13 Dec 2013
380 lots
Lot 20084 | 1S GREEN ON AZURE PAPER RARITY ON COVER TO RARE DE
Ireland
1S GREEN ON AZURE PAPER RARITY ON COVER TO RARE DESTINATION
1863 (Apr 25) Wrapper from Belfast, Ireland, to Manila, PHILIPPINES, with 1862-64 3d pale…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 20085 | POSTCARD SENT BY GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, NOBEL PRIZE
Ireland
POSTCARD SENT BY GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, NOBEL PRIZE AND OSCAR WINNER
1930 (May 18) Picture postcard of George Bernard Shaw sent by himself from the Palace…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 20086 | ATTRACTIVE 3-VALUE FRANKING GOING ABROAD 1858 C
Italian States » Naples
ATTRACTIVE 3-VALUE FRANKING GOING ABROAD
1858 Cover to Germany franked by 20gr plus 5gr and 2gr, all showing large margins, cancelled by boxed “Annulato,”…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 20087 | RARE PARMA & MODENA MIXED FRANKING 1853 9c on B
Italian States » Parma » Italian States – Parma Newspaper stamps
RARE PARMA & MODENA MIXED FRANKING
1853 9c on Blue, sheet margin at right, central small grill cancel of Piacenza, applied on arrival to journal “Messaggere…
Estimate: 7’000 EUR
Lot 20088 | UNIQUE ERROR: 4 CRAZIE LION OF TUSCANY WITH INVERT
Italian States » Tuscany
UNIQUE ERROR: 4 CRAZIE LION OF TUSCANY WITH INVERTED VALUE TABLET
Background & Introduction
The Tuscany 4 Crazie with inverted value tablet is exactly…
Estimate: 150’000 – 200’000 EUR
Lot 20089 | IMPORTANT EXHIBIT COLLECTION OF THE EARLIEST ISSUE
Luxembourg
IMPORTANT EXHIBIT COLLECTION OF THE EARLIEST ISSUES
1852-1880, Exhibit collection superbly presented & written up in English on 128 album pages (8 frames),…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 20090 | IMPORTANT “POST PAID” EARLIEST IMPRESSION COVER TO
Mauritius
IMPORTANT “POST PAID” EARLIEST IMPRESSION COVER TO INDIA
2d deep-blue, two singles, positions 6 and 12, one with close to very large margins & the other…
Estimate: 100’000 – 120’000 EUR
Lot 20091 | FINEST OF TWO “POST PAID” EARLIEST IMPRESSION IN I
Mauritius
FINEST OF TWO “POST PAID” EARLIEST IMPRESSION IN INDIGO BLUE ON COVER
2d Indigo-blue single, position 11, good to very large margins, rich deep blue with…
Estimate: 100’000 – 120’000 EUR
Lot 20092 | A PHILATELIC “CROWN JEWEL” Post Paid – Early In
Mauritius
A PHILATELIC “CROWN JEWEL”
Post Paid – Early Intermediate Impression – Complete set on cover 1d Dull Vermilion, position 9 and 2d Deep Dull Blue, position…
Estimate: 180’000 – 200’000 EUR
Lot 20093 | UNIQUE TRIPLE ISSUE COMBINATION 1859 (May 9) Wr
Mauritius
UNIQUE TRIPLE ISSUE COMBINATION
1859 (May 9) Wrapper from Port Louis to London, endorsed “Via Aden & Marseilles”, franked at 1s (1/2 oz) packet rate…
Estimate: 100’000 – 120’000 EUR
Lot 20094 | THE FAMOUS KANAI NEW BRUNSWICK AND UNITED STATES M
Canada » New Brunswick
THE FAMOUS KANAI NEW BRUNSWICK AND UNITED STATES MIXED FRANKING
1851 6d Olive Yellow, two singles in combination with United States 1857 1c blue (type…
Estimate: 70’000 – 80’000 EUR
Lot 20095 | LIFETIME SPECIALISED COLLECTION Wonderful lifet
Pakistan
LIFETIME SPECIALISED COLLECTION
Wonderful lifetime’s work of a collector on several hundred album pages with detailed descriptions, housed in 15 well…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 20096 | THE BALANCE OF THE ‘PERCY BARGHOLTZ” COLLECTION
Peru
THE BALANCE OF THE ‘PERCY BARGHOLTZ” COLLECTION
1849-96, Attractive specialized assembly of stamps & postal history with strength in used multiples…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 20097 | Outstanding Exhibition Collection
Portugal
PDF Scan: 116368-1.pdf
PDF Scan: 116368-2.pdf
PDF Scan: 116368-3.pdf
PDF Scan: 116368.pdf
The Embossed Issues of King Luis with Curved and Straight…
Estimate: 300’000 EUR
Lot 20098 | THE UNIQUE “ROOSEVELT” BLOCK WITH INVERTED OVERPRI
Russia
THE UNIQUE “ROOSEVELT” BLOCK WITH INVERTED OVERPRINT
1935 Moscow to San Francisco flight by Levaneskiy, 1R on 10K mint bottom sheet marginal block…
Estimate: 1’500’000 – 2’000’000 EUR
Lot 20099 | FANTASTIC HOLDING 1880-1920, Collection of essa
Serbia
