Auction #50 - Live Internet Auction

A Limited Edition Porcelain JNF Tzedakah Box, By Tiffany.
Limited edition of 1200 designed exclusively for the Jewish National Fund. Decorated with Israeli sights, including building a settlement. People who made significant donations to the JNF would receive this as a thank-you gift. Size, 8 x 8 cm

Aden 1939-48,  King George VI, 10 rupees Sepia & Violet (SG27) – Mounted Mint with left selvedge. Fresh colour, attractive high value. Cat £50.

Australia – 1966 4c Red Booklet Panes x6, SG 385a, printed on Helecon paper. Mint Never Hinged (MNH). Catalogue value £240

New South Wales 1854, QV Imperforate 2d, Fine Used Strip of Three — SG 84
Fine used strip of three 2d ultramarine imperforate Queen Victoria stamps, watermark "2", cancelled with numeral "95" obliterator of Sydney GPO. A scarce early multiple with clear postmark provenance.

Italian States – Lombardy–Venetia, 1860s Cover to Udine. Folded cover franked with two single 5 soldi Type II in red (Sassone #30, €40 each), tied by indistinct “TRE…LO / 186_” cds. At the right of the stamps, Sorani expert signature with his manuscript numbering “30,” confirming authenticity. Addressed to Sig. Domenico D’Este, Udine. Reverse bears a clear two-line handstamp “GEBR. FRITZ”. Double-rate franking of 10 soldi reflects postage to...

1928 BELGIUM – EARLY 20th CENTURY: Advertising cover promoting the “De Vermaarde Gentsche Floralien” (Renowned Ghent Floralies), a major horticultural exhibition held in Ghent from April 21 to 29. The cover features printed text inviting visitors to this famous flower show, published by the Publicity Office, 60 rue d’Angleterre, Brussels.

Belgian Congo 1912 – 10 c Prepaid Postal Stationery Postcard. Used 10 centimes prepaid postcard depicting palm trees, sent from Stanleyville, Belgian Congo on 5 Nov 1912, routed via Leopoldville (17 Nov 1912) and arriving in Brussels on 15 Dec 1912. A fine example of early Belgian Congo postal history in transit to Europe.

Brazil, 1925 postcard franked with 100 Reis stamp and Portuguese inscription "ESTADOS UNIDOS BRAZIL" ( "United States of Brazil," the country’s official name from 1889 to 1968). Sent to Natalie de Huyen in Flanders, Czechoslovakia, Europe.

1851 New Brunswick #1, 3d bright red on blue heavy woven paper. A striking example of this iconic imperforate issue, cancelled by a bold framed oval grid ‘18’ numeral. Characteristic uneven margins—narrower at top and right, balanced by wider bottom and left sides—add to its authentic period appeal. As was typical of early imperforates, the stamp was hand-cut from sheets, giving each example a unique visual presence. Expertly signed on the...

Newfoundland 1860, SG 11a. Scott No. 11A, 3d. Queen Victoria’s profile, mint with original gum, genuine as certified by Vincent Graves Greene Foundation (Cert. No. 12841, Jan 26, 2005). Minor offset from album illustration on reverse. Very fine condition

Nova Scotia 1851–60 6d yellow-green (S.G. 5a), diagonal bisect used provisionally to pay the 3d domestic rate, tied by mute oval grid cancel to envelope addressed to Edw. Ansell Esq., King’s Coll., Windsor, N.S. The bisected stamp boasts close to strong and large margins. The reverse shows a legible Upper Musquodoboit dispatch cancel dated May 1859, confirming its origin in the Musquodoboit Valley, east of Halifax. Additionally, as well as an...