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  • Lot# : 1769 Philippines

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 1465 French Levant

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    French P.O.'s in Levant 1868/1925c.: Collection with 1885 opts. on Type Sage incl. fine 20 pi. on 5 fr. lilac mint, 1902 set to 20 pi. on 5 fr. mint, Castellorizo 1915 1 c. to 10 c. mint, Crete, Ile Rouad set mint, Cavalla with 1893 high values mint, 1892 Dedeagh set to 8 pi. mint, France 1871/75 40 c. orange with Ordou 5097 gros chiffres in blue (rare), 1862 with 5085 gros chiffres of Galatz in blue, 1871/75 10 c. with 5084 gros chiffres in blue of Dardanelles, covers with 'Poste Aux Armées' cancels from Beirut (reg'd), Damascus (to Diego Suarez), Smirna (reg'd to London), 1868 cover to Genoa franked France 1865 30 c. pair from Alexandrette with POSTE FRANCAISE / D'ALEP in blue etc. A fine and most interesting lot.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1462 Egypt Kingdom

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    French Post Offices in Alexandria & Port Said 1899/23: Collection with Alexandria 1899 issue with superb 5 fr. mint, 1902/03 set mint and used, 1921/23 set with '3 Mill' on Port Said 3 c. and '15 Mill' on 2 c. Port Said error mint, 30 m. on 15 m. of 1 fr. errors of surcharge mint (2) each signed, later issues complete. Port Said 1899 issues mint or used complete, 'Vingt Cinq' and 25 c. in red on 10 c. used (signed Miro), Vingt Cinq only used (2), 1902/20 definitives mint to 5 fr., 1921 surcharges with 5 m. on Alexandria 3 c. error mint (Yvert 38c = EUR 450, signed Brun), 5 m. on 3 c. inverted opt. mint, 30 m. on 1 fr. mint (signed Miro), 60 m. on 2 fr. in mint block of four, rare 60 m. on 2 fr. mint pair - one with MILL1EMES error, Nov 1921 5 m. on 1 c. inverted opt. block of twelve mint, 1921/23 Paris surcharge set mint etc. Generally fine, a good lot.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1524 General Issues French Colonies

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    General issues/Colonies générales 1859/71: 10 c. brown Eagle (pair, touched at left), 1871 5 c. green Napoleon (2), and 1871 10 c. brown Cérès, all tied by black lozenge to cover from St. Denis / Réunion (cds of Dec 13, 1872 on reverse) to France, showing French transit railway marks and arrival mark of Bordeaux (Jan 11, 1873) on reverse. The 10 c. Cérès is touched and the address is partially rewritten. A unique combination of three issues in two colours to pay the 50 c. tariff towards France and a late use of the Eagle issue. Signed Calves; cert. Scheller (2010).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1467 French Equatorial Africa

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    French Equatorial Africa 1937/58c.: Collection with 1937/40 Liotard values without value tablets imperforate (2), 1937 and 1940 'Libre' issues mint and on Censored Airmail covers, 90 c. and 1 fr. values with double 'Libre' opt. (one inverted), 1941 5 fr. in carmine Error of Colour mint (Yv. 154b, signed Roumet), 1945 Felix Eboué 2 fr. black Artist's Proof signed Munier, later issues and plentiful covers (68), also collections of Cameroun and Chad.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1770 Philippines

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 1525 French Equatorial Africa

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    Afrique Equatoriale 1940: 2 fr. black & green of the 1937 definitive series (Paul Crampel), example from the lower right sheet corner with black overprint LIBRE, fixed to original paper; unissued stamp with a very small print run of 25. Cert. Guy de Vachat (2010) Not listed in Cérès or Yvert.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1464 French Levant

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    Ile Rouad 1916: Cover to Port Said franked by vertically overprinted set of three: 5 c. green, 10 c. rose-red and 1 pi. on 25 c. blue all tied by 'Ile Rouad' datestamps (April 6) in black. Reverse with Port Said / Egypte French P.O. cds and Egyptian Port Said cds. A scarce issue on letter.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1526 French Somalia

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    Cote des Somalis 1945: 3 fr. overprint on 2 fr. brown of the 1943 London set (few stains on the back); rare overprint error as it was done regularly on the 0.25 fr. green; not listed in Cérès or Yvert. Cert. Guy du Vachat (2010).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1531 French Levant

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    Consular Post Office in Jerusalem 1948:, consular stamp orange & green with ovpt. "JERUSALEM / Poste aérienne 10 fr." from the right sheet margin. Fresh and fine, unmounted with original gum. Signed A. Brun; cert. Roumet (2001) Cérès = EUR 4'000.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 1527 French Indo China Local Issues

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    Indochine 1892/96: Type Groupe 1 c. black on azure showing variety: double imprint INDO-CHINE, a fine example, unused og. A very rare stamp, cert. Calves (2002) Yvert & Tellier 2014 = EUR 6'500.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1771 Philippines

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    1854: 5 c. orange, used example of fine appearance with large margins all round, trace of negligible thin in top margin only, lightly cancelled in black. A scarce stamp so fine Scott = $ 350.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 1768 Cuba

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    1867: Stampless cover from Holguin to Mayari struck with 'Holguin / Isla de Cuba' datestamp and superb strike of the oval network handstamp in black. Reverse with 'Mayari' arrival cds. Most unusual and seemingly untaxed.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1772 Philippines

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    Sperati Forgeries: 10 c. carmine 'used', 1855 5 c. pale red 'used', 1863 1 r. violet 'used' and 1 r. blue unused; all very fine and each handstamped on reverse 'Sperati Reproduction / 43'. A scarce group.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1522 General Issues French Colonies

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    General issues/Colonies générales 1859/65: Proof in black of the 10 c. general colonies issue. Minute water staining. Cert. Behr (2010).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1470 Morocco

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    1891/1955: Collection from first issue with 1902/03 issue mint with some varieties, 1914/21 set mint with a few varieties, Tangier issues, the whole including cancellation interest and covers.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1468 Gabun

