382nd Auction
18. – 23. September 2023 in Wiesbaden
1796/1990 (ca), unmounted mint/unused and used balance of a large exhibition collection on Columbus, with many covers, strength in Spain and Latin America, many specialist items with die, vignette and trial colour proofs, maritime and forwarded transatlantic stampless mail, Zeppelin and airmail, large multiples, sheets and printing varieties, incl. Queensland Chalons 1 d. and 2 d. on 1874 cover to England via Torres Straight; some occasional faults and repairs especially in the early issues, otherwise fine to very fine condition. An eclectic and attractive assembly spanning from early colonial mail to modern connoisseur items.
1880/1990 accumulation of mint and used stamps, comprising three albums, a stock book and eleven small books, semi organised into regions and countries, noted Scandinavia, Middle East, South America, Europe and USA, very mixed with a small quanity of early material, mostly used, includes a nice neatly presented thematic mint collection of Automobiles, set out in three albums arrange A to S, from Afghanistan to San Marino, also a selection of movie related stamps with small quantity of USA Star Wars and four stamp calendars from late 1970s to early 1980s, an interesting and useful lot.
1975/2018 presentation album with Apollo Space mission mint never hinged material and commemorative covers, All World, also three stock books of modern Japan, almost exclusively mint never hinged, together with a commerative hardback folder celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Emperor, in addition a China 1999 Yearbook.
1930/1999 World accumulation of covers, contained within a sizeable black box, with several hundred items, much air mail, includes Colonies, Africa, British Commonwealth and others, in fine condition generally.
International aviation 1937/92, hundreds of covers, besides Airbus aircraft material, test flights, first flights, worldwide souvenir covers, special cancellations, cachets, illustrated covers, airshows, airlines and aviation companies as well as military aviation. Plus Bund registered covers and retourpost as well as four mint sheets Mi.-No. 177, 226, 903 (with shifted perforation) and Berlin 903
