U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
May 4-5, 2005

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #0
FIRST SESSION: MAY 4, 2005 at 1:00 P.M.

Unsold
Lot #1
UNITED STATES
Stampless Covers.
1845 stampless FL sent from New York to Philadelphia, with red "Collect 6cts New York Office" boxed handstamp, fine, with 1973 Royal cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #2
UNITED STATES
Stampless Covers.
1862 stampless cover from Old Point Comfort to Germany, with "N.York Hamburg Packet" cds, taxed "61/2" in blue crayon and handstamp, oval Hamburg & Hottingen arrival pmks, fine-v.f., rare "Via Bremen" cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #3
Postmaster's Provisionals
New York, N.Y.
1845 5c black on bluish, magenta pen canc. "ACM" unconnected and without periods, margins all around, used on FL from New York to Philadelphia, red single line "Paid" and matching New York departure pmks, v.f., with 1991 PFC
Envelope
Catalog #9X1
Catalog Value 700
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #4
Postmaster's Provisionals
New York, N.Y.
1847 5c black on FL to East Hampton, tied by red cds and square grid canc., margins all around to just in at lower left, position 16, red "Paid" hs alongside, minor cover faults, trivial toning, otherwise fine, with 2001 PSEcert.
Envelope
Catalog #9X3
Catalog Value 5,250
Price Realized
$1,650.00

Lot #5
Postmaster's Provisionals
Providence, R.I.
1846 10c gray black, unused without gum, full to large margins all around, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #10X2
Catalog Value 1,100
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #6
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, double transfer of top frame line, position 80R1, pen canc., margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 2001 PFC
Catalog #1var
Catalog Value 700
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #7
1847 Issue
1847 5c orange brown, horizontal pair, blue town canc., margins clear all around, bright color, beautiful impression, small magenta hs on reverse slightly bleeding through, fresh and fine, with 2001 PFC
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Catalog #1b
Catalog Value 1,950+
Price Realized
$1,050.00

Lot #8
1847 Issue
1847 5c brown, margins all around incl. sheet margin at right, tied by blue grids and matching Lockport, N.Y. Oct. 23 pmk on buff cover to Middlesex County, redirected to Canada, with Oct. 23 1850 Queenston, U.C. arrival pmk, additional markings on reverse, with ms endorsements slightly overwritten on stamp, some age stains, otherwise fine cross-border cover
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #9
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins clear all around, tied by red grid canc. to cover sent from Providence to New Haven, with matching Providence cds, fine, with 1983 Alcuri and 1986 Brettl certs
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 650
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #10
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, full to large margins all around, tied by blue grid canc. to FL sent from Philadelphia to Columbia County, NY, with matching Philadelphia cds, small stain away from stamp, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 685
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #11
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, horizontal pair, margins cut in at top, used on cover addressed to Vermont, tied by ms canc., some cover stains which slightly affect the stamps, fine appearance
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 1,300
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #12
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins just clear all around, tied by MS canc. to 1849 FL sent from Washington, D.C. to Port Tobacco, M.D., with faint red Washington cds at left, some stains affecting stamp, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 650
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #13
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, red straight line Philadelphia Railroad canc., huge margins all around incl. full sheet margin at left, rich color, sharp impression, tiny surface scrape (which we are hardpressed to find), otherwise a v.f. positional piece,with 1997 PFC
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,850
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #14
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, red "10" numeral canc., full margins all around, v.f., with 2003 PFC
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,600
Price Realized
$1,250.00

Lot #15
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, bold black grid canc., margins all around incl. part of sheet margin at right, fresh and v.f., with 2001 PSE cert.
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,600
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #16
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, black grid canc., large margins all around to just clear at lower left, v.f., with 2003 PFC
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,600
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #17
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, red grid canc., large margins all around to just touching at lower left, small fault in upper right margin which can easily be trimmed away, fine
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,350
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #18
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, unused and gummed Sperati forgery, v.f., with 1992 PFC, rare unused
F
Catalog #2F
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #19
1875 Reproductions of the 1847 Issue
1875 5c red brown and 10c black, plate proofs on india, horizontal pairs, 10c with part of sheet margin at top, usual transluscencies, otherwise v.f.
P
Catalog #3-4P3
Catalog Value 900+
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #20
1875 Reproductions of the 1847 Issue
1875 5c red brown, margins all around, unused without gum as issued, fresh and v.f.
(*)
Catalog #3
Catalog Value 725
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #21
1875 Reproductions of the 1847 Issue
1875 10c black, top sheet margin single, unused without gum as issued, full margins all around to clear at right, sharp impression, a v.f. gem, with 1997 PSE cert.
(*)
Catalog #4
Catalog Value 900
Price Realized
$1,250.00

Lot #22
1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type II, black cds, large margins all around, sharp impression, v.f., with 2003 PFC
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Catalog #7
Catalog Value 160
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #23
1851-57 Issue
1858 cover from Calway NY to England, franked with 1851 1c blue and pair of 10c green showing two distinct types, used in combination with perf. 3c red brown, red "19" and "4" in crayon, also Liverpool arrival on front, fine and impressivecover, rare franking
Envelope
Catalog #7,14,15,26
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #24
1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IIIa, faint cds, margins all around incl. parts of adjoining stamps at top and bottom, fresh color, v.f., with 2003 PFC
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Catalog #8a
Catalog Value 1,050
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #25
1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, unused with full original gum, margins all around, excellent color, v.f. and fresh item, with 1998 PFC
*
Catalog #9
Catalog Value 800
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #26
1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, used, pos. 7R1L, deep blue shade, top sheet margin copy with red grid canc., v.f. and rare stamp, with 1999 PSE cert. The very rare No.5 also comes from position 7R1L
Catalog #9
Catalog Value 130
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #27
1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, black cds, left sheet margin single, huge margins all around showing parts of adjoining stamps at right and bottom, beautiful color and sharp impression, v.f. showpiece, with 2004 PFC
Catalog #9
Catalog Value 130
Unsold
Lot #28
1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, used, large margins all around, showing portions of adjoining stamps at right and bottom, impressive showpiece, with 1991 PFC
Catalog #9
Catalog Value 130
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #29
1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, used, pos. 5R1L, recut at bottom, powder blue shade, sheet margin copy with black town pmk, fine and rare stamp, with 2000 PFC. A rare variety, only eight positions from the sheet of 100 were recut
Catalog #9
Catalog Value 130+
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #30
1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, part black cds, huge margins all around incl. large part of adjoining stamp at left, v.f., with 1986 PFC
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Catalog #9
Catalog Value 130
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #31
1851-57 Issue
1851 3c orange brown, unused without gum, close but clear margins all around, beautiful color, fresh and fine, rare unused, with 1985 PFC
(*)
Catalog #10
Catalog Value 1,500
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #32
1851-57 Issue
1851 3c claret, unused without gum, margins all around, rich color, fresh and v.f. example of this rarer shade, with 2001 PFC
(*)
Catalog #11var
Catalog Value 130
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #33
1851-57 Issue
1851 5c red brown, neat New Orleans town canc., margins all around, v.f., with 1990 PFC
Catalog #12
Catalog Value 875
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #34
1851-57 Issue
1851 5c red brown, neat New Orleans town canc., margins all around, v.f., with 2000 PFC
Catalog #12
Catalog Value 875
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #35
1851-57 Issue
1851 5c red brown, part town canc., large margins all around, bright color, v.f., with 2002 PFC
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Catalog #12
Catalog Value 875
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #36
1851-57 Issue
1851 5c brown, horiz. strip of three, margins all around, barely touching at left, canc. by light New Orleans Apr.2, 1857 cds on piece, fresh and fine strip, scarce
Catalog #12
Catalog Value 4,500
Unsold
Lot #37
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type I, blue town canc., large margins all around, rich color, v.f., with 1993 PFC
Catalog #13
Catalog Value 890
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #38
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type I, black cds, margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 1999 PSE cert.
Catalog #13
Catalog Value 850
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #39
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type II, large part original gum, margins all around, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., very rare unused, with 1975 PFC
*
Catalog #14
Catalog Value 5,000
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #40
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type II, margins all around with part of adjoining stamp at top, beautiful color, large part original gum, small internal faults and barely visible facial scuffs, otherwise fresh and v.f., rare unused, with 2001 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #14
Catalog Value 5,000
Price Realized
$1,250.00

Lot #41
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type II, unused without gum, margins all around incl. part of sheet margin at right, fresh and v.f., with 1991 & 1969 PFC
(*)
Catalog #14
Catalog Value 2,000
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #42
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type II, black cds, full to large margins all around incl. part of adjoining stamp at right, v.f.
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Catalog #14
Catalog Value 200
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #43
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type II, part black cds, full to large margins all around, fresh color, thin, v.f. appearance
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Catalog #14
Catalog Value 200
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #44
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type II, red grid canc., margins all around to just clear at top, fine
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Catalog #14
Catalog Value 225
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #45
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type II, horizontal pair, margins all around, tiny corner crease, well outside design, v.f.
Catalog #14
Catalog Value 450
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #46
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type III, black cds, huge margins all around incl. part of adjoining stamp at right, v.f., with 1988 PFC
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Catalog #15
Catalog Value 200
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #47
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type III, horizontal pair, faint black cds, margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 1990 PFC
Catalog #15
Catalog Value 450
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #48
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, sheet margin single showing dividing line at left, small nick at LR corner, entirely in margin, canc. by "NY Steamship" on partly reduced incomplete FL to Boston, fine, with 1990 PFC
Envelope
Catalog #15
Catalog Value 335
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #49
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type IV, light town canc., large margins all around, v.f. example of this rare stamp, with 1995 PFC
Catalog #16
Catalog Value 1,600
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #50
1851-57 Issue
1851 12c black, unused without gum, margins all around, just touching frameline at bottom, still v.f., rare unused, with 2000 PFC
(*)
Catalog #17
Catalog Value 2,200
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #51
1851-57 Issue
1851 12c black, neat red canc., margins all around, v.f., with 1993 PFC
Catalog #17
Catalog Value 345
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #52
1851-57 Issue
1851 12c black, neat town canc., margins all around, v.f., with 1991 PFC
Catalog #17
Catalog Value 325
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #53
1851-57 Issue
1851 12c black, horizontal pair, red New York Exchange Office pmk, margins all around to barely touching at sides, left stamp with tiny thin, otherwise fine, with 2003 PFC
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Catalog #17
Catalog Value 740
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #54
1851-57 Issue
1851 12c black, margins all around, just touching at top, used in combination with 1857 3c red brown on legal size envelope (folded at left) from Hudson, Jan.14, 1858 to New Lebanon, N.Y.
Envelope
Catalog #17
Catalog Value 1,500
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #55
1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, type I, bright color, usual centering, original gum with is only lightly hinged, fresh and fine mint example, rare in such condition, with 1985 PFC
*
Catalog #18
Catalog Value 2,200
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #56
1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, vertical pair type I+II, unused without gum, excellent color and centering, v.f., with 1982 PFC
(*)
Catalog #18,20
Catalog Value 3,850
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #57
1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue type I, light canc., exceptionally well centered, v.f., with 1981 PFC
Catalog #18
Catalog Value 650
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #58
1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue type II, double transfer (pos.25R2), light canc., exceptionally well centered, v.f., with 1986 PFC
Catalog #20var
Catalog Value 310
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #59
1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue type IIIa, neat black pmk, large margins, v.f., with 2000 PFC
Catalog #22
Catalog Value 550
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #60
1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, type IV, blue grid canc., well centered for this issue, fine, with 2003 PFC
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Catalog #23
Catalog Value 805
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #61
1857-61 Issue
1857 3c rose, type I, unused with full original gum, l.h., well centered for this difficult stamp, with 1969 APS cert., very rare unused
*
Catalog #25
Catalog Value 2,750
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #62
1857-61 Issue
1857 3c dull red, double frame line at left variety, fresh color, l.h., fine
*
Catalog #26var
Catalog Value 110
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #63
1857-61 Issue
1857 3c dull red, type II, horizontal block of ten, usual centering, rich color, five stamps n.h., few natural inclusions or gum wrinkles, fine-v.f. (cat. value for hinged)
Box *\**
Catalog #26
Catalog Value 960+
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #64
1857-61 Issue
1857 5c orange brown, Type II, well centered for this issue, wide margins at sides, beautiful color, large part original gum, l.h., fresh and v.f. with 2001 cert.
*
Catalog #30
Catalog Value 1,250
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #65
1857-61 Issue
1857 5c orange brown, type II, l.h., fresh and fine, with 1984 PFC
*
Catalog #30
Catalog Value 1,250
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #66
1857-61 Issue
1857 5c orange brown, type II, centered slightly to top, fresh color, h.r., fine, with 2002 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #30
Catalog Value 1,250
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #67
1857-61 Issue
1857 5c orange brown, type II, unused without gum, fresh and fine, with 2002 PSE cert.
(*)
Catalog #30
Catalog Value 550
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #68
1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type I, neat town pmk, well centered and fresh, v.f. example of this rare stamp, with 1999 PFC
Catalog #31
Catalog Value 1,200
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #69
1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type I, black grid canc., well centered, v.f., with 1977 PFC
Catalog #31
Catalog Value 1,200
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #70
1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type II, unused without gum, beautiful color, centered slightly to upper right, fresh and fine, with 1999 PFC
(*)
Catalog #32
Catalog Value 2,500
Unsold
Lot #71
1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type II, black date canc., well centered and fresh, large margins all around, v.f., with 1985 PFC
Catalog #32
Catalog Value 300
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #72
1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type III, black 1859 town canc., well centered, signed Brun, fresh and v.f., with 2000 PFC
Catalog #33
Catalog Value 300
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #73
1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type V, perfectly centered with wide margins at sides, rich color, l.h., fresh and v.f. gem, with 1990 PFC
*
Catalog #35
Catalog Value 275
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #74
1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type V, horiz. pair, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f.
**
Catalog #35
Catalog Value 575++
Unsold
Lot #75
1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type V, red town pmk, large margins, v.f., with 2000 PFC
Catalog #35
Catalog Value 72
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #76
1857-61 Issue
1857 12c black, plate III, l.h., fresh and fine, with 1996 PFC
*
Catalog #36b
Catalog Value 800
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #77
1857-61 Issue
1857 12c black, block of four, original gum, rich color, h.r., fine and rare multiple, with 2003 PSE cert.
Box *
Catalog #36b
Catalog Value 4,750
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #78
1857-61 Issue
1857 24c gray lilac, l.h., fine and very fresh, with 2000 PFC
*
Catalog #37
Catalog Value 1,600
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #79
1857-61 Issue
1857 24c gray lilac, unused without gum, well centered with wide margins, fresh and v.f., with 1999 PSE cert.
(*)
Catalog #37
Catalog Value 650
Price Realized
$725.00

Lot #80
1857-61 Issue
1857 24c gray lilac, unused without gum, well centered for this issue, small thin spots, otherwise v.f., with 1989 PFC
(*)
Catalog #37
Catalog Value 650
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #81
1857-61 Issue
1857 24c gray lilac, red canc., well centered, v.f., with 1988 PFC
Catalog #37
Catalog Value 440
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #82
1857-61 Issue
1861, July 2, FL from Nassau (headed "New Providence Nassau") to London, franked with USA 24c gray, tied by red grids and New York transit pmk, stamp with tiny flaws, otherwise fine usage from the Bahamas, with London July 27, 1861 arrivalpmk, 1993 PFC
Envelope
Catalog #37a
Catalog Value 1,090+
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #83
1857-61 Issue
1857 30c orange, usual centering, l.h., tiny natural paper inclusion, v.f., with 1994 PFC
*
Catalog #38
Catalog Value 2,000
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #84
1857-61 Issue
1857 30c orange, unused without gum, fine
(*)
Catalog #38
Catalog Value 850
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #85
1857-61 Issue
1857 30c orange, black canc., well centered, v.f., with 2001 PFC
Catalog #38
Catalog Value 450
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #86
1857-61 Issue
1857 90c blue, original gum, beautiful color, well centered for this issue, l.h., a fresh and fine mint single, with 2000 PFC
*
Catalog #39
Catalog Value 3,250
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #87
1875 Reprints of the 1857 Issue
1875 1c-90c, cplt set of small die proofs from the Roosevelt Album, fine-v.f.
P
Catalog #40P2-47P2
Catalog Value 2,800
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #88
1875 Reprints of the 1857 Issue
1875 1c bright blue, unused without gum as issued, v.f., with 1996 PFC
(*)
Catalog #40
Catalog Value 625
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #89
1875 Reprints of the 1857 Issue
1875 3c scarlet, unused without gum as issued, well centered for this issue, bright color, fresh and fine, only 479 issued, with 1999 PSE cert.
(*)
Catalog #41
Catalog Value 3,250
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #90
1875 Reprints of the 1857 Issue
1875 5c orange brown, unused without gum as issued, usual centering, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., with 1991 PSE cert. and 2004 PFC
(*)
Catalog #42
Catalog Value 1,400
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #91
1875 Reprints of the 1857 Issue
1875 5c orange brown, unused without gum as issued, fresh color, usual centering, red hs guarantee on reverse which does not show through, fine, only 878 issued, with 1986 PFC
(*)
Catalog #42
Catalog Value 1,400
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #92
1861-66 Issues
1861 cover to Paris, France, franked by 1c blue, 10c yellow green and 24c steel blue, tied by red grid canc., red New York and Calais transit pmks, red boxed "P.O.", usual cover defects, the cover is missing an additional 10c stamp at top left, otherwise fine-v.f. with 2001 PFC
Envelope
Catalog #63,68,70b
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #93
1861-66 Issues
1861 3c pink, neat pmk, irregular perfs at left, fine
Catalog #64
Catalog Value 850
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #94
1861-66 Issues
1861 3c rose, block of four, fresh color, well centered, bottom right stamp n.h., balance l.h., some minor perf. toning, otherwise fine-v.f., with 2002 PFC
Box *\**
Catalog #65
Catalog Value 600++
Unsold
Lot #95
1861-66 Issues
1863 FL to Hong Kong franked with 2x10c and 30c (another stamp missing), rated "46" and endorsed "Australasian", with red London transit & arrival pmks, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #68,71
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #96
1861-66 Issues
1861 24c red lilac, black target canc., large margins all around, v.f., with 1995 PFC
Catalog #70
Catalog Value 250
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #97
1861-66 Issues
1861 30c orange, original gum, bright color, usual centering, h.r., fine, with 2002 PFC
*
Catalog #71
Catalog Value 1,900
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #98
1861-66 Issues
1861 30c orange, unused and well centered, v.f., with 1970 PFC
(*)
Catalog #71
Catalog Value 800
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #99
1861-66 Issues
1861 30c orange, unused and well centered, fine
(*)
Catalog #71
Catalog Value 800
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #100
1861-66 Issues
1861 90c blue, wide margins, beautiful color, l.h., fine, rare with full original gum, with 2001 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #72
Catalog Value 3,250
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #101
1861-66 Issues
1861 90c blue, black vertical bars canc., well centered with wide margins, v.f., with 1999 PFC
Catalog #72
Catalog Value 450
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #102
1861-66 Issues
1857 90c blue, red canc., well centered with wide margins, perf. thin, otherwise v.f.
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Catalog #72
Catalog Value 490
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #103
1861-66 Issues
1861 5c red brown, unused without gum, well centered with wide margins, rich color, fresh and v.f. with 1975 PFC
(*)
Catalog #75
Catalog Value 2,100
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #104
1861-66 Issues
1861 5c brown, unused without gum, fresh color, reperforated at right, light toned spot, fine appearance, with 2005 PSE cert.
(*)
Catalog #76
Catalog Value 550
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #105
1861-66 Issues
1862 Union Patriotic cover to Germany, franked with 1c, 3c & 24c & used from Louisville, Ky to Baden, endorsed "Via Prussian Closed Mail", with red "Aachen Franco" entry cachet, fine-v.f. and scarce three-color Patriotic to Germany
Envelope

