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  • Lot# : 1529 Japan

    1871/1965: Significant, attractively presented collection in seven self designed albums with a strong range of the 1871 Dragon series, which is represented by sixteen copies. The 1872 section contains two copies, a 1/2 s and a 2 s. Later sections need to be viewed with a degree of caution, as there are inevitably a small number of forgeries present, although here too is much substance like the 1872 high values. The pre 1876 century section overall is much better than most. The subsequent issues are interlaced with a range of unusual letters, such as a 5 s brown multiple franking from YOKOHAMA to EDINBURGH on a very attractive pre-printed letter originating from the Japan Seismological Society, franked 10s pale blue to PARIS. the 1896 war with China issue constitutes the franking of an overseas letter at the 20s rate to Switzerland. The collector valued the unusual and acquired postcards used in Manchuria and Corea as well as a 1902 money transfer order. Post WWI the collector acquired  more and more unused material as well as the used. Further mentions must include the 1919 airmail set, both with cert Pape BPP and a 1929 around the world flight Zeppelin card with Japanese franking. The 1931 miniature sheet "COMMUNICATIONS" is twice included in unused with full og. Later sections include the National Parks miniature sheets, apparently complete unused and used. From this period the collection displays a good range of completeness, with the key items present, including the 1949 postal week in a complete sheet and on cover. Viewing is a must. Excellent collection with much substance in largely very agreable quality.
    Starting bid : 4,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,000.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1564 Great Britain

    Great Britain, Wright, H.E. & Creeke A.B., 1899: History of the adhesive stamps of the British Isles, hardbound in ¼ leather, gold stamped spine, 263 pages, binding scuffed, the majority of the plates was cut into pieces and the figures were glued at the right position into the text, further The Philatelic Society London 1895/1906 Commonwealth - British Africa The POSTAGE STAMPS, Envelopes, Wrappers, Post Cards, and Telegraph Stamps of THE BRITISH COLONIES, POSSESSIONS AND PROTECTORATES IN AFRICA, PART I comprising British Bechuanaland, British East Africa, British South Africa (including British Central Africa, and the Cape of Good Hope. 247 pages with Illustrations of the stamps described, a fine example hardbound in half leather with the usual cover scuffs, also PART III of 1906 comprising New Republic, Northern Nigeria, Oil Rivers and Niger Coast Protectorate, Orange River Colony with Orange Free State, St. Helena, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Southern Nigeria, Stellaland, Swazieland, Transvaal with South African Republic, Uganda, Zanzibar and Zululand. Pages 248-708 not yet split in an unbound example, plates separately, spine of the volume damaged as well as British India including Ceylon, 101 pages and 57 pages in two Appendices, recently bound with the old title page on front of the cover. A historic monograph with contributions of Tapling and Bacon among others, a rare limited edition.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 220.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1635 Collections/lots worldwide

    "Take your time for a cup of coffee" - Thematic exhibition collection on 120 album pages from early British Coffeeshop-letters (1806/24) to modern stamp issues depicting plants, the early coffee culture in the arabic world and it's conquest of the western hemisphere in history up to present time, showing a fascination history with printing- and colour-proofs as Costa Rica 1945 American banknote proof togheter with 'Specimen'-set, complete sets unused, miniature sheets, advertising cancellations, further some coffee-sample bags as GB 1879 2d. with 'Perfin' used on sample bag from 'Hayn, Roman & Co. London' to Duisburg, an 1942 cloth bag from Cameroon to France and a Kaffe HAG sample letter without value to Bremen, further most attractive advertising cards and covers, aerograms, company meter marks as 'Kaiser's Kaffee Geschäft', Coffee-Agents, Companies and their logistics, Coffee-mills, filters and machines up to modern methods as Nescoffee. In addition an invitation to an informal coffee of Senator Joe Biden and sodme addtional material, which had not been included in the exhibition collection. A fine and extensive collection, shown on several National (Gold) exhibitions and in s-Hertogenbosch NL.
    Starting bid : 2,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1387 Afghanistan

    1874/1969: Collection and loose with 1874/75 (dated 1291) set of three values unused (Gi 15/17), 1875/76 1 abasi purple unused (Gi 21), 1890 'Kingdom' issues on coloured papers, a range of 19 blocks of four incl. unissued 1 r. slate-blue registration stamp, 1907/08 Coat of Arms 2 ab. blue sheet of eighteen on 'Howard & Jones' paper imperforate (Gi 157), rare 1 r. green sheet of sixteen unused (Gi 158) and single examples of each and scarce 1908 1 r. blue-green unused, 1921 Habibia College 15 p. in unused tête-bêche pair, 1926 10 p. violet-blue block of four unused, 1928 Parcel Post 2 a. orange sheet of eight unused, 3 a. green in sheets of four (two perf., one imperf.), 1928 40 p. ultramarine sheet of twenty with tête-bêche pair in lower row, 1929 Parcel Post 3 a. brown in perf. and imperf. sheets of four unused, 1939 Airmail issue in imperf. pairs and imperf. between 20 a. green in a block of six, together with 1940-1969 collection on attractive printed leaves seemingly complete unused. A magnificent group in much above average condition and seldom encountered nowadays.
    Starting bid : 600.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1494 Macau

    1884/2015c.: Collection with first Crown issue unused with duplication and some fine used, 1884 surcharges unused and some used with fine study of the 20 r. on 50 r. green with opts. in black and in red, 1885 Crown issue colour changes unused, 1885 local surcharges with fine unused and used range, 1887 Fiscals surcharged 5 r., 10 r. and 40 r. small format unused, 5 r. on 20 r. large format unused (2), 1888 Cameos and provisional issues unused or used, 1894 set of twelve unused, 1898 Vasco da Gama set unused (2 sets) and used; 1898 set of eighteen unused, 1900 Provisionals unused and used, 1905 Postage Due unused and used, 1911 Republica set unused, 1913 provisionals incl. multiples unused, 1913 Cérès set of sixteen unused, 1934 Galley set of 21 values with imprint unused, 1938 Vasco da Gama set unused, Airmails set unused, thereafter complete unused with most sets also used, incl. 1948 set of thireen incl. (unissued) 1 a. blue, 1950 set of eight, 1951 Junk set of three etc. through to 2005 incl. presentation packs minature sheets etc. A marvellous collection of seldome seen material STC Michel € 50'000+.
    Starting bid : 7,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,500.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1481 People's Republic of China

