Sale 126: Gems of Philately

Lot 113    

Sardinia, 1851 Victor Emmanuel II 20c blue, four large margins with portion of adjacent stamp at right, tied on 1853 folded letter from Canobbio to Intra with squared grid of diamonds, "Canobbio 17 Mag, 53" cds at left, backstamped "Intra 17 Mag, 1853" cds, Extremely Fine. Sassone No. 2.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $425

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Lot 114    

Sardinia, 1853 Victor Emmanuel II 20c dull blue, four huge margins with sharp embossing, tied on 1854 folded letter from Torino to Chiusa di Cuneo by "Torino 10 Giu, 54" cds, backstamped "Cuneo 10 Giu, 54", Extremely Fine, rare this nice; with 1995 Raybaudi certificate. Sassone No. 5.
Scott No. 5    Estimate $300 - 400.

AN EXCELLENT 1853 VICTOR EMMANUEL II 20C ON COVER.

Realized: $160

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Lot 115    

Sardinia, 1855-63 Victor Emmanuel II 20c grayish blue, huge four margins with portions of three other stamps, on 1858 folded letter sheet from Vercelli to Torino, cancelled "Vercelli 14 Lug, 58" with at second strike at right, backstamped Torino of the same date, Extremely Fine and choice; signed Bolaffi, with 2001 Bottacchi certificate. Sassone No. 15A.
Scott No. 12    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $120

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Lot 116    

Sicily, 1859 Ferdinand II 2g cobalt blue, four margins, plate II, position 40, tied on 1859 folded letter sheet from Noto to Palermo by "horseshoe" cancel, scarce oval "Noto" handstamp at right and "Palermo 15 Apr, 59" cds alongside, Extremely Fine; with 2016 Sismondo certificate. Sassone No. 7b.
Scott No. 13e    Estimate $200 - 300.

A 1859 FERDINAND II 2G COVER WITH THE RARE COBALT BLUE SHADE FROM A SCARCE TOWN.

Realized: $220

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Lot 117    

Luxembourg, 1859, Grand Duke William III, 1sg dark carmine rose, four large margins, beautifully tied on 1860 folded cover to Trier (Germany) by "Luxembourg 31 Aout 60" double circle postmark, repeated at right with boxed "PD" handstamp, Extremely Fine and choice, a lovely example of this very scarce stamp; signed Goebel. Michel No. 2f Abart.
Scott No. 3b; $2,000    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

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Lot 118    

Mauritius, 1859, "Britannia", 6d blue, bottom margin single, four large margins with rich color, tied by grid on cover to Hastings, England, manuscript "via Southampton" routing endorsement, backstamped with "Packet Letter, Mauritius, Ap 14, 1859" oval datestamp and Hastings receiving mark, Extremely Fine. SG No. 32.
Scott No. 18    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $400

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Lot 119    

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r blue, Mexico, four margins, tied by Mexico cds to 1856 lettersheet addressed to Puebla paying the First tariff rate, Very Fine; signed J.K.Bash.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $150

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Lot 120    

Netherlands, 1852, First Issue, 10c lake, four large even margins, tied to 1853 folded letter with "Amsterdam, Franco, 28, 2" half-round datestamp, addressed to Rotterdam and backstamped, Extremely Fine, a difficult cover in such fine condition. Michel No. 2. NVPH No. 2.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $50

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Lot 121    

Netherlands, 1852, First Issue, 15c orange yellow, four nice margins with bright color, tied to 1854 folded letter sheet by superb "Goor Franco 3, 7, 1854" half round datestamp, addressed to Amsterdam, with red backstamp, Extremely Fine, a lovely clean cover in excellent condition. Michel No. 3a. NVPH No. 3.
Scott No. 3    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 122    

Norway, 1855, 4sk blue, four large even margins, tied to 1856 folded letter from Trondheim to Steinkjer with "Trondheim, 29 2, 1856" cds, paying the domestic letter rate from Jan 1, 1855, Extremely Fine, a very clean and desirable cover, ex-G. Fryer. Michel No. 1. Facit No. 1.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $230

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