385th Auction

1929, Pioneers 10k., perforated 10¾, unused, very fine, certificate Frenkel (2019) (Zagorsky 226B)

1930, Zeppelin 40 and 80 k. imperforated, mint never hinged, 80 k. two minor adhering spots, otherwise fine, 80 k. signed Soviet Philatelic Association and certificate Mikulski A.I.E.P (1989)

1930, Graf Zeppelin 40 k. and 80 k., complete set imperforated, fresh colours, unused with slight hinge remnants, 80 kopek with a tiny inclusion spot in the margin, very fine, both signed Ebnet BPP and Aimé Brun, with certificate Bühler (1983)

1930, Graf Zeppelin 80 k., two complete sheets in the setting 5 x 10, each cancelled to order by cds. “MOSCOW 17 8 36”, folded in places and some occasional perf. separation, fine and scarce duo 

1935, Moscow-San Francicso Flight 1 r. on 10 k., “Small F”, unused, very fine, signed Mikulski

1855, 4 sk. bco. light blue, used, good to perfect centering, with neat cds. “WESTERAS 9.10.1857”, extremely fine, cert. Franz Obermüller (1979; 4, 4-5, 4) (Facit 2h1)

1855, 24 sk. bco. orange red (brick red), used, bright fresh colour, fine centering, with neat cds. “GEFELE 10.9 185X”, very fine and scarce, signed Alberto Diena and cert. Dr. Obermüller Wilén (2019; 2, 3, 2) (Facit 5c)

1858, Coat of arms 5 ö. green in combination with 1862 3 ö. brown and 1866 20 ö. red, fresh color and mostly good perforation, tied by cds. “STOCKHOLM 8 12 1870” to folded letter to Ekenas, Finnland, 20 ö. red short corner perf, otherwise  fine, an attractive 3-color-franking

1858, 9 ö. blue violet, bright fresh colour, mint never hinged, very fine, cert. Dr. Obermüller Wilén (1990; 3, 3, 5) (Facit 8d) 

1858, 12 ö. blue perf. Type ‘1863’, used, perfect centering and perfect perforation, with socked on the nose cds. “LYCKSELE 6.7 1863” (type 2.), extremely fine, cert. Dr. Obermüller Wilén (2004; 5, 5, 5) (Facit 9l)

1858, 12 ö. blue perf. type ‘1865’, used, perfect centering and perfect perforation, with socked on the nose cds. “EKSJÖ 31.8 1871”, extremely fine, cert. Dr. Obermüller Wilén (2011; 5, 5, 5) (Facit 9c3)

1858/72, coat of arms 12 o., tied by clear "STOCKHOLM 7/10 1868" to underpaid envelope to Christiania, Norway, with adjacent "OTTILR:FRANCO" and taxed with "3" skilling.

1858, 24 ö. orange, used, perfect centering and perfect perforations, with socked on the nose cds. “ESKILSTUNA 22.4 1868”, extremely fine, cert. Dr. Obermüller Wilén (1988; 5, 5, 5) (Facit 10h2)

1877, 24 ö. orange yellow, bright fresh colours, mint never hinged, very fine, cert. Dr. Obermüller Wilén (2019; 3, 3, 5) (Facit 34k) 

1878, 1 Kr. brown/dark blue, mint never hinged, very fine and scarce (Facit 49d)

1886, 3 ö. yellowish-brown and orange-brown (two different shades), with 1892 1 ö. brown/blue, 2 ö. blue/yellow and 4 ö. carmine/blue in strips of three, neatly tied by dotted cds. "LUND 17 9 1892" to 10 öre registered postal stationery envelope to San Marino, Italy, alongside boxed "SVERIGE R", reverse transit cds. "MALMO POST 18 9 1892". Faint stamping of the cancellation device on reverse, of no importance, cover correctly franked at the 40 öre tariff, very fine and attractive, a delightful item combining scarce franking and rare destination, certificate Obermüller Wilén BPP, AIEP (2019) (Facit-Nr. 41a, 41b, 61b, 62a, 64a)

 1886, 50 ö. dark violetish carmine, bright fresh colour, nicely centred and perfect perforations, mint never hinged, very fine and scare, cert. Dr. Obermüller Wilén (2019; 4, 4, 5) (Facit 48e)

