Auction 256 March 2023
Our 256th auction entails extensive collections and stocks of Netherlands and colonies, the first part of the impressive C. Avezaat collection (single frankings and first day covers) and the second part of the P. van Alteren collection (Dutch numeral cancellations). In addition we offer better lots foreign countries (especially French colonies), coins and picture postcards.
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French Revolutionary War British Army 1799 a complete letter from Schagen (North Holland) with the ARMY BAG circular in black, adressed to the Royal Artillery in Woolwich Kent, cat.v. £ 1500
Victoria 1884 10s. cobalt on white paper, lettered F-G with Lothbury 1-10-84 registered cds, a fine copy (tiny crease and small thin spot/grease mark), still a very decent copy of this rare shade with BPA certificate 2009, cat.v. £ 8250
Machin 9p deep violet error imperf block of four, cat.v. £ 360+
Queen Elisabeth II 4c. violet, a corner marginal block of four with the error major diagonal paperfold affecting 3 stamps
Official 2m. green and 3m. orange-yellow on registered envelope - On His Highness's Service - from the Cairo City Police send locally (rate 3 mills and 5 mills for registration) on 2-6-1908, during a short period (up to 1-1-1909) all Official mail had to be franked with official stamps, a fine cover (some small pinholes righthand side of the envelope), a scarce cover
Postage Due 2m. green, 4m. maroon and 1p. dull ultramarine all imperf blocks of four, a fine to very fine set (the 2m. a tiny small toned spot on the gummed side in the upper margin)
Edward $5 purple and blue-green wmk Crown CA, a very fine fresh mounted mint ex., cat.v. £ 650
Edward $10 slate and orange/blue wmk Crown CA, a very fine fresh mounted mint ex., cat.v. £ 1400
George $10 purple and black/red wmk Mult Crown CA, a very fine fresh mounted mint ex., cat.v. £ 600
George $5 green and red/emerald wmk Mult Script CA, a very fine fresh mounted mint ex., cat.v. £ 500
prephilately, papal bull with lead seal of pope Innocent XII in 1696, vellum, fine/very fine
1911 overprint 1l-25l on registered cover from Preveza 19-1-1913 via Athens to Leiden (NL). Cover was sent by the Ambulance de la Croix Rouge Néerlandaise en Grèce, very fine