387th Auction

GREAT BRITAIN – Wiseman, W. A.: Great Britain: The De La Rue Years 1878–1910: vol. 1 (1984), XII + 364 pages, top-edges gilt, hardcover with dust jacket (the dust jacket as nearly always slightly creased, No. 58 of a special library edition of 600 copies, signed by the author; + Vol. 2 (1990), XII + 516 pages, hardcover wirh dust jacket. Both books in good condition. Important reference work. Estimate: 120 Euro

GREAT BRITAIN – Lot of 12 small brochures, among other titles: The Spoon Experiment 1853–1858, The Sideways Duplex Cancellations of England an Wales; A List of Books on the Postal History, Postmarks and Adhesive Postage and revenue Stamps of GB; The Postal History of Chichester; Great Britain. The Stamps of the Circular Delivery Companies and Their Forgeries and others. Estimate: 60 Euro

GREECE – Brunel, Georges: Le Classement des Timbres Grecs. Première Émission 1861–1885 (1929), 12 pages, softcover; PLUS: Constantinidès, Tryphon: Étude sur les Timbres de Grèce (1933), 514 pages (including 1 page with 7 original facsimiles prints of the Hermes Heads, page 45), half leather bound, good condition, very rare; PLUS: Papaionnaou, Dr. A. C.: The Small Hermes Heads of Greece 1886–1900 (1975), 125 pages, softcover. Good condition. Estimate: 260 Euro

GREECE – Coundouros, John G.: The Control Numbers and the Classification of the Stamps of the Large Hermes Heads (2000), 256 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Behrens, Heinz D.: Griechenland 1861–1886. Die Großen Hermesköpfe (1980), 55 pages, softcover; PLUS: Grèce Premier Type. Collection Paul de Smeth, 15 pages, softcover (with some foxing). Estimate: 50 Euro

GREECE – Mathà, Thomas: Maritime Mail between the Ionian Islands and the Papal States 1815–1864 (2016), 26 pages, softcover; PLUS: Melon, Prodromos: Contribution to the Postal History of the Ottoman Post Offices of Dodecanese (1991), 108 pages, bilingual (Greek/English), softcover: PLUS: Anagnostou, Manos D.: Samos. Postal History & Stamps (1992), 217 pages, bilingual (Greek and English), hardcover. All items in good condition. Estimate: 70 Euro

GREECE – Raftopulos, Spiro: La Filatelia Ellenica nel Regno Olimpico (1964), 48 pages, softcover; PLUS: Moseley, W. G.: Hellenic Area Philatelic Bibliography (in Languages other than Greek) (1986),  89 pages, softbound;  PLUS: Postal History of Aegean Islands. Italian Military Post Offices 1897–1943 (1991), 237 pages, only in Greek language, softcover, as new. PLUS: Coutsis, J.: Greek Post Offices & their Postmarks from 1861–1900 (1959), written in Greek, English, French, German, 172 pages, softcover. Good condition. Estimate: 60 Euro

GREECE – Smeth, Paul de: Grèce Premier Type. Histoire, Classement, Essais, Oblitérations (1925) , 75 pages, originally softcover, here with a private bibliophile hardcover binding; PLUS: Hoek, Adr. J.: De Zegels van Griekenland met Grooten Mercuriuskop 1861–1886 (1940), 72 pages, softcover; PLUS: Asimakopulos, Nicholas: The First Greek Stamp (2005), bilingual (Greek/English), 98 pages, softcover, 250 copies printed, this one is signed by the author; PLUS: Ure, Bill: Forgeries of Greek Stamps of the 19th Century (2010), 137 pages, softcover.  Good condition. Estimate: 140 Euro

GREECE – Tiberius, Petros: Griechenland-Postgeschichte 1821–2001 (2002), three hardcover-volumes, vol. I: 623 pages, vol. II: 528 pages, vol. III; 558 pages, limited edition of 50 copies, this is No. 42 with signature of the author. Excellent condition. Estimate: 500 Euro

