General Foreign Stamps and Covers continued...

Peru thru Trieste

Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1297		PERU, 1877, 5c Blue (23). Tied by British Post Office at Callao "B38" oval grid on partly prepaid 1878 cover to Florence, Italy, 40c and vertical pair 50c Italian Postage dues affixed on arrival to make up the deficiency and tied by "Arrivo Firenze" boxes, three line "Panama Transit", ms. rate marks, backstamped with Callao British Post Office marking, French transit and Florence arrival, Fine, a very attractive and scarce cover (Image)	E. 500-750 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1298		POLAND, 1860, 10k Blue & Rose (1). Nicely centered, tied by bold "107" in four-ring target and red circular datestamp on small neat folded cover to Warsaw , very trivial rounded top right corner perf, otherwise Very Fine, quite attractive (Image)	1,000.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
1299		PORTUGUESE INDIA, 1871, 10r Black (1). Cover bearing horizontal pair and used with India -1/2a Blue (20) tied by "Bombay S.W. DE 24" duplexes on back of cover to Nova Goa, pair also tied by "Too Late" handstamp, 1871 docketing, slightly reduced at top, some wear and flaws, still Fine, scarce franking (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
1300		RUSSIA, 1858, 30k Carmine & Green (4). Original gum h.r., Fine and very scarce (Image)	4,500.00 SOLD for $7,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1301		SAN MARINO, 1903, 2l Violet (72). Typical crackly original gum, lightly hinged, trivial natural perf dimple top left, normally a stamp with this centering would be considered Fine at best, but actually this example is better than typically seen with most of those cutting into the design, many severely, Very Fine for this, Sassone adds a 50% premium for centering (Image)	750.00 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
1302		SPAIN, 1865, 4c Blue (68). Without gum as always, three huge margins, large at bottom, faint crease, Extremely Fine appearance, a very scarce stamp that was never placed in use (Image)	2,400.00 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
1303		SWEDEN, 1855, 3s Blue Green (1). Light circular datestamp, repaired (as are many of this stamp), Very Fine appearance (Image)	3,000.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
1304		SWEDEN, 1855, 3s Pale Blue Green (1b). Light circular datestamp, tiny thin spot, Fine appearance (Image)	3,000.00 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
1305		SWEDEN, 1855, 6s Gray (3). Unused (no gum), thin spot, Fine appearance (Image)	6,000.00 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
1306		SWEDEN, 1855, 8s Red Orange (4). Unused (no gum), bright color, Fine (Image)	4,250.00 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
1307		SWEDEN, 1855, 24s Dull Red (5). Nicely centered, neat circular datestamp, couple nibbed perfs at left, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	1,500.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction