U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 20-21, 2016
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #266 GERMAN STATES Saxony 1850 3pf brick red, plate II, large margins all around, with portions of adjoining stamps on three sides, excellent bright color, cancelled Leip (zig) 30, on a large part of a wrapper (dated 1 June 1851), v.f., signed Diena, Bolaffi, etc., with 2013 Rismondo certificate (genuine, but cannot be sure if it originated on this piece) and 2014 BPP (Berger, Stegmuller and Straub) expert confirmation that the piece is genuine (stamp was lifted and replaced) (cat. $6,500 used and $20,000 on cover) O Catalog #Mi.1a | Unsold |
 | Lot #267 GERMAN STATES Saxony 1863 (18 Mar) FL to Beirut, Syria, franked with 1855 Johann I 2ngr and 3ngr, margins all around, the latter without outer fame-line at top, small fault at bottom, cancelled by numerals "103", with corresponding "SCHONHEYDA 18 III 63" cds alongside, routed via the Austrian Lloyd through Trieste, with straight line "BEYRUT 8 APR" Austrian Post Office arrival datestamp at bottom; obviously underpaid, the letter was charged "2 1/2 wfr" in manuscript, also with two-line "AFFRANCATUR INSUFFICIENT", plus Zwickau and Trieste transit markings on back. A fine, earliest recorded usage from Saxony to Syria, very rare destination, with 2006 Tilo Rismondo certificate  Catalog #Mi.10a,11 | Unsold |