@Schwanke auction # 342, 29.8.2013, lot 205, hammerpreis 450 Euro + 20%

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GREECE – Lot of 8 Reprints from “Philoteleia” (1965–1975) to different subjects of Greek philately, some studies are more than 70 or 100 pages, most of them in English and Greek language. Good condiiton, softcover. Estimate: 50 Euro

GREENLAND – Lindskog, K. / Wowern, E.: Grønland. Katalogisering af Pakke-.Porto mærkerne samt de i København anvendte annulleringstempler og adressekort (1962), 42 pages, softcover; PLUS: Rasmussen, Jørgen: Special katalog Grønland Færøerne 1968, 216 pages, softcover; PLUS: Hjørne, Torben: Greenland. Postal history, vol. 1: Parcel-cards (1982), 196 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Wowern, Eric: Greenland. Pakke Porto 1905–1938 (1975), without pagination, softcover; PLUS: Lindskog & Wowern: Greenland & the Faroes (1967), 61 pages, duplicated manuscript. Estimate: 50 Euro

HUNGARY – Rohlfs, Rolf: Ungarn-Halbierungen. In Ungarn verwendete Markenteilungen der ersten Ausgabe von Österreich (2000), 158 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, limited edition of 400 copies, this is No. 144;  PLUS: Ryan, G. S.: Guide to a Display of Hungarian Revenues and Municipal Stamps of Budapest (display documentation 1999), 34 pages, spiral binding; PLUS: Ryan, G. S. / Palmans, J.: Hongarije. Uitgifte 1867, (1980),  without pagination, softcover; PLUS: Vaarnas, Kalle: Unkarin vanhimmat postimerkit (1956), 27 pages, with dedication of the author to Donnar Dromberg; PLUS: Payer, Bèla: Die Briefmarken des Königreichs Ungarn (1929; Sonderabdruck aus der Berliner Briefmarken-Zeitung, Jahrgang 1915–1917, art paper, bibliophile hardcover binding, good condition and rare. Estimate: 80 Euro

ICELAND –  Jónsson, Jón Adalsteinn: One Hundred Years of Icelandic Stamps 1873–1973 (1977), 471 pages, beautiful designed leather cover with additional slipcase, Luxus!; PLUS: Pihl, Carl A.: Islands Frimerker. En Kortfattet Oversikt (1946), 27 pages, with signature of the author; PLUS a box with research material about “The Skilling Stamps of Iceland” incl. many photocopies, cut-outs etc. Estimate: 40 Euro

IRELAND – Meredith, Fredk. W.: Old Irish  Postage Stamps and Franks. With Catalogue priced by Morley, Walter, 96 pages, hardcover (the book is good inside, the cover is a little discolored at the bottom); PLUS: Feldman, David: Handbook of Irish Philately (1st edition 1968) including a supplement, 12 pages, and a price list of items in the handbook (july 1968, 24 pages), with a dedication of the author to Tomas Bjäringer, signed at IBRA 1973, rare ensemble; hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: The Fitzpatrick-Thomas letter of 1840. The story behind a unique item of Irish postal history including a facsimile of the letter! Good condition. Estimate: 120 Euro

ITALY – Alianello, Raffaele: Annullamenti del Lombardo-Veneto (1972), 650 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Barcella, A. / Bizarri, G. / Zanaria, A. / Zanaria, M.: Etats Pontificaux – Papal States – Stato Pontificio 1852–1870 (2006), XVIII + 455 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, good condition; PLUS: Mathà, Thomas: Naples  – a Roman Colony? Postal relations between Naples and the Papal States 1815–1860 (2015), 35 pages, softcover; PLUS: Mentaschi, Mario: Letters exchanged between Tuscany and the United Kingdom 1850–1862 (2015), ca. 28 pages, spiral binding. Good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

