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  • Lot# : 2734 Russia

    1831 (Oct. 9): Entire letter from Odessa to Trieste bearing fine small RUSSIE in black, sent via Ottoman Empire crossing the Austrian Empire border at Krakow disinfected by means of perforation, arriving 'Trieste 30 NOVEMBRE' receiving a second disinfection and closed again with wax seal K.K. COSTUMAZ ANSTALT TRIESTE. Only small part of Wax seal existing, rare disinfected letter from Russia. Ex coll. Ravasini.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2735 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 1
    1857: 10 kop. brown & blue, a used example in a deep shade with clear to large margins all round, used on 1858 cover from Libau to St. Petersburg tied by "239" rectangle of dots in black. Three line Libava datestamp at right in black (August 23). The cover adhered to stiffening card. Unrecorded in the Craveri census. An attractive and rare cover Mi = € 5'000.rnNote: For a further cover from this correspondence see the Guido Craveri Census, page 110.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 2736 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 15, 17, 18x, 20x
    1869 (29 September): 1865 30 k. rose-carmine and yellow-green, 10 k. brown and blue (2), together with 1866 1 k. and 5 k., making up a double weight 56 kopek tariff to France, tied by cds. "MOSCOW NIKOL. ZH. D. 29. SEPT. 1869" to a folded commercial entire to Lyon, red "AUS RUSSLAND" and blue transit cds., reverse transit via St Petersburg and arrival cds. "LYON 16 OCT". Very light aging, 5 k. small tear and one 10 k. with torned perf., otherwise fine and attractive four-color franking.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 2737 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 16, 17, 18x, 20x
    1869 (7 November): 1865 20 k. blue and orange, 30 k. rose-carmine and yellow-green together with 1866 1 k. and 5 k., making up a double-weight 56 kopek tariff to France, tied to a folded entire to Lyon by cds. "MOSCOW NIKOL. ZH. D. 7. NOV. 1869", repeated on reverse with St Petersburg transit and arrival cds., all appropriate transit markings on front, 1 k. rounded upper right corner, otherwise very fine four-color franking. A very scarce combination of the two highest values of the 1865 issue on wove paper, signed J.-F. Brun, ex Liphschutz.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 2738 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 18x, 19x, 20xa
    1873 (31 August) : 1 k. black and yellow (5), 3 k. black and green (8) and 5 k. black and lilac (4), tied by cds. "ODESSA 31 AUG. 1873" to a commercial folded entire to Marseilles, circular postmark "OPLACHENO" (paid), framed "AUS RUSSLAND FRANCO" applied at the Prussian border and blue entry cds. alongside, on reverse transit via Breslau and arrival. Three adhesives with perforations damaged at the bottom, otherwise very fine and colorfull. Exceptional 49 kopek franking, slightly overpaying by one kopek the double weight 24 kopek rate, an appealing and very scarce pre-UPU multiple franking.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 2739 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 18x, 19x, 20x, 21x
    1872 (September): 1 k.-10 k. tied by cds. "MOSCOW SEPT. 1872" to a commercial folded entire to Nice, blue entry mark "ALLEMAGNE ERQ. PARIS" and red "P.D." (paid until destination) alongside, reverse transit and arrival cds., very light vertical archival fold, one adhesive with usual short perf., otherwise fine four-color franking.rn 
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 2740 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 18x, 20xb
    1869 (21 September): 1 k. black and yellow (23) and 5 k. black and greyish-blue, tied by cds. "MOSCOW NIKOL. ZH. D. 21 SEPT. 1869" to a folded entire to Lyon, adjacent red railway transit mark "AUS RUSSLAND" and blue entry cds. "PRUSSE ERQUELINE" alongside, reverse transit and arrival cds., cover opened for display with an inside flap missing and some transportation traces, a few faults on some adhesives, incl. one 1 k. adhesive torned out. Very rare combination franking making up the 28 kopek tariff for France, with one of the largest recorded usage of any pre-UPU 1 kopek value on cover.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 2741 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 18x, 22x
    1874 (23 March): 20 k. blue and orange together with 1 k. black and orange (6), tied by cds. "MOSCOW MAR. 1873" to a commercial folded entire to Lyon, circular postmark "OPLACHEVO" (paid) applied twice and entry cds. "RUSSIE AMB. ERQUELINES 7 AVRIL 74" alongside, with transit and arrival cds. on reverse, some minor ink stains otherwise fine. Scarce combination paying a double weight letter at the 13 kopek rate introduced on 1 April 1874, this letter being a very early example.rnrnrn 
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 2742 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 19x
    1873 (13 March): 3 k. black and green (8), intense colors, tied by Travelling Post Office cds. "POCHTOVYI VAGON. N°21-22 13 MAR. 1873", with a repeated strike alongside, to a commercial folded entire to Marseille, boxed "FRANKIROVANO" (paid) and transit mark, arrival on reverse, one 3 k. minor corner wear mentioned for accuracy, very fine. A very scarce and attractive 3 k. multiple franking, making up an unusual 24 kopek tariff to France.rn 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 2743 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 19x, 20xb
    1869 (11 October): 5 k. black and greyish-blue (5) with 3 k. black and green, tied by three fair strikes of the oval dotted "SPB" from St Petersburg to a commercial folded entire to Paris, departure cds., red "P.D. and blue entry cds. alongside, some minor ink stain and the first adhesive on the left with a couple of usual short perf., otherwise fine. A scarce multiple franking of the greyish-blue shade paying a 28 kopek tariff to France, ex Liphschutz.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 2744 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 21x, 23y
    1874 (April): 1868 30 k. rose and green together with 1866 10 k. brown and blue, tied by Travelling Post office cds. "POCHTOVYI VAGON N°3-4 APR. 1874" to an envelope to Paris, circular postmark "OPLACHENO" (paid) and blue entry mark alongside, endorsed in blue "3" to indicate triple French rate (15 to 22,5 gr.), the envelope being a Russian double weight (15 to 30 gr.) correctly franked at 40 kopek, part of back flap is missing, otherwise very fine and attractive. Very scarce franking with this destination, especially with the highest value from the 1868 issue, signed J.-F. Brun, ex Liphschutz and Bianchi.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 2745 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 77Bx
    1917: 1 Ruble, sheet in the layout of 7x8 containing 6 ornamental fields with heavily misplaced print of the national emblem in the centre on 50 stamps. Unmounted mint, og.rn 
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2746 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 77DyU
    1917: 1 Ruble imperforated, with horizontal varnish lines in full sheet with layout of 7x8 containing 6 ornamental fields with heavily misplaced print of the underground on 50 stamps. Unmounted mint, og.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2747 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 112
    1916: 3 K, brownish red, sheet of 100 postage emergency money stamps. Variety: overprint transposed on obverce on position 91 Zverev = €350+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2748 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 16
    1899: 2k. green, four examples in two clearly distinct shades, on underfranked cover from Constantinople (Mar. 8),  to BOUDRY Switzerland, there taxed 5rp. and postage due stamp (minor fault) affixed. The flap is largely missing and there are slight traces of ageing on the cover. Nonetheless a rare item worthy of note.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2749 Russian Levant

