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  • Lot# : 1705 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 19 var
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    4 bani blue, used example showing the 'Major Retouch' from Stone A, with dots for horizontal lines above a crushed right hand numeral '4' and retouched 'I' in 'Bani', four margins with a couple of tiny identations in margins and diagonal ironed crease not detracting from the appearance of this rarity, cancelled by large part Bucharest datestamp leaving the retouched area clear. Exceptional and particularly scarce adhesive (laughably under-catalogued by Stanley Gibbons as SG 66a at £ 325!) and the third example this describer has handled of the few recorded examples (two are shown in Heimbüchler on page 199, another was ex 'Cornelia' (lot 7172) and a vertical pair was in Ferrary's collection (November 1924). Cert. Heimbüchler (2014).

    Provenance: Collection E. J. Leon (Oct 1966), lot 1516
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1706 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 22c
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    1869: 10 bani indigo, a fine large margined example with part of adjoining stamp at base, used on 1870 outer letter sheet carried at Printed Matter rate to Genoa, Italy tied by BUCURESCI / SERA datestamp (Feb 13) in black (Kiriac fig. 443). Framed 'PD' at upper right with Genova arrival cds (Feb 18) on reverse. Fresh and fine, an exceptionally rare rate and destination.
    Starting bid : 1,800 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1707 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 22+24
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    1869: 10 bani blue (5 examples) used with single 25 b. orange & blue, all without margins, used on 1869 cover from Galatz endorsed 'via Ostend' at correct 75 bani rate to London, tied by GALATI datestamps (2/12) in black (Kiriac fig. 394). Framed 'PD' in black at top and 'London / Paid' arrival cds (Dec 9) in red. Reverse of cover with Vienna transit cds (Dec 7) in black. Some age spots at lower left but Great Britain is a surprisingly scarce destination for classic Romanian mail.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1708 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 24
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    1869: 25 bani orange & blue, two fine examples used on 1870 cover to Genoa, Italy tied GALATI cds (12/3) well struck in black (Kiriac fig. 394). Framed 'PD' below and reverse with Italian TPO and Genova arrival cds (21/3) in black. A fresh and very fine cover.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 1709 Romania

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    1869/1977:  28 unused stamps and eleven souvernir sheets used/unused with better items such as 1869 Prince Karl, 1906 Jubilee Exposition, 1931 definitives and 1959 Bukarest miniature airmail sheet Mi = EUR 1'975+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1710 Romania

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    Catalogue# : V15+V22+V23
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    Austrian P.O:'s 1863: 3 s. green, perf. 14 (2) used with 1864 15 s. brown (2) and single 10 s. blue, perf. 9½ on small 1866 registered cover to Genoa, tied by oval framed BUKAREST / RECOMANDIRT datestamps (5/4) well struck in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 716). Reverse with Vienna transit (9/4), Italian TPO and Genoa arrival cds (April 12). Imperfections at top of cover and one 15 s. with tiny closed tear of no great significance. Cover sensibly opened for Exhibit display, a fine and very rare registered mixed issue franking. Cert. Ferchenbauer (1992).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1711 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 1
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    1857: 10 kop. brown & blue, a fine used example with large margins all round, tied to small piece by straight line MITABA handstamp in black. Exceptional and scarce. Cert. Forenbacher (1978) Mi = EUR 1'000.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1712 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 1
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    1857: Group of three imperf. 10 kop brown and blue, one three margin example, other two examples with full margins, cancelled by boxed handstamp, dotted numeral  '9' (Tauroggen), respectively the third copy with pen cross plus dotted numeral cancellation. A fine group with two cert. Bühler (1982) Mi = EUR 2'500.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1713 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 1
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    1858: 10 kop. brown & blue imperf., plate II on thin paper, fresh colour, large and regular margins all round, tied by two line prephilatelic "Smorgon 1858 / August" datestamp (Dobin 05-4.1.01) with handwritten "6" to envelope, sent to Madame La Comtessa Ida Mostowska in Warsaw with "WARSZAWA 23 / 8" cds and framed "1 / P" arrival time mark, both in red, on reverse. One of two covers from Smorgon, Vilan gub., today Belarus. Cert. Buchsbayew (2015) Mi = EUR 5'000/Standard = $ 6'000+.

