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Lot# : 1053 France
1870/75: Collection on leaves with Siège 10 c. bistre tête-bêche pair used on small piece, also a cover with 10 c. used within Paris during the Siege, 1872 1 c. and 2 c. values in imperforate Essay blocks of four in shades of blue (scarce), 5 c. value in imperforate Colour Trial examples (5) in grey, yellow and in green on rose; 1 c. green mint and used (7) plus usages on Newspaper, and on wrappers, 2 c. brown in mint blocks of four (2) and range of used and on Newspaper; 4 c. grey mint and used (12) and 4 c. grey Essay in pair and Colonial 4 c. grey imperf. mint, 4 c. on Newspaper, 5 c. green mint (4) and a used study (25) and covers; 10 c. bistre on rose with covers; 15 c. bistre (small figs) mint (2) and used with three 1 c. on periodical, 25 c. blue with plate flaw study and usages on covers etc., 30 c. brown with used study and interesting covers, 80 c. carmine with used study incl. strips of four and five and an 1873 cover with pair used from Port Said; a generally fine and most interesting collection.Starting bid : 1,200 CHFHammer price : 1,400 CHFLot# : 1054 France
Catalogue# : 10-841853/1900: Collection 98 unused stamps up to Allegory 5 Fr., mostly with full original gum, in addition five different proof as well as 22 interpanneau pairs (Millesimes), 13 better items joined by certificats, on seven album pages and on stockcards.Starting bid : 1,800 CHFHammer price : 3,000 CHFLot# : 1055 France
1849/1960: Important lot with some hundred mainly better single values, full sets and souvenir sheets, incl. classic issues, Orphelins, airmails (7x Burelage), Sourire de Reims, Strasbourg- and PEXIP-sheets and others, in mainly good to mixed condition, housed on stockcards owner's cat = EUR 23'000+.Starting bid : 2,000 CHFHammer price : 3,400 CHFLot# : 1056 France
1966/2014: Very important collection of 'Modern France' material with thousands of stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. single items, blocks of four, souvenir sheets, miniature sheets, booklets, plenty of special issues by the new issues department, partly with silver coins or silver plates, some issues with heavy duplication, inbetween also cards and covers from business- or daily mail can be found, a lot who needs time for careful inspection, housed in 19 Leuchtturm albums, the whole arrange in two large removal boxes.Starting bid : 3,500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1057 France
1849/1992: Collection hundreds used/unused stamps with many better sets and singles incl. 1850 Cérès 15 c. green (3) & 1 fr. carmine (3), Presidence 10 c. bistre, Napoleon imperf. 1 f. carmine, 1853 definitives perce en ligne and with piquage Susse, in addition a large variety of obliterations on the classical issues as well as dotted numerators and cds's of French P.O.'s abroad, Napoleon laurée 5 fr. grey (5), also with obliterations of Cairo and Beyrouth, Non emis blue ovpt. '10' on 10 c. bistre, Bordeaux, Siège, Cérès perf., Sage with Type I 2 c. green and 25 c. ultramarine, Type II with 1 c. black on Prussian Blue, 25 c. black on red (7) and 5 f. violet (4), 1914 Orphelins, 1923 Bordeaux, 1925 Paris miniature sheet, 1927 Strasbourg miniature sheet, 1928 Le Havre, Personnages Célébrés, Airmail with 1936 Vue de Paris and Burelage, booklets, postage due 1871 40 c. blue, 60 c. bistre and 60 c. blue (2), UNESCO, as well as Colonies General issues Eagle, Napoleon, Cérès, Sage & Alphée Dubois, and local issues of Vathy, Crete, Port Lagos, Levant, Dedeagh, Cavalla, and China, in addition few covers.
