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  • Lot# : 1750 Albania

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    1859 (Jan 29): Entire letter to Lyon/France struck with rare Austrian P.O. "DURAZZO" datestamp of despatch in blue (Tchlinghirian fig. 473) with triangular "A/25" Convention marking in black applied in Vienna (Van Der Linden fig. 1G) with Triest (8/2) cds on reverse and charged 10 decimes due on receipt. A rare  entire.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1751 Albania

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    1859 (July 17): Entire letter to Lyon/France struck with rare Austrian P.O. "ANTIVARI" datestamp (1/8) of despatch (Tchlinghirian fig. 467) with reverse showing two line dated "Feldkirch" transit (Aug 11) and red "AUTRICHE / BEAU FR 1 de BALE" entry marking in red (Aug 13) and charged 8 decimes due on receipt. A rare entire.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1752 Albania

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    1860 (Jan 7): Entire letter at double rate to Lyon/France struck with rare Austrian P.O. "ANTIVARI" datestamp of despatch (Tchlinghirian fig. 467) with reverse showing Triest  transit Jan 13) and red "A" (Autriche) in red and "Autriche / Culoz" entry mark (Jan 16) in red alongside. Charged 20 decimes due on receipt. A rare entire.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1753 Albania

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    Catalogue# : U2b+6x8+8K
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    1913: 1 pi. black Official circular overprinted envelope used with June 1913 Eagle surcharged 20 pa. rose red and 2 pi. blackish-blue vertical tête-bêche pair with overprints in black, all tied by "Shkoder" datestamps (15/8). A rare cover. Cert. Peters (2011).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1754 Albania

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    Catalogue# : 11a/11g
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    1914: Unissued Wilhelm set of seven values on printer's card, with complete set perf. 13 x 12½, also the rare 2 fr. value, imperforate (see Mi footnote, Mi = € 500). Rare and most unusual.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1755 Albania

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    Catalogue# : Proofs IIa/IIg
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    1914: Unissued Wilhelm Proofs, a vignette only Proof in blue for the head-plate, another in black for head-plate only and a completed Proof for the 50 q. value in black. A rare trio with archival enumerator numbers at top.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1756 Albania

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    Catalogue# : Proofs IIc/IIg
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    1914: Unissued Wilhelm Proofs, the 10 q., 20 q., 25 q., 50 q. and 1 fr. all being lithographed black Proofs of each value on thick glossy paper. A rare and fine selection with archival enumerator numbers at top.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1757 Albania

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    Catalogue# : Proofs
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    1914: Unissued Wilhelm Proofs, the never released 2 fr., 3 fr. and 5 fr. values, all being lithographed black Proofs of each value on thick glossy paper. Extremely rare and most probably unique group with archival enumerator numbers at top.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1758 Albania

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    Catalogue# : Proofs IIb
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    1914: Proofs in miniature sheet format for the proposed and unissued set, all being 5 q. value, printed in green (as released), blue and in red, perforated 12½ all round. Extraordinary and very rare trio.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1759 Albania

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    Catalogue# : Proofs IIe
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    1914: Proofs in miniature sheet format for the proposed and unissued set, all being 25 q. value, printed in blue (as released), violet-blue, blackish-green and orange-brown. A remarkable and rare group.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1760 Albania

    Catalogue# : 35-40
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    1914: Surcharged souvenir-set to celebrate the arrival of Prince Wilhelm zu Wied on March 7, values 2 Q - 1 Fr. as full set on philatelic cover, in addition two unused postal-stationery items bearing the same overprint Mi = € 500.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1761 Albania

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    Catalogue# : 63
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    1919: Provisional 25 q. on 32 h. violet, surcharged in Durres, single example on 1920 cover to Vienna tied by "Tirane" cds (4/8) in black, with Italian "Poste Militare / 50" transit at lower left (13/8) and reverse with Durres transit cds. Slight file fold well away from the adhesive, a scarce commercial usage of this issue on letter.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1762 Albania

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    Catalogue# : Proofs 83/89
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    1922: Pictorial issue, the set of seven values on printer's card, in issued colours but with all values perforated 12½. Rare and unrecorded item.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1763 Albania

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    1928: Surcharged set of eight values mint, September 1928 set of 11 values mint, October 1929 set of 8 values mint (only 5'000 sets printed); "Tirana-Rome" Airmail set of seven mint (just 4'950 sets overprinted) and 1934 overprinted set to 2 fr. mint. All are pristine, unmounted og. and very scarce thus (Mi 171/178+188/198+202/209+235/250) Mi = € 740.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1764 Albania

