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  • Lot# : 2692 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 4
    Giurgevo 1867: 10 s. blue, a single example used on 1868 cover to Vienna tied by very fine "GIURGEVO" circular datestamp (Oct 11) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 748). Reverse with Vienna (Oct 18) arrival datestamp. A scarce, fine and most attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 2693 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 2+3+4+5
    Giurgevo 1867: 3 s. green and 5 s. red, 10 s. blue (two differing shades) and 15 s. brown, all cancelled or tied to small piece by very fine strikes of "GIURGEVO" circular datestamps in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 748). A scarce and attractive group.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 2694 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : (19+22)
    Braila (Ibraila) 1868: Unpaid cover from Ibraila to Corfu, Ionian Islands, struck on despatch with "JBRAILA" circular datestamp (May 19) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 730). Manuscript "90" (lepta) in red crayon and overlapped 1862/67 10 l. orange on bluish and 80 l. carmine applied and tied by "Kerkyra" cds's (May 18j) in black. A very scarce usage. Signed Ferchenbauer.rn 
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 2695 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 3
    Braila (Ibraila) 1867: 5 s. red, a used example, horizontally creased, on 1868 Printed Matter entire letter to Vienna tied by "JBRAILA" cds (July 24) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 730). Reverse with Vienna arrival datestamp (July 28) in black. File fold detracts but a very rare overpayment of 1 soldi for the 4 soldi Printed Matter rate - the sole recorded such usage from any Romanian Office.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 2696 Austrian Levant

    Braila (Ibraila) 1868: Unpaid cover from Ibraila to Sistov, Bulgaria originally placed in Romanian Post Office with "BRAILA" cds in black (Oct 12), thence to Hungarian P.O. with "JBRAILA" circular datestamp (Oct 16) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 730). Reverse with two strikes of WIDDIN" thimble datestamps (fig. 896) in blue (Oct 19 and Oct 24), thence carried on the DDSG to "RUSTSCHUK" with cds (Oct 28) in black (fig. 876) and back to Sistov. Rated '15' soldi to pay upon receipt. Displays well, rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 2697 Austrian Levant

    Braila (Ibraila) 1867: Pieces (4) and a cover, with 2 s. yellow pair on piece, 5 s. red pair on piece, 10 s. blue single on piece and 15 s. brown pair on piece all cancelled by "JBRAILA" circular datestamps in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 730), together with an unpaid 1867 entire to Genova with "JBRAILA" despatch cds and charged '6' centesemi on arrival. Scarce group.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 2698 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 3+5
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    Ploesti 1867: 5 s. red and 15 s. brown, used examples on 1869 cover to Cento, Italy each tied by "PLOJESTIE" circular datestamps (March 29) in red (Tchilinghirian fig. 768). Obverse with "P.D." in black and reverse with Nagyszeben cds, Venezia cds (April 3) and Cento / Ferrara arrival (April 4). Rare and very fine - one of three recorded covers with the Plojestie cds in red. Cert. E. Diena (1983).rnrn 
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 2699 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 3+5
    Ploesti 1867: 5 s. red vertical pair on piece, 5 s. red horizontal pair and single 15 s. brown, used examples cancelled by complete strikes of "PLOJESTIE" circular datestamps in red (Tchilinghirian fig. 768). Scarce and fine group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 2700 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 3+5
    Ploesti 1867: 5 s. red, a used horizontal pair on small piece, superbly tied by "PLOJESTIE" circular datestampo (Oct 30) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 768) and a single 15 s. brown used on piece similarly cancelled (Sept 12) in black. Rare.rnProvenance: 15 soldi - collection Dr. Anton & Elisabeth Jerger, Corinphila sale 140, Zurich, 15-16 May 2004, lot 893.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 2701 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : (38)
    Ploesti 1867: Kreuzer Usage - 10 kr. blue, a used example on small piece, slight aging, superbly tied by "PLOJESTIE" circular datestamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 768). Rare on the Soldi issue, rarer still on a Kreuzer value. Signed Ferchenbauer.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. Anton & Elisabeth Jerger, Corinphila sale 140, Zurich, 15-16 May 2004, lot 894.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 2702 Austrian Levant