Starting bid : 4,000 CHFHammer price : 6,500 CHFLot# : 1058 France
1900/2006: Very important collection with several thousand stamps used/unused or in mint condition, mostly collected used as well as unused, incl. many better single items, pairs, blocs of four, part sheets, full sets as war orphans, 'Caisse d'amortissement', Congrès Philatelique de Bordeaux 1927, sourire de Reims, conquète aérienne de l'Atlantique, Samothrace, souvenir sheets as Paris Exhibition 1925, Strasbourg 1927, PEXIP 1937 and others, miniature sheets, Red Cross booklets, airmails with all the high values (except Ile de France), varieties and specialities as 'coins datés', Pré cancels, officials as 'Conseil de l'Europe' and UNESCO, postage dues, a few Framas, small selection French Colonies and post offices abroad, regular issues with colour shades, perforation varieties, cancellations etc., inbetween also some cards and covers can be found, few better items joined by certificats, a tasty collection built up over decades, nicely arranged in seven Leuchttum-albums and in a large envelope, the whole placed in a removal box.Starting bid : 4,000 CHFHammer price : 5,500 CHFLot# : 1059 France
1850/99: Lot 49 covers incl. stampless items, some from the Rothschild-correspondence as well as several T.P.O. cancellations, mainly in good condition, housed in a small box.Starting bid : 75 CHFHammer price : 90 CHFLot# : 1060 France
1857/83: Lot twelve covers, primarily going abroad incl. 1857 to Italy with five copies of Napoleon imperf 20 c., 1860 to Uruguay, 1861 to Ticino Switzerland, 1863 to Austria, 1875 and 1877 to Portugal, 1877 to Spain as well as 1863 Alexandria Egypt to France.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 1061 France
1762/1874: Lot nine covers, of which seven to Switzerland, including pre-stamp letter (1795) showing tringular 'P' handstamp in red to Bonn / Germany, early Paris city post usage (1762) with 'D/48' and 'A/21' in black (1762), as well as "Paris PL.du Theatre-Française 20 Fevr. 74" cds on cover to Geneva.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1062 France
1860/78: Lot 41 covers postmarked in the Departments Savoie and Haute-Savoie with incl. Petits chiffres and Grands chiffres, 17 covers with undulated datestamps of the courriers convoyeurs of the railway lines between Chambery, Modane and Culoz as well as four incoming covers from Italy and Switzerland.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 1063 France
1920/60: Selection of 35 cards and covers covering the 'semi-modern period', incl. better frankings incl. War Orphans and 'caisse d'amortissement', also various usages, airmails and destinations, mainly in good condition and housed in one album.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 520 CHFLot# : 1064 France
1855/1937: The balance of a collection with 1855 French Journal with circular french 6 c. tax handstamp and Austrian 2 kr. green Newspaper stamp, 1870's covers Besancon-Belfort TPO with covers carried in both directions, perf. Journal Stamp 2 c. violet on 'Sentinelle Toulonaise' (March 1870), 1894 Essay on board handpainted by Ernest Michel, 1936 Sinking Fund set opt. 'Specimen' on a Postal Notice (Yvert 330/333) and unused, 1936 Pasteur 1 fr. 50 + 50 c. Intellectuals in a small specialised collection with Pasteur Medals, 1937 Mermoz 3 fr. in two differing shades in blocks etc.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 1065 France
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1849/80: Interesting selection with 58 French covers (also a few fronts) covering the classic period mainly up to the Bordeaux issue, incl. better frankings, cancellations, rare destinations, French Post Offices abroad etc. in good to mixed condition and housed in one album.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 1066 France
1880/1920: Selection with 65 cards, covers and postal stationery items, mainly franked by 'Allegory'-issues, showing various destinations incl. Switzerland, diff. usages, also a few from French Post offices abroad as well as from Monaco, the mayority being daily mail with philatelic frankings inbetween, mixed condition, in one album.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 1067 France
1853/75c.: The Postal History collection with covers (54) and a piece, incl. 1860 cover to Brazil at 60 c. rate, 1862 combination cover from Cairo with 'Posta Europea' datestamp and thece franked at 50 c. rate via French P.O. in Alexandria, 1862 cover to Italy franked by 1853 40 c. tied solely by 'Paris / 60' datestamp, 1865 cover with 40 c. tied by Barcelona '2' numeral, 'Affranchisement composés' frankings from September 1871 onwards (two with 1863 4 c. grey), range of covers from Salonique with five covers incl. 1862 cover franked 1853 80 c., further covers at 60 c., 80 c. and 1 fr. 60 c. rates, three covers from Smyrne at 60 c., 80 c. and 90 c. rates, 1868 covers to Chile and Peru at 1 franc rates. Generally fair to very fine quality, a fine lot.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 900 CHFLot# : 1068 France
1949: 'Centenaire du Timbre-Poste Francais', special issue for anniversary, with Essays and 'Projets' of issues from 1849 with 27 imperforaate 'stamps' affixed inside. Clean and fresh, numbered 2963 of just 3'000 printed; together with 1849 facsimiles prepared for the 1938 Lyon Exhibtion 'used' and a usage on card, the 'Citex' 1949 centenary sheet of 10 fr. values in vermilion (Yvert Bloc BF5), the 1949 Cérès / Gandon imperf./perf. sheet for the centenary (Yvert 833A) and the album page from the Fournier Forgery book with tête-bêche examples of the issue.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 160 CHFLot# : 1070 France
General Issues 1859/65: Eagle Issue, 1 c. olive on blued, 5 c. green, 20 c. blue all in fresh mint blocks of four, 40 c. vermilion (signed Holcombe) and 80 c. bright rose in mint blocks of nine, the 5 c. with slight stain on front, some gum creasing otherwise a generally fine group of multiples with good colour and large part og Yvert = EUR 1'750+.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 440 CHFLot# : 1072 France
General Issues 1859/1881: Collection in a blue album with extensive Eagle 1859/65 issue mint incl. 20 c. double print pair, and used with 10 c. timbre couché variety in a strip of three and 20 c. single franking on Soldier's letter from Gorée, Senegal and exceptional cancellation study (Asinie etc.), 1871/72 laureated issue mint incl. multiples and cancellation study, 1871/76 Cérès imperforate issue for the Colonies with 10 c. bistre and 40 c. orange (shades) unused (2), 40 c. orange 'wide 4' variety fine used, 20 c. blue in horizontal tête-bêche pair (Yvert = € 46'000) used in Guadeloupe with good margins on three sides and just touched on right hand stamp at top (signed Brun, cert. Roumet); 40 c. used on covers from Guadeloupe, 1872/77 issue with mint and used blocks, 2 c. brown mint examples (2, both signed) with one marginal, 4 c. used (3), 25 c. mint (Types I and III) and used from Reunion on cover, 30 c. used in Mahé with red cds, 1877/78 Type Sage with mint compl. incl. rare 25 c. black on deep rose mint from top of sheet (signed Brun) and further multiples and cancellation study, 1881 Dubois issue similarly specialised, Postage Dues imperforate in blocks etc. Condition obviously varies but generally fair to fine, a splendid lot.Starting bid : 5,000 CHFHammer price : 14,000 CHFLot# : 1073 France
French Indian Settlements 1859/65: Eagle 80 c. rose, narrow margins, used on 1870 entire letter from Pondichery to Bordeaux neatly tied by INDE lozenge of dots obliteratorwith INDE / PONDICHERY cds alongside (March 21). Marseille entry marking on front (April 24) in red and Bordeaux arrival cds on reverse. An attractive and scarce entire. Cert. Boule (1999).Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 340 CHFLot# : 1074 France
Indochine 1872/77 25 c. blue imperf., large margins all round, used on 1874 envelope from Saigon to Finistère tied by "CCH" lozenge of dots in black with octagonal CORR. D. ARMÉES / SAIGON datestamp (Nov 9) alongside. Framed red 'PD' alongside and reverse with Anchor cachet in blue and Marseille cds (Dec 10). A delightful and scarce cover. Signed A. Diena.Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1075 France
Lot# : 1083 French Colonies
1945/75: Lot 120 unused stamps French Colonies in Africa ovpt. with new nominal values in CFA francs as well as 15 stamps Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises, tied by "ILES St PAUL et AMSTERDAM T.A.A.F. 1 JANV 1965" cds's to two sheets of paper.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 100 CHFLot# : 1084 French Colonies
1890/1950: Lot several hundred stamps from various French Colonies all over the world, incl. some better singel values and full sets, in good conditon and mounted on a large numer of hand made album pages, all aranged in a box.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 750 CHFLot# : 1085 French Colonies
Lot# : 1087 Great Britain
1840: Mulready 1 d. black envelope, stereo A139, a good used example from Tamworth to Stratford On Avon cancelled by red Maltese Cross with fine TAMOWORTH despatch cds (25 May 1840) on reverse. Slightly soiled, but opens well for display, a fine first month usage Gi = £ 525+.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 1088 Great Britain
Lot# : 1089 Great Britain
1840/50: Deraedemaker Comic illustrated envelopes numbers 1-6 unused, Ocean Penny Post envelopes (in white and in blue), Fores Christmas and Comic envelopes, Valentine Temperance and Industry envelopes unused etc. Generally fine and attractive group (17 items).Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 420 CHFLot# : 1090 Great Britain
1841/71: Small range of stampless covers/entires (6), with 1841 entire from Madeira to London with straight line SHIP LETTER on reverse, 1843 cover from St. Kitts to London1858 cover from Madeira with circular 'GB/1F' accountancy mark and 'Plymouth / Packet Letter' cds in blue to France, 1865 entire to New York with British P.O. 'Porto-Rico / Paid' cds in red etc., also an 1871 Barbados cover franked by 1 s. grey-black tied by '1' numeral to UK.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 1091 Great Britain
Lot# : 1092 Great Britain
Lot# : 1093 Great Britain
Lot# : 1094 Great Britain
Lot# : 1095 Great Britain
1 d. black, plate 1b, lettered CA-Cf, a fine horizontal used strip of six, imperceptibly touched below CC otherwise with clear to large margins on all sides, vertical cut at top of CD, all neatly cancelled by individual Maltese Crosses in black (rare on this plate). Superb appearance and a rare large multiple.
Provenance: Collection Lady Mairi Bury (Nov 2010), lot 145.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 2,800 CHFLot# : 1096 Great Britain
1 d. black, pl. 4, lettered CC, with vertical guide line in upper right corner square, a fine large margined used example on 1840 cover from Leeds to York tied by red Maltese Cross. Reverse with Leeds cds (Nov 13) in black of despatch. The cover with some ironed creases but an attractive usage.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 1097 Great Britain
1 d. black, pl. 5, lettered FJ, a fine large margined used example on 1841 cover from Ivybridge, Devon and mailed to Venn, Kingsbridge, tied by Maltese Cross in black. Manuscript at top 'Missent to Venn' and 'Kingsbridge' deleted, reverse with fine 'Ivybridge' despatch cds in red (March 15). A fresh and fine cover. Cert. BPA (2015).Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 1098 Great Britain
2 d. deep blue pl. 2, lettered SB, a fine used example with large margins all round, tied to 1841 cover from London to Sheffield by black Maltese Cross, reverse with London despatch and Sheffield arrival cds (Dec 21) in red. Cover file fold at base well away from the fine adhesive Gi = £ 2'500.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1099 Great Britain
Lot# : 1100 Great Britain
Lot# : 1101 Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown, black pl. 8, a horizontal strip of four lettered GG-GJ, with large even margins on three sides, GJ just touched at top, neatly cancelled by black Maltese Crosses on 1841 cover from London to Ludlow with arrival (Sept 17) on reverse. A most attractive and scarce cover.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 550 CHFLot# : 1102 Great Britain
Lot# : 1103 Great Britain
2 d. blue, plate 5, watermark Large Crown, perf. 14, the attempted plate reconstruction comprising 141 stamps, very few duplicates, condition varies with many fine to very fine, a very good base to complete! Mi11B, Gi = £ 9'870.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 420 CHFLot# : 1104 Great Britain
Lot# : 1105 Great Britain
Embossed 1 s. pale green, a fine cut square example used with cut round 6 d. mauve on 1855 registered cover to France tied by Birmingham '75' obliterators in black with cds at left (Nov 12) and 'Crown / Registered' in red. French CHARGÉ applied in black on arrival. Small imperfections but a scarce franking. Signed Jamet.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 210 CHFLot# : 1106 Great Britain
Embossed 1 s. deep green, Die 2, a fine unused example with huge margins on two sides and close but clear at top and at right, a trifle soiled and minute embossing split at base but of excellent rich colour and appearance, with part original gum. A very rare stamp. Signed Calves. Cert. G. Renon (1989), E. Diena (1992), BPA (2015) Gi = £ 24'000.Starting bid : 4,000 CHFHammer price : 4,000 CHFLot# : 1107 Great Britain
Crimean War POW mail 1854 (May): Cover from Odessa, Russia to Cashel, Ireland without content, struck on despatch with "ODESSA" oval handstamp of the harbour PO in black, framed "AUS RUSSLAND" on front, reverse with Russian "Porto", faint Russian carantine handstamp, faint TPO and London transit cds's in red (May 30) as well as Cashel arrival cds in red (May 31). Various manuscript rates including "3" (Silbergroschen) in blue, "7½" and "11½", the latter probably being the amount due on delivery. An extraordinary cover almost certainly from a prisoner of War , the only category of mail to be sent between the two warring countries at that time. The POW could have been member of the HMS 'Tiger', a steam frigate of the British Royal Navy, which was lost on May 12, 1854 after grounding near Odessa.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1108 Great Britain
1856: Covers (3) with 1856 6 d. lilac used to Genoa from London, 1863 cover franked by 1862 6 d. lilac tied by Falmouth / 290 duplex also to Genoa, 1865/67 3 d. rose pl. 4 in horizontal pair on 1865 cover to Naples tied by Bradford duplex; also 1948 RSW £ 1 deep blue unm. og., 1963 Red Cross phosphor set of three in unm. og. blocks of four (Gi = £ 260), 1943 Jersey set mint etc.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 1109 Great Britain
1858: 1 sh. green in mixed franking with 4 d. rose-carmine and 1 d. rose-red, all fresh and fine, tied by '62' duplex "BELFAST FE 20 1858" to registered entire letter to Trieste with British and Austrian registration marks as well as "P" in oval in red on front, transit mark (22 FE) on reverse, Aachen transit (23/2) in red on front, and framed "TRIEST Recommandirt 26-2" arrival datestamp on reverse. An attractive item.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 1110 Great Britain
Lot# : 1111 Great Britain
1919: YMCA, Cairo imprinted cover franked by 1912 1 d. scarlet, stuck down with glue, with type-written overprint B. E. FORCE / AEGEAN / ISLANDS. in violet, used to London and cancelled in transit by Plymouth machine cancellation (Nov 24) in black. Envelope with some aging, a most unusual usage.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1112 Great Britain
Lot# : 1113 Great Britain
1840: 'VR' Official 1 d. black, a fine unused example lettered TK, ample to huge margins all round, marginal from base of sheet with part imprint "(Ca)reful not to rem(ove the cement)" in margin. Of fresh aspect in a rich shade, regummed but an extremely rare stamp and of delightful appearance. Signed A. Diena, Matl. Cert. Holcombe (1986), BPA (2015) Gi = £ 32'000.Starting bid : 2,500 CHFHammer price : 7,500 CHFLot# : 1114 Great Britain
1808/2000: Unusual collection with cancellation interest throughout incl. some pre-stamp covers witth 1853 prepaid entire to Sweden, pages with British cancels on foreign adhesives and Paquebot covers, GB 1 d. red star cancelled by Crimean War 'OXO' obliterator, range of Line Engraved & Surface Printed with identified cancels and covers, 1870 1½ d. with 'St. Thomas / Paid', 1876/77 2½ mauve pl. 12 with 'Larnaca' 942 obliterator, 2½ d. mauve pl. 14 with fine 'Limassol' obliterator on piece, Field Post Office covers/cards from Boer War, 1946/47 POW covers from GB to Germany etc.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 380 CHFLot# : 1115 Great Britain
1840/1972c.: Collection with 1840 1 d. black used (3), 1925 Wembley sets unused (5) and used (5), 1939/48 High Values with 2 s. 6 d. brown unused (8, incl. marginal block of four with 'Gashed Crown' variety), 2 s. 6 d. yellow-green unused (14), 5 s. red unused (12), 10 s. dark blue unused (6, one with 'blob on scroll' variety), 10 s. ultramarine unused (21), £ 1 brown unused (19), 1948 Silver Wedding £ 1 unused (16), Castles sets unused, 1951 high values set of four unused (13), also some useful Australia with Sydney Bridge 5 s. used, Cyprus incl 1960 set of 15 unused, Ireland and Channel Islands Gi = £ 7'000+.
Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : 2,600 CHFLot# : 1116 Great Britain
1840/2012c.: Collection with Mulready 1 d. used (5) and 2 d. envelope unused, 1840 1 d. black used (9), 2 d. blue used (5); 1841 1 d. used (80+), 1841 2 d. used (63, incl. a block of four); 1858 1 d. red pl. 76 with a complete reconstruction of 240 stamps used, 1 d. red pl. 225 used, 1847 Embossed set sets used (3), Surface Printed issues from 1855 well represented with duplication incl. some fine cds usages, 1867/83 5 s. rose used (4) and defective £ 1 brown-lilac, 1880/83 3 d. on 3 d. lilac used (3) and 6 d. on 3 d. lilac used (6), 1882 4 d. grey-brown pl. 18 used on cover to Cape Coast Castle, 1887 Jubilee set unused, Edward VII with 1902/10 2 s. 6 d. unused (2), 5 s. unused, 10 s. unused and £ 1 green used (2); George V with fine unsued range incl. Seahorse 2/6 d. unused (4), 1924 Wembleys sets unused and used, re-graved 10 s. Seahorse unused, George VI with 10 s. deep blue unused, QEII apparently complete mint to present day with sheetlets and a very extensive range of Booklets (high face value), FDC's from 1934 onwards, Official incl. used multiples, GB Used Abroad with 1867/83 5 s. cancelled C36 at Arica, Peru in blue, 4 d. sage pl. 16 cancelled by 'Colon' cds, some better sets ovptd. for use in British Europe, with fine Levant and Morocco noted etc. Viewing is essential, a good lot.Starting bid : 3,000 CHFHammer price : 13,500 CHFLot# : 1117 Great Britain
1840/1984.: Collection with 1840 1 d. black (3) and 2 d. blue used, 1847/55 Embossed set of three used, range of Surface Printed incl. 1867/83 5 s. rose, 10 s. grey-green and £ 1 brown-lilac used, 1884/85 £ 1 brown-lilac used, 1891 £ 1 green used, Edward VII with 1902/10 set to £ 1 used, George V with Seahorse 10 s. used (3), 1929 PUC £ 1 black used, QE2 issues etc.Starting bid : 4,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1118 Great Britain
1858/1963: Mint collection with 1 d. red block of four, pl. 145, block of eight pl. 169 and corner block of eight pl. 171, 1870 bantam ½ d. pl. 6, block of four; fine range of Surface Printed with 1862/64 3 d. rose and 9 d. bistre; 1865/67 9 d. pl. 4, 1867/80 3 d. rose pl. 5, 6 d. chestnut pl. 11; 1873/80 2½ d. mauve pl. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8, 2½ d. ultramarine pl. 17, 22 (2) and 23 (2), 3 d. rose pl. 17, 1 s. green pl. 12, 4 d. sage green pl. 15; 1880/83 3 d. on 3 d. lilac, 6 d. on 6 d. lilac and 1 s. orange-brown pl. 14; 1880/81 5 d. indigo, 1883 high values 2 s. 6 d. lilac (3) and 5 s. rose (3), 1883 lilac & green issue with 4 d., 5 d., 6 d. (4) and 9 d. (2); Jubilees with blocks, range of Edward VII incl. 2 s. 6 d.; later with George V and George VI incl. 1948 RSW £ 1 blue in complete sheets of 20 (2 sheets) etc. A highly catalogued collection.Starting bid : 7,500 CHFHammer price : 4,400 CHFLot# : 1119 Great Britain
1840: Collection with 1 d. black (13) and used on covers (7, one cover with two 1 d. blacks), 1840 2 d. blue (4, including a pair) used, 1840 2 d. Mulready envelopes unused (8) from stereos: a200, a201 (two examples), a202 (two examples), a203, a208, a210 (Gi = £ 3'600); 2 d. letter-sheets unused (3) from stereos a92, a97 and a99 (Gi = £ 1'275) with majority fresh and fine; 1841 2 d. blue used (29) and on covers (8), 1 d. stars with used strips of four (9), later with good range of Surface Printed issues incl. 1867/83 5 s. rose (2, one used with Valparaiso C30) and £ 1 brown-lilac, 1883/84 2 s. 6 d. unused and used (7), 5 s. rose used (5) and 10 s. used (3) and £ 1 brown-lilac; 18981 £ 1 green used (2), Edward VII with 5 s. used (5), 10 s. (2) and £ 1 green used (2), 1929 PUC £ 1 black unused; also Morocco Agencies with 1907 12 p. on Edward VII 10 s. in an unused corner marginal pair, Seahorse 3 p. on 2 s. 6d. (2), 8 p. 5 s. and 12 p. on 10 s. in unused blocks of four, MEF sets, Eritrea, Somalia, Tripolitania unused sets etc. and a few covers.Starting bid : 8,500 CHFHammer price : 12,500 CHFLot# : 1120 Great Britain
1840/1981c.: Largely used collection with 1840 1 d. black (4) and 2 d. blue (3), 1847/54 Embossed set of three values, 1 d. stars with near complete sheet reconstruction, 1858 1 d. reds complete excl. pl. 77 and 225, near complete range of Surface Printed issues with 1867/83 10 s. grey-green and attractive £ 1 brown-lilac cancelled by 'West Strand' cds, £ 5 orange used at Cheltenham, 1882/84 high values with £ 1 brown-lilac wmk. Orbs and wmk. Crown, 1891 £ 1 green (2, one lettered TA and showing frame break), 1887/1900 Jubilee issue unused, QV Fiscals and Postal Fiscals unused and used, Edward VII from 1902 with set to 1 s. unused and high values to £ 1 used (2), 1929 PUC £ 1 black unused, 1939 10 s. dark blue unused, QE2 with largely complete run unused through to 1981 together with some Channel Islands etc.Starting bid : 13,500 CHFHammer price : 13,500 CHFLot# : 1121 Great Britain
1980/2000: Lot few hundred booklets GB in mint condition, mainly containing Macchin issues incl. duplicates, still valid for postage and housed in thre plastic cases.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 440 CHFLot# : 1122 Great Britain
1942/45: Covers (100+) sent under the 'Red Cross Message Scheme' to Geneva Red Cross, all from Great Britain and franked at 5 d. or (earlier in the War) 3 d. rates, with a fine range of both Allied and German Censor labels.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 1123 Great Britain