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    1940: Express set of two values, 1945 Democratic overprint set of nine mint, 1945 surcharge with star set of seven mint, Red Cross set of four mint, 1946 Red Cross set of six mint, January and July 1946 surcharged sets mint and scarce 1940 Postage Due set if five mint. All are unmounted og. A scarce selection (Mi 320/321+359/378+385/390+396/407+T35/T39) Mi = € 675+.
    Starting bid : 260 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1765 Albania

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    Catalogue# : Proofs
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    1940c.: Unissued imperforate Proof set for proposed Children's charity issue showing burning house and parent with young child in the foreground, marginal set of seven values in green, brown, red, blue, olive, violet and orange on gummed paper. Extremely rare.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1766 Albania

    Catalogue# : 408/429+433/458
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    1946: Balkan Games set of seven mint, Kemal Stafa set and miniature sheet, 1947 Railway set of eight mint, thereafter near complete until July 1948 issues; full unmounted og. Mi = € 650+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1767 Albania

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    Catalogue# : Proofs
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    1952: Unissued imperforate set of eight values commemorating Roosevelt & Churchill, four values with date and four without,  all marginal from left of sheet, fresh and fine, unmounted og.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1768 Albania

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    Catalogue# : 521/522
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    1952: Provisional overprints "0.50" and bars on 5 lek green and "2.50" and bars on 10 lek blue, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce thus.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1769 Belgium

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    1817 (Oct 2): Entire letter to Switzerland endorsed "franco Henri Chapelle", struck on despatch with fine "MECHELEN" straight line handstamp in red and two line italic "Franco / Grenzen" in black with manuscript ratings alongside. A fine and scarce entire.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1770 Belgium

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    1849/1989: Collection used/unused stamps incl. 1869 Leopold 5 fr. red brown unused (cert. Holcombe 1993), 1918 Red Cross issue unused, 1919 King Albert set in duplication, 1929 Orval church unused, Antwerpen and Brussels stamp show souvenir sheets unused, 1933 Orval set unused, also the pre-1900 issues in strong duplication; in addition train stamps, official stamps, postage due, telegraph and telephone stamps and several fine covers Mi = € 30'000+.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1771 Belgium

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    1849/1959: Lot of hundreds of stamps & souvenir sheets primarily in mint condition with a large variety of better values and sets, incl. many useful subjects like 1919 King Albert in Uniform definitives, complete set of 14 mint og. as block of four, the franc values margined from the lower left of the sheet with control mark, 1928 Orval mint (2), 1929 definitives 10-20 fr. severalfold, 1930 Antwerp (2) and 1931 Brussels stamp shows souvenir sheets unused,1932 Mercier full set mint (2), 1932 Infantry monument mint (4), 1933 Orval full set of 12 mint /unused (3), 1933 tuberculosis set unused, 1935 SITEB souvenir sheet unused (4), 1952 Koekelberg souvenir sheet mint (2) and 1952 UPU congress mint (5); also a large stock of souvenir sheets from 1937/41; in addition few covers and FDCs. A fine lot with a very large catalogue value.
    Starting bid : 12,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1772 Bulgaria

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    1900/10c.: Unadopted Colour Trial portrait of Tsar Ferdinand I 10 s. yellow, eight values printed on thick wove paper, probably an essay for 20th anniversary of the assession to the throne. Some corner creases, but nevertheless a rare item.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1773 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : P31
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    1912: Postal Stationery card 10 st. lilac brown, mint example illustrated on reverse King Ferdinand looking at left.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1774 Bulgaria

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    1879/1937: Lot with a better selection of used stamps with high catalogue value including 1879 5c. (7), 25 c. (5, including one on piece), 50 c. (5), 1 f. (3), 1884 surcharges 3 st. on 10 st. red (2), 5 st. on 30 st. blue & brown (2), and 15 st. on 25 st. blue (3), sorted along the SG numbers.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1775 Bulgaria

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    1886/1958: Selection of mint full sheets, 1886 Large Lion definitive 2 st. green (100 adhesives per sheet) with brown "1" on sheet margin, 1895 Big Lion definitive 01 st. on 2 st. green overprint  (100 adhesives per sheet), in addition complete sheets of the 1958 Balkan Games from 16 st. to 4 leva.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 170 CHF

    Lot# : 1776 Bulgaria

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    1886/2008: Several hundred covers, stationery, postcards, and picture postcards. The majority is post 1945 material, but there are about 300 items from 1886/1944, including an interesting mix of usages like 1896 stationery postcard 10 st. red Orthodox baptism of Prince Boris with additional 25 st. red (2) of the same issue and sent registered to Boston, stationery card 5 st. green Baptism together with 5 st. blue of the same issue, postmarked with black bilingual "Roustchouk 28.IIII.96", and sent to Venice; or picture postcard depicting the Russian church at the Shipka Pass, franked with 5 st. red commemorating the anniversary of the Shipka battle, postmarked with bilingual "Chipka 12.IX.902". In addition several non-philatelic items like passports etc., in two boxes.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1777 Bulgaria

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    1895/1917: Five complete or partial newspapers, incl. first sheet of the newspaper "PROGRESS" franked with a 1 st. mauve Large Lion, sent from Sofia to Roustchouk; in addition four newspapers franked with 1 st. values of the 1901 Ferdinand or the 1911 landscape definitive issue, sent as single or double rate printed matter within Bulgaria.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1778 Bulgaria

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    1915/18: Lot of 12 covers and postcards sent from French Prisoners of War in Bulgaria. Four show Bulgarian cachet "Prisonnier de Guerre" to assure free postage, all were censored either in Sofia or Plovdiv. The majority directed to France, another one to Switzerland. A very rare example is a postcard sent within Bulgaria from one POW in Sofia to another French POW in Tatar Pazadjik. A very nice group of postal history from different camps like Plovdiv, Radomir, Sofia, Tatar Pazadjik, and Yakoruda.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1779 Croatia

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    Catalogue# : Proofs 100/101
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    1943 (April 10): Proof sheets of the 5 k. + 3 k. deep red and 7 k. + 5 k. blackish blue-green, both printed on thin granite paper, ungummed, annotated at top "Imprimatur" on each, further annotated to print 15'000 of the 5 k. sheet and 7'500 of the 7 k. sheet. Both sheets with central horizontal crease but unique and extraordinary items.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1780 Croatia

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    Catalogue# : Proof 100/101
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    1943 (March 3): Imperforate Colour Trials on Vienna printers's cards for 2nd Year of Croatian State issue, the Pavelic 5 k. + 3 k. in deep carmine red and 7 k. + 5 k. in blackish blue green, with manuscript annotations, date and instructions for 120'000 sets to be printed. A rare and very fine pair.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1781 Croatia

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    Catalogue# : 103U/105U
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    1943 (June 7): 1 k. deep blue, 2 k. deep olive green and 3.50 k. brown carmine, the complete set of three values in imperforate unmounted og. blocks of four. Rare and very fine Mi = € 720.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1782 Croatia

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    Catalogue# : Proof 103/105
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    1943 (June 7): 1 k. deep blue, 2 k. deep olive green and 3.50 k. brown carmine, the complete set of three values in imperforate Miniature Sheet format, on gummed paper, with printer's manuscript annotation "19.4.43" at base. Rare and extremely fine.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1783 Croatia

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    Catalogue# : Proof 148
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    1943 (Oct 11): Boskovic 3.50 k. deep red-brown and 3.50 k. carmine, each printed in imperforate Miniature Sheet format, on gummed paper, with printer's manuscript annotation "11.10.43" at base. Rare and extremely fine.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1784 Croatia

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    Catalogue# : Proof 149
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    1943 (Sept 7): Boskovic 12.50 k. deep violet-brown and 12.50 k. black-brown, each printed in imperforate Miniature Sheet format, on gummed paper, with printer's manuscript annotation "7.9.43" at base; also a perforated 14 Proof with annotations for the violet ink to be used, most probably unique thus. Rare and fine.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1785 Croatia

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    Catalogue# : Proof 148/149
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    1943 (Oct 23): Colour Trials on Vienna printers's card for Ruder Boscovic 3.50 k. value: three examples printed in deep carmine red and in bright crimson (1) in un-issued perforation 14 (issued perf. 10¾), the card annotated in manuscript "23/X" and signed; struck with circular Croatian Ministerial cachet in violet. An extraordinary and rare Trial.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1786 Croatia

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    Catalogue# : Proof 148/149
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    1943 (Oct 23): Colour Trials on Vienna printers's card for Ruder Boscovic 12.50 k. value: three examples printed in red-brown, deep red-brown and in deep brown in un-issued perforation 14 (issued perf. 10¾), the card annotated in manuscript "23/X" and signed; struck with circular Croatian Ministerial cachet in violet. An extraordinary and rare Trial.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1787 Croatia

