David Feldman All World & Collections Including Rarities of the World December 11-12 2019

49 Geneva, December 11-12, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 40181 J DCE C11 var. 1920 (March) 10c Pilots & Planes, apparent partial PROOF sheet of 68 (of 72) on bright white surface- coated paper (rather than the slightly yellowish paper used for the issued stamps), missing only the BL corner block of 4, couple margin faults but all stamps very fine, on the reverse three August 1933 ms affidavits of the printer, a notary and a gov’t. official attesting that the sheet was printed by Sr. Valiente and with two 20c revenues tied, so UNIQUE thus. Accompanied by 1920 (October) 10c Plane, Mountains & Water, part-sheet of 60 (of 72) of both designs in alternate rows (Sanabria n° 12-13) in green on yellowish paper, lacking a block of 12 from TL corner of sheet, one stamp (pos. 3 damaged and repaired by tape, stained thereby), C. Valente printer’s name at BL, about fine 3’000 Cuba 40182 F / 50 1906-07 Two insufficiently franked items to Switzerland: Postcard franked 1c and missing 1c taxed 10 centimes on arrival, and cover franked 4c and underpaid 1c hence taxed 10 centimes on arrival, both taxed with double missing postage, a fine duo 260 Ecuador 40183 A 1865 1/2r Lithographed essays (2), multi-coloured, showing differing designs and colours with several small differences (mainly in the frame designs) to the issue stamps, extremely rare as only one other example in blue is recorded in the R. A. D’Elia collection, exhibition items for a specialist in the first issue, ex Payton, cert. Moorhouse (2010) 4’000 40184 F 1865-72 1/2r deep blue, clear to good margins, on 1872 envelope from Quito to Riobamba tied by red “3154” lozenge with despatch cds adjacent, reverse with ms “This is the letter we thought was missing and which was found on he seat of the carriage of Sr. Garcia” (translation), minor cover faults, a most unusual cover and first issue showpiece, cert. Moorhouse (2009) 4’000