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  • Lot# : 1564 Egypt Kingdom

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    1874/75: Bûlâq 1 pi. red, perf. 12½, an unused block of four on thin oily paper, showing one stamp vertically and horizontally tête-bêche, a scarce multiple, fresh and fine, superb large part og. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 300+.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1565 Egypt Kingdom

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    1874/75: Bûlâq 2 pi. yellow, perf. 12½ x 12½, an unused block of four showing one stamp (position 8) vertically and horizontally tête-bêche, slight age spot on one stamp but a rare multiple (only one stamp per sheet of 200 was inverted), superb large part og. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 450+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1566 Egypt Kingdom

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    1874/75: Bûlâq 2½ pi. violet, perf. 12½, an unused block of four showing one stamp (position 154) vertically and horizontally tête-bêche, a rare multiple (only one stamp per sheet of 200 was inverted), superb large part og. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 400+.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1567 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937/44: Boy King Booklet blocks, unused blocks of twelfe (all 6x2) from the booklet sheets of 60, with 5 m. redbrow (2 blocks, one with Palace cartouche on reverse). 6 m green, 15 m. brown-purple and 20 m. pale-blue, all fresh and very fine, on a large stockcard.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1568 Egypt Kingdom

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    1866/1985: Collection in an album with better sets and values used/unused, incl. 1866 mint set to 10 pi slate, 1867/74 Penasson and Bulaq issues used followed by used commemoratve sets from 1926 onwards with 1927 500 Mills and 1933 Aviation Congress.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1569 Egypt Kingdom

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    Egyptian Consular & Territorial Offices 1867/79: The splendid group on album leaves with Constantinople with 1867 10 pa. and 20 pa. cancelled by bold 'Poste Vice-Real Egiziane / Costantinopoli' cds's; 1867 1 pi. (3, one on piece) and 2 pi., 1872 2 pi. yellow and 1874/75 20 pa. (2), 1 pi. and 1879 10 pa. all cancelled 'V.R. Poste Egiziane' cds's and a cover wth Bûlâq 20 pa. and 1 pi. used to Smirne in 1875; Bairout on 1867 10 pa. well struck and scarce; Dardanelli on 1872 1pi. and on Bûlâq 1 pi. in black; Gedda (Saudi Arabia) with 1867 1 pi. (2) and 2 pi. with fine strikes and scarce use on 1872 2 pi. yellow and Bûlâq 1874 10 pa. grey pair; Massawa on Bûlâq 20 pa.; Metelino on 1867 1 pi. red (3, two on piece) and 1872 2 pi., typically well struck examples; Rodi (Rhodes) on 1872 1 pi. red (rare, signed Todd AIEP); Scio (Chios) on Bûlâq 1 pi. red (2); Smirne on 1867 1 pi. (4, one on fine piece) Suakim (Sudan) on 1872 10 pa. mauve (rare), 1 pi. red (2) and fine piece with 2 pi. yellow showing near complete strike of 'Poste Khedevie Egiziane / Suakim' (rare); Volo on 1867 10 pa. and fine strike on 1 pi.; generally fine to very fine, a scarce and attractive assembly (39 items).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1570 Falkland

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    1904/12: Edward VII set of eight values, the range on stockcard with the complete set to 5 s. unused and used, incl additional 6 d., 1 s., 3 s. green (2) and 5 s. red values used, generally fair to very fine, a useful group Gi = £ 1'300+.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 1571 Gibraltar

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    1925/32: £ 5 violet & black, wmk. Multiple Scipt CA, an unused example of superb centering and colour, fresh and very fine, large part og. A scarce stamp so fine. Signed Zumstein Gi = £ 1'600.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1572 Gibraltar

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    1886/1963: Small collection 120 stamps used/unused, few compl. sets and some better single values KE VII up to 8 s. as well as KGV up to £ 1. (2). in very good condition and mounted on album pages.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1573 Hongkong

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    1862/1941: Small selection 190 stamps used/unused with some better values up to $ 10, to mention colour shades, various cancellations incl. Shanghai Post Office, items with surcharged new face value as well as some postage dues and a few duplicates, good condition and nicely arranged on album pages.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 1574 India

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    1902/11: Edward VII 25 r. brownish orange & blue, a used example with telegraphic datestamp in violet. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 600.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1575 India

