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  • Lot# : 1106 Finland

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    1832 (Nov. 30): Entire lettersheet  with full military content to Tavastehus, lightly strucked on front by cyrillic RUOTSINSALMI handstamp in black, lightly applied as ususal, scarce. Cert. Schwenson (2014).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1107 Finland

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    1851 (Oct. 15): Private lettersheet (A. Alfthan) with full content written on bluish grey paper with 10 kop. carmine printed on reverse, cancelled on front by low boxed "Wiborg  15.OCT 1851" to Helsingfors. Fine and scarce postal stationery. Cert. Schwenson (2013) Michel F2.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1108 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 1/I
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    1856 (March 3): 5 kopek blue, Small Pearls, used example of good colour cancelled solely by pen cross in manuscript. Cert. Schwenson (2014) Mi. = EUR 1'800 / FACIT Nr. 1 I b = SEK 25'000.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 1109 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 1/II
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    1858 (March 8): 5 kopek blue, Large Pearls, a fine used example with ample to large margins, of good colour, cancelled by pen cross and 'Helsingfors' datestamp (Jan 8, 1859) in black. Cert. Schwenson (2014) Mi = EUR 2'200 / FACIT Nr. 1 II b = SEK 14'000.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1110 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 2z
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    1856: 10 kopek carmine on narrow laid paper, an unused example with ample margin at top and large on three sides, thinned at each upper corner and the gum cleaned to prevent further aging. Whilst the stamp is indeed somewhat faulty, it represents a true rarity in unused condition. Cert. Schwenson (2000) Mi. 2z = unpriced.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1111 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 2x
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    10 kopek carmine on wove paper, an attractive used example, clear to large margins all round, tied to small piece by low boxed datestamp (Nov 1858) with manuscript pen cross erased. Signed A. Diena Mi. = EUR 650.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1112 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 3B
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    1860/65: 5 kopek blue on greyish blue, a fine used example of the 1865 printing with all roulettes and of good colour, cancelled by Helsingfors datestamp (10.9.1865) in black. Cert. Schwenson (2000) Mi = EUR 350.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 170 CHF

    Lot# : 1113 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 5C+16A
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    1875 (Nov. 25): Mixed franking 1866 5 pen. brown-lilac roulette type II together with 1875 20 pen. azur-blue, each tied by by fine strike of circular Tammerfors datestamp to small piece. Scarce Facit: 5v3C2 + 16 S C1b.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1114 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 6Cy
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    1866: 8 p. black on green thick paper, a splendid used example from the 1869 printing, cancelled by Helsingfors datestamp in blue. Cert. Schwenson (2000) Mi = EUR 600.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1115 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 8C+9C
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    1866: 20 p. blue, full roulettes used on November 1866 cover from Helsinki to Karis (signed Ferchenbauer), with 40 p. rose used on reverse of 1869 envelope to Tavastehus tied by 'Jorois' cds in black. A scarce and fine pair.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1116 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 13C+47
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    1891: 7 R. black/yellow in a vertical pair cancelled by "Räkenkapsafdälning 27.I.96" (cert. Schwenson) together with part set 1 kop. to 50 kop. used/unused of same issue. Mi = EUR 950.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1117 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 16Ayb
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    1880 (June 11): 20 pen. greyish blue tied by mute circular five bar handstamp (No.60) on entire letter from "Salo 11.6.1880" to Lojo. Opinion Schwenson (2013) as well as 1882 stamp office printing 5 pen. salmon-red with compound perforation 11:12 1/2 used (opinion Schwenson).
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1118 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 21
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    1888: 10 pen red tied by "Willmanstrand 3.8.1888" cds. to small envelope, some toning, but nevertheless a fine and scarce local usage.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1119 Finland