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    Catalogue# : Proof 162/165
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    1944 (April 15): Printer's Proofs imperforate in black for each value of the August 1944 Worker's set of four, all engraved in Miniature sheet format and handstamped with date at base in violet; printed on thick magazine picture paper (see reverse). Extremely rare working Proofs and very attractive.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1788 Croatia

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    Catalogue# : Proof 166/Block 7
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    1944 (Aug 20): Printer's Proof for Miniature sheet with 32+16 k. deep green (eight) and DRS/1944 vignette, on gummed paper (170 x 210 mm) with printer's control markings at top. Rare.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1789 Croatia

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    1918/1990: Collection hundreds used/unused stamps with a detailed study of definitive issues, showing many interesting items such as 1919/20 filir inverted proof, larger units, double prints, offsets, perforation errors, use on pieces, covers, and packet cards, on former Hungarian and in combination with Yugoslavian issues; in addition postage due with many overprint errors, local issues Dobrovnik, Mursko-Sredisce, and Prelog, and few 1941 and 1990 items; several certificates Zrinjscak BPP. Further Montenegro 1902/05 definitive issues on pieces from postal orders presenting the different offices.
    Starting bid : 1,800 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1790 Croatia

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    1941/43: Lot of unused stamps and souvenir sheets, partially in full sheets, in addition some stamps of Yugoslavia.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1791 Croatia

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    1941/44: Collection in two stockbooks with many hundred stamps used and unused, incl. compl. sets, varieties as printing and perforation errors, souvenir and miniature sheets perf./imperf. as well as some postage dues. A valuable lot.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1792 Croatia

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    1941/44: Remarkable specialised collection (174 items) with 1941/42 Pictorial Issue with many multiples and showing differing shades, varieties incl. imperf. between, imperf., printed on the gum side, double perfs., double and smudged prints etc., with all values of the set represented in small or large quantities; 1941 Official 50 b. imperf. with double print in block of four, 1943 Pavelic blocks (2) imperf. between, 1943/44 Pictorials with imperf. blocks and varieties, 1944 Francetic issue with imperf. Colour Trial pairs (3) in unissued colours, War Charity values imperf. in pairs etc. An excellent lot for further expansion.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1793 Croatia

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    1944 (22 May): Lot 23 'Francetic' colour proofs, some marginal, incl. pairs and some varieties of perforation, on two album pages.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1794 Czechoslovakia

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    1918/38: Lot hundreds predominantly unused stamps and sets incl. part sheets, souvenir sheets, some in heavy duplication.
    Starting bid : 240 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1795 Czechoslovakia

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    1918/72: Collection of several thousand used/unused/mint stamps, strength is between approximately 1929/51 with several good series and blocks primarily in unused conditions, in addition several early overprints from 1918/19, housed in two stock books.  
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1796 Czechoslovakia

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    1918/92: Collection in six albums from 1945 onwards mainly in complete unused sets, incl. Sokol, airmails, postage dues, miniature sheets, issues for Eastern Silesia and Czech Military Forces in Siberia 1920 (Mi 9/17), further a 15 volume collection of FDC's.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1797 Czechoslovakia

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    1919/24: Lot thousands used/unused postage due stamps with large duplication in one well-filled stock album incl. larger units.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1798 Denmark