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    Gabon 1871/1937: Collection with French Colonies General Issues used in Gabon, with 1859/65 Eagle issue fronts with three colour frankings each at 70 c. rate (2), 1886 5 c. on 20 c. unused (Yvert 1, signed Brun), 10 c. on 20 c. mint (Yv. 2, signed Brun and Calves), rare 50 c. on 15 c. blue unused (Yv. 4, signed Brun), 1888/89 15 on 10 c. used (Yv. 6, signed Brun), 25 on 10 c. used (Yv. 9, signed Champion), 25 on 75 c. rose used (Yv. 10, signed Emilio Diena), 1889 15 on Postage Due imperf. 20 c. black mint (Yv. 11, signed Brun) 25 on Postage 20 c. black used and a further example used on cover from Libreville (rare, signed Forbin); 15 c. on 5 c. black strip of three used on registered cover with Colonies 5 c. green ex Libreville (July 1889); 15 on Postage Due 30 c. black used marginal example (Yv 12, signed Brun), 1889 locally typographed 15 c. on rose and 25 c. on green used; 1892 Dubois issue and covers, later issues apparently complete with 1912 '01' on 2 fr. inverted (signed Bru, Calves), 1912 wide spacing, 1932 Proof (River Ogowé) in blue without value tablets (2, one in ultramarine), Brazza Proof in brown without value tablets, completed composite Proof in blue, the whole with cancellations, postal stationery and covers. Seldom seen material, a generally fine and rare collection.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1454 France

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    1903: Sower / Semeuse Issue, superb collection with 'Lignée' 1903 10 c. rose in blocks of four (3), numbered interpanneau pairs and misperforated block of eight; 15 c. green with mint blocks and interpanneau numbered pairs, GC papers, pairs from Booklet sheets, 20 c. brown-lilac mint (17) incl. pairs and block, 25 c. blue with mint (4) and an example printed on reverse, 30 c. lilac mint (14) in pairs and a block, 1921 50 c. blue mint (9) inc. pairs and Coil strip of six, 1924 45 c. and 50 c. olive in blocks, 50 c. red in blocks, 1924/32 75 c. mint with blocks and a rare single Type II example mint and used, 85 c. red in blocks etc.; 'Sans Sol' issue with 10 c. red interpanneau block of four with two stamps missing last 'S' in POSTES variety, 35 c. violet mint (3), 5 c. green on various papers with retouches etc., in pairs (incl. 10 c. pair imperforate with double print variety), blocks, the whole including many varieties and better values, Coil Strips for 5 c. orange, 10 c. red, 10 c. green, 25 c. blue, Booklet Panes of 10 or 20 for 5 c. green and 10 c. red, 25 c. blue 'Faux de Nice' Postal Forgery in a block of four and a piece with 10 c. red Postal Forgery pair used in Le Havre, many blocks are coin daté throughout. Condition varies but many hidden treasures noted.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1631 Italy

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    1861/1950(ca.): Lot hundreds stamps primarily unused, only better sets and singles incl. 1861 20 gr. yellow, 1862 10 cent. brown yellow, 1863 definitive set, three values, 5 c. grey olive, 10 c. ocre, 15 c. dull-blue, and 40 c. rose carmine, 1865 ovpt. definitive 20 c. on 15 c. dull-blue, 1877 definitive 10 c. blue, 1877 definitive 45 c. grey olive and 20 c. yellow ocre from the lower margin with inverted imprint "LI..", 1879 Umberto 60 c. brown used, 1889 5 c. unused and 5 l. green & carmine used, 1901 40 c. brown and 50 c. violet, 1923 Manzoni, also used, 1924 Cruiser Italia, 1928 Philibert of Savoy unused, 1930 Balbos flight on piece, 1933 Zeppelin on pieces, 1933 Dante Society Airmail used, 1933 Crociera Nord Atlantica mint (2), 1934 Soccer World Championship used/mint, 1934 Fligh Rome-Mogadiscio used, Official stamp 1934 Airmail stamp for the flight Rome - Mogadiscio, ovpt. SERVIZIO DI STATO 1935 Aeronautic salon mint, 1935 Bellini mint, 1937 Augustus mint, 1948 Risorgimento mint and Official stamp 1934 ovpt. on flight Rome - Mogadiscio. Ten certs. Sassone = EUR 70'000+.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1445 France

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    1849/52: Collection arranged by issue date with Essays and Colour Trials for the first issue (7), study of 20 c. black with Trial print 'mise en train' in corner block of four in black (2 blocks), Essay block of twenty of the 20 c. in grey-black marginal from right of sheet and 'Projet Spiers' cancellation experiment; issued stamps used (41) with fine multiples incl. strip of four and vertical strip of five used on piece, 20 c. black with early usages on Jan 3, 4, 5, 6 and a cover from Tannay cancelled by datestamp and in manuscript (Jan 17); usages on covers (6) and a mint reimpression of 1862; followed by 1 fr. carmine used (12) and reimpression of 1862 mint and a Sperati 'used' and usages on covers (3); 40 c. orange used (9, one with wide '4') and a mint reimpression together with usages on covers (2); 1850 25 c. blue used (19), mint reimpression (cert.), covers (7); 15 c. green used (3), mint reimpression and a cover; 10 c. bistre Essays (2), used examples (7), mint reimpression and covers (2), Sperati Forgery of tête-bêche pair and genuine cover (cert. Roumet) with 40 c. orange pair and vertical 10 c. tête-bêche pair (cat = EUR 45'000). A wonderful and extraordinary lot, condition varies but viewing is a pleasure.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 9,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1359 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 2x-19A
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    1856/75: Group 42 stamps used/unused in very different condition, with 1856 10 kop. carmine on wove paper used (3, two cancelled in manuscript only), 10 kop. carmine on wide vertically laid paper used with 'Brahestad' low boxed datestamp (17.11.1859) and in manuscript (Mi 2y), 1856 10 k. carmine on narrow vertically laid paper used with low boxed Börga (1 June 1958) datestamp (Mi 2z), 1860 5 k. rose unused with one pulled and one creased roulette (Mi 3B), 10 k. blue unused of fine frontal appearance but thinned (Mi 4Ca), 1866 5 p. brown lilac unused and used (Mi 5Cx and 5Cy) and a further 5 p. example apparently imperforate with RPS cert. of 1910 ('apparently imperf.'), 8 p. black on green thick paper cancelled by Helsingfors datestamp in blue, 10 p. black on yellow unused and used, 20 p. blue used, 40 p. rose unused and used, 1 m. yellow-brown unused and used; 1875/82 perf. 11 set of seven to 32 p. unused (Mi 12/18) with additional examples of the 20 p., 25 p. and 32 p. unused; an excellent reference group, nearly all with certificates / opinions Schwenson (2000) Mi = EUR 19'600+.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1455 France

