Philately and Postal History

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Boule

Square Beaumarchais 98000, Monaco

€4,000 - 4,500

€4,500 - 5,000

€3,000 - 3,500

€3,500 - 4,000

€4,500 - 5,000

€9,500 - 10,000

€800 - 1,000

€800 - 1,000

€1,250 - 1,400

€30,000 - 35,000

€2,500 - 2,800

Philately and Postal History

Boule

201 - France, 1863–1870, 4c gray (strip of 5) and 1870–1871, 40c orange in a pair, OB anchor, C. YOKOHAMA/PAQ FR S No. 1 on a letter from Yokohama to Lyon, with arrival date on the reverse: July 1873. Beautiful postage, signed by Calves. Yvert 27, 40

202 - France, 1871–1875, 25c blue (4 copies) OB blank diamond (144 points), C. MONTEVIDEO/PAQ FR J No. 3 on an envelope to France, August 11, 1873, rare provisional postmark, signed Scheller, Yvert 60

203 - France, 1871–1875, 80c pink OB C. THEODORIDI & Co/STEAM SHIP AGENTS/CONSTANTINOPLE (ornate) in blue on a letter from Marseille to Constantinople, August 13, 1873. A spectacular and extremely rare combination, signed by Calves. Yvert 57

204 - France, 1876–1878, 1f bronze (2 copies) OB C. LA GUAYRA on a letter bound for Bordeaux, with arrival date on the reverse: January 8, 1879 Yvert 72

207 - France, War of 1870. The Franklin. 1863–1870, 20c blue OB with star, C. PARIS (4/12) on a mounted envelope bound for Monaco with C. MONACO as the destination on the reverse December 4, 1870 Rare destination, signed Calves Yvert 29

208 - France. War of 1870. The Army of Brittany. 1863–1870, 20c blue OB C. PARIS/SC in red (6/12) on “Journal le Français” addressed to Tours with transit postmark (7/12) and TOURS postmark on the reverse December 6, 1870 Rarity from the War of 1870, Brun certificate Yvert 29

212 - France, Franco-Prussian War of 1870, Alsace-Lorraine, 1870, 10c bistre and 25c brown OB K.PR.FELDPOST-RELAIS/No. 13 in blue on a letter from Bar-le-Duc to Château-Thierry with the notation "Chargé 854" in blue pencil January 31, 1871 Signed Calves Yvert 5, 7

213 - France, War of 1870, Alsace-Lorraine, 1870, 1c green, 4c gray, and 10c brown OB C. K PR FELDPOST RELAIS/No. 13 in blue on an envelope addressed to Frankfurt with transit and arrival postmarks on the reverse January 12, 1871 Beautiful tricolor postage, signed Calves Yvert 1, 3, 5

214 - France, War of 1870, Alsace-Lorraine, France, 1863–1870, 1c bistre in a pair, OB, C. K.PR.FELD-POST:EXP:D:AVANTGARDE/ARMEE-CPS and 2 tax stamps on letter (origin identifiable) for Paris, February 5, 1871. Rare and of fine quality, signed Calves. Yvert 28

215 - France, War of 1870, Alsace-Lorraine, 1870, 20c blue OB C. COLMAR and France, 1871–1875, 25c blue OB with blue star on a letter to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne with transit and arrival stamps on the reverse October 31, 1871 Beautiful composition, signed Calves Yvert 6, FR60

217 - France, War of 1870, Alsace-Lorraine, 1870, 5c green and 20c blue OB C. MULHAUSEN I. ELS on a letter from Mulhouse to Amsterdam with C. AMSTERDAM on the reverse October 30, 1871 Rare destination, signed Calves Yvert 4, 6

218 - France, War of 1870, Alsace-Lorraine, 1870, pair of 10c bistre stamps, overprinted “C. BARR” on a letter to Rouen with postage, 1863–70, 15c black OB C. ROUEN on the front, March 22, 1871, Extremely rare use of tax stamps, signed Calves, Yvert 5, TX3

219 - France, War of 1870, Alsace-Lorraine, 1870, 5c green and 10c brown OB C. ROUEN/1871 on an envelope to Aachen (Rhenish Prussia) with a March 1871 arrival date on the reverse. Rare and in very fresh condition, signed Calves. Yvert 4, 5

