13 Dec 2013
113 lots
Lot 20051 | LA POSTE PAR PIGEON: Extraordinaire ensemble
France » Guerre de 1870-1871
LA POSTE PAR PIGEON
Extraordinaire ensemble sur ce sujet comprenant:
Dix pigeongrammes
Sept ballons montés en rapport avec les dépêches et pigeongrammes…
Estimate: 5’000 EUR
Lot 20052 | SIEGE DE NEUFBRISACH (4.10.70-10.11.70)
France » Guerre de 1870-1871
SIEGE DE NEUFBRISACH (4.10.70-10.11.70)
Enveloppe de Neufbrisach 05.10.70 pour Lyon sortie par PASSEUR, au dos, càd transit Mulhouse 06.10.70 et càd…
Estimate: 4’000 EUR
Lot 20053 | SIEGE DE METZ: Quatre pièces
France » Guerre de 1870-1871
SIEGE DE METZ
Quatre pièces en rapport avec le siège de Metz:
-Papillon de Metz daté “Metz le 22 septembre 1870 au Quartier Général du 6ème Corps”…
Estimate: 3’000 EUR
Lot 20054 | UNIQUE CONTROL PRINTING IN COMPLETE SHEETS Spec
France
UNIQUE CONTROL PRINTING IN COMPLETE SHEETS
Special printing from 1896 carried out for the purposes of control of the quality of the printing plates…
Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Lot 20055 | RARE MODERN VARIETY 1989 “For the sake of the b
France
RARE MODERN VARIETY
1989 “For the sake of the blind”, extraordinary variety showing a strong upward vertical shift of the Braille, only 5 examples known,…
Estimate: 2’400 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 20056 | L’Histoire de l’Aviation Française La collectio
France
L’Histoire de l’Aviation Française
La collection qui a servi pour le catalogue Silombra
1867-194,0 La fascinante histoire de l’aviation française…
Estimate: 60’000 – 80’000 EUR
Lot 20057 | Les correspondances de militaires vues à travers les émissions générales des colonies françaises
Colonies françaises » Colonies Francaise Collections et Lots
Les correspondances de militaires vues à travers les émissions générales des colonies françaises
Collection d’exposition sur 80 pages, primée plusieurs…
Estimate: 70’000 – 90’000 EUR
Lot 20058 | THE UNIQUE PARIS PRINT SEVEN COLOUR FRANKING18
Greece
THE UNIQUE PARIS PRINT SEVEN COLOUR FRANKING
1862 Folded entire from Patras to Genova, franked with the COMPLETE SET OF SEVEN values from the 1861 Paris…
Estimate: 100’000 – 120’000 EUR
Lot 20059 | LONDON POSTAL HISTORY EXHIBITION COLLECTION 166
Great Britain
LONDON POSTAL HISTORY EXHIBITION COLLECTION
1660-1901, Exceptional postal history collection of London beautifully written up on 380+ pages in French,…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 20060 | LETTER REGARDING “THE PLOT” TO PUT PRINCESS ELIZAB
Great Britain
LETTER REGARDING “THE PLOT” TO PUT PRINCESS ELIZABETH ON THE THRONE
1556 letter from Sir Thomas Cheyne to the Mayor of Favesham regarding State affairs…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 20061 | “HASTE HASTE POST HASTE” 1666 (Jan 30) Disinfec
Great Britain
“HASTE HASTE POST HASTE”
1666 (Jan 30) Disinfected lettersheet sent during the Great Plague from Harwich to London, with first type Bishop mark on reverse…
Estimate: 3’500 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 20062 | THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON, A HIGHLY IMPORTANT MANUS
Great Britain
THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON, A HIGHLY IMPORTANT MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT
1666 Letter of receipt recognising the contribution of money made by John Moore Esq.,…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 20063 | UNIQUE 1839 TREASURY COMPETITION ESSAY James Ch
Great Britain
UNIQUE 1839 TREASURY COMPETITION ESSAY
James Chalmers 1d essay in black on laid paper with “1” watermark (inverted), cut into an octagon shape, showing…
Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Lot 20064 | CIRCULAR REGARDING THE FEARS OF PAPER-MAKERS BY TH
Great Britain
CIRCULAR REGARDING THE FEARS OF PAPER-MAKERS BY THE INTRODUCTION OF STAMPS
1839 Circular (not sent) entitled “The Fears of the Paper-Makers and Stationers…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 20065 | SPECTACULAR PENNY BLACK AND PENNY RED COMBINATION
Great Britain
SPECTACULAR PENNY BLACK AND PENNY RED COMBINATION
Piece with three 1840 1d black (all pl.6) and three 1841 1d red (pl.1b, 1c & 1b resp.) in alternating…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 20066 | PAIR OF PENNY BLACK COVERS TO MADEIRA Two 1841
Great Britain
PAIR OF PENNY BLACK COVERS TO MADEIRA
Two 1841 entire letters from Winlaton to MADEIRA, both franked with a single 1840 1d black and charged 1 / 10…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 20067 | REMARKABLE COMBINATION OF STEEL BLUE SHADE WITH NO
Great Britain
