17 Jun 2024 – 22 Jun 2024
989 lots
Lot 30499 | Turkey 1920 handstamped overprint 1336 on theatrt sdubsidy 20 paras (Mi €5000)
Turkey
1920 handstamped overprint 1336 on theatre subsidy 20 paras, a very fine lightly hinged rarity with only 200 stamps surcharged and a little over 20 stamps…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 CHF
Lot 30500 | Turkey 1930-31 postal tax airmail stamp surcharge Bes (five) Lira on 15chr green and yellow
Turkey
1930-31 postal tax airmail stamp surcharge Bes (five) Lira on 15chr green and yellow, mint unhinged; superb and very fresh in this outstanding condition;…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’500 CHF
Lot 30501 | Turkey Anatolia 1921 Religious Tribunal revenue 1000 kurus brown with hand overprint Osmanli Postalari 1336 type I; a very rare stamp in very fine used condition, free of flaws and cuts, certificate Vachat 1998, with sig
Turkey » Ottoman Post Offices in Anatolia
1921 Religious Tribunal revenue 1000 kurus brown with hand overprint Osmanli Postalari 1336 type I; a very rare stamp in very fine used condition, free…
Estimation: 600 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 30502 | 1871-72 1 sanar pl.C cliché 5 on reverse of envelope without the usual mutilation to denote that it was used
Afghanistan
1871-72 1 sanar pl.C cliché 5 on reverse of envelope without the usual mutilation to denote that it was used and instead with the typical manuscript seal…
Estimation: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 30503 | 1858, Small Figures, 10c green, diagonal half, complete
Argentina
1858, Small Figures, 10c green, diagonal half, complete to wide margins, used as 5c on cover from Salta to San Juan, tied by ornamental « Salta/Franca »…
Estimation: 400 – 600 CHF
Lot 30504 | 1858, Small Figures, 15c blue, one third cut horizontally and used as 5c
Argentina » General issues
1858 Small Figures, 15c blue, one third cut horizontally and used as 5c, representing the portion at top, large balanced margins, tied to piece by « Salta/Franca »…
Estimation: 1’200 – 1’800 CHF
Lot 30505 | 1841 (June 10). Registered entire letter from Areias
Brazil
1841 (June 10). Registered entire letter from Areias to Rio de Janeiro, annotated « Segura » to denote registration, showing « Franca » in ms and signature…
Estimation: 70 – 100 CHF
Lot 30506 | Brazil 1843 30r, a fine-very fine example with full to wide margins, obliterated by circular Correio
Brazil
1843 30r, a fine-very fine example with full to wide margins, obliterated by circular Correio
Estimation: 300 – 600 CHF
Lot 30507 | Brazil 1843 90r, a very fine example with razor sharp impression and wide margins
Brazil
1843 90r, a very fine example with razor sharp impression and wide margins all around, obliterated by circular cds (Mi. €1’700).
Estimation: 400 – 800 CHF
Lot 30508 | 1866-1877, a very interesting assembly of ABN plate proofs
Brazil
1866-1877, a very interesting assembly of ABN plate proofs, including 1966 in definitive colours (except for the 20r which is darker) on India imperforate…
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 30509 | 1866, 50r blue, « cracked plate » variety consisting
Brazil
1866, 50r blue, « cracked plate » variety consisting in a horizontal hairline in margin at lower right, intense colour and good centring, cancelled by black…
Estimation: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 30510 | 1866, 50r blue, the only example recorded of the cracked plate variety in the lower left value tablet
Brazil
1866, 50r blue, featuring the « cracked plate » variety in the lower left denomination, in addition being imperforate at top, unused without gum, very fresh;…
Estimation: 350 – 500 CHF
Lot 30511 | 1866, 50r blue, featuring the « filigrana de sutura »
Brazil
1866, 50r blue, featuring the « filigrana de sutura » (« suture » or « stitch » watermark) vertically and horizontally in two single examples, cancelled in black…
Estimation: 150 – 200 CHF
Lot 30512 | 1866, 100r green, type IV, two examples imperforate at base
Brazil
1866, 100r green, type IV, die III, two examples with sheet margin, imperforate at base, and showing the Spanish ABN imprint which is almost complete if…
Estimation: 100 – 200 CHF
Lot 30513 | 1877, 10r vermilion, the phenomenal part sheet of 60
Brazil
1877, 10r vermilion, the phenomenal part sheet of 60, showing marginal imprint in the last position. A block of 15 is almost detached, but with 45 stamps…
Estimation: 500 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 30514 | 1877, 20r violet, vertical block of 40 (5×8) mint
Brazil
1877, 20r violet, vertical block of 40 (5×8), slightly faded shade, fresh with full original gum showing more gum accumulated along the last vertical row,…
Estimation: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 30515 | 1853-65 Colon Heads 5c, 10c, 20c, group of 17 singles, mostly very fine
Chile
1853-65 Colon Heads 5c, 10c, 20c, group of 17 singles, mostly very fine with full margins and from various printings, mainly used; a very fine lot scarce…
