Second Session

Saturday, 1 March 2014, at 13:00

Western Europe

German Area

German States

321 H

BADEN, 1864, 1kr gray black, two perfs shorter, oth er wiseFine, Stegmueller cer tif i cate. Michel 17c (Photo). Est. 120 - 150 CHF. 120 CHF

322 H

BADEN, Ru ral Post age Due, 1862, 1Kr. black/yel low, strip of3, used by mul ti ple cir cle nu meral “17" of Boxberg, good per fo -ra tions, Fine, signed Dietrich, rare. Michel 1x (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

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BADEN, 1851, let ter sent to Karlsruhe, franked with 9Krblack/li lac rose (mar gins all around) tied by mul ti ple cir cle nu -meral “29" handstamp. Along side red two line ”CONSTANZ / 31 MAR" datestamp. Michel 4a (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

324 H

BAVARIA, 1849, 1kr black, plate I, full o.g., faint hinge mark,light ver ti cal crease in the sheet mar gin, oth er wise Su perb,signed G. Bolaffi, A. Diena & Joh. U. Schmitt cer tif i cate. Michel 1 Ia (Photo). Est. 1 300 - 1 500 CHF. 1,300 CHF

325 m

BAVARIA, 1849, 1kr black, plate I, cancelled by MUNCHENdated straight line, even mar gins all around, not re paired, veryfresh color, Su perb, Sorani cer tif i cate. Michel 1 Ia (Photo). Est. 600 - 750 CHF. 600 CHF

326 s

BAVARIA, 1849, 1kr deep black, plate I, on piece tied by“NUERNBERG 10/12/1849" c.d.s. and very light pen stroke,good mar gins all around, Su perb, Schmitt cer tif i cate. Michel 1Ib (Photo). Est. 2 400 - 2 800 CHF. 2,400 CHF

327 Hr

BAVARIA, 1854, 18kr yel low, block of 4, full o.g., top 2 stampslightly hinged, fresh, Very Fine, signed G. Bolaffi, A. Diena, A.Brun, with Joh. U. Schmitt cer tif i cate. Michel 7 (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

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328 m

BAVARIA, 1862, 1kr yel low, cor ner mar ginal ver ti cal strip of 3,cancelled by nu meral “330" handstamp of Nabburg, mar gins allaround, very fresh color, Su perb, Schmitt cer tif i cate. Michel 8 I(Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

329 m

BAVARIA, 1862, 18kr or ange red, used, mar gins all around,Very Fine, signed Buehler. Michel 13b (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

330 H

BAVARIA, 1920, un is sued “Freistaat Bayern”, 5pf-30pf, five im per fo rate sheetlets of six, in dif fer ent col ors, some wrin -kles, oth er wise F.-V.F. (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

331 )

BAVARIA, 1850-1912, nice group, in clud ing 9 cov ers (somead ver tis ing) and 4 sta tio nery cards (air mail and post age duenoted), show ing va ri ety of postal rates to It aly, USA, Swit zer -land, Aus tria (with post age due), Rus sia, France. In ter est ingand at trac tive. View ing rec om mended (13 items) (Photo). Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

332 )

BAVARIA - United States, c.1868, cover sent from Fuerth toNew York, franked with 3Kr+6Kr+12Kr im per fo rat ed Arms is -sue (Mi 15, 18, 20) to pay sin gle weight let ter rate to US viaclosed mail pro vi sions (US-North Ger man Un ion con ven tion).Stamps are tied by cir cle nu meral “145" handstamp, along sideFuerth c.d.s. and red NEW YORK PAID ALL ar rival. Scarcefrank ing on a trans at lan tic cover, Very Fine, Brettl cer tif i cate(Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

333 HH/Hr

BERGEDORF, 1861, 1sch black, cross-gut ter block of 16, fullo.g., 2 stamps lightly hinged, oth ers never hinged, ex cep tionalex hi bi tion piece, Mozek cer tif i cate, a rare po si tional mul ti ple.Michel 2. Scott 2 (Photo). Est. 4 000 - 5 000 CHF. 4,000 CHF

334 )

BRUNSWICK, 1853-68, se lec tion of 6 cov ers with var i ouscan cel la tions, all ad he sives in good con di tion with four mar -gins. View ing rec om mended. Michel 6b, 7b, 8a, 9a, 12A,19. Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

335 )

BRUNSWICK, 1864, outer let ter sheet, franked with 1Sgr. yel -low (rou lette 12) cancelled by HELMSTEDT c.d.s. Rev. showsblue boxed Königslutter datestamp and nice com pany pa perseal, light cen tral fil ing fold, signed Brettl BPP. Michel 14B(Photo). Est. 300 - 350 CHF. 300 CHF

336 )

BRUNSWICK, 1866 cover, franked with 3sgr. brown 1865 is -sue, tied by HELMSTEDT c.d.s. Re verse shows ar rival c.d.s.,Very Fine, signed Brettl BPP. Michel 20 (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

337 m

HAMBURG, 1864, 1¼sch bright li lac rose, cancelled by tri plecir cle “2" handstamp, mar gins all around, very light fold at thetop right, Lange cer tif i cate. Michel 8a (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

338 m

HAMBURG, 1864, 2½sch green, barred can cel, large mar gins, very nice and fresh, Lange cer tif i cate. Michel 9; €2 500 (3 070CHF) (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

339 )

HAMBURG, 1863-67, group of 5 cov ers and sta tio nery en -ve lope to do mes tic and for eign des ti na tions, with va ri ety ofpostal rates. At trac tive group (6 items) (Photo). Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

340 )

HAMBURG, 1867, cover sent to Leip zig, franked with ½sblack strip of three + 2½s dark ol ive-green to make cor rect 4srate, all tied by barred handstamp. Along side Ham burg c.d.s.and straight line FRANCO. Nice and fresh. Michel 10,22(Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

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341 m

HANOVER, 1855, 130th black on crim son, hor i zon tal strip of 3,

blue framed “Hannover” can cels, mar gins all around in clud ingparts of ad join ing stamps at top, small mar ginal nick be tweenleft and mid dle stamps, still Very Fine, signed Diena. Michel 3b(Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

342 m

HANOVER, 1851, 115th black on gray blue and 1

10 black on

yel low, both right sheet mar gin sin gles, used, 1/15th on piece,1/10th with few mar ginal faults which can be trimmed away,Very Fine po si tional pieces, signed Diena. Michel 4, 5 (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

343 s

HANOVER, 1851, 110 black on yel low, top sheet mar gin sin gle

with part of ad join ing stamp at bot tom, tied by faint blue can celon small piece, Very Fine, signed Diena. Michel 5 (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

344 m

HANOVER, 1851, 110 black on yel low, top sheet mar gin sin gle,

nu meral “6", blue c.d.s., Very Fine po si tional piece. Michel 5(Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

345 s

HANOVER, 1856, 1ggr black & green, hor i zon tal strip of 3,used on piece, framed blue can cels, mar gins all around in clud -ing parts of three ad join ing stamps at top, Very Fine. Michel 9(Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

346 m

HANOVER, 1859-61, twelve dif fer ent sheet mar gin nu meralim print sin gles, in clud ing 6x1g, 3x2g, 2x3g yel low and 1x3gbrown, all with blue can cels, nice mar gins, few mi nor faultsnoted, still F.-V.F. group, few signed Diena. Est. 350 - 500 CHF. 350 CHF

347 m

HANOVER, 1859, 3gr dark or ange, bot tom mar gin sin gle,used on small piece, neat blue Gottingen can cel, Very Fine, var -i ous handstamp guar an tees. Michel 16b (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

348 m

HANOVER, 1860, ½gr black, white gum, three sheet mar ginsin gles, each with nu meral im prints, light blue can cels, one withpart of ad join ing stamp at bot tom, one with faults, an other withmar ginal de fects, still Fine po si tional pieces. Michel 17y(Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

349 s

HANOVER, 1860, ½gr black, white gum, hor i zon tal pair, tiedon small piece by faint blue c.d.s., mar gins all around, somelight mar ginal ton ing, oth er wise Very Fine. Michel 17y (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

350 )

HANOVER, 1851-64, group of 4 cov ers with sin glefrankings, con di tion gen er ally good. Michel 3b, 4, 21y, 24y. Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

351 )

HANOVER - France, 1856, small let ter sent to France, post -age paid up to the bor der, with 1/10 Tha ler (3Sgr) black withor ange net work (Mi 7a) tied by blue MUNDEN c.d.s. The post -age bal ance of 2 1/2Sgr paid in cash. Su perb and very rarecom bi na tion, Berger BPP cer tif i cate. Michel 7a (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

352 )

HANOVER, 1856, cover to Berlin, franked with 1/10Th/3 Sgrblack/or ange tied by blue boxed HANNOVER datestamp.& ar -rival c.d.s. Michel 17 (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

353 )

HANOVER, c.1857, printed mat ter from Emden, franked with 3Pf/1/3 Sgr car mine/grey net work (full mar gins all around) sentto Esens tied by blue EMDEN datestamp. Re verse shows blueboxed ESENS ar rival. At trac tive printed mat ter rate, Berger cer -tif i cate. Michel 8b (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

354 )

HANOVER, 1858, wrap per with full con tents, bear ing 3 pf.(1/3 sgr.), tied by clear blue Bre men c.d.s., to GRONDHE, ar -rival c.d.s. on re verse. A RARE item, dated the 2nd day of theGro schen value, Berger cer tif i cate. Michel 8b (Photo). Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

355 )

HANOVER, 1859, 1gr rose, PRE CANCELLED, with“BREMERVORDE” straight line handstamp, on cover sent toDorum. Front shows boxed in blue “BREMERVORDE / 22 APR” datestamp in blue. Very nice and at trac tive. Michel 14a (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

356 )

MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN, c.1860, sta tio nery en ve lope1½sg from Rostock, uprated with pair of ½sch tied byROSTOK*BAHNHOF c.d.s., sent to Woserin. with ar rival datestamp. Small age spot at the top left cor ner sta tio nery. Michel 1(Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

357 )

MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN, 1861-64, group of 4 cov ers,from Dargun, Cropelin, Parshim and Goldberg franked with Mi.1, 2b, 5. Good qual ity ad he sives. Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

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MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN, 1866 cover, bear ing largemargined VF 2 Sch. dark ma genta, tied by dou ble ring SULZE18-12 c.d.s., signed E. Stook, A. Diena & A. Bolaffi (Photo). Est. 700 - 800 CHF. 700 CHF

359 m

OLDENBURG, 1859, 2gr black on rose and 3gr black on yel -low, both tied by boxed “VAREL” datestamps, very nice andfresh stamps, Brettl cer tif i cate for 2Gr. Michel 7, 8 (Photo). Est. 300 - 350 CHF. 300 CHF

360 m

OLDENBURG, 1861, Arms is sue, ½gr to 3gr, at trac tive can -cels, ex cel lent qual ity group with large mar gins & fresh col ors,all signed by a va ri ety of ex perts (G. Bolaffi, A. Diena, Dietrich,Ebel, Lange) and F. Stegmüller certs for each 4 items. Michel9//14 (Photo). Est. 1 400 - 1 600 CHF. 1,400 CHF

361 m

OLDENBURG, 1861, 13gr moss green, very scarce and at trac -

tive, with good mar gins, Very Fine, Brettl cer tif i cate. Michel 10b.Scott 10b; $3 500 (3 210 CHF) (Photo). Est. 700 - 800 CHF. 700 CHF

362 )

OLDENBURG, 1852-62, se lec tion of 9 cov ers, show ing va ri -ety of can cel la tions and postal rates. Nice qual ity. Michel 2I, 3I,4a, 16Aa, 18A, 19A. Est. 750 - 900 CHF. 750 CHF

363 )

OLDENBURG, c.1861 cover, franked with im per fo rate 2 gr red, pre pay ing the sin gle weight let ter rate. Stamp tied by blueframed NEUENBURG c.d.s., with ad di tional strike along side,and re verse shows blue framed VAREL ar rival. Scarce frank ing, Very Fine, Brettl cer tif i cate. Michel 13; €2 200 (2 700 CHF)(Photo). Est. 600 - 800 CHF. 600 CHF

364 )

OLDENBURG, c.1862, printed cir cu lar with ad dress band,franked with rouletted 1/3 Gr green Arms is sue, pre pay ing thein ter nal printed mat ter rate to Lohne. Stamp tied by blueOLDENBURG c.d.s., and re verse shows blue framed tran sitc.d.s. A rare sin gle use of this stamp on a de sir able printed mat -ter item. Michel 15A (Photo). Est. 600 - 800 CHF. 600 CHF

365 )

PRUSSIA, Dis in fected Mail, c.1848, en ve lope sent fromPosen to Bromberg, dis in fected by punch ing bear ing scarceboxed “SANITAETS/STEMPEL” from quar an tine sta tion.Scarce ap pear ance, re paired at the bot tom left cor ner (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

366 )

PRUSSIA, 1850, uprated 2Sgr sta tio nery en ve lope, with1Sgr stamp sent from Ludwigsfeld, F.-V.F., Brettl cer tif i cate(Photo). Est. 180 - 250 CHF. 180 CHF

367 )

PRUSSIA - Great Brit ain, 1851, nice 5sgr sta tio nery en ve -lope sent from Koenigsberg to Hull, show ing Lon don tran sitmark at the front. Ar rival Hull c.d.s. on re verse. Scarce us age ofthis large for mat sta tio nery en ve lope, Brettl cer tif i cate (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

368 )

PRUSSIA, 1851-59, group of 3 sta tio nery en ve lopes, withsin gle, mul ti ple and mixed frankings of King Wil liam IV stamps.Very at trac tive, F.-V.F. (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

369 )

PRUSSIA, 1855-57, nice 1sgr rose sta tio nery en ve lope,sent to Bernburg, uprated with pair of 1Sgr red-car mine (largesheet mar gin at the left), tied by four cir cle nu meral “47"handstamp, along side boxed ”ARNSWALDE" datestamp. At -trac tive com mer cial us age, Brettl cer tif i cate (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

370 )

PRUSSIA - France, 1857, cover, franked with pair of 2Sgr blue, sent to Bor deaux. Stamps tied by boxed “COLN BAHNHOF 4 7*8-9" datestamp. Front shows red ”P.D." handstamp and French en try mark “PRUSSE VALENCIENNES 5 JUL 60" c.d.s. Ad -dress par tially re paired. In ter est ing cor rectly franked let ter pay -ing 1Sgr Prus sian post age and 3Sgr for eign post age, Brettlcer tif i cate (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

371 )

PRUSSIA, 1857, group of 4 cov ers, with sin gle and mul ti plefrankings show ing dif fer ent nu meral handstamps, F.-V.F. Michel 6a,7a,8a (Photo). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

372 )

PRUSSIA, 1858 news pa per wrap per, sent to Pfoerten,franked with 4Pfg (Mi. 9a) + 1Sgr (Mi 10a) both tied by boxed“BERLIN STADTPOST EXP. (E) 13 1 * 11 - 12Vm” datestamp.to pay cor rect fee for four time weight news pa per post age.Scarce and un usual, Brettl BPP cer tif i cate (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 300 CHF. 1,000 CHF

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PRUSSIA, 1858, cover to Bromberg, franked with strip ofthree 4pf, green(mar gins all around) tied by “SCHURIN 23 12 *7-8a” boxed datestamp. At trac tive and nice cover with in ter est -ing multifranking to make 1Sgr rate, Brettl cer tif i cate (Photo). Est. 750 - 900 CHF. 750 CHF

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PRUSSIA, 1859, at trac tive col or ful frank ing, of 1/2 Sgr or -ange (sin gle + pair), 4Pf. green (over lap ping edge of cover) andtwo 3Sgr. or ange-yel low on 3Sgr yel low sta tio nery en ve lope,used as “PAKETBEGLEITBRIEF”. Very at trac tive and un usualcom bi na tion. Michel 9a,12a,13a (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 400 CHF. 1,000 CHF

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PRUSSIA, 1859, ex press let ter sent from Crefeld toDüsseldorf, post age paid with 1/2Sgr (3-6mm sheet mar gin atthe right) + 3Sgr (mar gin good to close) tied by Crefeld boxeddatestamp. In ter est ing manu script note “Ex press post age paidbut P.O. closed over night”, Brettl cer tif i cate (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

376 )

PRUSSIA, 1861, nice group of 3 sta tio nery en ve lopes (twouprated) and cut out 1Sgr sta tio nery en ve lope ap plied to the en -ve lope. Nice col our shades. Va ri ety of postal rates (4 items),F.-V.F. (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

377 )

PRUSSIA, 1861-62, Coat of Arms, very nice group of 7 cov -ers, with va ri ety of frankings (printed mat ter-wrap per noted) todo mes tic and for eign des ti na tions. Va ri ety of can cel la tions(horse shoe in cluded). View ing rec om mended (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

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PRUSSIA, 1863, cover sent from Berlin, with mixed frank ingof 2Sgr blue King Johann I and 1Sgr car mine Arms typecancelled by boxed Berlin datestamp. Re verse shows ar rivalc.d.s. Very nice and clean. Michel 11, 16 (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

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PRUSSIA, 1864, reg is tered let ter sent to Krefeld, frankedwith 2x2sgr cut out sta tio nery en vel ops, both tied byDUISBURG c.d.s., fil ing fold free of ad he sives. Very un usualmul ti ple frank ing of cut-out sta tio nery en ve lopes (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

380 )

PRUSSIA - France, 1864 (Feb. 12), folded let ter fromAachen to Paris, franked with a three color com bi na tion of1sgr, 2sgr and 6pf, with ap pro pri ate tran sit and ar rival post -marks, light fil ing fold, oth er wise Very Fine (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

381 )

PRUSSIA - It aly, 1866, cover sent to It aly via Swit zer land,franked with 3pf li lac+6pf or ange+pair of 3sgr ocher, all tied by“MAGDEBURG 3 7 66 7-8N” c.d.s. Nice cor rectly franked threecolor com bi na tion for mail abroad, light fil ing fold not af fect ingstamps, Brettl cer tif i cate (Photo). Est. 600 - 750 CHF. 600 CHF

382 )

PRUSSIA - France, 1866 cover, franked with strip of three 1Sgr red (Sc73), un der pay ing the 3½ Sgr sin gle weight let ter rate from Rhenish Prus sia to France, and all tied by COLNBAHNHOF datestamps. Front shows framed“Affranchissement/Insuffisant” and “Aus dem Briefkasten”handstamps, blue PRUSSE/ERQUELINES French en try, plusmanu script “2” decime post age due mark ing. Re verse bearsPARIS A BORDEAUX am bu lant and BORDEAUX ar rivaldatestamp. A scarce in suf fi ciently pre paid let ter, Very Fine. Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

383 )

PRUSSIA, 1867 (Oct. 4), in sured cover, franked on back witha com bi na tion of is sues in clud ing. 1sgr, 2sgr (2), 3pf, 6pf (lit tleox i dized) and 10sgr rose red Ir reg u lar mar gin at top), tied byboxed Bromberg-Bahnhof datestamps and sent to Berlin, nicefive-color frank ing, with ar rival post marks, Fine (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 300 CHF. 1,000 CHF

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PRUSSIA, 1867, cover to Crefeld, franked with strip of three4pf. dark green (scarce shade) tied by dou ble cir cle“M.GLADBACH 9.1.67 i-8n” d.s. Very nice and fresh, Brettl cer -tif i cate (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

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PRUSSIA, 1867, cover sent from Usingen, franked with 2Kror ange Arms type cancelled by USINGEN (T&T) sin gle cir cledatestamp. Re verse shows ar rival c.d.s., signed Brettl BPP.Michel 23 (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

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PRUSSIA - Rus sia, 1867, cover to Mos cow, franked with1sgr+3Sgr tied by Colbergemuende c.d.s. along side straightline FRANCO handstamp. On re verse bears rare Mos cow for -eign in com ing mail P.O. c.d.s., F.-V.F. (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

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SAXONY, 1855-63, small group of 3 cov ers and uprated sta -tio nery en ve lope, to do mes tic and for eign des ti na tions. Nicerange of postal rates (4 items), F.-V.F. (Photo). Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

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SCHLESWIG, 1864-67, nice group of 4 cov ers, with dif fer entsin gle frankings, Fine (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

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SCHLESWIG - Den mark, 1866, cover sent to Co pen ha gen,franked with ½sch, green (rou lette) strip of four, far right stampwith light fold (small let ter dam age at the bot tom mid dle). All tiedby “Flensburg 24/3 66" c.d.s. Un usual mul ti ple frank ing of ½sstamp. Michel 13; €1 500 (1 840 CHF) (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

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THURN & TAXIS, 1909, re prints, se lec tion of 10 dif fer ent,perf. or rouletted, blocks of 20, o.g., never hinged, some gumton ing, oth er wise F.-V.F. (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

391 )

THURN & TAXIS, 1856-61, nice group of 5 cov ers, with sin gle and mul ti ple frankings, show ing dif fer ent nu meral mul ti ple cir cle handstamps, F.-V.F. Michel 1,6b,14,17,18 (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

392 )

THURN & TAXIS, 1862, wrap per, bear ing 1/3 Sgr black/ocherbrown, clear around, slightly in at bot tom left, cancelled by cir cle nu meral handstamp along side CASSEL c.d.s. sent to Dresden.Re verse bears BRIEF P.-AUSGBE X ½ handstamp and boxedar rival datestamp. Un usual. Michel 2 (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

393 )

THURN & TAXIS - France, 1865, cover to Paris, franked with3x3Sgr brown, all cancelled by cir cle nu meral “300" of Ham -burg. Along side Ham burg c.d.s. and French en try mark. In ter -est ing mul ti ple frank ing. Michel 31 (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

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THURN & TAXIS - China, 1866, let ter sent from Ham burg toCan ton, franked with 2x3Sgr+10Sgr to pay dou ble rate let ter toChina tied by nu meral handstamp along side Ham burg c.d.s.,French Forbach tran sit mark in red and P.P. handstamp. Backside shows Mar seilles tran sits and Hong Kong ar rival. Light ver -ti cal fil ing fold not af fect ing the im por tance of this ex cep tionalcover to rare des ti na tion, Sommer cer tif i cate (Photo). Est. 8 000 - 9 000 CHF. 8,000 CHF

395 m

WÜRTTEMBERG, 1851, 1kr black on buff, hor i zon tal pair,used, large mar gins all around, Very Fine. Michel 1a (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

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WÜRTTEMBERG, 1873, 70kr brown li lac, large part o.g., veryfresh color, scarce in good qual ity like this, Very Fine, Thomacer tif i cate. Michel 42a (Photo). Est. 1 800 - 2 000 CHF. 1,800 CHF

397 m

WÜRTTEMBERG, 1873, 70kr brown li lac, su perb Stuttgartdatestamp, mar gins all around, Su perb, Sorani cer tif i cate.Michel 42a (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

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WÜRTTEMBERG, 1855, chargé cover to Frank furt, bear ing18 Kr. Type II, pay ing cor rect dou ble rate, with 6Kr Reg is teredfee paid in cash. Stamp was re moved for qual ity con trol & re -placed with hinge, it is fault free. Tied by Stuttgart 28.Jun. 1855c.d.s. & show ing Chargé boxed along side. Rare sin gle frank ingof ex hi bi tion qual ity, signed Giulio Bolaffi & A. Bolaffi, K.Irtenkauf cer tif i cate (Photo). Est. 4 000 - 5 000 CHF. 4,000 CHF

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WÜRTTEMBERG, 1860-72, se lec tion of 8 cov ers, do mes ticand for eign des ti na tions and 3 uprated sta tio nery en ve lopesshow ing va ri ety of postal rates. Good postal his tory lot (11items), F.-V.F. Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

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WÜRTTEMBERG - It aly, 1863, cover to Livorno, franked withsin gle perf. 13½ va ri ety of the 18 kr blue, pre pay ing the sin gleweight let ter rate to It aly. Stamp tied by GMUND c.d.s., with ad -di tional strike along side, and front shows boxed “PD”handstamp and oval Ital ian ar rival c.d.s. Re verse bearsK.WURTT.FAHREND.POSTAMPT, ULM, CHUR, andFIRENZE tran sits, plus LIVORNO ar rival c.d.s. A very rare sin -gle frank ing on an ex cep tional cover. Michel 20y; €7 500 (9 220CHF) (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

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NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION - Swit zer land, 1869cir cu lar, franked with rouletted ¼ Gr vi o let and per fo rated ½ Gror ange nu meral is sues (Sc 1,15), pre pay ing the Gr printed mat -ter rate to Swit zer land, and all tied by LUBECK horse shoedatestamps. A scarce printed mat ter item, with rare mixed is suefrank ing, Very Fine. Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

402 )

NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION, 1869-70, var ied se -lec tion, in clud ing ad ver tis ing(1), rail way sta tion(1), printedmat ter(1), 3 mixed frank ing cov ers and sta tio nery show ing va ri -ety of postal rates to do mes tic and for eign des ti na tions (7items), F.-V.F. Est. 350 - 500 CHF. 350 CHF

403 H

GERMAN STATES, 1854-62, very at trac tive se lec tion, in -clud ing Ham burg (17), Mecklenburg-Schwerin (5),Mecklenburg-Strelitz(8), Oldenburg (2), Schleswig-Hol stein(4). Ma jor ity of stamps are with orig i nal gum, many sign A.D.Very fresh col ors. View ing rec om mended. Michel €6 000+ (7380 CHF). Est. 600 - 800 CHF. 600 CHF

404 )

GERMAN STATES, 1854-68, nice se lec tion of 23 cov ers and sta tio nery en ve lopes, from Baden, Bruns wick, Ham burg,Hanover, Oldenburg, Prus sia, Sax ony, Württemberg. In ter est -ing frankings for in ter nal and mail abroad. Qual ity gen er ally finewith some cover faults. Michel €3 800+ (4 670 CHF). Est. 600 - 800 CHF. 600 CHF

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German Empire (1872-1945)

Stamps

405 sr

GERMANY, 1872, Small Shield, ¼gr vi o let, block of 4,cancelled by boxed GRAMZOW date stamp, good im pres sionand very fresh color, very at trac tive mul ti ple. Michel 1; €800(980 CHF) (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

406 HH

GERMANY, 1872, Large Shield, ½gr or ange, ver ti cal pair,o.g., never hinged, Fine, Krug cer tif i cate. Michel 18. Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

407 HH

GERMANY, 1872, Large Shield, 3kr rose, with plate va ri ety -white space at the top, top mar gin sin gle, o.g., never hinged,Su perb. Michel 25 VI. Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

408 HH

GERMANY, 1872, Large Shield, 18kr bister, ver ti cal pair, topstamp nor mal for mat - bot tom stamp small for mat, o.g., neverhinged, Su perb, Krug cer tif i cate. Michel 28, 28L15 (Photo). Est. 600 - 700 CHF. 600 CHF

409 m

GERMANY, 1900, Reichspost, 5m types II and IV, used sin -gles, F.-V.F. Michel 66 II,IV (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

410 m

GERMANY, 1905, Deutsches Reich, 5m Min is ter Print, perf26:17, cancelled with “HAMBURG 9/4 12" c.d.s., very freshcolor, Su perb, Jaschke-Lantelme BPP cer tif i cate. Michel97AIM (Photo). Est. 600 - 700 CHF. 600 CHF

411

GERMANY, 1920, 60pf dark ol ive, the so called “Kolner”postal forg ery, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

412 Hr

GERMANY, 1920, Deutsches Reich un is sued de signs,5pf-100pf, imperf., 2 blocks of 4, all in black, Very Fine (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

413 P

GERMANY, 1920, Deutsches Reich un is sued de signs,5pf-100pf, proof, un cut sheetlet of 8, in var i ous col ors, ver ti calcrease af fect ing two, oth er wise Very Fine, rare (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

414 P

GERMANY, 1920, Deutsches Reich Ea gle de signs,5pf-1,50M, proof, un cut sheetlet of 12, in var i ous col ors andsizes, Very Fine, rare (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

415 P

GERMANY, 1920, Deutsches Reich Ea gle de signs,5pf-1,50M, proof, un cut sheetlet of 12, all in black, Very Fine,rare (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

416 m

GERMANY, 1920, “Deutsches Reich” over print on Ba var ian 3m-20m stamps, type II, scarce type in good used con di tion,signed Gaedicke BPP (10Mk signed Brenner as well twice).Michel 134II/138II. Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

417 s

GERMANY, 1922-23, Pi geon Air mail, the com plete set of 17, used mostly on pieces, F.-V.F., signed Infla. Michel 210-218,235-237, 263-267 (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

418 HH

GERMANY, 1923, Pi geon Air mail, 200m blue, imperf., ver ti -cal gut ter pair, o.g., never hinged, folded be tween stamps, VeryFine, rare. Michel 267 U (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

419 m

GERMANY, 1923, In fla tion Pe riod, 800,000m on 500mgreen, bear ing clear “SOEST 8/10 23" c.d.s., very fresh withper fect per fo ra tion, rarely of fered in this con di tion, Su perb,Oechsner cer tif i cate. Michel 307A; €2 000 (2 460 CHF) (Photo).