    Provenance: Collection Mehrtens.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1714 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 1
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    1858: 10 kop. brown & blue imperf., plate II on thick paper, vibrant colour, good to large margins, tied by crisp ornamental prephilatelic double-circle "KOVNO / P" handstamp (Dobin 22.1.07) to outer letter sheet with handwritten 18 June despatch date given inside, sent to St. Petersburg with arrival cds on reverse. A rare special mark when used as an obliterator. Cert. Buchsbayew (2015) Mi = EUR 5'000/Standard = $ 6'000+.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1715 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 2
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    1858: 10 kop. brown & blue perf. 14½ with watermark '1' shifted slightly to the left, a very fine and fresh example with ideal perf. and centering, unmounted with full original gum. A splendid stamp, extremely rare in this condition. Cert. Buchsbayew (2015) Standard catalogue = $ 15'000.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1716 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 4
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    1858: 30 kop. lilac-red & green perf. 14½ : 15, fresh colour and well centered, watermark '3' shifted slightly to the bottom, pen cancellation removed and stamp cleaned, perforation repaired. As this stamp was issued not earlier than February 1858 and as pen strokes were used only in the two first months of 1858 as sole cancellations this is an extremely early use of the 30 kop. stamp. In spite of its imperfections and modifications this is a scarce and desirable example of the rarest classical Russian stamp. Opinion Buchsbayev (2014) Mi = EUR 3'000 for a used stamp.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1717 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 6,7
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    1858: 20 kop. blue & orange and 30 kop. carmine & green on wove paper perf. 12½, both fresh colours (20 kop. small thin, 30 kop. inclusion at base), both unused with og. Certs. Buchsbayew (2015) Mi = EUR 1'950/Standard catalogue = $ 1'800.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1718 Russia

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    Catalogue# : P 10
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    1864: 3 kop. black & green, unwatermarked and imperf. plate proof prepared for the 1867 Paris exhibition, vivid colour and regular large margins all round, gum is not original. Cert. Buchsbayew (2015) Zernev = $ 6'500.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1719 Russia

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    Catalogue# : P 11
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    1864: 5 kop. black & lilac, unwatermarked and imperf. plate proof prepared for the 1867 Paris exhibition, vivid colour and regular large margins all round, gum is not original. Very rare. Cert. Buchsbayew (2015) Zernev = $ 6'500.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1720 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 9+15
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    1864: 1 kop. black & yellow, perf. 12¼ x 12½, two examples used with 1865 10 kop. blue & brown, perf. 14½ x 15, single and vertical strip of three, on double weight 1866 cover to Genoa, Italy; all tied by CERKASK datestamps (April 7) in black. Central black 'P.D.' on front and reverse, seal removed, with Vienna cds (May 4), Italian TPO cds and Genoa arrival cds (May 6). File fodls away from adhesives but a scarce cover. Cert. E. Diena (1987).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1721 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 18x+21x+22x
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    1866: Arms definitives 1 kop. yellow & black, 10 kop. brown & blue, and 20 kop. blue & orange, all on hor. laid paper, perf 14½ : 15, tied by "ST. TROSTENETS 13 MAI 1877" cds's to registered envelope (one backflap missing) with handwritten "ZAKAZNOJE" and "2L" alongside, sent to the railway station Boromlya in the Kharkov gubernia with arrival cds of the next day on reverse. The 31 kop. franking pays twice the postage of 8 kop., 10 kop. registration surcharge, and 5 kop. for the sender's receipt. A fine and rare registered cover from one horse carriage station P.O. to another.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1722 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 20xa
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    1878 (Feb 5): Delightful cover to London, addressed to the stamp dealer William Lincoln, franked by 5 kop. black & lilac on horizontally laid paper (2), tied by 'Irbit' cds's in black. London arrival cds (March 7) in red on front. Reverse with Moscow transit cds and further London cds. A charming cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1723 Russia

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 1724 Russia

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    Incoming Mail 1881/84: Two envelopes, sent unfranked from Corgemont Canton Bern Switzerland to Batum and Tiflis with Corgemont one line handstamp and cds, respectively, Swiss international taxation mark "T", Russian railway, transit as well as arrival marks, Russian taxation 14 kopeks.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 170 CHF

    Lot# : 1725 Russia

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    1904 (Oct. 9): Russian Balloon Troops, picture postcard showing start of a Military Balloon with attached Union Jack, written by an Officer and addressed to the German Major Moedebeck in Graudenz / Germany, the editor of the "Illustrierte Aeronautische Mitteilungen". From 1899 onwards Russian Military built up a Balloon unit in the Fortress at Jablonna near Warsaw. A scarce original photocard.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1726 Russia

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    1907 (17.Oct.): Original photocard depicting Russian troops launching a captive balloon type 'Sigsfeld-Parseval' with attached Union Jack, written in Irkutsk and addressed to H.W. L. Moedebeck in Strasbourg / Alsace, the editor of the German "Illustrierte Aeronautische Mitteilungen". Scarce witness of Russian balloon troops in Siberia.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1727 Russia Zemstvo

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    Ardatov 1878: 5 kopek red, imperforate (Schmidt #2), used on 1885 cover tied by large blue ARDATOV datestamp (March 11) in blue. The eenvelope marginally trimmed at top, however extremely rare and attractive usage. Cert. BPA (2000).

    Provenance: Collection Fabergé, Corinphila sale 120 (Dec 1999), lot 1041
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1728 Russia Zemstvo

    Catalogue# : Proof
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    1880/96: Viatka 2 kopeks slate-green imperforate, a fine manuscript 'used' example, being the Proof of the eventually issued design as well as Orgheev 180/82 6 kop. proof together with unused copy of 3 kop. blue on dark yellow (minimal thinning) on reverse, scarce.

    Provenance: Collection Fabergé, Corinphila sale 120 (Dec 1999)
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1729 Russia Zemstvo

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    Ustsysolsk 1889/1902: Lot three different Die Proofs in black on thick paper, incl. 1889 2 kop. as well as 1902 2 kop. and 5 kop., to date no other copies known and very rare though.

    Provenance: Collection Fabergé, Corinphila sale 120 (Dec1999)
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1730 Russia

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    1866/1922: Lot 31 used/unused stamps in mixed quality incl. ROPiT 1866 10 pa. horizontal background, Russia 1866 5 kop. proof violet, definitives with shifted center or partially omitted print and Wrangel stamps. Lot will be offer as is: Tel quel.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 1731 Russia

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    1870/1950: Small selection with a few hundred stamps used/unused, incl.better values, surcharged items, paper varieties, souvenir sheets, fiscal etc., mainly in good condition and housed on small stockcards, in a small box.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1732 Russia

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    1858/1938: Attractive collection hundreds primarily used stamps incl. better singles and sets incl. 1858 10 kop. brown & blue imperf., plate II with printing variety "missing background between 0 and K", 1858 30 kop. lilac-red & green perf. 12½ unused, 1864 1 kop. black & yellow and 3 kop. black & green unused, 1865 30 kop. rose-carmine & green unused, 1921 Volga charity issue, 1922 Philately for the Children, 1923 Philately for the Workers, partially with Soviet expertization, 1930 Zeppelin in both perfs, 1931 Zeppelin imperf. unused, as well as commemorative stamps of the 1930's such as 1935 Levanevskij used, in addition exchange fee stamps and postage due. To be examined Mi = EUR 8'000+.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1733 Russia

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    1898/1907: Lot six picture postcards, despatched from Narva, Pavlovsk, Vladivostok, and from T.P.O. no. 242 Chita - Manchuriya, all send to Fritz Pape, the head of the German P.O. in Shanghai, showing a plethora of diff. transit and arrival cds's. Mixed quality but interesting.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 130 CHF

    Lot# : 1734 Russia

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    1860/1905: Lot seven covers incl. 1858 10 kop. brown & blue, perf. 12½ on two covers from St. Petersburg to Odessa, 1870/75 three covers with 14 kop. frankings to Austria and Italy incl. 3 kop. with "V" background, and 1893 Wenden stamp in mixed franking with Imperial definitive.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1735 Russia

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    1904 (May-June): Lot three cover, all despatched at the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War postage free with violet franchise cachets and cancelled by "Lyaoyanskaya Polevaya Potcht. Kont." cds's of the Lyaoyan Fieldpost Office, all sent to Reval, Estonia Gubernia.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1736 Russia

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    1899/1914: Lot 29 registered covers showing a large variety of «St. Pétersbourg» registration labels used at the 1st Expeditiya, incl. provisional 1899 label, UPU-type R-labels and orange-red 3-labels.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1737 Russia

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    Incoming Mail 1901/03: Lot 10 covers in mixed condition, sent from San Francisco or Easton via Nagasaki and Yokohama Japan to the Huff branch offices in Vladivostok or Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1738 Russia

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    1902/04: Lot twelve picture postcards, despatched at Odessa, Nikolayev, and Genichesk and sent to Orebich Dalmazia, showing either ship cachet "s/s NEREO TRIESTE" or steamship agent cachet "CARUANA & BOSSALINI Nicolaieff".
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1739 Russia

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    1863/1900: Lot 15 covers, all sent to Switzerland, incl. 1874 regular 14 kop. rate, 1875 8 kop. rate (5), one overpaid by 1 kop., one by 2 kop., 1875 2 kop. printed matter rate (2), 1882 registered cover Smolensk with three colour franking and one incoming mail cover to Tiflis.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1740 Russia

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    1887/1941: Lot 50 covers and cards to Switzerland, incl. stationery items, registered usages and some better frankings.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1741 Russia

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    1900/20: Lot 140 picture postcards used/unused showing various important buildings bridges, street scenes, traditional costumes, paintings and others topics, the major part of the pictures taken in Moscow and St. Petersburg, in good condition and every piece individually placed in a plastic sleeve, arranged in a small box.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1742 Russia

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    1805/91: Lot of 39 prephilatelic and stampless covers, mostly going abroad incl. 1827 Simbirsk via Terespol to Krakov, 1880 official cover Barnaul Altai to St. Petersburg, incl. covers from Odessa, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Taganrog, Berdiyansk, Mariupol, and Walck. A large variety of unfranked, partially and fully franked covers with many diff. routings, as well as five stampless money letters. An over average lot.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1743 Russia

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    1860/1921: Lot 39 covers with better rates, marks and usages such as 1860 10 kop. stationary envelope to Tamerfors, registered mail, 1887 registered envelope Vyatka to Irkutsk gub., 1897 money letter, St. Petersburg numeral «14» city PO, postcards from Poland and Crimea, 1911 Postcard from Kuban, 1913 Romanov frankings, 1914 Fieldpost, 1916 Kursk registered postcard, 1916 Finnish Krag machine censor to Imatra, 1917 German censorship on cover to Switzerland, 1917 10 kop. special «greetings rate» and two incoming postcards from Germany and the USA. A lot of rich postal history content in over average quality.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1744 Russia

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    1850/1950: Interesting Assembly of  450 covers and cards with emphasis in TPO markings, including scarce items of the Middle East and China Eastern Railways with many fine strikes. Viewing recommended.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1745 Russia

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 1746 Soviet Union

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    Catalogue# : 527
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    1935: Transpolarflight Moscow - San Francisco, so called Levanevskiy issue 1 r. red on 10 kop. brown, showing variety "missing leg in letter p" (position 13), unmounted og. Signed Mikulski Standard Catalogue 420 Kd = EUR 1'600.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1747 Soviet Union

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    1962: Illustrated envelope commemorating the annual jubilee of the 1st, Russian manned rocket launch at Baikonur, original signature in black ink by Juri Gagarin.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1748 Soviet Union

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    1992 (March 17): Russian space mission SOYOUZ TM 14, registered envelope bearing vertically surcharged 12 K blue KAZAKSTAN in kyrillic and latin, cancelled on first day with both special flight cachets of Baikonour, a rare space item, Cat. ESPACE LOLLINI No. 547A+B.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1749 Soviet Union

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    1933/62: Lot eight primarily unused stamps and three miniature sheet incl. 1933 All-Union philatelic exhibition, Stratosphere flight, 1934 balloonists, and 1937 Airplanes souvernir sheet, in addition some Imperial stamps. Standard Collection = EUR 1580.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1750 Soviet Union

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    1957/90: Lot with some hundred Russian space covers, incl. better items right from the beginning of the space conquest with Juri Gagarin, good to mixed conditon and housed in two small boxes and two albums.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1751 Soviet Union

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    1988/2006: Collection hundreds imperf. stamps with pairs, strips and sheet margins, unmounted og. incl. 1989 Khetagurov, 1990 Capitals in pairs, and 1991 Fauna of Black Sea 4 k. and 20 k. in pairs, includes also several modern fakes. Sold as is.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1752 Soviet Union

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    Catalogue# : MS 11A
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    1949: 25th anniversary of Lenin's death, miniature sheet perf. 12½, 18 examples in unmounted og condition, six examples with unused or with flaws. Mi = EUR 14'000.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1753 Russian P.O. in China

