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  • Lot# : 1344 USA

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    1857/61: 1 c. deep blue, Type V, 10 c. green, Type V in a horizontal pair and single 24 c. grey, all used on 1861 cover from East Dennis / MA to the Captain of the 'Ship Rowena' care of the American Consul in Melbourne, Australia the defective 1 c. tied by 'East Dennis' cds and by circular barred handstamps in black. 'Boston / Paid 24' datestamp in red at left (May 17) and 'London / Paid' transit cds (June 3) on obverse in red; reverse with 'Boston Am. Pkt. / Paid' cds and 'Melbourne' arrival cds (Aug 11). Cover imperfections and despite the fault to the 1 c., a charming and rare three colour franking to a very scarce destination.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1345 USA

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    1851/57: 3 c. very deep 'choclate' brown, a fine Essay inset on thin white lined paper, without the circular engraved 'engine turning' panels in the corners of the inner frame. Slight hinge thin at top but a remarkable and very attractive Proof (Brazer #56E-AF).
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1346 USA

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    1866: Lincoln 15 c. black, perf. 12, a fine unused example of excellent colour and impression. Cert. Brettl (2013) Michel 22x/Scott = $ 1'750.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1347 USA

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    1931: Red Cross 'The Greatest Mother' 2 c. black & red imperf photographic Proof without the horizontal shading, mounted on card with printed red cross on overleaf to be submitted for approval to the General Postmaster Feb. 19, 1931. Fine and scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1348 USA

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    1978 (Aug. 11): Hot air Balloon Double Eagle II, first succeeded transatlantic flight, illustrated envelope franked with US air 31 c. tied by "Presque Isle Maine Aug 11 1978" cds. carried on board, No.: 110 / 1000 to "Miserey France 17-8.1978", signed by the pilots Anderson, Abruzzo and Newman. Balloon landed in Miserey near Paris after a 137 hours 6 minutes flight.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1349 USA

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    2005 (Feb. 28): Steve Fossett Round the World flight in 67 hours in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, a single-engine jet aircraft, envelope franked with US air 37 c. tied by "SALINA KS 67401-9998 USPO FEB. 28 2005" cds. with adjacent private stamp of 37 c. showing the aircraft, numbered '10 of 12 covers'. Despite the cover is not flown, a very rare item of  the first solo, nonstop unrefueled circumnavigation of the world.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1350 USA

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    1875: Official stamps for the Post Office Department, 12 c. black with ovpt. 'SPECIMEN' in red, unused. Scott = $1'600
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1351 USA

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    1851/1976ca.: Lot hundreds used/unused stamps incl. early definitive issues, 1869 Grill definitives with 15 c. type I; in addition Confederate States, official stamps, parcel stamps, postage due and newspaper stamps.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1352 USA

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    1880/1990ca.: Lot hundreds used/unused stamps with cancellation interest and precancellations, in addition a group of 220 1900/23 covers from the USA to Switzerland and vice versa incl. advertisement covers, returned mail, rebuts, registration, and avis de reception as well as picture postcard Shanghai US postal agency 1910 to Costa Rica.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1353 USA

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    1851/2013: Collection unused / mint and used, sparsely filled in the early years with top values missing, later on with a wealth of souvenir and miniature sheets, booklets and other products by the new issues department, very high figure of valid postage, nicely arranged in seven large Schaubek albums and on additional album pages.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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