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    1917/18: 'Orphelins' Issues, the specialised collection with Essays for 2 c. + 3 c. without value imperforate on white (signed Calves) and on brown paper, Essays for 2 c. + 3 c. value with values inserted (different fonts) in yellowish or white glossy card paper with single in a deep shade and a block of four in a greyish hue (both signed Calves); 5 c. + 5 c. unadopted Essay in design of 2 c. in black on glossy card paper, Essays as adopted for 15 c. + 10 c., and two further examples unadopted with circular value tablets, and 25 c. + 15 c. in black, Essay for 35 c. + 25 c. in unfinished design in black on brownish wove paper, 50 c. + 50 c. Essays on different papers (2), 1 fr. + 1 fr. design with Cockerel on left hand value tablet, 5 fr. + 5 fr. Essay with Cockerel removed by retouch in black, paper signed by L. Ruffe the engraver of the issue; thereafter with mint set to 1 fr. + 1 fr. (cert.) and 5 fr+ 5 fr. black & blue, signed (Yvert = EUR 3'250); 1918 Indochina set mint, 1922 set mint with complete pane of 25 of +10 c. on 50 + 50 c. brown (cert.) mint, +1 fr. on 5 + 5 fr. mint and a corner marginal unmounted example (cert.) and two used examples, 1922 with four values optd. SPÉCIMEN in blue or red (Maury = EUR 1'000) signed, 1926 set mint, the collection with a generous array of blocks and covers. An excellent study.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1562 Iceland

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    1873/1952: Lot 140 stamps and one miniature sheet  primarily in unmounted og. condition with several interesting sets and singles such as
    1873 Skilding, four values, 2 sk. blue, 4 sk. carmine, 8 sk. brown, and 16 sk. yellow with inverted watermark, 1892 50 ö. light-blue & rose unused, 1897 Skilding with local ovpt '3' and 'thrir', 3 ö. on 5 ö. green, 1902 3 aur yellow with ovpt "1 GILDI / '02-'03" in black and 6 aur grey from left margin with ovpt "1 GILDI / '02-'03" in red, 1907, 1920 & 1924 definitives, 1925 landscapes and ovpt. definitives, 1930 Allthing issues, 1931 definitives, 1933 Visit of Italian Transatlantic Flight Squadron Balbo, compl. set, ovpt. "Hopflug Italia / 1933", all tied by "REYKJAVIK 9 VII. 33" cds's to pieces, and official stamp 1922 5 kr. brown as well as 1930 Allthing, compl. set. To be studied carefully, seven certs Mi = EUR 28'460.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1691 Poland

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    1860/1964: Lot 90 used/unused stamps and 18 miniature sheets, incl. 1860 10 kop. blue & red in good quality for this issue (three used copies, two pieces and one cover), 1919 Krakow issue with 25 h. blue, 10 h. violet, 90 h. red carmine and 4 kr. green (all twice), all unused and signed by Alberto Diena and others, 1919 Posen issue 10 f. on 7½ pf. unused, signed Romeko, 1925 Na skarb set unused (3), 1928 Warsaw stamp show miniature sheet used, 1938 Warsaw stamp show (6) and stratosphere balloon (5) miniature sheets, Polish exile government issues, 1944 definitives (2), 1946 BIE miniature sheet (2), 1948 Polish culture (2) and USA anniversary miniature sheets (3, one with Groszy ovpt.) as well as 1964 Winter Olympics 1 zl. without face value (5). An impressive stock Mi = EUR 19'700 following the consigner.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1620 Italy

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    1852/68: Lot 97 used/unused stamps, one piece and four covers incl. Stato Potifico 1852 50 baj light-blue, 1867 3 c. grey and 10 c. orange, four covers, Modena 1852 definitives, Napoli 1858 Arms of the Two Sicilies, seven values ½ gr. to 50 gr., 1860 Croce di Savoia, Parma definitives 1852/59 all eleven values used, 1859 Stati Parmensi 80 c. bistre olive, Romagna 1859, compl. set unused, and Sicily 1859 Ferdinando II, 5 gr. vermillion and 10 gr. blue unused compl. set ½ gr. orange to 50 gr. carmine brown used, Sardegna1855/63 incl. 1851 Vittorio Emanuele and 1854 Vittorio Emanuele, not issued, Tuscany 1851 Medici Lion, 60 cr. brown red with watermark Crown, 1857/59 Medici Lion with watermark Crossed Lines, compl. set and 1860 Arms definitives, six values. Many stamps signed Oliva, Enzo or Alberto Diena, ten cert. Sassone = EUR 145'000.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1446 France

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    1852/60: Collection with Présidence 10 c. reimpressions mint (2), 10 c. bistre used (3) and on covers (2); 20 c. reimpression mint, Colour Trials in issued colour single and in a pair, used examples and covers (5); 1853 Empire with 1 c. olive used (5), 5 c. green used (6), 10 c. bistre used (14) and on covers (10), 20 c. blue with imperf. Colour Trial pair and a Trial in grey, many used examples and cancels in red also incl. page with POSTFS errors (8) and a cover, plentiful covers incl. 'Perf. Susse' and a 'Percé en Ligne' usage, 40 c. orange used (18) and covers (5) plus a Perf. Susse usage addressed to Marco Del Pont in Buenos Aires, 80 c. carmine used (15) incl. a 'groseille' (cert.) and on covers (3) plus a defective cover to Austria bearing narrow margined 80 c. tête-bêche pair (cat. EUR 30'000); 1 fr. carmine used (3) and Sperati Forgeries (6, including a tête-bêche pair), condition varies but some remarkable items present with viewing essential.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1448 France

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    1863/70 Laureated Issue, the collection with Essays and Proofs including 4 c. 'decoupage' block of four, 4 c. printed in blue (9, incl. a block of four), 4 c. printed in brown (6, in the issued colour of 2 c., two singles and a block), 4 c. printed in green (8, incl. a block), 4 c. printed in the colour of the 1 c. (6), Colour Trial blocks of four for 30 c. in orange, brown and carmine and further single examples in a variety of shades; issued stamps with 1 c. mint (6) and used (11), 2 c. Trial printing on cloth paper (signed), 2 c. mint (5, one with 'Controle / TP') and used on wrapper, 4 c. grey opt. 'Specimen' and used (10); 10 c. bistre including covers (7), 20 c. blue with marvellous range of Plate Flaws etc., and covers (11); 30 c. brown unused and used (15) and on covers (3); 40 c. orange with covers (3); 80 c. carmine mint pair and Colour Trial block of four and used on covers (3); scarce 5 fr. grey used (3) and a usage on attractive cover front; 'Granet' reimpression 1 c., 10 c. (cert.), 20 c. and 25 c. unused, 1869 Newspaper issues used and imperforate 2 c. and 3 c. on Journals. An outstanding and most attractive collection.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1705 Romania

