4 Jun 2019 – 7 Jun 2019
3898 lots
Lot 60062 | 1936 Berlin IMPERFORATE mini sheet (Mi. Block no.6) salvaged from the archives of the Reichsdruckerei
Germany » German Empire » German Empire, 1933/45 Third Reich
1936 Berlin IMPERFORATE mini sheet (Mi. Block no.6) salvaged from the archives of the Reichsdruckerei, mint nh, soiled but as to be expected given the…
Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 60063 | 1936 Berlin mini sheet (Mi. Block no.6) with perforations shifted downwards
Germany » German Empire » German Empire, 1933/45 Third Reich
1936 Berlin mini sheet (Mi. Block no.6) with perforations shifted downwards several mm, mint nh, very fine
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 60064 | 1840 (May 9) 1d Mulready lettersheet, stereo A18, uprated with 1840 1d black TF pl.1a
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (May 9) 1d Mulready lettersheet, stereo A18, from London to Carlisle, uprated with 1840 1d black TF pl.1a, fine to very good margins, stamp tied and…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 60065 | 1878 (Jan 1) FIRST DAY OF 2d REGISTRATION FEE, registered envelope (type RP2) from Malvern to London
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1878 (Jan 1) FIRST DAY OF 2d REGISTRATION FEE, registered envelope (type RP2) from Malvern to London with 1858-76 2d blue pl.15 tied by Malvern duplexes…
Estimate: 5’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 60066 | 1880 2s Brown pl.1. mint og, a very fine and fresh example of this very rare adhesive
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 2s Brown pl.1. mint og, a very fine and fresh example of this very rare adhesive, cert. BPA (2011) (SG £30’000 in 2019)
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 60067 | 1884 10s Ultramarine mint nh lower left corner marginal block of six
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1884 10s Ultramarine mint nh lower left corner marginal block of six, some light gum wrinkling as to be expected nevertheless an outstanding multiple of…
Estimate: 4’800 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 60068 | 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: 22’000 EUR
Lot 60069 | Papal States Combination Franking
Greece » Large Hermes Heads » 1862-67 2nd Athens print
1865 Cover from Rome to Athens, franked with 8 baj. two pairs and single and 2 baj. single paying the double rate to Greece, plus 20l added upon arrival,…
Estimate: 5’000 EUR
Lot 60070 | Indian Feudatory States – Barwani Awarding winning collection
Indian States » Indian States Collections and Lots
Awarding winning collection of Barwani neatly mounted and superbly presented on 131 albums pages:History of Barwani – The Indian state of Barwani had a…
Estimate: 200’000 – 250’000 EUR
Lot 60071 | 1859, 1 gr. rosa carminio, II tavola, striscia verticale di quattro, su lettera assicurata da Caserta per Napoli, eccezionalmente annullata con bollo “ASSICURATA” di località diversa da Napoli, indirizzata al “Generale
Italian States » Naples
IL RARISSIMO “ASSICURATA” DI CASERTA UNICO ANNULLATORE1859, assicurata per Napoli recante 1 gr. rosa carminio, II tavola, striscia verticale di quattro,…
Estimate: 12’000 – 16’000 EUR
Lot 60072 | 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 60073 | 1860, 1/2 t. azzurro “Trinacria”, usto su circolare
Italian States » Naples
1860, 1/2 t. azzurro “Trinacria”, usato su circolare “Grande Lotteria Civica” che avrà luogo a Napoli il 9 gennaio 1861, margini eccezionali e di grande…
Estimate: 6’500 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 60074 | 1860, 1/2 t. azzurro “Croce di Savoia”, usato su circolare
Italian States » Naples
1860, circolare del 13 dicembre da Napoli per Soveria Mannelli, recante un 1/2 t. azzurro “Croce di Savoia”; la rarità e fascino di questo uso è privilegiato…
Estimate: 10’000 – 14’000 EUR
Lot 60075 | 1852 1/2b Grey Blue, vertical bisect tied by usual
Italian States » Papal States
1852 1/2b Grey Blue, vertical bisect tied by usual pen cancels to wrapper for newspaper “L’Album” of Rome, sent to Osimo, good margins on other three sides,…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 60076 | DOUBLE IMPRESSION ON COVER1852 1b Greyish green, double
Italian States » Papal States
