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  • Lot# : 1327 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 30+40
    1876: Empire 10 pa. black on lilac pair and single 1 pi. black on grey-blue used on 1880 entire letter to Philipopolis, Eastern Roumelia tied by "Constantinople / Turquie" datestamps in blue, struck on reverse with rare Cyrillic "POST / PLOVDIV" cds in greenish-blue with "Plovdiv" possibly deliberately defaced with heavy inking. A most unusual entire that opens well for display.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1328 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 213
    Ottoman Post 1913: 5 pa. ochre-yellow, a single example on postcard to Inspector General of Sanitation in Constntinople, tied by good strike of "CAMARAN" island cds in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 56) with arrivals at left. Scarce, Kamaran is the largest Yemeni island in the Red Sea.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1329 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : IVa/IVe
    1916: Red Cross, overprinted in red 100 pa. on 10 pa., a half sheet of ten subjects (Isfila K13/K17), of fine appearance, one with rounded corner, unused without gum. Rare Mi = € 700.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1330 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 753
    1921: "Kilis" provisional, an unused block of four, on thin cigarette paper, perforated by sewing machine, of fine fresh colour, unused without gum. A very rare stamp in a multiple Mi = € 1'800.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1331 Turkey

    Airmail 1917 (Sept): Document with violet type-written information on the 9 Aeroplanes that left Otranto for the Levant (Sept 8) eight having arrived in Florina, Northern Greece with one 'plane still in Valona, Albania. Handstruck "Commandement Des Armées Alliées en Orient / Commndement de la L'Aéronautique" illustrated cachet in violet and signed by both Michaud at left and by General Sarrail in ink. Rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1332 Turkey

    Airmail 1918/19: Proposed 2 fr. stamp for the Orient Flights from Constantinople to Bucharest and thence to France by Train, an unused imperforate sheet marginal block of four "Poste Avion en Orient", on thin white paper with margins all round, fresh and very fine. Extremely rare in a multiple (the Bill Robertson collection, Corinphila sale 186, May 2014) contained just a single example. Signed Kessler.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 1333 Turkey

    Airmail 1919: Document beautifully inscribed in ink, headed "Projet Constantinople-Paris (Avion Breguet)" showing the journey of the flight and the times taken between" "Constantinople-Andrinople-Sofia-Pirot-Belgrade-Neusatz-Agram-Laibach-Trente-Constance-Belfort and Paris" handstamped by metallic handstamp "ARMÉES ALLIÉS EN ORIENT / POSTE AÉRIÈNNE" struck in violet. An exceptional document ably fitting on an album page. Presumably unique. Signed Braunstein.rnNote: Ex collection Sassower. For further reading on this and the following lots, see the London Philatelist, Volume 109, May 2000, pages 122-134.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1334 Turkey

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    Airmail 1919 (July 7): First Military Flight cover from Constantinople to Paris franked by France Sower 25 c. blue and Merson 1 fr. lake & green tied by framed handstamp "ARMÉES ALLIÉS EN ORIENT / POSTE AÉRIÈNNE" struck in black with "Tresor et Postes / 506" cds adjacent (July 7). Reseal Censor tape and further strike of oval "Contrôle / Par l'Authorité Militaire" on reverse with Paris arrival (July 14). The first date for carriage of civilian mail by this service. Slight opening tear at base but rare. Ex collection Sassower. Cert. Behr (2007).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1335 Turkey

    Airmail 1919 (July 14): Military Flight cover from Constantinople to Bordeaux franked by France Sower 25 c. blue (5) tied by framed handstamp "ARMÉES ALLIÉS EN ORIENT / POSTE AÉRIÈNNE" struck in black with "Tresor et Postes / 506" cds below (July 14). Reseal Censor tape and oval "Contrôle / Par l'Authorité Militaire" on reverse. The second date for carriage of civilian mail by this service. Reseal tape lifted to show adhesives but intact. Scarce. Ex collection Sassower.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1336 Turkey

