4 Dec 2023 – 9 Dec 2023
778 lots
Lot 40649 | 1855, Second London Printing, 5c red group of eight rare wmk positions or varieties
Chile
1855, Second London Printing, 5c red group of eight stamps with rare watermarks, including positions 49, 60, 180, 233, 235, 236, the six originating from…
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40650 | Asia: 1900-28, Group of 16 covers/cards incl. 10 incoming postcards to China, Japan or Korea
Large Lots and Collections
Asia: 1900-28, Group of 16 covers/cards incl. 10 incoming postcards to China, Japan or Korea, incl. 1900 Straits Settlements uprated stationery card to…
Estimation: 120 – 200 EUR
Lot 40651 | 1944 Envelope sent from Norway to an undercover address in Portugal, redirected to Tavistock House in London and forwarded to a Missionary Society in Hunan
China » Incoming Mail
1944 Envelope sent from Norway to an undercover address in Portugal during WWII, redirected to Tavistock House in London and forwarded to a Missionary…
Estimation: 260 – 300 EUR
Lot 40652 | 1895 CHEFOO LOCAL POST newspaper wrapper 1/2c addressed
China » Local Post » Chefoo
1895 CHEFOO LOCAL POST newspaper wrapper 1/2c addressed to Ireland uprated France Sage 5c ovpt. CHINE both cancelled SHANGHAI CHINE cds with red boxed…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40653 | 1942-44 Military post 8c. sage-green, lower marginal block of nine, the centre stamp showing variety right character inverted
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1940-43 Provincial Surcharges
1942-44 Military post 8c. sage-green, lower marginal block of nine, the centre stamp showing variety right character inverted fresh mint, the lower two…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 40654 | 1897 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress 5ca. yellow
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1894 Dowager
1897 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress 5ca yellow from the unissued second printing, a little toned, scarce.
Estimation: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40655 | 1913 London Waterlow printing, 1c. blue vertical pair
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1913 London Waterlow printing, 1c blue mint with variety imperf. between in vertical pair with interpane margin at left, light tone spots, a rare variety.
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40656 | 1920 Flood Relief set of three and two sets of 1923 Temple all with « SPECIMEN » overprints
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1920 Flood Relief set of three and two sets of 1923 Temple all with « SPECIMEN » overprints, fine to very fine.
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40657 | 1932 Postage Due (redrawn) 1c brown unused with large margins
China » Communist China » 1930-36 Red Posts & Soviet Republic
1932 Postage Due (redrawn) 1c brown unused with large margins, very fine and very rare; cert. Roman Scheibert (2023) (S.G. £10’000).
Estimation: 2’400 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40658 | 1961 Rebirth of the Tibetan People mint n.h. set of five
China » People’s Republic of China
1961 Rebirth of the Tibetan People mint n.h. set of five, the 30f with bends, otherwise very fine.
Estimation: 180 – 360 EUR
Lot 40659 | 1964 Chinese Peonies mint n.h. mini sheet, very fine
China » People’s Republic of China
1964 15th Anniversary of the People’s Republic 8f mint n.h. se-tenant strip of three, three internal creases, fine.
Estimation: 60 – 90 EUR
Lot 40660 | 1970 Taking Tiger Mountain Revolutionary Opera mint set of six
China » People’s Republic of China
1970 Taking Tiger Mountain Revolutionary Opera mint set of six, no gum as issued, three stamps with small faint traces of yellowing on reverse and one…
Estimation: 50 – 80 EUR
Lot 40661 | 1974-76 Presentation album with various mint sets incl.
China » People’s Republic of China
1974-76 Presentation album with various mint sets incl. Industrial Products, also a few loose presentation folders to 1980, fine.
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40662 | 1978 Galloping Horses by Hsu Pei-hung 5y mint n.h. mini sheet
China » People’s Republic of China
1978 Galloping Horses by Hsu Pei-hung 5y mint n.h. mini sheet, small faint wrinkle in margin otherwise very fine.
Estimation: 140 – 280 EUR
Lot 40663 | 1978 Flying Fairies lacquerware panel 3y mint n.h. mini sheet
China » People’s Republic of China
1978 Flying Fairies lacquerware panel 3y mint n.h. mini sheet, very fine and fresh.
Estimation: 80 – 120 EUR
Lot 40664 | 1864 France 1862 Napoléon III Empire dentelé issue,
China » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Offices
1864 France 1862 Napoléon III Empire perf. issue, 10c (7), 20c (15, including strip of nine) and 40c (15, including a strip of six and nine), a number…
Estimation: 5’000 – 7’000 EUR
Lot 40665 | 1867 Incoming wrapper from Marseille to Shanghai, franked with Empire 80c rose perf. in pair
China » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Offices
Incoming Mail: 1867 wrapper from Marseille to Shanghai, franked with Empire 80c rose perf. in pair tied by large numeral « 2240 » lozenge, 16 JUIL despatch…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 40666 | 1900-01 Tientsin Provisional 10pf mint o.g.
China » Foreign Post Offices » German Post Offices
1900-01 Tientsin Provisional 10pf mint o.g., shortish perf at top, very fine (S.G. £1’600, Mi. €1’200).