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    1911 (Feb. 18): FIRST AERIAL POST: Envelope bearing King Edward 3p. tied by magenta "FIRST AERIAL/U.P.EXHIBITION ALLAHABAD/1911" special cachet, backstamped "Allahabad 18 FE" c.d.s. in black on reverse. Fine example of the 'World's First Official Airmail'.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1576 India

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    1926 (Jan. 2): R.A.F. Demonstration Flight from Calcutta to Patna, envelope with black and white photographic vignette 'plane over elephant', franked with India 1a. and showing negative HAWASAE / BY / AIR cachet in violet, backstamped same day on reverse. Fine and scarce Muller 18a = 3'500pts.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1577 India

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    1932 (Jan. 7-12): Halliburton-Stephens Flight over the Himalayas, cover franked with ½ a. KGV tied by "Calcutta 13 Jan. 32" c.d.s bearing two descriptive labels THE FLYING CARPET and MOUNT EVEREST TRIP, handstamped 'American Fliers / In "Stearland", Biplane' in violett, with Calcutta arrival mark on reverse. Very Fine.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1578 India

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    1932 (Apr 14): Bertram "Atlantis" attempted 'Round-the-World' flight, cover flown from Ichapur to Rangoon franked with 1a. 3p. cancelled Rangoon and backstamped Calcutta, Apr 27, with violet "Atlantis"/ Ichapur cachet tying a red descriptive label and a black "Bertram - Atlantis Expedition" cachet, very Fine. Addressed by and signed on the back by Indian mail-rocketeer, Stephen H. Smith of the Indian Air Mail Society.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1579 India

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    1932 (Nov. 17): World flight by French Canadian Flier, Jacques R Hebert : Cover send from AKYAB (Burma) to Calcutta, Label: "PAR UN FRANCAIS DU CANADA / Le Tour du Monde par Avion / Pilot: MONSIEUR JACQUES R. HEBERT / Avion: D.H. GIPSY MOTH CF-ADC / Calcutta le 17 November 1932", bilingual cachet in violet ACROSS THE BAY TO AKYAB ASMANI GHARI and signed by pilot Hebert, only 57 carried, very fine and attractive.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1580 India

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    1854/1940: Collection several hundred stamps unsed/unused, with early issues British India incl. one copy 4 a. blue and red cut to shape, plenty of various cancellation, officials, futhermore stamps issued by Indian Convention states and Indian Feudatory states, mainly in good condition and the semi modern issues of very fresh appearance, properly mounted on album pages.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1581 Ionian Islands

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    1688: Entire letter endorsed 'Con Nave Inglese' from Corfu to Venice, two written pages in Greek. Fine early document.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1582 Ionian Islands

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    Venetian Shipmail 1709/85: Group of five entire ship letters from Corfu to Venice, incl. two letters addressed to Nicolo Caragiari of which one endorsed "con Nave Inglese" (1718) together with a group of three letters to Paolo Filli, incl. captain's letter written in Italian endorsed "con Cap. Bionde (Aug. 21, 1781), second in Greek (June 20, 1785) and third also in Greek dated Oct. 26, 1785. All fresh and fine.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1583 Ionian Islands

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    1824/36: Selection of four disinfected entire letters from and to Corfu, incl. 1824 (July 8) cover from Zante struck by blue boxed FRANCA with vinegar vapour disinfection, 1831 (July 12) entire letter from Paxos to Corfu and taxed at 3d. as well as a slightly tattered cover from Corfu 'Via di Mare' and disinfected in Lazaretto struck by "Sanita in Ancona netto fuori e dentro" to Bologna. Further disinfected letter from Zante to Venice endorsed via Otranto where the letter been disinfected, taxed in Naples with 15 Grana fee.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1584 Ionian Islands

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    1860 (March 23): Prepaid Entire letter from Cefalonia to Lefkada / Santa Maura bearing 1859 (June) ½ d. orange and 1 d. blue, both with three large to full margins and just touched on the fourth, tied with the typical black pen cross of Cefalonia. Hooded KEFFALENIA scroll datestamp in blue alongside, reverse with hooded "Sta MAURA" arrival datestamp in blue (March 28, 1860) alongside. ½ d. adhesive oxidised and a vertical fold, nevertheless a rare combination franking. Cert. Simmermacher (1979) Gi = £ 1'050 off cover.rnNote: The 1 d. stamp paid the one-ounce rate, and the Half-Penny stamp paid for travel on the faster and more reliable Austrian Lloyd line.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1585 Ionian Islands

