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Lot# : 1499 Collections/lots Europe
1850/1920ca.: Old style Collection on about 180 pages of various European countries from the first issue on, of which the most remarkable are Austria, Belgium (with 5 Francs Leopold II from 1869), Finland, Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Serbia, Sweden an Spain. The most very early issues stuck on the pages, the condition is mixed, however, the material is untouched an interesting.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 1,600 CHFLot# : 1500 Collections/lots Europe
Lot# : 1501 Collections/lots Europe
1940/60: Lot 190 cards and covers from Switzerland, France, Germany and few others, partly showing better frankings, special cancellations, airmails and modern FDC's, arranged in thre albums, in addition two mint sheet files containing full sheets small values DDR, Russia and some others, good to mixed conditon, served in a box.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 380 CHFLot# : 1502 Collections/lots Europe
1869/1960: Estate lot of Albums and covers with a good proportion of censor mail, including French censors mail attesting to forwarding without inspection, some fifty items from the belgium Government in Exile during WWI, consisting mainly of newspaper wrappers and fronts thereof. Moreover a small number of letters from overseas.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 250 CHFLot# : 1503 Collections/lots Europe
1860/1921c.: Covers/cards/postal stationery (20), the fine Levant selection with stampless covers to and from Constantinople, 1871 entire with Turkey 1 pi. yellow tied by hexagonal "Rodosto 81" handstamp in black to Galata, 1887 5 s. stat. card cancelled FILIPOPEL cds, 1896 cover bearing eighteen stamps ex Austrian P.O. in Constantinople, 1902 card from Austrian P.O. in ADRIANOPEL to Sofia, 1906 registered Parcel Card ex German P.O. in Smyrna to St. Gallen via CONSTANTA (Romania), 1907 Italian P.O. in Janina, Alabania cover to Tunis, 1913 cover from Tripoli d'Afrique 1913 registered cover from the French PO in Constantinople to Noumea, New Caledonia; 1921 cover from Italian Field P.O. in Constantinople etc., generally fine, a good group.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 1504 Collections/lots Europe
1870/1960ca.: Lot of about 230 various covers and cards from Scandinavia, majority commercial mail, most often to Switzerland including an archive about 70 stationery postcards Sweden to 'Locle', Norway, Denmark (of which 60 items of unused stationery).Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 1505 Collections/lots Europe
1939/45 Searching missing persons and prisoners de Guerre during and after WW 2, Lot 78 documents from and to to "Mission catholique" in Fribourg asking for details regarding place of residence or state of heath of various individuals arrrested in prisoner camps in Europe or in the USA, partly censored by the German Wehrmacht who whether let the inquiry pass or returned it with marks as "Retour", "Unbekannt", "Abgereist", "Verstorben", "Inadmis" and others, some of the items also passed through the help ot the State of Vatican, included are also six cards de "L'Association Catholique Internationale des Oeuvres de Protection de la Jeune Fille" used in the same matter, a very interesteing selection for the historian investigating in this field, arranged in an album.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 1506 Collections/lots Europe
Lot# : 1507 Collections/lots Asia
Lot# : 1508 South America
Lot# : 1509 Collections/Lots Middle East
1918/1970c.: Collection with reasonable Iraq unused and used incl. 1918 calues to 5 r., 1919 Mosul, good ranges to 1935, Libya definitive set of fifteen to £ 1 unused, collection of Iran on leaves from 1879, some Saudi Arabia dn Syria incl. Miniature Sheets etc.,Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 380 CHFLot# : 1510 Collections/lots Asia
Lot# : 1511 Collections/lots Asia
Lot# : 1512 Collections/lots Asia
1898/1997 (ca.): mostly used and partly unused collection in 6 albums, covering China, Brunei, Labuan, India, Sarawak, Persia, Ceylon etc., incl. some Chinese Coiling Dragons and Junk issues, PCR with some reprints, duplicates, also multiples and souvenir sheets, condition varies from poor to very fine.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1513 Collections/lots Oversea countries
1850-2000: Accumulation of 20 stock books containing plentiful material from American, African, Asian and Australia countries in large variety, now and then some better issues e.g. von Iran and Japan, unused from USA etc. Interesting topics with the modern and a trove for cancels and watermarks with the older, in addition Yearbooks from Singapore 1991 and 1992 and a Yearbook China 1991.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 1,200 CHFLot# : 1514 Collections/lots Asia
