David Feldman - Europe & Collections June 14-15, 2018

Europe, Overseas & Collections / June 14-15, 2018 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 263 263 31242 F 1654-1945, Fascinating selection of hundreds of covers and postal stationery, from early pre-philatelic items to modern, strength in GB with much pre-stamp material, then QV Surface Printed issue on cover incl. IR Official, also 1841 platings, then some good Switzerland from pre-philatelic items to better early first day covers, other items include Saudi Arabia folders with early issues in complete sheets, etc. 700-1’000 31243 F / www 1785-1937 Lot of over 100 covers and cards showing a worldwide selection of items including many classics, noted useful Switzerland, Greece, Russia, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy and France, plus some Indian airmail covers in the later years, mixed to fine 700-1’000 31244 F 1812-1864 FRANCE / ITALY / GB / SWITZERLAND, etc., cover lot (35), mostly prephilately or stampless, some interesting, mixed 100-300 31245 CC C H G F / 262 1825-2000, Thematic Collection on Astronomy neatly mounted on 106 exhibition pages showing a wide range of stamps and covers illustrating this fascinating theme, better items noted include 1911 proof sheetlet from the Norwegian post, various Epreuve deluxe of which many are signed, various representations of the Sun on a range of documents, moon-shaped cancels, 1945 illustrated V-Mail items, card from the Royal Observatory of the Cape of Good Hope, French and US classics with Star-shaped cancels, Mulready item with Telescope advert and many other fascinating items, see also list of prices paid for items in this collection totalling € 15’845, gen. very fine 2’000-3’000 31246 CC C H J DCE 1840-1990s, Extensive accumulation housed in a few hundred Stanley Gibbons 5 double page stock books, as well as dozens of albums/stock books of different shapes and sizes and loose. Considerable duplication across the board, for the most part chronologically organised with particular strength in GB  first issues line engraved black, blues and reds through surface printed QV onto KEVII/ KGV/KGVI/QEII with huge catalogue value in all grades of condition. Worldwide across the board continues with similar representation from the 19th century onwards. There are also sheet stocks mostly post WW2 with a good showing of Middle East. This is a holding that is a fascinating in scope with much that deserves an unhurried viewing to appreciate the depth of material here. 5’000-8’000 31247 C H DCE / 262, 264 1840-1899, All world mint & used collection in three rare morocco-leather bound Reinboth printed albums, reasonably well-filled, with extensive German States incl. offices in China, France & Colonies, GB with 1840 1d & 2d, Embossed 6d to 1s cut-square, later to 10s with mint Jubilees to 1s, useful Ceylon and India to 5R, some better Siam and Straits, China 1878 Large Dragon 3ca wide setting & local post, Hong Kong 1863-65 to 96c, 1874 $2, 1876-77 16c on 18c, 28c on 30c, exceptional Sierra Leone, Lagos and Gold Coast to £1, CGH triangulars, BCA 2s6d and 4s mint, similar strength for Americas and Australasia, Canada Large & Small Queens, Jubilee to 50c, USA Columbus 50c, Transmississippi to 50c, BWI with good Jamaica and St. Lucia, useful Argentina & Brazil, Western Australia 1854 4d in fine range of Swans, Queensland to £1, New Zealand with Chalons, an outstanding opportunity to further augment a fine old-time 19th Century collection 3’000-5’000 31248 H 1840-1935, Lot of 190 covers, postal stationary and cards from Italy incl. states and a 2L 1867 cover to N. Orleans, France from first issue, Greece from LHH, Spain , Portugal, England, Belgium, Netherlands with justice cover, Switzerland with Helvetias, Hungary , etc., mixed to fine condition 700-900 31249 CC C H F 1840-1980, BRITISH EUROPE, Mint & used collection in seven albums with GB from Penny Black onwards, plus comprehensive collections of Malta, (incl. 10s St.Paul after Shipwreck), Gibraltar and Cyprus (incl. some Turkish Cyprus), also GB Regionals, mixed to fine 800-1’200 31250 C H 1841-1940, Mint & used all-world collections in 2 old-time albums 300-500 31251 F / 264, 270 1842-1944 EUROPE (mostly BALKAN AREAS): Accumulation of mostly covers, cards & postal stationery of mostly Balkan areas under Austrian, German and Italian rule or occupation incl. WWII, noted several medium to rarer items 800-1’500