12 Jun 2018 – 15 Jun 2018
81 lots
Lot 40000 | ARGENTINA First Republic Issue Showpiece 1862
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First Republic Issue Showpiece
1862 5c Rose in strip of seven neatly tied by dotted ovals and straight line “CERTIFICADO” on 1863 registered cover from…
Estimate: 8’000 – 14’000 EUR
Lot 40001 | Cantagalo strike on 60r Bull’s Eye
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1843 Bull’s Eye 60r black, exceptionally full strike of the framed “CANTAGALO” tying stamp to small fragment, a showpieceOnly two full strikes on the first…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40002 | The Largest Franking of Brazil Classics
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The Largest Franking of Brazil Classics
1870 Large front with 1861 430r yellow imperf. multiple franking of 16 examples (strip of 9 + block of 7), registered…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 40003 | Brazil 1894 Principality of Trinidad Local Post
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Principality of Trinidad Local Post 1894 Die Proofs: 5 cents die proofs with inscription “Principality of Trinidad” in English instead of “Principauté…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 40004 | Great Britain Used in British Guiana
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Great Britain Used in British Guiana1860 Envelope from Demerara to Bedfordshire, franked GB 6d lilac tied “A03” with Demerara MR 10 1860 cds on the reverse,…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 40005 | 1911 BRITISH GUIANA handpainted essays
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1911 Stamp size composite printed essay set of 3, the vignette with head of KEVII in oval lined background in blue and brown, red and green, green and…
Estimate: 10’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 40006 | 1853-1880 THE NIELSEN COLLECTION OF CLASSIC CHILE
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THE NIELSEN COLLECTION OF CLASSIC CHILE
1853-80, The award-winning collection of classic Chille formed by Henry Munk Nielsen on 82 exhibition pages.
A…
Estimate: 40’000 – 60’000 EUR
Lot 40007 | WITHDRAWN
China » Foreign Post Offices » Italian Post Offices
WITHDRAWN
Estimate: 160000 EUR
Lot 40008 | Military Intervention Usage
Spanish Colonies » Cuba
1862 Folded cover from Veracruz to Vigo, franked 1r green pair, neatly cancelled by superb centrally struck framed grill, used on January 30th during the…
Estimate: 13’000 – 18’000 EUR
Lot 40009 | Suez Canal Co. 20c in complete sheets, five complete mint sheets of 120 stamps
Egypt » Egypt Suez-Canal Company
EXTREMELY RARE COMPLETE SHEETS OF SUEZ CANAL1868 20c Blue in five complete mint sheets of 120 stamps mostly all with margins, hinged only in the corners…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 40010 | Egypt
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1870 Superb neat cover front from Jedda, franked Pennasson 1867 2pi blue, tied by a superb strike of the POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE / 70.SETT.26 (year on…
Estimate: 2’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 40011 | Three-Country Combination Franking
Egypt » 1867-69 Penasson
EGYPT – ITALY – SWITZERLANDThree-Country Combination Franking1871 (Mar 4) Envelope from Cairo to Switzerland, with Egypt 1pi red tied Cairo cds, sent via…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 40012 | La seule paire neuve connue du 10c Présidence1
France
FRANCE La seule paire neuve connue du 10c Présidence
1852 10c Présidence, extraordinaire paire neuve avec gomme d’origine, très belles marges, cert….
