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  • Lot# : 4030 USA

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    Catalogue# : U18
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    United States of America. 1858c.: Nesbitt 10 c. green postal stationery envelope mailed from Sacramento/Calif. (Sept 4) to Geneva, Switzerland struck with large despatch cds in black and "20" (cents) manuscript prepaid in cash. New York Am. Pkt / 7 (cents) transit (Oct 3) in red and "Franco Preuss: / resp. Vereinsl:Ausg:Gr" (Van Der Linden fig. 1505) struck in red with Aachen datestamp (16/10) above. Reverse with Geneva arrival cds. some edge wear to envelope due to journey, a rare cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 4031 USA

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    1858: Cover from Findlay/Ohio to Switzerland franked by 1857 10 c. green (3), carried via New York (July 10) by Prussian Closed Mail, with framed  "Franco Preuss: / resp.Vereinsl:Ausg:Gr" (Van Der Linden fig. 1505) struck in red, Aachen datestamp below (24/7) in red and reverse with Basel and Glarus cds's (July 27). A fine and scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 4032 USA

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    1859 (Sept 14): Cover from Jacksonville/Oregon with fine cds of despatch marked "30 Paid" in black datestamp, mailed to Canton Aargau, Switzerland franked by 1857 10 c. green in a horizontal strip of three cancelled in manuscript and by red "N. York / 7 / Br. Pkt. / Paid" cds (Oct 18). "Franco Preuss: / resp.Vereinsl:Ausg:Gr" (Van Der Linden fig. 1505) struck in red, with Aachen transit and reverse with Basel cds (Nov 3). Stamps on top edge of cover but a very rare usage in the same year as Oregon became a US State.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 4033 USA

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    Catalogue# : 26
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    1861 (Jan 22): Cover to Glückstad, near Hamburg franked by 1857 3 c. brown-red, with 12 examples in a block of six and two horizontal strips of three, mailed with fine "Fort Davis / Texas" despatch cds in black and the adhesives cancelled by fancy circular handstamps-manuscript note "Postage Paid on the back of it" to denote the stamps on reverse. New York transit (Feb 9) in red and thence struck with "Franco / Preuss Resp.Vereins / Ausgangs Grenze" in red (Van Der Linden fig. 1504) and Aachen datestamp (22/2). Charged "4" (Danish skillings) due in crayon. A delightful and stunning cover, 1 cent overpaid, mailed just 10 days before Texan Independence. Cert. Jakubek (1982).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,800 CHF

    Lot# : 4071 USA

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    Catalogue# : 179TC
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    Taylor 5 c. Proofs inset in card with 5 c. in deep brown (49 x 55 mm), in dull grey-blue (50 x 54 mm) and in scarlet (50 x 54 mm), fresh and very fine trio.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 4072 USA

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    Catalogue# : 185P
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    Taylor 5 c. blue, Large and Small Die Proofs by American Banknote Co., fresh and fine, a delightful pair Scott = $ 675.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 4073 USA

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    Catalogue# : 179+185 Proofs
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    Taylor 5 c. Large Die Trial Colour Proofs in black, in orange-red and a hybrid Large Die Proof in black, together with a Die Proof of an engraving of General Zachary Taylor by A. Sealey from which the portrait was taken, issued colour Plate Proofs on card (Scott 185P2-ex Roosevelt book, 185P3, 185P) and superb Card Proof in black in an imprint "Continental Bank Note Co." block of 20 from base of sheet etc. A wonderful lot (24 items).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 4074 USA

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    Catalogue# : 183P+185P
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    Taylor 5 c. blue and Jackson 2 c. vermilion, Large Die Proofs in issued colours, 136 x 216 mm, fresh and fine Scott = $ 750.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 4075 USA

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    Catalogue# : 179TC4
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    Taylor 5 c. "Atlanta" Trial Colour Proofs on card paper, the set of five values prepared for the Cotton Show in 1881, in issued colour of blue, grey-black, scarlet, deep brown and deep green. A scarce and very fine set Scott = $ 2'200.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 4076 USA