Estimation: 500 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 30516 | 1853 5c brown-red, London printing on blued paper, superb example
Chile
1853 5c brown-red, London printing on blued paper, superb example with wide balanced margins, and finely struck par large part of bluish barred target…
Estimation: 300 – 600 CHF
Lot 30517 | 1855, Second London printing, 5c red-brown on blued paper with Ormond Hill CANCELLED handstamp
Chile
CANCELLED STAMPS FOR ROWLAND HILL’S NEPHEW ORMOND HILL1855, Second London printing, 5c red-brown on blued paper, position 2, an excellent example displaying…
Estimation: 6’000 – 9’000 CHF
Lot 30518 | 1857 10c blue, Santiago print, bisect on attractive entire
Chile
1857 10c blue, Santiago print, bisect with fine to large margins on attractive entire sent from Talca to Santiago, stamp obliterated by Talca mute circular…
Estimation: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 30519 | 1861 10c blue, Santiago print, pair with one diagonal bisect
Chile
1861 10c blue, Santiago print, pair with one diagonal bisect with large margins all round, ideally tied to attractive entire sent from Coquimbo to Santiago,…
Estimation: 150 – 300 CHF
Lot 30520 | 1874 (Aug 24). Envelope sent free of charge from Santiago to England
Chile
1874 (Aug 24). Envelope sent free of charge from Santiago to England, addressed to Bellefontaine prés Montereau (France), with illustrated »Sociedad Nacional…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 CHF
Lot 30521 | Local Post Amoy: ½c on 5c orange second surcharge type,
China » Local Post » Amoy
½c on 5c orange second surcharge type, top marginal horizontal pair, showing variety SURCHARGE DOUBLE, BLACK & RED, C.T.O by Amoy cds for DE 19, couple…
Estimation: 700 – 900 CHF
Lot 30522 | 1883-85 Large Dragon, thick paper, 2½mm spacing, clean
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1878-83 Large Dragon
1883-85 Large Dragon, thick paper, 2½mm spacing, clean cut perf 1ca green with variety two breaks to bottom frame, 3ca brown-red and rough perf 5ca chrome…
Estimation: 300 – 360 CHF
Lot 30523 | 1883 Large Dragon, thick paper, 2½mm spacing, clean
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1878-83 Large Dragon
1883 Large Dragon, thick paper, 2½mm spacing, clean cut perf 5ca chrome yellow, in irregular block of eight, from setting VI (clichés: 7, 24/ 15, 1, 9/…
Estimation: 3’000 – 4’000 CHF
Lot 30524 | 1883 Large Dragon, thick paper, 2½mm spacing, clean
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1878-83 Large Dragon
1883 Large Dragon, thick paper, 2½mm spacing, clean cut perf, 3ca pale red, used, cancelled by near complete Customs Newchang cds for MAY 19 (No Year),…
Estimation: 130 – 180 CHF
Lot 30525 | 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: 240 – 300 CHF
Lot 30526 | 1897 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress, second printing, unissued 9ca light green
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1894 Dowager
1897 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress, second printing, unissued 9ca light green, part o.g. fine and scarce (Chan 28s, $5’000).
Estimation: 500 – 550 CHF
Lot 30527 | 1897 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress, third printing,
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 (May) Dowager Large Narrow Surcharges
1897 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress, third printing, large figures surcharge, narrow setting, 3ca pale chrome-yellow, vertical inter-panneau block…
Estimation: 600 – 800 CHF
Lot 30528 | 1897 Red Revenue large figures surcharge type 19, 4
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 Red Revenues
1897 Red Revenue large figures surcharge type 19, 4 cents. on 3c deep red, left hand marginal block of four, large part o.g. few light tones, barely detracts,…
Estimation: 4’000 – 5’000 CHF
Lot 30529 | 1897 Red Revenue large figures surcharge type 19, 1
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 Red Revenues
1897 Red Revenue large figures surcharge type 19, 1 dollar. on 3c deep red, part o.g. patch of gum thinning, otherwise fine, a well centred example. Chan…
Estimation: 1’200 – 1’400 CHF
Lot 30530 | 1912 ‘Republic of China’ Shanghai overprint on 1c brown
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1912 ‘Republic of China’ Shanghai overprint on 1c brown block of three used on piece showing variety OVERPRINT INVERTED, tied by Kihsien Sha bilingual…
Estimation: 300 – 400 CHF
Lot 30531 | 1923-33 Second Peking Printings 6c yellow-brown in mint n.h. top marginal block of eight with imprint
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1923-33 Second Peking Printings 6c yellow-brown in mint n.h. top marginal block of eight with « CHINESE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING » imprint and plate…
Estimation: 150 – 200 CHF
Lot 30532 | 1928 China, very rare postal stationary cut-out used as stamp, 1c orange brown
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1928 1c orange brown junk postal stationary cut-out used as stamp, tied by two Chinese cds on decorative red band cover, with arrival bs, very fine.
