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Mauritius : 1891 Postal Stationery envelope surcharged 50c. on 1878 8c. Pale grey (H & G milky blue) hexagonal frame type around Queen's bust, P.O control mark in red 'GENERAL POST OFFICE MAURITIUS' in crowned double circle with manuscript control signature 'L.M.C.P.' of Louis Martin Colonial Postmaster, Higgins and Gage B (Envelopes) 14, used envelope, cancelled by the barred numeral 'B32', with red oval 'Registered / Mauritius No. 22 AU 1891' alongside and large 'R' in black, addressed to Marseille, France with appropriate arrival datesatmp of Marseille of September 20 (?) on reverse, Sismondo 2002 colour photo-certificate states in good condition and genuine in all respects. H&G state about 50 envelopes were prepared, Sismondo states 'only 36'. Extremely rare in used condition Mauritius specialist piece (image available) [US7]

St. Helena : (SG 34ba) 1884 QV Crown CA ½d on 6d emerald with part original gum showing DOUBLE SURCHARGE - ONE WITH N Y SPACED - extremely rare with probably only two examples known - complete with 1975 BPA cert stating it to be genuine but not recognising the NY variety and unkindly describing it as 'soiled' whereas this adhesive is of very good to fine appearance, of fine colour and well centred for this issue. Upon the reverse we note trivial imperfections, small blue manuscript (not affecting appearance), partial hinge remnant and light pencil / gum bend. Possibly unique mint part o.g. Cat £11000 (image available) [US4]

Great Britain - QV (surface printed) : (SG 185) 1884 £1 brown-lilac, letter P-D, magnificent, socked on nose cds pmk example, clear 2015 Brandon colour photo certificate mentions insignificant manuscript offset on reverse typical of stamps of this period. Very beautiful, fabulous exceptionally vibrant colour, exhibition quality appearance. Cat £4200 (image available)

Three leaves from a Victorian illuminated manuscript, on vellum, scenes from the reign of Elizabeth I, two double sided, 16 x 10cm, provenance: Stonebeck House, Bath

Two books of Zulu interest by Samuel Watts, one entitled aba-kwa-ZULU, a bound typed manuscript signed by Samuel Watts and dated Durban November 1955, the cover with pen and ink drawing of a Zulu shield and spear and knobkerri, and another bound typed manuscript entitled The Great White Chief of The Zulus, and with pencil inscription to Laura and Alan ...., Christmas 1952, containing black and white photographs of Zulu tribesman and women, etc.

James Townsend (exh. 1883-1940) - A Cottage Home, Shakespeare's Country Oil on canvas board Signed lower left, with artist's manuscript label on reverse 23 x 38 cm. (9 x 15 in.)

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Europe, probably France or the Low Countries, ca. 1450 to 1500 CE. This is a paper page from an illuminated manuscript that contains the medieval Latin text of a prayer to the Virgin Mary, asking her to intercede with her son in obtaining virtue for the supplicant. Like many illuminated manuscripts, the page serves as a work of art with its interesting use of layout, color, decoration, and script. A book like this would have been made by an urban bookseller, called a libraire; in this time period it could have come from Paris, Bruges, Ghent, or Valenciennes. Books like these were prized objects, often given as gifts at important occasions. This page comes from The Book of Hours, a prayerbook used by (mostly wealthy) laypeople; like its counterpart for the clergy, the Divine Office, it was divided into times of day and included the Psalms, hymns, and various prayers -- including some to the Virgin, like this page. The border, called the initial, of this particular one is a deep blue interspersed with thick "transparent" lines showing red flowers with green stems; the blue background also has a vine design, which is often associated with French illuminators. Approximately one third of the way down the page inside the initial is a brown and green hybrid animal combining a squirrel-like mammalian with a long-necked bird. This beautiful page is a reminder of the fantastic artistry of an intensely religious period. Size: 4.33" W x 7.5" H (11 cm x 19 cm). Provenance: Ex- Estate of M. Reiniger, Chicago, IL Condition: Aside from slight browning of page/black ink and very small tear on bottom left, excellent. Paint is bright and the words are clear. The piece is currently in a protective heavy card sheath. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111513

