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Lot# : 938 Albania
1852 (Dec 5): Entire letter written from Antivari, Albania to Lyons, France endorsed 'Dalla Missione dell' Albania', struck with fine CATTARO / 16 DEC two line handstamp in black, thence via Karlstadt (Dec 22) with Valnes entry marking in red on front and Lyons arrival (Dec 29) on reverse. Charged '24' décimes due in manuscript. Scarce and very fine.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 939 Albania
1863: Italy 60 c. lilac used on cover from Venice to Scutari, Albania endorsed 'Via Trieste, Col Vapore Austriaco di Antivari' tied by numeral obliterator with 'Venezia' despatch cds (April 5) adjacent. Triest transit (April 6) on reverse and superb strike of thimble SCUTARI D'ALBANIE cds in blue (11/4) and Turkey 1869 1 pi. yellow tied by all arabic Scutari handstamp in blue (Coles & Waalker figs. 3 and 6) to meet the Postage Due. A charming and rare cover. Signed Sorani.Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : 550 CHFLot# : 940 Albania
Lot# : 941 Albania
1940c.: Children's Charity issue imperforate set showing burning house and parent with young child in the foreground, the superb mint set of seven values to 25 q., in olive-green, violet, orange, green, brown-red and blue; on gummed paper, unmounted og.Starting bid : 1,200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 942 Albania
Lot# : 943 Albania
1959/92: Enormous hoard of unused souvernir sheets, primarily unused, in multitude, incl. varieties such as 1962 Space Research 14 l. yellow & ochre imperf. and 1962 Deer imperf (45), a lot of topical content. Mi = € 41'000+ following the consignor.Starting bid : 2,000 CHFHammer price : 2,000 CHFLot# : 944 Albania
1855: Covers/cards (12) with 1855 entire from Sape (Vau i Dejës) to Lyon with ANTIVARI datestamp of Austrian P.O. with red 'Via Degli / Stati Sardi', and a few 1930's covers to Chocolat Tobler in Berne, 1951 cover to Indonesia taxed on arrival at 17½ sen etc.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 340 CHFLot# : 945 Albania
Catalogue# : 2/6Italian P.O.'s 1902/07: 'Albania' overprinted issue, ten different values for Albania & Epirus, with 18 stamps applied on pages from the Madagascar Post Office ledger book, together with two further pages from the ledger book with 'Durazzo /20 pa. 20' on 10 c. carmine postal stationery cards (3) and 'Albania / 20 Para 20' on Italy 20 c. claret postal stationery cards (5) all overlapping and both stamps and cards tied by circular receiving handstamp 'Postes et Telegraphes / Collection de Berne / Madagascar' in red. One page signed at base by the Director of Posts. Unique trio.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 260 CHF
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