    Asia Minor 1903 (10. März): Ganzsachen-Postkarte 20 Pa. auf 20 H. rosa, geschrieben in Tarsus in die USA, der Wertstp. entw. mit kräftigem schwarzem Datumsstp. "MERSINA / *" (Tranmer Abb. 3). Zentraler senkr. Bug, Tranmer vermerkt "earliest recorded usage 1903".rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2703 Austrian Levant

    1904 (27. April): Levante 10 Pa. grün, bildseitig auf Ansichstskarte mit Motiv Aleppo, geschrieben in Alexandrette und versandt nach Grenoble , die Freimarke entw. mit schwarzem klarem "ALEXANDRETTE / *" (Tranmer Abb. 3). Weiterer Abschlag auf der Adresseite, dort auch Ankunftsstp. Tranmer vermerkt "earliest recorded usage 1903".rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2704 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : V22
    Bulgaria 1866 (Feb 6): Cover from Varna to Constantinople, bearing 1864 10 s. blue, a fresh and fine example with good perforation, tied by "LLOYD AGENZIE VARNA 6 / 2" despatch cds in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 939), reverse with "LLOYD AGENZIE CONSTANTINOPEL 8 / 2" arrival cds. An attractive port-to-port cover, signed Colla & Ferchenbauer.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. Anton & Elisabeth Jerger, Corinphila sale 140 (May 2004), lot 1006.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2705 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : V22
    Bulgaria 1866 (April 30): Cover from Varna to Constantinople, bearing Arms 10 s blue perf 9½, fresh, well embossed and perf., tied by "LLOYD AGENZIE VARNA" cds with "LLOYD AGENZIE CONSTANTONOPLI" arrical cds (May 2) on reverse. Appealing port-to-port cover, signed A. Diena.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2706 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : V19 var
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    Constantinople 1864: 2 s. yellow in a horizontal pair with distinct machine offset on reverse, a fresh multiple with good perforation (thins at the top left corner and at the right side outside the design), cancelled together by "CONSTANTINOPEL 20 / 12" cds. Appealing pair, opinion Ferchenbauer (2022) Ferchenbauer = € 1'300 for the pair, RR for the offset.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 2707 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 1/II
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    Egypt 1882: 2 s. yellow Fine whiskers, a fresh example with good perforation (minute thins at the top right corner), cancelled by light thimble "ALEXANDRIEN 2 / 9 84" cds. A rarity of the Austrian Levant adhesives, cert. Ferchenbauer (2015) Ferchenbauer = € 3'500.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2708 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : Austria 3Y+5Y
    Romania, Austrian Occupation of Moldavia & Walachia during the Crimean War 1855 (June 4): Cover from Kraiova to Vienna, bearing Austria 1850/54 3 kr. red in a vertical pair and 9 kr. blue, fresh colour and fair to large margins all round, tied by "K.K.OSTER.F.P. KRAJOVA 4 / 6" cds in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 735, 'J' inverted), reverse with fine strikes of circular "gereiniget b.k.k. Rastelamte / ALT ORSOVA" disinfection cachet (June 6), TEMESVAR transit (June 8) and WIEN arrival (June 10) cds's. A rare and most attractive cover, disinfection punches away from the franking, despatched at Civilian rate through the Military Post Office with 6 kreuzer for the Levant and 9 kreuzer for Austria, signed Ferchenbauer.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 2709 Austrian Levant

    Lebanon, 1850: Entire letter written in Arabic from Beirut, addressed to Syros, Greece and struck with fine oval "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / BERUTTI" in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 1). Slitted and fumigated for disinfection, rated '20' soldi in red crayon with reverse showing "Syros" arrival cds (August 1) in black. A fine and scarce entire.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 2710 Austrian Levant