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    Frederick III (1609-1670) King of Denmark and Norway (1648/70): Royal Lettersheet 2 1/2 p. written in German Language, signed and dated Copenhagen 20. Septembris Anno 1658, addressed to the Archbishop of Trier/Germany concerning the Siege of Copenhagen by Swedish troops (August 1858): "Wir haben in denen von dem Könige (Charles X Gustave) ... abgelassene Schreiben wahrgenommen, dass derselbe nicht vergnüget, unss wider aller Völcker rechte, auch den zue Roeschild (Treaty of Roskilde) am 26. February jetztlauffenden Jahrs ... und den Schwedischen Reichs Räthen mit Handt und Siegel bestätigten Friedensschluss, feindtlich zu überfallen." Seal missing, but a historically important letter with full transcription included. On August 11, 1658 Charles X and his forces reached Valby hill (Frederiksberg) from where they could overlook the Danish capital. That same day the city gates were closed and would not open again for another 22 months. A Swedish fleet of 28 ships blocked the harbor. The Dutch Republic joined the conflict on the Danish side and a reinforcing fleet managed to smash its way through the Swedish naval forces in Øresund. (Oct. 29 1659).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1799 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 1
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    1851: Ferslew printing, 4 rbs. brown, the superb horizontal strip of three, Plate 1 positions 52-53-54, all cancelled by fine strikes of mute concentric ring obliterators in black. A beautiful and scarce multiple. Cert. Nielsen (2003). Provenance: Collection Christian Andersen.                         Collection Per Lorentzen.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1800 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 1/IIa
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    1852: Thiele printing 4 rbs. reddish brown, first printing, Plate II, position 88; a superb used example with huge margins all round, neatly cancelled by '58' numeral in black (Roeskilde), showing variety "inverted watermark". An extremely rare stamp, Möller certificate states that this is the finest and only flawless example of this variety recorded. Cert. Möller (2005) Facit = Skr 15'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1801 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 2/I
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    1851: Ferslew printing, 2 rbs. blue, Plate 1, Type 1, position 51, a magnificent mint example with large margins all round and of exquisite rich colour, full original gum. A major rarity so fine. Cert. Möller (2004) Facit = Skr. 90'000. Provenance: Collection Per Lorentzen.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1802 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 2/IF
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    1851: Ferslew printing, 2 rbs. blue, Plate 1, Type 3, position 59 (substituted cliché), a fine mint example with large margins all round and of good colour, without gum. A major rarity so fine, certificate states: "only two unused examples from the four subsituted clichés are known to me, this example is the only flawless copy". Rare and exceptional. Cert. Gronlund, Nielsen (2004), Möller (2004) Facit = Skr. 25'000. Mi = unpriced. Provenance: Per Lorentzen.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1803 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 2/I
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    1851: Ferslew printing 2 rbs. blue, huge margined example used on 1852 superb Footpost entire letter, tied by circular mute obliterator in black, with framed Footpost datestamp in blue alongside (14/6). A wonderful cover for the philatelic connisseur. Cert. Paaskesen (1998) Facit = Skr. 60'000. Provenance: Corinphila, sale 103, Sept. 1998, lot 35.                         Collection W. Gross.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1804 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 2/I
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    The earliest known use of the 2 rbs . 1851: Ferslew printing, 2 rbs. blue, Plate 2, Type 10, position 44; a fine large margined example on local 1851 early cover, neatly cancelled by fine strike of mute circular obliterator in black. Footpost (12/5) cancellation alongside in blue-green. Merest ageing around the adhesive but an exceptional and important cover for the specialist: the earliest recorded usage of this stamp. Cert. Nielsen (2003) Facit = Skr. 60'000. Provenance: Collection Per Lorentzen.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1805 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 2/II
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    1852: Thiele printing, 2 rbs. blue, fresh unused with gum with close but clear margins all round (Plate II, no. 61, type 3). A very scarce stamp in unused condition. Cert. Möller (2011) Facit 1/II/Mi = € 3'000.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1806A Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 2/II
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    1852: Thiele printing 2 rbs. blue Plate 1 Type 5, position 23, a fresh unused example with much original gum and large even margins all round. A beautiful copy in flawless condition. Cert. Möller (2011) Facit 1/II = SEK 25'000/Mi = € 3'000.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1806 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 2/II
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    1852: Thiele printing, 2 rbs. blue, Plate 1, Type 6, position 76, a superb mint example of outstanding rich colour, large margins and large part original gum. A splendid and scarce stamp so fine. Certificates Nielsen (2000) and Möller (2001) Facit = Skr. 25'000+/Mi = € 3'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1806B Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 2/II
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    1852: Thiele printing 2 rbs. blue Plate 1 Type 6, position 22, a fresh unused example with original gum, large margins on three sides and good margin at bottom. A fine copy in flawless condition. Certificates Diena (1978),  Möller (2011) Facit 1/II = SEK 25'000/Mi = € 3'000.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1807 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 2/II
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    1852: Thiele printing, 2 rbs, blue, Plate 1, Types 3-4, positions 65-66 on the sheet, the spectacular mint pair in a bright fresh shade, witht huge margins all round, a consummate rarity of Danish and Scandinavian philately with full, unmounted original gum, just two flawless pairs recorded in mint condition of which this is the finest. Illustrated in 'Classic Stamps of Denmark' on page 48. Cert. Möller (2005). Provenance: Corinphila, sale 103, Sept 1998, lot 82.                         Collection Per Lorentzen.    
