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  • Lot# : 361A Palestine

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    Catalogue# : 21
    Ottoman Posts 1875: Duloz 1 pi. yellow, 12 examples on two previously separated pieces, all cancelled by TABAIYA POSTA SUBESI negative seal handstamps (Tiberias) in watery blue ink. A few minor faults but a remarkable and extremely rare cancellation. Cert. Muentz (1998).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 362 Palestine

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    1896 (April 28): Turkey 1892 20 pa. claret postal stationery card, mailed to Naples and cancelled by large part strike of JAFFA ISKELESI POSTA SUBESI (Jaffa Quay) negative seal handstamp (Coles & Walker fig. 148 = 20 pts) in black. A rare and fine usage. Cert. Sorani (1974).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 362A Palestine

    Ottoman Posts 1900 (Feb 2): Turkey 1892 20 pa. claret postal stationery card, slight vertical bend at left, used to Galata cancelled by fine strike of circular JAFFA negative seal handstamp (Coles & Walker fig. 146) in black. Rare.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 363 Palestine

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    Catalogue# : 100
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    1903 (June 26): Postcard to Genova, Italy franked by Turkey 1901 5 pa. ochre pair tied by good strike of circular JAFFA SHUK POSTA SUBESI handstamp (Coles & Walker fig. 146) in black. Scarce and appealing usage. Cert. Sorani (1982).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 364 Palestine

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    Catalogue# : 115
    1905: Printed Matter cover from Safed to Ledds, franked by Turkey 1905 10 pa. green tied by good strike of bilingual SAFFED datestamp (Coles & Walker fig. 87 = 15 pts) in blue. Reverse with Leeds arrival cds (Sept 14). Scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 365 Palestine

    1910 (April 6): Postcard with Turkey 1908/09 issues (8 stamps to 5 pi. violet) used on philatelic card, all cancelled by JERUSALEM / GARE datestamps (Coles & Walker fig. 31 = 25 pts) in black. Some ageing but scarce and attractive.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 365A Palestine

    Catalogue# : 376
    1917: Two pages from the Beni-Sab Post Office receipt book, the first with block of ten 1 pi. ultamarine tied by fifteen strikes of BENI-SAAB bilingual cds's (Coles & Walker fig. 49) in blue-black (Feb 22) and the second with vertical strip of ten 1 pi. ultramarine tied by six strikes of BENI-SAAB bilingual datestamps (Feb 25). The pages display well and this is one of the few ways one can find this cancellation utilised.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 366 Palestine

    1920 (Sept 18): Registered cover to Huddersfield, UK, sensibly opened for display, franked on front with 1918 2 pi. olive tied by octagonal HALEP datestamp in black, reverse with Arab Republic March 1920 1 m. brown and surcharged 3/10 pi. on Cilicia 5 pa. red all similarly tied by HALEP datestamps. Framed LA CENSURE CIVILE bilingual cachet alongside in black. Edge wear to cover but scarce and displays well.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 367 Palestine

    1870/1914: The collection in a red album, primarily usages on piece or loose and a few covers, collected by cancellation with many scarce strikes incl. Acre, Akkia / St. Jean D'Acre, Beit-Ul-Lahm, Bir-El-Sebbé, Djernine, Gaza, Halil-Ul-Rahman, Jericho, Led (Ramlé), Medjdil, Merdjaoun, Nablus, Nasré, Remlé, Safed, Souk-El-Attarine, Tibériade; 1909 Accession overprints (six different values) used in Jaffa, TPO datestamps; also some Austrian, French, German and Russian Offices. A fine lot with much to appreciate (980 items).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 368 Palestine

    1890/1914c.: Collection with 'Quart. Israelite' covers (3), covers from 'Caiffa' and Jaffa, Camp Imperial cards, 'Bur. Amb. Jaffa-Jerusalem' TPO usage on card, Bethlehem 'Beit-Ul-Lahm' usages on cards, 'Bon Samaritan' usages on cards (2), a range of usages on piece with better cancels incl. 'Hafir', 'Naplous', Gaza etc. Generally fair to fine, viewing is recommended (69 item including 38 covers or cards).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 368A Palestine