220 - France, War of 1870, Alsace-Lorraine, 1870, 20c blue OB C. ROUEN/1871 and PP mark framed in black on a letter to Clermont-Ferrand, March 22, 1871. Rare combination with the PP mark, signed Calves. Yvert 6

221 - France, War of 1870, 1870–1871, 20c blue OB GC 3869, Sainte-Suzanne postmark and handwritten date on a letter to Paris, February 11, 1871. Very rare provisional Sainte-Suzanne postmark. Yvert 45

222 - France, War of 1870, 1863–1870, Pair of 10c bistre stamps (one defective) OB C. SANNOIS on an envelope addressed to Blois with C. BLOIS on the reverse May 22, 1871 Extremely rare postmark from the War of 1870, signed Calves Yvert 28

223 - France, Commune, France, 1853–1860, 20c blue OB C. VERSAILLES on a letter to Moret with C. MORET-S-LOING on the reverse May 28, 1871 Last day of the Commune, rare Yvert 14

224 - Great Britain, 1878, 1£ lilac-brown, Maltese Cross watermark, mint with partial gum. Very fresh, high-quality stamp, a rarity in British philately, Brandon Yvert certificate 42, S.G. 129

225 - Antigua, 1863–1867, 1p vermilion in a strip of 5 (slight defect) ON A02, C. B/ANTIGUA on the reverse of an envelope addressed to Nova Scotia, postage 7 stamped on the front July 11, 1871 Rare postage Yvert 2A

226 - Western Australia, LAKE LEFROY stamp, 6d pink OB C. KAALGORLIE, 1897 Rare

227 - Gambia, 1886–1887, 2p orange and 6p bronze-green OB C. BATHURST/GAMBIA on a registered envelope to Great Britain May 2, 1897 Yvert 14, 18

228 - Hong Kong, Letter from Hong Kong to France with GB/1f66 exchange mark in black and a 20 tax stamp November 2, 1868

229 - Hong Kong, Letter from Hong Kong to France with the GB/1f66 exchange mark in blue and a 10 tax stamp, December 31, 1865

230 - Hong Kong, 1882–1892, 10c overseas OB C. VICTORIA B.C./CANADA on a Canadian Pacific Railway envelope bound for France, with arrival date on the reverse: June 4, 1901 Rare postmark on Hong Kong stamps Yvert 42

231 - Hong Kong, 1863–1877, 2c brown and 30c red OB B62 in blue, "C. HONG KONG" in blue on the reverse, on a letter to Aberdeen with "C. LONDON" and "C. ABERDEEN" on the reverse February 27, 1865 Rare Yvert 8, 16

232 - Hong Kong, 1903–1909, 1c brown (strip of 4) and 2c green (pair + 1 single) OB pen and signature 8 SEP 1904 on an envelope from Hong Kong to Haiphong with C. HAIPHONG/TONKIN on the front September 8, 1904 Yvert 62, 63

234 - Malacca, 1867–1882, 2c brown OB B/172, “C. SINGAPORE” in red and a 25 surcharge on a Manila (Philippines) overprint for France, November 28, 1876, Rare, Yvert 10

235 - Malacca, 1882–1899, 2c brown (CA thread) in a pair, OB C. FORWARDED BY/BROWN & C°/PENANG on a printed label for France, January 1883. Rare, signed Calves. Yvert 31

236 - Malacca, 1867–1882, 2c brown, 8c yellow, and 32c pink OB D14, “C. SINGAPORE” in black and “C.” SINGAPORE/PAID in red on an envelope bound for the United States with a 2-CENT tax stamped in red and a transit mark May 19, 1872 Beautiful tricolor franking Yvert 10, 14, 19

237 - Malacca, 1882–1899, 2c pink (2 copies), 5c blue, and 1892–1899, 1c green and 3c pink (2 copies) on a postal card (registered envelope) 5c blue OB C. SINGAPORE to France November 1899 Yvert 32, 35, 65, 66

238 - Mauritius, 1859, 2p blue OB C. PAID, very slightly thinned, beautiful presentation, rare Yvert 7

239 - Natal, 1857–1858, 3p pink, postmarked “C. NATAL” in blue, signed Calves and Brun Yvert 4

240 - Natal, 1857–1858, 3p pink (damaged) OB on envelope to Durban Rare, signed Calves Yvert 4