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    1859 (July 9): Prepaid Entire letter from Cefalonia via Ithaka to Corfu bearing 1859 (June) 1 d. blue, a fresh stamp with three good to huge margins, touched at right, cancelled with black pen cross. Hooded KEFFALENIA scroll datestamp in black, crisp ITHAKI transit cds in blue (July 10) and CORFU arrival cds in black (28 LUG 59) alongside. Despite the fault to the adhesive and a vertical fold, a rare stamp on letter and in addition an early usage of this adhesive. Cert. A. Diena (1969) Gi = £ 300 off cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1586 Iraq

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    1918/99: Collection with Mosul 1919 ½ a. on 1 a. green & red in an unused sheet of 25, 1 a. on 20 pa. black & red in strips of five unused each with top marginal tab (4), thereafter with a used run from 1918 to 1969, thereafter predominantly unused with miniature sheets and Booklet, Officials etc. and small range on cards with 1958 Republic overprint incl. 1 f. gre-blue with five pairs showing Overprint Transposed (Gi 426a = £ 180+), 5 f. green with Opt. Transposed (Gi 447a = £ 85) vertical pair, further items with unpriced inverted overprints etc.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1587 Iraq

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    Baghdad-Haifa Overland Mail 1925/29c.: Covers (53) with handstamped markings for Overland Mail or with the scarce bilingual "OVERLAND MAIL" labels in red, imperforate or perf. in two differing types (17 covers), with covers to Begium, Egypt, France, Italy, Switzerland and UK, incl. unusual 1925 cover with Officially Sealed labels to London, covers (16) incl. registered, with manuscript or typed endorsements 'Overland Mail' and others (4) with various imprinted 'Overland Mail' indicators in red or handstamped privately in red, blue or violet (9) from Iraq and Iran together with Palestine covers (4). Condition varies but a scarce and appealing group.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1588 Iraq

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    Lot# : 1589 British East Africa

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    British East Africa 1897-1903: Recess DLR 10 r. yellow-bistre with light red crayon mark on obverse, 20 r. pale green & 50 r. mauve, wmk. Crown CC perf. 14, a fine mint group of three fresh adhesives. Gi = £ 4'150.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,450 CHF

    Lot# : 1590 Straits Settlements

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    1883/91: 4 c. pale brown, a vertical pair used on 1883 cover to Varazze, Italy with superb circular cachet of "Peninsular And Oroental Steam Navigation Co." at left in red, tied by SINGAPORE circular handstamp in black with "Singapore / Paid" cds in red adjacent (Aug 14). Slitted twice for disinfection on face panel with reverse showing Varazze arrival cds. Slightly aged and perfs. touched at top but an appealing cover. Illustrated in Edition D'Or XLV on page 71. Cert. RPSL (1985).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1591 Malaysia

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    1867/1938: Collection 570 stamps used/unused, incl. better single values and full sets up to $ 5 from Strait Settlements, Federated Malay States, Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Selangor, Sungei Ujong anf Trengganu, incl. surcharged values and some duplicates, in good condition and the semi modern unused part in deep fresh colours, mounted on album pages.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1592 Malta

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    1863/1960: Small collection 290 stamps used/unused, incl. few better single items and full sets up to 10 s., surcharged values, postage dues and some duplicates, nicely arranged on album pages.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1593 Mauritius

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    1848 (June): Post paid 1 d. orange-vermilion, earliest impression on thick yellowish paper, position 8 on the sheet of 12, the magnificent used example with huge margins all round, cancelled by circular '2' numeral in concentric rings of Flacq. Signed A. Diena, cert. BPA (1964) Gi = £ 18'000.rnProvenance: Burrus collection, Robson Lowe (Oct. 1963), lot 30; 161. Corinphila sale (March 2010), lot 1306.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 14,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1594 Mauritius

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    1854/57: Post paid 1 d. bright vermilion, intermediate impression in a vivid shade, horizontal pair positions 4 and 5 on the sheet of 12 subjects. Huge margins on three sides and clear at right, cancelled by complete strike of framed INLAND handstamp in black. Exceptionally fine and scarce. Signed A. Diena, cert. Holcombe (1995) Gi = £ 6'000+.rnProvenance: 151. Corinphila sale (Dec  2007), lot 4093.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1595 Mauritius