    Holyland and Constantinople 1834/1910: Group of covers/cards (8) with Disinfected entire letter from Constantinople to Versoix, Geneva, Switzerland, disinfected in transit with part red wax seal and two line "Geräuchert von Contumaz-Amte / SEMLIN, 1881 cover to Kidderminster franked by 1867/74 10 s. blue tied by fine "JERUSALEM / GERUSALEMME" cds (Tchilinghirian fig. H) via Modane, 1899 cards (2) used to Germany each with "BETHLÉEM" cachets in red, each with 10 pa. or 20 pa. adhesives cancelled in Jerusalem (fig. K) in red on Christmas Day; 1908 5 pa. green stationery envelope cancelled by "JERUSALEM / ÖSTERR. POST" code b cds in black (fig. M) and 1908 10 c. used on 1913 postcard tied by "JAFFA / ÖSTERR. POST" cds with scarce "AUS JERUSALEM / ÖSTERR. POST" handstamp alongside and two further covers from Constantinople with better frankings, one with certificate Ferchenbauer. A scarce group.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2711 Poland

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    Catalogue# : Russia 18x, 19x, 21x,
    1869 (December): 1 k., 3 k. and 10 k. tied by obliterator "1" from Warsaw to a commercial folded entire to Berlin, paying the 14 kopek rate, black "FRANCO", red railway transit "AUS RUSSLAND EISENB. 15 12 69" and circular departure alongside, reverse arrival cds., minor horizontal archival fold and some toning at the bottom, otherwise fine.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 2712 Poland

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    Catalogue# : Russia 18x, 19x, 21x,
    1870 (October): 1 k., 3 k. and 10 k. tied by obliterator "1" from Warsaw to a commercial folded entire to Annaberg in Sachsen, paying the 14 kopek rate, transported by rail with boxed "EISENB. KATTOWITZ", red "FRANCO" and circular departure alongside, reverse arrival struck inside the entire, some minor edge wear, otherwise fine.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2713 Poland

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    Catalogue# : 1
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    1860: 10 k. light prussian blue and rose, used with a fair strike of the four-ring "282" from Kibarty, plate flaw with blue colour missing in the upper right corner, minor perf. crease at the lower right corner and a couple of trimmed on the right side, otherwise fine, certificate Pelc (2023).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 2714 Poland

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    Catalogue# : 1
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    1860: 10 k. light blue and rose, used with a fair strike of the four-ring "DP" from the St Petersburg Railway Station, plate flaw with blue colour missing in the upper right corner, a few perfs. barely trimmed otherwise fine, certificate Pelc (2023).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 2715 Poland

    1918/1980ca.: Convolute of Polish stamps in 8 stockbooks plus a box with modern philatelic covers. There is a quite advanced part collection with duplication. Many better sets unused, unmounted and used, including e.g. 'Na Skarb' unused and nicely used, souvenir sheet number 1 unused, 'Commanders' from 1944 unused, 'BIE' set 1946 used on a piece, etc. Huge quantities of cheap duplicates with a good potential for a searcher of perforations or cancellations from the 20s to the 50s, 'Groszy' overprints, modern topical sets. Also included exile issues, Silesia and city post stamps (from Zarki only forgeries). Generally, some overprints are doubtful. Last but not least, a few stock cards in a small box.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 2716 Poland

    1918/1999: Comprehensive collection in 18 volumes covering the stamps of modern Poland including many rare issues consisting of stamps, covers and some items of postal stationery including local issues and associated areas. This collection is particularly strong in the inter  war period with most high value issues included and often used and unused, sometimes many copies. Specifically contained 1919 Posen issue used, 1921 "Red Cross" used and unused, 1921 Air 3 sets, 1928 Philatelic Exhibition miniature sheet used and unused, two 1935 "Gordon Bennett" flight covers, 1937 Royal Visit Miniature sheets 4 sets, 1938 Philatelic Exhibition sheets on cover, "Flight into the stratosphere" 4 unused and one used sheet. Later 1944 Freedom Fighters used, 1946 "BIE" in complete sheets of 12, blocks of four and the miniature sheet issue, 1948 "Culture" miniature sheets used and unused, 1948 "US Constitution" miniature sheets used and unused. A very substantial collection which has been accumulated over many years.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,500 CHF

    Lot# : 2717 Poland

    Polish Four-Ring Postmarks: Group of four covers, all with 10 k. single frankings paying the domestic first step rate, tied with very fair to superb strikes of four-ring "12" Grojec with adjacent boxed bilingual departure postmark, "73" Lublin, "182" Lodz and "235" Leczyca to folded entires (3) and small envelope (1), most with arrival cds. on reverse, minor edge wear on two items otherwise fine to very fine, an interesting specialist lot.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 2718 Portugal

