1 Dec 2014 – 6 Dec 2014
5246 lots
Lot 60136 | 1947-95, A superb collection housed in 2 albums, a
Pakistan
1947-95, A superb collection housed in 2 albums, albums leaves and a small stockbook with highlights such as 1947 first overprinted set mint and used,…
Estimation: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 60137 | EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE 1858 Folded entire from Li
Peru
EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE
1858 Folded entire from Lima, via Callao to Paris, franked 1 Dinero blue, type 2, very large to huge margins, tied by framed oval…
Estimation: 8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 60138 | USED WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF ISSUE 1858 Folde
Peru
USED WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF ISSUE
1858 Folded entire from Pasco to Lima, franked 1 Peso rose-red, good to very large margins, cancelled by oval PASCO…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 60139 | PERU – Extraordinary Usage of the Llamita Stamp
Peru
PERU – Extraordinary Usage of the Llamita Stamp
1874 2c Llamita, TWO examples used on cover from Lima to Florence together with 5c Trencito, tied by…
Estimation: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 60140 | EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE OF A ROMANIAN STAMP 1858 5
Romania
EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE OF A ROMANIAN STAMP
1858 54pa Green on light green paper, close to large margins, centrally cancelled by JASSY 29/7 cds, light…
Estimation: 6’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 60141 | ROMANIA DDSG 10k red tied by ship cancel JOSEF
Austria » Donau Steamship Company
ROMANIA
DDSG 10k red tied by ship cancel JOSEF KARL in blue to cover from Galatz to Rutschuk, very fine, extremely rare cancel and thought to be the…
Estimation: 4’400 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 60142 | SERBIA DDSG 10k green tied by Belgrad cds to co
Austria » Donau Steamship Company
SERBIA
DDSG 10k green tied by Belgrad cds to cover to Slavonia, very fine, extremely rare
Cert. Ferchenbauer
Provenance: Jerger
Estimate: €…
Estimation: 3’400 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 60143 | 1872 Cover from France with 25c Cérès blue x4 to B
Thailand
1872 Cover from France with 25c Cérès blue x4 to Bangkok, very fine, extremely rare 1F tariff before UPU
Estimate: € 1’500 – € 2’000
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 60144 | 1929 Lithograph essays for unadopted joint Spanish
Spain
1929 Lithograph essays for unadopted joint Spanish-American issue, ten examples engraved by C. Burt and printed by the American Bank Note Company in black…
Estimation: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 60145 | 1961 25th Anniversary of the National Uprising una
Spain
1961 25th Anniversary of the National Uprising unadopted issue plate block used to print the proofs, with serial number « 1269 », also including four such…
Estimation: 5’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 60146 | 1976 2p Mount Guajara (Teneriffe) essay group incl
Spain
1976 2p Mount Guajara (Teneriffe) essay group including:
– The original view postcard the design is based on
– 12x10cm ink essay of the view
– Four…
Estimation: 4’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 60147 | VERY EARLY DATE OF USAGE 1899 Envelope from the
Germany » German Colonies » Mariana Islands
VERY EARLY DATE OF USAGE
1899 Envelope from the Spanish Mariana Islands to Manila, franked by two 2c blue-green and two 3c dark brown, tied by oval…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 60148 | FIRST DAY OF USAGE 1867 Folded letter from Sing
Malaysia » Straits Settlements
FIRST DAY OF USAGE
1867 Folded letter from Singapore to Switzerland, franked by 1867 8c on 2a yellow in two horizontal pairs, each cancelled by Singapore…
Estimation: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 60149 | THE UNIQUE INVERTED CAMEL VARIETY 1948 10m rose
Sudan
THE UNIQUE INVERTED CAMEL VARIETY
1948 10m rose-red & black with INVERTED CENTRE variety, used, small tear at foot, the only recorded example of this…