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

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

    Lot# : 1318 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 28/39+44/45
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    1889/1901: Collection on leaves with covers/cards (33), with Small Lion set imperf. (Mi = EUR 500), 5 st. used on decorated local greetings card envelope, 5 st. rate covers to Belgrade and Paris, Newspaper usages, 75 st. franking to the Ministry of the Interior in Constaninople with oval framed 'Basvekalet / Arsivi' in black, 1896 registered card to Constantinople, registered 1897 cover to Canada, 1892 15 on 30 st. brown, single and mint block of four and usages on two covers, 1895 '01' on 2 st. pane of 25 mint, 1896 rare 2 leva and 3 leva used on philatelic cover (Mi = EUR 1'200), 1901 5 on 3 st. brown and 10 st. 50 st. deep green opt'd ULTRAMAR on receipt from UPU, a splendid lot with much of interest (51 items).
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1458 France

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    1924/37: Small collection on Exhibit leaves with Ronsard Epreuve de Luxe signed by A. Delzers, the engraver, and two mint panes of 25 of the issued stamp; 1927 Legion Americaine Epreuve de Luxe, 1928 'Ile de France' Catapult cover franked by Pasteur 1 fr. 50 c. blue and Merson 5 fr. (2) with six line cachet at left and red 'Par Avion' label, 1929 Jeanne D'Arc Epreuve de Luxe and a defective working Proof struck in red, 1930 Sinking Fund 1 fr. 50 c. + 3 fr. 50 c. Rheims mint with sheet number and a slightly defective block of four ex Booklet, 1937 Louvre issue used on cards (3) and on 'Musée du Louvre' sheetlet etc. Condition varies but scarce group.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1568 Lombardy-Venetia

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    1850: 45 c. slate-blue, type II on hand-made paper in a block of four plus single, all tied by CREMA 7/7 datestamp to fragment of a registered letter with on reverse an additional 30 c. brown, type I on hand-made paper (corner cut away) for the registration, tied by two crossed strikes of one-line RACCOMANDATA. All the stamps were removed for quality control and replaced with hinges in their original positions, the rare block of four is touched at top while the other three margins are good to large. In spite of some minor imperfections (short pre-cut in block of four) an exceptionally rare item. Signed Grioni and Enzo Diena, cert. Dr. Avi (2007) Sassone = EUR 130'000 for a block of four. 
    Provenience: Collection Emil Capellaro
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1496 France

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    1897 (July 8): Charcot, Jean Baptiste (1867-1936) handwritten and autographed letter together with envelope addressed to Mr. Kaminsky in Anteuil-Paris, writing: "Après mes recherches dans les papiers de mon père .....  j'ai trouvé aucun lettre de Tourgenieff." (Russian writer), further two picture postcards depicting the ship 'Pourquoi-Pas' and the Crew of the French Antarctic Expedition together with 1995 French-Greenland commemorative issue miniature sheet and booklet.
    Note: Charcot, was a French scientist, medical doctor and appointed leader of the French Antarctic Expedition with the ship Français exploring the west coast of Graham Land from 1904 until 1907. Another expedition followed with the ship 'Pourquoi-Pas', exploring the Bellingshausen Sea and the Amundsen Sea and discovering Loubet Land, Marguerite Bay and Charcot Island, which was named after his father, Jean-Martin Charcot.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1671 Netherlands

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    1864/1951: Lot 74 stamps primarily in unmounted og. condition with several interesting sets such as 1864 Willem III., 5 c. blue and 10 c. carmine, 1867 Willem III., 5 c. blue Type II perf. 12½:12, 15 c. red brown Type I perf. 12½:12, 20 c. dark-green, and 50 c. golden Type I, 1869 Arms definitives, ½ c. lilac brown perf. 13¼, 1 c. black, 1½ c. rose perf. 14, 2 c. yellow perf. 14, and 2½ c. violet perf. 13¼, 1891 Wilhelmina, 50 c. yellow brown, 1 g. blue violet, and 2.50 g.  lilac red & light blue, 1898 Wilhelmina, compl. set four values 1 g. blue green to 10 g. dark-orange, 1899 definitive set unused og., 1913 Centennary of Dutch Independence, compl. set, 1926/30 definitive set 1 g. to 5 g., 1946 definitive set 1 g. to 10 g., 1949 definitive set 1 g. to 10 g., and 1951 Airmail set. Seven opinions / certs. Mi = EUR 16'800.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1535 French Colonies

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    Various French Colonies 1859/1960(ca.): Large collection hundreds primarily unused stamps from all French Colonies incl. General issues with Aigle, Napoleon, Cérès and Sage, further on Chine, Cilicie, Cochinchine, Cote d'Ivoire Groupe ovpts and parcel stamps, Cote des Somalis incl. 1894 Djibouti ovpts, 1899 ovpts. on Vue definitives, Camelrider ovpts, Diego Suarez ovpts, Gouadeloupe ovpts on Sage and Alphée Dubois, Guinea, Guyane Française with early ovpts, Inde. Indochine, Levant, Madagascar, Martinique, Mauretanie, Mayotte, Nossi-Be incl. Postage Due, Nouvelle Calédonie, Obock, Réunion, Saint Pierre et Miquelon incl. Postage Due, Senegal, Tahiti, and Zanzibar. An enormous hoard of well sought issues in five albums. Cérès = EUR 145'000 according to the consignor.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 18,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1754 Russian P.O. in China

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

    Lot# : 1732 Russia

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

    Lot# : 1361 Finland

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    1856/1938: Interesting Collection hundreds primarily used stamps with better singles and sets incl. 1856 10 kopek, shaved at three sides with crisp 1858 Wiborg datestamp, 1860 5 kopek blue and 10 kop. carmine with roulette II, 1866 definitives in roulette II, 1875 32 p. carmine, 1885 5 m. green & red and 10 m. light-brown & red unused, 1891 1 r. brown & orange used, 3.50 r. black & grey unused and 7 r. black & yellow used, 1901 10 m. black & grey (3), and 1930 Zeppelin, in addition Karelia, compl. set of 15 values unused, and Nordingermanland, primarily unused. A lot to be studied Mi = EUR 11'000+.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1710 Romania

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

    Lot# : 1743 Russia

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

    Lot# : 1688 Poland

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    10 kop. pale greenish blue & light rose, used on 1864 cover to Moscow beautifully cancelled by WARSZAWA thimble datestamp (see Bojanowicz page 117) in red (8/1) with further information strike at right. Reverse with 'St. Petersburg-Warsaw Railway Wagon No. 4' datestamp in black (code 43, dated 27/12, julian), St. Petersburg cds (29/12) and Moscow arrival cds (30/12) in black. A wonderful and exotic cover for the specialist, in this describer's opinion one of the finest known and most attractive of the issue. Signed Bojanowicz. Cert. Mikulski (1999).

