Channel Islands: 1881 (Nov 25). Envelope from France franked Peace & Commerce 25c tied by octagonal boxed JERSEY / FRANCE / M B datestamp. similar alongside, envelope with printed company cachet from St Malo / et/ Granville. tear to top of envelope and backflap is repaired.
Malta: 1767 entire to Grenoble struck with a very fine example of the rare two lines MARSEILLE / DE MARTHE, rated "10", fine and clean.
1895 (2. XII) advertising envelope registered to Christiania bearing mixed franking 1867 2sk. horizontal strip of 3 and 1873 1sk. (3) tied by Lillehammer cds, registration handstamp at left; some damage to reverse
(Ionian Islands) 1883 outer letter sheet to Trieste franked 30 lepta deep ultramarine Hermes Head with four good to large margins, tied by Zakynthos (Zante) cds, repeted bottom left, arrival backstamp.
1879/80 'TWENTY FIVE CENTS' Die Proof in black on glazed card, dated at top 'NOV 1 1877'
1927 large registered cover to Germany franked 1924 ‘Nipa House’ 25c., 40c vertical pair (bottom stamp surface fault) and 1p single and vertical strip of three tied Santa Isabel framed date stamps, registration label to left, reverse with Madrid transit and arrival cancels. Some vertical folds, still a fine cover.
June 1925 stampless envelope bearing grey-blue cds of MECCA and at top right a fine violet handstamp. The Arabic Revolt against the Ottomans started with the battle of Mecca and during this period the postal services collapsed; a scarce survivor from this period with inconsequential small faults to envelope.
1906 Portrait of Tsar Nicholas II, by Mouchon, Zarrinch Essay, in blue-black, ‘full face’ Tsar in military uniform, laureated frame, 1 Rouble value, very fine and scarce, signed “PMD”.
1906 Portrait of Tsar Nicholas II, by Mouchon, Zarrinch Essay, vignette die in red-brown, ‘full face’ Tsar in military uniform, faint toning otherwise fine and scarce.
1906 Portrait of Tsar Nicholas II, a Mouchon Essay, profile facing right, bicoloured die on small card with dark green centre and reddish frame, without denomination, laureated frame with Cyrillic inscription above, superb and extremely rare, ex Cherrystone 2008, Rev L.L. Tann collection lot 5048 – US$9,000.
1913 Romanov Tercentenary 5 Ruble frame only, state 17 complete die proof in black on wove paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, pencil “17” on reverse. Possibly from the Tsar collection published in the Yamschik-Post rider 1983, No 12 page 15.
1913 Romanov Tercentenary 5 Ruble frame only, state 14 complete die proof in brown on wove paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, pencil “14” on reverse. Possibly from the Tsar collection published in the Yamschik-Post rider 1983, No 12 page 15.
1913 Romanov Tercentenary 5 Ruble frame only, state 4 complete die proof in dark blue on wove paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, pencil “10” on reverse. Possibly from the Tsar collection published in the Yamschik-Post rider 1983, No 12 page 15.
1913 Romanov Tercentenary 5 Ruble frame only, state 1 die proof in black on card, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, pencil “9” on reverse. Possibly from the Tsar collection published in the Yamschik-Post rider 1983, No 12 page 15.
1913 Romanov Tercentenary 5 Ruble frame only, state 1 die proof in sepia on card, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, pencil “11” on reverse. Possibly from the Tsar collection published in the Yamschik-Post rider 1983, No 12 page 15.
1913 Romanov Tercentenary 5 Ruble frame only, state 2 with portrait lightly etched, die proof in claret on card, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, pencil “3” on reverse, very fine. Possibly from the Tsar collection published in the Yamschik-Post rider 1983, No 12 page 15.
1913 Romanov Tercentenary 3 Rouble proof with partly completed engraving in dark blue on card, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture. Possibly from Tsar collection at Robson Lowe 1935, “3 roubles: An extraordinary set of die proofs in various colours showing the different state of the die – state 1, 2, 3 (3), 4, 5 (3), 6, 7 (3) and 8 (5)”, published in the Yamschik-Post Rider 1983, No 12, page 15.
1913 Romanov Tercentenary 3 Rouble final proof with completed engraving in green on card, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture. Possibly from Tsar collection at Robson Lowe 1935, “3 roubles: An extraordinary set of die proofs in various colours showing the different state of the die – state 1, 2, 3 (3), 4, 5 (3), 6, 7 (3) and 8 (5)”, published in the Yamschik-Post Rider 1983, No 12, page 15.
1913 Romanov Tercentenary 70k frame only die proofs purple-brown, blue-green and orange, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, one with slight thins at top otherwise very fine. Possibly from Tsar collection at Robson Lowe 1935, published in the Yamschik-Post Rider 1983, No 12, page 15.
1913 Romanov Tercentenary 50k frame only die proofs in grey-purple, bistre, brown and grey-green, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, some small thin. Possibly from Tsar collection at Robson Lowe 1935, published in the Yamschik-Post Rider 1983, No 12, page 15.