Sale 1287 — Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 23-24 May, 2023
Category — Yemen
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1186
YEMEN, 1837 Folded Letter from Mocha to England. Long folded letter datelined "Mocha (famous for Coffee), October 28th, 1837" and addressed to Taunton, England, red "Opened and resealed, Lazaretto Malta" wax seal which was broken when opened, light but legible greenish "Malta F" handstamp of Falmouth, rated "2/6" due, Very Fine, a very early letter originating in modern-day Yemen, carried privately to Malta where it entered mails to England, letter with interesting contents regarding travels via Suez, Jeddah where he states "we went on shore & received attention from Mr. Ogilvie, an agent of Waghorn's", and their onwards journey by steamer to Bombay
E. 750-1,000
2,300
1187
OTTOMAN EMPIRE, Used in Yemen, 1869, 20pa Bister Brown, 1pi Bister Brown, Dark Brown Border (J21-J22). Tied by clear blue strike of "Hodeida" (in Arabic) in circle cancel upon receipt of unpaid 1870 cover, cover with some toned spots, otherwise Fine and very rare internal use of these postage due stamps in Yemen which correctly paid the 1-1/2pi rate, ex Moreton
E. 500-750
750
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OTTOMAN EMPIRE, Used in Yemen, 1870s-90s Bisected Covers. Four from Hodeida, two 1870s covers with diagonal bisects, one with 1pi Yellow in pair with normal (22), other with 20p Yellow Green in pair with normal (39), plus two examples of 1982 2pi Brown Orange, one diagonal with Blue Hodeida cancel, other used with single on cover to Constantinople, slightly mixed condition, Fine-Very Fine, scarce group of bisects used in Yemen
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E. 400-500
1,200
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OTTOMAN EMPIRE, Used in Yemen, 1892, 1pi Pale Blue (97). Tied by negative Arabic "Umran Posta Subesi" (Post Office Umran) intaglio seal on undated cover to Taiz, cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine strike and rare, this the only recorded strike of this cancel from Umran (Amran), with 2015 Nakri certificate noting "one of the most remarkable covers of Yemen & Turkish philately"
E. 1,000-1,500
2,600
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OTTOMAN EMPIRE, Used in Yemen, 1903 20pa Postal Card to Italy. Clear strike of violet "Societa Coloniale Italiana Agencia di Hodeida" oval handstamp and printed dateline of Dec. 4, 1903, addressed to Bari, Italy, Suez transit and two Bari arrival datestamps, small stain at bottom left, still Very Fine and rare use of this shipping company handstamp used as postal marking, a fascinating piece of Italy, Yemen, and Ottoman postal history, the only recorded example, ex Arsman
E. 1,500-2,000
900
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OTTOMAN EMPIRE, Yemen, 1915 Returned Official Mail to Camaran. Two covers, each with printed "Administration Sanitaire de L'Empire Ottoman" imprint at top with preprinted address to Camaran Island, similar franked with Salif Sept. 27, 1915 despatch, Hodeida transit and returned due to outbreak of war, Very Fine pair, very scarce with few recorded, beginning in Jun. 1915, British troops from Aden occupied the island, both signed Nakri
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E. 400-500
600
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YEMEN, 1926, 2-1/2b Black, with 5b Black Printed on Reverse (1/3 var). Horizontal pair, without gum as issued, large margins to just touching frameline at left, reverse side showing fainter and slightly shifted down strikes of the 5b value, Very Fine and remarkable First Issue error, ex Parker
Image 2
E. 750-1,000
300
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YEMEN, 1926, 2-1/2b First Issue Offset Printed on Blotting Paper (1-2 var). Large to ample margins, very light but clear offset impression of the 2-1/2b, smudged by clear Menakha intaglio seal cancel, Very Fine and quite possibly unique example used, it is theorized that this was a piece of blotting paper placed between printed sheets as interleaving and took ink from printed pane while drying and mistakenly placed for use
E. 500-750
250
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YEMEN, 1926, 2-1/2b Black (1). Large margins to clear, tied by red manuscript markings from Bajil on reverse of 1927 cover to Sana'a, arrival datestamp on front, cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine and scarce first issue use
E. 400-500
425
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YEMEN, 1926, 2-1/2b Black on Orange, 5b Black (2-3). 2-1/2b with large sheet margin at right, both cancelled by clear strike of Sana'a negative intaglio seal cancel on large orange registered cover to Trieste, used in transit with Eritrea, 1916 50c Violet and 1922 25c on 2-1/2a Blue (43, 62; Sassone 39, 58), vertical strip of three of the 50c, tied by "Massaua, Eritrea, 20 3 28" double-circle registered datestamps with additional strike below (one also ties Yemen 5b), "Raccomandata" handstamp and Massaua registry label, Naples transit and Trieste arrival backstampsVERY FINE AND TRULY SPECTACULAR DUAL-COUNTRY USE WITH TWO YEMEN FIRST ISSUE STAMPS AND ITALIAN ERITREA ISSUES ON REGISTERED COVER TO TRIESTE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED COMBINATION COVER OF ITS KIND.
Ex "Pearls of Arabia". With 2009 du Vachat certificate.
E. 5,000-7,500
3,000
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YEMEN, 1963, 10b Black & Carmine, Royalist Civil War Issue (SG R38a). Mint N.H. bottom left corner selvage block of fifteen, wonderfully fresh color on bright paperVERY FINE. A REMARKABLE BLOCK OF THE 1963 ROYAL CIVIL WAR 10-BOGACHES OVERPRINTED CONSULAR FEE STAMP USED FOR POSTAGE. ONLY 50 WERE PRINTED.
The Consular Fee stamp was overprinted "Yemen" in English and "Postage 1383" in Arabic. Considering only 50 were printed in Carmine, this block comprises 30% of the examples.
Ex "Pearls of Arabia". With 2013 P.F. certificate. SG £30,000 as singles
E. 3,000-4,000
2,000
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