    Provenance: Collection 'Bojanowicz', Corinphila sale 112 (May 1999), lot 3575.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 18,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1218 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 14K
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    1882: 3 st. orange & yellow, used block of four with variety: 'Background Inverted', cancelled centrally by bold bilingual BAPHA / VARNA datestamp (12.VII.83) in black. An exceptional multiple of excellent colour, couple of tiny age spots on upper stamps and one or two blunted perforations on second stamp of no significance - a major classic rarity with just one other (mint) block of four recorded. Signed Karaivanoff Gi 21a = £ 15'000/Mi = EUR 14'000.

    Note: This block was discovered in an attic in Varna in 1954. The lot contains an article from 'Stamps' (September 28, 1957) detailing the find and a copy of the original Karaivanoff certificate.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1557 Hungary

    Catalogue# : 8a-12a
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    1871/73 Engraved Issue, lot 14 covers with single frankings, including 2 kr. yellow of yellow-range used on Printed Matter entire letters (4), locally used 3 Kr. green (2), of which one on small Ladies cover, 5 kr. carmine (4) with fine strikes of circular date stamps JASENOVAC, ILLOK, OROZVAR, NADASD and framed VARADIN used on green Pacel card to Graz, 10 Kr. blue used on 1873 registration receipt together with double weight cover from RUSZKA-BANYA, 15 Kr. brown (3), all sent registered with one from SZENTES and the others from BESZTERCZEBANYA and PAKRAC. Further fine mint copy of 25 kr. violet with large part of original gum. A fine assembly.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 1450 France

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    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 : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1785 Turkey

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

    Lot# : 1721 Russia

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

    Lot# : 1314 Bulgaria

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    1882: The collection on leaves with mint blocks of four of 3 st., 10 st., 15 st. (2, one is interpanneau), 25 st., 30 st. , 50 st; scarce used block of 50 st. and a complete pane of 25 of the 3 st. mint, 5 st. green single franking cover and on local Varna postcard, 5 st. green (3) on cover, 5 st. green and 10 st. rose pair used on cover to Geneva, 15 st. deep lilac used on covers (2) with superb cover from 'Achielo', rare cover with 25 st. blue used to USA, 25 st. and 50 st. used on reverse of reg'd cover to Austria, 1887 four colour franking cover to Tirnovo from Kazanlik at 40 st. rate, visiting card rates (2 st. and 5 st.) both local and abroad, 1889 double rate local franking at 30 st., Newspaper frankings (2). A splendid lot (12 items + 21 covers/cards).
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1275 Bulgaria

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    1878c.: Rural Bulgarian Post, imperforate issue in black on coloured wove paper, 1 pa. on white, 5 pa. on orange, 10 pa. on pale yellow, 25 pa. on green, 50 pa. on dullk purple and 80 pa. on bright violet; the complete set less the 20 pa. on blue, fresh and fine unused. The inscription reads 'Rural Bulgarian Post' and the labels are believed to have been issued by Bulgarians in support of the Slavs against the Ottoman Empire during the War. For further information see Zagorsky and 'Timbre Poste' 1879, page 108, and the 'West End Philatelist' Vol. VI, page 197; the stamps being first chronicled in the 'Philatelic Record' of October 1879.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1495 France

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    1871: Siège 40 c. in mixed franking with Sage 5 c. green and 1 fr. bronze, both in type N/B as well as 25 c. ultramarine type N/U (2), all tied by "St. Flour (14) 9 DEC 76" cds»s with «CHARGÉ» in red alongside to small value letter with an insured amount of 600 francs, sent to Vienne with transit and arrival cds»s and timbre indicative de chargement in red on reverse. A fine four colour franking paying 25 c. for the postage, 50 c. for the fixed surtaxe and six times 20 c. for the insured amount of money, in total 195 c.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1792 Turkey

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

    Lot# : 1626 Italy

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    1933: Trittici Crociera Nord Atlantica, both values 5.25 l. + 19.75 l. and 5.25 + 44.75 l., ovpt. APPARECCHIO I - BALB, with usual perf., tied by "CROCIERA AEREA DEL DECENNALE / ROMA FERROVIA 10.6.33 XI 22"  with corresponding special cachet in green alongside on envelope (address partially crossed) via New York to Rome, then forwarded to Frascati with arrival and forwarding cds's of New York (July 20 1933) and return cds's of Rome and Frascati (Aug 1 33) on reverse. A fine flight cover from Rome Orbetello to the USA, return to Italy with regular Atlantic mail. Use of both trittici on one cover is rare, a fine cover. Cert. Newiger BPP (1999).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1297 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 14+39
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    1898: Cover to Constantinople franked on front with 18823 st. orange & yellow, Small Lion 10 st. rose and 1895 '01' on 2 st. grey-green & grey tied Philippopolis datestamps, the reverse showing ten further 1895 '01' on 2 st. grey-green & grey, these all tied by seven strikes of the rare circular 'Target' handstamps probably applied in Constantinople or on the Steamer from Varna. Constantinople Austrian P.O. arrival cds (Jan 30) alongside in similar ink. A facinating and rare cover, with letter from William Stephen noting discussions between him and Tchilinghirian on this cancellation, together with an Austrian Levant pair on piece similarly cancelled.

    Provenance: Rigby Hall.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1346 Danish West Indies

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    Danish West Indies 1902 (Feb 27): '8 CENTS 1902' on 10 cents dark red-brown & blue, a magnificent mint block of 90, marginal from right of sheet, showing position 51 with 'Inverted Frame' variety (Facit 26v3 = 5'000 skr.), four stamps with variety 'white dot between 'T' and 'S' (Facit 26v11), the large multiple somewhat fragile with extensive splitting but of excellent freshness and original colour, large part to mostly unmounted original gum. An outstanding and extremely rare block Mi = EUR 2'445+/Facit 26 = 45'000 skr.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1684 Poland

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    1860: 10 kop. blue and rose, a fine example with one perf. detached at top on application, used on 1864 cover to St. Petersburg tied by six squared numeral '1' handstamp of the Head Post Office in Warsaw (Bojanowicz Type IV) with red circular WARSAWA despatch cds at right (1/10) in red. Reverse with St. Petersburg arrival cds (Oct 3) in black. File fold well away from the adhesive. A scarce and most attractive cover. Signed Bojanowicz. Cert. Mikulski (1999).