241 - Natal, 1859–1862, gray 6d in a strip of 3, postmarked “2,” with “C. REGISTERED/NATAL” and “C. REGISTERED/LONDON” in red on an envelope addressed to London, August 1863, Yvert 10

242 - Nepal, 2a blue postcard (registered envelope) and British India, 1892–1897, 2a 6p green (2 copies) OB C. NEPAL (squared circle), on the front C. REGISTERED/NEPAL for France February 10, 1893 Yvert 47

243 - Niger, Great Britain, 1881, 1p violet OB C. LOKOJA/POSTAL SERVICE in violet and C. THE ROYAL NIGER COMPANY/CHARTERED & LIMITED/5 AUG 1899/ POSTAGE SERVICE/BURUTU framed in purple on an envelope to London, July 24, 1899. Rare postmark. Yvert 73

244 - New Brunswick, light OB red 3p, in very good condition, signed by Calves Yvert 1

245 - New Brunswick, 3p red, 2 selected OB copies, signed by Calves and Yvert 1

246 - New Brunswick, 6p yellow, slightly overprinted, in very good condition, signed Calves Yvert 2

247 - New Brunswick, 1851, 3p red OB on envelope with C. ST STEPHEN (dated 1829) and transit postmark on the reverse July 1859 Rare, signed "Brun" Yvert 1

248 - New Brunswick, 1851, 3p red OB "26" in an oval with bars over a letter, with "C. SHEDIAC" and "C. BEND OF PETITCODIAC" on the reverse November 1854 Rare, signed "Brun" Yvert 1

249 - New Brunswick, 1851, 3p red OB "23" in an oval with overprint on letter for Halifax with C. RICHIBUCTO and arrival date on the reverse: September 1858. Rare, signed Calves. Yvert 1

250 - New Brunswick, 1860–1863, 5c green OB without overprint on envelope with C. W.O. SALMON RIVER St. JOHN/N.B. (handwritten date) on the reverse and transit postmark September 1862. Rare. Yvert 6

251 - New Brunswick, 1860–1863, 5c green (2 copies), obliterated without overprint, C. RICHIBUCTO on a letter to the United States with C. ST JOHN on the reverse May 4, 1868 Yvert 6

252 - New Brunswick, 1860–1863, 10c red OB without overprint, with "PAID/IO" in red next to it on an envelope addressed to the United States, with "C. ST STEPHEN" on the reverse November 1863 Yvert 7

253 - Nova Scotia, 1851–1853, 1p reddish-brown, lightly overprinted, very fresh, signed in brown: Yvert 1

254 - Nova Scotia, 1851–1853, 1p reddish-brown in a pair, OB, very fresh, rare, signed Calves Yvert 1

255 - Nova Scotia, 1851–1853, 3p blue OB, unmarked, C. PICTOU on the back of a letter, July 26, 1856, Rare, Yvert 2

256 - Nova Scotia, 1851–1853, 6p green-yellow OB bars in an oval, C. HALIFAX in reddish-brown on a letter to New York with handwritten postage marks 4 and 5, February 6, 1852, Rare, signed Calves, Yvert 3

257 - New Hebrides, Port Vila, Local stamp, 2p reddish-brown OB C. PORT VILA and blue, and New South Wales, 1897–1898, 2d1/2 ultramarine OB C. English local post on envelope to France June 15, 1899 Rare Yvert 77

258 - St. Helena, 1864–1874, 2p yellow and 1s green OB, St. Helena postmark on letter to France with transit and arrival postmarks, March 27, 1880, Yvert 6, 9

259 - St. Helena, 1864–1874, 4 carmine stamps and 1 green stamp, OB, "C. ST HELENA" and "C. REGISTERED/ST HELENA" in red on an envelope addressed to London, arrived January 22, 1881, Yvert 8, 9

261 - Samoa, 1887–1899, 1/2p brown-violet and 2p orange, postmarked C. APIA/SAMOA, and United States, 5c brown, unmarked postmark on an envelope to Great Britain with C. SAN FRANCISCO and C. MARGATE on the reverse Yvert 8, 12, US114

262 - Seychelles, Mauritius, 1879, pair of 8c blue OB B64 stamps, "C. SEYCHELLES" on an envelope addressed to London with "C. LONDON" on the reverse May 10, 1887 Yvert 58

