Guadeloupe, 1891, 1f bronze green. Used with 25c black on rose (21) strip of three, tied by "Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe, 1 Dec" cds on gray registered cover to Paris, France, matching "R" framed registry handstamp, red Paris (12.13) arrival cds; light central fold not affecting strip, Very Fine. Yvert No. 26.
Scott No. 26; Estimate $300 - 400.
Auction # 71 - The Sescal Sale
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
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Sep 23, 2016 America/Los_Angeles
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 71 - The Sescal Sale
Friday Sep 23, 2016 08:00 to Sunday Sep 25, 2016 16:00 America/Los_Angeles
Last date for bids:
Friday Sep 23, 2016 08:00 Europe/London
Welcome to our September 23-25, 2016 Sescal General Sale With 2,276 lots. This auction is being held at the Sescal stamp show in Los Angeles and features properties from over 130 consignors including United States and Worldwide stamps, postal history and collections with Westerns, Advertising Covers, New York Foreign Mail Cancels on and off-cover, United States and specialized Hawaii. The sale features further offerings of the Doc Bilyeu Estate with Oregon Territory and Westerns, Part II of the Nicholas M. Kirke off-cover N.Y. Foreign Mail Cancels, and Part III of the Gary Peters collection of Hawaii. Great range of large lots and collections including individual country collections, worldwide carton accumulations, sundries and more. Browse the entire sale at www.rumseyauctions.com. A limited number of printed catalogs are available.
Please note this sale takes place at the Sescal stamp show at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel in Catalina B on September 23-25, 2016 in three sessions.
Presale Viewing is scheduled in our offices on Monday, September 19 (10am-5pm) and at the Sescal Exhibition (Plaza Ballroom) on Thursday to Saturday, September 22-24 (10:00AM to 6:00 PM).
Sale Sessions:
Sale 70 Lots 1-427 : Friday, September 23, 2016 at 10:00AM
Sale 71 Lots 1001-1674 : Friday, September 23, 2016 at 2:00PM
Sale 71 Lots 1675-2562 : Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 10:00AM
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Lot #2652 - general foreign French Offices & Colonies
Lot #2653 - general foreign French Offices & Colonies
Ivory Coast, 1903, 50c on 60c brown on buff, large "0" in "50" variety. Right stamp in right margin horizontal pair, o.g., lightly hinged, full margins, Very Fine, a scarce unlisted surcharge variety.
Scott No. Q8; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #2654 - general foreign French Offices & Colonies
Ivory Coast, 1904, 4fr on 5c-8fr on 15c Surcharges complete. O.g., never hinged, large balanced margins, bright and fresh, Very Fine, a choice never hinged pair, signed.
Scott No. Q30-Q31; $620.
Lot #2655 - general foreign French Offices & Colonies
Ivory Coast, 1905, 8fr on 1fr rose on buff. Full o.g., large margins, fresh and Very Fine, a scarce high value, signed.
Scott No. Q36; $700.
Lot #2656 - general foreign French Offices & Colonies
St. Pierre & Miquelon, 1850 (Nov. 5) St. Pierre et Miquelon to Gloucester Mass. Gray datelined folded letter endorsed "With a Band Box" and "Per Chas Heath", Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #2657 - general foreign French Offices & Colonies
St. Pierre & Miquelon, 1887 (Nov. 24) Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe to St. Pierre et Miquelon. Datelined folded letter carried privately to St. Pierre, entered mails bearing French Colonies 25c black on red (44) tied by "St. Pierre et Miquelon, 20 Dic 87" cds, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #2658 - general foreign French Offices & Colonies
St. Pierre & Miquelon, 1867 (Oct. 3) St. Pierre et Miquelon to Granville, France. Blue folded cover bearing French Colonies 1865, 80c carmine rose (6), four margins, tied by "SPM" lozenge cancel, matching "St. Pierre et Miquelon, 3 Oct 67" origin cds and matching small "PD" handstamp, Calais (10.20) entry cds, Granville (10.21) arrival backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
Lot #2659 - general foreign French Offices & Colonies
St. Pierre & Miquelon, 1855 (Dec.) St. Pierre et Miquelon to Granville, France. Folded letter with embossed Victor Lefranlois, Negogiant, St. Pierre et Miquelon seal, carried by ship, entered mails with green "Queenstown / Ship Letter" two-line handstamp and matching "Queentown, JA 9 1856" cds, manuscript "8" pence uniform ship rating, London (1.31) backstamp and red "Colonies / Art-18" framed handstamp in error (should have been...
Lot #2660 - general foreign French Offices & Colonies
St. Pierre & Miquelon, 1971 Ships issue complete, Imperf. Sheets of 25 in issued colors with additional corresponding set of imperf trial color sheets, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, normal perf sets cat $9,875 in Scott with Ceres catalog (410-413) with 50% premium for imperf.
Scott No. 408-411 var.; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Lot #2661 - general foreign French Offices & Colonies
Sénégal, Airmail, 1942-44, "Par Avion / Batiment de Ligne / Richlelieu". Black handstamp overprint on Senegal, Faidherbe Bridge, 25c black, sheet margin at left; slight abrasion, o.g., never hinged, otherwise Very Fine and exceptionally rare, with 2006 Sismondo certificate and signed. Yvert No. unlisted. Dallay No. 12.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
This stamp was issued by the Military Post Office on board...