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    1893: 20 kop. red stationery issue, both types of reprints with the 1845 original die. Fine and very  rare, only few known.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1120 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 26b+46+47
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    1885/91: Small group of 'better' adhesives with 1885 10 m. brown, yellow-brown & rose used (cert. BPA), 1891 3 r. 50 k. black & grey, marginal mint, unmounted og., 3 r. 50 k. black & grey used (cert. BPA) and 7 k. yellow & black used (cert. RPS) etc. Fresh and fine selection Mi = EUR 1'000+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1121 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 2x-19A
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    1856/1875: Small collection in very different conditions, with 1856 10 kop. carmine on wove paper used (3, two cancelled in manuscript only), 10 kop. carmine on wide vertically laid paper used with 'Brahestad' low boxed datestamp (17.11.1859) and in manuscript (Mi 2y), 1856 10 k. carmine on narrow vertically laid paper used with low boxed Börga (1 June 1958) datestamp (Mi 2z), 1860 5 k. rose unused with one pulled and one creased roulette (Mi 3B), 10 k. blue unused of fine frontal appearance but thinned (Mi 4Ca), 1866 5 p. brown lilac unused and used (Mi 5Cx and 5Cy) and a further 5 p. example apparently imperforate with RPS cert. of 1910 ('apparently imperf.'), 10 p. black on yellow unused and used, 20 p. blue used, 40 p. rose unused and used, 1 m. yellow-brown unused and used; 1875/82 perf. 11 set of seven to 32 p. unused (Mi 12/18) with additional examples of the 20 p., 25 p. and 32 p. unused; an excellent reference group, nearly all with certificates / opinions Schwenson (2000) Mi = EUR 19'000+.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1122 Finland

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    1840c.: Lot twelve outer lettersheets showing Cyrillic single line postmarks in black of Heinola, Helsingfors (2), Kuopio, St. Michael, Lovisa, Tammerfors and Wasa as well as three covers from Abo with black handstamps in Latin lettering. Mainly fair to good strikes as usual.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1123 France

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    Algeria 1850: Envelope without stamps, despatched at Bouffarich / Algerie, postmarked with corresponding two-line postmark of the bureau de distribution and three-line datestamp "30 Mars 1850", sent to Paris with arrival cds (19 Avril 50) on reverse and taxe sign "2" (Décimes) on front.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1124 France

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    1849: 20 c. black on yellowish and 1 fr. carmine, used on 1849 cover to Copenhagen, Denmark, the 20 c. just shaved at top and the 1 fr. similarly just touched at right, each tied by manuscript pen strokes and grill obliterators in black and further cancelled by 'Paris' despatch datestamp (Nov 8). Red framed 'PD' at left, although actually overpaid 10 centimes as this value of the first issue had yet to be issued. Manuscript at left 'frco. 9' marked at Hamburg in schillings (equivalent to 29 skilling). Two vertical file folds away from the adhesives, reverse with Thurn & Taxis and Danish Post Office in Hamburg datestamps (Nov 10) in black. A remarkable and extremely rare franking - the earliest recorded stamped letter from France to Denmark. Signed Roumet; certificates Roumet (1999), RPS (2002).
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1125 France

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    1860 Entire letter from Paris to Guayaquil/Ecuador at triple rate, franked by 1853/54 40 C. and strip of four 80 C. (one stamps with trivial corner tear), via London with red 'Paid' cds, thence by PSNC ship to Panama with British PO cds (Aug 6), address with some acid ink faults but still of fine appearance and showing a rare franking.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1126 France

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    1862: Napoleon perforated, 10 c. bistre in block of four, unused with full original gum, hinge remnants on all four stamps. Cert. E. Diena (1991) Cérès 2008 = EUR 8'500.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1127 France

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    Catalogue# : 22+67/I
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    1862: Napoleon perforated, 20 c. blue in hor. pair (one value with irregular perforation), in mixed franking with type Sage 1 fr. olive, tied by «LYON 18.8.80» cds»s to small value letter with red value cachet alongside, sent to Cauterets Dept. Hautes-Pyrenées with several transit cds»s on reverse. A very late non-philatelic use of the 20 c. Napoleon 18 years after its issue, in addition together with a type Sage. Very rare.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1128 France

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    1875: Cérès 10 c. brown, tied by MORTEAU 14 MAI 76 cds to precursor postcard with triangular "T"  mark and handwritten "5" (décimes) taxation alongside, sent to Chaux de Fonds Switzerland with arrival on May 19, 1876. The taxation of 50 c. is the double deficiency of the letter rate without taking into account the 10 c. stamp. Less than five taxed precursor cards abroad are known.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1129 France

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    1878: Sage 10 c. black, tied by PARIS QUAI-DES-ORFEVRES 15 FEVR 78 cds to precursor postcard with triangular "T"  mark alongside, sent to Lausanne Switzerland with arrival cds on reverse (Feb 16, 1878). In spite of the taxation mark the adressee did not pay the tax. Less than five taxed precursor cards abroad are known which were replaced in 1878 by stationery postcards.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1130 France

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    1930 (12. Mai): Jean Mermoz First Flight to South America, airmail envelope  from Paris (10.V.) franked with 5 Fr. brown and 'Congrès du B.I.T.'  overprinted Semeuse 50 c. red + Pasteur Fr. 1.50 blue, each in an horizontal pair, sent via Toulouse (11.5) to Natal with "Rio Grande Norte 13.V.30" arrival mark on front, signed by Mermoz, fine and scarce.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1131 France

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    Catalogue# : 321+326+327
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    1936: 50 Fr. Caudron aircraft over Paris and commemorativ issue regarding the 100th flight between France and South America 1.50 Fr. blue and 10 Fr. dark green, booth in blocs of four Cérès = EUR 5'510/MI = EUR 3'700.

