Germany Sc #3 (1872) 1/2gr Brutschild Pair w/GRIMMEN Horseshoe Hufeisenstempel
1/2gr orange Brutschild (Imperial Eagle) horizontal pair, tied to piece by exceptional Hufeisenstempel of Grimmen (6 Juli), the stamps with choice centering, a most attractive strike. (Michel 3)
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Germany Sc #B49-57 (1933) Wagner Operas Semi-Postal Set VF Used
3pf+2pf bistre-brown Tannhauser to 40pf+35pf magenta Parsifal, set of nine depicting the operas of Richard Wagner, select centering save for the 8pf which is slightly to the left, an uncommon set, chiefly very fine.
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Gibraltar 1878 Great Britain 1/2d & 2d on Cover to Madrid Spain A26 Duplex
Folded cover, franked with Great Britain 1870-79 ½d rose-red, plate 14, and 1858-79 2d blue, plate 15, each tied by superbly-struck Gibraltar A26 duplex (April 3), Laffitte correspondence to Madrid, Spain, with Y. Bergel sender's cachet at lower left, no backstamps, trivial filing fold, lovely and fresh.
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Gibraltar Sc #22-28 (1899) 5c on 1/2p to 75c on 1sh Queen Victoria Set Used
5c on 1/2p green to 75c on 1sh bistre Queen Victoria, used set of seven, more difficult as such than mint, chiefly fine-very fine. (S.G. 15/21)
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Great Britain 1825 Stampless Folded Letter Belfast Ireland to France via Dublin
Stampless folded letter, with contents, postmarked with Belfast c.d.s. (NO 25), to Guiscard, France, "18" manuscript rate marking, further noted "Foreign 46" and "Inland 16", handstamped with boxed P.PAID, carried via London and Dublin red ANGLETERRE handstamp, a lovely cover of exceptional quality.
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Great Britain 1851 Inman Line CITY OF MANCHESTER Maiden Voyage Stampless Transatlantic FL
Stampless folded letter, with commercial contents, struck with "6" in blue octagon, to Philadelphia, endorsed "per City of Manchester", interior dated July 17, carried on the maiden voyage of the Inman Line "City of Manchester", docketing arrived in Philadelphia on 15 August, fresh and scarce, ex Booth. The Inman Line began carrying cargo and passengers to Philadelphia. A shift to New York and the Civil War resulted in the US Post Office relying on the company for mail service. Most was carried via American steamship. In 1867, they obtained a British mail contract, though new competition resulted in its gradual decline, and it was eventually taken over by the American Line.
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