Estimation: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 30533 | 1939 Martyrs issue, Hong Kong Commercial Print, 1c
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
1939 Martyrs issue, Hong Kong Commercial Print, 1c yellow-orange on unwmkd paper, in block of eight (4×2) showing variety IMPERFORATE VERTICALLY, (yielding…
Estimation: 150 – 180 CHF
Lot 30534 | 1941 China provincial surcharge Chekiang 8 on 8c sage-green, SG 620
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1940-43 Provincial Surcharges
No value. 1941 China provincial surcharge Chekiang 8 on 8c sage-green, very fine marginal block of four with imprint in top margin, mint n.h. very rare…
Estimation: 300 – 600 CHF
Lot 30535 | 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: 800 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 30536 | 1943 East Szechwan surcharge: 50c on 16c olive-brown,
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1940-43 Provincial Surcharges
1943 East Szechwan surcharge: 50c on 16c olive-brown, left marginal strip of three, with first and second stamp showing variety IMPERFORATE BETWEEN, unused…
Estimation: 1’400 – 1’800 CHF
Lot 30537 | 1949 Chung Ming printing $100 on $50 dark blue, type
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1948-49 Gold and Silver Yuan Issues
1949 Chung Ming printing $100 on $50 dark blue, type II, lower right marginal block of four, with sheet number ‘O39’, fine unused, minor creasing, still…
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 30538 | 1924-36 Second Peking Printings 6c yellow-brown in mint n.h. block of six
China » China Provincial Issues » Sinkiang
1924-36 Second Peking Printings 6c yellow-brown in mint n.h. block of six, very fine (S.G. £288+).
Estimation: 80 – 100 CHF
Lot 30539 | Provincial Issues, Szechwan: 1933-34 set of eight to
China » China Provincial Issues » Szechuan
1933-34 set of eight to $5 slate green & red, large part to full unmounted o.g. odd shortish perfs, otherwise fine. Chan SC4-11
Estimation: 50 – 60 CHF
Lot 30540 | 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: 2’000 – 3’000 CHF
Lot 30541 | Liberated Area North China Chin-Ki-Cha Border Area. 1938 First print on brown paper, 5c upper right corner block of four, unused
China » Communist China » North China
Liberated Area North China Chin-Ki-Cha Border Area (Shansi-Chahar-Hopeh): 1938 First print on brown paper, 5c. reddish brown, upper right corner block…
Estimation: 1’500 – 1’800 CHF
Lot 30542 | Liberated Area North China Chin-Ki-Cha Border Area
China » Communist China » North China
Liberated Area North China Chin-Ki-Cha Border Area (Shansi-Chahar-Hopeh): 1947 Machine surcharge at Fuping: $500 on $20 pale green cancelled by parts of…
Estimation: 300 – 400 CHF
Lot 30543 | 1952, Radio Gymnastic Michel n° , ( Y&T n° 933/942C),
China » People’s Republic of China
1952, Radio Gymnastic Michel n° 156/175 (*), (Y&T n° 933/942C), block of four without gum, geniune complete set. Very fine. Calves certificate. CV 2’000€.
Estimation: 300 – 800 CHF
Lot 30544 | 1961 Table Tennis unused mini sheet, never hinged
China » People’s Republic of China
1961 Table Tennis unused mini sheet, never hinged, very fine and fresh.
Estimation: 300 – 400 CHF
Lot 30545 | 1962 Mei Lan-Fang mint n.h. set of eight in corner marginals
China » People’s Republic of China
1962 Mei Lan-Fang mint n.h. set of eight in corner marginals, some slight discolouration to the gum, very fine and scarce set especially in corner marginals.
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 CHF
Lot 30546 | 1962 Mei Lan-Fang mint n.h. set of eight , some discolouration
China » People’s Republic of China
1962 Mei Lan-Fang mint n.h. set of eight, some discolouration to the gum, one value with a small wrinkle, a fine and scarce set.
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 CHF
Lot 30547 | 1962 Mei Lan-Fang 3f mint mini sheet
China » People’s Republic of China
1962 Mei Lan-Fang 3f mint mini sheet, slightly discoloured gum, a little adhesion and some small bends in the margin, slightly reduced by about 4mm-6mm…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 CHF
Lot 30548 | 1964 Yenan Shrine and Buildings mint n.h. set of eight
China » People’s Republic of China
1964 Yenan Shrine and Buildings mint n.h. set of eight, very fine and fresh.
Estimation: 100 – 150 CHF