    1904 (Oct 18): Postcard franked by 4 kop. carmine used from St. Petersburg to Dardanelles, Turkey struck with Russian P.O. in Constantinople transit cds and superb oval "R.O.P.i.T / DARDANELLES" arrival handstamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 137) in green. Rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 2750 Soviet Union

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    Catalogue# : 185&189 I ! 185B
    1922 (Aug 19): Philately for Children, first printing - the complete set of five values perf. 14¼ x 14¾, fresh and very fine unused, the rare 1 k. (1 r. + 4 r.) orange-yellow marginal at left, together with 1 k. (1 r. + 4 r.) orange-yellow, a marginal imperforate example, all unmounted og. Superb, the two rare 1 kopek values signed Mikulski Mi = € 2'200.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 2751 Soviet Union

    1925: '1st Anniversary of Lenin's death, Moscow Mausoleum', four proofs of the 7 Kop denomination, imperforated on cardboard in different colours, print of the 'stamp factory' on the back and Mikulski. One of the proofs has a little ink stroke on the upper right.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2752 Soviet Union

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    1934: 'Ivan Fedorov', 20 Kop. unused stamp unmounted og, signed and same stamp but used (with little ink offset on the back) with certificate Dieter Wassmann (1992). Mi = € 2000.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 2753 Soviet Union

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    Catalogue# : Bl. 3
    1937: 'Air Force Exibition', Souvenir Sheet, mounted, large part OG. Michel = € 350 for unmounted.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2754 Soviet Union

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    Catalogue# : XIX
    1958: VIII Mendeleev Congress, dark blue overprint on 1951 Butlerov (Mi 1582) adhesive, unissued and sought after, in unmounted og condition Mi = € 2'000.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 2755 Soviet Union

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    Catalogue# : XIX
    1958: VIII Mendeleev Congress, dark blue overprint on right marginal 1951 Butlerov (Mi 1582) adhesive, unissued and sought after, in unmounted og condition Mi = € 2'000.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 2756 Russia

    1858/1990ca. Accumulation in 8 huge stockbook with thousands of stamps, a few from tsarist Russia, than older Soviet Union used and unused containing some better sets, the more recent material is weather used or never hinged including some better minisheets. There are quite advanced part collections of the formerly tsarist countries Estonia and Latvia in another stockbook, together with some province and local issues, there is also a few Tanu Touva too.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 2757 Russia