Est. 1 000 - 1 200 CHF. 1,000 CHF

420 m

GERMANY, 1923, In fla tion Pe riod, 20Mil. dark vi o let ul tra -ma rine, rou lette 13, used, Dr. Oechsner cer tif i cate. Michel319B (Photo). Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

421 m

GERMANY, 1923, In fla tion Pe riod, 50mlrd blue, rou lette 13,cancelled by CHARLOTTENBURG c.d.s., Fine, signed INFLA.Michel 330 BP (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

422 m

GERMANY, 1926, Nothilfe (Hesse), 50pf with hor i zon tal wa -ter mark, used, very rare stamp in good con di tion, Fine, signedE. Peschl. Michel 401 Y; €4 000 (4 920 CHF) (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

423 H

GERMANY, 1929, Nothilfe, 50pf, ver ti cal pair, bot tom stamp“PE” for “PF” va ri ety, Very Fine, with Schlegel cer tif i cate. Michel434, 434I (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

424 BKHH

GERMANY, 1929, Nothilfe, un ex ploded book let, date “30June 1930" cor rected by hand, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine(Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

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425 BKHH

GERMANY, 1929, Nothilfe, un ex ploded book let, o.g., neverhinged, Very Fine (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

426 HH

GERMANY, 1930, IPOSTA sou ve nir sheet, o.g., never hinged(faint gum skips), fresh, Very Fine. Michel Block 1 (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

427 HH

GERMANY, 1930, IPOSTA sou ve nir sheet, o.g., never hinged(gum skips), mar ginal wrin kles, oth er wise Very Fine. MichelBlock 1 (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

428 H

GERMANY, 1934-39, printed Third Reich pre sen ta tionbook, on 20 pages from min is try of Post. Rarely seen, Su perb(Photo). Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

429 HH

GERMANY, 1934, Hindenburg Me mo rial Is sue, 5pf green,va ri ety imperf. at top, top sheet mar gin sin gle, o.g., neverhinged, Very Fine, with Schlegel cer tif i cate (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

430 P

GERMANY, 1942, Eu rope Postal Con gress, 12+38Pf, im per -fo rate proof with mis placed print, with out gum as is sued, Dr.Oechsner cer tif i cate. Michel 822P (Photo). Est. 450 - 650 CHF. 450 CHF

431 Hr

GERMANY, 1943, La bor Force, 5+10pf green, imperf., blockof 4, with out gum as is sued, Very Fine, signed Ludin. Michel 851 U (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

432 H

GERMANY, 1943, Vi enna Grand Prize Horse Race, set oftwo imperf. sin gles, with out gum as is sued, Very Fine, signedLudin. Michel 857-858 U (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

433 P

GERMANY, 1943, Vi enna Grand Prize Horse Race, 12pf,imperf. proof on yel low ish pa per, gut ter pair, Su perb, rare -gut ter pairs are not listed in the Michel cat a log. Michel 858 PIZS(Photo). Est. 500 - 700 CHF. 500 CHF

434 HHr

GERMANY, Semi-Of fi cial Air mail, 1912, 10pf and 30pfRhine-Main, blocks of 9, o.g., never hinged, 10pf small perfsep a ra tion, 30pf light crease in 2 stamps, oth er wise Su perb.Michel I, III. Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

435 H

GERMANY, Semi-Of fi cial Air mail, 1912, Regensburg, set ofthree, o.g., heavy hinge rem nant, usual ir reg u lar perfs, 20pfwith short perf and slight edge ton ing, one 10pf with al bum pagead her ence on gum, F.-V.F., signed Oertel, with 1999 Sieger cer -tif i cate, a rare com plete set (Photo). Est. 1 500 - 1 800 CHF. 1,500 CHF

Domestic Postal History

436 )

GERMANY, 1872, Large Ea gle, ex press let ter to Bochum(some ink spots) franked with STRIP OF SIX, 1Gr all tied byboxed VOHWINKEL STEELE datestamp. Very scarce mul ti ple, Sommer cer tif i cate. Michel 19 (Photo). Est. 600 - 800 CHF. 600 CHF

437 )

GERMANY, 1872 cover, franked with 2 kr or ange Small Shieldis sue, pre pay ing the lo cal let ter rate. Stamp tied byFRIEDBERG c.d.s., with ad di tional strike on re verse ap plied onar rival. A rare sin gle us age of the 2 kr stamp, Very Fine. Michel 8 (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

438 )

GERMANY, 1872-74, Ea gles, group of 6 cov ers and one sta -tio nery card, with good range of sin gle, mul ti ple and mixedfrankings show ing dif fer ent post marks. View ing rec om mended(7 items) (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

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GERMANY, 1874, Large Ea gle, reg is tered let ter sent fromWinzenheim to Colmar, franked with 2x2Gr blue Large Ea glestamps. Front shows very rare early reg is tra tion la bel, with reg -is tra tion num ber in manu script. Very rare and at trac tive cover.Michel 20 (Photo). Est. 1 200 - 1 400 CHF. 1,200 CHF

440 )

GERMANY, 1876, dec o ra tive pri vately printed post cardsent to Mulhausen, franked with 10 Pfenige Adler is sue tied byhorse shoe “ZABERN i.ELS. 10/6 76" datestamp along sidehorse shoe ar rival ”MULHAUSEN i. ELS 11 JUNI 76"datestamp. Nice and at trac tive, signed Spalink BPP (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

441 )

GERMANY, 1897, Bal loon Post, pic ture card from Leip zigEx hi bi tion hon or ing Louis Goddard, “Aug Polich” as cend(19 Oct), reg is tered from Tarnau (22 Oct), Very Fine, rare(Photo). Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

442 H)

GERMANY, 1902, Bal loon Post, un used pic ture post cardfrom Dusseldorf Ex hi bi tion, “Deinhard Cab i net” bal loon, Very Fine (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

443 )

GERMANY, 1917, en ve lope from Stuttgart, franked with 2Mk, tied by “STUTTGART 8/1 17" c.d.s. In manu script”Tauchboots-Brief nach Bre men" in struc tional mark ing. Rarelyap pear ance of “Tauchboots” let ters cor rectly franked with 2Mkstamp known only from Bre men area dur ing 1917. Only hand fulof this let ters are re ported. Un usual ex hi bi tion item. Michel95BIIa (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

444 H)

GERMANY, 1932, 6pf Ebert, com plete set of nine dif fer entun used postal cards, each with “Druckprobe” per fo ra tions,Very Fine, rare (Photo). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

445

GERMANY, 1935, doc u ment headed “Der Fuh rer andReichskanzler”, dated Berlin 10 May, 1935, ad dressed to theHam burg-South Amer ica Cruise Line, re fer ring to the “MontaRosa” Cruiseship sail ing from Greece, signed by Adolf Hit ler,Fine. Est. 1 000 - 1 200 CHF. 1,000 CHF

446

GERMANY, 1937 (Nov. 9), lettersheet from the“Reichsfuhrer SS”, and signed “H.Himmler”, with vi o let “Na -tional Deut sche Arbeiterpartei Ortsgruppe Haifa”, in ter est ingitem. Est. 1 000 - 1 200 CHF. 1,000 CHF

447

GERMANY, 1939, partly printed “In Namen des DeutschenVolkes” doc u ment for the “Deutschen Mut ter”, dated 21May, 1939 Berlin, signed by Adolf Hit ler, coun ter signed by“Meisner”, with of fi cial em boss ing, Fine. Est. 1 000 - 1 200 CHF. 1,000 CHF

448 )

GERMANY, 1941, rarely of fered FDC of work ers is sue, ontwo cov ers with “BERLIN 19.5.1941" c.d.s., Dr. Oechsner cer tif -i cate. Michel 773/778 (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

Foreign Mail

449 ())

GERMANY - Great Brit ain, 1872, 1gr sta tio nery cover frontonly ad dressed to Lon don, ad di tion ally franked with SmallShield ¼gr vi o let and 2g ul tra ma rine and Large Shield 1/3gr yel -low green, 1/2gr or ange and 1gr rose, all tied by Aachen 4.10.72 can cels, with red Lon don (Oct.25, 72) ar rival post mark. A mostat trac tive five color frank ing, fil ing fold af fect ing ½gr and 1/3gr,still Very Fine. Michel 1,5,17-19 (Photo). Est. 5 000 - 6 000 CHF. 5,000 CHF

450 )

GERMANY - Swit zer land, 1872, Small Ea gle 1gr sta tio neryen ve lope uprated with 1gr Large Ea gle stamp, tied bySTRASSBURG c.d.s. and posted to Swit zer land. Back showsBern tran sit. Very un usual com bi na tion be tween sta tio nery en -ve lope and Ea gle stamps for mail sent abroad. Michel 19, U1A(Photo). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

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GERMANY - Swit zer land, 1873 cover, franked with pair 1Gr.Large Shield, pre pay ing 2 Gro schen rate to Swit zer land, tied bySCHLETTSTADT ‘hufeisen’ c.d.s. On re verse Basel ar rivalc.d.s., Very Fine. Michel 19 (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

452 )

GERMANY - United States, 1873, par cel let ter via Bre men,with a post age 10Gr(Mi. 12) + 3x30Gr(Mi13, pair and a sin gle) +ver ti cal pair Large Ea gle 2Gr (Mi20) ap plied at the back of thelet ter. Ea gle stamps tied by “GUTERSLOH” c.d.s. Front showsscarce “aus Guentersloh” par cel la bel. Very un usual and at trac -tive com bi na tion (Photo). Est. 900 - 1 200 CHF. 900 CHF

453 )

GERMANY - United States, 1874, par cel card with a cou ponto Phil a del phia, bear ing mixed frank ing NDP 30Gr blue(manu script us age Meiningen 3/8 74) in com bi na tion with 18Kr(Small Ea gle) + 3Kr (Large Ea gle) both tied by “MEININGEN3/8" c.d.s. Ex cit ing mixed three col our frank ing of Small andLarge Ea gle in com bi na tion with 30 Gr. NDP is sue. An ex hi bi -tion qual ity item. Michel 11,25,NDP26 (Photo). Est. 1 800 - 2 300 CHF. 1,800 CHF

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454 )

GERMANY - United States, 1888 cover, franked with 20pf ul -tra ma rine “Pfennig” is sue (Sc 40), pre pay ing the UPU let ter rate to the United States, and tied by BERLIN datestamp. Re verseshows NEW YORK/PAID ALL op era glass tran sit and UPLANDar rival datestamp. Let ter re ad dressed and franked with US 2cent green Bank Note is sue (Sc 213), tied by CHESTER/PA du -plex can cel, and show ing MONTROSE ar rival datestamp on re -verse ap plied on re-di rec tion. A scarce com bi na tion frank ing,Very Fine. Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

455 )

GERMANY - United States, 1889, use of 5pf postal card, butun der pay ing the UPU rate. Front shows LEIPZIG de par turedatestamp, framed “T” mark ing ap plied by the Ger man Post,U.S. CHARGE/TO/COLLECT 3 Cents handstamp, plus U.S. 3cent red brown post age due stamp (Sc J17) tied by barred ovalNEW YORK can cel. A scarce postal sta tio nery item, and rareuse of the 3 cent post age due stamp, Very Fine. Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

456 )

GERMANY - Swit zer land, 1912, air mail post card, frankedwith 20Pfg, red (air is sue) in com bi na tion with Ger many 10Pfgboth tied by “SST FRANKFURT (MAIN) 12/6 12" sent to Swit -zer land. In ter est ing frank ing for mail abroad. Michel II (Photo). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

457 )

GERMANY - Tur key, 1912, E.EL.P. air mail post card franked,franked with 20Pfg, red (air is sue) in com bi na tion withGermania 10Pfg both tied by “SST FRANKFURT (MAIN) 22/612" sent to Con stan ti no ple. Mail abroad franked with E.EL.P. is -sue is very rare es pe cially to this un usual des ti na tion, signedHoffmann-Giesecke BPP. Michel II (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

458 )

GERMANY - Aus tra lia, 1938, reg is tered air mail cover toSyd ney, franked with 3Rm, mar ginal Groff von Zep pe lin stamptied by “BERLIN CHARLOTENBURG 6" c.d.s. On re versebears Brin di si tran sit and Syd ney ar rival c.d.s. Very nice and at -trac tive cover to rare des ti na tion (Photo). Est. 750 - 900 CHF. 750 CHF

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German Offices Abroad

459 m

GERMAN OFFICES IN MOROCCO, 1905, Deutches Reich,3c-6p25c over prints on 3pf-5m com plete, used, 60c/50pfthin, oth er wise F.-V.F., signed Pauligk. Michel 21-33 (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

460 m

GERMAN OFFICES IN MOROCCO, 1906, Deutsches Reich,1p25c on 1m car mine rose, used, scarce stamp, Fine, signedBothe. Michel 43. Scott 42. Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

461 )

GERMAN OFFICES IN MOROCCO, 1904, Germania sta tio -nery card sur charged for Mo rocco P.O., tied by rareMOGADOR Ger man P.O. c.d.s and sent to China - ar rivalFrench P.O. at Tien tsin c.d.s.& di rected to Pei-tai-ho. Scarce us -age of this card to an at trac tive des ti na tion, light ver ti cal fold(Photo). Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

462 H

GERMAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE, 1889, Im pe -rial Ea gle, 2½pi on 50pf brown ish car mine, o.g., lightlyhinged, F.-V.F., Eichele cer tif i cate, sign Pfenninger, a very rarecolor shade. Michel 10aa; €5 000 (6 150 CHF) (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

463 m

GERMAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE, 1889, Im pe -rial Ea gle, 2½pi on 50pf brown ish car mine, nice used, withtiny thin, Eichele cer tif i cate, sign Bothe, a very rare color shade.Michel 10aa; €4 000 (4 920 CHF) (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

464 H

GERMAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE, 1900,Germania “Reichspost”, 20pa on 10pf car mine, “A” with -out serif at the top, o.g., lightly hinged, very fresh with goodper fo ra tion, Jaschke-Lantelme BPP cer tif i cate, ex tremely rarestamp un priced in Michel cat a log. Michel 13 I b (Photo). Est. 4 200 - 5 000 CHF. 4,200 CHF

465 m

GERMAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE, 1905,Deutches Reich, 10pa-25pi sur charged com plete, used,F.-V.F., few signed Pauligk, Steuer. Michel 24-35 (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

466 H

GERMAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE, 1905,Germania, 2pi on 40pf lake & black, “22 Piaste” sur chargeer ror, left mar gin sin gle, o.g., lightly hinged, Steuer cer tif i cate,only 10 is sued, ex tremely rare, only 10 stamps re corded, andrarely of fered. Michel 41 III; €13 000+ (15 980 CHF) (Photo). Est. 5 000 - 6 000 CHF. 5,000 CHF

467 )

GERMAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE - Swit zer -land, 1894, reg is tered sta tio nery card, with mis placed sur -charge “20 PARA 20" uprated with 2x20Pa/10pf ”Adler" is sue all tied by CONSTANTINOPLE Ger man P.O. c.d.s., along sideMUNICH tran sit and Bern ar rival c.d.s. Ex cep tional item - prob -a bly unique, Steuer cer tif i cate (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

468 )

GERMAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE - UnitedStates, 1904, Je ru sa lem pic ture post card sent to New York,franked with 20Pa/10Pf Germania Reich post tied by JAFFA *DP. c.d.s. boxed AUS JERUSALEM / Deut sche Posthandstamp, Very Fine. Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

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469 m

CAMEROUN, 1900, Kai ser’s Yacht, com plete set, used, 2mand 5m on pieces, F.-V.F., signed Bothe. Michel 7-19 (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

470 HH

CAROLINE ISLANDS, 1899, Im pe rial Ea gle, 50pf red brown, 48 de gree over print, o.g., never hinged, very fresh color, Su -perb, Jaschke-Lantelme cer tif i cate. Michel 6 I (Photo). Est. 700 - 800 CHF. 700 CHF

471 s

CAROLINE ISLANDS, 1899, Im pe rial Ea gle, 50pf red brown, 48 de gree over print, tied by “PONAPE 10/2 00" c.d.s. onpiece, very fresh color and good per fo ra tion, Fine,Jaschke-Lantelme BPP cer tif i cate. Michel 6 I (Photo). Est. 700 - 800 CHF. 700 CHF

472 )

CAROLINE ISLANDS, 1900, Reichspost 5pf 1889 de signsta tio nery card, uprated with 3Pf ver ti cal pair (same is sue) incom bi na tion with 5Pf KAROLINEN (48 de gree An gle) over print. All tied by PONAPE / KAROLINEN c.d.s. Ar rival Duisburgalong side Nice and clean. Michel €2 000 (2 460 CHF) (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

473

GERMAN EAST AFRICA, 1914, Karissimbi Pro vi sional, 3pf“Brit ish Oc cu pa tion” war pro pa ganda forg ery, in over sizefor mat, o.g., hinged, un usual item, Fine (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

474

GERMAN EAST AFRICA, 1915, UPU 25pf re ply cou pon,stamped at DAR-ES-SALAM 14.4.195" - WAR DATE ! UPUcou pons from Ger man col o nies are rarely of fered (Photo). Est. 700 - 900 CHF. 700 CHF

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GERMAN EAST AFRICA, Fore run ner, 1890, reg is tered let ter sent to Berlin, franked with pair of 10pf (PFENNIG is sue) +2Mk(num ber in oval) ‘innendienst’ tied by “LAMU / OSTAFRIKA 11/4 90" c.d.s. along side reg is tra tion la bel. On re verse Berlin ar rivalc.d.s. Let ters franked with 2Mk stamps from Lome are great rar i ties. An ex cep tional Ex hi bi tion cover & the nic est qual ity 2M. from Ger -man East Af rica, Bothe cer tif i cate (Photo). Est. 15 000 - 18 000 CHF. 15,000 CHF

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GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA, 1897, Im pe rial Ea gle, 3pfpale ocher, o.g., never hinged, Su perb, with Steuer cer tif i cate.Michel 1f (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

477 HH

GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA, 1897, Im pe rial Ea gle, 3pfpale ocher, ver ti cal gut ter pair, o.g., never hinged, Su perb, withSteuer cer tif i cate. Michel 1f ZS; €3 900 (4 790 CHF) (Photo). Est. 900 - 1 000 CHF. 900 CHF

478 H

MARIANA ISLANDS, 1899, 10pf car mine, 48 de gree over -print, o.g., lightly hinged, Fine, signed Bothe, Eichele cer tif i -cates. Michel 3 I; €700 (860 CHF). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

479 m

MARIANA ISLANDS, 1901, Kai ser’s Yacht, 3pf-5m com -plete, used, F.-V.F., signed Senf. Michel 7-19 (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

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MARSHALL ISLANDS, 1901, Kai ser’s Yacht, 3pf-5m com -plete, used, top value on piece, F.-V.F., signed Grobe. Michel13-25 (Photo). Est. 600 - 700 CHF. 600 CHF

481 m

SAMOA, 1900, Kai ser’s Yacht, 3pf-5m com plete, used, 5mon piece, few small faults af fect ing low val ues, F.-V.F., signedSteuer, Buhler, with 2003 Steuer cer tif i cate for 5m. Michel 7-19(Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

482 )

TOGO, Fore run ner, 1893, par cel card with cou pon fromLome to Bre men, franked with 10pf+3x50pf “Adler” is sue alltied by “LOME/TOGOGEBIET 8/5*93" c.d.s. On re verse Ham -burg tran sit and Bre men ar rival c.d.s., Dr. Pauligk cer tif i cate(Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 200 CHF. 1,000 CHF

483 )

SEA POST, The Pisa Pro vi sional, 1902, Cey lon pic turepost card sent from Co lombo to Ger many, franked with 6crose and black Queen Vic to ria 1899-1900 is sue for Cey lon, tiedby COLOMBO c.d.s. Along side KAIS.DEUTCHE / MARINE /SCHIFFSPOST / No 2 c.d.s. & show ing 5 in lower left cor ner,due to stamp short age. On ar rival 5pf Germania stamp ap pliedand can celed by BERLIN C * 1 / MARINE / POSTBUREAU28/8.02 c.d.s. Rare and at trac tive com bi na tion, with Grobephoto cer tif i cate (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

German WWI Occupations

484 m

GERMANY, WWI Oc cu pa tion of LIBAU, 1919, com plete set,with red over print “LIBAU” on Germania stamps, used, scarce,signed Dr. Hochstadter BPP. Michel 1Bb,3Bb,4Bb/b, 5Bb,6Bb. Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

485 HH

GERMANY, WWI Oc cu pa tion of ROMANIA, 1917, un is suedsur charge in “BANI”, with red boxed M.V.I.R over print miss -ing, o.g., never hinged, Su perb, signed Mikulski. Michel 1F-3F;€400 (490 CHF). Est. 100 - 200 CHF. 100 CHF

German Plebiscite Areas

486 HH

GERMANY: SAAR, 1920, first SARRE over print set com -plete, o.g., never hinged, Su perb, all stamps sign by A.Bur ger.Michel 1-17; €750 (920 CHF) (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

487 HH/Hr

GERMANY: SAAR, 1921, 2Fr on 5Mk, in verted yel low frameprint, bot tom mar gin block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged at top, neverhinged at bot tom, Su perb, Behr cer tif i cate. Michel 81 III (Photo).

Est. 2 500 - 3 500 CHF. 2,500 CHF

Very rare variety only a few stamps are recorded. A great rarity in block of four. Unpriced in the Michel catalog.

488 BKHH

GERMANY: SAAR, 1924, 4fr un ex ploded book let, with blueon yel low brown cov ers, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine (Photo). Est. 1 500 - 1 800 CHF. 1,500 CHF

489 HH

GERMANY: SAAR, 1934, “VOLKSABSTIMMUNG /1935 ”com plete, gut ter pairs, o.g., never hinged, Su perb. Michel199-205; €630 (770 CHF). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

490 HH

GERMANY: UPPER SILESIA, 1920, 30pf or ange and black,type I, dou ble over print, bot tom mar gin sin gle, o.g., neverhinged, fresh, Very Fine, with 1985 Mikulski cer tif i cate. Michel10dd (Photo). Est. 3 000 - 3 500 CHF. 3,000 CHF

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Ex 493

494

495 496

497

498

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500501

502

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491 HH

GERMANY: DANZIG, 1920, 60pf, 1m and 2m, o.g., neverhinged (2m with faint gum skips), post of fice fresh, F.-V.F.,signed Hochkeppeler, Sellschopp, Rich ter, etc. Michel 47-49(Photo). Est. 4 000 - 5 000 CHF. 4,000 CHF

492 HH

GERMANY: DANZIG, 1921, 5m dark vi o let blue, rare side -ways wa ter mark, imperf., o.g., never hinged but some whatdis turbed gum as of ten, large mar gins all around, signed Drahn, with 1999 Dr. Oechsner cer tif i cate. Michel 70 YU (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 300 CHF. 1,000 CHF

493 HH/H

GERMANY: DANZIG, 1923, Air mail, 50m green, 100m vi o let,imperf. trial color proofs on gummed pa per, ver ti cal pairs,o.g., one stamp never hinged, oth ers h.r., Very Fine. Scott C18,C19 vars. (Photo). Est. 500 - 700 CHF. 500 CHF

494 )

GERMANY: DANZIG - France, 1823 (Oct. 18), folded let ter to Bor deaux, with Danzig datestamp and boxed “Prusse ParForbach” handstamp, also “C.P.R. 5" and manu script charge,Very Fine (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

495 )

GERMANY: DANZIG - France, 1868 (Dec. 12), folded let terto Paris, franked with North Ger man Con fed er a tion 1grrouletted strip of four, tied by Danzig c.d.s., with boxed“Affranchissement Insuffisant” and “Prusse Erqueline” bor deren try post mark, Fine (Photo). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

496 )

GERMANY: DANZIG - Po land, 1877 (April 9), outer foldedlet ter to War saw, franked with Ger many 4x5pf li lac, tied byDanzig de par ture c.d.s., with Rus sian Warszawa ar rival post -mark, cover tape stains and small tears at top, oth er wise Fine(Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

WWII Occupations

497 HH/H

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of ALBANIA, 1943, over prints com plete, o.g., never hinged (Spe cial De liv ery with out gum),F.-V.F. (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

498 )

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of ALBANIA, 1943, 11 dif fer -ent over prints, also three dif fer ent post age dues, all cancelledon back of un ad dressed 15q postal sta tio nery card, F.-V.F.(Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

499 m

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of DENMARK, Dan ish Le -gion, 1944, Fieldpost set of three, used, signed Pickenpack.Michel I- III (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

500 H

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of FRANCE, Dun kirk, 1940,1fr dark green, over printed type I, bot tom mar gin ver ti cal pair,o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine, signed Brun (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

501 H

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of FRANCE, Dun kirk, 1940,1fr car mine, over printed type I, hor i zon tal pair, o.g., lightlyhinged, Very Fine, signed Tust (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

502 H

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of FRANCE, Dun kirk, 1940,1.40fr vi o let pur ple, over printed type II, bot tom mar gin hor i -zon tal pair, o.g., hinge rem nant, Fine (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

503 )

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of FRANCE, Dun kirk, 1940cover, franked with 10c de fin i tive and 90c Pau com mem o ra -tive, both over printed type I, tied by Dun kirk post marks and ad -dressed to Ghyvelde, with ar rival on re verse, some faintstain ing away from the stamps, oth er wise Very Fine, signedTust, Pickenpack (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

504 )

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of FRANCE, Dun kirk, 1940cover, franked with 30c Briand and 70c+80c Moth ers and Chil -dren, both over printed type I, tied by Dun kirk post marks and ad -dressed to Ghyvelde, with ar rival on re verse, Very Fine, signedRoumet, etc. (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

505 )

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of FRANCE, Dun kirk, 1940cover, lo cally ad dressed, franked with 1fr+50c Foch, over -printed type I, Very Fine, signed Tust, Roumet (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

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507

508

509

510

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512

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517

519

521

506 )

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of FRANCE, Dun kirk, 1940cover, franked with 10C+90C over printed with boxed“Besetztes/Gebiet/Nordfrankreich” handstamp type I, tied by“DUNKERQUE*NORD 1-7 40" c.d.s. sent to Ghyvelde. Ar rivalc.d.s. on re verse, signed Roumet and Tust BPP. Michel 7 I(Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

507 )

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of FRANCE, French Le gion,1941, Rus sian Bear sou ve nir sheet, cancelled 22.12.41 oncover headed “Corps Expeditionnaire”, slightly re duced to90:110mm, slight ton ing, oth er wise F.-V.F. (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

508 HH

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of FRANCE, French Le gion,1942, set of two, each with sheet mar gin at top or bot tom, onestamp undotted “I” of “Aerienne” va ri ety, all with “Front deL’Est/Ostfront” in verted, ver ti cal pairs, o.g., never hinged, VeryFine (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 300 CHF. 1,000 CHF

509 P

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of FRANCE, St. Nazaire,1945, 50c green, imperf. proof on white pa per, hor i zon taltête-bêche pair, Very Fine, with 1975 Pickenpack cer tif i cate(Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 300 CHF. 1,000 CHF

510 P

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of FRANCE, St. Nazaire,1945, 50c green, imperf. proof on white pa per, ver ti caltête-bêche pair, Very Fine, signed Pickenpack (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 300 CHF. 1,000 CHF

511 H

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of FRANCE, St. Nazaire,1945, 50c green, hor i zon tal sheet mar gin tête-bêche pair, with -out gum as is sued, Very Fine, signed Calves (Photo). Est. 600 - 800 CHF. 600 CHF

512 )

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of FRANCE, St. Nazaire,1945, Taxe Percue, 4.50fr black on rose, “ILGT” in stead of“ILOT” va ri ety, used on reg is tered cover, Very Fine (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

513 HH

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of KOTOR, 1944, 15rpf-80rpf,un is sued set of three with white back ground, o.g., neverhinged, fresh, Very Fine, with 2007 Brunel cer tif i cates (Photo). Est. 6 000 - 7 000 CHF. 6,000 CHF

514 HH

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of KOTOR, 1944, sur chargeset show ing some va ri et ies, o.g., never hinged, Su perb,signed Ludin BPP, only 5000 sets is sued. Michel 1-6. Sassone1-6; €1 375 (1 690 CHF) (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

515 P

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of LAIBACH/LJUBLANA,1945, un is sued set of six, imperf. proofs on card pa per, Very Fine (Photo). Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

516 HH

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of LAIBACH/LJUBLANA,Post age Due, 1944, se lec tion of three, with dif fer ent color ofover print, o.g., never hinged, scarce as sem bly, all signed byErcegovic. Michel 1P, 5P, 8P; €5 250 (6 450 CHF) (Photo). Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

517 )

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of LITHUANIA, 1941, Vilnius,com plete set of nine, cancelled on un ad dressed en ve lope by28.8.41 c.d.s., stamps F.-V.F. (Photo). Est. 600 - 800 CHF. 600 CHF

518 HH

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of LITHUANIA: RASEINIAI,1941, 80k car mine, 80k black and vi o let and 80k ul tra ma -rine, each with over print in verted, o.g., never hinged, the firstwith usual un even gum, F.-V.F., signed Krischke (Photo). Est. 2 000 - 2 500 CHF. 2,000 CHF

519 (H)

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of NORWAY, 1944, Nor we -gian Le gion vi gnette, un used with out gum, very scarce(Photo). Est. 120 - 150 CHF. 120 CHF

520 HH

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of POLAND, 1943, Court FeeStamps, 50gr, 1zl, 3zl, 5zl and 10zl, over printed “D”, 5 sheets of 50, o.g., never hinged, some gum dis tur bances, F.-V.F. Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

521 HH

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of POLAND, 1944, Gorale, un -is sued set of three, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine (Photo). Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

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523

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529530

531

532

533

534

535 536

539

522 H

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of RUSSIA: PLESKAU, 1941,20k on 1pf black, over printed in black and red, o.g., hingerem nant, Very Fine, signed Zierer (Photo). Est. 350 - 500 CHF. 350 CHF

523 P

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of RUSSIA: PLESKAU,1941-42, Ma donna, two proofs, one in black, printed on scrappa per - no gum, and other in is sued color im per fo rat ed with fullorig i nal gum (stamp hinged in mar gin). At trac tive pair. Michel12P (Photo). Est. 300 - 350 CHF. 300 CHF

524 H

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of RUSSIA: PLESKAU, 1942,Red Cross sou ve nir sheet, with out wa ter mark, o.g., lightlyhinged. Michel Block 4 (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

525 )

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of RUSSIA: PLESKAU, 1942,at trac tive se lec tion, in clud ing max i mum card, cover and twolo cally posted work ers preprinted post cards. Un usual and at -trac tive as sem bly (4 items). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

526 )

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of SERBIA, 1941-44, very in -ter est ing as sem bly of 39 cov ers, show ing va ri ety of postalrates (reg is tered and ex press mail), lo cally posted cov ers,offical mail. Va ri ety of mixed and mul ti ple frankings. Some ad -ver tis ing cov ers. Very in ter est ing postal his tory lot, gen er allyFine. Est. 700 - 900 CHF. 700 CHF

527 )

GERMANY, WWII Oc cu pa tion of UKRAINE, 1941, 50cot on20k sta tio nery card, ad di tion ally franked withGeneralgouvernement 12pf green, used lo cally in Kolomea(1.9), scarce, Fine (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

528 HH

GERMANY, WWII Field Post, Salonika, 1944, 50c bright vi o -let and 50c dark brown, 2nd print ing, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, signed Pickenpack, scarce. Michel V, VI (Photo). Est. 1 200 - 1 500 CHF. 1,200 CHF

529 H

GERMANY, WWII Pro pa ganda Forg ery, 1940, “Child Greet -ing Hit ler”, Anti Ger man pro pa ganda forg ery from the early pe -riod of the war. Rarely of fered (Photo). Est. 500 - 700 CHF. 500 CHF

Germany After 1945

530 )

GERMANY, Aschaffenburg Lo cal, 1946, “Gebuhr Bezahlt”la bel, used on reg is tered, lo cally ad dressed cover, some tapestains at bot tom, oth er wise Fine (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

531 HH

GERMANY, Barsinghausen Lo cal, 1945, 1pf-20pf, set ofseven, ver ti cal pairs, se-ten ant types I and II, o.g., neverhinged, 1pf with al bum page ad he sions on re verse, oth er wiseVery Fine, signed Sturm, rare (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 200 CHF. 1,000 CHF

532 )

GERMANY, Glauchau Lo cal, 1945, lo cally posted let ter,franked with post age due 15/6 pfg stamp, tied by “GLAUCHAU16/7 45" c.d.s., signed Busch BPP. Michel 24 (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

533 HHr

GERMANY: ALLIED OCCUPATION, 1946, Nu meral, 15pfbrown li lac, im per fo rate, block of 4, o.g., never hinged, Su -perb, Schlegel cer tif i cate, only a few blocks of four are re ported.Michel 921 U (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

534 )

GERMANY: SOVIET ZONE, Sax ony, 1946, let ter sent fromGuesten, bear ing rare com bi na tion of 1pf+8pf in com bi na tionwith rare 15pf (WMK - X -stufen fallen, on white pa per perf 13 :12 1/2 - Mi 80aX). Rare ap pear ance of 15pf stamp, Ströh cer tif i -cate. Michel €1 400 (1 720 CHF) (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

535 HH

GERMANY: SOVIET ZONE, Thüringen, 1945, Christ mas,im per fo rate sou ve nir sheet, o.g., never hinged, slight gumton ing, oth er wise Very Fine, rare (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 300 CHF. 1,000 CHF

536 m

GERMANY: SOVIET ZONE, West Sax ony, 1946, Fare well(“Abschied”) Is sue, wa ter mark X, used, Very Fine, Stroehcer tif i cate. Michel 150X,151X,153aX,155X (Photo). Est. 1 200 - 1 500 CHF. 1,200 CHF

537 m

GERMANY: SOVIET ZONE, West Sax ony, 1946, Fare well(“Abschied”) Is sue, wa ter mark X, scarce in used con di tion,Fine, signed Zierer BPP. Michel 150X,151X,153Xa,155X; €2500 (3 070 CHF). Est. 300 - 350 CHF. 300 CHF

538 H

GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, 1949-90, prac ti callycom plete un mounted mint col lec tion, in six Lindner hinge -less al bums, in clud ing sou ve nir sheets, se-ten ants, smallsheetlets, pre sen ta tion sheets etc. Very good con di tion. Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

539 m

GERMANY: SAAR, 1947, “Saar II”, 10Fr on 50pf dark ul tra -ma rine, sur charged on the orig i nal print ing, neatSAARBRUCKEN c.d.s., Very Fine, signed twice Dr. Dub, veryrare. Michel 235 ZI; €6 000 (7 380 CHF) (Photo). Est. 1 200 - 1 500 CHF. 1,200 CHF

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540

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Ex 543

545 546547

550

548

549

551 552

540 H

GERMANY: SAAR, 1948, Flood sou ve nir sheets, signed Ed.Diena. Michel Blocks 1-2; €1 500 (1 840 CHF) (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

541 P

GERMANY: SAAR, 1949, Folk Art, imperf. de luxe sheets(Ministerblocks), com plete set of five, Very Fine, only 100sets printed. Michel 267-271 M (Photo). Est. 750 - 900 CHF. 750 CHF

542 HH/H

GERMANY: FRENCH ZONE, 1945-48, all is sues com plete,in clud ing all five sou ve nir sheets, mounted in Light houseHinge less al bum pages, o.g., hinged or never hinged, F.-V.F. Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

543 HH

GERMANY: FRENCH ZONE, Baden, 1949, Red Cross sou -ve nir sheets, per fo rate and im per fo rate, ac cu mu la tion of ten, o.g., never hinged, Su perb. Michel Blocks 1A-B (Photo). Est. 320 - 400 CHF. 320 CHF

544 HH

GERMANY: FRENCH ZONE, Baden, 1949, Red Cross sou -ve nir sheets, per fo rate and im per fo rate, ac cu mu la tion offive, o.g., never hinged, Su perb. Michel Blocks 1A-B. Est. 160 - 200 CHF. 160 CHF

545 )

GERMANY: BIZONE, 1946, reg is tered sur charged sta tio -nery card, 5pf Hit ler, with boxed “Gebühr 6 Pf. bezahlt” and pair3pf vi o let, 4pf gray, 5pf green and 15pf car mine to Grobenzell allwith METTEN 2.2.46 c.d.s. At trac tive (Photo). Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

546 HH

GERMANY: BIZONE, 1948, Nu meral with Posthorn Bandover print, 8pf thin pa per, o.g., never hinged, Su perb, signedSchlegel, scarce stamp. Michel 53 Iy (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

547 P

GERMANY: BIZONE, 1948, Berlin Help com plete, imperf.proofs in in verted col ors of “Brandenburg Gate”, o.g.,never hinged, signed Schlegel, only few of this proofs are re -corded. Michel 101-102 (Photo). Est. 1 500 - 1 800 CHF. 1,500 CHF

548 HH

GERMANY: FEDERAL REPUBLIC, 1952, 30pf Otto, with wa -ter mark va ri ety 4Z-BP side ways in verted, o.g., never hinged, Su perb, Schlegel BPP cer tif i cate, rare stamp. Michel 150 Z(Photo). Est. 600 - 800 CHF. 600 CHF

549 HH

GERMANY: FEDERAL REPUBLIC, 1992, 100pf Paint ing(Au gust Macke), printed value miss ing, o.g., never hinged,Su perb, Schlegel BPP cer tif i cate. Michel 1618 F (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

550 HH

GERMANY: FEDERAL REPUBLIC, 1999, 110pf Katharinavon Bora, imperf., top mar gin sin gle, o.g., never hinged, Su -perb. Michel 2029 U (Photo). Est. 120 - 150 CHF. 120 CHF

551 )

GERMANY: FEDERAL REPUBLIC, 1999, 110pf Katharinavon Bora, imperf., used on a cover. Very at trac tive cover of thismod ern va ri ety. Michel 2029 U (Photo). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

552 s

GERMANY: FEDERAL REPUBLIC, 2001, 110pfSchleswig-Hol stein, imperf. at the right, right mar gin sin gle,used on piece, Very Fine, very rare, only few re ported of thisnice mod ern va ri ety. Michel 2198 Ur (Photo). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

German Area Collections

553 )

