387. Auktion

PUERTO RICO – García-Lomas, José Ignacio: Reseña - Inventario de Marcas, Sellos, Pruebas y Enteros Postales de Puerto Rico (1977), 255 pages, hardbound with dust jacket; PLUS: Preston, R. B.: / Sanborn, M. H.: The Postal History of Puerto Rico (1950), 100 pages, hardcover, both items in good condition. Not common. Estimate: 120 Euro

ST. KITTS / ST. VINCENT – Napier, Francis H. / Bacon, E. D.: Saint Vincent with Notes and Publishers' prices (Stanley Gibbons Handbook No. 4, 1895), 197 + 1 pages + 2 plates, hardcover (the hardcover is loose at the binding, but the book contents are good); PLUS: Pierce, A. D. / Messenger, J. L. / Lowe, Robson: St. Vincent. The Postal History (1762–1915), The Postage Stamps (1861–897). The Cancellations (1861–1915), The Revenue Stamps (1882–1897), published 1971, 184 pages + XVI pages including 8 full colour plates, art paper, hardcover, very good condition; PLUS: Brookes, Brian: St. Kitts Postal History (2011), 34 pages, softcover, good condition; Estimate: 120 Euro  

TRINIDAD – Mariott, Sir John / Medlicott, Michael / Ramkissoon, Reuben A.: Trinidad. A Philatelic History to 1913 (2010), X + 359 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, as new, No. 82 of 400 printed copies; PLUS: Taylor, Susan / Barrow, Edward / Mohammed, Nigel / Park, John: The Untold Story of the Lady McLeod (2021), 110 pages, softcover, signed by Susan Taylor and dedicated to Tomas Bjäringer. As new! Estimate: 60 Euro

TRINIDAD – Marriott, John B.: The Philatelic History of Trinidad to 1862 (1963), 65 pages, spiral binding; PLUS: Wike, R. G.: British Empire Civil Censorship Devices World War II: Trinidad and Tobago (1993), 80 pages, softcover; PLUS: Baldus, Wolfgang: The Postage Stamps of the Principality of Trinidad (2003), 35 pages, softcover, all in good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

TURKS ISLANDS – Bacon, E. D.: The Postage Stamps of the Turks Islands (1917), 29 pages + 3 plates, brochure, but privately hardbound, good condition; PLUS: Reuterskiöld, A. de: The 1881 Surcharges of Turks Islands (1894), two parts published in “London Philatelist” No. 27/March 1894, p. 62–64 + No. 28/April 1894, p. 86–90; original issues of the “London Philatelist”, covers with some patina. Rare ensemble. Estimate: 120 Euro

@ Heinrich Köhler # 364, 21.3.2017, lot 10206 (Bacon brochure): 100 Euro + 20%

TURKS ISLANDS & CAICOS ISLANDS – Challis, John J.: Turks Islands and Caicos Islands to 1950 (1983), 115 pages, hardcover, limited edition, No. 51 of 250 copies printed; PLUS: McCann, Peter: Turks & Caicos Islands Postal History 1810–1945. A Grand Award Winning Exhibit (2020), 149 pages, softcover. Both items in very good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

CENTRAL AMERICA – Morley, Walter: Catalogue of the Revenue Stamps of Central America, photocopies of issues from various countries, as published by Morley in his ‘Philatelic Journal’ in 1908. Mexico alone is very extensively represented with over 40 pages. Good copies, privately bound with hardcover and gold title embossing on the spine. PLUS: B/W-copy of the collection “Postal Use of Fiscal and Telegraph Issues in Latin America. A Study of 19th and early 20th Century use”, ca. 100 pages. Estimate: 30 Euro

ARGENTINE – Bousquet, Augusto Víctor: La Aeroposta Argentina y el Correo Aereo (1992), 423 pages; PLUS: same author: El Correo Aereo Transandino (Argentina–Chile 1919–1930) (1985), 104 pages; PLUS: Pringle, John: The First Airmail Flight across the Andes 5th August, 1919. An account of the discovery of the flight, with illustrations of the cover carried, 23 + 1 pages + plates, softcover. Very rare but with some patina. Estimate: 100 Euro

