4 Jun 2019 – 7 Jun 2019
3898 lots
Lot 60105 | RUSSIA – ZEMSTVOS Collection of Count Stroganov (1852-1923)
Russia
RUSSIA – ZEMSTVOS Collection of Count Stroganov (1852-1923)The Count Sergueï Alexandrovitch Stroganoff was the last Heir of the Stroganoff Family. He died…
Estimate: 4’000 – 7’000 EUR
Lot 60105A | Ryukyu Islands – An oustanding life-time accumulation
Large Lots and Collections
Japan – Ryukyu Islands: This collection brings together a life-time of passion with the present owner spending more the 50 years amassing the incredible…
Estimate: 40’000 – 70’000 EUR
Lot 60106 | SARAWAK 1923 (UNUSED) SG74c/ca
Sarawak
SARAWAK 1923 1c on 10c bright blue, second printing with bars 3/4mm apart, lower right corner block of 4 with plate number, showing the error with “en”…
Estimate: 3’400 – 4’600 EUR
Lot 60107 | 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: 15’000 EUR
Lot 60108 | 1862-66 3ö Brown in combination with 1858-62 24ö orange tied by single Halmstad cds to 1870 (Nov 20) entire to HUNGARY
Sweden » 1862-66 Lion Types
1862-66 3ö Brown in combination with 1858-62 24ö orange tied by single Halmstad cds to 1870 (Nov 20) entire to HUNGARY, with with further strike below,…
Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 60109 | 1846 “Zurich” 4Rp Black, Type 1 with red horizontal
Switzerland / Schweiz » Kantonalmarken » Zürich
4Rp (Type I), waagrechte Untergrundlinien, mit roter Rosette entwertet auf Briefumschlag, Zweikreisstempel ZÜRICH / NACHMITTAG 10 FEV. 1849 sowie “N:Abg”…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 60110 | 1843 “Double Geneva” 5+5c Green, large margins all
Switzerland / Schweiz » Kantonalmarken » Genf
Doppelgenf, farbfrisch und gut gerandetes Stück, zentrisch entwertet mit Genfer Rosette AW Nr. 2, unten links kleine natürliche Sandkornstelle (üblich…
Estimate: 17’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 60111 | DOPPELGENF AUF LUXUSBRIEF
Switzerland / Schweiz » Kantonalmarken » Genf
Doppelgenf, sehr farbfrisches und ringsum gut gerandetes Stück, zentrisch entwertet mit roter Genfer Rosette (AW Nr, 2) auf vollständigem Faltbrief nach…
Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Lot 60112 | 1845 “Basel Dove”, position 9 in the sheet of 40, fresh
Switzerland / Schweiz » Kantonalmarken » Basel
Basler Taube (9. Marke aus dem 40er Bogen), in leuchtend frischen Farben und mit sehr schön ausgeprägtem Relief, besonders breit gerandet mit riesigem…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 60113 | BASLER TAUBE MIT BOGENRAND GEBRAUCHT AM 1. OKTOBER 1850 – ERSTE TAG DES BUNDESPOST
Switzerland / Schweiz » Kantonalmarken » Basel
BASLER TAUBE MIT BOGENRAND GEBRAUCHT AM 1. OKTOBER 1850 – BUNDESPOST ERSTTAGBasler Taube (17. Marke aus dem 40er Bogen), in leuchtend frischen Farben und…
Estimate: 60’000 – 80’000 EUR
Lot 60114 | Basler Taube in leuchtend frischen Farben, ringsum sehr gut gerandet und mit schönem Relief der Taube
Switzerland / Schweiz
1845 Basel Dove, the rare bright blue shade, fresh colours and very good margins all around with part of neighboring stamp at top, wonderful embossing…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 60115 | 1849 “Vaud” 4c Black and red, 96th stamp of the sheet,
Switzerland / Schweiz
1849 “Vaud” 4c Black and red, 96th stamp of the sheet, large margins all around showing part of guideline at bottom left, neatly cancelled by Geneva Rosette…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 60116 | 1850-1945 Exceptional collection of mostly RAYON COVERS
Switzerland / Schweiz
1850-1945 Exceptional collection of mostly RAYON COVERS housed in one album. Over 60 covers and cards with strength in the first Federal Issues of Switzerland…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 60117 | UNIQUE BISECT1862-67 Sitting Helvetia 60c bronze bisect
Switzerland / Schweiz