    10 Fr. Atlantic-Sud with hinge remainder between the two stamps on top row. New Cat. value: Ceres = € 4'430
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1132 France

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    1849/1950: Lot with some hundred stamps usesd/unused, incl. a few better items but mainly small values and incompl. sets as well as duplicates, in good condition and housed in one album.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1133 France

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    1849/1980: Lot several hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition as supplied by the new issues department, incl. some better values and full sets. PEXIP-sheet, postage dues, some French Colonies as well as stamps of French Andorre, mainly in good condition and housed in total seven albums and stockbooks as well as on album pages, the whole arranged in a box.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1134 France

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    1950/2000: Small dealer's stock with several hundred booklets used or in mint condition, incl. plenty Red Cross issues, partly heavy duplication, in good condition and housed in three albums and in a box.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1135 France

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    1970/2000: Dealer's stock several hundred modern booklets used or in mint condition, mostly heavy duplication, in good condition and housed in a box.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1136 France

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    1890/1990: Dealer's stock with several thousand stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. single values, full sets, blocks of four, souvenir sheets with PEXIP 1937 (3)., miniature sheets, partly heavy duplication, also few booklets and some cards and covers, in addition some stamps from other countries,  in good condition and housed in total seven stockbooks and in a large envelope.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1137 France

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    1925/2003: Very fine Collection of dozens of souvernir and miniature sheets incl. 1925 Paris Philatelic Exposition unused mint and unused with special cds on the margin, 1927 Strasbourg Philatelic Exposition unused hinged with special cds on the margin and center piece unused, 1937 PEXIP unused mint and unused unhinged with special cds's on the margin, and 2003 Bloc souvernir "Meilleurs Voeux" unused mint (2).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 860 CHF

    Lot# : 1138 France

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    1849/1980: Collection with several hundred stamps used/unused incl. plenty of better items and full sets, the classic part with colour shades and div. cancellations, fine range of Napoleon III issues, furthermore Paris and Strasbourg souvenir sheets (partly stuck down), war orphans, airmails etc., also a few stamps from Algeria, Marocco and Tunesia, mainly in good conditon and housed in one album, in additon one stockbook with modern mint material. Inspection recommended.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1139 France

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    1920/90: Dealer's stock with several thousand stamps und/unused or mainly in mint condition, incl. blocs of four, souvenir sheets, miniature sheets, full and part sheets, booklets, some cards and covers etc., the major part still valid for postage, in good condition, housed in five large stockbooks.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,150 CHF

    Lot# : 1140 France

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    1849/2000: Collection with several hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. many better single values and full sets, souvenir sheets as Paris exhibition (3), PEXIP 1937 (4), CITEX 1949 (2), Liberation issues WW 2( partly in blocs of four), plenty of modern booklets, advertising labels, a few cards and covers etc., the classic part in mixed and the rest in good condition and housed in five LINDNER albums.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1141 France

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    1960/90: Dealer's stock with several thousand stamps, mainly in full original mint sheets (few are used) creating hundreds of compl. sets, incl. postage dues, officials for the European council and for the UNESCO, good condition and housed in five large albums, in two binders and in a small box, the whole arranged in a large removal box.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1142 France

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    1888/2002: Important dealer's stock with several thousand stamps unsed/unused or in mint condition, incl. full sets, blocs of four, souvenir sheets, miniature sheets and booklets, partly heavy duplication, probably some thousands of Euros still valid for postage, in good condition, nicely arranged in nine large stockbooks.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,900 CHF

    Lot# : 1143 France

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    1960/90: Important dealer's stock with ten thousands of stamps, mainly in full original mint sheets (few are used) creating hundreds of compl. sets, incl. paintings, Red Cross, pre cancels, airmails, souvenir sheets etc., in perfect condition and housed in 27 mint sheet folders, the whole arranged in a large removal box.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 19,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1144 France