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    Catalogue# : V21+V23
    Austrian Post Offices 1865 (Nov 15): Entire letter from Jerusalem to Constantinople with sender's cachet at upper left and faint JAFFA Forwarding Agent's cachet alongside, franked by Austrian Levant 1864 5 s. rose and 15 s. brown, perf. 9½, both crossed by file fold, tied by rare JAFFA cds's (Nov 17) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. E). Reverse with Lllod Agenzie datestamps of Smirne and Costantinopoli. Faults but very rare.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 368B Palestine

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    Catalogue# : 4
    1873 (Feb 28): Registered cover to Kishinev, Russia franked by Austrian Levant 1867/74 10 kr. blue (5, two on reverse), all tied by GERUSALEMME datestamps in black (Tchilinghirian fig. D). Straight line RECOM. alongside and reverse with Triest transit, Volchisk transit and Kishinev arrival cds. A fine and rare cover to an unusual destination at this date.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 369 Palestine

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    1900 (May 2): Postcard to Linz, Austria franked on reverse with 20 pa. on 10 h. rose tied by 'Jerusalem / Oesterreichische Post' cds in black, the picture side of card with circular I. OB. OEST PILKGERZUG IN'S HEILIGE LAND / JERUSALEM cachet struck in violet - rare. Cert. Sorani (1979).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 369A Palestine

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    Catalogue# : 37
    1908 (Feb 27): Parcel Card to Budapest franked on front and back with1903/05 1 pi. blue (5) and 1900 10 pi. on 2 kr. violet-grey tied by JERUSALEM / ÖSTERR. POST code 'a' datestamps (Tchilinghirian fig. M) in black. Labelsa for two parcels at top and Trieste transit and Budapest arrival on reverse.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 369B Palestine

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    Catalogue# : 58/60
    Austrian P.O. in Jaffa 1913 (July 22): Value Declared Parcel Card registered to Brooklyn, USA franked by 1908 2 pi. red on yellow (2), 5 pi. brown on grey and 10 pi. green on yellow all tied by JAFFA / OESTERREICHISCHE POST cds's in black. Two different 'Valeur Déclarée' labels at left, Trieste and St. Gallen transits on front. A scarce and attractive usage.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 369C Palestine

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    Catalogue# : 58+60
    Austrian P.O. in Haifa 1914 (April 4): Registered Parcel Card to Philadelphia, USA franked by 1908 2 pi. red on yellow and 10 pi. green on yellow (2) all tied by CAIFA / ÖSTERREICHISCHE POST cds's in black. Trieste and Swiss transit cds's at base of a scarce card.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 370 Palestine

    Austrian Post Offices 1858/1914: The collection on leaves with 1863 perf. 14 10 s. used in Jerusalem, 1864 5 s., 10 s. and 15 s. used in Jerusalem, 1867 10 s. used on covers (2) from Jerusalem to Constantinople, later issues seemingly complete used, Austrian Levant 1863 2 s. yellow used with 'Jaffa' cds (very rare), 1864 perf. 9½ 10 s. and 15 s. used in Jaffa, further covers and cards etc. A fine lot with much of interest with viewing recommended (204 items).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 371 Palestine

    1874 (Feb 18): Cover from Paris to Jerusalem and forwarded on to Beirut, franked by 1871 40 c. orange in a horizontal strip of four, somewhat muddily tied by Paris Stars and second stamp with corner fault, reverse with superb POST FRANCAISE / JERUSALEM 'Cross' handstamp in blue, French P.O. Alexandria cds, JAFFA / SYRIE datestamp (March 20) and French P.O. Beyrout arrival cds (March 26). Rare.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 372 Palestine