Estimate: 130’000 – 150’000 EUR
Lot 40013 | Collection extraordinaire sur les COLIS-POSTAUX d’
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Collection extraordinaire sur les COLIS-POSTAUX d’ALSACE-LORRAINE
Collection d’exposition sur l’emploi du 15c Colis-Postaux et ses substituts 1924-27…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 40014 | ENOS Lettre d’Enos pour Gênes en Italie avec raris
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LEVANT FRANCAIS ENOS Lettre d’Enos pour Gênes en Italie avec rarissime càd bleu Enos 8 mai 74, càd Les Dardanelles 21 mai, taxe “90” matérialisée par timbres-taxe…
Estimate: 30’000 – 50’000 EUR
Lot 40015 | INEBOLI Rarissime PC 4010 d’Ineboli sur cinq 10c E
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LEVANT FRANCAISINEBOLI Rarissime PC 4010 d’Ineboli sur cinq 10c Empire ND (dont bande de trois) sur lettre pour Beyrouth, càd bleu Ineboli 3 mai 1859,…
Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Lot 40016 | ORDOU Rarissime GC 5097 sur paire de 40c Siège
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LEVANT FRANCAISORDOU Rarissime GC 5097 sur paire de 40c Siège sur enveloppe pour la France, càd Ordou 28 juin 1872, cachet PD, divers transit et arr. 09.08…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 40017 | SINOPE Rarissime GC 5097 bleu sur 40c Empire dente
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LEVANT FRANCAISSINOPE Rarissime GC 5097 bleu sur 40c Empire dentelé sur enveloppe de Sinope 9 sept 1867 pour la France, cachet PD bleu, divers transit…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 40018 | Obock the unique complete sheets
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ObockThe Unique Complete Sheets1894 25 franc bistre and blue and 50 franc lilac-brown and green, both in complete mint nh sheets of twelve, hinged in margins…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 40019 | Unique Obock franking with Fifty-six adhesives
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ObockThe Unique Franking with Fifty-Six Adhesives1892 Large registered cover from Obock to Cherbourg, franked with an amazing array of fifty-six values…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 40020 | Somali Coast the unique set of complete sheets
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Somali CoastThe Unique Complete Sheets1894 25 franc rose and blue and 50 franc blue and rose, both in complete mint nh sheets of twelve, hinged in margins…
Estimate: 14’000 – 18’000 EUR
Lot 40021 | Somali Coast the unique complete sheet
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Somali CoastThe unique complete sheet1899 0’40 on 4c brown-lilac and blue, complete mint and mint nh sheet of twelve, hinged in margins, six stamps considered…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 40022 | Somali Coast the unique small “10c” on cover
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Somali CoastThe Unique Small “10” on Cover1902 Small 10 in red on 25c black and blue, applied on the reverse of a 1902 registered to Constantinople, showing…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 40023 | Somali Coast unused small “10”
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Somali CoastExtremely Rare Unused Small “10”1902 Small 10 in red on 25c black and blue, unused with original gum, light gum crease only visible from the…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 40024 | The Unique First Issue usage
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SudanThe Unique First Issue Usage1894 0,15 on 75c rose & 0,25 on 1fr olive, correctly franked and paying the registered military concession rate, tied…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 40025 | 1944 Crete Inselpost blue with red overprint, ROUL
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CRETE INSELPOST1944 Crete Inselpost blue with red overprint, ROULETTED single tied by LEBSIN AUF WOLLIN 13.2.45 cds on envelope to the well-known Barbick…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 40026 | “RAMANSDRIFT * 28.9.99 * / Deutsch-Südwestafrika” 2-line hs
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The Extremely Rare RAMANSDRIFT Cancellation
1899 (Sep 28) 5c Green postal stationery card cancelled by violet “RAMANSDRIFT * 28.9.99 * / Deutsch-Südwestafrika”…
Estimate: 5’000 – 7’000 EUR
Lot 40027 | 1842
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1842 Envelope ex Forbes correspondence addressed to London from Bermuda where two 1d blacks applied lettered PJ (margins all round showing portions of…
Estimate: 7’500 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 40028 | Great Britain / Lombary Venetia
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Great Britain / Lombardy Venetia1853 Small neatly registered envelope from Padova to London, England, franked Lombardy Venetia 30c and three singles of…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 40029 | The Courvoisier Collection of Isle of Man
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The Courvoisier Collection of Isle of Man1973-86 The amazing complete collection of imperforates and progressive proofs of 25 sets printed during this…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’600 EUR
Lot 40030 | Remarkable Paris Print Multiple Franking
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One of the Most Attractive First Issue Covers of Greece1861 Paris Print 1L red-brown in horizontal STRIP OF FIVE (four with full margins and one touched…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 40031 | Eye-Catching 2L Bistre Franking