ITALY – Bianco, Umberto del: I servizi marittimi italiani tra Genova e i porti dell'America Meridionale … (2006), 186 + IV pages, hardcover; PLUS: Beith, Richard: The Italian South Atlantic Air Mail Service 1939–1941 (1993), 56 pages, softcover, No. 53 of 500 copies printed, signed by the author; PLUS: Die Sammlung Michael Amplatz: Italien – Süd Amerika bis 1875. 115 pages, Format A4, with an English introduction, but the collection is described in German, the collection was never exhibited and only 30 copies were printed from this documentation, als James van der Linden writes in a letter. Good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

ITALY – Biolato, Luca Daniela: La “Posta Europea” nel Contesto della Storia Postale dell 'Egitto nel Sec. XIX (1820–1865) (1996), XVI + 1050 pages, No. 20 of 150 copies printed, hardcover with dust jacket, good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

ITALY – Bolaffi, Alberto: The Postmark-Stamps and the Cancellations of the Sardinian States Used During the Period 1851–1863 (1948), 150 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, No. 200 of 300 copies printed; PLUS: Bolaffi, Alberto: Quarta Pagina. I gioielli della filatelia raccontati dalle quarte pagine di copertina di Il Collecionista Francoboilli Italia Filatelica (1982–2004 / 2005–2013), Vol. 1 + 2 (272 + 112 pages; PLUS: Bolaffi, Alberto: Back Cover. The jewels of philately told by the back covers of Il Collezionista Francobolli, 2 Vol. (2005/2018), 47 + 35 pages, softcover, as new, all in a slipcase. Estimate: 50 Euro

ITALY – Caruzzi, Angelo: Die Nummernstempel des italienischen Königreiches 1866–1889, 138 pages, introduction in three languages, softcover; PLUS: Chiavarello, Giovanni: I Francobolli delle Isole Jonie 1941–44 e la Perizia delle soprastampe (1973),  36 pages, softcover; PLUS: Crevato-Selvaggi, Bruno: Dagli Antichi Stati All'Unità d'Italia (1999), 173 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, good condition. Estimate: 70 Euro

ITALY – Diena, Emilio: A History of the Postage Stamps of Sicily (1904), with 20 plates of Autotype Illustrations, a Stanley Gibbons Philatelic Handbook, translated by E. B. Evans, nice hardcover (this just with very small faults), in total a well preserved book and a rarity! Estimate: 200 Euro

ITALY –  Diena, Emilio: I Francobolli del Ducato di Modena – Delle Provincie Modenesi (1894), 226 pages + 7 photoplates, dedicated and signed to M. P. Castle, No. 57 of the 400 printed, half leather binding (the spine with small defects), but a very rare work like this. Estimate: 200 Euro

ITALY – Diena, Emilio: L'Incisore dei Francobolli di Sicilia (1925), 12 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Diena, Emilio: Note sui Francobolli del Governo Provisorio di Parma (1913), 14 pages and - separate - three folded photoplates, inside with dedication to Serrane, softcover; PLUS: Diena, Emilio: The Stamps of the Duchy of Modena and the Modenese Provinces (Philatelic Record Handbook No- 2), 144 pages + 7 plates, softcover (the preface is signed 1894)!  Average condition. Estimate: 120 Euro

ITALY – Lénars, Arthur: Manuel des Timbres des Deux-Siciles à l'Effigie du Roi Ferdinand (1919), 91 pages with 142 illustrations, hardcover, good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