    French Post Offices 1870/1914: Collection on leaves with 1857 entire letter with dotted JAFFA / SYRIE datestamp in black to Lyon, various France adhesives (12) used with 5089 gros chiffres of Jaffa, study of the 'Jerusalem / Palestine' cds on cards and covers etc. Viewing recommended (97 items).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 372A Palestine

    German Post Offices. 1910 (March 25): Somewhat stained 10 c. on 10 pf. red postal stationery card used to Hegel cancelled by rare oval TEMPEL KOLONIE / HAMIDJE / WILHELMA / DEUTSCHE POST / JAFFA cachet in violet at left, with 'Jaffa / Deutsche Post' cds in black. Reverse with Smyrna transit cds (10/4) and front with Tegel arrival cds (April 5). Faults but very scarce.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 373 Palestine

    German Post Offices 1890/1914: Collection on leaves with 1903/08 overprinted set to 25 pi. incl. rare 15 pi. on 3 m., 1899 cover with 1889 set of five used from Jaffa, range of postcards franked at 20 para rate used from Jaffa Office, 1908 card with double circle 'Jaffa' cds, used postal stationery wrappers and cards cancelled at Jerusalem, 1908 10 pa. green envelope witth 1¼ pi. on 25 pf. used to Germany with framed 'Aus Jaffa / Deutsche Post' cachets in black and in red, also incl. 1908 pink 'Advice of Reception' form cancelled JAFFA / DEUTSCHE POST cds. Condition varies but some scarce items noted (66 items).
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 374 Palestine

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    Catalogue# : 26/II
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    Italian Post Offices 1909/11: 'Gerusalemme' 20 pi. on 5 lire blue & rose, mint example with somewhat browned gum, neverhteless a collectable example of a rare stamp. Cert. RPS (1978) Mi = EUR 450.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 375 Palestine

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    Catalogue# : 20+24+25
    Italian Post Offices 1911 (June 23): 20 pa. on 10 c. red postal stationery card mailed to Palermo and up-rated with 1909 'Gerusalemme' overprinted 10 pa. on 10 c. green, 2 pi. on 50 c. violet and scarce usage of 4 pi. on 1 lire brown & green all tied by GERUSALEMME / OFF. POSTE ITALIANO datestamps in black.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 376 Palestine

    Italian Post Offices 1908/18: Collection on leaves with Italy 1909 set of eight values optd. 'Gerusalemme' mint and used (the rare 20 pi. on 5 l. signed A. Diena), 1909 optd. 5 c. green used on postcards (2, one signed Sorani), 1909 20 pa. on 10 c. stationery card cancelled by 'Gerusalemme' squared circle datestamp to Zurich, 1918 cover to Italian Military detachment in Palestine (signed Sorani), condition varies but generally fine (20 items).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 377 Palestine

    Russian Post Offices 1904/10: Collection on leaves with cover from Russia to Jerusalem, 1905 cover with 1 pi. on 10 k. pair tied by ROPiT / JERUSALEM cds, first type Jerusalem cds on illustrated Jewish Appeal card franked 10 pa. on 2 k. green, 1909 1 pi. on 10 k. blue used on Advice of Receipt form, pair of 10 pa. on 2 k. green used on postcard, Romanov four colour franking sent registered from Jerusalem to Germany, 1907 set to 10 pi. mint , Russian Levant postal stationery 10 k. letter-card cancelled by ROPiT / JAFFA cds in violet (cert. Sorani) etc. (21 items).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 378 Palestine

    1918 (Feb 10): 1 pi. blue, unused (as issued) example, Transfer B or G, position 74 with broken 'N' in 'ONE' in left tablet, fine.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 379 Palestine

    1918: 1 pi. indigo, a fine unused example of good colour, overprinted SPECIEMN diagonally in black. Rare Gi = £ 300.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 170 CHF

    Lot# : 380 Palestine

    1918: 1 pi. indigo, a superb used example tied to cover to the Director of Army Postal Services, tied by bold strike of ARMY POST OFFICE / SZ 44 dated 10-FE-18, the First Day of Issue. Exceptional quality and of great rarity Bale = $ 2'250.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 381 Palestine