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    1849/80: Fine Collection hundreds used stamps with many rare issues and sets such as 1849 10c. bister (2), 15 c. green, 40 c. orange, 1 f. carmine, 1 f. vermillon terne with small nicks, Presidence 10 c.  bister and margined 25 c. blue on outer letter sheet, 1853 Napoleon imperf. 1 f. carmine foncé on piece, 1869 Napoleon laureated 5 f. violet (2), Bordeaux 2 c. brown on piece, 40 c. orange (2) and 80 c. rose, Sage 10 c. green, type N/B (3) as well as 35 covers incl. a small Ballon Monteé cover, eight certs. and opinions.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1145 France

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    1849/: Collection in two volumes with 1849 10 c. bistre used (3), 15 c. green used (2), 20 c. black (8 incl. a cover), 20 c. blue (7 incl. a cover), 40 c. orange (2, incl. a superb example on cover), 1 fr. carmine used (5, incl. a strip of three), 1852 'Repub' 10 c. bistre used on piece (2), 1853/60 in the same depth of completion incl. 20 c. strips of five and six and superb 1 fr. carmine used; 'Piquages' covers with 10 c., 20 c. and 40 c.; 1862/67 issue with 1867 cover to Prague with three 20 c. used from 'Exposition Universelle', two fine 5 fr. grey (one used in Alexandria), fine Bordeaux issue section with 4 c. grey pair, Type Sage with splendid selection, Mouchon issue with mint blocks, 1900 Merson set mint with fine 2 fr., 1917/18 Orphans set mint, 1923 Philatelic Congress mint and on cover, 1925 Exhibition mini sheet with four 5 fr. mint, 1927 Airmails mint, 1927 Strasbourg sheets mint and used, 1928 1 fr. + 8 fr. 50 c. blue in mint marginal strip showing three types, 1929 Booklets (2), 1929 Exhibition 2 fr. mint and on cover, 1929/31 Monuments with all types mint, later commemoratives mint and used incl. 1930 EIPA perf. 1 fr. 50 c. blue marginal mint, 1936 Airmail issue with two shades of 50 fr. mint, 1936 50 fr. Burelage coin daté mint and used, 1937 Pexip sheets mint and used (2), 1947 500fr. sheet of five, Postage Dues, Alsace Lorraine with covers (2), Amiens Local 10 c. in mint tête-bêche block, Valenciennes 10 c. red on cover etc. The whole collection peppered with multiples either mint or used, the collection in fine to extremely fine condition throughout; a lovely lot and a pleasure to view.
    Starting bid : 6,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 14,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1146 France

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    1850/70: Lot 32 covers from the Rothschild correspondance, few are stampless and the main part bearing single franking, good condition and housed in one album.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1147 France

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    1860/80: Lot with 28 classic cards and covers. partly addressed abroad as there are Italy, Malta, Switzerland, Chile, USA and others, in mixed condition.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1148 France

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    1872/199: Lot 17 selected cards and covers, all bearing single franking and showing wavy strikes by various T.P.O's, rare offer in good condition, each item on stockcard with description.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1149 France

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    1853/75: Group of covers (15) all addressed to Italy with 1853 franking at 1 franc, 1862/67 with 40 c. frankings, 1871/75 issue 40 c. and 80 c. frankings.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1150 France

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    1903/09: Group three picture postcards and one envelope, all dispatched in Switzerland to France, all franked with definitives from other countries including Bavaria, German Empire (2), and Italy, therefore taxed with type Duval taxation stamps. Interesting and attractive lot.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1151 France

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    1825/1967: Lot 33 covers, incl. four entires to Switzerland and Austria, 1849 Cérès 20 c. black, 1871 cover with mixed franking 20 c. Cérès and 20 C. Napoleon laureated Toulouse to Messina, 1872 Cérès 15 c. in two diff. colours Ganges to Lausanne, 1900 Sage 50 c. tied by special meter mark to cover of the Exposition Universelle organization.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1152 France

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    1860/70: Small lot 22 selected covers, mainly single frankings, all cancelled by various Post offices inside Paris (étoiles),  some of them quite rare, housed in one album.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1153 France

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    1903/14: Collection eleven underpaid items sent in a reduced rate from France to Switzerland or vice versa, incl. wrappers, printed matter envelopes, greeting postcards and visiting cards, all taxed with type Duval postage due.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1154 France

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    1879/1920: Lot 30 unpaid or underpaid stationery and picture postcards from Switzerland to France, most of them showing Duval type postage due, incl. use of 1919 Swiss Propeller airmail issue, Bundesfeier postcard as well as use of Duval multiples and gutter pair.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1155 France