Europe, Franco-Flemish, ca. 15th century CE. In a word, wow! A stunning illuminated manuscript hand painted on vellum, depicting the Annunciation on one side, with text on the verso. The artist has elegantly captured this moment when the angel Gabriel told Mary, "You shall conceive and bear a son, and you shall give him the name Jesus." The painting is so fine and descriptive, one can almost hear Gabriel's surprising announcement. Gabriel kneels before the Virgin who sits in a prayerful gesture; Gabriel places his right hand over his heart, holds a sceptor in his left, while gazing at the Virgin Mary as rays of light project from his glorious wings, perhaps symbolizing the dove of the holy spirit. Both are framed within a lovely architectural setting of classical arches and columns. Did I mention how finely painted this piece is? Even so, it bears repeating, and just marvel at those jewel-tone hues! Brilliant! Size: illuminated manuscript itself measures 4-1/2" x 3-1/4" (11.4 x 8.3 cm); framed 10" L x 9" W (25.4 cm x 22.9 cm).Illumination was a complicated and costly process reserved for sacred books such as the bible as well as Books of Hours made in monasteries. According to Robert G. Calkins who wrote "Stages of Execution: Procedures of Illumination as Revealed in an Unfinished Book of Hours," (International Center of Medieval Art 17:1 (1978): 61-70), the text was written first, on vellum or parchment cut to the appropriate size. The pre-production preparation took much time. First, a silverpoint drawing of the design was executed. Burnished gold dots were next applied followed by the application of modulating colors. The previous three steps were repeated in addition to the outlining of marginal figures. Next, the penning of a rinceaux appearing in the border of a page, and finally, the marginal figures were painted. Beyond this was the preparation of pigments, and as you can see, the medieval artist's palette was quite extensive. This process demanded so many steps and layers of technique and artistry! Provenance: Ex- Estate of M. Reiniger, Chicago, IL Condition: A section that is in excellent overall condition. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111499

Europe, Northern Italy, probably Ferrara, ca. 1470 CE. A refined, two-sided Medieval Book of Hours leaf, created in Northern Italy, probably Ferrarese, with refined penwork and beautifully colored initials typical of Ferrarese illumination of the 1470s. The description of this example written by Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts expert Charles Edwin Puckett, reads as follows, "Original leaf from a medieval manuscript Book of Hours. 13 lines of text, ruled in red, written in Latin with dark brown ink and red rubrics in fine rounded gothic script on animal vellum. One illuminated two-line initial and six illuminated one-line initials alternating in burnished gold with elaborate violet internal and external penwork, and deep blue with red internal and external penwork. The penwork extends from the two-line initials along the length of the leaf. Northern Italy (probably Ferrara), c. 1470.The colorful initials are characteristic of Ferrarese illumination of the 1470's - especially the work of Guglielmo Girardi (Ref: Toniolo, La miniature a Ferrara (1998), pp. 214-223). The precise and elegant penwork flourishing is also represented in manuscripts of that workshop and similar to the ornamentation found in the pattern book of Guinfortus de Vicomercato (Ref: J. G. Alexander, The Painted Page, London 1994, p. 109).The one-line illuminated "C" continues the Hymn Quem Terra: "Cui luna . . ." (The God whose will by moon, and sun, and all things in due course is done, is borne upon a Maiden's breast, by fullest heavenly grace possessed . . . ). The two-line illuminated "D" begins Psalm 8:1-3: "Domine . . ." (O Lord or Lord, how admirable is thy name in the whole earth . . .). Books of Hours are personal prayer books of a devout, status-conscious society. They are both works of art and cultural documents of their time. They are made of the finest materials, by the best craftsmen, for a small audience that could both appreciate and afford them." Custom mat. Size: 3.875" L x 2.75" W (9.8 cm x 7 cm); with mat, 11" W x 14" H (28 cm x 35.6 cm). Provenance: Ex-M. Reiniger estate, Chicago, IL; ex-Charles Edwin Puckett Illuminated Manuscripts, Akron, OH Condition: Expected aging to page, but overall excellent All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111575

