Milano mute handstamp, small three-line Milano 22 Gen datestamp below, on complete folded letter to Morbegno, minor ink erosion affecting the address only, otherwise sound and attractive, a classic and scarce Milan usage, signed Enzo Diena with 1990 photo certificate.

France

Great Britain

France

Lot 26

225.00 CAD

Fixed Price

1857 (October 23), Astaffort, France to Havana, Cuba, stampless folded letter, sent fully prepaid via Great Britain, with crisp Astaffort

1857 (October 23), Astaffort, France to Havana, Cuba, stampless folded letter, sent fully prepaid via Great Britain, with crisp Astaffort despatch c.d.s. and red London c.d.s. transit (26 Oct) alongside, reverse with clear blue Habana arrival backstamp (25 Nov), with two Paris a Calais T.P.O. transit strikes (24 Oct), on front "2" and "NE" in blue, the 2 denoting the amount due in reales for carriage from the harbour to the recipient, usual climatic toning, else fine and scarce.

Great Britain

Lot 39

5,895.00 CAD

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1854 (September 29), registered cover from Liverpool to Willemstad, Holland, prepaid at the 1s7d rate (1s1d postage plus 6d registration),

1854 (September 29), registered cover from Liverpool to Willemstad, Holland, prepaid at the 1s7d rate (1s1d postage plus 6d registration), franked with strip of three 1d red-brown, Plate 195, 2d pale blue, Plate 4, and four-margin 1sh green, the 2sh and 1d cancelled by Liverpool '466' numerals, the strip placed at lower left, initially uncancelled in Liverpool and subsequently cancelled with manuscript cross, struck with London Crown registration marking, with London tombstone (30 Nov) datestamp at right, reverse with Liverpool (29 Nov) and Willemstad (12 Dec) backstamps, an extremely attractive registered cover and rare mixed franking, exceptional visual appeal; with 2021 BPA certificate.

Turkey British Levant Post Offices

Great Britain

Great Britain 1855-1900 Surface Printed

Turkey British Levant Post Offices

Great Britain

Turkey British Levant Post Offices

Lot 40

95.00 CAD

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1904 (May 13), British Post Office Salonica to Leeds, registered cover, franked with 80pa on 5p King Edward VII, tied by clear British Post

1904 (May 13), British Post Office Salonica to Leeds, registered cover, franked with 80pa on 5p King Edward VII, tied by clear British Post Office Salonica c.d.s. (13 May), London transit backstamp, with Leeds arrival c.d.s. struck on front (17 May) and back, with full red wax seal on reverse, a fresh and attractive registered usage from the Levant, very fine.

Great Britain

Lot 41

395.00 CAD

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British Postal Agency at Vigo, Spain, folded cover to London, rated “4/8” in black, struck with a neatly-applied VIGO double

British Postal Agency at Vigo, Spain, folded cover to London, rated “4/8” in black, struck with a neatly-applied VIGO double split-ring (30 May) of the British Postal Agency, with London arrival c.d.s. (4 Jun) on reverse, filing folds, yet a fine example of this scarce agency marking. The British consular offices at Vigo, together with those at Lisbon, Cádiz, and Corunna, handled outward British mails by sea; from 1837, a Peninsular Steam Navigation Co. contract provided weekly sailings linking Falmouth (later Southampton) with Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cádiz, and Gibraltar.

Great Britain 1855-1900 Surface Printed

Great Britain Offices Abroad

Great Britain 1855-1900 Surface Printed

Lot 42

SG 73

325.00 CAD

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Great Britain, 1860 (February 18), London to Jerez, Spain, double-rate overseas cover, routed via Paris and Madrid, franked with a pale

Great Britain, 1860 (February 18), London to Jerez, Spain, double-rate overseas cover, routed via Paris and Madrid, franked with a pale green 1s issue, tied by London “18” numeral, struck with red circular “P.D.” handstamp on front, manuscript endorsement "via Paris y Madrid", the reverse bearing boxed London datestamp (18 Feb) and Jerez arrival c.d.s. (27 Feb), light folds and minor handling wear as expected, overall fine and attractive.

Great Britain Offices Abroad

Sardinia

Italy

Great Britain Offices Abroad

Lot 43

95.00 CAD

Fixed Price

Offices in the Levant, 1906 (February 21), registered cover from Salonica to Leeds, franked with two 40pa on 2½d King Edward VII issues of

Offices in the Levant, 1906 (February 21), registered cover from Salonica to Leeds, franked with two 40pa on 2½d King Edward VII issues of Great Britain, tied by crisp British Post Office Salonica c.d.s., struck with violet oval R and FEE PAID handstamps, to the firm of J. Zossenheim & Partners in Leeds, reverse with oval REGISTERED LONDON transit (25 Feb) and next-day REGISTERED LEEDS receiver, with large part intact red wax seal, fresh and very fine.

