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  • Lot# : 1269 Collections/lots worldwide

    Various Disaster Mail 1908/62: Group of seven covers starting with 1908 cover from Philadelphia to Santiago de Chile recovered from wreck of steamer Finance (Nov. 28), Mexico crash cover of 1931 inaugaral flight to Cuba (N:310119), Uruguay 1935 arimail cover from Monteviedo to Paris crashed at Aracajou, Brasil (N:351103), 1943 cover from Chile to Sweden of Yankee Clipper crash in Lisbon to Sweden (N:430222d), further 1951 cover from New York to Bogota, Colombia crashed on emergency landing at Kingston, Jamaica (Sept. 2) together with 1954 Avianca crash cover (Feb. 9) as well as 1962 (Aug.20) cover from Rosario, Argentine to the Netherlands, recovered from Pan Air flight crashed during take off at Rio de Janeiro (N:620820) with added Dutch label. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1486 Collections/lots worldwide

    Rocket Mail 1957/64: Album 100+ covers and miniature sheets perf./imperf, incl. '1957 Topaz Jul. 1' cover,  1959 Poland 'Novy Targ', 1960 'S.O.A.R' flights Lincolnville USA as well as 1960 de Bruijn 'Ottange Moselle' Luxembourg (March 5, 1962) and 'Neuf Brisach Haute Rhin' (June 25, 1962) two covers together with unused sheetlets of four perf. and imperf., all signed by de Bruijn.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1490 Collections/lots worldwide

    1950/2000 ca.: Large 'Space' collection of worldwide stamps and souvenir sheets perf./imperf., the vast majority in unused mint condition, covering a wide range of space and associated thematics from austronauts to satellites and more, as issues honoring space pioneers and many more related topics. A wonderful offer of in total 24 albums with many compl. sets and special issues in fresh condition.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1491 Collections/lots worldwide

    Worldwide Space Philately - 1930/2010ca.: Lifetime stock of covers and cards, collected for half a century, including many space related issues in manageable quantities, the majority well sorted as there are two boxes of Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions 1-17 together with Skylab 1/IV and forerunners, Banana-Box with Soviet related missions Soyuz, Salyut, MIR and ISS, two Banana Boxes with Satellite related covers as well as large box with unsorted material including many Europe related material. A good lot for specialists in six large boxes, in total ca. 75 kg, shipping charges apply.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 1495 Collections/lots worldwide

    Various Rocket Mail 1930/90ca.: Large box with hundreds of covers/cards with many signed items from Sigmund Jähn, Claude Nicollier and Rocket Mail pioneers as Zucker, de Bruijn and Nebel, etc., further many launch covers of various rockets and satellites from Australia, India, Eastern Germany, Netherlands together with European Rocket 'Ariane' launched at Guiana Space Center in Kourou and many US-American missions as well as Scout Rocket 'Baden Powell' Canal Zone 1960. Ex the Beatrice Bachmann Estate.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 3522 Collections/lots worldwide

    1900-2000ca.: Lare lot mostly FDCs Switzerland and Liechtenstein; washed duplication in glassines and some kiloware from various countries, compiled in a huge box.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 3523 Collections/lots worldwide

    1898/1997ca.: 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 : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 3524 Collections/lots worldwide

    1951-94: United Nations New York, Geneva and Vienna in 3 albums. all collections appear to be complete, an additional souvenir sheet 1955 has been on FDC. An album Austria 1997-2001 and and another album with some remainder used and unused from various countries e.g with a good imperforate set 'animals' from Romania.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 3525 Collections/lots worldwide

    1950/2000ca.: Collection Israel used/unused, with emphasis on mainly unused issues of the 60's to 80's in corner blocks of four, together with FDC collection 'Year of the Child' (1979/2002) issued by various countries from Argentine to Zaire.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3526 Collections/lots worldwide

    1930-1990ca. Collection 'Plants' including flowers, cerales, fruits, trees and mushrooms,  made up on pages  according to scientific classification with hingeless mounts in 11 albums.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 3528 Collections/lots worldwide

    1860/2000ca.: Remainders in a large box, stockbooks with Spain and Israel, a file folder for souvenir sheets with mostly Bulgaria, there are smaller stock books, Finland definitives and Great Britain unmounted and one stock book with older from Russia; a few letters and card Germany and German occupations.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 3529 Collections/lots worldwide

    1945/1960: Accumulation of better items from mainly former Eastern Block countries, including two unused Polish Culture miniature sheets, both with traces of tropical storing, Hungary Roosevelt Miniature sheets, and other minisheet issues of the area.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 3530 Collections/lots worldwide

