380. Auktion

1904, Overprints on India, lot of three items: SG 24 used on piece with clear strike of field post c.d.s. "BASE OFFICE 1 SEP 4" (slight faults); SG 19+20 on registered cover to Holland; SG 26/30 on registered cover to Germany. 

1852/1910 (ca.), 2-volume collection, starting with some Cape triangles including a block of four 4 d., then mainly postal history collected with about 170 letters (many 1860s and 1870s) and postal stationary, besides registered mail, much foreign mail with some unusual destinations, railway mail, some picture postcards, etc. A nice and interesting object.

1853/64 (ca.), group with over 30 Cape triangles in mostly very good condition, practically all with full to wide margins; including the intaglio prints in the main numbers overcomplete with also better colours, plus 3 woodblocks (repaired, but optically good).

1853/64, 1d. (7), 4d. (11) and 1s. (2), small group of twenty stamps used or unused without gum from the Perkins Bacon or De La Rue printings, some signed Dr Knopke or with Holcombe and Brandon certificates; poor to fine condition, with some faults

1853/64, Cape Triangulars, specialized unused and used collection, good range of shades throughout, better items such as One Shilling green (5), also 4d. blue, pair tied by triangular barred cancel to folded entire to Paarl, reverse red postmark "WELLINGTON NO 24 1855", and 4d. blue tied by triangular barred cancel to an envelope with "GRADOCK 1855" oval datestamp alongside, some minor faults. Usual defects for those delicate issues, overall condition is poor to fine 

1865/1905, The numeral cancellations, extensive collection in 5 volumes with hundreds of stamps and over 300 letters and cards, starting with Cape-triangles with 3 letters, block of four and pairs, afterwards much Boer War, censor marks, registered mail, letter from the sunken steamer 'Mexicana', Bechuanaland, Mashonaland,, etc. A very interesting object

1890/1910 (ca.), stamp collection on loose stamps and few postal stationeries, main focus on numeral cancellations from no. 1 to 1601, plus some day cancellations, neatly sorted in two albums

1899/1902, nine covers from and to Cape of Good Hope, including various censorships, mail to KGF camps on St. Helena and Ceylon and field letters, plus visiting card of General N.J. Smit.

1910/2000 (ca.), South Africa+South West Africa,  comprehensive mainly used balance in 18 albums plus several hundred covers/cards, comprising collections and duplicates/accumulations, always well sorted from early issues.

1913/2001, South West Africa/South Africa, used and mint balance in six albums, well filled and sorted from early issues incl. pairs, also a nice section modern period MNH and c.t.o. 

1914/16, Anglo-French Occupation, collection of over twenty (20) used stamps and four covers, neatly mounted and mostly written up on album leaves, better items such as 1916 20sh. dark lilac/black on red paper (Mi 45), some registered covers with multiple frankings, mixed issue franking 1914 1d. with 1915 3d., 6d. and 1sh. tied by cds "LOME 17 5 17" to front of registered envelope to Switzerland, mostly very fine and attractive group, signed Calves (ex Mi.-Nr. 4/45)

1934/70, collection "TIN CAN MAIL" with 29 covers with emphasis up to 1940, including registered covers, interesting frankings and many different postmarks incl. Nebenstempel, throughout in good overall condition

1893/1985, collection of over 40 covers and a few used, neatly written up on album leaves, covering both the Indian and Zanzibar Post Offices, better items like India Mi. 43a tied by squared circle "ZANZIBAR" to envelope to Germany, handed over to French paquebot with adjacent octogonal "LA REUNION MARSEILLES L.V.N°3 4 AOUT 93" (Salles 2307), on reverse arrival cds. "BAMBERG II 25 AUG 93", also 1934 large official envelope with scarce unboxed oval mark "ZANZIBAR 21 PROTECTORATE", overall fine to very fine, unusual group

1895/1898, Overprints on India, mint and used assortment of apprx. 70 stamps, comprising e.g. a decent mint set of 13 values ex SG 3/21, a nice selection of 1895/1898 revaluation overprints incl. specialities, mainly signed Dr.Knopke.

1861/1991 (ca.), unused and used collection in 2 albums, many better sets and individual stamps, attractive selection of early imperforated Hermes, also postage dues, souvenir sheets, local issues, etc., some duplicates; condition mostly fine to very fine

1861/2014, unused and used collection, starting with good section Large and Small Hermes heads, then a.o. Olympic Games 1896 and 1906, then a.o. Mi.-Nos. 239-48, 256-69, 304-317 unused, then mostly complete unused, also Athos as well as Epirus complete unused, also good parts Samos, Crete and Heraklion, good condition

1875/1990 (approx.), mint never hinged and used group in stockbooks.

1896/1900, unused and used collection, partly multiple collected, with a.o. Mi.-Nos. 96-107, 108-12 A+B, 118-22, 123-24 A+B etc.