Sardinia

Italy

Sardinia

Lot 48

495.00 CAD

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Sardinia, 1863 (December 1), 40c vermilion on folded cover from Milano to Paris, adhesive with four margins, tied by a neatly-struck Milano

Sardinia, 1863 (December 1), 40c vermilion on folded cover from Milano to Paris, adhesive with four margins, tied by a neatly-struck Milano c.d.s. (1 Dec), with "ITALIE LANSLEBOURG .. DEC. 63" French entry mark alongside, Torino transit and Paris arrival backstamp (4 Dec), a remarkably late usage, postmarked on the day of issue of the De La Rue adhesives of Italy and within the final month of validity for Sardinian adhesives, wonderfully fresh and very fine; signed Vaccari. (Sassone 16Da)

Italy

Lot 49

85.00 CAD

Fixed Price

1909 (April 21), Naples to Kimberley, Transvaal, reposted postage due postcard, franked with 10c definitive, tied by Napoli squared circle,

1909 (April 21), Naples to Kimberley, Transvaal, reposted postage due postcard, franked with 10c definitive, tied by Napoli squared circle, to Kimberley, South Africa, with c.d.s. receiver and despatch, handstamped with black T postage due and boxed RE-POSTED, carried on to Boksburg, with April 24, receiver, chiefly choice strikes, attractive and scarce.

Malta

Netherlands

Malta

Netherlands

Malta

Lot 50

95.00 CAD

Fixed Price

Great Britain Used in Malta, 1879 (June 2), folded letter from Malta to Livorno, franked with 2½d rosy mauve Queen Victoria, plate 13,

Great Britain Used in Malta, 1879 (June 2), folded letter from Malta to Livorno, franked with 2½d rosy mauve Queen Victoria, plate 13, tied by superbly-struck Malta A25 duplex, with Siracusa transit and Livorno c.d.s. arrival backstamps, light wrinkling common to this lightweight paper, a superb strike, very fine.

Netherlands

Lot 53

165.00 CAD

Fixed Price

1861 (November 6), 5c light blue horizontal pair on folded cover, ample to large margins on all sides, tied by dual strikes of boxed FRANCO

1861 (November 6), 5c light blue horizontal pair on folded cover, ample to large margins on all sides, tied by dual strikes of boxed FRANCO in black, postmarked with red Steenbergen despatch c.d.s., reverse with partial Hertogenbosch receiver, a pleasing example of this shade, fresh and very fine., (Scott 1a)

Netherlands

Romania

Lot 54

145.00 CAD

Fixed Price

1861, 5c blue pair on folded cover, Hertogenbosch to Gilze en Rijen, folded cover, franked with lovely four-margin 5c horizontal pair,

1861, 5c blue pair on folded cover, Hertogenbosch to Gilze en Rijen, folded cover, franked with lovely four-margin 5c horizontal pair, Plate V, tending towards a lighter shade, pleasing fresh colour, tied by two framed FRANCO handstamps in black, this type used exclusively from April 1, 1861, postmarked with fair Hertogenbosch c.d.s., to Rilze en Rijen, South Brabant, without backstamps, a lovely and fresh cover of exceptional visual appeal.

Romania

Turkey Postal stationery

Great Britain British Field post office Saloniki

Romania

Lot 56

185.00 CAD

Fixed Price

1914 (February 28), Second Balkan War, stamp disallowed & postage due, cover franked with 10b definitive and 15b Annexation of Southern

1914 (February 28), Second Balkan War, stamp disallowed & postage due, cover franked with 10b definitive and 15b Annexation of Southern Dobrudja, the latter tied by Galati c.d.s. (28 Feb), the former disallowed, struck with black "T" on front, to Mulhausen, Alsace, a nice attempted commercial use of this commemorative, several weeks after they were declared invalid; ex Galitz.

Turkey Postal stationery

Great Britain British Field post office Saloniki

Turkey Postal stationery

Lot 64

285.00 CAD

Fixed Price

1897 (August 28), Istanbul to Beirut, multiple re-directed postal card, 20pa dull claret stationery card, posted from Istanbul to Beirut,

1897 (August 28), Istanbul to Beirut, multiple re-directed postal card, 20pa dull claret stationery card, posted from Istanbul to Beirut, forwarded to Port Said, Aden, and Bombay, returned after being struck with Bombay D.L.O. (18 Oct) Dead Letter Office c.d.s., multiple instructional handstamps including “Inconnu / Not Known” and “Reexpedie”, a total of nineteen postal markings in addition to multiple manuscript notations in English, Arabic, and Turkish, including “not known, try camp” from Aden, etc., usual flaws for such well-traveled mail, but an exceptional and striking usage. (H&G 8)

Great Britain British Field post office Saloniki

Lot 75

95.00 CAD

Fixed Price

1917 (September 26), General Hospital Salonica, Greece, incoming cover returned to Canada, with label affixed overtop initial

1917 (September 26), General Hospital Salonica, Greece, incoming cover returned to Canada, with label affixed overtop initial Greek address, re-addressed to Toronto, with handstamp "NOT NO 4 CAN / GENERAL HOSPITAL", manuscript "BPO London" below, censor seal along top, a scarce cover to the Canadian Medical Corps in Greece; the No. 4 General Hospital was raised in Toronto in 1915.