Catalog Value 3,000
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #106
1861-66 Issues
1864 FL from Boston to Shanghai, franked with single 30c orange and 3x5c brown, irregular perfs at top, London transit and Hong Kong arrival pmks, minor faults, fine cover to China paying 45c rate
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #107
1861-66 Issues
1866 court letter from San Leandro, Cal. to Santa Cruz, with pair of 5c brown canc. by pen, small defects, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #76
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #108
1867 Grill Issues
1867 3c rose, D. Grill, light black canc., well centered, rich color, fresh and v.f. example of this often difficult stamp, with 2000 PFC
Catalog #85
Catalog Value 1,050
Price Realized
$825.00

Lot #109
1867 Grill Issues
1867 3c rose, D. Grill, light black cork canc., three wide margins, fresh color, fine with 2002 PSE cert.
Catalog #85
Catalog Value 1,050
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #110
1867 Grill Issues
1867 2c black, Z.Grill, well centered, fresh and v.f., with 1997 PFC
Catalog #85B
Catalog Value 1,250
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #111
1867 Grill Issues
1867 3c rose, Z.Grill, fancy "Shield" canc., unusually well centered for this issue, full perforations all around, bright color, v.f., with 2004 PFC
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Catalog #85C
Catalog Value 3,500
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #112
1867 Grill Issues
1867 1c blue, E.Grill, horizontal pair, black canc., perf. separations and minor faults, fine appearance
u
Catalog #86
Catalog Value 1,100
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #113
1867 Grill Issues
1868 3c stationery entire, additionally franked with 3c red & 2x2c black, tied by black Buffalo wedge cancels via Bremen to Hannover, red "New York Paid All Direct" transit & framed "Hamburg Franco" entry cachet, fine and attractive
Envelope
Catalog #87,94
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #114
1867 Grill Issues
1867 10c green, E. Grill, unused without gum, centered to bottom with wide margins at top and right, fine, with 2000 APS cert.
(*)
Catalog #89
Catalog Value 2,200
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #115
1867 Grill Issues
1867 10c green, E.Grill, unused without gum, well centered, sharp impression, tiny perf. repair at top, otherwise v.f., with 2003 PSE cert.
(*)
Catalog #89
Catalog Value 2,200
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #116
1867 Grill Issues
1867 10c green, E. Grill, neat black canc., well centered, v.f., with 1992 PFC
Catalog #89
Catalog Value 325
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #117
1867 Grill Issues
1867 10c green, E. Grill, black cork canc., well centered with wide margins, bright color, fresh and v.f., with 1989 and 2001 PFCs
Catalog #89
Catalog Value 325
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #118
1867 Grill Issues
1867 12c black, E. Grill, unused with small part original gum, well centered, v.f., with 1997 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #90
Catalog Value 5,000
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #119
1867 Grill Issues
1867 12c black, E. Grill, neat black grid canc., well centered, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., a beautiful stamp, with 1999 PFC
Catalog #90
Catalog Value 375
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #120
1867 Grill Issues
1867 15c black, E. Grill, black canc., well centered, v.f., with 1992 PFC
Catalog #91
Catalog Value 675
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #121
1867 Grill Issues
1867 2c black, F. Grill, blue canc., very thin paper variety, well centered, v.f. with 1991 APS cert.
Catalog #93var
Catalog Value 62
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #122
1867 Grill Issues
1868 cover from Lowell, Mass to Liverpool, franked with two pairs of 3c rose, canc. by neat target strikes with Lowell cds alongside, Liverpool US Packet arrival in red, fine and attractive example of 12c single letter rate to England, under the U.S.-British Convention
Envelope
Catalog #94
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #123
1867 Grill Issues
1867 24c gray lilac, F. Grill, usual centering, original gum, deep color, h.r., fine example of this rare mint grill, with 2002 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #99
Catalog Value 6,250
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #124
1875 Re-Issues of the 1861 Issue
1875 1c blue, unused without gum, excellent centering wide wide margins, v.f., with 1976 PFC
(*)
Catalog #102
Catalog Value 425
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #125
1875 Re-Issues of the 1861 Issue
1875 3c brown red, original gum, bright color, well centered, few pencil markings on reverse, fine and rare, only 465 printed, with 1972 PFC
*
Catalog #104
Catalog Value 4,000
Price Realized
$4,000.00

Lot #126
1875 Re-Issues of the 1861 Issue
1875 5c brown, original gum, wide margins, fresh color, h.r., fine and rare, only 672 issued, with 1997 PFC
*
Catalog #105
Catalog Value 3,000
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #127
1875 Re-Issues of the 1861 Issue
1875 15c black, unused without gum, sharp impression, centered slightly to right, horizontal crease, otherwise fresh and fine, only 397 issued, with 1999 PSE cert.
(*)
Catalog #108
Catalog Value 2,750
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #128
1875 Re-Issues of the 1861 Issue
1875 90c blue, well centered, beautiful color, h.r., thin spot and repaired perf., otherwise fresh and v.f. example of this high value, only 317 issued, with 1999 PFC
*
Catalog #111
Catalog Value 6,750
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #129
1869 Pictorial Issue
1869 1c-90c, cplt set of small die proofs from the Roosevelt Album, few insignificant marginal specs, fine-v.f.
P
Catalog #112P2-122P2
Catalog Value 4,575
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #130
1869 Pictorial Issue
1869 10c yellow, black cork canc., large margins all around, v.f.
Catalog #116
Catalog Value 150
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #131
1869 Pictorial Issue
1869 12c green, wide margins, beautiful color, l.h., part redistributed gum, otherwise v.f. and post office fresh, with 1996 PFC
*
Catalog #117
Catalog Value 2,600
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #132
1869 Pictorial Issue
1869 12c green, wide margins, l.h., fresh color, fine, with 1990 PFC
*
Catalog #117
Catalog Value 2,600
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #133
1869 Pictorial Issue
1869 12c green, l.h. and post office fresh, deep color, fine
*
Catalog #117
Catalog Value 2,600
Unsold
Lot #134
1869 Pictorial Issue
1869 12c green, unused without gum, wide margins, fresh color, v.f. with 1991 PFC
(*)
Catalog #117
Catalog Value 1,100
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #135
1869 Pictorial Issue
1869 12c green, black cork canc., well centered with huge margins, rich color, an exceptionally fresh and v.f. example, with 1999 PFC
Catalog #117
Catalog Value 160
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #136
1869 Pictorial Issue
1869 15c brown & blue, type I, unused without gum, wide margins, fresh color, fine, with 2000 PSE cert.
(*)
Catalog #118
Catalog Value 4,000
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #137
1869 Pictorial Issue
1869 15c brown & blue, type II, unused without gum, wide margins, rich color, fresh and v.f., with 1998 PSE cert.
(*)
Catalog #119
Catalog Value 1,750
Price Realized
$1,250.00

Lot #138
1869 Pictorial Issue
1869 15c brown & blue, type II, black canc., well centered, fresh and v.f.
Catalog #119
Catalog Value 275
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #139
1869 Pictorial Issue
1869 24c green & violet, used, well centered, v.f., with 1995 PFC
Catalog #120
Catalog Value 775
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #140
1869 Pictorial Issue
1869 24c green & violet, black cork canc., well centered with wide margins, fresh and v.f., with 2002 PSE cert.
Catalog #120
Catalog Value 775
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #141
1869 Pictorial Issue
1869 24c green & violet, black cork canc., perfectly centered with large margins, fresh and v.f., with 2000 PFC
Catalog #120
Catalog Value 775
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #142
1869 Pictorial Issue
1869 30c ultramarine and carmine, unused without gum, well centered with wide margins, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., with 2002 PFC
(*)
Catalog #121
Catalog Value 3,500
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #143
1869 Pictorial Issue
1869 30c ultramarine & carmine, black grid canc., well centered with wide margins, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., with 2001 PSE cert.
Catalog #121
Catalog Value 550
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #144
1869 Pictorial Issue
1869 30c ultramarine and carmine, cork canc., well centered, fresh color, few minor faults, v.f. appearance
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Catalog #121
Catalog Value 550
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #145
1869 Pictorial Issue
1869 90c carmine & black, used, wide even margins, v.f., with 1989 APS cert.
Catalog #122
Catalog Value 2,250
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #146
1875 Re-Issue of the 1869 Issue
1875 2c brown, unused without gum, fine and attractive stamp, with 1995 PFC
(*)
Catalog #124
Catalog Value 375
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #147
1875 Re-Issue of the 1869 Issue
1875 10c yellow, wide margins, slightly oxidized, h.r., reperforated at right, otherwise fine, only 1,947 issued, with 2002 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #127
Catalog Value 2,250
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #148
1875 Re-Issue of the 1869 Issue
1875 15c brown & blue, full original gum, fine, only 1,981 issued, with 2000 PFC
*
Catalog #129
Catalog Value 1,900
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #149
1875 Re-Issue of the 1869 Issue
1875 15c brown & blue, black canc., well centered with wide margins, fresh and v.f., with 2002 PSE cert.
Catalog #129
Catalog Value 1,150
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #150
1875 Re-Issue of the 1869 Issue
1875 15c brown & blue, Type III, bold "6" numeral canc., well centered, fresh and v.f. with 1978 PFC
Catalog #129
Catalog Value 1,150
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #151
1875 Re-Issue of the 1869 Issue
1875 30c ultramarine & carmine, well centered with wide margins, beautiful color, part original gum, fresh and v.f., only 1,535 issued, with 1987 PFC
*
Catalog #131
Catalog Value 3,250
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #152
1875 Re-Issue of the 1869 Issue
1875 90c carmine & black, unused without gum, fresh and fine, only 1,356 issued, with PFC
(*)
Catalog #132
Catalog Value 2,600
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #153
1870-71 Banknote Issues
1870-73 group of 45 covers and 1 coverfront, franked mostly with 2c red brown, with and without grill, diff. rates, advertising, markings incl. "Held for Postage", Official Business, etc., good specialist lot
Envelope
Catalog #135
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #154
1870-71 Banknote Issues
1870 7c vermillion, double grill variety, black cds, well centered, fresh color, v.f. with 1986 PFC
Catalog #138var
Catalog Value 775
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #155
1870-71 Banknote Issues
1870 7c vermilion, Split Grill variety, used, bright color, fine, with 2004 PSE cert.
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Catalog #138var
Catalog Value 500
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #156
1870-71 Banknote Issues
1870 10c brown, disturbed original gum, fresh and fine example of this rare stamp, with 1994 PFC
*
Catalog #139
Catalog Value 5,000
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #157
1870-71 Banknote Issues
1870 30c black, unused without gum, fine, with 1996 PSE cert.
(*)
Catalog #154
Catalog Value 2,750
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #158
1873-75 Continental Bank Note Issues
1875 cover from San Francisco to Beirut (at that time Syria) paying 5c with 2c & 3c, Vienna & Trieste transit & Beirut arrival pmks, cover defects, but scarce destination
Envelope
Catalog #157,58
Price Realized
$80.00

Lot #159
1873-75 Continental Bank Note Issues
1873 7c orange vermilion, unused (regummed), well centered with large margins, rich color, fresh and v.f.
(*)
Catalog #160
Catalog Value 575
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #160
1873-75 Continental Bank Note Issues
1875 FL from Philadelphia to Cienfuegos, paying 30c with 3x10c brown, endorsed "Wilmington", fine
Envelope
Catalog #161
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #161
1873-75 Continental Bank Note Issues
1873 90c rose carmine, black canc., wide margins, v.f.
Catalog #166
Catalog Value 275
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #162
1873-75 Continental Bank Note Issues
1875 5c blue, unused without gum, well centered, bright color, reperforated at sides, otherwise v.f.
(*)
Catalog #179
Catalog Value 260
Unsold
Lot #163
1879 American Bank Note Issue
1879 15c red orange, bright color, wide margins, h.r., fine, with 2003 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #189
Catalog Value 350
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #164
1879 American Bank Note Issue
1879 15c orange, horiz. pair with sheet margin and part imprint at top, double horiz. perfs in selvage, fresh and v.f.
*
Catalog #189
Catalog Value 725
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #165
1879 American Bank Note Issue
1879 30c full black, well centered, v.f., with 1992 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #190
Catalog Value 1,100
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #166
1879 American Bank Note Issue
1879 30c full black, part imprint horizontal strip of three, rich color, n.h., fine and post office fresh, with 2003 PSE cert. (cat. value for hinged pair and single)
**
Catalog #190
Catalog Value 3,400+
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #167
1879 American Bank Note Issue
1879 90c carmine, post office fresh, deep color, fine
*
Catalog #191
Catalog Value 2,400
Unsold
Lot #168
1882-93 Issues
1882 10c brown, black duplex canc., well centered with jumbo margins, v.f. gem, with 2004 PFC
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Catalog #209
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #169
1882-93 Issues
1888 30c orange brown, well centered, h.r., v.f.
*
Catalog #217
Catalog Value 475
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #170
1882-93 Issues
1890 15c indigo, well centered with wide margins, fresh color, h.r., v.f., with 2004 APS cert.
*
Catalog #227
Catalog Value 275
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #171
1893 Columbian Exposition Issue
1893 1c-$5, cplt set, large die proofs reduced to vignette edge, some minor toning, mostly fine-v.f. A scarce set of Columbian die proofs
P
Catalog #230-245P1
Catalog Value 12,300
Price Realized
$6,500.00

Lot #172
1893 Columbian Exposition Issue
1893 3c (2), 4c (5), 6c (3), h.r. to n.h., few minute flaws, mostly fine or better
*
Catalog #232,233,235
Catalog Value 812
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #173
1893 Columbian Exposition Issue
1893 4c ultramarine, left margin imprint single, n.h. and post office fresh, fine
**
Catalog #233
Catalog Value 200
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #174
1893 Columbian Exposition Issue
1893 10c black brown, 30c orange brown and 50c slate blue, 10c n.h., 30c with dried gum and 50c h.r., 10c and 50c with creases, fine appearance
*\**
Catalog #237,239-240
Catalog Value 1,225
Unsold
Lot #175
1893 Columbian Exposition Issue
1893 $1 salmon, bright color, wide margins, l.h., fine, with 2004 PFC
*
Catalog #241
Catalog Value 1,250
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #176
1893 Columbian Exposition Issue
1893 $1 salmon, well centered, fresh color, n.h., tiny pencil mark on reverse, v.f., with 2005 PSE cert.
**
Catalog #241
Catalog Value 3,500
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #177
1893 Columbian Exposition Issue
1893 $1 unused, original gum, also $2 and $3 used, well centered, rich color, few minor faults, otherwise v.f.
*u
Catalog #241-243
Catalog Value 2,850
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #178
1893 Columbian Exposition Issue
1893 $1 salmon, New York Registry canc., well centered, bright color, tiny natural inclusion, fresh and v.f.
Catalog #241
Catalog Value 625
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #179
1893 Columbian Exposition Issue
1893 $3 yellow green, bright color, well centered, h.r., v.f., with 2003 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #243
Catalog Value 2,000
Price Realized
$1,150.00

Lot #180
1893 Columbian Exposition Issue
1893 $3 yellow green, used, well centered, fresh and fine, with 1984 PFC
Catalog #243
Catalog Value 1,000
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #181
1893 Columbian Exposition Issue
1893 $4 crimson lake, well centered, beautiful color, n.h., tiny natural paper inclusion, v.f., with 1998 PFC
**
Catalog #244
Catalog Value 8,000
Price Realized
$4,000.00

Lot #182
1893 Columbian Exposition Issue
1893 $4 carmine and $5 black, left sheet margin copy with part imprint, each well centered with wide margins, tied by Washington Dec. 30, 1895 Flag cancels on registered coverfront addressed to Germany, v.f.and appealing item
Catalog #244,245
Price Realized
$4,000.00

Lot #183
1893 Columbian Exposition Issue
1893 $5 black, bright color, l.h., fine, with 1997 PFC
*
Catalog #245
Catalog Value 3,100
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #184
1895-98 Issues
1895 8c brown violet, plate no. strip of 3, v.f.
*
Catalog #272
Catalog Value 290
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #185
1895-98 Issues
1895 10c dark green, plate no. and imprint vertical strip of three, rich color, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #273
Catalog Value 975
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #186
1895-98 Issues
1895 $2 bright blue, perfectly centered with wide margins, beautiful color, h.r., v.f., with 2003 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #277
Catalog Value 1,100
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #187
1895-98 Issues
1895 $2 bright blue, horizontal pair, well centered, rich color, right stamp n.h., left stamp l.h. (appears never hinged), fresh and v.f., with photocopy of 1997 PFC from a block of four from which it came
*/**
Catalog #277
Catalog Value 4,100
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #188
1895-98 Issues
1895 $5 dark green, perfectly centered with wide margins, rich color, l.h., fresh and v.f., with 1995 PFC
*
Catalog #278
Catalog Value 2,300
Price Realized
$2,200.00

Lot #189
1895-98 Issues
1897 Grand Army of the Republic, unused private post card, v.f. and colorful
Envelope
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #190
1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue
1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue, bicolored essays, complete set of large die essays on full cards, fresh and mostly v.f., rare
E
Catalog #285-93E
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #191
1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue
1898 8c violet brown, upper right corner block of four with plate number, well centered, fresh color, n.h., few tiny natural gum skips, v.f. (cat. value for n.h. singles)
Box **
Catalog #289
Catalog Value 1,700+
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #192
1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue
1898 $1 black, perfectly centered with wide even margins, beautiful color, h.r., fresh and v.f. gem, with 2004 PFC
*
Catalog #292
Catalog Value 1,250
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #193
1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue
1898 $2 orange brown, neat registry pmk, well centered, v.f., with 1988 PFC
Catalog #293
Catalog Value 1,000
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #194
1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue
1898 $2 orange brown, faint violet Registry hs, well centered, beautiful color, v.f.
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Catalog #293
Catalog Value 1,000
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #195
1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue
1898 $2 orange brown, used, well centered, v.f., with 2004 PFC
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Catalog #293
Catalog Value 1,000
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #196
1901 Pan-American Issue
1901 4c deep red brown & black, bottom plate no. and imprint block of six, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #296
Catalog Value 3,500
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #197
1901 Pan-American Issue
1901 4c deep red brown & black, top right corner imprint and plate no. block of ten, n.h., fresh, fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #296
Catalog Value 6,000
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #198
1901 Pan-American Issue
1901 8c brown violet & black, n.h., v.f., with a photocopy of a 2000 PFC from a vertical strip of three from which it came
**
Catalog #298
Catalog Value 275
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #199
1901 Pan-American Issue
1901 8c brown violet & black, n.h., v.f., with 1999 PFC
**
Catalog #298
Catalog Value 275
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #200
1901 Pan-American Issue
1901 8c brown violet and black, well centered, beautiful color, n.h., pencil mark on reverse, v.f., with 2003 PSE cert.
**
Catalog #298
Catalog Value 275
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #201
1902-03 Issue
1902 50c orange, wide margins, bright color, l.h., v.f., with 2003 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #310
Catalog Value 475
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #202
1902-03 Issue
1903 $1 black, sheet margin with arrow at right, well centered with wide margins, rich color, l.h., fresh and v.f. with 1989 PFC
*
Catalog #311
Catalog Value 750
Price Realized
$725.00