    1951/1990c.: The primarily unused collection in wonderful fresh quality, with 1951 Emblem set, Taiping original set, 1952 Tibet set, 1955 Scientist's set four sheets, Five Year Plan set, 1958 Monument sheet, 1960 Goldfish part set of ten, Chrysanthemums part set of fourteen, 1961 Pottery Horses set, 1962 Ancient China, 1963 Butterflies set of twenty, 1963 Children set, 1964 Yenan set, Industry set, 1965 Climbers, Chinkiang Mountains, 1967 Five Year Plan set of two, Mao Literature & Art set used, 1968 Mao thoughts 8 f., 1969 Chen Pao Tao, 1970 Tiger Mountain, 1971 Paris Commune, 1972 Yenan Forum, Shipping set, 1973 Pandas, Ballet, 1978 Laquerware 3 y. mini sheet, 1981 Baoyu mini sheet, Year books (7). An extremely fine lot.
    Starting bid : 2,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,500.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1552 Thailand

    1903 (Aug 20): Picture postcard to France depicting a 'Siamese band', bearing on the picture side King Chulalongkoen 1 a. green, tied by small "CHANTABOURI 20.08.03" cds, it shows in addition an unusual negative seal. Text written on January 25, 1904, additional 3 a. adhesive added on the address side, tied by large bilingual CHANTABURI cds (Jan 25, 1904), sent to France, found to be underpaid by '3½' (c.) as noted in blue crayon, both Siamese and Frech 'T' in traingle handstamps applied. Upon arrival in Dompaire French Postage Dues 5 c. blue and 1 c. black in a horizontal pair were added and tied. Card with some repair, fore-shortened at right, otherwise fine.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 240.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1537 Japan

    The Unofficial 1896 Presentation Album of Japanese Stamps: "Dai Nippon Teikoku Ubin Kitte Eukakushi" (The Postage Stamp History of the Japanese Empire), produced by the facsimile dealer K. Wada in Tokyo in late 1896 due to the demand for the copies of the original (which were only distributed to high Officials around the world by the Japanese Dept. of Communications). Virtually a copy of the original work, the stamp specimens are outstanding facsimilies throughout, produced in a similar silk wrapper with differing notation on the front and different purple ties. This example also contains the fold-out table. The issue of this book was suppressed by the Japanese Government and, though full of forgeries, this book is of the same magnitude of rarity as the original though obviously the contents are not of the same value. An exquisite book en-cased in a hand-crafted box for protection.
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1499 Taiwan

    1945/2008c.: Unused Collection from Japanese Occupation onwards with Oct 1945 set of three and surcharged set of nine, fine range of overprinted issues of China, 1949 Nationalist Republic issues with set of seven on $ 44 carmine complete, 1950 surcharged set of twelve, 1950 Koxinga set complete, Ballot Box set perf. and imperf and miniature sheet, 1952 Scroll sets of six perf. and imperf., 1952 Chiang Kai-shek set of five perf. and (marginal) imperf., 1952 Chiang Kai-shek set of five perf. and imperf., 1953 Anti-TB set, 1953 1952 Chiag Kai-shek set of fifteen and the rare Souvenir booklet with imperf. set, 1954 Silo Bridge set and imperf. sheet ex Booklet, 1954/55 Trees set of four, 1954 Relief Fund set of three, 1955 Re-election of Chiang Kai-shek set of four and imperf. sheetlet, 1955 Armed Forces set of four and imperf. sheetlet, 1955 Birthday set of three and imperf. sheetlet, thereafter with complete run incl. some useful FDC's and commercial covers. A splendid collection STC Michel = € 20'000+.
    Starting bid : 3,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1575 Collections/lots Europe

    1849/1988c: Lot hundreds stamps used / unused incl. France 1947 XII. UPU Congress Paris commemorative album of the French postal administration with the matching issues, also as epreuves de luxe, a comparable souvenir booklet from Marocco, French commemorative and definitive issues from the 1920s/60s incl. 1922 Orphelins compl. set unused (2), 1929 Le Havre Exposition Philatelique with special cancellation on cover, 1988 Synagogue double print (3); also French offices in China used, TAAF unmounted og. commemorative issues. In addition Monaco, Luxemburg, Belgium with miniature / souvenir sheets such as 1924 Brussels unused (4), 1930  Antwerpen used (2) and 1936 Borgerhout unused. Mi = € 5'000+.
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1524 Iran

    1924/40c.: The extensive collection well arranged in green album with 1924 cover with 1 ch. orange (3) and 3 ch. orange-brown with Shah deleted with black squares, 1925 surcharge sets (2) unused and used, Pahlavi 1926 optd. set used and duplication and some unused (appear genuine) with multiples of the 1 ch. (15), 26 ch. (15) and 1 kr. (4), 1928 Airmail set unused (4), 1928/29 Airmail set in blocks of four, 1929 2 t. optd. SPECIMEN, 1931 2 ch. and 16 ch. optd SPECIMEN, 1930 airmail set of 17 unused (2) and duplication, 1931/32 27 ch. unused (5), 1933/34 set unused to 3 r., 1935 pictorial set unused (3), 1935 issue 'Iran' airmail covers, 1936/37 definitive (one sash) set unused, the collection with many unused and used multiples, unlisted varieties, useful covers and of high catalogue values (Scott $10'000+). Viewing is recommended.
    Starting bid : 2,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1486 People's Republic of China

    1963/85: Red album with covers /cards (89) incl. late usages mailed by an Ambassador to China, all to Switzerland but featuring issues rarely found on cover including 1961 Pottery Horses set on cover, 1962 Ancient China set on cover, 1963 Children sets (2) of twelve values Imperforate on four covers, 1963 Monkeys imperforate sets of three (5) on covers (5), 1964 Peonies set of 15 used on three covers, 1971 Commune issue on cover, Communist Party triptych on covers (2), 1972 Shipping set of four on cover, 1973 Pandas set of six (3) on covers (3), 1978 Horses set of ten on two covers etc. together with a 1950 Swiss cover and two DPRK covers. An extraordinary lot with issues barely, if ever, seen on cover.
    Starting bid : 2,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,500.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1536 Japan

    The Official 1896 Presentation Album of Japanese Stamps: "Dai Nippon Teikoku Ubin Kitte Eukakushi" (The Postage Stamp History of the Japanese Empire), with all postage and telegraph issues and postal stationery from 1871/1896 and two 1874 Express labels; printed in both Japanese and English, complete and bound in silk with the original ties for binding at side, binding lightly loosened. The book contains original examples of all stamps except for seven which were no longer available even in the Post Office archives. Between pages 88 and 89 of the book there is a fold-out page detailing the exact numbers printed of the original issues. A wonderful example of what is, perhaps, the most sought after book in all philatelic literature of Asia and of the utmost rarity to both bilbliophiles and philatelists.
    Starting bid : 10,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 10,000.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1525 Iran