Estimation: 50’000 EUR
Lot 60150 | FIRST DAY CANCEL ON THE 4 SKILLING BLUE 1855 4
Sweden
FIRST DAY CANCEL ON THE 4 SKILLING BLUE
1855 4 skilling blue, cancelled by clear boxed GEFLE/1.7.1855 first day cancel, small tear at foot and thinned…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60151 | FIRST DAY CANCEL ON THE 8 SKILLING YELLOW 1855
Sweden
FIRST DAY CANCEL ON THE 8 SKILLING YELLOW
1855 8 skilling orange, cancelled by clear boxed UPSALA/1.7.1855 first day cancel, reinforced top right corner,…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60152 | EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE IN PRIVATE HANDS, MARCH 5, 18
Switzerland / Schweiz » Kantonalmarken » Zürich
EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE IN PRIVATE HANDS, MARCH 5, 1843
1843 Front of cover from Winterthur to Zurich franked by Zurich 6 Rappen tied by beautiful black…
Estimation: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 60153 | 1846 Zurich 6 type I tied to small folded letter b
Switzerland / Schweiz » Kantonalmarken » Zürich
1846 Zurich 6 type I tied to small folded letter by stunning red rosette, alongside red ZURICH 30.5.47 cds to Winterthur, the red horizontal underprint…
Estimation: 2’000 EUR
Lot 60154 | 1848 Large Eagle 5c black on dark green tied to sm
Switzerland / Schweiz » Kantonalmarken » Genf
1848 Large Eagle 5c black on dark green tied to small folded local entire (Briefhülle) by very fine red rosette, alongside red GENEVE 11.7.49 cds, slight…
Estimation: 1’700 EUR
Lot 60155 | 1850 Waadt 4, position 4 tied to small folded loca
Switzerland / Schweiz » « Waadt », « Neuenburg », « Winterthur »
1850 Waadt 4, position 4 tied to small folded local letter by beautiful red rosette, alongside red GENEVE 5.7.50 cds, the adhesive has 4 large to very…
Estimation: 2’000 EUR
Lot 60156 | POSTE LOCALE EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE 1850 Folded c
Switzerland / Schweiz » Orts-Post und Poste Locale
POSTE LOCALE EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE
1850 Folded cover addressed locally within Neuchâtel, franked by single 1850 2 1/2Rp Poste Locale with framed cross,…
Estimation: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 60157 | RAYON FIRST DAY USAGE 1850 Folded letter from B
Switzerland / Schweiz » Rayonmarken
RAYON FIRST DAY USAGE
1850 Folded letter from Bern to Langnau franked by dark-blue Rayon I cancelled by boxed PD, three good margins (touched at top),…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60158 | 1916-1917 Expeditionary Forces overprints with fur
Tanganyika » Mafia Island British Occupation
1916-1917 Expeditionary Forces overprints with further handstamp overprint in violet or bluish green or dull blue » G.R. Post MAFIA « , all but one tied…
Estimation: 1’400 – 1’800 EUR
Lot 60159 | DULOZ: 1865-82 Exhibition collection beautifully p
Turkey
DULOZ: 1865-82 Exhibition collection beautifully presented on 78 leaves replete with varieties, colour proofs, specimens, essays, multiples including largest…
Estimation: 40’000 – 60’000 EUR
Lot 60160 | UPU 1876-91 Collection beautifully mounted on 78 e
Turkey
UPU 1876-91 Collection beautifully mounted on 78 exhibition leaves displaying unadopted essays, imperforate colour trials in blocks of 6, others with imperf…
Estimation: 30’000 – 45’000 EUR
Lot 60161 | 1916-21 Ottoman Stamps Printed in Austro-Hungarian
Turkey
1916-21 Ottoman Stamps Printed in Austro-Hungarian State Printing House, Vienna during World War 1 specialised collection on exhibition pages from 50th…
Estimation: 45’000 – 60’000 EUR
Lot 60162 | 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics unissued set of 8, m
Olympics
1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics unissued set of 8, mint nh, both imperf. and perf., very fine and rare
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 60163 | Mixed franking USA – HAWAII Hawaii 1871 6c gree
United States » U.S. Possessions » Hawaii
Mixed franking USA – HAWAII
Hawaii 1871 6c green in combination with USA 1873 3c green in pair on cover to Germany, very rare.