UNIQUE BISECT1862-67 Sitting Helvetia 60c bronze bisect together with 30c ultramarin tied by neat GENEVE 1 FEV 68 on commercial double-weight cover to…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 60118 | SWISS SOLDIER STAMPS1914-45, Remarkable and very extensive
Switzerland / Schweiz » Soldatenmarken
SWISS SOLDIER STAMPS1914-45, Remarkable and very extensive Swiss Soldier Stamps collection housed in 20 albums, showing a very high degree of completion…
Estimate: 12’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 60119 | Ottoman Steam Ship Company
Turkey
Ottoman Steam Ship Company : folded entire sent from Constantinople to famous Bulgarian writer and translator Constantin Fotinof (1790-1858) in Smyrme…
Estimate: 7’500 – 8’500 EUR
Lot 60120 | The entire Ottoman Empire Postal History estate of the late Dr. Wahby
Turkey
The Entire Ottoman Empire Postal History Estate of the Late Dr. Wahby1840-1930 An extensive and valuable collection of Ottoman Empire cancellation on stamps,…
Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Lot 60121 | 1881 “Empire” 20pa black perf.13 1/2 showing variety background colour (rose) omitted
Bulgaria » Eastern Rumelia
1881 “Empire” 20pa black perf.13 1/2 showing variety background colour (rose) omitted, postally used with mute barred blue cancel, very fine
Expertise:…
Estimate: 5’000 EUR
Lot 60122 | 1857 5c Blue, large margins all around including right sheet margin
United States » U.S. Possessions » Hawaii
1857 5c Blue, large margins all around including right sheet margin, tied by tied by HONOLULU US POSTAGE PAID SEP8 (1857) cds in red, used together with…
Estimate: 2’800 – 3’200 EUR
Lot 60123 | 1857 5c Blue, mostly good margins but with faults,
United States » U.S. Possessions » Hawaii
1857 5c Blue, mostly good margins but with faults, uncancelled but offset ties stamp at corner, red HONOLULU US POSTAGE PAID JUL 18 (1860) cds alongside,…
Estimate: 1’800 – 2’200 EUR
Lot 60124 | 1864 1c Black, Plate 6-A, types 1-IV, block of six,
United States » U.S. Possessions » Hawaii
1864 1c Black, Plate 6-A, types 1-IV, block of six, unused, large margins all around, detailed impression, light horizontal crease at bottom, extremely…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 60125 | EXTENSIVE AND SPECIALIZED COLLECTION ON THE WATERBURY
United States » Collections
EXTENSIVE AND SPECIALIZED COLLECTION ON THE WATERBURY CANCELLATIONSIntroduction: The creator of the Waterbury cancellations, John W. Hill (1834-1921),…
Estimate: 60’000 – 100’000 EUR
Lot 60126 | HOMMAGE AU CONCORDE 1969-2003
France » Collections
HOMMAGE AU CONCORDE1969-2003, Exceptionnelle collection de +800 objets sur le Concorde
présentant :- 9 menus qui ont volé à 2 fois la vitesse du son (Mach…
Estimate: 8’000 – 16’000 EUR
Lot 60127 | 1849-1960 Collection originale et très bien documentée
Large Lots and Collections
1849-2018, Extensive and original collection concerning 1,072 political systems and 478 countries with 1,220 local post offices. In this history of the…
Estimate: 50’000 – 80’000 EUR
Lot 60128 | 1914-18 WWI “God, Kaiser and the Fatherland” vignette / cinderella patriotic stamps
Large Lots and Collections » Cinderellas, Poster Stamps, Vignettes
1914-18 WWI “God, Kaiser and the Fatherland” vignette / cinderella patriotic stamps in 10 albums plus loose, with a great deal of completion incl. supplementary…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 10000 | FRANCE: 1956 30f Pierre de Coubertin imperf colour trials (2)
Olympics » Pierre de Coubertin and the IOC
1956 France 30f Pierre de Coubertin imperf colour trials (2), one in mint hr blue and one mint nh marginal in blue black and deep purple, very fine
Estimate: 80 EUR
Lot 10001 | 1939-56, Group written up on four album pages incl. Haiti 1936 set on cover
Olympics » Pierre de Coubertin and the IOC
1939-56, Group written up on four album pages incl. Haiti 1936 set of 3 on cover plus mint set and France 1956 30F on two maxi cards, mint block and imperf….
