1 Dec 2014 – 6 Dec 2014
5246 lots
Lot 30299 | 1890 Mansuscript “Zanzibar” ovpts on 1/2a, 1a6p an
Zanzibar
1890 Mansuscript “Zanzibar” ovpts on 1/2a, 1a6p and 2a, all used, 1/2a rubbed at foot and 1a6p faulty at right, very scarce
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30300 | 1895-96 1/2a “Zanzbar” overprint in BLUE, neat Zan
Zanzibar
1895-96 1/2a “Zanzbar” overprint in BLUE, neat Zanzibar double circle ds, very fine and rare (SG £5’500)
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 30301 | 1895-96 1/2a with overprint varieties missing dot
Zanzibar
1895-96 1/2a with overprint varieties missing dot on “i” and missing “b”, used, fine
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 30302 | 1895-96 1a, 1a6p and 4a plus 1896 2 1/2a all with
Zanzibar
1895-96 1a, 1a6p and 4a plus 1896 2 1/2a all with Mombassa cds, fine to very fine
Estimate: 50 – 80 EUR
Lot 30303 | 1895-98 Provisional overprint selection; 1a with b
Zanzibar
1895-98 Provisional overprint selection; 1a with black type 3 (1 unused, 4 used), black type 4 (1 unused and 2 used), black type 5 (2 unused), red type…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 30304 | 1895-98 2 1/2 on 2a Provisional unused (2 in fract
Zanzibar
1895-98 2 1/2 on 2a Provisional unused (2 in fraction with curved foot), couple of pinholes, faint corner crease and disturbed gum, still a presentable…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30305 | 1895-98 2 1/2 on 2a Provisional (2 in fraction wit
Zanzibar
1895-98 2 1/2 on 2a Provisional (2 in fraction with curved foot) mint og, faint discolouration at foot, otherwise very fine and rare (SG £5’000)
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 30306 | 1897 Provisional overprint selection; type 3 (7 un
Zanzibar
1897 Provisional overprint selection; type 3 (7 unused, 5 used), type 4 (2 unused), and type 5 (8 unused, 3 used), most unused with gum, mostly fine, please…
Estimate: 500 – 800 EUR
Lot 30307 | 1904 Monogram 1R selection of 7 examples with vari
Zanzibar
1904 Monogram 1R selection of 7 examples with various Pemba cancels and one with Nairobi, mostly fine
Estimate: 50 – 75 EUR
Lot 30308 | 1964 Republic local overprints selection of variet
Zanzibar
1964 Republic local overprints selection of varieties incl. pairs with ovpt missing, double ovtps and inverted ovpts, very fine (24 items)
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 30309 | 1893-1968, Mint & used accumulation in an album wi
Zanzibar
1893-1968, Mint & used accumulation in an album with duplication, mostly of the Zanzibar PO issues, incl. 1896 values to 5R (not complete) with Specimen…
Estimate: 80 – 120 EUR
Lot 30310 | 1897-1962, Maritime mail collection of 54 covers a
Zanzibar » Miscellaneous Material
1897-1962, Maritime mail collection of 54 covers and several pages of stamps in an album, with items posted on board ships cancelled in, transiting or…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 30310A | 1926 Italian Paquebot: Commercial envelope from Za
Zanzibar » Miscellaneous Material
1926 Italian Paquebot: Commercial envelope from Zanzibar to Italian Somaliland, franking Zanzibar franking tied “PIROCAFO POSTALE ITALIANO / PORTO DI ALESSANDRETTA…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30310B | 1926 Italian Paquebot: Commercial envelope from Za
Zanzibar » Miscellaneous Material
1926 Italian Paquebot: Commercial envelope from Zanzibar to Italian Somaliland, franking Zanzibar franking tied “PIROCAFO POSTALE ITALIANO / PORTO DI ALESSANDRETTA…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30311 | 1926 (May 26) Buckingham Palace headed mourning le
Zanzibar » Miscellaneous Material
1926 (May 26) Buckingham Palace headed mourning letter and unfranked envelope, written by King George V to Lady Cove, writing “to tell you how much I appreciate…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 30312 | Group of five documents, four of which are regardi
Zanzibar » Miscellaneous Material
Group of five documents, four of which are regarding Zanzibar mail contracts incl. 1873 June 11 complete document and one cut up and pasted on pages, 1873…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30313 | POSTCARDS: 25 picture postcards of Zanzibar or rel
Zanzibar » Miscellaneous Material
POSTCARDS: 25 picture postcards of Zanzibar or related, all different, all unused, showing street scenes, views, natives, etc., a difficult group
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 30314 | POSTCARDS: 4 Panoramic picture postcards of Zanzib
Zanzibar » Miscellaneous Material
