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  • Lot# : 6101 Norway

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    Catalogue# : 24+27
    1881: Entire letters (2) both from Bergen to Portugal, one endorsed 'Circular' and prepaid with 1877 Posthorn 5 öre blue, the other at single ½ ounce rate franked by 1877 20 öre brown, each tied by fine strikes of BUREAU DE MER / DE NORWEGE datestamps in black. The 5 öre with some aging but the 20 öre cover superb - strangely also a Printed Circular but probably bore an enclosure. A scarce pair.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 6102 Norway

    Mail via Hull 1838/1914: The collection on leaves with pre-stamp entire letters to Dunfermline (3), all with oval framed ALTONA / SCHIFFS - BRIEF handstamps in black, with framed HULL / SHIP LETTER in blue and in red and unframed strike in blue, 1869 cover to Leeds with 1867 single 1 sk. 1 black and 8 sk. 8 rose carmine horizontal pair with circular HULL / SHIP-LETTER cds adjacent to octagonal 'PD' in red, 1877 cover with manuscript cancelled 10 ö. pair, 1901 Paquebot cover with 10 ö. pair tied 'Hull' datestamps, 1856 Oscar 2, 3 and 4 sk. all cancelled '383' numeral off cover etc. A fine collection (24 items).
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 6103 Norway

    1889/1914: Mail to Great Britain - a small range with 1889 5 ö. green up-rated stationery card with additional 5 ö. adhesive cancelled 'Balestrand' cds with fine NEWCASTLE ON TYNE / SHIP LETTER in black, 1901 postcard with 5 ö. green tied by 'Tyne Dock B.O. / South Shields' cds with SHIP LETTER / TYNE DOCK / SOUTH SHIELDS in black at left, 1914 censored cover with 20 ö. blue tied by ABERDEEN cds (Sept 14, early Censorship), together with off cover usages in London and Southampton (16 items).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 6104 Norway

    Ship Mail to Overseas 1871/1940c.: Collection with Bergen / Newcastle route with covers and pieces cancelled 'Burea de Mer de Norwege / Bergen - Newcastle' cds's (one with additional 'Paquebot' handstamp, 1871 stampless cover with fine ARENADAL - FR. HAVN cds on incoming cover from Königsberg to Bergen, 1887 5 ö. card to Hamburg cancelled 'Bureau de Mer / Norwege' cds and a cover franked at 20 ö. with same cds, small group of registered covers to Germany at 30 ö. or 40 ö. rates with Kritianssand - Frederikshavn' cds's, 1898 cover with 20 ö. tied 'Schiffsbrief / Paquebot / über HAMBURG' in black, late usages of numeral handstamps on and off cover, Parcel cards etc. A beautifully written up collection in generally fine quality (67 items).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 6105 Norway

    Literature: "Handbok over Norske Filatelistika", three volumes (1963/69) all hardbound in red with an additional copy of Volume 1, "Norske Portotakster" by Leiv. A. Brecke (2 volumes, softbound, 1977),"Schiffspost im Nordsee und Ostseeraum" by Berlin Philatelic Society (published by Grobe, March 1981); also Moldenhauer catalogues for sales between numbers 62-71 incl. the Pieter Ahl, Bernt Fossum, S. A. Hansen, Ragnar Johannessen, Johnny Pedersen collections, and 'Konsortium' sales 1 and 2.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 6106 Norway

    Literature: 'Norwegen Spezialauktion' held by Schwenn (Sept 1967), with prices realised, some splitting; also 'Stampless Mail to and from Scandinavia to 1868' by Hughmark & Halpern, pub. by Rosetta Stone (1999).
    Starting bid : 50 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF
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