Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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1341

209

#209, 1929 £1 P.U.C., exceptionally well centered mint single, strong color on bright paper, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; ex-Bleuler. (S.G. #438; £750). (Image)

$850.00

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

1342

209, 222, 224

#209, 1929 £1 Black P.U.C., along with 2/6 Brown and 10/- Dark blue Seahorses (#222, 24) plus three George V low values, tied to piece of air mail parcel by purple "London/Air Mail/14 9 37" c.d.s., few wrinkles to piece, not affecting the stamps which are fine-very fine; a scarce commercially used franking; ex-Bleuler (S.G. #438, 50, 52; £670). (Image)

$762.50

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

1343

S.G. 536a-39a

S.G. #536a-39a, 1958 2/6 to £1 Castles, De la Rue printing cplt., well centered, bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)

S.G. £550

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

ITALY

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1344

#34, 20c on 15c Blue, Ty. I, horizontal pair tied to 1867 folded letter to Corfu by numeral "8" in square grid cancel with "Catania/19 Apr 67" c.d.s. at right, boxed "Francobollo/Insufficientte" indicating insufficiently paid and marked "20" in crayon for amount due, Greece four-margin 20l Blue of Athens consecutive printings (#20) in mixed franking to make up the deficit, tied by Kerkura c.d.s. of April 10, 1867 (Gregorian calendar), Italian and Greek transits on the reverse, very fine; signed Raybaudi (Image)

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction

1345

AAMC #Z-478

AAMC #Z-478, 1926 Polar Flight of the dirigible "Norge", flown on the leg from Rome to Cuers, France, the first leg of the flight, flight vignette tied to flown cover along with 1.25L Blue and ultramarine and 60c Gray air mail by "Ciampino/(Roma)/8. 4. 26" c.d.s., oval flight cachet and signed by a member of the crew, vertical fold to cover at left not affecting stamps, very fine; an attractive and scarce cover of the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Expedition with only 51 covers flown; ex-Bleuler. (Image)

Est. $400-500

SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction

JAPAN

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1346

#C2, 1919 3s Rose, incredibly well centered amid exceptionally large margins, brilliant color on fresh white paper, o.g., faint trace of hinging (if any) extremely fine; 2007 PF certificate (Image)

$450.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

1347

Japan #59

Japan #59, 5c Brown, early Koban, perf 11, used in China with stamp tied to very neat and clean 1880 cover to the United States by cross-roads cork cancel, "I.J. Postal Agency/May 12" double circle c.d.s. at left and early single circle "Yokohama/May 23 1880" on the front and red San Francisco entry transit c.d.s. on the reverse, very fine and attractive; ex-Bleuler. (Image)

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

NEWFOUNDLAND

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1348

23 var.

#23 var., 1861 1/- Rose, on thicker paper, lovely top sheet-margin single with large to extra-large margins on the other sides as well, fresh bright color, pristine o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; this issue was normally printed on a thin semi-transparent paper, this thicker paper is much more opaque measuring .0043 inches as specified on the certificate; quite scarce in this select quality; photocopy of a 2007 Greene Foundation certificate for a strip of four, this being the left stamp (Unitrade C$100.00). (Image)

for normal $40.00

SOLD for $85.00
Will close during Public Auction

1349

#29, 1894 12c Brown on white paper, select "post office" fresh mint single, precisely centered with nice margins and full even perforations, strong color, pristine o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; a very difficult stamp to find in this gem quality; photocopy of a 1995 Greene Foundation certificate for a block of four, this being the top left stamp (Unitrade C$180.00). (Image)

$70.00

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

1350

#34, 1873 3c Blue, exceptionally fresh mint single, lovely rich color on fresh white paper, clean o.g., lightly hinged, nearly very fine for this difficult early value (Unitrade C$400.00). (Image)

$300.00

SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction

1351

#37, 1877 1c Brown lilac, rouletted, pristine "post office" fresh mint single, bright color on clean white paper, nicely centered, immaculate o.g., never hinged, very fine; an exceedingly scarce stamp in this premium never hinged quality; photocopy of a 2006 Greene Foundation certificate for a block of ten from which this was taken (Unitrade C$600.00). (Image)

$290.00

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction

1352

#37, 1877 1c Brown lilac, rouletted, an amazingly high quality used example, precisely centered within extraordinarily large margins for this rouletted issue, fresh with bright color and very lightly canceled with central cork pmk., extremely fine jumbo and rare (Unitrade C$70.00). (Image)