1765/1955c.: Collection of covers/cards (150+) with early 'Dockwra' covers, furthermore some fine pre-stamp with straight line town markings, 1840 1 d. Mulready from Gravesend with 'More To Pay' on front and '2 d.' charge in manuscript, 1843 cover with 'Falmouth / Ship Lettter' in red, 1869 cover to Hong Kong franked by 2 d. blue pl. 9 pair and 1 s. green pl. 4, 1912 card with 1911 1 d. tied by Margate Philatelic Congress cds, many postcards mostly used, condition varies but an interesting mixture.
Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 650 CHFLot# : 1187 France
French P.O. in Alexandria 1853: France 10 c. bistre, 20 c. blue, 80 c. carmine (2, in differing shades), all with margins all round, the 10 c. close and applied slightly off the edge of the cover; used on 1860 double weight registered cover to Aix en Provence, France tied by 3704 petit chiffres and by 'Alexandrie / Egypte' cds (Sept 21). Straight line CHARGÉ below in black and framed 'P.P.' in black. Reverse with rate box and Marseille cds and Aix arrival cds. An exceptional franking from Alexandria in fresh and fine quality. Signed Holcombe.
Provenance: Collection Emile Antonini.
Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 2,400 CHFLot# : 1188 France
French P.O. in Alexandria 1872: Cover from Alexandria to Havana, Cuba bearing France 1862 5 c. green, 1863/67 laureated 80 c. carmine, 1871/75 Cérès 15 c. buff and slightly oxidised 40 c. orange paying the 1 franc 40 centimes rate, all tied by 5080 gros chiffres with 'Alexandrie / Egypte' cds (March 19) at top and 'London / Paid' transit cds (March 28) alongside in red. Framed 'PD' in black and struck with 'NE2' handstamp on arrival with 'Habana' cds on reverse (April 21). Small part of flap missing but a splendid and rare four colour franking to an extraordinary destination. Signed A. Eid.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 2,000 CHFLot# : 1189 France
French P.O. in Alexandria 1869: Cover from Alexandria to Rapperswil, Switzerland endorsed 'par vapeur Anglais' franked by France 1862 40 c. orange in a horizontal strip of three all tied by 5080 gros chiffres in black. 'Alexandrie / Egypte' cds below (March 20) in black and red Marseille entry marking (March 26) on front. The reverse with Basel cds (March 27) and Rapperswil arrival of the same day. A charming and scarce franking.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 1244 Ireland
Ireland 1922: Range on leaves with 1922 Dollard 2 s. 6 d. and 5 s. Seahorses unused, Thom overprints on 2 s. 6 d. (4) and 5 s. Seahorses (2) unused, also a fine set of three 1935 Re-Engraved Seahorses unused Gi = £ 750+.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 1304 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations
1880/1980: Lot several hundred used stamps, mainly small values and duplicats from Australia and New Zealand, average condition and housed in five stockbooks.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 160 CHFLot# : 1305 Great Britain
1840/1950: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused from GB and from various colonies throughout the British Commonwealth, mainly small values and incomplete sets, in good quality and mounted on a large number of hand made album pages, the whole arranged in a box.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 550 CHFLot# : 1306 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations
1880/1980c.: Interesting lot thousands stamps used/unused incl. Great Britain starting with Victoria, Seahorses, official stamps, modern material in blocks of four, Kuwait & Bahrain ovpts, Hongkong, Ceylon, Canada, Cyprus, Malta, India with States, Australia with States, New Zealand, Omnibus sets.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 450 CHFLot# : 1307 Great Britain
1960/2000: The important modern selection with several thousand stamps used/unused or in mint condition from GB incl. locals, partly specialized in the Macchin-issues, furthermore Ireland and Channel Islands with full sets, souvenir sheets, gutter pairs, duplicates etc. in addition a bunch of booklets, the whole in good condition, housed in eleven mostly big stockbooks and packed in a large removal box.Starting bid : 850 CHFHammer price : 1,250 CHFLot# : 1308 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations
1850/2000: Important lot with several thousand stamps used/unused or in mint condition covering the whole aerea of the British Empire incl. Australia, Canada. India, Ireland, Malta, New Zealand, Zimbabwa and many others, the classic section up to 1920 with mostly small values and incompl. sets, modern issues with full sets, blocs of four, souvenir sheets, miniature sheets, booklets and other products of the new issues departement, partly heavy duplication, all arranged in 13 stockbboks (partly big ones) and packed in a large removal box.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,200 CHFLot# : 1309 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations
1851/64: Lot twelve primarily unused classic stamps, all with faults or repairs, incl. Great Britain 1862/64 9d. bistre, British Guiana 1857 dull red, New Brunswick 1851 1 s. reddish mauve used with papered over thin (signed A. Diena, Sorani), Mauritius 1859 Sherwin 2 d. deep blue used (Gi. 40) repaired but of quite stunning appearance, Cape of Good Hope 1853 1d. brown-red unused (Gi 3a), 1855 1 d. rose unused (Gi. 5a), 1859 1 s. bright yellow-green superb used but for ironed bend (Gi. 8), 1861 Woodblock: 1 d. vermilion used (Gi. 13) with marginal repair, 1 d. brick-red unused in similar condition (Gi 13b), 4 d. deep bright blue used as well as 1864 4 d. deep blue and 6 d. bright mauve unused. Despite the minor repairs, an excellent reference for some of the scarcer stamps of the British Commonwealth. All with certs. BPA (2015) Gi = £ 108'600.