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    1822/58: Forwarding Agents Group of eight entire letters/covers, incl. 1823 entire from La Rochelle to St. Pierre, Martinique (opinion v.d.Linden), 1827 entire from Philadelphia to Schiedam with manuscript 'Recue et acheminée Reilly & Fils', 1829 entire from Guadeloupe to France with oval Forwarding Agent's cachet 'F. F. & C' (Founat Frères & Co.) applied in Bordeaux as well as 1854/55 Crimean War Stampless covers (2) ex Crimea , one with superb strike of ARMÉE D'ORIENT / BAU. D cds (Dec 2) and charged 6 décimes, other with fine ARMÉE D'ORIENT / BAU. C datestamp (April 21), charged 3 décimes due. Further 1851 entire from London to Spain with 'A. D. Cie' cachet in red, 1858 cover from London to Bilbao with oval BOUFARD FERRIER & Co. / PARIS cachet in blue, 1858 cover from Agents 'Claude Clerc & Cie' of Marseille with blue cachet and mailed to Cöln.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 270 CHF

    Lot# : 1156 France

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    1871/6: Cérès 25 c. blue, the specialised collection with many hundreds of stamps, including multiples and covers, covering the 7 plates used for this popular stamp, showing the re-cut framelines, doubling of the outer framelines, position 146 with North West corner blank in a mint pair, seven used examples and a cover, also 1863/67 issue cover with 20 c. blue with 'Corne sur la Nez' variety etc. A fine and most interesting lot.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1157 France

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    1882/1915: Lot 35 unpaid or underpaid covers from Switzerland to France, most of them showing Duval type postage due, incl. unfranked covers from French embassies and consulates in Switzerland from which the postage due was not collected in France (4), border rate taxation, and multicoloured frankings.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1158 French Colonies

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    1852/1968c.: Collection of covers/cards (285), including correspondence (1860/1875) to Malaga, Spain (25 entires), 1874 cover to Trinidad at 1 Franc rate, extensive French Colonies with AEF postcards (De Gaulle) from Brazzaville with some registered usages (48), French India with 'France Libre' surcharges, , Madagascar, Monaco, New Caledonia with Censored covers, Reunion with Airmail and Censored covers, St. Pierre Miquelon with Wartime usages, Tahiti etc., the whole with many Airmail usages in generally very fine condition.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1160 French Colonies

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    Gorée (Senegal) 1859/65: Eagle General Issues 40 c. orange in a block of four, used on 1862 cover to USA tied by dotted lozenge in blue, with GORÉE datestamp of despatch at upper right (April 1). Thence via Bordeaux (April 20) with red datestamp. Struck with framed 'Am Service' in red, arriving New York (May 6) with 'New York / Paid / 30' datestamp in red. Further stamp removed from front of cover, not mentioned in cert. Behr (2010).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1161 French Colonies

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    New Caledonia 1946: Airmail set of six values complete to 50 fr. lilac, all in vertical or horizontal imperforate marginal pairs, unmounted og. Scarce Yvert = EUR 180.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : 80 CHF

    Lot# : 1162 French Colonies

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    St. Pierre and Miquelon 1970/2000: Dealer's stock with several hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. souvenir sheets, miniature sheets as well as full and part sheets delivered by the post office, in good condition, housed in one large stockbook and in one folder.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,050 CHF

    Lot# : 1163 French Colonies

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    French P.O.'s in Zanzibar 1896: Covers (2) sent registered to Berne,Switzerland; one bearing 1894/96 1½ a. on 15 c. blue and 3 a. on 30 c. brown tied by Zanzibar datestamps (Dec 2, 1896), the other cover with ½ a. on 5 c., 1 a. on 10 c., 2½ a. on 25 c., 5 a. on 50 c. and 10 a. on 1 fr. all well tied by bold ZANZIBAR datestamps (March 22, 1896) in black. Attractive covers.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1289 Great Britain

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    1840: 2 d. blue, pl. 1, two used examples lettered KL and QG, the KL example with four margins and cancelled by near complete red Maltese Cross, QG of superb appearance and cancelled by red Maltese Cross but thinned Gi = £ 1'700.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1290 Great Britain

