1 Dec 2014 – 6 Dec 2014
165 lots
Lot 60000
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Romania » 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lot 60033
Colombia
Extremely Important First Issue Three Colour Franking
1859 (Sep 26) Complete folded letter (in English) from an English merchant in Bogota to his…
Estimate: 30’000 EUR
Lot 60034
Cook Islands
FIRST DAY CANCELS
1892 Seven Star provisional set of four in blocks of four, each stamp cancelled by purple rectangular 19 Apr 1892 pmks, lot includes…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 60035
Costa Rica
VERY EARLY USAGE
1863 Folded entire from Cartago to San José, franked by 1863 1/2r blue tied by boxed CARTAGO straightline, letter dated internally…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60036A
Cuba
Extensive Collection of the Stamps & Postal History of the Republic of Cuba from 1896-1993
This remarkable assembly is the result of 30 years of collecting…
Estimate: 400’000 EUR
Lot 60036
British P.O.s in Crete: British Administration of Herakleion
PRE-ISSUE USAGE
1898 Cover addressed to Rear Admiral Sir Gerard Noel KCMG on board H.M.S. Revenge at Kandia, franked by 1898 20pa violet officially…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60037
Czechoslovakia
FIRST COVER FROM CZECHOSLOVAKIA WITH A STAMP
1840 (Jul 28) Mourning entire from Karlsbad, Bohemia, sent to England with red despatch ds, redirected…
Estimate: 10’000 EUR
Lot 60038
Denmark
FIRST DAY USAGE
1851 Folded entire from Viborg to Aalborg, franked 1851 4 R.B.S. Ferslew Printing, plate II, chocolate brown, good even margins, tied…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 60039
Dominican Republic
1864 Cuba / Puerto Rico Issue used in the Dominican Republic
Folded entire from Puerto Plata to Santo Domingo franked by Cuba 1864 1r dull blue on plate…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 60040
Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika » Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
1912-1921 500Rs green and red on green, mint og, very fine example of this scarce adhesive (SG 63s)
Estimate: € 600 – 800
Estimate: 600 – 800 EUR
Lot 60041
Ecuador
FIRST MONTH OF USAGE
1865 Folded entire from Ibarra to Quito, franked by 1865 1/2r blue, good to large margins, cancelled by “Ibarra” manuscript cancel,…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 60042
Egypt » Russian Post Offices
UNIQUE COVER FROM THE RUSSIAN OFFICE IN ALEXANDRIA
1864 Folded letter to Marseille with company cachet from ALEP (Syrie) endorsed ‘voie d’Alexandrie’,…
Estimate: 6’000 – 9’000 EUR
Lot 60043
Egypt » 1866 First Issue
FIRST DAY USAGE
1866 Printed matter dated internally 1st of January 1866 from Alexandria to Cairo, franked by 10pa brown and tied by retta cancel, very…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 60044
Ethiopia
EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE
1895 Registered front of cover franked by two 1/4g and one 1/2g tied HARAR cds dated 21 Tir 1887 corresponding to Julian Calendar…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 60045
Spanish Colonies » Fernando Poo
1899 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c, 6c, 8c, 10c and 15c top sheet margins from sheet number 0,000,000 taken from the printer’s approval book with manuscript notation…
Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 60046
France
PREMIER JOUR sur carte de visite
Carte de visite envoyée sous petite enveloppe du PREMIER JANVIER 1849 avec 20c noir oblitéré càd Lyon 1 janv 49 pour…
Estimate: 4’000 EUR
Lot 60047
France
FIRST DAY USAGE
1850 Small neatly envelope from St.Claude-S-Bienne to Lons-Le-Donier, franked 1850 25c blue, good to large even margins, neatly tied…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 60048
France
L’UNIQUE LETTRE DE LA PREMIERE EMISSION DE FRANCE POUR L’AFRIQUE DU SUD / THE UNIQUE FIRST ISSUE COVER TO CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
1849 Cérès 20c noir, trois…
Estimate: 40’000 – 60’000 EUR
Lot 60049
France
1F VERMILION, SECOND KNOWN COVER WITH RED CANCEL