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40667 | 1852 (Jul 26) Entire originating from Russell & Sturgis in MANILA sent to Canton with fine oval CORREIO MARITIMO MACAO hs
Portuguese Colonies » Macao
1852 (Jul 26) Entire originating from Russell & Sturgis in MANILA sent to Canton with fine oval CORREIO MARITIMO MACAO hs on obverse, carried by the ‘Sophia’,…
Estimation: 1’300 – 1’600 EUR
Lot 40668 | 1948-49 $100 on $20 Scarlet, Sun Yat-sen seventh issue,
China » Taiwan
1948-49 $100 on $20 Scarlet, Sun Yat-sen seventh issue, unused, fine and scarce, only 1200 stamps surcharged.
Estimation: 300 – 350 EUR
Lot 40669 | 1871, 1871, 1r yellow on bluish, horizontal pair, clear
Ecuador
1871, 1r yellow on bluish, pair with clear to mostly large margins, tied by « Franca » dotted lozenge hs on 5 November 1871 entire letter from Guayaquil…
Estimation: 250 – 400 EUR
Lot 40670 | 1895ca. Large envelope from Earl Kitchener of Khartoum carried by diplomatic bag
Egypt » Postal History
1895ca. Large envelope from Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, signed at lower left, to Sir Edward Grey in the Foreign Office, carried by diplomatic bag, reverse…
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40671 | 1885 (Apr 9) envelope from the Wilson correspondence from the British Army Post Office in Suakin, with GB 1881 1d lilac die II pair and 1884 1/2d
Egypt » British Post Offices
1885 (Apr 9) envelope from the Wilson correspondence from the British Army Post Office in Suakin, with GB 1881 1d lilac die II pair and 1884 1/2d slate-blue…
Estimation: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40672 | 1856 (Mar 24) envelope to Ireland with blue Alexandria despatch cds and « PAID / AT / ALEXANDRIA » crown circle ds
Egypt » British Post Offices » Alexandria
1856 (Mar 24) envelope to Ireland with blue Alexandria despatch cds and « PAID / AT / ALEXANDRIA » crown circle ds, rated « 1/-« , London transit, reverse…
Estimation: 650 – 800 EUR
Lot 40673 | 1868 (Mar 14) incoming envelope to Ceylon from Suez, redirected
Egypt » British Post Offices » Suez
1868 (Mar 14) incoming envelope to Ceylon from the British Post Office in Suez, Egypt, with two GB 6d tied by « B02 » numerals with despatch cds below, undelivered…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 40674 | 1863 (21.4) Small neat folded entire Alexandria to Livorno, by French steamer, franked Sardinia 80c
Egypt » Italian Post Offices
1863 (21.4) Small neat folded entire Alexandria to Livorno, by French steamer, franked Sardinia 80c with large even margins, superbly tied by neat large…
Estimation: 8’000 – 14’000 EUR
Lot 40675 | 1880 (Jan 18) envelope to Constantinople with 1pi rose tied by very fine Metelino cds
Egypt » Egyptian Post Offices Abroad » Consular Offices » Metelino (Greece)
1880 (Jan 18) envelope to Constantinople with 1pi rose tied by very fine Metelino cds, reverse with Egyptian Constantinople arrival cds, cover tears, still…
Estimation: 340 – 400 EUR
Lot 40676 | 1865 Prevost essay of Paris 10pa olive-brown and grey-green on separate envelopes
Egypt » 1864-1906 Essays
1865 Prevost essay of Paris 10pa olive-brown and grey-green on separate envelopes with overprints at left and below respectively.
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40677 | 1pi rose-red, mint, and used selection all neatly mounted
Egypt » 1867-69 Penasson
1867 1pi rose-red, mint and used selection all neatly mounted and written up on four album pages, showing mint blocks of twelve and used block of four,…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40678 | 1890 (Mar) envelope to England with 1pi tied by very fine strike of the cursive « Piroscofi Postali / Inglese » maritime hs
Egypt » 1888-1906 New Currency
1890 (Mar) envelope to England with 1pi tied by very fine strike of the cursive « Piroscofi Postali / Inglese » maritime hs, reverse with Brindisi cds and…
Estimation: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 40679 | 1981 UIT Telecommunications Day 5p unadopted handpainted essays
Egypt » Arab Republic
1981 UIT Telecommunications Day 5p unadopted handpainted essays, 19x24cm, with enlarged essay and stamp size essay mounted on a page, in watercolour in…
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40680 | 1987 5p handpainted essay, 16x24cm, showing a mother
Egypt » Arab Republic
1987 5p handpainted unadopted essay, 16x24cm, showing a mother and child statue in watercolour in green and brown, annotations on reverse, very attractive.
