380th Auction

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

1876/2006, mostly unused collection, including 1933 Hopflug set (2009 Lasse Nielsen certificate), some small flaws, but mostly good condition

1922/99, used and unused collection in three albums, with many complete sets, starting with First Issues, better items such as Mi. 9-11 and 37-39 unused, souvenir sheets, booklet, also a selection of large part or complete sheets, mostly very fine

1922/2014, attractive unused, in the main numbers apparently complete collection with some better overprint variants, good condition

1877/1940 (ca.), mounted collection railway postmarks and station cancellations with more than 200 covers and few loose stamps and covers, including interesting frankings, 'PAQUEBOT', postage due, etc.

1852/1990, unused and used collection starting with some Italian States, including some better airmail issues including Zeppelins 1933 and squadron flight, plus some mail abroad, etc., mostly good condition

1852/1996 (ca.), unused and used collection in 5 albums, many better sets and individual stamps, incl. Papal States, Romagna, Toscana,  Vatican, Italian post offices abroad, etc., also a selection of numeral cancellations, some duplicates; condition poor to very fine, an interesting collection

1852/2016, attractive and comprehensive, unused / mint never hinged and used collection from Italian States with a.o. Papal States Mi.-No. 11 without gum, Naples with Trinacria and Croix de Savoy used, Sardinia Mi.-Nos. 1-3 and 4-6 used, Sicily Mi.-Nos. 6-7 unused, Tuscany with many better as Mi.-. No. 23 used (heavily repaired), from Kingdom on largely complete with Manzoni 5l., all good airmail issues, service Mi.-Nos. 9-10, Guardia Nazionale with good values, parcel stamps with lictor bundle, 1954, Cavalino 1000l., plus Trentino and other occupation issues 1941-43, Trieste and a collection Vatican incl. Provisional, mostly good condition

1855/1995 (ca.),  mainly used collection in three binders from some Sardinia/Tuscany and chiefly Kingdom and Republic, slightly mixed condition and some postmarks valuated cautiously.

1917/34, mostly unused group with various issues incl. complete sets, se-tenants with advertisements and Italian colonies on two stock pages

1924/51, mint never hinged group with better and complete issues, including mint no. 194-200 (FA Bolaffi for mint no. 199-200), 2x mint no. 345-367, mint no. 366B (FB Gazzi) and mint no. 560-75, clean on stockcards