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  • Lot# : 931 Collections/lots Oversea countries

    1933/36: Further Expansion to Australia and Oceania, Selection of 15 commercial covers from Asia showing diff. routes, rates and frankings, including Mail from Ceylon (2), China, Hong Kong (4), Singapore (2), Kuala Lumpur and Penang as well as one item from New Guinea and another from Banardekan Neth. Indies. Fine.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 935 Thailand

    1936/37: Thailand - Cover from Bangkok (14.10.36) correctly franked with 35 baht per 5 gr. air mail/surface letter rate via UK to USA, another cover from Bangkok transferred to Imperial Feeder service from Penang to Hong Kong (13. Apr. 37) as well as registered envelope at correct air mail letter rate of 75 baht sent via UK to USA (1 June 1938).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 936 Collections/lots Africa

    1936/39 Empire Air Mail Scheme Cairo - Capetown: Selection of 21 covers showing diff. rates and routings, incl. envelope from Moçambique sent by Wilson Feeder service to Da es Salaam, cover from Goldcoast (1938) correctly franked at the EAMS letter rate to Australia, cover from Belgium congo to New Zealand showing boxed 'Aereal Service completed-Sydney", registered cover from Nigeria (1937) sent via UK to USA, postcard from Amsterdam  (1.V. 39) to Capetown as well as official G.P.O London Leaflet announcing stage one of the "All Up EAMS" and cover from Capetown showing boxed "Note the Postage Rate - 1 1/2 d. for each half ounce" advertising the unified letter rate. A fine assembly.
    Starting bid : 650 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 938 Imperial China

    1937/39: EAMS China - Group of six covers, including 'By I.A. Eng' handstamp applied in Hong Kong to envelope from Shanghai (18.11.37), 'By I.A.L.' handstamp on envelope also from Shanghai (27.8.38) to Sweden (!) as well as four  Hong Kong covers including one to USA , ansdother to Vienna and a third to Batavia. All mail from Shanghai after the Japanese invasion (Nov. 9 1937) travelled to Hong Kong by steamer as no air service was available.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 941 Collections/Lots Middle East

    1936/39: EAMS Middle East -  Printed note from G.P.O. London (1939): "The Empire Air Mail Scheme now extends to Iraq (and Kuwait) ... Letters 1 1/2 d. for each Half ounce, Postcards 1 d.", EAMS postage of 8 a. on envelope from Kuwait to England together wir UK cover at 1 1/2 d to Iraq,  7 1/2 a. letter rate on envelope from Bahrain to UK (1937) as well as cover from Baghdad to Denmark (1939) and envelope from Cairo to Johre (1936).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1007 Egypt Arab. Republic

    Gaza 1928/67: Collection with better sets and values of Gaza including airmail sets unused/mint, all sets doubled or tripled, fresh and fine owner's cat. = £1'700.
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1010 Egypt Arab. Republic

    1958/63: Collection with mainly smaller sets and values unused mint, including miniature sheets, all tripled, fresh and fine Owner's cat = EUR 500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1055 Iraq

    1948: Faisal II Official set of 26 values, Airmail set of eight as well as the unissued  of 15 values with arabic numerals only (thus not applicable for a UPU member country) with frame design similar to Coronation issue, all in fresh mint sets with 'SPECIMEN' overprints in red, unmounted og. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 1056 Iraq

    1948/53: 'SPECIMEN' overprinted Faisal II and 1949 airmail Miniature sheets, both imperforated, as well as 1953 perf. Coronation Miniature sheet showing 'Specimen' overprints in black or red, all fresh and fine unmounted  og.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1169 South West Africa

    1926: George V definitive of South Africa, £ 1 green & red with bilingual overprint 'Zuidwest Afrika.' and 'South West Africa.' (setting VI), respectively, both stamps as horizontal pair in gutter pairs with an additional vertical gutter on the right, the vertical gutter and two unused stamps with hinge remnants, two stamps unmounted mint og. A rare unit.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1170 South West Africa

    Southwest Africa 1923/89: Collection of hundreds used/unused stamps, incl. blocks of four and a lot of topical content from the later issues.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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