    1902/60c: The Postal History collection (200+ items) with 1910 receipt with three 1909 10 ch. tied by "Gonabade" datestamp, 1913 registered postcard with three colour franking, thereafter a wide ranging assembly with unusual datestamps throughout, rare 1922 receipt bearing "Controle / 1922" 30 kran red & green (ten examples, Scott 662), 1924/25 two 3 ch. orange-brown on cover with Shah's face deleted in black used from Kachan, 1928/29 airmail issue covers, 1939/45 Censored covers with Anglo-Soviet, British, German, US  Reseals noted etc. Viewing is recommended.
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1603 Collections/lots worldwide

    1927/90: Mixed stamp and cover lot incl.1930 (2. Apr.): First Flight Beyrouth - Damascus - Baghdad, registered envelope, 1953 Bahrain Coronation issue,1992/94 Palestinian Welfare issue as well as 70 mostly large sized commercial covers from Arab Countries (including Libya), sent in the 1960th - early 1970th to Daimler Benz in Germany. Further group of 1960/90 Minister sheets of Dahomey,  Central African Republic as well as unused 'Bird' - sets of Australia, Gambia, Ghana, Papua New Guninea and St. Vincent and New Zealand Health miniature sheetlets, all fine unused, never hinged.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1563 Literature

    Catalogues; Moens J.-B. 1864: Les timbres-poste illustrés, contenant la nomenclature générale de tous les timbres-poste et la reproduction de tous les types émis jusqu'à ce jour, dans les divers pays de l'univers. Compiled by Jean-Baptiste Moens Bruxelles, with the illustrations made by P. Schmitz and F. Deraedemaeker, printed by Typographie Veuve J. van Buggenhoudt Bruxelles 1864, 148 pages and figures on 54 plates. The first stamp catalogue with illustrations, thus in a narrow sense the first stamp catalogue at all. The leather hardbound Morocco binding and the text of this catalogue are in a fresh and fine condition, raised gold stamped spine, the illustrations are gorgeous, with Ex Libris Albert Kronenberg.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 800.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1616 Collections/lots worldwide

    1849/1956c: Lot 120 cover/postcards incl. 68 covers France & colonies with Feb. 1849 entire and 1871 Ballon 'Le Duquesne'; Luxembourg 1956 EUROPA FDC, Belgium & colonies six covers, Great Britain, Russia, Bulgaria, Austria with 1931 Rotary Club set cover, 1938 'Anschluss' combination cover, Germany with Levant PO in Jerusalem, occupation of Belgium, inflation, Zeppelin 1933 Südamerikafahrt, and philatelic set covers; also Chile, USA with 1864c cover to Germany bearing 24 c. and pair 2 c., China 1908 red band cover to Switzerland, and Ethiopia.rn 
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 700.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1548 Saudi Arabia

    1916: Page from Mohamed El-Chafai Bomboatman, stamp dealer in Port Said, with marginal examples of the rouletted 1916 set of four values ⅛ pi. yellow, ¼ pi. green, ½ pi. red and 1 pi. blue all marginal and stuck down, presumably sent direct to His Majesty King George V as annotated in the King's handwriting "These stamps are the new issue since the Sherif ogf Mecca has been on our side. The value is 1/10 P.T. = ¼ d. (¼ PT = nearly ¾ d.), ½ PT = 1¼ d., 1 PT = 2½ d. (and signed) Geo.". An extraordinary document, both historically and philatelically, with confirming letter from Sotheby's of London stating this to be in King George V's handwriting.
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1585 South America

    1860/1906c: Lot two used adhesives and seven covers incl. Chile Columbus Heads 10 c. blue strip of three on cover front Valparaiso to Islay, 1½ adhesives on cover to Valparaiso, also pair 5 c. brown-red and 20 c green cancelled with mute marks; Brazil 1871 document with Don Pedro revenues; two official 1904/06 covers from Acre; Bolivia stampless 1860 cover Tupisa to Salta, Argentina; and Venezuela 1860 cover La Guaira to Caracas bearing 1859 ½ r. yellow (Scott = $ 3'000).

    New Starting Price from the consigner received after catalogue printing

    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1547 Nepal

    1930 (Aug.- Dec.): Sri Pashupati Redrawn Issue perf. 13 ½, Recess Perkins Bacon & Co, London, type B, 8 p. scarlet on ungummed cream wove paper, part sheet of 95 stamps with missing vertical strip of three and pair of lower right bottom corner sheet, sheet margin on three sides showing '8 PICE' inscription at lower left margin, together with 1935/36 4 p. green in a part sheet of 98 marginal with missing lower right pair of sheet, minor imperfections but scarce multiples. Ex 'The Perkins Bacon' Archive formerly offered at Robson Lowe Dec. 1996 Gi. = £ 3'120.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 300.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1418 Imperial China

    1898: 5 c red, coiling dragon, horizontal pair with narrow gutter on left in mixed franking with JAPAN 1888, 10s orange-brown on envelope from SHANGHAI to ST.AUGUSTINE Florida, USA. The letter was posted at the Chinese PO and received the large dollar chop SHANGHAI on the reverse, dated 18. Jan. 1898, then transferred to the Japanese PO. The Japanese stamp was cancelled the following day, the transit to FLORIDA via YOKOHAMA and SAN FRANCISCO is documented on the reverse. Slightly uneven, albeit usual perforations. An attractive and rare double franking from the pre UPU period.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 500.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1607 Collections/lots worldwide

    1825/1990c.: The Postal History collection with 1825 entire from Réunion to Bordeaux, 1845 entire letters (2) from Antigua to London, (Codrington correspondence) each at 2 s. rate with long contents, 1857 cover with GB 1 d. tied Preston sideways duplex and a Hull 'Spoon' usage, 1901 Miltary cover from Tripoli, 1919 POW cover from German soldier in Malta to Berlin, 1919 attractive Ottoman / French P.O. mixed franking cover, Hong Kong, Malaya, North Borneo, Forces Maial, Paquebot covers etc. (250+ items).
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 650.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1507 Iran

    1911/13: 3 ch. green & grey, a horizontal pair used on reverse of 1920 cover to Teheran tied by ARDEBIL cds of despatch (June 22) and the adhesives further obliterated with violet between Kazvin and Recht when the cover was opened by Rebel Censor and resealed with white label handstamped in black and further tied by framed "The Post of the Soviet Republic of Iran 1299" cachet. Recht transit cds (July 4, then in the hands of Kuchik Khan) and circular "Passed by Government Censor No. 4" cachet in black on obverse alongside Teheran arrival (July 10). A rare cover. Provenance: Collection Bernard Lucas.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1429 Imperial China