    1860/2000ca: Huge collection in 13 preprinted Leuchtturm Albums, already quite advanced, with good stamps, sets and souvenir sheets, most often unused mounted, some unmounted and used. Main value 30s to 50s of the past century.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 2758 Russia

    1960/1995ca: Accumulation of USSR and few material of modern Russia in 10 albums/stockbooks, used and never hinged, large variety including souvenir sheets.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 2759 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 2540
    1961: 1 Ruble, print on metal foil, 'Rocket and Globe', 50 stamps never hinged, some stamps with typical natural creasing, all unmounted og. Mi = € 2500.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 2760 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 2541
    1961: 1 Ruble, print on metal foil, 'Rocket and Globe' with red surcharge, 50 stamps never hinged, some stamps with typical natural creasing, all unmounted og. Mi = € 2000.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 2761 Russia

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    Catalogue# : Bl 30
    1962: 25th Anniversary of First Soviet Polar Drifting Station, overprinted souvenir sheet per 90x, unmounted og. Mi = € 13'500.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 2762 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 31AI
    1962: 'Four Cosmonauts, sculpture', souvenir sheet perforated, per 100x. The souvenir sheets are in strips of 4, which results in 50 pairs. Pairs are quoted in Michel catalog. Mi = € 6000.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2763 Russia

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    Catalogue# : Bl 31B
    1962: 'Four Cosmonauts, sculpture', souvenir sheet imperforated, per 30x. Mi = € 750.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2764 Russia

    1866/1872 Imperial Frankings: Collection of 19 covers on albums leaves, covering the rates of January 1866 to foreign destinations, incl. France (17) and Switzerland (2), with many better items like a very scarce 1872 Printed Matter to France franked with 1 k. strip of four tied. by cds. "VINNITSY", 1869 envelope (minor toning and tear) to Paris with a 56 kopek four-color franking tied by oval dotted "SPB", 1870 folded entire with 5 k. black and greyish-blue shade (3), many transit and entry marks, some red cancellations, etc., condition varies, many fine to very fine. An excellent specialist group.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 2765 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 402 B - 405 B
    1930/1931: Zeppelin mail and Polar expedition. Three items. Letter to Friedrichshafen, return to the USSR. Envelope franked with a special stamp for 80 K. Polar voyages: letter and postcard. Delivery between Leningrad and icebreaker Malygin. Both franked with imperforate Zeppelin stamps. Sieger: 85B Brief, 102 Ab Brief, 102 Ba.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 2766 Russia

    1931/1980: 'Russian aviation, and Russian airmail', little collection with stamps used, unused and also including circulated covers documenting and commemorating the evolution of the Russian aviation. With first (unused unmounted and used) and second souvenir sheet (unmounted) 'drifting polar station'.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 2767 Soviet Union

    1927/1936: Tanu-Tuva, Group of 11 nicely franked envelopes, mostly to known addresses in USSR, Switzerland and the USA, only two without arrival cancel.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 2768 Armenia

    1920/23: Lot four covers and two postal stationery cards, adhesives and indicia with 'framed Z' overprints, including 1920 (March) registered Erivan to Tiflis with 60 kop. on 1 kop orange and three 1 rub, registration receipt attached, 1920 (April) registered cover Erivan to Tiflis with 1 rub. & pair 3.50 rub., signed Romeko & Mikulski, 1920 (June) registered cover Erivan to Tiflis with pair 10/7 kop. with 'unframed Z', 1923 (Sept.) registered cover from Erivan to Berkley, USA (one stamp detached), also 1920 stationery postcard 30/3 kop. Erivan to Tiflis with add. 20 kop. franking, and the same card in unused condition.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 2771 Spain

    1850/1970: Collection of early predominantly used, later unused material, beginning with three 1850 6cs. black and a good range of other pre 1870 issues. The later section includes three 10Pts Goya, civil war issues including many miniature sheets, censored letters from the civil war, and a good range of colonial and other overseas items. Varied lot. 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 2772 Spain

    1850/1980: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. better sets and single values. pairs. blocs of four, few souvenir sheets, Carlist stamps, officials and more, also some cards, covers, modern FDC's and business mail, all arranged in an old Schaubek album, in a large office file and packed in a box.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 2773 Spain

    1950/1992: Unmounted mint collection in 3 albums, in the main numbers almost complete (except for Mi 987, 1019-1020), post office fresh, also some duplicates, souvenir sheets and a small group of modern German DDR.

