388th Auction

1871, Austria Franz Joseph 10 kr. blue tied by cds. "IHUROCZSZ.MARTON 26.1. to complete money order to Preßburg with arrival mark, vertical folded and small part of the lower right corner missing, otherwise fine

1871, Austria Franz Joseph 5 kr. red tied by cds. “MAGYAR LAPOS 29.6.” to complete money order to Szamos Ujivar with arrival mark, vertical folded, otherwise fine

1874, 10 kr. blue and 5 kr. rose tied by cds. SZABADKA 22.1.76" to complete money order to Bezdan with arrival mark. The lower stamp with creases, otherwise fine

1917, Arad Airport first air force cancellations on Austrian fieldpost card: "K.u.K. Militärbauleitung am Flugfelde ARAD" in circle with coat of arms and twoliner with same text in violet. The airfield was based on the area where Aurel Vlaciu, a pioneer in Romanian aviation, constucted hanger and buildings with grass runways, vertical crease, otherwise fine. Unrecorded and important early aviation marks.

1918/80 (ca.), mint never hinged unused and mostly used collection, including Postage Dues and a small part of Slovenia, with many duplicates starting from the Hradcany issues, also Hungary a group of parcel card pieces from the 1920s classified by cities of use, slightly mixed condition, in 9 stockbooks/albums and one box

1867/1983 (ca.). mint never hinged/unused and used collection, inclduing Officials, many duplicates throughout, together with a selection of covers, except for the occasional fault overall in good condition, in 5 stockbooks/album

1960/76, mint never hinged/unused and used collection, two albums of imperforated issues, with most miniature and souvenir sheets, including Mi.-Nr. Block 45 B mint never hinged, plus one album with perforated issues, overall in very fine condition

1884/1948, 27 covers and cards, including censored mail, noted 1914 Registered postcard, three airmail covers with large special postmark “ZEPPELIN MAGYARORSZAGI 1931”, etc., together with two unused stamps, slightly mixed condition

HYPERINFLATION: 1945/46, magnificent award-winning exhibit collection consisting of ca. 165 covers and parcel cards, showing a wonderful range of rates from all periods (1 to 27), with an abundance of better usages and interesting frankings, including Paid in Cash, Printed Matters, mail sent during the Grace Period (posted at the correct former rate), foreign destinations following - or preceding - the official reopening of international connection, etc.,; among the waterfall of better items we noted several covers from the 10th period (x5), 17th (x3), 19th (x4, including first day of rate), the scarcer 22th (x4, rate valid three days only), 23rd (x2) and 24th (x2), high franking achieved with fewer values including registered mail to USA correctly franked with 1 millio adópengö (x4), December 1945 cover to USA (5th period) with mixed franking of postage adhesives and paid in cash, provisional usage of the Holy Crown of St Istvan on parcel card (strictly controlled by the postal personal), February 1946 registered cover to London (7th period) correctly franked with few denomination of 3000 pengö, March 1946 cover to Canada (10th period) with large franking of the earlier Ezerp values, April 1946 correct Printed Matter rate to USA (12th Period), June 1946 underfranked cover with postage due during the Grace period, extremely rare use of the Milliard adhesives (100 m., 200m and 500 m. in multiples) on June 1946 Registered Express cover to Czechoslovakia (certificate Visnyovszki AIEP), exceptional 23rd Grace Period Paid in cash at the previous rate (one day Grace only), rare July 1946 (25th Period) cover to Wien franked with Billion values (certificate Visnyovszki AIEP), July 1946 (25th period) airmail cover to London, etc. A delighful collection, with an overall selection for quality, neatly mounted and expertly described in English on album pages, in 4 albums

HYPERINFLATION: 1945/46, massive stock consisiting of over 450 parcel cards, spanning periods 2 to 27, showing an extensive range of rates, including mail from the scarcer 10th (x21), 13th (x3), 20th (x2), 26th (x2) and 27th (x4)  periods, with an abundance of interesting frankings use to make up the complex parcel rates. An impressive assembly, neatly housed and annotated, in 6 stockbooks 

HYPERINFLATION: 1945/46, extensive exhibit collection with over 125 covers and postcards, spanning periods 1 to 21 and 25-26, showing a fine range of rates with an abundance of usages and better frankings, including Paid in Cash, foreign destinations, massive inflation frankings, mail sent during the Grace Period or under military free frank concession, etc., many better items throughout with March 1946 cover (10th Period) correctly franked at 90,000P, May 1946 Printed Matter (14th Period) during the Grace Period at the previous rate, mail from the scarcer 25th (x2) and 26th (x6) periods, April 1946 registered cover (13th Period) with fewer denominations of the earlier Ezerp values, July 1946 underpaid Printed Matter (26th Period) with Revenue 100 Ezer as single franking postage due, etc. A delightful assembly, neatly mounted and described, in one album 

HYPERINFLATION: 1945/46, large stock of duplicates with over 155 covers and parcel cards, spanning most periods up to the 27th, showing a large range of frankings and usages, together with a few banknotes, except for the occasional fault mostly in good condition

HYPERINFLATION: 1945/46, highly specialized Parcel Cards exhibit collection with around 80 items, showing a fine range of frankings and spanning periods 2 to 21 and 26-27, including interesting usages with Express mailing and Adópengö frankings, noted some of the scarcer periods with 10th (x5), 13th 8x3), 16th, 17th (x3, rate valid only 5 days), 19th (x3), 26th (x2) and 27th (x23), some better usages throughout with September 1945 scarce parcel card  for a 20 kg sending (2nd Period), etc.; a fine assembly in overall good condition, neatly mounted and expertly described in Danish, in one album

HYPERINFLATION: 1945/46, Parcel Cards exhibit collection with over 65 items, showing usages from periods 2 to 13 (including the scarcer 10th period, x5), also 15, 20 and 27, some better frankings throughout, neatly mounted and expertly described in Danish, overall in good condition, in two albums

ÖSTERREICH-UNGARN: 1806/1918, über 70 Briefe und Dokumente, meist Desinfektions-Post mit Schwerpunkt von 1806 bis 1866, dabei Brief (ca. 1831) an die Prinzessin von Liechtenstein (zum Hof nach Prag). Später etwas I. Weltkrieg, sehr interessant, sauber beschrieben in zwei Alben