385th Auction

1862, Napoléon 80 c. rose carmine and 1871 Cérés 25 c. blue (2), fresh colours, tied by large dotted lozenge “5118” alongside cds. “YOKOHAMA Bau FRANCAIS 20 AVRIL 73” to mourning cover to Lyon, red entry mark “PAQ. ANG. V. BRIND A. MOD 22 JUIN 73” (Salles-Nr. 1895), reverse arrival cds., very fine and scarce 1,30 francs rate for the Brindisi route, signed Scheller

1871, Cérès 25 c. blue, two horizontal pairs of fresh colours, neatly tied by large dotted lozenge “5118” alongside cds. “YOKOHAMA Bau FRANCAIS 16 M(ARS) 74” to small cover to Paris, reverse arrival cds. “PARIS ETRANGER 1 MAI 74”, one adhesive with a pulled perf., the envelope´s back flap roughly opened, still very fine, signed Scheller. A scarce and lovely cover

25 c. blue, fresh colours, tied by large dotted lozenge “5104" SHANGHAI alongside red cds “PAQ. ANG. V. BRIND A. MOD 25 mai 72” (Salles-Nr. 1895) to printed matter together with its wrapper sent to Lyon, dated inside “Shanghai, 11 avril 1872”, no arrival, very fine. A lovely and most unusual usage via the Brindisi route

25 c. blue, bloc of four with horizontally lined background, tied by large dotted lozenge “5104” alongside cds. “SHANGHAI CHINE 28 NOV. 72” to folded lettersheet sent to a shipowner in Nantes, reverse transit and arrival cds. “NANTES 11 JANV. 73”, entire with light horizontal pressed crease barely affecting the lower pair, still very fine, signed Scheller. A scarce usage

1917, 35 on 35C. violet horizontal pair in mixed franking with Protectorate 5 C. green, horizontal pair and two single stamps as well as two single values 1917 architectural monuments 10C. red, tied by cds. “TRESOR ET POSTE KASBA TADLA 5 12 22” to decorative pre-printed registered cover to Warsaw, Poland, one value of the franking faulty, slight traces of transportation, otherwise good condition, a scarce destination

1872, Colonial Issue 25 c. blue imperforate, horizontal pair of fresh colours with good to large margins all around, neatly tied by small dotted lozenge “MQE” alongside cds. “MARTINIQUE St PIERRE 28 AOUT 75” to folded entire to Bordeaux, reverse transit and arrival cds., very fine, signed Jamet and Scheller, also another horizontal pair tied by small dotted lozenge “EPI” to small envelope with cds. “GUADELOUPE POINTE A PITRE 23 JANV. 75” alongside and transit cds., minor soiling otherwise very fine.signed Scheller

1821, "GUYANE FRANCAISE" in red on entire letter from Cayenne to Bordeaux with adjacent "COLONIES PAR BORDEAUX"

1921, St. Laurent du Maroni issue, Typographed from Woodblock Plate, 75 c. violet on buff paper, rouletted on two sides, with part of the Control cachet 'SOCIÉTÉ DES TRANSPORTS AERIENS GUYANAIS / ST. LAURENT DU MARONI' in red, tied by boxed “AVION” to small piece, a fine and very rare stamp, a.o. signed Scheller

1921, 75 c. on grey, used with oval cancel, small margins at right, otherwise fine, signed

1921, St. Laurent Du Maroni-Cayenne-Inini Route 75 c. on rose, fresh color, mostly good margins, just touched at upper right, otherwise fine, scarce, a.o. signed A. Brun and Kessler

Cayenne - St. Laurent: 1921, 75 c. on yellow, used with oval cancel, wide to large margins, water spot at top, otherwise fine, rare, signed

1937, International Exposition souvenir sheet 5 fr. lilac-rose, with handstamp “FRANCE LIBRE”, unused, very fine, scarce, signed Mayer

1919, St. George, 6 proofs including one pair in different colors or unissued denomination 20 and 30 k., without gum, fine

1921, St. George 10-70k. with new value surcharge “10”, “15”, “25” and “50”, horizontal pairs, mint never hinged, fine 

