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  • Lot# : 1 Great Britain

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    Day of Issue of the Penny Black 1840 (6 May): Stampless prepaid cover with full content from Turriff to Aberdeen, struck on front by circular "PAID AT TURRIFF" handstamp, on reverse framed "TURRIFF / MY 6 1840" datestamp in the same brownish shade.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2 Great Britain

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    Day of Issue of the Penny Black 1840 (6 May): Stampless official entire circular letter from the Treasury Chambers to the Clerk of the Peace in Worcester, struck on front by crowned "PAID 6 MY 6 1840" datestamp in red. Rare.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3 Great Britain

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    1850 (14 Oct.): Stampless entire letter from Watchet to New York, internally dated "Doniford October 14 1850" with manuscript "Paid 1/-" on front, very fine strike of "Watchet / Penny Post" handstamp in black, partly overstruck by US "5 CENTS" handstamp in red, TAUNTON transit in blue and London PAID transit in red alongside. Unusual and most attractive.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 4 Great Britain

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    1854: Unpaid entire sent from Hudderfield, England to Sira (Syros Island), Greece, dated 14 September 1854, endorsed 'Via Belgium', with Hudderfield towndated circular in blue-green to front, a number of manuscript charge marks to front, to reverse a London transit in red dated 15 September, a German Aachen mark also in red dated 16 September, Trieste (Italy) 20 September in black and a Greek mark in black, cover is stained and soiled, has horizontal and vertical filing creases, nonetheless very scarce unpaid mail from West Yorkshire to a small Greek Island.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 5 Great Britain

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    1866: Entire letter to Trieste with Birmingham despatch cds (April 28) in black, London transit cds and "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN" transit (April 29) in blue and struck with fine "35" kreuzer charge marking (Van der Linden fig. 3187) on obverse in blue at Aachen. Fresh and fine entire that opens well for Exhibit display.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6 Great Britain

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    Mulready 1 d. envelope, stereo A136, very fine used example cancelled by bold red Maltese Cross, mailed from Stratford-On-Avon with red despatch cds on reverse (Dec 9) to Derby with fine arrival datestamp of the following day on front in red Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 7 Great Britain

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    1840: Mulready 1 d. black envelope, Substituted Stereo A173, a used example from London to Wolverhampton cancelled by fine Maltese Cross in red (just touching the base of Britannia) with reverse showing London despatch cds (May 30) in black. Scarce - an early date of use for this replaced stereo Gi ME2d = £ 650.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 8 Great Britain

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    1d. black, plate 2, lettered IH, a fine unused example, just cut into at upper left, three good to large margins, par original gum, fine, Gi = £ 12'500.rnRemark the stamp was part of a block of 10, which is documented with photocopies back to 1943.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 9 Great Britain

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    1840: 1 d. black, plate 9, lettered DB, a used example with good to large margins on three sides, shaved at left, cancelled with black Maltese Cross.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 10 Great Britain

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    1840: 1 d. black, plate 1a, lettered DE, with wide margins all round, used on 1840 cover from Boston (May 26) to Louth tied by two strikes of red Maltese Cross. File fold well clear of the fine adhesive. Attractive and rare letter from the first month of use
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 11 Great Britain

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    1840: 1 d. black, plate 8, lettered FL, a used example with touched to large margins with portions of adjoining stamps at left and at top, on 1841 entire letter from Liverpool to Funchal, Madeira, forwarded in London by Robert Foster, tied by red Maltese Cross. Reverse with Liverpool despatch cds and London cds (Jan 15) in red; obverse with Maritime charge of arrival "160" (reis) due in manuscript alongside the adhesive. A remarkable and rare destination for a Penny Black cover. Cert. BPA (2013).
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 12 Great Britain

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    Crimean War Ingoing mail, 1855 (5 Oct.): Cover from Worcester to "Captain Norbury, The Carabineers, British Army Crimea", returned to Sherridge House, Worcester, bearing 1 d. red plate 11 lettered HE (corner fault) and 2 d. blue plate 4 lettered MG, each tied '918' numeral of Worcester. Reverse with "LEIGH SINTON" undated circular handstamp in blue, WORCESTER cds's (SP 7 / OC 8), also London datestamps from the same days during outgoing and ingoing mail.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 13 Great Britain

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    1855: 1 d. red-brown on lightly blued paper, Die II, Alphabet III, wmk. Large Crown, plate 35,  two blocks of twelve, ED/HF and EG/HI forming an unused block of twenty-four, thins and some gum creasing as usual for such a large multiple, of fine colour and large part og. As a block of twenty-four the largest recorded multiple of plate 35 in the Karl Louis card index. Gi C8(1) = £ 5'750+.rnNote: The adjoining block of twelve ID/JI is in the Mike Williams collection.rnProvenance: Harold W. Fisher, Phillip's, 22-23. Sep. 1983, lot 393, then part of a rejoined block of 50; Phillip's, 19. Feb. 1987, lot 464.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 14 Great Britain

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    1857: 1 d. rose-red on white paper, Die II, Alphabet III, wmk. Large Crown, perf. 14, plate 57, lettered AA-AC / DA-DC, an unused corner marginal block of twelve, with Plate Number 57 in margin and imprint "Price 1d. Per Label. 1/- Per Row of 12. £1....Per" at top, of frewsh and fine appearance, large part og. Rare and most attractive, the second largest unused block from pl 57 recorded in the Karl Louis card index. Gi C10. rnProvenance: Robson Lowe, 15. May 1974, lot 1266.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 15 Great Britain

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    1861 (16 Aug.): Envelope from Belfast, Ireland to Port Louis, Mauritius bearing a horizontal strip of six Penny Red rose-red lettered HG-HL in vivid colour and overall good condition, some blunted teeth at base, rightmost stamp with folds and scuffs due to its position nearby the cover's edge, tied by four clear strikes of "BELFAST / 62" duplex, reverse with CLOUGH and thimble LONDON transit cds's in blue as well as "MAURITIUS SP 22 61" arrival cds, front with handstruck "4½ d" credit in red to Mauritius for the P & O mail contract. In spite of its imperfections a delightful item.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 16 Great Britain

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    1864/79: 1 d. rose-red, plate 206, lettered GA-GF / NA-NF, an unused block of forty-eight, sheet marginal at left with imprint "Per Row of 12 £1....Per Sheet. Place the Labels ABOVE the Address and on the RIGHT HAND SIDE of the Letter. In Wetting the Back be careful not", and the centre line ornament in full, fresh colour, large part or unmounted og with usual wrinkles. A most attractive large multple and the largest recorded multiple from pl. 206 in the Karl Louis card index.  Gi = £ 3'600+.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe, 2. Dec.1953, lot 366.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 17 Great Britain