1849 1F Vermilion tied by red 4th of January 1849 cds to cover from Paris Bureau Central to Seine &…
Estimate: 40’000 – 60’000 EUR
Lot 60050
Colonies françaises » Cochinchine
EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE, MAY 16, 1886
1889 Front of cover from Saïgon to St.André franked by 1886-87 5 on 25c yellow on straw tied by COCHINCHINE / 10…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 60051
Colonies françaises » Madagascar (Poste française)
EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE, MARCH 26, 1889
1889 Envelope from Antananarivo to Paris franked by 1889 25 on 40c red on straw tied by TANANARIVE / 26 MARS 1889…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 60052
Colonies françaises » Réunion
A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THE THIRTY CENT ON COVER
1852 Folded entire from St. Benoit to St. Denis, franked 1852 30c black on bluish paper, huge to emormous…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 60053
Gambia
SECOND EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE
1869 6d Deep blue, large margins, centrally cancelled by clear GAMBIA MR 19 69 in red, some corner creasing o/w fine & rare
Estimate:…
Estimate: 500 – 800 EUR
Lot 60054
German States » Baden
FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 6 KR
1851 Folded cover from Ettlingen to Frankfurt franked by 6Kr black on blue-green tied by “42” numeral, clear ETTLINGEN 1…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 60055
German States » Bavaria
FIRST DAY USAGE
1849 Folded entire from Immenstadt to Brug b. Gestratz, franked by 1849 3Kr blue, plate 1, tied by IMMNENSTADT 1/11 (1849) thimble-cds,…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 60056
German States » Schleswig-Holstein
FIRST DAY USAGE
1864 Folded cover from Altona to Heide, franked by 1864 1 1/4s blue, good margins all around, cancelled by Danish-type “113” numeral…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 60057
German States » Lubeck
EXTREMELY RARE USAGE
1859 Cover posted locally within Lubeck, franked 1859 1/2 Sch. dark lilac, just touched to clear margins, tied by LUBECK/1.1 (1859?)…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60058
Germany » Norddeutscher Postbezirk
FIRST DAY USAGE
1868 Cover posted locally within Cottbus, franked 1868 1/2 Gr. orange, just touched to clear margins, tied by clear COTTBUS 1 1 68 cds,…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60059
German States » Prussia
FIRST DAY USAGE
1850 Folded entire from Vörde to Duisburg, franked 1850 1 silbergroschen, lilac rose from the 1st printing, good to large even margins,…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 60060
German States » Prussia
FIRST DAY USAGE
1850 Folded entire from Bismark to Dessau, franked by 1850 2Sg black on blue, slightly touched at bottom right otherwise large margins,…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 60061
German States » Schleswig-Holstein
1850 Cover front from Kiel to Hamburg, franked 1850 1 Schilling blue & 2 Schilling rose. both with clear to good margins, tied by crisp numeral “18” with…
Estimate: 5’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 60062
German States » Wurttemberg
FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 3KR
1851 Folded letter from Stuttgart to Backnang franked by 3Kr black on yellow tied by clear STUTTGART 15 OCT 1851 cds, a clear…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 60063
German States » Wurttemberg
FIRST DAY USAGES OR PRIOR TO FIRST DAY USAGES
Group of four singles comprising:
1851 1Kr Black on buff, centrally cancelled by STUTTGART 15 OCT 1851…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 60064
German States » Wurttemberg
FIRST DAY USAGE
1851 Folded cover from Hellbronn to Frankfurt, franked by 1851 6Kr black on green, good to large margins, tied by Stuttgart 15 OCT 1851…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 60065
Germany » German Empire
FIRST DAY USAGE
1871-72, First day cover from Torgau to Dresden franked by Small Shield 1/2Gr brick-red and 2Gr blue (light creasing), tied by clear…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 60066