    Provenance: Collection 'Bojanowicz', Corinphila sale 112 (May 1999), lot 3451.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1713 Russia

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

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

    Lot# : 1380 France

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    1 fr. carmine, a fine four margined example used with vertical pair of 1852 25 c. blue, used on small 1852 envelope from POINTE Â PITRE / GUADELOUPE to Six Fours, Var, France all tied on arrival with 'grille sans fin' in black. Despatch cds at lower left (Oct 29) and red framed 'PD', carried by British Packet. Flap missing and tiny imperfection to face panel but a generally fine and rare cover - this usage was only possible from Guadeloupe between November 1851 and August 1853. Cert. Behr (2007).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1573 Lombardy-Venetia

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    1861: 5 so. red and 10 so. brown in mixed franking with 1862 3 so. green, type II (2), all with fresh colours and good perforation (upper stamps touched by horizontal archive fold), tied by "TREVISO 14 / 3" cds's to entire letter with P.D. alongside, sent abroad to Torino with "DA DESENZANO A MILANO (2) 15 MAI 63" transit and "TORINO 16 MAI 63 8 M" arrival cds's on reverse. In spite of some imperfections a rare three-colour franking. Cert. Strakosch (2014) Ferchenbauer = EUR 12'500.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1685 Poland

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    1860: 10 kop. deep blue and bright rose, a fine well centred example in a rich shade, used on 1864 cover to St. Petersburg tied by six squared numeral '1' handstamp of the Head Post Office in Warsaw (Bojanowicz Type IV) with red circular EXSPEDYCY / POCZT / DWORZEC / PRAGA despatch cds of the Warsaw Praga Railway Station in red (15/11) at right. Reverse with St. Petersburg cds (Dec 5) in black. Ironed horizontal file fold does not detract from an exceptional and attractive cover. Cert. Zumstein (1969).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1198 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 31+33
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    1880: 20 pa. green & reddish-violet and 2 pi. black & orange brown used on 1881 registered cover to Nova Zagora, Eastern Roumelia, Bulgaria tied by Constantinople cds (Sept 1) in blue with information strike at left alongside framed RECOMMANDÉE handstamp in blue. Struck in transit through Eastern Roumeliia with Cyrillic EASTERN ROUMELIA / TRAIN NO. 1 (22/VIII) in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 83). reverse with further strike of the Ambulant cds (22/VIII) and Cyrillic POSTA / NOVA ZAGORA cds (22/IX) in blue (unlisted by Tchilinghirian and Zagorsky). The cover did not find the addressee and was returned to Constantinople (Oct 7). A few imperfections but a very rare usage.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 1707 Romania

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

    Lot# : 1367 France

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    20 c. black on yellowish thick paper, an outstanding mint block of four, marginal from right of sheet with marginal rule vertically at right (filet d'encadrement), with large margins all round, diagonal natural paper flaw in margin at right and just touching the fourth stamp. Fine colour and large part original gum. A rare and splendid multiple. Signed Roumet, Calves. Cert. Roumet.

    Note: The 'Filet d'encadrement' was not apparent on all sheets printed of the 1849 Cérès issue, it was to be deliberately introduced on the later Présidence and Empire issues.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1475 France

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    1849: Cérès 1 fr. 'vermillon pâle', the so called 'Vervelle', fresh colour with good to large margins all round (minute thin as usual for this stamp), unused without gum. An extremely rare shade, cert. Calves (1997) Cérès 2008 = EUR 30'000/Mi I = EUR 22'000.

    Note: A part sheet of the 'Vervelle' was found by a philatelist of that name in the legal estate of Anatole Hulot (1811-1892). These stamps were not gummed and printed on very thin paper which explains the thins which characterise them. They present for sure a very early printrun of the 1 fr. which was not thought for the public.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1552 Hungary

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    Catalogue# : 6a
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    Lithographed 25 kr. violet, Type III, centred to lower right, used on 1872 cover to Lyon, France tied by ZAGREB-AGRAM datestamp (23/3) in black. Italic 'PD' alongside in black and circular 'Avricourt' entry mark in blue alongside (March 27). Reverse with Vienna transit cds and Lyon arrival, both in black. Some overall aging to the letter sheet but a rare single franking. Signed Orbán, Müller, Pfenninger. Cert. Orbán (1998) Mi = EUR 22'000.

    Provenance: Corinphila, sale 107 (Sept 1998), lot 1931.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1285 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 3+5
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    1879: 25 c. black & lilac (2) used in combination with 1 fr. black & red on registered cover to London, cancelled by small cyrillic SOFIA (1/10, julian) datestamp in blue with information strike above. Franked at 150 centimes: five times rate + registration fee of 25 centimes, with oval 'London / registered' datestamp on front (Oct 22, gregorian) in red. Reverse with SOFIA datestamp in blue and Cyrillic Rustchouk 'Pycce' datestamp (5/10) transit in blue. Slightly trimmed at top of no significance, a very rare cover - probably the highest recorded rate for a First Issue Bulgarian cover. An Exhibition item.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 16,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1283 Bulgaria

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    1879: 10 c. black & deep green, a used example on 1886 local Printed Matter cover and complete contents, tied by light strike of 'Star in Circle' handstamp with bilingual Sofia datestamp below. A late usage on cover with complete Printed Invitation from the Marshall of the Palace to the Palace Church to celebrate Holy Week / Easter (Easter fell on April 25, gregorian) and the invitation is dated April 11 (julian calendar). An extremely rare cover.

