U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 12-13, 2019

We are pleased to present our March 12-13, 2019 sale, with 1,577 lots, properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. There are selections of attractive United States (over 350 lots), Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Danzig, Saar, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Scandinavia. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented and as always, our sale includes selections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world. We conclude with 130+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #442
BRAZIL
1850 30r black, 60r black and 10r blue, canceled by indistinct dots on complete FL from Ytu to Santos, with "Ytu 6-8-1867" departure datestamp alongside, blue S.Paulo transit cds on back, filing folds and overall toning, fine
Envelope
Catalog #23,24,37
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #443
BRAZIL
1850 60r black, bottom sheet corner margin horizontal pair, with adjoining stamps at top, canceled by pen and tied by indistinct pmk on back of outer FL addressed to Santos, endorsed "Per Vapor Barao de Maria"
Envelope
Catalog #24
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #444
BRAZIL
1855 20r red lilac and 80r slate violet, tied by blue grids on front of a complete FL from Porto Alegre (14 Nov 73), via Rio de Janeiro to Oliveira de Azemeis, with departure cds alongside, "150" charged in Portugal, red "Transatlantico" applied on arrival in Lisbon, fine cover to Portugal, signed Bolaffi, with certificate
Envelope
Catalog #54,57
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #445
BRAZIL
1866 10r vermilion and 50r blue, used on both sides of an outer FL from Pernambuco to Lisbon, endorsed "pr Vapor Guienne" (French packet of the Compagnie des Messageries Imperiales), with violet "P.Transatlantico 15/6/67" applied on arrival and "150" (reis) charged, with departure and tax marking on front, filing folds away from the stamps, little toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #53,56
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #446
BRAZIL
1866 20r red lilac, left sheet margin, part imprint horizontal strip of three, tied by cds on back of a complete FL (flimsy paper) from Pernambuco to Figueira, endorsed "pr Navarre" (French packet of the Compagnie des Messageries Imperiales), with violet "P.Transatlantico 11/2/67" and "150" (reis) charged on arrival in Portugal, departure (29 Jan 67) cds and tax markings on front, minor paper mending behind stamps, fresh and fine cover, signed Bolaffi, with 1988 certificate
Envelope
Catalog #54
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #447
BRAZIL
1866 20r red lilac and 100r green, tied by mute cancels on front of a complete FL from Pernambuco (12 Mar 71) to Figueira, endorsed "pr Sindh" (French packet of the "Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes"), with departure cds alongside, "300" (double weight) charged in Portugal, violet "Transatlantico" applied on arrival in Lisbon, fine cover to Portugal, signed Bolaffi, with 1988 certificate
Envelope
Catalog #54,58
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #448
BRAZIL
1866 50r blue, two singles, used on front of a complete FL from Pernambuco (11 Jan 71) to Figueira, carried by a French packet of the Compagnie des Messageries Imperiales, with violet "P.Transatlantico" applied in Lisbon and "150" (reis) charged on arrival in Portugal, departure cds and tax marking on front, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #56
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #449
BRAZIL
1867 (30 Nov) FL from Rio de Janeiro to Diamantine, franked with single 100r Dom Pedro, tied by negative blue postmark, departure cds alongside, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #450
BRAZIL
1876 1.000r "Barba Branca" prepared but unissued design, five large die proofs in various colors, fine-v.f.
P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #451
BRAZIL
1876 200r black, diagonal half used as 100r on complete FL from "Rio Preto", tied by mute segment cancels, sent to Barra do Pirahy, with 8 Jan 1880 departure and arrival cds alongside, filing fold away from the adhesive, fine example of 100r per 15gr rate, signed Bolaffi, with 1988 Bolaffi and 2015 Brian Moorhouse certificates ("a scarce bisect")
Envelope
Catalog #73a
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #452
BRAZIL
1876 260r dark brown, tied by segmented cork cancel on complete FL from Rio de Janeiro to Figueroa, with 23 Mar 78 departure cds alongside, also oval "France", with "Transatlantico" 12 April arrival pmk applied in Lisbon, filing fold away from the stamp, fine single franking on cover to Portugal, signed Diena,
Envelope
Catalog #74
Catalog Value $ 550
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #453
BRAZIL
1880 (24 Mar) outer FL from Alto-Mearim to Maranhao franked with Dom Pedro 100r green rouletted, tied by oval handstamp and sent from Alto-Mearim to Maranhao
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #454
BRAZIL
1880 (3 Jan) outer FL franked with Dom Pedro 2x10r carmine and 80r lilac, sent from Rio de Janeiro, fresh and v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #455
BRAZIL
1888 (31 July) 50r stationery card additionally franked with 20r and 10r, sent via Bordeaux to Denmark, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #456
BRAZIL
1888 700r violet, used in combination with 500r olive green on registered cover, sent from Maceio (4 Nov 93) to Germany, endorsed "Par Thames", with Lisbon transit and Cologne arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Catalog #97,105
Price Realized
$450.00

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