383rd Auction

1868/76, Destination Danish West Indies, group of 10 covers from London or Liverpool to St Croix, all franked at the 1 Shilling rate, various ms endorsements, condition varies from poor to fine

1895/1983 (ca.), interesting lot of more than 70 cards and covers, all with postage due markings or stamps, with incoming mail mostly from France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, further mixed frankings, etc.

1914/49, interesting group with over 150 cards and covers with censorship marks, in addition a sizable portion of field post "O.H.M.S" and "ON ACTIVE SERVICE" mail, some red cross covers, airmail, etc.

1940/43, over 120 cards and covers with censorship marks, including airmail, red cross covers, etc., an interesting group

MARCONI INTERNATIONAL MARINE COMMUNICATION CO. LDT: 1920/30, collection with 13 R-"Ocean-Letter" covers with postage paid from Great Britain, Canada and USA, including four covers complete with contents. The condition is partly defective, all on exhibition pages

1807/1996, GUERNSEY and JERSEY exhibition collection starting with pre-philately, including Red Cross message from Egypt and card with rare French Paquebot cancel, in addition good part Occ. WWII, written up on pages

1940/41, interesting collection with 46 letters and cards, including halves, foreign letters, FDC's, Food Ration Book, Mi.-Nr. 2 z on letter with certificate Brunel, well condition

1915/23, an interesting group of 30 cards and covers, containing postal stationery, registered covers, censor marks etc., mostly good condition

1861/1994, large mint never hinged/unused and used collection neatly housed in 2 albums and 6 stockbooks of duplicates, incl. postage due and compulsory stamps, Greek areas with North Epirus, Lemnos, Creta, Therison, Turkey, etc., some better sets like Mi.-Nr. 118-22 used (121 KB Simmermacher BPP), 437-446 used, together with a few covers and two books; mostly fine to very fine

1875/1972 (ca.), unused and mostly used collection, neatly mounted in one album, covering both Greece and Turkey, incl. postage dues, charity stamps, etc., overall condition is fine to very fine

1931/1990, comprehensive mint collection/balance in four albums, incl. 1931 Zeppelin top left corner marginal copies with plate number "1", otherwise from 1945 onwards with a good 1940s/1950s section incl. better souvenir sheets (1947 Roosevelt, 1948 Chain Bridge, 1951 Stamps).

1938/91, mint never hinged and unused collection consisting of over 150 sheetlets and miniature sheets, incl. Mi. 2, 3, 4, 13, 106I, etc., mostly fine, in stockbook

1900/21 (ca.), POSTAL HISTORY OF THE SREM REGION, specialized collection on 35 exhibition pages including many scarce postmarks, some believed to be unique, and other remarkable items such as 1906 35 f. franking on postal stationery card sent by express from the 11. Imperial Dragoons at Ruma to Esseg Fortress, Fieldpost Letter with censor-mark "Zensuriert/k.u.k. Brief- u. Paket-/zensurstelle, Zemun." sent by railway from Austria via Zemun (Srem) to Constantinople, a Hungarian/Croatian mixed franking as fiscal use on 1919 court document or three covers with authorized bisects of Slovenian stamps used in Mitrovica. A fascinating insight into the turbulent (postal) history of this part of the Balkans and in very fine condition. 

 1873/97, unused and used nice small collection, including unused Mi.-no. 1A and used 18AI

1873/2002, mint never hinged and mostly used collection neatly housed in one album, from 1935 complete, fresh quality overall, mostly very fine

1930, Allthing, marvellous exhibition collection with some additional material, containing 5 hand drawings of Ludwig Hesshaimer ( ca. 22x28 cm), die proofs in strip of three and 3 sheets of six, 12 proof sheets with complete set (including one bicoloured) and about 500 plate proofs, mostly in part sheets .

1938/2001, mint never hinged collection in two albums, incl. machine labels, together with some souvenir sheets and booklets, some better cpl. sets like Mi.-Nr. 218-221, mostly in very fine condition

1897/15 (ca.), interesting assembly of five covers and cards, better items like Mi.-Nr. 19BI (Facit-Nr. 37) on printed matter, 1905 postcard with "PAQUEBOT" and British cancellation "LEITH JY 13", together with an attractive three-issue franking on a 1913 registered illustrated envelope to Wiesbaden.  Two cards with small faults, otherwise very fine, a charming and scarce group

1861/1960 (ca.), Railway mail, mounted collection with around 60 covers, mainly with stamps of the various railway companies, with many rare items and provisionals, plus other material, postcards of railway stations, old tickets and luggage labels, railway parcel post stamps on covers, as well as several loose railway mail stamps, etc.. A very interesting object.

1792/1840 (ca.), FREE frank marks, about 45 fronts and 8 letter sheets, mostly with sender's signatures, including front of January 8, 1840 (last day before Penny postage) and letter sheet of 1792. Somewhat mixed condition, but mostly fine/very fine

1834/35, Penny Post handstamps of Bray, Ballyconell and Belfast (2) on letters with different taxes.

1860/91, 9 covers to Ireland, domestic or from England, all re-directed with surcharge-handstamps or manuscripts, one with additional franking.

1916/25, Civil War and transition period, interesting, mounted collection with round 90 covers and cards with a variety of interesting and scarce pieces, including various and often scarce emergency cancellations, IRA censorships, mixed frankings Great Britain and overprint issue, overprint issue used in Great Britain, etc., including many registered letters. A very interesting object.

1894/1925 (ca.), Italy and territories, 29 letters and cards, including registered covers with better values foreign post offices and colonies, kingdom 194-200 on special envelope used as registered cover, etc.

1851/59, group with Modena Mi.-Nr. 7 unused (abrasion at bottom right), Tuscany used with Mi.-Nr. 1x, 2x (sign. Thier) and 3 (touched and corner crease, FA Behr), plus Italy Mi.-Nr. 31 unused and 35 without regummed, optically mostly attractive

1854/59, group with three covers, with Papal States Mi.-No. 5 in pair on folded cover from "SENIGALLIA", Modena Mi.-No. 1b on folded cover and strip of three Sardinia Mi.-No. 12 on envelope from "LEVANTO" to England, partly somewhat defective, but optically attractive, two covers sign. A. Diena

1805/1849 (ca.), fine group of over 20 folded entires, well assorted range of postmarks, with "PP SIENA", "CANCELLIERE DEL CENSO IN MONTCCHIO", "SANTARCANGELO", "CAZAL", "DOMO D´OSSOLA" etc., mostly choice strikes, very fine

1769/1858 (ca.), interesting group of over 90 folded entires, various cities represented, well assorted range of postmarks, entry marks and due taxes with many clear strikes, a fine assembly