Philippe Pigouchet and Nicolas Higman, Europe, France, Renaissance, ca. 1512 CE. A rare and breathtaking, two-sided Renaissance Book of Hours leaf, depicting the Adoration of the Christ Child, with brilliant hand illumination, refined decorative borders and historiated or inhabited surrounds executed by the artist Philippe Pigouchet, produced by Nicolas Higman for Simon Vostre in Paris. The description of this example written by Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts expert Charles Edwin Puckett, reads as follows, "Original leaf from an important printed and hand-illuminated Book of Hours, produced by Nicolas Higman for Simon Vostre. Ruled Latin text (Use of Rome), printed in red and black on animal vellum. Initials, paragraph markers and endings illuminated by hand in gold, on grounds of blue and/or magenta. Noted for its decorative borders, the paneled surrounds are historiated (containing identifiable scenes or figures) or inhabited - executed by Philippe Pigouchet. Provenance: ex C.W. Dyson-Perrins collection, Paris, c. 1512. The large gold "D" begins the Hour of Vespers of the Hour of the Virgin: "Deus in adiutorium meum intende . . . " (God come to my assistance . . .). The hymnus is "Ave maris stella . . ." (Gentle Star of the ocean. Portal of the sky. Ever Virgin Mother of the Lord Most High . . ). The highly intricate side panel depicts the Adoration of the Christ Child.Books of Hours are personal prayer books of a devout and status-conscious society - not only works of art, but cultural documents of their time. They reveal a unique combination of sacred and secular imagery - made of the finest materials, by the best craftsmen, for a small audience which could both appreciate and afford them. In purpose and format, printed Books of Hours followed the older manuscript examples. The more luxurious were printed on vellum, as is this specimen." Matted. Size: 7.375" L x 4.625" W (18.7 cm x 11.7 cm) Provenance: Ex-M. Reiniger Estate, Chicago, IL; Ex-C.W. Dyson-Perrins collection, Paris; Ex-Charles Edwin Puckett Illuminated Manuscripts, Akron, OH. Condition: Intact with expected aging and worn edges. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111574

Europe, Austria or Hungary, ca. 1400 to 1425 CE. An original medieval illuminated manuscript on animal parchment cut from an early 15th century Choirbook.  The page is adorned with an elaborate historiated initial "R" surrounded by a vine border.  The lower interior depicts three guards asleep at Christ's tomb.  Beneath them are the Three Marys arriving to find that Christ is Risen.  Along the left of the initial is a column surrounded by heavenly clouds.  The initial is illuminated in burnished gold and tempera colors.  The vestiges of music display square notes on a four-line stave.  The missing section probably portrayed the Risen Christ. The scale and ornateness of a manuscript reveal much about both the status of the manuscript and its owner. Manuscripts intended for everyday use or use by students or friars usually possessed very little illumination, and rarely ever elaborate historiated initials. By contrast, manuscripts that were commissioned by wealthy patrons or for an elite monastery oftentimes possessed gold or silver illuminations, historiated initials, and other flourishes. Clearly, this sumptous example replete with layered iconography an refined decoration, was intended for a special patron. Size: 8" L x 6.25" W (20.3 cm x 15.9 cm); in mat 14" x 12" (35.6 x 30.5 cm). Provenance: Ex- Estate of M. Reiniger, Chicago, IL; ex Goodspeeds Bookstore, Boston, MA Condition: The historiated initial "R" had a portion excised a long time ago which was placed with a piece of old animal parchment.  A closed tear along the lower right. Some minor creasing as shown.  Nevertheless, a wonderful example.  All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111501

[Manuscript Map] ''A Plan of the Township of Lastingham, County of York'', indistinctly signed, pen and watercolour map with large pencil view of the town, 340x410mm, framed and glazed

[Manuscript plans] Edwards (P. & J.) Northumberland House, Stoke Newington, ca.1830, 6 x ink and watercolour plans and elevations, each 620x960mm, sectioned and linen-backed, folding down into contemporary full morocco gilt pull-top box

CRAWFORD (Louisa Matilda), née Montagu, d. December 1857) Quarto manuscript album, entitled: ''Poems and Songs, written at Southwood Hall, by Louisa Matilda Crawford'', approx 400 pp.; together with a substantial q. of related ms. material, family letters, etc (some postal interest) (qty)

Manuscripts and ephemera, including: 1) Ornsby (Geo. Junr.) ''The Taking of Troy, an Historical Tragedy ...'', 4to illustrated manuscript, 1823, Lanchester, marbled boards; 2) an untitled manuscript, possibly by James Wallace, ca.1770's, folio, mostly Durham related, marbled boards; 3) ''J.A.'', ''Lines on the Untimely Fate of Lieut. Chas. Spearman, R.A.'', 1815, single page printed poem; and sundry other material (qty)

Butterworth (James) manuscript: ''A True and Particular Account Collected from the own hand-writing of James Butterworth, Weaver of Stockport in Cheshire. Apprehended on the 12th August 1786 for stealing a black gelding ... received sentence of Death, wonderfully saved from the fatal tree ... afterwards reprieved and Transported for Seven Years to Botany Bay but remained on board the Hulks ... again arrested ... transported for Life ... 1794'', contemporary manuscript fair-copy, 4to, 1f. title and 40 pp. (a bit soiled, edges chipped), old wrappers; - a detailed account of Butterworth's misfortunes and experiences on the prison hulks and elsewhere, in an unknown hand, with comment at the end that Butterworth was never heard of again and that he was clearly born under ''an unlucky Planet''

