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

89 Geneva, December 11-12, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 40338 C J 2 1881 2c Violet, pale lilac, reconstruction of the pane of 50 stamps, includes blocks of 15,10 and 6 (X2), very fine 200 Iraq 40339 F / 86 1841 Entire dated Bagdad with negative seal of the French Consulate in Bagdad, through the Diplomatic pouch to Smyrna and posted there (French PO cds in front) to Roma showing disinfection slits, red “VIA DI MARE”, “Purifié au Lazareth Malte” and red arrival Roma 20.02.1842 on reverse, very fine, very rare 600 40340 40342 40340 F INCOMING: 1868 (Oct 5) Envelope from Paris to Baghdad with 1868 40c (torn) tied by star of dots with despatch cds adjacent, endorsed “via Marseilles, Alexandria & Beyrouth”, attractive cover in spite of fault, and an extremely rare destination 1’500 40341 F 1910 (Jan 8) Envelope sent registered to Austria with KEVII 2a and 2a6p tied BUSRAH cds with reg’d label below, slightly reduced at right 100 40342 F 1919 Flight from Bassorah to Delhi: On Active Service envelope to Aligara, bearing on reverse the very rare boxed cachet “POSTAL SERVICE M.E.F. AERIAL POST-BASRAH-DELHI PER HANDLEY-PAGE AEROPLANE”, with BASE OFFICE/11.1.19 ds and arrival alongside, cvr crease, a very rare flight with only 24 carried according to Muller 1’500