Asta N. 621 - Filatelia

1841, Gret Britain, one Penny Red blued paper,, Imperf., on letter from Bristol Aug. 22, 1842 to “Stourbridge-Aug 23-1842” receiver on the address panel, backstamped “Bristol-Aug 22-1842”. Very fine, G. Bolaffi.

1842, Great Britain, two pence blue “MG”, Tied by black maltese cross, on “stamp revenue” letter, signed “2” (double rate) on left bottom corner. Circular Dublin 15 July 1842 on arrival and squared “IM-JY 16-42” in red. Very fine, G. Bolaffi.

1915, Great Britain, Seahorses, 2s6d sepia DLR printing (S.G. 408), unmounted mint, very fresh.

1915, Great Britain, Seahorses, 10s blue DLR printing (S.G. 412) unmounted mint, very fine. Cert. E. Diena.

1918/1919, Great Britain, Seahorses, Printed by BradburyWilkinson & Co., (S.G. 414, 416, 417), two marginal examples and 10s corner marginal (Un. 153B/155B), unmounted mint and very fresh. Cert. Raybaud

1929, Great Britain, U.P.U., £ 1 black (S.G. 438), invisible min

1934, Great Britain, Seahorses, Set of 3 (S.G. 450/452) unmounted mint, very fresh.

1939, Great Britain, King George VI,, Three values (S.G. 476/478 - Un. 224/226), unmounted mint

1955, Great Britain, Castles, DLR printing, Set of 4 (S.G. 536a/539a) unmounted mint (Un. 283A/286A). Cert. E. Diena.

1840, Great Britain, Official Stamp, 1d black (S.G. V1), ungummed, letter “BB” pos. 14, superb quality. Cert. Cilio.

1914/1923, George V, Postage Due, Set of eight (S.G. D1/D8) unmounted mint.

1963, British Antartic Territory, Queen Elizabeth II, Set of 16 (S.G. 1/15a) unmounted mint.

1921, Antigua, King George V, Set of 7 (S.G. 55/61), unmounted mint.

1921, Antigua, King George V, Set of 10 (S.G. 81/90) unmounted mint.

922, Ascension, King George V, Set of nine (S.G. 1/9), unmounted mint, fresh.

1924, Ascension, King George V, set of 12 (S.G. 10/20), unmounted mint.

1932, Australia, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Set of 4 (S.G. 141/144), unmounted mint.

1902/1906, Bahamas, King Edward VII, Set of 7 and set of 4 (S.G. 62/70 - 71/74) unmounted mint

1933, Bahrain, King George V, Set of 14 values, unmounted mint (S.G. 1/14)

1933, Batusoland, King George V, Set of 0 (S.G. 1/10), unmounted mint.

1933, Bechunaland, King George V, Set of 12 values (S.G. 99/110), unmounted mint.

1938/1953, Bermuda, King George VI, Set of 16 (S.G. 110/121c) unmounted mint, very fresh.

1768, Canada, lettera da Montreal per Amsterdam dell'8 agosto 1768, viaggiata con nave da New York per Falmouth/Londra e qui giunta il 4 novembre dopo 88 giorni di viaggio, attraversando i Grandi Laghi e l’Oceano. Al verso è indicata la tariffa espressa in currency, pagata per il trasporto: 3,6 cy, poco più di 3 sterline. Sempre al verso, il manoscritto del forwarder “Londres le 4 nov.re 1768, Sous Couvert”. Straordinario documento, uno degli ultimi viaggi in questo periodo dal porto di New York, prima di utilizzare la rotta per l’Europa via Halifax. Infatti, il mittente specifica che “...depuis le mois d’Avril plus aisee mettonde d’envoyer des lettres dans ça pays est par les vaisseaux qui partant da Londre p. le Canada jusques 7.bre alors il faut ecrire par le paquet de New York.” Il mittente, nel testo, scrive al destinatario che la sua lettera del 30 marzo precedente, l’ha ricevuta a Fort William Henry, sul lago George. Fort Henry era un avanposto inglese situato al confine tra il territorio britannico di New York e i possedimenti francesi del Nord. In seguito al conflitto tra inglesi e francesi, dove ognuno dei due contendenti realizzava fortini per difendere il proprio territorio nel Nuovo Mondo, dal 1753 la guerra si protrasse per nove anni. Nell’agosto del 1757 Fort Henry fu assediato dalle truppe francesi appoggiate da centinaia di indiani appartenenti a circa 18 tribù diverse. Il forte, che poteva contenere circa 500 uomini, per circa una settimana fu circondato, bombardato, dato alle fiamme, e poi lasciato alla furia degli indiani, che non intendevano ritornare nei loro accampamenti a mani vuote. Fu un massacro. Furono trucidati oltre 150 soldati e civili disarmati, mentre i sopravvissuti si rifugiarono, terrorizzati, a Fort Edward, non lontano dal luogo dell’eccidio. Dal testo di questa lettera risulta che Fort Henry fu ricostruito, almeno parzialmente, per servire da Post Office e centro di comunicazione, uno dei primi nello Stato di New York, forse prima di Albany costituito nel 1775.