    1853/1958: Collection on pages with Colonies with a number of heads in the middle range, such as 1856 5r. Pedro, cancelled with dotted Numeral 52 and 1862 100r. Luis, later issues sich as the 1946 'Castle' miniature sheet in mnh. Further Colonial Issues from 'MOCAMBIQUE', 'ANGOLA', 'GUINE', 'FUNCHAL' and Portueguese India, with a total of five entires.  
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 2719 Portugal

    1855/56: Pedro V, covers/entire letters (13), all from an 1855/56 correspondence from Porto to Valença and all disinfected with slits due to a Cholera outbreak largely affecting the north of the country. Quality is variable.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2720 Portugal

    1870/1980: Collection few thousand stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. single values, pairs, blocks of four, souvenir sheets, noteworthy next to mainland-issues are Portugese possessions as Angola, Angra, Acores, Cape Verde, Horta, Macao, Madeiia, Mozambique and more, also some duplicts and a few cards and modern covers, better items and full sets may be traced by careful inspection, good condition and neatly arranged in one Schaubek album, in a stockbook and in a folder, the whole in a box.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 2721 Portuguese Colonies

    1880/1995ca.: Lot with truly circulated mail, e.g. envelope from Beira with stamps of the 'Companhia de Moçamique' censored and an 12 envelopes with regular Moçambique frankings, of which two censored censored ca. 1916 and 3 airpost. An envelope 1912 with normal portugese stamp from 'Funchal', stationery postcards  'S. Thomé e Principe', one with fill wholes from 1890 the stamps and card overprinted 'REPUBLICA' 1927, a cover 1959 and one ofter Indenpendence 1989; a postcard and a two covers (one censored) from portugese India about 1940, all addressed to Switzerland; an uprated registered cardletter from Angola 1912 to Germany, further from Angola 5 envelopes 1940/73 (one censored), 1 cover Timor and lastly in addition 31 unused items postal stationery of which 20 Moçambique, one with blanco stamp.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 2722 Portugal

    1880/1960ca: Lot 53 mostly commercialy circulated items, envelopes, stationery postcard, censor covers, airmail, most often addressed to Switzerland.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 2723 Angola

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    Angola 1877: Cover from Luanda to Lisbon endorsed "per Bengo" of Empresa Luzitana line, franked by 1870/7 Crown 50 r. green, Type I on thin paper, perf. 12½ (Scott 6), one rounded corner perf., tied by barred obliterator in black. "LOANDA" cds below (July 28) in black and reverse with oval framed "Provincias / Ultramarinas" datestamp (Aug 5) in black. Rare but the cover sadly affected by some recent water damage in the post together with the certificate by Miranda da Mota AIEP (2010).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2724 Portuguese Colonies

    Portuguese India, 1881/1938: Used and unused collection containing a good range of stamps beginning with six 'numerals', a useful run of 'Crowns'  including an inverted overprint. Good lot for the specialist.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 2725 Romania

    Ingoing 1868ca: Entire letter despatched at the Austrian Consular P.O. in Belgrade 2/4 to Bucarest, taxed 25 bani, being the rate to Romania. The arrival mark 'Bukarest' is dated 8/4. The letter is entirely written in Hebrew and is of great freshness. A very decorative example of this rare route. 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 2726 Romania

    1873 (Sept 22): Unpaid Cover from Galati to Corfu, endorsed "Via Trieste", struck by GALATZI despatch cds, on arrival charged with '100' lepta in blue crayon, taxed with 80 l. rose-carmine and 20 l. blue on blue, overal fair to large margins, the 80 l. touched on two sides, tied by '106' numeral lozenge of Kerkyra, reverse with WIEN transit cds as well as part strike of KERKYRA arrival (Sept 17, 73, julian) cds. Backflap missing, two disinfection slits well away from the adhesives, a fine and interesting cover from Romania to Greece.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2727 Romania