Germany » German Empire
1930 Rheinstein Castle 1 “REICHMARK” green, unissued corner marginal example, no gum as produced, unique bottom right corner margin example, probably the…
Estimate: 5’000 – 7’500 EUR
Lot 60067
Germany » German Empire
1933 CHICAGO Flight with 3-countries franking: German Reich (Chicago 2RM &3RM, etc.) + BRAZIL & USA with 5 different special departure cachets and transit…
Estimate: 2’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 60068
Germany » German Empire
HINDENBURG CRASH: On-board-mail cover franked Hindenburg values including tête-bêche gutter of 12Pf postmarked with on-board cachet of Luftschiff Hindenburg…
Estimate: 12’000 – 14’000 EUR
Lot 60069
Germany » German Empire
HINDENBURG CRASH: Postal stationery card 5Pf Deutscher Philatelistentag with additional franking postmarked “NEW YORK PAQUEBOT MAY, 10, 1937” addressed…
Estimate: 6’000 – 9’000 EUR
Lot 60070
Germany » Germany Soviet Zone
GERMANY / SOVIET ZONE / THUERINGEN: 1945 Christmas – Miniature Sheet in complete never hinged sheetlet of 6, in bottom margin minim probably natural paper…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60071
Germany » German Colonies » Caroline Islands
FIRST DAY OF USAGE
1899 10pf Red postal stationery card from Ponape to Yap, cancelled by PONAPE 12 /10 99 KAROLINEN cds, YAP 7/11 99 arrival cds alongside,…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 60072
Germany » German Colonies » Caroline Islands
1910 3rd Ponape Emergency Issue: Envelope of Südsee-Expedition der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Stiftung franked bisect 20Pf blue of Karolinen postmarked…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 60073
Germany » German Colonies » Mariana Islands
FIRST DAY OF USAGE
1899 Postcard from Saipan to Leipzig/Germany franked by 1899 5pf green tied by SAIPAN 18/11 99 MARIANEN, old-time Spanish crowned…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 60074
Germany » German Colonies » New Guinea » British Occupation
FIRST DAY OF USAGE
1914 Two local Rabaul covers: 1d on 3pf, 1d on 5pf and 3d on 30pf tied RABAUL OCT 17 1914 on registered cover, then 3d on 30pf with…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60075
Germany » German Foreign Offices » German Post in Morocco
FIRST DAY OF USAGE
1899 Cover from Casablanca to Schwarzburg/Germany bearing the complete first 1899 set of six values from 3pf to 50pf tied by CASABLANCA…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 60076
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
MULREADY LETTERSHEET USED ON MAY 6, 1840
1840 1d Mulready lettersheet, stereo A57, used on May 6th (octagonal 12Nn pmk on reverse), also handstamped…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60077
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
ONE PENNY BLACK USED ON MAY THE 6TH, 1840
FIRST DAY USAGE
1840 Folded entire from London to Thornbury, franked 1d black, plate 1a, lettered RL, good…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 60078
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
MINT PENNY BLACK PLATE SELECTION
1840 1d Black selection of plates including:
Plate 1a OL right marginal with inscription “to remove the Cem”, fine…
Estimate: 60’000 – 70’000 EUR
Lot 60079
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
TWO PENNY BLUE USED ON MAY 8, 1840
ONLY THREE COVERS RECORDED
1840 Large part folded cover from Wolverhampton to Brosely, franked 2d blue, lettered…
Estimate: 40’000 – 60’000 EUR
Lot 60080
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1878 10s Grey-Blue imperforate colour trial from the top left corner of the sheet, wmk Maltese Cross, SPECIMEN type 9 ovpt, never hinged original gum,…
Estimate: 2’400 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60084
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1878 £1 Slate-Grey imperforate colour trial, wmk Maltese Cross, SPECIMEN ovpt type 9, original gum, couple of small handling creases, fine (SG from £2’700)
Estimate:…
Estimate: 1’600 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 60085