Starting bid : 3,000 CHFHammer price : 7,000 CHFLot# : 1310 Great Britain
1850/1950: Lot 48 cards, covers and postal stationery items from GB and Colonies, incl. Cape of Good Hope, Australian States, India, Malta Shipmail, Mauritius and others, partly showing O.A.T.- cancel for airmail direction, mainly European destinations incl. Switzerland, good to mixed condition, on album pages.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 480 CHFLot# : 1312 Greece
Ionian Islands 1835/53: Entire letters (8) with 1835 entire from Corfu to Nice via Otranto with oval Arms cachet in black and disinfected, 1850/53 entires from Cefalonia and Zante to Corfu with hooded despatch datestamps in black or greenish ink rated '2' or '4' in manuscript.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 180 CHFLot# : 1313 Greece
Lot# : 1314 Greece
Lot# : 1315 Greece
Lot# : 1316 Greece
1862/67: 1 lepta brown on creamish paper, a fine mint block of eight, marginal from left of sheet, exceptionally deep colour on the marginal stamps, scissor cut between the last vertical pair in margin only, fresh and fine, large part og. Signed Holcombe Gi 16 = £ 320/Mi = € 550.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1317 Greece
Lot# : 1318 Greece
1872/75: 10 lepta orange-vermilion on lavender paper, horizontal pair with ample to large margins all round and thus showing the lavender paper clearly, tied to 1876 entire letter to Patras by AIGION / 7 datestamp in black. A scarce shade and a fine entire. Signed Holcombe Gi 41d.Starting bid : 180 CHFHammer price : 180 CHFLot# : 1319 Greece
Lot# : 1320 Greece
1881/86: 40 lepta mauve, a fine large margined example used on 1890 registered cover to Kerkyra (Corfu) tied by fine ARGOSTOLIAN / 110 datestamp (Jan 19) in black. Framed Registration cachet alongside with docket number '353' and reverse with Kerkyra arrival cds of the following day. A very scarce stamp used on letter. Opinion Holcombe (1986) Gi 61/Mi = EUR 300 on cover.Starting bid : 175 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 1321 Greece
Catalogue# : 67-921886/93: Small Hermes Heads, the collection on stockcards, many hundreds with both Belgian and Athens printings, imperf. and perf., predominantly used with some multiples and cancellation interest throughout.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 360 CHFLot# : 1322 Greece
1901: New Year Greetings card from the Greek Post Office, fine engraved card printed by J.H.Segg & Co. of London featuring the 1901 issue in colour, Postage Due 3 lepta orange and, strangely, the yet to be released 1902 1 drachma rose-red. Scarce and most attractive card.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 1323 Greece
1923 (June): Revolution Anniversary, the overprinted set of 10 values to 10 dr. on 1 dr. lilac-brown, all overprinted 'Specimen' in violet, together with the Venzelos part set of six (no 1 dr. on 1 dr. ultramarine) similarly overprinted, fine, large part og. A scarce group.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1324 Greece
1930: Perkins Bacon imperforate Plate Proofs (6), all with large margins on thin white wove paper, with 15 dr. yellow-green (Dionysios Solomos), and five examples, one somewhat aged, of the 20 dr. deep blue-grey (Adamantios Korais) value.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1325 Greece
1861/1970(ca.): Lot hundreds used/unused stamps starting with Large and Small Hermes Heads, as well as later commemorative sets such as 1927 Navarino, 1933 Zeppelin and Aeroespresso.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 1326 Greece
1862/1950c.: Collection on leaves and loose (many hundreds) with Large Hermes range with some fresh unused examples of 1 l., 5 l., 10 l. and used to 80 l. with duplication, 1876 60 l. green fine used, and one or two with plate flaws; fine range of Small Hermes with imperf. 1 d. grey in vertical strip used, 1896 Olympics to 2 d. used with duplication, 1901 20 l. imperf Plate Proof and set to 5 d., thereafter with further used sets, Crete, etc.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 1327 Greece