1900/1990ca.: Convolute of various collections from asiatic countries, included are e.g. a part collection of North Vietnam containig some earlier better sets, South Vietnam with 50 sets prince 'Bao Long' unused in part sheets, a collection of Laos stamps unused on album pages 1951/76, various material on stock cards, some North Korea etc.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 420 CHFLot# : 1515 Collections/lots Asia
1882/2005 (ca.): unmounted mint, unused and used collection in 7 albums, covering China, incl. PCR with some reprints and souvenir sheets, Macau, Hong Kong, also some modern Singapore with booklets, some duplicates and multiples as well as a few covers, overall condition fine to very fine.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 1516 Collections/lots Asia
1937/65: Gulf States, collection in stockbook including Abu Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar and Aden with several substates of Aden, Sarjah, Umm al Qiwain etc., mostly unused material of which the largest part unmounted, a few lightly hinged and some also used, several sets are contained twice or even 3 times. According to the owner only complete sets counted, catalog value SG = £ 6437.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 750 CHFLot# : 1517 Collections/lots Asia
1882/1992 (ca.): Large collection of Oceanien countries neatly housed in 8 albums, mostly unmounted mint and unused, some used as well, large representation from British Solomon to Wallis and Futuna, with Pitcairn, Cocos Islands, German Caroline and Marshall, Nauru, New Caledonia, Samoa, etc., very few duplicates, overall quality very fine and fresh, an extensive group of that area Mi = € 12´000 according to the consignor.Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : 950 CHFLot# : 1518 Collections/lots Asia
1992/2013. Tajikistan, dealer stock in 5 large folders plus one box containing thousands of stamps in full sets, souvenir sheets and minisheets, with mostly very attractive topical issues, including themes as fishs, birds, minerals, folklore etc. Owners catalog value Mi = € 36'140Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1519 Collections/lots Asia
Lot# : 1520 Collections/lots Asia
1884/2001 (ca.): Large unmounted mint, unused and used collection neatly housed in 8 albums, good representation from China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Formosa/Taiwan and Macao, better items like China souvenir sheets unmounted mint (SG MS2922/MS3002/MS3158), some duplicates and a few covers, some occasional faults in the early issues otherwise fine to very fine, an extensive group of that area Mi = € 10´000 according to the consignor.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 2,000 CHFLot# : 1521 Collections/lots Asia
Lot# : 1522 Collections/lots Asia
1992/2015: Kazakhstan, Huge stock housed in four big folders with thousands of adhesives unused, mostly topical issues with interesting and popular themes in complete sets, souvenir sheets and minisheets in various quantitites, the topics are frequently animals, sports, space etc. A fine lot with the enormous catalogue value of Mi = € 36'313 following the consignor, inventory enclosed.Starting bid : 1,200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1523 Collections/lots Asia
1992/2016: Uzbekistan, Huge stock housed in 5 big folders with thousands of adhesives unused, mostly topical issues with interesting and popular themes in complete sets, souvenir sheets and minisheets in various quantitites, the topics a frequently animals, a fine lot with the enormous catalogue value of Mi = € 32'176 following the consignor, inventory enclosed.Starting bid : 1,200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1524 Collections/lots Asia
1991/2013: Kyrgyzstan, Huge stock housed in five big folders with thousands of adhesives unused, mostly topical issues (all complete) with interesting and popular themes in complete sets, souvenir sheets and minisheets in various quantities, many issues are present in perforated and imperforated variant, the topics are frequently animals, sports (soccer), space etc., there is an issue 'gold stamps'. A fine lot with the enormous catalogue value of Mi = € 39'735 following the consignor, inventory enclosed.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1525 Collections/lots Asia
1890/1970: Lot 34 items, CHINA/HONGKONG, mostly picture postcards including a multiple postcard (to unfold) made of four parts, viewing the panorama of Tsingtau with 10 Cents stamp to Switzerland (13 items); JAPAN with cover endorsed 'XVe Conférence Internationale de la Croix-Rouge' 1936, censored cover to Red Cross 1943, cover from Swiss observer NNSC (Korea) 1957 via Tokyo, 2 picture postcards Russian-Japanese war etc. (21 items).
Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 1526 Collections/lots Asia
1900/80ca: Varied accumulation with a large batch of over 150 Japanese picture postcards (unciculated with and without stamps), circulated covers and cards from Vietnam, Korea, Thailand, North Borneo, Singapore etc, often commercial mail, a few FDCs.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 360 CHFLot# : 1527 Collections/lots Africa
1890/1963: Interesting lot 100+ items, most often picture postcards former French North Africa, including folk types, ware scenes and regular mail including censor covers; also included a bunch of items from South Africa, here rather envelopes, for mail to abroad the destination is most often Switzerland.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 260 CHFLot# : 1528 Collections/lots Africa
Lot# : 1529 South America
1876/1950: Accumulation of over four hundred letters and covers mainly 1930s and later with predominantly airmail from all over South America, with many interesting items including a sample envelope from SANTOS to Rotterdam originally containing coffee. Attractive and varied.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 1530 Collections/lots Asia
1899/1965: Batch of approximately one hundred covers and entires from many Asian countries, including Siam, Dutch Indies, Singapore, Strait Settlements, North Borneo and the Phillipines among other with a number of attractive items including a registered letter using a 20c postal stationery envelope with additional franking from TJANDI to Naples, a postcard from 'BANDOENG' to Rotterdam with framed 'NED : INDIE VIA BRINDISI', a lettercard from 'Bangkok' to 'Saigon' and many other fine and unusual items.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 460 CHFLot# : 1531 Collections/lots worldwide
1850/1950: Lot several hundred mainly used stamps: from all over the world, mainly small values and duplicats, in addition some hundred postal stationary cards, picture postcards and ordinary mail, in verx mixed conditon and housed in three worn out albums and in a small box, the whole served in a Banana box.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 180 CHFLot# : 1532 Collections/lots worldwide
1850/2000: Convolute of 15 stockbooks of which 14 with stamps, containing beginner collections of Switzerland, Austria and many other countries, mostly Europe, but also a bit material from overseas. There is quite a lot of duplication of Germany, e.g. one stock book contains only "Notopfer Berlin" stamps. One stock book contains only covers. To this a presentation folder from China.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 1533 Collections/lots worldwide
Lot# : 1534 Collections/lots worldwide
Lot# : 1535 Collections/lots worldwide
Lot# : 1536 Collections/lots worldwide
1850/1960ca.: Remainder of dealers inventory, some approval booklets, of which Russia/USSR and Portugal are the best, an age old stock mostly duplication Austria in small envelopes (all 19th century), another accumulation of glassines including unsorted material from various countries, the best detected here is Italy, with some better values from the 50s of the past century, additional some show-pages with modern, mostly topical material for display, priced for retail in a former stamp shop.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 1537 Collections/lots worldwide
1850/1960ca.: Nachlassposten Schweiz/Ausland mit spärlich gefülltem Schaubekalbum Victoria-Ausgabe ca. 1900, 2 Schachteln mit Briefen,ca. 1850/1955 in die Schweiz gelaufen, spannende Verwendungen, Zensur usw.; dazu ein Ordner Schweiz lose Marken ab 1862, bis zu Mittelwerten, soweit sauber erhalten + Einsteckalbum Dubletten.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 1538 Collections/lots worldwide
1858/1941: Fine assembly of unused and covers, incl. Peru 1858 1 p. pale rose shade with large margins used with cds "Admon. Pral de Correos de Tacna 18 ENERO 58" to folded entire (Scott 8), a postal stationery from Chile, Costa Rica small group of the 1937 Airmail Exhibition issue, also a group of 75 picture postcards unused and used, incl. some ethnic cards with traditional costumes etc., a good lot.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 250 CHFLot# : 1539 Collections/lots worldwide
1911/1934: Remainders from a large consignment, consisting of two SPECIMEN items, one JAPAN 1913/1914 set with overprint MIHON, a Sowjet-Union 1921 100r yellow white paper with overprint O (Obrasetz/Specimen) and certificate Mandrowski, as well as an accumulation of 150 official documents from LWOW/LVIV/LEMBERG all with postage due stamps.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 360 CHFLot# : 1540 Collections/lots worldwide
1862/1992 (ca.): unmounted mint, unused and used collection in 5 albums and stockcards, strength in the thematic "airplanes on stamps", with modern Spain in four albums, Azerbaijan, Sudan, Algeria, etc., Mauritius incl. 1862 6d. slate block of four unused (SG 54), Egypt with some interpostal seals, also some covers and postcards incl. via airmail, overall condition fine to very fine, an interesting lot.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 950 CHFLot# : 1541 Collections/lots worldwide
1860/1970: Estate lot with a handful better items in very mixed condition including seven with APS certificates, those largely with defects. The main part of this lot consists of US with a great many plate blocks beginning in thhe 1930s. Furthermore significant numbers unused US stamps in predominantly low denominations. There are also a number of United Nations issues as well as a small amount of British Commonwealth. Countless hours of sorting fun await the purchaser.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 420 CHFLot# : 1542 Collections/lots worldwide