1919, St. Georg 40 k. red imperforated, block of 30, containing 3 horizontal and/or 8 vertical tete-beche pairs, mint never hinged, fine

1919, Tamara 5r. yellow, two vertical pairs tied by cds. “TIFLIS 15 2 21” to reverse of registered cover from to Boston, there unclaimed and returned, heavy edge wear, otherwise fine, scarce

1921, Dejure, small group with varities like 5r. yellow block of four with “sleeping Tamara”, 40k. and 5r. with inverprint overprint, 3r. block of four on brownish paper, without gum, fine

1919, Allegory 500r. red six values, 1000r. brown, two strip of three, pair and two singles and 5000r. green as block of six, tied by cds. “TIFLIS 14 5 22” to front and reverse of cover, some wrinkles, but an attractive franking

1919, Allegory 1000r. brown and 5000 r. green, each as horizontal pair, together with Hunger Aid 3000r. red-brown, tied by cds. “TIFLIS -5 9 22” to registered newspaper wrapper adressed to the “Bactereologisches Laboratorium” in Leipzig with arrival mark, few short perfs of no importance, a very attractive and rare entire

Famine Relief 50-250 and 25r., each as proof in issued color on thin lined paper, fine, signed Jem

1923, 20000 rbl. violet on 500r. red, block of ten, tied by cds. “TIFLIS 27 4 23” to reverse of registered cover to Berlin with arrival mark, small part of cover at lower right missing, some light toning, otherwise a fine and attractive entire

Allegory 80000 on 3000r. brown, tied by illegible cds. to picture postcard to Berlin, fine and scarce

1923, Coat of arms 15000 on 15k., block of six and two vertical pairs tied by cds. to card to Hamburg, file perforation at left, otherwise fine, scarce

1923, Allegory 15000 on 20000r. gray-blue, block of five tied by cds. “16.5.24” to postal document, the document some faults, but scarce and interesting usage

1923, Coat of arms 700000 on 2k. imperforated, block of 50 with sheet margins and five gutter pairs, position 88 with variety “open 1st. 0”, mint never hinged, tear through 5 stamps, small hole in stamp on position 96, few minor wrinkles mostly in the margin, otherwise fine

CONSULAR POST IN CONSTANTINOPLE: 1920, surcharges, 25 values including multiples, 50 on 5r. on four different colors, mint and used, good quality 

1861, Large Hermes head 2l. brown, two singles 5l. green and singles 40l. lilac on blue and 80 l. carmine on rose, fresh colors and mostly good margins, 40c. touched at top, applied upon arrival and tied by numeral “1” to folded letter originating in Marseille, an attractive 4-color franking, signed Bühler

1861, Paris Printing, Hermes 5 l. green on greenish, vertical pair, fresh color and close to wide margins, used with cds., quite scarce with cds. instead of numeral cancellation, fine

1861, Paris Printing, Hermes 10l. orange on blueish, horizontal pair, fresh color and good to wide margins all around, neatly cancelled with central numeral “32”, very fine, signed Bolaffi and Diena

1872, Hermes 40l. green-olive on blueish, block of four, fresh color and good margins all around, unused, upper left stamp small paper break in the margin, otherwise fine, certificate Diena (1992)

1 l., 5 copies, tied by c.d.s. "ATHENS 1/15 APR. 1897" to printed matter wrapper to New York, with arrival mark. Small transportation marks, otherwise very fine. Rare printed matter to overseas.    

10 l. in combination with Small Hermes Head 20 l., tied by c.d.s. "ATHENS 3/28 MAR 1896"(4th day of the games), to envelope, showing on reverse seal of the German consulate, to Karlsruhe, Germany, with arrival mark. A very fine and rare usage during the games.   

1906, Olympic Games 1 dr., tied to domestic envelope with transit and arrival marks

1906, 2 dr., tied to registered envelope from Athens 1910 to Germany with arrival mark. Very fine and rare.

1906, Olympic games 5 dr., die proof in rose and 2 dr., die proof in green, on carton

2004, Olympic Summergames Leonidas Sampanis 0,65 €, laserprinting, withdrawn value, souvenir sheet, mint never hinged, fine