Lot #203
1902-03 Issue
1903 $1 black, well centered, deep rich color, l.h., v.f., with 2003 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #311
Catalog Value 750
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #204
1902-03 Issue
1903 $1 black, used in 1915 on cover from Philadelphia to Paris, French military censor label and hs, fine and scarce WWI usage, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #311
Catalog Value 1,500
Unsold
Lot #205
1902-03 Issue
1903 $2 dark blue, well centered with wide margins, rich color, h.r., v.f., with 2001 PFC
*
Catalog #312
Catalog Value 1,200
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #206
1902-03 Issue
1903 $5 dark green, well centered with wide margins, rich color, l.h., fresh and v.f. with 1996 PFC
*
Catalog #313
Catalog Value 2,900
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #207
1902-03 Issue
1903 $5 green, l.h., v.f., with 1987 PFC for a block of four from which it originated
*
Catalog #313
Catalog Value 2,900
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #208
1905-08 Issues
1908 5c blue, imperf. plate no. and imprint block of six, beautiful color, top stamps and middle right l.h., others n.h., fine-v.f.
Box */**
Catalog #315
Catalog Value 2,750
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #209
1905-08 Issues
1906 2c carmine, plate no. and imprint block of six, n.h., natural gum wrinkles, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #320
Catalog Value 325
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #210
1905-08 Issues
1904 Louisiana Purchase, 2c, 3c and 10c used in 1915 on registered cover from Somerville, Mass. to Surinam, fine-v.f., scarce destination
Envelope
Catalog #324/327
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #211
1905-08 Issues
1904 10c red brown, block of four, well centered, fresh color, l.h., fresh and v.f.
Box *
Catalog #327
Catalog Value 725
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #212
1905-08 Issues
1904 10c red brown, block of four, well centered, l.h., v.f.
Box *
Catalog #327
Catalog Value 725
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #213
1905-08 Issues
1907 Jamestown, 5c blue, five singles, n.h., fine or better
**
Catalog #330
Catalog Value 1,625
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #214
1905-08 Issues
1909 10c yellow, guide line pair, h.r., fine-v.f., rare, with 1970 and 1988 PFCs
*
Catalog #356
Catalog Value 13,000
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #215
1909 Bluish Paper
1909 1c green, Bluish Paper, block of four, well centered, top stamps l.h., bottom stamps n.h., fresh color, v.f.
Box */**
Catalog #357
Catalog Value 560
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #216
1909 Bluish Paper
1909 3c deep violet, Bluish Paper, n.h. and post office fresh, straight edge at left, v.f., with photocopy of a 1984 PFC for a block of 15 from which this originated
*
Catalog #359
Catalog Value 4,250
Price Realized
$1,250.00

Lot #217
1909 Bluish Paper
1909 15c pale ultramarine, Bluish Paper, l.h., exceptionally well centered, v.f., with 2001 PFC
*
Catalog #366
Catalog Value 1,450
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #218
1909 Bluish Paper
1909 2c carmine, Bluish Paper, well centered, l.h., v.f., with 2004 PFC
*
Catalog #369
Catalog Value 210
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #219
1910-16 Issues
1910-11 8c olive green, perfectly centered, rich color, l.h., v.f. gem
*
Catalog #380
Catalog Value 115
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #220
1910-16 Issues
1910-11 15c pale ultramarine, well centered, fresh color, h.r., v.f., with 2003 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #382
Catalog Value 275
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #221
1910-16 Issues
1910 1c green, Coil single, perfectly centered with wide even margins, beautiful color, barely hinged, fresh and v.f., with 2002 PFC
*
Catalog #385
Catalog Value 40
Price Realized
$75.00

Lot #222
1910-16 Issues
1913 10c orange yellow, block of four, bright color, h.r., one unpunched perf., otherwise v.f.
Box *
Catalog #400
Catalog Value 575
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #223
1910-16 Issues
1913 10c orange, block of four, well centered with huge margins, bright color, top stamps l.h., bottom stamps n.h. with slight gum skips, fresh and v.f., with 2002 PSE cert.
Box */**
Catalog #400A
Catalog Value 1,320
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #224
1910-16 Issues
1914-15 perf.10, 5c blue, wide margins all around, n.h., v.f., with 1987 PFC. An exceptional stamp
**
Catalog #403
Catalog Value 375
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #225
1910-16 Issues
1914-15 perf.10, 10c orange, well centered with wide margins, fresh color, l.h., v.f., with 2002 PFC
*
Catalog #404
Catalog Value 875
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #226
1910-16 Issues
1912 7c black, well centered, beautiful color, l.h., v.f. gem
*
Catalog #407
Catalog Value 80
Price Realized
$70.00

Lot #227
1910-16 Issues
1912 7c black, well centered, bright color, n.h., gum skips, v.f.
**
Catalog #407
Catalog Value 175
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #228
1910-16 Issues
1912 15c gray, well centered, fresh color, v.f. gem
*
Catalog #418
Catalog Value 85
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #229
1910-16 Issues
1912 20c ultramarine, well centered, bright color, barely hinged, v.f., with 2003 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #419
Catalog Value 200
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #230
1910-16 Issues
1912 30c orange red, perfectly centered, beautiful color, slightly disturbed original gum, v.f. gem, with 2003 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #420
Catalog Value 125
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #231
1910-16 Issues
1912 $1 violet brown, well centered with wide margins all around, l.h., v.f., wth 1998 PFC
*
Catalog #423
Catalog Value 525
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #232
1910-16 Issues
1912 $1 violet brown, well centered with wide margins, rich color, l.h., v.f., with 2003 PFC for a block of four from which this came (this being the top right stamp)
*
Catalog #423
Catalog Value 525
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #233
1910-16 Issues
1913 1c green, right margin "Coil" block of ten, n.h., few natural gum creases, fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #424
Catalog Value 220
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #234
1910-16 Issues
1914 7c black, well centered with wide margins, beautiful color, h.r., v.f. gem
*
Catalog #430
Catalog Value 90
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #235
1910-16 Issues
1914 20c ultramarine, well centered with wide margins, fresh color, l.h., v.f., with 2003 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #438
Catalog Value 220
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #236
1910-16 Issues
1915 Coils, 2c red, type II, horizontal pair, wide margins, beautiful color, n.h., fresh and v.f., with 2001 PSE cert.
**
Catalog #454
Catalog Value 375
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #237
1910-16 Issues
1915 Coils, 2c red, horizontal joint line pair, n.h., v.f., with 1989 PFC
**
Catalog #454
Catalog Value 900
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #238
1910-16 Issues
1915 2c carmine, imperf. coil pair, large margins all around, n.h., fresh and v.f.
**
Catalog #459
Catalog Value 750
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #239
1910-16 Issues
1915 2c carmine, imperf. coil pair, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #459
Catalog Value 750
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #240
1910-16 Issues
1914 2c carmine, imperf. guide line pair, imperf., wide margins all around, usual creases, beautiful color, l.h., fresh and v.f., with 1996 PFC
*
Catalog #459
Catalog Value 1,000
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #241
1910-16 Issues
1915 2c carmine, imperf. coil pair, l.h., v.f., with 2001 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #459
Catalog Value 475
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #242
1910-16 Issues
1915 2c carmine, imperf. coil pair, l.h., v.f., with 1984 PFC
*
Catalog #459
Catalog Value 475
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #243
1910-16 Issues
1915 $1 violet black, block of four, well centered, l.h., fresh and v.f.
Box *
Catalog #460
Catalog Value 3,750
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #244
1910-16 Issues
1915 2c pale carmine red, block of four, well centered, top stamps l.h., bottom stamps n.h., fresh and v.f., with 1993 PFC
Box */**
Catalog #461
Catalog Value 950
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #245
1910-16 Issues
1915 2c pale carmine red, left margin plate number block of six, bright color, n.h., fine, with 2002 PFC
Box **
Catalog #461
Catalog Value 2,600
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #246
1916-17 Perf. 10
1916 4c orange brown, well centered with wide margins, beautiful color, l.h. and post office fresh, v.f.
**
Catalog #465
Catalog Value 95
Price Realized
$85.00

Lot #247
1916-17 Perf. 10
1916 9c salmon red and 10c orange yellow, both perfectly centered, fresh color, l.h., v.f. gems
*
Catalog #471-472
Catalog Value 170
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #248
1916-17 Perf. 10
1916 10c orange yellow, wide margins, bright color, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., with 2004 PSE cert.
**
Catalog #472
Catalog Value 240
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #249
1916-17 Perf. 10
1916 15c gray, well centered with wide margins, l.h., v.f., with 2003 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #475
Catalog Value 200
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #250
1916-17 Perf. 10
1916 $1 violet black, well centered with wide margins, beautiful color, barely hinged, v.f., with 2003 PFC and 2004 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #478
Catalog Value 800
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #251
1916-17 Perf. 10
1916 $1 violet brown, wide margins, l.h., v.f., with 1994 PFC
*
Catalog #478
Catalog Value 800
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #252
1916-17 Perf. 10
1917 $5 light green, well centered, bright color, n.h., v.f. and post office fresh, with 2002 PFC
**
Catalog #480
Catalog Value 450
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #253
1916-17 Perf. 10
1917 $5 light green, horizontal pair, well centered with wide margins, beautiful color, l.h., fresh and v.f., with 2002 PSE cert. for a block of four from which it came
*
Catalog #480
Catalog Value 440
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #254
1916-17 Perf. 10
1917 $5 green, block of four, well centered, top stamps l.h., bottom stamps n.h., with gum skips on bottom right stamp, v.f.
Box */**
Catalog #480
Catalog Value 1,340
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #255
1916-17 Perf. 10
1917 $5 light green, block of four, well centered, top pair l.h., bottom n.h., v.f.
Box */**
Catalog #480
Catalog Value 1,340
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #256
1917-29 Issues
1917 1c-$1, 18 diff., n.h., few minor gum skips, generally fresh, well centered, many with huge margins, v.f.
**
Catalog #498/518
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #257
1917-29 Issues
1917 1c green, A.E.F. booklet pane of 30, well centered, mostly n.h., fine-v.f., with 2000 PFC
Booklet
Catalog #498f
Catalog Value 1,150
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #258
1917-29 Issues
1917 unexploded 73c booklet with panes of 1c and 2c, post office fresh, fine-v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #498/554
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #259
1917-29 Issues
1917 unexploded 73c booklet with panes of 1c and 2c, post office fresh, fine-v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #498/554
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #260
1917-29 Issues
1917 2c lake, type I, block of four with plate no., n.h., beautiful color, fine example of this rare shade, with 2002 PSE cert. (cat. value for singles)
Box **
Catalog #499h
Catalog Value 3,400
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #261
1917-29 Issues
1919 3c violet, double impression, block of 4, also 2c Harding two sets of matched arrow blocks, fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #530a,611
Catalog Value 170
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #262
1917-29 Issues
1920 $2 carmine & black, well centered with wide margins, bright color, slight shift of center, l.h., fresh and v.f., with 1981 PFC
*
Catalog #547
Catalog Value 160
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #263
1917-29 Issues
1920 $2 carmine and black, well centered with wide margins, fresh color, h.r., v.f.
*
Catalog #547
Catalog Value 160
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #264
1917-29 Issues
1920 $2 carmine & black, block of four, well centered with wide margins, bright color, h.r., fresh and v.f.
Box *
Catalog #547
Catalog Value 675
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #265
1917-29 Issues
1922 50c lilac, plate no. block of six, wide margins, n.h., gum skips, bottom middle stamp with tiny inclusion, fresh and v.f.
Box **
Catalog #570
Catalog Value 900
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #266
1917-29 Issues
1922 typewritten letter, signed by Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) President of the United States, on Department of Commerce stationery, dated May 9, 1922 to the Peruvian Ambassador in Washington, regarding proposed tariff on Peruvian cottonand wool, signed Herbert Hoover, as Secretary of Commerce, fine
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #267
1917-29 Issues
1922-26 1/2c-$5, complete set, incl. 13c and 17c (Sc.622-623), n.h., mostly well centered and fresh, fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #551-573
Catalog Value 1,222
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #268
1926-1955 Issues
1926 White Plains souv. sheet, well centered, n.h., fresh and v.f.
Box **
Catalog #630
Catalog Value 575
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #269
1926-1955 Issues
1929 Kansas, 1c-10c cplt set, n.h., selected centering, fine-v.f., with 2003 PSE cert. for 8c
**
Catalog #658-668
Catalog Value 467
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #270
1926-1955 Issues
1929 Kansas-Nebraska, cplt sets on two Washington, D.C. First Day Covers, light toning (not mentioned on accompanying certs.), fine-v.f. and scarce set of FDCs, with 1977 PFCs
Envelope
Catalog #658-679
Catalog Value 2,600
Price Realized
$1,450.00

Lot #271
1926-1955 Issues
1929 Nebraska, 1c-10c cplt set, 11/2c,2c and 10c l.h., rest n.h., selected centering, fine-v.f., with 2002 PSE cert. for 7c (from a block of nine from which it came) and 2003 PSE cert for 10c
*\**
Catalog #669-679
Catalog Value 473
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #272
1926-1955 Issues
1929 10c orange yellow, plate no. block of four, well centered with large margins, beautiful color, n.h., fresh and v.f., a beautiful block, one of the nicest in existence, with 2000 PFC
Box **
Catalog #679
Catalog Value 1,300
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #273
1926-1955 Issues
1940 3c Wyoming, large die trial color proof in red violet, on full size card, blue engraver's control no. on reverse, v.f. and possibly unique
P
Catalog #897TC
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #274
1926-1955 Issues
1947 3c Utah Centennial, large die trial color proof in brown, blue engraver's control no. on reverse, v.f. and unique
P
Catalog #950TC
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #275
1926-1955 Issues
1950 3c Statue of Freedom, large die proof in blue, on full size card, signed C.Brooks, blue engraver's control no. on reverse, v.f. and possibly unique
P
Catalog #989TC
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #276
1926-1955 Issues
1955 Rotary, large photographic essay in black, with notes and signature of the designer (Willie W. Wind) on reverse, accompanied by collateral material incl. autographed FDC, special folder etc., fine and interesting group
P
Unsold
Lot #277
United States Modern Errors
1968 6c Wood Ducks, red and dark blue omitted, n.h., only 100 known, v.f.
**
Catalog #1362b
Catalog Value 900
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #278
United States Modern Errors
1973 Copernicus, marginal single with orange color omitted, n.h., v.f. with 1992 PFC.
**
Catalog #1488a
Catalog Value 1,000
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #279
United States Modern Errors
1974 Skylab, top margin block of four, showing dramatic black color shift, n.h., small marginal toned spot, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #1529var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #280
United States Modern Errors
1975 Pioneer 10 Passing Jupiter, dark blue omitted, n.h., v.f., only 200 known
**
Catalog #1556b
Catalog Value 950
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #281
United States Modern Errors
1975 Mariner 10, ultramarine and bister omitted, n.h., v.f. and rare, only 50 known
**
Catalog #1557b
Catalog Value 2,000
Price Realized
$1,150.00

Lot #282
United States Modern Errors
1983 Streetcars, black omitted, bottom and top plate no. blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #2062b
Catalog Value 750
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #283
United States Air Post Issues
1918-23 cplt sets, 24c Jenny and 16c blue n.h., rest l.h., fine-v.f.
*\**
Catalog #C1-6
Catalog Value 567
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #284
United States Air Post Issues
1918-23 6c-24c cplt set of used blocks of four, various pmks, some perf. separations and occasional flaws, mostly fine-v.f.
Box
Catalog #C1-6
Catalog Value 696
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #285
United States Air Post Issues
1923 8c and 16c, on two diff. Trans-Continental flights from Chicago, July 1, 1924 to Omaha and San Francisco respectively, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C4,5
Unsold
Lot #286
United States Air Post Issues
1923 8c-24c set of three "Worden" First Day Covers, fresh, with imperceptible edge toning, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C4-6
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #287
United States Air Post Issues
1930 Zeppelin, set of three, l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #C13-15
Catalog Value 1,390
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #288
United States Air Post Issues
1930 Zeppelin, set of three, h.r., some light toning, otherwise fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #C13-15
Catalog Value 1,390
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #289
United States Air Post Issues
1930 Zeppelin, set of three, unused (regummed), $1.30 with rounded corner, otherwise fine-v.f.
(*)
Catalog #C13-15
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #290
United States Air Post Issues
1930 Zeppelin, set of three, marginal blocks of four, well centered, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #C13-15
Catalog Value 8,400
Price Realized
$9,500.00

