17 Jun 2024 – 22 Jun 2024
989 lots
Lot 30898 | US local post stamps and carriers 1846-60, a very interesting lot of seventeen letters
United States » Carrier Issues
1846-60, US local post stamps and carriers lot of seventeen letters and one letter piece, mainly Blood’s Despatch of Philadelphia, including several in…
Estimation: 500 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 30899 | Confederate States 1861-64, group of six fine covers and three stamps
United States » Confederate States
1861-64, group of six fine covers and three stamps, including four covers of the general issues in extremely fine condition, some showing departure markings…
Estimation: 300 – 600 CHF
Lot 30900 | 1862 Confederate States, 5c blue, local printing, horizontal strip of ten and a pair on cover
United States » Confederate States
1862 5c blue, local printing, horizontal strip of ten (five stamps are very fine with fine margins) and a pair, all cancelled in pencil, on envelope opened…
Estimation: 800 – 1’600 CHF
Lot 30901 | US Confederate States, 1861 5c olive green, stones A or B, a cover with an amazing horizontal strip of four
United States » Confederate States
1861 5c olive green, stones A or B, a cover with an amazing horizontal strip of four, with wide margins all around (right stamp wrinkled when applied on…
Estimation: 2’000 – 4’000 CHF
Lot 30902 | Confederate postmaster provisionals 1861 Knoxville, TN, 5c brick red
United States » Confederate States » Postmasters’ Provisionals
1861 Knoxville, TN, 5c brick red with slightly touched margin bottom left and tiny wrinkle at top, otherwise fine, cancelled in ms on clean envelope with…
Estimation: 400 – 800 CHF
Lot 30903 | Confederate postmaster provisionals 1861 Knoxville, TN, 5c carmine on grayish laid paper
United States » Confederate States » Postmasters’ Provisionals
1861 Knoxville, TN, 5c carmine on grayish laid paper with only slightly touched margin at top right, otherwise with wide margins and tied by pen obliteration…
Estimation: 400 – 800 CHF
Lot 30904 | US Confederate postmaster’s provisionals, New Orleans 5c brown a very fine pair
United States » Confederate States » Postmasters’ Provisionals
New Orleans 5c brown a very fine pair with full to wide margins (a little close at bottom but not touching), cancelled and tied by New Orleans circular…
Estimation: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 30905 | US local post, Blood’s Penny Post 1c bronze on lilac very fine with full to wide margins
United States » Local Stamps
Blood’s Penny Post 1c bronze on lilac very fine with full to wide margins acid tied on very appealing small envelope with razor-sharp datestamp Blood’s…
Estimation: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 30906 | 1898 1c on 1m orange-brown, third printing, position 2, mint,
United States » U.S. Possessions » Puerto Príncipe
1898 1c on 1m orange-brown, third printing, position 2, mint, lovely fresh and very fine appearance, small hinge remains to reverse mentioned only for…
Estimation: 240 – 300 CHF
Lot 30907 | 1898 5c on 1c black-violet, fourth printing, position 2, inverted surcharge, used and tied to a piece
United States » U.S. Possessions » Puerto Príncipe
1898 5c on 1c black-violet, fourth printing, position 2, inverted surcharge, used and tied to a piece by Puerto Principe cds, some climate toning, strong…
Estimation: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 30908 | La Unión Provincial Provisionals. An extraordinary group of 59 stamps
United States » U.S. Possessions » Philippines » Filipino Revolutionary Mail
La Unión Provisionals. An extraordinary group of 59 stamps featuring the « blank paper » issue, with 24 singles o.g., all except one being marginal, including…
Estimation: 400 – 600 CHF
Lot 30909 | 1871, « Escuelas » 50r yellow-green, first printing, a remarkable pair
Venezuela
1871, « Escuelas » 50r yellow-green, first printing, a remarkable pair possessing clear to ample margins, delightfully fine impression, unused without gum….
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 CHF
Lot 30910 | 1859 1/2r yellow, first fine impression, with very wide margins all. round, tied to cover
Venezuela
1859 1/2r yellow, first fine impression, with very wide margins all. round, tied to cover by square of rectangle dots, single rate entire letter from La…
Estimation: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 30911 | 1859-62 1/2r orange, second coarse impression with full balanced margins all round
Venezuela
1859-62 1/2r orange, second coarse impression with full balanced margins all round, tied by superb blue strike La Guaira « Ago 29 » on entire letter with…
Estimation: 100 – 200 CHF
Lot 30912 | 1866 (Apr 9) entire from La Guaira to France with 2 Reales green with zig-zag roulette perforations
Venezuela
St. Thomas-La Guaira-Puerto Cabello: 1866 (Apr 9) entire from La Guaira to France with 2 Reales green with zig-zag roulette perforations, tied by « La Guaira »…
Estimation: 120 – 180 CHF
Lot 30913 | 1871 Venezuela Escuelas 1r rose bisect, 5th printing, on cover to Caracas
Venezuela
1871 Escuelas 1r rose bisect, 5th printing, transfer type 2, an unauthorised but tolerated use of bisect 1r to pay the 5 centavos rate for a single letter,…
Estimation: 500 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 30914 | 1869 1/2r green mint lower right corner marginal block of twenty
Venezuela » St Thomas-La Guaira-Puerto Cabello – Jesurun Issues
1869 1/2r green mint lower right corner marginal block of twenty, on album page piece identifying the types and one with noted variety on pos.76, brownish…
Estimation: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 30915 | 1947 North Yemen 10b sunken die proof in dark blue