GERMANY, 1730-1945, postal his tory es tate, a very at trac -tive es tate housed in the black al bum, with well over 350 itemsrep re sent ing early Ger man postal his tory in clu sive pre-stamppe riod, Ger man states, sta tio nery cards and en ve lopes, lo calpost, Em pire, Third Reich, mil i tary mail, WWII oc cu pa tions andfield-post cov ers. View ing rec om mended. Est. 800 - 1 000 CHF. 800 CHF

554 )

GERMAN COLONIES, 1877-1914, an at trac tive se lec tion of9 cov ers and 4 sta tio nery cards, va ri ety of frankings from Ger -man East Af rica, Marianas, Caro line Is lands, Mar shall Is landsetc (13 items), F.-V.F. Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

555 H

GERMAN COLONIES, 1898-1915, very nice se lec tion of 45used stamps, from col o nies in clud ing Cameron, East Af rica,China, Ger man South-West Af rica. An in ter est ing ar ray of can -cel la tions. Worth in spec tion. Est. 100 - 200 CHF. 100 CHF

556 H

GERMAN COLONIES, 1901-16, nice used se lec tion, of usedKai ser’s Yacht is sue for Marianen (Mi. 11/14,17,18), Mar shallIs lands (Mi.22/24), Sa moa (Mi.16,17,19). Very good qual ity.Michel €1 500 (1 840 CHF) . Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

557 H

GERMANY: SAAR, 1920-59, highly com plete col lec tion, LH& many NH in clud ing the rare orig i nal print ing set of 1947, andbetter franked cov ers as well as ex tras. Many stamps signed Dr. Dub, A.Diena & oth ers. View ing rec om mended. Won der ful op -por tu nity to ac quire a solid hold ing of this area. Michel €13 000+(15 980 CHF). Est. 3 000 - 4 000 CHF. 3,000 CHF

558 HH

GERMANY: SAAR, 1920-33, ex cep tional se lec tion of su -perb n.h. is sues, in clud ing 10Fr “La Carita”, 10Fr “Im Fenster”.Michel 43c 104-107, 122-125, 134, 135-141, 144-150,151-157, 168-170. Michel €3 460 (4 250 CHF). Est. 700 - 800 CHF. 700 CHF

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572

575

574

559 H

GERMANY, 1941-45, deal ers ac cu mu la tion of N.H. sets,housed in blue stock book of Bo he mia and Moravia, Gen eralGov ern ment, Po land-Port GDANSK, Danzig and FrenchZone-Baden sets. Michel €6 700 (8 240 CHF) (Owner’s). Est. 1 000 - 1 300 CHF. 1,000 CHF

560 H

GERMANY, 1945-79, un mounted mint col lec tion, on Lindner al bum pages, all good sets in cluded, Post Horn and Pres i dentHeuss sets noted. Michel €5 400 (6 640 CHF). Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

561 H

GERMANY, 1945-91, deal ers ac cu mu la tion, housed in thesmall box, with year pre sen ta tion books, stockcards with DDR,Zones, and early Bund (Heuss set) un mounted mint se lec tion.High cat a logue value. Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

562 H

GERMANY: BERLIN, 1948-70, com plete used col lec tion(1st Sou ve nir Sheet is Mint NH) mounted on cards. Michel €7000 (8 610 CHF). Est. 1 250 - 1 500 CHF. 1,250 CHF

Greece

563 m

GREECE, 1861, Her mes, 20L dark blue on blu ish, Ath ensprint, coarse im pres sion, with out fig ures on back,cancelled dot ted nu meral “7" of Aighion, neat close mar gins,Fine for the is sue, Diena, Sorani cer tif i cates, an ex tremely rarestamp. Michel 8 (Photo). Est. 7 000 - 8 000 CHF. 7,000 CHF

564 P

GREECE, 1901, 2L-40L, se lec tion of 12 (six dif fer ent)imperf. black plate proofs on card, F.-V.F. (Photo). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

565 H

GREECE, 1906, 2nd Olym pic Games, com plete set, o.g.,hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. Scott 184-197 (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

566 H

GREECE, 1940, Youth, post age and air post, com plete set,tied by 4 Aug. 1940 Piraeus post marks on 10 spe cial pre sen ta -tion sheets, F.-V.F. Karamitsos 571-80,A45-54 (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

567 HHr

GREECE, 1943, Mother & Child, imperf., dou ble im pres -sion, bot tom sheet mar gin block of 10, o.g., never hinged, VeryFine, rare. Scott RAB2 var. (Photo). Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF. 1,500 CHF

568 HH

GREECE, 1947-48, Dodecanese, imperf., group of 10 dif fer -ent, in clud ing 20L, 50L, 100L, 250L, 300L, 450L, 600L, 800L,1,000L and 2,000L, hor i zon tal pairs, o.g., never hinged, VeryFine. Karamitsos 722a//737a (Photo). Est. 3 000 - 4 000 CHF. 3,000 CHF

569 HH

GREECE, 1948, Dodecanese, 600dr im per fo rate, dou bleim pres sion, one in verted, hor i zon tal pair, o.g., never hinged,a strik ing va ri ety, Very Fine. Karamitsos 733y (Photo). Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

570 SHH

GREECE, 1954-57, “Akyron” (Spec i men) over prints, fourcom plete sets, in clud ing 1954 100d-20,000d, Found ing ofSchool of Py thag o ras, Dionysios Solomos, and 1957 10L-10d,o.g., never hinged, Very Fine (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

571 P

GREECE, Post age Due, 1902, 1L-5dr black, se lec tion of 10dif fer ent imperf. black plate proofs on card, F.-V.F. ScottJ49//J62 vars. (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

572 )

GREECE, 1865, en tire sent from Trieste to Ath ens, chargedon ar rival by 5L (cut to the right side frame line) + 10L + 20L +40L (all sec ond Ath ens print 1862) to make to tal of 75 lep ta post -age for let ter sent from Trieste. All tied by dou ble cir cle ATHENS datestamp. Let ter bears dis in fec tion slits as well. Very nice andat trac tive four color com bi na tion, Eichele cer tif i cate. Michel18a,19a,20a,21a (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 300 CHF. 1,000 CHF

573 )

GREECE - Egypt, 1877 cover, franked with 10 lep ta or angeand 20 lep ta blue Large Her mes Heads (Sc 46,47) pre pay ingthe GPU let ter rate to Egypt. Stamps tied by datestamp, with ad -di tional strike along side. Re verse bears (Corfu) tran sit plusPOSTE EGIZIANE / ALESSANDRIA and POSTE EGIZIANE /CAIRO datestamps. Por tion of side flap miss ing on re verse, butan oth er wise fine cover with scarce or i gin can cels. Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

574

GREECE: CRETE, 1904, spe cial Bradbury-Wilkinson pre -sen ta tion sheetlet, with gilt edges, con tain ing nine dif fer entde signs, un usu ally fresh, Very Fine (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

575 Hr

GREECE: EPIRUS, 1914, 50L black, imperf. plate proof oncard, block of 6, some creases, oth er wise Very Fine (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

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GREECE: IONIAN ISLANDS (Corfu) - It aly, 1841, cover fromCorfu, show ing the large “Royal Arms” ca chet of the Brit ish of -fice, along side Aus trian Lloyd Ancona ca chet and straight line.ANCONA tran sit. Bear ing CORFU in or na ment des patch datestamp. and boxed Nisida quar an tine sta tion san i ta tionhandstamp. Napoli ar rival c.d.s., stained. Est. 100 - 200 CHF. 100 CHF

577 H

GREECE: DEDEAGATCH, 1913, small sheetlet of ninefields, 10lepta tete-beche pair (po si tions 5 and 6) and an empty9th po si tion. All stamped with three with red an chor of fi cial con -trol handstamp. Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

Italian Area

Italian States

For Lombardy-Venetia, please see under Austria, lots89-124

578 HH

MODENA, 1852, 10c black on rose, with out pe riod af tervalue, gut ter pair, o.g., never hinged, good mar gins all around,Su perb, SBPV Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone 2; €10 000 (12 290CHF) (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

579 Hr

MODENA, 1859, Pro vi sional Govt., 15c gray brown, mar -ginal block of 4, bot tom right stamp show ing va ri ety no pe riod af -ter “15”, o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F., Raybaudi cer tif i cate.Sassone 14c; €4 400 (5 410 CHF) (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

580 )

MODENA, 1852, let ter sent from Fivizzano, franked with 10c+ 5c show ing typ i cal va ri ety “E” in “CENT” side ways. Rare ap -pear ance on cover. Ar rival Cavallana c.d.s., signed Vaccari,SBPV Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone 2, 7I; €45 000 (55 320 CHF)(Photo). Est. 4 000 - 5 000 CHF. 4,000 CHF

581 )

MODENA, 1853, Gazzetta Ufficiale di Milano, franked withLarge BG 9c black on vi o let (full com plete mar gins) tied by 6 barcan cel. Ex cep tional item of high qual ity, signed Sorani, Vaccariphoto cer tif i cate. Sassone 1; €17 500 (21 510 CHF) (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

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MODENA, 1853, cover to Rome, franked by 40c “celeste”1852 is sue, cancelled by 6 bars of Car ra ra with Nov.3 c.d.s.along side, and red Rome Nov. 8 c.d.s. ar rival. This rare colorhas op ti mal mar gins and very at trac tive, signed A.Diena,E.Diena, G. Bolaffi, full Dott. G. Bolaffi cer tif i cate. Sassone 5;€17 500 (21 510 CHF) (Photo). Est. 4 000 - 5 000 CHF. 4,000 CHF

583 )

MODENA - San Ma rino, 1858 cover, bear ing a strip of 4 of the10c. rosa, with the sec ond stamp show ing the ERROR—N‘coricata’ (hor i zon tally printed). The strip with won der ful mar -gins & light 6 bar can cel of Car ra ra Aug. 5. Re verse bearsRocca S. Casciano Aug 8 & Forli Aug 9 tran sits, along withRimini Aug 10 1858 ar rival c.d.s. An ex tremely rare cover, ad -dressed to Francesco G. Giangi (il Capitano Reggente) show -ing in splen dor the Er ror in strip of 4 & to a rare des ti na tion.Ex hi bi tion qual ity, Can ada fully Giulio Bolaffi & Giorgio Colla,with full G. Colla Asinelli cer tif i cate. Sassone 9 + 9i; €67 500 (82980 CHF) (Photo). Est. 12 000 - 15 000 CHF. 12,000 CHF

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MODENA, Pro vi sional Gov ern ment, 1859, reg is tered cover to Zocca, bear ing the 80 c or ange bistre, with full mar gins, tiedby the new 9 bar with coat of arms can cel, pay ing the reg is teredrate and show ing Modena Nov. 4 ‘59 c.d.s. be low, &RACCOMANDATA straight line. An ex tremely RARE cover, Ex -hi bi tion qual ity, with sev eral sig na tures & full Enzo Diena cer tif i -cate. Sassone 18; €350 000 (430 280 CHF) (Photo). Est. 45 000 - 55 000 CHF. 45,000 CHF

585 H

NAPLES, Ne a pol i tan Prov inces, 1861, com plete is sue, fullo.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine, SBPV Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone17-24; €2 250 (2 770 CHF) (Photo). Est. 500 - 700 CHF. 500 CHF

586 H

NAPLES, Ne a pol i tan Prov inces, 1861, com plete is sue, verynice se lec tion show ing va ri ety of shades (10Gr and 20gr), verynice ½t. green strip of three, most signed Diena, Bolaffi, Sorani.Sassone 17-24; €3 400 (4 180 CHF) (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

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NAPLES, Ne a pol i tan Prov inces, 1861, com plete“L’OMNIBUS” news pa per, franked with “MEZZO TORNESE”½t yel low-green full mar gins all around tied by “NAPOLI7/AGO/61" c.d.s. Ar rival 9th Au gust c.d.s. Rarely of fered oncom plete news pa per. Sassone 17 (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

Lot 588 is on the next page.

589 H

PAPAL STATES, 1867, 3c, 5c, 10c, 40c and 80c, o.g., lightlyhinged, cer tif i cates for 3c and 10c. Sassone 15-17, 19-20; €7000 (8 610 CHF) (Photo). Est. 750 - 900 CHF. 750 CHF

590 m

PAPAL STATES, 1868, 3c black on gray, used, Fine, Dienacer tif i cate. Sassone 24; €5 500 (6 760 CHF) (Photo). Est. 750 - 900 CHF. 750 CHF

591 H

PAPAL STATES, 1868, 20c black on red brown, full o.g.,hinged, very fresh color, SBPV Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone 27a; €3500 (4 300 CHF). Est. 500 - 700 CHF. 500 CHF

592 HH/H

PAPAL STATES, 1868, 80c black on pale rose, PAPALSTATES 1868 80c black on pale rose, two panes of 40 (80stamps in to tal), orig i nal gum hinged a few places for re in forc ing with quite a few never hinged, fine-v.f. (Sass.30; cat a loguevalue for hinged sin gles), 2 panes of 40 (80 stamps in to tal),o.g., hinged a few places for re in forc ing with quite a few neverhinged, few mi nor flaws and perf. sep a ra tions, F.-V.F. Sassone30. Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

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Outstanding Papal States Rarity

588 HH/Hr

PAPAL STATES, 1852, 1sc carmine rose, lower left sheet cor ner mar gin block of 12, full o.g., all never hinged ex cept top four stampshinged, in cred i bly fresh, a sen sa tional mul ti ple, signed Alberto Diena, Gulio Bolaffi etc., with 2004 Bolaffi “Ad Honorem” (top qual ity)cer tif i cate. Sassone 11 (Photo). Est. 50 000 - 55 000 CHF. 50,000 CHF

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Magnificent First Issue Exhibition Collection

593 H

PAPAL STATES, 1808-64, an im pres sive three vol ume col lec tion of the First is sue stamps and cov ers, mounted on 69 ex hi bi tion pages, me tic u lously as sem bled by a well re nowned Ger man phil a telic ex pert dur ing 1965-85. Col lec tion be gins with nice se lec tion of22 pre-phil a telic cov ers show ing va ri ety of handstamps and of fi cial ca chets. First is sue is pre sented with ex cep tional se lec tion of mintand used stamps with plate va ri et ies, mul ti ples, var i ous can cel la tions and cov ers to do mes tic and for eign des ti na tions. ½ Baj : beau ti -ful mint se lec tion of pa per va ri et ies, nice cov ers with gut ter pairs, block of 6 on cover, news pa per front page, dis in fected cover with pairof ½ baj. 1 Baj: Ex ten sive se lec tion of cov ers with var i ous sin gle and mul ti ple (strip of four) frank ing, in clud ing cover to Vi enna threecolor com bi na tion 1b+2b+5b (DOPO LA / PARTENZA), stamp tied by Ferrara cross on dis in fected cover 2 Baj: Se lec tion of cov ers andpieces with bi sect show ing nice ar ray of this at trac tive stamp. Cover to Bo lo gna with 2b+7b, 1867 cover with Ital ian 10c pair post agedue stamps, Roma-Ceprano TPO 3.Baj: Study of color va ri et ies sin gles and one pair, mar ginal stamp on cover, gut ter pair on a coverfrom Foligno 4.Baj: Mint and used sin gles and pairs, cov ers in clu sive cover to Ger many franked with pair of 4b in ad di tion to 5b same is -sue 5.Baj: very strong sec tion of this stamp with plate va ri et ies and 8 cov ers plus su perb cover with cor ner mar ginal pair from Perugia,6.Baj: nice se lec tion of mint and used stamps, one pair and 5 cov ers 7.Baj: Se lec tion of used pairs with very strong postal his tory part,Cover to Genova VIA DI/SARZANA 1/2b+7b, pair of7b+1b on a cover via French mail to Genova, cover to Eng land pair of m7b+8b,cover to Napoli franked with 7b-sin gle+pair +strip of three. 8.Baj: ex cel lent se lec tion of used stamps with var i ous can cel la tions in clu -sive used postal forg ery, 7 cov ers (three are with mul ti ple frank ing 5x8b) 50.Baj: nice two fine print and one coarse print used stamps1.Scudo: very nice and fresh used stamps. Two nice cov ers bear ing Sar dinia’s stamp with Pa pal States can cel la tions. Mag nif i cent se -lec tion of 13 cov ers show ing va ri ety of postal rates, with mul ti ple and mixed col or ful frank ing to var i ous des ti na tions. Qual ity of this col -lec tion is gen er ally very fine. Ex cep tional op por tu nity to add to an ex ist ing col lec tion or for fur ther ex pan sion. Never of fered to thepub lic. View ing is highly rec om mended. Sassone cat a log is well in ex cess of € 125,000 ++ as cancellations, diverse colorful frankingand rates, plate flaws, watermarks and pre-philatelic covers are NOT counted. (all Photos on website) (Photo ex am ples on the pre ced -ing page). Est. 20 000 - 25 000 CHF. 20,000 CHF

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PAPAL STATES, 1852-68, very nice ex hibit col lec tion, fromthe USA, mounted on self made pages with much his tor i calnotes. Con tains many better stamps & cov ers. All pho tos on ourWeb site. Very high cat a log value. View ing rec om mended. Est. 800 - 1 200 CHF. 800 CHF

595 )

PAPAL STATES, 1852, cover from Cas tro to Rome, bear ingclosely cut sin gle of the 1 baj green and a strip of 7 of the 2bajyel low green (Sass. 2, 3a), pay ing cor rect 15 baj rate. This in -cred i ble doc u ment bears the LARGEST re corded mul ti ple ofthe 2 baj and shows the rare ‘INTERSPAZIO’ va ri ety, all in su -perb qual ity, thus, an ex cep tional item of postal his tory of thisarea. An out stand ing op por tu nity to ac quire a world class rar ity,Dr. Colla cer tif i cate. Sassone €45 000 (55 320 CHF) (Photo). Est. 6 000 - 8 000 CHF. 6,000 CHF

596 )

PAPAL STATES, 1862, let ter sent to Lugo-Romagna,franked with 20c, blue 1862 ISSUE FOR ITALY, tied by curved“M(onte) MILONE” (P.R1-used dur ing Pon tif i cal pe riod).Macerata c.d.s. along side. Re verse shows TPO Ancona-Bo lo -gna and Lugo ar rival c.d.s. Rare cover in ex hi bi tion qual ity, A.Diena cer tif i cate (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

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PAPAL STATES, 1864, cover from Rome to Tivo li, frankedwith 2 baj, black/green (close mar gin at the bot tom), cancelledby un usual Pon tif i cal of fi cial ca chet. An at trac tive and very rareus age, signed Grinoni (Photo). Est. 500 - 700 CHF. 500 CHF

598 )

PAPAL STATES - Swe den, 1868, cover sent to the Aus trianCon sul ate at Stock holm, 95c post age paid with 5c+10c+80call tied by na tive handstamp. Along side Roma c.d.s. and French St.Michel tran sit mark. Re verse shows Stock holm ar rival. Rareand at trac tive des ti na tion. Sassone 25+26+20 (Photo). Est. 2 000 - 2 500 CHF. 2,000 CHF

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PAPAL STATES, 1868, cover to Rome, franked with 10C (thirdis sue) tied by rare boxed “CIVITA LAVINIA” handstamp (P.R1).On re verse TPO ROMA-CEPRANO and ar rival c.d.s., VeryFine (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

600 )

PAPAL STATES - France, 1868, small size let ter sent fromRome to Paris, franked with 10c+40c both tied by di a mondbarred handstamp. Along side Roma c.d.s., French St. Michelen try mark and boxed PD. Sassone 17-19; €1 250 (1 540 CHF)(Photo). Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

601 )

PAPAL STATES, 1869, en tire sent from Guarcino to Rome,franked with 10c (III is sue) tied by loz enges. Front shows raresmall curved “GUARCINO” (P.R1) and 2C Frosinone c.d.s.along side. On re verse Roma ar rival c.d.s. Rare (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

602 )

PAPAL STATES, 1869, let ter from Carpineto to Bassiano,franked with 10c (third is sue) tied by loz enges along side Segnic.d.s. and Carpineto com mander of fi cial ca chet. Re verseshows RARE straight line “CARPINETO” handstamp (P13),TPO Roma-Ceprano. Very nice and at trac tive, light fil ing foldfree of ad he sive (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

603 )

PAPAL STATES, 1848-62, var ied as sem bly of 67 cov ers, in -clud ing 29 stampless & 2 fronts, bear ing can cel la tions ofMarche. Great lot for the spe cial ist, high cat value, view ing rec -om mended. Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

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PAPAL STATES, 1850-57, good lot of 16 cov ers (4stampless) of can cel la tions of Umbria & Romagne with an ar ray of frankings & good can cels, for the spe cial ist, gen er ally VeryFine. Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

605 )

PAPAL STATES, 1852-82, highly var ied as sem bly of 62 cov -ers (2 stampless), bear ing can cel la tions of Lazio, Romagne &Umbria on is sues of It aly & Sar dinia, as well as from Rome &Lugo plus oth ers. Great va ri ety of frankings, mark ings, reg is -tered, taxed & Post. dues. An ex cep tional lot for the spe cial ist,view ing highly rec om mended. High cat a log value. Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF. 1,500 CHF

606 )

PAPAL STATES, 1852-74, won der ful group of 112 cov ers,in clud ing 25 stampless, all bear ing can cel la tions of Lazio, withgen er ally F-VF qual ity. Great va ri ety of mark ings and is sues,very high cat a log value. Great spe cial ist lot. Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

607 H

PARMA, 1859, Pro vi sional Govt., 80c ol ive yel low, full o.g.,hinged, Bottacchi photo cer tif i cate. Sassone 18 (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 500 CHF. 2,500 CHF

608 )

PARMA, 1853 (Aug. 19), let ter from Parma to Modena,franked with full margined strip of 3 of the 5c.In ter est ing that themid dle stamp of the strip clearly looks like a ‘6’ in stead of 5,which is un re corded & prob a bly due to ink ing of the plates, how -ever an im por tant item for spe cial ists of the area. A rare frank -ing, signed ED(iena). Sassone 1; €2 750 (3 380 CHF) (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

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609 H

ROMAGNA, 1859, com plete is sue of nine stamps, full o.g.,lightly hinged, all with four mar gins, scarce as sem bly, SBPV Avicer tif i cate. Sassone 1-9; €3 000 (3 690 CHF) (Photo). Est. 500 - 700 CHF. 500 CHF

610 HH

ROMAGNA, 1859, ½b, 1b, 2b, 5b and 8b, inter-panneau pairs,o.g., never hinged, rare ap pear ance, H. Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone 1-4, 8; €16 700 (20 530 CHF) (Photo). Est. 2 000 - 3 000 CHF. 2,000 CHF

611 )

ROMAGNA, 1859, 4b black on fawn, di ag o nal half used as2b on folded let ter from Bo lo gna to Cento, mar gins allaround, Bo lo gna c.d.s. (19.Dec.59), fil ing fold away from thestamp, Very Fine, with 1980 Diena and 1986 Raybaudi cer tif i -cates. Sassone 5 (Photo). Est. 5 000 - 6 000 CHF. 5,000 CHF

612 m

SARDINIA, 1851, Vic tor Em man uel II, 5c black, pair, used onpiece, mar gins all around, Colla cer tif i cate. Sassone 1; €8 500(10 450 CHF) (Photo). Est. 1 200 - 1 500 CHF. 1,200 CHF

613 s

SARDINIA, 1853, Vic tor Em man uel II, 20c dull blue, on apiece tied with cen tral BREGLIO c.d.s.16-10-53, ex cep tionalex hi bi tion qual ity, SBPV Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone 5 (Photo). Est. 350 - 500 CHF. 350 CHF

614 HH

SARDINIA, 1855-63, Vic tor Em man uel II, 5c-3L com plete,o.g., never hinged, ex cep tional top ex hi bi tion qual ity, SBPV Avicer tif i cate. Sassone 13-18; €1 850 (2 270 CHF) (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

615 H

SARDINIA, 1855-63, Vic tor Em man uel II, 5c yel low green,full o.g., hinged, very fresh, very rare stamp es pe cially in goodcon di tion, Sorani & Fiecchi cer tif i cates. Sassone 13a (Photo). Est. 1 800 - 2 200 CHF. 1,800 CHF

616 H

SARDINIA, 1855-63, Vic tor Em man uel II, 10c brown choc o -late (1859 print ing), full o.g., very lightly hinged, Su perb,Sorani cer tif i cate. Sassone 14Af; €2 250 (2 770 CHF) (Photo). Est. 350 - 400 CHF. 350 CHF

617 Hr

SARDINIA, 1855-63, Vic tor Em man uel II, 10c brown ol ive(1861 print ing), block of 6, full o.g., lightly hinged, Su perb,Sorani cer tif i cate. Sassone 14Cl (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

618 H

SARDINIA, 1855-63, Vic tor Em man uel II, 40c dark rose(1860 print ing), full o.g., lightly hinged, very nice and fresh,very rare ap pear ance in good con di tion, Sorani cer tif i cate.Sassone 16Cd (Photo). Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF. 1,500 CHF

619 s

SARDINIA, 1855-63, Vic tor Em man uel II, 3L bronze, pair, ona piece in com bi na tion with 20c (1855 is sue) and 80c yel low (cut to the right 1858 is sue) all tied by Genova c.d.s., touched at thetop mar gin, Diena cer tif i cate. Sassone 18; €27 500 (33 810CHF) (Photo). Est. 3 500 - 4 500 CHF. 3,500 CHF

620 H

SARDINIA, 1855-63, Vic tor Em man uel II, 3L bronze, 2ndprint ing on thin pa per, full o.g., hinged, G. Bolaffi cer tif i cate.Sassone 18A; €700 (860 CHF) (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

621 H/m

SARDINIA, 1855-63, Vic tor Em man uel II, great se lec tion ofmainly mint stamps, in clud ing sev eral mul ti ples. Many iden ti -fied ac cord ing to colours and var i ous printings. Most signedSorani, Diena, Raybaudi etc in clu sive six cer tif i cates. Needscare ful ex am i na tion. Ideal for stu dents of this area. Sassone13-18A; €19 000+ (23 360 CHF). Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

622 )

SARDINIA, 1856, cover from Torino to Collegno, bear ing 20c light co balt. Nice and at trac tive. Sassone 15c; €1 200 (1 480CHF) (Photo). Est. 300 - 500 CHF. 300 CHF

623 )

SARDINIA - Swit zer land, 1857, cover from Genova to Agnonear Lugano, franked with 2x40c (two shades) to pay dou blelet ter rate to Swit zer land. Re verse shows tran sits Alessandriaand Novara, H. Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone 16A+16Ab; €1 200 (1480 CHF) (Photo). Est. 500 - 700 CHF. 500 CHF

624 )

SARDINIA, 1859, let ter sent from Mi lan to Lodi, franked with20c blue tied by the RAREST cir cu lar stamp WITHOUT date(S.R1. - € 18,500) let ter dated 17th Au gust. Taxed on ar rival 8Soldi = 20c for ex cess weight. Ex cep tional cover in good qual ity, Sorani cer tif i cate (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

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SARDINIA, 1859, Lib er a tion of North ern It aly, a won der fulas sem bly of 7 cov ers, with var i ous frankings & des ti na tions.an op por tu nity to ac quire a se lec tion of Postal his tory of Sar din -ian / French mil i tary oc cu pa tion of Lom bardy, plus oth ers. View -ing rec om mended (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

626 )

SARDINIA, 1859, two cov ers, from Mi lan to Lon don (Cert.Sorani) and France (rare re duced 50c rate)signed AD. with nicefrankings. Stamps tied by MILANO type C1cds. Very at trac tiveand scarce pair (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

627 )

SARDINIA, 1859, pair of cov ers, sent from Mi lan to Brescia(sin gle let ter rate - Cert Vaccari) and to Crema (dou ble let terrate- Cert. Sorani), very good qual ity (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

628 )

SARDINIA, 1861, cover from Bo lo gna to Parma, franked with strip of four 20c ul tra ma rine, tied with BOLOGNA c.d.s., along -side Ve ne tian in sur ance com pany ca chet. Tran sit and ar rival on re verse. Su perb ex hi bi tion qual ity item, Raybaudi cer tif i cate.Sassone 15Dc; €3 500 (4 300 CHF) (Photo). Est. 800 - 1 200 CHF. 800 CHF

629 )

SARDINIA, 1862, en tire from Palermo to Lercara, frankedwith 20c in digo strip of 3 to pay sixth rate let ter fee. Rare frank -ing, light hor i zon tal fold not af fect ing stamps, Diena cer tif i cate.Sassone 15E; €3 250 (4 000 CHF) (Photo). Est. 600 - 800 CHF. 600 CHF

630 H

SICILY, 1859, Ferdinand II, ½gr-50gr, com plete set of seven, full o.g., very fresh col ors with good mar gins all around, Su perb,2gr, 10gr & 20gr with Bolaffi photo cer tif i cate, oth ers signedA.Diena. Sassone €7 500 (9 220 CHF) (Photo). Est. 1 800 - 2 000 CHF. 1,800 CHF

631 H

SICILY, 1859, Ferdinand II, ½gr-50gr, com plete set of seven, full o.g., hinged, good mar gins, fresh col ors, at trac tive as sem -bly. Sassone €7 700 (9 470 CHF). Est. 750 - 850 CHF. 750 CHF

632 H

SICILY, 1859, Ferdinand II, 2gr blue, par tial re con struc tionof plate III, to tal num ber of stamps is 79 plus one pair, all stamps sound & with mar gins, an at trac tive as sem bly for stu dents ofthis in ter est ing area. Sassone 8; €16 300 (20 040 CHF). Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

633 m

SICILY, 1859, Ferdinand II, 5g red brown, used, Raybaudicer tif i cate. Sassone 9d; €5 000 (6 150 CHF) (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 400 CHF. 1,000 CHF

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SICILY, 1860, Printed Mat ter, with ad dress bind ing, franked by am ple mar gins & left sheet mar gin sin gle of the ½ grano Plate II or -ange, 1859 (po si tion 41) is sue tied by horse shoe can cel, ap plied up side down. An ex tremely RARE com plete printed mat ter us age.Ex hi bi tion qual ity & rarely of fered, with H. Avi & A. Diena sig na tures and full cer tif i cates. Sassone 2a pos. 41; €65 000 (79 910 CHF)(Photo). Est. 14 000 - 18 000 CHF. 14,000 CHF

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TUSCANY, 1860, Pro vi sional Govt., 1c-80c, some faults,how ever a nice used se lec tion. Sassone 17-22; €4 500 (5 530CHF). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

636 H

TUSCANY, 1860, Pro vi sional Govt., 20c blue, o.g., lightlyhinged, Sorani cer tif i cate. Sassone 20; €16 000 (19 670 CHF)(Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 500 CHF. 2,500 CHF

637 H

TUSCANY, 1860, Pro vi sional Govt., 40c rose, o.g., hingerem nant, mar gins touch ing at sides, am ple at top and bot tom,an af ford able copy of this rare stamp, signed Oliva, with 1971Diena cer tif i cate. Sassone 21 (Photo). Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF. 1,500 CHF

638 H

TUSCANY, 1851, used se lec tion, some light folds, about Fine. Sassone €6 900 (8 480 CHF). Est. 400 - 600 CHF. 400 CHF

639 ())

TUSCANY, 1859, large part of cover sent to Torino, bear ing1cr block of four and a pair all tied by “S.Piero a Sieve” c.d.s.dur ing Gov. Pro vi sional pe riod (13 pts) EXTREMELY RARE. An out stand ing item, A. Diena cer tif i cate. Sassone 12; €60 000+(73 760 CHF) (Photo). Est. 7 500 - 9 000 CHF. 7,500 CHF

640 )

TUSCANY, 1859, let ter to Flor ence, franked with a pair of 1Grtied by “GALEATA 2 NOV 59" (13 pts) used dur ing Pro vi sionalGov ern ment pe riod. Rare and neat cover, Colla cer tif i cate.Sassone 12; €21 500 (26 430 CHF) (Photo). Est. 3 000 - 4 500 CHF. 3,000 CHF

641 )

TUSCANY, 1860 (Aug. 9), “Il Garibaldo” cir cu lar sent fromFlor ence to Livorno, franked with 1860 1c brown li lac, full mar -gins all around, some ton ing away from the stamp, Very Fine,signed Bolaffi, with 2008 Raybaudi cer tif i cate, rare. Sassone 17 (Photo). Est. 2 000 - 2 500 CHF. 2,000 CHF

642 )

TUSCANY, 1860, in suf fi ciently paid cover, franked with Pro -vi sional Gov ern ment 10c, tied by very rare red S.So fia c.d.s. (11points) to Rocca S.Casciano, Bottachi cer tif i cate. Sassone 19c; €3 200 (3 930 CHF) (Photo). Est. 600 - 800 CHF. 600 CHF

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Stamps

643 HH

ITALY, 1865, Vic tor Em man uel II, 5c slate green, Lon donprint ing, o.g., never hinged, per fectly cen tered, Su perb, Collacer tif i cate. Sassone L16; €12 000 (14 750 CHF) (Photo). Est. 3 000 - 4 000 CHF. 3,000 CHF

644 H

ITALY, 1865, Vic tor Em man uel II, 10c or ange brown, Lon -don print ing, full o.g., lightly hinged, Colla cer tif i cate. SassoneL17; €5 000 (6 150 CHF) (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

645 H

ITALY, 1865, Vic tor Em man uel II, 10c buff, Tu rin print ing,o.g., lightly hinged, fairly well cen tered for this is sue, fresh, Fine, signed Bolaffi, Oliva, with 1971 Raybaudi cer tif i cate. SassoneT17 (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

646 HH

ITALY, 1865, Vic tor Em man uel II, 15c blue, Lon don print ing,o.g., never hinged, good cen ter ing, G. Colla cer tif i cate.Sassone L18; €8 000 (9 840 CHF) (Photo). Est. 2 000 - 3 000 CHF. 2,000 CHF

647 H

ITALY, 1865, Vic tor Em man uel II, 20c on 15c blue, type III, full o.g., lightly hinged, H. Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone 23; €4 500 (5 530 CHF) (Photo). Est. 700 - 1 000 CHF. 700 CHF

648 H

ITALY, 1865, Vic tor Em man uel II, 20c on 15c blue, type II, fullo.g., lightly hinged, Colla cer tif i cate. Sassone 24; €15 000 (18440 CHF) (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 500 CHF. 2,500 CHF

649 HH

ITALY, 1865, Vic tor Em man uel II, 20c on 15c blue, type III,sur charge shifted to the right, o.g., never hinged, Avi cer tif i -cate. Sassone 25hc (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

This variety is not listed in Sassone.