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    1871: 1 d. red, plate 148, four singles, used in combination with 1875 2½ d. rosy-mauve, plate 1, horizontal pair, on registered cover, from Newcastle to St Petersburg, Russia, dated 13 August 1875, tied by '545' barred oval in black, registered ovals from Newcastle and London alongside (overlapping) dated 13th and 14th respectively, to reverse arrivals dated 6 August 1875 (Julian calender - add 12 days) in black, flap with printed 'A. Leidemann & Co. / Newcastle-on-Tyne', cover is soiled and stained, has damage along base and left side with small tears top and bottom, also the top right stamp is damaged, nonetheless a very scarce registered 9 d. rate sent within the first month Russia became a member of the General Postal union in July 1875 and registered mail to Russia is unusual. The combination of line engraved and surface printed is also scarce on destination mail.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 18 Great Britain

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    Destination Faroe Islands, 1873 (Aug 18): Entire from Liverpool to Tvøroyri / Tverå at the Faroe Island of Suðuroy, endorsed "via Granton", bearing 1867 3 d. rose printed from the scarce Plate 10 and 1 d. lake-red (Pl.164), both tied with "LIVERPOOL / 466" duplex, with Edinburgh transit cds (19 Aug) on reverse. A fine letter with a very rare destination.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 19 Great Britain

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    1861 (7 Aug.): Stationery cover from Bridge of Earn to Singapore, the 1 d. indicium uprated by 2 d. blue plate 9 lettered AB and 6 d. lilac, tied by '60' barred numeral, reverse with "BRIDGE OF EARN" despatch cds, DUNNING and LONDON transit (8 Aug.) cds's.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 20 Great Britain

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    1863 (20 March): Cover from Aberdeen to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, bearing 2 d. blue plate 9 lettered SL, 4 d. pale red lettered EL and 6 d. lilac lettered HE tied by neat strikes of "ABERDEEN / 1" duplex datestamps. Front struck by "BOSTON BR: PKT. / 24 PAID" datestamp (5 April) and "5 CENTS" accountancy mark, both in red. Part of backflap missing, nevertheless a most attractive item.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 21 Great Britain

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    1855 (29 Nov.): Embossed 1 s. green, Die 2, with large margins all round, used on cover with full contents from London to Sing Sing, New York tied by London '17' numeral obliterator and by circular "AM PACKET / Dec 13 / PAID / 24" in red with '21 / CENTS' accountancy marking in red. London despatch datestamp (Nov 29) on reverse of a charming entire, very scarce so fine. Cert. Holcombe (1995).rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 91 (March 1996), lot 5216.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 22 Great Britain

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    1847/54: 10 d. brown and 1 s. green used on Nov. 1853 cover from Brighton to a military address in Bellary, India, both cut square but touching design, 1 s. with clipped corner at top right.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 23 Great Britain

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    1857 (16 Sept.): Cover from London to Parramatta nearby Sydney, New South Wales, endorsed "overland Mail via Marseilles", bearing two examples of 1 s. green, both wing marginal at left, tied by London Inland Office '30' numeral, reverse thimble LONDON in blue. Also on reverse "SYDNEY / N.S.W." and "PARRAMATTA / N.S.W." datestamps (18 Nov.). Some edge wear, but an interesting 2 s. rate cover up to ¾ oz.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 24 Great Britain

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    1859 (20 April): Registered Cover from Bridgeport to Worcester, Massachusetts USA, bearing 1 s. green and 6 d. lilac, the latter with tear paying the registration fee, both tied by '127' barred numeral with matching thimble BRIDGEPORT despatch cds alongside, also on front "CROWN / REGISTERED" handstamp of London, oval "REGISTERED / LONDON" transit datestamp, "BOSTON / PAID MAY 6" cds and '24' accountancy, all in red. Reverse with LONDON cds in red and LIVERPOOL cds in black.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 25 Great Britain

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    1865 (24 Nov.): Lettersheet from Glasgow to Port Louis, Mauritius, endorsed "via Marseilles", bearing 1863 left winged 4 d. bright red and 1865 right winged 6 d. lilac, fresh colour and overall good perforation with some blunted teeth, tied by "GLASGOW / 159" duplex, reverse with thimble LONDON transit cds in red as well as "MAURITIUS DE 27 65" arrival cds, front with handstruck "4½ d" credit in red to Mauritius for the P & O mail contract.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 26 Great Britain

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    1862/64: 1 s. green, pl 1 = pl. 2, a single example used on 1864 cover to Constantinople endorsed "via Kustendje" tied by London / W10 duplex in black (Aug 10). "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN / FRANCO" cds of transit (Aug 11) applied in magneta ink (scarce - short period of use) below, with reverse showing Vienna cds and Austrian P.O. "Constantinopel" arrival cds (Aug 19) in black. An attactive cover Gi = £ 450.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 27 Great Britain

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    1865: 9 d. straw, pl. 4, wmk. Emblems, used with 1858 2 d. blue pl. 9 on 1866 entire letter to Constantinople endorssed "via Kustendje", each tied "498" obliterators of Manchester with red despatch cds below (May 18). Blue "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN / FRANCO" cds of transit and reverse with Vienna cds (May 21). A fresh and fine entire.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 28 Great Britain

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    1883/84: 1 s. dull-green in a horizontal pair HF-HG, a fine and fresh multiple with perfect perforation in the original deep shade, very well centered, each adhesive cancelled by centric crisp "HULL / MR. 2 85". Perfect conservation, cert. Louis (2001) Gi = £ 650 + 100%.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 29 Great Britain

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    1910: Hentschel 3 d. half-tone George V Essay on smooth surfaced card (36 x 49 mm.), large head design, endorsed "W/5" (Winstone) in ink manuscript, printed in dark and pale blue. Scarce and very fine Gi = £ 350+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 30 Great Britain

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    1910: Hentschel 3d. half-tone George V Essay on smooth surfaced card (31 x 43 mm.), the small head design, endorsed "SP/1" (Slater & Palmer), printed in reddish-brown. Scarce and very fine Gi = £ 350+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 31 Great Britain

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    1910: Hentschel 7 d. half-tone George V Essay on smooth surfaced card (35 x 40 mm.), large head design, printed in dark and pale drab. Scarce and very fine Gi = £ 350.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 32 Great Britain

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    1910: Hentschel 7d. half-tone George V Essay on card (30 x 39 mm.), small head design, endorsed "W/22" (Winstone), printed in bright emerald green. Scarce and very fine Gi =£ 350+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 33 Great Britain

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    1911: George V Die Proof for the ½ d. value without Duty Plates, Die 1A, cut down and printed on smooth surfaced rose-pink wove paper (31 x 60 mm.) with white reverse; showing reversed "2" also in white at top. An attractive and scarce Proof Gi = £ 2'250.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 34 Great Britain

