375th Auction

1909, single page with unique proof of 1p 30pa surcharge that was first reported in Sperati II (illustrated on Plate A), no finished reproductions have been identified, and a BPA card proof of a forged cancel, ex Carl Walske

1865, single page with 6 finished reproductions, two trial exposures and five BPA card proofs, all except the card proofs are ex Carl Walske

1851/59, single page with Sperati's famous, custom-made fake of the 1851 issue 12p black that was treated at length in Sperati II, ex Ken Pugh, a pair of genuine 12p Specimen plate proofs, a working proof of 1859 issue 17c Cartier on white paper with Sperati marginal notations as well a trial exposure, the 1859 issue items are ex Sperati archives and Carl Walske. Also includes a philatelic journal clipped image of a 3d Beaver cover, ex Sperati archives, that was apparently used as a model to make the forged cancel

1857/60, the important collection on 7 pages, includes a 4d original negative (ex Robson Lowe), a covered cliche of a grill cancel and unrelated Amsterdam forged cancel (ex Robson Lowe), 38 reproductions (2 are large size working proofs with extensive notations by Sperati), 6 trial exposures, 9 normal size BPA card proofs, and 5 BPA "jumbo" card proofs, many of the items are ex the Sperati archives and are known in fewer than five examples, this section is a highlight of the collection, all except the various card proofs are ex Carl Walske collection

1883, single page and additional material with 12 finished reproductions, two proofs in color, a black proof and a color trial proof annotated by Sperati and dated 1945 (ex Sperati archives), group includes the rare 5c on 24c green that does not exist genuine, all but 4c proof are ex Carl Walske

1894/1903, two pages with 14 finished reproductions and 10 BPA card proofs, a rare group with six types that were first reported in Sperati II as well as one, the 1894 issue 45p, that was thought to exist and mentioned in Sperati I but had not been seen until after Sperati II was published, all are ex Carl Walske

1886/87, the collection on three pages, includes 45 items (31 reproductions, 3 proofs and 14 BPA card proofs), five types are shown that were first reported in Sperati II, all except the BPA proofs are ex Carl Walske

1889, single page with 1889 issue 20s composite proof of type A in black and proof of type B duty cliché only, also 6 BPA card proofs, all except the BPA proofs are ex Carl Walske

1865, single page with a unique working color proof as well as a finished proof in color on toned paper, also three BPA card proofs, the proofs in color are ex Carl Walske

1882/89, India & Convention States, two pages with six items, includes Sperati's original negative for the 1854 issue half anna (ex Robson Lowe), the only reported perforated example of the 1856 unissued 2 anna (two are known imperforate), three Gwailor overprints and a BPA card proof, all are ex Carl Walske

1890/94, single page with 3 finished reproductions, 2 unique overprint proofs and 5 BPA card proofs, the surcharge proofs and reproduction were first reported and illustrated in Plate A of Sperati II, all except the card proofs are ex Carl Walske collection. Also included, but not mounted, is a genuine 5a surcharge from Sperati stockbook that apparently served as the model for Sperati's image used to make the forgery

1860, the single page with proof in black and a BPA card proof, both ex Carl Walske

1848/79, the mounted collection of 8 reproductions and three BPA card proofs, includes the 1848 issue 1d signed proof in color described as being unique in Sperati I (ex Robson Lowe collection), the 1860 issue 9d proof and an "unused" reproduction, one of two known 1879 issue 13c type B reproduction (illustrated in Sperati II) as well as the 1879 issue 38c finished reproduction illustrated in Sperati I, all ex Carl Walske

1884, the mounted page with two finished reproductions and four BPA card proofs, two states of the 4d are shown, the retouched state was inadequately described in Sperati I and corrected in Sperati II, all except BPA card proofs are ex Carl Walske
 

1886, the mounted collection of 13 items on two pages, includes 9 proofs and four finished reproductions, includes 5s type B reproduction and type C proof each first reported in Sperati II, all items are ex Carl Walske

1903/06, the single page with six items, includes two reproductions, 1903 issue and 1906 issue £1 Edward watermarks (the example on multiple crown CA watermarked paper was not reported in Sperati I), ex Walske and four BPA card proofs

1890, page with one finished reproduction, illustrated in Sperati I, plate 18, ex Walske and 3 BPA card proofs

1876, single page with one finished reproduction, illustrated in Sperati I, plate 14, and five BPA card proofs, ex Carl Walske

1885/86, the mounted page with 9 items, includes 1886 issue 6d proof in black (the only format reported as having been seen in Sperati I), 1s finished reproduction with forged cancel and proof in color, also 6 BPA card proofs

1859, the single page with imperforate reproduction of 1859 issue 6d on bluish paper, ex Walske and a BPA card proof

1883, single page with a die proof in color, 9 BPA card proofs and two exceptional and rare models used to make forged cancels, the genuine models have their genuine cancels retouched with paint, Sperati then photographed removing the background to make his cliché for the forged cancels, it is obvious by comparison with the BPA card proofs that show cancels over the perforations that these are the original models, they were found in Sperati's stockbook, all items except the card proofs are ex Carl Walske