    1878/1939: Collection beginning with three large dragons, including a 1878 thin paper 1ca green fine unused no gum, a very good range small dragons mostly used, 1897 Dowager Empress with new currency overprint predominantly used with values to 30c. Later issues include the Curtis Jenny airplane issue 1921, 1932 North West Scientific Expedition unused and a range of other values. The quality needs to be looked at with a cautious eye, there are also some forgeries noted, overall a well worthwhile lot with many really good stamps.
    Starting bid : 1,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1590 Collections/lots Oversea countries

    1916/45: Collection of Censored Mail with volume concentrating on Canada and USA, many with violet "Censored" handstamps and some with Reseal Censor labels incl. four from Shanghai (one at 30 c. rate), 1917 cover with Canada 2 c. to USA and compulsorily registered by Censor (at no additional charge), together with a volume including Australian and New Zealand Forces in WWI incl. Camp Mail ex Featherstone, Tauherenikau, 1917/18 cards from Portuguese Forces in France etc. Condition varies but some unusual copvers noted (108 items).   rnrn 
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 440.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1558 Thailand

    1909/1977: Group of over 160 covers with a number of remarkable specialities included. Firstly there is an invitation to celebrate the Kaiser's Birthday in 1909 at the German Club in Bangkok, participants are requested to dress patriotically. The card is embossed by the club and gives an amazing insight into the prevailing Zeitgeist. A further hugely insightful card sent be the German Consulate in 1913, notifies the recipient in Germany that an enquiry into a missing parcel has been unsuccessful and a further parcel has enquiries still ongoing. Evidence that the consular service provided support even in postal matters.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1599 Collections/lots worldwide

    1865/1985: Worldwide collection with volume including good range of NORTH BORNEO including 1918 RED CROSS overprint to 24 c., 1948 Silver Wedding Malacca $ 5 unused and 1949 to $ 5 unused, Ceylon 1866 wmk. Crown CC 1 d. blue unused, and a number of other values, some modern unused USA, GB with £ 10 presentation pack and a range of Asian FDC's. Russia 1912 1 r in complete sheet, and a Dutch East Indies cancel collection. Varied lot with some traces of tropicalisation.rn 
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 650.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1559 Tibet

    1912/33: 1/6  t. green on cover backstamped on front with indistinctive arrival mark 'Gyantse'-type (Hellrigl T3), further 2 t. in the rare orange shade (1951) horizontal pair on reverse of registered envelope with late registration marking (Hellrigl Type 94 'Lhasa XI') and route instruction 'From Lhasa to Gyantse" on front as well as Shigatse local cover franked with1933 1 t. and 2 t. issue plus an unknown red and golden seal (80 x 68 mm) printed on a sheetlet.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 160.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1565 Great Britain

    General Interest - Indices; Crawford Earl of / Bacon E., 1911; Bibliotheca Lindesiana. Vol VII. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS / General, Special and Periodical forming the LITERATURE of PHILATELY. Divided into Two Parts (1) Authors and Titles (2) Periodicals printed at the Aberdeen University Press 1911, 923 pages hardbound in black rexine, gold tooling on spine and front. The Bible of early Philatelic Literature - 'the Crawford' with spine broken partially on one side, a book which would benefit substantially from rebinding.
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1425 Imperial China

    1941: Japanese Occupation SHANTUNG, $1 sepia and red brown, die II, small setting, 50 c green and 13 c green (2) all large setting on postal stationery card from TSINGTAOU to a German internee on Sumatra from his fiancee in Tsingtaou. The letter is endorsed "Air throughout via Bangkok" and bears four different censor marks. According to handwritten notes the letter took around fourty days to arrive. A most unusual letter to an internee camp accross half of Asia.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1602 Collections/lots worldwide

    1900/2000: Large lot with several thousand stamps used/unused as well a a large quantity of covers, cards and postal stationery items, the latter representing mostly material franked by small values kept from daily incoming mail, among many countries represend from around the world a large section FDC's of Switzerland supplied by the new issues department is worth to mention (no valid postage included), all in good to mixed condition and housed in small albums, in envelopes and in small boxes, the whole served in two Banana boxes.

    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 300.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1508 Iran

    1911/13: 6 ch. brown-lake & green, a horizontal pair used on reverse of 1920 cover to Teheran, tied by Recht cds (June 24) with a further adhesive (2 ch.) lost in transit with manuscript noting same; fine strikes of framed "Post of the Soviet Republic of Iran 1299" handstamp applied by Rebel Kuchik Khan forces and circular "Passed by Government Censor No. 4" cachet in black on obverse. Teheran arrival (June 28). Scarce.
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 120.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1532 Japan

    1895/1919: Covers (4) to Switzerland with lovely seven colour 1897 registered cover with Koban 1883/88 5 r. grey pair, 1 s. green, 2 s. carmine rose, 3 s. lilac, 5 s. ultramarine, 8 s. blue-lilac and 10 s. orange-brown used from Tokyo to Chaux-de-Fonds; 1895 cover with Koban 2 s. carmine and 4 s. bistre pair from Yokohama with Swiss Consular cachet on reverse; and two July 1919 multiple frankings used in first weeks of the Dove issue. A charming group.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 260.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1455 Imperial China

    1898/1980: Accumulation of over fifty letters, postcards and photographs with a range of rare and unusual items of Chinese postal history. Notable items include a mixed franking between French and Chinese stamps on a postcard to France, a 1921 registered letter from WOOSUNG to Switzerland franked with twelve Junk type stamps, attractively arranged in star formation. Further items include material from foreign postal administrations, like French, German and US and an Airmail letter to France franked with 1929 "Curtiss Jenny" high values.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 850.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1502 Ethiopia

    1900/1906: Collection of twenty four covers and postcards (three with some stamps removed) from the days of Minister Ilg at the Court of Menelik II including a card written by his wife to order fashion and cookery magazines. As Ethiopia did not join the UPU until 1. November 1908 all of the letters and cards bear a double franking with French Somalia stamps. There are also some contents still present. This lot is of significant historical interest and will provide an insight into the history of this contested area.
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,800.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1582 Collections/lots Europe