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    1840: 2 d. blue, Plate 1, horizontal strip of three and a horizontal strip of four, lettered LC-LE and LF-LI, on small piece, both repaired and cancels repainted, touched between LE and LF  and closed repaired tear under LG, nevertheless scarce, also a used single example (lettered QF), rebacked and with forged inverted watermark variety. Certs. BPA (2014) Gi = £ 6'000+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1291 Great Britain

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    Crimean War 1855 (June 25): Entire letter to John Drummond in London rated «3» pence in manuscript and with POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY cds, code B, in black on reverse. Content including «If we winter here and hold Kaffa and Arabat the Russians will find their transport difficult ... the utter failure (of or leaders) has somewhat damaged us all». A fine entire.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1292 Great Britain

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    Crimean War 1855 (July 6): Entire letter from Balaklava to Bromley sent unpaid and rated «3» pence in manuscript. Reverse with smudged POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY code B cds in black. Interesting contents with «poor Raglan died of Cholera ... very much depressed about the failure on the 18th (a repulsed attack on Sevatopol) ... his coffin was carried on a platform I had mounted on one of my guns ... the road was lined for 7 miles by Troops on each side». A fascinating entire.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1293 Great Britain

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    1855/57: 4 d. carmine on deeply blued highly glazed paper, wmk. Small Garter, a superb pair used on 1856 cover to Bordeaux tied by '61' Scottish numeral of Buckie and by Calais entry marking (Feb 21) in black. A fresh and fine cover with the stamps in a marvellous shade. Cert. BPA (2007).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1294 Great Britain

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    1863 (Dec 16): Cover franked by 1862/64 1 s. green pl. 1, tied by London/73 duplex mailed to Dutch Flat, Placer County, California endorsed per Steamer 'Atrato' via Southampton, erroneously struck with large DUE 6 handstamp in black, the Due marking deleted by three strikes of the circular target handstamp in black with faint red 'San Francisco' cds (Jan 31) and fine black cds at right (Feb 1, 1864). Cover slightly trimmed at right but an unusual usage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1295 Great Britain

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    1867/83: £ 5 orange on white paper, lettered DD, used example centred to upper right, one minor short perf. at top and ironed corner bend, tiny violet spot at top, of  fine appearance, neatly cancelled by 'Glasgow' cds (March 30, 1894) in black. Cert. BPA (2014) Gi = £ 4'750.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 1296 Great Britain

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    1911: £ 1 deep green, mint example centered to base, reverse with slight creasing and part og., but of fine frontal appearance Gi = £ 2'000.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1297 Great Britain

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    1913: Seahorse £ 1 green, a fine used example in a bright shade, cancelled lightly by 'Guernsey' datestamp in black Gi = £ 1'250.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1298 Great Britain

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    1929: PUC £ 1 black, a fresh mint example, superb og. Gi. = £ 750.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1299 Great Britain

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    1955: Compl. set of definitives, printed by Waterlow, all four values 2 s. 6 d. black-brown to £ 1 black, in total five sets unmounted og. Gi = £ 1'125.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1300 Great Britain

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    1955: Compl. set of definitives, printed by Waterlow, all four values 2 s. 6 d. black-brown to £ 1 black in blocks of four unmounted og. Gi = £ 900+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1301 Great Britain

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    1971: Christmas 3 p. variety carmine-rose omitted, a fine example used on small piece. Just three used examples are recorded by Pierron. Rare. Cert. BPA (2014) Gi = Unpriced used, £ 5'800 for mint.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 1302 Great Britain

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    1841/1980: Lot several hundred stamps used/unused from GB and various Colonies and Dominions all over the world, mainly small values, in good condition and housed in two stockbooks.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1303 Great Britain

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    1840/1990: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused starting with No.1, incl. several high values as QV  £ 1.-  green used, KE £ 1.- green used, UPU Congres 1929 £ 1.- black mint, issues QE partly in blocs of four, some officials and poostage dues etc.,, in good condition and housed in one Schaubek album, in addition one stockbbok with duplicates as well as nine special volumes with Post Office's presentation pakets bearing one mint set and one FDC each, the whole arranged in a large removal box.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 1304 Great Britain

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    1840/2000: Large collection resp. lot with several hundred stamps used/unused from GB, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, GB starting with four 'Penny Blacks' and one 2 d blue, later issues with better items up to £ 5.-, small values partly in heavy duplication, large selection of valid postage, Channel Islands with full sets and souvenir sheets, in addition some cards and covers as well as modern philatelic products, nicely arranged and described in total 13 stockbooks and in a small box owner's cat. value calculated with appr. CHF 81'000.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1305 Great Britain

