Lot 527 o
Spain, 1870, 1e600m dull lilac, town cancel, strong color, Very Fine; with 1984 Lutz certificate. Edifil Nos. 111.Scott Nos. 170 $850.
Realized: $270
Lot 528 o
Spain, 1874, 10p black, neat "face-free" town corner cancel, centered low a bit into perfs, Fine and scarce, stil an attractive used high value. Edifil Nos. 152.Scott Nos. 210 $1,900.
Realized: $220
Lot 529
Puerto Rico, 1898, 2c orange brown, in combination with 1898, 3c claret brown + 20c olive gray + 5c on 1m War Tax on registered cover to "Camp near Rio Piedras", all tied by blue "Certificado, S. Juan, 30 Set. 98" boxed handstamps, registry handstamp and receiving postmarks, Very Fine and rare usage.Scott Nos. 159+161+168+MR12 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $475
Lot 530 o
Sweden, 1855, 3sk blue green, boxed cancel, strong color, manuscript notation on reverse, otherwise F.-V.F., a scarce stamp. Michel Nos. 1. Facit Nos. 1.Scott Nos. 1 $5,000.
Lot 531 o
Sweden, 1855, 8sk yellow orange, brown orange, single of each shade, each cancelled by neat strike of Stockholm cds of 1856 or 1857, F.-V.F., attractive with two such distinct shades.Scott Nos. 4a, 4g $1,350.
Lot 532
Sweden, 1858, 5ö green, in combination with 1866, 20ö vermilion, vertical pair on folded letter sheet to London, England, tied by "Malo, 22/3, 1870" cds's, red London entry cds and crayon "1d" inland rating; 5ö with nibbed perf at upper right, otherwise Very Fine. Facit Nos. 7+16.Scott Nos. 6+16 Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot 533
Sweden, 1858, 24ö orange, in combination with 1862, 3ö bister brown, type I on cover to Berlin, Germany, tied by "Stockholm, 15/3, 1872" cds's with matching "Franco" handstamp above, Very Fine. Facit Nos. 10+14B.Scott Nos. 10+13 Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot 534
Sweden, 1858, 30ö red brown, vertical pair, tied by "Nykoping, 5/9, 1867" cds's on cover to Helsingfors, Stockholm transit postmark on reverse, Very Fine. Michel Nos. 11b. Facit Nos. 11b.Scott Nos. 11a Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot 535
Switzerland, Zürich, 1843, 6rp black, vertical underprint, tied on piece by red rosette cancel with matching townmark above, uncommonly large margins showing portions or all of guidelines on each side, sharp crisp impression, Extremely Fine and choice, an exceptional example of the Zürich 6rp Vertical Underprint Cantonal issue; with 1994 Rellstab certificate. Zumstein Nos. 2S.Scott Nos. 1L2 $1,750.
Realized: $1,200
Lot 536
Switzerland, Geneva, 1850, "Vaud", 5c black & red, four large margins, tied by black lozenge cancel with matching "Geneve/31 Janv, '51" postmark alongside on entire letter sheet used locally, Very Fine and choice; with 1973 Nussbaum and 2011 Eichele certificates. Zumstein Nos. 10.Scott Nos. 2L6 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $1,800