384. Auction

1950/61 (ca.), Abu Dhabi to Yemen, mostly mint never hinged group of Arab countries with a few used and unused, some cpl. many cpl. sets, some in duplicates, together with some souvenir sheets and a few multiples, mostly very fine, in one stockbook 

1999/2022, Miniature and souvenir sheets in large printers sheets, lot of approx. 25 such items from Great Britain, Guernsey, Switzerland and Liechtenstein with such issues as Switzerland, 1999, Millenium or Great Britain, 2006, 40 Years Machin. Good condition. 

1614/1860, Lot with 130 prephilatelic and a few stampless entires, most prominently from Italy, Germany, Austria, France and Great Britain. Beginning with a 1614 folded letter from Heidelberg there folow many interesting markings such as manuscript “v Vienne” (1784) and “de francfort s/m" (1786) on letters to France, framed “POSTA DI URBINO” (1810), Départements conquis “99 / GENEVE” on 1813 entire to Annecy, red “ESTAF.” on prepaid 1830 Estaffette-letter from Paris to London, 1837 entire from Livorno to Genoa, probably erroneously struck with red oval “VIA DI MARE / LEVANTE” and slitted for disinfection or red “Aus Russland” on 1864 letter from St. Petersburg via Prussia to France. 

1720/2000, about 1500 letters, cards and postal stationery, mostly Europe with registered mail, express mail, airmail, etc.

1766/1917, (ca.), Desinfected mail, about 90 entires, partly on exhibition pages, many interesting items, including mail from Menorca, Algeria, Tunisia, Guadeloupe, Ottoman Empire, etc. A very interesting object.

1829/1990 (ca), covers, cards and postal stationery from pre-philately with, among other things, a military letter from Harburg to the modern era, including two prepaid R-coffee sacks from El Salvador in 1929 and an airmail letter to La Paz in 1937, neatly in an album

1850/1935 (ca.), varied and interesting accumulation of several hundred covers and other postal history items form all over the world in two larg albums. The most substantial section being Germany and related Areas with Mi.-Nos. 446-9 with exhibition postmark on airmail cover, Württemberg Officials Mi.-Nos. D129 and 248-50 as rare single frankings on declared value or registered items, Saar Mi.-Nos. 11-17 on cover and Togo Mi.-Nos. 1-6 on registered letter from Lome to Pforzheim. Also some Switzerland with illicit use of 1922, 10 c. postal stationery indicum on Postcard to the Belgian Congo or 1927 SCADTA-Airmail cover from Zürich to Bogota, Great Britain with 1902 7d grey-black (SG 90) and 2d on 1910 Express cover from Southampton to Germany, some Russian P.O. in Constantinople and some better South America. 

1850/1960 (ca.), accumulation of several hundred cards and covers from all over the world in a large old stockbook, the most prominent section being Austria with 1850, 9 Kr. blue, strip of three on registered cover from Prag to Düsseldorf (heavily stained) but also some interesting semi-classic frankings and some Austrian Levant items. Mixed condition. 

1866/1950(ca.), interesting group with more than 100 cards and covers including mostly Germany, USA, Spain and Israel, containing better usages, postage due, censor marks, concentration camps mail, better cancellations like “Ältestenrat der Juden in Prag”, “Rückantwort auf Postkarten in deutscher Sprache über den Ältestenrat dder Junden in Prag”, pow mail, clipper mail etc., mostly good condition

1880/1960 (ca.), interesting group of over 200 used and unused postal stationery cards and envelopes, strength before the 1930s, many countries represented, with New Zealand, Belgian Congo, Victoria, Uruguay, Salvador, India, etc., together with some illustrated letter cards and some Argentinian cards overprinted “MUESTRA”, mostly fine to very fine

1883/1960, interesting collection "Daguin - an early cancelling machine" with covers from France and its colonies, Romaniam, Austria and Chile, neatly on self-designed album pages with inscriptions in three folders, plus the manual by René Geslin, ex Dr Findeiss

1885/2000 (ca.), about 850 covers, cards and picture postcards, all with illustrations or imprints of hotels and restaurants. Somewhat mixed condition

1888/1979, specialized collection on the history of the UPU including seven letters sent to all member-administrations announcing new stamp issues dated between 1888 and 1892, philatelic and other souvenirs relating to UPU-Congresses, photographs, picture postcards, International Response Coupons etc. Good general condition. 

1900/2000 (ca.), interesting collection with covers, cards and postal stationery cards Europe and overseas with registered covers, airmail letters, much USA, Austria and Switzerland

1920/90 (ca.), einige hundert Briefe und Karten mit Luftpost-Briefen, R-Briefen, Zensuren usw.

1930/39, remarkable collection of approx. 1000 first flight covers from most of the world with strong emphasis on the Pacific region with United States, British Commonwealth and South America. Interesting and in good general condition. 

1933/45, Thematische Sammlung Deutschland unter dem Nationalsozialismus mit viel Geiwcht auf den propagandistisch aussagekräftigen Sonderstempeln der 30er Jahre, aber auch mit Anischtskarten, Absenderstempel von Partei- und SS-Organen sowie diversen postgeschichtlichen Belegen aus dieser Zeit. Gute Gesamterhaltung, sauber aufgezogen in vier Alben. 

1952/65, 70 covers and FDC Japan with attractive motifs and approx. 65 covers Israel 1955-88, mostly registered and airmail letters to Austria with colorful frankings