1950/2000: Important lot several thousand stamps used/unused or in mint condition, all depicting "Religious topics" for example Papal events, Holy persons, Churches, Christmas and Easter events and many more, the lot contains stamps from all over the world with single items, full sets, souvenir sheets, special editions etc., partly in heavy duplication, nicely arranged in total 26 stockbooks of various sizes and packed in two large boxes.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 1543 Collections/lots worldwide
1900/1990: Convolute of miscellaneous material, which would be a partly plundered thick Schaubekalbum 'Whole Word' (large youth edition 1939), a collection of USSR in a jumbo stock book, a bunch of sheets and part sheets Russia with about 300 x 300 Roubles 'Agriculture' from 1921 (Mi 159Iy), green on thin paper (CV €25/each), money stamps in two full sheets; collection Romanian occupation of Hungary on pages. collection Brazil/Bolivia/Chile in large stock-book etc., stock cards with material from various countries, Portugal set of caravel in imperforated pairs, partly stuck to support), Madeira, Dutch Indies on age old pages, a 'tourist' collection of Japan with all better forged etc.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 1544 Collections/lots worldwide
1940/60: Very important collection with appr. 6500 "Advetising labels for Matchboxes" mainly in full sets mounted by first hinge, countries represented among others are Belgium, CSSR, Germany, Poland, Russia and Japan, there is a wealth of various topics as Sports, Livestyle, Fashion, Aircraft, Automobiles, Indurstries, Architecuture and many many more, the collection also shows a broad variety of different graphic styles in those years, the collection belonged to a producer of matches in Switzerland (Fischer Fehraltorf) and has been kept as sample for the company, the whole nicely aranged in six albums and on album pages, a rare offer and careful inspection is recommended.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1545 Collections/lots worldwide
1880/1960: Lot several hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition, noteworthy among others better sets and values from Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Saargebiet, San Marino, Spain, Trieste, Vattican and Yugoslavia, furthermoe duplicats from various countries as well as a bunch of part sheets unused showing small values in quantities from Austria, Austrian Levant and German Reich, also represented a bunch of cards and covers from various countries, mainly coming from daily mail, the whole arranged in two small boxes and in nine albums and stockbooks, served in a box.Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : 1,300 CHFLot# : 1546 Collections/lots worldwide
1850/1950: Interesting group of unused, used and covers, with strength in the classic area, better items like Great Britain 1864 1 d. rose-red, plate 90, JC, tied by "493" Maidstone duplex to an 1866 printed telegram envelope to Canterburry (Gi 43), French Ballons Montés (2), France incl. modern in sheets or part sheets, Luxemburg with a selection of the early issues, some signed, Sicily and Sardinia, etc., mixed condition.Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : 900 CHFLot# : 1547 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations
1840/1920ca.: Collection on self designed pages of Great Britain and various British Colonies, with a focus on British North America and the Caribbean. Up to the middle values. Generally mixed condition, the older issues are mostly stuck to the pages. A lot for the patient, please inspect.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 2,200 CHFLot# : 1548 Collections/lots worldwide
1843/1920ca.: Old style collection on mostly Africa and America including many first issues as from Brazil, USA etc. Also with some few Asia, including attractive pages from Iran and Siam. The condition is mixed and older issues are most often stuck to the suport.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,900 CHFLot# : 1549 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations
1879/1976: British Empire selection in stockbook including Great Britain, with Jubilee issue with blocks of four unmounted og.; Official stamps, of which four used stamps with certificate Brandon; Aden 1937 set, Cyprus with SPECIMEN sets, 1917 Baghdad issue on Turkey (5 different) all with certs.; Newfoundland 1933 Balbo $ 4.50 on 75 c. unused (3); Gibraltar 1954 definitives unmounted; a group of Falkland Island stamps 1912 unused, Malaya, Nepal unmounted blocks of 4, a useful collection with much of interest Catalog value according consigner = £ 23'695.Starting bid : 3,500 CHFHammer price : 4,000 CHFLot# : 1550 Collections/lots worldwide
1876/1939: Small lot mostly old stationery from various countries, addressed to Switzerland or uncirculated and some covers. Nevertheless uprated postcards noted, one 1874 from Germany, one from Argentina 1888, both addressed to Zurich, a stationery postcard Singapore from 1894 also to Zürich. Two postcards 1899 from "SADONG" (Sarawak) to Singapore; lastly some revenue stamps and other duplication added as remainder.rnrnStarting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 500 CHFLot# : 1551 Collections/lots worldwide