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    1854/57: Post Paid 2 d. blue, intermediate impression, position 9 on sheet of 12 subjects, a fine example with good to large margins all round cancelled by circular obliterator in black. Tiniest age stain nevertheless a fine example of a scarce stamp. Signed A. Diena; certs. BPA (1970), Ferchenbauer (1994) Gi = £ 3'500.rnProvenance: Kanai collection; David Feldman auction (Nov 1993), lot 89.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1596 Mauritius

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    1854/57: Post Paid 2 d. light blue, intermediate impression, position 3 on sheet of 12 subjects, a fine example with large margins all round cancelled by circular obliterator in black. A fine example of a scarce stamp. Certs. A. Diena (1976), E. Diena (1987) Gi = £ 3'500.rnProvenance: 165. Corinphila sale (Dec  2010), lot 2649.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1597 Mauritius

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    1857 (Jan. 10): Post Paid 2 d light blue on bluish paper, worn impression, position 5 with good to large margins neatly cancelled by black target obliterator on cover from Port Louis to Mahébourg "in care of John Neugate Corpl 5th Fusiliers", black MAURITIUS GPO despatch on front and boxed MAHEBOURG arrival of the same day on reverse. Fine usage. Signed Balasse, cert. A. Diena (1967). Provenance Ex Stevens 1964.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1598 Mauritius

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    1858 (July): Post Paid 1 d. red brown, latest impression, used on entire lettersheet endorsed 'Per Mail Str. "Azof" via Aden to Rennes, France, handstamped PACKET LETTER MAURITIUS" alongside overstruck with '8' desimes charge in black due on arrival in France, backstamped in Paris and on arrival "Rennes 10 Aug.58" on reverse. Adhesive cut into and lettersheet with horizontal filing crease away from stamp. Cert. Brandon (2009).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1599 Mauritius

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    1859 (sep. 10): Lapirot 2 d. blue, intermediate print, horizontal pair, pos 1 + 2 used on outer lettersheet to to Bordeaux, tied by mute target obliterators in black. Reverse with 'GPO / Mauritius' cds of despatch obverse with red French entry marking (Oct.6) and charged '16' décimes due on arrival in France. Adhesives with clear to large margins on three sides, slightly touched at right with carefuly ironed bends, nevertheless a very scarce issue on letter. RPS Cert. (2005).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1600 Mauritius

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    1859 (Dec): Dardenne 2 d. pale blue, a fine and fresh example with good to enormous margins all round cancelled in black. A superb example of a scarce stamp. Signed Schlesinger; cert. RPS (1951) Gi = £ 850.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1601 Mauritius

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    Incoming Mail 1862 (July 18): Washington 10 c. green (3) plus 3 c. pink, cancelled in manuscipt "Paid / 33" on small envelope from New York sent via "London AU 4 62" and then by ship 'Young Phenix, care of Hondlett & Perkins' to Mauritius, struck by scarce 4 1/2 d. accuntancy handstamp in red and backstamped 'MAURITIUS SP 26' on reverse. Despite missing backflap and minor imperfections due transportation, displaying well and a fine postal history item of a scarce destination.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1602 Mauritius

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    1866: Inward 10 d rate 'mourning' cover from Brighton via London to Mauritius, backstamped 'Oc.2.66' on arrival and struck on front by scarce '4 1/2 d.' accountancy handstamp in red (Proud type AD14). Small part of backflap missing, nevertheless a rare usage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1603 Mauritius

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    1857/59: Group of Post Paid 1 d. red-brown or red-orange (14) and 2 d. blue on bluish paper (5), except one example of 1 d. red-orange latest impression all other used, showing diff. shades and printings, intermediate to latest impression, incl. 1 d. red-brown (2) in mixed franking  with 1859/61 Britannia 6 d.on small piece,  2 d. blue latest impression (2) used on 1859 letter to Reunion, Lapirot 2 d. as well as horizontal pair of Dardenne 1 d. red. A scarce assembly.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1604 Mauritius