1994, Lantdjur (Farm Animals), Unissued stamp booklet, the stamps in a different denomination “3.60” instead of “3.20”, as well as a strikingly different colored inscription, brownish-violet instead of brown-red, and stamp booklet cover brownish-violet/dark-orange instead of brown-red, mint never hinged, perfect condition. A particularly striking, sole available, attractive modern Swedish and European rarity

1863, Tughra, 2nd printing, 1 pia. on lilac-grey and 2 pia. on blue, tied to reverse of entire letter, very fine and scarce

1863, Tughra, 3rd printing, 1 pia. on lilac, tied by dotted battal handstamp to entire letter from Bursa to Constantinople, very fine and scarce

1905, 5 pa. – 50 pia., newspaper stamps 5 pa. – 5 pia. and postage due 1 pia. and 2 pia., 4 copies each, tied by red cachet "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHS/COLLECTION/DE/ BERNE/MADAGASCAR" to folio pages of the Madagascar Director of Posts archive. Unusually struck four instead of three on each stamp. (Isfila 227/244)

1908, 5 pa. – 50 pia., newspaper stamps 5 pa. – 5 pia., foreign mail stamps 10 pa. – 2 pia and postage due 1 pia. and 2 pia., 3 copies each, tied by red cachet "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHS/COLLECTION/DE/ BERNE/MADAGASCAR" to folio pages of the Madagascar Director of Posts archive. 

1914, definitive issue, 27  photographic essays/proofs by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., with mostly unissued designs, stuck on thick archive card and further piece. Some faults. A unique item.

1917/18, Vienna print 2 pia., five different colour proofs on presentation card. A unique item.

5 pia., four different colour proofs on presentation card with the issued colour marked. A unique item.

1918, unissued Mount Sinai, presentation card with six values including two photographic essays (one in unissued design), stamp in design of later 1 pia. but with denomination 5 pia., 5 pia.in unissued red colour, stamp design of later 20 pa. but in different colour and denomination 25 pia., and finally 25 pia.in different colour violet. Unique.

1919, Accession of Sultan Vahideddin overprint 2 pa. – 250 pia., all 24 values, tied by postal seal to official  paper (faults), send to UPU by the Turkish Post in 1930 to confirm that the set was 24. Only official document in private hands. Unique.

1941, airmai surcharge 4 k.-35 k., tied by red cachet "SPECIMEN COLLECTION MAURITANIA" to part of archive sheet.

1905, envelopes 20 pa. (4) and 1 pia. (each 4 on green resp. gray paper),partially stuck on a folio page (damaged) with several strikes "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHS / COLLECTION / DE / BERNE / MADAGASCAR" handstamp in red. 

1918, 50sh. red imperforated strip of three together with 1rb. horizontal pair, tied by cds. “ZYTOMIR WOL. 18 3 19” to front and reverse of postal money order, 1 rbl. applied slightly over edge, otherwise fine and scarce

1923, Charity stamps 10-150 k. complete set tied by cds."POVENETS -1 7 23" with RSFSR 1922 Help for the Hungry and additional franking to registered envelope to Kaunas, reverse arrival, cover opened for display and some minor imperfections, still attractive and a scarce usage

1918, Russia Coat of arms 70k. and postal saving stamp 5k. green tied by cds. "OSTROG 27 7 18" to reverse of local registered cover, addressed to the court, opened on two sides, otherwise fine, scarce

1921, Replycard 3k. red from Kiev via Moscow to Lodz, scarce, fine

1855/56, 1 d. red-brown, together with 4d. rose-lilac, 6d. violet and 1sh. green, fresh colors and mostly good perforations, all tied by barred numeral “11” to folded letter to Reval (Tallinn, Estonia) with arrival mark on front, very fine and attractive four-color-franking, signed Knopke

1840, 1 d. black, plate 4, horizontal strip of four, CI/CL, good to large margins, neatly cancelled by red MC. CI with tiny thin spot on reverse, otherwise very fine and fresh. Certificate Louis BPP (2024)

1840, 1 d. black, plate 4, SK, ample to wide margins, tied by red MC to letter sheet (side flaps missing) from "BELFAST JA 5 1841" to Kilkenny. Vertical creases not affecting the stamp. A fine cover.