1911/80 (ca), voluminous collection of unused and used stamps in more than thirty (30) albums, including a large number of multiples, some booklets and souvenir sheets, many complete sets in blocks of four unused such as Mi. 327-344, 1933 Mi. 355-361, 1951 Mi. 578-581, etc.; 1943 For the Child set in complete sheets, etc., also over a hundred Cyprus 1976/97 Specimen overprints; overall condition fine to very fine, an impressive holding  

Bulgarian occupation: 1915/18, exhibition-like mounted small collection with 14 covers, including various partly very rare local censures, franked postal order, etc.. 5 certificates Penev

1875/1943, mint, unused and used collection, in the main numbers complete, plus "Specimen", inverted centre pieces, imperforated stamps etc., plus compulsory surcharge stamps, 1914/50 with partly perforated stamps, double overprints, inverted prints etc.

1912/41, unused and used group with better issues and 5 covers (1 Reco)

1840/81, postal history exhibit collection, with over fourty (40) covers and two hundred (200) used stamps, starting with 1840 prestamp folded entire tied with "ARAD" handstamp, Austria early issues with Hungarian postmarks, including two covers franked with 1850 3kr. vermilion or 6kr. brown, also a combination of both, tied by cds "FIUME 1858" to front of an envelope to OLMNITZ, Hungary Early Issues with a selection of frankings including 1871 2kr. orange, 3kr. green, 5kr. rose, some telegraph and journal stamps, 1873 5kr. rose postal stationery tied and 10kr. blue adhesive on reverse, tied by cds "NAGY SZEBEN 27 9 73", cover opened for display, also Crown of St Stephen several 5kr. attempts at sheet reconstruction, condition varies, overall fine 

1871, King Franz Josef line engraved, 5kr. (3), 10kr. blue (2), 15kr. brown (2), one 5kr. with strong bend or thin, shades, unused, also a 10kr. forgery, condition poor to fine (Mi.-Nr. 10, 11, 12)

1871, King Franz Josef First Issues, 5kr. (11), 10kr. (8), 15kr. litho printing (2, thinned), 25kr. including a litho printing (6), used, condition poor to very fine (ex Mi.-Nr. 5/13)

1871/1974 (ca), collection of hundreds of stamps and over fifty (50) covers in six albums, starting with First Issue 2kr. yellow (faults), better items such as 1934 20fr. Souvenir sheet, postage dues, some parcel cards, multiple frankings, also some modern covers, fine to very fine

1871/2006, initially used collection, starting with all Lithographed 2-25k., later mainly unused , practically complete for the main numbers with many imperforated souvenir sheets and some occupational issues, mostly good condition

1874/98, Crown of St Stephen Issues, specialized collection of over three thousands (3000) used stamps, 1kr. to 3ft., arranged in four stockbooks, starting with the 1874 unwatermarked printings, a few clearly identified by their postmarks, condition varies, mostly fine to very fine (ex Mi.-Nr 15/52)

1874/98, accumulation of well over 1000 used stamps, including 1kr., 8kr., 10kr., 15kr., 30kr., 50kr. and 1ft., the strength in the 5kr. rose value with shades and postmarks, some sorted out but many not, condition fine to very fine, interesting lot for the specialist (ex Mi.-Nr. 17/39) 

1874/99, Crown of St Stephen Issues, specialized collection of over 150 unused stamps, 1kr. to 3ft., neatly arranged and mostly identified by perforation types in a stockbook, starting with the 1874 unwatermarked printings until 1899 50kr. brick-red, a few multiples including nine blocks of four, many shades, better items such as 1874 2kr. violet perf. 13:11½ (Mi 15E) and 20kr. grey (2, one faulty) (Mi 19), some imperfections otherwise mostly fine to very fine, interesting group (ex Mi.-Nr. 15/52)

1874/1973, in the beginning used, from Mi.-Nr. 128 mint never hinged collection with a.o. Mi.-Nr. 478-79, 484-87, 502-10, 511-15U, 691-94U, 2280-90B, 2315-16B, Bl. 17, Bl. 20 lila perforated and imperforated, 45B etc.

1951/69, mint collection of imperforated issues with apparently only complete issues, including Mi.-Nos. 2071-77B, 2201-09B, 2423-31B and miniature sheets Mi.-Nos. 492/93B, good condition

1899/1930 (ca), collection of over five hundred (500) illustrated postcards from BUDAPEST, used and unused, various frankings, depicting buildings, streets, gardens, etc., condition mostly very fine

1873/1993, collection of unused and used stamps, neatly presented in two albums, many sets both unused and used, also some souvenir sheets, pairs and blocks, condition varies especially in the early issues, otherwise fine to very fine

1873/1996, unused and used collection, neatly mounted in two albums with many complete sets, starting with First Issues, better items such as Mi. 83-98 and Mi. 99-103 unused, condition varies especially in the 19th century issues, overall very fine

1873/2010, unused/mint and used collection, in the main numbers apparently complete incl. hop flight and officials, some values without gum, mostly good condition