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    1911/18: Die Proofs by Bradbury Wilkinson (2), imperforate on part salesman's cards with 1 d. value showing Edward VII vignette and legend "Postage" at top and "Specimen" at base and perforated SPECIMEN; second item with HMS Victory vignette in bright blue with 1914-1918 at top alongside "Portsmouth's Heroes / Their Name Liveth for Evermore" and town crest. Unusual
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 35 Great Britain

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    1924/26: 10 d. turquoise-blue, wmk. Block Cypher, an unused block of four, variety "Imperforate" and overprinted "SPECIMEN" (Type 23) in black, fresh and very fine, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive Gi N44t = £ 600+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 36 Great Britain

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    1924/26: 1 s. bistre-brown, wmk. Block Cypher, an unused block of four, variety "Imperforate" and overprinted "SPECIMEN" (Type 23) in black, fresh and very fine, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive Gi N45t = £ 600+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 37 Great Britain

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    1934: Photogravure Colour Trials for the 1½ d. value, wmk. Block Cypher, three horizontal imperforate pairs: one in dull grey-green, one in bright scarlet and a third in deep ultramarine, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Rare.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 38 Great Britain

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    1935: Silver Jubilee 2½ d. Prussian Blue, Error of Colour, a fine unused example of this rarity, large part og. Only 360 stamps issued. Cert. RPSL (1975), Ceremuga (2004) Gi = £ 11'000.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,500 CHF

    Lot# : 39 Great Britain

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    1911: FIRST UK AERIAL POST, postcard with ½ d George V (2), tied by special cds "FIRST UNITED KINGDOM AERIAL POST / LONDON SEP 15 1911" addressed to 'Caire', clear travelling post office cds "ALEXANDRIA CAIRO FOREIGN MAIL T.P.O. 2nb-X. 11.T. 14.", extremely rare destination, believed to be the only known piece so far with this destination, excellent condition.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 40 Great Britain

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    British Acceptances to DLH South Atlantic Catapult Service 1935 (16 July): Registered 'Leyland' business envelope franked with re-engraved Seahorse 5s bright rose red in an irreg. block of eight plus additional 3d registration fee, all cancelled by oval "Leyland Preston 16 July 35" registration hs forwarded to Berlin - Stuttgart and carried July 18 DLH catapult service to Natal and by Syndaco Condor via Rio to Buenos Aires, showing "Berlin-Zentralflughafen 17.7.35" transit- and "Buenos Aires July 21 35" arrival mark on reverse. A fine and remarkable franking.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 41 Great Britain

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    British Acceptance for Air France South Atlantic Services 1935 (4 October): 1£ PUC corner marginal example of upper left of sheet plus additional franking cancelled by oval "Registered London Chief Office 4 OCT 35" hs. to registered business envelope 'The Smithfield and Argentine Meat Company Ltd', carried Oct. 6 by Air France airmail service to Buenos Aires. A remarkabel postage at 3 oz rate: 3x8s per oz = 1£ 4s plus 3d registration fee. Vertical folds away from 1£ adhesive.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 42 Great Britain

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    British Acceptance for Air France South Atlantic Services 1936 (23 Dec.): 1£ PUC plus 3d additional franking cancelled by oval "Registered Bradford 23 DE 36" hs. to business envelope with imprinted address 'Senores FAUSTINO FANO Y CIA' in Buenos Aires, carried Dec. 28 to Buenos Aires Dec. 30. A remarkable postage at 2½ oz rate: 5x4s per ½ oz = 1£ 4s plus 3d registration fee. Vertical folds away from adhesives.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 43 Great Britain

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    British Acceptances to CGA and Air France South Atlantic Services 1927/40: Collection 30 covers starting with private acceptance of a correspondence of four uprated stationery items dated Jan. 14 1927 with private manuscript note 'Per 1st Air Mail London - S.America' and 'Paquebot civil via Lalallire' via Toulouse - Dakar arriving Buenos Aires almost two weeks earlier than normal mail, 1931 O.H.M.S  envelope franked with Seahorse 2s 6d  (3) carried by CGA service to Buenos Aires, 1934 Air France service with envelopes (4) bearing 'Transportada Totalmente Por Avion' hs on reverse, further high frankings und usages as 'Muestra sin Valor', First flight covers (3) of inauguration of 1936 weekly 'All-Up' Service (Jan.6) with special cachets in red, violet and black, Seahorse 10s frankings, British Rail accpetance 'Bristol-London-Paris' to Air France service as well as four covers of War-Time acceptances 1939/40. A fine and most interesting assembly with many double and triple rate frankings.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 44 Great Britain

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    British Acceptances to DLH South Atlantic Catapult Service 1935 (31 Oct.): Registered business envelope of 'The Anglo-South American Bank Ltd" franked with re-engraved Seahorse 2s 6d chocolate-brown and two values of 10s indigo plus additional 1934/36 1s bistr-brown and 9d deep olive-green, all cancelled by oval "Registerd London  Lombard St. 30 Oct. 35" hs forwarded via Berlin - Stuttgart and carried Nov. 2 by DLH catapult service to Natal and by Syndaco Condor to Buenos Aires, showing "Buenos Aires Nov. 3 35" arrival mark on reverse. A fine and high franking Haberer 418.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 45 Great Britain

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    British Acceptances to DLH South Atlantic Catapult Service 1934/36: Group of four envelopes to Buenos Aires, all with high 'Seahorse' frankings as 10s (2) on 1936 (May 21) envelope (Haberer 467), early usage of  5s. and 10s. used on 1934 (May 12) large envelope endorsed 'BY GERMAN /AIR MAIL' (Haberer 314) as well as triple rate cover franked with 5s (2) carried via Stuttgart - Natal and Condor Service to Buenos Aires. All fine and scarce commercial usages.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 46 Great Britain

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    British Acceptances to DLH South Atlantic Catapult Service 1934/39: Collection of 15 envelopes to Buenos Aires, all with good and high frankings as Seahorse 10s (3) used on 1937 (Feb. 11) envelope (Haberer 515),  special cachets as 1934 (Dec. 15) Xmas service and 1935 (Feb. 2) '1 Jahr Deutscher Postflug Europa - Südamerika" with one triple rate cover franked with 7 x 1s. plus 5s, further 10s franking in deep indigo used on triple rate cover 1937 (June 2) as well as 2s 6d brown block of four used on 1938 (Nov. 3) envelope. All fine and scarce commercial usages carried via Stuttgart - Natal and Condor Service to Buenos Aires. A fine and rare assembly - Viewing recommended.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 47 Great Britain

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    Imperial Airways Eastern Route - Flying Boat Service 1938/40: Selection of seven envelopes, incl. 1938 cover from DHIBBAN on Lake Habanniya near Baghdad Iraq, 1938 envelope from "Rangoon March 3" to Aden carried on the first flight at 'all-in' airmail rate, first day usage of envelope from "Singapore March 1. 38" to Bombay, 1938 (Aug. 4) First Flying Boat service from Adelaide to England, 1938 (4.8.) Inaugural airmail cover of regular Empire Air Service from New Zealand to London as well as First Flight cover of New Zealand -AUSTRALIA Inaugural Flight 1940 (Apr. 11). In addition envelope of 'Parachute Mail to Mornington Island' cover by Flying Boat of QUANTAS Empire Service (1942).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 48 Great Britain

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    Imperial Airways Flying Boat Route to Africa 1937: Selection of 20 covers, incl. first flight cover (25. Jan 37) of First Experimental Flight by Flying Boat Service Southampton to Egypt by Imperial Airways G-ADUX 'CASIOPEIA' to Cairo and postcard from Alexandria back to England 1937 (22 April), eleven covers of the first G-ADVC 'COURTIER' Flying Boat service to Durban with three first flight covers of return flight Durban - England ( 6.VI.37), further four items at reduced tax of June 1937 Empire Airmail Scheme (E.A.M.S) at 1½ d per ½ oz per Flying Boat 'CENTURION' (29.6.37) as well as two acceptances for the 1937 (June 16) Inauguration Flight of Flying Boat 'CHALLENGER' from Mozambique, Portuguese Africa plus Wartime usage of December 1940 envelope from Gold Coast flown by 'West African Feeder Service' to Khartoum and transferred to Flying Boat service to South Africa. Rare Routing.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 49 Great Britain

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    1937 (Dec. 5): Imperial Airways Flying Boat 'CYGNUS' crashed in Brindisi, Italy -  Two crash items to England including large part of front of cover franked with 'BURMA' ovptd 8a from "Rangoon 30. Nov. 37" bearing Nierinck type 'e' together with two Newspaper reports (1937 Dec. 7&9) as well as an envelope addressed to Malvern Worcestershire with adhesives floated off showing 'Damaged by Sea Water in Airplain Accident' h.s. in violet Nierinck type 'f' Nierinck = CHF 440.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 50 Great Britain

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    Crash Mail 1937/39: Group of six Imperial Airways crash covers, incl. 1937 (Sep.29) envelope from Jaffa franked with Palestine13m crashed with 'COURTIER' Flying Boat Oct. 1 in Athens, further four envelopes to New Zealand, one with Christmas card, of 1938 (Nov. 27) 'CALPURNIA' Flying Boat G-ADUZ crash at Lake Habbaniya in Iraq as well as salvaged cover from Malaya (stamp floated off) of 1939 (June 12) 'CENTURION' crash at Hoogly River in Calcutta Nierinck 371001e,381127a, 390612b = CHF 780.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 51 Great Britain

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    Crossing the Atlantic 1937/39: Fine selection of nine envelopes starting with Flying Boat 'Cavalier's first flight Bermuda - New York, followed by first Imperial Airways Transatlantic cover signed by the commander of the Flying Boat 'CARIBOU' John Kelly-Rogers of his first Tranatlantic flight crossing the Northern Atlantic 1939 (Aug 5) together with another three Inaugural Flight covers from England and one from Ireland plus one cover from the return flight from Montreal, Canada. Further a 'Captain's letter carried by Capt. Donald Bennet on his Flying Boat 'Cabot' crossing the Atlantique 24h after der departure of the 'CARIBOU' on the North Atlantic route.rnJohn Cecil Kelly-Rogers (1905-1981), the most senior of Imperial Airways pilots, was a British aviator who flew Winston Churchill to wartime meetings, well known as Churchill's pilot.rn 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 56 Great Britain

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    1840/1940c: Lot 200 used stamps and 50 covers incl. Great Britain starting with two Penny Blacks, Penny Red and 2 d. blue in multitude with cancellation interest, Jubilee, KEVII & KGV; Commonweath with some Cape Triangulars, and Australia; covers nearly exclusively from Great Britain with Penny Black cover from October 1840, Penny Red single frankings, foreign destinations such as Switzerland, France, also registered Austria, and Germany, stationery usages as well as three items from Malta, Queensland and Victoria. 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 57 Great Britain

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    1840-1947: Group including a Mulready letter One Penny with instructions and tables of the 'SCOTTISH PROVIDENT INSTITUTION', a 'One Penny Black', a bit short on top; a 'Two Pence Blue' fine example, 'One Penny' red (Gi 8) unused part original gum (according certificate BPA Die I, Alphabet II, Plate 142, lettered O L). UPU set 1929 with 1 £ value mounted etc.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 58 Great Britain

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    1948: 6 d. Olympic Games Issue, unadopted Essays 'hurdler' in a design similar to the issued stamps, original glass negative and two positive prints in flawless archive condition, found in the designers' estate. This essay constitutes a significant Olympic item from a major stamp issuing nation and offers a rare opportunity to add a unique item to a GB or Olympics thematic collection. In addition three unadopted essay prints of the 1948 'Royal Silver Wedding'.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 59 Great Britain

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    1840-1944: Lot of 20 items beginning with a very fine 1d mulready letter from LEWES 7 Oct / 40 to London, a very scarce provincial usage. A 3d with large white corner letters 1872 on front from HASTINGS to Zurich (Sender Lord Stratford de Redcliff), four stationery envelopes registered and insured 1936-37 to Switzerland; picture postcard and a censored envelope from Ireland 1944.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 60 Great Britain

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    1858-69: Archive of 56 folded letters to Lyons, mostly 4d frankings, predominantely in decent condition, most often with 4d rose from 1857, and a few letter issues. One letter with 4x 4d, 3 letters combined with 1d engraved. Good variety of cancellations.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 61 Great Britain

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    1889/1965: Accumulation of Revenue documents, contained within a folder, comprising over 100 examples franked with "Contract Note" fiscal stamps, including Queen Victoria 6 d. and 1 s., Edward VII 1 s. and 2 s., GV 6 d., 1 s. and 2 s. and QEII 2 s. and 6 s., good array of usages and frankings.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 62 Great Britain