ARGENTINE – Carles, C.: Colección de los Tipos de Valores Postales adoptados con Caracter Definitivo por Resolución de fecha 23 de Agosto de 1892, extract of the work, pp. 859–909, each page with a MUESTRA stamp or postal stationary, perfectly bound in a bibliophile hardcover. PLUS: 3 price lists of the Casa Filatélica de Roberto Rosauer for the years 1899 (No. 1: 16 pages), 1900 (No. 2: 28 pages) and 1900 (No. 3, 44 pages). All in good condition and rare. Estimate: 150 Euro

ARGENTINE – Carles, C.: Valores Postales Argentinos Vol. II (1888), 337 pages, Elaborate leather binding (slightly rubbed and touched at the top of the spine). BUT: This is a unique work. An introduction of XXXVIII pages is followed by approx. 60 pages, some of which are filled with sample stamps (muestra) from the 1892/1896 editions. The next 260 pages present Argentine postal stationery with the imprint “Muestra.” In good condition. Estimate: 500 euros +

ARGENTINE – Carles, C.: Vlores Postales Argentinos (1897), XXXVIII + 246 pages with MUESTRA-Stamps and Postal Stationary, hardcover with gold title imprint on spine. Rare. Estimate: 150 Euro

ARGENTINE – Deluca, Antonio: Sellos y otros Valores Postales y Telegraficos Argentinos, Tomo I: Sellos en general 1856–1939 (1939), 771 pages, hardcover, Tomi II: Sobres, Tarjetas, Fajas, Cartas Postales y demas especies Valuadas 1878–1941 (1941), 671 pages, hardcover. Both volumes in excellent condition. An encyclopedic work in Spanish with a treasure trove of important information. Estimate: 150 Euro

ARGENTINE – Gazzolo, Andres E.: Barquitos of Buenos Aires. Forgeries and Reprints (2012), 162 pages + 1 page, hardcover with dust jacket and signature of the author for Brian Moorhouse; PLUS: Akerman, Clive: The Revenue Stamps of Argentina. The Province and Municipalities of Buenos Aires (1994), 178 pages, hardcover. Both books in good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

ARGENTINE – Kneitschel, Victor & Rodolfo: Catalogo Especial de los Sellos Postales de la Republica Argentina y Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios (11th edition 1974), 692 pages + Errata, hardcover; PLUS: Vasen, W. / Riese, H. L.: Catalogo de Enteros Postales Argentinos (1991), 60 pages, softcover. Both items in good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

ARGENTINE – Kneitschel, Victor: Catalogo de los Sellos Postales de la Republica Argentina y Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios (6th edition 1958), 2 volumes; PLUS: Supplemento No. 1 (which is always missing). This two-volume edition of the 6th edition was probably the best and most comprehensive that Kneitschel ever published. Over 900 pages in total! Countless illustrations and price quotations, many special elaborations etc. Still the basic work today! Good condition. Estimate: 120 Euro

ARGENTINE – Kneitschel, Victor: Catalogo de los Sellos Postales de la Republica Argentina y sus Derivados (1939), 194 + 5 + 4 plates in a slip case, hardcover, good condition. – The first edition of this later wellknown catalogue! PLUS: Klass, Samuel: Catalogo de Sellos Postales de la Argentina (1970), 440 + 2 pages, hardcover, good condition. Estimate: 50 Euro

ARGENTINE – Kurchan Mario D.: Argentine Postal History 1760–1870. Study of Forged Cancellations Forerunners and Maritimes (1976), 95 pages, softcover; PLUS: Kurchan, Mario D. / Fernández, Hugo M.: The River Plate Postal History. The Martinez Correspondence (1995, bilingual), 40 pages; PLUS: Ceriani, Juan Alberto / Kneitschel, Rodolfo: Postmarks used in Railway Ambulant Post Offices Argentine 1865–1892 (1987, bilingual), 51 pages, softcover (this a bit toned); PLUS: Jewell, Carlos: Mensajerías Argentinas (1966), 294 + 2 pages, hardcover, good condition, rare. Estimate: 60 Euro