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    1858/62: Perkins, Bacon & Co. Britannia (6 d.) vermilion, a fine unused block of six (3 x 2), of good colour and ample to large margins all round with large part og. together with un-issued (6 d.) red-brown marginal block of six of bottom right corner sheet printed on thick wove paper as well as Britannia (4 d.) green, a fine unused pair with large margins all round, of deep rich colour and large part o.g., scarce multiples. Cert. Sismondo (2006) Gi = £ 1''200+.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1605 Mauritius

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    1860/62: De la Rue Colour Imprimatures: 6 d. green horizontal strip of three marginal of right of sheet, 1 s. buff marginal block of four of right of sheet, each imperfortate on thin unwatermarked paper as well as imperf. 2 d. pale blue wmk. CC, lightly cancelled by 'B53' obliterator, irregular bottom margin but still clear with adjoining portion of stamp at base, a rare stamp used. See note in Gibbons catalogue Gi 59a.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 1606 Mauritius

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    1789/1948: Balance of 33 covers and stationery items, starting with 1789 entie letter from Port Louis to France, stampless letter from "Mauritius G.P.O.Nov. 14 1849" to London, 1851 'PACKET LETTER MAURITIUS' from London, 1895 12 grey registered P/S cover used from  'Curepipe Road' to Buenos Aires, three wrapper usages with one to Saigon (1896), second to Belgium and third to New Zealand as well as 1882/94 QV wmk. Crown CA issues(13) used.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1607 New Zealand

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    1857/63: 2 d. blue in deep shade, imperforate on hard white wove paper, no wmk., a used example with large margin at base and huge margins on three sides with portion of adjoining stamp at right, cancelled in black. A scarce stamp so fine Gi = £ 180.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 1608 New Zealand

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    1857/63: 6 d. brown, imperforate on hard white wove paper, no wmk., a used example with large margins all round, cancelled by Auckland "1" numeral. A fine stamp Gi = £ 325.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 1609 New Zealand

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    1857/63: 6 d. pale brown, imperforate on soft white wove paper, no wmk., a used example with ample to large margins all round, lightly cancelled by "15" numeral obliterator of Nelson. Cert. RPS of Victoria (1978) Gi = £ 325.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 1610 New Zealand

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    1862: 2 d. pale blue, imperforate, Plate 1, worn state, wmk. Large Star, a fine used example with large margins all round, cancelled by both weak bars obliterator and by manuscript "Yuranga" diagonally in ink. Scarce and most unusual. Opinion Holcombe (1992) Gi = £ 90+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1611 New Zealand

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    1873: 4 d. bright orange-yellow, no wmk., perf. 12½, a fine used example centred slight to upper right, centrally cancelled by 'Christchurch' cds (Dec 23, 1873) in black. A fine example of a rare stamp. Cert. Odenweller (2017) Gi = £ 850.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1612 New Zealand

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    1899: 1 s, pale blue, perf., Pigeongram issue, a used example on edge of printed flimsy form tied by oval "The Original Great Barrier Pigeongram Service / 3 Jan 1901" datestamp in violet to S. Holden Howie flimsy (220 x 145 mm.); the letter from Port Fitzroy states "We are having a great time cruising on the Rangatira. We went first to Mercury Island....we have been further along the coast to where the Wairaiapa was wrecked...". The form and adhesive with small creasing imperfections as to be expected, the stamp thinned as used as seal but a scarce and appealing usage.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1613 New Zealand

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    1959: Red Cross Commemoration 3 d. + 1 d. in a top right corner marginal vertical strip of four showing the rare variety 'Red Cross omitted' in the uppermost stamp with the Cross fading in the second stamp from top, selvedge at top showing imprint 'Value £2 - 0 - 0', a fine and fresh multiple with full unmounted og. Scarce and desirable Gi = £ 3'750. 
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1614 New Zealand

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    1855/1940: Small collection 290 stamps used/unused, incl. some better single values and full sets up to 5 s., compl. set 'Auckland Exhibition 1913', some officials and postage dues, good to mixed condition, mounted on album pages.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 1615 New Zealand

