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The Alfred H. Caspary Collection British Commonwealth, Sales 5, 9, 12, 15, H.R. Harmer New York, 1956/58, all four sales with list of prices realised, red hardbound copy with gold stamped spine,very nice condition, including British North America, British West Indies, Possessions in Europe, Asia and Africa as well as Oceania

Arthur Hind: Sale 0-2 (did not take place) British Empire, Phillips Charles/Scott 31.3. & 2./9.4.1934: 1st part text, 2nd part photo plates in two soft bound volumes

HONG KONG: Ryohei Ishikawa - Hong Kong & Treaty Ports - postage stamps and postal history Sotheby's Parke Bernet & Co. 4./5.12.1980 hardbound catalogue with gold stamped spine and cover, 131 full colour plates. Exceptional reference

MAURITIUS: David Feldman, Mauritius, 1993, elaborately made catalogue for the sale of the famous Kanai collection, including the "Bordeaux Cover", accompanied by the very informative supplement, sought after catalogue

David Feldman, Mauritius, 1993, elaborately made catalogue for the sale of the famous Kanai collection, including the "Bordeaux Cover", accompanied by the very informative supplement,  sought after catalogue in excellent condition

BRITISH POST OFFICES ABROAD: The Glassco Collection 25th to 27th November, 1969, Robson Lowe London, used soft bound copy with list of prices realised

GREECE: Harmer of London 1935, Dorning Beckton, extremely rare catalogue with an exceptional range of items, most of the back flap is missing, otherwise in good condition

ITALY: Phillips of London 1984/96, Rothschild "Alphonse", 8 catalogues of Italian States, each with prices realised, small wear to the covers, important and rare reference catalogues

NORWAY: Phillips of London 1981, Rothschild "Classic" collection of Norwegian Postage Stamps, cover with traces of dirt, otherwise good condition, important reference catalogue

ÖSTERREICH: Robson Lowe 1964, John R. Boker "Austria", mit Ergebnisliste, Umschlag leicht beschädigt, handschriftlich Ergebnisse notiert, sonst gut erhalten, seltener und gesuchter Referenzkatalog

Mercury Stamp Company 1961/62, Arthur Linz Collection, Austria & Lombardy-Venetia and United States & Foreign, both with prices realised (latter in copy), exceptional collections with a load of rare items and a lot of photoplates

ÖSTERREICH: Mercury Stamp Company 1947, "Austria incl. Lombardy-Venetia and Austrian Offices Abroad", Teil I-III kpl., beeindruckende Auktion mit Stücken aus der Rothschild-Sammlung, jeweils Titelseite beschädigt und beschriftet, eine Seite in einem Katalog rekonstruiert, sonst schön, seltene Kataloge

RUMÄNIEN: Corinphila, 34. Auction, 12.-20.12.1947, with photo plates, tear on spine, otherwise good condition, with outstanding part "Romania" of the Alphonse de Rothschild collection, remarkable section Italian States, very rare reference catalogue

SPAIN: Afinsa 1997, "Primer Sello Postal Espanol / First Postage Stamp of Spain", elaborately made up auction catalogue of this outstanding collection of Spain's "No. 1" , hardbound with many high quality photographs in slipcase, important reference catalogue

Afinsa 1998, "Colleccion Joyas de la Filatelia Espanola / Gems of Spanish Philately", elaborately made up auction catalogue, hardbound with many high quality photographs in slipcase, important reference catalogue with the key items of Spanish philately

SCHWEIZ: George E. Burghard, Rare Swiss Imperforated Stamps of the Cantonal, Transition Period and "Strubel" Issues, Edson J. Fifield New York 25. Feb. 1943 with photocopy of prices realised included. An exceptional collection

BRASILIEN: Corinphila, by Order of His Excellency José Joaquim Lima Silva Muniz De Aragao, his famous Brazil-Collection, 42nd Auction January 31st, 1955, good condition, seperate catalogue for this outstanding collection which had amongst others the famous sheet of the 90 Rials, very rare and sought after catalogue

CHINA: Sotheby's and Corinphila 1996/2001, "Beckeman" sales, all the photoplates in three-vol. hardbound luxury editions, including the collections Large Dragons, Small Dragons, Dowager, New Currency Surcharges, Red Revenues and Foreign Mail (pt. 1), fully coloured luxury print of this famous reference collection, with a little wear to the covers, otherwise fine condition accompanied by all the nine original auction catalogues, important reference catalogues, rarely offered as such, almost complete set of Beckeman's collection

Sotheby's 1994/98, 6 catalogues incl. Weil-Lang-Chow Coll., accompanied by his book Shanghai Large Dragons, 1995/96, important reference catalogues