ARGENTINE – Kurchan, Mario D.: Argentine Maritime Postal History (1994, bilingual), 440 pages, softcover; PLUS: Kurchan, Mario D.: Historia Postal del Rio de la Plata. Hacia la Epoca de las Invasiones Inglesas / River Plate Postal History Period 1800/1810 (1992 bilingual), 72 pages, softcover; PLUS: Kurchan, Mario D.: Argentine Postal History: River Mail Service on the Rio de la Plata Basin. Second part, 80 pages, bilingual, softcover; PLUS: Schlichter, Andres Jorge / Spinetto, Julio Ricardo: Historia Postal de la Tripulación del Acorazado ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE (Argentina, Diciembre 1939 – Alemania, Junio 1946) (1989), 65 + 2 pages, softcover, signed by both authors. All items in good condition. Estimate: 60 Euro

ARGENTINE – Mazo, Jorge del: Primitivos Matasellos Argentinos (1943), 47 pages, hardcover, signed/dedicated; PLUS: Bose, Walter, B. L.: Signos Postales del Río de la Plata (1938), 88 pages with 170 illustrations, privately bound; PLUS: Rettaroli, M.: Sellos Postales Argentinos. Numeración correlacionada de los catálogos extranjeros (1929), 34 pages, softcover (the cover with faults); PLUS three small softcover brochures written by Eliçabe, Ricardo D.: El 8 centavos efigie de Don Bernardino Rivadavias emitido en el año 1877 + El 4 centavos efigie de Don Mariano Moreno emitido en el año 1873 + El 2 centavos efigie de Don Vicente López y Planes emitido en el año 1877 (all three brochures are numbered and printed in a edition of 200 copies); PLUS: Bose, Walter B. L.: Signos Postales y Matasellos del Virreinato, Provincias Unidas del Rio de la Plata y República Argentina (1932, 17 pages); PLUS: Pont, José Marco del: Sellos Postales de la Republica Argentina. Sellos “Rivadavia” 1864–1872 (1946), 66 + 1 pages, softcover. Individual titles with minor imperfections. Estimate: 60 Euro

ARGENTINE – Oreste Rosasco, Dr. Enrique: 1) Confederacion on Argentina (1990), 267 pages; 2) ditto, Descriptión de sus Sellos (1994), 48 pages; PLUS: Torre, Gustavo de la: Rivadavia 5c. Argentina, 1864–1872. Méthodo de Identificación y clasificación (2007), 80 + 1 pages + 1 plate, all in good condition. Estimate: 50 Euro

ARGENTINE – Pedret, Juan Carlos: Foreign Postmarks over Argentine Stamps, 32 pages, softcover; PLUS: Bose, Walter B. L. / Korth, Rolf: Estafetas Postales Ambulantes Argentinas 1865–1965 (1974), 38 pages, softcover, No. 615/1.000; PLUS: Longo, Rafael E.: Emision Kidd (1985), 40 pages, stapled; PLUS: Kurchan, Mario D.: Cancellations on stamps from the Argentine Confederation (1997, bilingual), 56 pages, softcover; PLUS: Pedret, Juan Carlos: Matasellos Argetinos 1862–1880, 85 pages + supplement No. 1, 28 pages, both softcover; PLUS: Ravignani, Miguel Emilio: Evolución de las Tarifas Postales Argentinas 1877–1974 (2008), 34 pages, softcover; PLUS: three more brochures and four undated postal regulations. Good ensemble. Estimate: 60 Euro