    1833/1917, Selection of worldwide stamps and postal history, comprising eleven items, including New Brunswick SG1 bisected on 1859 fragment used in combintion with SG3, a 1833 feather mail cover, two illustrated cards franked with 1917 Italian Emmanuel Express airmail stamps, several stamp varieties and early Philatelic Exhibition labels, a useful assembly in mixed condition although some fine. 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 3531 Collections/lots worldwide

    1890-1970ca.: Convolute of remainders - 2 stockbooks with novelties African, all former french colonies, often still in glassines, partially stuck, as moisture had penetrated the stock book from the bottom - treasure trove for topical stamps. New issues Monaco and duplication Austria on stock pages, one stockbook with only 5 Kr 1883 with many thimble cancels etc. Quite advanced collection Trieste Zone A unused mounted and unmounted in stockbook etc.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3532 Collections/lots worldwide

    1890-1960ca.: ADVERTIZING LABELS, Very varied accumulation of several hundred items, mostly around 1900 with advertising labels, 'Art Nouveau', from many countries including Switzerland. Embossed labels, labels made of gold foil e.g with quite a lot of labels for the 'Buffalo Exposition 1901' and 'Louisiana Purchase Exposition 1904' etc.., there is also a French passport and some Swiss print-proofs are included.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 3533 Collections/lots worldwide

    1880/1973: Accumulation of various remainders, Canada collection with better postage due and special delivery stamps on album pages. many unmounted (about Mi € 700), USA stockbook wit postage due stamps and a few other specialities and a collection of precancels, old album pages from Port-Said, Aegean Islands (with covers), Armenia, various British Colonies as Cape of Good Hope, Epirus, Azerbaijan, Crete, Western Ukraine, Ethiopia including Italian Colonies issues.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 3534 Collections/lots worldwide

    1878: Age old album issued by 'Alwin Zschische', there are many genuine stamps, most often in extremely mixed (bad) condition, but good examples occur too eg from Switzerland a stamp Rayon I lightblue on piece appears perfect. Some stamps mostly from France and from Switzerland have been removed, saved under Hawid-mounts and laid back. There are also forgeries. An additional sheet with stamps of German City Post Hamburg (probably all reprints). Perhaps interesting for studies.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 3535 Collections/lots worldwide

    1852/1960: Lot with old Schaubeck album part II with overseas countries from British India onwards, small selection of Persia, the European states with Luxemburg 1852 ff. and Czechoslovakia 1918/38 with 1918 Scouts Bohemian Lion set.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 3536 Collections/lots worldwide

    1850-1990: Amazing assortment of various remainders, the best part - a quite ample collection Italy (up to 1950) and Italian Colonies in two stockbooks, stamps are unused mounted or unmounted and very fresh, unfortunately, about the lower half is stuck to pages, as moisture affected the albums  from the bottom to about the half height. A very nice used Rayon II from Switzerland, a few modern Switzerland useful for franking, several better sets Germany Empire and Saare all mounted, an old collection British Commonwealth only cheap stamps, mostly good condition including Indian states plus same kind but USA. Italy 'Risorgimento 1948', full set unmounted but partially toned gum. It goes on - several letters and documents like stampless valentine 1855 from "CHAGRIN FALLS" (USA), a letter with 5 Centavos stamp perforated from Argentina, a registered envelope 1911 from "SPALATO" to Pope Pius X etc.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 3537 Collections/lots worldwide

    1840-1900ca. THE IMPERIAL STAMP ALBUM, age old album issued by the Scott Stamp and Coin Co. L'd, (fourth edition) including stamps from most countries, in very mixed condition, but often very nice stamps. Well represented France, Germany, Switzerland. Many countries with number one as for Great Britain and Norway. Also some reprints and forgeries seen, but mostly authentic stamps in place. Some spaces have been updated with modern Hawid stamp mounts - reasonable (?). However an very interesting lot for a generalist.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 3538 Collections/lots worldwide

    1852-1955ca: SHIP-MAIL, Accumulation with letters, covers and postcards transported by ship or, which concerns the most recent documents, simply ship topic on cover or cards. Mounted on album pages including stampless cover from Le Havre to Lima, another from VALPARAISO to SAN FRANCISCO, two letters French India with colonial issue, registered cover Russian Levant 1893, there is a single stamp 1 Centime from Diego Suarez and a registered envelope with 5 Shilling ST. VINCENT 1898 to Germany, the later isn't an obvious ship topic item, but it has been transported undoubtedly via ship too; additionally two albums with postcards, that are weather transported with ship-mail (much of Austrian WW1 material) or represent ship topics, as well as a few stamps with the same topic.rnProvenance: Ing. Pietro Provera.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 3539 Collections/lots worldwide

