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  • Lot# : 1750 Albania

    1859 (Jan 29): Entire letter to Lyon/France struck with rare Austrian P.O. "DURAZZO" datestamp of despatch in blue (Tchlinghirian fig. 473) with triangular "A/25" Convention marking in black applied in Vienna (Van Der Linden fig. 1G) with Triest (8/2) cds on reverse and charged 10 decimes due on receipt. A rare  entire.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1751 Albania

    1859 (July 17): Entire letter to Lyon/France struck with rare Austrian P.O. "ANTIVARI" datestamp (1/8) of despatch (Tchlinghirian fig. 467) with reverse showing two line dated "Feldkirch" transit (Aug 11) and red "AUTRICHE / BEAU FR 1 de BALE" entry marking in red (Aug 13) and charged 8 decimes due on receipt. A rare entire.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1752 Albania

    1860 (Jan 7): Entire letter at double rate to Lyon/France struck with rare Austrian P.O. "ANTIVARI" datestamp of despatch (Tchlinghirian fig. 467) with reverse showing Triest  transit Jan 13) and red "A" (Autriche) in red and "Autriche / Culoz" entry mark (Jan 16) in red alongside. Charged 20 decimes due on receipt. A rare entire.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1753 Albania

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    Catalogue# : U2b+6x8+8K
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    1913: 1 pi. black Official circular overprinted envelope used with June 1913 Eagle surcharged 20 pa. rose red and 2 pi. blackish-blue vertical tête-bêche pair with overprints in black, all tied by "Shkoder" datestamps (15/8). A rare cover. Cert. Peters (2011).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1754 Albania

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    Catalogue# : 11a/11g
    1914: Unissued Wilhelm set of seven values on printer's card, with complete set perf. 13 x 12½, also the rare 2 fr. value, imperforate (see Mi footnote, Mi = € 500). Rare and most unusual.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1755 Albania

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    Catalogue# : Proofs IIa/IIg
    1914: Unissued Wilhelm Proofs, a vignette only Proof in blue for the head-plate, another in black for head-plate only and a completed Proof for the 50 q. value in black. A rare trio with archival enumerator numbers at top.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1756 Albania

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    Catalogue# : Proofs IIc/IIg
    1914: Unissued Wilhelm Proofs, the 10 q., 20 q., 25 q., 50 q. and 1 fr. all being lithographed black Proofs of each value on thick glossy paper. A rare and fine selection with archival enumerator numbers at top.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1757 Albania

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    Catalogue# : Proofs
    1914: Unissued Wilhelm Proofs, the never released 2 fr., 3 fr. and 5 fr. values, all being lithographed black Proofs of each value on thick glossy paper. Extremely rare and most probably unique group with archival enumerator numbers at top.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1758 Albania

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    Catalogue# : Proofs IIb
    1914: Proofs in miniature sheet format for the proposed and unissued set, all being 5 q. value, printed in green (as released), blue and in red, perforated 12½ all round. Extraordinary and very rare trio.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1759 Albania

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    Catalogue# : Proofs IIe
    1914: Proofs in miniature sheet format for the proposed and unissued set, all being 25 q. value, printed in blue (as released), violet-blue, blackish-green and orange-brown. A remarkable and rare group.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1760 Albania

    Catalogue# : 35-40
    1914: Surcharged souvenir-set to celebrate the arrival of Prince Wilhelm zu Wied on March 7, values 2 Q - 1 Fr. as full set on philatelic cover, in addition two unused postal-stationery items bearing the same overprint Mi = € 500.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1761 Albania

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    Catalogue# : 63
    1919: Provisional 25 q. on 32 h. violet, surcharged in Durres, single example on 1920 cover to Vienna tied by "Tirane" cds (4/8) in black, with Italian "Poste Militare / 50" transit at lower left (13/8) and reverse with Durres transit cds. Slight file fold well away from the adhesive, a scarce commercial usage of this issue on letter.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1762 Albania

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    Catalogue# : Proofs 83/89
    1922: Pictorial issue, the set of seven values on printer's card, in issued colours but with all values perforated 12½. Rare and unrecorded item.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1763 Albania

    1928: Surcharged set of eight values mint, September 1928 set of 11 values mint, October 1929 set of 8 values mint (only 5'000 sets printed); "Tirana-Rome" Airmail set of seven mint (just 4'950 sets overprinted) and 1934 overprinted set to 2 fr. mint. All are pristine, unmounted og. and very scarce thus (Mi 171/178+188/198+202/209+235/250) Mi = € 740.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1764 Albania

    1940: Express set of two values, 1945 Democratic overprint set of nine mint, 1945 surcharge with star set of seven mint, Red Cross set of four mint, 1946 Red Cross set of six mint, January and July 1946 surcharged sets mint and scarce 1940 Postage Due set if five mint. All are unmounted og. A scarce selection (Mi 320/321+359/378+385/390+396/407+T35/T39) Mi = € 675+.
    Starting bid : 260 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1765 Albania

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    Catalogue# : Proofs
    1940c.: Unissued imperforate Proof set for proposed Children's charity issue showing burning house and parent with young child in the foreground, marginal set of seven values in green, brown, red, blue, olive, violet and orange on gummed paper. Extremely rare.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1766 Albania

    Catalogue# : 408/429+433/458
    1946: Balkan Games set of seven mint, Kemal Stafa set and miniature sheet, 1947 Railway set of eight mint, thereafter near complete until July 1948 issues; full unmounted og. Mi = € 650+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1767 Albania

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    Catalogue# : Proofs
    1952: Unissued imperforate set of eight values commemorating Roosevelt & Churchill, four values with date and four without,  all marginal from left of sheet, fresh and fine, unmounted og.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1768 Albania

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    Catalogue# : 521/522
    1952: Provisional overprints "0.50" and bars on 5 lek green and "2.50" and bars on 10 lek blue, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce thus.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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