Sale 94: The Fall Sale

Lot 2539    

Guatemala, 1878, Indian Women, ½r yellow green, single franking used on cover to Guatemala City, tied by bold barred "7" oval handstamp with blue "Correos de San Marcos, Mar 8, 1879" cds; some minor cover edge wear at left, Very Fine, this cover is listed in Goodman (page 84) as being the second earliest single franking, with just three such covers recorded, ex-L. Cervera.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

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Lot 2540    

Guatemala, 1878, Indian Women, 2r carmine rose, an early usage of a single example on the famous 1878 part cover to London, England from the Matthews correspondence, endorsed "via Belize" with an additional 2r single reduced out at right, tied by bold barred "18" oval handstamp with matching "Correos de Zacapa, Ago 3, 1878" origin cds, in combination with British Honduras 1877, 1sh green, perf. 14 (12) applied in transit and tied by barred "O" oval handstamp, matching "Belize, Au 15, 78" cds at right, as Guatemala had yet to join the U.P.U., London cds of arrival (Sept 12) on reverse; reduced at right for better display, illustrated prior to this event in Goodman (page 86), otherwise Very Fine, ex-L. Cervera, Lange & Spycher; with 2009 Moorhouse certificate.
Scott No. 12    Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.

ONE OF TWO KNOWN GUATEMALA AND BRITISH HONDURAS COMBINATION COVERS - A GREAT GUATEMALAN RARITY.

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Lot 2541    

Guatemala, 1878, Indian Women, 4r violet, single franking on cover to Berlin, Germany, tied by neat barred "25" oval handstamp, with superb strike of red "Correos, Coban, Ago 28, 1878" origin cds, "T/1-10" accountancy mark in blue (Guatemala did not join the UPU until 1881) in London and charged "125" pfg. due in blue, reverse with red Guatemala City and London transit cds's, Extremely Fine, this cover is unrecorded by Goodman, however a similar cover from this correspondence is illustrated on page 239; with 1997 Moorhouse certificate.
Scott No. 13    Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.

AN EXCEPTIONAL SINGLE FRANKING USAGE OF THE 1878 4R INDIAN WOMEN ISSUE TO GERMANY.

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Lot 2542    

Guatemala, 1875, ½r Liberty entire, uncanceled with blue "Rezagada, Por Ignorarse El Domicilio" two line handstamp; cover opening tear at top, still Very Fine, a rare directive handstamp.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

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Lot 2543    

Honduras, 1878, ½r black, horizontal pair, tied by violet "Administracion Department de Correos, Comayagua, Aug 11, 1888" oval date stamp on cover to Germany, reverse with blue Puerto Cortez oval date stamp, additional New Orleans, La. and New York transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine.
Scott No. 32    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $350

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Lot 2544    

Hungary, 1871, Franz Josef I, 15k brown, tied by bold "Brasso, 23/4, 73" cds on telegram form addressed to Bacsfalu, Very Fine.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

AN EXTREMELY RARE 1871 15K ENGRAVED FRANZ JOSEPH I USAGE ON A TELEGRAM.

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Lot 2545 o   

Iceland, 1873, First Issue, 16sk yellow, perf 14 x 13½, neat town cancel, wide margins, small thin, Very Fine appearance, an attractive and scarce first issue high value; signed Calves. Michel No. 5A. Yvert No. 5A. Facit No. 4.
Scott No. 4    $2,200.

Realized: $170

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Lot 2546    

Indian States: Jind, 1942-43, ½a-12a Jind overprints, mostly in marginal blocks of ten, with two blocks of 12a, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott No. 166-177    $1,306.

Realized: $170

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