[MANUSCRIPT EMBLEM BOOK] ''Anagramma Joannes Maria ... '', folio, 47 ff. of which 39 are emblem leaves, i.e. with watercolour, gouache and ink scene at the head, followed by verses in Latin, and 9 leaves consisting of part titles within painted laurel-leaf surrounds; probably part of a larger work, title and prelims and last ff. now gone, stylistically consistent with mid to late 17th c but possibly later, Italian. At the foot of the first leaf a later commentator (Italian) suggests this is the work of a Cappuccin monk. The emblematic scenes depict a wide variety of symbolism including a unicorn, in a rustic manner; disbound overall dimensions approx 13x9 inches; vignette scenes approx 4x6 inches

[Textiles] Hargreaves (R.) Manuscript bifolium with 10 mounted and priced samples of cloth, as part of a letter dated 25th Jan, 1765 Provenance: by repute, cleared from Nostell Priory in 1939

Parish (W.D.) & Shaw (W.F.) A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms in use ...., 1888, Lewes, octavo, with manuscript additions over several ff. at the back, half calf (spine hanging)

Persian School A set of three manuscript pages watercolour, gouache and ink

Music - 78s, including 1920s and onwards, Vera Lynn, Handel, Strauss, other classical music, military marches, with manuscript inventory (6)

Mind (Gottfried) - Oeuvre de Geofroi Mind de Berne recueilli de différens Cabinets particuliers, engraved title with stippled vignette of the artist drawing with his cat alongside, 15 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Rauch after Mind, all featuring cats, each mounted as issued on grey paper with ink borders and manuscript captions below, one or two with very light spotting (mostly to mounts and tissue guards), a few with marginal creasing at left hand side, staining to some mounts, contemporary red morocco, by the royal binder René Simier, gilt rule border, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., a little rubbed, corners slightly worn, [c.l818]; another copy, text only, with 4 hand-coloured aquatints loosely inserted, including 2 plates not included in the first copy , all featuring cats, tipped to new grey paper mounts with ink borders, and with 4 lithographed plates from 'X Blätter Katzengruppen' also loosely inserted, 2 being reverse images, a little spotted and soiled, together in contemporary green glazed boards, gilt, gilt-stamped blue lozenge-shaped label 'Jeux de'Enfants de Mind' on upper cover, large engraved pictorial label of Lamy mounted on front pastedown, rubbed, rebacked, [c.1818], together in modern cloth drop-front box, oblong folio, Berne, J.P.Lamy (2) Gottfried Mind (1768-1814) was a Swiss artist, crippled at birth and largely self-taught. He drew mostly animals and children at play but it is for his charming drawings of cats that he is primarily known. The French painter Elisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun called him "the Raphael of Cats". Other plates in this series depict Bernese children playing, some with animals, but the number varies from copy to copy.

Moser (Dédé) - Centralino, Cat's ideas, Hand-written and painted by Dédé, Text by Ellen Richard, calligraphic manuscript written in brown ink on Arches, initials highlighted in gold , with 12 original oil drawings of cats with books by Dédé , each extending across two pages, tissue guards, upper hinge weak, broken, original cloth folder with ties, uncut, 2002; Gatti, number 7 of 21 copies , 6 colour lithographs of cats finished by hand by Dédé, each numbered and signed in pencil, loose as issued in original board portfolio, n.p., 1999 § Laroche (Robert de) Dédé: Peintre de Chats, number 27 of 100 copies , colour illustrations, original rexine, rexine box with lid, Lausanne, 1994; and a large collection of other material by or relating to Dédé including 2 boxes of her notebooks filled with pasted-in drawings and cuttings, a photograph album of photographs and postcards, and a file of correspondence addressed to Marianne Gourary, many envelopes decorated with original drawings of cats, v.s. (qty) Dédé Moser is one of the most prominent cat artists in Europe.

Derome (Leopold) - La Reliure de Luxe, le Livre et l'Amateur, limited edition, double-page frontispiece, plates, captioned tissue guards, text-illustrations, browning, original pictorial boards, worn, spine missing, contents loose, Paris, 1888 § Giannini (Giulio) & Son. Copies of Ancient Bindings, manuscript title, mounted photographs, captioned in ink, with several empty ff. at end, contemporary calf, gilt, in imitation of a sixteenth-century binding, rubbed, ends of spine defective, Florence, [c. 1900] § Cammaerts Emile) The Adoration of the Soldiers, printed in red and black, frontispiece and plates by Louis Raemaekers, original white cloth, gilt, rubbed and browned, ties missing , [1915] § Chamisso (Adelbert von) Frauen- Liebe und Leben, frontispiece, plates by Paul Thumann, tissue guards, text in borders, original cloth, gilt, rubbed, spine damaged at ends, Leipzig , n.d., 4to (4)