    1918/36: Fine group of 25 covers/cards starting with envelope from Span. Morocco Larache to Madrid bearing inverted CORREO AERO ovpt. in red on 25 c. blue, Hungary 1934 Budapest-Debrecen flight franked with Liszt miniature sheet, letter of first Austrian Airmail connection Krakow-Vienna (1918), 1923 envelope from Warsaw to Austria via Paris distribution as well as some Zeppelin flights with four items of 1931 Hungary flight franked with Zeppelin stamps as well as 1938 Hindenburg Olympia flight.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 750.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1620 Collections/lots worldwide

    1867/1937:  Accumulation of 41 covers including much Airmail and less frequently seen items like an 1885 Portugese India postcard from DAMAO, a 1904 picture postcard from ST THOMAS to France, a 1929 Letter from TAHITI to PRAGUE, FRANCE 1930 Airmail Exhibition 1 F. 50c perforated on souvenir card numbered 0137, a 1932 Hungarian "Anschlussflug" to the 3. South America Flight of the GRAF ZEPPELIN, two 1937 MONACO Airmail covers and many other better items.
    Starting bid : 1,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1505 Iran

    1902 (March-April): Meched provisional 1 kran aniline rose-red, imperforate on hard smooth surfaced paper, a fine used example with good if slightly irregular margins all round, counter-signed by Victor Castaign in violet, cancelled by part MECHED cds in black at lower left. An extremely rare stamp with just 200 printed. Signed Sadri Scott 228 = $ 3'500/Mi 178 = € 3'000/Gi = £ 2'500.
    Starting bid : 600.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 700.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1591 Collections/lots Oversea countries

    1903/1966: Accumulation of over 50 letters from all regions of the Pacific, with some earlier items from French New Caledonia, including a commercially used picture postcard from Noumea, the larger part of this lot is a correspondence of twenty-one letters from Samoa to Germany between 1919 and 1923. The letters are franked largely with NZ stamps overprinted Samoa, the early section with British Censors, the later with German exchage control Censors. It is very unusual to find this many Samoa Overprint covers, albeit the condition is not always pristine.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 650.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1518 Iran

    1938 (March 15): 60th Birthday of Riza Shah Pahlavi, a fine selection of the sheetlets of four with Imperforate examples of 5 d. (two), 10 d., 30 d. (two), 60 d. (two), 90 d. (three), 1 r. (two), 1 r. 50 d., 5 r. and 10 r. unused and used examples of the 30 d. and First Day of Issue usage of the 1 r. violet sheet; perforated sheetlets with 5 d., 10 d. (two, one creased), 30 d., 60 d., 90 d. (two), 1 r., 1 r., 50 d. (two) and 2 r., used examples of 10 d., 30 d., 60 d., 90 d., 1 r. and 5 r. values. The very scarce used examples as ever with slight surface scuffs, the unused with large part or unmounted og. Generally fine and very seldom seen (33 sheets).
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 550.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1600 Collections/lots worldwide

    1850-1990c: Convolute, including age-old SENF Album (english text) around 1890, partly plundered, but still with usable content; duplicates on paper and washed in tins and boxes, partial collection 1957-96 'Europe CEPT' in stock book, the last years still as subscription supplies in envelopes, all mint; a preparation of collection 'Butterflies' with beautiful motif issues mint, used and on cover; last a bunch of Italy including some better unused values (1 certificate Avi).
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 500.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1526 Israel

    1948/1976: Unusual used collection in two pre-printed albums and seven cover albums incluing 1948 "Coins" with "TAB" and without TAB on FDC, 1949 "Coins" miniature sheet,  1952 state "Coat of Arms" with TAB and on FDC. The postal history section includes registered official covers for a number of small post offices such as: "AL NUSEIRAT", "DIR EL BALAH","EL-ARISH", "GABALYA" as well as a range of items relating to the "Six Day War".
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 650.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1605 Collections/lots worldwide

    1900/50: Lot several hundred stamps used/unused from Ethiopia, Liberia as well as from British, Italian and Portugese Colonies, although mainly small values and incompl. sets, few better items can be found inbetween, noteworthy among others British Somalia, Eritrea, Gambia, Gold Coast, KUT, Lagos, Libia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Spanish Marocco, St. Helena and others, mostly of very fresh appearance and housed in total seven albums.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1509 Iran

    1911/13: 9 ch. indigo-lilac & brown, a single example used on 1920 cover to Recht and thereafter to Kazvin, tied by Meched cds (June 5) with two fine strikes of framed "Post of the Soviet Republic of Iran 1299" handstamps applied by Rebel Kuchik Khan forces and two circular "Passed by Government Censor" cachets all in black. Reverse with Teheran cds (June 14), Recht cds (June 19) and Kazvin cds (June 22). Scarce.
    Starting bid : 175.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 175.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1511 Iran

    1922: Overprinted 'Controle / 1922', seventeen values in horizontal strips of three (only one 3 ch. value), applied to part pages from the Saint Louis, Mauretania UPU book, all handstamped "SPECIMEN / COLLECTION / MAURITANIE" in red, together with provisional 3 ch. on 12 ch. blue & green strip and defective 6 ch. on 24 ch strip of three. Minor faults to the pages but a unique group for the specialist Mi 462/480 = € 1'200+ as unused/Gi = £ 2'700+ as unused.
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1487 People's Republic of China

    1963/85: Green album with covers /cards (87) incl. late usages mailed by an Ambassador to China, all to Switzerland but featuring issues rarely found on cover including 1963 Monkeys imperforate set of three, 1971 Communist Party triptych on postcard, 1963 Hwangshan 50 f. used on postcard, 1973 Children's day strips of five on covers (2), 1974 Mao Directives strips of three on covers (2), 1977/78 FDC's etc.
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1456 Imperial China

    1900/1936: Batch of ten covers including one red band letter from TAKU dated 14. Jan. 1900 to PEKING, on reverse TIENTSIN Dollar chop, a 4c olive JUNK single franking form HAIMENAN, an express letter from TSI-NAN Arsenal with Stamp cancelled bilingual LUCKOW, redirected from Germany to Austria, some incoming mail and three red preprinted messages. A varied interesting lot.
    Starting bid : 350.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 700.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1617 Collections/lots worldwide

    1870/2010: Voluminous accumulation of topical material related to the FOREST, forestry, wood, trees, in short, including any kind of relation of humans to the woods. There are adjacent themes such as mountains, volcanoes, rivers and more distant areas as sports, humanity, hands, heads etc. Mostly covers and postcards commercial and philatelic use, along with also some loose stamps and sets, everything pregrouped according to the subtopics. This holding of large diversity is housed in 8 boxes.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1634 Collections/lots worldwide