1845/2004: Beautifully arranged used collection in marvellous quality, itemised by both Michel and Kohl numbers, with a few stampless covers (3) incl. 1845 entire to London, complete Large Hermes with all shades and duplication including 1861 Paris prints 1 l. deep brown, 2 l. bistre (2, used in Megara and Naxos), 5 l. green used in Lamia, 10 l. orange on blued (2, used in Sparta and Syros), 20 l. blue (2), 40 l. mauve on blued (2), 80 l. carmine (3, incl. one used in Alexandria); 1st. Athens 5 l. (2, used in Githion and Naphlion), 10 l. and 20 l.; December 1861 fine printing complete set of values incl. 80 l. used in Alexandria; thereafter complete with duplication, a few covers with 1868 entire from Syros to Cyprus franked by 40 l., 1872 three colour franking to Trieste bearing 5 l., 10 l. and 40 l. used from Calamata, (263 Large Hermes items and 9 covers). The collection continues with the Belgian and Athens printings of the Small Hermes, incl. multiples and cancellation interest with covers, 1896 Olympic set of 12 fine used, 1900 surcharges on Hermes and Olympic issues complete, 1906 Olympic issue complete, from 1926 seemingly complete to with a smattering of relevant covers throughout. A splendid collection.Starting bid : 2,500 CHFHammer price : 2,900 CHFLot# : 1328 Greece
Lot# : 1329 Greece
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Catalogue# : 2Heraklion 1898 (Dec 3): 10 pa. blue, perf. 11½, an unused sheet of 100 subjects, some gum loss and splitting with parts of margins missing, nevertheless a rare multiple, most large part or unmounted og Mi = € 1'000.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1330 Hungary
1871: Lithographed 3 kr. green (Type IV) in a vibrant shade, used on 1872 local Printed Matter entire letter tied by TEMESVÁR JÓZSEFVÁROS datestamp (Oct 2) in black (Gudlin = 35 pts.). Letter sent at an over-payment of 1 kreuzer. A superb and very rare entire. Cert. Ferchenbauer (1991).Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 1331 Hungary
1871: Engraved 3 kr. green in a horizontal pair and single 5 kr. red used on local 1872 reg'd cover to Medves, neatly tied by oval TEMESVAR / AJANLOTT datestamps (20/3) in black. 'Ajánlott /Sz.' registration marking at top in black. Reverse with lengthy docketing concerning attempts to deliver the cover and red wax seal. File fold and small tear in address panel but a very scarce 11 kreuzer franking and a most unusual cover.Starting bid : 1,250 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1332 Hungary
1871: Engraved 15 kr. brown used on 1873 printed Telegram envelope front, endorsed 'escoffo' (Express) and sent registered to the Mayor of Sommerein, neatly tied by POZSONY datestamp (Jan 13) in black. Two strikes of POZSONY straighht line handstamp in blue and further 'Ajanlott' registration handstamp at upper right. A magnificent and rare usage. Signed Ferchenbauer.Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 1333 Hungary
Catalogue# : 27+38/40 Proofs1888/98: Definitive 1 kr. black, 50 kr. green & black on brown, 1 ft. grey & red on silver and 3 ft. lilac & red on gold; Minister Proofs in issued colours, all printed on thick carton glazed paper, each in blocks of 60 (10 x 6) , marginal at left and at right. Extremely scarce and very fine.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1334 Hungary
1871: First issues, the used selection with lithographed 2 kr. orange-yellow, 5 kr. red (6), 10 kr. blue (3), 15 kr. brown (4) and 25 kr. violet (3), and Engraved 2 kr. (3), 3 kr., 5 kr. (6), 20 kr. (3), 15 kr. (3) and 25 kr. (2); condition varies but some cancellation interest.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 160 CHFLot# : 1335 Hungary
1900/04: 'Turul' Issue on thick carton paper Printer's file 'Minister' Proofs imperforate, the complete 1900 set of 17 values from 1 f. to 5 kr., and 1904 6 f. olive-green & black and 12 f. violet & black, with nineteen blocks of 60 stamps (10 x 6) all in matching multiples from base of sheet with full marginal value inscriptions in black, fresh and very fine Proofs. Exceptional and extremely rare.Starting bid : 4,000 CHFHammer price : 4,200 CHFLot# : 1336 Hungary
Catalogue# : 142/144 Proofs1913 (Nov 20): 'Ost-Banat' Charity Issue, 1 kr. + 2 f. bright red & black, 2 kr. + 2 f. deep blue & black, 5 kr. + 2 f., lilac-brown & black, all on thick carton paper Printer's file 'Minister' Proofs imperforate, the three high values in blocks of 60 (10 x 6) from base of sheet with full marginal value inscriptions in black, fresh and very fine Proofs. Exceptional and extremely rare.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1337 Hungary
Lot# : 1338 Hungary
Lot# : 1339 Hungary
1989 (July 26): Unissued - 5 ft. multicoloured, two blocks, each printed in error with the wrong inscription, showing the brown background adhesive with 'Vipera rakosiensis' in error for Natrix natrix', and the green background adhesive showing the reverse of the same error, both in fresh mint corner blocks of four with full unmounted og. Issued set for in blocks for comparison Mi = € 2'000.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 420 CHF
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