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Lombardy Venetia Pre-philately

Austrian Levant

Belgium

Lombardy Venetia Pre-philately

Austrian Levant

Lombardy Venetia Pre-philately

Lot 2009

60.00 CAD

Live

1836 (May 16), Crespino to Ferrara, disinfected folded letter, with commercial contents, carried to the postal agency in Polesella, on the

1836 (May 16), Crespino to Ferrara, disinfected folded letter, with commercial contents, carried to the postal agency in Polesella, on the northern bank of the Po, crossed the river-frontier north of Ferrara at Ponte Lagoscuro, where it was quarantined and struck on reverse with circular "PONTELAGO / NETTA FUORI / E / DENTRO", two largely intact Papal Arms wax disinfection seals below, these recorded used only in 1836, further signs of disinfection with vinegar, fine. The devastating 1836 outbreak, part of the Second Global Cholera Pandemic, paralyzed the Italian peninsula and claimed tens of thousands of lives in major hubs like Naples and Sicily. The crisis sparked widespread social unrest and "poisoning" conspiracy theories.

Austrian Levant

Lot 2010

30.00 CAD

Live

Offices in the Levant, 1874 (October 20), 15sld brown on folded letter from Salonica to Gera, Germany, Coarse Print single, tied

Offices in the Levant, 1874 (October 20), 15sld brown on folded letter from Salonica to Gera, Germany, Coarse Print single, tied by two-line "SALONICH / 20. OCTOBRE" in black, endorsed "via Vienne" in manuscript, neatly-struck c.d.s. arrival backstamp (31 Oct), remarkably fresh, a very fine single franking.

Belgium

Great Britain Pre-philately

Belgium

Lot 2014

30.00 CAD

Live

1848 (October 24), Bruxelles to the Belgian Consul in Montpellier, France, stampless folded letter with blue Bruxelles c.d.s. (24 Oct), red

1848 (October 24), Bruxelles to the Belgian Consul in Montpellier, France, stampless folded letter with blue Bruxelles c.d.s. (24 Oct), red Belg. / Valnes transit (25 Oct), and black Ministry of Foreign Affairs coat of arms strikes on face and reverse, manuscript "9" and "91" rate and accountancy markings, reverse with Montpellier arrival (28 Oct), fine-very fine. The enclosure is a printed diplomatic circular from the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated 14 Oct 1848, concerning a Royal Decree of King Léopold I modifying Article 25 of the Royal Decree of 21 Jul 1844 to permit a "certificate of origin" as an alternative to a charter party or manifest for identifying the provenance of merchandise.

Great Britain Pre-philately

Great Britain

Great Britain Pre-philately

Lot 2021

90.00 CAD

Live

1837 (January 2), Glasgow to Dundas, Upper Canada, forwarded via Liverpool agents, stampless folded letter endorsed "p.

1837 (January 2), Glasgow to Dundas, Upper Canada, forwarded via Liverpool agents, stampless folded letter endorsed "p. Shakspeare" indicating carriage by the Black Ball Line packet ship, routed via forwarding agents Rathbone Brothers & Co., Liverpool, manuscript "1/4½" pre-paid single British packet rate, faint red "2/9" initial double-rate miscalculation corrected by large manuscript "1/9" due from recipient for American transit and Canadian inland carriage, green double split-ring QUEENSTON / U.C. (10 Mar 1837) arrival and red NEW-YORK / SHIP (8 Mar) transit on front, slight fold separations reinforced with glassine hinges sealing a tear along vertical crease at top, else of very fine appearance. Writing from Scotland, the correspondent describes a widespread influenza epidemic so severe that Sir Robert Peel's banquet was disrupted and "26 workmen" were absent from a single establishment. The recipient, Rev. Mark Young Stark, was a graduate of Glasgow University who became the first Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland in Canada and a driving force behind the establishment of Knox College.

Great Britain

Lot 2025

80.00 CAD

Live

1850 (June 29), Quebec Citadel officer's prepaid trans-Atlantic folded letter to Bannockburn, Scotland, red manuscript "1/2" currency rate

1850 (June 29), Quebec Citadel officer's prepaid trans-Atlantic folded letter to Bannockburn, Scotland, red manuscript "1/2" currency rate and "1/4 stg" sterling equivalent on front, two faint red circular QUEBEC / L.C. datestamps including a faint crowned PAID AT QUEBEC L.C. mark, carried by Cunard Line Niagara departing Boston (10 Jul) and arriving Liverpool (21 Jul), crisp black STIRLING (22 Jul) arrival double-arc datestamp and partial red wax seal on reverse, file fold, else very fine. The contents, "Citadel Barracks, Quebec, June 29th, 1850," consist of a letter from Lieutenant and Adjutant H. Mackay of the 79th Regiment of Foot (Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) to tartan manufacturers William Wilson and Son, requesting "a large handsome Shepherds Plaid of the best quality" with the next regimental supply, payment to be remitted through the Quarter Master or Regimental Agent, and noting that the Regiment "expect to be in Scotland next year"."