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    1890/1965c: Covers/cards, the used collection (300+) with much of interest with Registered Mail, Prisoner of War mail, Censored Mail, Express mail, Paquebots, Perfins, Empire Exhibition usages, mainly commercial mail but with one or two FDC's etc.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1306 Great Britain

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    1810/1925: Selected lot with ten covers, incl. three items regarding the Peninsular Campaign 1810/11, one item bearing one L.N.E.R. railway stamp, one Crimean war cover to Ireland and some others, on album pages.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1307 Great Britain

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    1840/1946: Interesting lot 30 covers, incl. 1842 entire with price list to Dornbirn Austria, 1847 entire from New York, forwarded in London to Hamburg, Penny Red imperf./perf. also on covers sent to Switzerland and France, 1929 compl. UPU set on large piece and KEVII 1 d. red tied by PAQUEBOT handstamp to picture postcard to London.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1336 Greece

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    (Greece) Crete 1859: ½ d. orange, slightly oxidised and cut at right with 1 d. blue, cut a left, cancelled together with cross-type pen stroke, typical for Cephalonia with greenish "KEFALLINIA 1860 MARCH 23" ribbon oval datestamp alongside on outer letter sheet, sent to Lefkada with oval arrival datestamp on reverse (St. Maura 1860 March 28). Cert. Simmermacher (1979) Michel nos. 1+2.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1364 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    Various British Colonies 1860/1980: Lot several hundred stamps used/unused with many covers/cards and postal stationery items from GB and Colonies with some interesting frankings, mainly addressed to Switzerland.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 1365 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1948: Royal Silver Wedding Omnibus, complete mint collection of 138 for all Commonwealth countries, additional values of Great Britain with two additional sets in blocks of four, three additional Cyprus £ 1 values, fine set, unmounted og Gi = £ 2'250.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1366 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1953/80: Important selection with several Hundred stamps unused or mainly in mint condition from all over the commonwealth and covering the reign of QE, incl. single items, blocs of four or more, some part sheets, surcharges, full sets up to £ 1, colour shades etc., housed in three large stockbooks, in addition some values and covers of no importance from Switzerland.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1367 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1851/99: Lot 15 used/unused stamps incl. Nova Soctia 1851 3 d. dep blue and pale blue unused (3), Newfoundland 1861 6 d. rose, in addition early Antigua and Virgin Islands.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1368 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1880/1980: Small selection on album leaves with some hundred used stamps from Cyprus and Malta, mainly small values incl. a few souvenir sheets, also a bunch of cards and covers incl. daily mail and FDC's, in addition a small part used French Camerun with stamps and covers, mainly in good condition.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1369 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1880/1980: Lot several hundred  used stamps from Ceylon and Malta, mainly small values in large quantities, also a few souvenir sheets, in good condition and housed in five large stockbooks, in one album and on album pages.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1370 Greece

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    1839: Cover sent registered to Naphlion struck on front with PATRAS wreathed datestamp in black with exceptional early strike of Greek straight line REGISTERED handstamp in red. Rated on reverse in manuscript '45+45=90' lepta, with Naphlion arrival cds in black. Exceptional and most attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 1371 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 1P+4
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    1861: Paris printing 1 lepta deep brown, a superb imperforate Proof without gum and 10 lepta orange nicely cancelled by dotted '9' in black (sign. Holcombe).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1372 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 8
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    1861: Large Hermes Head, Athens printing 20 lepta dark-blue without control numbers on rerverse, good colour and large margins all round, cancelled with dotted numeral "7" of Aighion. A rare stamp in excellent shape. Cert. Alberto Diena (1945), Enzo Diena (2013), Sorani (2013) Mi = EUR13'000.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1373 Greece

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    1862: Outer letter sheet from Syros to the Greek PO in Constantinople with "SYROS 17 July 62» despatch cds on front, endorsed «col vap Aus» and «KONSTANTINOPOLI TORKIA 10 July 1862» arrival cds on reverse, in addition Large Hermes Head 10 l. orange and 80 l. rose, both with large to broad margins on three sides, touched or with narrow margin at top, used as postage due and cancelled by dotted numeral mark «95» on arrival.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1374 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 18+28
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    1872 (Nov 26): Cover from Patras to Trieste franked by overlapped Large Hermes 1862/67 5 l. green on greenish (3) and single 1867/69 40 l. mauve on blued paper, trimmed at base, cancelled by PATRAS datestamps in black. Red framed 'PD' at base and reverse with Kerkyra (Nov 28) and Triest cds. A few file folks including one which touches the 40 lepta.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1375 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 40+43
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    1872: Entire letter from the Greek PO in Constantinople via Piraeus to Athenes with Large Hermes Head 5 l. green and 40 l. mauve with large to broad margins, the 5 l. touched at base and top, cancelled by "KONSTANTINOPOLI TORKIA 1 Novem 1872» with transit and arrival cds»s on reverse. Sign. Holcombe.