ARGENTINE – Pont, Dr. José Marco del: Catálogo General Illustrado de Las Estampillas Fiscales emitidas en la República Argentina (1898), 152 pages (papier toned), privately bound with gold title imprint on spine; PLUS a second hardcover with copies of articles of del Pont about the same subject (fiscal philately); PLUS by the same author: El Correo Marítimo en el Río de la Plata (1913), 161 pages, hardbound, good condition. Rare studies! Estimate: 80 Euro

ARGENTINE – Pont, José Marcó del: Sellos Postales de La Confederacion Argentina (1902), 48 pages with many photo plates + Sellos Postales de la República Argentina (1909), 66 + 1 pages, with dedication of the author to Samuel Chapman, 200 copies printed. All items with the original softcovers privately bound in one hardcover volume. Very rare! PLUS: Cochrane, W. J. / Spowart, H. A.: The Rivadavia Stamps of the Argentine Republic and their Obliterations (1923), 97 pages + plates in a pocket, private hardcover. A rare ensemble. Estimate: 200 Euro

ARGENTINE – Two boxes with photocopies: 1) Fernando Sturia Collections Buenos Aires, Cordoba & Corrientes, Escuditos & Rivadavias (colour copies); PLUS: Norman Hubbard Collection Argentine 1858–1872 (b/w copies). Both ex Brian Moorhouse. Estimate: 60 Euro

ARGENTINE / BUENOS AIRES – Photo album of BUENOS AIRES stamps, which form part of the UNIVERSAL COLLECTION of new stamps, presented at the Philatelic Exhibitions in Vienna and Turin in 1911, where the COLLECTION won two major awards. Twenty-five copies of this ALBUM have been published, this being No. 9. Its owner is offering it to Mr. Geo H. Worthington ... Buenos Aires, 19 September 1912.– A unique photo album with a total of 1 + 18 cardboard album pages (33 cm wide x 36.5 cm high), each with a glued-in photo page (20.5 x 29 cm) showing images of the stamps and varieties of the Buenos Aires issues. The owner (whose signature can perhaps be identified as ... "...Rodrigues" on the dedication page) offered this unique collection of unused issues to George H. Worthington (1850–1924) in Cleveland, Ohio, who was considered the greatest collector in the United States at the time. The cardboard pages are in good condition, as is the original elaborate cardboard cover with gold embossed title. A bibliophile's dream. Viewing recommended. Estimate: 500 Euro.

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ARGENTINE / CORRIENTES – Stich, Louis: Corrientes. The Issues from 1856–80 (1957), 88 pages, privately hardbound, good condition. PLUS: 1 page with a handcoloured map and 1 page with colour chart for the issues 1874–1880. Estimate: 50 Euro

ARGENTINE / CORRIENTES – Box with research material (many copied articles in journals, paper read before the RPSL 1916, extracts from auction catalogues etc.) + colour copies of a specialiced 5 frame exhibit. PLUS: Stich, Louis: Corrientes. The Issues from 1856–80 (1957), softcover, good condition; PLUS: Lowey, Dr. Leonardo: El Sello de Corrientes (1988), 136 + 1 pages, softcover (due to the oversize of the cover this with small faults). A very good lot for the specialist. Estimate: 80 Euro

BOLIVIA – Boeck, Eugenio von: Bolivia. Estudio de dos Emisiones Postales. Serie de Escuditos de 1894 / Serie de la Puerta del Sol de Tiahuanacu de 1925, 149 + 3 pages, leather bound, good condition. Inside with several pages with reprints or original stamps affixed. Limited edition. This copy is number 227 of an edition of 300 copies printed on 245g cardboard and signed by the author. Good condition. Estimate: 150 Euro

BOLIVIA – Bonilla Lara, Alvaro: Bolivia: Cinco Estudios Filatelicos (1972), 82 + 1 pages, softcover; PLUS: Hilchey, Albert W. / Akerman, Clive: The Revenue Stamps of Bolivia (2010), 60 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Hilchey, Albert W.: The Revenue Stamps of Bolivia (October 20, 1968, Revised February 23, 1974), reproduced as a manuscript, 60 pages, in a folder. Estimate: 50 Euro

