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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 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2735 Russia
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 CHFHammer price : 1,600 CHFLot# : 2736 Russia
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.rnrnStarting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 2737 Russia
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.rnrnStarting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 2738 Russia
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 CHFHammer price : 900 CHFLot# : 2739 Russia
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.rnStarting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 180 CHFLot# : 2740 Russia
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 CHFHammer price : 950 CHFLot# : 2741 Russia
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.rnrnrnStarting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 140 CHFLot# : 2742 Russia
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.rnStarting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 550 CHFLot# : 2743 Russia
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 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 2744 Russia
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 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 2745 Russia
Lot# : 2746 Russia
Lot# : 2747 Russia
Lot# : 2748 Russian Levant
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 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 2750 Soviet Union
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 CHFHammer price : 420 CHFLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2752 Soviet Union
Lot# : 2753 Soviet Union
Lot# : 2754 Soviet Union
Lot# : 2755 Soviet Union
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 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 2757 Russia
Lot# : 2758 Russia
Lot# : 2759 Russia
Lot# : 2760 Russia
Lot# : 2761 Russia
Lot# : 2762 Russia
Lot# : 2763 Russia
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 CHFHammer price : 2,600 CHFLot# : 2765 Russia
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.rnStarting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 250 CHFLot# : 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'.rnrnStarting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 2767 Soviet Union
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 CHFHammer price : 550 CHFLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : 700 CHFLot# : 2773 Spain
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 1914Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 650 CHFLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2778 Turkey
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 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2780 Turkey
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 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 2781 Turkey
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 CHFHammer price : 360 CHFLot# : 2782 Turkey
Lot# : 2783 Turkey
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 CHFHammer price : 1,600 CHFLot# : 2784 Turkey
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 CHFHammer price : 1,700 CHFLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : 180 CHFLot# : 2786 Turkey
Lot# : 2787 Ukraine
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 CHFHammer price : 1,500 CHFLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : not sold
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