    Note: The Palace Post Office functioned from November 2, 1884 but special cancels were only introduced in 1890.
    Starting bid : 1,750 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1529 Togo

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    French Togo 1914: '10' on German Togo 5 pf. green, wmk. lozenges, the top half of the sheet, with 50 stamps (10 x 5) showing the complete setting of the '10' surcharge, position 1, 10 and 20 with faults, all cancelled by ANECHO / TOGO datestamps (2.11.14) in black, the scarce Type III surcharge appearing on positions 19, 21 and 26 and position 2 showing break in '0' of '10'; also a block of 24 from the base of sheet similarly used. Scarce multiples (just 280 sheets printed) and a fine reference piece Yvert 24/24b = EUR 1'850.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1628 Italy

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    1889: Cartolina di Pubblicità - Brevettata dal R. Ministero di Agicoltura, Industria e Commercio (Serie 17/0001) advertising card franked with 20 c. orange perforated 'CC' used from Bologna to Modena showing various advertsings on front and back. The cards had been sold with the applied stamp and already perforated (Cartolina Commerciale). Scarce and rarely offered on the market. Fine. Sass. Emiss. Pubblicitarie = EUR 7'500.

    Info: Applied stamp slightly overlapped with bend perforation at left and small horizontal crease as originally supplied at the Post Office.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1401 France

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    10 c. brown on rose, a superb tête-bêche pair used on 1875 'Avis de Chargement' form tied by 925 gros chiffres. Loiron cds at left (April 11) and, on reverse 'Chargé / D'Office' cachet and Paris cds's in black and red (April 10), inside the cover  complete notification of charge to collect for a registered letter and original white slip dated April 9 at Loiron (Mayence). A splendid and exceptional usage of great beauty. Cert. Roumet (2003) Yvert = EUR 6'500.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1720 Russia

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

    Lot# : 1302 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 5y
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    1887 (Jan 10): Cover franked by Great Britain 1880 1 d. lilac (3) tied by London squared circle datestamps, underpaid for double rate of 5 d., struck with large 'T' mark and mss. '16' (grams), taxed on arrival with Postage Due 1885 25 st. deep dull red imperforate, tied by bilingual SOPHIA datestamp (6/1, julian) in blue. A rare and fine cover addressed to Sir Nicholas Roderick O'Connor at the British Agency.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1477 France

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    1850: Cérès 40 c. orange in a horizontal pair, vibrant colour, bottom left just clear, otherwise with good to large margins all round, tied by 'grille sans fin' to envelope, sent to Strood Kent with framed PD in red, "PARIS (60) 8 OCT.52" cds in black and "PAID 9 OC 1852" cds in red alongside as well as French railway cds and Rochester transit cds (Oct 9) in blue on reverse. An attractive item. Signed Calves Cérès 2008 = EUR 1'750.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1627 Italy

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    1934 (Jan. 26): PRIMO VOLO DIRETTO ROMA - BUENOS AIRES, registered airmail cover franked with complete airpost set of four values tied by special cachet "Roma 1. Volo Postale Diretto 27..1.33" with additional franking of National 20 c. + L. 2.50 tied by "Roma Ferr. Racc.26.I.34" and with special flight cachet in magenta, showing on reverse boxed TRANSPORTADO FOR CORTESIA / PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS SYSTEM / FORTALEZA - BUENOS AIRES in violet together with Buenos Aires arrival mark of Feb. 2nd in black. Fine and scarce cover Sass. = EUR 1'850
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1209 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 4
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    1879: 50 centimes black & blue, a single example used on 1882 registered cover to Russia tied by 'Star in Circle' handstamp with bilingual RAZGRAD cds alongside (Sept 25) and fine registration cachet in same ink at right (postage 25 c. + registration 25 c.). Reverse with bilingual Roustchouk cds (Sept 26), Urgeni transit cds's (Sept 28 and 29) and St. Petersburg datestamps (Oct 3). Minor edge wear to envelope mentioned for accuracy but an exceptional and rare first issue cover. Signed Grobe.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1766 Spain

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

    Lot# : 1756 Russian Levant

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

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

    Lot# : 1421 France

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    1924/25: International Exhibition for Decorative Arts, the specialised collection on leaves with unadopted Essays imperforate in blue for a 50 c. value, strip of four unadopted Essays also in blue for three further values (all photogravure printings), photogravure Essays in unadopted designs featuring 'Potter' and 'Sculptor' in Proof sheet format in green and another in blue, page with Die Proof and Colour Trials (4) in three different colours for 'Potter' 25 c. value, 75 c. blue in an unmounted block of four, 'Epreuve de Luxe' collective sheet (with the 45 c. value) also a range of covers & cards (16) showing usages of the issue. Remarkable assembly.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1780 Sweden

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

    Lot# : 1714 Russia

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

    Lot# : 1686 Poland

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    Catalogue# : 1
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    1860: 10 kop. blue and rose, a a fine example used on 1864 cover to St. Petersburg tied by circular 'DP' in four rings with red circular EXSPEDYCY / POCZT / DWORZEC / PRAGA despatch cds of the Warsaw Praga Railway Station in red (13/8) at right. Reverse with St. Petersburg cds (Aug 3, julian) in black. An exceptional and attractive cover. Cert. Mikulski (1999).

    Provenance: Agathon Fabergé; Collection 'Bojanowicz', Corinphila sale 112 (May 1999), lot 3583.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 1612 Sicily

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    5 gr. vivid vermilion, 2nd plate in horizontal strip of four, positions 1-4, together with 10 gr. indigo as horizontal pair, positions 41-42, tied by framed handstamp to outer letter sheet, sent registered from Petralia Soprana to Palermo (Feb 1, 1860) with framed one-line dispatch mark and arrival cds on front. Despite some flaws a rare and spectacular franking with the largest strip of 5 gr. vermilion of 2nd plate known. Signed Alfredo Fiecchi, certificates Enzo Diena (1981) and Colla (2004).
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1594 Papal state

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    1868: 20 c. black on violet paper together with 80 c. black on rose paper from the top margin, both stamps with fresh colour and good perf., each tied by lozenge with 25 Jan 1870 cds and ASSICURATA in black as well as French entry "Etats Pont. 28 JANV 70" and CHARGE in blue alongside on registered envelope to Seyne-les-Alpes with French Chargement handstamp in blue and diff. transit and arrival cds's on reverse. A fine registered use, rare at that time. Sassone = EUR 3'000+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1491 France

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    1871 (Jan 25): Napoleon laureated 30 c. brown (def.), tied by mute star to Ballon monté cover with "PARIS 25 JANV 71" cds and framed PD in red alongside on small format entire to Manchester Great Britain, transported with the balloon "Richard Wallace". This balloon was the secondlast balloon which left Paris and the second balloon which shipwrecked in the Atlantic Ocean nearby Ile de Ré which explains the poor condition of the cover. Cert. Brun (1980) Lhéritier no. 66 = FF 18'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1797 Ukraine