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    1855/1980: Used collection with 1855 Perkins Bacon 2 d. dull blue, 1855/57 Richardson 1 d. red on blued of fine appearance (Gi 4 = £ 2'000), 2 d. blued on blued (one sheet marginal), 1 s. green on blued with close margins (Gi = £ 3'750) with cert., thereafter with fine range of 1857/63 issue on hard or soft papers with 1 d., 2 d. blue (4), 6 d. brown (5), 1862 no wmk. pelure paper 1 d. vermilion used (Gi 81 = £ 2'500) with RPS cert., 6 d. black-brown and 1 s. green (2); 1862/64 Davies Large Star imperf. shades of 1 d. (2), 2 d. blue (11) showing various states of wear to the plate, 3 d. lilac (2), 6 d. brown (6), 1 s. green (5), 1864 imperf. wmk. NZ, 1 d. vermilion, 6 d. brown and 1 s. green (2), 1862/64 Davies wmk. Star perf. 13 1 d., 2 d. (6), 6 d. (4) and 1 s. (2); 1862/64 Dunedin 3 d. perf. 13, 2 d. (2), 6 d. (Gi 93 = £ 400) with cert. and 1 s. (2), 1864/71 perf. 12½ with superb range, 1871/73 compound perf. range incl. 6 d. blue (Gi 131c = £ 550) with cert., 1873/92 Newspaper ½ d. rose (18), Sideface issues with shades and perforation varieties largely complete, 1898 2½ d. blue "Wakitipu" error (6), 5 d.(5), 6 d. grass green (cert.), 8 d. (2), 2 s. (3) and 5 s. vermilion, Mount Cook ½ d. study, 1902/07 Pictorial 5 s. vermilion (Gi 317b = £ 375) with cert. and 5 s. red with "B3S" numeral obliterator; 1906 Exhibition set of four, 1913 Exhibition set of four, 1915 definitive set of fifteen and perf. varieties, thereafter largely complete with Victory set, Dundein Exhibition, Smiling Boys, 1935 and 1936 pictorial definitives with perf. varieties, 1899 pale blue Pigeongram on piece, strong range of Officials, Miniature sheets, booklet panes etc., a superb collection which will repay careful viewing.
    Starting bid : 6,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1616 Northern Nigeria

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    1874/1979: Attractively mounted collection with Lagos 1884 and 1887 values unused and some used incl. 1894 7½ d. value, Edward VII 1904 unused with values to 1 s. and 1904/06 set of ten complete to 10 s., Oil Rivers 1892 set of six unused, Niger Coast with 1894 values unused and used to 1 s. black, Northern Nigeria with 1905 1 s. and 2 s. 6 d. unused, Southern Nigeria 1901 unused to 1 s., 1903 unused to 10 s., 1904 unused to 5 s., Nigeria with 1921 set of fifteen unused, 1935 RSJ set unused, 1936 Pictorial set of twelve unused, 1938 definitives values unused to 5 s. (excl. 4 d. orange), 1953 Pictorial definitives unused, 1961 set unused to £1 etc.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1617 Northern Rhodesia

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    1925/1963: Collection on leaves with 1925 set of seventeen unused complete to 20 s. (Gi = £ 800), 1935 RSJ set unused, 1938/52 George VI definitive set unused (Gi = £ 225), 1953 definitive set unused, 1963 set of 14 unused, and both Postage Due sets unused. A generally fine complete collection.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1618 Nyassaland British Central Africa

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    1896 (Feb.): Arms of the Protectorate £ 10 and £ 25 wmk CC sideways, each ovptd. SPECIMEN, large part o.g., fresh and fine Gi. = £ 700
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1619 Brit. Südafrika Gesellschaft

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    1898/1908: 1 d. rose, an unused horizontal pair, variety "Imperforate", large even margins all round, of fresh colour and fine large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 700.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1620 Rhodesia

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    1896/1909: Group of 17 unused values, incl. British South Africa Company 1896/97 2/6 s. brown and purple/yellow, 5 s. chestnut and emerald, 10 s.slate and vermilion/rose and 1898 1£ greyish red-purple, all ovpted SPECIMEN in black,  further two unused copies of 1898/1907 7 s./ 6 d. black with and without RHODESIA ovpt. in black as well as mint set of 1905 Victoria Falls. Some values with hinge remnants, large aprt o.g. copies of generally fine appearance Gi. = £ 950.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1621 St. Kitts Nevis

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    1923: Tercentenary De La Rue Master Die Proof for the vignette only, printed in black on glazed white card (92 x 60 mm.), fresh and fine. A rare Proof. Illustrated in Edition D'Or XLV on page 55.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 1622 St. Kitts Nevis

