4 Jun 2019 – 7 Jun 2019
131 lots
Lot 60049 | Morocco Agencies & British Post Offices: 1886-1956
Colonies françaises » Maroc
Morocco Agencies & British Post Offices: 1886-1956 Attractive collection in large red ring binder showing a good deal of completion, some useful stamps…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60050 | German Post Offices: 1898-1912 Attractive collection
Colonies françaises » Maroc
German Post Offices: 1898-1912 Attractive collection in large green ring binder showing good deal of completion, with mint, used, minor varieties and Specimen…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60051 | Spanish Post Offices: 1872-1955 Attractive, specialised
Colonies françaises » Maroc
Spanish Post Offices: 1872-1955 Attractive, specialised assembly mounted in four Linder albums from early postal history to later issues with complete…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 60052 | Morocco Chérifiennes Posts: 1892 Extensive accumulation
Colonies françaises » Maroc
Morocco Chérifiennes Posts: 1892 Extensive accumulation of covers and fragments in one large brown stockbook, showing both octagonal and circular cachets…
Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 60053 | Local Posts: 1892-1907 Attractive and valuable collection
Colonies françaises » Maroc
Local Posts: 1892-1907 Attractive and valuable collection neatly presented in three packed blue Linder albums, showing a good deal of completion with all…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 60054 | French Mandate & Kingdom Period: 1755-1980 Extensive,
Colonies françaises » Maroc
French Mandate & Kingdom Period: 1755-1980 Extensive, specialised and valuable collection neatly mounted and presented in sixteen Lindner or other albums,…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 60055 | The Morocco Collection (the previous six lots offered as one lot)
Colonies françaises » Maroc
The previous six lots are being offered as one lot and will be sold to whichever brings the greatest realisation. It is described as follows:1850-1980…
Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Lot 60056 | 1948-1995, Fabuleuse collection comprenant :-une collection
Colonies françaises » TAAF
1948-1990, Fabuleuse collection comprenant :-une collection de timbres neuf dont Albatros-une collection de timbres oblitérés dont Albatros-une collection…
Estimate: 4’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 60057 | BLOCK 5: Never hinged miniature sheet, IMPERFORATE,
Germany » German Empire » German Empire, 1933/45 Third Reich
1936 Berlin IMPERFORATE mini sheet (Mi. Block 5) mint nh, slight stains, a very rare block and a major German Empire rarity (Mi. €20’000)
Estimate: 7’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 60058 | 1936 Berlin IMPERFORATE mini sheet (Mi. Block no.5) proof showing shifted cliché
Germany » German Empire » German Empire, 1933/45 Third Reich
1936 Berlin IMPERFORATE mini sheet (Mi. Block no.5) proof, showing the 4pf+3 cliché shifted downwards, ungummed, very fine and extremely rare, cert. Schlegel…
Estimate: 7’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 60059 | 1936 Berlin IMPERFORATE mini sheet (Mi. Block no.5)
Olympics » 1936 Berlin » Stamps
1936 Berlin IMPERFORATE min. sheet (Mi. Block no.5) proof cancelled by favour with the Olympic Bell “Fahrbares Postamt” cds, likely presented to a VIP/dignitary,…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 60060 | 1936 Berlin mini sheets (Mi. Block no.5 & no.6) from the archives of the Reichsdruckerei
Germany » German Empire » German Empire, 1933/45 Third Reich
1936 Berlin mini sheets (Mi. Block no.5 & no.6) from the archives of the Reichsdruckerei with hs at lower right “Dept. I. Specimen Collection” and ms number…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 60061 | BLOCK 5: Never hinged miniature sheet, showing on reverse showing offset of the 3+2pf value
Germany » German Empire » German Empire, 1933/45 Third Reich
1936 Berlin mini sheet (Mi. Block 5) mint nh with reverse showing offset of the 3+2pf value, slight wrinkles at top plus exhibition arrow indicating variety,…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
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
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 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, 5 b. rosa chiaro, DOPPIA STAMPA, su lettera
Italian States » Papal States
1865, lettera del 17 ottobre da Civitavecchia per Napoli, affrancato con 1852 5 baj. rosa chiaro, doppia stampa, con timbro di tassa “2” a destra ed arrivo…
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
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
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
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