Lot #291
United States Air Post Issues
1930 65c green, Washington, D.C. First Day Cover, v.f., signed Bloch
Envelope
Catalog #C13
Catalog Value 1,800
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #292
United States Air Post Issues
1930 Zeppelin, $1.30 brown, used on South America Flight originating from St.Thomas, Virgin Islands, April 29, 1930, addressed to R. Hinrichs in Hamburg, with Round Flight Europe-Pan-America cachet, typewritten directionsindicating "via Graf Zeppelin from Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen", 6.6.30 arrival pmk, v.f. One of only two known dispatches from the Carribean Islands
Envelope
Catalog #C14
Unsold
Lot #293
United States Air Post Issues
1930 Zeppelin, $2.60 blue on cacheted cover, usual markings, signed by pilot, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C15
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #294
United States Air Post Issues
1930 $2.60 blue, v.f. used on flown 1930 Zeppelin cover with appropriate markings,
Envelope
Catalog #C15
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #295
United States Air Post Issues
1933 Century of Progress, two copies, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #C18
Catalog Value 120
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #296
United States Flight Covers
1912 (July 1-6) Squantum, Mass. Boston Aviation Meet, flight cover, addressed to Boston, franked with 2c, tied "Boston Aviation Meet Aero Mail Service" cachet with Atlantic, Mass. pmk, fine and rare. Mail was to be flown on each day of themeet from Hartford Aviation Field, served by the Squantum P.O., via Atlantic, Quincy, Milton and East Milton to New York City. Harriet Quimby was designated mail carrier, but due to financial disputes, she refused to fly the mail
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 36a
Catalog Value 1,500
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #297
United States Flight Covers
1917 Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957), American explorer and aviator, made the first aeroplane flight over the North Pole, typewritten letter headed "HQ Rhode Island, Naval Militia", dated April 4, 1917 to Admiral Sims asking for an active command because "a desk job does not appeal to me half as much as a ship when the country is at war", signed "R. E. Byrd Jr" as Lt (j.g.), U.S.Navy
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #298
United States Flight Covers
1918 6c-24c set of three flown covers, first two legal size, 6c New York Dec.18 to Norfolk, Nebraska, 16c July 15 New York to Washington (addressed to F.D.Roosevelt, assistant Sec'y of the Navy, with letter from HenryWoodhouse describing the first flight and recommending that FDR keep the items for his collection) and 24c (straight edge at right) on 2c stationery card, first flight May 15 from Washington to Montclair, NJ, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C1-3
Unsold
Lot #299
United States Flight Covers
1919 Marconi corner cover addressed to London, sent via Dirigible R.34, endorsed "Per Airship 34", franked with 2c red, with Hempstead NY Jul 9 departure and "London R.34 July 13" arrival pmks, with contents enclosed, minor cover folds, fine and extremely rare Zeppelin cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #300
United States Flight Covers
1925-35 selection of 75+ flown covers or cards, incl. incoming from Canada, experimental flights by Clarence Chamberlin, 1927 first Pan-American flight to all nations of Central and South America and West Indies (24 countries, with frankingfrom each), Airplane-Motorcycle Courier Service (C.A.M. 1), Adams Air Mail flights, also Canal Zone to Costa Rica etc., mostly fine-v.f. An interesting group
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #301
United States Flight Covers
1927-36 selection of 80+ flown covers or cards, incl. American Railway Express, "SS-Aquitania". Air Pageant and dedication cachets, some signed by various pilots, many Catapult flights, some with German frankings, various Roessler cachetsand much more, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #302
United States Flight Covers
1927 Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974) Famous American aviator, a September 17, 1927 "dinner menu in honor of Col. Charles A. Lindberg" (sic), Sacramento, Ca., signed "Charles A. Lindbergh", some toning, otherwise fine
Unsold
Lot #303
United States Flight Covers
1927 Charles A. Lindbergh, September 6, 1927 "Complimentary Dinner to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh", Helena, Montana, signed "Charles A. Lindbergh", slight ink smearing, otherwise v.f.
Unsold
Lot #304
United States Flight Covers
1929 First successful Air Mail delivery and Pick-up at Sea by Adams Air Mail Pick-Up from S.S. "Leviathan", cover franked with French adhesives (the ship sailed from Cherbourg), cancelled. Newark, N.J., June 12,with large cachet on back, fine and rare with French franking
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #305
United States Flight Covers
1930 Trans-Atlantic flight by Wolfgang von Gronau, Halifax-New York leg, mixed franking with Canada, private air mail label, v.f., signed by Von Gronau
Envelope
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #306
United States Flight Covers
1930 Mears and Brown non-stop air mail flight card New York to Newfoundland, with N.J. departure and Harbor Grace arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #307
United States Flight Covers
1932 Amelia Earhart (1898-1937), signature on 1932 first flight cover from Los Angeles to Lakewood, Ohio, also signed by ten other aviators, all participants in Los Angeles Airport Sweepstakes Air Derby, v.f. andrare aviation cover, with cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #308
United States Flight Covers
1933, July 15, attempted Ocean Flight, New York to Lithuania by Capt. Stefan Darius and Stanley Girenas flight cover from New York to Kaunas, Lithuania, July 15, 1933 "Lituanica" canc., franked with 3c violet, v.f., with six line cachet, signed by both pilots. Both fliers died when their plane was wrecked at Soldin, Germany, about 400 miles short of their goal. Mail was delivered to Kaunas on July 18, 1933, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC TO1182
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #309
United States Flight Covers
1933, July 15, attempted Ocean Flight, New York to Lithuania by Capt. Stefan Darius and Stanley Girenas flight cover from New York to Kaunas, Lithuania, July 15, 1933 "Lituanica" canc., franked with 3c violet, v.f., with six line cachet, signed by both pilots. Both fliers died when their plane was wrecked at Soldin, Germany, about 400 miles short of their goal. Mail was delivered to Kaunas on July 18, 1933, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC TO1182
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #310
United States Flight Covers
1933 Italian Air Cruise Chicago-New York Balbo flight, 5c stationery entire envelope, additionally franked with Parcel Post 15c and 2x75, paying $1.70 from Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago to New York, v.f.,with arrival pmk. A most unusual franking for the Balbo flight
Envelope
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #311
United States Flight Covers
1935, Sept. 25 attempted non-stop flight from New York to Lithuania by Lit. Felix Waitkus, in the plane "Lituanica II". After successfully crossing the North Atlantic, Lt. Waitkus was forced down at Bellinrobe and covers were forwarded toLithuania by other means. Cover with U.S. and Lithuanian franking, numbered and signed by the pilot, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC TO 1241
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #312
United States Flight Covers
1935, Sept. 25 attempted non-stop flight from New York to Lithuania by Lit. Felix Waitkus, in the plane "Lituanica II". After successfully crossing the North Atlantic, Lt. Waitkus was forced down at Bellinrobe and covers were forwarded toLithuania by other means. Cover with U.S. and Lithuanian franking, numbered and signed by the pilot, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC TO 1241
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #313
United States Flight Covers
1935, Sept. 25 attempted non-stop flight from New York to Lithuania by Lit. Felix Waitkus, in the plane "Lituanica II". After successfully crossing the North Atlantic, Lt. Waitkus was forced down at Bellinrobe and covers were forwarded toLithuania by other means. Cover with U.S. and specially overprinted Lithuanian stamp, numbered and signed by the pilot, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC TO 1241
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #314
United States Flight Covers
1938 Howard Hughes Record Flight Around the World, airmail cover addressed to Florida, triple franking with French and Russian adhesives, all appropriate markings and actually signed by Howard Hughes and Harry Conner, fine-v.f., extremely rare, only a few covers actually signed by Hughes exist
Envelope
Price Realized
$4,000.00

Lot #315
Korean War Propaganda
1951-52 Korean War Propaganda Leaflets, two diff., one in Chinese showing a US jet fighter, part airplane and part hawk, streaming down from the skies upon a frightened chicken representing the Communist Air Force
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #316
U.S. Special Delivery
1893 10c orange, near perfect centering, h.r., fresh and v.f., with 1990 PFC
*
Catalog #E3
Catalog Value 225
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #317
U.S. Special Delivery
1895 10c blue, rich color, l.h., fine, with 2003 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #E5
Catalog Value 175
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #318
U.S. Special Delivery
1902 10c ultramarine, well centered, fresh color, l.h., v.f., with 2001 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #E6
Catalog Value 150
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #319
U.S. Special Delivery
1908 10c green, block of four, n.h., fresh and v.f.
Box **
Catalog #E7
Catalog Value 480
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #320
U.S. Registration Stamp
1911 10c ultramarine, wide margins, fresh color, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #F1
Catalog Value 70
Price Realized
$70.00

Lot #321
U.S. Postage Dues
1879 30c brown, well centered, h.r., v.f., with 2003 PFC
*
Catalog #J6
Catalog Value 375
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #322
U.S. Postage Dues
1884 30c red brown, well centered, l.h., v.f., with 2001 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #J20
Catalog Value 200
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #323
U.S. Postage Dues
1884 50c red brown, l.h., v.f., with 2001 PFC
*
Catalog #J21
Catalog Value 1,750
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #324
United States Offices in China
1919 $1 on 50c light violet, bright color, l.h., fine, with 2003 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #K15
Catalog Value 575
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #325
United States Offices in China
1919 $2 on $1 violet brown, well centered, l.h., v.f., with 2003 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #K16
Catalog Value 450
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #326
U.S. Officials
1873 $10 Dept of State, UL sheet corner and part imprint single, h.r., tiny perf. separations, well centered, v.f.
*
Catalog #O70
Catalog Value 4,500
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #327
Newspaper Stamps
1885 84c carmine, fresh color, h.r., fine, with 2004 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #PR88
Catalog Value 725
Unsold
Lot #328
Newspaper Stamps
1895 1c-$100, large die proofs, cplt set, few with slight toning, mostly fresh and v.f.
P
Catalog #PR102-113P1
Catalog Value 1,500
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #329
Newspaper Stamps
1895 5c black, n.h. and post office fresh, fine, with 2003 PSE cert.
**
Catalog #PR104
Catalog Value 525
Unsold
Lot #330
United States Revenues
1871 2c blue and black, center inverted, cut canc., fine with 1984 Pinchot canc.
Catalog #R104a
Catalog Value 6,000
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #331
United States Revenues
1871 $5 black & blue, center inverted, creased, fine appearance
*
Catalog #R127a
Catalog Value 3,250
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #332
United States Revenues
1871 30c orange & black, center inverted, thin at bottom & pinhole, fine appearance
Catalog #R140a
Catalog Value 3,000
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #333
United States Revenues
1957 $10,000 carmine, ms and cut cancels, straight edge at right, fine
u
Catalog #R714
Catalog Value 175
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #334
U.S. Private Die Proprietary
1864 group of six diff. trial color or plate proofs on card, fine-v.f.
P
Catalog #RO10TC/RS115P
Catalog Value 1,500
Unsold
Lot #335
U.S. Hunting Permit Stamps
1937 $1 green, bottom plate no. block of five, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #RW4
Catalog Value 1,500+
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #336
United States War Savings Stamps
1920 $5 carmine, part original gum, fine and scarce
*
Catalog #WS5
Catalog Value 800
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #337
U.S. Sanitary Fair Stamps
1863 Brooklyn, N.Y., 5c black on rosy buff paper, imperf., unused without gum as issued, creased, otherwise fresh and fine
(*)
Catalog #WV6
Catalog Value 750
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #338
United States Postal Agency in Siberia
1919 Prisoner of War card addressed to Germany, sent from Vladivostok, with boxed "A.E.F. Siberia Passed as Censored Base Commander", fine and scarce card
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #339
United States Postal Agency in Siberia
1919 Prisoner of War card addressed to Germany, sent from Vladivostok, with oval "A.E.F. Siberia Passed as Censored Base Commander", fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #340
United States Postal Agency in Siberia
1919 Russian POW card, used by a German POW in an American Camp, with boxed "A.E.F. Siberia" censored hs in violet, also additional "Passed by Censor 331" in red, sent to Germany, little card toning, veryunusual application of a Russian POW card by the Americans
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #341
United States Postal Agency in Siberia
1919 pre-printed "Prisoner of War Mail American Prison Camp Vladivostok, Siberia" card with oval "AM.E.F. Siberia" censor hs, sent to Germany, fine and extremely rare example of a pre-printed POW card
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #342
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA
LEE, Robert Edward
(1807-1870), commander of the Confederate armies in the American Civil War, ALS dated 3 Aug. 1861 "Hd. Qrs. Huntersville" to Gen. S. Cooper in Richmond, mentioning generals Loring, Floyd and Wise, regarding their movements, signed "R. E. Lee, Gen. Commanding", endorsed "forward letters from Genls Wise & Floyd relative their movements to the advance of the enemy", also "received Aug.7" in red, fine and scarce war-date Lee ALS
Price Realized
$13,500.00

Lot #343
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA
LEE, Robert Edward.
Signed letter, dated "Lexington Va. 24 April 1868", the letter reads in full "My dear Sir, I have no recollection of having seen a one cent Confederate postage stamp though this may have been issued. Wishing youevery happiness, in which I am joined by Mrs Lee, I am very respct Your obe Srnt. R E Lee". A v.f. and remarkable, philatelically related letter, written shortly before Lee's death; also a photo card with a U.S. Revenue stamp on back
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #344
Robert E. Lee Field Endorsement
1862, 10c blue tied by blue Petersburg, Va. cds, addressed to ex-gov. John Letcher in Lexington, Va., endorsed "R.E.Lee, Genl", with Confederate Stamp Alliance cert. stating "genuine, envelope has been cleaned and tears repaired at top andat left, envelope reduced at top and right and back flaps re-attached." A v.f. Robert E. Lee field endorsement, used in 1864, probably from Gaines Mill, Va., one of only 15 (!) known, accompanied by extensive research notes and articles
Envelope
Catalog #11
Unsold
Lot #345
CANAL ZONE
1904 cover from Cristobal to Panama, franked with 10c orange, Ancon transit and Panama arrival pmks, cover faulty at right, signed J.E.Perry, with Royal cert.
Envelope
Catalog #3
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #346
CANAL ZONE
1933 unexploded booklet with 2 panes of 6, handmade margins, placed upright with two staples at left, v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #115c
Catalog Value 420
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #347
CANAL ZONE
Air Post.
1918 "First Trip Aero Mail Oct.18, 1918" Atlantic-Pacific flight, 2c stationery entire, additionally franked with 10c, first Ocean to Ocean flight from Cristobal to Balboa Heights, with arrival cachet, slightoverall toning as often, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #348
CANAL ZONE
Air Post.
1918-19 Liberty Loan Committee, two legal size covers, each headed "The Panama Canal Canal Zone", "First Trip Aero Mail Oct.18, 1918" and May 7, 1919 Atlantic-Pacific cachets respectively, last one with some toningon back, otherwise fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #349
CANAL ZONE
Air Post.
1925 "Colombia-Central America Air Mail Pioneer Trip" from Cristobal to Limon, Costa Rica, fine and scarce flight, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #350
CANAL ZONE
Zeppelin Flights.
1930 Pan-America Flight card, used in combination with 65c U.S. Zeppelin, flight originated in Havana, Cuba, with appropriate dispatch, transit and arrival pmks (Friedrichshafen), v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #351
CANAL ZONE
Air Post Officials.
1941 5c-40c, set of five, cto, fine-v.f.
u
Catalog #CO8-CO12
Catalog Value 855
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #352
CANAL ZONE
Air Post Officials.
1941 5c through 40c, complete set of blocks of four, 20c with some minor gum skips, mostly v.f. set
Box
Catalog #CO8-12
Catalog Value 3,420
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #353
GUAM
1899 1c-$1, also Special Delivery, h.r., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #1-8,10-12,E1
Catalog Value 1,657
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #354
GUAM
1899 1c-$1, also Special Delivery, h.r., fresh, 10c straight edge at bottom, few hinge thins, mostly fine,
*
Catalog #1-8,10-12,E1
Catalog Value 1,657
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #355
GUAM
1900 cover sent to San Francisco, franked with 1c, 2x2c rose carmine and 5c, with violet "Agana, Island of Guam, Jan 25 1900" hs, with arrival on reverse, few toned spots and minor cover wrinkles, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1,2a,5
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #356
HAWAII
Officials.
1896 complete set of six in blocks of four, n.h., minute gum toning affecting one 25c, otherwise fresh and v.f. set (cat. value for hinged)
Box **
Catalog #O1-6
Catalog Value 960++
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #499
RARE STAMPS AND COVERS OF THE WORLD

Unsold
Lot #500
ALBANIA
1914 registered cover (opened for display) from Valona to Austria, franked on reverse with two diff. sets, filing crease affecting two values, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #27-40
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #501
ALBANIA
1920 incoming registered cover from Bahamas, franked on reverse and sent to Scutari, opened by civilian and military censors, wax seals intact on reverse, fine cover from unusual origin
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #502
ALBANIA
Air Post.
1925 50q green, five vert. pairs, each from the UR sheet corner, top stamp of each pair missing "e" of "Rep", n.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #C4var
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #503
ALBANIA
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 Rome Flight, registered card from Tirana to Rome, with Shkoder departure 22.V.33, blue Roma cachet and 29.V.33 arrival pmk, with "Crociera Zeppelin machine pmk, v.f. and rare Zeppelin dispatch, signed Savini
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #504
ALLENSTEIN
1920 unissued 40pf carmine, block of four, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Mikulski
Box **
Catalog #Mi.I
Catalog Value Euro 1,040
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #505
ALGERIA
1949 UPU, also French Morocco 1949 UPU (256-58P), cplt sets of imperf. deluxe sheets, fine-v.f.
P
Catalog #226-28P
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #506
ALGERIA
Semi-Postals.
1954 Red Cross, 15fr+5fr signed artist die proof in black, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #B75P
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #507
ANGOLA
1951 Birds, cplt set, n.h., few gum adhesions among low values, otherwise fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #333-56
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #508
ANGOLA
Air Post.
1945 Emergency issue, cover from Lobito to Luanda, franked on reverse with block of 20x90a green, regular issue franking on front, incredibly high franking, fine-v.f. and scarce cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #509
ARGENTINA
1947 Antarctica, three diff. imperforate blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #561-63var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #510
ARGENTINA
Semi-Postals.
1950 Centenary, special bound presentation booklet with issued stamps and 13 imperf. blocks of four, plus two imperf. souv. sheets, also facsimile signature of Juan Peron, v.f. and rare
Box P
Catalog #B12,CB1-5P
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #511
ARGENTINA
Air Post.
1940 Issue, selection of 41 imperforate stamps incl. pairs, strip of four printed on both sides, missing colors, shifts, double impressions etc., some creases, mostly fine-v.f.
Box P
Catalog #C38/42P
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #512
ARGENTINA
Air Post.
1964 UPU (XVth Congress) special presentation album (green leather binding with gold embossing) with 6 imperforate blocks of four in various colors, v.f. and scarce
P
Catalog #C93P
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #513
ARGENTINA
Zeppelin Flights.
1932, 2nd South America-Europe return flight to Germany, with violet pictorial cachet (ty.II) with "3 Viaje Graf Zeppelin 1932" used in error (should have been "2 Viaje.."), v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Si.145var
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #514
ARMENIA
1920-23 selection of 15+ documents franked with Armenian fiscals, most written in Armenian, some interesting items, mostly fine
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #515
ARMENIA
1921 Issue, 15 diff. imperf. blocks of four, plate proofs on chalky paper, v.f. and rare
Box P
Catalog #278-90,92-93P
Unsold
Lot #516
ARMENIA
1921 20,000r carmine, imperf. block of four, printed on both sides, n.h., v.f., extremely rare
Box **
Catalog #292var
Unsold
Lot #517
ARMENIA
1921 25,000r olive brown, imperf. block of four, printed on both sides, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #294var
Unsold
Lot #518
ARMENIA
1922 surcharges, 14 diff. perf. or imperf. blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f., scarce (Mi.142b/154a)
Box **
Catalog #361a/381
Catalog Value Euro 4,500+
Unsold
Lot #519
ARMENIA
1922 35k on 20,000r imperf. block of 12, one stamp missing surcharge at right, n.h., v.f. and scarce variety (Mi.153Bvar)
Box **
Catalog #368var
Catalog Value Euro 2,400+
Unsold
Lot #520
ARMENIA
1922 cover addressed to the American Mission in Tabriz, franked with 10k on 100r, used in combination with a vertical pair of 50k on 50r, and imperf. 2k on 2r (Sc.347), all tied by Erivan cds, fine and rare commercial usage
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #521
ARMENIA
1923 parcel card franked with Transcaucasian Federated Republic stamps and used from Kamarloo to Erivan, fine-v.f., scarce usage
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #522
AUSTRIA
1850 Issue, 1kr orange & 2kr black, both with margins all around, used in 1851 on FL from Esztergon to Retzagh, canc. somewhat oily, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1,2
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #523
AUSTRIA
1850 Issue, 1kr lemon yellow (MPIII) & 2kr black (MPIIIb), both with margins all around, used in 1857 on FL from Wien to Bisamberg, fresh and v.f., with Ferchenbauer cert. ("Prachtstuck")
Envelope
Catalog #1,2
Catalog Value Euro 1,000++
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #524
AUSTRIA
1850 Issue, 1kr orange used in 1858 on printed bilingual circular from Debrecen to Forro, with transit and arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value Euro 775
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #525
AUSTRIA
1850 Issue, 6kr brown, tied on FL by boxed "Milano 13-2" datestamp, used in 1851 from Milan to Verona, filing fold through the stamp at top, otherwise fine usage from Lombardy-Venetia
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #526
AUSTRIA
1852 registered cover to Pressburg paying 15kr with single 9kr on front and two copies of 3kr red on reverse, all tied by dated Haczfeld hs, some overall toning, v.f. with original letter enclosed
Envelope
Catalog #3,5
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #527
AUSTRIA
1853 "retour receipisse" (return receipt) registered from Wien to Opocno franked with 10kr brown, used in combination with 15kr fiscal stamp, normal filing folds, fine and rare entire document showing mixed-franking usage
Envelope
Catalog #10
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #528
AUSTRIA
1864 2kr yellow, horizontal pair, n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.30)
*
Catalog #22
Catalog Value Euro 380
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #529
AUSTRIA
1865 cover franked on reverse with pair of 3kr and partly separated strip of 6x15kr, paying 96kr rate from Wien to Mexico, addressed to a Lt.Col. Guillaime la Vigne with Emperor Maximilian at Orizaba, red "Autr. Strasbourg 14 May1865" and "PD", charged "10", with additional "1/2" hs added on arrival in Mexico, fine cover to a scarce destination
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #530
AUSTRIA
1866 FL from Wien to Genova, franked with 2x3kr, 5kr and 15kr, all perf. 9, fine and attractive three color franking, with appropriate transit and arrival markings
Envelope
Catalog #23,24,26
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #531
AUSTRIA
1874-80 15kr perf. 13, l.h., post office fresh, v.f., signed Muller
*
Catalog #38d
Catalog Value 450
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #532
AUSTRIA
1875 registered cover used in Czechoslovakia, franked with a block of 4 of 5kr canc. Kostel, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #29
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #533
AUSTRIA
1881 cover headed "Fabrik von Portebourses, Courir, Balon und Schultaschen" (Party favors), franked with Franz Josef 2kr, 3kr and 5kr, used from Krakow to Paris, bi-lingual Krakau-Bahnhof (Krakow-Dworzec), Paris-Etranger arrival cds, overall cover toning, still a wonderful three color franking from Poland
Envelope
Catalog #34-36
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #534
AUSTRIA
1890 1kr-20kr, perf. and gummed proofs in black, each with center blank, se-tenant vertical strips of three and four, couple of minor thins, fine
P
Catalog #51/58P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #535
AUSTRIA
1890 three diff. varieties incl. 5kr with value tablets blank at TR and BR, virtually omitted from other corners, another with "5" printed on gummed side, also 10kr with values shifted to bottom, last one used, others l.h., fine-v.f.
*u
Catalog #54,55var
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #536
AUSTRIA
1930 group of four diff. essays incl. 10gr Air Post, various colors, v.f.
E
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #537
AUSTRIA
1938 Express cover to Switzerland, mixed franking with German & Austrian stamps, fine-v.f. with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$85.00