BOLIVIA – Escalier, Marcos G. (all titles): Catalogo de las Marcas de Correos de Bolivia 1825–1900, vol. I (1978), 277 pages; PLUS: Catalogo Especializado de las Primeras Emisiones de Sellos y Cancelaciones de Bolivia (1991), 341 pages; PLUS: Guia para la Reconstruccion de las planchas de la Emision Estruch y Emision Condor de Bolivia, Vol. II (1992), 212 pages; PLUS: Challas 1859. Los Primeros Ensayos de Bolivia 1857–1862 (1999), 189 pages, No. 13 of 100 copies printed; PLUS: La Tercera Emision de Sellos Postales de Bolivia 1868–1871 (1996), 270 pages. All items with softcover and in good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

BOLIVIA – Escalier, Marcos G.: 1863. La Emision Garcia de Bolivia “No Emitidos” (1999), 212 pages, good condition. Estimate: 20 Euro

BOLIVIA – Escalier, Marcos G.: Estudios Postales, Tomo I–VII. Seven volumes, each containing 250 to 290 pages, about Bolivia's first editions. This book series was published between 1986 and 1988, but only in a limited and numbered edition of 50 copies, hardcover with gold lettering on the spine. The numbers of the copies are indicated on the last page and confirmed by the author. A very rare series. Estimate: 500 Euro

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BOLIVIA – Escalier, G. Marcos: La Cuarta Emision de Sellos Postales de Bolivia 1869, 419 pages, softcover; PLUS: diff. authors: Catalogo Especializado de Sellos de Bolivia 1859–1878, tomo 1 + 2, 152 + 6 pages + 203 + 4 pages, hardcover, good condition. Estimate: 60 Euro 

BOLIVIA – Escalier, Marcos G.: La Quinta Emisión de Sellos Postales de Bolivia 1878, 321 pages, softcover, No. 17 of 100 copies printed; PLUS: Pelaez, Manuel Barrau: Los Condores (Estudio) (1974), 60 pages + 16 plates, hardcover, good condition; PLUS: Eliçabe, Ricardo D.: Contribucion al Estudio de los Sellos Postales de Bolivia. Es 50 centavos tipo ‘aguila’ emitido en el año 1867 y sus falsificaciones, 24 pages, privately hardbound, signed by the author. R. King-Farlow wrote in LP 1947: “A ‘contribution’ of very definite merit." No. 150 of 200 copies printed. Good condition and rare! Estimate: 120 Euro

BOLIVIA – Moser, William: Notes on the First Issue of the Stamps of Bolivia. Display 20 March 1903 at the London Philatelic Society (London Philatelist 1905: The Early Bolivians) + original correspondance from H. R. Oldfield (with Heinrich Fraenkel and others 1897–1905) about bolivian issues, in addition original photos. – This album (nearly 50 handwritten pages) is filled with the first Bolivian stamp issues (1867), varieties, blocks, strips, mint and used, and was produced by Moser for the display. There are 17 stamps of the 10 centavos value alone, which is not very common, and nine with the 100 centavos, each in a different version, which is described in detail. It is unique and one of the first display documents of the RPSL! In good condition and a special preserving box. Estimate: 1.000 Euro +

BOLIVIA – Large box with photocopies of excellent exhibits. 1) BM / AW Collection: First Issues (colour copies); 2) Classic Issues - Alex Rendon Collection (b/w copies) / Kurt Goldschmidt Collection (colour copies); PLUS: An extensive folder containing various maps, original photos, advertising material from various airlines in Bolivia and other South American countries, brochure “10 annos CONDOR na America do Sul” 1927–1937, fares, airline announcements, rare material in this variety, including an original announcement sheet from the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company dated December 1, 1881! Total: 36 items, mostly from the 1920s/30s, in good condition! Viewing is recommended. PLUS: Seven issues of the “Primera Memoria Anual” (1926–1931), in slightly varying condition. But very rare! Estimate: 200 Euro