382nd Auction

1872/77, Ceres 2 c. red-brown, fresh colour and large margins, unused with original gum, very fine, signed Calves and certificate Renon (1996)

1943, 2R.F.1Fr. / FEZZAN" handstamp on Lybia Libyan Sibyl 25c., fresh color and good perforation, unused without gum as usually encountered, a fine and very rare stamp with only 569 printed of which the vast majority was used, only few are known unused, signed Scheller and A. Brun

INDOCHINA: 1934, Argentinien-Fahrt, R-Brief nach Pernambuco. Große Seltenheit.

LEBANON: 50 c. – 2,50 pia., tied by cds. "BEYROUTH R.P. 18-6-24" to cover to Alie with arrival marks

LEBANON: 2,50 pia. as single franking on cover from "BEYROUTH 6-4-25" to Boston and 50 c. with definitive 2,50 pia. on cover from Beirut to Boston

LEBANON: bilingual issue 0,50 – 2,50 p. in blocks of 4, unused, most stamps unmounted mint

LEBANON: bilingual issue 50 c. – 2,50 pia., tied by first day cds. "BEYROUTH R.P. 25-9-24" to cover to Damascus with arrival mark, very fine and scarce

LEBANON: 50 c. with surcharge strongly misplaced, vertical pair, lower stamps with only small part overprint, unused with original gum, the lower stamp unmounted mint, very fine and scarce

LEBANON: 50 c. – 2,50 pia. with overprint inverted, unused with original gum; 50 c. gum dried and toned, otherwise fine

LEBANON: 1,25 pia. with double overprint, unused with original gum, signed Calves 

SYRIA: both special issues 50 c.-2,50 fr. , each tied to cover, one to Beyrouth with arrival mark, fine and scarce

SYRIA: 1,50 fr. on 30 c. with overprint double , unused with original gum, fine and scarce, signed Brun and Calves

SYRIA: 2,50 on 50 c. with overprint double and inverted, unused with original gum, fine and rare, signed Brun and Calves

1938, Freimarke 65 Cent blau im kompletten Markenheftchen vorderseitig mit Abbildung der "La marseillaise" , postfrisch, einwandfrei

1938, Postage stamp 65 cent blue in complete booklet with illustration of "La marseillaise" on the front, unmounted mint, fine

30 pfg. block of 12, fresh color and good perforation, used with clear cds. "ANECHO 19/10 14", fine and attractive multiple, signed Bühler

40 pfg., block of four, used with clear cds. "ANECHO 22/10 14", a scarce and attractive multiple, signed Bothe BPP

1914, 40 pfg., fresh color and good perforation, with overprint variety "spacing between TOGO and Occupation 3½ instead of 2mm", a very rare stamp with only a few registered, most of them used, very fine, signed Schlesinger

80 pfg., block of four, used with clear cds. "ANECHO 22/10 14", a scarce and attractive multiple, signed Bothe BPP

1915, 10 pfg. fresh color and good perforation, tied by blue cds. "ANECHO 4/1" to small piece, stamp a trifle soiled at upper left, otherwise fine

10 pfg. with inverted overprint, fresh color and mostly good perforation, used with clear blue cds. "ANECHO", two short perfs, otherwise very fine and attractive example of this tremendously rare stamp, signed Calves and certificate Holcombe (1989)

20 pfg., fresh color and good perforation, tied by blue cds. "ANECHO" to small piece, fine

40 pfg., fresh color and good perforation, tied by clear cds. "ANECHO 4/1" to small piece, very fine and attractive, signed Bloch with certificate (1974)

POSTAL STATIONERY: 5 pfg. postcard with clear cds. "ANECHO 10/8" to Porto-Novo (Dahomey) with long message, reverse with arrival mark "PORTO-NOVO 12 AOUT", very fine and rare usage, signed Holcombe with opinion (1996)

"ULTRAMAR": 1892/1906 (ca.), unused group of over 30 postal stationery cards, envelopes and reply cards with the security overprints from the Portuguese UPU postal archives for the colonies, with New Caledonia, French Oceania and French Offices in India; some toning and mixed condition, a very scarce group

"ULTRAMAR": 1892/1917 (ca.), unused group of over 50 postal stationery cards, envelopes and reply cards with the security overprints from the Portuguese UPU postal archives for the colonies, incl. "COLONIAS", with a good section of Senegal and Anjuan, also Dahomey, Sudan, Madagascar, Congo, Guinea, Mayotte and Ivory Coast; some toning and mixed condition, a very scarce specialist group

"ULTRAMAR": 1892/1900 (ca.), unused group of over 15 postal stationery cards, envelopes and reply cards with the security overprints from the Portuguese UPU postal archives for the colonies, with St Pierre and Miquelon, Martinique and French Guiana, some occasional toning and mixed condition, a very scarce group

1849/1995 extensive and specialised stamp and postal history collection, contained within nine albums, early material to 1906 in used condition is a comprehensive presentation of stamps Michel 1 to 100, excluding Michel 2, written up with pencil notes with shades and specialist listings noted, accompanied with a selection of usages on cover, many rare examples, mixed frankings, multiples, scarce cancellations, destinations, noted horizontal pair Michel 5 on 1850 cover to London, an 1855 wrapper from Le Havre to Vera Cruz franked with a strip of three Michel 13, also postal stationery, cards and picture postcards, a quite impressive study, then a gap until 1964 where the condition is mint, mostly never hinged, with complete sets and a quanity of covers and cards and French Colonies, in the main a fine to very fine assembly, many rare items, a substantial collection.  

1862/91, interesting unused and used group on stockcards, incl. Réunion and Diego Suarez, some better items like France 1862 Mi.-Nr. 21 Tête-Bêche pair used (FA Scheller), 1862 Rothschild reprint and Réunion Mi.-Nr. 15 used; a very fine assembly, many signed Scheller

1887/1950 accumulation of mint and used stamps, contained within an impressive black leather bound vintage album, includes Indochina, China, Reunion, Guadeloupe, Martinque, New Caldonia, India, Wallis and Futuna Islands, quite patchy in the early periods and a little mixed, some sets for later issues, includes the odd mint never hinged stamp, although in the main used or hinged, respectable coverage for Reunion Island, hundreds of stamps, overall mixed with some very fine, a useful lot. 

1887/1960 French Colonies Africa and Arab countries, accumulation of mint and used stamps, contained within two impressive black leather bound albums, early has gaps and generally used and a little mixed, some sets for later issues, noted  mint never hinged although much used and mounted, country representation for both regions is fair, the odd better item, respectable quantity for Tunsia, Morocco, Syria and Senegal and others, many hundreds of stamps, patchy in parts, overall mixed with some very fine, a useful lot. 

1891/1961, interesting mostly used collection containing some better values

1892/1906, unused and used collection Grande Comore, Moheli and Mayotte, with many better like Grand Comore Mi.-Nr. 1-13 and 14-19 and Moheli Mi.-Nr. 1-16, in addition some varities, gutter pairs etc., good condition

1859/1908, very nice, mainly unused collection with many better items including Postage Due, some signed Brun/Calves etc., good condition

1915/42, mainly unused and never hinge collection with many better items like Mi.-Nr. 10-13, 16-21, 23-29, 211-214 and 220-21, some signed Brun/Calves etc

1917/38, 7 covers and cards, including 2 registered, all sent to Switzerland.

1891/1936 (ca.), group of 29 covers and cards, incl. Airmail and Registered, with Soldier´s Mail several types of cds. "CORPS EXPÉDITIONNAIRE DU TONKIN", also mail from "TAMKY", "BAC-NINH", etc., mixed condition