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 10002 | FRANCE: 1956 30f Pierre de Coubertin proof in black on sunked card with void value
Olympics » Pierre de Coubertin and the IOC
1956 France 30f Pierre de Coubertin proof in black on sunken card, signed by the artist with “Etat” above, the value in the corner covered during it’s…
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 10003 | FRANCE: 1956 30f Pierre de Coubertin die proof in dark
Olympics » Pierre de Coubertin and the IOC
FRANCE: 1956 30f Pierre de Coubertin die proof in dark blue on sunken card, signed by the artist, very fine
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 10004 | “Olympia, Olympiades and Greece” (translation) in
Olympics » Ancient Olympia & Pre-Olympics
“Olympia, Olympiades and Greece” (translation) in Greek, 157x213mm, 1947 edition, 47 pages, paperback, signed by the author, pages mis-cut so they are…
Estimate: 60 EUR
Lot 10005 | 1870 2nd National Greek Olympic Games in Athens participation medal
Olympics » Ancient Olympia & Pre-Olympics
1870 2nd National Greek Olympic Games in Athens participation medal, 37mm in bronze by Barre, showing bust of King George I on one side and legend on other,…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 10006 | 1894 Comité International Olympique (IOC) vignette
Olympics » Ancient Olympia & Pre-Olympics
1894 Comité International Olympique (IOC) vignette in blue and white, oxidised colour, part gum, on introductory album page with two Pierre de Coubertin…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 10007 | 1894-1984, IOC group with very fine 1894 IOC Congress vignette
Olympics » Ancient Olympia & Pre-Olympics
1894-1984, IOC group written up on 3 album pages incl. very fine 1894 IOC Congress vignette, 1954 IOC anniversary cancel on two cards and 1984 Anniversary…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 10008 | 1896 Olympics set of 12 DIE PROOFS in red on various papers
Olympics » 1896 Athens
1896 Olympics set of 12 DIE PROOFS in red on various types of paper, the 1D with central stain and thin otherwise fine and rare
Estimate: 3’000 EUR
Lot 10009 | 1896 1l Die proof from the original plate on carton in the issued colour
Olympics » 1896 Athens
1896 1l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in the issued colour, very fine
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 10010 | 1896 2l Die proof from the original plate on carton in the issued colour
Olympics » 1896 Athens
1896 2l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in the issued colour, thin in margin at top otherwise fine
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 10011 | 1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in rose
Olympics » 1896 Athens
1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in rose, imperf. right marginal single, very fine
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 10012 | 1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in blue
Olympics » 1896 Athens
1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in blue, imperf. right marginal single, very fine
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 10013 | 1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in dark grey-brown
Olympics » 1896 Athens
1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in dark grey-brown, imperf. right marginal single, very fine
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 10014 | 1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in green
Olympics » 1896 Athens
1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in green, imperf. right marginal single, very fine
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 10015 | 1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in grey
Olympics » 1896 Athens
1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in grey, imperf. right marginal single, very fine
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 10016 | 1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in dark blue
Olympics » 1896 Athens
1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in dark blue, imperf. right marginal single, very fine
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 10017 | 1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in sepia
Olympics » 1896 Athens
1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in sepia, imperf. right marginal single, natural paper speck in margin, very fine
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 10018 | 1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in orange-brown
Olympics » 1896 Athens
1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in orange-brown, imperf. right marginal single, corner crease at top right otherwise fine
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 10019 | 1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in pale grey
Olympics » 1896 Athens
1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in pale grey, imperf. right marginal single, very fine
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 10020 | 1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in light brown
Olympics » 1896 Athens
1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in light brown, imperf. right marginal single, very fine
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 10021 | 1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in golden yellow
Olympics » 1896 Athens
1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in golden yellow, imperf. right marginal single, small black mark at lower left otherwise fine
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 10022 | 1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in orange-brown
Olympics » 1896 Athens
1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in orange-brown, imperf. right marginal single, small natural paper speck and tiny stain at top…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 10023 | 1896 Olympics 25l die proof in black on carton paper,
Olympics » 1896 Athens
1896 Olympics 25l die proof in black on carton paper, very fine and scarce
Estimate: 400 EUR
Lot 10024 | 1896 Olympics 25l colour trial in olive on carton paper
Olympics » 1896 Athens
1896 Olympics 25l colour trial in olive on carton paper, very fine and scarce
Estimate: 400 EUR




















