Lot #2662 - general foreign French Offices & Colonies
French Indochina, "Corr. d. Armees, Saigon, 21 Aout 78". Octagonal datestamp ties two French Colonies 15c bister (10) singles, both touched to large margins, on cover to France, reverse with Le Mans (9.23) and L'Eveque (9.24) arrival cds; each 15c faulty, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Lot #2663 - general foreign French Offices & Colonies
French Indochina, 1892, 1c-5c, 10c Issue. Pairs of 1c and 2c, all tied by "Ligne N, Paq. Fr. No. 6, 6 Oct 94" octagonal d.s. on gray cover to Germany, endorsed "pr Natal" at top left, Pforzheim (11.1) arrival backstamp; slightly rough opening, a Very Fine French Ligne N packet use.
Scott No. 3-6, 8; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #2664 - general foreign French Offices & Colonies
French Offices in Alexandretta, 1870 (Jan. 3) Alexandria, Egypt to Marseilles, France. Blue folded letter with sharp "Alexandrette, P. Fr. 4 No. 5" octagonal datestamp and red "Paquebots / de la / Méditerranée" framed handstamp, Marseilles (1.18) arrival backstamp and manuscript "6" due rating, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #2665 - general foreign French Offices & Colonies
French Offices in Constantinople, 1860 (Feb. 17) Constantinople, Turkey to Marseille, France. Blue folded letter bearing France 10c and 40c Empire, large margins to slightly in, tied by two strikes of blue anchor lozenge, matching "Indus, 17 Fevr. 60" pacquebot cds, red "Paquebot / De La / Mediterranée" framed handstamp, Marseilles (2.25) arrival backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #2666 - general foreign French Offices & Colonies
French Offices in Tunis, 1871 (Aug. 30) Tunis to Marseilles, France. Folded cover with blue "Tunis, 30 Aout 71" cds and matchign "PD" handstamp, bearing 80c rose on pinkish (36), two singles, tied by matching blue "5107" lozenge cancels, red "Tunis Par-Bône 31 Aout 71" cds, "Marseilles, 3 Sept" arrival backstamp; some docketing, F.-V.F. and nice use.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #2667 - general foreign german states
Bavaria, 1850, 1kr-12kr Numeral issue. matched set of horizontal strips of 5 from the bottom of the sheet, full o.g., hinge remnants, each with ample margins at top and huge margins around showing complete dividing lines, 9k and 12k showing significant portions of sheet selvage, 9kr with types III-II-III at center, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 4-7.
Michel No. 3 II, 4 II, 5d, 6; €2,910+ ($3,210).
Lot #2668 - general foreign german states
Lübeck, 1862, ½sch lilac. Bar cancel, full margins, strong color, Very Fine, a scarce used stamp. Michel No. 6.
Scott No. 6; $1,600.
Lot #2669 - general foreign german states
Prussia, 1862 (Apr. 3) Berlin, Germany to Christianenburg, New Germany, Natal. Folded cover with "Berlin, 3/4" double-circle datestamp and red "P." circled handstamp, red London Paid (4.5.62) transit cds and magenta "2/6" rating, blue Missionary flap handstamp, various ratings; some wear and soiling, Very Fine and scarce early German missionary use to Natal.
Estimate; $600 - 800.
Lot #2670 - general foreign german states
Thurn & Taxis, 1859, 5sgr lilac. Bottom sheet margin single with clear margins all around, tied by "300" four-ring cancel, matching Hamburg (8.11.1863) cds on gray folded letter to Mugron, France, red Forbach (8.13) entry cds and black "6" décimes due handstamp, Mugron (8.14) arrival backstamp; some light fold toning, a Very Fine stamp. Michel No. 18.
Scott No. 13; $2,200.
Lot #2671 - general foreign german states
Württemberg, 1865 (Jan. 2) Bopfingen, Germany to Santos, Brazil. Gray cover with "Bopfingen, 2/1, 65" origin cds and blue crayon ratings, various German backstamp transits including Stuttgart (1.3), red French (1.16) transit cds and "F / 21" accountancy handstamp, red framed "430" handstamp; some faults and staining, Fine and rare German States use to Brazil.
Estimate; $600 - 800.
Lot #2672 - general foreign german states
Württemberg, 1890-93, 2pf slate gray and 3pf brown. Each tied by "Langenargen 23 May 98" cds on post card to Brousse, Turkey, with English and Ottoman postage due handstamps "T", postage due paid by regular Turkey 1867 issues (42-44), tied by Brousse bilingual "Mai 26" cds's, picture die showing Royals, Very Fine and nice postage due use.
Scott No. 55, 57; Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #2673 - general foreign german states
Württemberg, 1859, 9kr carmine rose. Full o.g., clear to ample margins, Very Fine. Michel No. 14a.
Scott No. 17; $1,275.
Lot #2674 - general foreign german states
Württemberg, 1873, 70kr violet. O.g., lightly hinged, large margins showing single dotted dividing lines all around, fresh with strong bright color, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 53a $2,900.
Michel No. 42a; €3,800 ($4,190).
A GEM MINT EXAMPLE OF THE 1873 70KR COAT OF ARMS ISSUE.
Lot #2675 - general foreign germany
Germany, 1934, 2m Hindenburg booklet, numeral specimen stamps. Complete unexploded booklet, black on dark blue cover with numeral 2 and the four sheets of interleaving with postal instructions, panes have numerals for the denomination in colors of each of the issued stamp, interleaving has adhered to the reverse of each pane, front cover with slight opening bend and slight rust stains from the staple, otherwise Very Fine....
Lot #2676 - general foreign germany
Germany, 1919, 3m Germania booklet. Complete unexploded booklet with number 9, o.g., never hinged, fresh panes, front cover with partially erased "3M" in pencil (no doubt applied by the post office), otherwise Very Fine.
Michel No. 11.2 A; €800 ($880).
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