1908, Canada, Quebec Tercentenary, Set of 8 (S.G. 188/195), unmounted mint.

1928/29, Canada, different subjects, Set of 11 (S.G. 275/285), unmounted mint.

1935, Canada, George V, Set of 11 (S.G. 341/351), unmounted mint, slight natural crease on the 1$

1937/38, Canada, King George VI, Set of 11 (S.G. 357/367) unmounted mint, very fresh.

1949, Canada, Official Stamps, King George VI, Set of 10 overprinted “O.H.M.S” (S.G. o162/o0171), unmounted mint.

1950, Canada, Official Stamps, King George VI, Set of 13 overprinted “G” (S.G. o178/o190), unmounted mint.

1932, Cayman Island, Centenary of the Assembly of Justice and Vestry, Set of 12 (S.G. 84/95), unmounted mint.

1924/28,Cyprus, King George V, Set of 21 (S.G. 102/122), unmounted mint, very fresh.

1928, Cyprus, 50th Anniversary of the British Rule, Set of 10 (S.G. 123/132) unmounted mint. Cert. E. Diena.

1923/1933, Dominica, King George V, Set of 21 (S.G. 71/91), lightly mint, very fresh.

1904/12, Falkland Islands, King Edward VII, Set of 13 (S.G. 43/50; 43b, 44c, 46b, 47(b), 49b), mint or lightly mint

1912/1920, Falkland Islands, King George V, Set of 11 (S.G. 60/69) unmounted mint, very fresh. Cert. Buhler.

1938/1950, Falkland Islands, King George VI, Set of 18 (S.G. 146/163), unmounted mint.

1912/1923, Fiji, King George V,, Set of 13 (S.G. 125/137) unmounted mint. Very fresh.

1922/1929, Gambia, King George V, Set of 20 (S.G. 122/142) without 1/2d deep green (S.G. 123), but included 3s slate purple (S.G. 139), unmounted mint.

1903, Gibraltar, King Edward VII, 8s dull purple and black/blue and £1 dull purple and black/red (S.G. 54/55) unmounted mint. Very fresh and fine. Cert. Raybaudi.

1912/1924, Gibraltar, King George V, Set of 10 (Un. 63/72) unmounted mint, very fresh.

1921/1932, Gibraltar, King George V, Set of 16 (Un. 74/89) unmounted mint, very fresh.

1925, Gibraltar, King George V, £5 violet and black, watermark Multiple Script CA (S.G. 108). Very fresh, unmounted mint. Cert. E. Diena.

1937, India, King George VI, Set of 18 (S.G. 247/264) unmounted mint.

1922, Ireland, Seahorses, Ovp by Dollard Ltd, set of 3 (S.G. 17/21), unmounted mint, very fresh.

1922/1923, Ireland, Seahorses, Ovp. by Thom Ltd, set of 3 (S.G. 64/66) unmounted mint, very fresh.

1922/1937, Ireland, different subjects, Set of 12 (S.G. 71/82) and St. Patrick set of 3 (S.G. 102/104), unmounted mint.

1932, Ireland, St. Patrick, Set of 3 (S.G. 102/104), unmounted mint.

1935, Ireland, Seahorses, Ovp. by Thom, Waterlow printings, set of 3 (S.G. 99/101) unmounted mint