650 H

ITALY, 1865, Vic tor Em man uel II, 20c blue, Tu rin print ing,good cen ter ing, very nice fresh color stamp, H. Avi cer tif i cate.Sassone T26; €1 000 (1 230 CHF) (Photo). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

651 HH/H

ITALY, 1878, 2c on Of fi cials 2c-10L com plete, o.g., two val -ues lightly hinged, oth ers never hinged, signed, with 2006Raybaudi cer tif i cate for four top val ues. Sassone 29-36 (Photo).

Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

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652

653

654 655

Ex 656

657 658

660 Ex 661 662 Ex 667

Ex 669

673

674

652 HH/Hr

ITALY, 1878, 2c on Of fi cial 2c lake, block of 6, o.g., lightlyhinged at top, never hinged at bot tom, well cen tered, F.-V.F.,rare. Sassone 29 (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

653 HH/H

ITALY, 1878, 2c on Of fi cial 5c lake, hor i zon tal pair, o.g., neverhinged at left, right stamp with light hinge trace, nicely cen tered,H. Avi cer tif i cate, scarce in pairs. Sassone 30; €2 625 (3 230CHF) (Photo). Est. 500 - 700 CHF. 500 CHF

654 E

ITALY, 1888, Nu meral, 1c black, die es say, Very Fine, rare(Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

655 H

ITALY, 1901-26, Vic tor Em man uel III, com plete to 10L, also15c on 20c or ange, o.g., mostly lightly hinged, usual cen ter ing,Fine. Sassone 68-79, 91, 200-203 (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

656 E

ITALY, 1905, Bradbury Wilkinson ar chive pho to graphic es -says, se lec tion of nine, at tached on cards with print ers mark -ings in manu script. Rare op por tu nity. Prob a bly unique (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 200 CHF. 1,000 CHF

657 HH

ITALY, 1909, Vic tor Em man uel III, 15c slate black, top mar ginsin gle, o.g., never hinged, Su perb, Gaffaz cer tif i cate. Sassone86; €950 (1 170 CHF) (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

658 HH

ITALY, 1910, Gar i baldi com plete, o.g., never hinged, Su perb,H. Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone 87-90; €2 400 (2 950 CHF) (Photo). Est. 500 - 700 CHF. 500 CHF

659 HH

ITALY, 1910, Gar i baldi com plete, o.g., never hinged, usualcen ter ing, Fine, with 1992 Diena cer tif i cate for 5c claret and1995 Raybaudi cer tif i cate for 15c green. Sassone 87-90. Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

660 m

ITALY, 1923, Vic tor Em man uel III, 7½c on 85c red brown,type I, dou ble sur charge, heavy can cel, usual cen ter ing, Fine, with 1990 Diena cer tif i cate. Sassone 135b (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

661 HH

ITALY, 1923, Manzoni com plete, o.g., never hinged, very good cen ter ing for this dif fi cult is sue, Su perb, H. Avi cer tif i cate.Sassone 151-156; €6 500 (7 990 CHF) (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

662 H

ITALY, 1923, 30c Manzoni, imperf, o.g., hinge rem nant, mar -gins all around, Very Fine, with 1988 Diena cer tif i cate. Sassone153d (Photo). Est. 700 - 800 CHF. 700 CHF

663 HH

ITALY, 1924, It aly-South Amer ica Cruise com plete, o.g.,never hinged, scarce in this con di tion, Su perb, with Caffazphoto cer tif i cate. Sassone 162-168. Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

664 H

ITALY, 1926, 1.25L St. Fran cis of Assisi, perf 13½, o.g., lightlyhinged, Fine, signed Diena. Sassone 196. Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

665 HH

ITALY, 1930, Vir gil com plete, o.g., never hinged, Su perb, Avicer tif i cate. Sassone 282-290, A21-24; €1 000 (1 230 CHF). Est. 250 - 500 CHF. 250 CHF

666 HH

ITALY, 1930, Vir gil com plete, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F.Sassone 282-290, A21-24. Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

667 HH

ITALY, 1932, Dante com plete, o.g., never hinged. Sassone303-314, A26-31; €600 (740 CHF) (Photo). Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

668 HH

ITALY, 1935, Bel lini com plete, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F.Sassone 388-393, A90-94. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

669 HH

ITALY, 1937, Child Wel fare com plete, o.g., never hinged.Sassone 406-415, A100-105; €800 (980 CHF) (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

670 HH

ITALY, 1937, Child Wel fare com plete, o.g., never hinged,F.-V.F. Sassone 406-415, A100-105. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

671 HH

ITALY, 1937, Em peror Au gus tus Bimillennium com plete,o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Sassone 416-425, A106-110. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

672 HH

ITALY, 1939, Rail way Cen te nary com plete, com plete sheetsof 120 (2x60) with rare gut ters and sheet price la bels, o.g.,never hinged, 20c in tact with no sep a ra tions, 50c sep a rated in 2 panes of 60 stamps and 1,25L sep a ra tion in the mid dle, Su perb. Sassone 449-451; €2 000+ (2 460 CHF). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

673 HH

ITALY, Air mail Of fi cial, 1933, Balbo Trans-At lan tic Flighttrip tych, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, signed Brun, withRobineau cer tif i cate. Sassone 1. Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

674 HH

ITALY, Air mail Of fi cial, 1933, Balbo Trans-At lan tic Flighttrip tych, o.g., never hinged, very good cen ter ing, rare in thiscon di tion, H. Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone 1; €6 300 (7 740 CHF)(Photo). Est. 2 000 - 2 500 CHF. 2,000 CHF

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675 BKHH

ITALY, Book let, 1911, 3,60L, un ex ploded book let with fourpanes of 6x15c slate, some usual ton ing, mostly F.-V.F. (Photo). Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF. 1,500 CHF

676 BKHH

ITALY, Book let, 1911, 3,60L, un ex ploded book let with fourpanes of 6x15c slate, min ute ton ing as al ways, mostly F.-V.F.(Photo). Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF. 1,500 CHF

677 BKHH

ITALY, Book let, 1911, 4,80L, un ex ploded book let with fourpanes of 6x20c on 15c slate, mi nor perf. ton ing af fect ing allpanes at up per left, oth er wise post of fice fresh, Very Fine, sel -dom seen this nice (Photo). Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF. 1,500 CHF

678 H

ITALY, Post age Due, 1870, 1L light blue & brown, full o.g.,lightly hinged, good cen ter ing, Colla, Oliva, Chiavarello cer tif i -cates. Sassone 11; €22 000 (27 050 CHF) (Photo). Est. 5 000 - 7 500 CHF. 5,000 CHF

679 HH

ITALY, Post age Due, 1874, 5L blue & brown, o.g., neverhinged, H. Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone 13; €1 600 (1 970 CHF)(Photo). Est. 400 - 600 CHF. 400 CHF

680 HH

ITALY, Post age Due, 1890-91, 30c on 2c buff & ma genta,o.g., never hinged, very good cen ter ing, Colla cer tif i cate, rarestamp. Sassone 19; €12 500 (15 370 CHF) (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 500 CHF. 2,500 CHF

681 HH

ITALY, Postal Let ter Stamp, 1922, B.L.P. over print on Vic -tory set, o.g., never hinged, H. Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone 22-25;€9 000 (11 060 CHF) (Photo). Est. 1 800 - 2 500 CHF. 1,800 CHF

682 H/m

ITALY, 1877-1973, old fash ion pre sen ta tion cards with verynice se lec tion of is sues, in un mounted mint, hinged and usedcon di tion. Strong se lec tion of good sets, mint and used, rep re -sented. Of fi cial is sues, Col o nies and mil i tary stamps as well.Sassone €7 000 (8 610 CHF) (Owner’s). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

683 H

ITALY, 1931-36, never hinged se lec tion of good is sues from this pe riod, in clud ing air mail and Zep pe lin sets. Very at trac tive as sem bly. Sassone €4 000+ (4 920 CHF). Est. 900 - 1 000 CHF. 900 CHF

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676

677

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681

Domestic Postal History

684 )

ITALY, 1862, let ter sent from Edolo (Lombardia/Italia) toCoengliano (Veneto/Aus tria), in suf fi ciently franked with Sar -dinia 5c imperf + It aly 10c perf mak ing 25c post age (10c Sar -dinia’s post age + 15c Aus trian post age). Cor rect post age was40c (10c Sar dinia’s + 30c Aus tria). Let ter shows Modena “S.1a”tran sit mark and “16” soldi charge mark ap plied on ar rival,along side boxed “FRANCOBOLLO/INSUFFICIENTE”. Re -verse shows Brescia tran sit and ar rival c.d.s. Very at trac tiveand un usual postal rate cover. Sassone €1 650+ (2 030 CHF)(Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

685 )

ITALY / SARDINIA, 1863 (Jan. 13), mixed frank ing let terfrom Livorno to Genova, franked with Sar dinia 5c. (S. 13E)and It aly 10c. bister 1st is sue (S.1), F.-V.F., signed E. Diena. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

686 )

ITALY, 1872 (Dec. 27), folded let ter sheet from Filadelfia toCatanzaro, franked with 10c mar ginal block of 4. A rare frank -ing, Very Fine. Sassone T17 (Photo). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

687 )

ITALY, 1878, sur charged 1877 is sue on eleven cov ers,show ing va ri ety of postal rates, sin gle us age, and mul ti ples (2with strips, one with block of five). Very at trac tive and un usuallot, good for ex pan sion. Sassone 151-153; €1 500 (1 840 CHF)(Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

688 )

ITALY, 1889, reg is tered lo cally posted cover, franked with30c brown Umberto I, tied by “Roma 31. Dec 1898" LAST DAYOF USAGE. Very rare, Colla cer tif i cate. Sassone 41; €11 375+(13 980 CHF) (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 500 CHF. 2,500 CHF

689 )

ITALY, 1899-1925, se lec tion of 12 cov ers, in clud ing air mail(1), ad ver tis ing (10) and com mem o ra tive is sue (Anno Santo)cov ers show ing va ri ety of mul ti ple and mixed frankings for do -mes tic and for eign des ti na tions. View ing rec om mended (12items) (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

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Ex 687

Ex 689

684

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691

692

693 694

695

696697

700 701

690 )

ITALY, 1922, Trieste Phil a telic Con gress over printed set ona reg is tered cover, with a Con gress ad ver tis ing la bel. All tiedby “ IX CONGRESSO FILATELICO ITALIANO*TRIESTE/8.6.22". Front shows Con gress reg is tra tion la bel, H. Avi cer tif i -cate. Sassone 123-126; €2 250 (2 770 CHF) (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

691 )

ITALY, 1922, Trieste Phil a telic Con gress com plete set onpic ture post card, tied by “ IX CONGRESSO FILATELICOITALIANO*TRIESTE /4.6.22", H. Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone123-126; €1 900 (2 340 CHF) (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

692 )

ITALY, 1938, cover from Ven ice to Palermo, franked withProc la ma tion of Em pire air mail stamps. Ar rival on re verse.Sassone A111-116; €650 (800 CHF) (Photo). Est. 250 - 500 CHF. 250 CHF

Foreign Mail

693 )

ITALY / SARDINIA - Bel gium, 1863 (Mar. 20), mixed frank inglet ter from Torino to Bruxelles, franked with two It aly 10c.bister (S.1f) scis sors-cut at bot tom, and two full margined Sar -dinia 80c or ange yel low (S.17C). A rare tri ple rate let ter, Fine,signed A. Diena, with R. Diena cer tif i cate (Photo). Est. 1 200 - 1 500 CHF. 1,200 CHF

694 )

ITALY - France, 1869 (Mar. 20), reg is tered cover fromBergamo Bassa to Lyon, 7x rate (40c. plus 50c. for reg is try)paid by 10c., two 60c. and 2L (S. 17, 21 e 22). A rare frank ing,mi nor perf fault on one 69c, Fine. Sassone 17, 21, 22 (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

695 )

ITALY - France, 1870, taxed printed mat ter sent fromLivorno to France, franked with 1c and 5c (1863 is sue) tied byLivorno c.d.s. Front shows P.D. handstamp crossed with boxed“FRANCOBOLLO / INSUFFICIENTE”, French ITALIE * AMB.LYON MARS F. en try and 6 decimes in manu script chargemark. Aix en Pro vence ar rival c.d.s. (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

696 )

ITALY - Al ba nia, 1871, let ter from Ven ice to Scutari, frankedwith 60c li lac (1863-65 is sue) tied by dot ted nu meral 196 along -side Ven ice c.d.s. Turk ish Duloz Post age due (ap plied on theback) added on ar rival for mes sen ger ser vice be tween Antivariand Scutari. Both tied by Ot to man Arabic Scutari cir clehandstamp. Trieste tran sit on re verse. At trac tive com bi na tion(Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

697 )

ITALY - Ger many, 1885 (Sept. 24), par cel re ceipt from Brozzi (FI) to Darmstadt, franked with 50c and 1.25L par cel post, arare us age of these high val ues, Very Fine. Sassone 3, 5; €6500 (7 990 CHF) (Photo). Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

698 )

ITALY - Ger many, 1889 (Dec. 18), par cel re ceipt (Lire 1,25)from Modena to Berlin, uprated with 50c; Chiasso tran sit post -mark, scarce, Very Fine. Sassone 3. Est. 400 - 600 CHF. 400 CHF

699 )

ITALY - United States, 1933, the fa mous “MAYOR” cover,franked by “Crociera Nord.Atlantica” trip tych 5,25 +44.75 Lit.over printed SERVIZIO DI STATO. Bear ing no reg is tra tion la bel, as the oth ers sent from the Podesta, and per haps due to the de -par ture date be ing May 29, the cover was not de liv ered to thePO of the Trans-At lan tic cross ing but sent to Torino & Genoa fortrans mis sion via Ocean liner. The lack of New York ar rival dueto the fact that it was not sent as Reg is tered. The orig i nal let terin cluded, how ever bears an ar rival ca chet ap plied by the sec re -tary of the Mayor of New York, ‘RE CEIVED-June 8, 1933-THEMAYOR’. All of the other cov ers sent from Sen a tor GiorgioPitacco to the Mayor’s of fice in NY via the Balbo Trans at lan ticcross ing bear an ar rival mark ing of NY July 20, mak ing thiscover via Ocean liner much ear lier (6 weeks).An ab so lutely in -cred i ble item of Aero-Phi lat ely and pos si bly unique, F. LonghiAIEP cer tif i cate. Sassone A1 (Photo). Est. 8 000 - 12 000 CHF. 8,000 CHF

700 )

ITALY - Aus tria, 1937, ex press reg is tered cover sent fromComo to Vi enna, franked with Em peror Au gus tusBimellennium, com plete set. Tran sit and ar rival post marks onre verse. Sassone 416-425; €1 150 (1 410 CHF) (Photo). Est. 250 - 500 CHF. 250 CHF

Airmail Postal History

701 )

ITALY, 1930 (Dec. 15), Rome Trans at lan tic Squad ron Flightto Rio de Ja neiro, cover franked by the spe cial is sue of 7.70Lire air mail stamp & 1.25L com ple men tary reg u lar is sue to payrate, both tied by ‘POSTA AEREA-CrocieraItalia_Brasile—ROMA-15 Dec. 1930’ c.d.s. Cover bears sig na -tures of the 18 Pi lots & shows ar rival c.d.s. on front. Highly pop -u lar air mail cover with the 7.70 stamp (20,000 printed), VeryFine. Sassone A25; €2 500 (3 070 CHF) (Photo). Est. 800 - 1 200 CHF. 800 CHF

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702 )

ITALY, 1930 (Dec. 15), Rome Trans at lan tic Squad ron Flightto Rio de Ja neiro, cover franked by the spe cial is sue of 7.70Lire air mail stamp & 1.25L com ple men tary reg u lar is sue to payrate, both tied by ‘POSTA AEREA-CrocieraItalia_Brasile—ROMA-15 Dec. 1930’ c.d.s. Cover bears sig na -tures of the 18 Pi lots & shows ar rival c.d.s. on front. Highly pop -u lar air mail cover with the 7.70 stamp (20,000 printed), VeryFine. Sassone A25; €2 500 (3 070 CHF) (Photo). Est. 800 - 1 200 CHF. 800 CHF

703 )

ITALY, 1930 (Dec. 15), Rome Trans at lan tic Squad ron Flightto Rio de Ja neiro, cover franked by the spe cial is sue of 7.70Lire air mail stamp & 1.25L com ple men tary reg u lar is sue to payrate, both stamps show ing min i mal rust spot on a few per fo ra -tions & both tied by ‘POSTA AEREA-Crociera Italia -Brasile—ROMA-15 Dec. 1930’ c.d.s. Cover bears sig na tures of the 18 Pi lots & shows ar rival c.d.s. on front. A highly pop u lar air -mail cover with the 7.70 stamp (20,000 printed), Very Fine.Sassone A25; €3 000 (3 690 CHF) (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

704 )

ITALY, 1934 (Nov. 9), Rome to Mogadiscio Flight, card, at -trac tive frank ing, with Rome and Tobruk post marks, Very Fine. Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

Italian Social Republic

705 H

ITALIAN SOCIAL REPUBLIC, Post age Due, 1944, G.N.R.over printed set, with 5 Lira stamp, type I, with in verted“Brescia” print. Scarce set, H.Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone 47/I-57/I;€3 000 (3 690 CHF) (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

706 )

ITALIAN SOCIAL REPUBLIC, 1944, reg is tered & in sured le -gal size cover, franked with 50 Lire over printed in “CARMINIOLILLACEO”, tied by “Firenze No. 7—23-3 44-Via del Corso”c.d.s. with ar rival c.d.s. Nice sin gle frank ing with this rare stamp(only 450 printed), Dr. Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone 500/I; €33 000(40 570 CHF) (Photo). Est. 5 000 - 6 000 CHF. 5,000 CHF

707 )

ITALIAN SOCIAL REPUBLIC, 1944, reg is tered & in sured le -gal size cover, franked with 50 Lire over printed in “LILLA”, tiedby “Firenze No. 7—23-3 44-Via del Corso” c.d.s. with ar rivalc.d.s. Nice sin gle frank ing with this rare stamp (only 800printed), Raybaudi cer tif i cate. Sassone 500; €24 000 (29 500CHF) (Photo). Est. 3 500 - 4 500 CHF. 3,500 CHF

708 )

ITALIAN SOCIAL REPUBLIC, 1944, 3 cov ers bear ing com -plete sets of the War Pro pa ganda is sues, 25c over print inblack & 30,50c over print “CARMINIO LILLACEO”, all tied by“Firenze No.7 10-5-44 -Via del Corso” and with ar rival c.d.s.Sassone PG37-48; €24 750 (30 430 CHF). Est. 3 000 - 4 000 CHF. 3,000 CHF

709 )

ITALIAN SOCIAL REPUBLIC, 1944, 3 cov ers bear ing com -plete sets of the War Pro pa ganda is sues, 25c over print inblack & 30,50c in “LILLA”, all tied by “Firenze No.7 10-5-44 -Viadel Corso” and with ar rival c.d.s. Sassone PG37-40 +PG41/I-48/I; €19 800 (24 340 CHF). Est. 2 500 - 3 500 CHF. 2,500 CHF

Italy from 1945

710 HH

ITALY, 1945-48, “Democratica” set, ITALY,1945-48.“Democratica” never hinged set. Cert. Sass. 543/65 Cat. €1.350, o.g., never hinged, H. Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone 543-565;€1 350 (1 660 CHF). Est. 350 - 600 CHF. 350 CHF

711 H

ITALY, Par cel Post, 1946-54, 300L brown car mine, o.g.,lightly hinged, Very Fine. Sassone 79 (Photo). Est. 300 - 300 CHF. 300 CHF

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712 )

ITALY, 1961 (Apr. 3), Pres. Gronchi Visit to Peru, reg is teredand flown FDC from Livorno to Peru, franked with the set ofthree; orig i nally the er ror 205L rose (“Gronchi Rosa”) was cov -ered by the 205L gray, con se quently lifted and re placed (the er -ror is un used, with out gum), with Lima, Peru (April 7) ar rivalpost mark, re turned back to Livorno, with June 21, 1961 post -mark, a scarce us age, Very Fine, with Chiavarello cer tif i cate(Photo). Est. 2 000 - 2 500 CHF. 2,000 CHF

713 HH

ITALY: ANGLO-AMERICAN OCCUPATION, 1943, com pleteset, un folded, all with in scrip tion and plate mark ings in the sheet mar gin, sheets of 100, o.g., never hinged, Su perb, rarely of -fered. Sassone 1-9; €4 000 (4 920 CHF). Est. 1 000 - 1 200 CHF. 1,000 CHF

714 )

ITALY: VENEZIA GIULIA - United States, 1947, reg is tered air mail cover to New York, franked with Democratica block offour 100 Lira tied by “TRIESTE CORRISP. E PACC./ ACCETT.RACCOM” c.d.s., re verse bears New York ar rival. Very scarceus age of this stamp, Fine, Sismondo cer tif i cate. Sassone 21(Photo). Est. 2 000 - 2 500 CHF. 2,000 CHF

715 H

ITALY: TRIESTE ZONE A, 1950, Trieste Fair, over printedonly on sheet mar gin, po si tion 47, Very Fine, with Joe Bushcer tif i cate. Sassone 81d (Photo). Est. 1 500 - 1 800 CHF. 1,500 CHF

716 HH

ITALY: TRIESTE ZONE A, Par cel Post, 1954, 1000L ul tra ma -rine, left mar gin pair, o.g., never hinged, Eichele cer tif i cate(Photo). Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

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703

Ex 705

711

715

716

717 H

ITALY: TRIESTE ZONE A, 1947-54, un mounted mint col lec -tion on ex hi bi tion pages, in clud ing Post age Due and Par celPost stamps, with cer tif i cate for good is sues. Many va ri et ies,dis placed-in verted, gut ter pairs with “NATALE TRIESTINO”over print, mul ti ples with la bels etc not counted. Sassone €8000+ (9 840 CHF). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

Local Issues

718 HH

ITALY: ATLANTIC BASE AT BORDEAUX, 1943, 50c War Pro -pa ganda, dou ble over print, one in verted, o.g., never hinged,Su perb, E. Diena, Raybaudi cer tif i cates, a rare stamp in per fectcon di tion. Sassone 20a; €9 750 (11 990 CHF) (Photo). Est. 1 800 - 2 500 CHF. 1,800 CHF

719 HH

ITALY: ATLANTIC BASE AT BORDEAUX, 1943, 30c War Pro -pa ganda, dou ble over print, one in verted, o.g., never hinged,Su perb, Raybaudi cer tif i cate, a very rare stamp. Sassone 18a;€18 000 (22 130 CHF) (Photo). Est. 3 500 - 5 000 CHF. 3,500 CHF

720 )

ITALY: ATLANTIC BASE AT BORDEAUX, 1943, 10c and 20c,used in com bi na tion with unoverprinted 15c, 25c, 30c, tied by“Forze Subacquee Italiane in Atlantico” 10.3.44 c.d.s. on coverto Genova, with red “Verificato Per Censura” handstamp and“Lavagna Genova” ar rival post mark on back, Fine (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

721 )

ITALY: ATLANTIC BASE AT BORDEAUX, 1943, 20c and 25c,used in com bi na tion with unoverprinted 5c and 50c, tied by blue“Com.Sup. FF.Subaco. Italiane in Atlantico” 17.11.44 c.d.s. oncover to Genova, with “Verificato Per Censura” handstamp and“Lavagna Genova” 26.11 ar rival post mark on back, Fine(Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

722 )

ITALY: ATLANTIC BASE AT BORDEAUX, 1944, “Imperiale”is sue, 5c, 1c, 15c, 25c, 30c and 50c, set of six, tied by “ForzeSubacquee Italiane in Atlantico” 18.3.44 c.d.s. on cor re spond -ing 25c green sta tio nery lettersheet, ad dressed to Genova, with red “A,” handstamp; also two-line “Comando Superiore ForzeSubacquee in Atlantico Feldpost N. 28986" handstamp, VeryFine (Photo). Est. 5 000 - 6 000 CHF. 5,000 CHF

723 )

ITALY: ATLANTIC BASE AT BORDEAUX, 1944, “Imperiale”is sue, 15c and 50c, tied by “Forze Subacquee Italiane inAtlantico” 16.2.44 c.d.s. on cover to Genova, with cen sor seal at left, handstamped by “Verificato Per Censura” on both sides,also ar rival post mark, rare cover, Fine (Photo). Est. 750 - 900 CHF. 750 CHF

724 SHH

ITALY: CAMPIONE, 1944, Arms is sue with “SAGGIO”(spec i men) over prints, mar ginal sin gles, o.g., never hinged,Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone 47/I-51/I; €1 375 (1 690 CHF). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

725 )

ITALY: CAMPIONE, 1944 (May 20), First Day Cover of thescarce perf. is sue, sent to Lugano with Bissone ar rival c.d.s.on re verse. Sas SBK 900 SFr. SBK 1A/5A (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

726 H

ITALY: POLISH ARMY CORPS, 1945, sou ve nir sheet, un cutpair va ri ety, with out gum as is sued, rare. Sassone 1Aa; €4 500(5 530 CHF) (Photo). Est. 800 - 1 000 CHF. 800 CHF

WWI Occupation Issues

727 HH

ITALY: TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE, 1918, Bolzano pro vi sionalset, o.g., never hinged, rare ap pear ance, Su perb, SBPV Avicer tif i cate. Sassone BZ3/1-9; €7 700 (9 470 CHF) (Photo). Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF. 1,500 CHF

728 m

ITALY: TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE, 1918, Bolzano pro vi sionalset, all cancelled by Bolzano c.d.s., Su perb. SassoneBZ3/36-44; €5 900 (7 250 CHF) (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 300 CHF. 1,000 CHF

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729 HH

ITALY: VENEZIA GIULIA, 1918, 2Kr blue, with mis placedover print to the right, o.g., never hinged, Su perb, SBPV Avicer tif i cate. Sassone 15/Igrca; €2 400 (2 950 CHF) (Photo). Est. 500 - 700 CHF. 500 CHF

730 HH

ITALY: MERANO, 1918, 10h black on ul tra ma rine, o.g., never hinged, large mar gins all around, ex tremely rare in this con di -tion, Su perb, H. Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone 3; €9 000 (11 060 CHF)(Photo). Est. 1 500 - 2 500 CHF. 1,500 CHF

731 s

ITALY: MERANO, 1918, 10h black on brick red, “KFMSCHT” for “KFMSCHTFT”, used on piece, Fine, Giusti cer tif i cate,scarce. Sassone 8c; €2 250 (2 770 CHF) (Photo). Est. 400 - 600 CHF. 400 CHF

732 H

ITALY: MERANO, 1918, 10h black on or ange, tête-bêche,ver ti cal pair, with out gum as is sued, very fresh color, at trac tive.Sassone 8d. Michel 6bK (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

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725 726

Ex 727 Ex 728 729

730 731 732

733 HH

ITALY: FIUME, 1918, “FIUME” ma chine over print on 10KrHun gary Par lia ment is sue, o.g., never hinged, Su perb, E.Diena cer tif i cate, rare. Sassone 21; €19 500 (23 970 CHF)(Photo). Est. 6 000 - 8 000 CHF. 6,000 CHF

734 s

ITALY: FIUME, 1919, 25c blue, used on piece with com pletec.d.s. of Mil i tary Post, SBPV Avi and Colla cer tif i cates. Sassone57; €5 500 (6 760 CHF) (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

WWII Occupation Issues

735 HH

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF LUBIANA, 1941, all is sues com -plete, o.g., never hinged, Su perb, all stamps are with cer tif i cate. Sassone €18 000 (22 130 CHF) (Photo). Est. 6 000 - 7 000 CHF. 6,000 CHF

Only 246 complete sets of all Lubiana occupation issues exist.

736 HH

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF LUBIANA, 1941,“R.Commissariato” type b over print on 10din King Pe tersmall for mat, o.g., never hinged, Su perb, Raybaudi cer tif i cate,very rare. Sassone 33b; €18 000 (22 130 CHF) (Photo). Est. 4 000 - 6 000 CHF. 4,000 CHF

737 HH

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF LUBIANA, Air mail, 1941, 50din.with in verted over print, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, scarce.Sassone 10c; €1 800 (2 210 CHF) (Photo). Est. 300 - 500 CHF. 300 CHF

738 HH

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF LUBIANA, Air mail, 1941, 40din,SLOVEN for SLOVENI, at right in hor i zon tal pair with nor mal,only one in sheet, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, Caffaz cer tif i -cate, very rare - only 14 pairs with this va ri ety re ported. Sassone 9b (Photo). Est. 700 - 800 CHF. 700 CHF

739 )

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF LUBIANA, 1942, two upratedsta tio nery cards (one reg is tered) sent from Ljubljana andNovo Mesto show ing dif fer ent cen sor marks. At trac tive pair. Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

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737

738

740 HH

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF CEPHALONIA AND ITHACA,1941, 10+10d or ange, in verted over print, hor i zon tal pair,o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, signed Diena, Mondolfo etc.Sassone 8d (Photo). Est. 5 000 - 6 000 CHF. 5,000 CHF

741 s

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF CEPHALONIA AND ITHACA,1941, King George, 100d car mine, used on piece, Very Fine,signed Diena, Mondolfo, only a few ex ist. Sassone 39 (Photo). Est. 5 000 - 6 000 CHF. 5,000 CHF

742 s

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF CEPHALONIA AND ITHACA,Post age Due, 1941, 10L rose, used on piece, used on piece,Very Fine, signed Mondolfo, Raybaudi, Diena etc., very rare.Sassone 2 (Photo). Est. 5 000 - 6 000 CHF. 5,000 CHF

743 m

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF CEPHALONIA AND ITHACA,Post age Due, 1941, 50L brown vi o let, used, Very Fine, signed Raybaudi, Mondolfo etc., very rare. Sassone 3 (Photo). Est. 5 000 - 6 000 CHF. 5,000 CHF

744 m

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF CEPHALONIA AND ITHACA,Post age Due, 1941, 80L brown vi o let, used, Very Fine, signed Mondolfo, very rare. Sassone 4 (Photo). Est. 5 000 - 6 000 CHF. 5,000 CHF

745 m

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF CEPHALONIA AND ITHACA,Post age Due, 1941, 1d blue, used, Very Fine, signedRaybaudi, Mondolfo etc., very rare. Sassone 5 (Photo). Est. 5 000 - 6 000 CHF. 5,000 CHF

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746 m

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF CEPHALONIA AND ITHACA,Post age Due, 1941, 15d brown rose, ITALIAN OCCUPATIONOF IONIAN ISLANDS, 1941 15d brown rose, used, v.f., used,Very Fine, signed Mondolfo, very rare. Sassone 9 (Photo). Est. 5 000 - 6 000 CHF. 5,000 CHF

747 m

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF ITHACA, 1941, So cial Wel fare,50L green, used, Very Fine, signed Diena, Raybaudi,Mondolfo. Sassone 18 (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 200 CHF. 1,000 CHF

748 s

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF ITHACA, Post age Due, 1941,1+1d blue, bot tom sheet mar gin hor i zon tal pair, cancelled onpiece by Ithaca 11.VII.41 post mark, Very Fine, signedRaybaudi, Mondolfo, Gazzi etc., rare. Sassone 4 (Photo). Est. 3 000 - 3 500 CHF. 3,000 CHF

749 HH

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF ZANTE, Air mail, 1941, vi o letover print on Greek 1d, o.g., never hinged, post of fice fresh,Very Fine, signed Renato Mondolfo, with 1961 Alberto Dienacer tif i cate, a rar ity, only 5 (!) ex am ples of this value re corded.Sassone 1 (Photo). Est. 20 000 - 24 000 CHF. 20,000 CHF

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750 s

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF ZANTE, 1941, 30d red brown,used with ad di tional frank ing on piece (11.5), Very Fine, rare.Sassone 19 (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 200 CHF. 1,000 CHF

751 HH

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF FIUME/KUPA, 1941, 5c-50c reg -u lar is sues, also 25c, 50c and 75c Hit ler/Mus so lini stamps,o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

752 H

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF FIUME/KUPA, 1941, 25p-5.50d,vi o let sur charge, set of eight, o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F., with1997 Raybaudi cer tif i cate, only 100 sets is sued. Sassone 42-49 (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

753 HHr

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF MONTENEGRO, 1942, over -prints on Jugoslavia, 1d-16d com plete, set of 9, blocks of 4,o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Sassone S.8; €2 600 (3 200CHF). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

754 H

ITALY: CROATIAN OCCUPATION, 1944, Sebenico(Shibenik) pro vi sional is sue with hand over prints, o.g.,lightly hinged, Very Fine, rarely of fered stamps of this elu sive is -sue. Est. 400 - 450 CHF. 400 CHF

755 HH

ITALY: CROATIAN OCCUPATION, 1944, Spalato (Split) pro -vi sional is sue, o.g., never hinged, Su perb, Raybaudi cer tif i -cate, only 231 sets were over printed. Sassone 6-22. Est. 1 200 - 1 300 CHF. 1,200 CHF