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    Taylor 5 c. blue, American Banknote Co. Plate Proof on Card Paper, horizontal imprint strip of six from top of sheet (Plate 380), imprint strip of seven from base of sheet (Plate No. 380) and four singles and a block of four, "Atlanta" proofs of same issue printed for Post Office Display at Cotton Exhibition on card paper: 5 c. in vermilion, green, blue, brown and black with a block of four in black. A rare and delightful group.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 4077 USA

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    Catalogue# : 185P
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    Taylor 5 c. blue, American Banknote Co. Plate Proof on India Paper, a magnificent block of 12 from base of sheet with full imprint "American Banknote Company" and Plate Number "No. 325" at base, also a top marginal block of four with Plate "No. 325" at top, also a single example. Fresh and very fine Scott = $ 1'100+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 4078 USA

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    Catalogue# : 179c
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    Taylor 5 c. blue, mint example with grill. A fine and fresh example of this extremely rare stamp, centred to top, of good colour, full perforations, a few points break through from grill as always, large part og. Cert PF (1973) Scott = $ 4'500.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4079 USA

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    Catalogue# : 179 var
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    Taylor 5 c. blue, a fine unused example centred to lower right, clearly showing the "Cracked Plate" variety running from base of stamp next to "F" in "Five" through to the top of stamp via "U" of "U. S. Postage". Diagonal crease of no significance, of excellent colour and a great rarity in unused condition Scott = Unpriced mint.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 4080 USA

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    Catalogue# : 179
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    Taylor 5 c. blue, Continental Banknote Co. printing, a superb unused block of six from top of sheet with Plate Number "306" and imperforate vertically from half arrow at right, of excellent rich colour, a splendid and rare multiple Scott = $ 5'000+.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 4081 USA

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    Catalogue# : 185
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    Taylor 5 c. blue, American Banknote Co. printing, the superb unused block of six, of excellent centering and fresh vivid colour, minor re-inforcements on reverse, a rare and fine multiple Scott = $ 3'000+.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 4082 USA

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    Catalogue# : 185
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    Taylor 5 c. blue, the magnificent used block of fifteen, well centred and lightly cancelled in black, minor break within perfs in lower row at left, otherwise extremely fine and a rare multiple.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 4083 USA

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    Catalogue# : 185
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    Taylor 5 c. blue used on 1881 cover, file fold away from adhesive, used from New York to Laguna / Mexico; struck with rare oval "CORREOS DE MEXICO - VAPOR CIRT OF ALEXANDRIA" Steamship cachet in violet on front. Rare.
    Starting bid : 240 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 4084 USA

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    Catalogue# : 185
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    Taylor 5 c. blue, horizontal pair and a strip of three used on 1880 US Postal Service printed envelope from Washington DC (May 25) to Montevideo / Uruguay endorsed "via Brazil", with reverse showing Buenos Aires and Montevideo cds's. Charged with large circular "30" centimos due on arrival in black. Rare.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 4085 USA

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    Catalogue# : 179
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    Taylor 5 c. blue in a vertical pair, used on December 1878 cover with complete contents, addressed to 'Gaboon & Corisco Mission, Gaboon River, West Africa', pair cancelled in black at Lawrenceville/NJ on despatch. Docketing of receipt (March 12, 1879) on reverse of a fine cover to an extraordinary destination.
    Starting bid : 320 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 4086 USA

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    Catalogue# : 179
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    Taylor 5 c. blue used on 1876 covers to Paris, each re-addressed to Gibraltar with arrival cds applied on front, envelopes reduced slightly at left, otherwise fine covers to a most unusual destination.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 4087 USA