REMARKABLE COMBINATION OF STEEL BLUE SHADE WITH NORMAL
1841 (May 20) Wrapper from Edinburgh to London with 1840 2d blue EA steel-blue with close to…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 20068 | JERSEY PENNY BLACK COVER WITH BLACK MC USED PRIOR
Great Britain
JERSEY PENNY BLACK COVER WITH BLACK MC USED PRIOR TO OFFICIAL INTRODUCTION
1841 (Jan 18) Entire from JERSEY to Yarmouth with 1840 1d black FI pl.1a…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 20069 | OLDHAM “BUTTERFLY” AND DISTINCTIVE MANCHESTER MC
Great Britain
OLDHAM “BUTTERFLY” AND DISTINCTIVE MANCHESTER MC
1841 (Mar 17) Lettersheet from Oldham to Stockport with 1840 1d black MD pl.1b with close to large…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 20070 | EXTREMELY RARE USAGE OF 1840 PENNY BLACK FROM CHIN
Great Britain
EXTREMELY RARE USAGE OF 1840 PENNY BLACK FROM CHINA DURING THE FIRST OPIUM WAR
1841 (Mar 22) Entire letter sent from “HMS Rattlesnake, Canton River,…
Estimate: 17’500 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 20071 | PRINTED NOTICE REGARDING THE ERROR OF ORVERCHARING
Great Britain
PRINTED NOTICE REGARDING THE ERROR OF ORVERCHARING FOR A REGISTERED LETTER
1841 (Nov 17) Printed notice regarding the error of overcharging for a registered…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 20072 | PLATE 9 PAIR ON COVER 1872 (Jan 31) Envelope se
Great Britain
PLATE 9 PAIR ON COVER
1872 (Jan 31) Envelope sent from the Board of Trade with 1870 1/2d rose pl.9 pair and pl.4 single tied by Gloster Station duplex,…
Estimate: 500 – 750 EUR
Lot 20073 | EX SHAIDA HAND-ILLUSTRATED & PRINTED ENVELOPE COLL
Great Britain
EX SHAIDA HAND-ILLUSTRATED & PRINTED ENVELOPE COLLECTION
1878-1905, Collection of 89 illustrated covers/cards & 42 fronts/backs, mostly pen & ink hand…
Estimate: 4’000 – 7’000 EUR
Lot 20074 | MODERN ERROR POSITIONAL ITEM1972 British Polar
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
MODERN ERROR POSITIONAL ITEM
1972 British Polar Explorers 5p Martin Frobisher with GOLD (QUEEN’S HEAD) OMMITTED (with phosphor) in lower left corner…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 20075 | SZIGETVAR HALBIERUNG – UNIKALER BRIEF 2Kr Kupfe
Hungary
SZIGETVAR HALBIERUNG – UNIKALER BRIEF
2Kr Kupferdruck – Dreierstreifen davon letze Marke diagonal halbiert (untere rechte Hàlfte) als 5Kr Porto auf…
Estimate: 15’000 EUR
Lot 20076 | ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF COVERS WITH “KURRACHEE BE
India
ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF COVERS WITH “KURRACHEE BEARING” CDS
1850 (Jan 18) Stampless envelope from England to India, redirected on arrival, with Taunton…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 20077 | THE EXTENSIVE “PRAFUL LAKHANI” COLLECTION IN THREE
India
THE EXTENSIVE “PRAFUL LAKHANI” COLLECTION IN THREE VOLUMES
1852-1990s, Collection of mint, used, some covers and FDCs in 3 volumes, with Scinde Dawks…
Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Lot 20078 | HALF ANNA USED BEFORE OFFICIAL DATE OF ISSUE CO
India
HALF ANNA USED BEFORE OFFICIAL DATE OF ISSUE
COVER SENT ON AUGUST 17, 1854 FROM THE TONGNOO POST OFFICE IN BURMA
1854 1/2a Blue, two well-margined…
Estimate: 80’000 – 120’000 EUR
Lot 20079 | BEAUTIFUL FRANKING TO A RARE DESTINATION 1855 E
India
BEAUTIFUL FRANKING TO A RARE DESTINATION
1855 Envelope to TASMANIA with strip of four 1854 2a green, touched in three places, plus 1a red, touched at…
Estimate: 20’000 – 24’000 EUR
Lot 20080 | VERY RARE IMPERFORATE INTERPANNEAU BLOCK OF 40
India
VERY RARE IMPERFORATE INTERPANNEAU BLOCK OF 40
1856-64 1a Brown in imperforate interpanneau block of 40, unused without gum, small tear at top in gutter,…
Estimate: 20’000 – 24’000 EUR
Lot 20081 | Unique Complete Series of 324 Colour Trials
India » 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
Unique Complete Series of 324 Colour Trials
1894 (Oct 23), The complete series of 324 Queen Victoria colour trials prepared by De La Rue for the 1895…
Estimate: 70’000 – 80’000 EUR
Lot 20082 | ONE OF ONLY 6 KNOWN EXAMPLES 1943 Maharaja Kera
Indian States » Cochin
ONE OF ONLY 6 KNOWN EXAMPLES
1943 Maharaja Kerala Varma II 9p ultramarine top marginal pair IMPERFORATE BETWEEN and imperforate at right, unused, light…
Estimate: 3’200 EUR
Lot 20083 | RARE PERFORATION VARIETY 1948-50 Maharaja Keral
Indian States » Cochin
RARE PERFORATION VARIETY
1948-50 Maharaja Kerala Varma III 2p grey-brown lower marginal block of six with lower two pairs IMPERFORATE BETWEEN, also…
Estimate: 5’000 EUR
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