377th Auction

1852, Isabella II. 6r. greenish-blue horizontal pair, Sperati forgery type C+D, used, fine, signed Sperati Reproduction

1852, Isabella II. 6r. greenish-blue, Speratis working color proof with additional printed notes and signed Sperati, fine and attractive

1853, Isabella II. 2r. (brick-red), original painted negative used to make Speratis printing cliché, highly interesting and attractive

1853, Madrid local issue 1c. bronze, Sperati forgery type A, horizontal strip of three, unused, fine, signed Sperati Reproduction

1853, Madrid local issue 1c. bronze, Sperati forgery type A, vertical pair, used, fine, signed Sperati Reproduction

1853, Madrid local issue 3c. (bronze), Speratis working color proof with additional printed notes and signed Mariano "Egisto" Sperati, fine and attractive

1865, Isabella II. 1r., Sperati trial print in blue with three impression on normal paper (113x69mm), all of the notes are in Sperati's hand, dated 16. January 1939. Many notes seem to involve the films being used and the exposure times, minor ageing, a very attractive and rare item

1870, Hispania 19cs. yellow-green, Sperati forgeries type A and B, used, fine, type A signed Sperati Reproduction

1874, Allegory 10 pta., Sperati trial print in black on normal paper (45x50mm), notes in Speratis hand all around, a very attractive and rare item

1882/87, Alfonso XII. 10 c. brown, postal forgery in block of 90 stamps incl. error "5 c. instead 10 c." on pos. 33, mounted on page of court document, cancelled by official violet seal and partly additional manuscript marking; 3 stamps with faults, otherwise fine with some minor creasing. Most likely unique

1858, 9Ø lilac, fresh colour and good perforation, neatly used with star cancel, fine

1924, Postal Congres and UPU 5 o.-5 kr., both sets cpl., unused with large part original gum, very fine, sign. Georg Bühler

1920, l. green block of 30 with inverted overprint, mint never hinged, few small, light tone spots that show mainly on reverse only except along center row of horizontal perfs where the block has been folded, otherwise fine

Not issued: 1867, Duloz 25 pia. light salmon with perf. 12 ½, unused with original gum, some blunted perf., otherwise fine and fresh copy of this extremely rare stamp, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 38)  

Not issued: 1876, Duloz 5 pia. pale blue with perf. 13 ¼, unused and fresh colour, very fine copy of this extremely rare stamp, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 96)

Not issued: 1876, Duloz 25 pia. dull rose with perf. 13 ¼, unmounted mint and fresh colour, fine copy of this extremely rare stamp, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 97)  

1909, Thugra overprint for printed matter 2 pia. slate, perf. 12, fresh colour, unmounted mint, fine, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 290)

1911, Sultan's Journey to Macedonia, the complete set of 124 values, unused, rare (Mi. 4.800,-)

1915, Crescent and Six-pointed Star Overprinted 2 pia. slate tied by black bilingual cds. „Voivida“ (Galata) to piece, fine, rare, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 538)

1915, Crescent and Six-pointed Star Overprinted on Printed Matter Stamp 5 pia. violett, perf. 12:12 ½, instead Postage Stamp 5 pia., used, some small perf., otherwise fine, rare, not listed in Michel catalog, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 570FF05)

1915, Crescent and Six-pointed Star Overprinted 10 pa. gree with perf. 13 ½, with double overprint on stamp plate I instead of plate II, one overprint inverted, used, fine copy of this rarity, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 574FS18)

1916, Crescent and Six-pointed Star Overprinted 10 pia. brick red with perf. 12, unused and fresh colour, fine, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 594)

1920, Ottoman Law Courts & Offices Revenue Stamp 10 pa. grey-green with inverted diagonal handstamped overprint, unmounted mint with heavy gumbent, not viseble on front, otherwise fine, rare, certificate Isfila (2011) (Isfila no. 991)