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    1980 (Aug 8): 30 c. multicoloured (HMS Druid), an unused block of six (3 x 2) from upper left corner of the sheet, variety ST.KITTS overprint in black omitted on five examples, the fourth stamp with partial overprint and part of overprint in margin at upper left, the block with diagonal crease (which caused the variety) and stamps surcharged on reverse; together with 55 c. value (HMS Winchester) an unused example with overprint inverted, unmounted og. Illustrated in Edition D'Or XLV on page 64 Gi = £275+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1623 Seychelles

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    1969/75: Artist's Essay for 1 r. 50 value, hand-painted Essay on card (114 x 89 mm.) by Mary Hayward, multicoloured and showing the Battle between HMS Sybille and the Chiffone, largely as accepted but the accepted design showing Seychelles legend enlarged at base (manuscript 'check logo') and illustration reduced at left. The Essay numbered '6' in pencil, sold with issued stamp for comparison. Rare. Illustrated in Edition D'Or XLV on page 60.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1624 Cape of Good Hope

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    1853: 1 d. pale brick red on deeply blued paper, a fine example with good to large margins al round of good colour lightly cancelled by CGH obliterator in black Gi. = £ 450.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 230 CHF

    Lot# : 1625 Cape of Good Hope

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    1853: 4 d. deep blue on blued paper with large even margins all round, cancelled by clear strike of CGH obliterator in black, minor paper bend on reverse, nevertheless a fine copy of fresh appearance Gi. = £ 275.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 1626 Cape of Good Hope

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    1853: 1 d. brick red on slightly blued paper, a used pair with clear at base and at left to good margins, some minor paper wrinkles, lightly cancelled by CGH oblitertor in black Gi. = £ 700+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1627 Cape of Good Hope

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    1855/63: 1 s, bright yellow-green wmk Anchor, an unused example with clear at left to good margins of fresh colour with small part of original gum. A rare stamp unused. Cert. BPA (1983) Gi = £ 3'500.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1628 Cape of Good Hope

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    De La Rue Printing 1863/64: 1 d. deep carmine red, an unused example with large margins all round and of fresh and rich colour with part o.g. Fine Gi. = £ 325.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1629 Cape of Good Hope

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    De la Rue Printing 1863/64: 1 d. brownish-red, a fine unused example with ample margins all round of good fresh colour Gi. = £ 650.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1630 Cape of Good Hope

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    De la Rue Printing 1863/64: 1 d. brownish-red, used example with large margins all round and of fresh colour, neatly cancelled by CGH obliterator in black Gi. = £ 325.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1631 Cape of Good Hope

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    De la Rue Printing 1863/64: 4 d. deep blue with good to large margins, a fresh fine copy neatly cancelled by CGH obliterator in black Gi. £ 130.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 1632 Cape of Good Hope

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    De la Rue Printing 1863/64: 6 d. bright mauve, an unused example with large even margins all round, of good fresh colour and small part o.g. Gi.  = £ 425.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1633 Cape of Good Hope

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    1879: Provisional THREE PENCE overprint in red on 4d. blue, two unused copies (without gum) well centered and fresh of colour Gi. = £ 380.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1634 Cape of Good Hope

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    1879: Provisional THREE PENCE overprint in red on 4 d. blue, two used examples with one showing clearly the PENCB variety, the other with THE.EE varity equally fine Gi. = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1635 Cape of Good Hope

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    1880: THREE PENCE on 4 d. and '3' on 3 d. pale dull rose (minor imperfections), two unused copies, well centered and fresh of colour with large part o.g. Gi = £ 290.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1636 Cape of Good Hope

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    1882 (July): Provisional ½ d on 3 d. deep claret, wmk. CA, fine unused copy in deep carmine red showing scarce variety: 'Hyphen omitted' together with another unused example and used horizontal strip of three Gi. = £ 980.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1637 Cape of Good Hope

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    "Handstruck Letter Stamps of the Cape of Good Hope from 1792 to 1853 and the Postmarks from 1853 to 1910" by A.A. Jurgens (1943), complete, slight wear on spine but very scarce.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : 75 CHF

    Lot# : 1638 Mafeking

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    General Baden-Powell, Narrow Setting 1900 (April 6-10): Baden-Powell 3 d. deep blue on blued horizontally laid paper, a used example tied to small piece by "MAFEKING / C.G.H." datestamp (May 11) in black. Couple of small perforation imperfections do not detract Gi = £ 425.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1639 Griqualand