    1877 (June 27): Registered Cover from Slănic in the Judet Prahova via Vălenii de Munte to Ploiești, bearing 1872 Paris print 5 b. yellow-braun, 15 b. red-brown and 25 b. yellow-orange, three fresh and fine examples perf 14:13½, tied by thimble "VALENI DI MUNTE" despatch cds in blue, two-ring "JUD. PRAHOVA / URB. SLANICU" in blue and framed "RECOMANDAT" in black alongside, reverse with PRAHOVA transit and PLOESTI arrival (June 29) cds. A most attractive registered cover from Vallachia, signed Heimbüchler.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 2728 Romania

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    Catalogue# : Hung. 17Aa
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    1878: 10kr green type II, vertical pair tied by clear but in places faint 'AGENTIE D.D.S.G. SISTOV' in blue with additional franking Hungary 2kr. rose perf 13 (2) on extremely rare letter from SISTOV to Vienna in the second weight rate. The Hungarian stamps are tied by a BAZIAS single circle (22. Sep), an arrival cancel 'WIEN' (23. Sep.) is on the reverse. The D.D.S.G. franking displays the usual natural irregular perforation upper stamp short corner perf, minor paperbends do not detract. The lower stamp of the pair shows a tear to the middle of the stamp. The green stamps paid the postage from the Bulgarian port SISTOV to BAZIAS, the Hungarian stamps paid for the onward journey to WIEN. The envelope shows signs of past rough treatment, but according to the certificate Ferchenbauer is unique as a letter of the 2. weight rate. Certificate Ferchenbauer  2010.rnProvenance: Collection Capellaro.  
    Starting bid : 18,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2729 Romania

    Incoming mail, 1880 (Jan 30): Stationery envelope from Vienna to Bucharest, Coarse whiskers 10 kr. blue with additional frankings of 1874 Fine whiskers 10 kr. blue, overall fresh and fine, the example on the reverse torn during opening, tied by light "LANDSTRASSE WIEN 30 / 1 08" despatch cds in black (year slug inverted), framed registration handstamp alongside, reverse with "BUCURESTI 3 FEB .." arrival cds. Interesting stationary cover with add. franking in the same colour.rnNote: The cover is directed to C. Moroiu, Strada Morfeu 27, who created fakes of Bull's Heads.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 2730 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 372X-374X
    1930: airpost stamps with overprint '8 IUNIE 1930', commemorating the Accession to the throne of Carol II with rare standing watermark unmounted og. Each stamp signed and two certificates E. Diena 1988. Mi = €950.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 2731 Romania

    1862/1900ca: Lot 250+ stamps used/unused incl. United Principalities, Prince Cuza, Prince Carol, King Carol without beard with 25 b. and 50 b., with beard imperf. and perf., later definitive issues with a large section of stamps with perfins.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 2732 Romania

    1862/1990ca.: Good accumulation; old collection beginning with imperforates but especially the issues Prince Carol I from 1872 to1918 are represented extensively with better values and also with two errors of color (Minr. 44F and 50F), 5 Bani blue from 1876 and 5 Bani carmine 1879.  Many commemoratives sets like 'post building inauguration', 'expo 1906' up to about 1950 in two volumes (a bit overlapping), another part collection with 2 nice pages containig imperforated from the classic period; 2 heavily loaded stock-books with all kind of issues, a file folder and two boxes containing better issues on stock cards and also covers - very high catalogue value.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 2733 Romania

    1865/1970: Comprehensive collection of stamps and entires on pre-printed leaves and on stock cards, with strength in all areas, beginning with the 1865 issue 'CUZA', with good ' CHARLES I' and subsequent issues. The pre-war issues are collected specialised by perforation. There is strength in the occupation issues including a reply card with canceller 'GIORGIU' and a good study of the fiscal stamps of the occupation. Futhermore there a significant numbers of perfins and other back of the book, items as well as some good inter-war sets, Post office in the levant and some specialities such as proofs and others. The condition is mostly clean with later materials mainly unmounted. 
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    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# : 2769 Mongolei

    1924/1932: Stock of approximately one hundred-fifty stamps, mainly Russian period unused and one stamp each of the spoilt remainder of the first issue. The condition is mainly fine or better.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 2770 Mongolei

    1926/89: Lot 27 covers or postcards and 3 part covers, of which the majority postally circulated mail. Including cacheted envelopes, registered covers, airmail and also some FDCs. Often sent to Germany, one front from 1928 is addressed to Norway.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 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# : 2774 Mauritius

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    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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