Lot 2037

50.00 CAD

Live

1899 (December 26), Boer War Field Post Office letter card, Belmont Camp to Quebec City, struck with choice Field Post Office B.O.

1899 (December 26), Boer War Field Post Office letter card, Belmont Camp to Quebec City, struck with choice Field Post Office B.O. / British Army S. Africa c.d.s., to Quebec City, with duplex arrival backstamp (26 Jan), the writer remarking upon cricket matches between engagements, acclimatisation to the South African conditions, and waiting for orders from Cape Town, noting that letters from Canada have been received, very fine.

Italy

Croatia Postage due stamps

Croatia Parcel stamps

Italy

Croatia Postage due stamps

Italy

Lot 2100

50.00 CAD

Live

1944 (May 15), Tientsin to Shanghai, cover from the Consulate of the Italian Social Republic, franked with five Sun Yat-sen definitives

1944 (May 15), Tientsin to Shanghai, cover from the Consulate of the Italian Social Republic, franked with five Sun Yat-sen definitives with North China overprints (one 18c olive-brown, four 9c green) tied by multiple Tientsin (15 May) c.d.s. strikes, printed Consulate corner card, fine-very fine, an unusual piece dating to the brief period of the Italian Social Republic, and interesting example of Axis-aligned diplomatic postal history during the Japanese occupation.

Croatia Postage due stamps

Lot 2101

50.00 CAD

Live

1917 (May 1), military censored postage due cover from Zagreb to Realna Gimnazija, Ruma, present-day Serbia, with violet boxed K.u.K.

1917 (May 1), military censored postage due cover from Zagreb to Realna Gimnazija, Ruma, present-day Serbia, with violet boxed K.u.K. Zensurstelle / Zagreb / Zensuriert 3 censor mark, two Hungary 10f green and red postage due stamps tied by Ruma arrival (13 May), one stamp subsequently removed, yet otherwise fine, with interesting contents from the historian Viktor Novak. The four-page enclosed letter is written in Croatian by Novak, later one of the foremost figures in Yugoslav historiography and paleography. Writing to his future wife Pava from the University Library in Zagreb, Novak describes the "Walpurgis Night" atmosphere of wartime Zagreb, mentions his work on "Konjović" and attendance at concerts including a performance by Weingartner, and expresses concern for Pava's wellbeing in Ruma, noting he is sending her books via official channels to ensure delivery to the school.

Croatia Parcel stamps

Malta

Croatia Parcel stamps

Lot 2102

120.00 CAD

Live

1942-1943, two censored covers to Zelenjak and Vienna, comprising a local usage to Zelenjak (21 Aug 1942) franked with the 1942 "For the

1942-1943, two censored covers to Zelenjak and Vienna, comprising a local usage to Zelenjak (21 Aug 1942) franked with the 1942 "For the Croatian Legion" souvenir sheet, tied by Zagreb c.d.s. with large violet commemorative ZELENJAK / 28. 7. 43 / HRVATSKA cachet on front and reverse, and an express cover to German-occupied Vienna (17 Jan 1943) franked with the 1942 Labor Corps semi-postal set of three in combination with a German 1942 Military Parcel Post red-brown adhesive, all tied by F.O.C.A. / 17 Jan 43 first-day cancels with matching Zelenjak commemorative strike, some light edge creasing typical of these larger covers, else very fine.

Malta

France Pre-philately

France

Malta

Lot 2108

50.00 CAD

Live

1843 (October 24), Alexandria to Malta, stampless disinfected entire, carried per Cap. Scopinich, circular MALTE / PURIFIÉ AU LAZARET

1843 (October 24), Alexandria to Malta, stampless disinfected entire, carried per Cap. Scopinich, circular MALTE / PURIFIÉ AU LAZARET disinfection marking in black, two clear diagonal disinfection slits applied at the Lazzaretto of Malta for fumigation, typical light toning, else fine-very fine.

France Pre-philately

France

France Pre-philately

Lot 2113

50.00 CAD

Live

1843 (April 11), Paris to New York, transatlantic stampless folded letter, red circular BUREAU CENTRAL (11 Apr) Paris transit c.d.s., small

1843 (April 11), Paris to New York, transatlantic stampless folded letter, red circular BUREAU CENTRAL (11 Apr) Paris transit c.d.s., small red boxed PD handstamp, and manuscript "Port payé jusqu'à Liverpool" instruction on front, bold red rimless oval crowned PAID SHIP LETTER / LONDON (13 Apr) transit and red manuscript "1/-" credit for the trans-Atlantic packet rate, manuscript "22" decimes on reverse representing 10 decimes Paris to Britain plus 12 decimes for the trans-Atlantic packet, manuscript "6" cents due on arrival for the U.S. ship letter rate, carried on the steamer Great Western from Liverpool to New York, fine-very fine.