Italian Offices Abroad

756 H

ITALIAN OFFICES IN THE LEVANT, 1874, Vic tor Em man uelII, 5c slate green, lower right cor ner un al tered, po si tion 82, parto.g., fairly well cen tered, Fine, with 1981 Diena cer tif i cate, arare stamp. Sassone 3b (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

757 H

ITALIAN OFFICES IN THE LEVANT, 1874, Vic tor Em man uelII, 10c ocher, large part o.g., SBPV Avi cer tif i cate, rare.Sassone 4d; €38 000 (46 720 CHF) (Photo). Est. 6 000 - 8 000 CHF. 6,000 CHF

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758

760

761

762 763 764

765 Ex 766

767

768

Ex 770

771

758 HH/Hr

ITALIAN OFFICES IN THE LEVANT, 1878, Vic tor Em man uelII, 10c blue, block of 4, full o.g., never hinged at bot tom, signedBolaffi. Sassone 10; €2 750 (3 380 CHF) (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

759 HHr

ITALIAN OFFICES IN THE LEVANT, 1882, Humbert I, 5cgreen, cor ner mar gin block of 4 with plate num ber “1", o.g.,never hinged, ex cep tional item rarely of fered, Bottacchi cer tif i -cate. Sassone 12 (Photo). Est. 2 000 - 3 000 CHF. 2,000 CHF

760 )

ITALIAN MILITARY POST IN ALBANIA, 1917, reg is tered let -ter to Torino, franked with mixed 5c, 15c, 20c mixed is sues forIt aly in com bi na tion with LEVANT sur charge 1Pi on 25cESPRESSO is sue. ALl tied by “POSTA MILITARE * TRUPPEOCCUPAZIONE 2" c.d.s. along side straight line cen sor mark.Cen sor la bel and on re verse cen sor No7 handstamp. Rare us -age of over printed Espresso stamp (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

761 )

ITALIAN OFFICES IN ALBANIA, 1918, cover to Milano,franked with 2x10c Ital ian stamp, tied by Amer i can type of can -cel la tion “BASE NAVALE * S. QUARANTA 4 AUG.1918" c.d.s.in vi o let. Along side cen sor mark ”COMANDO BASENAVALE/SANTI QUARANTA /VERIFICATO PER CENSURA"ap plied at the back as well. Milano ar rival. Rare ap pear ance(Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

762 )

ITALIAN OFFICES IN ALBANIA, 1918, mil i tary card, tied byoval tied by Valona Na val base ca chet (light strike as usual forthis handstamp) sent to Milano. Cen sored by Na val Mil i tary au -thor i ties at Valona base. Scarce (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

763 )

ITALIAN OFFICES IN ALBANIA - Swit zer land, 1918, reg is -tered cover, franked with 50c Ital ian stamp, tied by “POSTEITALIANE*PREMETI 16.4.18" c.d.s. Let ter was posted viaMilano tran sit on re verse, and ar rival Bern c.d.s. Scarce us ageof Premeti Ital ian P.O. c.d.s. (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

764 )

ITALIAN OFFICES IN ALBANIA - United States, 1920, coversent from a mem ber of Amer i can mis sion at Korytza toBoston, cor rectly franked with 25c Ital ian stamp tied by veryrare “’POSTE ITALIANE*LIASCOVIKI(ALBANIA) 19.4.20"c.d.s. Let ter was cen sored at Argirocastro. Very rare ap pear -ance of Ital ian P.O. Liascoviki c.d.s. (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

765 H

ITALIAN OFFICES IN CONSTANTINOPLE, 1908, Vic tor Em -man uel III, 4pi on 1L, o.g., lightly hinged, usual cen ter ing, Fine, with 2006 Raybaudi cer tif i cate. Sassone 13 (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

766 HH

ITALIAN OFFICES IN CONSTANTINOPLE, 1921, fifth is suesur charged with new val ues, o.g., never hinged, H. Avi cer tif i -cate. Sassone 28-32; €1 450 (1 780 CHF) (Photo). Est. 300 - 500 CHF. 300 CHF

767 mr

ITALIAN OFFICES IN CONSTANTINOPLE, Post age Due,1922, 10c, 30c, 60c and 1L, blocks of 4, each with a cen tralcon trol stamp, used, Fine. Sassone 1-4 (Photo). Est. 750 - 900 CHF. 750 CHF

768 s

ITALIAN OFFICES IN EGYPT, 1863, Vic tor Em man uel II, 10cbistre, on a piece cancelled by ALESSANDRIA D’EGITTO/POSTE ITALIANE c.d.s., E.Diena cer tif i cate, ex -tremely rare us age of this stamp from P.O. at Al ex an dria.Sassone 1f (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

769 )

ITALIAN OFFICES IN EGYPT, 1864-78, an in ter est ing se lec -tion of 24 cov ers, in a cover al bum show ing va ri ety of postalrates from Al ex an dria, Cairo, Mansura, Damanhour & Con stan -ti no ple with some better frankings and des ti na tions. Worth in -spec tion, gen er ally Fine. Est. 2 000 - 2 500 CHF. 2,000 CHF

770 )

ITALIAN OFFICES IN EGYPT, 1864-80, ex cit ing se lec tion, ofcov ers (4), fronts (5) and pieces (4) show ing va ri ety of frank ing,rates and des ti na tions. Un usual as sem bly needs to be in -spected (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

771 )

ITALIAN OFFICES IN EGYPT - France, 1870, cover sentfrom Port Said to Mar seille, franked with Egypt 2x1Pi Sphinxpay ing dou ble rate let ter fee, tied by “V.R. POSTEEGIZIANE*PORTO_SAID”. Let ter was sent via French P.O. atAl ex an dria where 2x40c per fo rated Em pire stamps was ap -plied, tied by “5080" nu mer als, with Al ex an dria de par ture c.d.s.along side. Front shows red mar i time ”PAQ.ANG1*MARSEILLE" c.d.s. At the back Ital ian “V.R.POSTEEGIZIANE*ALESSANDRIA” tran sit and Mar seilles ar rival. Very at trac tive mixed frank ing dou ble rate cover (Photo). Est. 800 - 1 200 CHF. 800 CHF

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772

773

774

775

777

Ex 778

779

Ex 781 Ex 782

783 785

Ex 784

772 )

ITALIAN OFFICES IN EGYPT - It aly, 1872, cover sent fromCairo to Na ples, franked with 2x20para Spinx tied by very light“V.R.POSTE EGIZIANE * CAIRO”. Ad di tion ally franked with40c. rose tied by nu meral “234" can cel with ”ALESSANDRIAD’EGITTO*POSTE ITALIANE" c.d.s. along side. Red Na plesar rival on re verse. Scarce mixed frank ing, un usual us age of 20para, stain shows at the front (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

773 )

ITALIAN OFFICES IN EGYPT - It aly, 1881, let ter to Livorno,franked with 5cent. over printed ESTERO printed mat ter rate(1874 1 Jan u ary is sue) stamped with barred nu meral along sidesin gle cir cle ALESSANDRIA D EGITTO * POSTE ITALIANEc.d.s. Re verse bears Livorno ar rival c.d.s., signed Diena.Sassone 3 (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

774 )

ITALIAN OFFICES IN JERUSALEM, 1915, cover to Bei rut,franked with ten dif fer ent stamps, ncluding It aly 1c, 2c, plus10pa to 4pi val ues and Lev ant Spe cial De liv ery val ues, used onback of reg is tered cover (slightly re duced at left) from Je ru sa -lem (22.7.14) to Bei rut, with Ger man and French Post Of fice ar -rival (28.7) post marks, un usual; cover folded and stamps a bitsoiled, with some ton ing (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 200 CHF. 1,000 CHF

775 )

ITALIAN OFFICES IN SMYRNA - Ger many, 1914 (Apr. 7),reg is tered cover from Smyrna to Berlin, franked with 30paon 15 c “Smirne”, pair 30pa on 15c (S. 2-3) and rare Lev ant60pa on 30c ex press stamp (S.2); Apr. 12 backstamp, VeryFine. Sassone €3 000+ (3 690 CHF) (Photo). Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

776 )

ITALIAN OFFICES IN TUNISIA, 1865-96, se lec tion of 7 cov -ers, show ing va ri ety of frankings and des ti na tions from the Ital -ian P.O. at Tu ni sia. View ing rec om mended. Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

777 )

ITALIAN OFFICES IN TUNISIA, 1876, cir cu lar outer let tersheet, franked with 5cent. over printed ESTERO (1874 1 Jan u -ary is sue), to pay printed mat ter rate. Stamped with dot ted nu -meral “235” along side dou ble cir cle TUNISI * POSTE ITALIANE c.d.s. Re verse bears Livorno ar rival c.d.s., Sorani cer tif i cate.Sassone 3 (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

778 )

ITALIAN OFFICES IN TUNISIA, 1878-1908, se lec tion ofseven cov ers, six reg is tered, also two pieces, in clud ing.“Estero” cover from Tu ni sia to Ger many franked with 30c, also4pi on 1L on reg is tered cover from Con stan ti no ple to Ger manyetc., Fine (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

Italian Colonies

779 )

ITALIAN COLONIES, 1932 reg is tered let ter to Torino,franked with Le o nardo da Vinci 100L, gen eral is sue for allcol o nies, ITALIAN COLONIES, 1932 reg is tered let ter toTorino, franked with Le o nardo da Vinci 100L, gen eral is sue forall col o nies, tied by “POSTA AEREA * TRIPOLI D’AFRICA”c.d.s., re verse Rome tran sit and Torino ar rival c.d.s. A. Diena(Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

780 HH

AEGEAN ISLANDS, 1912-30, com plete mint col lec tion ofDodecanese as well as the is sues for in di vid ual Is lands, in -clud ing Air mails & post. dues all housed in a Marini al bum. All560 +/- stamps are NH & F - VF. A won der ful op por tu nity to ac -quire an im pres sive as sem bly, rarely of fered as such, o.g.,never hinged. Sassone €44 000+ (54 090 CHF) (Photo). Est. 5 000 - 6 000 CHF. 5,000 CHF

781 H

AEGEAN ISLANDS, 1930, Hy dro log i cal Con gress com -plete, o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. Sassone 12-20 (Photo). Est. 700 - 800 CHF. 700 CHF

782 HH/H

AEGEAN ISLANDS, 1930, Hy dro log i cal Con gress, 50c-10L, four top val ues, o.g., first two h.r., 5L and 10L never hinged,F.-V.F., signed Diena etc. Sassone 17-20 (Photo). Est. 600 - 700 CHF. 600 CHF

783 HH

AEGEAN ISLANDS, 1934, Foot ball (Soc cer) set with airmail, o.g., never hinged. Sassone 75-79, A34-37; €2 300 (2 830 CHF) (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

784 HHr

AEGEAN ISLANDS, Air mail, 1932, Gar i baldi com plete,blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged, some gum ton ing, F.-V.F.Sassone 14-18 (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

785 HH

AEGEAN ISLANDS: CARCHI, 1932, 30c Gar i baldi, dou bleover print, left mar gin sin gle, o.g., never hinged, signed Diena,Bolaffi. Sassone 20a; €1 500 (1 840 CHF) (Photo). Est. 300 - 500 CHF. 300 CHF

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786 HH

ERITREA, 1934, 2L Duke of Abruzzi, imperf. at the bot tom,bot tom mar gin sin gle, o.g., never hinged, Su perb, SBPV Avicer tif i cate. Sassone 217a; €5 250 (6 450 CHF) (Photo). Est. 1 200 - 1 500 CHF. 1,200 CHF

787 H

ERITREA, Post age Due, 1903, 50L yel low and 100L blue,o.g., hinge rem nant, Fine. Sassone 12-13 (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

788 H

ERITREA, Post age Due1903, 50L yel low and 100L blue,o.g., hinge rem nant, fresh, Fine. Sassone 12-13 (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

789 HHr

ITALIAN EAST AFRICA, Mil i tary Fran chise, 1941, red, cor -ner mar gin block of 9 and mar ginal pair, o.g., never hinged,rarely of fered in such a good con di tion, Su perb. Sassone 2; €13750 (16 900 CHF). Est. 1 000 - 1 300 CHF. 1,000 CHF

790 m

LIBYA, 1912-22, 5c green, with out over print, at top in ver ti calpair with nor mal, used, Fine, rare. Sassone 3g (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

791 H

SOMALIA, Post age Due, 1926, 5c-10L, com plete set, o.g.,mostly lightly hinged, F.-V.F. Sassone 41-51. Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

792 HH

TRIPOLITANIA, Air mail, 1933, 12L Zep pe lin, imperf. at theright mar gin, o.g., never hinged, Su perb, SBPV Avi cer tif i cate,a rare & elu sive va ri ety. Sassone 25a; €9 750 (11 990 CHF)(Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 500 CHF. 2,500 CHF

793 H

TRIPOLITANIA, Post age Due, 1924, com plete set of six,o.g., Fine, scarce. Sassone 1-6 (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

Foreign Occupation of Italian Colonies

794 HH

BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES, 1941, un is -sued set of five, sur charged in black in stead of red, o.g.,never hinged, fresh, Very Fine, with 2002 Raybaudi cer tif i cate,rare. Sassone 2/I-7/I (Photo). Est. 4 000 - 4 500 CHF. 4,000 CHF

795 HH

BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES, 1941, sur -charges, un is sued set of nine, sur charged in red or black,o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, signed Diena. Sassone 1-9(Photo). Est. 2 000 - 2 500 CHF. 2,000 CHF

796 HH

BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES, 1941,2L-50L un is sued sur charges, nine dif fer ent val ues, o.g.,never hinged, F.-V.F., signed Diena. Sassone 11-17, 19-20(Photo). Est. 3 500 - 4 000 CHF. 3,500 CHF

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BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES, M.E.F. -United States, 1946 (Dec. 21), reg is tered cover fromRhodes to New York, franked with cor ner mar ginal M.E.F.com plete set over printed stamps (1943-47 is sue) up to 2/6s.Sassone €7 700 (9 470 CHF) (Photo). Est. 750 - 850 CHF. 750 CHF

798 HH

FRENCH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES: FEZZAN,Air mail, 1943, 50c brown, o.g., never hinged, Su perb, signedAvi. Yvert 1. Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

799 P

FRENCH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES: FEZZAN,Air mail, 1948, 200Fr sunken die proof, signed by en graver,not adopted de sign. Scarce. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

800 P

FRENCH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES:GHADAMES, 1949, 4Fr sunken die proof, signed by the en -graver, not adopted de sign. Scarce. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

San Marino

801 m

SAN MARINO, 1882, Arms is sue, used, Fine, Raybaudi cer tif i -cate for 1 Lira stamp, rare. Sassone 12-22; €2 250 (2 770 CHF)(Photo). Est. 350 - 500 CHF. 350 CHF

802 HH

SAN MARINO, 1894, Arms, 1L light blue, right mar gin sin gle,o.g., never hinged, Su perb, SBPV Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone 31;€5 500 (6 760 CHF) (Photo). Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF. 1,500 CHF

803 H

SAN MARINO, 1903, Mt. Titano, 2L vi o let, o.g., lightly hinged,Very Fine, signed Diena. Sassone 44 (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

804 HH

SAN MARINO, Air mail, 1947, Roo se velt, 6L on 5L, print inger ror, pane of 40, left block of 10 with dou ble sur charge, one al -bino, o.g., never hinged, un listed va ri ety, F.-V.F. Sassone 71var. Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

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Ex 787

Ex 788

790

786

793

797

Ex 801

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Ex 807

Ex 809

813

815

816817

820

805 Ex 806

Vatican

805 m

VATICAN, 1934, Pro vi sional Sur charges, 40c-3.70L com -plete, orig i nally used, Sorani cer tif i cate. Sassone 35-40; €2 000 (2 460 CHF) (Photo). Est. 400 - 600 CHF. 400 CHF

806 HHr

VATICAN, Air mail, 1948, Arch an gel & Tobias com plete, cor -ner mar gin blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Sassone16-17 (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 200 CHF. 1,000 CHF

807 HH

VATICAN, Air mail, 1948, Arch an gel & Tobias com plete, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Sassone 16-17; €700 (860 CHF) (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

808 mr

VATICAN, Air mail, 1948, Arch an gel & Tobias com plete,blocks of 4, used on piece, cancelled 11.Feb.49, scarce mul ti -ple, Su perb. Sassone 16-17; €2 500 (3 070 CHF). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

809 HH

VATICAN, Air mail, 1949-51, UPU and Gratianus com plete,o.g., never hinged, Su perb, H. Avi cer tif i cate. Sassone 18-21;€670 (820 CHF) (Photo). Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

810 S

VATICAN, Post age Due, 1931, Sur charged Is sue, 2 un is -sued val ues, o.g., lightly hinged, Su perb, H. Avi cer tif i cate, very rare stamps. Sassone P5, P6A; €28 000 (34 420 CHF) (Photo). Est. 3 000 - 4 000 CHF. 3,000 CHF

811 HH/H

VATICAN, 1929-2001, com plete col lec tion of the pe riod,mostly NH, how ever a few hinged and the Provisionals & Ju rid i -cal sets are used, the for mer with cer tif i cate. Very clean and at -trac tive as sem bly, Raybaudi cert. Est. 1 000 - 1 200 CHF. 1,000 CHF

812 )

VATICAN, 1929, reg is tered let ter, with nice mixed mul ti plefrank ing of “Conciliazione” is sue. Nice and at trac tive. Est. 100 - 200 CHF. 100 CHF

813 )

VATICAN - Ger many, 1935, reg is tered air mail cover to Ham -burg, bear ing mixed frank ing of “ Giuridico” is sue and four val -ues of SEGNATASSE over print. Very scarce com bi na tion.Ham burg ar rival on re verse (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

814 )

VATICAN, 1935, reg is tered cover, franked with 11 val ues ofJu rid i cal Con gress is sue in com bi na tion with 1933 is sue. Verycol or ful com bi na tion cover. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

Liechtenstein

815 H

LIECHTENSTEIN, 1915, 25h Prince Johann II, dark blue,thin un sur faced pa per, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine, signedOertel. Michel 3 y a. Zumstein 3y (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

816 H

LIECHTENSTEIN, 1934, Vaduz Ex hi bi tion sou ve nir sheet,o.g., lightly hinged, slight crease at top, oth er wise Very Fine.Michel Block 1. Zumstein 104 (Photo). Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

817 m

LIECHTENSTEIN, 1934, Vaduz Ex hi bi tion sou ve nir sheet,used with ex hi bi tion com mem o ra tive c.d.s. dated 1.X.34, Su -perb, Marxer cer tif i cate. Michel Block 1. Zumstein 104 (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 200 CHF. 1,000 CHF

818 HH

LIECHTENSTEIN, 1951, Princely Fam ily, 2fr-3fr com plete,both perfs, o.g., never hinged, per fect qual ity. SBK248A,B-249A,B; 2 430 SFr. Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

819 HH

LIECHTENSTEIN, 1955, Prince and Prin cess, 2fr-3fr com -plete, min ia ture sheets of 9, o.g., never hinged, 2Fr sheet leftmar gin gum bend. Michel 332-333. SBK 276-277; 3 750 SFr. Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

820 HH

LIECHTENSTEIN, Post age Due, 1920, 10h rose red, perf11½, o.g., never hinged, Su perb, Hunziker cer tif i cate. Zumstein 2c (Photo). Est. 600 - 800 CHF. 600 CHF

821 HH

LIECHTENSTEIN, 1960s-80s, mod ern pe riod is sues, insheets (Cronen Man tel in clud ing), some post age due,EUROPA sheets on FDCs. All housed in red sheet-book. Gooddealer ac cu mu la tion. Com plete stock list en closed. SBK 9 000SFr (Owner’s). Est. 250 - 400 CHF. 250 CHF

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822 823

825

826

827

828

831

833

834

Luxembourg

822 m

LUXEMBOURG, 1863, Arms (Frank furt Print), 1c buff, neat“Dierkirch” c.d.s., mar gins all around, Very Fine, pen cil signedon re verse. Michel 3 (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

823 m

LUXEMBOURG, 1859, Arms (Frank furt Print), 40c red or -ange, light c.d.s., large mar gins all around, fresh, Very Fine,signed Sorani. Michel 11 (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

824 H

LUXEMBOURG - NETHERLANDS, 1940-51, Eu ro peanUnity group, n.h. set and Neth er lands 1940 sur charged de fin i -tive set NH. In ad di tion cover with 5c 1852 is sue. Nice lot. Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

Netherlands Colonies

825 P

NETHERLANDS COLONIES: SURINAM, 1945, 2c and 2½clarge die proofs, card mounted, F.-V.F. (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

826 )

NETHERLANDS COLONIES: SURINAM - Neth er lands,1849, en ve lope from Batavia to Rot ter dam, bear ing BATAVIA datestamp at the front in blue, along side “100" charge mark inmanu script. Re verse shows Brit ish P.O. at Al ex an dria andMALTA quar an tine sta tion handstamp ”PURIFIE ATLAZARET/MALTE" ar rival Rot ter dam in red c.d.s. Ex hi bi tionqual ity (Photo). Est. 300 - 450 CHF. 300 CHF

Portugal and Colonies

827 P

PORTUGAL, 1955, Kings, four imperf. and gummed smalldie proofs, 10c, 50c, 1.50e and 2e, o.g., never hinged, few mi -nor wrin kles, F.-V.F. Scott 804//811 vars. (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

828 P

PORTUGAL, 1962, 1e Europa, imperf. plate proof, with dark blue color dis placed and in verted, Very Fine, with AlexRendon cer tif i cate. Scott 895 var. (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

829 )

PORTUGUESE COLONIES: ANGOLA, 1910, reg is teredcover to Nossi-Bé Is lands, Mad a gas car, bear ing 1898 pro vi -sional 50/65 15r. Provisorio over print, along with 10 & 25r of1905 is sue all tied by Benguella date stamp, via Lor. Marqueswith Tamatave ar rival c.d.s. Plus an un sealed cover to Ger -many, with CERES frank ing 5,10,85,1.80 all tied by“DEUTSCHE SEEPOST-OST AFRIKA LINIE-11-10-36" (2 cov -ers), Very Fine. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

830 )

PORTUGUESE COLONIES: HORTA - Hun gary, 1901, reg is -tered cover to Bu da pest, franked by 150r & 180r,1897 is sue,tied by Est. Teleg. Postal HORTA c.d.s., via Lis bon with Bu da -pest arr c.d.s., scarce, Very Fine. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

831 )

PORTUGUESE COLONIES: KIONGA, 1916, sur charges, set of four, cancelled by Mo zam bique/Kionga c.d.s. on un ad -dressed cover, headed “Vortman Sattler Pflanzungen Gmbh,Likawaya, Post Lindi” (Ger man East Af rica), F.-V.F. Scott 1-4(Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

832 )

PORTUGUESE COLONIES: PONTA DELGADA - France,1894, reg is tered cover, franked by 75r. rose & 200r blue (Scott7a, 11) both perf. 12½, with Lisboa tran sit c.d.s., Bor deaux ar -rival c.d.s. Also a printed mat ter cover from Funchal to Francefranked by 189710r. green. Both very at trac tive cov ers, VeryFine. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

Spain and Colonies

833 HH

SPAIN, Air mail, 1938, 5p on 1p U.S. Con sti tu tion, imperf,pair, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, signed Roig etc., with 2006CEM cer tif i cate. Edifil 765s (Photo). Est. 1 200 - 1 500 CHF. 1,200 CHF

834 H

SPAIN, Air mail, 1938, 5p on 1p U.S. Con sti tu tion, imperfver ti cally, hor i zon tal pair, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine, signedRoig etc. Edifil 765sv (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

835 H

SPAIN, 1852-1901, large stock card, with se lec tion of QueenIsabella II (17) var i ous is sues mainly used, “Espana” is sue (twoblocks of four n.h.), King Amadeo (5) hinged with orig i nal gum,Mu ral Crown in mint blocks of four(5), King Alonso II v.f. 10p ver -mil ion, King Alfonso XIII v.f lightly hinged 4P. A use ful lot. Edifil15//216; €2 100+ (2 580 CHF). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

836 (H)r

SPANISH ANDORRA, 1875, Arms, 5c-10p, un is sued set oftwelve, imperf., sheet mar gin blocks of 4, un used with out gum,Very Fine. Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

837 )

SPANISH CUBA - France, 1879 cover, franked with ver ti calpair 25c ul tra ma rine 1879 is sue (Sc 85), pre pay ing the UPU let -ter rate to France, and all tied by seg mented cork can cels. Frontshows CORREOS/HAVANA datestamp, and re verse bearsBORDEAUX ar rival c.d.s. Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

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843

844 845

846 847 848

849

850 851

838 )

SPANISH CUBA - Spain, 1897, il lus trated pa tri otic en ve -lope, dur ing Span ish Amer i can war, un franked sent to Malaga,front shows oval mil i tary ca chet along side to Placetas blue des -patch c.d.s. On re verse Malaga ar rival c.d.s. Very at trac tive(Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

839 )

SPANISH CUBA - Spain, 1897, mil i tary en ve lope, dur ingSpan ish Amer i can war, un franked sent Yaguajay to Malaga,oval mil i tary ca chet, Malaga ar rival c.d.s. Scarce. Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

840 )

SPANISH PHILIPPINES - Bel gium, 1881, UPU sur charge3c/50m sent from Ma nila to Anvers, Ma nila dis patchdatestamp, along side French paquebot oc tag o nal‘COL.ESPAG./FR.LIGNE N no10’ (Salles 1937) and Modane aParis tran sit c.d.s.both in red, along Anvers ar rival c.d.s., all onfront Ex tremely rare com mer cial us age of this postal sta tio nery,with Fr. Paquebot c.d.s., Very Fine, rare (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

841 )

SPANISH PHILIPPINES, 1881-1945, very at trac tive postalhis tory group, in clud ing cov ers(10) and early sta tio nerycards(3) sent abroad show ing var i ous postal rout ing. Nice airmail cov ers (13 items), F.-V.F. Est. 500 - 700 CHF. 500 CHF

842 )

SPANISH PUERTO RICO - France, 1895 cover, franked with1c yel low brown, 2c brown vi o let, and 5c yel low green AlfonsoXIII is sue (Sc 95,99,111), pre pay ing the UPU let ter rate toFrance, and all tied by PONCE/PUERTO-RICO datestamps.Front shows blue PARIS/ETRANGER ar rival datestamp, andre verse bears ADMON. CENTRAL/PUERTO-RICO tran sit.Scarce frank ing on a lovely trans at lan tic cover, Very Fine. Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

Switzerland

843 H

SWITZERLAND, Geneva, 1843, “Dou ble Geneva”, 10cblack on yel low green, hor i zon tal pair, un used with full orig i nalgum, pre vi ously hinged, with handstamped mark ings and pen -cil signed, with 2004 Alain von der Weid cer tif i cate (neuf etgomme d’origine, tim bre largement margé tout autour, cetteémission est rare avec gomme, assez frais de couleur, papiersans défaut et en nor mal état de con ser va tion et sans défaut),also with 2013 Marchand cer tif i cate (“the stamp has a slightlyfaded color, pos si bly due to some chem i cal al ter ation. The gumalso can not be guar an teed to be orig i nal. So far with wide mar -gins and in good con di tion.”). Zumstein 3 (Photo). Est. 30 000 - 40 000 CHF. 30,000 CHF

844 m

SWITZERLAND, 1852, Rayon III, 15rp ver mil ion, large nu -mer als, three cop ies cancelled in black, red and in blue grids,last one on piece, each with mar gins all around, first with min utethin ning, oth er wise Very Fine, signed Bolaffi etc. Zumstein 20(Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

845 m

SWITZERLAND, 1854-62, Sit ting Hel ve tia (“Strubel”), 5rpred brown, 5rp pale yel low brown and two 5rp brown, used,each with mar gins all around. Zumstein 22A, 22B, 22G (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

846 m

SWITZERLAND, 1862-63, Sit ting Hel ve tia, 1fr gold, withbro ken frame line at the top left, used, fresh color, un usual va -ri ety, Very Fine, Hermann cer tif i cate. Zumstein 36 (Photo). Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

847 m

SWITZERLAND, 1881, Sit ting Hel ve tia on gran ite pa per, 40c gray, used ZUERICH c.d.s., fresh, at the top right small perfblur, Fine, Zumstein cer tif i cate, rare stamp. Zumstein 50(Photo). Est. 1 200 - 1 500 CHF. 1,200 CHF

848 m

SWITZERLAND, 1882, Stand ing Hel ve tia, 40c gray, perf 9½,large nu mer als, wide con trol mark, “ROTHKREUZ 31.XII.89"c.d.s., fresh color, Hermann cer tif i cate. Zumstein 69B (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

849 HH

SWITZERLAND, 1900, U.P.U., 5c-15c com plete, Plate III(re-en graved), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Zumstein 77C-79C.SBK 2 400 SFr (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

850 HHr

SWITZERLAND, 1900, U.P.U., 25c blue, Plate III (re-en -graved), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, post of fice fresh, F.-V.F.,with 1986 Robineau cer tif i cate. Zumstein 79C (Photo). Est. 2 000 - 2 400 CHF. 2,000 CHF

851 HHr

SWITZERLAND, 1914, Rütli, 5fr deep ul tra ma rine, cor nermar ginal block of 4 and sin gle, o.g., stamps never hinged, veryfresh col ors, sin gle with shiny gum, Su perb. Zumstein 130(Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

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852

Ex 853

854

855

856

Ex858862

852 HH

SWITZERLAND, 1924, Arms and Schield, 90c-2fr com plete, gran ite pa per, cor ner mar gin sin gles, o.g., never hinged, Su -perb. Zumstein 163-166. SBK 660 SFr (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

853 m

SWITZERLAND, 1945, PAX com plete, used, Fine. Zumstein262-274 (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

854 HH

SWITZERLAND, 1912, Pro Juventute Fore run ners com -plete, o.g., never hinged, Su perb. Zumstein 1-III. SBK 1 500SFr (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

855 m

SWITZERLAND, 1940, Pro Pat ria sou ve nir sheet, cancelledby RUVIGLIANA/TICINO 30.VIII.40 c.d.s., Very Fine, signedLiniger & with cer tif i cate. Zumstein 12. SBK 1 100 SFr (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

856 HH

SWITZERLAND, 1934, NABA sou ve nir sheet, o.g., neverhinged, Su perb. Zumstein WIII 1. SBK 1 450 SFr (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

857 H

SWITZERLAND, League of Na tions, 1925, 1.20fr brownrose & red on rose, “HFLVETIA” at the top tab let, o.g., lightlyhinged, rare ap pear ance, Fine, Wal ter Abt & Renon cer tif i cates. Zumstein 24 Pfl; 10 000 SFr (Photo). Est. 3 000 - 4 000 CHF. 3,000 CHF

858 HHr

SWITZERLAND, U.N. Eu ro pean Of fice, 1950, Land scapesand His tor i cal is sue, 5c-10fr com plete, sheet cor ner mar ginblocks of 4, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Zumstein 1-20(Photo). Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

859 H

SWITZERLAND, 1850-1973, old fash ioned ac cu mu la tion,un mounted mint, mint, used stamps in sin gles, pairs, blocks offour, mul ti ples. Strong tete-beche sec tion with pairs and gut -ter-pairs. Early cov ers, sta tio nery and FDC all nicely sorted onpre sen ta tion cards start ing from early pe riod, cov er ing very wellHel ve tia is sues, with strong 1930-1945 sec tion, Air mail is sues,Sou ve nir sheets, Of fi cials, Post age due is sues, Pro Pat ria1952-73, Pro Juventute is sues 1913-73, League of Na tions and other rel a tive is sues, United Na tions Geneva of fice, Campionesets and cov ers. Owner old Zumstein cat a log val u a tion wellover 38,000 CHF. Needs care ful ex am i na tion. An ex cit ing trea -sure trove in a large carton. Est. 2 500 - 3 500 CHF. 2,500 CHF

860 H

SWITZERLAND, 1907-63, ad vanced col lec tion, n.h. andused blocks of four, pairs, mul ti ples and sin gle stamps, with very strong air mail is sues sec tion housed in two al bums. In ter est ingsec tion of Hel ve tia 1908 type with many blocks of four mint andused, Wil liam Tell 1914 type study. Highly de sir able lot, needscare ful ex am i na tion. High cat a log value. Est. 2 000 - 2 500 CHF. 2,000 CHF

861 HH/H

SWITZERLAND, 1908-70, tête-bêche is sues, BIELLA al bumwell filled with tête-bêche pairs, se-ten ant prints, mul ti ples,book let panes, gut ter pairs with both size of holes in the mid dle,most if not all un mounted mint con di tion. Many key items rep re -sented, some in du pli ca tion. View ing rec om mended. SBK 14000 SFr. Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

862 HH/Hr

SWITZERLAND, Pro Juventute, 1912-67, com plete col lec -tion, in blocks of 4, in clud ing the Fore run ners, all never hingedex cept 1912 set, Brown- a first hinge on the top 2, Green & Red‘Anno di Sole’ have first hinge on top left stamp of each block,oth ers per fect NH. An ex tremely Fresh set all pre sented in spe -cial Biella al bum, orig i nally pur chased in 1969. Rare op por tu -nity. SBK 12 000+ SFr (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

863 H/m

SWITZERLAND, 1918-50, use ful lot of n.h. and usedstamps, in clud ing Ref uges is sue, early air mail, of fi cial stampsblock of four, NABA, 1940 sou ve nir sheet, one cover. SBK. Ref -uges 1-8 used, Of fi cials 9-15 with cer tif i cate, 65-75, Tra vail63-83, air F3-F13z, Block W1 (gum bend on right), W11, B8-11,B12 (hinged), 163-66. Zumstein 6 000 SFr. Est. 800 - 1 000 CHF. 800 CHF

864 H

SWITZERLAND, 1923-80, small es tate bal ance, com pris ingof 1923 Pro Juventute set in blocks of 4 with cen tral can cels(SBK cat. 965.-CHF) sev eral PTT sheets & cov ers 1960/80’salong with mod ern is sues of Swiss UN in sheets1955-60 (cat900.- CHF) and a var ied group of blocks etc. with (1100.- +CHFFace value). Ad di tion ally 10 cou ple. sheets of It aly 1952Alpinisti Sass. 698 (cat €750.-) along with a va ri ety of other stuff. A use ful ac cu mu la tion. Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

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865 H

SWITZERLAND, 2000-04, nice ac cu mu la tion of mod ernscarce stamps, in clud ing NABA 2000 sheets, un mounted mintand used, plus sin gle on FDC,— “Schweizer Holz” stamps un -mounted mint (6), used (2) and FDC(2). Zumstein 900 SFr. Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

866 )

SWITZERLAND, Geneva, 1847 let ter, franked with 5c (mar -gins good to close) tied by Geneva Ro sette in as so ci a tion withred “GENEVE 3 AVRIL 47"c.d.s. Stamp in very fresh color and”Schoen u. fehlerfrei erhalten", SBPV cer tif i cate (Photo). Est. 1 500 - 1 800 CHF. 1,500 CHF

867 )

SWITZERLAND, 1854, Rayon II, chargé let ter sent fromZofingen, franked with 10Rp mar ginal pair (Mi.8II - full mar ginall around) tied by RAUTE obliterator, along side “ZOFINGEN25 SEPT 54" c.d.s. and straight line CHARGE handstamp.Lenzburg on re verse in blue. Very nice and fresh - ex hi bi tionitem, Marchand cer tif i cate (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

868 )

SWITZERLAND, Ticino postal his tory, 1864-1920, very niceac cu mu la tion, doc u ments, in com ing and out go ing mail fromTicino, with va ri ety of frankings : 1864 Strübli 15Rp on a mil i taryso ci ety re ceipt, honey bee ad ver tis ing cov ers, an ex cit ing ar -chive of over 70 items. Along side very nice se lec tion of Swissand other post cards (150) among them 1910 orig i nal photo ofBleriot re turn from Duebendorf. All in a me dium box. View ingrec om mended. Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

869 )

SWITZERLAND, 1882, cash on de liv ery en ve lope, frankedwith 15cts. yel low (1882 is sue on white pa per) tied by Pfaffikonc.d.s. Unterhitau ar rival on re verse, Rellstab cer tif i cate. SBK700 SFr (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

870

SWITZERLAND, Lugano Avi a tion, 1913, Lugano-Mendrisio flight pin, very rare ap pear ance of this flight mem o ra bilia pin(Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

871 )

SWITZERLAND, 1934, NABA sou ve nir sheet, on an air mailcover sent from Zu rich to Basel. SBK 1 200 SFr (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

872 )

SWITZERLAND, 1934-60, very nice se lec tion of 21 cov ers,with sou ve nir sheets (NABA 1934 sou ve nir sheet noted), airmail cov ers, Pro Juventute and Pro Pat ria FDC. Ex cel lent qual -ity clean group. View ing rec om mended. Sieger €4 000+ (4 920CHF). Est. 700 - 800 CHF. 700 CHF

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867

869

870

871

873 )

SWITZERLAND - Cey lon, 1859 (May), en tire sent fromGeneva to Point de Galles, Cey lon, sin gle let ter rate of 95Rappen paid by “Strubel” 15Rp.+2x40Rp Bern sec ond print ing,all tied by “GENEVE 25 MAI 59" c.d.s. Let ter was sent via Mar -seille. Rate paid to port of ar rival - PP & PD mark ings ap plied.Let ter was car ried via Messageries Imperiales Mar seille-Al ex -an dria and Pen in su lar & Ori en tal Line from Suez via Bom bay toPoint de Galle, re di rected to Co lombo and marked with”COLOMBO POST NOT PAID". Rated in Cey lon with the 1d co -lo nial rate - as sessed for mail to Brit ish Col o nies. Ex cep tionalex hi bi tion piece, SBPV & Eichele cer tif i cates. SBK 24D, 26C(Photo). Est. 12 000 - 15 000 CHF. 12,000 CHF

The only recorded letter to Ceylon.