    1895//2000c: Very nice accumulation of the topic FLOWERS. Two albums with maximum cards and picture postcards. Four stockbooks (jumbo size) with an exhibit in the making (stamps, pieces and covers). A wooden box with many really beautiful picture postcards including much of 'Art Nouveau'. Two small exhibits each in one folder '4 Countries, four Seasons, one Flora' and 'Natural Greetings' also with many gorgeous picture postcards mounted on pages combined with stamps.rnrnrn 
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 500.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1632 Collections/lots worldwide

    1950/2000: Thematic collection ships and boats as well as related activities like sports, shipbuilding and many more, total several hundred stamps used/unused incl. full sets and souvenir sheets, those representing many countries around the world, in addition some cards, picture postcards, covers and postal stationery items coveing the same topic, the whole arranged in six stockbooks, five albums and on album pages, packed in a Banana box.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1428 Shanghai

    1865/1896: Powerful collection of China local issues with a very strong section SHANGHAI with twenty-one imperforate dragons with "candareen" currency, later issues of Shanghai are also strongly represented, with thirty 1866/67 dragons. Naturally later issues are also well represented. Other local posts such as AMOY, CHEFOO, CHINKIANG, CHUNGKING, FOOCHOW, HANKOW, ICHANG, KEWKIANG, WUHU, TIENTSIN and FORMOSA are also represented often in significant numbers. Due to the high number of forgeries in circulation this lot is sold as seen. 
    Starting bid : 1,300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1613 Collections/lots worldwide

    1824-1990: Lot of covers including a collection on pages. 'Bureaux d' Échange"; pre-UPU envelope Argentina 5 C. 1874 to Switzerland Ticino region with rare red cancel ''BUENOS AIRES PAQ FR / 3 MARS 74"; Belgium 3x 40 c. 1864 from. GAND to BARCELONA, 10 different artist postcards for Red Cross from Russia, signed BILBINE,  and much more.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 850.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1567 Literature

    Higgins & Gage WORLD POSTAL STATIONERY CATALOGUE the complete set in nine binders with price supplements, starting from Section 1 Abu Dhabi-Azores, Section 2+3 Baden-Czechoslovakia with price supplement 1986, Section 4-6 Dahomey-Funchal, Section 7 Gabon-Guyana, Section 8-10 Haiti-Kuwait (1978), Section 11-12 Labuan-Muscat with 1980 Price Supplement, Section 13 Natal-Orange Free State (1979) with Price Supplement (1980), Section 18 Ubangi-Uruguay (2nd printing 1982) with 1984 Price Supplement as well as Section Saar-Turks & Caicos. Rare and complete issue.
    Starting bid : 100.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 380.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1534 Japan

    Ryukyu Islands 1948/1970: Collection in a large self designed Album cosisting predominantly of mint full og. items, beginning with 1948 US military Govt in both papers complete, later among most others the 1952 3 Y. establishment of Government. The collection displays a good range of completeness throughout with only a handful of gaps. Later it is complemented by a number of FDC. Unusual lot with a high catalogue value.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1618 Collections/lots worldwide

    1900/200: Important collection resp. lot seveal hundred cards, picture postcards, covers and postal stationery items related to navigation and marine activities, the lot shows a broad variety of cancellations belonging to Western, Eastern and other countrie's vessels regarding their work and cruises around the world. the whole neatly arranged in total 17 albums and packed into a large removal box.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1457 Imperial China

    1903/1944: Batch of twenty letters and postcards relating to China, containing a number of interesting routings and originations. There are a 1912 letter to France routed via HAIPHONG Indochina, a postcard from the Austrian Marinedetachement in Peking, a letter franked German Office stamps and posted aboard a German steamer, two postcards to Belgium from Hankow, Japanese PO and a letter from DAIREN to Vienna among others. Good lot for the postal historian.
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1577 Collections/lots Europe

    1864/2000: Accumulation with a strong bias towards 'Russia', with a fine range 'Coat of Arms' unused including an 1864 1 k. unused, Romanov to 5 r. used and unused, 1924 'Sowjet Union' 2 r. part sheets with mis-perfs and a partial printing, post office in the 'Levant' issues, 'Kreispost Wenden', but also miniature sheets from Albania, Germany, Romania, Proofs from the Ukraine and other materials.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1609 Collections/lots worldwide

    1880/1970: World accumulation of over 450 entires, covers, postcards and postal stationery. The countries most strongly represented are New Zealand, Russia, India, Poland and Egypt. The lot contains many censored letters including mail from NZ to Switzerland, a book of photographs from Johannesburg to Sweden dating back to 1906, and a lot of mail items which add interest to a collection. The quality is mixed, but with many clean items contained.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 750.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1604 Collections/lots worldwide

    1880/1980: Large lot several hundred stamps used/unused as well as quantities of covers, cards, and postal stationery items from all over the world incl. a large section of Switzerland, mainly small values and daily mail, better pieces may be traced by careful inspedction, partly in good but mostly in mixed condition, housed in several ablums, stockbooks and small boxes, the whole served in two Banana boxes.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1421 Imperial China

    1903: 2 c. red, three examples on postcard to Switzerland via Siberia. The postcard of a corporal of the 'Gesandschaftsschutzwache' (guard of the embassy) mailed in PEKING on October 16, 1903, reached "SHANGHAI on October 23, and was postmarked by the Russian Post Office the same day. (October 11j). The card reached St. Gallen on November 17. Unusual mail from the German detachment in Peking.
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 420.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1560 France

    Philatelic Catalogue; Potiquet, Alfred 1862: Catalogue des timbres-poste, créés dans les divers États du globe, a catalogue without any figures depicting the adhesives, compiled by Alfred Potiquet, published and printed by E. Lacroix Paris 1862, 48 pages, 11x18 cm. The second edition of the world's first stamp catalogue issued in December 1861 by Alfred Potiquet, of which only three examples are known to exist. 
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1574 Collections/lots Europe

    1930/80: Lot appr. 200 mint booklets of Denmark and Norway, incl. some better early ones, in addition a small part of mint part sheets from Liechtenstein as well as a large quantity orignal sheets consisting of four souvenir sheets from Austria of 1969 depicting "100 Jahre Wiener Staaatsoper", all arranged in three albums and in a large sized envelope, packed in a Banana box.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 320.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1386 Afghanistan

    1877/78: Issued at Jalalabad, the full composite sheet of 40 subjects, issued in yellow with 25 shahi values (four with full date), 8 Sanar values, 3 Abasi types and two of each for the ½ and 1 rupee values, printed on medium white laid paper. Stuck down to backing paper at corners, otherwise generally fine, unused as issued, a scarce full sheet Gi = £ 400++.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1556 Thailand