1856/72ca. Lot letters from Great Britain and some stationery including a printed matter 1856 from the USA, to Augsburg Germany, the letters from England show different frankings and postal routes endorsed 'via France' or 'via Ostende' with various cancellations, there are some other destinations too, totally 35 items.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 340 CHFLot# : 1552 Collections/lots worldwide
Lot# : 1553 Collections/lots worldwide
1920/70: Lot several hundred cards, covers and postal stationery items from all over the world, the majority of the items addressed to the Red Cross in Geneva or at other destinations in Switzerland, mostly daily mail franked by small values, good to mixed condition and housed in a box.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 950 CHFLot# : 1554 Collections/lots worldwide
Lot# : 1555 Collections/lots worldwide
1923/40: Airpost, interesting lot of 26 covers or cards with Zeppelin covers, first flights and also regular mail, e.g. Switzerland SLH RF 28.11.f CHF 200 and Austrian flight franked with Liechtenstein LBK 30.1.aL = CHF 500; Argentinian and Brazilian Zeppelin stamps on cover, Greece, 3 balloon card, two of which Gordon Bennet 1935 with 'Atterissage Veschenskaïa s/Don', confirmation cancel once in red and once in blue.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 1556 Collections/lots worldwide
1825/1935: Accumulation of twenty small envelopes from different parts of the world with a beautiful Columbian Bisect, tied by oval RICHACHA, a Swiss straight line DORLIKON on Strubeli, a belgium 1851 Medaillon enveloppe to CALLOO with good margins tied by several strikes of the 14 bars "rural" cancellation and certificate BAETE, ann attractive ensemble.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 260 CHFLot# : 1557 Collections/lots worldwide
1861/1953: Accumulation of forty letters with some more interesting items, including a slightly worn Austrian Levant letter from Meteline to Sirus with a Greek 40L as double franking with certificate, six letters from Ireland and other European countries during the 1930s with Italian 'Postage Due' frankings, a letter from the Romanian foreign Ministry to Triest and other interesting pieces.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 340 CHFLot# : 1558 Collections/lots worldwide
1840/1962ca.: Lot of mostly covers, stationery, picture post cards and two fronts beginning in the 19th century, several letters from Great Britain to various countries of Europe, also material from various countries of the British Commonwealth as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Small cover Grenada 1901 to Birmingham boxed "Posted on Board" etc. There are also a few attractive philatelic covers. 100+ items.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 650 CHFLot# : 1559 Collections/lots worldwide
1850/1990ca.: Lot of several thousand covers be it commercial mail be it philatelic. Mail across the world with many interesting, for example airmail, censored envelopes, covers 'returned to the sender no service available', special delivery, registered, postal stationery. Covers to interned persons in WW2 etc. Most often the mail was addressed to Switzerland. The major interest from the 30s to the 50s of the past century; contained are also many FDCs, so also a trove for various topicals.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 480 CHFLot# : 1560 Collections/lots worldwide
1859/1950: Lot 70 covers, part covers and cards, mostly adressed to Zurich, noteworthy Old German States with Baden, Bavaria, Saxony, Thurn and Taxis, German Reich, GB, Dutch Indies and some more, mixed condition and arranged in one album, in addition a stockbook containigs duplicats and some souvenir sheets from Switzerland.Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : 2,000 CHFLot# : 1561 Collections/lots worldwide
1950/2000:Lot several hundred cards, covers, picture postcards, maxi cards etc. franked with stamps depicting religious topics of every kind as Popes, Churches, Christmas and Easter events and many more, containig FDC's, special editions, business mail, daily mail and more, countries represented are mostly of European origin, few from Africa, Asia and Latin America, good condiiton and arranged in seven small boxes and in 12 albums, the whole will be served in three Banana boxes.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1562 Collections/lots worldwide
1887/2011: large group of over 300 covers and cards in two albums, strength in the 1920 to 1940 period with a wide range of single, multiple and large frankings, cancellations, tariffs, incl. censored and airmail, German inflation post, good range of covers from Switzerland, also Chile, Colombia, Bolivia, Greece, etc., condition varies with some occasional faults, overall fine to very fine, an interesting specialist lot.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 500 CHFLot# : 1563 Collections/lots Europe
Lot# : 1564 Lots/Accumulations Thematic Philately
Lot# : 1565 Lots/Accumulations Thematic Philately
1968/2000ca. MUSHROOMS, ready-made twelve volume collection published by 'Sieger', exclusively never hinged material (except a few maximum-cards), only superb sets, souvenir sheets and mini-sheets, mostly from 80s to 90s of the past century, mostly African, Asian and Caribbean countries, from Europe especially Bulgaria, from South America particularly Guyana contained. Very high subscription price.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 1566 Lots/Accumulations Thematic Philately
