Sale 75: The Sescal Sale

Lot 1803    

Austrian Offices in the Turkish Empire, Covers, group of five better usages; 1867 10sld single franking with Gerusalem cds on cover to "Patriarcat de Jerusalem á Constantinople" (2009 du Vachat cert.), 1871 folded letter sheet bearing 1867 2sld + 3sld two singles + 15sld franking tied by "Smirna" thimble cds's, 1879 folded letter sheet to Italy bearing 3sld two singles + 10sld two pairs (from different printings) tied by "Lloyd Agenzie Smirna" cds's, 1868 "Lloyd Agenzie Constantinople" cds tying 25sld + Austria-Levant 1863 3sld on sheet to Italy, and 1872 registered cover to Russia franked with 10sld + 15sld pairs (flaws) tied by Gerusalem cds's, generally F.-V.F.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

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Lot 1804    

Austrian Offices in the Turkish Empire, Lombardy-Venetia, 1863 Double Eagle 2s yellow, perf 14, in combination with 1864 Double Eagle 3s green, pair and single + 10s blue, pair and three single + 15s yellow brown, perf 9½ on registered folded letter sheet to Venice, Italy, all tied by blue "Trebisonda, 5/9" cds', bold Constantinople and Triest transit backstamps; letter opened for display and one 3s stamp applied over top fold of cover, F.-V.F.; with 1996 E. Diena certificate. Sassone No. 36L+42L+44L+45L.
Scott No. A15+A21+A23+A24    Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

A REMARKABLE LOMBARDY-VENETIA FOUR-COLOR FRANKING USED FROM TREBISONDA TURKEY.

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Lot 1805    

Belgium, 1870, 1fr dull lilac, tied by "Anvers Station, 27 Fevr 1875" cds on folded letter to Buenos Ayres, Argentina, sharp "P.P." framed handstamp, reverse with France (2.27) departure and blue Paris (2.28) transit, Very Fine and scarce 1fr 1870 issue use to Argentina.
Scott No. 36    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $400

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Lot 1806    

Belgium, 1918, 35c-10fr Red Cross, high values complete, rich colors on bright paper, o.g., lightly hinged with small hinge remnants, F.-V.F.; B44-B47 each with 1982 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. B41-B47    $967.

Realized: $250

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Lot 1807    

Brazil, 1861, Numeral Issue, imperf, 430r yellow, clear to huge margins, tied by oval "dots" cancel on gray Jan. 23rd 1866 folded letter from Rio de Janeiro to Liege, Belgium, unclear origin cds, red "Bresil, Bordeaux, 18 Fevr. 66" cds and matching large "P.D." handstamp, Liege (2.19) arrival backstamp; trivial edge splits, Very Fine and choice use; with 2014 Moorhouse certificate.
Scott No. 40    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $950

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Lot 1808    

Chile, 1877 (Nov. 30) Santiago, Chile to Paris, France, 5c entire bearing 5c dull lake (22), cancelled by matching cork cancels, purple "Santiago, Chile, 30 Nov 77" cds, endorsed "Via de Panama", reverse with Callao (12.13.77) and red London (1.14) transits, blue "T/1-70" due handstamp, red Calais entry cds and "22" decimes due rating handstamp, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

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Lot 1809    

Chile, 1854, Columbus, 5c burnt sienna, two singles, watermark b, both with ample to large margins, tied by six bar mute cancels on folded letter sheet to Valparaiso, red "Santiago, 6 Julio 55" cds, Very Fine and choice; with 2008 J. Maier certificate.
Scott No. 4    Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.

A REMARKABLE DOUBLE RATE USAGE BEARING TWO FOUR MARGIN 5C GILLET ISSUE STAMPS.

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