1859: Entire letter from Philippopolis (Plovdiv) with sender's cachet at left, carried by Courier or Tartar Post, the entire written in 'Ladino' script, with Hebrew 'God Speed' motif at upper right. A scarce usage.
Incoming Mail 1901/03: Lot 10 covers in mixed condition, sent from San Francisco or Easton via Nagasaki and Yokohama Japan to the Huff branch offices in Vladivostok or Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East.
1867: Willem III., 25 c. dark violet Type I, fresh colour and normal perf., unused part og. A rare stamp, signed Koopman, cert. Hammerschmidt BPP (1978) Mi = EUR 2'500.
1890/1919: Covers/cards (12) all with good strikes of Travelling Post Offices: noted strikes of 'Burgas / Sofia', 'Radomir / Sofia' on 1905 card, 'Tzaribrod / Harmanly', 1898 card with superb 'Philippople No.2' cds, 1901 with superb 'Varna No.2' cds, 1919 'Svilengrad / Tzaribrod' usage etc.
80 c. deep carmine-rose, reimpression printed in 1862, a magnificent mint example with large margins all round in a bright shade, superb og. Rare so fine. Just 1'050 printed Yvert = EUR 2'500.
1 fr. deep carmine, reimpression printed in 1862, a magnificent mint example with large margins all round in a rich deep shade, superb og. Rare so fine. Signed Calves Yvert = EUR 2'400.
1863: 5 so. rose perf. 14, fresh colour and good perforation, used as revenue stamp on a receipt, cancelled by handwritten "Adria 29 7bre 1863". Cert. Ferchenbauer (2010) Ferchenbauer = EUR 2'250.
1899: Lion Issue, Imperforate Bicoloured Trials (10) with vignette on rose-pink background and outer frames in a vastly differing array of shades, fresh and fine, a scarce and most attractive group.
1859: 5 gr. rose vermilion, plate I unused with large part of original gum, a three margin example of fresh colour in a scarce shade. Cert. Sorani (2000) Sassone = EUR 35'000.
1930/31: Booklet 'La Mondiale Pardon' witth Colonial 50 c. red in pane of 20 stamps and advertising 'La Croix Mir-Mazda-Benjamin-Benjamin', series no. 231, usual minor buckling, fresh and fine Yvert = EUR 380.
1879: 5 centimes black & orange, a fine mint block of four centred to right, of excellent deep colour, fresh and fine, large part og. A rare stamp in a multiple Mi = EUR 800.
1925: Lion 15 st. carmine and red on yellowish paper instead of the blued paper as issued, probably of Proof status, with normal for comparison, large part og. An unusual stamp.
1869/1977: 28 unused stamps and eleven souvernir sheets used/unused with better items such as 1869 Prince Karl, 1906 Jubilee Exposition, 1931 definitives and 1959 Bukarest miniature airmail sheet Mi = EUR 1'975+.
1855: Group three used stamps with 6 sk. grey, 8 sk. orange and 24 sk. vermilion, fine examples of good strong colour. Two certs. Obermüller Wilén (2014) Mi. = EUR 3'800.
1863: Laureated 20 c. blue, the specialised collection with many used examples interspersed with photographs showing the Plate varieties and flaws, nearly all stamps fine, a few covers noted, a delightful and appealing collection.
Postage Due 1908/25: 'Recouvrements' 1 c. olive green, 10 c. violet, 30 c. bistre and 60 c. red, all overprinted SPÉCIMEN in blue or red, fresh and fine, large part og. Rare. Maury = EUR 1'200.
1852: 40 c. sky blue, a fine and fresh copy with good to large margins all round, cancelled by clean six line mark. Cert. Colla (2015) Sassone = EUR 4'500.
1899/1914: Lot 29 registered covers showing a large variety of «St. Pétersbourg» registration labels used at the 1st Expeditiya, incl. provisional 1899 label, UPU-type R-labels and orange-red 3-labels.
1861: 5 so. red, fresh colour and good perforation, used as revenue stamp on a receipt, cancelled by fiscal cachet TRIBUNALE PROVINCIALE. Cert. Babor (1999) Ferchenbauer = EUR 2'500.
1864: Willem III., 15 c. orange, position 119 in the sheet of 200, fresh colours and good perfs., unused og. Cert. Albert Louis (1994). Mi = EUR 1'400.
1918/2005: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. full sets, souvenir sheets, officials, locals, postage dues, surcharged values and more, in good condition and arranged in eight KABE albums.
1906: Sower Issue, 10 c. red and 35 c. bright violet, Type I, Proofs on 'Bristol' card paper, each from the corner of the sheet 'perforated', superb fresh colours and extremely scarce.
1870/1950: Small selection with a few hundred stamps used/unused, incl.better values, surcharged items, paper varieties, souvenir sheets, fiscal etc., mainly in good condition and housed on small stockcards, in a small box.
1850: Cérès 40 c. bright-orange, a fine and fresh example with large and regular margins all round, unused og. A rare stamp. Signed Roumet; cert. Goebel (1999) Cérès 2008 = EUR 5'500.