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

    Lot# : 1716 Russia

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

    Lot# : 1693 Portugal

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    1834 (Sept 16): Entire letter from Porto to Sécheron near Geneva, Switzerland mailed via London and Paris with ANGL. EST IN RED at top and faint manuscript 1/8d. prepaid. Reverse with London transit cds and two line GENEVE dated arrival (Oct 2) struck in black. Front with 36 Sols charge in red ink and oval '2s.' handstamp in black. An unusual destination for Portuguese mail at this date. See 'Auslandspostverkehr 1798 - 1850', page 270 for further information.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1781 Sweden

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

    Lot# : 1360 Finland

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    1856/85: Lot 25 primarily used stamps incl. 1856 10 kop. on Tampere paper (2, one on piece), 1866 rouletted definitives in the usual mixed condition with 5 p. brown lilac (one used, one unused), 8 p. black on green (3), 10 p. black on laid paper, 20 p. blue on blueish (5), 40 p. rose carmine (6) and 1 m. yellow brown (3) as well as 1885 1 m. grey & rose red. A fine group with a good diversity of papers, rouletting and postmarks Mi = EUR 9'300+.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1437 France

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    1936/38: Pasteur 1 fr. 50 c. + 50 c., cut down Die Proof in pale blue signed by the engraver G. Hourriez, also a cover with 'Congres Philatelique' cancels and 1938 Pasteur 1 fr. 75 c. + 25 c. Epreuve de Luxe, fresh and fine; together with 1888 silver medal featuring Pasteur on obverse and reverse with 'Institut Pasteur' and date; 1895c. bronze medal with dates 1822-1895 on front (51 x 74 mm.) and 1923 bronze medal from Pasteur Centenary Exhibition in Strasbourg showing Pasteur ((49 x 68 mm.). A fine thematic group.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1546 Hungary

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    Catalogue# : P1
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    1871: 2 kr. yellow on buff postal stationery card, a fine used example sent in 1872 underpaid to Great Britain, cancelled by PEST / LIPOTVAROS datestamp (July 8, 1872), struck with framed 'Jnsufficiently / prepaid' in black (Van Der Linden fig. 1835) and with 'Manchester' arrival cds (July 12) on front. Manuscript charge raised '5½' (pence) to pay with notification at top 'Received as a Letter'. Unusual usage.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 1703 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 10/Ix
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    30 pa. deep blue, hand struck from single Die on white wove paper, a fine large margined example crossed by ironed file fold, tied to 1863 cover to Jassy tied by FRANCO / GALATZ handstamp (Kiriac fig. 308) with 'Galatz / Moldova' cds at right (8/3) both in black. Reverse with Jassy arrival (11/3). A fine and attractive cover. Signed Sottoriva, A. Diena. Cert. Heimbüchler (2005).

    Provenance: Corinphila, sale 145 (April 2006), lot 1525.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1512 France

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    1849/87: Lot eleven used/unused stamps and one cover incl. 1849 Cérès 1 fr. dark-carmine, 1850 15 c. green used, Presidence 10 c. bistre used, Siège 40 c. orange unused, 1853/54 Napoleon imperf. 5 c. green and 40 c. orange (oxydised), 1869 Napoleon laureated 5 fr. grey violet, and 1887 Napoleon laureated, Granet reprint 1 c. green bronze as well as 1854 entire Paris to Pyrmont Germany with pairs of Napoleon imperf. 10 c. bistre (def.) and 20 c. blue, cancelled by Gros points. One opinion and five certs.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 1541 Greece

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    1900/54: Lot 110 stamps unused/unmounted og. with several interesting issues incl. 1900 Large Hermes head, ovpt. 5 dr. on 40 l. lilac in a block of four from the left margin, cancelled in blue, cert. Simmermacher, 1906 Olympics, 1927 definitive set, 1933 definitives, signed Dr. Engelke, Zeppelin, Aeroespresso and Airmail sets, 1940 National Youth Organisation Airmail set as well as Rhodes Italian occupation, 1929 definitive set. Mi = EUR 7'500.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 1271 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 315 var
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    1937 (Oct 3): King Boris III, 2 leva values (4), 'Ministerblock' with the 2 l. printed in blue-green, red, purple and deep blue with adhesives imperforate (103 x 145 mm., not as stated erroneously in Michel), a fresh mint example of this rare sheet with imprint '3. October 1937' at lower right in black. Some very minor crinkling at base (where un-gummed as are all 20 sheets), but fresh and fine with full unmounted og. Extremely rare with just 20 examples printed.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1687 Poland

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    1860: 10 kop. deep blue and bright rose, a fine example used on 1865 cover to St. Petersburg tied by four squared numeral '1' handstamp of the Head Post Office in Warsaw (Bojanowicz Type II) with red circular WARSAWA despatch cds in red (2/9) below. Reverse with St. Petersburg cds (Feb 4, julian) in black. A delightful and attractive cover. Cert. Mikulski (1999).

    Provenance: Collection 'Bojanowicz', Corinphila sale 112 (May 1999), lot 3448.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1706 Romania

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

    Lot# : 1382 France

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    1 franc vermilion foncé, a fine used example in this resounding deep shade, touched at lower left but with ample to large margins on three sides, the stamp with Plate Flaw at left from pearl towards the chin of Cérès, cancelled by large dotted handstamp (gros points) in black (as is the largest known multiple). Fresh and relatively fine for such a rare stamp. Signed Calves, Grioini, Richter. Certs. Calves (2003) and Guatré (2006) Yvert = EUR 20'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1777 Sweden

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

    Lot# : 1796 Ukraine

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 1340 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 11A
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    1863: 4 sk. blue, perf. 13 x 12½, a mint block of twelve marginal from right of sheet, well centred and in a delicate pale shade, fourth stamp with plate variety: Coloured dot under '2' in lower left corner, the twelfth stamp with fault at base. The reverse with some light iron spotting but with large part to full original gum. A remarkable and rare multiple Mi = EUR 1'500+/Facit 11f = 20'000+ skr.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1793 Turkey

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

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

    Lot# : 1358 Finland

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    1856/1930: Lot 26 stamps primarily in unmounted og. condition with several interesting singles and sets such as 1856 10 kop. carmine on wove paper, clear to large margins all round, tied to small piece by low boxed datestamp of Wiborg, 1860 5 kop. blue on greyish blue paper, 1866 rouletted 8 p. black on wove paper unused, 1891 and 1901 definitive sets as well as 1930 Zeppelin stamp. Three certs Mi = EUR 4'430.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF
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