POSTCARDS: 4 Panoramic picture postcards of Zanzibar, one used to Scotland, one a duplicate with tone spots, very scarce
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 60000 | 1856 Corrientes: 1 Real black on blue, attractive
Argentina
1856 Corrientes: 1 Real black on blue, attractive specialised collection neatly mounted & written in French on 10 album pages, showing unused (3) & used…
Estimate: 5’000 – 7’000 EUR
Lot 60001 | 1860 Corrientes: Value erased (3c) blue, attractiv
Argentina
1860 Corrientes: Value erased (3c) blue, attractive specialised collection neatly mounted & written in French on 14 album pages, showing unused & used…
Estimate: 1’000 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 60002 | 1860 Corrientes: Value pen-cancelled (3c) black on
Argentina
1860 Corrientes: Value pen-cancelled (3c) black on blue, attractive specialised collection neatly mounted & written in French on 6 album pages, showing…
Estimate: 5’000 – 7’000 EUR
Lot 60003 | 1864 Corrientes: Colour changed (2c) Yellow-green,
Argentina
1864 Corrientes: Colour changed (2c) Yellow-green, attractive specialised collection nearly mounted & written in French on 14 album pages, showing unused…
Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 60004 | EARLIEST KNOW USAGE, JANUARY 3, 1850 1850 Folde
Australia » New South Wales
EARLIEST KNOW USAGE, JANUARY 3, 1850
1850 Folded cover from Sydney to Parramatta, franked 1850 2d greyish blue, early impression, good to large margins,…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 60005 | EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE 1860 6d Green tied by “96”
Australia » Queensland
EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE
1860 6d Green tied by “96” bursting sun pmk on small piece bearing MARYBOROUGH NO6 1860 cds, small accompanying part of reverse…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 60006 | UNIQUE FIRST DAY COVER 1853 (Nov 1) Envelope fr
Australia » Tasmania
UNIQUE FIRST DAY COVER
1853 (Nov 1) Envelope from Hobart to Geelong, Victoria, with 1853 4d orange, pl.2 pos.5, fine even margins, tied by “64” numeral…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 60007 | FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE KANGAROO ISSUE 1913 Enve
Australia » Commonwealth of Australia
FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE KANGAROO ISSUE
1913 Envelope from Sydney to Windsor in Victoria, franked by Roo 1d red tied by clear SYDNEY JAN 2 1913 N.S.W…
Estimate: 1’200 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 60008 | Famous Usage Five Days Prior to the Official Issue
Austria
1850 (May 27) Entire letter from Vienna to Pesth with a top marginal example of the 1850 6 kreuzer brown (technically issued June 1st), huge margins all…
Estimate: 70’000 EUR
Lot 60009 | USAGE OF THE 3 KREUZER ONE DAY BEFORE THE OFFICIAL
Austria » 1850 Issue
USAGE OF THE 3 KREUZER ONE DAY BEFORE THE OFFICIAL FIRST DAY
1850 Folded entire from Kirchdorf to Spital, franked 1850 3 kreuzer carmine red, large…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 60010 | FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 3 KREUZER 1850 Folded re
Austria » 1850 Issue
FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 3 KREUZER
1850 Folded registered cover from Vienna to Gutenbrün, franked 1850 3 kreuzer carmine red, handpaper, Type Ia, large…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 60011 | FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 6 KREUZER 1850 Folded fr
Austria » 1850 Issue
FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 6 KREUZER
1850 Folded from Scheibbs to Vienna, franked 1850 6 kreuzer brown, large even margins tied by SCHEIBBS/1.JUN (1850)…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 60012 | FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 9 KREUZER 1850 Folded fr
Austria » 1850 Issue
FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 9 KREUZER
1850 Folded from Vienna to Udine, franked 1850 9 kreuzer light blue, large to very large margins tied by WIEN/1.6 (1850)…
Estimate: 7’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 60013 | 1933 Registered airmail postal stationery WIPA env
Austria
1933 Registered airmail postal stationery WIPA envelope 50gr landscapes franked additionally WIPA miniature sheet + airs 3S postmarked boxed WIPA 24.6.33…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60014 | 1863-64 5s large perf +15s small perf cancelled by
Romania » Austrian Levant Post Offices
1863-64 5s large perf +15s small perf cancelled by clear PLOJESTIE ds to cover to Germany, very fine, very rare cancel.