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    Catalogue# : 179
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    Taylor 5 c. blue, a fine example used on 1878 cover originally to Paris / France, forwarded with oval "Munroe & Co." cachet in black in Paris, with France Type Sage 25 c. blue applied (July 22) to Christiania / Norway (Aug 2) and again to Stockholm. A most unusual and scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 4088 USA

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    Catalogue# : 179+185
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    Taylor 5 c. blue, a fine example used on 1878 cover originally to Paris / France, forwarded with oval "Munroe & Co." cachet in black in Paris, with France Type Sage 25 c. blue applied (Sept 4) and re-addressed with label to Florence / Italy (signed Goebel); also Taylor 5 c. single frankings to Austria, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Japan and Syria.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 4089 USA

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    Catalogue# : 179
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    Taylor 5 c. blue, used on 1878 cover to Saxony from Logansport/Ind. (Nov 8), re-addressed on arrival with 1875 Germany 5 pf. violet pair tied by Leipzig cds's (Nov 26) to London. Reverse with scarce "New York / D / British Transit" in black. A delightful and attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 4090 USA

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    Catalogue# : 179
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    Taylor 5 c. blue, single example used on 1879 cover from Greencastle/PA to Leicester, UK with large handstamped "S" at left in blue and notation "Stopped Coin Letter" in manuscript, reverse with four line "Excluded from the Mail/As Containing Matter in/Contravention of Treaty/Regulation" and triangular "Dead Letter Office" marking (Sept 24, 1878). Notation on front "0.1c", presumably the coin enclosed. Rare and most appealing cover that would benefit by being opened for display.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4093 USA

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    Catalogue# : 179
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    Taylor 5 c. blue, three covers to Japan with single frankings: one with oval "Too Late" struck in red addressed to Tokyo; second cover an 1877 usage with "Yokohama / Paid All" in red; third cover to Kobe with "Yokohama / Japan" cds in black and reverse showing scarce "Hiogo / Japan" datestamp in black. Imperfections but a scarce trio. Note: The 5 c. rate to Japan was applicable by Convention from April 1, 1876; Japan was admitted to the UPU on June 1, 1877.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 4094 USA

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    Catalogue# : 178+179+185
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    Taylor 5 c. blue, horizontal pair on 1882 cover to Echuca, Victoria / Australia from New York, underpaid 2 cents and marked with three line "N.Y.P.O./ONE RATE/SHORT PAID" in black. Unusual cover to a scarce destination; also a fully paid 1876 cover to New South Wales franked by pair of 1875 5 c. blue and single 2 c. vermilion. Minor imperfections but a rare pair.  
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 4095 USA

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    Catalogue# : 179+185
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    Taylor 5 c. blue, triple frankings: Covers (4) bearing three examples for 15 cents rate, used to Cape of Good Hope; Germany; Japan and Natal. Generally fine, a scarce group.
    Starting bid : 240 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 4096 USA

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    Catalogue# : 185
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    Taylor 5 c. frankings, with single 1880 usage from New York via UK to Argentina; single usage mailed from "H.M.S.Alaska" serving off Chile and mailed back to the USA; 1881 cover from China with single 5 c. (PF cert.) and an in-going cover to China; 1880 registered cover, a few imperfections, mailed to Germany with four colour franking of 20 cents; 1885 15 c. rate cover to Netherlands and registered cover to Sweden at 15 c. rate. Generally fine, an interesting group.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 4097 USA

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    Catalogue# : 179+185
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    Taylor 5 c. single frankings (18) to Belgium, Bermuda (with contents), Foochow / China, Denmark, Egypt (with TPO on reverse), France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands (struck with violet "Closed Mail Via England"), South Australia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, UK (with oval "Packet Letter / Glasgow" transit). Condition generally fine to very fine, an exceptional group.
    Starting bid : 320 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 4098 USA