Yemen
1947 North Yemen 10b sunken die proof in dark blue, and 1947-58 4b Palace sunken die proof in dark blue, very fine.
Estimation: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 30916 | 1947-58 4b Palace sunken die proof in dark blue
Yemen
1947-58 4b Palace sunken die proof in dark blue, very fine.
Estimation: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 30917 | 1886 wreck cover Great Britain, United States. SS Oregon
Great Britain » Postal History » Crash and Wreck Mail
1886, Cover from Great Britain to United States bearing at back large New York P.O. label explaining the wreckage of SS Oregon, at front departure cancel…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30918 | 1892 Wreck mail United States, Austria, German Reich SS Eider
Thematics » Crash & Wreck Mail
1892, SS Eider, 2 covers and a United States 2C pair, bearing each one of the 3 wreck markings: Gehoben aus dem gescheiterten Schiff ‘Eider’, Saved from…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30919 | 1892, accident cover Great Britain Scotland United States Ireland SS Spree
Thematics » Crash & Wreck Mail
1892, SS SPREE, cover from Glasgow to Boston bearing at front instead of label a long manuscript note about the accident of SS Spree in the open sea of…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30920 | 1895 wreck cover German Empire, United States SS ELBE
Germany » German Empire
1895, Cover from Schwerin to United States bearing violet wreck cachet ‘Geborgen aus der Postladung des untergegangenen Dampfers Elbe Postamt Bremen 1’…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30921 | 1900 SS MEXICAN wreck cover Natal Great Britain
South Africa » Natal
1900, SS MEXICAN, wreck cover from Natal to Great Britain (Gloucester) bearing at front 2-line cachet ‘RECOVERED FROM WRECK OF MEXICAN’, at back large…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30922 | 1909, Carte postale avec griffe linéaire « naufrage
Colonies françaises » Algérie
Algérie, 1909: Carte postale avec griffe linéaire « naufrage de la Ville
d’Alger », timbre décollé par immersion, cachet d’Alger au recto et arrivée en…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30923 | Griffe rouge « NAUFRAGE DE LA RUSSIE » sur entier postal Sage 15c bleu
Colonies françaises » Algérie
Algérie, 1901: Griffe rouge « NAUFRAGE DE LA RUSSIE » sur entier postal Sage 15c bleu à destination de Paris, cachet de départ Oran Karguentah du 5 janvier…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30924 | 1905 wreck cover France, Egypt, SS Cairo
Egypt » Postal History
1905, Wreckage of S.S. CAIRO, cover from France to Egypt showing 2-line cachet in violet ‘SAUVÉ DU NAUFRAGE DU CAIRO / SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF S.S. CAIRO’,…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30925 | 1907 wreck cover Great Britain, Netherlands SS Berlin
Great Britain » Postal History » Crash and Wreck Mail
1907, Wreckage of SS BERLIN, cover from London to Amsterdam bearing 2-line ‘BESCHADIGT DOOR RAMP HARWICH BOOT’, at back ‘postkantoor amsterdam’ label,…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30926 | 1907 wreck cover Gold Coast, Great Britain SS JEBBA
Thematics » Crash & Wreck Mail
1907, SS JEBBA, Cover from Gold Coast to London bearing at front ‘SALVED FROM SS JEBBA’ 2-line cachet in purple, at back Plymouth postal closing seal
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30927 | 1909 wreck cover Algerie France SS Ville D’Algier
Colonies françaises » Algérie
Algérie, 1909: Lettre accidentée avec griffe manuscrite « naufrage de la Ville d’Alger », timbre décollé par immersion avec cad Constantine du 25 février…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30928 | 1914 wreck ambulance cover Canada, Great Britain, SS Ireland
Canada
1914, Wreckage of SS Empress of Ireland, ambulance wreck cover OHMS from Ottawa to Grimsby bearing at front ‘Recovered by divers from wreck of S.S. Empress…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30929 | 1914-42 Group of 4 unidentified crash or wreck mail covers
Thematics » Crash & Wreck Mail
1914-42 Group of 4 unidentified crash- or wreckmail covers from India, Brazil, Argentina & Great Britain
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30930 | 1916 cover Great Britain Sweden SS Newton fire on board
Great Britain » Postal History » Crash and Wreck Mail
1916, Wreckage of SS NEWTON, cover from Great Britain to Stockholm bearing at back viol. accident cachet of Swedish PTT (fire on board) and Stockholm arrival…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30931 | 1917 wreck cover India SS NORWEGIAN
Thematics » Crash & Wreck Mail
1917, SS NORWEGIAN, Bombay censored cover to India (Calcutta & forwarded) bearing straightline ‘DAMAG D BY S.A WATER’, at back Mussoorie and Calcutta arrival…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30932 | 1917 wreck cover Great Britain India SS MONGOLIA