    1918: 5 m. on 1 pi. cobalt-blue, a fine unused example of good colour, overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally in black. Rare Gi = £ 300.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 382 Palestine

    1920 (Sept 1): 3 m. chestnut, perf. 15 x 14, a fresh mint example with 'Overprint Inverted' variety, centred to base, superb og. An exceedingly scarce stamp Mi. 17/IA var = Unpriced/Scott 17e = $ 525/Gi = £ 550.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 383 Palestine

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    1921 (June 21): Second Jerusalem Overprint, 1 pi. deep indigo, perf 15x14, with 10 mm silver overprint, a fine mint example with large part og. A  very rare stamp. Cert. RPS (1978) Mi 20/IIA = EUR 1'000/Scott 20d = $ 525/Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 384 Palestine

    1920/21: 1 m. sepia, perf. 14, Second Jerusalem (10 mm overprint, Gibbons Type 5), a superb lightly used example of an extremely  rare stamp Gi. = £950.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 384A Palestine

    1920 (Dec 6): 5 m. orange, perf. 14, Second Jerusalem (Gibbons Type 6), a fresh and fine mint example, large part og. Gi = £ 450.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 385 Palestine

    1921 (Sept)/1922 (March): 'First London' 1 pi. bright turquoise-blue, a magnificent mint horizontal strip of six, all showing variety: 9th vertical perforation missing (Bale 65d = $ 240+), positions 97-102 on the sheet. Fresh colour and superb og.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 386 Palestine

    1921 (Sept)/1922 (March): 'First London' 20 pi. grey, a mint example of excellent colour with dramatic flaw in upper left corner where presumably a piece of paper was caught on the plate, showing 'Missing 20 in Value Tablet'. Superb og. - a completely unrecorded variety.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 387 Palestine

    1922/23: 'Second London' 1 m. sepia, a fine mint marginal example, variety 'Overprint Double', fresh and very fine, large part og. Rare. Signed Bloch Scott 48b = $ 260/Gi = £ 250.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 388 Palestine

    1924 (Oct 10): Registered Parcel Form, P.T. 204, in black on grey, used for a 2 kg. 100 gr. Parcel to Neuchâtel, Switzerland franked by 1922 1 m. sepia, 4 m. carmine-pink and vertical strip of three 5 pi. purple all tied by JERUSALEM / PARCEL POST datestamps in black. Registered label at right and reverse with Port Said, Alexandria (Oct 16), Neuchâtel and Monruz (Nov 6) cds's. Vertical crease as to be expected but a charming and rare item.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 389 Palestine

    1922 (Sept-Nov): 'Second London' 9 pi. ochre, perf. 14, a fine used example cancelled at Bethlehem (18 Nov 1926) in black. A rare stamp Mi 49C = EUR 350/Scott 60a = $ 225/Gi = £ 250.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 390 Palestine

    1922 (Sept-Nov): 'Second London' 2 pi. olive, a fresh mint example with variety 'Overprint Inverted', of good colour and large part og. A rare stamp Scott 58a = $ 350/Gi = £ 325.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 170 CHF

    Lot# : 391 Palestine

    British Mandate 1927/45: Definitive sets (both issues in complete sets), the marvellous mint selection of corner Control blocks of four with Plate Numbers 1-3 on 2 m. (three different), 3 m. (3), 4 m. rose, 4 m. maroon (2), 5 m. (2), 6 m. (2), 7 m. scarlet and 7 m. deep purple (2), 8 m. yellow brown and 8 m. scarlet (2), 10 m. slate (2), 13 m. both colours, 15 m. ultramarine (2), 20 m. (2), 50 m., rare 90 m. bistre, 100 m., 200 m., 250 m., 500 m. and £P1, all fresh and fine, superb or unmounetd og. blocks Gi = £700+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 393 Palestine