DOUBLE IMPRESSION ON COVER1852 1b Greyish green, double impression, pre-cancelled by pen stroke used as postage due on the reverse of a cover from Rome…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 60077 | 1852 5b Light Rose, sheet margin at right, DOUBLE IMPRESSION, tied by grill to complete folded letter from Civitavecchia
Italian States » Papal States
1852 5b Light Rose, sheet margin at right, DOUBLE IMPRESSION, tied by grill to complete folded letter from Civitavecchia (17 OTT. 65) to Napoli (final…
Estimate: 10’000 – 14’000 EUR
Lot 60078 | A UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF MAISSANA CANCELLATION WITH ASTERISK
Italian States » Sardinia
1855-63 20c indigo, clear to large margins all around, tied by “MAISSANA/16 AGO 1857/*” cds with “rosetta” (asterisk), repeated alongside on folded cover…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 60079 | 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: 40’000 EUR
Lot 60080 | 1859, 1/2 gr. arancio, I tavola, striscia di sei a “Seggiola”, posizioni 9/19 (con ritocco)/29/39/49-50, su lettera per Salemi, annullata in maniera molto pulita,
Italian States » Sicily
1859, 1/2 gr. arancio, I tavola, striscia di sei a “Seggiola”, posizioni 9/19 (con ritocco) / 29 / 39 / 49-50, su lettera per Salemi, annullata in maniera…
Estimate: 65’000 – 85’000 EUR
Lot 60081 | 1859, 1 gr. bruno olivastro, I tavola, II stato, coppia proveniente dalle posizioni 67 (ritoccato) e 68, margini stupendi, usata su lettera
Italian States » Sicily
1859, 1 gr. bruno olivastro, I tavola, II stato, coppia proveniente dalle posizioni 67 (ritoccato) e 68, margini stupendi, usata su lettera del 25 aprile…
Estimate: 6’500 – 9’000 EUR
Lot 60082 | 1859, 1 gr. bruno ruggine intenso, I tavola, recante il ritocco n. 5, ed 1 gr. verde oliva chiaro, III tavola, (appena sfiorato in piccola parte basso a destra),
Italian States » Sicily
1860, lettera del 23 marzo da Catania per Messina, affrancata con 1 gr. bruno ruggine intenso, I tavola, recante il ritocco n. 5, ed 1 gr. verde oliva…
Estimate: 6’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 60083 | 1851, 2 cr. azzurro su grigio, eccezionale blocco orizzontale di 10, margini completi o prevalentemente ampi, appena sfiorato a sinistra, su grande lettera
Italian States » Tuscany
1851, 2 cr. azzurro su grigio, eccezionale blocco orizzontale di 10, margini completi o prevalentemente ampi, appena sfiorato a sinistra, su grande lettera…
Estimate: 24’000 – 28’000 EUR
Lot 60084 | 1851-52, 2 cr. azzurro chiaro su grigio, su lettera da Scarperia per Firenze del 23 dicembre 1853, con il rarissimo annullo muto ad undici sbarre inclinate
Italian States » Tuscany
1851-52, 2 cr. azzurro chiaro su grigio, su lettera da Scarperia per Firenze del 23 dicembre 1853, con il rarissimo annullo muto ad undici sbarre inclinate…
Estimate: 3’600 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 60085 | 1851 6cr Indigo on bluish (first printing), fantas
Italian States » Tuscany
1851 6cr Indigo on bluish (first printing), fantastic margins all around showing parts of neighbours at three sides, tied by Austrian military “FELDPOST…
Estimate: 9’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 60086 | 1862 Mixed Franking with Sardinia to London1860
Italian States » Tuscany
1862 Mixed Franking with Sardinia to London
1860 80c Brown Orange, showing parts of neighbours at right and left sides, plus Sardinia 1861 40c Carmine…
Estimate: 4’400 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 60087 | 1863 steam ship mail
Lebanon
1863 steam ship mail : entire letter dated internally ’15 July 1863’ sent from Beyrouth to Alexandrette by ship showing very rare large framed ‘P.P’ postage…
Estimate: 5’500 EUR
Lot 60088 | First & Second Issue Combination Usage
Luxembourg
1859 Small neat envelope from Luxembourg to France, franked Guillaume III 10c grey-black and Armoires 30c violet, both tied by the 9-bar grill cancel,…
Estimate: 11’000 EUR
Lot 60089 | 1860 (Mar 28) Envelope to Germany with 1859 2d Dardenne
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1860 (Mar 28) Envelope to Germany with 1859 2d pale blue Dardenne, good to huge margins, cancelled by void barred oval and tied by French transit cds,…
Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 60090 | 1861 Folded cover from Mexico to Madrid, with 1861
Mexico » 1856-61 “Hidalgo” Issues