263 - Sierra Leone, 1897, 2½ on 6p violet (overprints a and c) OB C. FREETOWN/SIERRA LEONE on a registered envelope addressed to Paris with C. REGISTERED/FREETOWN SIERRA LEONE in red, C. REGISTERED/LIVERPOOL and arrival date on the reverse: September 13, 1897 Yvert 46

264 - Sierra Leone, 1897, 1p purple (5 copies) OB C. FREETOWN/SIERRA LEONE on a local envelope from Freetown April 22, 1897 Yvert 44

266 - Sierra Leone, 1884–1893, 1/2d green, 1d1/2 purple, and 3d yellow OB C. FREETOWN on a registered letter from Freetown to Paris, October 1894, Yvert 19, 21, 25

267 - Tasmania, 1878, 1p pink (2 copies) and 1880 postal tax stamp, 3p brown (platypus) OB 179, C. WELDBOROUGH on an envelope to the United States with transit and arrival postmarks on the reverse January 12, 1900 Rare postage Yvert 35,

268 - Newfoundland, 1887, 1c green (strip of 3) and 2c orange OB with blank bars, St. John’s, Newfoundland, on an envelope to Algiers with Algiers postmark and transit mark on the reverse, October 6, 1894. Rare destination. Yvert 40, 41

269 - Newfoundland, 1887, pair of black 10c OB stamps without overprint, C. REGISTERED/ST JOHN'S N.F.L. on a registered envelope bound for New Orleans, July 23, 1894, Yvert 43

270 - Zanzibar, 1895, 3a orange and 1895–1896, 1/2a green postcard (overprinted “Zanzibar” in blue) OB C. ZANZIBAR for France with C.ADEN and a note on the reverse: April 1896 Rare Yvert 6

271 - India, Letter from Calcutta in English (long text) addressed to London, bearing on the reverse a circular double-circle postmark reading “CALCUTTA/GENERAL POST OFFICE” and “INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH” within a rectangle, with a handwritten postage mark of 1s4p on the front 1828

272 - India, Bhopal, 1889–1890, 1a brown (perforated) OB on the back of a local envelope Rare

273 - India, Bhopal, 1889–1890, 1/4a black (unperforated) OB on local envelope Rare

274 - India, Kashmir, 1867, 1/2a ultramarine OB on local envelope 1874 Rare

275 - India, Jammu and Kashmir, 1866, 1/2 gray-black OB, red C. on local letter Rare

276 - India, Jammu and Kashmir, 1883–1894, 1/4a brown OB on postcard (postal card) British India, 1/4a brown OB OB C. SIALKOT to Amritsar 1888

277 - India, Jammu and Kashmir, Set of 3 envelopes, including 1 with a 1/2 blue first-day cover from Sialkot—Rare

278 - India, Jammu and Kashmir, 1879, 1/2a red OB on postcard (envelope); British India, 1/2a green OB C. KASHMIR for Calcutta, 1888

279 - India, Jammu and Kashmir, 1887–1894, 1/2a red (defective) OB "L" on envelope to Peshawar, refused by the recipient, with a "refused" label in Sialkot and 12 various postmarks on the reverse 1885 Rare

280 - India, Las Bela, 1898–1900, 1/2a black on gray-green, OB red pen on India 1/2a green postcard 1908 Rare

281 - India, Soruth, 1864, 1a black on azure, first-day postmark on local envelope Rare

282 - India, Soruth, 1868–1875, 1a black on azure OB on local envelope Rare

283 - British India, 1852, 1/2a white OB, very light, rare, signed Calves Yvert 1

284 - British India, 1854, 1a red (plate III) OB B/1 on a letter from Calcutta to Akyab, June 27, 1856, Yvert 3

285 - British India, 1854, red 1a (plate III) with green 2a OB (unmarked) and handwritten "Stamped" on an envelope addressed to Rajamandry with C. NELLORE on the reverse November 2, 1857 Yvert 3, 4

286 - British India, 1865–1873, 1/2a blue OB C. B/R triangular mark, next to C. SUNKESHWER (triangular) on a local letter, December 27, 1868. Rare. Yvert 18

287 - British India, 1856–1864, 2a orange OB 130, COCHIN, “TOO LATE” and “INSUFFICIENT” overprints framed on a letter to Bombay August 26, 1863 Yvert 14