Sale 126: Gems of Philately

Lot 123    

Peru, 1858, Coat of Arms, 1d deep blue, four balanced margins, tied to folded letter from Tacna to Valparaiso, Chile, with "Tacna Oct 12, 59" cds, this cover was privately carried overland from La Paz, Bolivia via Peru, endorsed "La Paz Sept 23, 1859" on side flap, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 3    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $130

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Lot 124    

Peru, 1858, Coat of Arms, 1d rose red, with four margins tied on folded letter sheet to Lima, with "Admän Pral De Correos, Tacna, Sept 6, 1858" cds, Extremely Fine, a gem cover; signed G. Bolaffi, A. Diena, with 1968 Bolaffi certificate.
Scott No. 4    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $280

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Lot 125    

Peru, 1858, Coat of Arms, 1p red, four large to huge margins, tied to 1859 folded letter sheet from Cuzco to Lima with blue "Cuzco" fancy oval handstamp, endorsed "Cuzco 17, April, 1859" on side flap, Extremely Fine, scarce double weight domestic rate; signed G. Todd, with 1992 Peter Holcombe certificate.
Scott No. 8    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $270

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Lot 126    

Portugal, 1855, King Pedro V (straight hair), 25r blue, type II, four large margins tied to 1858 folded letter by barred numeral "184" cancel, straight line "Mirandella" postmark at bottom right, addressed to Lisbon, backstamped with boxed "Porto" transit handstamp and Lisbon receiving datestamp, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $50

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Lot 127    

Russia, 1857, First Issue imperforate, 10k dark brown & blue, gorgeous four margin single with bright colors and strong embossing, tied to 1858 folded letter sheet from Kovno (now Lithuania) to St. Petersburg with broken circle Kovno town cancel, backstamped with St. Petersburg receiving mark, Extremely Fine, ex-Mikulski. Michel No. 1 a.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE KOVNO TOWN CANCEL ON A 1857 10K BROWN AND BLUE IMPERFORATE ON COVER.

Realized: $1,450

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Lot 128    

Russia, 1848 10k postal envelope, used in Poland, 1854 usage from Radoszyce to Opoczno, Poland, red "Radoszyce 1854" two line datestamp and "Opoczno" receiving cds also in red on front, die on reverse pen cancelled, portion of backflap missing due to the removal of the wax seal, Very Fine, a scarce Polish usage; with 2000 Mikulski certificate.
Higgins and Gage No. 9    Estimate $300 - 400.



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Realized: $150

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