1861 Folded cover from Mexico to Madrid, with 1861 Second Issue 1r black on green and 4r red on yellow, tied MEXICO/FRANCO cds, with Spanish “16R” rate…
Estimate: 6’000 EUR
Lot 60091 | Mixed Franking with France
Mexico
1875 Folded entire from Vera Cruz via the French Maritime office to Havana, franked 10c black with district ovpt MEXIQUE, used in combination with France…
Estimate: 3’000 EUR
Lot 60092 | 1878-1937 Wonderful and valuable postal history exhibition
Mongolia
1878-1937 Wonderful and valuable postal history exhibition collection neatly mounted, beautifully illustrated and knowledgeably written up on 122 album…
Estimate: 70’000 – 80’000 EUR
Lot 60093 | NEW ZEALAND 1872 (UNUSED) SG138
New Zealand
NEW ZEALAND 1872 2d vermilion, no wmk, perf 12 1/2, right marginal block of 30, from the top three rows of the sheet (R1-3/3-12), with most stamps in the…
Estimate: 1’700 – 2’800 EUR
Lot 60094 | NORWAY MISSIONARY MAIL IN MADAGASCAR1894-95 5v Black,
Norway
NORWAY MISSIONARY MAIL IN MADAGASCAR1894-95 5v Black, second printing (narrow setting on white paper), uncancelled on envelope from Ihosy to Mrs. Amalie…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60095 | 1818 very early transatlantic pre-philalatelic
Palestine and Holy Land
1818 very early transatlantic pre-philalatelic mail from Holy land to Rio de Janeiro /Brazil : entire letter dated internally ‘22 Giugno 1818 = 22 June…
Estimate: 3’500 EUR
Lot 60096 | 1902 Attractive old-time study collection of the Provisional Issue for Meched
Persia » 1896-1907 Muzaffer ed-Din Shah (SG 113-297)
1902 Attractive old-time study collection of the Provisional Issue for Meched, this rare and valuable collection with forgeries is superbly and knowledgeably…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 60097 | The “Relais” Issue: 1912 Registered cover from Rescht to Hamburg, bearing five different value with the “Relais” overprint
Persia » 1909-1925 Sultan Ahmed Miza Shah (SG 320-601)
The “Relais” Issue:
1912 Registered cover from Rescht to Hamburg, bearing five different value with the “Relais” overprint, tied RESCHT/25.JUIL.1912…
Estimate: 5’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 60098 | The “Kermanshah” Provisional Issue: 1917 Parcel document from Kermanshah to Hamadan
Persia » Rebellion and Occupation Issues
The “Kermanshah” Provisional Issue:
1917 Parcel document from Kermanshah to Hamadan, franked on reverse of document 1911 Arms Issue 1kr, 5kr and two…
Estimate: 6’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 60099 | 1866 (May) Entire from Callao to Lima with two diagonally bisected 1862 1d pale vermilion
Peru » General Issues
1862, 1d pale vermilion, two diagonally bisected examples, used on May 1866 entire letter from Callao to Lima with, each tied by Callao cds, with ms “5…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60100 | 1874 (Oct) Envelope from Lima to the noble family Esterházy in HUNGARY
Peru
1874 (Oct) Envelope from Lima to the noble family Esterházy in HUNGARY, with 1868-72 1d gren, just cut into, cancelled by pen cross and tied by Lima cds,…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 60101 | Triple Country Combination Franking
Great Britain » British Post Offices Abroad
Peru: 1875 US 3c green Wells, Fargo & Co. stationery envelope sent from Callao in Peru to Oregon City in the USA, via Panama and San Francisco, franked…
Estimate: 6’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 60102 | INCOMING MAIL1867 Prussia 3Sgr postal stationery bearing
Romania
INCOMING MAIL1867 Prussia 3Sgr postal stationery bearing 1861 1Sgr (2) adhesives cancelled by HAMBURG-BAHNHOF 14/10 67 cds and addressed to Bucharest,…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 60103 | INCOMING MAIL1868 Folded cover franked by Austria 1864
Romania
INCOMING MAIL1868 Folded cover franked by Austria 1864 10kr blue from Vienna and addressed to Waslui, large IASSI 25/8 pmk in blue alongside, taxed 28…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 60104 | 1923 VLADIVOSTOK, Airmail set of 16 values, mint
Russia » RSFSR 1918-23
1923 VLADIVOSTOK airmail set of 16 values, mint, very fine, extremely rare, cert. Mikulski “only 25 complete set existing”. A world-wide rarity
Estimate: 12’000 – 15’000 EUR
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