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    Catalogue# : 2x+7x
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    1899: Arms definitives 10 kop. blue on front and 2 kop. green (strip of three) on reverse, all ovpt. 'KITAI' and tied by "HANKOW POSTE RUSSE 6.1.10" (Tchilinghirian & Stephen fig. 515) cds's to cover, endorsed "Via Transiberiana" and sent to Monza with arrival cds (27.1.10) on reverse.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1754 Russian P.O. in China

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    Catalogue# : 7x
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    1899: Arms definitive 10 kop. blue with red diagonal ovpt KITAI, a vertical pair tied by Tyan-Tzin cds (Tchilinghirian & Stephen fig. 488), the damaged datestamp obliterator with handwritten date "11 V 01" to reverse of registered envelope (some edge wear) to Seesen Germany, despatched by the German postal officer Fritz Pape, endorsed "via Peking-Kiachta"  with Tyan-Tzin 3-label and dotted R in circle on front and Troitskosavsk (June 11) and St. Petersburg (June 27) transit and Seegen (July 12) arrival cds's on reverse.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1755 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 6x+7x+8x
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    1872: Imperial Post definitives 1 kop. brown, 3 kop. green (2), and 5 kop. blue (some pulled perfs. at top right), hor. laid paper, perf 14½ : 15, tied by "KONST-POLSK 26 OKT. 74" (Tchilinghirian & Stephen fig. 713) cds's in blue to envelope  (roughly opened) from the ROPiT P.O. in Constantinople to Chios. A rare combination to pay the double weight rate within the Levant.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1756 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 9y
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    1872: Imperial Post definitive 10 kop. carmine & green, vert. laid paper, perf 14½ : 15 (some short perfs.), tied by KONST-POLSK AGENTSVO 11 AVG 1873 (Tchilinghirian & Stephen fig. 13) cds in blue to entire from the ROPiT P.O. in Constantinople to Tiflis with arrival cds (22 AVG 1873) on front. A fine cover in the second weight rate from the Levant to the Empire.

    Provenance: Collection Alfred H. Caspary, Harmer Sale 13 (1958), lot 292.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1757 Russian Levant

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    1870/99: Lot five covers in mixed condition incl. 1870 1 kop. & 5 kop. (def.) cancelled by "Port Chios" cds in blue, 1869 10 kop. carmine & green (2) tied by blue retta mark to entire sent from Serres to Taganrog, 1872 cover Acre to Constantinople (1 kop. stamp missing), and Imperial definitives 10 kop. and 3 kop., tied by blue retta mark to cover sent from Odessa to Constantinople.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1758 Slovenia

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    1493: Entire letter from Capodistria (Koper) to Venice, with some evidence of toasting for disinfection, couple of minor worm holes but rare and fine entire letter.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1759 Slovenia

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    1568: Entire letter from Capodistria (Koper) to Venice or possibly Ancona, clearly datelined internally 'Capa. alli 11 auosto 1568' at base of letter, the front and back panel with chisel slit, either for disinfection or string binding for privacy. Scarce early letter.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1760 Slovenia

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    1625: Entire letter from Pirano to Venice, datelined inside 'di Pirano à 25 Aple. 1625', the front and back panel with chisel slit, either for disinfection or string binding for privacy. Scarce early letter with docketing of receipt on the front panel.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1761 Spain

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    1804 (Nov 27): Entire letter from Cartagena mentioning 'epidermia' (epidemic) and the Napoleonic War, mailed to Naples and slitted and toasted against Cholera outbreak. A fine and unusual entire.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1762 Spain

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    Catalogue# : 1/I
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    1850: 6 cu. black, Plate I, a fine large margined used example tied to May 25, 1850 entire letter to Santiago by fine strike of 'GALICIA / Puebla' handstamp in red with repeated strike at right. A rare and very attractive entire. Signed Roig.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1763 Spain

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    Catalogue# : 28w
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    1854: 2 r. vermillion, fresh colour, good to large margins all round, unused og. An attractive example Mi = EUR 1'600/Edifil no. 25 = EUR 1'700.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1764 Spain

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    1909: King Alfonso XIII Type Medallion 15 c. yellow postcard unused,  as an unfolded tête-bêche pair, each numbered 'A .000000' in black. Fine and scarce specimen item.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1765 Spain