    Airmail 1919 (July 17): Military Flight cover from Constantinople via Bucharest to Paris franked by France Sower 15 c. green, 20 c. dull purple pair and 25 c. blue in a strip of four tied by two strikes of framed handstamp "ARMÉES ALLIÉS EN ORIENT / POSTE AÉRIÈNNE" struck in black with "Tresor et Postes / 506" cds below (July 17). Reseal Censor tape and oval "Contrôle / Par l'Authorité Militaire" on reverse. Scarce - this flight was delayed due to bad weather and the cover is sold with a printed form detailing this and stating that the flight landed in Bucharest, Romania at 10.30 on July 19 - the form struck with rare framed "ARMÉES ALLIÉS EN ORIENT / POSTE AÉRIÈNNE" in violet and oval "POSTE-AERIENNE / Aeronautique / Armées d'Orient / Le Capitaine Blandinieres". Wonderful and extremely rare. Signed Braunstein. Ex collection Sassower.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1337 Turkey

    Airmail 1919 (Aug 11): Military Flight cover from Constantinople to Bucharest franked by France Sower 5 c. green and Merson 40 c. red & pale blue (3) all tied by two strikes of framed handstamp "ARMÉES ALLIÉS EN ORIENT / POSTE AÉRIÈNNE" struck in black with "Tresor et Postes / 506" cds below (Aug 11). The adhesives also tied by circular Romanian negative seal Military Censor arrival handstamp in black. Scarce -  Gabby Sassower "correspondence to Bucharest is elusive" (London Philatelist, Vol. 109, May 2000, page 125). Signed Braunstein. Ex collection Sassower.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1338 Turkey

    Airmail 1919 (Sept 8): Military Flight cover from Constantinople to Bucharest franked by France Sower 5 c. green, 20 c. purple and Merson 1 fr. lake & green all tied by tframed handstamp "ARMÉES ALLIÉS EN ORIENT / POSTE AÉRIÈNNE" struck in black with "Tresor et Postes / 506" cds below (Sept 8). Circular Romanian negative seal Military Censor arrival handstamp in black and cds verso (Sept 12). Scarce -  Gabby Sassower "correspondence to Bucharest is elusive" . Illustrated in the London Philatelist, Volume 109, May 2000, page 125.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1339 Turkey

    Airmail 1919 (Sept 13): Military Flight cover from Constantinople to Paris endorsed "F.M.", cancelled by rare framed metallic handstamp "ARMÉES ALLIÉS EN ORIENT / POSTE AÉRIÈNNE" struck in violet with "Tresor et Postes" cds below in black. Return address of a Lieutenant in Sector 502 in Constantinople. Rare and fine cover.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1340 Turkey

    Airmail 1919 (Oct 1): Postal receipt form struck at top with "Tresor et Postes / 5126" cds in black (Oct 1) with oval cachet "ARMÉES ALLIEES en ORIENT / POSTE AÉRIENNE / 526" in black and "Tresor et Postes / 526" cds struck in Bucharest on the following day (Oct 2). Rare. Signed Braunstein. Ex collection Sassower.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1341 Turkey

    Airmail 1919 (Oct 7): Military Flight cover from Constantinople to Chester, England cancelled by rare framed metallic handstamp "ARMÉES ALLIÉS EN ORIENT / POSTE AÉRIÈNNE" struck in violet with "Tresor et Postes / 506" cds at right (Oct 7). Some wear to envelope but an Official Military usage to a British Captain in the 21st Lancers, more especially scarce to the UK. Ex collection Sassower, illustrated in the London Philatelist, Volume 109, May 2000, page 125; with letter from the doyen of Airmail philatelists, Francis Field.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1342 Turkey

    Airmail 1919 (July-Oct): The Airmail collection of covers/cards (39) and 3 pieces from the Military Constantinople-Bucharest flight service, connecting to Paris by Rail, possibly the Orient Express, with covers (2) sent prior to the service starting, one ironically taking less time than the famous first flight of July 10th, with genuine flown covers cancelled "ARMÉES ALLIÉS EN ORIENT / POSTE AÉRIÈNNE" from July 14, 24, 28 and 31, August 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25 and 28; September 1, 4, 18, 22, 29; October 2, 9, 16 - this stampless with "ARMÉES ALLIÉS EN ORIENT / POSTE AÉRIÈNNE" in violet, and four spurious covers cancelled after the service was discontinued on October 30. A splendid and rare lot. Ex collection Sassower.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1343 Turkey

    Lots & Collections 1863/1949: Collection from 1863 with Toughra issue well represented with 20 pa. on yellow thin paper unused (7) and used (5), 20 pa. on thick paper unused (4) and used (8), 1 pi. on lilac pelure paper unused (4) and used (13, incl. a horizontal pair) and a tête-bêche vertical pair, 1 pi. on thick paper used (8), 2 pi. on blue thin pelure paper unused (7) and used (14), 5 pi. on red pelure paper unused (3) and used (7), Postage 20 pa and 5 pi. unused and used with duplication; 1865 Duloz issue with black 20 pa. Proof and large array of unused and used, varieties and Colour Trials (15); 1865 Postage Dues with 5 pi. unused block with paper fold variety and a scarce entire with 20 pa. and 1 pi. values, 1867 with 10 pa. bronze green repaired cliché in pair, 5 pi. orange vermilion, faulty but genuine example (Mi IV = € 5'000), 1868 Duloz issue with Trials, varieties incl. ¾ of 2 pi. used on piece, 25 pi. unused block of four and covers incl. 1869 usage with adhesives cancelled in red; 1873 study of the City Post incl. separated Glavany forgeries and covers, 1876 overprinted piastres incl. multiples and varieties, 1876 'Empire' issue unused sets (3) and varieties incl. tête-bêche, imperforates with background inverted, 25 pi. Colour Trials  etc., 1880/90 'Empire' issues with similar but larger range of Trials, varieties and multiples and a few covers; 1892 issue with unused and used, cancellation study and a few covers, 1898 octagonals with study of usages from the 13 PO's incl. covers and annotated forgeries, 1901/08 Toughra issues with fine study of unused and used incl. March 1901 Printed Matter optd. set unused (Mi 108A/113A), delightful 1902 registered cover from Rhodes to UK, 1905 Printed Matter optd. set (perf. 12) unused, 1908 small Toughra sets (3) perf. 13¼, perf. 12 and perf. compound unused, 1908 overprinted 'matbua' unused and used, 1909 unofficial Jaffa overprints, 1909 'matbua' unused set, 1911 Sultan's visit issues near complete and with a few varieties, 1912/15 Red Cross charity sets unused and used (Michel Ia/V = € 2'500+), 1913 issue unused and used and 10 pa. green imperf. pair; 1913 Stamp Booklets in grey, red and in buff complete, 1914 Sultan set to 200 pi. unused and used (Mi 229/245 = € 1'600) and 5 pa. Trial printed in red; 1915/16 Crescent & Date optd. issues with large range incl. multiples, varieties and covers, 1917 optd. "PTT" issues unused (Mi. 485-617 largely complete unused, with 16 certs. Ceremuga) used and covers, 1919 overprinted Armistice set of 13 unused and used (Mi = € 1'500), 1919 Sultan Accession set unused and used and varieties, Angora with Dec 1920 surcharged issues with extremely fine range of unused and used together with a registered Parcel Card from Césarée, Land Registry issue 2 pi. grey used (Mi 718 = € 5'500), Foreign Affairs 10 pa. green unused and used, 1 pi. ultramarine unused (Mi 735 = € 500) and 5 pi. green (Mi 736 = € 650) all signed Vachat, and a study of the forged surcharges; study of Hejaz Railway stamps, 1921 Navy issue unused (Mi 744/748 = € 650) and used, Ministry of Finance optd. issue with duplication, 1921 "Kilis" provisonals printed on cigarette paper unused and used (Mi 753 = € 750), "Feke" provisional usages with some on piece; rare "Akpinar VI Army Corps" usage on piece; 1921 set of three surcharged 1 pi. used (Mi 766/II) with cert. Nakri; Jan and Dec 1922 Barabrino issues unused and used, Republic 1923/26 definitive set to 500 pi. green unused (Mi. = € 1'500) and used and multiples etc., Lausanne set unused and used, 1926 pictorial definitives unused and unusual usage on card mailed at Constanta, 1926 Obligatory Tax unused and used range, 1927/28 Airmail Obligatory Tax set unused and used on piece (Mi 5/14 = € 1'400);  1927 Izmir set unused, 1928 Izmir set unused and used, 1929 redrawn set of six unused, 1930 set of 22 unused, Sivas Ralway unused and used and varieties, 1931 Atatürk definitive study, 1934 Izmir set of nine unused and used, 1935 Suffragette set unused and used (Mi. 985/999 = € 2'000), 1936 Dardenelles set in unused pairs with '1926' variety and 50 k. with date omitted used, 1942 Inonu Essay and thick paper varieties in multiples, thereafter complete to 1949. Further volumes with studies of 1915/16 War Orphans overprint issues, extensive Cilicia, Local Posts, British Levant and Austrian, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish and Russian (incl. 1863 6 k. blue unused) Post Offices. Condition obviously varies but many varieties present, a splendid largely complete collection. 
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 13,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1344 Turkey

    1863/1988: Collection on printed Schaubek pages, including first issue 1863 used mit clean part of Ottoman Empire; 'Izmir Expo ' set 1934 unmounted (scarce!) and complete set 'Women Congress' 1935 mounted, followed by many other later sets. Further a stock-book with duplication and an album for souvenir sheets and FDCs.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1345 Turkey

    1840/1935c.: Collection with Tartar Post forms (2), range of fine pre-stamp covers cancelled by negative seal handstamps (10) incl. usages from Sofia, 1862/63 Toughra 20 pa., 1 pi. on thick paper unused and thin paper 20 pa. unused and 20 pa. pair used, 2 pi. unused; thereafter with fine range of Dulos issues incl. multiples and covers, with Postage Due 1869 5 pi. in blocks of fifteen and fifty unused, cover from Damas to Beirut with 1 pi. yellow and a diagonally bisected example; 1868 20 pa. green strips of three on covers (2), 20 pa. and 1 pi. used on cover from Sarajevo to Brod, Austrian P.O. with 1867 3 s., 5 s and 15 s. three colour franking front to Genova tied by VARNA thimble datestamps, Serbia entire from Schabatz to Kragujevac etc. Generally fine with viewing recommended (168 items).
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1346 Turkey

    Ottoman Empire 1850/1914c.: The box of covers / cards (76), with one or two pre-stamp items but nearly all bearing adhesives from the Dulos issue onwards, unusual 1854 cover from Cosp. to La Canée prepaid to the Netherlands Embassy in Crete; 1864 entire letter from Karlovo (Bulgaria) to Constantinople; including a range of items used abroad including Bulgarian usage with Dulos issue covers from FILIBE (2); Saudi Arabia usages from Medina with 1912 cover with 2 x 1 pi. blue tied by "MEDINÉ" cds, another with 1 pi. blue ex Medine with Censor cachet in blue, Mekke with octagonal MEKKE 2" usage - one on 1914 postcard, 1909 cover with tabbed 1 pi. blue tied "MEKKÉ" cds, 1914 10 pa. green used on 1 pi. postral stationery envelope to Istanbul tied by "MEKKÉ 3" octagonal, superb range of Dulos issue covers and frankings incl. a four-colour franking, two remarkable Empire Issue 1882 covers to USA cancelled by negative seal handstamps and another from Harput, 1879 Empire 50 pa. blue on yellow used to Tunis, Empire issue 2 pi. used on pretty cover tied TARSOUS cds in blue, 1913 cover at sea rate from SINOP to Cosp., 1913 card with 20 pa. red tied by "QUART ISRAELITE" cds, postal stationery and other useful covers/cards noted. A fine lot with viewing recommended.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1347 Turkey

    1914/18: The collection of Turkey Field Post Office covers/cards (40), mostly from the Gallipoli Campaign with SAHRA POSTASI datestamps with Numbers: No. 2 used as arrival on incoming Swiss 10 c. stationery card, No. 4 as arrival on incoming card, No. 6 used on 20 + 20 pa. stationery reply card and used on up-rated 20 pa. stationery envelopes with black Unit Censor (two examples), No. 8 used on up-rated 20 pa. stationery envelope (signed Nakri), No. 9 used on up-rated 20 pa. stationery envelope with black Unit Censor and another used as backstamp on stamped incoming cover, No. 10 used on card, No. 13 on stampless Official cover and on stamped card from the 2nd. Army at Krithia and a usage on up-rated stationery env. to Switzerland, No. 19 used on stampless cover, No. 21 (two examples - one stampless in violet another on 1914 10 pa. in black), No. 27 on 10 pa. red, and on further registered and up-rated postal stationery envelope; No. 28 on 10 pa. rose stationery card, No. 29 card with 5 pa. and 10 pa. tied in black, No. 30 on up-rated stationery card, No. 35 (three examples: on up-rated stationery envelope and on card franked 10 pa. and third example on 20 pa. stationery card, No. 39 struck in violet on stampless cover, No. 41 on up-rated stationery envelope (signed Nakri), No. 44 used on up-rated postal stationery card and on stampless card from Syria, No. 61 used on stamped cover with Unit Censor, No. 76 used on stamped cover with Unit Censor in violet, also a card mailed from the former German Battle Cruiser "Goeben", official Naval cover ex Halki Ile, 1916 cover with V Armee Feldlazaret cachet from Gallipoli, 1916 card written from Marshall Liman von Sanders cancelled AOK/5 in black etc. A remarkable collection
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1348 Turkey

    POW Mail 1915/16: Covers/cards (4) with March 1916 postcard from Ras el Tin, Egypt from Turkish POW with red Censor cachet, 1915 cover to Turkish POW at Mudros with straight line CENSORED in black and circular "Corps Expeditionnaire D'Orient" in blue; Nov 1915 cover from Banderma to Lemnos with large framed CENSORED in red and Jan 1916 card to Turkish POW on Lemnos. A scarce and unusual group
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1349 Western Ukraine

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    1919: 50 s. black on rose registration stamp and 5 on 15 h. brownish-red, used in combination with Austria 5 h. and 15 h. red (Mi P47 & P49) and 15 sch. on 36 h. violet (Mi P61), on registered cover from Kolomea to Chodorow, dated 12-III-19--, tied by 'Kolomea 1 Kolomyja' datestamp with boxed censor mark in violet longside, brown gum affixing registration stamp as is usual, fine condition and scarce; signed Bulat and Grobe. Cert. Huylmans (2023).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1350 Western Ukraine

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    Catalogue# : 3
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    1918: Kolomea Issue, 10 (h) on 6 h. orange overprinted 'Ykp. H. P. / 10' in black (Ukrainian National Republic / 10 heller), cancelled by black cds of 'Baginsberg', rare; just 452 issued; signed Bulat, certificate states 'heavily cleaned, otherwise fine' Mi = €1'600. Cert. Huylmans (2023).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 1351 Western Ukraine

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    Catalogue# : 3
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    1918: Kolomea Issue, Austria 6 h. orange overprinted 'Ykp. H. P. / 10' in black (Ukrainian National Republic / 10 heller), cancelled by 'Baginsberg' datestamp in black, fine used, position 12, rare; just 452 issued; signed Bulat Mi = €1'600. Cert. Huylmans (2023).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1352 Western Ukraine

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    Catalogue# : 6
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    1919: 50 s. black on rose registration stamp (Fischer 10a) used in combination with Austria 20 h. deep-green (Mi 222), on registered postcard, from Kolomea to Wolanka, date unclear, with boxed violet censor mark alongside, text on card heavily censored, vertical filing crease centrally, both adhesives with faults, registration stamp touched at right and some tears and applied by brownish gum as is usual, scarce registered postcard with censor marking; signed Bulat. Cert. Huylmans (2023).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1353 Western Ukraine

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    Catalogue# : 27
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    1919: Stanyslaviv, 15 sh. on 36 h. violet, position 16, unused, full original gum, vibrant colour, small corner perf. crease otherwise without faults, rare; only 195 stamps printed; signed Bulat and Karl Körner Wien Mi = €500 Cert. Huylmans (2023).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1354 Western Ukraine

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    Catalogue# : 62
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    1919: 2nd Stanislau, Sch on 20 h. lilac red, unused, original gum, position 12, fresh colour, a few perfs. top with slight soaked in gum, otherwise fine and scarce example; signed Bulat,Cert. Huylmans (2023). Mi = €250.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1355 Western Ukraine

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    Catalogue# : 63
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    1919: 2nd Stanislau, Sch on 45 h. blue, unused, original gum, vivid colour, a perf fault at right, some with soaked in gum, otherwise fine and scarce example; signed Bulat Mi = €200. Cert. Huylmans (2023).
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1356 Western Ukraine

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    Catalogue# : 90 var
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    1919: 4th Stanislau, G on 1 kr. ultramarine, unused, original gum, overprint variety 'Y in Ykp in different font' (Fischer 85B4), position 11, fresh colour, fine and scarce example. Cert. Huylmans (2023).
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1357 Western Ukraine

    1918/1919: Group of eight unused stamps, comprising; 3 h. blue-violet (Mi I), 5 h. green (Mi II), 20 h. blue-green (Mi IVa), 3 h. multicolour (Mi 31), G on 3 kr. dark-green (Mi 58), G on 4 kr. carmine on greenish (position 15) with missing 'H' (Mi 59 var) corner crease, 3 G on 2 kr. carmine (2), one with heavy shifted overprint (postion 13-14) the other a small thin (Mi 84), the odd imperfection, in the main fine, all come with short opinion (Huylmans 2023) and signed, five by Bulat, scarce group.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1358 Yugoslavia

    1866/1980ca. Accumulation, fine collection made up on album pages in three albums, beginning with Bosnia, Montenegro and Austrian Occupations and Austrian war issues. In the Jugoslavia part many better sets included, normally mounted, but several better sets are never hinged, including rare flooding stamps overprinted 'XXXX', there is a collection Croatia (WW2) and a collection Trieste Zone B and also Istria and Dalmatia. A stock-book with Serbia, another with additional Croatia and one with more Jugoslavia. High catalogue value!
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1359 Yugoslavia

    1918-66 ca.: Well organized dealer's stock sorted chronologically in two stockbooks. Mostly unused, older sets rather mounted, in the most recent part unmounted prevail, a few also used, plus a file folder, including some better souvenir sheets, such as 'Centenary of Railway 1949', 'Zefiz 1951' (2), 'Uprising 1961' (5) and a bunch of topical minisheets at the end.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 330 CHF

    Lot# : 1360 Yugoslavia

    1915/89: Group covers and cards - A postcard Serbia 1915 to Switzerland, covers and cards prewar Jugoslavia of which 15 'Insured' 1926/27, of which all to two different addresses in Geneva, Switzerland. four covers Croatia (of which 3 registered), One FDC parachutes issue 1951 uncirculated and an inflation cover 122'000 Din from 1989. 45 items in total.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1361 Yugoslavia

    1945/52: Selection of 50 covers with several very rare frankings from Istria, Trieste, Fiume-Rjeka with mostly circulated mail, commercial and philatelic covers with as much as 9 certificates.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1362 Collections/lots Europe

    1845/1960ca.: Stock-book containing basic collection of most European countries each beginning with classic issues, in rather mixed condition, later issues are heavily duplicated. Probably unchecked for cancellations and specialities.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1363 Collections/lots Europe

    1868-1990: Eastern Europe, collection comprising 20 albums (mostly stock-books), Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia (including Slovakia), Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Jugoslavia, including several better stamps sets, lots of souvenir sheets and much of topical material used, unused and never hinged. Catalogue value according to consignor Michel = €12'000.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1364 Collections/lots Europe

    1850/1980ca.: Accumulation in 12 Stock books, one stock book with souvenir sheets a few without gum but mostly good condition, one stock book containing Egypt and Greece with some better issues, another one is a collection animal topic sets never hinged. Other stock-books contain a large variety of most often cheaper stamps with some sporadic better values or sets - requires inspection!
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1365 Collections/lots Europe

    1854/55: Two letters from the Crimean War, Sardinia small envelope with 20 c. endorsed 'Dall' armata Sarde Oriente' to Torino and a French 1855 letter sheet from the Crimean War from 19. MAI, 20 c. Napoléon Empire, with light lozenge (AOM) cancellation aside  "ARMÉE D'ORIENT 19 MAI", addressed to St. Germain en Laye, arrival on the back, with full contents.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1366 Collections/lots Europe

    1892/1930ca.: Album 100 Ansichtskarten gebr./ungebr.von Deutschland und Frankreich, dabei bessere 'Gruss aus' Lithos von der 'Schwäbischen Alb', Mainau, Reichenau und Pforzheim, weiter acht Lithokarten von 'Carl Künzli editeur Zurich' mit versch. Stadtansichten von Avignon bis Paris sowie acht weitere 'Souvenir de' Lithokarten von sog. 'ausländischen' Produzenten wie F. Killinger Editeur Suisse oder 'Geographische Postkarten von Wilhelm Knorr Bürgerschuldirector (Böhmen)'.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1367 Collections/lots Europe

    1850/1909: Lot five covers incl. Lombardo-Veneto 1851c cover Ceneda to Niederdorf/Tirol bearing mixed type horizontal pair Carta a mano 15 c. rose types IIb+IIa ex collection Jerger, Italy Casteltermini to Girgenti bearing 1863 15 c. 'indaco con riflessi violacei' ex collection Provera, cert. E. Diena, 1866 Intra at Lago Maggiore to Ilanz Grison bearing Lombardo printing 10 c. bistre paying the border rate; also Russia 1898 underpaid stationery postcard to Switzerland, taxed there and franked with pair Ziffer to pay the journey to London, Russia 1909 mixed issue franking to pay the 10 kop. rate abroad to Switzerland; in addition Egypt 1948 Airmail ovpt block of four with wrong text.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1368 Collections/lots Europe

    1914/18: Lot of postcards related to 1st World War with about 130 field-post or prisoner-of-war cards Austria, Hungary and Italy or cards from Austrian prisoners in Russia, about 80 mostly France, or France related with lots of Red Cross topic, Prisoner of war and 10 booklets with labels Red Cross or Propaganda. In total ca. 220 items.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1369 Collections/lots Europe

    1869/1968: Lot of covers Eastern Europe - 12 from Poland including a se-tenant strip of the first souvenir sheet 1928; 26 items Russia containing a high colour franking 1 k. + 5 k. + 10 k. (2) + 30 k. = 56 k. 1869 from Moscow to Lyons, France; Bulgaria 14 items, Albania 5 items of which an envelope 1948 Albanian Red Cross to International Red Cross in Geneva, with 12 Leke stamp (Mi 441), which is scarce.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1370 Collections/lots Europe

    Europe - Airmails 1921/39: Selection of 90 airmail covers/cards with many to Scandinavian destinations, starting with Albania (3), Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia (20), German Reich, Great Britain, Malta (3), Hungary, Poland (8) and Romania, mainly commercial usages with better frankings.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1371 Collections/lots Europe

    1899-1980: Excellent lot of mostly better covers from various countries, in excellent condition, Belgium souvenir sheet Antwerp 1930, Denmark declared value 46'000 Kr. with a high franking of 10,20 Kr.; France, 1 Franc from 1st. Orphans set in pair on local special delivery cover from Strasbourg; Germany, Reich stamps out of Nothilfe-Souvenir sheet on R-cover, Ostropa souvenir sheet R-cover; German Colonies, Cameron overprints set on R-cover, Carolines 4 colour-franking. Samoa R-cover with full set; Norway Nordkap I on R-cover, 4 items from Turkey, of which one parcel form with not less than nine surcharge-stamps 50 Piastres buff court-revenue and much more - ideal to break!
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1418 Collections/lots Europe

    1848/52: Fine lot BIRD topic stamps with Austria 20 Sh 1952 on registered Express-FDC with signature of the engraver, set from 1953, 1 Sh. to 10 Sh. complete unmounted; Monaco 'Seabirds' 1955-57 both sets complete unmounted; Netherlands 1951, 15 and  25 fl. lightly hinged.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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