1855/1980: Delightful thematics collection in four volumes dealing with Beer and Brewing, beginning with an application by a Schweinfurt Brewmaster looking for employment in a Draustadt brewery, as well as some official legal texts dealing with Beer and its taxation. A letter from MONROVIA to a beer exporter in Hamburg is dated 1888 with a German cachet AUS WESTAFRIKA, signed Bothe, two notifications from the German Club in Bangkok, advising members of the arrival of long awited beer deliveries. There are dozens of older postcards mainly German and Swiss as well as older covers from the Americas, frequently being attractive litho print envelopes. A fun lotStarting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 650 CHFLot# : 1567 Collections/lots Europe
Europe CEPT 1949/77: Used and unused Collection with 1951 Forerunner sets of Greece, Luxembourg and Saar, joint issues 1956/75 including the better sets and values of Luxembourg, San Marino 1961 miniature sheet and span. Andorra 1972, further NATO issues 1952/74, EFTA and Scandinavian joint issues 1956/77, CSCE (KSZE) 1972/77 with miniature sheets perf/imperf., unofficial issues of British islands (1967) and sympathy/follower issues 1948/77. Further various FDC's in four volumes with Greece 1951 and Luxembourg 1956 included.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1568 Collections/lots Europe
Lot# : 1569 Lots and Collections Picture Postcards Topics
1955/2000ca.: BIRDS, a twenty-four volume ready-made collection containing particularly never hinged sets souvenir sheets and mini-sheets 'Bird' topic, with a few maximumcards, special covers and FDCs. Superb stamp issues across the world, many sets ending up with high denominations, sets with various birds, sets with only birds of prey, only penguins, only owls or only parrots etc. - added three volumes 'Nature' in a similar making marketed by the same publisher (Sieger company). Very high subscription price!Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,300 CHFLot# : 1570 Lots/Accumulations Thematic Philately
1991/2012: Moldova, Huge stock housed in five big folders with thousands of adhesives unused, mostly topical issues with interesting and popular themes in complete sets, souvenir sheets and minisheets in various quantitites, the topics are frequently animals, sports (soccer), space etc. A fine lot with the enormous catalogue value of Mi = € 59'330 following the consignor, inventory enclosed.Starting bid : 2,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1571 Collections/lots worldwide
1869/1911: Interesting assembly with J.-B. Moens 1869 'Timbres de Moldavie et de Roumanie' 2nd édition, 1881 'Les Timbres du Wurtemberg (1847-1880)', Volumes I & II (only 150 printed), 1883 'Les Timbres des ÉTATS-UNIS D'AMÉRIQUE depuis leur origine jusqu'à nos jours' incl. 183 wood cuts in three volumes, all three titels published in Bruxelles, further 1911 Crawford Earl of / Bacon E. 1911 'Bibliotheca Lindesiana' Vol VII. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS / General, Special and Periodical forming the LITERATURE of PHILATELY. Some re-bound, in very fine condition.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 750 CHFLot# : 1572 Albania
1870: Cover from Italy to Scutari d'Albanie endorsed "Col vapore via Trieste" with Italy 1863 60 c. lilac tied by dotted lozenge '961' of Venezia, reverse with Triest transit in black. Paid to the border with Turkey 1868 1 pi. yellow (Michel 15) applied to pay internal charges neatly tied by circular "Scutari 81" handstamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 3). Side flaps missing but a scarce and attractive usage.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 340 CHFLot# : 1573 Albania
1872: Cover from Italy to Scutari d'Albanie endorsed "Via Trieste" with Italy 1863 60 c. lilac tied by dotted lozenge '961' of Venezia, reverse with Triest transit in black. Paid to the border with Turkey 1869 Postage Due 20 pa. pale brown and 1 pi. deep brown (Michel P11+P12) applied to pay internal charges neatly tied by circular "Scutari 81" handstamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 3). Displays well, a fine and scarce cover. Signed E. Diena.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 380 CHFLot# : 1574 Albania
1873: Entire letter from Italy to Scutari d'Albanie endorsed "Via Trieste, col vapore per Antivari" with Italy 1863 60 c. lilac tied by dotted lozenge '961' of Venezia, reverse with Triest transit in black. Paid to the border with Turkey 1868 20 pa. green diagonally bisected and 2 pi. orange-brown (Michel 14 var +16) applied to pay internal charges neatly tied by circular "Scutari 81" handstamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 3). Displays well, a fine and scarce entire. Signed E. Diena.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 1575 Albania
1913/1969: Small stock with a number of interesting letters and postcards, beginning with a 1917 letter from the Italian occupation in WWI and a good range of 9 cards and covers from WWII. Notable stamps include a good run of the 1918/1920 provisionals, the 1925 Achmed Zahgou unissed values in blocks and some later values, mostly in very fine condition.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 1576 Albania
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 : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,400 CHFLot# : 1577 Albania
German Occupation of Albania 1943: Stamps ofd Italian Occupation overprinted "14 / Shtator / 1943", the unused selection (21 items) with 2 q., 3 q., 15 q., 25 q. showing '1643' error, various values with '1944' or '1948' errors of surcharge, some fine positional multiples of the higher values well described on Dragan Udovicic cards etc. A generally fine group with many signed Krischke.
Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 440 CHFLot# : 1578 Albania
1913/25ca: Lot four unused/used examples and two pieces of the 1913 Double Eagle issue, 20 pa. rose unused (2), 1 pia. ultramarine used and on piece, 2 pia. black-blue unused and on piece, the 1 pia & 2 pia signed Rommerskirchen BPP, 1913 official seal adhesive on registered postcard Vlone to Munich, also 1913 Skanderberg set on cover as well as Skanderberg and Zogu stationery postcards.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 650 CHFLot# : 1578A Collections/lots Europe
1931/93: Collection predominantly unused, mounted to about 1955, the 1955 is contained twice mounted and unmounted, additionally there is a strip of 4 of the 500 Fr. airpost-stamp a few varieites or specialities are included. The scollection contains also all postage due stamps. Everything housed in stock-book. A second stock-book contains duplication and some issue for the Spanish post office. High catalogue value.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 440 CHFLot# : 1579 Belgium
1849: 10 c. greyish-brown, a used example with large even margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at top, neatly tied to tiny 1850 cover to Charleroi by "50" numeral obliterator in black with GOSSELIES despatch cds in red adjacent. Charleroi arrival in red on reverse. File fold at right not affecting the delightful appearance.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 1580 Belgium
Lot# : 1581 Belgium
1915: Unoccupied Belgium, Railway provisional issue, complete except: 10 c. red (A49 and B49) and 40c green (A53) mostly with full og., of good quality and competently signed. A total of 13 stamps with 4 certificates Baete and a certificate Balasse, including the top values 2 fr. violet and 5 fr. brownish-red Mi = € 12'000.Starting bid : 2,500 CHFHammer price : 3,200 CHFLot# : 1582 Belgium
1849/1990: Collection with some hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. a nice selection of early issues, full sets as Red Cross, King Albert I with helmet, airmails, blocs of four, souvenir sheets and souvenir folders at special accasions, postge dues, railway stamps, Telegraph stamps etc., neatly arranged in one Schauek album, in addition a office file containng cards, covers, postal stationery items, modern FDC's and business mail owner's cat. = Mi € 12'000+.Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 1583 Belgium
Lot# : 1584 Belgium
Lot# : 1585 Belgium
1924/1943: large group of over 150 covers and cards in one album, mostly from the Rich or Schnell correspondences and sent to Switzerland or Belgium, with a wide range of single, multiple and large frankings, cancellations, tariffs, incl. censored and insured mail, airmail, etc., condition varies with some occasional faults, overall fine to very fine, an interesting specialist lot.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 1586 Belgium Colonies
1886/1960: Predominantly used collection on preprinted album leaves with a great number of good and better stamps, beginning with a 1886 5 fr. violet with blue cds 'BANANA' signed E and A Diena, a 1892 5f. grey, diverse 10f. 'Riverboat' and many other rare stamps. There are also some varieties such as marginal stamps missing perforation on one side. The quality is tropical to fine, with later issues mostly very good.rnrnStarting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 1587 Bulgaria
1879 (July 29): Cover from Sofia to Prague, bearing first issue 1879 5 c. black & orange-yellow with 10 c. black & green (2), tied by Russian-type double circle datestamp "SOFIA / SREDETS" in black. Reverse with repeated strike of despatch datestamp as well as GIURGIU & BUCURESCI railway transit and PRAG arrival (July 14) cds's. Envelope slightly trimmed at left, but an early usage of the first issue going abroad, opinion Penev (2023).Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 5,500 CHFLot# : 1588 Bulgaria
1879 (July 15): Entire letter from Russe to Tirnovo, bearing first issue 1879 25 c. black & purple in a deep shade, tied by clear pre-Independence Russian P.O. Cyrillic only PYЩYK datestamp in blue, an information strike alongside, reverse with bilingual Russian - Bulgarian arrival cds of Tirnovo from the following day in blue. Minor toning, but a most appealing entire, in addition a very early use from the second month of the first issue, paying correctly the provisional internal letter rate, opinion Penev (2023).rnReference: Displayed and discussed in Sciaky - Bulgaria 1840 - 1908 on p. 31.rnProvenance: Collection Roberto Sciaky; Corinphila sale 156 (Oct 2008), lot 4903.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 1589 Bulgaria
