Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6

1856/58: 10 kop. dark carmine on wove paper, a large margined single example on 1857 cover to Jacobstad, tied by WIBORG large boxed datestamp (July 29) in black. Vertical file fold well away from the franking, an appealing cover, cert. R. & P. Gummesson (1997) Facit 2c = 25'000+ skr.+ 140 skr. for the cancellation.

1856/1889: Assortment of thirty seven used stamps and a smal piece with mixed combination franking of Mi. 6Cx and 9Cx, also 1856 10 k. carmin with clear margins, range of values of the 1860 issues from 5 b. to 40 p. various roulettes, several scarcer examples and a selection of values of the later 1875-89 stamps, some fine, the odd fault, a high catalogue and scarce accumulation.

1866, Coat of Arms, 40 p. pink carmine, printed on pink paper, fresh shade, with puncture "C2", used on piece, tied by "STOCKHOLMS KK 10 18.6.72", very fine perfs., attractive and scarce use in Sweden.

Finland shipmail, costal ships of the Borgå area, Borgå - Helsinki Steamship Company 1884-1896c, 1894: 25 penni brown, type II, fresh colour, used with central pen stroke. Also Borgå Steamship Company 1891-1900, 1893, 25 penni deep dull blue, used with three-line cancel "ÅNGFARTYGET / 5 SEP 93 / BORGÅ", the earliest recorded date with the three-line cancellation, ex Fabergé; and 1893, 25 penni deep dull blue and 50 penni red, used with three-...

AUTOGRAPHS - CHARLES PHILIPON 1836 (October): Entire letter from Paris to Metz, addressed to the Avocat Koenig. The long two-side letter written by the leading political caricaturist of the period Charles Philipon (1800-1861), who depicted politicians as pears 'comme des poires'. He is at a turning point in his career: his famous journal La Caricature has been forced to close by the 1835 Press Laws and he is looking for subscriptions to...

1850: Cover from Villers-Bocage to Flers bearing Cérès 10 c. bistre in a superb horizontal pair, a fine and fresh multiple with vivid colour and large even margins, each stamp tied by light Petits Chiffres '3632' numeral lozenge. Type 15 "VILLERS-BOCAGE-SOMME 7 AOUT 52" cds alongside, reverse with FLERS arrival cds of the next day. One sideflap missing, nevertheless an attractive cover ex Provera. Signed Calves Maury 1a = € 1'900.rnProvenance...

1850, Cérès, 20 c. black, tête-bêche horizontal pair, used, cancelled with rectangular grid postmark in black, four good to large margins, strong colour, vibrant printing, very tiny thin to reverse almost indistinguishable, most attractive and rare example. Gi = €12'000.

1850, Cérès, 25 c. blue, tête-bêche horizontal pair, used, cancelled with rectangular grid in black, cut into at base otherwise margins all round, certificate states "authentic" although mentions "repaired, replated, defective..", rare example nonetheless. Cert. Scheller (2018). Gi = €20'000.

1849: Double rate Envelope from Provins to Paris bearing Cérès 40 c. orange, a fresh and fine example with vibrant colour and good to large margins, tied by grill obliterator, PROVINS despatch cds (June 18, 1850) alongside. Reverse with arrival cds of the next day. An attractive cover from the last month of the 1849 rate, ex Provera. Signed Calves & van Dieten Yvert = € 900 / Maury 5 = € 900.

1851: Impressive franking for triple weight from Bastia, "BASTIA 7 JANV .." to London. The franking of 2 Francs and 40 Centimes consists in a pair of the 1 Franc Ceres carmine and a single 40 Centimes orange, which applied for the triple weight of a cover to Great Britain (single rate was 80 Centimes). The pair has a precut almost, but not totally separating the two stamps. Handwritten ink "PP" and "Departe du 7. Jan : 1851", red boxed cancel...

1849: Triple rate Cover, despatched by the insurance company 'Phenix' from Paris to Vouziers bearing Cérès 1 fr. carmine, a fresh and fine example with large to huge margins, tied by mute Étoile de Paris obliterator. Light Paris despatch cds (Dec 4, 52) alongside, reverse with arrival cds of the next day. File folds well away from the stamp just mentioned for accuracy, an attractive adhesive on interesting cover of the third weight step, ex...

1849: Triple rate Entire letter from Marseille to Lyon bearing Cérès 1 fr. carmine-brun, a fresh and fine example with good to huge margins incl. parts of the right neighbouring stamp, tied by crisp grill obliterator, MARSEILLE despatch cds (Jan 14, 50) alongside. Reverse with LYON arrival cds of the next day. Horizontal file folds well away from the adhesive, an attractive adhesive on interesting cover ex Provera. Cert. von der Weid (1998)...