Lot #538
AUSTRIA
1938 three covers to England or USA, two registered and backstamped, each mixed franking with German & Austrian stamps, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #539
AUSTRIA
1945 Overprints, 1m-5m, set of four, 1m and 3m perf.14, others perf.121/2, n.h., 5m with some tiny adhesions, fine-v.f. (Mi.693IB-96I)
**
Catalog #424-427
Catalog Value Euro 670
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #540
AUSTRIA
Semi-Postals.
1933 WIPA proof sheetlet in brown violet, v.f.
P
Catalog #B110P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #541
AUSTRIA
Semi-Postals.
1933 WIPA souvenir sheet of four, n.h., v.f., rare unhinged (Mi.Block 1)
Box **
Catalog #B111
Catalog Value Euro 3,500
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #542
AUSTRIA
Semi-Postals.
1933 Catholic Congress, complete set, tied by 10.9.33 pmks on registered cover used locally in Vienna, fine-v.f. (Mi.557-62)
Envelope
Catalog #B112-17
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #543
AUSTRIA
Semi-Postals.
1946 unissued "Niemals Vergessen" (Never Forget), set of two, l.h., v.f. (catalogue value is for unhinged)
*
Catalog #Mi.VI-VII
Catalog Value Euro 2,000
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #544
AUSTRIA
Air Post.
1947 50g-10s, four diff. cplt as issued on two FDCs to USA, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C47/53
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #545
AUSTRIA
Air Post.
1950-53 Birds, ten cplt sets, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. (Mi.955,56,68y,84-87)
**
Catalog #C54-60
Catalog Value Euro 4,200
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #546
Austrian Air Post - 1918 military flights
1918 pre-printed form headed "K.u.K. Luftfahrtruppen Mil. Fluglinienstation Kiew", detailing stops in Proskurow, Lemberg and Kiev, official hs on reverse, v.f. and rare document
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #547
Austrian Air Post - 1918 military flights
1918 Hungarian Telegram headed "Prozkurow" and "Fluglinienkmdo Kyew", dated 8 August 1918, rare
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #548
Austrian Air Post - 1918 military flights
1918 document headed "K.u.k. Fliegerkourierlinie Wien-Kiew Flugstation Aspern", with details of the aircraft, repairs etc., dated Wien 1 July 1918, v.f. and rare document from this little known station
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #549
Austrian Air Post - 1918 military flights
1918 document handstamped "K.u.k. Fliegerkurierlinie Wien-Kiew Flugstation Kiew", detailing names of pilots and officers in the Kiew Station, in charge of mail, with "Kommando der K. und K. Luftfahrtruppen Pras. Wien, A 1 Juni, 1918" hson back, fine and scarce document
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #550
Austrian Air Post - 1918 military flights
1918 flight plan with red "K.u.k. Fliegerkourierlinie Wien-Kiew Flugstation Krakau", dated Krakau, 18 April, 1918, with various signatures and handstamps on reverse
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #551
Austrian Newspaper Stamps
1857 large part of the Serbian "Svetovid" newspaper franked with blue Merkur (folded over) & tied by a neat Temesvar strike, fine
Catalog #P1
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #552
Austrian Newspaper Stamps
1858 1kr lilac, huge margins all around, v.f. used
Catalog #P6
Catalog Value 275
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #553
Austrian Newspaper Stamps
1919 2h brown, double impression of basic stamp, v.f.
*
Catalog #P24var
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #554
Austrian Newspaper Stamps
Newspaper Tax Stamps.
1848-49 4kr brown, full original gum, tiny toned spot at right, otherwise fresh and v.f.
*
Catalog #PR4
Catalog Value 400
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #555
Austrian Newspaper Stamps
Revenues.
1860-1914 heavily duplicated stock book with revenues from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with several hundred items incl. Lombardy-Venetia, mostly used, fine-v.f.
*u
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #556
AUSTRIAN LEVANT
1867 10s blue, tied by blue "Scio Cesme" 3/4" pmk on FL used in 1869 to Constantinople, v.f., with Smyrna transit & arrival pmks, Sorani cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #557
AUSTRIAN LEVANT
Postal Fiscals.
1856 FL used in Venezia, franked with 15c green, black pmk, filing crease through the stamp, otherwise fine,
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.3
Catalog Value Euro 425
Price Realized
$80.00

Lot #558
BELGIUM
1851-57 group of six FLs, all first issue franking with No.1, 2, 6, 7, 8 and 12, margins all around, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1/8
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #559
BELGIUM
1866-67 Arms, 1c-5c die proofs on satin paper, also 2c & 5c handstamped "Specimen", fine lot
P/S
Catalog #24-26P
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #560
BELGIUM
1920 Perron de Liege souv. sheet of 10, n.h., with boxed "Depot 1920" hs at top as issued, well centered, v.f. and extremely rare. COB Cat. Euro 7,500 plus premium of 50% for nice centering
Box **
Catalog #123a
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #561
BELGIUM
1914-1956 group of 10 covers incl. two special Le Havre covers to Switzerland, others commercially used in 1950s to Switzerland, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B25/33etc
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #562
BOLIVIA
1868 Coat of Arms, 50c black (eleven stars), large die proof die sunkon card from the American Bank Note Company, fresh and v.f.
P
Catalog #17P
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #563
BOLIVIA
1868 Coat of Arms, 500c black (eleven stars), large die proof mounted onfull size card from the American Bank Note Company, fresh and v.f. A wonderful showpiece of Bolivian philately
P
Catalog #19P
Price Realized
$2,800.00

Lot #564
BOLIVIA
1919-20 Coat of Arms, cplt set of ten different large die proofs in issued colors,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, fresh and v.f., rare
P
Catalog #118-27P
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #565
BOLIVIA
1925 (ca) unissued design 1b-40b, group of six different large die proofs (bicolored), also die proof of center vignette only in black,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, fresh and v.f., rare
E
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #566
BOLIVIA
1935 Map of Bolivia, 12 different large die proofs in issued colors, also a master die in green,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, fresh and v.f., rare
P
Catalog #219/32P
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #567
BOLIVIA
1941-42 three covers to USA, each franked with a combination of regular franking plus diagonal bisects, some filing folds, otherwise fine-v.f. & interesting lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #568
BOLIVIA
Air Post.
1935 Map of Bolivia, cplt set of ten different large die proofs in issued colors, also a master die in brown (value tablet blank),each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, last with natural inclusion, fresh and v.f., rare
P
Catalog #C42-51P
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #569
BOLIVIA
Air Post.
1937 issue, cplt set used on 2 registered & flown covers to USA, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C52-62
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #570
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
1900 5h green, double impression, v.f.
*
Catalog #14var
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #571
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
1918 cover to Budapest, franked with imperf. 5pf and 30pf Emperor Karl, departure pmks pf "Hadtap Postahivatal 138", violet "Ellenorizve" hs and left and Budapest arrival pmk, scarce usage
Envelope
Catalog #106,113var
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #572
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Postage Dues.
1904 Issue, cplt set of die proofs in yellow & green, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #J1-13P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #573
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Postage Dues.
1904 50h red, yellow & black, imperf. proof sheetlet with double impression of red color, some thinning, otherwise v.f. and unusual item
P
Catalog #J12P
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #574
BRAZIL
1858-67 three stampless letters from Rio de Janeiro to Portugal, one with "150" hs and endorsed "Packet Inglez", others with black "300" hs on front, blue "Transatlantico" and black Porto arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #575
BRAZIL
1858 stampless letter from Bahia to Portugal, black "300" hs on front, blue "Transatlantico and boxed "Porto" arrival, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #576
BRAZIL
1867 FL franked with Dom Pedro 100r green, tied by negative blue pmk, with Rio de Janeiro departure pmk, sent to Diamantina
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #577
BRAZIL
1869 stampless letter from Bahia to Portugal, paying "150" in black, endorsed "Oneida" in ms, with "P.Transatlantico" in blue and Porto arrival in black, some paper erosion, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #578
BRAZIL
1877 FL franked with Dom Pedro 20r and 80r, canc. by framed "Correio", used from Rio de Janeiro to Barra
Envelope
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #579
BRAZIL
1878 300r Dom Pedro, two diff. shades, blocks of four, one unused without gum, other h.r., two stamps defective
Box (*)*
Catalog #78
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #580
BRAZIL
1880 FL franked with Dom Pedro 100r green rouletted, tied by oval hs and sent from Alto-Mearim to Charambao, rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #581
BRAZIL
1880 outer FL franked with Dom Pedro 2x10r carmine and 80r lilac, sent from Rio de Janeiro, fresh and v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #582
BRAZIL
1888 50r stationery card additionally franked with 20r and 10r, sent to Denmark, v.f., rare card
Envelope
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #583
BRAZIL
1940 New York World's Fair souv. sheets, set of three, unused without gum as issued, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #496a-98a
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #584
BRAZIL
1940 New York World's Fair souv. sheets, set of three, unused without gum as issued, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #496a-98a
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #585
BRAZIL
1940 New York World's Fair souv. sheets, set of three, unused without gum as issued, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #496a-98a
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #586
BRAZIL
1946 Constitution, 40c gray & black unwatermarked, imperf. pair, unused without gum, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #650a,var
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #587
BRAZIL
Air Post.
1943 Morinigo Visit, proof in issued colors on ungummed unwatermarked paper, horizontal pair, v.f., scarce
P
Catalog #C48P
Unsold
Lot #588
BRAZIL
Air Post.
1943 Stamp Centenary, 2cr and 5cr imperforate pairs, each with horizontal wmk, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #C51,52var
Unsold
Lot #589
1930 Parahyba Provisional Zeppelin Flight
1930 surcharged "5" on 20,000r blue, used with additional franking on "LZ 127" ppc, tied by "Syndicato Condor Ltda, Recife, 28 Mai 1930" pmk, on Pan-America Round flight to Lakehurst, with appropriate cachets. Only 13 stamps were surchargedat Parahyba after their supply of 5,000r stamps was exhausted. Of those, only 7(!) are known used on cover. A v.f. example of one of the great rarities of Aerophilately, with 1964 Sieger and Robson Lowe certificates
Envelope
Catalog #Si.59K
Catalog Value Euro 65,000+
Unsold
Lot #590
Brazil Officials
1914 Pres. Hermes da Fonseca, 10r-1,000,000r, cplt set of 16 different large die proofs, bicolored as issued, all die sunk or mounted onfull size cards from the American Bank Note Company, fresh and v.f., extremely rare
P
Catalog #O14-29P
Price Realized
$5,500.00

Lot #591
Brazil Revenues
1900 (ca) "Estado da Bahia", 10r-50,000r, nine different large die proofs in various colors,each die sunk or mounted on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, fresh and v.f., rare
P
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #592
Pacific War
War of the Triple Alliance - Pacific War.
1869-74 (?) cover to Rio de Janeiro, franked with blue "Exercito em Operacoes Contra O Paraguay" label, boxed "Franca" and arrival pmk on reverse, fine and extremely rare cover, probably sent bya Brazilian soldier enforcing the naval blockade of Paraguay
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #593
BULGARIA
1874 cover from Constantinople to Venice, sent via Varna where it was franked with Austrian Levant 3sld green and 2x10sld ultramarine, tied by boxed "Lettere Arivate Per Mare Varna", Wien transit and Venice arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #594
BULGARIA
1879-81 25c, 50c and 25st, three diff., fine-v.f. (Mi.3,4,10)
*
Catalog #3,4,10
Catalog Value Euro 2,900
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #595
BULGARIA
1881 25s black & violet, fresh and fine stamp, signed Diena (Mi.10)
*
Catalog #10
Catalog Value Euro 1,200
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #596
BULGARIA
1881 30s blue & fawn, block of four, fine-v.f. (Mi.11)
Box *
Catalog #11
Catalog Value Euro 200+
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #597
BULGARIA
1882 3st pale orange & yellow, background inverted, cancelled "Sofia", well centered and fresh, v.f., extremely rare, only a few known (YT 14a)
Catalog #12a
Catalog Value Euro 3,500++
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #598
BULGARIA
1885 50s on 1fr, black surcharge, marginal block of four, l.h. or n.h., fresh and well centered, v.f. and rare, with Mikulski cert. (Mi.24II)
Box *\**
Catalog #22
Catalog Value Euro 3,200+
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #599
BULGARIA
1890 registered cover from Plovdiv to Saxony, franked with 30s violet & green, in combination with 1889 5s & 4x10s, v.f. and attractive mixed franking cover
Envelope
Catalog #17,31,32
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #600
BULGARIA
1892 registered cover from Philipole to Saxony, franked with 5s,10s & 15s, in combination with 1889 2x10s, v.f. and scarce 4-color mixed franking cover
Envelope
Catalog #13,14,15,32
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #601
BULGARIA
1931-33 Balkan Games, two diff. sets, l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #237-50
Catalog Value 451
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #602
BULGARIA
1931 Balkan Games, cplt set used on registered & flown cover from Sofia 23.9.31 to Berlin, v.f. and rare, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #237-43
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #603
BULGARIA
Officials.
ca. 1890 Arms Issues, 3f, 30f and 100f black, three diff. die proofs on thin cards, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #604
BULGARIA
Officials.
1890 20fr+50fr black, imperforate collective die proof on thin card, v.f. and extremely rare
P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #605
BULGARIA
Officials.
1890 50s dull blue, imperforate collective proof sheetlet of two on thin paper, some wrinkles, otherwise v.f.
P
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #606
BULGARIA
Officials.
1890 5fr+10fr black, imperf. collective proof sheetlet of two on thin card, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #607
BULGARIA
Officials.
1890 40s+80s black, imperf. collective proof sheetlet of two on thin card, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #608
BULGARIA
Officials.
1890 40s+80s black, imperf. collective proof sheetlet of two, vertical format, die sunk on thin card, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #609
CAMBODIA
1954-55 Issue, cplt set of four diff. imperf. collective deluxe proof sheetlets of the souv. sheets, fine-v.f., rare
P
Catalog #18a,23a,26a,28a
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #610
CARPATHO UKRAINE
1945 surcharged "60" on 10f olive brown, used on cover to Munkachev, boxed censor hs, some toning and cover wear, still fine and scarce usage
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.49
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #611
CENTRAL LITHUANIA
1920 printed manifest in Polish to the "People of Central Lithuania...countrymen, our eternal enemy has taken our land in order to conduct its bloody Bolshevik affairs. Our Polish forces could not resist militarily and our government signed a pact with the enemy, without asking us". The poster is signed by Gen. Zeligowski, with three stamps of Central Lithuania affixed at bottom and canc. Wilno 10.12.20, some minor wear & tear, otherwise fine and very rare item
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #612
CENTRAL LITHUANIA
1920 surcharges, top values, l.h., well centered, fine-v.f. (Mi.12-13)
*
Catalog #21-22
Catalog Value Euro 4,000
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #613
CENTRAL LITHUANIA
1920 surcharges, two top values, 10m on 3auk and 10m on 5auk, blocks of four, the former is from the Second Printing, the latter from the first printing, one stamp in each block l.h., balance n.h., v.f., with Mikulski cert. Only 283 and 360 of each value were printed, hence these blocks have to be considered among the greatest rarities from Central Lithuania, possibly the only known (Mi.12-13)
Box *\**
Catalog #21-22
Catalog Value Euro 16,000+
Price Realized
$6,500.00

Lot #614
CHILE
1855 outer FL from Valparaiso to France, red "Panama Transit" and charged "21" (deci), London transit & Paris arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #615
CHILE
1857 FL from Santiago to Valparaiso, franked with diagonal half of 10c dark blue, red departure 11 Feb. 1857 cds, fine and attractive cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #616
CHILE
1858 outer FL from the "Consulate U.S.A. Valparaiso", with black imprint showing the Bald Eagle, to San Francisco with Oct.31 arrival pmk, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #617
CHILE
1867 FL from Santiago to Valparaiso, franked with 5c red brown, tied by "cancelled", also red Santiago 25 Abr. 1867 date stamp, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #14
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #618
CHILE
1898 incoming 15c entire from France to Valparaiso, charged 4c with the addition of 4c carmine on arrival, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #619
CHILE
1901-02 Columbus, 1c-50c cplt set of six different large die proofs in issued colors (30c central vignette with value only in black).each die sunk or mounted on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, fresh and v.f., rare
P
Catalog #51-56P
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #620
CHILE
1910 Independence Centenary, 2c-10p, group of 12 different large die proofs in issued colors,each die sunk or mounted on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, some minor creases, otherwise v.f.
P
Catalog #84-87,90-97P
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #621
CHILE
Air Post.
1919, January 1, special flight from Valparaiso to Santiago, cover (little reduced at left) franked with single and pair of 5p Figueroa, canc. by violet club cachet and Valparaiso cds; accompanied by a letter "this is to certify that this letter was carried by me on my flight from Santiago to Valparaiso, January 1, 1919", also two unused singles, one signed by Figueroa, v.f. and rare lot, ex-Marquis de Bute
Envelope *
Catalog #AAMC 1
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #622
CHILE
Air Post.
1927 Issue, cplt set of five, l.h., fine-v.f., signed Champion
*
Catalog #C1-5
Catalog Value 1,250
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #623
CHILE
Zeppelin Flights.
1930 Europe Pan American Round Trip Flight, Valparaiso to New York, mixed franking with Argentina, addressed first to Buenos Aires and then to New York, v.f. and rare mixed franking
Envelope
Catalog #Si.64IV
Unsold
Lot #624
CHINA
1878 Large Dragon, 1can green, selection of 13 unused copies, various shades ranging from light green, yellow green to deep green, occasional toning, mostly fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #1,1a
Catalog Value 2,775
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #625
CHINA
1878 3c brown red, imperforate single, unused without gum, some toning, otherwise fine and very rare
(*)
Catalog #2var
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #626
CHINA
1878 5c orange, used single, some overall toning, otherwise fine
Catalog #3
Unsold
Lot #627
CHINA
1882 Large Dragon, wide space, 1can green, selection of nine unused copies, various shades ranging from light green to deep green, occasional toning, mostly fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #9
Catalog Value 2,250
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #628
CHINA
1888 Small Dragon, 1c and 3c singles, also 5c horiz. pair, blue or black chops, fine-v.f.
Catalog #13-15
Unsold
Lot #629
CHINA
1888 Small Dragon, 1c green, plate flaw variety showing cracked frame at left, blue canc., v.f., rare
Catalog #13var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #630
CHINA
1923-28 special presentation booklet with the complete set to $20, Airpost set of five, postage dues set of eight, plus Sinkiang cplt set of overprints to $20 and Constitution set of four, all stamps stuck down on pages, fine-v.f.
(*)
Catalog #248-69etc
Catalog Value ^L1,690
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #631
CHINA
1923 special presentation booklet with the complete set to $20, Airpost set of five, postage dues set of eight, plus Sinkiang cplt set of overprints to $20 and Constitution set of four, all stamps stuck down on pages, fine-v.f.
(*)
Catalog #248-69etc
Catalog Value ^L1,690
Unsold
Lot #632
CHINA
1941 Dr.Sun Yat-Sen, overprinted "Specimen" in red, 1/2c-50c sheets of 200 (except 50c pane of 199), also $1-$20 sheet corner margin panes of 42, each stamp with security punch, n.h., v.f. A tremendous holding
Box S
Catalog #449-64S
Unsold
Lot #633
CHINA
1945 President Lin Sen, overprinted "Specimen" in red, cplt set of sheet corner margin panes of 20, each stamp with security punch, n.h., v.f.
Box S
Catalog #599-604S
Unsold
Lot #634
CHINA
1945 Treaty between China and the Allied Powers, overprinted "Specimen" in red, cplt set of sheet corner margin panes of 27, each stamp with security punch, n.h., v.f.
Box S
Catalog #593-98S
Unsold
Lot #635
CHINA
1945 Inauguration, overprinted "Specimen" in red, cplt set of sheet corner margin panes of 20, each stamp with security punch, n.h., v.f.
Box S
Catalog #605-10S
Unsold
Lot #636
CHINA
1947 Chinese Postal Administration, overprinted "Specimen" in red, cplt set of sheet corner margin panes of 19, each stamp with security punch, n.h., v.f.
Box S
Catalog #776-80S
Unsold
Lot #637
CHINA
Semi-postals.
1944 War Refugees, overprint omitted, also overprinted "Specimen" in red, cplt set of sheets of 100, each stamp with security punch, folded between stamps, n.h., v.f. An extremely rare set of sheets (cat. value forstamps without Specimen overprint, Chan $575,000)
Box S
Catalog #B4-9S
Unsold
Lot #638
Chinese Air Post
1919 legal size cover headed "Special Commission First Aerial Derby Around the World", Tientsin to Peking flight with boxed cachet "Chinese Post Office Despatched by Aeroplane Tientsin to Peking", dated December 25, 1919and signed by Louis D. Beaumont, chairman of the special commission Aerial Derby Around the World, v.f., extremely rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #639
Chinese Military Mail
1937 three covers with "Flotille du Yang Tse / Canonniere "Doudart de Lagree" corner cachet, used from Pahsieng to France, two endorsed "Via Siberia", another with "Via Hanoi" hs, censored & backstamped, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #640
Chinese Offices in Tibet
1911 registered combination cover (opened for display) from Lhasa to W.G.O'Sullivan (postmaster) at Darjeeling, franked with five Chinese surcharges cancelled "Lhasa Tibet 2nd day, 7th month 1911" (27th JulyGregorian calendar), transferred to the Indian Post office where stamps for 21/2a were added on reverse and cover re-registered on 3rd August from Yatung, with 5 Aug. arrival pmk, fine and attractive combination
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #641
Chinese Offices in Tibet
1911 registered cover addressed to Darjeeling, franked with 2x3pi on 1c, 1/2a on 2c, 1a on 4c and 4a on 20c, all tied by "Lhasa Tibet" chops, additionally franked with India 1/2a green and 2a violet, tied by Yatung-Tibetvia Siliguri cds, with Lhasa and Yatung registry pmks, Darjeeling arrival on reverse, fine-v.f. and rare colorful mixed franking
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #642
Chinese Locals
1893-96 Issues, collection in two volumes with Amoy, Chefoo, Chinkiang, Chungking, Foochow, Hankow, Ichang, Nanking, Wuhu etc., with singles, sets, blocks and sheets, used and unused, with some interesting cancellationsand varieties, occasional faults, mostly fine-v.f. A wonderful collection of these elusive items, Chang
Box *u

Catalog Value 26,819
Unsold
Lot #643
Chinese Locals
CHINKIANG.
1894 red-band cover franked with 1c blue and used to Shanghai, with "Chinkiang Postal Service" and Shanghai Local Post arrival pmks on reverse, some toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #644
Chinese Locals
FOOCHOW.
1896 small cover sent from Foochow to Waterbury, Conn., franked with 1c Foochow Local, tied by "Postal Service Foochow, China" cds, additionally franked with Japan 5s ultramarine, tied by Shanghai, J.P.O. pmk, with Yokohamaand New York transits and Waterbury arrival on reverse, fine and scarce
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #645
Chinese Locals
ICHANG.
1878 Beaver, 15c blue, sheet of 50, n.h., fine-v.f. (Chan L17)
Box **

Catalog Value 1,920+
Unsold
Lot #646
Chinese Locals
SINKIANG.
1920 red-band cover from Tihwa to Peking, all markings on one side, v.f. and scarce
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #647
Chinese Locals
Taiwan Province.
1947 60th Birthday, wholesale lot of 63 cplt sets, unused without gum as issued, n.h., with large blocks, fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #29-34
Catalog Value 567
Unsold
Lot #648
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC (PRC)
1960 Goldfish, set of 12, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #506-17
Catalog Value 239
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #649
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC (PRC)
1961 Table Tennis souv. sheet, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f.
Box (*)
Catalog #566a
Catalog Value 450
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #650
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC (PRC)
1961 Table Tennis souv. sheet, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f.
Box (*)
Catalog #566a
Catalog Value 450
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #651
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC (PRC)
1967 46th Anniversary of Communist Party, set of five, plus 18th Anniversary of the Peoples Rep. of China, set of two, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #960-66
Catalog Value 288
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #652
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC (PRC)
1968 Mao, horizontal strip of three, lightly folded between stamps, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #996a
Catalog Value 2,250
Price Realized
$1,350.00

Lot #653
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC (PRC)
1986 8f Beijing, imperf. pair, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #Yang R194a
Catalog Value 500
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #654
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC (PRC)
1989 8f Confucius, imperf. vertical pair, plus four with various colors omitted, imperf. vertical pairs (8 errors in total), n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #2233var
Unsold
Lot #655
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC (PRC)
1989 Li Dazhao, set of two, imperf. vertical pairs, one with ink smudges, v.f.
**
Catalog #2242-2243var
Unsold
Lot #656
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC (PRC)
1998 50f Beijing Univ., imperf. vertical strip of four, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #2867var
Unsold
Lot #657
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC (PRC)
1998 50f Jingpo Lake, imperf. vertical pair, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #2883var
Unsold
Lot #658
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC (PRC)
2001 Earthenware Vase, imperf. block of six, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #3108var
Unsold
Lot #659
Port Arthur & Dairen
1946 surcharges, selection of 88 stamps on pages, with 15 diff. blocks of four etc., some without gum as issued, mostly fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #2L1-8,14-22
Catalog Value 3,552
Unsold
Lot #660
Port Arthur & Dairen
1949 first surcharge, with character temporarily used for Kwantung Post, with new value, $100 on $10 orange, block of 20, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #2L65
Catalog Value 9,000
Unsold
Lot #661
East China
Parcel Post.
1949 surcharges on Flying Geese, blocks of 18, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #5LQ23-26
Catalog Value 7,020
Unsold
Lot #662
East China
Parcel Post.
1949 surcharges, blocks of 10, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #5LQ27-30
Catalog Value 2,600
Unsold
Lot #663
COLOMBIA
1863 Transfer of 50c in stone of 20c red, margins all around to just in at right, original gum, tiny marginal crease not mentioned on accompanying cert., a fine example of this classic rarity, with 1943 BPA cert.
*
Catalog #26b
Catalog Value 14,000
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #664
COLOMBIA
1901 three covers to Berlin, each franked with Pago 0.05c (vertical pair) and 2x0.10c Manuel E. Jimenez labels, Benitez C.Tumaco pre-printed address, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #665
Colombian Air Post
1919 Barranquilla overprint, unused with original but slightly dried gum, usual perforations at top (these stamps were separated by scissors), slight toning, otherwise v.f., rare stamp
*
Catalog #C1
Catalog Value 2,250
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #666
Colombian Air Post
1919 Barranquilla overprint, used June 18 on original ppc with pre-printed Bi-Plane C-1324 and W.Knox Martin (pilot) inscriptions in red, card defective, with 1932 Ministry of Post cachet, stamp v.f., signed Kessler, Oriol etc.
Envelope
Catalog #C1
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #667
Colombian Air Post
1920 10c "Woman and Boy Watching Plane", v.f. and scarce, only 100 issued, with 1969 PFC
*
Catalog #C2
Catalog Value 2,500
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #668
Colombian Air Post
1920 10c "Woman & Boy Watching Plane", violet cancellation, slight creases, otherwise v.f., with 2002 PFC
Catalog #C2
Catalog Value 1,500
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #669
Colombian Air Post
1920 10c Lighthouse, l.h., v.f., signed Champion, Heiman, Brun etc., light wrinkle at left, still v.f., with Friedl cert. and PFC stating "light diagonal crease", which is actually only an insignificant wrinkle
*
Catalog #C6
Catalog Value 2,400
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #670
Colombian Air Post
1920 10c green and carmine, selection of 33 incl. vert. tete beche pairs, blocks of four and three values with "30cvs" surcharges, fine-v.f. and scarce lot
*
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #671
Colombian Air Post
1921 flown cover from Medellin to Bogota, franked with 30c on 50c surcharge (uncancelled), along with regular franking, boxed Medellin date stamps 10 Nov., 1920, v.f., with Bogota arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #C20
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #672
Colombian Air Post
1919 flown cover from Neiva to Bogota, franked with 10c on 50c green, used in combination with regular franking, cancelled Bogota, Nov.16, 19, with green "Sociedad Colmbo Alemana Girardot" in oval on back, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #San.33
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #673
Scadta Issues
1923 overprinted "D" (Denmark), cplt set of 12 diff. fine-v.f., rare
*
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #674
Scadta Issues
1926 cover (little reduced at left), franked with 4c, used in combination with 30c overprinted "D" (Denmark) flown via Barranquilla to Bucaramanga, filing folds, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk, rare
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #675
Scadta Issues
1923 overprinted "EU" (United States), cplt set of 12 diff. fine-v.f.
*
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #676
Scadta Issues
1924 cover franked with 1c, 2c, used in combination with 10c & 20c handstamped "EU" in violet and black, flown via Medelin and Barranquilla to USA, v.f. and rare cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #677
Scadta Issues
1928 cover franked with 4c, used in combination with 30c overprinted "E" (Spain) flown via Barranquilla to Bogota, some toning, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #678
Scadta Issues
1925 cover franked with 4c, used in combination with 30c overprinted "F" (France) flown via Barranquilla to Bogota, filing folds, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #679
Scadta Issues
1926 flown cover to Bogota with single 30c overprinted "GB" (Great Britain) & used with 4c Colombia, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #680
COLOMBIAN STATES
Antioqua.
1896 issue, imperforate singles in issued colors, v.f., scarce set
P
Catalog #97-116P
Unsold
Lot #681
CORFU
1810 stampless letter headed "Tresoro dell'Armata", dated 6 February and sent to Milano, with "Posta Insulare Corfu" and boxed "Gherardini Vagatore di Divisione delle Truppe Itale in Corfu" hs, both in green, charged "19" (deci)
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #682
CORFU
1847 FL from St. Petersbourg to Corfu, with 14 Feb. arrival pmk, addressed to Consul General of Russia, with boxed St.Petersburg departure datestamp on back, fine and attractive incoming letter from Corfu
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #683
COSTA RICA
1921 Simon Bolivar, 15c violet, large die proofdie sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #110P
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #684
COSTA RICA
1923-26 National Monuments, Columbus etc., ten different large die proofs in issued colors (missing only 5c yellow green), eachdie sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #117/127P
Unsold
Lot #685
COSTA RICA
1924 Map of Guanacaste, master die proof in green, value tablet at right is blank, four different denominations plus "Centimo" additionally struck at bottom, in effect a composite die,die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #129/31P
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #686
COSTA RICA
1924 Mission at Nicoya, master die proof in brown, value tablets blank, three different denominations additionally struck at bottom, in effect a composite die,die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #133/35P
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #687
COSTA RICA
1932 Costa Rican Philatelic Society (Triangles), complete set of four different large die proofs in issued colors,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #158-61P
Unsold
Lot #688
COSTA RICA
1935 Costa Rican Red Cross Society, large die proof in issued color,die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #163P
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #689
COSTA RICA
1936 Columbus and Map of Cocos, set of two large die proofs in issued color,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #177-78P
Unsold
Lot #690
COSTA RICA
1937 Costa Rican Philatelic Society (Triangles), complete set of four different large die proofs in issued colors,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #179-82P
Unsold
Lot #691
COSTA RICA
1937 National Exposition, 2c Fish (Triangle), large die proof in issued color,die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #186P
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #692
COSTA RICA
1937 National Exposition, 10c Native Donkey, large die proof in issued color,die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #188P
Unsold
Lot #693
COSTA RICA
1940 Pan-American Health Day, without overprint, blocks of four, each with red "Specimen" of "Muestra" overprint, also with control punch, n.h., v.f.
Box S
Catalog #191-95S
Unsold
Lot #694
COSTA RICA
1940 Pan-American Issue, blocks of four, each stamp overprinted "Muestra" in red or black, n.h., v.f.
Box S
Catalog #191-95S
Unsold
Lot #695
COSTA RICA
1940 Pan-American Health Day, postage and air mail, complete set of 14 different large die proofs in issued colors, also two master dies of postage and airpost in green (value tablets blank), all without overprint,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f. A rare, if not unique set
P
Catalog #191-95,C46-54P
Unsold
Lot #696
COSTA RICA
1941 University, complete set of 12 different large die proofs in issued colors,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #212-16,C74-80P
Unsold
Lot #697
COSTA RICA
1941 University, three different master dies in various colors, representing both designs and frame only, value tablets blank,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #212/C80P
Price Realized
$1,050.00

Lot #698
COSTA RICA
1942 Torch of Freedom and Victory, four different large die proofs in issued colors, first one with two control punches,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #220-23P
Unsold
Lot #699
COSTA RICA
1943-47 Portraits, complete set of nine different large die proofs in issued colors,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #224-32P
Unsold
Lot #700
COSTA RICA
1943-47 Portraits, eight different master large die proofs in black, value tablets blank,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #224/32P
Unsold
Lot #701
COSTA RICA
1944 San Ramon, blocks of four, each stamp with red "Specimen" overprint, also with control punch, n.h., v.f.
Box S
Catalog #233-37S
Unsold
Lot #702
COSTA RICA
1945 Coffee Harvesting, cplt set of three different large die proofs in issued colors, also master die of central vignette only,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #243-45P
Unsold
Lot #703
COSTA RICA
1947 Roosevelt, Postage and Air Post, cplt set of 13 different large die proofs in issued colors, also three master dies in green, for postage, air post and vignette (value tablets blank),each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #251-5,C160-67P
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #704
COSTA RICA
1944 San Ramon, cplt set of five different large die proofs in issued colors,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #253-57P
Unsold
Lot #705
COSTA RICA
Air Post.
1934 Issue, complete set of 13 different large die proofs in issued colors,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #C15-27P
Unsold
Lot #706
COSTA RICA
Air Post.
1934 Issue, four different master dies in various colors, representing both designs and "cent" and "colon" denominations, value tablets blank,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #C15/27P
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #707
COSTA RICA
Air Post.
1934 Allegory of Flight, 1col and 10col, two different large die proofs in black,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #C24,27P
Unsold
Lot #708
COSTA RICA
Air Post.
1937 First Fair of Costa Rica, cplt set of three different large die proofs in issued colors, also a master die in green (value tablets blank)each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #C28-30P
Unsold
Lot #709
COSTA RICA
Air Post.
1937 National Products Exposition, cplt set of four different large die proofs in issued colors, also a master die in ultramarine (value tablets blank)each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #C31-34P
Unsold
Lot #710
COSTA RICA
Air Post.
1940 La Sabana Airport, cplt set of seven different large die proofs in issued colors,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, 25c with control punch, v.f.
P
Catalog #C39-45P
Unsold
Lot #711
COSTA RICA
Air Post.
1941-46 Football (Soccer), complete set of 12 different large die proofs in issued colors, also a master die in carmine (value tablets blank),each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #C57-66,121-23P
Unsold
Lot #712
COSTA RICA
Air Post.
1943-45 Portraits, complete set of 22 different large die proofs in issued colors, also two master dies in black (value tablets blank),each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f. An incredible assembly, possibly unique
P
Catalog #C81-91AP
Unsold
Lot #713
COSTA RICA
Air Post.
1944 San Ramon, complete set of nine different large die proofs in issued colors, also a master die in blue (value tablets blank),each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #C94-102P
Unsold
Lot #714
COSTA RICA
Air Post.
1946-48 Portraits, complete set of seven different large die proofs in issued colors,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f. An incredible assembly
P
Catalog #C124-27,179-81P
Unsold
Lot #715
COSTA RICA
Air Post.
1952-53 Mail Plane, 5c, 10c and 35c, three different large die proofs in issued colors,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #C216-17,19P
Unsold
Lot #716
Costa Rica Revenues
Timbre.
Inscribed "Timbre", 500col (5) and 1000col (8), a total of 13 imperf., gummed proof sheetlets showing diff. stages, mostly fine-v.f.
P
Unsold
Lot #717
Costa Rica Revenues
Timbre.
1935 "Timbre Emigracion", 3col ultramarine, large die proof,die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, penciled inscription "imperfect" at bottom, design not approved, v.f. and rare
P
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #718
Costa Rica Revenues
Timbre.
1935 "Timbre Emigracion", 5col green, large die proof,die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #719
Costa Rica Revenues
Timbre.
1935 "Timbre de Archivos", 50c deep green, large die proof, with additional numerals of value incl. "2", "10", "1", "colones" and "colon",die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Unsold
Lot #720
Costa Rica Revenues
Timbre.
1940s "Timbre", 1c-100col, 16 different large die proofs in issued colors, also two master dies, one for "centimos" (magenta), the other for "colones" (green),each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f., extremely rare
P
Unsold
Lot #721
CRETE
Russian Administration.
1899 cover franked with 2m black, tied by violet Roustika hs, v.f. with violet control cachet on reverse
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #722
CRETE
Russian Administration.
1899 proof sheetlet of nine, three diff. colors, value tablets blank, some faults, unusual item
Box P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #723
CROATIA
1941-42 group of five diff. varieties incl. 25p and 5.50d with double overprints, 25p and 50p (postage due) with inverted overprints, also 25b with double impression of value, mostly n.h., fine-v.f., signed Ercegovic
**
Catalog #9,17,30,J1var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #724
CROATIA
1943 Croatian Legion, imperf. panes of 40, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.107-110U
Catalog Value Euro 1,600
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #725
CROATIA
1943 Croatian Legion, trial colors, panes of 40, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.107-110P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #726
CROATIA
1943 Philatelic Exhibition in Zagreb, selection of seven imperf. trial color proofs, various colors incl. issued black violet, mostly with gum, v.f.
P
Catalog #B39P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #727
CROATIA
1944 St.Sebastian, A complete "Ministerial" album, 46 pages, with perf. & imperf. uncut sheetlets with all conceivable stages incl. frame only, center only, diff. colors etc. (over 1,350 pieces), v.f. and extremely rare album, most havebeen broken up,
P
Catalog #B56-59P
Catalog Value Euro 8,775+
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #728
CROATIA
1944 Storm Division souv. sheet of three, n.h. and post office fresh, with tiny watermark stain (seen only under the light), v.f., with 1997 Zrinjscak cert. (Mi.Block 8)
**
Catalog #B76
Catalog Value Euro 1,800
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #728
SECOND SESSION: MAY 4, 2005 at 3:00 P.M.