1920, Ottoman Notiral fiscal Stamp 5 pia rose with handstamped overprint in vertical pair, fresh colour, unused with slight horizontal creases, otherwise fine, very rare, certificate Isfila (2011) (Isfila no. 999)

1920, Ottoman Religious Tribunals Revenue Stamp 1 pia. emerald with handstamped overprint, unsued, fine, certificate Isfila (2011) (Isfila no. 988)

1920, Ottoman Religious Tribunals Revenue Stamp 5 pia., ultramarine with handstamped overprint, unsued, fine, certificate Isfila (2011) (Isfila no. 989)

1920, Ottoman  Imperal Registry Fiscal Stamp 2 pia. slate with diagonal handstamped overprint, fresh colour, unsued, very fine copy of this extremely rare stamp, certificate Isfila (2011) (Isfila no. 1001)

1920, Ottoman Museum Revenue Stamp 1 pia. ultramarine with overprint error „1 of 1337 missing“ (plate IV, field 9), unsued, fine, very rare, only 29 stamps are printed with this overprint error, private signature and pencil signature and certificate Englert (1996)  

1920, Ottoman Hejaz Railway Fiscal Stamp 2 pia. on 1 pia. lake an pale blue with handstamped overprint, unused without gum, very fine copy of this rare stamp, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 1009)  

1930, Postal Tax Air Post 15 ghr. green and yellow with overprint „Bes Lira“, unused with original gum and two small liable places, never hinged, suberb copy of this rare stamp, signed Wittmann and certificate Nagri AIEP (2021)

1918, 50 sch. red as strip of three with additional franking (Katerynoslav overprint) tied by railway cancel "KREMENCHUG VOKSAL 19 12" to reverse of roughly opened registered cover to Rostov on Don, at this period all railway cancels are very scarce, almost unknown

1918, Coat of arms 40 sch. green, two vertical pairs and 15k. block of four (Chernihiv type [Bulat 216]) tied by cds. "KIEV 25 6 20" to Telegraphic Money Transfer Form sending 4000 roubles to Bugulma with "BUGULMA 21 7 20" receiver cancel on reverse. The card is annotated in Mss. at the top " Received under Soviet Government" to distinguish it from transfers registered in the preceding, brief Polish-Ukrainian (Petliura) period. Trident stamps affixed at aedge, otherwise fine, a scarce, late and non-philatelic usage

1918, 2k. green (Odessa Type I) and horizontal strip of five and two singles 14k. (Odessa type III),  all stamps revalued x 100 in accordance with the RSFR Tariff of March 1920, tied by cds. "BERISLAV 16 8 20" to Telegraphic Money Transfer Form, modified by hand to create an ordinary "by Post" Transfer Form used to send 5000 roubles to Tver guberniya with "TVER 8 9 20" transit- and "BORISKOVO TVER. 14 9 20" receiver cancel together with recipient's signature. In manuscript at the top of the form it is noted that the Transfer was made "under Soviet power" which had come to the Kherson guberniya earlier in 1920, some stamps small faults but a nice and attractive item, signed UPNS Zelonka

KYIV: 4k. red, 20 stamps with scarce overprint type 2ee tied by cds. to front and reverse of money order, another clipped money order with mixed franking also, the first one with punch holes, fine  

1918, 50k., 21 stamps in multiples (Katerinoslav type I), tied by cds. "ALEXANDROVSK EKATERINOSL 5 4 19" to insured Parcel Card for sending a parcel of 20 Funt 10 gram to Soviet-controlled Riga with "RIGA 13 4 19" receiver and recipient's signature (in Latin script) on reverse, small boxed War Censorship cachet in violet and signature on front of card, stamps partly with faults, but attractive and scarce

KHARKOV: 10rbl. as horizontal pair and 7rbl yellow/black, both with Kharkov type 2 overprint, the latter with inverted overprint, used at "KABANE KHARK", some imperfections, scarce Provenance: ex Schmidt collection (who worked in Kharkiv as an engineer in the 1930s)