Leeward Islands
DIAMOND JUBILEE FIRST DAY COVERS
1897 Four covers sent locally bearing respectively the following frankings: Complete set of eight values from 1/2d…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60086
Greece
FIRST DAY USAGE
1861 Folded entire from Mesologi to Patros, franked 1861 Paris Print 20 Lepta, large even margins, tied by “49” dotted lozenge with…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 60087
Guatemala
1871-1881 The Max Plantinga Gold Medal Collection
Exhibit collection neatly mounted and knowledgeably written up on 80 pages. This being a traditional…
Estimate: 80’000 – 120’000 EUR
Lot 60088
German States » Hannover
UNIQUE MIXED FRANKING HANOVER + FRANCE TO JAFFA
1861 Cover from Hanover with 3gr yellow (x2) and 2gr blue tied by blue Bergen b. Celle 19/8 cds to Marseille,…
Estimate: 34’000 – 40’000 EUR
Lot 60089
Hungary
UNIQUE double rate MIXED FRANKING HUNGARY – DDSG
DDSG 10k green in pair tied by DDSG SISTOV ds in combination with Hungary 1874 5k rose x2 cancelled…
Estimate: 28’000 EUR
Lot 60091
India
1854 4a FRANKING TO CHINA
1854 (Dec 31) Entire from Bombay to China with two cut-to-shape 1854 4a, 1st printing, tied by diamond of bars, Bombay B.P.P….
Estimate: 3’000 EUR
Lot 60092
India
INDIA used in PENANG: India 1854 2a green in pair tied by clear “B / 147” of Penang on 1857 entire letter written by a French missionary in Penang to the…
Estimate: 15’000 EUR
Lot 60093
India
SET OF 1948 GANDHI ISSUE IN COMPLETE SHEETS
1948 Gandhi set to 10R in mint nh complete sheets, the 10R showing a slightly faded colour, otherwise very…
Estimate: 30’000 EUR
Lot 60094
Ireland » 1935 Re-Engraved Overprints (T75-T77)
1935 Waterlow Re-engraved 10s indigo, position 20 (Row 5/4), showing with DOUBLE OVERPRINT, mint og right marginal, very fine (MWT77b, SG101 Var.)
Expertise:…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 60095
Italian States » Naples
FIRST COVER FROM ITALY WITH A STAMP
1840 (Oct 23) Wrapper from Newcastle under Lyme to Dover with 1840 1d black pl.4 tied by red-brown MC, redirected…
Estimate: 8’000 EUR
Lot 60096
Italian States » Lombardy Venetia
USAGE OF THE 15 CENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE
1850 Folded letter sheet from Milan to San Colombano, franked 1850 15 cents, red, Type I from the first…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 60097
Italian States » Lombardy Venetia
USAGE OF THE 30 CENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE
1850 Folded letter sheet from Venice to Schio, franked 1850 30 cents, brown, Type I from the first printing,…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 60098
Italian States » Lombardy Venetia
USAGE OF THE 45 CENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE
1850 Folded letter sheet from Venice to Milan, franked 1850 30 cents, brown, Type I from the first printing,…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 60099
Italian States » Modena
FIRST DAY OF USAGE
1852 Registered folded cover from St. Felice to Modena, dated internally 31 May 1852, franked by two 1852 10c black on rose, first…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 60100
Italian States » Naples
FIRST DAY USAGE
1858 Folded entire from Naples to Francavilla, franked 1858 1 grano & 2 grana, both from the first plate, good to large margins, cancelled…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 60101
Italian States » Naples
FIRST DAY USAGE
1858 Folded entire from Rosarno to Naples, franked 1858 2 grana, from the first plate, good to large margins, cancelled by boxed ANNULATO,…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 60102
Italian States » Naples
FIRST DAY OF USAGE
1861 Folded cover from Napoli to Briatico, franked 1861 2 grana blue, clear to very large margins, tied by PARTENZA DA NAPOLI/14.FEB.1861…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 60103
Italian States » Papal States
FIRST DAY USAGE
1852 Small neat folded entire from Rome to Ferentino, franked 1852 3 baj orange bistre, tied by clear ROMA/1.GEN.52 first day cancel,…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 EUR