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    1878 (June): Cape 1 d. carmine-red wmk. Crown CC, overprinted with small capital 'G' in black type 16 (italic), an unused block of four with hinge remnant on top and unmounted mint lower pair with fine o.g. and of fresh apperance. An attractive and uncommon multiple.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1640 Orange Freestate

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    1868: 1 d. deep brown, a horizontal strip of five used on 1892 cover to Wismar, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, all tied by oval "2" numeral obliterators of Winburg. Reverse with Bloemfontein squared circle of transit, Cape Town cds (Jan 25) and Wismar arrival cds (Feb 16). Minor imperfections but scarce. Signed Carl H. Lange.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : 75 CHF

    Lot# : 1641 Transvaal

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 1642 South Africa

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    1926: Plate Proof blocks of four (2) for the 1 d. value, imperforate in black with Frame Only Proof with large margins all round, one with slight age spot on vignette; a Vignette Only Proof (Van Riebeeck's Ship) on gummed unwatermarked wove paper, of fine appearance but with central thin. A scarce pair. Illustrated in Edition D'Or XLV on page 55.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1643 South Africa

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    1928: Postal Stationery 1 d. black & carmine on buff Newspaper wrappers (3), all unused with varieties: the first with Ship central vignette misplaced 3 mm. to left, second example with the Ship vignette misplaced to right by 11 mm. shift; the third example presumably trapped in the press with two impressions of the Frame Only (one significantly over-inked) with "Van Riebeeck's Ship Missing" variety, this last with minor crease which contributed to the error and tiny tear at base. A rare and most appealing group, two illustrated in Edition D'Or XLV on page 26 H&G E5 var.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1644 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1855/1930c: Lot hundreds used/unused states from British Colonies incl. Australian States, New Zealand, Cape triangles, west Indies issues, Canada, India, and Gibraltar.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1645 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1860/1950: Stock British Commonwealth in an album and on some album pages. Notable areas include Indian States, Canada including Nova Scotia 1890 reprints, Rhodesia double heads to 5d (2). A further Album contains stamps of the Dutch Colonies
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1646 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1880/1940: Collection 520 stamps used/unused covering British Possessions in Borneo, incl. better values and full sets from Brunei, Labuan, North Borneo and Sarawak, with better values up to $ 10 but used copies mostly cancelled to order as usual, good quality and nicely mounted on album pages.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1647 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1840/1966c.: British Colonies Collection with Great Britain 1840 1 d. black used (2), 1883 5 s. rose used with 'Newport / Mon' cds, 1902/12 Edward VII high values with 10 s. unused and used (3), £ 1 unused and used (2), Re-engraved Seahorse 1934 10 s. indigo unused and two used sets of three, Antigua 1903/07 set of ten values to 5 s. unused, Dominica 1903 set of ten unused, 1907 set of ten unused, Gibraltar 1903 8 s. dull purple & black on blue used, £ 1 dull purple & black on red used, Hong Kong with 1904 $ 3 slate & dull blue, wmk. Multiple Crown CA used, Montserrat 1903/08 with values to 5 s. used and 5 s. black scarlet unused, Natal 1902 £1 10 s. green & violet used (2), 1908 10 s. and £ 1 used, Newfoundland 1897 Discovers set of 14 unused, New Guinea 1935 Airmail £ 2 violet (2) and £ 5 emerald used, 1939 Airmail 10 s. pink and £ 1 olive-green used, Somaliland 1904 set of 13 to 5 r. unused and 3 r. and 5 r. used, Tasmania 1899 Pictorial set of eight unused, Victoria 1901 £ rose and £ 2 deep blue cto used, etc. Many further Commonwealth countries represented with full sets etc. incl. a range of South Africa, a highly catalogued assembly with much of interest.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1648 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1840/1940: A fantastic collection with several thousand stamps covering the whole range of the British Empire from Aden to Zululand, containing a wealth of better single stamps as well as full sets, for example ten Cape traingulars, £1. values of KE VII and KG V, surcharged values, bisects, cancellation interest and much more, mostly in very good condition and the colours of very fresh appearance, mainly mounted by first hinge, a lot that needs very careful inspection to find the hidden treasures, attractively arranged in three Schaubek albums.
    Starting bid : 6,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 11,000 CHF
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