874 )

SWITZERLAND - Sin ga pore, 1863 (April), let ter sent fromSt.Gallen to Sin ga pore, Straits Set tle ments, via Vi -enna,Trieste, Al ex an dria & Suez. Sin gle let ter rate of 90Rappen was paid by par of 40 Rp “Strubel”,third Bern print, incom bi na tion with Sit ing Hel ve tia 10Rp,1862 is sue, all tied bySt.Gallen c.d.s. Let ter sent via Trieste - tax break 9/11 and 14silbergroschen was con verted to 47 Kreuzer (rhein-cur rency)tran sit fee. At the back shows Aus trian Lloyd charge mark 15/52 (15Kr. Trieste to Al ex an dria and 52Kr Al ex an dria - Suez - Sin ga -pore). On ar rival the Kreuzer rate was con verted to 1 Schil ling(red manu script) for col lec tion. An ex cep tional cover sent un derAus trian Tran sit Treaty to a rare des ti na tion. De spite some nat -u ral age ing faults an ex cep tional ex hi bi tion item, Eichele cer tif i -cate. SBK 26G, 31 (Photo). Est. 8 000 - 12 000 CHF. 8,000 CHF

875 )

SWITZERLAND - Brazil, 1865 (Mar.), un paid let ter sent viaFrance and Eng land, aboard the Royal Mail steam shipOneida. Front shows WINTERTHUR de par ture c.d.s., redSUISSE / ST LOUIS French en try, French ‘F.21’ ex changemark ing, plus blue manu script and red framed ‘430’Re-Is suesRe-Is sues post age due no ta tions. Re verse bears BASEL andROMANSHORN-BERN tran sits, plus CORREIO GERAL DACORTE / BRAZIL ar rival c.d.s. A scarce trans at lan tic cover, toan un com mon des ti na tion, Very Fine. Est. 300 - 500 CHF. 300 CHF

876 )

SWITZERLAND - United States, 1870, cover fromLausanne, 80c rate valid only Au gust 1-19, 1870, paid by 30cblue and 50c plum Sit ting Hel ve tia, with Lausanne and Baselbackstamps, red NEW YORK PAID ALL ar rival c.d.s. on front.Light ver ti cal file fold, oth er wise Very Fine. Est. 2,000 - 3,000CHF Due to the Franco-Prus sian War, Swiss let ters to the U.S.were routed through France for an ad di tional 30c per 15 gramfee. The 80c rate, valid for only 19 days, is ex tremely rare, andex am ples of this rate were miss ing from even some of the mostad vanced col lec tions of the past (Photo). Est. 2 000 - 2 500 CHF. 2,000 CHF

877 )

SWITZERLAND - United States, 1874 (June) use of a 10cpostal card, via Bre men and the North Ger man Lloyd steam -ship Rhein. Front shows black ‘PD’ handstamp ap plied by theSwiss Post, plus red NEW YORK / PAID ALL c.d.s. ap plied onar rival. The ex change of postal cards un der the US-Swiss Con -ven tion was al lowed as of 1 May 1874, and pre-GPU ex am plessent from Swit zer land to the US are very rare, ap prox i mately 10re corded. Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

878 )

SWITZERLAND - Ger many, 1890, Chargé reg is tered coverfrom Luzern to Berlin, franked with 50c Stand ing Hel ve tia,per fo ra tion 9 x 9 ¼ (two short ened perfs) very in ten sive colortied by LUZERN-KLEINSTADT c.d.s. Re verse shows SwissAMBULANT No20 c.d.s. and ar rival handstamp, SBPV photocer tif i cate. Zumstein 70Ba (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

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876

878

United Nations (Geneva)

879 P

UNITED NATIONS: GENEVA, 1952-58, seven die proofs,with the United Na tions em blem, “U.N.Day”, “Hu man Rights”,three in hor i zon tal pairs, Fine (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 200 CHF. 1,000 CHF

880 P

UNITED NATIONS: GENEVA, 1952-58, three die proofs,each with the United Na tions em blem, one “U.N.Day”, an other“Hu man Rights”, last one, hor i zon tal pair with “Cen tral Hall-Lon -don”, Fine (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

European Accumulation

881 H

WESTERN EUROPE, 1961-76, ac cu mu la tion, com plete col -lec tions of Aus tria, Berlin, Ger many, France, It aly, Liech ten stein (EUROPA sheets noted), Mo naco, San Ma rino (strong se lec -tion of sou ve nir sheets), Swit zer land (good range of largesheets se-ten ant and tête-bêche printed) & Vat i can in un -mounted mint con di tion plus Swit zer land & Liech ten stein facevalue over 1,400 + Fr. In ad di tion over 700 cov ers from semiclas sic to mod ern & USA space and mint flags sheets. High cat -a log value, view ing rec om mended. Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

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Ex 880

883

885 886 887

888 889

Scandinavia

Denmark

882 m

DENMARK, 1851, 2rs blue, 1st (Ferslew) print ing, plate I, po -si tions 73-74, types 5-6, hor i zon tal pair, “1" can cels, mar gins allaround, small cut be tween stamps at top, with 1970 SvendGronlund and 2000 Postiljonen cer tif i cates, ex-Chris tianAndersen and Dr. Gene Scott col lec tions, rare. Facit 1 I (Photo).

Est. 3 000 - 3 500 CHF. 3,000 CHF

883 Er

DENMARK, 1865, King Chris tian IX, un is sued de sign es -says in black, also bi-color in li lac and car mine and red brownand li lac, three imperf. blocks of four, Very Fine, with pho to copyof 1987 Ludin cert (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

884 )

DENMARK, 1851, 2 Rigsbankskilling, first (Ferslew) print -ing, plate I, po si tion 68, type 4, mar gins all around, tied by “1" incon cen tric rings on small outer folded let ter used lo cally in Co -pen ha gen, with footpost datestamp along side, Very Fine, with1999 Lasse Niel sen and 2000 Postiljonen cer tif i cates, ex-Dr.Gene Scott col lec tion. Facit 1 Iv2 (Photo). Est. 3 000 - 3 500 CHF. 3,000 CHF

885 )

DENMARK - Ger many, 1859 cover, franked with 2sk blue and16sk gray vi o let 1855-57 is sue, plus 4sk brown 1858 is sue, pre -pay ing the 22sk rate to Ger many via the Thurn & Taxis Post.Stamps tied by nu meral “1" tar get can cels, with KIOBENHAVNc.d.s. Re verse shows HAMBURG dates stamps of the Dan ishand T&T of fices, plus WEIMAR tran sit and WALLENDORF ar -rival c.d.s. A beau ti ful and rare mixed is sue, three color frank ing, with 2002 Niel sen cer tif i cate. Facit 3, 6, 7 (Photo). Est. 800 - 1 200 CHF. 800 CHF

886 )

DENMARK - Bel gium, 1861 cover, franked with 2s blue and16s li lac sec ond is sue, plus 4s brown and 8s green Third Is sue,pre pay ing the 30s let ter rate to Bel gium. Stamps tied by nu meral “34" tar get can cels, with SJJBPSPB c.d.s. along side. Frontshows ”P.D." handstamp plus red manu script “5" Sgr credit,while re verse bears HAMBURG c.d.s.’s of the Dan ish andThurn & Taxis of fices, plus ANVERS ar rival c.d.s. A rare andbeau ti ful four color frank ing on a cover to an un com mon des ti -na tion, Very Fine. Scott 3, 6, 7, 8 (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

887 )

DENMARK - Eng land, 1865 cover, franked with strip of three2sk blue plus sin gle and pair of 8sk green Royal Em blem is sue,pre pay ing the 30sk let ter rate to Eng land. Stamps tied by nu -meral “51" tar get can cels, with blue ODENSE c.d.s. along side.Front shows red ”PD" handstamp plus red LONDON / PAID ar -rival c.d.s., while re verse bears LUEBECK tran sit c.d.s. Rarefrank ing on a col or ful cover, Very Fine. Scott 3, 8 (Photo). Est. 400 - 600 CHF. 400 CHF

888 )

DENMARK - Dan ish West In dies, 1876 cover, franked with8øre, two 20øre, and bi-color is sue, pre pay ing the 98 øre let terrate to St. Croix via Southampton. Stamps tied byKJOBENHAVN c.d.s.’s, and front shows red “110" cen timecredit to Eng land, red LONDON / PAID tran sit, plus red ”4" cents post age due on ar rival. A beau ti ful three color frank ing on a rarecover, Very Fine. Scott 28, 31, 33 (Photo). Est. 800 - 900 CHF. 800 CHF

889 )

DENMARK - Dan ish West In dies, 1880 cover, franked with5øre and 25øre bi-color is sue, un der pay ing the dou ble weightUPU let ter rate to St. Croix. Stamps tied by Kjorebenhavn du -plex can cels, and front shows cir cled “T” handstamp, manu -script “42" cen time equiv a lent amount of pre pay ment, plus blue”17" and “17 cents” post age due no ta tions. Re verse bears ST.THOMAS tran sit and CHRITIANSTED ar rival c.d.s.’s. A rarefrank ing on an un usual un der paid UPU cover, Very Fine. Scott27, 32 (Photo). Est. 1 200 - 1 500 CHF. 1,200 CHF

890 )

DANISH WEST INDIES - United States, 1866, 3c rose, am plemar gins to just touch ing in places, tied by tar get can cel oncover, with St.Thomas and Christiansted 11.2.69 c.d.s. along -side, used in com bi na tion with United States 10c green (Scott’sNo.88) cancelled New York Feb.21 and sent to Roxbury, Ct,with ar rival post mark on back, an at trac tive mixed frank ing com -bi na tion cover, Fine, with 1990 Alex Rendon cer tif i cate. Scott 2(Photo). Est. 5 000 - 6 000 CHF. 5,000 CHF

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891

892

Ex 893

895

Ex 898

899

900901 902

Ex 903

904905

906

891 )

DANISH WEST INDIES - Ger many, 1885 use of 3c postal sta -tio nery en ve lope, uprated with bi-color 7c is sue, all tied by ST.THOMAS c.d.s.’s of the Dan ish Of fice. A scarce cover, VeryFine, with 1990 Paaskesen cer tif i cate. Scott 9 (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

892 )

FAROE ISLANDS, 1919, Den mark 5ø green, used in com bi -na tion with di ag o nal half of imperf. 4ø blue, cancelledTorshavn (14.1.19) on lo cally ad dressed cover (Den mark 88a),small stain at bot tom, oth er wise Very Fine, with 1991 Niel sencer tif i cate, rare (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

893 P

GREENLAND, 1945, cen tral vi gnettes only in black, six dif -fer ent. large die proofs on In dia, each with Amer i can BankNote Co. im print and se rial num ber at bot tom, Very Fine, ex -tremely rare (Photo). Est. 5 000 - 6 500 CHF. 5,000 CHF

Finland

894 H

FINLAND, 1858-92, nice mint and used se lec tion on a stockcard, with small pearl 10kop used with c.d.s. (Scott 2), thinned10p red brown er ror of color, un used (Scott 13c), v.f. 1M vi o letused, and v.f. hinged 3,50R and 7R. Nice lot (as is) with veryhigh cat a log value. Est. 500 - 1 000 CHF. 500 CHF

895 HH

FINLAND, 1973, 3m Air plane, type II on or di nary pa per, o.g.,never hinged, Su perb. Michel 579xII (Photo). Est. 120 - 150 CHF. 120 CHF

896 )

FINLAND, 1863, outer let ter sheet to Friedrickshamn,franked with a fine ex am ple of the 1860 5 kop, blue Rou lette I,cancelled only by manu script in dex num ber “8". Along sideWiborg dis patch c.d.s. and ”ANK" mark ing. Rare stamp oncover, all perfs in tact, very at trac tive. Facit SKr 10 000 (1 380CHF). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

Iceland

897 HH

ICELAND, 1882, 3a, 5a, 20a and 50a, o.g., never hinged, verynice and fresh, scarce in this con di tion, F.-V.F. Facit SKr 13 000(1 790 CHF). Scott 15, 16, 17, 19. Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

898 H

ICELAND, Air mail, 1933, “Hopflug Itala” com plete, o.g., bar -est trace of hinge, Very Fine, signed. Facit 165-167 (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

899 E

ICELAND, 1930, Par lia ment Mil len nium Is sue, im per fo ratees says in black, com pos ite sheet of 16, signed by Lud wigHeshaimer (art ist), folded be tween stamps, mar ginal creasesand tears, oth er wise F.-V.F. (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

Norway

900 )

NORWAY - France, 1856 (Oct.) let ter, bear ing 3sk Os car I and4sk + 8sk pair Arms 1863 is sue, pre pay ing the 23 sk sin gle ratevia T&T. En dorsed “per Kronpr. Lou ise par les postes de Den -mark et de la Tour & Taxis” show ing ‘Tour T./ 3 Forbach’ in redtran sit - backstamped ‘KDOPA/Lubeck’ and ‘Lubeck / TH & T’ +Amiens ar rival c.d.s. Nice mixed is sue rate cover, Very Fine(Photo). Est. 1 800 - 2 200 CHF. 1,800 CHF

901 )

NORWAY - France, 1859 (Mar.) cover, franked with 2sk andstrip of three 8sk Os car I is sue, pre pay ing 26sk sin gle weightlet ter rate to France. Stamps tied by CHRISTIANIA c.d.s. Frontshows red framed “PD” handstamp and blueNORWEGE-QUEVRIAN French en try. Re verse bearsSandosan tran sit, PARIS A LA ROCHELLE ar rival c.d.s. A won -der ful cover, of ex cep tional qual ity (Photo). Est. 600 - 750 CHF. 600 CHF

902 )

NORWAY - France, 1872 (Nov.) let ter, franked with 8sk Armsis sue in com bi na tion with 3ks, 4sk Posthorn is sue, sin gle weight let ter rate to France, tied by CHRISTIANIA c.d.s. Front showsboxed “PD” handstamp. and blue NORWEGE-ERQUELINESFrench en try, while re verse bears PARIS * PASSY LES PARISar rival c.d.s. (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

903 )

NORWAY, 1893-98, Nansen Ex hi bi tion, set of four “puz zle”pic ture post cards, used in Swit zer land, some mount ton ing,oth er wise Very Fine (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

904 )

NORWAY, 1902, two Spitzbergen pic ture post cards, with ap -pro pri ate stamps and can cel la tions. Nice pair (Photo). Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

Sweden

905 H

SWEDEN, 1937, Stock holm Test Stamp in red brown, paneof 90, per fo rated and gummed, imperf. hor i zon tally, some wrin -kles and creases, mostly Fine (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

906 )

SWEDEN - France, 1867 cover, franked with 12ore, 24ore,and 50ore Coat of Arms is sue (Sc 8,10,12), pre pay ing the 86ore dou ble let ter rate to France via the Prus sian Post. Stampstied by STOCKHOLM can cels, and front shows oval framedFRANCO. handstamp, plus red PRUSSE / FORBACH Frenchen try. Re verse bears STRALSUND / BERLIN tran sit, plusPARIS / R.MONTMARTRE ar rival c.d.s. A rare cover with beau -ti ful three-color frank ing, with Obermuller Wilen cer tif i cate.Scott 8,10,12 (Photo). Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF. 1,500 CHF

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Second Session

908 910 911

912 913 914

915 916

917

918

Zeppelin Flights

907 )

AFGHANISTAN, 1933 (Sep 30-Oct 9), 8th South Amer icaFlight, reg is tered cover from Eme Branche Kaboul viaPeshawar and Friedriechshafen to Bue nos Ai res-Ar gen tina.Mixed mul ti ple frank ing, all proper post marks front and back.Rare and at trac tive. Sieger 235 (Photo). Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF. 1,500 CHF

908 )

AFGHANISTAN, 1933 (Sep 30-Oct 9), 8th South Amer icaFlight, reg is tered cover from Eme Branche Kaboul viaPeshawar and Friedriechshafen to Lima - Peru. Mixed mul ti plefrank ing, all proper post marks front and back. Rare and at trac -tive. Sieger 235 (Photo). Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF. 1,500 CHF

909 )

AFGHANISTAN, 1934 (Oct 13-24), 10th South Amer icaFlight, cover with mixed is sue frank ing sent from Kaboul toPernambuco - Brasil with all proper post marks. Very rare andat trac tive cover. UNRECORDED by Sieger. Sieger 274(Photo). Est. 2 000 - 3 000 CHF. 2,000 CHF

910 )

ALBANIA, 1933 (Oct 14-Nov 2), Chi cago Flight, reg is teredpost card from Scutari via It aly and Friedrichshafen toPernambuco - Brazil, mixed frank ing, all proper post marks frontand back, at trac tive, Very Fine. Sieger 238 (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

911 )

BELGIAN CONGO, 1935 (June 15-25), 6th South Amer icaFlight, reg is tered cover from Leopoldville via Berlin toBahia-Brazil, mixed frank ing, front and back with all rel a tivepost marks. Rare. Sieger 305 (Photo). Est. 800 - 1 200 CHF. 800 CHF

912 )

BULGARIA, 1933 (May 6-17), 1st South Amer ica Flight, reg -is tered cover from So fia via Berlin to Recife, Brazil, franked withcol or ful va ri ety of air mail is sues, all proper post marks andbackstamps, Very Fine. Sieger 202 (Photo). Est. 350 - 500 CHF. 350 CHF

913 )

BULGARIA, 1933 (Jun 3-13), 2nd South Amer ica Flight, reg -is tered cover from So fia via Berlin to Rio de Ja neiro, with allproper post marks and backstamps, at trac tive and scarce item,Very Fine. Sieger 214 (Photo). Est. 300 - 350 CHF. 300 CHF

914 )

DENMARK, 1933 (Oct 14-Nov 2), Chi cago Flight, reg is teredcard from Co pen ha gen via Berlin to Pernambuco - Brasil,mixed mul ti ple frank ing front and back, all rel e vant post marksap plied, at trac tive, Very Fine. Sieger 238 (Photo). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

915 )

ESTONIA, 1933 (Oct 14-Nov 2), Chi cago Flight, reg is teredcover from Tallinn via Berlin to Bue nos Ai res - Ar gen tina, mixedfrank ing, all rel e vant post marks front and back, at trac tive, Fine.Sieger 238 (Photo). Est. 400 - 450 CHF. 400 CHF

916 )

GERMANY, 1931 (July 24-31), Po lar Flight, set of three usedon sin gle cover, cancelled on board, with ap pro pri ate ca chetand Ice breaker Malyguin ar rival post mark, over all ton ing,F.-V.F. Sieger 119 (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

917 )

GERMANY, 1931 (Sep 18-28), 2nd South Amer ica Flight,card from Ger many with mixed Brazil frank ing and cover 1933Sev enth South Amer ica flight cover (small pin hole in air mail la -bel) from Lon don pay ing for printed mat ter rate to Brazil. At trac -tive pair. Sieger 129 (Photo). Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

918 )

GERMANY: SAAR, 1931 (July 24-31), Po lar Flight, Ma donna10fr mul ti ple frank ing on a cover sent from Saarbrücken toBerlin.Shows flight ca chet along side tran sit and“BRISE-GLACE-MALYGUIN * ARCTIQUE” date stamp. Sieger119 (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

131

Zeppelin Flights

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Second Session

919 920

922

924

925 927

928929

930

931932

933

934 935

919 )

GERMANY: DANZIG, 1931 (June 28), Schwaben Flight, cardto Boblingen, Very Fine. Sieger 112 (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

920 )

GREECE, 1933 (May 6-17), 1st South Amer ica Flight, reg is -tered cover from Salonica to Ar gen tina, with mul ti ple frank ing of25Dr stamps, and all proper post marks and backstamps, VeryFine. Sieger 202Ba (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

921 )

HUNGARY, 1931 (Mar 28-30), Hun gary Flight, Bu da pest toFriedrichshafen cover franked with set of two over prints, ap pro -pri ate mark ings, Very Fine. Sieger 101. Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

922 )

HUNGARY, 1933 (Oct 14-Nov 2), Chi cago Flight, card withPro pel lers 2P mixed frank ing sent from Bu da pest toPernambuco - Brasil with all proper post marks front and back,at trac tive card, Fine. Sieger 238 (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

923 )

IRAQ, 1935 (Apr 6-16), 1st South Amer ica Flight, printedmat ter cover with mixed is sue frank ing sent from Bagh dad viaLon don to Rio de Ja neiro - Brasil with on board ca chet se rial “d”, ar rival on re verse dated 10 April 1935. UNRECORDED bySieger, signed R. Koerber. Sieger 290 (Photo). Est. 2 000 - 2 500 CHF. 2,000 CHF

924 )

LATVIA, 1932 (Mar 20-29), 1st South Amer ica Flight, reg is -tered cover from Riga via Berlin to Brazil, with all proper post -marks and backstamps in clud ing Bra zil ian air mail can cel, veryscarce, Very Fine. Sieger 138 (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

925 )

LATVIA, 1932 (Sep 12-21), 6th South Amer ica Flight, coverto Brazil, with Berlin for ward ing ca chet, Very Fine. Sieger 177(Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

926 )

LATVIA, 1932 (Sep 12-21), 6th South Amer ica Flight, cardsent from Riga to Pernambuco with all rel a tive flight ca chets. Ar -rival c.d.s. along side. Sieger 177. Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

927 )

LATVIA, 1933 (July 1-12), 3rd South Amer ica Flight, cover toAr gen tina, with Berlin for ward ing ca chet, Fine. Sieger 219(Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

928 )

LATVIA, 1933 (July 1-12), 3rd South Amer ica Flight, postcard from Riga via Berlin to Recife, Brazil, with all proper post -marks and backstamps, col or ful frank ing, mi nor gum stains,F.-V.F. Sieger 219 (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

929 )

LATVIA, 1933 (Sep 16-26), 7th South Amer ica Flight, card toBrazil, franked with per fo rated set of four (Zep pe lin etc), withBerlin con nect ing ca chet. Scarce, Very Fine. Sieger 232(Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

930 )

LATVIA, 1933 (Oct 14-Nov 2), Chi cago Flight, reg is teredcover from Riga via Berlin to Pernambuco - Brazil, sin gle frank -ing 2L, all proper post marks front and back, at trac tive, VeryFine. Sieger 238 (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

931 )

LITHUANIA, 1932 (May 2-12), 4th South Amer ica Flight, high frank ing cover sent from Kaunas to Pernambuco - Brazil, along -side to zep pe lin ca chets, ar rival on re verse. At trac tive. Sieger157 (Photo). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

932 )

LITHUANIA, 1933 (May 6-17), 1st South Amer ica Flight,card, ad dressed to Rio de Ja neiro, Fine. Sieger 202 (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

933 )

NETHERLANDS, 1932 (June 18-19), Neth er lands Flight,cover to Friedrichshafen, F.-V.F. Sieger 164 (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

934 )

NETHERLANDS INDIES, 1936 (Aug 1), Hindenburg Olym -pia Flight, le gal size en ve lope, with highly col or ful frank ing, alltied by Batavia 24-7-36 des patch Berlin ar rival 1-8-36 andBatavia ar rival c.d.s. 27-8-36. Sieger 427 (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

935 )

PALESTINE, 1929 (Mar 25-28), Ori ent Flight, three pic turepost cards posted on board (26.3), each with a dif fer ent ErRamle dou ble cir cle drop post marks (“C” to the right, left andcen ter), ap pro pri ate LZ-127 ca chets, F.-V.F. Sieger 23 (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

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Second Session

936 937 938

939 940 941

942 943 945

947 948 949

936 )

ROMANIA, 1933 (Sep 2-12), 6th South Amer ica Flight, reg is -tered post card from Bucarest via Nurnberg to Recife, Brazil,with at trac tive frank ing; all ap pro pri ate post marks, Very Fine.Sieger 229 (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

937 )

ROMANIA, 1933 (Oct 14-Nov 2), Chi cago Flight, at trac tivefrank ing on a cover sent from Bu cha rest to the U.S.A., frontshows all proper post marks, on re verse Chi cago ar rival. Sieger238 (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

938 )

RUSSIA, 1930 (Sep 10-11), Rus sia Re turn Flight, cover andcard franked with the two Graf Zep pe lin ad he sives, F.-V.F.,signed Roger Koerber. Sieger 85 (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

939 )

RUSSIA, 1931 (July 24-31), Po lar Flight, Po lar Bear per fo -rated 12 x 12½ set 1931 is sue tied by Zep pe lin type Le nin graddatestamp, sent to Mos cow, bear ing flight ca chet along side toflight ca chet and “BRISE-GLACE-MALYGUIN * ARCTIQUE”an chor date stamp. Mos cow ar rival, Very Fine. Sieger 120Ca(Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

940 )

RUSSIA, 1933 (July 1-12), 3rd South Amer ica Flight, coverfrom Le nin grad via Berlin to Asuncion - Par a guay, with at trac -tive mixed frank ing, all proper post marks and backstamps, at -trac tive, Very Fine. Sieger 219 (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

941 )

RUSSIA, 1933 (Aug 19-29), 5th South Amer ica Flight, reg is -tered cover from Mos cow via Berlin to Pernambuco - Brazil, with at trac tive frank ing of zep pe lin is sues, all proper post marks andbackstamps, Very Fine. Sieger 226 (Photo). Est. 400 - 600 CHF. 400 CHF

942 )

RUSSIA, 1933 (Sep 30-Oct 9), 8th South Amer ica Flight, reg -is tered Zep pe lin post card from Le nin grad via Berlin to Par a -guay, mixed is sues frank ing, all proper post marks on the front.Very scarce and at trac tive. Sieger 235 (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

943 )

RUSSIA, 1933 (Oct 14-Nov 2), Chi cago Flight, mixed frank ing of com mem o ra tive & Air is sues on a card sent from Mos cow viaBerlin to Chi cago, front shows flight ca chet tran sit and Chi cagoar rival c.d.s. Rare, ex Lindow. Sieger 238 (Photo). Est. 800 - 1 200 CHF. 800 CHF

944 )

RUSSIA, 1934 (Oct 27-Nov 5), 11th South Amer ica Flight,reg is tered post card from Mos cow via Berlin andFriedrichshafen to Pernambuco, su perb frank ing of 1934 Zep -pe lin is sue & bears all rel e vant post marks. Rare. Sieger 238(Photo). Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF. 1,500 CHF

945 )

RUSSIA, 1934 (Jun 23-Jul 6), 3rd South Amer ica Flight, reg -is tered pic ture post card from Mos cow via Friedrichshafen toRecife, Brazil, franked with Po lar Year and Fedorov is sues, allproper post marks, Very Fine. Sieger 254 (Photo). Est. 600 - 800 CHF. 600 CHF

946 )

SWITZERLAND, 1932 (Sep 12-21), 6th South Amer icaFlight, mixed frank ing card sent from Romanshorn to Lima -Peru via Friedrichshafen, all proper post marks, ar rival on re -verse. At trac tive des ti na tion. Sieger 177. Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

947 )

SWITZERLAND, 1933 (Oct 14-Nov 2), Chi cago Flight, nicefrank ing on a cover sent from Romanshorn to New York - USA,Friedrichshafen tran sit, bear ing flight ca chet, Chi cago tran sitand New York ar rival c.d.s. Sieger 238 (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

948 )

YUGOSLAVIA, 1932 (Oct 9-19), 8th South Amer ica Flight,20d sin gle frank ing on a cover sent from Bel grade to Rio de Ja -neiro - Brazil, all proper post marks front and back. At trac tivecover. Sieger 189 (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

949 )

YUGOSLAVIA, 1933 (March 20-29), 1st South Amer icaFlight, at trac tive com bi na tion card sent from Bos. Novi toPernambuco - Brazil, bear ing in ter nal air mail flight and zepp.ca chets, tran sit Berlin and ar rival c.d.s., Very Fine. Sieger 138(Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

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950 )

WORLDWIDE, 1929-40’s, Zep pe lin and air mail col lec tion, mainly Zepp. cov ers/cards & in clud ing air mail (150+ items) with manybetter “Vertragstaten” as well as a few mint sets (6) and doc u men ta tion of pho tos, ad ver tis ing post cards,news pa per ar ti cles & otherref er ence ma te rial (55 items), all housed in 2 vol umes. Highly de sir able lot, view ing rec om mended, gen er ally Very Fine (Photo). Est. 7 500 - 9 000 CHF. 7,500 CHF

136

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Great Britain

Stamps

951 H)

GREAT BRITAIN, Mulready, 1840, 2d blue, en ve lope andlettersheet, un used, F.-V.F. (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

952 H)

GREAT BRITAIN, Mulready, 1840, 2d blue en ve lope, un used, with “So ci ety for the Ex tinc tion of the Slave Trade and for theCiv i li za tion of Af rica”, slight ton ing at the top right cor ner, stillVery Fine. SG £400 (590 CHF) (Photo). Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

953 H

GREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 1d gray black, plate 7, “Q-E”, largepart o.g., good bal anced mar gins all around, very fresh color,Su perb. SG 3; £15 000 (22 020 CHF) (Photo). Est. 5 000 - 6 000 CHF. 5,000 CHF

954 m

GREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 2d blue, let tered “RI”, black Mal teseCross can cel, full to clear mar gins all around, Fine. SG 5(Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

955 s

GREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 2d blue, tied by black Mal tese Crosson piece, good mar gins all around, nice ap pear ance, tinyscrape on neck, oth er wise Fine. SG 5 (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

956 m

GREAT BRITAIN, 1847, Queen Vic to ria (em bossed), 1s palegreen, used, mar gins all around, sur face scrape over the “G” in“Shil ling”, oth er wise Very Fine. SG 54 (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

