367. Auktion

1948, Roosevelt 8 f.-70 f. in miniature sheets, unmounted mint

1967, Danube Commission  30 f.-2,50 ft. imperforated in complete sheets of 30 stamps, unmounted mint, fine (Mi. 7.500,-)

1867, Danubian Commission 30 f.-2,50 ft. imperforated, tied by cds. "BUDAPEST 30.VI.67" to reverse to rigistered airmail cover with 6 ft. brown and censor label and mark to Teheran, Iran, fine, rare Destination

1918, "MISSION MILITAIRE ALLIEÉ AU D RÈS DU GOUVERNEMENT HONGROIS - LE CHEF DE LA MISSION", violet cachet on official cover with fieldpost mark "TERSOR ET POSTES 2.2.18" to Marseilles, rare

1919, 150 f. on 20 f. brown, three horizontal pairs (one on reverse) tied by cds. "SZIGETVAR 1.MAR.920" to local parcel card with Hungarin stamps 45 f. orange and 15 f. violett and arrvial mark, fine

1966, Europa 7d. printed on glazed paper without watermark (originating from announcement sheet) tied by machine cancel "BAILE ATHA CLIATH 16 -IX 66" to "Kane"-cover, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1997)

1925, 1 d. and 6 d., each in horizontal block of 6 from the upper left sheet corner, hinge in the top margin, stamps unmounted mint; one 6 d. tiny corner crease, otherwise fine

1412, Entire commercial letter from Florence to Pisa; a scarce early letter, certificate Van der Linden AIEP

1852, 1 sc. fresh color with full to large margins, unused, fine, signed Pfenninger, Bolaffi and A. Diena with certificate (1961) (Mi. 3.000,-)

1859, 1 baj. on grey-brown, clear to wide margins, together with 2 baj. on yellow, slightly touched at right, otherwise wide to large margins, tied by light grid to small piece, very attractive, sign. Colla with certificate (2016)

1857, 40 c. lilac-red (rosso scarlatto), printing of 1857, fresh colour and ample to large margins, unused with original gum, very fine, sign. Sorani with certificate (1998) (Sassone 16A)

1851, 2 soldi brownish-red on bluish, clear to enormous margins with part of neighbour stamp at right and brilliant colour, neatly cancelled, very fine and rare in this condition, sign. Colla with certificate (2018) (Sassone 3)

1860, Provisional government 3 lire ocre, large margin with part of neighbour stamp at left, at top tiny touched at left and cut-into the outer frameline at right and bottom, cancelled by cds. of Livorno; colour at bottom slightly oxidized, otherwise fine; an attractive copy of this exceedingly rare stamp, sign. Colla with certificate (2018) (Sassone 23a)

1921, Dante Alighieri 15-40c. imperforated, complete set in sheets of 50, fresh colours and mint never hinged, the top margin cut ireegulary affecting two 40c. stamps, unusaul natural gumwrinkles and bends, light vertical fold each, otherwise fine and attractive, signed Raybudi in the sheet margin with certificate

1923, Propaganda fide 20 c.-1l., imperforated, unmounted mint (Sassone 131-34b)

5,25 l. + 19,75 l. with pilot's name BIAN, with sheet margin, on registered letter of the squadron flight from "MILANO 22.6.33" to Landau, Germany, reverse with transit- and arrival mark, tiny tear at top of cover, very fine

5,25 l. + 44,75 l. with pilot's name QUES, with right sheet margin, on registered letter of the squadron flight from "MILANO 22.6.33" to Syracuse, USA, reverse with transit- and arrival mark, water stain at left of cover, otherwise fine

1949, Marshall plan 5-20 l. in sheets of 100 incl. ten gutter pairs, unmounted mint, folded horizontally, otherwise fine (Mi. 20.200,-)

1956, CEPT 25 and 60 l. in sheets of 100 incl. ten gutter pairs, unmounted mint, folded horizontally, otherwise fine (Mi. 6.200,-)

1956, CEPT 25 and 60 l., block with ten verical gutter pairs, unmounted mint, fine (5.000,-)

RUSSIAN OCCUPATION: Coat of arms 1rbl. two imperforated horizontal pairs tied by cds. "KORSOVKA LATVIA 10 1 20" to reverse of registered cover to the Army Front, correctly franked 4 rubels according to the RSFSR tariff of 5 November 1919. Notable for good strikes front and back of the rare Cyrillic cancel KORSOVKA LATVIA “a” 10 1 20 [von Hofmann 121.1], one of the few new cancellations prepared by the Latvian Soviet regime with the word “Latvia” included. Ex Robert Taylor  

1918, 5 k. red, complete sheet on map L18 Lukniki, mint never hinged, rolled up, fine

1918, 5 k. red, complete sheet on map U19 Braßlaw, used with illegible straight-line, and complete sheet on map T17 Wyschki, mint never hinged, the first small tears the latter folded several times, otherwise fine

1918, 5 k. red, complete sheet on map S18 Illukßt, mint never hinged, rolled up, fine

1918, 5 k. red, complete sheet on map S18 Illukßt, mint never hinged, rolled up, fine

1918, 5 k. red, complete sheet on map L18 Lukniki, mint never hinged, rolled up, fine

1918, 5 k. red, complete sheet on map R18 Rakischki, mint never hinged, rolled up, fine

1918, 5 k. red, complete sheet on map R18 Rakischki, mint never hinged, rolled up, some minor perf seperations on the margin, fine

1918, 5k. red tied by provisional LEEPAJA cancel to typed business correspondence card the KORONA factory to Germany, scarce genuine use of Map stamp at correct period, fine  

3 and 5 rbl. imperforated archival proof, blocks of four on vertical laid paper, unused without gum, rare, fine Provenance: Estonia and Latvia - The Collection Harry von Hofmann (359. Heinrich Köhler Auction)

5 rbl. imperforated archival proof, block of four on thin, translucent paper, without gum, fine, rare Provenance: Estonia and Latvia - The Collection Harry von Hofmann (359. Heinrich Köhler Auction)

1921, 10 r. blue, 3 r. yellow-green, 2 r. deep green, 1 r. orange and 50 k. violett (8 on reverse) tied by cds. "LEEPAJA 11.6.22" to registered cover to Gensan, Korea with arrival mark on front, creases, very rare destination

1922, Coat of arms 50r. brown tied by cds. "RIGA 9 9 23" to small sized insured letter to Heidelberg, reverse with 5 intact wax seals and 100r. four singles and 50r. brown with additional franking tied by cds. „RIGA 8 8 23“ to reverse of insured letter to Hamburg, two rare and attractive high-value frankings

1925, Coat of arms, 6 s. yellow paper on both sides, block of four with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine

1925, Coat of arms 6-15s. orange as perforated proofs without gum, rare, fine

1925, Tercentenary of Liepaja 6-50 s., complete set in imperforated blocks of four, the 50 s. including position 19 with plate flaw "PAPDOŠANAS instead of PARDOŠANAS", mint never hinged, this plate flaw on the imperforated stamp is a great rarity with only 15 stamps possible, very fine and attractive