Estimation: 80 – 120 EUR
Lot 40681 | Withdrawn
Egypt » Suez-Canal Company
Withdrawn
Estimation: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 40682 | Withdrawn
Egypt » Suez-Canal Company
Withdrawn
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40683 | Withdrawn
Egypt » Suez-Canal Company
Withdrawn
Estimation: 8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 40684 | 1931 Graf Zeppelin Egypt flight, picture postcard of LZ127 at Freidreichshafen sent from the Netherlands to Palestine,
Egypt » Airmails
1931 Graf Zeppelin Egypt flight, picture postcard of LZ127 at Freidreichshafen sent from the Netherlands to Palestine, flight cachet adjacent with F’hafen…
Estimation: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 40685 | 1870 (Oct 15) incoming wrapper from Marseille to Ismailia underpaid with « 2 » postage due hs
Egypt » Postage Dues
1870 (Oct 15) incoming wrapper from Marseille to Ismailia, franked with two 20c Luareate Empire (one corner fault) with cursive « 2 » piastres postage due…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40686 | 1893 (Aug) envelope with QV 2a6p tied by pen cross and « Piroscafi Postali / dell Egitto » hs, sent to Switzerland
Egypt » Postal History
1893 (Aug) envelope with India QV 2a6p tied by pen cross and « Piroscafi Postali / dell Egitto » hs, sent to Switzerland and redirected with arrival backstamps,…
Estimation: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40687 | 1866-82, Group of early stamps incl. first issue
Egypt » Collections
1866-82, Group of early stamps incl. Austrian Levant 5s & 15s used in Alexandria, the first issue incl. 20pa mint imperf. strip of three and two covers…
Estimation: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 40688 | 1785 (Feb 15) incoming entire from France to Port-au-Prince, with very fine strike of the « St. MARC » entry hs
Haiti
1785 (Feb 15) incoming entire from France to Port-au-Prince, with very fine strike of the « St. MARC » entry hs, very fine and fresh cover.
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40689 | 1881 (Sep 26) wrapper to France with 1881 7c and 3c tied by Port -au-Prince double circle
Haiti
1881 (Sep 26) wrapper to France with 1881 7c and 3c (overlapping but seemingly both four-margined), tied by Port -au-Prince double circles, Bordeaux arrival…
Estimation: 400 – 500 EUR
Lot 40690 | 1890 Registered envelope to Constantinople franked
Iraq
1890 Registered envelope to Constantinople franked on reverse by Empire 1pi + 2pi tied by all-Arabic triple framed « KIRKUK » (CW Type 61), intact seals…
Estimation: 400 – 500 EUR
Lot 40691 | 1918 Registered envelope franked 1916 10pa (4) + 1917 50pa pair cancelled all Arabic « MOSUL / 5 »
Iraq
1918 Registered envelope franked 1916 10pa (4) + 1917 50pa pair cancelled all Arabic « MOSUL / 5 », 10pa with some perf. issues where overlapping. Illustrated…
Estimation: 400 – 500 EUR
Lot 40692 | 1926 (May 10) envelope sent registered « By overland mail / Baghdad Jerusalem » with 1923-25 1/2a, 1a, 1 1/2a, 3a, 4a and 8a
Iraq
1926 (May 10) envelope sent registered « By overland mail / Baghdad Jerusalem » with 1923-25 1/2a, 1a, 1 1/2a, 3a, 4a and 8a tied by Baghdad registered double…
Estimation: 280 – 340 EUR
Lot 40693 | 1874 6 sen slate-purple, foreign paper with syllabic plate IO, mint o.g.
Japan
1874 6 sen slate-purple, foreign paper with syllabic plate IO, mint o.g., from pos.25 showing dots to the left of both « 6 », very fine and fresh (JSCA Y100’00).
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40694 | 1878 (Nov 19) « Around the world in 90 days », sent from Great Britain, via Egypt , Singapore, Japan, USA and arriving back in England
Japan
1878 (Nov 19) « Around the world in 90 days », sent from Great Britain (London), via Egypt (Alexandria), Singapore, Japan (Yokohama), USA (San Francisco…
Estimation: 600 – 800 EUR
Lot 40695 | 1944 (Feb 28) POW incoming postcard from the Swiss Catholic Mission sent to a Dutch citizen in Kamakura Shi
Japan
1944 (Feb 28) POW incoming postcard from the Swiss Catholic Mission sent to a Dutch citizen in Kamakura Shi on behalf of another Dutch citizen in La Haye,…
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40696 | 1900 (Nov 27) Japanese 1 1/2 sen postal stationery card sent from Busan, Korea, to Shanghai
Japan » Japan Post in Korea
1900 (Nov 27) Japanese 1 1/2 sen postal stationery card sent from Busan, Korea, to Shanghai, cancelled by good strike of the cancel in red, with Shanghai…
Estimation: 250 – 300 EUR
Lot 40697 | 1870 mourning envelope from Yokohama to France, franked with Empire 80c
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1870 mourning envelope from Yokohama to France, franked with Empire 80c rose tied by anchor diamond of dots with very rare octagonal « Yokohama / Paq. Fr….
Estimation: 700 – 800 EUR
Lot 40698 | 1878, Bande de journal Écho du Japon pour Gand (Belgique),
Japan » Foreign Post Offices » French Post Office
1878 « Écho du Japon » printed newspaper wrapper from Japan to Belgium at the printed matter 8c rate, franked with pair of Sage type 4c lilac-brown (Y&T…
Estimation: 400 – 500 EUR