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  • Lot# : 788 South West Africa

    1905/42: Sammlung in zwei Alben 60 Karten/Briefe ohne Marken von Abbabis (1907), Gibeon (1906), Karibib (1906), Keetmanschoop (1905), Kuis (1905), Maltahöhe (1906), Okahandja (1907), Otjiwaringo, Outjo (1906), Reheoboth (1907) sowie Feldpostämter, interessante Auswahl für den Historiker.
    Starting bid : 1,800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1079 Surinam

    Suriname. 1899 (Jan 28): Formula card sent registered to Den Haag franked by provisionally overprinted 10 c. on 25 c. greenish blue and 10 c. on 30 c. cinnamon, each tied by 'Paramaribo' cds's with pink registered label at left and framed SURINAME / VIA / HAVRE in black. Den Haag arrival also on front of attractive card.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1295 Philippines

    1895 (April 1): 3 c. blue on yellowish postal stationery card sent registered from Manila to Switzerland, up-rated with 1890-94 8 c. claret tied by handstruck 'R' marking in black. Reverse with Italian TPO 'Lecce-Foggia' transit (Sept 6) and front with Wattwyl arrival cds. Minor imperfections but very scarce.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1296 Philippines

    1896 (Jan 22): 3 c. black on yellow buff postal stationery card sent registered to Switzerland, up-rated with 1890-97 8 c. pale red brown tied by 'Manila' despatch cds. Manuscript registration at upper left with Winterthur arrival (Feb 19) also on obverse of a scarce card.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1299A Japan

    1858/1960: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused starting with Skilling Banco issues, further on with better values, pairs, colour shades, plenty of various cancellations, inbetween also some covers, in good condition and housed in three volumes.
    Starting bid : 2,700 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1546 Central America

    1899/60: Pan American Congresses, the Collection with Argentina Essays in Proof format for proposed 5 c. 'Peace' adhesive (2), 1901 USA set and covers, 4th Conference with Argentina covers cancelled by special cachets (3), cover from cancelled La Paz conference, Costa Rica 1926/26 set of 11 overprinted 'Specimen', Mexico 1926 Congress set of 8 mint, 1936 exploded Panama Booklet and usage from a delegate, 5th Congress in Rio with delegate's illustrated cover, 1940 Ecuador set of four overprinted 'Specimen' in blocks of four, Brazil 1946 set of six values in Waterlow archive blocks of four with punch-holes and used on FDC, 1948 Venezuela Michelena 10 c. imperforate block of four with Waterlow punch-holes, 1950 6th Conference with covers etc. A fine and most interesting lot.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1603 Collections/lots Oversea countries

    1847/1931: Lot twelve covers in mixed condition incl. USA 1847 5 c. red brown, stamp cut in and with a fold, Confederate States 1864 from Charlston, French PO in China 1913 Tientsin via International Japanese PO in Changchun to Germany, and USA 1918 Chicago to Sweden, retained by the censor due to the "trading with trhe  enemy act", two APS certificates.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1604 Collections/lots Oversea countries

    1930/90: Lot 500 covers from Africa, Asia and America, dispatched primarily by missionary societies and directed to Switzerland, large variety of countries and frankings.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1605 South America

    1878/1936c.: Group of South and Central America with Bolivia 1930 '0.10' error used, Brazil 100 r. violet 'Flowers' card in violet used, Dominican Republic 5 c. blue up-rated witth 5 c. blue used in 1891 to USA, 1935 Registered 13 c. Money Letter envelope used with 7 c. adhesive, Paraguay 1878 5 on 1 r. rose mint, Salvador with some fine stationery cards used including 1884 card with 'adresse' variety used, 1901 rare up-rated usage to Peru, also four Mozambique stationery air-letters: one with doubling of the stamp area in blue (37 items).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 1606 Central America

    Central and South America collection featuring Explorers and the Revoultionaries who made America, with plentiful array of covers and cards together with 1950 unadopted Essays for Chilean issue for Miranda's bicentenary (one in brown and one in green - unique?); American Banknote Co. Proofs (3) for Colombia Banknotes in black showing Bolivar, Sucre and Nunez; 1951 Venezuela Die Proof for 25 c. in issued colour, Chile 1863 cover addressed to Andres Bello, Bolivar's tutor etc.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1608 Collections/Lots Middle East

    1900/60: Small selection 272 cards, picture postcards, covers and postal stationery items (used/unused) Middle East from a dealer's stock, mainly business mail incl. some better frankings, censor mail, mostly addressed to Switzerland, in detail Israel (24), Liban (75), Palestine (73), Syria (100) as well as 35 items from other countries as Aden, Afghanistan, Bahrain. Persia and others, in addition a bunch of used Japanese postcards, good to mixed conditon and each unit housed in a plastic sleeve.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1609 South America

    1900/60: Selection 519 cards, covers and postal stationery items (used - partly uprated and unused) South America A-E from a dealer's stock, mainly business mail incl. some better frankings, various usages and destinations in Europe, censor mail etc., in detail Argentina (240), Bolivia (80), British Guyana (24), Chile (135) and Ecuador (40), in good conditon and each item housed in a plastic sleeve. 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 1610 South America