    Starting bid : 15,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 15,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1808 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 2/II
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    1852: Thiele printing, 2 rbs. blue, a fine used example with four even margins all round, (Plate II, No. 93, type 9) cancelled by Copenhagen '1' numeral in concentric rigs. Cert. Möller (2011) Facit 1/II/Mi = € 1100.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1809 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 2/II
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    1852: Thiele printing 2 rbs. blue, Plate 1, Type 10, position 92; a fine used example with large to clear margins all round, cancelled by "37" numeral obliteration of "Korsor" in black. Rare. Cert. Nielsen (2004).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1810 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 2/II
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    1852: Thiele printing 2 rbs. blue, Plate I, Types 6 and 8, positions 30 and 40 on the sheet, the famous vertical pair with margins all round, neatly cancelled by rare "38" numeral obliteration of "Lemvig". Extremely scarce and a fine multiple, most probably unique. Cert. Nielsen (2003).  Provenance: Corinphila sale 65 'Engellau', June 1981, lot 5153.                         Collection Christian Andersen.                         Collection Per Lorentzen.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1811 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 2/II
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    1852: Thiele printing 2 rbs. blue, Plate 2, Type 3, position 19; a fine used example with large margins all round tied to attractive 1852 local cover by circular mute obliteration in black, with Footpost (22/10) datestamp in blue-green alongside. A rarity, the mute cancellation was withdrawn in late October 1852 and thus could only have cancelled Plate 2 adhesives during a three month period. Certificates Nielsen (1999) and Möller (2005). Provenance: Collection Gene Scott.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1812 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 2/II
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    1852: Thiele printing 2 rbs. blue, Plate 1, Type 9, position 49; a fine used example with large margins all round tied to 1854 Prices Current by '1' numeral and by Footpost (8/5) cancellation in blue. Copenhagen compass clock cancel at lower left in black. A marvellous and extremely fine entire. Cert. Kaiser (1980). Provenance:  Collection W. Gross.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1813 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 2/II
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    1852: Thiele printing 2 rbs. blue, Plate II, Types 5-6, positions 21 and 22 on the sheet, the famous horizontal pair on 1855 cover tied by '1' numeral obliterators of Copenhagen, with compass clock cancellation at lower left. Large margins all round if roughly separated, and the cover with some splits at edges and a tad fragile. However, a major rarity. Cert. Kaiser (1981). Facit = Skr. 50'000.
    Starting bid : 2,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1814 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 2/II
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    1852: Thiele printing 2 rbs. blue, Plate I, Types 3 and 9 (substituted cliché), positions 17 and 18 on the sheet, the horizontal pair with large even margins all round, on 1853 cover from within Christiania to Christianshavn (outside the ramparts), with each stamp tied by heavy  '1' numeral obliterators of Copenhagen, with framed Footpost (15/5) datestamp alongside. Ironed vertical bend well away from adhesives, the finer of the two known covers bearing a pair with one stamp from a substituted cliché. Rare. Cert. Möller (2006) Facit = Skr. 50'000. Provenance: Collection Jussi Tuori.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1815 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 2/II
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    1852: Thiele printing 2 rbs. blue, Plate II, Types 3-5, positions 61 and 71 on the sheet, the famous vertical pair on 1854 cover to Helsingor tied by '1' numeral obliterators of Copenhagen, the adhesives with enormous even margins all round and of exceptional freshness. Compass clock cancellation in black at lower left. A delightful and extremely rare cover, all pairs but especially vertical pairs, being rarities on letter. Certificates KPC (1977), Nussbaum (1978) and Paaskesen (1998). Provenance: Corinphila, sale 103, Sept 1998, lot 103.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1816 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 10
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    1863: Rouletted 16 sk. red-lilac, the superb mint example of perfect centering, rich vibrant colour and full unmounted original gum. A rarity thus with certificate stating this to be probably the finest mint example known. Cert. Möller (2004) Facit = Skr. 13'000/Mi = € 1'500+.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1817 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 10
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    1863: Rouletted 16 sk. red-lilac, a magnificent used example of excellent colour tied to 1864 cover from Copenhagen to Gothenburg by numeral '1' obliterator of Copenhagen in black. Helsingborg cds on front (16/3). An exceptional example of a very rare stamp on letter. Cert. Paaskesen (1998) Mi = € 5'000. Provenance:  Corinphila, sale 103, Sept 1998, lot 269.                          Collection W. Gross.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 1818 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 9+10
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    1863: Rouletted 4 sk. red-brown and 16 sk. red-lilac, single examples of each on outstandingly attractive 1863 entire letter to Arendal, Norway, each lightly tied by '1' numeral obliterators of Copenhagen. Blue despatch datestamp at left (21/9). A lovely and extremely rare entire in wonderful quality. Cert. Paaskesen (1998). Provenance:  Corinphila, sale 103, Sept 1998, lot 268.                          Collection W. Gross.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1819 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 28
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    1875/1903: 20 öre carmine & grey, used example on illustrated front of envelope with stamp affixed into a hand-painted picture of a violist (the strings being made of cotton), with "Holte" cds alongside. A charming and most unusual piece.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1820 Denmark