    1883/1889: King Chulalongkorn lot of seventy-four used and unused stamps with a number of different cancellation. The 1s blue is contained nineteen times with different shades noted, the 1a rose carmine fifteen times, the 1s red nineteen times, the 1s yellow seven times and the 1s brown ochre high value twelve times, with the 1889 handstamp overprint making up the balance of two. The condition is mostly fine to very fine.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 420.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1503 Ethiopia

    1901/1993: Collection in two volumes, with some earlier items including a single franking 1/2 g green and black on printed matter to Switzerland dated 1928, a registered letter from the Italian office dated 1936 and a range of modern issues including some blocks of four. For good measure the lot also includes three letters from China in the later 1970s.
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 160.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1493 Macau

    1887/1911: Lot of four "improvised" stamps with 1887 fiscals overprinted "Correio" including the 5r on 60r green unused with full margins, the 40r on 20r green fine used, cancelled British double circle, dated MACAU NO 12  87. Furthermore the 1911 2 a black on both paper types. The overall condition is fair to fine. Gi.=£1'890.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 260.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1474 People's Republic of China

    1883/1994: Convolute, from little dragons on, mostly smaller values but often in quantities, generally abundant used and unused. PRC some better stamps. Most modern years contain much of never hinged material, including souvenir sheets. Added a preprinted album (Lighthouse) 1992/96, which is partly filled 1992 and 1993 and of which the year 1994 appears complete.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1619 Collections/lots worldwide

    1910/37ca.: Attractive lot of 55 covers in an album with first and special flights from various countries, including early postcards, better items such as Austrian postcard with mixed franking WIPA granite and white paper; Greece, Poland, Sweden, Italia, Hungary, Finland, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Egypt, Northern Rhodesia and a few from Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1598 Collections/lots worldwide

    1850/1980: Accumulation of stamps from all over the world, including many very high catalogue items, such as Germany 1933 Chicago flight (gum defects), Iceland 1931 Zeppelin flight (2), Luxemburg better items from the 1950s, a fine range of attractive Cinderellas, early Portugal and Spain, Spanish Andorra 1972 Europe and others. The condition is very mixed with unused items often with gum deficiencies. Nonetheless a worthwhile lot. 
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 380.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1527 Israel

    1948/1985: Clean collection in three stockbooks and five cover albums. Contained are a number of earlier items with "TAB" such as the 1949 "Second Jewish Coin" set, the 1950 500pr brown and light brown "Eilat Post Office", 1952 1000pr blue and grey "State Coat of Arms", a vast array of first day covers and other material.
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1479 People's Republic of China

    1949/2002: Accumulation of philatelic material from the People's Republic of China, with a small quantity of Mongolia also included in three stockbooks and on pages. The material contains large units, and blocks as well as FDC and commercial letters. Later issues are neatly arranged and appear to be with full original gum, whereas earlier material is often in used condition, sometimes with some duplication.
    Starting bid : 700.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 700.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1615 Collections/lots worldwide

    1900/1960ca.: Accumulation of several hundred covers from all over the world. Many interesting items contained, most often commercial mail including stationery, attractive imprints, censors, inflation, occupations, airmail etc. There is also a portion of philatelic mail that has always circulated trough the postal system. Such items as sets on cover (e.g. semipostal issues from Sarre and Luxembourg), better stamps on cover, special flights.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 700.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1542 North Korea

    Northern Korea 1946/2002: Specialised collection from 'Soviet Occupation' with many good issues such as 1946 50 ch brown 'General Kim Il Sung', 1964 5 ch chestnut 'CHONGSAN RI' unissued with full og. 1966 'Revolutionay Fighters' with full og. and 1978 (May 5) 'Visit of the Chinese Premier' in PYONGYANG, which was withdrawn before issue. Fine collection with many interesting issues.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1584 Collections/lots Asia

    1890/2000: Collection in two volumes comprising most Asian countries with China featuring many overprints and postmarks, Japan including 1941 and 1949 National Park minature sheets, 1953 "Year of the Horse" miniature sheet, Afghanistan includes a postcard from the 1963 "Hindukush Expedition". A varied lot with a nuber of pleasant surprises. 
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 250.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1561 Literature

    Catalogues; Moens J.-B. 1862: Manuel du Collectionneur de timbres-poste, 2ème édition, a catalogue without any figures depicting the adhesives, compiled by Jean-Baptiste Moens and Misonne & Bonnet, 90 pages, 11x18 cm. Second edition of the first Moens publication, the text of this catalogue are in a very fresh and fine condition, original binding in poor condition, newly bound book with raised and gold stamped spine.
    Starting bid : 100.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 220.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1562 Literature

    Catalogues; Berger-Levrault, Oscar, 1864; Beschreibung der bis jetzt bekannten Briefmarken (mehr als 2200 Sorten) nebst Notizen über die nachgedruckten Marken und eine Anleitung zur Einrichtung von Sammlungen (Strassburg, 1864); XIV & 103 pages, newly leatherbound with gold tooled inscription on front and spine. An extremely rare publication.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 800.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1627 Collections/lots worldwide

    1949: UPU 1949, Preprinted album in Dutch language, containing perforated stamps commemorating the 75th anniversary of the UPU organization. Both omnibuses, covering the British Commonwealth issues, as well as the one for the French Colonies are included and appear to be complete. Many other better issues such as Berlin, Israel (with tete-beches) and portugese colonies. Not contained are most souvenir sheets and also some imperforated issues are missing.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1610 Collections/lots worldwide

    1890/1920 ca.: Lot 20 wooden postcards, all used, incl. different bark types with twelve Fieldpost usages as usual, together with two Indian palm leave letters, of which one incased in a upper and lower lid. Indian merchants used palm leaves still to the end of late 19th century and are quite rare though.