Magna Carta Island.- - Harcourt [Visitors Books to Magna Carta Island], 2 vol Harcourt (George Simon, High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, owner of house on Magna Carta island, of Ankerwycke House, Wraysbury, formerly Buckinghamshire, now Berkshire, fl. 1836) [Visitors Books to Magna Carta Island], 2 vol., manuscript, numerous signatures, together 364pp. excluding blanks, 1 vol. with printed notices: "Magna Charta Island. The Public are permitted to visit this Island ", 1f. cut at head, foxed and browned, hinges a little weak, original red morocco, gilt, a little stained and marked, title lettered direct on upper covers, g.e., sm. 4to, 26th July 1836 - 1891. "While there is no doubt that Magna Carta was agreed at Runnymede, the exact place where the charter was sealed is unidentifiable. According to one tradition, the location was an island in the river Thames, part of the parish of Wraysbury." - British Library.

Chattock pedigree.- - Pedigree and Descent of the Chattock Family of Castle Bromwich Pedigree and Descent of the Chattock Family of Castle Bromwich, manuscript pedigree, 13pp. excluding blanks, ruled in red, some slight foxing, original half morocco, gilt, rubbed, upper cover detached, folio, [ late 19th century].

O'Connor (John) - The Golfer's Manual, 3 vignette illustrations on 1 sheet from the 1947 Dropmore Press edition, signed and initialled in pencil, 140x 55mm § Knight (Laura) Montage of 4 items including signature cut out, sketch of a dancing couple on headed notepaper signed 1965, addressed envelope, 4 line note relating to a picture, framed and glazed, overall 430 x 280mm § Brookside Bar (Bakewell) Toll Charges, single sheet, printed with manuscript additions, 400 x 300mm, 1862, plus a quantity of other prints, various subjects (qty)

Surrey Brewery.- - Brown Account book with The Farnham United Breweries Limited… Lion... Brown (P., of the Duke of Cambridge public house, Ash, near Aldershot and Farnham, Surrey, fl. 1901-08) Account book with The Farnham United Breweries Limited Lion Brewery, Farnham, manuscript, 70p., numerous receipt slips laid down, some ff. loose, others working loose, original red morocco, gilt lettered direct on upper cover: "Farnham United Breweries Limited", 8vo, 6th September 1901 - 6th January 1908.

Allen - The Wind on the Downs, manuscript fair copy in a calligraphic hand (Marian, poet, born in Australia and lived in Oxford, 1892-1953) The Wind on the Downs, manuscript fair copy in a calligraphic hand, title and 53pp., original vellum, lettered direct on upper cover, original ties, vellum yellowed, covers splayed, folio, [c. 1920]. Marian Allen is best remembered for a sequence of sonnets known popularly as 'The Wind on the Downs', after the title of the small 63 page book of poems she published in 1918. The book (published by I.A. Richards) also contained the poem 'The Raiders' which describes early war-time aviation, and was written just a few days before she received news that her fiancé had been shot down and killed on a bombing raid in 1917.

Bewick (Thomas) - A History of British Birds, 2 vol., woodcut illustrations, book labels of James Richardson, manuscript inscription to title vol. 1 " Received from Mr J Richardson Nov 28 1871. £1.11.6 Jane Bewick," newspaper cutting tipped to front free endpaper, contemporary morocco, later spines, 8vo, for R.E. Bewick, 1847. Jane Bewick was Thomas Bewick's eldest daughter.

Patrick (Symon) - A Book for Beginners, or, a Help to Young Communicants, third edition, engraved additional title, lacks final f (? blank), margins of first and last few ff. frayed, some small marginal tears, names on recto of additional title and verso of last f., staining and marking, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, [not in Wing], 12mo, for John Norton , 1681 § Janeway (James) A Token for Children, 2 parts in 1, little browning, contemporary blind-stamped calf, worn, joints cracked, T. Field, 1785 § T[ong] (W[illiam]) An Account of the Life and Death of Mr. Matthew Henry, first edition , browned and marked, notes on 3 blank ff. at start, contemporary half calf, rubbed, spine defective at foot , 1716 § Pocket-book, empty but for c.50 pp. manuscript diary, with brief entries for 1851-58 in home-made note-book loosely inserted, eighteenth-century red morocco, richly gilt, silver clasp, later pencil inserted, rubbed, c.105 x 65 mm., n.d ., and another (5)

