1 Dec 2014 – 6 Dec 2014
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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 » 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
Lot 60033 | Extremely Important First Issue Three Colour Franking
Colombia
1859 (Sep 26) Complete folded letter (in English) from an English merchant in Bogota to his brother in Hamburg, franked by First Issue 5c and 20c tied…
Estimate: 30’000 EUR
Lot 60034 | FIRST DAY CANCELS 1892 Seven Star provisional s
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 | VERY EARLY USAGE 1863 Folded entire from Cartag
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 | One of the Most Comprehensive Collections of the Cuban Republic Ever Formed
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 | PRE-ISSUE USAGE 1898 Cover addressed to Rear Ad
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 | FIRST COVER FROM CZECHOSLOVAKIA WITH A STAMP 18
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 | FIRST DAY USAGE 1851 Folded entire from Viborg
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 | 1864 Cuba / Puerto Rico Issue used in the Dominica
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 | 1912-1921 500Rs green and red on green, mint og, v
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 | FIRST MONTH OF USAGE 1865 Folded entire from Ib
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 | UNIQUE COVER FROM THE RUSSIAN OFFICE IN ALEXANDRIA
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 | FIRST DAY USAGE 1866 Printed matter dated inter
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 | EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE 1895 Registered front of c
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 | 1899 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c, 6c, 8c, 10c and 15c top sheet
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 | PREMIER JOUR sur carte de visite Carte de visite
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 | FIRST DAY USAGE 1850 Small neatly envelope from
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 | L’UNIQUE LETTRE DE LA PREMIERE EMISSION DE FRANCE
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 | 1F VERMILION, SECOND KNOWN COVER WITH RED CANCEL
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