ITALY – Piloni, Luigi: Bibliografia della Posta e Filatelia Italiane (1959), 397 pages, softcover; PLUS: Micheli, Giovanni: Le Tariffe Postali Italiane 1862–2000. Regno d'Italia 1862–1900 (2000), 317 pages, softcover, as new; PLUS: Zanaria, Daniele / Serra, Gabriele: Le Tariffe postali italiane dal 1862 al 1878 (1985), 104 pages, softcover; PLUS: Alberto Diena. Un Filatelista. La sua vita, una sua opera inedita (1994), 45 pages, softcover; PLUS: Bolaffi, Alberto: Victor Victoria. Il primo Francobollo del; Mondo – il primo Francobollo d'Italia (1990), 69 + 1 pages,softcover, as new; PLUS: Bolaffi, Alberto: Una tradizione entra nella storia. Folder made by the Italian Post to honour the Bolaffi family (1992), with a personal letter by A. Bolaffi to T. Bjäringer. Good condition. Estimate: 200 Euro

ITALY – Sicilia. Tutti i Valori e tutte le Tavole dei Francobolli di Sicilia Riprodotti in Fogli Interi e nei colori Originali (1923), 8 pages + 24 colour plates,, softcover with some patina. PLUS: Bianco, Umberto del: Gli Annulli Marittimi Italiani in uso Anteriormente al 1891 (1968), 158 pages, softcover; PLUS: Diena, Mario: I Francobolli del Regno di Napoli e i due Provvisori da Mezzo Tornese del 1860 (2nd edition 1947), 26 + XII pages, softcover; PLUS: Diena, Mario: I Francobolli del Regno di Napoli e i due Provvisori da Mezzo Tornese del 1860 (1st edition 1932), 23 pages, softcover; PLUS: Patton, Donald S.: The Romagna (1953), 32 pages, softcover; PLUS: Gian, Giorgio dal: I Timbri Postali ed 1 “Tagli Delli Soldi 4 per Lettera” della Repubblica di Venezia (1950), 143 + 1 pages, No. 74 of 500 printed copies, signed by the author, Hardcover, good condition. Estimate: 160 Euro

ITALY – Tchilinghirian, S. D. / Bernardelli, Rag. R.: Stamps of Italy Used Abroad, part 1–6, 474 pages, softcover, delivered in a special box. Good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

ITALY –  Vollmeier, Paolo: The Postal History of Sicily. From its beginnings to the Introduction of the Postage Stamp (1998), 686 pages + Tables and maps, hardcover with dust jacket and a slip case, as new! Estimate: 100 Euro

ITALY – Zanaria, Daniele / Serra, Gabriele / Dal Negro, Francesco: Historical Postal Catalogue of Stamps used in the Italian Post-Offices abroad 1852–1890 (2000), 406 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Delrieu Fils, Henri: Les Timbres de Sardaigne et Leurs Oblitérations (1935), 41 pages, bibliophile hardcover binding with gold title imprint on spine; PLUS: Rattone, Cesare: Manuale e Catalogo dei Francobolli di Sardegna (1951), 414 pages, hardcover, No. 639 of 1.000 copies printed. Mainly in good condition. Estimate: 160 Euro

LATVIA LITHUANIA – Priede, Osv.: Latvijas Pastmarku. Robojumi un Udens Zimes (1963), 93 pages, softcover; PLUS: Grigaliunas, Jonas / Ivanauskas, Steve / Matuzas, Charles / Mulevich, Joseph: Postage Stamps of Lithuania (1978), 237 pages, hardcover, good condition. Estimate: 30 Euro

LUXEMBOURG – Engelbert, René: Die Bahnpoststempel des Grossherzogtums Luxemburg (1961), bilingual (German/French), 50 pages, softcover; PLUS: Ungeheuer, A.: Etude sur la Première Émission des Timbres-Poste du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg 1852–1859 (1946), 46 pages, softcover; PLUS: Goebel, R.: Catalogue des Marques Postales Préphilatéliques du Luxembourg (1988), 31 pages, softcover; PLUS: Kayser, Joseph: Genese des Premiers Timbres-Poste du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (1977), 47 pages, softcover; PLUS: Diemer, Jacques: Les Premiers Timbres-Poste du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, 12 pages, softcover; PLUS: Catalogue Illustré “Prinet” Luxembourg, 7th edition 1948, 48 pages, softcover, mostly in good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