    1850/1960ca.: Lot consisting of five stockbooks. The best part is Portugal, with the St. Antonius set and some other better sets, souvenir sheets and the Portugese Colonies as well. There is also Spain with colonies and South America from the classic period on,rnmost often a bit mixed condition. A few USA some older United Nations (with first souvenir sheet).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 3540 Collections/lots worldwide

    1860/1970ca.: Accumulation of stamps from different countries in glassines and envelopes plus a small album with France, kind of a  treasure trove. Discovered In a folder good stamps und souvenir sheets from Portugal 1940/47 mostly per two (minor wear and two souvenir sheets folded in the margin besides the stamps) and one souvenir sheet Poland 'culture' from 1948, all these unmounted og.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 3541 Collections/lots worldwide

    1850-2000ca.: Convolute of various, mostly older collections - huge Schwaneberger-Album full of stamps, noted Luxembourg 'Help to Intellectuals' unused and from  Austria 'Catholic Day", three stacks with album pages European countries and French, British and Portugese Colonies, an age old album Yvert & Tellier. A quite modern collection Ireland well completed (2 volumes), collection Austria and a similar one from Italy with mounted material. Several small stocks books with duplication stamps from Monaco, Germany, Spain, Luxembourg, Austria etc. Glassines and stock cards.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 3542 Collections/lots worldwide

    1840-2005: Accumulation of stamps from many different European and oversea countries, mostly from earlier issues on to 21th century often heavily duplicated, but including most often better stamps or sets to modern issues. Total 32 albums of which 31 are stockbooks and just one collection, Isle of Man, which is housed in a preprinted Album. Noteworthy are Albania, France, Great Britain (2x Penny black), Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, USA, Vatican City, Yugoslavia (including areas), Asia, South and Central America.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,300 CHF

    Lot# : 3543 Collections/lots worldwide

    1845/1955ca. Konvolut aus zwei dicken Schaubeck-Wälzern, der frühere Band, Ausgabe 1904 der zweite als Permanent-Album von 1926 mit Nachtrag. Beide ab Klassik, teilweise reichhaltig vor allem umliegende Länder wie Deutschland und Frankreich und vor allem bei beiden ganz ordentlich Schweiz mit Rayon und Strubel, jeweils wenn auch bei sehr unterschiedlicher Erhaltung mit einigen guten Stücken. Dazu kleine Blechschachtel mit einigen Belegen Deutschland, Schweiz, Italien 19 Jahrh.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 3544 Collections/lots worldwide

    1855/1980: Accumulation of several hundred covers, mostly from real postal use, with a few intersting items, such as censored covers, stationery, a few philatelic frankings etc. A bit mixed condition.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 3545 Collections/lots worldwide

    1880-1990ca. Lot of about (estimated) 300+ covers from old to new from many different countries, most often commercial use, but also some philatelic, censor covers, airpost stationery; from Switzerland a few Pro Juventute FDCs 40s and 50s
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 3546 Collections/lots worldwide

    1910/58: Accumulation of  twenty-two entires mostly Airmail and related including Zeppelin flight POMMERNFAHRT 1931, DANZIG Airmail 1935 to Sweden, US LZ 129. Flight, a ten year PRZEMYSL baloon 1915 souvenir flight, a DDR German Chinese Friendship set on entire and other items.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 3547 Collections/lots worldwide

    1917/65: Accumulation of approximately fifty entires and pieces, containing a good range of Netherlands including Esperanto 1928 Olympics sheet, German Occupations in Romania, Namibia, DDR VD label on large envelope and others in somewhat mixed condition.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 3548 Collections/lots worldwide

    1820/1990ca.: Very diversified accumulation of about 1050+ covers, letters and postcards from many different countries, including quite a lot of Germany beginning with Old German States to DDR sets on cover. There is France, there is Italy, there are oversea countries as Argentina and Japan. Censor mail, registered letters and airmail, mostly commercial use; some material is philatelic with e.g. sets on cover. There is e.g. a tin can mail cover with text and photo documentation.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 3549 Collections/lots worldwide

    1860-1960ca.: Accumulation of approximatively 1000 covers and cards from many countries, except Liechtenstein and Switzerland, mostly commercial mail addressed to Switzerland, beginning with pre-UPU items, e.g. Tuscany 40 Centesimi on folded letter 1861 from LIVORNO to ENNENDA in the Canton of Glarus, old USA, a relatively large number of Germany included; there is censorship from WW1 and WW2, postal stationery, registered mail and airpost etc..
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 3550 Collections/lots worldwide

    1872/1973: Lot about 400 Covers/cards and postal stationery. Europe and Overseas. The largest share an archive from Germany to Switzerland (to same address) from the 30 to the 50s, particularly Tthird Reich and Federal Repbulic, with censored items and also some better frankings. there is also Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and South America. Inspection is recommended!
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 3551 Collections/lots worldwide