$45.00

SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction

1353

#43, 1896 1c Brown, remarkably fresh mint single in this attractive clear brown color, beautifully centered with large margins and even perforations all around, flawless o.g., never hinged, extremely fine and very scarce in this select quality; photocopy of a 2007 Greene Foundation certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom right stamp (Unitrade C$360.00). (Image)

$140.00

SOLD for $290.00
Will close during Public Auction

1354

49b

#49b, 1880 Deep blue, sensational mint single possessing marvelous freshness, brilliantly rich color on pristine paper, plus amazingly well centered within large margins, immaculate o.g., never hinged, extremely fine gem in every regard; 2007 Greene Foundation certificate (Unitrade C$240.00) (Image)

$80.00

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction

1355

#53, 1880 3c Pale blue, an exceptionally choice mint example, extraordinarily well centered within large margins, bright color in this scarce pale shade, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; photocopy of a 2006 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the top right stamp (Unitrade C$500.00). (Image)

$325.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

NEW SOUTH WALES

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1356

#42, 1860-63 1/- Rose, watermark double-line numeral, in combination with Victoria 1863 6p Black (#71) watermark single-lined figures (2) on 1865 (Nov. 22) envelope (opened out for display) from Moulame to London (Jan. 18, 1866) via Donilquin (Nov. 23) and Melbourne (Nov. 25), the New South Wales adhesive cancelled "59" in rays and additionally tied by crisp "London Paid" c.d.s. in red for the postage to Melbourne, while the Victoria stamps, which paid the ship rate to England, are cancelled "1" in bars in blue; since the Riverina residents of towns near the Murray River in south-central New South Wales found that letters routed through Mellbourne rather than Sydney would catch an earlier ship, thereby saving practically a week on the trip to England, they were obliged to pay double postage, since New South Wales and Victoria were independent Colonies, in order to take advantage of this expeditious service; the stamps, which are well tied by the cancellations, have at one time been lifted, probably to examine the watermarks, leaving negligible water staining; an excellent example of the rare Riverina combination cover; 1996 Holcombe certificate (S.G. #167 + #107b). (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

1357

#53, 1871 2p Blue, watermark small Crown and NSW, perf. 13 cancelled by "sunburst" with matching "Wentworth / N.S.W." double arc d.s. (Apr. 12, on reverse), used in combination with South Australia 1876 8p on 9p Brown orange (#71a), cancelled by "Adelaide / G.P.O. S.A." c.d.s. (Apr. 18) on 1878 envelope (small tears at left and light age spots) to London (May 31 arrival), a rare and appealing combination cover - the New South Wales Stamp paying the internal postage (2 pence) and the South Australia adhesive the 8 pence postage overseas; 1992 B.P.A. certificate (S.G. #209 + #118). (Image)

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

NORWAY

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1358

6, 8, 9

#6, 8, 9, 2s Yellow, 4s Blue and 8s Rose, attractive three-color franking tied to folded cover to Amsterdam by three "Bergen/20 11 1866" c.d.s., red "Zeebrief/Rotterdam/24 11 1866" red entry oval, rated "30", backstamped Amsterdam, very fine cover and franking (Facit #6, 8, 9). (Image)

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

NOVA SCOTIA

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1359

#2, 3p Blue, two attractive singles with clear to large margins all around, tied to cover to the United States by oval grid, "Amherst/N.S./DE 17 1858" c.d.s. on the reverse, St. Johns, New Brunswick transit on the front an red "Paid/10" in circle, trace of edge creasing to cover and outer back flap missing, otherwise very fine; actually a quite attractive cross-border cover; ex-Bleuler. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction

PERU

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1360

British Post Office in Arica, Peru 1868 1d Green (#14), touched at top, nicely tied by "Tacna / Peru" double-ring d.s. in blue on 1870 (Jan. 7) entire letter to France (Feb. 17) via London (Feb. 16) used in combination with Great Britain 1865 4p Vermilion plate 10 (#43) and 1867 6p Bright violet plate 6 (#50a), both wing margin, the former with barely perceptible horizontal crease, cancelled by "A / Arica" c.d.s. (Jan. 8) in red and "C38" barred obliterator, a few minor stains, nevertheless a colorful and dazzling combination cover; accompanied by an 1867 folded letter to France, with a four margin 1862 1d Red (#12) tied by Lima c.d.s. (Image)

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction