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  • Lot# : 219 USA

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    1847: 5 c. red-brown on bluish paper, a magnificent sheet marginal example used on 1849 entire letter to Proctorville, Vermont tied by red handstamp with superb "Burlington / Vt." despatch datestamp below. File fold well away from the adhesive. A superb entire.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 220 USA

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    1845 (Oct 7): Entire letter from New York franked by Postmaster's Provisional 5 c. black (two examples) slightly overlapping each initialled "A.C.M." in red manuscript and cancelled by pen in blue; red "New York / 10 Cts."  datestamp at left and figure altered to "5" at left. Left stamp with minor fault in right hand vertical margin, but a most unusual 10 cents franking.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 221 USA

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    1848 (April 27): Entire letter from Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation, mailed pre-paid to Ohio; with manuscript '10 c.' at top and striaght line "PAID" alongside fine (for this) "FORT GIBSON" datestamp (April 30) in black. Fort Gibson guarded the South West corner of the Louisiana Purchase and is now in Oklahoma, but at the time of this letter was in "Indian Territory". Interesting content "the Indians carry their knives and pistols with them and the first one that offends them, they just out with their pistol and shoot him and if that fails then out come the knife...I don't believe there passes a day but that someone is killed either Negro or Indian, they are the most wicked set I ever come across...". A superb and rare entire.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 222 USA

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    1852c: Envelope to Heidelberg endorsed "via Havre, paid" in manuscript, with red New York cds at right and straight line PAID ALL and "7" also oin red AMERICA / ÜBER BREMEN in red at top and very rare (possibly unrecorded, applied in Aachen) transit handstamp in italics "Fr. 2 5/12" in red at left. Reverse with "Deutz-Minden" TPO and framed Heidelberg arrival (May 31). Small faults but very unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 223 USA

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    1855c.: Outer letter sheet to Heidelberg via Liverpool with New York despatch cds (June 30) in black, framed NOT PAID alongside and superb strike of 63/18 R AMERICA / ÜBER / BREMEN in red and manuscript "81" (kreuzers) due on receipt, Reverse with "Deutz-Minden" TPO and framed Heidelberg arrival (July 22). Small imperfections but rare-unlisted by Van Der Linden.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 224 USA

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    1855/57: Entire letters (2) both to Locarno, Switzerland, each struck on despatch by fine SAN FRANCISCO / CAL datestamps in black, mailed via Panama route to New York, thence via Closed Mail, with each entire showing AACHEN / FRANCO fraamed handstamps in red of transit and thence to Locarno. Extremely unusual fully paid usages, both of which open well for Exhibit display.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 225 USA

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    1861/66: Lincoln 15 c. black, used example with straight edge at top on 1869 cover to Waltensburg, Graubründen, Switzerland tied by black cork cancellation with "New York Paid All / Br. Transit" cds at right (April 6) in red. Reverse with St. Louis despatch cds (Apr 1) and transits and Jlanz arrival.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 226 USA

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    1867 (March 27): Wrapper to Bremen endorsed "per Str. Union", franked by Black Jack 2 c. tied by "Baltimore" cds in black with large "½" handstamp in black and superb three line AMERICA / ÜBER BREMEN / FRANCO in blue. A scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 227 USA

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    1869: 2 c. brown, used with 3 c. ultramarine and 10 c. yellow on 1869 Prussian Closed Mail cover to Flims, Graubründen, Switzerland all tied by segmented cork cancels in black with Chicago despatch cds (Dec 13) alongside. "New York Paid All / Br. Transit" datestamp adjacent in red (Dec 15). Reverse with Basel, Zurich (Dec 27) and Chur datestamps. A delightful and scarce three colour franking paying the 15 cent Closed Mail rate (valid 1868 through 1870).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 228 USA

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    1873/: Plate Proofs on India paper 1 c. to 15 c. together with 1875 2c. and 5 c. all in issued colours (10), 1883/87 India paper imperforate Proofs in issued colours (11) and three different Special Delivery Proofs, a fine group, colourful and scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 229 USA

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    1873: Imperforate Plate Proofs for Agriculture 1 c.-30 c. in yellow on car paper (and eight values to 24 c. on India paper), Interior Dept. set of ten values in red both on Card and on India paper; Justice Dept. set of ten on card paper and on India paper in violet; Navy Department set of 11 (also the Plate Proofs on India paper in a complete set of eleven); a fine and scarce selection, wildely under-catalogued by Scott (circa $400).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 230 USA

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    Canal Zone 1924/34: Lot with better sets and values unused, including Postage Dues Scott = $725.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2758 USA

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    1847/1964 ca.: Interesting Collection hundreds primarily used stamps with many better singles and sets such as 1847 5 c. brown with blue obliteration and 10 c. black, 1851 5 c. brown, 10 c. green & 12 c, black, 1857 30c. orange, 1861 12 c. black unused and 90 c. used with grill, 1869 definitives 12 c. - 30 c. used, 1893 Columbus issue up to $ 2, 1901 Panamerican Fair unused, in addition a selection unused Carrier's stamps, official, package and newspaper stamps, in addition United Nations New York 1951/65 unused and some covers.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 2759 USA

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    1851/1900: Lot with specialities as imperf. stamps, 'Specimen' overprints, varieties, blocks of four, colour shades, booklet panes, proofs on card etc., total 48 items on two album pages.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 2760 USA

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    1851/1970: Album with some better stamps used/unused, incl. some selected values of higher catalogue value mounted on little presentation cards.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 2761 USA

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    1896/2000(ca.): Lot hundreds used/unused stamps, incl. blocks of four and strips, in addition 230 covers, incl. commemorative Space flight covers.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 2762 USA

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    1900/80(c.): Lot hundreds primarily used stamps and 300 covers incl. first flights, special flights, aerograms, scout-related items, in 14 albums.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2763 USA

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    1840/1880c.: Covers (51) to or from the USA with interesting selection of stampless Transatlantic Mail, stamped covers including 1851/57 Jefferson 5 c. single franking to Italy, 20 and 21 cent franking to France and 22 cent frankings to Germany, 24 c. franking to France; 1857/61 single 30 c. cover to Germany, 1869 covers with single 12 c. and single 15 c. frankings, interesting later period covers including three colour combination, North German Confederation and German Eagle issue covers to USA, GB Surface Printed usages etc.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF

    Lot# : 2764 USA

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    1850/58c.: Small group of covers (7) all to Heidelberg including one with "Sample Without Value" endorsement and scarce "New York / Paid Part" datestamp via Steamer Pacific, covers from Charlotte-NC by Prussian Closed Mail, covers with two line "America / Über Bremen" in red. Condition varies but an interesting group.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 2765 USA

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    1851/1940(ca.): Lot 21 covers incl. 1851 3 c. orange-brown in horizontal pair, 1882 2 c. orange-brown with three circle obliteration from rare Orrs Island P.O., add. interesting cancellations, six covers with hotel advertisements, in addition a section of primarily used stamps from the 1869 definitive issue, Columbian issue, as well as stamps with offset, pre-printing paper fold, and perforation shift. An interesting selection.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2766 USA

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    1857/194: Covers/cards (72) all addressed to Switzerland with some early stampless entires, interesting 1930's "AR" or "Express" usages, Censored Mail, Airmails etc.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2767 USA

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    1973/2011: The large and comprehensive collection SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS, total 1837 cards and covers with forerunners and Test Flights, including a large quantity of stickers (both paper and fabric), photographs of various sizes, information leaflets and advertising booklets, original signatures of all Pilots and Crew members participating in the missions, newspaper clippings and other corresponding material, nicely arranged in 33 SAFE-albums, in two folders and on album pages (special selection referring to the first Swiss astronaut Claude Nicollier), unique as such a unit, a lifetime's work and study, and almost impossible to re-assemble.                   
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,500 CHF
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