1879 (May 27): Entire letter from Svishtov to Budapest, bearing first issue 1879 25 c. black & purple, tied by crisp bilingual SVISHTOV datestamp in green-blue, reverse with repeated strike of despatch cds as well as BUDAPEST arrival (June 1) cds in black. A fine and fresh entire of utmost attractiveness, opinion Penev (2023), cert. Eichele (2003).rnProvenance: Collection Franz See, Corinphila sale 62 (May 1979), lot 2067.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,800 CHFLot# : 1590 Bulgaria
1881 (April 24): Entire letter from Samokov via Sofia to Plovdiv in at that time Eastern Roumelia, bearing first issue 1879 25 c. black & purple, tied by bilingual SAMOKOV datestamp in black, an information strike and bilingual SOFIA transit datestamp, both in black alongside, reverse with SAMOKOV despatch and Russian-type "POSHTA PLOVDIV" arrival datestamp in blue (April 30). Some small imperfections, but a scarce first issue cover, the long journey can be explained by the fact that all mail to Eastern Roumelia had to pass Constantinople. Opinion Penev (2023).rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 156 (Oct 2008), lot 4904.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 800 CHFLot# : 1591 Bulgaria
1885 (Dec 1): Registered cover from Russe to Moscow, bearing first issue 1879 50 c. black & blue, tied by a crisp strike of very rare bilingual "РУСЧЮКЪ / ROUSTCHOUK" datestamp in blue, reverse with an add. information strike, two UNGENI transit cds's (border to Bessarabia) and Moscow arrival cds's (Dec 25). A very rare use of the Russian-type datestamp in Russe on scarce first issue cover. Opinion Penev (2023).rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 156 (Oct 2008), lot 4905.rnNote: Sent by the private doctor of the Russian Czar, Vladimir von Rambach to his wife in Moscow.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 1,800 CHFLot# : 1592 Bulgaria
1884 (Oct 28): Entire letter from the Ralli brothers in Varna to Constantinople, bearing third issue 1882/85 10 st. rose & 15 st. reddish violet, tied by bilingual VARNA datestamp in black, reverse with CONSTANTINOPEL arrival cds (Dec 11) of the Austrian P.O. Corner fault and acid ink imperfection at top right of letter, neverthelss an appealing item; opinion Penev (2023).Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 160 CHFLot# : 1593 Bulgaria
1886 (April 6): Registered cover from Russe to the Senf brothers in Leipzig, bearing 1885 50 st. on 1 fr. black & red from the second provisional issue, tied by bilingual ROUSTCHOUK datestamp in blue, reverse with an add. information strike and LEIPZIG - RIESA railway datestamp (April 21). An outstanding and rare cover, only 5'000 of the surcharged adhesive were issued, signed Mikulski; opinion Penev (2023).rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 156 (Oct 2008), lot 4919.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 1594 Bulgaria
1907: 20th Anniversary of Prince Ferdinand's Accession, all three values from 5 st. green to 25 st. blue, in the rare variety: imperforated, the largest known multiples with a block of 49 (7 x 7) and a strip of seven of the 5 stotinki, an irregular block of 51 and a block of four of the 10 stotinki as well as a block of 56 (7 x 8) for the 25 stotinki. Mi = € 26'730.Starting bid : 2,500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1595 Bulgaria
Lot# : 1596 Bulgaria
1901 (Dec 23): Unpaid cover within Russe, taxed with Ferdinand definitives 5 st. green & black and 10 st. red & black, overprinted 'T' in circle and used as provisional Postage due, a pair of both tied by RUSSE cds, a Tirnovo - Russe ambulant alongside, a provisional measure only from December 22-25, 1901. Signed Alexander Richter, opinion Penev (2023).Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 1597 Bulgaria
1884: Postage due, combination serpentine and linear perforation, lot incl. 25 st. mauve perf. 11½ : 5 in unused and used condition, also 25 st. perforated 11½ at top, the other three sides with serpentine 5, and very rare cover with due combination 25 st. mauve 11½ : 5 plus 5 st. orange, one of six covers known, signed Alexander Richter, opinion Penev (2023).Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 800 CHF