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    1864/1958: Lot 74 stamps and three souvernir sheets, primarily unmounted og., incl. better sets such as 1905 Don Quijote, compl. set, 1930 Railway congress, 1930 Railway congress, set of 13 values, 1936 Airmail, 1940 Virigin of Pilar, both sets, 1950 centennary of Spanish stamps and 1953 Sorolla y Bastida. Mi = EUR 7'700.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1766 Spain

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    1854/1930: Lot 20 proofs (Pruebas de Punzon) of Spanish definitives and official stamps incl. 1854 Official stamps, 1870 Alabern essay in black, 1871 1 p. black, 1871 Reinado de Amadeo 12 c. brown (4) and blue (2), 1877 American Banknote Essay 5 p. brick-red, 1901 final proof 20 c. green, 1922/30 10 c. orange as a top marginal copy and 1 p. red brown, as well as 1930 40 c. blue in block of four. Nine certs. Saeftel BPP Galvez (1961) = p. 8'200+.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1767 Spain

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    1938/40: Lot 26 covers despatched from Italian troops during the Civil War using Spanish or regular Italian Imperiale stamps and special Fieldpost datestamps, in addition postcards sent postage-free, some vignettes and propaganda cachets.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1773 Sweden

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    Catalogue# : 1a
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    1855: Coat of Arms, 3 sk. light-green on thin paper, a fine example with fresh colour and good perf., cancelled by boxed "UPSALA 15 / 9 (18)56" datestamp. Cert. Nielsen (1996) Mi = EUR 3'500/Facit no. 1a = SEK 42'000.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1774 Sweden

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    Catalogue# : 3a+4a+5a
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    1855: Group three used stamps with 6 sk. grey, 8 sk. orange and 24 sk. vermilion, fine examples of good strong colour. Two certs. Obermüller Wilén (2014) Mi. = EUR 3'800.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1775 Sweden

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    Catalogue# : 3b,4a,5a
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    1855: Coat of Arms, 6 sk. brownish-grey on piece, as well as 8 sk. dull-yellow and 24 sk. brick-red used, all fresh colour and good perf., three certs. Nielsen resp. Obermüller-Wilén Facit no. 3e, 4f & 5c = SEK 35'000.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1776 Sweden

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    Catalogue# : 5
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    1855: 24 sk. light brownish-red on thick paper, a good used example, well centred in a delicate shade cancelled by part 'Stockholm' cds in black, minor blunted perforation at upper right but a choice used example. Signed Strandell, Holcombe; Cert. Holcombe (1988) Mi = EUR 2'000.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1777 Sweden

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    Catalogue# : 9
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    1858: 12 öre blue, a horizontal strip of three used on 1871 cover from Stockholm to Neuchâtel, Switzerland endorsed 'via Stralsund' tied by PKXP Nr. 1 Railway datestamps (Sept 6) in black. Framed FRANCO below in black and reverse with PKXP Nr. 2 cds (Sept 7), 'Stralsund / Berlin' TPO and faint arrival cds. Manuscript red '2½' silvergroschen weiterfranco and charged 1 sgr. due. The stamps with aging removed but an attractive usage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1778 Sweden

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    Catalogue# : 26B
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    1872: Ringtype, 1 riksdaler brown & blue perf. 13, fresh colour, good perf., unused og. Cert. Obermüller-Wilén (1990) Mi = EUR 2'000/Facit no. 37a = SEK 19'000.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1779 Sweden

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    Catalogue# : 84,85
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    1918: King Gustav V., two supplementary values 55 ö. light-blue and 80 ö. black, with fresh colour and good to very good centering, tied by Varnamö double circle or single circle datestamps (12.7.1918) to two pieces. These two values were issued without ovpt only in the city of Värnamo in July 1918, the printrun was only 1'000 examples. A desirable pair of stamps. Two certs Obermüller-Willén (1997) Mi = EUR 11'000+/ Facit nos. 92,94 = SEK 110'000.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1780 Sweden

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    1855/1938: Collection hundreds primarily used stamps with better singles and sets such as 1855, four values 4 sk. blue to 24 sk. red (24 sk with corner fault), 1858 50 ö. dark carmine unused, 1862 local stamp, 1916 Landsturm I and II unused, 1924 UPU congress Stockholm, compl. set 15 values, primarily used, 5 kr. unused, 1924 UPU centenary, compl. set of 15 values, primarily used, 5 kr. unused, and 1936 300 years Swedish post unused, in addition official stamps and postage due Mi = EUR 8'000+.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1781 Sweden