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    Catalogue# : 179+185
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    Taylor 5 c. frankings: Covers at 10 cents rate-with destinations including Brazil (via London), Cuba; France with two covers both cancelled "NY-Supplementary Paid", Germany with New York Foreign Mail cancel on 5 c. stationery envelope; India with "Sea Post Office" cds on reverse; Norway with blue "Closed Mail via England" handstamp, Switzerland; UK with New York Foreign Mail cancels; cover from U.S. Post Office in Shanghai back to USA etc. Condition varies but generally fine, a scarce collection.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 4099 USA

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    Catalogue# : 179+185
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    Taylor 5 c. blue, usages on up-rated covers (8): 1875 cover to France at scarce 9 cents rate with additional 2 c. brown (2); another 1878 cover to France with 5 c. and 10 c. brown; cover to Austria with 5 c. and additonal 3 c. green; registered cover to Germany with 5 c. pair and single 10 c. brown; cover to UK with 5 c., 2 c. vermilion and 3 c. green; cover to Graubunden/Switzerland with 5 c., 3 c. green and pair of 10 c. brown sent registered; cover to Cape of Good Hope with 5 c. and 10 c. brown and a similar franking to Argentina. Generally fine, a scarce lot.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 4100 USA

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    Catalogue# : 179+185
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    Taylor 5 c. blue on covers (20), with group with excellent array of New Orleans fancy cork cancellations to Mulhouse/Alsace, cover to Peru with 5 c., 2 c. vermilion and 10 c. brown, cover to "U.S.S. Gettysburg" care of R.F. Stevens in London with red cachet, covers (2) to Antioch in Syria with single frankings, further covers to Brazil, Denmark, Egypt, Cape of Good Hope and Norway; also a 10 cent rate cover to Madeira. Generally fine, a good lot.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 4119 USA

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    Catalogue# : UX6TCa.
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    United States of America. 1879: Liberty Head, the Trial Colour Proof collection of Postal Stationery Cards with "Universal Postal Union" at top, Essays of the 2 c. value printed in un-issued colours of green, rose-red (5 differing shades), in black (with pen crosses through design), dull blue and bright blue, brick-red (with mss. "Essay" in pen); dull purple and bright purple etc. Several with "Essay" in manuscript ink , a rare and very fine lot. Provenance: Collection Brazer.  
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 4120 USA

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    Catalogue# : UX6TCa
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    1879: Liberty Head, Postal Stationery Cards with "Universal Postal Union" at top, Essay of the 2 c. value in rose-red, further example in green and four cards as issued in blue; two with "Specimen" overprint in violet with handstamp in two differing sizes, another with "William B. Jones" overprint and "Sample-International Postal Card, Made in Holyoke, Mass. in 1881" and a fourth with two "Specimen" overprints in black. Rare group.
    Starting bid : 240 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 4248 USA

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    United States of America. International Prepaid Reply Coupons 1907: First Type coupon, slightly defective example cancelled by New York cds (Dec 13-1907) in the first year of issue, with second type with larger country lettering for 6 c., 9 c. and 11 c. (with red print on reverse), fresh and fine unused. Scarce group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 4264 USA

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    United States of America. Small autograph piece with signature of the `Father of the UPU`, the US Postmaster General Montgomery Blair together with a contemporary engraving of Abraham Lincoln`s Cabinet with picture of Blair. Rare and unusual.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4278 USA

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    Catalogue# : U294S/UY2S
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    Box as given to 125 Delegates at the Congress "One Set of Specimens of Stamped Envelopes of the United States of the Series in use June 1897" prepared by Jas. A. Gary, Postmaster General, with 38 different envelopes of the 1 c., 2 c. 4 c. or 5 c. denominations of envelopes in different sizes and coloured stock etc., including the Newspaper Wrapper and all four Postal Stationery Cards, fine and extremely rare, a marvellous item.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,500 CHF