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    Lot# : 364 Ireland

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    1922/1982: Chronologically organised large dealer stock album, predominately unused with just a few early exceptions, majority original gum never hinged, selection of sets early on with several later, some duplication, some blocks and multiples, mostly prestine, very clean and sizeable catalogue.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 447A Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1850/1940ca.: Fine lot British Commonwealth, mention should be made of four Cape triangles (two with certificates), Rhodesia $2 red brown (1908) and Rhodesia Falls 1 d. to  5 Sh. unused mounted, very fresh. Ascension issues 1924 and 1934 complete unmounted, Bermuda 1 d. and 2 d. 1865 unused mounted, Newfoundland 1 c. 60 c. 1897, Sudan General Gordon 1935 unmounted set, better India 1882, some New Zealand e.g. TRANS-TASMAN Airmail, North Borneo issues 1931 mounted, 1939 unmounted, both complete, 3 stamps Japanese occupation of North Borneo . Few  Grenada, some Egypt etc. Last but not least an excellent page Ireland with definitives overprints 1922 including seahorses 4 lines ovpt. almost complete unmounted, and seahorses overprinted with three lines mounted,  definitves ½ d.  to 1 sh. 1922-23 unmounted, 1940-42 mounted etc. Please inspect!
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 448 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1853/63: Lot five stamps primarily used incl. Malta 1860/63 ½ d. buff unsed, Tasmania 1853 1 d. pale blue and 4 d. orange, New Brunswick 1851/60 3 d. red, and Nova Sotia 1851/60 3 d. blue. An interesting lot to be studied.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 449 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1854/56: Lot two covers and an unused stamp incl. UK 1854 6d. purple Embossed, a fresh cut-square example with vivid colour and good to full margins incl. parts of thr upper neighbouring adhesive in combination with 1854-57 2d. blue plate 4 (Gi 60+20), tied by London district '15' in diamond and bars handstamp, oval PD in red and French "ANGL. 30 SEPT. 56 AMB. CALAIS" entry cds alongside, on double rate cover to Paris, a correct and appealing franking to pay twice the 4d. rate to France in effect from January 1855, cert. RPSL (2023). Lot includes also Bermuda 1938/53 £ 1 pale purple & black on pale red, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, comb perf. 14, an unused example of rich colour, Row 2, stamp 5 (position 17) showing variety "Gash in Chin" (Gi 121bf = £ 2'250), fresh and fine, unmounted og. Also Mexico Morelia 1856 4 r. carmine, a horizontally bisected example, top half, used on 1860 entire letter to Mexico City to pay the 2 reales rate, tied by "FRANCO / MORELIA" circular datestamp (June 25) in black. 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 462 France

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    France 1911: Pioneering Aviation, 'Le Petit Journal' Morocco Experimental Flight, Pilot Henri Brégi and passenger René Lebaut, picture postcard, from Rabat, Morocco to Paris, France, dated 19th September 1911, franked Morocco 10 c. tied by Rabat datestamp, with special flight bilingual cachet in black alongside, manuscript flight date, card has been manuscript illustrated by hand with names of those pictured and their role in the delivery of the experimental flight, on reverse private note from Monsieur Gaillard who is pictured to front, a unique and charming example; comes with an unused commemorative 'Petit Journal' picture postcard depicting both pilot and passenger with an image of the aircraft on the Casablanca beach, has corner crease: scarce duo and an important flight in the development of airmail in Morocco.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 463 France

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    1925: French Pioneering Aviation, Colonel de Goys & Captain Pelletier d'Oisy Survey flight, 'Roland Garros' illustrated cover, franked  with French 25 c. tied by "VERSAILLES R.P.  BANLIEUE OUEST" datestamp 15 January 1925, signed by Goys, with special event cachet in red "VOYAGE d'ETUDES / MISSION AERIENNE / JANVIER 1925", arrival to front dated 7 February 1925, attractive and fine.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 464 France

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    1931/37: Group of Pioneering Aviation Flight covers, comprising five covers, including 1931 special printed envelope Marcel Goulette and Andre Salel record breaking return flight Djibouti to Marseille, with special cachet (14 printed envelopes with cachet); 1932 first flight to Dakar; and 1937 Andre Japy world distance record return flight to Marseille with cachet correctly dated '1937'; also two registered covers 1930/1 Les Lignes Ethiopiennes, one from Djibouti to Addis Ababa, the other return, a fine and scarce selection (5).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 465 France

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    1925/1940: Selection of six pioneering aviation covers, including 1925 Arrachart and Lemaitre Etampes, France to Dakar, Senegal with special flight stamp and cachet; 1926 Air Union Antibes to Tunis with rare violet cachet; registered 1932 Sahara expedition flight Fort Archambault, Chad to Paris, with "MISSION BOURBON TUNIS-CHAD" double circle red cachet; 1930 crash cover Tananarive, Magagascar to Paris, French aviator Roux, Calliol and Dodoment perished when their plane crashed into a tropical forest; 1930 military flight registered Brazzaville to Paris which was serverly delayed due to an accident; also 1940 propaganda flight Kindia to Kankan, french Guinea dated 20th February frabked with 1 f., very clean cover, and scarce and interesting group (6).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 466 France

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    1937/1940, Aeromaritime and Air France, study written-up on album pages, comprising eleven covers, origins include; France (2), Ivory Coast, Cameroon (2), Senegal, Liberia (2), Gold Coast and UK (2), varied range of routes, frankings and destinations, noted 1937 Senegal to France cover with first flight cachet, a 1938 registered commercial envelope from Abidjan to Paris, and 1937 Monrovia, Liberia to Ohio, USA with air mail etiquette cancelled for the transatlantic leg, some faults, a useful selection, very nicely presented and described.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 474 Great Britain

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    Great Britain 1942, 6 d. purple, used on First Day Air Letter form, dated 7 December 1942, from Sutton Coldfield to an Army Postal Service in East Africa, addressed care of "The Chief Political Office, O.E.T.A." a term used for "Overseas Enemy Territory Administration", cancelled by Sutton Coldfield wavy lines duplex and upon arrival additionally a British Army cancel "AP02" dated 4 January 1942, which would be the army base in Nairobi, Kenya, senders name on reverse is stated as "The Aero Field", with short note typed inside indicating the form was being sent on the first day of 6d. air letter mail for the services and with "Francis J Field" handstamp signature in red, minor soiling, a splendid item, attractive with typed address/sender fields and from a famous philatelist.rnNote: The routing for this cover is challenging due to the stated wish of the mail to go "all air", the solution was to depart on Imperial Airways flying boat 3W146 using "Champion" from Hythe and Poole, calling at Foynes, Lisbon, Bathurst, Freetown and Lagos where it arrived 23 December, this particular service continued its journey south on an unscheduled basis to Durban which was reached by the end of December, this allowed for a connection to the northbound "Horseshoe Route" where Imperial Airways flight IE257 left Durban on 2 January and arrived in Port Bell, Kisumu, Kenya on 3 December, the cover then being delivered and received at the army base in Nairobi 4 January 1942.rnRemark: Francis J. Field (1895 - 1992) was a famous aero-philately expert and stamp dealer who produced books and reference material which are still in use today. He was entered onto the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1968.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 475 Great Britain

