Lot 302 India 1880, ten 1/2a blue in a block of four, strip of three, pair, and a single, postmarked with indistinct obliterator and cancelled “Postage Paid” in manuscript, to London, endorsed “via Brindisi”, to London, with Ashamboo (26 Jan), Outw Bombay (30 Jan), and London (18 Feb) backstamps, some wrinkling, but an attractive and unusual franking. Sold for C$180.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Postal History #1
April 2, 2025
Lot 305, India 1893 postal stationery cover to Spanish West Indies, sold for C$321
Lot 305 India #88 1893 (January 2), 1a brown purple, uprating 2a6pi surcharged postal stationery cover, tied by “A” circular grid, registered from Dehra Dun to H.B.M. Vice Consul F.W. Ramsden at “St. Jago de Cuba”, SPANISH WEST INDIES, endorsed “via Brindisi” and “via United States”, “Registered London” (21 Jan) oval transit on front, “Sea Post Office B” (7 Jan) and “Santiago de Cuba” (4 Feb) c.d.s. backstamps, repaired opening tears at top and to back, an eye-appealing cover to a scarce destination. (S.G. 88)
F.W. Ramsden, British diplomat, was also the first person documented to have climbed the peak of Pico Turquino, the highest point in Cuba.
Sold for C$275.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 182, France 1899 Registered cover Port Said to Carpentras, sold for C$526
Lot 182 France #16 Port Said, 1899 (November 25), registered cover from Port Said to Carpentras, France, franked with pair of 25c red overprinted “PORT-SAID VINGT-CINQ” on black 10c Sage definitives, tied by “PORT SAID EGYPT” double circle cancellations, backstamped with “LIGNE T PAQ.FP. No. 2” (27 Nov) octagonal transit marking and “AVIGNON, VAUCLUSE” (2 Dec) c.d.s. receiver, light vertical crease, else fine. (Sc. #16(x2), $275). Sold for C$450.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 201, Lubeck 1866 folded letter to Hammer, sold for C$351
Lot 201 Lubeck (German States) 1866 (Jan. 30) 1-1/4sch dark brown Coat of Arms, two singles on folded letter to Hammer, adhesives with ample to large margins, tied by black double-circle “Luebeck” c.d.s., reverse with next-day c.d.s. receiver, fine. Sold for C$300.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 128, Denmark 1929 registered airmail cover Brazil, sold for C$210
Lot 128 Denmark #C4, C6 1929 (December 29), registered airmail cover from Copenhagen to Porte Alegre, Brazil, franked with a pair of 50ø gray and a single 1k chocolate Air Post, each tied by “Kobenhavn” c.d.s., bearing registration and airmail etiquettes, endorsed “Par Avion: France – Amérique du Sud,” with “Rio do Sul 16.XI.29” receiver on reverse alongside oval “Hamburg-Sassnitz” (12 Jun) railroad transit, a fine transatlantic airmail usage conveyed via Germany and France. (Sc. #C4, C6). Sold for C$180.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.