Thematics » Crash & Wreck Mail
1917, SS MONGOLIA, cover from Great Britain (Bournemouth most probably) to India bearing at front oval ‘ACCIDENT AT SEA MONGOLIA 23.6.17’, at back transit…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30933 | 1918 wreck cover South Africa Netherlands. SS Kenilworth Castle
South Africa » Union & Republic of South Africa
1918, SS KENILWORTH CASTLE, heavily stained resp. burned legal size cover from South Africa to Holland bearing at front boxed « DAMAGED BY IMMERSION / IN…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30934 | 1918 wreck cover Egypt Great Britain. SS KINGSTONIAN
Thematics » Crash & Wreck Mail
1918, SS KINGSTONIAN, wreck cover from Alexandria 29.3.18 to London bearing at back large closing seal of royal mail + violet boxed ‘DAMAGED BY IMMERSION…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30935 | 1918 wreck cover Egypt Italy SS KINGSTONIAN
Egypt » Postal History
1918, Wreckage of SS KINGSTONIAN, wreck cover from Alexandria 26.3.18 to Italy bearing at front black straightline ‘NAUFRAGIO’
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30936 | 1918 wreck cover Egypt Great Britain. SS KINGSTONIAN
Egypt » Postal History
1918, Wreckage of SS KINGSTONIAN, censored OAS wreck cover field post office 30.3.18 to Manchester (England) bearing at front black straightline ‘DAMAG…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30937 | Courrier naufragé du S.S « Largeau » avec griffe « COURRIER NAUFRAGE SUR LE CONGO »
Colonies françaises » Moyen-Congo
Moyen Congo, 1927 : Courrier naufragé du S.S « Largeau » – Lettre avec griffe « COURRIER NAUFRAGE SUR LE CONGO » affranchie avec timbre surchargé Tchad, cachet…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30938 | 1928 aircraft crash Cuba United States PANAM General Machado
Thematics » Crash & Wreck Mail
1928, PANAM General Machado aircraft disaster, small airmail cover franked 5C 1928 Lindbergh adhesive from Habana to United States bearing 3-line cachet…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30939 | 1929 wreck cover United States, Sweden, Finland, SS HEIMDALL
Sweden
1929, SS HEIMDALL, Legal size cover from New York most probably to Finland bearing at back large Stockholm postal seal translating ‘The enclosed letter…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30940 | 1930 accident cover Australia Great Britain, SS Comorin
Australia » Commonwealth of Australia
1930, wreckage of SS COMORIN, accident cover from Adelaide (South Australia) to London bearing boxed violet ‘DAMAGED BY FIRE / ON / SS COMORIN.’, large…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30941 | 1930 wreck cover New Zealand United States SS Tahiti
New Zealand
1930, Wreckage of SS TAHITI, wreck cover from Wellington to New York bearing at front 3-line cachet ‘Salvaged from / SS Tahiti / Lost at sea, at back San…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30942 | 1934 USS Simpson in crash with USS Milwaukee
United States » 1919 Issues onwards
1934, Crash of USS SIMPSON, Philatelic cover of USS Simpson in crash with USS Milwaukee May 7th, 1934. The crash off the Guantanamo Bay ended without casualties…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30943 | 1935 wreck cover United States, Tacoma to Oregon
United States » 1919 Issues onwards
1935, Unidentified vessel, wreck cover (philatelic ‘Tacoma welcomes British cruisers) bearing at front manuscript endorsement ‘Salvaged ex wreck at sea…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30944 | 1936 aircraft crash India Great Britain Greece aircraft Scipio
India » Airmails
1936, SCIPIO aircraft crash of Imperial airways off coast of Crete, cover from India (Lahore) to Great Britain (Herts) bearing at back large sealing labels…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30945 | Eritrea Italy 1936 Libya Italy aircraft crash Hydroplane I-Rodi
Italy » Italian Colonies and Possessions » Eritrea
1936, I-Rodi hydroplane crash, postcard from Massaua to Chieti (Italy) on flight Asmara to Rome bearing at front 2-line crash cachet ‘Ricuperata Incendio…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30946 | 1937 wreck cover Imperial Airways Cygnus Egypt to Great Britain
Egypt » Postal History
1937, CYGNUS flying boat of Imperial Airways, cover from Cairo to Leeds bearing boxed violet ‘DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER’, still with contents of December 2nd,…
Estimation: 100 CHF
Lot 30947 | 1937 wreck cover India Great Britain aircraft Cygnus
India » Airmails
1937, Crash of CYGNUS aircraft, cover from India to Great Britain bearing at front crash cachet ‘DAMAGED BY SEA WATER IN AIRPLANE ACCIDENT’
Estimation: 100 CHF