Signed Ferchenbauer
Estimate:…
Estimate: 0 EUR
Lot 60015 | 1918-23 Exhibition collection mounted on 89 pages
Azerbaijan
1918-23 Exhibition collection mounted on 89 pages showing range of covers and stamp incl. multiples throughout, with section of Russian Empire (Batum),…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 60016 | FIRST DAY CANCEL 1843 60r Black with sheet marg
Brazil
FIRST DAY CANCEL
1843 60r Black with sheet margin at right clearly and neatly cancelled by CORREIO GERAL DA CORTE 1 / 8 1843, slightly touched at bottom…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60017 | 1850 8c Green “Cotton-Reel”, cut round, with full
British Guiana
1850 8c Green “Cotton-Reel”, cut round, with full colour and the frame line intact, no postmaster initials, Demerara AUG 20 1850 cds, diagonal crease,…
Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Lot 60018 | 1850 12c Blue “Cotton-Reel”, cut round with frame
British Guiana
1850 12c Blue “Cotton-Reel”, cut round with frame lines just touched, postmaster initials and light Demerara cds, very fine appearance
Expertise: Cert….
Estimate: 20’000 – 25’000 EUR
Lot 60019 | 1850 12c Indigo “Cotton-Reel”, cut round with fram
British Guiana
1850 12c Indigo “Cotton-Reel”, cut round with frame lines touched, postmaster initials and light Demerara cds, fine appearance
Expertise: Cert. Brandon
Estimate:…
Estimate: 20’000 – 25’000 EUR
Lot 60020 | 1850 4c Yellow on pelure paper, cut round with amp
British Guiana
1850 4c Yellow on pelure paper, cut round with ample margins, Demerara FEB 7 1851 cds (earliest recorded date of this stamp), very rare
Expertise: Cert….
Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Lot 60021 | 1852 1c Black on Magenta, good to large margins, D
British Guiana
1852 1c Black on Magenta, good to large margins, Demarara cds, some horizontal creasing otherwise fine (SG £5’500)
Expertise: Cert. BPA (2009)
Estimate:…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 60023 | 1852 4c Black on Blue, fine to large margins, Dema
British Guiana
1852 4c Black on Blue, fine to large margins, Demarara cds, extensively rebacked, with an above average appearance for this fragile stamp (SG £12’000)
Expertise:…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 60024 | SISTER OF THE MOST FAMOUS STAMP IN THE WORLD 18
British Guiana
SISTER OF THE MOST FAMOUS STAMP IN THE WORLD
1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, Townsend pos.4, initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, very ample…
Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Lot 60025 | 1856 4c Black on Magenta, lower corners trimmed of
British Guiana
1856 4c Black on Magenta, lower corners trimmed off and usual faults, light Demerara cds, presentable example of this rare stamp
Expertise: Cert. Brandon
Estimate:…
Estimate: 5’000 – 7’000 EUR
Lot 60026 | 1856 4c Black on Magenta, cut into at right otherw
British Guiana
1856 4c Black on Magenta, cut into at right otherwise clear margins, with light Demerara cds and initialled “EDW” by the postal clerk, backed on card with…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 60027 | EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE 1851 Envelope from Dorches
Canada » New Brunswick
EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE
1851 Envelope from Dorchester to Florida (USA) franked by 6d olive-yellow and tied by barred numeral, reverse bears part of despatch…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 60028 | POSSIBLY EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE 1860 Folded entir
Canada » Newfoundland
POSSIBLY EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE
1860 Folded entire from St. John’s to Townsend MA/USA, franked by 1857 5d brown-purple, touched on one side o/w with good…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 60029 | EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE, JANUARY 22, 1852 1851 Fol
Canada » Nova Scotia
EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE, JANUARY 22, 1852
1851 Folded cover from Halifax to Glasgow, Scotland, franked 1851 3d deep blue & 1s cold violet, touched to good…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 60030 | ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS OF CAPE PHILATELY
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS OF CAPE PHILATELY
1861 1d Vermilion “Woodblock” mint og block of four, just touched to very large margins, fresh and…
Estimate: 350’000 – 400’000 EUR
Lot 60031 | 1921-1936 100R dull purple & blue (watermark multi
Ceylon
1921-1936 100R dull purple & blue (watermark multiple script CA), mint with slight hinge remainder, very fine example of this scarce adhesive
Estimate:…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’600 EUR
Lot 60032 | VERY EARLY USAGE 1859 Folded cover from Santa M
Colombia
VERY EARLY USAGE
1859 Folded cover from Santa Marta to Medellin, franked by 1859 20c blue, large margins all around, pen-cancelled, inside cover shows…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR