388th Auction

1969/71, 6 covers including four inland single frankings, some better with Invincible Chinese People Mi.-Nr. 1040 and 1042, 100th Anniversary Parisian Commune Mi.-Nr. 1070 pair, etc., overall in fine condition, scarce (ex Mi.-Nr. 877-1070)

1971/75, 8 inland single franking covers, including 50th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party Mi.-Nr. 1080, overall in fine condition

1999/2004, Collection unused in album, including 33 souvenir sheets, booklets, all mint never hinged

1859/2002, in the classics mostly used collection, with good section classics, later better issues including Mi.-Nr. 227K inverted center, Mi.-Nr. 234 used, Mi.-Nr. 351-65 unused, Mi.-Nr. 366 used, in addition some issues Departemento and Scadta, slightly mixed condition, classic partly signed Bühler

1770/1880 (ca.) Mail across the North Atlantic from-, to and via Cuba, exhibition collection with around 100 letters/letter sheets, four of which date from the 18th century, various handstamps such as ‘ISLAS DE BARLOVENTO’ in various types, ‘DE YNDIAS’, ‘PENINSULA’, etc., also various franked letters, including postal forgery and France Napoleon 5 fr. on letter. A very interesting object.

1867/90, Interpostal seals, collection of about 218 different, several cancelled, including offices abroad

1890(ca.), Egypt Interpostal stamps issued by Posta Europea for official mail: 39 cancelled and 121 unused, many different types and colours, including P.O. abroad, Dardanelli, Gallipoli, Roda, Cavalla, Volo, Tenedos, Scio, Salonicco, Metelino, Smirne, Constantinopoli, Bairouth, Alessandretta, mostly fine.

1878/86, mint never hinged/unused and used group, some better items throughout with Quetzal 1881 five plate proofs of frame only on thin ungummed paper (Mi.-Nr. 21P-25P), 1897 Exhibition set complete with red overprint “SPECIMEN”, also a selection of postmarks on used stamps including on Indian Women, etc., except for the occasional fault, overall in good condition

1881/1960, unused and used collection, with duplicates, overprints and sheetparts in 2 binder

1881/93 (ca.), 22 used/unused postal stationery cards and envelopes, incl. reply card, some duplicates, mostly fine

1941/54 (ca.), about 250 imperforated proofs in multiples including some gutter-pairs, some in cpl. sets, all ungummed, few stained

1870/1918, Postal History of Ottoman Iraq including four covers with cancellations of Kerbela, Bagdad and Nedjef Echref, on stamps Kerkuk, Remadie, Kizlar Bad, Süleymaniye, Hanekin, Hille and Mosul.

1898/1940 (ca.), Hotel cachets and postcards, about 80 cards and covers plus some additional and later material. A lot of different and scarce handstamps of Hotels in Jerusalem, Haifa, Jericho, Nazareth, Tiberias, etc., also some better postmarks, mail to US, Luxemburg, Switzerland, etc., etc.. A most interesting collection.

1918/27 (ca.), mint nver hinged/unused and used collection, including Postage Dues and Irak Palestine, a few duplicates, some better sets throughout starting from the first imperforates, overall in fresh and good condition

1892/1980, collection in large album starting Turkey cancellations on stamps and piece including Jaffa and Jerusalem in various types and colours. Israel early issues cancelled in gutter pairs and tete-beche gutter pairs, many full tab stamps, postage due and S/S, mostly fine.

1948/2002, mint never hinged collection with a few used, almost complete from the 1950s with a few sheetlets, some better values with Mi.-Nr. 1-8A mint never hinged, in the early issues mostly without tablets, together with one cover, neatly housed in 5 albums

1948/60, small mint never hinged/unused and used group, a few better values from the first issue including with lower tablet, also Mi.-Nr. Bl.3(6) mint never hinged, overall condition is good

1948/51, small group of unused stamps including 1948 3 m.-65 m. New Year, horizontal tete-beche gutter pairs with plate nos., air mail set Yv.1-6 (cert. E. Diena),  Bl.1 (cert. Bolaffi), mint never hinged, very fine

1872/1997, in the beginning mostly used and unused, from 1965-97 in the main catalogue numbers apparently complete mint never hinged collection, starting with e.g. Mi.-Nr. 5 and 6IIx unused, 12ax, 19, 30II, 38, all signed Eichhorn BPP, further National Park issues and souvenir sheets, mostly MNH, the modern parts also include some booklets and se-tenants, in three hingeless albums

1872/1966, Collection on album leaves, few nice classic cancellations, air mails, national park and later issues unused. Additional some occupation issues Burma, Malaya and China.

1890/1990, Selection of covers & cards (150+) including interesting postmarks and destinations, incoming mail, stationerys with uncut blocks of four, FDC and special cancellations, some occasional faults, mostly in good and fresh condition

1892/1920 (ca.), over 80 postal stationery cards together with a few covers, fine range of postmarks, via Siberia mail, etc., mixed condition

1893/1940, Stationery cards including postcard imprints, answering cards, Ryukyu, occupation and overprinted issues, some occasional faults, mostly mint and in good and fresh condition

1893/1940, Stationery cards and envelopes including good cancellations,1935 Manchukuo set with spec. cancel, 1936 German Reich incoming air mail via Amsterdam-Batavia-Singapore, good air mail covers, some occasional faults, mostly in good condition

1930, Over 80 postal stationery cards 1½ s. green with special cancellations, showing many topics, sports, animals, high datail value

1906/10 (ca.), 7 illustrated postcards including with commemorative postmarks, some foreign destinations noted, mixed condition

1941/45, collection in thick album, with focus on China, including northern China specified by various provincial imprints, southern China Mi.No. 1-56 apparently complete, various central China, etc., also Occupations of Malaya, Philippines and Burma, including some documents and units, mostly fine

1926/70, Collection in album starting Turkey cancellations of Hodeida, first issues with 40 used stamps, few on piece, mainly good cancellations showing different types and cities, margin stamps, later issues mainly unused with complete sets, perforation varieties, many imperf issues, souvenir sheets, overprints ‘God, Imam & Country’ on stamps and S/S, air mails and Olympics, mostly very fine.

1961/70 (ca.), mint never hinged and used selection, including souvenir sheets, neatly housed in 2 stockbooks

1920/70, Collection on album pages including imperf pairs and varieties, additional Iraq, Mosul and Palestine overprints.

1884/1960, collection in folder mint and used, starting Mi.I-III blocks of four, imperf and overprinted issues, mainly fine.

1946/52 (ca.), 18 Field Post envelopes and cards sent free-frank, some interesting usages with destination Soviet Union or to some tank crews, envelope with printed patriotic slogan “Curse and kill the American invaders!”, etc., together with a small selection of early issues including reprints, slightly mixed condition, interesting assembly

1953/58, group of five postcards and envelopes to foreign destinations, various frankings, airmail, etc.

1924/79, interesting unused, mint never hinged and used collection including some better issues and souvenir sheets, mostly fine

1900/82, interesting holding in stockbook, modern part unused, noted Italian Post Offices in Libia, Eritrea, Somalia, Benadir and Africa Orientale, overall in good condition

1851/1912, delightful exhibit collection with 37 covers and cards, covering the Ottoman, Italian and French Offices in Tripoli including the consular postal services, many better usages with 1851 entire letter from Livorno via Marseilles and Malta to Tripoli de Barberia, 1881 envelope from “TRIPOLI DI BARBERIA” to Livorno with Italian Levant 5c. and 10 c. (x2) tied by mute “annulo a rombi”, official envelope headed “R. CONSOLATO D´ITALIA”  and on reverse its large seal handstamp, 1893 envelope to Constantinople with French Sage adhesives with pearled cds “TRIPOLI BARBARIE 14 FEVR 93” in mixed franking with Turkey 1 pi. adhesive (opened for display), etc.; except for the occasional fault in overall very good condition. An alluring specialist assembly, neatly mounted and described on album pages