Carpzov (Christian Benedict) - Kattalogia, das ist Kurze Katzen-Historie... first edition , 5 engraved plates, browned, contemporary paste-paper wrappers, rather worn, spine defective, later manuscript label "Monsters CCCXLIII" on upper cover, Leipzig, heirs of Friedrich Lanckisch, 1716 § Zacharia (Friedrich Wilhelm) Murner in der Hölle. Ein scherzhaftes Heldengedicht, engraved title vignette and tail-piece, elaborate woodcut chapter-headings, browned, wrappers, uncut, covers detached and frayed, Rostock, J.C.Koppe, 1767; Aelurias epos iocosum, engraved frontispiece, title vignette and 2 tail-pieces, browned, contemporary half calf, upper joint worn and chipped, Braunschweig, Orphanage Press, 1771, v.s. (3) The first a scarce and unusual work on the cat including accounts of monstrous births, namely a cat-pig, a cat-bat and the 6 conjoined kittens of Leipzig. The second, respectively, German and Latin editions of a mock heroic poem on a cat, published in English as Tabby in Elysium .

[Scafe (John)] - Court News; or, The Peers of King Coal: and The Errants; or A Survey of British Strata: With Explanatory Notes, foxed, some annotation, original paper covered boards with printed label, rubbed and chipped, manuscript title to spine, 8vo, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1820.

Austria1850 issue, three covers from Trieste to Amsterdam, franked at 9kr. and 15kr. rate (2), bearing 9kr. single (in this case only paying German-Austrian fee, charged in manuscript on arrival), and 9kr.+6kr. One cover with Puschmann certificate. An unusual trio. Photo

Francesco De PinedoEccezionale e straordinaria carta di navigazione originale relativa al raid di 55.000 chilometri del 1925 compiuto da De Pinedo e Campanelli sulla rotta Sesto Calende - Bombay - Calcutta - Singapore - Perth - Melbourne - Sidney - Formosa - Shanghai - Mokpo - Tokio e ritorno. Questa carta, relativa alla tratta KARACHI - BOMBAY - MASULIPATAM - CALCUTTA del volo, riporta le annotazioni del pilota nel corso della tratta con orari e tempi di volo, consumi ed altre interessanti annotazioni. Sul retro di un allegato fotografico della carta del fiume Hugli, usato durante il volo, il pilota scrisse "Mi pare che stiamo perdendo qualche goccia di olio" (durante il raid soffrono una lunga serie d'incidenti e di avarie, che costringono ad alcune riparazioni e mettono in dubbio l'esito dell'impresa): un'eccellente dimostrazione riguardante un problema tecnico. Le carte, offerte anche in lotti successivi di questa vendita, sono una testimonianza irripetibile di una delle più note imprese del periodo pionieristico dell'aviazione italiana e mondiale. Rilegatura originale 14 x 25 cm circa. Foto This item and those offered in lots 1084, 1085, 1094, 1098, 1099 & 1100 represent a unique assembly of route maps of the famous and glorious flight Rome-Melbourne-Tokyo-Rome of 1925, completed by Francesco De Pinedo in 55,000 kms in his biplane flying boat named "Gennariello". The maps, with manuscript notations by the pilot, indicate the route followed, coordinates, times, petrol comsumption or other interesting entries. This group comprises, according to our records, all route maps which have been survived to date; these were kept by Francesco De Pinedo after this flight. One may guess the circumstances and conditions under which this aviation pioneer had to deal with; his enthusiasm and heroism, but also his worries and restlessness (we find, on the reverse of one of the maps in this lot, his following note: "I think we are losing some oil drops"). As a matter of fact, unexpected technical problems could be also aspects of such a difficult flight; De Pinedo was then forced to replace one wing and one engine, assisted by his engineer Ernesto Campanelli, who accompanied De Pinedo in this flight. These items undoubtedly represent a unique and extraordinary firsthand testimony of one of the great pioneering achievements in aviation history.

Latin AmericaColombia1859, 2½c., three mint and four used examples including five different shades, with manuscript use of Nare and handstamps from Medellin and Cartagena in blue. Some usual faults. Scott 1-1c. Photo

Latin AmericaColombia1859, 5c. violet, 18 stamps; stone A, six used copies including Medellin datestamp, Soata and Cali handstamps; stone B with seven unused stamps, with or without o.g. including one pair, plus five examples with better usages being manuscript Manizales with date and Medellin datestamp. Mainly good margins and chiefly fine. Scott 2, 3. Photo