1914/22: Lot 42 unused stamps incl. 1914 Konstantinopel views, compl. set, 1918 Armistice commemorative issue, compl. set and 1922 National unification, compl. set, 50 pia. in both types Mi = EUR 2'800.
1859: Entire letter from Roustchouk to Constantinople struck with very fine strike of oval negative seal handstamp 'An janib-i posta Roustchouk' in blue-green (Coles & Walker fig. 58). A fresh and fine entire.
1919: Proposed 2 fr. stamp for Orient Flights from Constantinople 'Poste Avion en Orient', imperforate, a superb imperforate vertical pair, marginal at base with minor aging in margin, fine unused. Scarce.
1870: 2 s. blue + 3 s. lilac + 8 s. bister, cancelled by circled numeral '1' of Copenhagen, on small envelope addressed to Fettan, a lovely three colour franking to Switzerland.
1933/37: Vues de la Principauté, compl. set of 17 values as fresh and fine corner marginal copies with print numbers and dates, unmounted og. Cérès 2008 = EUR 1'220.
1915: Orphelins, compl. set seven values 2 c. violet brown to 5 fr. rose, fine and fresh, normal centering and good perf., unused og. Cérès 2007 = EUR 2'000.
Italian Occupation in Tunisia 1943: Unissued franchise stamp blue ultramarine, perf. 11½ in a miniature sheet of six examples, unmounted og. Cert. Enzo Diena (1993) Sassone = EUR 1'600.
10 st. black & green, a superb mint block of four, fresh colour, full unmounted og. Extremely rare in a multiple. Signed Holcombe, Karaivanoff, Todd, Zagorsky Mi = EUR 1'000.
1889: Small Lion issue, the complete set of ten values, perf. 13¼ x 13½, fresh mint examples all overprinted SPECIMEN in black, large part og. A scarce set.
Cérès 25 c. blue, a fine horizontal pair showing variety tête-bêche, lightly cancelled in black. Exceptional and very scarce. Signed Calves. Cert. Gautré (2012) Yvert = EUR 5'500.
1909: King Alfonso XIII Type Medallion 15 c. yellow postcard unused, as an unfolded tête-bêche pair, each numbered 'A .000000' in black. Fine and scarce specimen item.
1882: 3 st. orange & yellow, a fine example used on front page of Newspaper to Vratza cancelled by bold SOPHIA bilingual cds in black with scarce VRATZA cds above (19/XI) in black.
1860: 80 c. carnicino with clean to good margins all round, fresh colour, unused with small part original gum. Cert. Enzo Diena (1985). Sassone = EUR 48'000 with gum / EUR 12'000 without gum.
1850/1950: Interesting Assembly of 450 covers and cards with emphasis in TPO markings, including scarce items of the Middle East and China Eastern Railways with many fine strikes. Viewing recommended.
Cérès 20 c. blue, a fine mint horizontal tête-bêche marginal pair, fresh colour and extremely fine, superb og. Rare and particularly attractive pair. Signed Calves. Cert. Roumet ( Yvert = EUR 7'000).
1851/61: Lot eleven used/unused stamps incl. 1851 5 c. black, 1854 definitives, all three values, and 1858/61 80 c. orange (3) as well as 3 l. unused. One cert. Raybaudi.
1960/88: Collection hundreds of stamps and booklets unmounted with full original gum, incl. miniature sheets, airmail stamps, postage due and official stamps, obviously complete. High face value Mi = EUR 1'400.
1902/04: Lot twelve picture postcards, despatched at Odessa, Nikolayev, and Genichesk and sent to Orebich Dalmazia, showing either ship cachet "s/s NEREO TRIESTE" or steamship agent cachet "CARUANA & BOSSALINI Nicolaieff".
Morocco 1922/27: Airmail 75 c. deep blue, variety: Imperforate, a fresh and fine mint example, with superb og. Signed Roumet. Cert. Roumet (2003) Yvert = EUR 305.
Trieste-Zone A 1949/50: 50 lire brown-lilac, a mint corner marginal example with variety: Double Overprint, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Signed Raybaudi Sassone = EUR 1'600.
1955/95: Lot many hundred first day covers and maxi-cards, from the new issue service, further small collection with Swedish Polar Mail, including Airmail, Ballonmail and Arctic Polar expeditions.
1943: Legionary set of four values, all in imperforate Proof blocks of four, marginal from left of sheet, printed on thick ungummed carton paper. Scarce. Cert. Zrinjscak (2014).
1925: Paris Philatelic Exhibition, the Miniature Sheet with 5 fr. carmine block of four (Yvert 216), stamps unmounted og., sheet with hinge, cancelled at the Exhibition (2/5). Fine Yvert = EUR 1'500.
1922: Envelope from a Turkish Prisoner of War in KIOUTAHIA to Constantinople, censored at AIXMALATOS, showing black handstamp on front and Greek censor mark in black and censor tape on reverse. Scarce.