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1861 Paris Print 2L bistre in strip of seven and strip of three (both with margins all around, three stamps affected by filing folds), used together on…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 40032 | Highly Attractive Four-Colour Franking
Greece » Large Hermes Heads » 1861 Paris print
1861 Paris Print 20L Prussian blue (good to large margins showing portion of adjoining stamp at right) used together with Paris Print 5L (creased), 10L…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 40033 | The Most Beautiful Example of Paris Print Covers
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The Most Beautiful Example of Paris Print Covers1861 Paris Print 20L blue in vertical strip of three (large to very large margins), 10 Lep and 5 Lep (also…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 40034 | Paris Print Multiples on Cover
Greece » Large Hermes Heads » 1861 Paris print
1861 Paris Print 20L blue and Paris Print 5L, both in two strips of three and both with clear to good margins, tied by lozenge “13” of Pygros to 1862 cover…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 40035 | Paris Print & First Athens Print Combination
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Paris Print & First Athens Print Combination1861 Paris Print 40L mauve on blue in pair (large even margins) and single in combination with First Athens…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 40036 | Major Greek Rarity on Cover
Greece » Large Hermes Heads » 1861-62 First Athens print 20 Lepta
Major Greek Rarity on Cover1861-62 First Athens provisional printing 20L ultramarine without control figures on quadrillé background, just touched bottom…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 40037 | Rare Block of Four on Cover
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RARE BLOCK OF FOUR ON COVER1861-62 First Athens (coarse) print 5L deep yellow green in block of four cancelled by “33” lozenge on 1862 (Nov 19) small folded…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 40038 | Papal States Combination Franking
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PAPAL STATES COMBINATION FRANKING1862 Folded cover from Rome to Athens franked with two pairs and two singles of the 1852-64 8b tied by diamond grid cancels,…
Estimate: 4’000 – 7’000 EUR
Lot 40039 | Papal States Combination Franking
Greece » Large Hermes Heads » 1862-67 2nd Athens print
PAPAL STATES COMBINATION COVER1865 Cover from Rome to Athens, franked with 8 baj. two pairs and single and 2 baj. single paying the double rate to Greece,…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 40040 | The Remarkable Friend Cover
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THE REMARKABLE FRIEND COVER1862-67 Second Athens Print 1L on cover from Argos (12 May 1867) to Tripolis bearing no less than ten examples in a variety…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 40041 | Impressive Five-Colour Franking
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IMPRESSIVE FIVE COLOUR FRANKING1862-67 Second Athens Print 20L deep dark blue used together with same issue 1L, 2L, 5L and 80L (2), all with clear to good…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 40042A | 1859 (Jul 28) Envelope with all three values, two of each (1d in pair), with full margins
Ionian Islands
1859 (Jul 28) Envelope with all three values, two of each (1d in pair), with full margins except for one 2d with left just touched, the 1/2d at right folded…
Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Lot 40042 | The Unique Largest Know Franking of all the Hermes Head Issues
Greece » Large Hermes Heads » 1868-69 Cleaned plates
1867-69, Cleaned Plates Printing, 80L carmine or rose carmine, the astonishing 69 examples on 19.12.1868 large registered envelope from Athens addressed…
Estimate: 80’000 – 120’000 EUR
Lot 40043 | ITALY – AUSTRIA – VENEZIA GIULIA – GORIZIA 3Kr FIRST DAY COVER – MONFALCONE
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Lombardy Venetia3Kr FIRST DAY COVER FROM MONFALCONE1850 Folded lettersheet (missing backflaps) franked 3Kr red handmade paper first printing (Erstdruck)…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 40044 | ITALY – AUSTRIA – MIXED FRANKING 6Kr + 15C LOMBARDY VENETIA
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Lombardy VenetiaMIXED CURRENCY FRANKING 6Kr + 15C1850 Folded lettersheet franked 6Kr handmade paper type I + 15C handmade paper type I postmarked twice…
Estimate: 2’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 40045 | ITALIAN STATES – NAPLES1858 1Gr. Rose-carmine,
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Unique Gutter Pair on Cover
1858 1Gr. Rose-carmine, plate II, GUTTER PAIR cancelled by boxed ANNULATO on folded cover from Naples to Monteparano, slightly…
Estimate: 10’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 40046 | THE FINEST KNOWN MULTIPLE OF THE “TRINACRIA”
Italian States » Naples
THE FINEST KNOWN MULTIPLE OF THE “TRINACRIA”
1860 Trinacria 1/2t Blue, the “Caspary” used pair with enormous margins showing part of neighboring stamp…
Estimate: 60’000 – 80’000 EUR
Lot 40047 | 1852-68 Large collection of Papal States in 12 albums
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1852-68 A life-time specialised study collection of Papal States in 12 albums, with particular focus on shades, cancellations showing many different some…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 40048 | 1861, 40 c. rosa chiaro, splendido esemplare con margini ampi, frazionato a metà in diagonale per il porto di 20 c. su lettera
Italian States » Sardinia
UNA DELLE PIÙ BELLE LETTERE CON IL 40 CENTESIMI FRAZIONATO DELLA IV EMISSIONE
1861, 40 c. rosa chiaro, splendido esemplare con margini ampi, frazionato…
Estimate: 34’000 – 40’000 EUR