Latin AmericaColombia1859, 20c. blue, stones A & B, selection of 20 well margined stamps, with 12 being unused with/without o.g., including one pair; as well as nine used copies with better usages being manuscript of Cucutá and blue framed datestamp of Medellin. One stamp shows very rare colourless flaw over the star and part of the frame lines at top. Only six examples with slight imperfections. Scott 6, 6a, 6d. Photo

Latin AmericaColombia1860, 10c. yellow buff, stones A & B, 17 selected examples, all except one with good to excellent margins, including seven unused with one pair, the rest used with remarkable usages being "Ibagué/Franca" in red, rare "3" numeral, "M" in manuscript of Medellin, etc. Just five examples with faint frequent faults. Scott 11. Photo

Latin AmericaColombia1861, 2½c. black, ample even margins all around, very fresh used on fragment, tied by red "0" numeral handstamp being also applied on the paper of the fragment at left, either used fiscally or less probably paying a judicial correspondence, with adjacent "De pago por doña Dolores González" in manuscript stating a payment charged to the person mentioned in this note; (the fragment was probably preserved as a receipt with the stamp denoting the fee paid). An item of great significance, as no covers are recorded with this value and this is, to our knowledge, one of only two fragments so far known. Scott 13. Photo

Latin AmericaColombia1861, 5c. yellow-buff and lemon, group of nine used examples, with predominantly large margins, including three in unusual lemon shade, with a fine trio of the "0" numeral in black, red and blue, an interesting usage with faint manuscript cancel in conjunction with oval handstamp of Bogotá (probably an attempt to fraud the post), "Cartagena/Franca" in blue, etc. Just two stamps with faint blemishes. Scott 14, 14a. Photo

Latin AmericaColombia1861, 10c. blue, five well margined examples with cancellations including oval of pearls of Bogotá, "0" numeral in red, complete "Neiva" in manuscript (acidic ink erosion). A very fine group. Scott 16. Photo

Latin AmericaColombia1861, 20c. red, one pair on piece cancelled by indistinct manuscript usage, and five single examples with different cancellations including ovals of Bogotá (2), pre-adhesive postmarks of Cartagena and Honda in blue, and red "0" numeral, all except one with good margins. To note two adhesives with varieties: frame line broken at foot, and broken "A" of "Centavos". Only one copy with faint thinning. Scott 17. Photo

Latin AmericaColombia1861, 1p. rose lilac, an appealing group of five stamps, one unused without gum (thin spot at top), otherwise used including Tunja (pos. 50 showing part of the erased "2½" denomination), Espinal (example with faint crease) and Socorro, all in manuscript and the last two being complete, plus blue oval handstamp of Cartagena. Scott 18. Photo

Latin AmericaColombia1861-62, 1p. lilac, a very fresh unused copy without gum, clear to mainly large margins, and two used examples, one touching at foot, otherwise well margined, with Bogotá pearled handstamp and indistinct manuscript cancel in violet. Scott 22. Photo

Latin AmericaColombia1862, 5c. orange yellow, nine examples with three unused without gum including one in very scarce olive shade, pair with manuscript strokes and infrequent "Novita/Franca" oval handstamp in blue, with the other four singles including manuscript "Manizales" and "Cali/Franca" oval postmark. Few with minor usual blemishes. Scott 24. Photo

Latin AmericaColombia1862, 10c. blue, type III, strip of five, positions 31 to 35 in the stone of type B, deep greyish shade, very good margins all around showing dividing lines on all four sides, featuring two stamps with stop after "10", with mute manuscript cancel. The third largest multiple recorded of this value, further enhanced by this very infrequent cancellation. Scott 25. Photo

Latin AmericaColombia1862, 10c. blue, type IV, two examples, one being marginal, both with stop after "10", on envelope to Bogotá carried at double rate, each cancelled "Cali" in manuscript, of which one tied to envelope. Only two covers are recorded bearing this franking. Listed by the late expert Dieter Bortfeldt in his census of genuine covers. Scott 25. Photo

Latin AmericaColombia1862, 10c. blue, assembly comprising 20 used stamps, also on bluish paper, including fine vertical pair with complete manuscript cancel of Ambalema, usages on fragments (4), one marginal example, etc. Few with usual imperfections. Scott 25, 28. Photo

Latin AmericaColombia1862, 20c. red, 11 used examples with all except one showing good margins, including one pair with complete "Purificación" in manuscript, with other better usages being Popayán, la Mesa and Villavieja on singles. Four copies affected by the usually found faults. Scott 26. Photo

Latin AmericaColombia1862, 50c. green, three unused copies without gum, one being marginal, one showing stroke above "50" (teared), and two used with Espinal and strokes, both in manuscript. Scott 29. Photo