Unsold
Lot #729
CUBA
1899 Spanish American War, 5c on 5c Grant, straight edge at right, used on cover apparently originating in Ponce, Puerto Rico, posted from Havana to New York, fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #730
CUBA
1914 5c de Avellaneda, plate proof on card in green, vertical strip of three, margins close on left, fine
P
Catalog #263P
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #731
CUBA
1946 Red Cross, 2c green, imperf. proof on india, horiz. gutter block of eight, some natural inclusions, otherwise v.f.
Box P
Catalog #404P
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #732
CUBA
1946 Red Cross, 2c green, imperf. proof on india, vertical gutter block of eight, some natural inclusions, otherwise v.f.
Box P
Catalog #404P
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #733
CUBA
Air Post.
1929 flown cover from Havana to Bogota, combination with Colombian franking canc. in Barranquilla, cover faulty at right, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #734
CUBA
Rocket Flights.
1939 3rd October and 8th October ascents, each with a different label, addressed to Dr.Tomas A. Terry and signed by Fumes and Terry, little toning as always, otherwise fine and very rare pair of Rocket Covers fromCuba
Envelope
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #735
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1918 Revolutionary Patriotic overprints, collection of 79 stamps to 10kr, various overprints or handstamps incl. inverted, mostly fine-v.f., generally signed
*u
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #736
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1920s Issue, mostly printer's waste, accumulation of 1,400+ in stock book, with multiples, printed on both sides, double and inverted impressions etc.
P
Unsold
Lot #737
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1920s Issue, mostly printer's waste, accumulation of close to 2,000 items in stock book, singles, blocks etc., printed on both sides, double, inverted and much more
P
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #738
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1920s-30s Issues, with proofs, essays, unissued designs, labels etc., also printer's waste, accumulation of 650+ in stock book, with many compound items, large dies, unissued designs incl. for Czech Legion in Siberia,mostly fine-v.f. A nice lot
P
Unsold
Lot #739
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1925 Olympic Congress, set of three used on registered card, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B137-39
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #740
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1925 Olympic Congress, set of three used on registered card, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B137-39
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #741
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1925 Olympic Congress, set of three used on registered card, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B137-39
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #742
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1950 Prague Castle, 1kr sepia, die proof on wove paper, v.f., signed Karasek
P
Catalog #426P
Price Realized
$80.00

Lot #743
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1952 Celakovsky, 2kr red violet and gray violet, two die proofs on wove paper, v.f., signed Karasek
P
Catalog #545P
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #744
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1952 Jan Ziska, 1.50kr black, die proof on wove paper, v.f., signed Karasek
P
Catalog #552P
Price Realized
$80.00

Lot #745
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Semi-Postals.
1919 overprints, collection in stock book, hundreds of stamps, mostly unused, few covers or canc., with many varieties, values to 4kr, inverted and double overprints, fold-overs etc., mostly fine-v.f., signed Gilbert, Mahretc., rare group, ex-Dr.Matejka,
*
Catalog #B1/123
Catalog Value Euro 10,000+
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #746
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Semi-Postals.
1919 10kr dark violet, n.h., v.f., signed Gilbert
**
Catalog #B21a
Catalog Value Euro 600+
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #747
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Semi-Postals.
1919 2h claret, vert. pair imperf. between, l.h., v.f., signed Karasek, rare
*
Catalog #B32var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #748
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Semi-Postals.
1919 unissued overprint on Hungarian 10f lilac, l.h., v.f.
*
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #749
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Semi-Postals.
1919 50h carmine, l.h., v.f., signed Mikulski and Kosack, only 250 issued (Mi.80)
*
Catalog #B46
Catalog Value Euro 1,200
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #750
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Air Post.
1920 surcharges perf. and imperf., selection incl. perf. varieties, one 28k on 200h imperf., also 1922 set and minor varieties, one used, balance l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #C1-9
Catalog Value 400+
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #751
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Zeppelin Flights.
1930 Europe Pan America Round-Trip Flight, registered cover franked with four stamps tied "Praha 82 Letiste 15.V.30", with additional strike at left, additionally franked with German South America Flight stamps (two ofeach), postmarks incl. Berlin (May 15), Ostrava (May 16) Friedrichschafen (June 6) and Chebz (June 7), a v.f. and extremely scarce combination cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #752
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Zeppelin Flights.
1932 7th SAF to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #753
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Zeppelin Flights.
1932 9th SAF to Brazil, high value franking, addressee unknown and returned to sender, cover oversized, with some wrinkles
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #754
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Postage Dues.
1918-20 Provisional Issues, specialized collection of hundreds of stamps and covers, partly written up on pages, great variety of handstamps and surcharges, scarce usages and much more. A great specialist lot, with huge potential
Envelope *u
Unsold
Lot #755
DANZIG
1765 stampless letter from Danzig to Bordeaux with single line "D'Hollande" hs, taxed "30" (deci) in ms, v.f. usage under the Polish Crown
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #756
DANZIG
1765 stampless letter from Danzig to Bordeaux, this one with "Maseyck" hs, taxed "30" (deci), v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #757
DANZIG
1872 FL franked with Germany 1gr Small Shield canc. 15.7.72, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #758
DANZIG
1920 "Innendienst", three top values, fresh and v.f., signed Hochkepeler, Richter etc. (Mi.47-49)
*
Catalog #44,47,48
Catalog Value Euro 4,000
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #759
DANZIG
1920 "Innedienst", 60pf, 1m and 2M set of three, l.h., v.f., signed Hochkeppeler etc. (Mi.47-49)
*
Catalog #44,47,48
Catalog Value Euro 4,000
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #760
DANZIG
1939 surcharges, blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. set (Mi.716-29)
Box **
Catalog #241-54
Catalog Value Euro 880
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #761
DANZIG
Postage Dues.
1923 unissued 1000m surcharge on 100m purple, block of eight, n.h. but slightly disturbed gum, fine-v.f., handstamped guarantee marks and with PFC, rare
Box *
Catalog #Mi.PI
Catalog Value Euro 3,200
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #762
DENMARK
Newspaper Stamps.
1907 Numerals, cplt set n.h., usual centering, mostly fine or better, rare unhinged
**
Catalog #P1-10
Catalog Value 2,620
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #763
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Napoleonic Letters, Armee de Saint-Domingue, 12 items incl. 8 letters to Gen. Quentin, dated 1803 and sent by various French generals, mostly headed "Armee de Saint-Domingue", also a letter to Gen. Dessalines, Military Governorof Haiti discussing extent of territory under his command and regarding actions to be taken against the rebels, also items relevant to other French Colonies incl. an order to the Commandant of the Island of Goree (Senegal), rare group
Price Realized
$4,000.00

Lot #764
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
1913 5c postal card with multicolored design, unused, v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #765
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
1963 Red Cross, 3c gray and carmine and 10c airpost, imperf. blocks of four, each with one stamp hinged, rest n.h., fine-v.f.
Box *\**
Catalog #587,C129var
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #766
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Zeppelin Flights.
1936 1st Trans-Atlantic Flight via "Hindenburg", registered cover addressed to London, New York transit and Frankfurt arrival, v.f. and rare, only 10 flown
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,700.00

Lot #767
EASTERN RUMELIA
1885 collection of 18 postal stationery cards correctly identified by Higgins & Gage, properly franked with diff. blue or black handstamps or surcharges, incl. some inverted, fine-v.f., scarce
Envelope *u
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #768
ECUADOR
Air Post.
1928 four diff. surcharges, tied by blue or black Scadta hs, with additional franking, on four covers to USA, Barranquilla or Guayaquil, fine, with arrival pmks,ex-Boonshaft
Envelope
Catalog #C1/5
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #769
ECUADOR
Air Post.
1928 two diff. surcharges, tied by blue Scadta hs, with additional franking, flown to USA and Barranquilla, fine, with arrival pmk, with Friedl cert.,ex-Boonshaft
Envelope
Catalog #C1,3
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #770
ECUADOR
Air Post.
1929 50c on 10c green, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #C6
Catalog Value 600
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #771
ECUADOR
Air Post.
1930 first flight Quito-Latacunga, Feb. 9 cover franked with 10c brown, appropriate cachet and other markings, small cover flaws, otherwise fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$80.00

Lot #772
ECUADOR
Air Post.
1943 cover to USA franked with 65c "Sedta" double surcharge variety, plus additional overprints, opened by censor, fine and very rare
Envelope
Catalog #C64var
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #773
ECUADOR
Air Post.
1945 40c on 5c double surcharge, seven copies, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #C135a
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #774
ECUADOR
Telegraph Issues.
1910 10c-40c, group of two imperf. composite sheets of three, also 20c and 40c die proofs in red, fine-v.f.
P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #775
EGYPT
Austrian Offices in Alexandria.
1867 four singles and three covers, all with Alexandria pmks, the covers franked with 15s and 10s Austrian Levant Franz Josef, diff. destinations, some toning, otherwise fine-v.f.
Envelope u
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #776
EGYPT
French Offices in Alexandria.
1857 and 1864, two FLs to Marseille or Basel, sent unfranked, with various tax markings, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #777
EGYPT
French Offices in Alexandria.
1862-72 five FLs, diff. rates incl. 40c, 50c and 90c, franked with diff. combinations of Napoleon adhesives, tied by large numerals "5080" and used to France, Belgium or Switzerland
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #778
EGYPT
French Offices in Alexandria.
1872-76 two covers and a FL from Alexandria and Cairo to France or Switzerland, one franked with strip of 3x40c Ceres, others single 30c and 80c large numerals, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #779
EGYPT
British Offices in Alexandria.
1870-72 two FLs from Alexandria to Liverpool, franked with pair of 4p, also single 6p, each with a duplex pmk, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #780
EGYPT
Greek Offices in Alexandria.
1861-81 Large Hermes Heads, selection of five incl. 80L Paris Print, also three diff. 40L and another 80L carmine rose, each canc. with blue or black "97" numeral, fine-v.f. and scarce lot
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #781
EGYPT
Regular Issues.
1861-81 20L blue, horiz. strip of three with black "97" numeral canc. of Alexandria, margins all around except at left, rare
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #782
EGYPT
Regular Issues.
1861-81 selection of 12 stamps, diff. issues, cancelled "Alexandria/Turkey" or "Alexandria", generally fine-v.f.
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #783
EGYPT
Regular Issues.
1879-1884 10pa and 20pa inverted surcharges, the former with thin spots, also used and unused examples of 5pa on 21/2pi dull violet, each with "1/2" virtually omitted at lower right, interesting lot
*
Catalog #27var,28c,42a
Catalog Value 137+
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #784
EGYPT
Regular Issues.
1879 5Pa on 21/2pi gray violet, lower left sheet corner block of nine, mostly n.h., ornamental sheet margins, minor gum creases, otherwise fine-v.f.
Box *\**
Catalog #27
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #785
EGYPT
Regular Issues.
1914 Issue, cplt set of imperforate singles on watermarked stamp paper, h.r., v.f.
*
Catalog #SG 73-82var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #786
EGYPT
Air Post.
1953 Issue, 8 diff., each with a double overprint (six bars instead of three), n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #C67/76var
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #787
EGYPT
Air Post.
1953 Issue, 11 diff., each with a double overprint (six bars instead of three), n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #C78/88var
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #788
EGYPT
Postal Stationery.
1889-92 six entire envelopes, four with additional franking, mostly registered to Germany, one to Chile, variety of pmks, fine-v.f. and attractive lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #789
EGYPT
Sudan used in Egypt.
1898 Egyptian stationery card and entire, each overprinted "Soudan", used from Suez and Halfa respectively to Germany, v.f., rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #790
ESTONIA
1855 stampless letter from Riga to Porto, endorsed "Per Peninsular Steamer via Southampton", charged "280" on arrival in Portugal, red "P" and ms tax markings, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #791
ESTONIA
1857 stampless letter from Riga to Porto, endorsed "Via Francia", with "Aus Russland" and "Prusse" hs in red, also "Koenigsberg/Marienb" T.P.O. and Riga date stamps on reverse & charged "240" on arrival in Portugal, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #792
ESTONIA
1918-20 selection of 43 stamps incl. eight blocks of four, all with diff. "Baltiski" hs in various colors, fine-v.f. and interesting lot
Box *
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #793
ESTONIA
1928-40 Arms, 1s/80s selection of three imperf. singles, plus eight diff. imperf. horiz. pairs (19 stamps), n.h., one 5sh creased, otherwise v.f.
**
Catalog #90/104var
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #794
ETHIOPIA
1894 Menelik I, 8g violet, die proof of the postal stationery design, on thin card, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #795
ETHIOPIA
1903 1/4g postal stationery card with Malekt overprint, addressed to Germany, additionally franked with Obock 20c brown orange and then Somali Coast 5c green and 10c red, card tied by blue Harar cds, rest tied by blue "CoteFrancaise de Somalis Djibouti" cds, blue "R" hs on front, Berlin arrival on reverse, corner crease, otherwise fine and colorful combination franking
Envelope
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #796
ETHIOPIA
1928 two large composite proof sheets containing ten diff. values, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #155-64P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #797
FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC
1921 registered cover from Vladivostok to New York, franked on reverse with single 20k on 14k, v.f. and scarce commercial cover, with oval arrival pmk, signed Mikulski
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #798
FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC
1922 cover from Vladivostok to USA, franked with six diff. adhesives from two diff. issues, sender's address indicating "American-Navy Club, Vladivostok", boxed "Taken out from Post Office Box" on partly detached and reinforced backflap, fine and most unusual cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #799
FAROE ISLANDS
1919 surcharged 2o on 5o green, used on local Thornshaven cover in combination with Danish 5o green, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 350+
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #800
FAROE ISLANDS
1919 surcharged 2o on 5o green, used on local Thornshaven cover in combination with Danish 5o green, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 350+
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #801
FAROE ISLANDS
1941 British Occupation surcharges, cplt set in used blocks of four, v.f., with Friedl cert.
Box
Catalog #2-6
Catalog Value 1,540+
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #802
FINLAND
1866-74 vertically laid paper 5p red brown, lilac, roulette II, neat blue 1872 town pmk, fine
Catalog #12a
Catalog Value 275
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #803
FINLAND
1866-74 5p-40p, selection of 14, incl. 5p purple brown (1 unused, 4 used, different shades), 8p black on green, (2 used), 10p black on yellow (1 unused, 1 used), 20p blue (3 used) and 40p rose (2 used), also 1881 20p blue,perf. 11x121/2 and 121/2x11 (both used) and 25p perf. 11x121/2 used, few small faults, mostly fine group,
*u
Catalog #6-10,28e,g,29c
Catalog Value 2,700+
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #804
FINLAND
1891-92 Imperial Arms of Russia, sheet margin blocks of four, n.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #46-58
Catalog Value Skr 50,000+
Unsold
Lot #805
FINLAND
1925 2M green & black & 3M blue & black, two perf. proof sheetlets, one with marginal defect, others fine-v.f.
P
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #806
FINLAND
Zeppelin Flights.
1930 10m gray lilac, with "Zeppelin 1830" for "1930" error, used with normal stamp and 2m, all tied by "Helsingfors Helsinki 25.9.30" cds on "Finlands Bank" cover addressed to Hamburg, with violet "Suomi Finland" Zeppelin cachet and red four-line handstamp, v.f. and rare commercial cover franked with the celebrated error, with 2001 Gummesson cert. (Facit Cat. Value Skr 135,000)
Envelope
Catalog #C1,1a
Price Realized
$12,500.00

Lot #807
FRANCE
1827, 17.1., FL from Nantes to Canton, arriving at Kedgere where it received a boxed "Kedgere Post Office Ship Letter" hs, via the Cape route to Calcutta where it was rated for the incoming ship mail. On 2.5.1828 the letter was sent back toFrance via the Cape and Le Havre where it arrived 20.6.1829. A fine and well travelled cover to China
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #808
FRANCE
1849-50 10c bistre brown, unused with large part original gum, margins all around, couple of tiny natural inclusions, v.f. (YT 1)
*
Catalog #1
Catalog Value Euro 1,700
Price Realized
$1,050.00

Lot #809
FRANCE
1849-50 20c black on white, unused with full original gum, margins all around, v.f. (YT 3a)
*
Catalog #3
Catalog Value Euro 535
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #810
FRANCE
1850-70 selection of 27 used stamps, values 1c-1fr, all more or less defective, high cat. value
Catalog #2/21,38/48
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #811
FRANCE
1862-71 1c olive green, strip of five, margins mostly all around, used together with perf. 20c ultramarine on 1871 FL from Paris to Rouen, v.f., scarce combination
Envelope
Catalog #26,38
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #812
FRANCE
1894 registered cover franked with 30c Type Sage, used from Paris via San Francisco to Hawaii, U.S. registration label added in San Francisco, Honolulu May 10, 1894 arrival pmk, some toning, otherwise fine cover to an unusualdestination, with additional transit pmks on back
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #813
FRANCE
1923 (?) unissued design, small die proof in black, showing bridge and railroad, v.f., rare
E
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #814
FRANCE
1924 Olympics ppc (Discus), franked with 30c and 50c, special Olympic Village ("Colombes Village Olympique") pmks, Paris address label, v.f., rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$725.00

Lot #815
FRANCE
1924 Olympics, 30c stationery card, cancelled "Colombes Stade Olympique" 24.7.24, also boxed "Jeux Olympiques Mai a Juillet 1925" datestamp, addressed to Le Havre, v.f. and rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #816
FRANCE
1929 Joan of Arc, die proof in blue, with blue color background, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #245P
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #817
FRANCE
1931 Colonial Exposition, 1.50fr three diff. die proofs, various colors, v.f.
P
Catalog #261P
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #818
FRANCE
1948 United Nations, perf. and gummed souv. sheet of two, n.h., v.f. (Ceres 818-19)
**
Catalog #605-6var
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #819
FRANCE
1953 Coat of Arms, 2fr and 3fr two diff. composite signed artist proofs on thin card, black background, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #737-38P
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #820
FRANCE
1958 Unesco, nine imperf. blocks of four (4x20fr, 5x35fr), all diff. gummed trial color proofs, eight multicolor, n.h., v.f.
Box P
Catalog #893-94P
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #821
FRANCE
1958 Unesco, 20fr and 35fr, selection of four artist signed die proofs, two of each, various stages, fine-v.f., rare
P
Catalog #893-94P
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #822
FRANCE
Semi-Postals.
1914-1980 Red Cross, stamps and booklets from 1953 on, not complete but with many better items, mostly v.f.
Booklet *
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #823
FRANCE
Semi-Postals.
1918 Red Cross, tied on cover by "Congres de la Paix" Versailles cds & sent to Paris, also another cover with the Red Cross adhesive, registered from St.Germain en Laye Congress De La Paix, franked with a combination of French, Belgian andItalian stamps, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B11
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #824
FRANCE
Semi-Postals.
1942 French Legion, imperf. collective proof sheetlet of two, v.f. (Ceres 565-66)
P
Catalog #B147-58P
Catalog Value Euro 225
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #825
FRANCE
Semi-Postals.
1942 French Legion, three diff. artist die proofs, one in brick red, another in black (signed by Eric who designed the issue), last one hand-colored and signed by Gandon (the engraver), v.f.
P
Catalog #B147-48P
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #826
French Air Post
Ballon Monte, 1870, 3 Oct. "L'Armand Barbes", FL franked with 20c Laureated, sent to Tarbes in the Pyrenees, redirected and backstamped, interesting contents mentioning the isolation of the metropolitan Parisduring the siege, walks in the Luxembourg Gardens etc. The sender expresses hope that the Balloon delivers his mail, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #827
French Air Post
1871 Boule de Moulin, FL franked with 20 Bordeaux and 80c Laureate paying the 1fr rate, tied by "99" lozenges, with Angers cds alongside, v.f. and scarce
Envelope
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #828
French Air Post
1905 Pigeon Post organized by "Le Matin". This event was designed to demonstrate the use of carrier pigeons. A special flight was organized from the "Araine", anchored in the Channel, opposite Penzance. The messageswhen received, were enclosed in tiny envelopes and gummed on to specially prepared "Le Matin" postcards and then posted. A v.f. card, with message, addressed to Paris, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 2
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #829
French Air Post
1936 50fr Plane over Paris, signed artist die proof in black, v.f., extremely rare
P
Catalog #C14P
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #830
French Air Post
Air Post Semi-Postals.
1948 40+10fr epreuve deluxe, v.f.
P
Catalog #CB3P
Catalog Value Euro 170
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #831
French Postage Dues
1882-92 5fr black, die proof forgery, v.f.
P
Catalog #J25P
Unsold
Lot #832
French Telegraph Stamps
1885-87, 100fr black proof sheetlet, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #833
French Telegraph Stamps
1885-87, 100fr black proof sheetlet, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #834
FRENCH OFFICES IN CHINA
1914, Oct.2 registered cover from Chifoo, via Siberia to Paris, with franking on both sides, backstamped, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #835
FRENCH GUINEA
1906-07 Issue, cplt set, fine-v.f. (Ceres 33-47)
*
Catalog #33-47
Catalog Value Euro 190
Price Realized
$75.00