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    1855/1936: Lot 110 stamps primarily in unused/unmounted condition with several interesting singles and sets such as 1855 Coat of Arms, 4 sk. blue, 1856 & 1862 Local stamps unused, 1858 Coat of Arms, compl. set of six values unused, 1866 Lion 17 ö. unused, 1886 Ringtype definitives, 1872 Printing error "20" öre in combination with TRETIO orange red, unused without gum (repaired), 1924 UPU Congress Stockholm and 50th anniversary UPU, both sets. Nine certs Mi = EUR 22'100.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1782 Sweden

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    1955/95: Lot many hundred first day covers and maxi-cards, from the new issue service, further small collection with Swedish Polar Mail, including Airmail, Ballonmail and Arctic Polar expeditions.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1783 Turkey

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    Bosnia 1849: Pre-stamp cover from Sarajevo to Ministry of War in Istanbul with negative despatch mark "an dschanib- i-posta Bosna  265" (Year 1265 = 1849 in the Gregorian Calendar; Coles & Walker I-15 fig. 1) and negative rectangular value letter mark, both in blueish black. A fine cover with clear strikes.

    Provenance: Collection Franz See
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1784 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 15A+17Ab
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    Bosnia 1868: Cover from Sarajevo with all Arabic double circle "BOSNA" (Coles & Walker I-15 fig. 4), the postage fee collected in Istanbul with Duloz definitives, 1 gr. yellow and 5 gr. grey, perf. 13¼, very good perfs., tied by "DERALIYE" cancellation, bilingual "STAMBOUL" cds on reverse.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1785 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 45+46+55
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    1890 (3 Feb): EXPRESS D'ORIENT label, the rare black version from the left margin, together with Osman Crescent definitives, 1884 10 pa. green and 20 pa. carmine as well as 1888 5 pa. green (2), some corner and perf. faults, all tied with "CONSTANTINOPLE GARE-SIRKEDJI 3 FEVRIER 1890" cds's (Coles & Walker fig. 75) in blue to neat envelope (minor soiling), sent to a known address in Harburg with arrival cds on reverse. The black label is much rarer than its salmon coloured counterpart, the Express d'Orient labels were used primarily on covers despatched at the British P.O. , rarely on covers with Osman stamps.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1786 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : IX-XIV
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    1918: Unissued set of five values (not including the 10 para value), fresh and fine mint examples from this rare set prepared for the invasion and anticipated Conquest of Egypt, fine unmounted og. Mi = EUR 2'000 for the complete set.

    Additional information: 10 Pi redorange missing (Michel XIII) and NOT as described 10 Pa green (Michel IX).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 1787 Turkey

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    1919: Proposed 2 fr. stamp for Orient Flights from Constantinople 'Poste Avion en Orient', imperforate, a superb imperforate vertical pair, marginal at base with minor aging in margin, fine unused. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1788 Turkey

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    1922: Envelope from a Turkish  Prisoner of War in KIOUTAHIA to Constantinople, censored at AIXMALATOS, showing black handstamp on front and Greek censor mark in black and censor tape on reverse. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1789 Turkey

    Catalogue# : 229-245
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    1914/22: Lot 42 unused stamps incl. 1914 Konstantinopel views, compl. set, 1918 Armistice commemorative issue, compl. set and 1922 National unification, compl. set, 50 pia. in both types Mi = EUR 2'800.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1790 Turkey

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    1854/1912: Lot eleven stamps used/unused, incl. 1863 20 pa. black on yellow thin paper in a block of six, 1 pi. black on yellow thin paper, the rare Error of Colour as a single stamp and in a vertical tête-bêche pair, all used, 1865 Postage Due, the unissued 10 para deep red brown, an unused copy as well as five covers with prephilatelic covers, postage due (2) and one cover related to Liannos local mail.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1791 Turkey

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    1875/1930c.: Collection with Negative Seal cancellations, most annotated, incl. stampless cover with superb RHODES handstamp in black, 'Izmir / Sanitaire' handstamped cover, further items from Konia, Monastir, Mustapha Pasha, Postman's personal negative seal handstamps, Telegrams, and documents with over 100 covers/cards or receipts. Careful viewing will repay.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1792 Turkey