    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2775 Sweden

    1865: Three-color franking 24 + 50 + 5 Öre forming the 79 Öre rate, that was in vigour in 1865 for mail routed via Prussia, so fully prepaid from "STOCKHOLM 29/5 1865" to Genève. The stamps are of good colour, have intact perforation, the 24 Öre stamp ha a vertical tear at the uper right just at the rim of the design, framed "FRANCO", several tax marks, various transit cancels and arrival on the reverse. Facit (2015) = SKR 40000 .  To this two postcards from Norway with three-colour franking + 20 Ore SPITSBERGEN stamps to Basel 1904  and other postcard vom FIAERLAND to Italy 1914
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 2776 Sweden

    1855/1886: Impressive collection of classic Sweden in used condition, beginning with the complete Skilling Bco issue, with usual centering and quality challenges. Some with old expertisers marks. Later issues beginning with the 1856 local contain many fine copies and choice cancellations, with many different shades. Interesting and satisfying lot.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2777 Turkey

    1789 (Aug. 15): Entire letter with compl content sent from Galata to London endorsed 'via Marseilles' with two line cachet 'VOIE DE MER / PAR MARSEILLE' and 'P. PAYE' in black and London arrival mark Nov. 9th. Fine and early letter disinfected in Marseille.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2778 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 71
    Greece 1892: Turkey 1 pi. grey-blue, a single example used on reverse of 1894 cover to Stamboul, tied on despatch by circular all Arabic "DRAMA" handstamp in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 26) with "Mustapha Pacha Travelling P.O." bilingual cds alongside in black; the adhesive also tied on arrival by Stamboul cds in black. File fold away from adhesive, rare.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2779 Turkey

    Greece 1892: Turkey 20 pa. claret postal stationery card used to Genova, Italy cancelled by bilingual "Salonique" cds in black and the indicum cancelled by negative "POSTA SUBESI No. 3" of Salonika in violet (Coles & Walker fig. 32). Some surface scuffs but rare.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2780 Turkey

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    Kosovo 1892: Turkey 20 pa. claret postal stationery card used from Austrian Vice Consulate in Prizren to Sofia, Bulgaria cancelled by superb all arbic "PRIZREN" handstamp in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 114) with bilingual PRIZERIN cds of despatch (27 June 1897) and Sophia arrival cds in black. Exceptional and very rare. Signed Nakjri AIEP.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 2781 Turkey

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    Yugoslavia 1892: Turkey 20 pa. claret postal stationery card used to Lausanne, Switzerland endorsed "via Semlin & Uskub", cancelled by rare bilingual "KALKANIDE" cds in black (Aug 5) in black (Bayindir fig. 2 / Coles & Walker fig. 60). Lausanne arrival cds alongside. Rare. Cert. Nakri AIEP (1999).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 2782 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 160
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    Yugoslavia 1909: Turkey 10 pa. green in a block of four, used on reverse of small 1911 cover to Istanbul tied by bilingual "RESNE" cds in black (Coles & Walker fig. 123). Rare. Cert. Nakri AIEP (2001).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 2783 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : III
    Bell's Asia Minor Screw Steam Shipping Company 1868: Lithographed 1 pi. black on green glazed paper, a used example with complete margins on three sides, slightly touched at right and small fault at lower right, cancelled by part "BELL'S / ASIA MINOR / STEAMSHIP Co. / SMYRNA AGENCY" handstamp in blue. An adhesive of outstandingly fine appearance for this much rarer value with under 10 examples recorded in used condition Mi = € 7'500.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 2784 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : IV
    Bell's Asia Minor Screw Steam Shipping Company 1868: Lithographed 2 pi. black on green glazed paper on piece, a used example with close margins to slightly touched, small faults at top, left uncancelled. A fine example with over average apperance nevertheless rare Mi = € 5'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 2785 Turkey

    1865/1970: Small collection with some older material as Duloz iissues but mainly modern Turkish stamps from 1959 upwards, several hundred individuals used/unused joined by plenty of duplicats, good condition and housed in one album and one stockbook.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 2786 Turkey

    1863/1928: Collection of twenty-three entires and over fifty choice individual stamps of the DULOZ and odd later issues, selected for their postmark interest. The web will give an impression of this interesting lot.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 2787 Ukraine

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    Catalogue# : 67 A - 70 A
    1923: Famine relief. Four mint never hinged full sheets, complete set, without watermark.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 2788 Ukraine

    1992/2012: Large dealer stock of the recent decades, organized in 6 large folders, mostly sheets part sheets and blocks. A lot of thematic material contained. Inventory according to consignor Mi = € 35'121

    Complete inventory availabe on request.

    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 2789 Yugoslavia

    1919/52: Italy Trieste, Fiume and Istria collection of areas which have changed hands in the wake of two wars with focus on provisional issues with a multitude of interesting pieces such as overprint varieties icluding "RIJEKA" 27I, 32xI, 32xII and 33II each in unmounted mint horizontal pair with normal all with Opinion Dr. Berger VOB (1979). Triest A and B with good range including 1947 "AMG FTT" overprints.   
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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