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    Catalogue# : 3551

    1855/1935: Heterogeneous convolute - Greece 1855 stampless entire with ornamental ITACA handstamp, domestic use; Denmark 1871 cover with pair bicoloured 3 öre from Copenhagen to Sweden, cert. Paaskesen; Austria 1870/72 five covers / documents including a 'retour-recepisse' bearing a 10 kr. adhesive and a 15 kr. due; Japan 1890/1935, group of 270 stationery cards and six letters with adhesives; from Russia "Philately for the Children" the complete set, set of 5 values 1 Kopeck to 10 Kopeks perforated and 1 Kopek also imperforated. all fresh and very fine unmounted og., the two rare 1 kopek values signed Mikulski, the 1 Kopek stamp perforated is said to be from second printing.

    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 3552 Collections/lots worldwide

    1818-99: Collection of 26 letters mounted on pages in an album, most often first or an early issues, most often appealing and in good condition - 2 from Sardinia, 2 from Switzerland, 2 Romania, 2 from Greece (one tricolour franking), 1 Russia, 1 Finland (printed matter), 1 Luxembourg, 1 Sweden, 1 Norway (number 1), 1 Denmark mixed franking 8 Sk imperf. + 4 Sk perforated, 2 Barbados, 1 Lombardo-Venecia, 1 Sardinia used in Silicia, 1 Hungary, 1 Bosnia, 1 Peru, 1 Mexico, 1 France used in Algeria, 1 issue for French Colonies used in Martinique Imperial Eagle 7x 10 Centimes, 1 France, 1 Austria.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 3553 Collections/lots worldwide

    1920/50ca: Group of 85 first and special flights and also regular air mail from various countries, including Zeppelin flights and many other better, e.g. Czechoslovakia airpost issue 1920 on cover to Paris, Danzig, France, Lithuania, Italy, USA etc.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 3554 Collections/lots worldwide

    1840/1940ca.: Family accumulation of 5 old albums. Three of which are magnificent outside (french album Richard, an album Richard Senf, and an album Senf Frères, the two remaining are 'homemade'), one embossed and gold print another has a colourful cover, inside stamps are either present or looted, what concerns four albums. The fifth album has not been reached by looters. Filled from classics issues on, any conditions, there are also still some 19th and early 20th century covers present., e.g. from Saxony and Thun and Taxis.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 3556 Collections/lots worldwide

    Scout Philately 1911/2000: Collector's estate with many hundred cards and covers, including 1911 card from Thailand with interesting text: "In Bangkok are set up now scout soldiers using black uniforms.....", early photocards from Shanghai, Sweden, Latvia, Czechfoslovakia (1922), Hungary with 1933 Jamboree incl. rare unused set of printed envelopes (I-III), each with five cards of the famous Hungarian Scout artist, Márton, further card and cover ot 1954 Manila National Boy Scout Jamboree as well as card of 1956 Baden-Powell Memory Ski-Race (Feb.15./16.) in Murau, Steiermark Austria. Viewing recommended.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 3560 Collections/lots worldwide

    1954: THE WORK OF JEAN DE SPERATI Part IV, 60 different stamps on 6 album pages, all in excellent condition, Austria (2), Belgium (1), France (3), Old German States including Bavaria and Saxony number 1 (12), Italy (5), Luxembourg (1), Sweden (1), Turkey (1), Spain (18), Switzerland including Zurich 4 and Waadt 4 (6), Argentina (1), Brazil (1), Colombia (1), Mexico (1) and Uruguay (6). All stamps have the cancel 'SPERATI REPRODUCTION' on the back. It is a delightful treat to contemplate this artistry!
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 3561 Collections/lots worldwide

    Sperati: Album "Les 'Jean de Sperati' - Philatélie d'art" of Jean de Sperati, a complete album no. 1 of about 200 reproductions / fac-similés on 20 pages, representing stamps from Argentina to Württemberg, in total from 55 countries / areas. Lot includes an article by George Fulpius in the 'Schweizer Briefmarken-Zeitung' 1947 listing all the included fac-similés and giving a rating regarding their dangerousness, the lot includes also the booklet "La Philatélie sans experts?" by Jean de Sperati (1946).
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 10,500 CHF

    Lot# : 3562 Collections/lots worldwide

    1928: ALBUM DE FAC-SIMILÉS, issued by the UNION PHILATÉLIQUE DE GENÈVE, with nearly all forgeries of Fournier. Prefaces by Fernand Serrane, Emilio Diena, Heinrich Köhler, Manuel Galvez etc. The album shows photos of tools to forge stamps, to surcharge, to perforate and all but 3 stamps that have ever been in the album (notified and marked by the owning society).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF
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