957 H

GREAT BRITAIN, 1869, Queen Vic to ria, 6d mauve, with outhy phen, Spray of Rose wa ter mark, o.g., hinge rem nant, Fine,with 2008 Brandon cer tif i cate. SG 109 (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

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951

952

954

955

956

957

958 m

GREAT BRITAIN, 1882, Queen Vic to ria, £5 or ange, whitepa per, neat “Bel fast My.29.84" can cel, with light ened bluecrayon mark ings, well cen tered, Very Fine, signed Rich ter. SG137 (Photo). Est. 2 000 - 2 500 CHF. 2,000 CHF

959 H

GREAT BRITAIN, 1883, Queen Vic to ria, 2s6d li lac, white pa -per, An chor wa ter mark, o.g., lightly hinged, well cen tered,fresh, Fine, signed Raybaudi. SG 178 (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

960 H

GREAT BRITAIN, 1887-1900, Queen Vic to ria Ju bi lee,½d-1s, o.g., hinge rem nant, few low val ues with dis turbed gum,10d with light gum ton ing, oth er wise F.-V.F. SG 197/211,213/214. Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

961 H

GREAT BRITAIN, 1902-10, King Ed ward VII, De La Rueprint ing, ½d-1s, set of 12, plus ad di tional ½d shade, 4d paleor ange and 7d gray, o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. SG 215///257(Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

962 m

GREAT BRITAIN, 1902, King Ed ward VII, De La Rue print -ing, 10s ul tra ma rine, heavy can cel, well cen tered, creases,Very Fine ap pear ance. SG 265. Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

963 m

GREAT BRITAIN, 1913, King George V “Sea horse”,Waterlow print ing, £1 green, oval “Reg is tered” can cel, VeryFine. SG 403 (Photo). Est. 750 - 850 CHF. 750 CHF

964 H

GREAT BRITAIN, 1939-48, King George VI “Square” highval ues, 2s6d-£1 com plete, o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG476/8b (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

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Ex 961

959

963

Ex 964

965 s

GREAT BRITAIN, Of fice of Works Of fi cial, 1902, King Ed -ward VII, 2d yel low ish green & car mine red, used on piece,Fine. SG O38 (Photo). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

966 H

GREAT BRITAIN, Govt. Par cels, 1900, Queen Vic to ria, 1sgreen & car mine, o.g., hinge rem nant, Very Fine. SG O72(Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

967 H

GREAT BRITAIN, 1840-77, in ter est ing col lec tion of QueenVic to ria, stamps and cov ers, housed in two red al bums start ingfrom Penny Blacks (12), 1d red blue pa per im per fo rat ed withshade va ri et ies, cov ers, strips and blocks of four. 2d blue im per -fo rat ed sin gles (142), pairs (14) and strips of three (2), shadeva ri et ies. Per fo rated is sues as well rep re sented with va ri ety ofplate num bers, shade va ri et ies, mul ti ples, cov ers. Good lot forspe cial ists. SG £30 000 (44 040 CHF) (Owner’s). Est. 1 000 - 1 250 CHF. 1,000 CHF

968 H

GREAT BRITAIN, 1841-55, nice as sem bly of used 2d blue,six imperf (SG14); three per fo rated 14,Wmk S.C. plate 5(SG23a); seven per fo rated 16, Wmk L.C. plate 5 (SG27). Neatcan cels & nice qual ity. SG 14, 23a, 27; £3 975 (5 840 CHF)(Photo). Est. 800 - 1 200 CHF. 800 CHF

969 H

GREAT BRITAIN, 1957-65, Queen Eliz a beth II se lec tion of92 book lets panes, graph ite-lined is sues ½d, 1d, 3d show ingvar i ous pa pers, in verted wa ter marks, plate flaws. Cyl in derpanes ½d, 1d, 1½d, 3d, 4d with ar ray of plate num bers, va ri etyof pa pers, per fo ra tions, color va ri et ies. Ex tremely good for stu -dents of this in ter est ing area. Worth in spec tion. SG £1 000+ (1470 CHF). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

Domestic Postal History

970 )

GREAT BRITAIN, 1840 en tire, franked with 1d black QueenVic to ria, tied by red Mal tese cross, sent from Ed in burgh toCambuslang near Glas gow, un de liv ered and sent back. Frontshows post man no tice in manu script “Not in Caambuslang de -liv ery/ try Blantyre”. An in ter est ing cover (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

971 )

GREAT BRITAIN, 1844, en tire to Kendal, franked with 2dblue, imperf E-B (SG. 15) with full mar gins all around, tied by “2”handstamp. Re verse bears Kendal ar rival c.d.s. Very nice andfresh (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

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965

966

Ex 968

970

971

Crimean War

972 )

GREAT BRITAIN, Cri mean War, 1852-59, the cor re spon -dence of 27 en ve lopes, with com plete con tents, com pris ingthe Shuckburgh cor re spon dence from an of fi cer serv ing in theCri mea to his sis ter in Northamptonshire, com menc ing with anen ve lope “From Her Majestys Ship Simoom” at Gi bral tar andwith en dorse ments “From Varna via Mar seilles”, “From the Bar -racks Scutari”. Frankings are mostly perf. 1d. red-brown stripsof three ex cept for imperf. 1d. red-brown + 2d. blue, and can cel -la tions in clude “Stars and Crown” barred obliterator. Con tin u ingwith a se ries of let ters (6) be tween two ju nior Brit ish Army Of fi -cers de scrib ing ill ness in Smyrna on a voy age to the Cri mea be -fore the hos til i ties, the des patch of the 1st Ri fle Bri gade fromMalta to the Cri mea, plus a se lec tion of let ters (4) writ tenamongst the Brit ish Gen eral Staff, in clud ing the Com -mander-in-Chief of the Brit ish Forces, deal ing with var i ous top -ics in clud ing the des patch of troops to the Cri mea, the fight ingdur ing siege of Sebastopol in 1854, the de struc tion wrought bythe War, the cor rect ness of Rus sian be hav ior, and in struc tionsalong the chain of com mand in the Cri mea, in cludes A fas ci nat -ing as sem bly both from a postal history and social historystandpoint. Est. 1 800 - 2 000 CHF. 1,800 CHF

973 )

GREAT BRITAIN, Cri mean War, 1853-56, very at trac tive es -tate bal ance, of 17 (un franked 6 let ters; one let ter with 1d redimperf; 9 let ters franked with 1d red perf. strips of three; one let -ter franked with three pairs of 1d red perf) sol diers let ters sta -tioned at Sebastopol, Ba la kla va and sea men from Black SeaFleet to across Eng land, Scot land and Ire land. Var i ous manu -script en dorse ments, charge marks, postal routes. Two with HG Rich ter certs. Ex cel lent op por tu nity for ex pan sion. View ing rec -om mended. Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF. 1,500 CHF

974 )

GREAT BRITAIN, Cri mean War, 1854 (July 17), neat sol diers en ve lope, en dorsed “From Corpl T. Mitch ell, A Bat tery, RoyalAr til lery, Tur key” at Varna to Stam ford (1.8) via French mail andLon don (1.8) bear ing 1d. red-brown (creased), cancelled byvery fine “Stars and Crown” barred obliterator, show inghandstruck “2” ad ja cent (since the priv i lege rate by French mailfor both of fi cers and or di nary sol diers in the Brit ish Army was atthe same charge of 3d.), with “Post Of fice/Brit ish Army” largedou ble arc d.s. on re verse, small tear at top, the let ter passedthrough the Brit ish Army Post Of fice in Con stan ti no ple and thenwas sent (pos si bly in er ror) via French ship, hence the ex tracharge of 2d. A rare and un usual ex am ple of An glo-Frenchpostal co op er a tion be fore the Jan u ary 1855 An glo-Frenchpostal agree ment was signed., ex Dr. Kelly Tighe and GeraldSattin (Photo). Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF. 1,500 CHF

975 )

GREAT BRITAIN, Cri mean War, 1854 (Dec. 17), of fi cers en -ve lope to Wool wich, bear ing 1d. brown-red on blued pa perhor i zon tal strip of three and sin gles (3), cancelled by “Stars andCrown” barred obliterator, and show ing “Post Of fice/Brit ishArmy” large dou ble arc d.s. in black on re verse, Fine for this(Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

976 )

GREAT BRITAIN, Cri mean War, 1855 (Jan. 4), of fi cers en ve -lope to Lon don (15.1), “via Mar seilles” bear ing 1d. red-brownhor i zon tal strip of three misperforated (small de fect at top of leftstamp), cancelled by “Stars and Crown” barred obliterator, andshow ing “Post Of fice/Brit ish Army/A” dou ble arc d.s. in green on re verse, en ve lope a lit tle roughly opened and part of flap at back miss ing just af fect ing the or i gin datestamp. One of the ear li estex am ples of An glo-French co op er a tion in send ing Cri meanmail through French mails (ar range ments made through bothgov ern ments in Jan u ary, 1855). SG Z2 (Photo). Est. 500 - 700 CHF. 500 CHF

977 )

GREAT BRITAIN, Cri mean War, 1855 (Jan. 31), en ve lopefrom Wolverhampton, to “Capt. Kent, 77th Regt., Army, HeadQuar ters, Cri mea, via Mar seilles” bear ing 1841 imperf. 2d. blueplate 4, three ex am ples, good mar gins to touch ing, cancelled by “190” barred oval obliterator, rare frank ing, Fine (Photo). Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF. 1,500 CHF

978 )

GREAT BRITAIN, Cri mean War, 1855 (July 26 and Sept. 6 &7), 3 en ve lopes from Worces ter, to “Cap tain Norbury, 6th Dra -goon Guards or The Carbineers, Brit ish Army, Cri mea” eachbear ing 1d. red-brown + 2d. blue, cancelled by “12” in di a mondoval barred obliterator or “918” barred oval obliterator, cu ri ouslythe two Sep tem ber cov ers re mained four weeks at the Worces -ter post of fice be fore ac tu ally be ing dis patched, a few faults,Fine ap pear ance (Photo). Est. 800 - 1 000 CHF. 800 CHF

Foreign Mail

979 )

GREAT BRITAIN - Can ada, 1843 let ter, franked with im per fo -rat ed 2d blue Vic to ria is sue (Sc 4 - full mar gins close at the bot -tom), tied by barred grid can cel of Monksheath, and pay ing thelo cal post age only on a let ter to Brit ish North Amer ica. Let tertreated as to tally un paid, with Brit ish 1sh2d post age due mark -ing in manu script, and for warded to Up per Can ada aboard theCunard steam ship Bri tan nia, via Hal i fax. Front shows framed1sh4dCy post age due mark ing in Ca na dian cur rency (ArnellA-2), and re verse bears oval Liv er pool tran sit and redPRESCOTT/U.C. ar rival datestamp. A scarce trans at lan ticcover, Very Fine, ex Steinhart. Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

980 )

GREAT BRITAIN - China, 1862, cover from Man ches ter tothe en gi neer at H.M.S. En coun ter sta tioned at Hong Kong,franked with per fo rated 3x1d Penny red (SG 40) in com bi na tionwith sur face print 4d pale red (SG 80 - cat a log value for usedstamps GBP 270) ver ti cal strip of three. All tied by Man ches ter“498" du plex. Re verse shows red Lon don tran sit c.d.s. Allstamps VF, very at trac tive cover (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

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981 )

GREAT BRITAIN - In dia, 1864 cover, franked with block of tenand two One Penny stamps. One of the larg est us ages of OnePenny GB stamp (some stamps have lightly dam aged top per -fo ra tion due to close appl. at top, light cli mate ton ing around bot -tom per fo ra tion) used on cover ad dressed to the Ad min is tra torGen eral In dia, small part of re verse cut out, cancelled with nu -meral “285" with lines of cir cu lar ca chet. The let ter bears a lightscarce Bom bay ar rival ca chet on re verse and Exeter dis patchmark ing in black on the face of his spec tac u lar cover (Photo). Est. 600 - 800 CHF. 600 CHF

982 )

GREAT BRITAIN - Swe den, 1882 cover, franked with QueenVic to ria 1d li lac (1881 is sue) un der pay ing the UPU let ter rate toSwe den. Stamp tied by ST.JOHNS-WOOD du plex and show ing “T” handstamp with manu script “15" in di cat ing the un der pay -ment in cen times, plus manu script ”27" öre to tal post age dueno ta tion. Re verse bears two 5 öre (perf. 13) and sin gle 12 öre(perf 14) Swed ish post age due stamps, all tied bySTOCKHOLM ar rival date stamp. Scarce mixed is sue P. duefrank ing (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

983 )

GREAT BRITAIN - Rus sia, 1885, pri vately printed news pa -per wrap per, sent to Opochka Zemstvo dis trict to the rail waysta tion ZRANIE, show ing va ri ety of Rus sian rail way post marksat the back. Un usual and scarce. Open for dis play, F.-V.F.(Photo). Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

984 )

GREAT BRITAIN - Mex ico, 1889, outer let ter sheet fromLon don to Mex ico, via New York, franked with pair of 4d (1884 is sue - DT) tied by Lon don date stamp, re verse shows New York tran sit and Veracruz ar rival c.d.s. (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

985 )

GREAT BRITAIN, 1889-98, un usual se lec tion of sta tio neryen ve lopes sent to for eign des ti na tions, Ger many, Ha waii,Hol land, USA. Good lot for spe cial ists (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

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Great Britain

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974975

976

977 978 980

981982

983

984 Ex 985

986 )

GREAT BRITAIN: JERSEY, 1808, en tire sent to Lon don,bear ing straight line JERSEY handstamp, charge mark inmanu script. On re verse red re ceiver, light fil ing fold. Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

Post Offices Abroad

987 )

BRITISH OFFICES ABROAD, 1879-1910, small group of 3cov ers, from Bei rut, Con stan ti no ple and Smyrna, bear ingQueen Vic to ria and Ed ward VII frankings to Ar gen tina, Can adaand USA. Un usual group (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

988 )

BRITISH OFFICES IN PERU - United States, 1876 cover,franked with pair of Peru 5c green (both with small faults), usedvia the Brit ish Post Of fice in Callao where GB 6p was added and tied by “C38" in barred oval, ad dressed to USA, with Pan amaAu.20, 76 tran sit and Callao de par ture (Aug.14) on back, NewYork due 5cents, Aug. 30 post mark on ar rival, with a U.S. 5cGar field added at top (which does not orig i nate), 2005 Royalcer tif i cate de clines opin ion on the US stamp (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

989 )

BRITISH OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE, Cy prus,1906, reg is tered cover, franked with LEVANT 2d and 1pi / 24KEVII stamps from the Brit ish Of fice in Turk. Emp. is sues (SGL4,15), all tied by oval REGISTERED / 3 JY 06 / BEYROUTc.d.s. Front shows oval “R” reg is try handstamp, plus LIMASOL / CYPRUS c.d.s., while re verse bears ad di tional LIMASOLc.d.s.’s and REGISTERED / BEYROUT oval ap plied on re di rec -tion back to Beyrout. SG L4,15 (Photo). Est. 800 - 1 200 CHF. 800 CHF

142

Second Session

Ex 987

988

986

989

Ex 990 Ex 993 1000 Ex 1001 Ex 1003

British Commonwealth990 H

ADEN, 1937, Dhow com plete, o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. SG1/12 (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

991 H

ADEN, 1937, Dhow com plete, o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. SG1/12. Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

992 H

ADEN, 1949, 1s UPU, sur charge omit ted, o.g., lightly hinged,Fine, with 1974 Bolaffi cer tif i cate, a rare stamp. SG 19a (Photo).

Est. 3 000 - 3 500 CHF. 3,000 CHF

993 H

ANTIGUA, 1903-09, Seal of the Col ony & King Ed ward VII,½d-5d com plete, o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG 31/40 (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

994 H

ASCENSION, 1922, “ASCENSION” on St. Hel ena, ½d-1scom plete, o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F., signed Roig. SG 1/9. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

995 H

ASCENSION, 1922, “ASCENSION” on St. Hel ena, ½d-1scom plete, o.g., mostly lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG 1/9. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

996 H

ASCENSION, 1922, “ASCENSION” on St. Hel ena, ½d-1scom plete, o.g., mostly lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG 1/9. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

997 HH/H

ASCENSION, 1922, “ASCENSION” on St. Hel ena, 2s black& blue on blue and 3s black & vi o let, o.g., 2s l.h., 3s n.h., VeryFine. SG 7, 8. Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

998 H

ASCENSION, 1924, Badge of the Col ony, ½d-3s com plete,o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. SG 10/20. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

999 H

ASCENSION, 1924, Badge of the Col ony, ½d-3s com plete,o.g., hinge rem nant, few low val ues with faint ton ing, F.-V.F. SG10/20. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

1000 H

BAHAMAS, 1919, “WAR CHARITY” on Queen’s Stair case,1d gray black & deep car mine red, dou ble over print, o.g.,small hinge rem nant, well cen tered, Very Fine, with 2007Brandon cer tif i cate. SG 101a; £2 000 (2 940 CHF) (Photo). Est. 2 000 - 2 500 CHF. 2,000 CHF

1001 H

BAHAMAS, 1921-34, King George V, ½d-£1 com plete, o.g.,mostly lightly hinged, few low val ues toned, F.-V.F. SG 115/25(Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

1002 H/(H)

BARBADOS, 1874-78, se lec tion of nine dif fer ent stamps,in clud ing 1874 ½d and 1d, 1875 ½d, 1875 ½d, 1d, 3d, 4d, 6dand 1s, o.g. or with out gum, few mi nor faults, mostly Fine. Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

1003 H

BERMUDA, 1922-34, Car a vel and King George V, ¼d-12s6dcom plete, o.g., hinge rem nant, 12s6d with light gum crease,oth er wise F.-V.F. SG 77/93 (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

1004 H

BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA, 1891, “B.C.A.” on Rho de sia£10 brown, o.g., small hinge rem nant, fresh color, Very Fine,with 2011 Brandon cer tif i cate, rare high value. SG 17 (Photo). Est. 3 500 - 4 500 CHF. 3,500 CHF

1005 S

BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA, 1903, King Ed ward VII, £10gray & blue, over printed “Spec i men”, Crown CC wa ter mark,o.g., hinge rem nant, Fine. SG 67s. Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

1006 H

BRITISH EAST AFRICA, 1890, Arms of the Com pany, ½a-5rcom plete, set of 17, with ad di tional 4½d shade, o.g., lightlyhinged or hinge rem nant, 8a gray un used with out gum (withstraight edge), F.-V.F. SG 4/9, 11/19. Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

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1007 H

BRITISH EAST AFRICA, 1895, “Brit ish East Af rica” on In dia ½a-5r com plete, com plete set of 16, with 2½a on 1a6p, o.g.,hinge rem nant (some with dis turbed gum), 1r gray with slightton ing, mostly Fine. SG 49/63, 64. Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

1008 H

BRITISH EAST AFRICA, 1897, Queen Vic to ria, 5r deep se -pia and 10r yel low bister, o.g., hinge rem nant, Fine. SG 96,97. Est. 600 - 700 CHF. 600 CHF

1009 H

BRITISH GUIANA, 1951, King George VI Pic to rial, $1 brightvi o let, perf 14x13, o.g., very lightly hinged, Fine, a rare perf. va -ri ety. SG 317a. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

1010 H

BRITISH HONDURAS, 1913-17, King George V, 1¢-$5 com -plete, over printed “Spec i men”, o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F.SG 101s/10s (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

1011 H

BRITISH HONDURAS, 1913-17, King George V, 1¢-$5 com -plete, o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. SG 101/10. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

1012 S

BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1914-31, King George V,com plete sets, over printed or per fo rated “Spec i men”, withfew ad di tional val ues, o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. SG 22s/52s(Photo). Est. 600 - 800 CHF. 600 CHF

1013 H

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, 1866-89, is sues nearly com -plete, ex cept for 6d rose, 2½d ul tra ma rine and 4d on 1s, withad di tional 1s shade, o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. SG 1//40. Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

1014 )

BRUNEI, 1910-51, ex cit ing se lec tion of 31 cov ers (17 reg is -tered), in clud ing cov ers sent from Belait, Muara, Seria andTemburong. In ter est ing for eign des ti na tions USA, Costa Rica,Ger many, Poly ne sia, Sin ga pore and UK. Wide va ri ety offrankings with val ues up to 50c. Good se lec tion of cen soredmail. Nice and at trac tive group. Est. 1 800 - 2 200 CHF. 1,800 CHF

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Ex 1014

10121010

1016

1017

Ex 1020 Ex 1021

1026 Ex 1029 Ex 1030

1015 HH

BURMA, Of fi cials, 1937, King George V, 3d-5r, thir teen val -ues, o.g., never hinged, some mount ton ing af fect ing lower val -ues, F.-V.F. SG O1/14. Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

1016 HHr

CAMEROONS, 1961, Fed eral Re pub lic Sur charges, com -plete set, sheet mar gin blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged, VeryFine. Scott 343-351, C38-C40 (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

1017 )

CAMEROONS, 1941, reg is tered cover from Vic to ria toDouala, franked with 3d, pair, KGVI tied by “VICTORIA -CAMEROONS * BRITISH MANDATE 6.10.41" c.d.s. Along side Brit ish red cen sor mark and French ”CONTROLEPOSTAL*Com mis sion A/TERRITOIRE DU CAMEROUN"handstamp & Ni ge ria cen sor. Un usual., roughly opened at theleft (Photo). Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

1018 H

CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1907, King Ed ward VII, 4d-5s com plete, o.g., hinge rem nant, 6d and 1s with slight over all gum ton ing,F.-V.F. SG 13/16. Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

1019 H

CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1907-09, King Ed ward VII, ½d-10s com -plete, o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG 25/34. Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

1020 S

CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1921-26, King George V, ¼d-10s com -plete, over printed “Spec i men”, o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F.SG 69s/83s (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

1021 H

CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1932, As sem bly Cen te nary com plete,o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG 84/95 (Photo). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

1022 m

CEYLON, 1859, Queen Vic to ria, 4d dull rose, imperf, LargeStar wa ter mark, used, full to am ple mar gins, bril liant color, rarein this con di tion, Very Fine, with 2012 BPA cer tif i cate. SG 4(Photo). Est. 4 000 - 5 000 CHF. 4,000 CHF

1023 m

CEYLON, 1859, Queen Vic to ria, 4d dull rose, imperf, blackdi ag o nal bar can cel, full to clear mar gins all around, nice color, a fresh ex am ple of this rare stamp, Fine, with 1957 Diena and2000 BPA cer tif i cates. SG 4. Est. 4 000 - 5 000 CHF. 4,000 CHF

1024 H

CEYLON, 1903-05, King Ed ward VII, two com plete sets,o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. SG 265/76, 277/88. Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

1025 P

CEYLON, 1927, King George V, 2¢ brown or ange, Die II,imperf. plate proof, hor i zon tal pair, some faint ton ing, still Fine, ex-Ulrich. SG 344 var. Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

1026 HH

CEYLON, 1924, King George V, 50r dull pur ple, Mul ti pleScript CA wa ter mark, o.g., never hinged, well cen tered, fresh,Very Fine. SG 358 (Photo). Est. 600 - 700 CHF. 600 CHF

1027 H

CEYLON, 1924, King George V, 100r brown ish gray, bro kencrown and scroll, o.g., small hinge rem nant, pen cil no ta tion on re verse, small nat u ral gum wrin kle, fresh ex am ple of this highvalue va ri ety, Very Fine. SG 359b (Photo). Est. 3 000 - 3 500 CHF. 3,000 CHF

1028 )

CEYLON, 1909-11, two reg is tered cov ers, 1909 cover for -warded by G.E.Anthonisz, Havelock - Town to Batavia, Java.re-di rected to Soekaboemi, franked with KE 2c, 3c, 4c pair and6c pair, all tran sit and ar rival backstamps. And 1911 PS Reg is -tered Let ter (small punch hole) uprated by KE 5c and 15c fromNanuoya to France, and re-di rected to Vittel, with tran sit and ar -rival backstamps. Clean & at trac tive. Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

1029 H

CYPRUS, 1902-04, King Ed ward VII, ½pi-45pi com plete,o.g., mostly lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG 50/59 (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

1030 H

CYPRUS, 1904-10, King Ed ward VII, 5pa-45pi com plete,Mul ti ple Crown CA wa ter mark, o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. SG60/71 (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

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1031 H

CYPRUS, 1912-15, King George V, 10pa-45pi com plete,Mul ti ple Crown CA wa ter mark, o.g., mostly lightly hinged,F.-V.F. SG 74/84 (Photo). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

1032 S

CYPRUS, 1924-28, King George V, ¼pi-£5 com plete, over -printed “Spec i men”, o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG 102s/22s(Photo). Est. 1 300 - 1 500 CHF. 1,300 CHF

1033 H

CYPRUS, 1924, King George V, £1 pur ple & black on red,o.g., hinge rem nant, Very Fine. SG 102 (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

1034 H

CYPRUS, 1924, King George V, ¼pi-£1, set of 16 (com pletefor 1924), o.g., mostly lightly hinged, £1 with pen cil no ta tion ongum, F.-V.F. SG 102/17 (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

1035 HH

CYPRUS, 1928, King George V, £5 black on yel low, o.g.,never hinged, Su perb, Diena cer tif i cate. SG 117a (Photo). Est. 3 000 - 3 500 CHF. 3,000 CHF

1036 H

CYPRUS, 1928, Brit ish Rule An ni ver sary com plete, o.g. SG123/32. Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

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CYPRUS, 1938-80, stock in glass i ness, of N.H. 19 dif fer entsets & sin gles, in clu sive 7 EUROPA is sues, ten dif fer ent sou ve -nir sheets, year sets 1964-75. Va ri ety of quan ti ties with in ven -tory list in cluded. Unificato €4 900 (6 020 CHF). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

1038 m

EAST AFRICA & UGANDA, 1903-04, King Ed ward VII, ½a-5r, com plete ex cept for 2r, ½a, 8a and 4r used, bal ance o.g., hingerem nant, some usual light ton ing mostly af fect ing lower val ues,F.-V.F. SG 1//13. Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

1039 H

EAST AFRICA & UGANDA, 1904-07, King Ed ward VII,½a-10r com plete, o.g., hinge rem nant, some usual light ton ingaf fect ing lower val ues, F.-V.F. SG 17/31. Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

1040 H

EAST AFRICA & UGANDA, 1904-07, King Ed ward VII, ½a-5r, Mul ti ple Crown CA wa ter mark, set of 13, o.g., mostly hinge rem -nant, F.-V.F. SG 17/30 (Photo). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

1041 H

EAST AFRICA & UGANDA, 1907, King Ed ward VII, 20r gray& stone, Mul ti ple Crown CA wa ter mark, left mar gin sin gle, o.g.,hinge rem nant, Very Fine, with 1975 Roumet cer tif i cate. SG 32(Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

1042 H

EAST AFRICA & UGANDA, 1907, King Ed ward VII, 20r gray& stone, o.g., heavy hinge rem nant, well cen tered, just a hint ofusual trop i cal ton ing, still Fine. SG 32 (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

1043 H/m

EAST AFRICA & UGANDA, 1912-21, King George V, 1¢-10rcom plete, Mul ti ple Crown CA wa ter mark, o.g., hinge rem nant(50c used), F.-V.F., few signed Diena. SG 44/58. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

1044 P

FALKLAND ISLANDS, 1912, King George V, ½d imperf. trialcolor plate proof in blue, fresh, Very Fine. SG 60 var. (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

1045 S

FALKLAND ISLANDS, 1929-32, Whale & Pen guins, ½d-£1com plete ex cept for 4d, per fo rated “Spec i men”, hor i zon talstrips of 3, o.g., some gum dis tur bances and few val ues un usedwith out gum, low val ues sep a rated, F.-V.F., rare Spec i mens. SG 116s//26s (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

1046 S

FALKLAND ISLANDS, 1933, Cen te nary, 5s-£1 high val ues,per fo rated “Spec i men”, o.g., very lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG136s/38s (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

1047 S

FALKLAND ISLANDS, 1935, Sil ver Ju bi lee com plete, per fo -rated “Spec i men”, o.g., hinge rem nant, 1s with faint fa cial rub,oth er wise F.-V.F. SG 139s/42s (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

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1048 )

FALKLAND ISLANDS - Prus sia, 1857 let ter, en dorsed “Port Stan ley/18 No vem ber 1857” and sent by Falkland Is lands Com panysteam ship Vic to ria to Mon te vi deo, then treated as un paid & car ried out of the mails to Eng land aboard the Royal mail steam shipMedway. Let ter sub se quently franked with pair of GB 2d blue perf 14 Vic to ria is sue (SG 35), tied by CLIFTON “959” du plexes. Frontshows red “6” and “INSUFFICIENTLY / PREPAID” handstamp on ar rival in UK, plus blue manu script Ger man “3½” Silbergroschenpost age due no ta tion in tran sit. Manu script Ger man dock et ing shows “Port Stan ley-18 Nov. 57” cop ied from date line of con tents, & un -der lined no ta tion “Last cover from there”. Re verse bears red LONDON c.d.s. and red dou ble cir cle AUS ENGLAND PER AACHENtran sit. A re mark able and early cover from Falklands to an un usual des ti na tion and note wor thy ad di tion to an ad vanced col lec tion ofthe area. Ex hi bi tion qual ity, 2013 B.P.A. certificate (Photo). Est. 20 000 - 25 000 CHF. 20,000 CHF

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FIJI, 1912-23, King George V, ¼d-£1 com plete, with ad di -tional £1 (Die II) and three ad di tional 1s shades, o.g., mostlylightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG 125/37, 137a (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

1050 )

FIJI - United States, 1900, cover to Boston, re di rected toPort land, Maine, franked with 2½d brown (1891 is sue) pay ingpart post age at Suva. Lo cal steamer took the mail toAuckland-New Zea land to meet Trans pa cific steam ship S.S.Mariposa for San Fran cisco via Ho no lulu. Brit ish marked due -(T) and un der paid 1 ½d (blue crayon) equiv a lent to 3c U.S. SanFran cisco con verted this due to a dou ble pen alty or 6c due. Allrel e vant marks on the front and back. At trac tive Trans pa cificmail (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

1051 H

GERMAN EAST AFRICA, 1917, “N.F.” and “G.E.A.” Over -prints, com plete sets in clud ing 50r, o.g., hinge rem nant,F.-V.F., var i ous ex pert handstamps. SG N1/5, 45/62 (Photo). Est. 900 - 1 000 CHF. 900 CHF

1052 S

GIBRALTAR, 1906-12, King Ed ward VII, ½d-8s com plete,over printed “Spec i men”, Mul ti ple Crown CA wa ter mark, dis -turbed o.g. or un used with out gum, F.-V.F. SG 66s/74s (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

1053 H

GIBRALTAR, 1912, King George V, 8s dull pur ple & greenand £1 dull pur ple & black on red, Mul ti ple Crown CA wa ter -mark, o.g., hinge rem nant, Very Fine. SG 84, 85. Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

1054 HH

GIBRALTAR, 1912, King George V, £1 dull pur ple & black on red, Mul ti ple Crown CA wa ter mark, o.g., never hinged, Fine.SG 85. Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

1055 HHr

GIBRALTAR, 1912, King George V, £1 dull pur ple & black on red, Mul ti ple Crown CA wa ter mark, right mar gin block of 4, o.g.,never hinged, lower left stamp with faint pen cil no ta tion on gum,Very Fine. SG 85 (Photo). Est. 600 - 700 CHF. 600 CHF

1056 HH/H

GIBRALTAR, 1938-51, King George VI Pic to ri als, ½d-£1com plete, four sets, o.g., one set never hinged, oth ers lightlyhinged, one hinged set miss ing two low val ues, F.-V.F. SG121/31 (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

1057 )

GIBRALTAR - It aly, 1886, ½d Queen Vic to ria sta tio nery card(GIBRALTAR over print), uprated with ½d green Queen Vic to -ria Ber muda stamp with GIBRALTAR over print tied by Du plex“A26" Gi bral tar (23 March. 86) c.d.s. sent to Na ples. Early us -age. SG 1 (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

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1058 )

GIBRALTAR - Rus sia, 1909, reg is tered cover to Rus sia,franked with 1904 £1 Ed ward, with St.Pe ters burg (23.1) ar rivalpost mark, un usual des ti na tion and rare sin gle frank ing us age,some ad dress oblit er a tions, oth er wise Fine (Photo). Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF. 1,500 CHF

1059 HH

GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS, 1924, King George V, £1 pur -ple & black on red, o.g., never hinged, fresh, Fine. SG 24(Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

1060 H

GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS, 1924, King George V, £1 pur -ple & black on red, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. SG 24. Scott26 (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

1061 H

GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS, 1924, King George V, £1 pur -ple & black on red, wa ter marked Mul ti ple Crown CA, o.g.,lightly hinged, Fine. SG 24 (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

1062 H

GOLD COAST, 1913-21, King George V, ½d-20s com plete,set of 12 (com plete ac cord ing to SG), with ad di tional ½d shade,Mul ti ple Crown CA wa ter mark, o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. SG70/84. Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

1063 )

GOLD COAST, 1904-23, two postal sta tio nery items, a nicesta tio nery card from Kumasi and two uprated reg is tered sta tio -nery en ve lopes from Kwitta and Mangoase show ing va ri ety ofpostal rates. In ter est ing group (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

1064 H

GRENADA, 1904-06, King Ed ward VII, ½d-10s com plete,o.g., mostly lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG 67/76 (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

1065 BKHH

INDIA, Book let, 1917, Bom bay Pres i dency War & Re lief, ½aWomen’s Branch, un ex ploded 1r book let, panes o.g., neverhinged, some cover creases, Fine (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