    1900/60: Selection 553 cards, covers and postal stationery items (used - partly uprated and unused) South America K-V from a dealer's stock, mainly business mail incl. some better frankings, various usages and destinations in Europe, censor mail etc., in detail Colombia (160), Paraguay (95), Peru (85), Surinam (28), Uruguay (75) and Venezuela (110), in good to mixed condition and each item housed in a plastic sleeve.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1611 Central America

    1900/70: Important selection 570 cards, covers and postal stationery items (used - partly uprated and unusd) Latin America from a dealer's stock, plenty of daily mail incl. better frankings, cancellations, various usages, censor mail etc., in detail Costa Rica (87), El Salvador (75), Guatemala (95), Honduras incl. British Honduras (165), Mexico incl. some items Wells Fargo (100) and Nicaragua (48), nice offer in good quality and each unit housed in a plastic sleeve.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1612 Collections/lots Asia

    1890/1990: Three albums with banknotes, covers/cards as well as some loose stamps on album pages from China, Indonesia and Vietnam.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1613 Collections/lots Africa

    1900/50: Lot 410 cards, covers and postal stationery items (used and unused) from various African countries A-M out of a dealer's stock, noteworthy are Algeria (115), Gold Coast (33) and Marocco (95), always covering the periods under British or French rule or after independence, incl. some better frankings, destinations and censor mail, in good condition and each item housed in a plastic sleeve.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1614 Collections/lots Africa

    1900/50: Lot 400 cards, covers and postal stationery items (used and unused) from various African countries M-Z out of a dealer's stock, noteworthy are Madagascar (59), Mozambique (53), KUT (47) and Tunesia (32), always covering the periods under British and French rule or after independance, incl. some better frankings, destinations and censor mail,  in good condition and each item housed in a plastic sleeve.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1615 Collections/lots Oversea countries

    1865/77: Lot 46 used/unused stamps and one cover incl. Afghanistan 1873/74 Shahi black, position 13 "retouched worn state" unused, Guatemala 1871 First Issue compl. set of four 1 c. ochre to 20 c. rose, all in fine mint blocks of four imperf., Hawaii Typeset 'Inter Island' 5 c. blue on blued paper, Plate XIX position 15 with dropped 't' in 'Cents' unused, USA Confederate States 1862 Davis 5 c. light blue in unused block of 25, and 1877 Brazil cover Rio de Janeiro to Stuttgart, cert. Moorhouse.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1616 South America

    1920/1975c.: Central & South American Consular & Diplomatic Mail The splendid collection with all countries of the American Continent represented from Argentina to Venezuela, with many covers carried free of charge all with special cachets, furthermore many up-rated covers for additional charges for Airmail, Express Delivery and Registration etc. A wonderful and probably un-repeatable collection and, with some re-vamping, an excellent Exhibit of this much misunderstood facet of Postal History (181 covers).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1624 Collections/lots Oversea countries

    1969/70: Special selection of Gold and silver plated stamps, in detail 31 stamps used/unused or in  mint condition as well as 12 covers, all sent by ordinary mail to Germany, mostly Yemen Arab Republic, a few from Gabon and the Arab Emirates, a fine  unusual group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1633 Collections/lots Oversea countries

    1860/1950: Remainder with some hundred stamps used/unused from various countries in Central and South America, mainly smaller values and full sets from Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and others, mainly in good condition on album pages and in old approval booklets.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 330 CHF

    Lot# : 1644 Collections/lots Oversea countries

    1980/2000: Selection with 34 presentation booklets and folders from Bhutan, China, Corea, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam, mainly in good condition and housed in a box .
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1675 Collections/lots Oversea countries

    1950/90: Special collection Antarctica with stamps, souvenir sheets, miniature sheets, cards, covers, cancellations and other related material,  mail prepared and sent from research camps of China, Chile and Japan, a rare offer in good quality and housed in two albums.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1681 Collections/lots Oversea countries

    1880/1990(ca.): Lot thousands stamps used/unsed with better sets and issues from China, Japan, Thailand, Tannu-Tuva and many other countries worldwide in eleven albums. To be inspected.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1684 Collections/lots Asia

    1940/2000: Interesting remainder of a dealer's stock with several hundred stamps used/unused from Asian countries, incl. souvenir sheets, FDC's, presentation folders etc., noteworthy are China, Corea and Hong Kong, housed in albums, in a small box and on album pages.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,250 CHF

    Lot# : 1692 Collections/lots Oversea countries

    1880/1980: Lot several thousand stamps used/unused, incl. many better sets and single values, full sheets etc., noteworthy among others are Brazil,  Ryukyu Islands, Portugal and Colonies, French Colonies and many others, inbetween also some stamps from Europe, in various albums, stockbooks and on album pages.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1698 Collections/lots Oversea countries

    1950/80: Lot with some hundred covers Polar Mail, incl. FDC's and oridinary mail sent from various stations in the Arctic and the Antarctic. noteworthy among others are the French Antarctic Territory, Japan, Denmark and Greenland etc., all delivered by the ordinary postal services and scarce though, in good condition. A seldom seen wide range of Arctic or Antarctic Mail for further expansion.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF
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