376. Auktion

1858, Barquitos 2p. blue, Sperati forgery, unused without gum, fine, signed Sperati / Reproduction

1858, Barquitos 2p. blue, Sperati forgery, unfinished working proof, unused without gum, fine

1858, Barquitos 2p. blue, Sperati forgery, used, fine, signed Sperati / Reproduction

1858, Barquitos 3p. green, Sperati forgeries, Type A-C, all used, fine, signed Sperati / Reproduction, type C unsigned

1858, Barquitos 4p. red, Sperati forgery, used, fine, signed Sperati / Reproduction

1858, Barquitos 5p. yellow, Sperati forgery, unused without gum, fine, signed Sperati / Reproduction

1858, Barquitos 5p. olive-yellow, Sperati forgery, used, fine, signed in pencil

1858, Barquitos 4r. brown, Sperati forgery, used, fine, signed Sperati / Reproduction

1858, Barquitos 1p. blue printed on both sides, Sperati forgery, unused without gum, fine

1858, Barquitos 1p. blue, Sperati forgeries type A and B, used, fine, signed Sperati / Reproduction

1858, Barquitos 1p. blue tête-bêche, Sperati forgeries type A and B in block format, unused without gum, small crease at right stamp, otherwise fine, signed in pencil and Sperati / Reproduction

1858, Barquitos 1p. blue tête-bêche, Sperati forgeries type A and B, used, fine, signed in pencil

1859, 4 r. green on bluish, Sperati fogeries type A and B, both used, fine, signed Sperati / Reproduction

1859, 1 9. blue, Sperati fogeries, untrimmed reproduction and finished reproduction, used, fine, the latter signed Sperati Reproduction

1889, Coat of arms 5k. brown-violet, two vertical pairs and two singles tied by cds. "ERIVAN 20 APR. 1889" to reverse of registered cover to Tabriz with Dzhulfa transit, minor ageing, otherwise fine, ex Ashford with his notes

1920, Serebrakian counter-surcharges, large framed Z double overprint on 7k. light-blue and 10k. blue, in addition 7k. used with normal framed Z, fine, used stamp signed Ceresa and three opinions Berger (2011/12)

1920, small framed Z, four in black on 4, 5 and 20k. and 10 on 7k. all unused, and in violet on 35k. used and unused, a scarce group, 4 opinions Berger (BPP)

100 r. on 7r. imperforated, used, very fine, a scarce stamp, with copy of Ashforfs Album page this originates from, opinion Berger (2015)

1920, Combined unframed violet Z and 5 rbl HH on 5k. brown-lilac imperforated, block of with lower sheet margin, used with central cds. "ERIVAN 6 7 20", in addition large unframed violet Z in 5k, imperforated with date identical cds. of "ERIVAN", fine, an interesting "matched pair" showing how stamps where alter returned to post office for uprating with the new surcharge, two opinions Berger (2011)

1920, Combined overprint 10r. on unframed Z in black, 35k. horizontal pair, one with partly obscured and the other with almost entirely obscured monogram, illustrating the nature of the second overprint operation, left stamp mint never hinged, the other unused. Ex Ashford on fragment of Album page

1920, Emergency issue "10" on black, framed Z: 10 (r) on 20k., used, fine, scarce, signed and opinion Berger (2010)

1920, Chassepot 1-15r., block of four with "SPECIMEN" overprint, prepared for UPU, mint never hinged, very fine, ex Trevor Pateman

1920, Chassepot 25r., misperforated block of four, unused with orginal gum, in addition imperforrated pair, mint never hnged and reprint, fine

1922, Overprint in gold curreny, red overprint, 1 on 1r. grey-green as imperforated block of four, in addition another imperforated stamp used, and perforated mint never hinged and used, fine, opinions Berger (for singles)

1899, Coat of arms 10k. blue, vertical pair tied by cds. "BAKU 12 VI 1899" to registered cover with white provisional r-label to Saalfeld, in addition two 1900s covers ex Ashford from Elisavetpol, but with addresses of the German colony Helenendorf, fine

1867, Condor 10 c. brown as horizontal pair showing type A+b, Sperati forgeries, unused and used, fine, signed in pencil

1871, coat of arms 500 c. black, Sperati forgeries, used and unused with original gum, fine, signed in pencil

1859, Recess by Santiago Post Office from Perkins Bacon plates, 10c. sky-blue, vertically bisected, fresh colour and large margins, tied by mute cancel with adjancent straight-line, very fine and attractive

1880, Koban 10 s. pale blue and 2 c. violet with cork cancel on illustrated cover with adjacent cds. “TOKIO JAPAN 6.MAY” via Yokohama, Hongkong and Brindisi to Germany with arrival mark, cover vertical fold and small creases at left, otherwise fine  

1944, President Lin Senn 2$ green/black and 10$ chocolate/black, imperforated die proof of complete design on large sunken cards, very fine and attractive

1944, President Lin Senn, two imperforated progressive die proofs of the frame in green and the center in black, on large sunken cards, very fine and attractive

1944, War refugees 1$ lilac, only issued with overprint, imperforated die proof of complete design and progressive die proof with only center and inscription in black, both on large sunken card, very fine and attractive

1947, Junk and Airplane 400.00$ red, imperforated die proof of final design on large sunken card, very fine and attractive

„TIENTSIN PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT PEITANG TAX OFFICE”, red cachet on reverse of local cover with frontside red Tombstone cancel, tiny spots, otherwise fine

1908, postcard 1 c. with additional franking 1 c. ochre and 2 c. red used with cds. “SINMINFU” via Moukden to Germany with arrival mark on front, fine

CHEFOO: 1893, 1 c. red, copy with top sheet margin (tear at bottom) tied by cds. "LOCAL POST CHEFOO 23 APR. 94" to small cover with combination franking German Post 1889/1900, 5 pf., 2 horizontal pairs (one stamp small tear at bottom), tied by Shanghai cds. of 26.4., to Germany with arrival mark, fine