1900, the single finished reproduction, one of two known, illustrated in Sperati I on plate 20, ex Robson Lowe and Carl Walske

1884, the single page with the two different proofs in color, ex Walske and four BPA card proofs of forged cancels

1930, 1. Versuchsflug Condor mit Lufthans, Fotokarte „Fliegerbund Blumenau“ frankiert mit Mischfrankatur Condor-Marken mit Brasilien mit Flugpoststempel „BLUMENAU 19.MAR.“ via Berlin und Essen mit Flugpostbest.-Stempel nach Hattingen, selten  

Litauen: 1925, III. Küsten Segelflug Wettbewerb mit Zuleitung aus Litauen, Flugpostkarte mit Freimarke 60 C. von „KLAIPEDA 16.V.“ mit Absender L3 „Junkers-Werke Abt. Luftverkehr Flugleitung“ und L1 „Memel“, adressiert Rittmeister Röhre, Leiter der Segelflugschule Rossitten mit vorderseitigem Segelflug-Sonderstempel vom 17.5. als Flugpostbestätigungsstempel (siehe Otto 1925-56)  

Litauen: 1925, III. Küsten Segelflug Wettbewerb mit Zuleitung aus Litauen, Flugpostkarte mit Freimarke 60 und Flugpostmarke 20 C. von „KLAIPEDA 16.V.“ mit Absender L3 „Junkers-Werke Abt. Luftverkehr Flugleitung“ und handschriftlichem Vermerk „Memel“, adressiert an den Leiter, Rittmeister Röhre, der Segelflugschule Rossitten mit vorderseitigem Segelflug-Sonderstempel vom 17.5. als Flugpostbestätigungsstempel (siehe Otto 1925-56)  

Litauen: 1925, III. Küsten Segelflug Wettbewerb mit Zuleitung aus Litauen, Flugpostkarte mit Flugpost 40 und 20 C. von „KLAIPEDA 16.V.“ mit Absender L3 „Junkers-Werke Abt. Luftverkehr Flugleitung“ und handschriftlichem Vermerk „Memel“, adressiert an den Leiter, Rittmeister Röhre, der Segelflugschule Rossitten mit vorderseitigem Segelflug-Sonderstempel vom 17.5. als Flugpostbestätigungsstempel (siehe Otto 1925-56)  

1918, "FLUGPOST POCTZA LOTNICZA KRAKAU 17 V " auf mit Österreich 1,50-4 Kr. und Zufrankatur frankiertem Umschlag ab "WIEN 17.IV.18" nach Lemberg mit Ankunftsstempel, tadellos

1918, "FLUGPOST POCTZA LOTNICZA KRAKAU 17 V " auf frankiertem Umschlag ab "KRAKOW 17.IV.18" nach Wien mit Ankunftsstempel, ein Wert kleiner Fleck, sonst tadellos

Schweiz: 1933, Schleppsegelflug Dübendorf-Paris, Eilboten-Luftpostkarte von „DÜBENDORF 17.V.33“ mit Segelflugzeug-Bestätigungsstempel und e. U. von W. Farner nach Paris und als Luftpostkarte mit frz. Frankatur von „PARIS 18.5.“ nach Basel mit vorderseitigem Ankunftsstempel, selten (SLH SF 33.5.a)

LZ 25: 1917, Briefstempel „Kaiserliches Kommando des Marine-Versuchsschiffes“ auf Feldpost-Ansichtskarte von „WILDPARK 27.8.“ mit handschriftlichem Absendervermerk „…M.L.Z. 25, Wildpark“, dazu Foto eines ausgebrannten Luftschiffes, Karte rechts mit senkrechtem Bug  

LZ 103: 1917, Kommando-Briefstempel klar auf Feldpost-Ansichtskarte von „TRIER 14.2.“ mit Text und Absendervermerk „…Kommando LZ 103 Luftschiffhafen Trier“, gute Erhaltung

1930, Südamerikafahrt, Auflieferung Friedrichshafen bis Rio de Janeiro, Sondermarke 2 M. auf Privatganzsachenkarte Reichspräsidenten 5 Pfg. „Bodensee u. Umgebung“, etwas fleckig  

Chicagofahrt, Bordpost mit Fehldatum 1.10., Passagierpostkarte mit engl. Text (datiert 16.10.) und Sondermarke 1 M. nach Frankreich, Marke mit Randklebung (hinterlegt), sonst in guter Gesamterhaltung (Mi. Nr. 355e)  

Bodensee (LZ 120): 1919, unterfrankierte Delag-Karte von „FRIEDRICHSHAFEN 11.SEP.“ mit Bordstempel und Grußtext: „...von dem herrlichen Fluge...“  nach Berlin, Karte mit Beförderungsspuren und leichte Patina  

1930, Kurzfahrt in die Schweiz, Karte mit portogerechter Adlerfrankatur entwertet mit rotem Bordpoststempel vom 2.11. und Grußtext via Friedrichshafen nach Hannover, aus den Grappe-Nachlass, Karte rechts mit verklebtem Riss und etwas Patina, sehr selten, bisher nur wenige Karten bekannt