    Provenance: Corinphila sale 84 (1992), lot 4577.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1376 Greece

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    1892: Cover to Austria at 25 lepta rate, franked on front with Small Hermes imperforate 1 lepta brown: single, two pairs and a strip of five, and on reverse with a fine block of 15, the front cancelled by 'Piraeus' datestamps in black, the block on reverse all cancelled TRIESTE handstamps six times in black. A delightful and very unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1377 Greece

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    1918/33: Covers/cards (3), with 1918 French Franchise Militaire illustrated stationery card used from Volos (Dec 29), Cover dated Nov 12, 1926 with Airmail 3 d. and 5 d. values on flight to Istanbul (Mi. 301/302), 1933 cover from Athens to AEI Offices in Buyukdere with Airmail issue complete set of seven values used on First Day (Mi. 355/361) with further 1927 40 l. strip of four and 1930 8 d. violet.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1378 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 1-61
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    1840/1888c.: Large Hermes Heads, the cover collection with 85 covers and a few fronts, incl. early incoming mail from France and GB to Syra, franked covers with Paris print 20 l. used in 1861 from Naphlion, 1864 three colour 110 lepta franking on cover from Messina, 1865 four colour 75 lepta frankings on covers from Trieste (2), 1866 and 1869 covers from Constantinople, 1867 four colour 132 lepta franking on cover from Paris, many 20 lepta internal frankings from a range of towns and villages; condition obviously variable but a fine and interesting collection, together with further off cover examples.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1379 Hungary

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    Catalogue# : 3a
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    1871: Lithographed 5 kr. rose-red, a mint block of six in vertical format, Types VIII-VII / VIII-VII / VIII-VII; extensive toning on perforations but with original gum. A very scarce stamp in a multiple Mi = EUR 2'000+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1380 Hungary

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    1871: Engraved 3 kr. green, a fine block of four of good fresh colour and centering, unused og, some hinge remnants. Signed Ferchenbauer, cert. Raybaudi Mi = EUR 800+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1381 Hungary

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    Catalogue# : 13a
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    1871: Engraved 25 kr. bluish-violet, a used vertical strip of four of rich colour neatly cancelled by two strikes of PENZ UTALVÁNY TEMESVÁR 16/2/75 Money Order datestamps in black. One minor pulled perforation on third stamp otherwise a delightful and rare multiple in outstanding condition. Cert. Ferchenbauer (2013) Mi = EUR 2'700.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1382 Hungary

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    1871/1970(ca.): Collection in a box with 1871 engraved set of five used with some duplication, thereafter with many hundreds both mounted in the collection and in stockbooks.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1383 Hungary

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    1945/90: Collection with several hundred mainly used stamps, incl. souvenir sheets, miniature sheets and postage dues, in good condition and housed in fife KA-BE albums.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1384 Hungary

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    1910/20: A selection of 82 picture postfcards, coloured or black and white, all franked on picture side and partly uncirculated, showing various sceneries in the soldier's life during WW 1, rural life, prisoners of war, military equipment and others, in good condition and housed in an album
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1385 Iceland

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    Catalogue# : 163,172-174
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    1933: Airmail 'Hopflug Itala', all three values 1 kr. blue & brown to 10 kr. green & black and 1931 definitive 30 a. red & green, all tied by "REYKJAVIK -7.VII.33-18" cds's to registered envelope with "NEW YORK 7 21 1933" oval datestamp and "REYKJAVIK 1 VIII 33 10" cds on reverse. Flown by the Italian Airmail Squadron under Balbo to New York and then returned to Iceland. Signed Stuckert, cert. Eichele (2004) Facit no. 165-167 = SEK 45'000.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1386 Iceland

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    1925/56: Range on stockcards with Airmail 1930 triangular 10 a. blue unused (10) and Postage 1930 20 a. rose unused (4), also complete 1930 Allthing set used to 10 kr. (Mi. = EUR 800), 1948 Hekla set of seven unused, 1952 Parliament 25 kr. black mint (2) etc. Some scarce stamps noted.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF
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