France

Lot 2114

60.00 CAD

Live

1851 (November 29), illustrated maritime Bill of Lading for an unusual cargo of live plants from Marseille to Alexandria, Egypt, detailed

1851 (November 29), illustrated maritime Bill of Lading for an unusual cargo of live plants from Marseille to Alexandria, Egypt, detailed vignette of a merchant ship with anchor and quayside barrels at upper left, with text noting the conveyance of three cases of "plantes d'Arbres Verts" (evergreen trees or shrubs) weighing 560 kilograms by Pastré Frères, carried by the vessel Bazar under Captain Périssol, consigned to Monsieur G. Sonnino in Alexandria, signed by the captain at lower right, filing folds, else very fine, and a most unusual consignment of live botanical specimens.

Lot 2115

150.00 CAD

Live

1853 (October 10), Paris to London, folded letter franked with 40c orange imperforate Cères horizontal pair, tied by gros points grid and

1853 (October 10), Paris to London, folded letter franked with 40c orange imperforate Cères horizontal pair, tied by gros points grid and red boxed PD (Payé Destination) handstamp, paying the double-weight international rate to Great Britain, with black circular Paris c.d.s. (10 Oct), black Ligne de Calais ambulant (10 Oct), red tombstone-shaped Paid British arrival (11 Oct), and red shield-shaped receiver (11 Oct), stamps cut close on two sides, else fine. (Sc. 7, $1,400). The letter is from T. J. Pettigrew, who reports being delayed in Paris by "a very bad fall down a dark stair in the Louvre," before going on to detail a successful meeting with Albert Lenoir, architect and founder of the Musée de Cluny.

Lot 2116

100.00 CAD

Live

1854 (9 August), 80c triple rate entire from Orleans to Cosne-sur-Loire, franked with 80c dark carmine imperforate Napoléon, four ample to

1854 (9 August), 80c triple rate entire from Orleans to Cosne-sur-Loire, franked with 80c dark carmine imperforate Napoléon, four ample to large margins all around, tied by "2944" Petits Chiffres, matching strike of Orléans double-circle c.d.s. alongside, reverse with two next-day double-circle arrival backstamps, a lovely-quality example of this uncommon rate, paid with a single franking, very fine; ex Provera. (Yvert 17A).

Lot 2117

120.00 CAD

Live

1856 (June), Crimean War, folded cover from Kamiesch, Crimea, to Lyon via Constantinople, manuscript "Kamiesch" notation inside

1856 (June), Crimean War, folded cover from Kamiesch, Crimea, to Lyon via Constantinople, manuscript "Kamiesch" notation inside and manuscript "10", struck with black boxed "MER NOIRE" handstamp and two red boxed "PAQUETBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANEE" handstamps on front, French Offices "CONSTANTINOPLE TURQUIE" (5 June) double circle transit, "MARSEILLE" (14 June) transit, and "LYON" (16 June) double circle receiver on back, a fine Crimean War cover

Lot 2118

275.00 CAD

Live

1870 (December 2), multi-franked maritime cover, Curaçao via St. Thomas to Vera Cruz, Mexico, franked with 20c blue and two singles and a

1870 (December 2), multi-franked maritime cover, Curaçao via St. Thomas to Vera Cruz, Mexico, franked with 20c blue and two singles and a pair of 40c orange Napoleon III Laureated, totalling 1.80 francs, one 40c with corner missing, all tied by dotted lozenge anchor maritime cancellation, St. Thomas / 1870 c.d.s. (2 Dec) below, with black "2" decimes handstamp and red PD in frame, internal docketing confirming origin in Curaçao (22 Nov) carried via the Danish West Indies, shallow vertical file fold and slight toning of the 40c issues, else fine.

Lot 2119

50.00 CAD

Live

1896 (February 1), mourning cover from the French Expeditionary Force in Madagascar, to Cherbourg, franked with well-centred 25c black on

1896 (February 1), mourning cover from the French Expeditionary Force in Madagascar, to Cherbourg, franked with well-centred 25c black on rose Sage, tied by Trésor et Postes aux Armées / Madagascar c.d.s. (1 Feb), black mourning border, addressed to a Captain of Marine Artillery, vertical fold and light corner creasing, fine.

Lot 2120

90.00 CAD

Live

1900 (October 7), internal mourning wrapper encircling a black-bordered death notification, from Toulouse to Bordeaux, with scarce postage

1900 (October 7), internal mourning wrapper encircling a black-bordered death notification, from Toulouse to Bordeaux, with scarce postage due franking of eight 1c grey in two strips of four, the upper strip with gutter margin (inter-panneau), tied by Bordeaux c.d.s. (7 Oct, with boxed Refusé and Pour Envoyeur handstamps on face and Inconnue marking on reverse, assembly retained with original transit string, wrapper damaged in transit as evidenced by the c.d.s. strikes tying the entire assembly, fine and most unusual.