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    1931, Imperial Airways First Air Mail service London to East Africa, three examples of the illustrated yellow and blue 'rising sun' official envelope, one to Khartoum (Sudan), one to Nairobi (Kenya) and one to Mwanza (Tanganyika), each with typed commemorative letter confirming the inaugural service, some minor soiling and tone spots, otherwise a fine and scarce selection.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 476 Great Britain

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    1931, Glen Kidston London to Cape Town Flight - Lockhead Vega G-ABGK, specially printed large format envelope (214 x 137mm), numbered "14" of 20, dated 30 March 1931, franked initially with GB, 1½ d., tied by Amesbury datestamp, on arrival in Kisumu KUT 5 c. and 10 c. applied, tied by datestamp 3 April 1931, in South Africa 2 d., tied by Capetown 7 May 1931, signed by co-pilot Owen Cathcart Jones, addressed to Commander Mackintosh in London and with "Station Headquarters/R.A.F. Heliopolis" oval datestamp 1 April 1931 of Cairo on reverse, small tear at right, otherwise clean and fine, scarce, one of twenty two listed items carried on the Lockheed Vega G-ABGK. Comes mounted on an exhibition page with illustrations of pilot and plane and additionally a news article featuring the record breaking flight.rnRemark: The flight took off from Netheravon Airport, Wiltshire, undertaking a record breaking journey to promote the conveyance of mail by high-speed aircraft separate from the passenger service. Apart from a forced landing at Lichtenburg the 7'505 mile flight was a success.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 477 Great Britain

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    1927/1937: Assortment of Pioneering Aviation materials, comprising five items, including; Vintage Meirisse photograph of "Singapore" Short s19 flying boat Mk1 G-EBUP with Alan Cobham and wife onboard; 1928 letter signed by Alan Cobham to Admiral Napier Tomkin thanking him for his help and underlining the success of the round Africa flight; 1929 signed Lady Mary Bailey menus from RAS, RAC, ALBE and SBAC hosted luncheon; 1931 experimental flight cover Lagos to Cameroons, faults although one of seven known and ex Colley collection and 1937 Mauritius to London flight cover dated 20 January, the cover flown to France via Reunion Island and completed the journey to London by surface mail, a fine and interesting group (5). 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 478 Great Britain

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    1931/1936, Imperial Airways, study of southbound flights, comprising nine covers presented upon exhibition pages and neatly written-up, mail originating mainly from Britain (London, Cambridge and Edinburgh), one from Malta (Valetta), destinations include South Africa, Zanzibar, Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika, all but one are British frankings, with a range of rates and combinations of values, routes incorporate surface mail, all commercial mailings, a most interesting selection.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 524 Great Britain

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    Imperial Airways Collision of 'Horsa' Handley Page HP43 Hannibal Class with "Helena" at Khartoum, 18 December 1933; Air mail cover sent from Sidup (England) to Nairobi (Kenya), dated 12 December 1933, franked with KGV block of four 1½ d. and 1 d., transported south in "Helena" arriving in Khartoum when it collided with "Horsa" which was travelling northbound, arrival to reverse dated 21 December 1933, no special markings are attributed to this incident, however it is explained in Air Crash Mail of Imperial Airways on page 71, very unusual, rare, only three covers known. Nierinck 331218 (Horsa).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 526 Great Britain

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    Imperial Airways crash of 'Scipio' G-ABFB at Mirabella Bay, Crete, 22 August 1936: A "Films Paramount" printed envelope with the famous Paramount Films logo from the 1930s, sent from Cairo, Egypt, to Paramount Films in Paris, dated 21 August 1936, the adhesives washed off, the recovered mail was taken to Athens on HMS Duban, then to Paris by rail, the cachet in red "Accident d'Avion", which was applied to mail addressed to France and processed in France, envelope with post office resealing tape, arrival on reverse 1 September 1936, a unusal example, scarce Paramount Films out of Egypt. Nierinck 360822I.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 527 Great Britain

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    Imperial Airways Crash of 'Boadicea' G-ACOX 25 into the English Channel on 25 September 1936: recovered from the first mail bag which washed up on the French coast, where the red five line cachet was applied; "SERVICE POSTAL FRANCAIS / Correspondence retardée par suite / du naufrage d'un Avion / Reconstituté par le Service Francais / NE PAS TAXER", which allowed the mail to be reconstituted into the postal system without tax and sent onward to Sudan, with arrival on reverse dated 4 November 1936, sent via the Imperial southbound flight AS392. The envelope includes a typed letter from Lawrence Cave, Caterham, Surrey to his brother who was in the Sudan Defence Force, later a signals officer with 'Chindits' in WWII and in 1946 the Chief of Police for the Equatorial Province at Juba, a scarce example to Sudan. Nierinck 360925b
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 529 Great Britain