1864: 15 soldi blue postal stationery envelope, a fine used example cancelled by fine VERONA cds (19/11) in black, reverse with 'Pesth' transit cds and 'Debreczin' arrival (21/11) in black.
1949: 25th anniversary of Lenin's death, miniature sheet perf. 12½, 18 examples in unmounted og condition, six examples with unused or with flaws. Mi = EUR 14'000.
1927: Exposition philatelique de Strasbourg, two miniature sheets, one in unmounted og. condition, one with special cds (June 10, 1927) on the sheet margin. Two certs Cérès = EUR 2'825.
1875: Arms definitive 32 p. carmine rose, pristine example with very fresh colour and ideal perf., rare unused og. example. Cert. Gummesson (1996) Mi = EUR 2'500.
1949/1940: Lot more than 100 used stamps from the beginning, incl. Napoléon 5 Fr. grey, mixed condition, inbetween also some cards and covers, housed in a stockbook.
45 c. blue, type II handpaper in block of four with wide margins allround, each value cancelled by Cremona cds. Cert. Colla (2000) Sassone = EUR 35'000.
1860: Trinacria, ½ t. blue, fresh colour, large and regular margins all round, cancelled with framed ANNULLATO handstamp. An attractive stamp, cert. Alberto Diena Sassone = EUR 22'000.
1876: Sage 25 c. ultramarine type N/B, fresh colour, normal centering and good perf., unused og. with minute hinge traces. Cert. Calves (1998) Cérès = EUR 6'250.
1931: Coillection, very messily arranged, but with French first issue set of 23 mint, (high values fine), thereafter seemingly complete unused to 1986.
Colonies Francaises d'Afrique 1945/75: Lot 120 unused French stamps ovpt. with new nominal values in CFA francs, incl. also airmail stamps and postage due.
1860: Trinacria ½ t. blue, fresh colour, a fine example with good margins all round, cancelled by framed ANNULATO handstamp. Cert. Raybaudi (1999). Sassone = EUR 22'000.
1960/190: Lot several hundred FDC's as well a large number of special prints called 'Collection Historique du Timbre Poste Français', housed in two Banana boxes.
1859: 8 b. rosa with full margins all round, very fresh colour, nicely cancelled by mute grille handstamp. Cert. Enzo Diena (1990). Sassone = EUR 3'000.
1930: Airship Zeppelin 10 m. bright-violet with ovpt. error '1830' instead of '1930', a fine and fresh copy, unmounted og. Attest Witt (1971) Facit = SEK 18'000.
1921/23: Bradbury Wilkinson Imperforate Colour Trial for Shipka Monastery 75 st. value in brown (issued in blue) affixed on grey card. Fresh and fine, a scarce Trial.
1930/50: Lot 125 better values in mint condition, mainly in blocs of four and some of them showing 'coin daté', in addtion four PEXIP souvenir sheets, on album pages.
1858: 5 so. red, type I, fresh colour, used as revenue stamp on a receipt, cancelled by handwritten "Vicenza li 6 Decembre 1858" Ferchenbauer = EUR 2'250.
1956: Presentation book issued due to the marriage of Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly incl. the issued set in epreuves de luxe, album issued by Eduard Berck in Paris.
1850/58: Lot seven used stamps incl. 1850 hand-made paper 5 c. yellow and 10 c. black, and 1854 machine-made paper 45 c. blue with large sheet margin, opinion Avi.
1860: Croce di Savoia ½ t. dark-blue, fresh colour with large margins all round, cancelled by fair ANNULATO handstamp. Cert. Colla (2015) Sassone = EUR 6'000.
1995: Maria with child 3000 L. two miniature sheets in an unseparated horizontal pair, unmounted mint o.g. and scarce though. Ex the printer's archive.
1804 (Nov 27): Entire letter from Cartagena mentioning 'epidermia' (epidemic) and the Napoleonic War, mailed to Naples and slitted and toasted against Cholera outbreak. A fine and unusual entire.
Mazzarino, oval handstamp (Sassone 12 points) on cover to Girgenti, franked with 2 gr. light-blue, 3rd plate with good margins. Signed Alberto Diena Sassone = EUR 5'250.
1962: Illustrated envelope commemorating the annual jubilee of the 1st, Russian manned rocket launch at Baikonur, original signature in black ink by Juri Gagarin.
1850/99: Lot 49 covers incl. stampless items, some from the Rothschild-correspondence as well as several T.P.O.-cancellations, mainly in good condition, housed in a small box.
1493: Entire letter from Capodistria (Koper) to Venice, with some evidence of toasting for disinfection, couple of minor worm holes but rare and fine entire letter.
1860/80: Lot 28 cards and covers, mainly showing single frankings and partly addressed abroad to Italy, Malta, Switzerland, USA and others, in mixed condition.
1906: Sower Issue, Die Proof without background lines and Sun, printed in black without value, imperforate on card (53 x 71 mm.). Fine and very scarce.
1910/50(ca.): Lot 160 covers from Italian Colonies such as Libya, Somalia, and Eritrea incl. Airmail, Censorship, Fieldpost, picture postcards and temporary photographs.