1066 BKHH

INDIA, Book let, 1917, Cen tral Prov inces War Seal, ½a LadyRob ert son, un ex ploded 1r book let, o.g., never hinged, twostamps re moved, some cover flaws, oth er wise Fine (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

1067 )

INDIA, 1870-1907, small postal his tory group, in clud ing 2cov ers (one used in Burma) and three sta tio nery en ve lopes(two uprated - one reg is tered), nice and at trac tive group (5items) (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

1068 )

INDIA - Eng land, 1881 cover, franked with ½ anna blue andtwo 8 pies li lac East In dia is sues (Sc 20,21), pre pay ing the sol -diers let ter rate to Eng land, and all tied by barred “L” can cels.Front shows re quired Of fi cer en dorse ment, and re verse bearsCAMPBELLPUR or i gin datestamp, plus BOMBAY tran sit andred LONDON ar rival. De spite mi nor flaws, a very fine andscarce mil i tary rate cover. Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

1069 )

INDIA - United States, 1889, reg is tered cover, bear ing 9dbright mauve (two pairs), 1a.6p. se pia (pair) and ½a. blue-green tied by “MOUNT ROAD 8. SE” squared cir cles along side “RMONUT ROAD” boxed ca chet via Lon don to USA, on re versebears SEA POST OFFICE c.d.s. and NY ar rival date stamp,cover open for dis play. SG 19, 85, 90 (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

1070 )

INDIA, 1894, reg is tered cover from Kotar, franked with two 2a pale blue and two (one on front) ½a blue-green, from KOTAR 28 with boxed ca chet “R KOTAR”, ar rival mark and “TOO LATE”handstamp re verse, at open ing cover lit tle shorted at right. SG85, 91 (Photo). Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

1071 )

INDIA - Al ge ria, 1896, reg is tered use of ½ anna postal sta -tio nery en ve lope, uprated on re verse with ver ti cal pair 2 annaul tra ma rine (Sc 40), pre pay ing the UPU let ter rate to Al ge ria,and all tied by barred “B” can cels. Front shows “R” in cir cle Reg -is try handstamp plus red MODANE A PARIS en try, while re -verse bears ADEN/REG tran sit and ST. LEU/ORAN ar rival,plus PARIS c.d.s. ap plied on re di rec tion. Scarce Reg is teredsta tio nery to a most un usual destination. Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

1072 )

INDIA, 1927 (Feb. 14), cover ad dressed to Karachi, frankedwith 4a tied by the spe cial ca chet, Karachi c.d.s. be low, on re -verse spe cial La hore ar rival handstamp of Feb. 17, sub se -quently re turned to Karachi with ar rival datestamp of Feb. 19,over all ton ing, oth er wise Fine. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

1073 )

INDIA, 1927 (Feb. 14), Stack and Leets Flight from Karachito La hore, cover franked 3p (2) and tied by the spe cial ca chet(an other strike along side), Karachi c.d.s. be low, on re versespe cial La hore ar rival handstamp of Feb. 17, sub se quently re -turned to Karachi with ar rival datestamp of Feb 19, mi nor ton -ing, oth er wise Fine. Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

1074 )

INDIA, 1929 (Jan-Feb), World Flight by Baron von Koenig,“Kamarad” sou ve nir post card (Map) used on the Cal cutta toRan goon stage, franked 2a, tied by Park Street can cel la tions ofJan. 15, boxed “De layed by Un fa vour able weather left 5th Feb -ru ary” ca chet in green along side, signed by Ste phen H. Smith,Fine. Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

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INDIA, 1931 (13 Apr), Ex per i men tal Flight by Ma jor CraveiroLopes, en ve lope ad dressed to Nova-Goa, franked 1a. withBom bay can cel la tion, “First Air Mail from Bom bay to Por tu -guese In dia” along side, on re verse ar rival c.d.s. of April 14, Fine (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

1076 )

INDIA, 1931 (13 Apr), Ex per i men tal Flight by Ma jor CraveiroLopes, en ve lope franked In au gu ra tion is sue with Bom bay can -cel la tions, “First Air Mail from Bom bay to Por tu guese In dia” ca -chet, ar rival c.d.s. of Aug. 14 on re verse, some over all stain ingand other slight faults. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

1077 )

INDIA, 1932 (Apr. 14), At tempted Round the World Flight byHans Bertram, fly ing a Junkers D-1925 named Atlantis,Bertram made it from Kiel Ger many to In dia, but was forceddown in the In dian Ocean, cover signed on back by Ste phen H.Smith, Hon or ary Sec re tary of In dian Air Mail So ci ety, with ap -pro pri ate la bel and mark ings, Fine, AAMC states only onesigned by Smith (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 200 CHF. 1,000 CHF

1078 )

INDIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES - Swit zer land, 1914,reg is tered cover, franked with 4a ol ive green, 8a red vi o let,12a claret, and 1r green and red brown George V is sue withI.E.F. over prints (Sc M40-43), pre pay ing the ci vil ian UPU let terrate plus Reg is try fee to Swit zer land, and all tied byBASE-OFFICE/D/REG. datestamps. Front shows red PASSED BY CENSOR handstamp, while re verse bears BASE OFFICED Reg is try la bel, plus LAUSANNE ar rival datestamp. Scarce In -dia Ex pe di tion ary Force frank ing on a reg is tered let ter, VeryFine. Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

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1079 )

INDIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES, 1914, lo cally ad -dressed cover, franked with 1914 I.E.F. over prints, 3p-1r, tendif fer ent, tied by Base Of fice 26 Mar 15 c.d.s., fil ing fold awayfrom the stamps, Fine. Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

1080 )

INDIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES - Ire land, 1915, reg is -tered cover, franked with the en tire I.E.F. over print is sue (ScM34-43), plus two 1d Brit ish scar let George V is sue (Sc 160),pre pay ing the of fi cer let ter rate plus Reg is try fee to Ire land, andall tied by ARMY POST OFFICE/A/57 datestamps. Front shows Ma jor R.A.M.C. en dorse ment and red PASSED BY/No 1988/CENSOR handstamp, while re verse bear ARMY POSTOFFICE/A/57 Reg is try la bel. A very rare In dia Ex pe di tion aryForce frank ing on a reg is tered let ter, Very Fine. Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

1081 )

INDIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES - Great Brit ain, 1915,reg is tered en ve lope to Shef field, franked KGV 2a6d tied byBase Of fice Reg datestamp. Ob verse also bears or nate BaseOf fice reg is tra tion et i quette. Cen sored. Lon don tran sit andShef field ar rival date stamp (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

1082 )

INDIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES, 1915-19, nice se lec tionof 6 cov ers, show ing va ri ety of dif fer ent FPO’s and va ri ety ofpostal rates and des ti na tions. Some from Egypt, noted coverwith con test writ ten from Su dan sent to USA. At trac tive as sem -bly (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

1083 )

INDIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES - Rus sia, 1917 cover,franked with four 3p grey, ½a green, and 1a car mine George Vis sue with I.E.F. over prints (Sc M34-36), pre pay ing the mil i tarylet ter rate plus Reg is try fee to Rus sia, and all tied by F.P.O./No32 datestamps. Front shows par tial red PASSED BY CENSORhandstamp and pur ple Rus sian cen sor, while re verse bearsMOSCOW ar rival datestamps. Scarce In dia Ex pe di tion aryForce frank ing on a let ter to a most un usual des ti na tion, VeryFine. Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

1084 )

INDIAN STATES, 1878-1939, small cover group, 2 cov erssent from Bundi, franked on re verse with 1a-red+ 2x1/2a black,and Jammu, 1/2a red on laid pa per imperf - post age due on ar -rival, in ter est ing frankings of this at trac tive area (Photo). Est. 250 - 300 CHF. 250 CHF

1085 )

INDIAN STATES: BUNDI, 1896 use of ½ anna postal sta tio -nery en ve lope, uprated on re verse with Bundi ½ anna slate(SG 2), pre pay ing the in ter nal post age to Bom bay, and tied byna tive Bundi can cel. Front shows BUNDI datestamp, while re -verse bears BOMBAY and COJABA/BOMBAY ar riv als. Ascarce cover from this feu da tory state, Very Fine. Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

1086 )

INDIAN STATES: POONCH - Ger many, 1890 cover, frankedon re verse with Poonch 1 anna red on white pa per (Sc 4), pre -pay ing the lo cal post age only on a let ter to Ger many, and tied byna tive Kahuta can cel. Front shows framed POSTAGEDUE/ONE ANNA and “T” in cir cle, plus manu script “40” pfennigpost age due, while re verse bears KAHUTA datestamp,SEAPOST OFFICE and BOMBAY tran sits, plus HAMBURG ar -rival. A rare cover from Poonch to a for eign des ti na tion, VeryFine. Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

1087 H

IRELAND, 1937, St. Pat rick, set of three, o.g., hinge rem nant,F.-V.F. SG 102/104. Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

1088 P

JAMAICA, 1923, Pic to rial Is sue, ½d die proof of the frameonly, on glazed pa per, 92x60mm, “Af ter Strik ing” handstampand dated “14/6/20" in manu script, Very Fine, scarce (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

1089 BKHH

JAMAICA, Book lets, 1947, small group, seven un ex plodedbook lets, “Ja maica Post age Stamps” in black on yel low cov ers,stamps o.g., never hinged, some mi nor cover ton ing, F.-V.F. Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

1090 H

KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA, 1938-54, King GeorgeVI, six better per fo ra tion va ri et ies, in clud ing 20¢ and 30¢perf. 14, 2s perf. 13x13½, 5s and 10s perf. 13, and £1 perf.11½x13, o.g., lightly hinged, some slight over all gum ton ing,oth er wise F.-V.F. SG 139a, 141a, 146b, 148/50. Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

1091 BKHH

KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA, Book lets, 1950-52, 1s,nine un ex ploded book lets (stitched at right or left), o.g., neverhinged, F.-V.F. Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

1092 )

LABUAN, 1902-09, pair of postal sta tio nery cards, oneunsevered re ply with Str. Sett. over print. sent to Lahat Datu andre ply part 3c to Ger many (Photo). Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

1093 H

LEEWARD ISLANDS, 1897, Queen Vic to ria Di a mond Ju bi -lee, 5s green & blue, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine, signedCham pion, etc. SG 16. Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

1094 H

LEEWARD ISLANDS, 1905-11, King Ed ward VII, ½d-5scom plete, o.g., hinge rem nant, few low val ues toned, F.-V.F.SG 29/45 (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

1095 H

LEEWARD ISLANDS, 1921-32, King George V, ¼d-£1 com -plete, dies I and II, o.g., mostly lightly hinged, one low valuethin, oth er wise F.-V.F. SG 58/87 (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

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MADAGASCAR, 1895, Brit ish In land Mail, 2d, imperf be -tween, hor i zon tal pair, o.g., hinge rem nant, creases, oth er wiseVery Fine, rare. SG 57a (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

1097 H

MADAGASCAR, 1895, Brit ish In land Mail, 4d, imperf ver ti -cally, hor i zon tal strip of 6, o.g., heavy hinge rem nant, usual gum wrin kles, third stamp de fec tive (torn), Fine. SG 58c (Photo). Est. 600 - 800 CHF. 600 CHF

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1098 H

MADAGASCAR, 1895, Brit ish In land Mail, 6d green, imperfbe tween, right mar gin hor i zon tal pair, o.g., hinge rem nant,Fine, rare. SG 59a (Photo). Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

1099 H

MADAGASCAR, 1895, Brit ish In land Mail, 1s slate blue,imperf be tween, hor i zon tal pair, o.g., hinge rem nant, heavycrease end ing in a tear (hinge re in forced), Fine ap pear ance.SG 60a (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

1100 H

MADAGASCAR, 1895, Brit ish In land Mail, 2s choc o late,imperf be tween, ver ti cal pair, o.g., hinge rem nant, heavycreases and thin, oth er wise Fine. SG 61b (Photo). Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

1101 S

MALAYA: STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, 1906, King Ed ward VII, $25 gray green & black, over printed “Spec i men”, o.g., small hinge rem nant, Fine. SG 139s. Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

1102 )

MALAYA: STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - Swit zer land, 1889cover to Weinfelden, bear ing, pre-cancelled by com pany se -cu rity ca chet, 4c pale brown + 2x6c li lac Queen Vic to ria (1883is sue -CA wa ter mark.) tied SINGAPORE no date handstamp,along side black SINGAPORE c.d.s. and French oc tag o nalpaquebot “LIGNE N / PAQ.FR.No9" datestamp. Re verse bearsMar seilles tran sit and Weinfelden ar rival c.d.s. SG 64, 66(Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

1103

MALAYA: STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, 1919 (April), Land Sale In den ture doc u ment, with late us age of George V ad he sivesin clud ing. 50c, $2 (2), $5 (3) and $25 (3) for a to tal of $94.50(duty cal cu lated on the 0.6% of the sales price), all im pressedby red Sin ga pore seals, spec tac u lar, Fine. Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

1104 H

MALAYA: KEDAH, 1937, Sul tan Shah, 10c-$5 com plete,per fo rated “Spec i men”, o.g., mostly lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG60s/68s. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

1105 H

MALAYA: PAHANG, 1897, 3c on half of 5c blue, ini tialed“J.F.O.” in red, o.g., small hinge rem nant, bright color, VeryFine, with 2000 BPA cer tif i cate, a rare pro vi sional. SG 18d(Photo). Est. 2 000 - 2 500 CHF. 2,000 CHF

1106 H

MALAYA: TRENGGANU, 1921, Sul tan Suleiman, $3 and $5,o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. SG 43, 44 (Photo). Est. 400 - 500 CHF. 400 CHF

1107 H

MALTA, 1919, St. Paul, 10s black, Mul ti ple Crown wa ter mark,o.g., small hinge rem nant, Very Fine, signed Calves and Brun.SG 96 (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

1108 H

MALTA, 1922, St. Paul, 10s black, Script wa ter mark, o.g.,lightly hinged, Fine. SG 104. Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

1109 m

MALTA, Rev e nue, 1901, Queen Vic to ria, ½d-10s, se lec tion of 30 (12 dif fer ent) in clud ing pair of the high value, mostly Fine(Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

1110 s

MAURITIUS, 1848-59, “Post Paid”, 1d or ange ver mil ion,early im pres sion, po si tion 7, on piece cancelled by 5 ring tar -get, slightly ox i dized. SG 7; £7 000 (10 280 CHF) (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

No. II g-3 in Kanai handbook.

1111 HH/H/m

MAURITIUS, 1857-1975, very nice col lec tion, in Marini al -bum, in n.h./l.h. and used con di tion show ing good ar ray of is -sues start ing from early pe riod. Good base for ex pan sion.View ing highly rec om mended. SG £15 000 (22 020 CHF)(Owner’s) (Photo). Est. 3 500 - 4 500 CHF. 3,500 CHF

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1112 )

MAURITIUS - France, 1860 cover, franked with pair 2 penceblue (one ex am ple dam aged at top) and sin gle 4 pence rose(trimmed perfs) Vic to ria is sue (Sc 33,35), pre pay ing the dou bleweight let ter rate to Aden by Brit ish packet ser vice, and all tiedby mute barred oval can cels. Front shows PAYSETR./V.SUEZ.AMB. French en try mark ing and “16” decimepost age due handstamp, crossed out and re placed with manu -script “24” decime post age due no ta tion. Re verse bears G.P.O./MAURITIUS de par ture datestamp and BORDEAUX ar rivalc.d.s. Scarce par tially paid let ter. Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

1113 )

MAURITIUS - France, 1863 cover, franked with im per fo rate 1sh green and wing mar gin 4d rose, pre pay ing the dou ble weightlet ter rate to France by Brit ish packet ser vice via the Suez route. Stamps tied by “B53" killer, and front shows red ”P.D."handstamp plus red POSS.ANG.V.SUEZ / A.MARSEILLE AFrench en try c.d.s. Re verse bears blue MAURITIUS de par turec.d.s., plus ST.GAUDENS ar rival c.d.s. A beau ti ful cover show -ing a rare and col or ful mixed is sue frank ing. SG 45,50 (Photo). Est. 2 000 - 3 000 CHF. 2,000 CHF

1114 )

MAURITIUS - France, 1867 cover, franked with 2 pence blueand pair 6 pence blue green Vic to ria is sue (Sc 33,37), pre pay -ing the 1 sh 2d let ter rate to France by French packet ser vice,and all tied by “B53” barred oval can cels. Front shows red “P.D.”handstamp and red oc tag o nalPOS.AN.V.SUEZ/P.F.AMB.MARS French en try mark ing, whilere verse bears blue MAURITIUS de par ture datestamp, “1307”Bu reaux de Passe tran sit, plus NANCY ar rival c.d.s. Scarcefrank ing on a mar i time cover, Very Fine. Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

1115 )

MAURITIUS - INDIA, 1869 cover, franked with 1 penny brown,4 pence rose, and 6 pence blue green Vic to ria is sue (Sc32,35,37), pre pay ing the 11 pence let ter rate to In dia by Brit ishpacket ser vice, and all tied by “B53” barred oval can cels. Frontshows red “10d” credit handstamp, and re verse bearsFORWARDED BY/RICHARDSON & CO. oval send ers ca chet,MAURITIUS de par ture datestamp, oval SEA POST OFFICE/Btran sit, and red CALCUTTA ar rival c.d.s. Scarce three colorfrank ing, Very Fine. Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

1116 )

MAURITIUS - France, 1873, reg is tered cover to Paris, bear -ing 2d. blue and pair + sin gle 6d. green, all tied by “B53" in bars,and show ing oval ”Reg is tered Mau ri tius" No. 7. “P.D.” in red aswell as a black “CHARGE” straight line. Routed via Fr.Paquebot (red oc tag o nal) and bear ing ML (Mar seilles) blackac count ing box and Paris re ceiv ers on re verse. A rare reg is -tered cover. SG 60, 65 (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

1117 )

MAURITIUS - In dia, 1874, reg is tered cover, franked on re -verse with 3 pence ver mil ion and 1 shil ling or ange Vic to ria is sue (Sc 34,39), pre pay ing the 11 pence let ter rate to In dia plus Reg -is try fee, and all tied by “B53” barred cir cle can cels. Front shows red “10d” credit handstamp and red ovalREGISTERED/MAURITIUS datestamp, while re verse bearsBOMBAY ar rival c.d.s. Por tion of cover miss ing at left, but a very scarce Reg is tered let ter with scarce frank ing (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

1118 )

MAURITIUS - Ger many, 1884, reg is tered cover, franked with2c red brown, 4c or ange and 50c green Queen Vic to ria is suesall tied by barred nu meral, along side REGISTERED *MAURITIUS datestamp, oval “R” Reg is try handstamp andFrench paquebot in red post mark. Re verse bears French tran sit and Hanover ar rival c.d.s. SG 92, 93, 99 (Photo). Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

1119 )

MAURITIUS - Ger many, 1892, Queen Vic to ria 25c sta tio nery en ve lope, tied by CUREPIPE c.d.s. Front shows redREGISTERED/MAURITIUS datestamp along side French oc -tag o nal “LIGNE T / PAQ.FR.No4" paquebot post mark. On re -verse Gorlitz ar rival (Photo). Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

1120 HH

NEW HEBRIDES, 1920-21, sur charges, set of five, also ex tra shades of 1d on 2s vi o let and 1d on 5s green, plus 5d on 2½d ul -tra ma rine, sheets of 30, stamps o.g., never hinged, some ton ing and hinge re in force ments, F.-V.F. SG 30/34, 42 (Photo). Est. 500 - 750 CHF. 500 CHF

1121 H

NEW HEBRIDES, 1938, Beach Scene, 5c-10fr com plete,o.g., mostly lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG 52/63 (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

1122 H

NEW ZEALAND, 1855-73, Queen Vic to ria “Chalon Heads”,stock card with very nice group, com pris ing imperf. 2d threesin gles and a pair (SG 2,5,9,10), imperf. 3d (x2-one with tinycor ner crease-SG 40), imperf 1Sh(SG45), per fo rated 1Sh(SG106) with Odenweller cert(re-per fo rated on right), 6d (SG 122)un used block of four, 1d (SG 137b) clear Saunders wa ter mark,light ened pen can cel. A use ful se lec tion, F.-V.F. SG £4 500+ (6610 CHF) (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

1123 P

NEW ZEALAND, 1931, 1d+1d Health, photo proof onchrome glazed pa per, mar ginal stain ing, oth er wise Fine, ex -tremely rare. SG 546 var. (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

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1124

1126

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1124 )

NEW ZEALAND - Ire land, 1865, nice pair of cov ers to Dub lin & Raphor, franked with Chalon Heads (sin gle frank ing 6d, sec -ond with 2x2d+6d). At trac tive pair, some mi nor faults at open ing (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

1125 H

NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE, 1893, Old Cala bar pro vi -sional, 1s on 2d gray green & car mine, ver mil ion sur -charge, o.g., hinge rem nant, fresh, Fine, with 2008 Brandoncer tif i cate. SG 38 (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

1126 P

NORTH BORNEO, 1883-86, Coat of Arms, com pos ite trialcolor proof, in ma genta on wove pa per, show ing 11 dif fer entval ues, in clud ing un is sued 12c, 25c and $2 (they were never is -sued in this de sign), faint mar ginal stain ing, Fine, ex-Cassels, arare sheetlet (Photo). Est. 750 - 850 CHF. 750 CHF

1127 H

NORTH BORNEO, 1939, Pic to ri als, 1¢-$5 com plete, o.g.,lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG 303/17 (Photo). Est. 600 - 700 CHF. 600 CHF

1128 )

NORTH BORNEO - Ger many, 1892-1900, group of four sta -tio nery cards (3 uprated), va ri ety of frankings. Good lot forspe cial ists (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

1129 )

NORTH BORNEO - Ger many, 1900 (May 12), reg is teredcover from Sandakan, franked with 1c-24c (8 val ues), all tiedby faint Sandakan c.d.s., with ar rival (Jun.16) on re verse, F.-V.F. (Photo). Est. 500 - 700 CHF. 500 CHF

1130 H

NORTHERN RHODESIA, 1925, King George V, ½d-20scom plete, o.g., mostly lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG 1/17 (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

1131 H

NORTHERN RHODESIA, 1925, King George V, ½d-20scom plete, o.g., hinge rem nant, some light gum ton ing, F.-V.F.SG 1/17 (Photo). Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

1132 H

NYASALAND, 1908, King Ed ward VII, ½d-£1 com plete, o.g.,hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. SG 72/81 (Photo). Est. 700 - 800 CHF. 700 CHF

1133 H

NYASALAND, 1919, King George V, £10 pur ple & royal blue, o.g., small hinge rem nant, well cen tered, beau ti ful color, fresh,Very Fine. SG 99e (Photo). Est. 3 500 - 4 000 CHF. 3,500 CHF

1134 H

NYASALAND, 1919, King George V, £10 pur ple & royal blue, o.g., small hinge rem nant, well cen tered, fresh ex am ple of thishigh value, Very Fine, with 2011 Brandon cer tif i cate. SG 99e(Photo). Est. 3 000 - 4 000 CHF. 3,000 CHF

1135 )

PAKISTAN, 1947-48, very at trac tive postal his tory group, in -clud ing cov ers(6), sta tio nery en ve lopes(4) all bear ingPAKISTAN over prints, to for eign des ti na tions: USA, Mus cat,Greece, Swit zer land, va ri ety of postal rates for or di nary andreg is tered let ters and very scarce printed mat ter rate for mailabroad. Un usual and at trac tive (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF

1136 (H)

RHODESIA, 1892, Arms, £5 sage green, regummed, wellcen tered, Fine, with BPA cer tif i cate. SG 12 (Photo). Est. 750 - 850 CHF. 750 CHF

1137 m

RHODESIA, 1898-1908, Arms, ½d-£1, also £10 and £20, se -lec tion of 12 dif fer ent, all fis cally used, last one with ad di tionalperfins, mi nor faults, Fine, scarce. SG 75/90 (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

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Ex 1143

1144

Ex 1145

Ex 1146 Ex 1148

1151

1149

1150

1138 H

RHODESIA, 1901, Arms, £5 deep blue, o.g., lightly hinged,well cen tered, fresh color, Very Fine, with 1985 Royal cer tif i -cate. SG 92 (Photo). Est. 3 000 - 3 500 CHF. 3,000 CHF

1139 (H)

RHODESIA, 1909, “Rho de sia” on £5 deep blue on blu ish,top mar gin sin gle, un used with out gum, Fine, a rare stamp. SG113e (Photo). Est. 750 - 1 000 CHF. 750 CHF

1140 m

RHODESIA, 1910, King George V “Dou ble Head”, £1 red &black, perf 15, oval fis cal post mark, Fine. SG 179 (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

1141 m

RHODESIA, 1910, King George V “Dou ble Head”, £1 red &black, perf 15, light oval fis cal post mark, perfin at lower left,Fine. SG 179 (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

1142 m

RHODESIA, 1913, King George V “Ad mi ral”, 1d-£1, nine dif -fer ent, fis cally used, some with perfins. Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

1143 )

RHODESIA, 1895-1916, se lec tion of 4 sta tio nery cards, twouprated, to var i ous des ti na tions (one to Lux em bourg), cen -sored cover to Transvaal and nice ad ver tis ing cover to Scot -land. At trac tive group (6 items) (Photo). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

1144 )

ST. CHRISTOPHER - Eng land, 1886, reg is tered cover,franked with St. Chris to pher ½d on 1d unsevered pair, ONEPENNY / 6d, and 4d / 6d pro vi sional is sues), all tied by A12barred oval kill ers, with ST. KITTS c.d.s. along side. Front shows oval “R” handstamp and REGISTERED / LONDON c.d.s., while re verse bears HORSHAW ar rival c.d.s. An ex cep tional cover,show ing rare use of these pro vi sional stamps. SG 23a, 24, 25(Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 200 CHF. 1,000 CHF

1145 HH

ST. HELENA, 1934, Cen te nary com plete, o.g., never hinged,F.-V.F. SG 114/23 (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

1146 H

ST. VINCENT, 1904-11, King Ed ward VII, ½d-£1 com plete,Mul ti ple Crown CA wa ter mark, o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG85/93 (Photo). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

1147 )

ST. VINCENT - Eng land, 1863 cover, bear ing hor i zon tal pair of 6d deep green, rough perf, tied by “A10" obliterator and show ing ”ST. VINCENT-A-OCT 24 63" c.d.s. along side, Lon don tran sitand Liv er pool re ceiver c.d.s. A rare cover. SG 4 (Photo). Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF. 1,500 CHF

1148 H

SAMOA, 1945, “WESTERN SAMOA.” on New Zea land2s6d-£5 Postal Fiscals, set of eight, o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F.SG 207/14 (Photo). Est. 600 - 700 CHF. 600 CHF

1149 )

SAMOA, In com ing mail from Aus tra lia, 1832, early mis sion -ary folded let ter, from Lon don Miss. Soc. in Syd ney, NewSouth Wales, es tab lished in 1830, to Nav i ga tion Is lands (Sa -moa) pri vately car ried, con tent in struc tions send ing mail. Un -usual and rare (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

1150 )

SAMOA - Ger many, 1894 let ter, franked with ver ti cal strip offour Sa moan 2d or ange and 5d/4d blue, all tied byAPIA/SAMOA c.d.s. Along side U.S. 10c Web ster small bank -note is sue tied by seg mented cork killer. Re verse shows SANFRANCISCO tran sit and Ham burg ar rival. Light ver ti cal fil ingfold through the sec ond 2d stamp from the left. Rare com bi na -tion cover. Scott 13a, 22 (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF

1151 )

SAMOA - Great Brit ain, 1894, reg is tered cover, franked withSa moa ½d vi o let Palm is sue and 5d ver mil ion Flag de sign, plusU.S. 3c pur ple and 10c green (cor ner fault) for post age to theU.S. and be yond. Sa moan stamps tied by APIA/SAMOAdatestamp, and U.S. stamps tied by ma gentaREGISTERED/SAN FRANCISCO and oval N.YORK/REG’YDIV datestamp, plus red New York Reg is try la bel. Re verseshows var i ous Brit ish Reg is try post marks ap plied at Lon donand on re-di rec tion to Rich mond. Rare com bi na tion cover. Scott 9c, 23, 221, 226 (Photo). Est. 750 - 900 CHF. 750 CHF

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1157

1159

1163 1165

1152 H

SEYCHELLES, 1938-41, King George VI pic to ri als, 2¢-5rcom plete, o.g., mostly hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. SG 135/49. Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

1153 )

SINGAPORE - Aus tria, 1882 en ve lope, franked with 8 centyel low or ange Straits Set tle ments is sue (SG 14), pre pay ing theUPU rate to Aus tria. Stamp tied by cir cle of dots can cel, with redSINGAPORE/PAID c.d.s. along side, and re verse bears WIENar rival c.d.s. A scarce cover, Very Fine. Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF

1154 H)

SINGAPORE, 1910-25, very at trac tive se lec tion of 39ethnographic pic ture post cards, all in mint con di tion, somewith nat u ral cli mate age ing (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF

1155

SINGAPORE, 1951 (Nov), Land Sale ($408,000) In den turedoc u ment, with King George VI $25, $100 (4) and $500 (4),also reg u lar stamps $1, $2, $5 (4) for a to tal of $2,448, all im -pressed by red Sin ga pore seals, spec tac u lar, Fine (Photo). Est. 4 000 - 5 000 CHF. 4,000 CHF

1156

SINGAPORE, 1953 (Nov), Land Con vey ance doc u ment (for$7,500), with King George VI $25 (2), also reg u lar stamps $1,$2, $5 (4) for a to tal of $73, all im pressed by red Sin ga poreseals, some faults. Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

1157

SINGAPORE, 1955, Land Trans fer ($249,700) In den turedoc u ment, with Queen Eliz a beth $25 (3), $100 (4) and $500(4), also reg u lar stamps $2 and $5 (4) for a to tal of $2,497, all im -pressed by Sin ga pore seals, spec tac u lar, Fine (Photo). Est. 2 500 - 3 000 CHF. 2,500 CHF

1158 m

SOUTHERN RHODESIA, 1931, King George V, 3sh-£10, sixdif fer ent, used, last one heavy can cel, Fine. Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

1159 )

SOUTHERN RHODESIA, 1927-30, nice group of eight Ad mi -ral cov ers, with war frankings to USA or Eng land. One with G.Rof fi cially sealed. Good for spe cial ist of this area (Photo). Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF

1160 H/m

TANGANYIKA, 1922-25, Gi raffe, 5¢-£1 com plete ex cept for75¢ and 3s, o.g., hinge rem nant (25c and 40c used), few lighttoned spots, gen er ally F.-V.F. SG 74//92. Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

1161 H

TANGANYIKA, 1927-31, King George V, 5¢-£1 com plete,o.g., mostly lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG 93/107. Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

1162 (H)

TOBAGO, 1882, Queen Vic to ria, 4d yel low green, un usedwith out gum, bright color, Very Fine, owner’s handstamp andex pert sig na ture on re verse. SG 18. Est. 150 - 250 CHF. 150 CHF

1163 )

TRINIDAD - France, 1871, printed cir cu lar, franked with pair1d red (perf 12½) Bri tan nia is sue (Sc 48), pre pay ing the printedmat ter rate to France. Stamps tied by TRINIDAD datestampswith red TRINIDAD/PAID c.d.s. along side. Front shows blueoval FORWARDED BY/OCONNOR BROTHERS/ PORT OFSPAIN/TRINIDAD, red LONDON/PAID tran sit, and redANGL/AMB.CALAIS French en try mark ing. A rare and at trac -tive printed mat ter item (Photo). Est. 500 - 600 CHF. 500 CHF

1164 H

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, Post age Due, 1885-1947, com pletesets, o.g., hinge rem nant, Fine. SG D1/33. Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

1165 )

UGANDA - Eng land, 1897, en ve lope to Leamington (1.11),bear ing type set 4a. black on white, pen cancelled, in com bi na -tion with Brit ish East Af rica 2½d. cancelled by “Mombassa”c.d.s. (10.10), cover has light cen tral ver ti cal fil ing fold, Fine,1996 Holcombe photo opin ion. SG 58, 68 (Photo). Est. 200 - 250 CHF. 200 CHF

1166 HH

ZANZIBAR, Post age Due, 1956, 5¢-1s com plete, chalky pa -per, 200 sets in sheets of 100, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. SGD25a/35a. Est. 300 - 400 CHF. 300 CHF

1167 )

ZANZIBAR - United States, 1897, reg is tered 2a cover,franked with Sul tan Hamed-bid-Thwain 1a, 2½a and 4a, tied byZan zi bar (Sept.26) can cels, with Lon don (Oct.15) and NewYork (Oct.29) tran sits, and Min ne ap o lis (Oct.31) ar rival on re -verse, F.-V.F. Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF

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1168 m

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH, 1863-1948, very at trac tive ac cu mu la tion, housed in blue stockbook, of Queen Vic to ria/KGVI is suesfrom Ber muda, Cape of Good Hope, Cey lon, Falkland Is lands, var i ous West In dies is sues, In dia, Ku wait, Kenya, Uganda &Tanganyika, Ma laya, South Af rica etc. Royal Wed ding 1948 is sues rep re sented as well. Qual ity is mostly mint l.h. and used. View ingrec om mended. SG £13 000+ (19 080 CHF) (Owner’s) (Photo). Est. 3 500 - 4 000 CHF. 3,500 CHF

1169 H

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH, 1890s-1948, very ex cit ing se lec tion of better sets, mint and un mounted mint, housed in redstockbook. Good sec tion of Falkland Is lands, Ma laya, Pa pua, Ku wait, West In dia, Rho de sia, Zan zi bar, 1948 GB Wed ding £1 stamp insheet of 20. View ing highly rec om mended. SG £35 000 (51 380 CHF) (Photo). Est. 20 000 - 25 000 CHF. 20,000 CHF

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