Expertise: Cert. PF
Estimate:…
Estimation: 1’200 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 60164 | Courvoisier archive of imperforate progressive proofs
Italy » Vatican State
PDF Scan: 108293.pdf
1989-2001, The exceptional assembly of imperforates and progressive proofs of most sets and singles printed during this period,…
Estimation: 30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Lot 60165 | Unissued Imperforate and Perforate Sheetlets 19
Yemen » Kingdom (1926-48)
Unissued Imperforate and Perforate Sheetlets
1967 Mexico Olympics set of 5 in complete perforated and imperforate sheetlets of 10.One of each in unuissued…
Estimation: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 60166 | Unissued Imperforate Minit Sheets 1967 Mexico O
Yemen » Kingdom (1926-48)
Unissued Imperforate Minit Sheets
1967 Mexico Olympics mint nh mini sheets:
« Torch » 4b and 24b in silver & brown
« Torch » 4b in gold & brown
« Flag »…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60167 | 1968 Mexico Olympics unissued set of 5 in silver &
Olympics
1968 Mexico Olympics unissued set of 5 in silver & brown, mint nh, very fine, plus normal set
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 60168 | BALANCE OF THE FIRST DAY COLLECTION Balance of
Large Lots and Collections
BALANCE OF THE FIRST DAY COLLECTION
Balance of 130+ All World first day covers (some loose stamps), better items include Israel Doar Ivri set with tabs…
Estimation: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 40000 | 1618-1844, Attractive mixed accumulation of 45 sta
Great Britain » Postal History » Pre-Adhesive & Stampless
1618-1844, Attractive mixed accumulation of 45 stampless entires to and from Belgium, showing array of Bishop mkgs, plus « PD » & « POST PAID », manuscript…
Estimation: 400 – 700 EUR
Lot 40001 | JERSEY: 1828 Folded cover to London bearing on rev
Great Britain » Postal History » Pre-Adhesive & Stampless
JERSEY: 1828 Folded cover to London bearing on reverse clear black scroll « JERSEY » (large type), fine and scarce, see also 1974 SG invoice enclosed
Estimation: 50 EUR
Lot 40002 | Three Spooner mulready caricature fronts backed on
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
Three Spooner mulready caricature fronts backed on card, unused and hand painted, incl. no.1 (« Courting »), no.4 (« Writing ») and no.12 (« Hunting »), attractive
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 40003 | 1890 « The Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case » attractiv
Great Britain » Hand Illustrated and Printed Envelopes
1890 « The Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case » attractive item of Victoriana
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 40004 | 1840 1d Black group of 10 with four margins incl.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black group of 10 with four margins incl. pl.6 GL black MC, pl.9 CI black MC small corner crease, pl.3 HA red MC couple of pinholes at TL, pl.8…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 40005 | 1840 1d Black group of 10 with four margins incl.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black group of 10 with four margins incl. pl.8 RC red MC, pl.5 HJ red MC, pl.2 QI red MC, pl.6 AD black MC, pl.9 NA black MC faulty, pl.4 NG red…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 40006 | 1840 1d black pl.1a AI top marginal showing partia
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a AI top marginal showing partial inscription, very close to huge margins, crisp red MCs, small thin, attractive
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 40007 | 1840 1d Black pl.1a DL with very close to good mar
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.1a DL with very close to good margins, red MC, very fine
Estimation: 80 EUR
Lot 40008 | 1840 1d black pl.1a TD lower marginal showing part
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a TD lower marginal showing partial inscription, fine to huge margins, red MC, slight thining and horizontal crease, attractive
Estimation: 120 – 150 EUR
Lot 40009 | 1840 1d black pl.1b KE/LF block of four, fine to g
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b KE/LF block of four, fine to good margins, red MCs, two heavy creases, still a nice and rare multiple (SG £16’000)
Estimation: 2’000 EUR
Lot 40010 | 1841 1d Red pl.1b, 1c and 1d PB-TC block of 10 on
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d Red pl.1b, 1c and 1d PB-TC block of 10 on 1841 (Jul 7) large envelope from York to Sheffield, mixed margins, tied by black MCs, cover slightly…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 40011 | 1840 1d Black pl.1b TH lower marginal showing « AND
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.1b TH lower marginal showing « AND SIDE of the » inscription, close to huge margins, red MC, slight thining and corner creases, fine appearance
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 40012 | 1840 1d Black pl.2 ML right marginal showing « In W
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.2 ML right marginal showing « In Wetting the » inscription, just touched to huge margins, red MC, very fine and rare
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 40013 | 1840 1d Black pl.3 IL right marginal showing parti
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.3 IL right marginal showing partial inscription, good to huge margins, red MCs, vertical crease, fine appearance
Estimation: 120 EUR
Lot 40014 | 1840 1d Black pl.4 LA with b lack MC with number 1
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.4 LA with b lack MC with number 11, also SG no.3 plate 2 IA unused and SG no.5 plate 1 DG unused, all 3 values have heavy problems like…
Estimation: 1’200 EUR
Lot 40015 | 1840 1d Black pl.4 TF lower marginal showing « ddre
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.4 TF lower marginal showing « ddrefs and towa » inscription, fine to huge margins, crisp red MC, very fine and rare
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 40016 | 1840 1d Black pl.4 TH, three margins, with lower m
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.4 TH, three margins, with lower margin showing inscription « ND SIDE of the », tied on 1840 (Jul 2) lettersheet from London to Dublin by…
Estimation: 260 EUR