    Interim Period 1948 (May 10): Narrow overprint 5 m. red brown on yellowish, 10 m. blue on bluish and 25 m. brown on white paper, the set of three values in imperforate pairs, two with slight adhesion thins, otherwise fresh and fine, unmounted og. Bale 104b+105a+106a = $ 600.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 394 Palestine

    Interim Period 1948: Cover correctly franked for registered rate of 25 m., with Dr. Chaim Weizmann 10 m. blue, Jewish State 10 m. brown on yellowish and Negev Pipeline 5 m. brown on yellowish all overprinted at Tel Aviv in violet, with registration label at left and arrival on reverse. Minor ageing but a fine cover Bale 12+30+32.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 395 Palestine

    Interim Period 1948: Cover correctly franked for registered rate of 25 m., bearing Hebrew Technicon 5 m. in brown on blue and pair of Jewish State 10 m. brown on yellowish horizontally imperforate between all with circular Haifa overprints in black, mailed from Qiryat Motzkin with arrivals on reverse including 'Kfar Ata' cds (May 9) Bale 13+30.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 396 Palestine

    Interim Period 1948: Philatelic cover correctly franked for registered rate with May 9th Jewish State 5 m. brown imperforate btween stamp and margin, 10 m. blue and narrow overprint May 10th 10 m. blue all tied by Jerusalem 'Mea Shearim' special Jubilee datestamps (May 16) in use for one day only Bale 101e+102+105.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : 110 CHF

    Lot# : 397 Palestine

    Interim Period 1948: Cover franked by Safed Local 10 m. black on blue from lower left corner of the sheet of six, cancelled in red (May 6). Addressee's name erased but very rare. Signed Hoexter on reverse Bale 124 = $ 200.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 398 Palestine

    Interim Period 1948: Cover correctly franked for registered rate of 25 m., with Tractor 5 m. brown on yellowish, Eliezer Ben Yehuda 2 m. blue in a block of four imperforate horizontally between and imperforate between stamp and margin, single with double row of perforations at top, and Dr. Chaim Weizmann 5 m. green (2) all handstamped for Tel Aviv in violet and cancelled in black. Registration label at left and arrival on reverse Bale 2+9a+9b+9c+11.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 399 Palestine

    Interim Period 1948: Philatelic cover franked by Diaspora Series 1, the set of ten values printed in brown, overprinted Tel Aviv in violet, all tied to registered cover by 'Benei Beraq' datestamps (May 17) in black. Scarce. Bale 42/51.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 400 Palestine

    Interim Period 1948: Philatelic covers (3) franked by Diaspora Series 1, the set of ten values printed in green, overprinted Tel Aviv in violet, all tied to three covers (each with a block of four) with 'Maabarot' datestamps alongside (May 2). Signed Hoexter Bale 42a/51a.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 401 Palestine

    Interim Period 1948: Philatelic cover franked by Diaspora Series 1, the set of ten values printed in blue, overprinted Tel Aviv in violet, all tied to registered express cover from Benei Beraq Bale 42b/51b.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 403 Palestine

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    Catalogue# : 62
    French Consular Posts in Jerusalem 1948: 20 m. on 6 fr. carmine rose, a fine used example on cover to Tunisia tied by JERUSALEM / POSTES FRANCAISES datestamp in black (Nov 10). Return address (Jerusalem Consulate or Quai D'Orsay) on reverse of a fine cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 403A Palestine

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    Catalogue# : 62
    French Consular Posts in Jerusalem 1948: 20 m. on 6 fr. carmine rose, a fine mint example of good colour and large part og. Signed Champion.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : 80 CHF

    Lot# : 417 Palestine

    1952 (July 7): Parcel Post registered form for a package from Bethlehem to Venezuela, with mixed franking of Jordan 1943/46 2 m. bluish green, 50 m. purple and  1952 Unification 20 f. black & deep blue in a vertical pair with 'Palestine' overprinted 1948 100 m. blue, 200 m. violet and £P1 slate all tied by BETHLEHEM datestamps in black. Two registration labels 'Bethlehem / H. K. of Jordan' at right. Remarkable and extremely rare usage.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF
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