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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 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 939 Albania

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    Catalogue# : 15A
    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 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 940 Albania

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    1913 (June 16): 2 pi. blackish-blue, an unused example with variety "Overprint Inverted", fresh and fine, large part og. Rare. Signed Sorani. Cert. E. Diena Mi = € 500+.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    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 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 942 Albania

    1913/63: Collection hundreds used/unused stamps incl. 1913 Eagle ovpt on Turkish definitives, the unused examples of this issue up to 50 pia being of doubtful nature, later Skanderberg definitives, and Airmail incl. the 1952 issue.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    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 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 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 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 945 Albania

    Catalogue# : 2/6
    Italian 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 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF
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