MALTA – Sefi, Alexander J.: The postage Stamps of Malta (1913), 39 pages, softcover; PLUS: Martin, R. E.: Malta. The Stamps and Postal History 1576–1960 (1980), XVI + 411 pages. hardcover plus dust jacket; PLUS: The John A. Trory specialised Catalogue of Malta (6. edition 1990), 68 pages, softcover; PLUS: Tristant, Henri: Franco-Maltese Postal Relations from their Origins to 1870 (1983), no pagination, softcover; PLUS: Galea, Joseph: The Quarantine Service and the Lazzaretto of Malta (1967), 36 pages, softcover; PLUS: 5 brochures of the Malta Study Circle  about different subjects. All in all in good condition. Estimate: 120 Euro

MONACO – Delrieu Fils, Henri: Monaco. Les Marques Postales et les Cachets Oblitérants 1790–1860 (1936), 20 pages, this is a numbered copy, with a dedication, softcover; PLUS: Almasy, Paul G.: Les Timbres-Poste de Monaco. La Série Charles III (1945), 86 pages, 200 copies printed, bibliophile half leather hardcover with gold title imprint on spine; PLUS: Agneray, André / Granero, Michel / Boule, Mauric: Les Timbres Fiscaux de la Principaute de Monaco (1998), 109 + 1 pages, softcover; PLUS: Boule, Maurice / Fissore, Jean / Majewski, Georges / Prat, Robert: Les Timbres Olympiques de Monaco (1998), 112 pages, softcover; PLUS: Boule, Maurice: Histoire postale de la Principaute de Monaco des origines à 1885 (1993), 253 pages, leather hardbound. All in good condition. Estimate: 150 Euro

MONTENEGRO – Brunel, Georges: Les Timbres-Poste du Monté-Négro (1926), 20 pages, 35 illustrations, 500 copies printed, half leather bound. Rare and in good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

NETHERLANDS – DELBEKE, Claude J. P.: De Post vanuit de Nederlanden Huidig Benelux 1813–1853. Met catalogus van de portostempels (1989), 245 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; dito, but the 2004 edition, with 588 pages, also hardcover with dust jacket; – both books as new! PLUS: Cleij: J. F.: Emissie 1864 (2009), 244 pages, hardcover with dust jacket (the dust jacket with some faults). Estimate: 130 Euro

NETHERLAND – Holstege, G. / Vellekoop, J. / Heuvel, R. van den / Brekelmans, M.: Postwaarden Nederland (1994 ff. till 2020 61 supplements were delivered!) – eight large-format specially designed ring binders with probably well over 1,400 pages, probably covering all philatelic and postal history aspects and topics of the collection area, art paper, in color, loose-leaf, not checked for completeness, each with specially designed slipcase, very good condition. As new! Estimate: 360 Euro

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NETHERLANDS – Leavy, Joseph B.: The Postage Stamps of Holland (XIX Century) (1912), 49 pages, softcover (this has some faults in the binding); PLUS: Balen, G, C. van: / Buurman, Bert / Reed, Fred L.: Nederland 1852. 15 Cent (1976), 96 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Thaels, V. H. C. J. / Sicking, L. J. H. M.: De Druckplatten van de Zegels van de Eerste Emissie van Nederland (1962), 24 pages with 34 enlarged photos, softcover; PLUS: Baldwin, N. C.: Fifty Years of K.L.M., 1919–69. Significant First and Special Mail Flights,without pagination (12 pages), stapled; mixed condition. Estimate: 50 Euro

NETHERLANDS – Schreuders & Co: De Afstempelingen voorkomende op de Postzegels van Nederland (1897), 48 pages + 18 plates in red print + pricelist, hardcover (the binding is partly loose), but it is a very rare book; PLUS: Melville, Fred J.: Holland, 77 + XVII pages, hardcover, very good condition and not common! Estimate: 150 Euro