    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1512 Iran

    1926 (May): "Regne de Pahlavi 1926" overprinted set of sixteen values unused on medium thick paper, perf. 11½, good colours, fresh and fine, 30 kr. without gum, balance large part og. A very rare set in genuine condition. Most signed Sadri Mi 518/533 = € 2'250/Gi = £ 1'600.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1453 Imperial China

    1915/1934: Chinese Provinces, fine collection containing issues from Manchuria, Sinkiang, Tibet and Yunan. The outstanding item is the 1924  $20 blue and plum on piece neatly cancelled NINGYUAN SIN (KULOYA). Furthemore there is a range of perfins. Very unusual lot in mainly used condition.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 260.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1629 Collections/lots worldwide

    1850/2000: Convolute, topical material in 15 albums, the themes are carpets, weaving, textile production, woolley animals such as sheeps, goats, animals. Silk production etc. Birds extensively,  an album  English Royal Family, a stock book costumes, collection North Korea 1974/2000 never hinged, Japan,  UNICEF.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 260.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1603A Collections/lots worldwide

    1850/1980: Lot worldwide stamps incl. small collection Austria in four volumes with two-line HAYDA datestamp in blue on 1850 issue and several issues from back of the book areas, British colonies with Bahamas QV 6d specimenen and some shilling values, booklets from the Acores, maximum cards from European areas, and topical collection 'Science'.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 460.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1595 Collections/lots worldwide

    1875/1980: Collection in fourteen volumes, covering all corners of the earth, with many thematic issues including middle eastern issues and miniature sheets. The material is mainly run of the mill but occasionally better stamps and postmarks can be found. The Germany section includes some strength in Bavaria and some better Federal Republic and DDR.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 340.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1435 Imperial China

    1885/1950: Accumulation of the stamps of China, containing many early chinese stamps beginning with small dragons, Dowager Empress, Bean Goose, Provincial issues, civil war issues as well as a range of foreign POs in China. The lot requires a serious sorting effort, but will be rewarding with its many postmarks, letters and other philatelic items.
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1578 Collections/lots Europe

    1869-1940c:  Lot of about 55 covers GREECE including 17 unused picture postcards of the British Army used in various greek towns around WW1 plus 31 covers OTTOMAN EMPIRE with a little archive of 8 commercial R-covers 1917-18 to Geneva, some post offices abroad and TURKISH REPUBLIC.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 480.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1424 Imperial China

    1926: 4c blue, postage due, horizontal pair with gutter margin on letter from TIENTSIN to SHANGHAI. The 4c franking on the reverse was not accepted as fiscal staps were used, therefore an unusual locally produced postage due cachet was applied. In SHANGHAI the postage due stamps were applied and cancelled. Attractive and rare letter with only minor traces of wear.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1447 Imperial China

    1898/1945: Impressive unused collection beginning with a fine $1 red and salmon bean goose, $10 black and green "Entrance to the Hall of Classics", "Marshall Chang Tso-lin" to $1, "Unification of China" $1, and $1 "Tan Yen-kai" to name but a few. The stamps are mostly in very fine condition with mostly large part original gum.
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1452 Imperial China

    1915/1934: Chinese Provinces, powerful collection containing issues from Manchuria, Sinkiang, Szechuan and Yunan. We noted many high values and rare sets such as two Sinkiang $1 black and orange yellow, Yunan to $5 used, Szechuan unification of China and many others, mostly in very fine condition. Good study lot for the specalist.
    Starting bid : 600.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 600.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1438 Imperial China

    1894/1948: small collection containing a range of handy values including a fine used $10 black and green "First Peking print" Entrance Hall of Classics, as well as the changed colour second print. Later values such as unity under Chiang Kai-shek to $1 fine used, the burial of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and a great range of other values. 
    Starting bid : 350.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 350.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1541 Corea

    1884/1903: Fine accumulation of Korea beginning with 5 m rose and 10 m blue in quantity unused, also the unissued values 25/100 m per 20, in some cases many more. Later issues to 1903 include the "Birds" with many duplicates including a 2 w purple and orange fine used. Very unusual offering.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1495 Macau

    1885/1953: The Postal Stationery collection, with unused stationery and letter-cards fine unused including the 1894 overprinted issue, 1898 views, rare 1898 stamped to order Vasco da Gama cards with 1 a. red and 1 a. red + 2 a. violet adhesives unused, letter-cards and air-letters, fresher condition than usually found. A scarce group (77 items).
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 550.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1557 Thailand

    1905/1939: Pleasing unused collection containing many of the key items of the period, such as the 1905 18a brown and two copies of the 1 t bistre and blue. Both 1910 King Rama VI and 1925 King Rama VII comprise among others the 20 b high values. An excellent opportunity to acquire some of the scarcer unused stamps of the period.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 900.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1530 Japan

    1875/1960: Small collection containing some earlier covers with better stamps, for example 1906 1 1/2 s blue Victory parade on foldable three part parade card, some earlier registered letters to Europe, 1936 Fuji National Park and some stamps of the period. The condition sometime leaves something to be desired. Still a lot with interest. 
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 280.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1553 Thailand

    1908: 1 a. on 24 a. purple and blue used as single franking on pre-printed Telegram envelope to the German Siamese Trading corporation, despatched by the German Telegram Service BANGKOK. The stamp is cancelled BANGKOK 2c and the envelope bears an arrival mark BANGKOK 1b. Minor ageing, Telegram usages are scarce.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 320.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1606 Collections/lots worldwide

    1895/1970: Lot few hundred cards, picture postcards, covers and postal stationery items related to navigation, cards mainly showing passenger ships from various shipping companies, marine vessels, paquebot cancellations etc., two catapult covers are included as well, neatly arranged in two albums and on album pages.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 900.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1569 Collections/lots Europe

    1900/1980: Accumulation of Eastern European countries in fourteen stock-books and albums, containing a wealth of material, such as Sowjet thematic stamps and miniature sheets, issues from former Eastern Block countries with miniature sheets and thematics including "Space", "Animals" and "Sports", being the predominant content. There are also some covers to round off this collector's estate. 
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1522 Iran

    1875/76: Lovely selection with 16 stamps from the 'Lion issue' used (14) and unused (2), en detail 1 ch. black (6 incl. a horiz parir), 2 ch.blue (1), 4 ch. red-brown (4), 8 ch. yellow-green (4) and 1 kr. carmine (1), all in deep colour and of fresh appearance.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1622 Picture postcards of the world

    1900/30ca.: Group 75 picture postcards used/ unused with many addressed to Rosario, Argentine, incl. some better ethnic cards with people in their traditional costumes from Ceylon, China, Guadeloupe, India, Japan, Mauritius, Malaya, Senegal, South Africa and USA, some wear as usual.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1482 People's Republic of China

    1963/1980: Small accumulation on two pages, beginning with the 1963 "monkeys" imperforate with full original gum, 1978 "water country modernisation" in se tennent strip of five. 1979 "Pilgrimage", 1980 "Paintings" and others, including a few singles.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 320.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1592 Collections/lots Oversea countries

    1859/1960c: Lot of about 280 Latin American covers and postcards with some nice classic covers from Argentina and Uruguay, two stampless 1860 covers from Costa Rica to Switzerland, many stationery cards, airpost, censor covers and commercial mail from Mexico, El Salvador, Panama, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela and Brazil.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 700.00 CHF
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