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    Imperial Airways Crash of Short S.23 'CHALLENGER' at Mozambique Harbour, 1 May 1939: Two covers from London and Southend-on-Sea to South Africa, one with the special "DAMAGED BY SEAWATER / SEAPLANE 'CHALLENGER'" cachet, the other with "FLYING BOAT CORRESPONDENCE DAMAGED BY SEAWATER / / VLIEGBOT KORRESPONDENSIE DEUR SEEWATER BESKADIG" cachet, both in violet, the adhesives have washed off, each cover mounted neatly upon an album page, written-up, one with newspaper cutting showing the flying-boat part submerged and the other with an image of the plane intact on water, an attractive duo. Nierinck 390501b & a.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 532 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    Lots & Collections 1937/1940, Africa Aeromaritime collection of seven covers and additionally two unused picture postcards, neatly mounted and described on exhibition pages, including two first flight covers from Dakar with commemortive cachets, mail origins include; French New Guinea, Togo, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, England and Senegal, noted 1937 cover from Governor of French New Guinea at Conakry to the Governor General French West Africa in Dakar, also two censor mail covers, the postcards depict the aeromaritime route along the African cost and one with flying boat pictured on the sea, an interesting assembly in mostly good to fine condition.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 534 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1932/1937, Imperial Airways Africa, group of six covers, comprising three first flight and three test flights, including 1934 envelope from Nairobi, Kenya, to Quelimane, Mozambique, carried on the first southbound flight from Broken Hill to Rhodesia, 1934 souvenir cover from Moshi, Tanganyika, to Sydney, Australia, carried on the first air mail service England to Australia, a 1937 typed envelope from London to Nairobi, Kenya, carried on the first "All-Up" UK to Kenya flight from Southampton to Kisumu, includes a headed note from the Imperial Airways traffic manager's office signed by E. Dolby, a 1932 first official air mail cachet on an official test cover from Bulawayo to the Superintendent of Imperial Airways in Brindisi, a 1936 test cover carried on the first through air mail service from South Africa to Nigeria via Khartoum and a 1937 pilot signed test cover for first "All-Up" Kisumu to Southampton flight; additionally a 1936 parcel label sent from Al Fashir to Khartoum, franked with Sudan air mail and postage stamps, an excellent and valuable group.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 535 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1932/1938, Imperial Airways Africa, collection of ten covers studying various routes into and out of Africa, predominately air mail to Europe, although one to Australia, one to Jamaica and unusually an 1937 cover from Lourenco Marques, Mozambique to Macau, carried via Alexandria, Penang and Hong Kong where it travelled by surface mail and then boat, noted 1935 envelope from Mbeya,Tanganyika to Stockholm, Sweden endorosed by violet cachet "By Air to Brindisi", also a late fee to England, an example of parcel post from Mombasa, to England, also an interesting mailing from Belgian Congo to Switzerland and others, condition in the main is fine, some with faults, an excellent assembly neatly presented upon exhibition pages.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 536 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1935/1944, Study of Africa air mail, set out on eight attractive exhibition pages, detailing routes, rates, flights and airlines, comprising ten covers, includes Air France routes, Sierra Leone to UK, UK to Senegal, Belfast to Sierra Leone, Imperial Airways UK to Gold Coast and the "Horseshoe Route" Tanganyika to UK, a 1943 OHMS Unganda Protectorate envelope to USA, possibly carried by a combination of RAF Transport Command and Pan American Airways, also Elders Colonial Airways Sierra Leone to UK, a neatly presented and carefully written-up study with varied frankings and postmarks, a scarce group.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 537 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1931/1937, Imperial Airways, study of northbound flights out of Africa, comprising thirteen covers mounted on exhibition pages and comprehensively written-up, originating from South Africa, Tanganyika, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, to destinations in USA, England, Switzerland and Greece, varied frankings predominently British commonwealth, routes incorporate maritime, rail and surface mail, some eye catching covers, noted 1937, Ford Motor company illustrated advertising envelope sent from Nakuru to Ohio, also 1934, Royal Tour South Africa philatelic cover, sent registered from Basutoland to Athens via air mail, with billingual special event cachet (commemorating visit by Prince George), also "Feeder Service" endorsements and "By Air to / London" cachets, a fascinating and attractive study.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 539 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1932/1937, Wilson Airways, study of air mail routes, comprising ten covers mounted and described on exhibition pages, noted two scarce examples of official OHMS covers originating from "Mafia Island", a location not part of the costal service routes, however Wilson Airways  made ad-hoc 'special' flights, both relate to medical services and are marked "Confidential", other mail includes from Tanganyika, Kenya, Zanzibar and Uganda, destinations within Africa as well as UK and France, also two covers with straightline cachet "Local Air Fee Paid" in violet, and two registered covers one from Zanzibar to Paris the other Uganda to Zanzibar, good range of frankings and values, some flaws to be expected, nice selection of usages, a fine study.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 540 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1937/1945, BOAC Africa air mail study of flights, routes and rates, comprising seventeen covers, predominantly WWII mailings, with censor marks and labels, including seven covers from Gold Coast one of which is sent to Palestine with censor marks on despatch and arrival, also one very large format envelope which with block of tweleve ½d, a 1944 registered cover from Tripoli, Libya to Hull, England, franked with M.E.F. overprint including a vertical pair of 2 s. 6d. "Arms" issue, three large covers from Kenya, two forces on active service, one to Colombo the other to Cornwall in England with RAF and Naval censor marks repectively, two covers from French Cameroon both with "Arms" high values, includes "Horseshoe Route" 1941 Eastbound Kenya to USA via Pacific endorsed "via Hong Kong", also 1944 first air service to Aden from Nairobi, Kenya, a fascinating group with varied destinations and frankings, many scarcer, valuable assembly mounted on exhibition pages with detailed descriptions. 
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 542 Austria

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    Reinhold Tilling, Rocket Plane (K) FTL 3 1931 (Apr. 15): Photocard '1. Deutscher Postraketenstart am Dümmersee' numbered '116' with original 'Tilling' signature, franked with 'Reichspräsident' 3 Pfg. green, tied by "DIELINGEN15.4.31 3-4N" cds. Fine and rare Hopferwieser RT-01 = Euro 2'000.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 543 Austria

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    Austria  - Friedrich Schmidl 1928/61: Collection with 40 covers/cards and vignettes used/unused starting with 'Höhenballon F.S.1' No.159 (little stained), 'V13', 'V15' (2), 'V16'. 'V17' with imprinted stamp, 'V18' (3 different), 'N1' as well as six diff. photocards of diff. flights (EZ 26C1/27C1), further several vignettes unused. A fine selection Hopferwieser = Euro 3'500+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 546 Netherlands

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    Pioneer Rocket Mail Karl Roberti (1934/35): Group of 18 signed covers, starting with 1934 (Dec. 6) Meteoor P.9, Poolster P.12 (2), Mars P.13 (4 of which three with imperf. labels), Venus OP.15), Icarus R.V.1 (perf./imperf.), Santos Dumont R.V.2, Neerlandia P.P.1 (3), Luxemburgia R.Kr.1, Belgica (2), Jupiter P.26 and Albertine R.V.8, all fine Ellington Zwisler = US$ 5'500.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 550 Soviet Union

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    U.S.S.R. 1978 (Aug 26): Selection of six covers, incl. two Soyuz 31on-board covers signed by Sigmund Jähn GDR and other crew members, 1981 (March 30) Soyuz 39 registered on-board cover No. 563 with Mongolian postmark together with 1982 (June 24/July 02) Soyuz T-6 stationery envelope, signed by crew members further 1987 (Nov. 21) MIR / PROGRESS 33 / SOJUS TM-3  First Commercial Mail to the Space station MIR cover (0301) addressed to the crew, franked with Sputnik 10 kop. commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Sputnik launch, tied by special cancellation at Moscow General P.O. (Oct. 4) with adjacent Baykonur Cosmodrom P.O. cancel (Nov. 21) and sent by Progress-33 cargo spacecraft up to the MIR space station, receiving a special cancel on board and signed by the Cosmonauts Romanenko and Alexandrov. Returned to Baikonur with Sojus TM-3, confirmed by Arkalyk P.O. special cancel (Dec. 29) and signed on reverse by the Chairman of the USSR Glavkosmos A.I. Dunaev. Cover 301/1000 with certificate Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga (9.3.88).Rare Hopferwieser S6-2g + S6-5e + S7-1f.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 556 Collections/lots Europe