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    1851/1991: Collection with several hundred stamps used/unused, incl. better sets and single values, souvenir sheets, booklets, postage dues, Slesvig and Greenland, from 1970 in mint blocs of four, housed in one album (owner's cat = appr. CHF 9'400).
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1821 Denmark

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    1851/1992: Collection with several hundred used stamps, incl. 2 sk. blue (Cert. Dr. Debo 1984), six copies of the 4 R.B.S. and other better values, the modern part with full sets, booklet panes, souvenir sheets etc., housed in one album.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1822 Denmark

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    1851/2001: Collection used/unused stamps in four albums incl. 1851 2 s. blue (3), 1864 definitives with better perforations, pre-1900 issues with large duplication showing different colours and perforations. In addition parcel post stamps, official stamps, revenue stamps, Slesvig, mint booklets, Jul stamps and some covers. A fine collection Mi = € 24'000+.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1823 Denmark

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    1939/45: Lot 320 cards and covers, showing various frankings and mostly adressed to Switzerland, a large part of the mail censored by the OKW, usual condition partly with some ageing, housed in a small box.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 1824 Faroe Islands

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    1919: 2 on 5 öre provisional stamp green in perfectly fresh and unmounted mint condition. Certs Nielsen (2002) Facit = SEK 28'000.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 1825 Greenland

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    1905: 5 öre 2nd printing position 25 in the sheet with two imperforated margins. A very rare stamp in excellent quality (part original gum on the front of no importance). Only 1'500 copies printed. Certs Nielsen (1998) and Möller A.I.E.P. (2010) Facit = SEK 15.000.  
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1826 Greenland

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    1905: 5 öre 2nd printing position 5 with two imperforated margins. Black oval cachet. A rare stamp in excellent condition. Certs Nielsen (2004) and Möller A.I.E.P. (2010) Facit = SEK 8'000.  
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1827 Greenland

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    1918: 10 öre 2nd printing position 21 in the sheet with 'two' sides with official reperforation (only 400 copies printed). An outstanding copy with a trivial trace of hinge. Certs Grönlund (1970) and Möller A.I.E.P. (2010) Facit = SEK 10'000.  
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1828 Greenland

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    1905/37: complete set of PAKKE PORTO stamps, 22 values unused mint, 1905 typographed issue with slight gum stains, 1915/37 never hinged and of very fresh colours, on album pages owner's cat = SEK 138'200.
    Starting bid : 1,800 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1829 Greenland

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    Catalogue# : 17/25
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    1945: 'Danmark Befriet 5 Maj 1945' overprint set of nine values in fresh and fine mint blocks of four, exceptional and very fine, unmounted og. Cert. Möller (2011) Mi = € 3'600.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 1830 Greenland

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    1945: 'Danmark Befriet 5 Maj 1945' overprint complete set of six values in fresh and fine mint blocks of four, all with 'American' overprint colours, rare and splendid set, full unmounted og. Cert. Möller (2011) Mi = € 7'200.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1831 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 1/II var
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    1858: Large Pearls 5 kop. blue on wide-laid-paper, a fine used example of this rarity (just 12 collectable examples are thought to exist), with margins close to large all round, cancelled by low-boxed "Raumo" datestamp (2 Nov. 1859) in black. Slight fading at top of the oval and on the Arms in the centre otherwise in exceptional quality for this rare stamp. Illustrated in 'Ovalmarken' by Linder. Cert. Schwenson (2002) Facit = Skr. 200'000. Provenance: Ex Hannelius.                         Ex Mellgren collection, sale 101, Nov 1997, lot 536.                         Ex Irina.                         Ex Nyman.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1831A Finland

