Lot 2176 o
Greece, 1861 Hermes 10L red orange on blue, Paris print, fine impression, numeral "9" dotted lozenge cancel, clear to ample margins, rich bright color, F.-V.F. Michel No. 4.Scott No. 7 $500.
Realized: $190
Lot 2177
Guatemala, 1881, 2c brown and green, center inverted, well centered, bright colors, tied by purple star cancel on 3c red postal card to Frankfurt, Germany, canceled by "Correos, Quezaltengo, Ago 20, 1883" cds, additional transit postmark, Extremely Fine, a rare usage of the 1881 2¢ inverted center; with 2009 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 22a Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,100
Lot 2178
Haiti, Paid At Port Au Prince, bold red crown circle handstamp on 1854 cover to Paris, France, with "Port-Au-Prince, Mr 10" origin cds and red crayon "11½" rating, blue "Compagnie Gle. Transatlantique, Agenge De Port-Au-Prince" cachet handstamp, reverse with red London transit and Paris receiver, Very Fine and choice, a rare usage of the crown circle handstamp used at Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.SG No. CC3 £2,250 ($3,350).
Realized: $2,900
Lot 2179
Hungary, 1871, 2k orange, on combination with 1871, 3k green + 15k brown on registered cover to Zala-Fgerszeb, tied by Csaktornya oval date stamps, with matching registry handstamp above and receiving backstamp; light cover soiling at upper left, otherwise Very Fine, a rare three-color franking.Scott No. 7+8+11 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot 2180 o
Iceland, 1897, large "þrir" on 5a green, neat town cancel, rich color, Very Fine; with 2005 Presti certificate. Michel No. 19 IB. Facit No. 37.Scott No. 33 $1,050.
Realized: $475
Lot 2181
Iceland, 1921, 20a on 25a brown & green, horizontal pair, tied by "Reykjavik 8.11.22" repeating machine cancel on multicolor Remington UMC gun advertising cover showing Hunter and Dog, addressed to New York N.Y., reverse with printed "Remington UMC, Arms and Ammunition, Messrs. Joh. Olafsson & Co., P.O. Box 502, Reykjavik, Iceland" return address; small top edge tear, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce gun cover from Iceland, the first we have offered. Michel No. 106. Facit No. 99.Scott No. 132 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $375
Lot 2182 o
Israel, 1948, 250m-1000m First Coins high values, with tabs, neat town cancels, 1000m marginal example, well centered, Very Fine and choice; with 1978 Cherrystone certificate. Bale No. 7-9.Scott No. 7-9 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $725
Lot 2183
Israel, 1948, 1000m First Coins, perf 10, with full tab, on "Minister Sheet" piece and tied by Tel Aviv first day of issue cancel, typical centering for this perf variety, F.-V.F. for this, very rare; with 2011 Sismondo certificate. Scott No. 9 var.1994 Bale No. 9f $6,000.
Realized: $1,050
Lot 2184 o
Naples, 1860 Cross of Savoy ½t deep blue, boxed straight line cancel, ample to large margins, filled thins at top, Very Fine appearance, a very scarce stamp. Sassone No. 16.Scott No. 9 $3,250.
Lot 2185
Naples, 1861 Neapolitan Provinces ½t green, tied by sharp bold "Napoli, 13 Ago, 61" cds on newspaper; partial address panel at right; minor edge wear, F.-V.F. Sassone No. 17.Scott No. 19 $500.