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    Rocket Mail 1933/79: Album 100+ covers of various rocket starts, incl. Gerhard Zucker Stiege 1933 (Nov. 6) properly cacheted cover 'Durch Nacht zum Licht' with perf. 3m. blue & red and Wagner 6 Pfg. green tied by 'Nov. 6. Hasselfelde' cds. (EZ14C1) and Winter Relief Start 'Hexentanzplatz' (five covers, EZ 6C1 +6C1a), GB 1934 Harris - Scarp and 1965 steam rocket 'Grillo' Brighton, 1934 Trieste three different, 1960 Maribor (3), Poland 1960 Klucze, Karl Roberti 1935 'Belgica' and 'Luxemburgia R..Kr. 1', G. Zucker Channel Rocket I (2) as well as 1962/63 Danish Rocket Union (9), 1964 Sweden 'Andra Svenska Postraket-Experiment' (3) plus later postal rockets further a Satellite 'Syncom 2' cover of French Polynesia and 'Ariane L01' compl. cover set of ten, furtherAustralian Rocket Society 1935/37 Maheno - Fraser Island Rocket Flight, 'Orion' Royal Silver Jubilee rocket and R.T.-7 together with 1966 'EUROPA 1' Launch covers and '3rd. ELDO LAUNCH' (EZ F-3) at Woomera South Australia, USA with 1936 1st American Rocket Plane 'Hewitt N.J. Feb. 23' and '1st international Rocket Flight to Mexico, 1939 Official Cuban Rocket Mail (3) with nine 1961 commemorative covers (EZ 46C4), in addition Japanese rocketmail with first Japanese Satellite 'Orumi 1' (EZ J002a).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 570 France

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    1930 (May 11): First Successful Crossing of the South Atlantic by Jean Mermoz - Two special printed CGA envelopes from "Paris May 10 1930", one franked with 10f and 50c tied by 'Paris Gare Austerlitz' meter mark to Buenos Aires (May 14) and signed by Mermoz, other franked with 5f and 2f (2) to Pernambuco (May 13) signed by Jean Dabry, both envelopes with special cachet "PREMIER TRAVERSÉE COMMERCIALE / DE L'ATLANTIQUE-SUD / PAR UN HYDRAVION DE L'AÉROPOSTALE" in violet. A fine pair.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 842 Albania

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    1913: 20 pa. rose on buff, postal stationery card, Turkey 'Double headed Eagle' overprint in black, uprated with Italy 'Soutari di Albania' surcharged 20 p. on 10 c. red-brown, sent from Scutari, Albania to Upsala, Sweden, dated 1 March 1913, tied by Italian Post Office in Scutari datestamp in black (the card uncancelled), with control mark alongside and an additional Scutari beside the arrival in Uppsala dated 4 March 1913, endorsed 'Via Berlin', no doubt contrived, although appealing and scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 843 Albania

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    Catalogue# : 228-234
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    1930: Armail King Zogu issue, the compl. set of seven values 5 q. green to 3 fr. violet as proof prints in compl. sheets of twice 50 examples (excepted for the 20 q. in only 50 examples), three of these sheets with marginal "REGISTRATO  / Il Capo della Sezione Staccata" handstamp in violet of the Italian State Polygraphic Institute. Cert. Peters (2023).
    Starting bid : 6,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 844 Albania

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    1913/1972: Large collection of stamps, contained within five folders and a large stock book, early material is a mix of used/unused incl. 1913 20 pa. red used on piece (Raybaudi cert., 1993), several scarcer and better values from the double eagle issues, also a quanity of unused sheets, part sheets, multiples from the Republic overprints 1941/44, also numerous minisheets, as well as a specialised small collection of Olympics, Football and Sport related stamps (1947 to 1972), almost exclusively unused never hinged for the more modern material, also a large number of souvenir sheets. Additionally, a quantity of covers and postal stationery cards, some imperfections, particularly on the earlier material, nonetheless an abundant ex dealer stock, overall a fine and valuable lot.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 845 Belgium

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    1916-1970: Fine collection only complete sets Railway stamps, Parcel stamps and Newspaper-Parcel stamps. Earlier issues are hinged, from about 1950 on never hinged, mounted on preprinted album pages, Michel about € 10'300.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 846 Belgium

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    1985: Full set of souvenir sheets of the Railwaystamps 1985 including both, the French and the Dutch inscription for 250 F., 500 F. and 1000 F. + the combined souvenir sheet with all values, Mi € 2320.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 847 Belgium

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    1990-2010ca.: Fine lot 'discount postage' in perfect condition (from new issue subscription) for about € 6500, of which 21'224 Belgian Francs converted = € 526 and just € 43.27 Kilopost stamps. Also excellent to break, many souvenir sheets, booklets and attractive topical issues.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 848 Belgium

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    1850-1871: 7 letters, of which one 20 c. + 40 c. (Mi 4 + 5) 1854 from BRUXELLES to NORTHIAM (Sussex), 5 further covers issue 1885, of which one 10 c. as printed matter and last, a small cover with 30 c. issue 1869 (Mi 30A) 1870 to France.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 850 Bulgaria

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    Foreign Post Offices: French PO's 1867: France 20 c. blue pair, used on 1868 entire letter from Varna, Bulgaria to Galatz, Romania tied by "5103" gros chiffres in blue with framed "PD" and pearled "VARNA / TURQ. D'EUROPE" datestamp alongside (Aug 11). Reverse, displaying well on flap, with pearled "GALATZ / MOLDAVIE" cds of receipt (Aug 12). One or two imperfections but an entire of great scarcity.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 851 Bulgaria

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    Foreign Post Offices: Russian PO's, War of Liberation 1877 (16 Aug): Receipt for a money package of 49 rubels and 32 kopeks, struck by Russian Army "FIELD POST OFFICE No 7" datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 61), being situated in Sofia. Opinion Penev (2019).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 852 Bulgaria

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    War of Liberation 1878 (18 Feb): Envelope directed to St. Petersburg, endorsed "From the Active Army" and "To Russia" in manuscript, struck on reverse by Russian Army "FIELD POST OFFICE No 7" datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 61), being situated in Sofia. Two St. Petersburg arrival cds's (24 / 25 Feb) in addition on reverse. A fine and fresh cover from the Russo-Turkish War. Opinion Todd (2013).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 853 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 14X
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    Russian P.O.'s in Bulgaria, 1879: 7 kop. carmine & green, horizontally laid paper, a pair used on double rate 1883 cover, opened for display, mailed to Constantinople tied by oval framed "ROPiT / BURGAS" oval datestamp (Nov 23) struck in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 729). Reverse with oval 'ROPiT / CONSTANTINOPLE' arrival datestamp (Nov 24) in blue. The envelope slightly trimmed and peripheral aging around perfs., one of which has been detached, nevertheless a very rare cover. Opinion Todd (2016).rnProvenance: Collections Lipschutz, Schaefer; Corinphila sale 242 (June 2019), lot 7415.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF
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