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    1885: 5 Pen light green tête-bêche pair (clichée 21-2) perf. L 12 1/2, neatly cancelled by black "ABO 27/2" cds. Certificate Schwenson (2011) Mi = € 11'000/Facit 20cv1 = SEK 80'000.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1832 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 161/I
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    1930 (Sept 17): Zeppelin 10 m. violet, a fresh mint example with error "1830" for "1930" in surcharge, position 86 on the sheet, minor corner bend not apparent on face, fine large part original gum. Cert. Schwenson (2011) Mi = € 2'800.
    Starting bid : 340 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1833 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 3/9
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    1860/66: Selection of 29 used/unused rouletted stamps, including 5 k. blue unused (2, one with small window), one used double-rouletted subject and a pair, 10 k. rose with a multitude of cds incl. Russian Revel, and a good run of stamps with Finnish currency; in addition three folded letters 1865/73 franked with 10 k. or 40 pen. and sent within Finnland. A fine lot Mi n. A. = € 7'900.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1834 Finland

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    1866/1988: Collection with several hundred stamps used/unused incl. better sets and single values, souvenir sheets and booklets, from 1964 in mint blocs of four, in addition appr. 200 ordinary covers and FDC's, housed in two albums (owner's cat = aprr. CHF 7'700).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1835 Finland

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    1914/17: Accumulation over 120 covers and cards with censor markings on domestic and incoming foreign mail, partly sorted.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1836 Greece

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    1859: Entire letter from Cefalonia to Lyon/France struck on despatch with hooded "Cefalonia" in blue, thence via Feldkirch (13/6), with red entry marking "AUTRICHE / BEAU FR. 1 BALE"  and charged 8 decimes handstruck on delivery.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1837 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 20
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    1859: Entire letter from Corfu to Santa Maura with "Corfu" datestamp and scarce "Posta Pagata" in green, reverse with hooded "Santa Maura" arrival (Oct 26) in green. A fresh and fine entire.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1838 Greece

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    1861: Paris Printing, the unused set with 1 lepta brown (2, differing shades), 2 lepta mint (3), stained 5 lepta, 20 lepta with part og., 40 lepta unused with slight stain and 80 lepta fine unused. A scarce set Mi = € 3'300+.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1839 Greece

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    1862/72: 80 lepta carmine, 2nd Athens printing, a fresh and fine mint horizontal pair marginal from right of the sheet, large even margins and of fresh colour with large part of original gum, further  20 lepta blue horizontal pair on 1872 entire lettersheet from Mesolonghi to Trieste.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1840 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 27
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    1867: Austrian Levant 10 s. blue, toned, used on 1871 entire letter to Athens tied by circular "CANDIA" datestamp in black, taxed for internal delivery on arrival with Large Hermes 20 lepta blue, four margins, tied by Athens cds. Signed Sorani.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1841 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 27
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    1867: Austrian Levant 10 s. blue used on 1871 cover to Athens tied by two line dated "CANEA" handstamp in brown, taxed for internal delivery on arrival with Large Hermes 20 lepta blue tied by Athens cds. An attractive usage.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1842 Greece

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    1893: Complete newspaper franked by perforated Small Hermes 5 lepta yellow green tied by "Patras" cds in black, the address label with superb oval "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / PIROSCAFO / ISTRIA" in blue. A fine and most unusual item. Signed Vlastos.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1843 Crete

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    1913: Concessionary stampless cover (ecclesiastical free concession) struck with violet bilingual cachet for this exemption, mailed from "Ierapetra" with datestamp on front to "Neapolis" with arrival datestamp on reverse. Cover imperfections but a scarce usage in the year that Crete was ceded to Greece.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 1844 Greece

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    1861/80: Lot with hundreds of used Large Hermes Heads from Paris and different Athens printings in large duplication including a variety of colour shades, pairs, larger units, blocks of four, datestamp and dotted numeral cancel obliterations. Interesting selection.
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1845 Greece

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    1861/1985: Collection with several hundred stamps used/unused, incl. better sets and single values as large and small Hermes heads, Olympics etc., from 1966 mainly in mint blocs of four, in addition more than 260 ordinary covers and FDC's, housed in four albums (owner's cat = appr. € 7'200).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1846 Greece

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    1860/66: Group of entire letters (5) with 1860 entire from Crete forwarded in Syros to Marseille, 1862 entire from Venice to Santa Maura struck with large "10 / 15" kreuzer rated handstamps in black (scarce), 1866 entire from Athens to Paris with mss. "15/20" kreuzer rate and charged 15 decimes due on receipt, 1866 entire from Zante to Trieste with handstruck "20" in blue and similar cover from Pyrgos with handstruck "28" in black.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF
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