    Lot# : 4279 USA

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    (May 24): The 1892 stationery envelopes (8), 1 c. deep blue, 2 c. violet and 5 c. pale brown, 148 x 92 mm, and same designs but size 131 x 117 mm, and 5 c. brown envelope size 224 x 98 mm, and 5 c. brrown envelope 224 x 114mm, all superb used with "Washington DC / Congrès Postal Universel / May 24" Flag cancellations. A scarce and fine matched set, this being the first slogan ever to appear on an American machine cancellation.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 4280 USA

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    Small group with postal stationery envelope (8) different sizes and values, unused;  P.O. Department envelope containing four stationery items, Invitation card for a Private View at the Corcoran Gallery (May 26) and the Delegates "Tour" handbook including Map for Tour (June 4-12) to Chicago and Niagara Falls and New York etc. A scarce group.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4281 USA

    Catalogue# : U294S/U317S
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    Postal Stationery 1 c. and 2 c. postal stationery envelopes optd "Universal Postal Congress", fresh mint examples (25) on album pages, nearly all different types or sizes. A scarce and generally fine group Scott = $ 2'500.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 4282 USA

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    Covers (5) with four being Delegate's printed envelopes, franked by various current adhesives, used locally (with content and Congress notepaper enclosed), to Texas (with card enclosed with strike of the machine cancellation), to France,  Italy, Switzerland all with adhesives tied by "Washington DC / Congrès Postal Universel" Flag cancellations. A fine group.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 4283 USA

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    Catalogue# : UY1S/UY2S
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    Grant 1 c. + 1 c. black and 2 c. + 2 c. blue reply paid postal stationery cards, a fine unused set of two, minor scuff on inside of each but rare Scott  = $ 1'500.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 4284 USA

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    Catalogue# : UX12S/UX13S
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    Grant 1 c. black and 2 c. blue reply paid postal stationery cards, a fine unused set of two, minor scuff on back of each but rare Scott  = $ 1'500.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 4285 USA

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    Catalogue# : 264S/PR125S
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    The Delegate's set of 14 values, all overprinted "UNIVERSAL / POSTAL / UNION" in blue, with both types of the $ 1 dark blue (Type II with PF. cert), Special Delivery 10 c. blue optd. in red; Postage Due set of seven optd. in blue and the Newspaper stamp issue complete from 1 c. to $ 100 violet, fresh and very fine mint set, some unmounted, some large part og. Extremely scarce, just 125 sets were overprinted for distribution to the Delegates at the Congress, together with the original envelope in which the stamps were given to Delegates Scott = $ 6'225.
    Starting bid : 1,800 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF

    Lot# : 4443 USA

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    Catalogue# : 2437b+C125b
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    XX Congresss, Washington DC 1989: Collection with many hundreds of items incl. USA with all cancellations available to public and delegates, plethora of issued stamps from USA and Space covers, varieties including blocks of four with values omitted (Scott 2437b = $ 300+ and C125b = $ 725), postal stationery, Niuafo'ou with black Proofs; Tonga sheet of 57 s. value with progressive Colours and overprinted "Specimen"; ephemera, Congress Handbook and Congress Medal etc.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 4564 USA

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    Catalogue# : C44P
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    United States of America. Die Proof in large format of the Airmail 25 c. red, inset on card paper, 203 x 152mm., reverse with "Engraver's stock Proof, Authorized By .." in violet and numbered 986628A in blue. Fresh and very fine. Extremely rare Scott = $ 5'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 4565 USA

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    Catalogue# : C42/C44
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    Collection on leaves with issued set, Plate Blocks from all settings, photographic Essays (3) including unadopted Montgomery Blair 15 c., Pony Express 15 c. and the final accepted design for the 25 c. value; issued set overprinted "Specimen" in black or red; further multiples, covers and cards.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 4642 USA

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    United States of America. 1892/1901: Christmas & New Year's Greetings card from the Postmaster & Staff to the Members of the Universal Postal Union: delightful colour cards from the New York P.O. for 1892, 1893, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1900 and 1901. Extremely scarce.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF
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