FANTASTIC HOLDING
1880-1920, Collection of essays, proofs, stamps and covers with many rare and valuable items incl. unique 1880 & 1888 essays depicting…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 20100 | ONE OF ONLY THREE KNOWN IMPERFORATE EXAMPLES RECOR
Spain
ONE OF ONLY THREE KNOWN IMPERFORATE EXAMPLES RECORDED
1867 Isabel II IMPERFORATE 10c green, clear to very large margins, fresh deep shade, unused, light…
Estimate: 5’000 – 7’500 EUR
Lot 20101 | THE PALACE COLLECTION: LOCAL ISSUES UNDER KING CHU
Thailand
THE PALACE COLLECTION: LOCAL ISSUES UNDER KING CHULALONGKOM
This very rare collection of the most elusive Palace stamps was collected many decades ago…
Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Lot 20102 | The Balance of the “Tughra” Collection
Turkey
PDF Scan: 123461.pdf
PDF Scan: 123461-1.pdf
1862-64, Balance of the important collection of the Toughra Issue includes essay, singles unused & used,…
Estimate: 150’000 – 160’000 EUR
Lot 20103 | 1898-1902 FIVE RUPEE ON COVER 1901 (Sep 12) Env
Uganda
1898-1902 FIVE RUPEE ON COVER
1901 (Sep 12) Envelope to Kisumu with 1898-1902 set of seven on cover incl. the 5R, all tied by Entebbe cds, missing backflap,…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 20104 | UNISSUED BLOCKS OF AJMAN 1967 Grenoble Winter O
United Arab Emirates
UNISSUED BLOCKS OF AJMAN
1967 Grenoble Winter Olympics set of 8 unissued in lower right corner marginal imperf. blocks of four with background error…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 20105 | UNISSUED BLOCKS OF AJMAN 1967 Grenoble Winter O
United Arab Emirates
UNISSUED BLOCKS OF AJMAN
1967 Grenoble Winter Olympics set of 8 unissued in perf. blocks of four with background error of colour (all with grey background),…
Estimate: 12’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 20106 | FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT SIGNED COVER 1935 (Apr 9)
United States
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT SIGNED COVER
1935 (Apr 9) Envelope with Washington 1c green booklet pane tied by Miami machine cancel, signed at top left by Franklin…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 20107 | UNISSUED ‘PIUS XII’ POSTAL STATIONERY 1945 Pop
Italy » Vatican State
UNISSUED ‘PIUS XII’ POSTAL STATIONERY
1945 Pope Pius XII Postal stationery card 75c with surcharge 3L, never issued, group of 29 examples, all mint,…
Estimate: 7’500 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 20108 | VALUABLE STOCK OF POSTAL STATIONERY 1945-58 Pop
Italy » Vatican State
VALUABLE STOCK OF POSTAL STATIONERY
1945-58 Pope Pius XII Postal stationery, group of 313 cards (262 mint & 51 cancelled First Day of issue), between…
Estimate: 5’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 20109 | UNIQUE UNISSUED SHEETS NEVER BEFORE RECORDED 19
Italy » Vatican State
UNIQUE UNISSUED SHEETS NEVER BEFORE RECORDED
1991 Pope World Tour airmail set of four UNISSUED stamps in mint nh sheetlets of 20 with missing year date,…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 20110 | SOUTH VIETNAM POSTAL HISTORY AND COVERS A massi
Vietnam » Vietnam South
SOUTH VIETNAM POSTAL HISTORY AND COVERS
A massive and comprehensive collection, from 1951 to 1975, mounted on leaves each with intelligent description…
Estimate: 50’000 – 70’000 EUR
Lot 20111 | UNISSUED BLOCKS 1967 Mexico Olympics set of 5 u
Yemen » Kingdom (1926-48)
UNISSUED BLOCKS
1967 Mexico Olympics set of 5 unissued in blocks of four printed in silver and brown, mint nh, very fine and very rare, plus normal…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 20112 | UNISSUED BLOCKS 1967 Mexico Olympics set of 5
Yemen » Kingdom (1926-48)
UNISSUED BLOCKS
1967 Mexico Olympics set of 5 unissued in blocks of four printed in gold and brown, mint nh, very fine and very rare
Estimate: €…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 20113 | THE UNISSUED SET IN SHEETLETS 1967 Mexico Olymp
Yemen » Kingdom (1926-48)
THE UNISSUED SET IN SHEETLETS
1967 Mexico Olympics imperf. mini sheets in unissued colours, one in silver and brown and other in gold and brown, mint…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR