Lot 1965
Bolivia, 1878, 20c green, horizontal strip of three. In combination with 1887, 5c blue, horizontal strip of 4 on 1888 certified cover to Berlin, Germany, tied by cork cancels with matching "Tarifa, Bolivia, 29 Oct, 88" cds and Certificado straight line handstamps on front and sealing backflaps, "Buenos Aires, Nov 16" transit backstamp; 5c strip with nick in left stamp, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. 22+26 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $725
Lot 1966
Bolivia, 1887, 1c rose, vertical strip of 5 and single + 5c three singles. Two 5c singles on reverse, on 1890 registered cover to Hannover, Germany, tied by "Correos, Lima, 25 Marz, 90" oval date stamps, Lima and La Paz registry handstamps and receiving backstamp, Very Fine.Scott No. 24+26 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $450
Lot 1967
Bolivia, 1890, 1c rose, two strips of five and single + 10c orange. Target canceled on 1893 registered cover to Colon, Columbia, Lima registry boxed handstamp and reverse with La Paz registry etiquette, Lima and Panama transit cds's and receiving postmark; minor stamp and cover flaws, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. 28+31 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $425
Lot 1968 /
Brazil, 1855-1934, Miscellany. Small lot of 5 different items including 1855 folded letter with British Post Office cds of Pernambuco, 1866 folded letter franked with Small Numeral 1854 10r pair + 1850 90r pair (both defective),1884-85 Dom Pedro 10r orange mint block of 30, 1934 200r Die Proof, mixed condition (no photo).Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $140
Lot 1969 o
Brazil, 1866, 30r blue. Light cancel, F.-V.F (no photo).Scott No. 45 $750.
Realized: $60
Lot 1970 P
Brazil, 1878-79, 10r-1000r Dom Pedro. Collective proof sheet in violet on gummed stamp paper with American Bank Note Co. imprint at bottom, lightly creased at edges away from design, Very Fine.Scott No. 68-77 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $850
Lot 1971 P
Brazil, 1878, Unissued 1000r Dom Pedro, die proofs. Two sets of large die proofs in six different colors, plus 3 additional duplicate die proofs, also 8 imperf plate proofs, Very Fine, a nice lot for the specialist.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $250
Lot 1972
Brazil, 1894-97, 300r, two singles + 200r + 100r + 50r + 20r Madrugada Issues. Tied by "Rio de Janiero, 22 Nov. 98" cds's on cover to Maspeth, N.Y., "Collect Postage, 11 Cents" handstamp with cork canceled U.S. 1895 1¢ + 10¢ Postage Dues, N.Y. entry and receiving backstamps; Brazil 100r with upper right corner defect and 1¢ postage due with tear at bottom, F.-V.F., a colorful and very scarce combination use of the Madrugada issue with U.S. postage dues.Scott No. 114//119 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,150
Lot 1973
China, 1932, 1¢-10¢ Sven Hedin Expedition set complete. A wonderful specialized collection which includes two covers with complete sets, the 1st used in 1933 from Peking to Cheking with photo of Hedin & original handwritten signed letter enclosing four sets of the Expedition stamps (not present) at $10 a set, 2nd from Peking to Hedin's daughter in Sweden with autograph on cover, plus seven additional related covers including 1928 Registered cover to Berlin with bilingual "Sino-Swedish Sinkiang Expedition/Sven Hedin, Leader" printed return address on flap, two registered cover written in Hedin's hand with signature (one to Sweden & one to United States), three covers sent by N. Ambolt (a member of the Expedition) & one addressed to him will on the expedition, some minor faults, Very Fine, a fascinating group. SG No. 406-409. Ma No. 359-362.Scott No. 307-310 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,450
Lot 1974 ()
China (People's Republic), 1950, $100 on $4 orange brown, 1st printing (Scott type I). Without gum as issued, Post Office fresh, Extremely Fine, a rare and undercataloged stamp.Scott No. 40a $800.
Realized: $550