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    1863/1950c.: Collection on leaves, somewhat messily arranged, but including fine stampless covers from Ankara and Deraliye, 1863 1 pi. and 2 pi. mint, 2 pi. tête-bêche pair mint, complete first issues used, 1863 Postage Dues used, 1865 25 pi. mint (2), 1914 with fine 200 pi. mint (2), large range of Wartime Crescent issues, 1923 Reepublic 500 pi. green superb mint (Mi. 825), 1926 pictorials mint, 1928 Smyna issue to 200 ghr. (3) mint, 1930 pictorial set with 500 k. unm og. (2), (Mi 912); Sivas 1930 250 k. on 500 k. mint, Suffragette set of 15 complete mint (Mi 985/999), a good lot, careful viewing will repay.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1793 Turkey

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    Greek Post Office in Constantinople 1851/1920: Collection seven covers and eleven adhesives incl. pre-stamp cover from Athens to Constantinople with Greek P.O. cds in blue, Large Hermes adhesives cancelled '95' dotted lozenge or Constantinople cds»s with 5 lep. (2), 10 l. (2), 40 l. (5) and 80 l.; covers with Large Hermes (4) incl. rare 1862 and 1868 covers at double rate with 10 l. and 80 l. Constantinople to Athens (signed Holcombe) and Syros to Constantinople. Condition generally fine to very fine throughout.

    Provenance: Collection Fritz Heimbüchler; 'Constantinople' Collection, Corinphila sale (Dec 2007), lot 7336
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1794 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 53,62+Turkey 235
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    Cilicia 1919: Ovpt. definitives 20 pa. blue ultramarine (8) and 5 pia on pia green blue (strip of three), in addition Turkey 1914 Constantinople views 1 pia dark-blue (pair), all tied by cds's of the Fieldpost office no. 3 to lilac parcel card.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1795 Ukraine

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 1796 Ukraine

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 1796A Ukraine

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 1797 Ukraine

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    1919: Lot six covers incl. Odessa, three commercial covers, two used to London, the other to Lisbon, two franked by Odessa Trident type II imperf. 35 kop., tied by two line RECEIVED FROM H.M.SHIP / NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED, Kharkiv 7 kopek stationery envelopes (2) mailed registered to Moscow with add. 5 rub. and 7 rub. frankings, respectively, Podolia used on cover at Kiev to Moscow, in addition Russia 1922 inflation cover from Moscow to Tallinn Estonia, franking the 400'000 rub. rate with in total 56 definitive stamps.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 1798 Western Ukraine

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 1799 Yugoslavia

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    Issues for Bosnia-Herzegovina 1919: Parcel card of Bosnia-Herzegovina (PK 8), ovpt. in kyrillic 12 h. on 8 h., sent on 2.IX.19 from Sarajevo to Ruma Hungary with add. franking of ovpt. Bosnia 1912 definitives 10 kr. violet. A rare use of the 10 kr. value.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1799A Yugoslavia

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    Issues for Bosnia-Herzegovina 1919: Parcel card of Bosnia-Herzegovina (PK 8), ovpt. in kyrillic 12 h. on 8 h., sent on 2.IX.19 from Sarajevo to Zagreb with add. franking of ovpt. Bosnia 1912 definitives 50 h. dark-blue, 2 kr., 4 kr., and 5 kr. A rare use.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1800 Yugoslavia

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    1923/51: Lot 21 stamps and six miniature sheets primarily unmounted og., incl. 1923 definitives, 1928 definitives with flooding ovpt., again overprinted with "XXXX", cert. Marjanovic, 1949 centennary railway lines in Yugoslavia, souvernir sheet perf. and imperf, used and mint as well as 1951 stamp exhibition Zagreb, souvernir sheet used/mint. Mi = EUR 3'065.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1801 Yugoslavia

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    1918/25(ca.) Lot 73 cover/stationeries/parcel cards from Hungarian sources used in Bosnia, Croatia and Slovenia with new issues such as Chainbreaker or SHS ovpt. Imperial definitives, in addition hundreds used/unused stamps with varietes, perfins, partially on pieces.
    Starting bid : 450 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1802 Yugoslavia

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    1944/45: Lot 63 covers and stationeries incl. local and provisional issues, postage-free mailing, in addition partisan post stamps. One cert. Ercegovic.
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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