EGYPT: King Farouk: The Palace Collections of Egypt - H.R. Harmer London 12./18.2.1954 including the 3 lire Toscana cover, the Moldavia cover 3 x 108 parale and exceptional Egypt with list of prices realised

UNITED STATES: The Alfred H. Caspary Collection United States, Sales 1, 2, 3 + 6, 8, 10, H.R. Harmer New York 1955/57, all six sales with list of prices realised, blue hardbound copy with gold stamped spine, including United States Postmaster's Provisionals, US General issues Part 1 and Part 2, Postmaster's Provisionals of the Confederate States, United States Carriers and Locals, Hawaiian Islands and General Issues of the Confederate States

The Alfred H. Caspary Collection United States, Sales 1, 2, 3 + 6, 8, 10, H.R. Harmer New York 1955/57, all six sales with list of prices realised, blue hardbound copy with gold stamped spine, very nice condition both, of cover and content,  including United States Postmaster's Provisionals, US General issues Part 1 and Part 2, Postmaster's Provisionals of the Confederate States, United States Carriers and Locals, Hawaiian Islands and General Issues of the Confederate States

Harmer, Rooke, J. Charlton, "United States" and "British West Indies" vol. 1 & 2, each with list of prices realised, very rare cpl. set of 3 catalogues of this fantastic collection, good condition

Phillips/Scott, The Postage Stamp Collection of the late Arthur Hind, Pts. 0-1 and 0-2 (United States and British Empire), both accompanied by the photo plates, spine faults and some loose pages, but complete and otherwise good, very rare reference catalogues

USA: Phillips/Scott, The Postage Stamp Collection of the late Arthur Hind, Pts. 0-1 and 0-2 (United States and British Empire), both accompanied by the photo plates, very good condition, very rare reference catalogues

Arthur Hind: Sale 0-1 United States including the Confederate States, Walter S. Scott 20./24.11.1933: 1st part text, 2nd part photo plates, with prices realised included, in two soft bound volumes, usual spine faults

Ryohei Ishikawa "Collection of United States Stamps and Covers 1847-1869", R. Lowe / Christie's New York September 28/29 1993, large hardbound book with dust jacket, 746 lots in full colour. One of the best US-collection ever formed, a 'must' for every philatelic library

Parke-Bernet Galleries 1941, Edward S. Knapp, pts. 1 and 2, accompanied by the advertising brochure, binding damaged and loose pages, but complete, nevertheless very rare and sought after catalogues of these sales of one of the best collections ever formed of this area

Frederick R. Mayer "The United States 1956 Five Cent Issues", Matthew Bennett Exhibition Collection Sale, New York City Public Auction # 294, October 21, 2005, HB catalogue with 257 lots in full colour

Puttick & Simpson 1924, Sir Nicholas Waterhouse "The fine collection of the United states", rare auction catalogue, including all 8 photo plates, cover lose chamfered as normal, and Harmer 1955, "The Waterhouse Collection" with prices realised, important reference catalogues of U.S. philately

Walter S. Scott Stamp Co. 1896, Auction #1, 2, 4 and 5, partly with imprinted results, important bibliophil documents from some of the first stamp auctions ever held, barely seen, good condition

LOCAL POSTS: L.N. Hurt & M. Williams, Handbook of the Private Local Posts, Privatpostmarken-Spezialkatalog ganze Welt, gebundener Originalkatalog der fünf Teillieferungen, herausgegeben in England zwischen 1942 und 1945, 168 S., mit Abb. und Bewertungen, Leinen, Buchblock teils etwas gelockert, leichte Restauration und Gebrauchsspuren, selten und gesucht

REVENUES: Thill Albert Revenue I & II - Railway & Telegraph Stamps GB & Empire and Europe & Overseas, Robson Lowe in six parts, Robson Lowe London 16./17.5.1972 further Great Britain Revenue Sales March 28th, Sept. 5th, Nov. 28th 1974 and April 3rd 1975, two hardbound copies in blue with prices realised, fine

SHIP MAIL: Robson Lowe/Kaufmann Basel, Shipping Comanies Stamps - The Julius Steindler Collection, 14.3.1972, incl. photoplates and prices realised, scarce catalogue

LITERATURE: Shanahan Sales #51-54 1957, incl. "one of the largest Libraries of Philatelic Books in the World, including many Philatelic and Bibliophil Rarities", some damage (holes, creases, tears) caused by the thin paper, but still useful condition, very rare reference catalogue

DEUTSCHLAND: Illustrierte Briefmarken-Zeitung, 1. Jahrgang 1888 und Internationale Briefmarken-Zeitung, 1. Jahrgang 1888/89, jeweils gebunden in guter Erhaltung, seltene erste Jahrgänge der berühmten Zeitschriften