Latin AmericaColombia1863 ca., judicial wrapper to Girón, initially sent stampless with corresponding "De Oficio" straight-line in blue, being reused on the reverse after receipt from Girón to Bucaramanga, containing documents of a process involving a person who was responsible to pay the postal expenses "Paga Hermógenes Wilson", therefore being dispatched stampless with manuscript "10c", where it was initially applied an adhesive and removed, as this fee was due as confirmed by "Debe" (due) at foot with same ink; the 10c. adhesive, with wide even margins, was finally applied on arrival and tied "B/manga" in manuscript. A very scarce and interesting usage. Scott 31. Photo

Latin AmericaColombia1863, Sixth Issue, a comprehensive assembly comprising 74 stamps, including 5c. tête-bêche unused and used (2, one being vertical), 1p. unused and used (3), 50c. with mint multiples including pair and block of six; better cancellations with postmarks: Panama, Quibdó, Tunja, Colón, as well as manuscript usages: Piedras, Ipiales, Sogamoso, Purificación, etc. Also one cover bearing 10c. stated to be the earliest recorded on 2.1.1864 (we sold in 2010 one genuine cover dated October 1863). Some stamps with usual faults are to be expected. A good basis. Scott 30-34. Photo

Latin AmericaColombia1866, Eighth Issue, collection with nearly 100 stamps used and unused, including rare 20c. bisect on piece; multiples with 5c. used strip of three, 20c. mint block of four, 1p. mint pair, rare 10p. used (the third largest multiple); better singles with very desirable 5p. mint with sheet margin and two used, 10p. mint and three used. Postal documents (3) are represented in one rare money order form bearing 5c. with very scarce manuscript cancel of Tulua, and 10c. single franking on two covers. Viewing recommended. Scott 45-52. Photo

Latin AmericaMexico1866, ½r. grey, Jalapa 23-1866, 5th Period, block of four with mainly good margins, showing complete strike of "Franqueado/Julio 20/Tesiutlan" oval with day inserted in manuscript (Schatzkès fig. 638). A very scarce and attractive usage. Scott 20d. Photo

Latin AmericaMexico1864-66, Soyaniquilpan. 1r. blue, "81-1866", fifth period, 400 stamps invoiced, large margins, used on 20 July 1866 cover to Mexico City, neatly tied by "Soyaniquilpan" straight-line with accompanying datestamp postmark at left with month inserted in manuscript (Schatzkès fig. 1546), and arrival on reverse (21 July). A superb example of this delightful usage. Cert. Phil. Found. Scott 21. Photo

Telegrams, Telegraph & Telephone Stamps - The Professor Shaul Ladany Collection, Part IIFinland1860, 5k. dark greenish blue, very fresh, boasting intact perforations, delicately tied by framed "Uleabor 27 Aug 1864" datestamp on telegram cover headed by Russian coat-of-arms (small portions of upper back flap missing, mentioned for accuracy); manuscript docket of receipt at bottom. The cover was addressed to Brahestadt, with its nearest telegraphic office being Uleaborg, from where it was posted for final transmission and franked for the short-distance inland rate. A very rare usage of important significance for the advanced collection, in very fine state of preservation. Cert. Tuori. Facit 3C1LKb. Ex "Sibelius" collection. Photo

Telegrams, Telegraph & Telephone Stamps - The Professor Shaul Ladany Collection, Part IIGerman States BavariaTelegraph Stamps1870, 28kr. / 1fr. green, two single examples and two strips of four, of which one with part of the perforations splitted between two adhesives, all stamps punched following the norm and cancelled by blurred oval blue strikes of the telegraphic station of Haidhausen, applied on complete telegram to Ala, paying the rate corresponding to 39 words in Austrian territory and also including 2fl. 40kr. (in manuscript in blue at right) credited by the station of Ala for onward transmission to Naples. (The usage of the two highest denominations -one single 4fl 40kr. value would have covered the fees- was not allowed at this station on telegrams addressed to external European countries). Two vertical creases, one affecting one adhesive, and minor imperfections to few perforations, of no significance for this rarity. The largest recorded franking of this value, further enhanced by exhibiting the largest multiple known. One of the most significant items of this fascinating and delightful issue. Cert. Pieper. Mi. 5. Ex Boker. Photo

Telegrams, Telegraph & Telephone Stamps - The Professor Shaul Ladany Collection, Part IIGerman Empire1923, local stamps, Bad Suderode, 20,000m. blue, overprinted telegraph seal with denomination inserted in manuscript, used as regular postage on commercial envelope to Magdeburg. Very fine. Mi. 1. Photo