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  • Lot# : 259 Albania

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    Catalogue# : 6x var
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    1913 (June 16): Turkey 20 pa. dull rose on ordinary wove paper, an unused horizontal pair surcharged with "Double headed Eagle" in carmine in tête-bêche format, cancelled to order with black cds, part og. remaining. An extremely scarce pair. Signed Richter, Stolow Mi = € 700+.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 260 Albania

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    Catalogue# : 10 var
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    1913 (June 16): Turkey 5 pi. deep lilac, an unused example of fine centering and colour, surcharged with "Double headed Eagle" in black, variety "Inverted", fresh and fine, large part og. Rare. Certificate Dr. Peters AIEP (2022).
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 500.00 CHF

    Lot# : 261 Albania

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    1913/1985: Collection with a good range of better material beginning with 1913 Skanderbeg fine used on large pieces, 1925 Zogu, unissued perf. and imperf. in blocks of four, 1927 Airmails to 3Fr, Italian occupations and later a good range of pictorial issues. There are also eighteen letters and postcards, much of it Italian fieldpost. Fine collection.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 262 Albania

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    1914/17: Lot two adhesives and five covers, incl. Korça 1917 Double Eagle 25 cts. blue & black used on 1917 cover to USA tied by "KORYTSA / ALBANIE" cds (March 27); Korça 1914 two philatelic Envelopes, one showing square Double headed Eagle 10 pa. red on black and 25 pa. red on black each struck directly onto buff envelope and cancelled by "KORCË" cds's (April 16) with Elbasan cds of receipt on reverse (April 19), opinion Holcombe, second cover with Double headed Eagle 10 pa. red variety "Inverted" on violet and 25 pa. red on violet each struck directly onto cream envelope and cancelled by "KORCË" cds's (March 19) in black with Tirane arrival in blue (March 27) reverse with scarce "STAROVË" and Elbasan transits in black, signed Droese, also two questionable examples in a bright shade off cover with Holcombe letter of opinion; 1914 Stampless cover to Valona with "TEPELENË / SHQIPENIË" despatch cds in blue (May 30) applied over circular "NDEN PRETORIË E TEPELENES" Double headed Eagle cachet in blue (Magistrate of Tepelene) surcharged "1 Grosh" in blue represents a First day Cover of the Tepelenë provisional cachet - in use for just a ten day period from May 30, 1914; and1914 Stampless Military cover to Constantinople with "TEPELENË / SHQIPENIË" despatch cds in blue (June 1) applied over circular "NDEN PRETORIË E TEPELENES" Double headed Eagle cachet in blue (Magistrate of Tepelene) surcharged "1 Grosh" in black. Galata and Constantinople machine cancel of arrival (June 14) on reverse, a cover of the utmost rarity, this handstamp was used from May 30 in Tepelene and thus this cover represents the first usage on mail sent overseas.
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 263 Albania

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    1849/1939: Lot 30 primarily unused stamps/proofs and ten covers incl. French Occupation, Korça 1920 Cover to Korce franked by France Sower 5 c. green, 10 c. red and 25 c. blue tied by two fine strikes of circular "TERRITOIRE DE POGRADEC / POSTE" cachets in red  with "KORYTSA / ALBANIE" cds; Italian Post Offices 1918 Cover to Bari franked by Italy 40 c. orange tied by "POSTE ITALIANE / DELVINO" cds with information strike adjacent (Oct. 29), Reseal Censor at side tied by "VERIFICATO / PER CENSURA / AGIROCASTRO" in black, a scarce Civilian usage just after the War; Ottoman Post Offices 1849/1911 six covers/cards with prestamp cover showing superb strike of Scutari negative seal handstamp in black, 1901 1 pi. stat. envelopes (2) with negative seal cancels in violet (one from LABOVAI-ZIR) with ERGUIRI datestamps (C&W fig. 16) in black, 1906 1 pi. stat. envelope with Peshkepi negative seal handstamp and 1911 20 pa. stationery card to London with ELBASSANE cds (C&W fig. 45). In addition 1913 Turkey 10 pi. vermilion, a used well centred example, surcharged with "Double headed Eagle" in black, tied to small piece by part cds in blue (Oct. 16, 1913); 1913 Turkey 20 pa. rose on two buff postal stationery cards, one overprinted with "Double headed Eagle" in brick-red, one overprinted with "Double headed Eagle" in black, variety "Inverted", both with circular "Postat e Qeverriës sĕ Përkohëshme / të Shqipëniës" Control handstamp in black adjacent; Exhibition page with the 1920 unissued Skanderbeg design without 'SHKODER' overprint, complete perf. set of six unused, together with an imperforated proof set in blocks of four, all marginal with some corner blocks, in fine mint never hinged condition. Also Albanian Occupation of Kosovo 1939 15 q. red, used on 1942 Prisoner of War printed stationery letter-sheet to M.-Stammlager XIIF tied by "PEJ" (Kosovo) cds in black and by framed "Kriegsgefangenen-Sendung" cachet in violet. 
    Starting bid : 1,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500.00 CHF
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