Lot #836
FRENCH GUIANA
1898 two covers and postcard to France, one stamp defective, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #837
FRENCH GUIANA
Air Post.
T.A.G. 1921 coverfront franked with 75c gray on green, used in combination with regular franking to Cayenne, fine
Catalog #YT 5
Catalog Value Euro 1,300+
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #838
FRENCH MOROCCO
Zeppelin Flights.
1930 Casablanca-Seville Return Flight, cover franked with 3x2fr and 3x3fr, tied by Casablanca cds, with red Zeppelin cachet tying one stamp, v.f., only 10 covers or cards known, signed Arthur Falk
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #839
FRENCH EAST AFRICA
Postage Dues.
1946 artist die proof in black, value tablet blank, fine-v.f., rare
P
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #840
FRENCH POLYNESIA
1944 Vichy Government Issue, with "RF", cplt set of four imperf. deluxe sheets on thick cards, each with a government seal, v.f.
P
Catalog #Ceres PA14-17P
Unsold
Lot #841
FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES
1951-53 selection of 38 imperforate stamps, mostly trial colors incl. strip of five of 15fr, also artist die proof of same in black etc., v.f.
P
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #842
FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES
1963-69 various imperforate singles, mostly n.h., v.f.
*\**
Catalog #C4,6,13-14var
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #843
FRENCH SUDAN
1931 Sudanese Woman, large die proof on thin card, with impressions of frame and center set against black borders, v.f., signed A.Delzer (engraver)
P
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #844
FRENCH SUDAN
1931 Entrance to Residency at Djenne, large die proof on thin card, with impressions of frame and center set against black borders, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #845
FRENCH SUDAN
1931 Sudanese Boatman, composite artist signed die proof in black, frame only and center only printed alongside, v.f. and rare
P
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #846
GEORGIA
1923 duplicated accumulation with over 170 handstamped and 90 machine 1923 overprints, unsorted by the overprint size & type with many better stamps noted incl. 37 and 37a (39 copies), 38 and 38a (49 copies). Also included are some 1923 provisional overprints on Russian stamps and postally used Nationalist issues, useful specialist lot
*u
Unsold
Lot #847
GEORGIA
1923, 28 Feb. FL from Tiflis to Moscow with 3x1000r + 5000r making up the proper 8000r rate. The contents provide a unique insight into the activities of the local Trade Union that ranged from resolving local firehouse squabbles to evictinga former homeowner from the house being used as the Union headquarters on the grounds that "...this house had been built by the workers and therefore belongs to the workers". An interesting example of the Bolshevik fanaticism
Envelope
Catalog #27,30
Unsold
Lot #848
GEORGIA
1923 selection of 22 mostly unused color ppcs showing various native scenes at the lowest social level, based on Georgian art, few toned, others v.f. and scarce
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #849
GEORGIA
1923 registered cover from Batum to Baku, franked on back with two diff. violet surcharges, fine-v.f. with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #38,39
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #850
GEORGIA
1923 cover to Khasab, reduced at top, franked with four diff. handstamped surcharges, arrival pmk, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #851
GEORGIA
1923 registered cover to Baku, franked with two diff. handstamped surcharges, registry hs, with number filled in by hand, fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #852
GEORGIA
1923 registered cover from Batum to Moscow, attractively franked on reverse by five diff. surcharges, cover tears, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #853
GEORGIA
1920 registered cover from Shulaveri (Tiflis region), franked on reverse with pair imperf. 1r, tied by red Shulaveri cds, addressed to the military HQ in Erevan, Armenia, with arrival pmk, fine and rare usage from a small Georgian town,during the fluid military situation involving border disputes between Georgia and Armenia
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #854
GEORGIA
1923 home-made cover from Tiflis to Moscow, with franking on reverse and bi-lingual "Tiflis La Georgie" departure strike, some toning, otherwise fine with violet "for packages" hs on reverse
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #855
GEORGIA
1923 cover from Tiflis to Petrograd, franked on reverse with 10x15,000r on 15k incl. block of 8xType I and 2xType II, fine-v.f. with arrival cds, rare
Envelope
Catalog #49,49a
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #856
GEORGIA
1924 registered cover from Tiflis to Moscow, franked on reverse with stamps of Trans-Caucasian Federated Republics, minor cover tears, otherwise fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #857
Georgian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1921 Consular surcharges issued for courier mail between Georgian Consulate in Constantinople and Georgia, selection of 129 stamps incl. 25 blocks of four, all Queen Tamar, variety of errors incl.tete-beche, inverted, double etc., various colors incl. red, black and blue, many n.h., some cancelled to order, mostly fine-v.f. A scarce group
Box *u
Price Realized
$2,800.00

Lot #857
GERMAN STATES

Unsold
Lot #858
BADEN
Rural Postage Dues.
1862 1kr black, horizontal pair and single tied to piece, two stamps overlapping, fine (Mi.1x)
u
Catalog #LJ1
Catalog Value Euro 1,400
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #859
BAVARIA
1849 1kr black, margins all around incl. dividing lines at top and right, "29" cogwheel canc., v.f., signed Philip Kosack
Catalog #1
Catalog Value Euro 2,500
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #860
BAVARIA
1849 1kr gray black, plate I, margins all around, showing dividing lines on three sides, canc. by pen (slightly lightened) and tied on FL by Wurzburg 19 July, 1850 cds, fresh and v.f. example of this popular stamp on cover,with 1985 Schmitt cert. (Mi.1Ia)
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value Euro 5,000
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #861
BAVARIA
1862 18kr pale red, margins all around, canc. "289", v.f. (Mi.13b)
Catalog #14a
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #862
BAVARIA
1911 1m-20m Luitpold, 11 stamps, mostly type I, incl. imperforate 10m proof, few small faults, mostly fine
*P
Catalog #86/91
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #863
BAVARIA
1911 Luitpold, two marginal singles imperf. at top and at left, small faults, fine appearance
*
Catalog #93var
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #864
BAVARIA
1919 "Freistaat Bayern", unissued designs 5pf-30pf, 6 cplt sets of six (total of 36) in green, red, blue, brown, violet & orange, plate essays on card, v.f.
E
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #865
BAVARIA
1920 "Genius" 3m-20m imperforate sheet corner blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #251a-54a
Catalog Value Euro 240
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #866
BAVARIA
1920 "Genius" 3m-20m imperforate sheet corner blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #251a-54a
Catalog Value Euro 240
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #867
BAVARIA
Air Post.
1912 25pf deep Prussian blue, left margin block of four, n.h., fresh and v.f., signed Ebel, etc.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.F1
Catalog Value Euro 1,600+
Price Realized
$1,250.00

Lot #868
BAVARIA
Postage Dues.
1862 3kr black, block of four, top stamps l.h., bottom stamps h.r., v.f. (Mi.1)
Box *
Catalog #J1
Catalog Value Euro 900
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #869
BRUNSWICK
1864 1sgr black on yellow, line perf. 17, canc. "Helmstedt 21 Nov. 1865", most of the roulette intact, showing part of adjoining stamp at top, v.f., signed Gustav Ruhland, with 2000 Lange cert. ("erhaltung farbfrischund einwandfrei, Braunschweig raritat")
Catalog #Mi.11C
Catalog Value Euro 6,500
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #870
BRUNSWICK
1865 ^3gr black, black grid canc., well centered, v.f., signed Pfenninger (Mi.17)
u
Catalog #23
Catalog Value Euro 450
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #871
HANNOVER
1860 1/2g black, white gum, part blue cds, full margins all around, v.f., with 1995 Calves and 1997 APS certs (the latter saying Scott 18a, rose gum) and 2004 Berger opinion (Mi.17y)
u
Catalog #18
Catalog Value Euro 250
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #872
HELIGOLAND
1873 11/2sch bright green and rose, straightline Helgoland hs, fine, signed Richter, Engel, etc. (Mi.10)
u
Catalog #9
Catalog Value Euro 400
Unsold
Lot #873
HELIGOLAND
1876 20pf red, green and yellow, tied by pen canc. on a Hotel ("Paul A. Jaspers' Hotel Empress of India, Helgoland") cover to Hamburg, with endorsement indicating that this stamp was cancelled on board a ship,minor flaws, otherwise fine and scarce ship letter from Heligoland, with Schulz cert.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.18f
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #874
NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION
1871 registered "Charge" cover from Breslau to Bordeaux, franked with 2x10gr gray, each with dated ms canc., used in combination with 1/4gr and 5gr numerals, boxed "Breslau" RR station date stamp and numerous crayoncharge markings, "Prusse Forbach" border cds and French arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #875
OLDENBURG
1859 1/3g black on green, margins all around, sharp impression, large part original gum, slight aging, otherwise fine, signed Buhler, with 1990 Calves cert. (Mi.5)
*
Catalog #5
Catalog Value Euro 3,000
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #876
PRUSSIA
1896 Private Post, advertising entire with mineral water "Johannis" and franked with 3pf, some cover defects, attractive item
Envelope
Price Realized
$75.00

Lot #877
SAXONY
1858 cover from Leipzig, via London to Glasgow, franked with 2x2gr and 3ng King John, cover defective, stamps with good margins, fine appearance
Envelope
Catalog #11,12
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #878
WURTEMBERG
1852 18kr black, dull violet, used, margins all around, minor flaws, fine appearance, signed Stolow etc., with APS cert.
Catalog #6
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #879
GERMANY
1872 FL franked with 1gr rose & 2gr ultra, both tied by "Luxemburg 5 6 III Metz" hs & sent to Sermaize in France, red, boxed "P.D" and arrival cds, accompanied by a postal rates label affixed inside, v.f. and rare
Envelope
Catalog #4,5
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #880
GERMANY
1872 30gr blue, pen canc., fine, signed Richter (Mi.13)
u
Catalog #13
Catalog Value Euro 700
Unsold
Lot #881
GERMANY
1900 Reichpost, 2pf-5m, with 5m type II, used, fine-v.f. (Mi.53-66II)
u
Catalog #52-64,65A
Catalog Value Euro 567
Unsold
Lot #882
GERMANY
1900 Germania, 5m type I, fine used, signed Rohr, rare
Catalog #65
Catalog Value 1,650
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #883
GERMANY
1900 Germania, 5m type III, l.h., v.f. (Mi.66III)
*
Catalog #65d
Catalog Value Euro 450
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #884
GERMANY
1900 Germania, 5m, type III, red and white retouched, double cds, v.f., signed Jashke (Mi.66III)
u
Catalog #65d
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #885
GERMANY
1912 parcel card addressed to the firm of Rothschild Brothers, franked on both sides with 2x5m, single 80pf, 1m etc., security punch through single 5m, minor other faults, otherwise fine and interesting item
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #886
GERMANY
1920 large value letter (transmitting the sum of 23,750 marks), franked with 6x5M, single 10pf and 3m, from Ratingen to Luxemburg, minor faults to be expected, wax seals removed from back, otherwise an incredible cover, very rare
Envelope
Catalog #95
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #887
GERMANY
1923 1000m German Eagle essay in black on gummed paper, v.f.
E
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #888
GERMANY
1923 1mlrd m, black brown, sheet margin block of four, shift of value at bottom, characteristic to this rare shade, n.h., v.f. with photocopy of Oechsner cert. for the unique sheet of 100 from which this block originated, rare
Box **
Catalog #Mi.325A Pb
Catalog Value Euro 5,600
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #889
GERMANY
1923 5pf-100pf unissued designs, two compound sheetlets with 8 diff. values each, one in black, the other in various colors, marginal stain, otherwise v.f., signed Ludin
Box E
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #890
GERMANY
1946 numerals, 15pf, 25pf, 40pf & 50pf, four imperforate pairs, minor crease affecting 25pf, others v.f.
*
Catalog #540/551var
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #891
GERMANY
1947-48 12pf and 15pf vertical or horiz. imperforate pairs, l.h., v.f.
*\**
Catalog #561-62var
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #892
GERMANY
1948 Net and Band overprints, the complete set of 52, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., signed "SB"
*\**
Catalog #Mi.52-68,I-II
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #893
GERMANY
1948 Net and Band overprints, complete set of 52, n.h. (except for a few low values wih tiny gum flaws), fine-v.f., with Schlegel cert.
**
Catalog #Mi.52/68I-II
Catalog Value Euro 3,000
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #894
GERMANY
1952 Carl Schurz, imperf. at left, h.r., v.f. (cat. value for n.h.)
*
Catalog #691var
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #895
GERMANY
1954 Ehrlich and Behring, imperforate single, disturbed gum, otherwise v.f. (cat. value for n.h.)
*
Catalog #722var
Catalog Value Euro 1,100
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #896
GERMANY
1970 Lenin, privately produced 20pf adhesive (forgery to defraud the post, or propaganda label), used together with proper 10pf franking on legal size cover with Frankfurt cds, v.f., with Schlegel cert. stating that the markings are genuine
Envelope
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #897
German Semi-Postal Issues
1933 Wagner, cplt set of nine, used on cover, tied by Ostseebad 1.2.34 pmks, filing fold away from the stamps, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B49-57
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #898
German Semi-Postal Issues
1933 Ten Year Nothilfe souv. sheet, fresh, without the usual wrinkles, stamps n.h., v.f., scarce in this condition (Mi.Block 2)
Box *
Catalog #B58
Catalog Value Euro 1,800
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #899
German Semi-Postal Issues
1933 Ten Year souv. sheet, n.h., free of the usual marginal defects, few natural inclusions, otherwise v.f. (Mi. Block 2)
**
Catalog #B58
Catalog Value Euro 7,000
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #900
German Semi-Postal Issues
1935 Ostropa souv. sheet, unused without gum, few usual wrinkles, otherwise fresh and v.f. (Mi.Block 3)
Box (*)
Catalog #B68
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #901
German Semi-Postal Issues
1935 Ostropa souv. sheet, unused without gum, v.f. (Mi.Block 3)
Box (*)
Catalog #B68
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #902
German Semi-Postal Issues
1937 Hitler imperf. souvenir sheet, 10 copies, n.h., few gum disturbances, mostly fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #B103
Catalog Value 1,500
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #903
German Semi-Postal Issues
1941 12+18pf violet, perforated proof sheetlet with gum, v.f., with Ludin cert.
P
Catalog #B154AP
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #904
German Semi-Postal Issues
1941 24+36pf orange, perforated proof sheetlet with gum, v.f., with Ludin cert.
P
Catalog #B158AP
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #905
German Semi-Postal Issues
1943 Labor Service, 5pf+10pf green, imperforate gutter block, v.f., signed Ludin
Box P
Catalog #B238P
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #906
German Semi-Postal Issues
1943 Grand Prix Vienna, vertical imperf. gutter pairs in issued colors, on ungummed, yellowish paper, v.f.
P
Catalog #B244-45P
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #907
German Semi-Postal Issues
1950 Johann Sebastian Bach, imperforate, upper left sheet corner block of four, plate proof on unwatermarked gummed paper, n.h., v.f. and rare, with Schlegel cert. (Mi.121P)
Box P
Catalog #B315P
Catalog Value Euro 6,400
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #908
German Semi-Postal Issues
1951 Welfare, four sets, mostly in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.143-46)
Box **
Catalog #B320-23
Catalog Value Euro 680
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #909
German Semi-Postal Issues
1951 Welfare, four sets, mostly in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.143-46)
Box **
Catalog #B320-23
Catalog Value Euro 680
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #910
German Booklets
1919 Deutches Reich, four unexploded 3m booklets, red on orange covers, n.h., fine-v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.MH12
Catalog Value Euro 1,200
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #911
German Booklets
1931 Airpost, unexploded 2m booklet, ultramarine covers, n.h., v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.MH20
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #912
German Booklets
1926 Nothilfe, unexploded 2m booklet, black on green covers, n.h., v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.MH23a
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #913
German Booklets
1932 Hindenburg, unexploded 2m booklet, black on light red covers, ONr.18, n.h., v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.MH26
Catalog Value Euro 800
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #914
German Booklets
1932 Hindenburg, unexploded 2m booklet, black on light red covers, ONr.19, n.h., v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.MH26
Catalog Value Euro 800
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #915
German Booklets
1933-35 two unexploded booklets, incl. Frederick the Great and 1935 Nothilfe, n.h., fine-v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.MH32,41
Catalog Value Euro 290
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #916
German Booklets
1933-41 unexploded booklets, mostly one of each, including Mi.MH32-36, 38-49, plus few extras, n.h., fine-v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.MH32/49
Catalog Value Euro 4,200+
Unsold
Lot #917
German Booklets
1933 Nothilfe, unexploded 2m booklet, black on dark green covers, n.h., v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.MH34
Catalog Value Euro 700
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #918
German Booklets
1934 Hindenburg, unexploded 2m booklet, black on dark blue covers, n.h., v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.MH35
Catalog Value Euro 660
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #919
German Booklets
1935-39 selection of four unexploded booklets, incl. 1935 Nothilfe, Olympics (Mi.MH42a), 1936 and 1939 Winterhelp, all with red covers, n.h., fine-v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.MH41-43,46
Catalog Value Euro 390
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #920
German Booklets
1940-41 Hindenburg, two unxeploded 2m booklets, also three 1941 2m Hitler unexploded booklets, black on red covers, n.h., fine-v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.MH39,49
Catalog Value Euro 495
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #921
German Air Post
1897 Saxony-Thuringen Industrial Fair, two different ppcs, each depicting balloons in flight, one unused, the other unaddressed and franked with 3pf green, with Leipzig canc., fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #922
German Air Post
1897 "Aug. Polich", ppc issued during the Leipzig 1897 exhibition, franked on back with 25pf orange, registered from Tarnau, with violet hs indicating ascent at Leipzig 19 Oct., Tarnau 20 Oct. etc.,v.f. and rare registered balloon card
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #923
German Air Post
1912 Bork-Bruck, used on ppc addressed to Swinemunde, tied by "Flugbeforderung Bork-Bruck 12.Jul.1913" cds, additionally franked with 5pf, n.h., fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.3
Catalog Value Euro 2,400
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #924
German Air Post
1912 10pf Gotha, cancelled on card, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.5
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #925
German Air Post
1912 Gotha, 10pf gray violet, signed by "E.Schlegel" (flight engineer), used with 3pf franking on official ppc to Gotha, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.5
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #926
German Air Post
1912 ppc franked with 5pf green with "Aquadent" advertising label at left (Mi.R12a), tied by "Flugpost Mannheim-Heidelberg" 9.5.12 pmk, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #927
German Air Post
1913 Liegnitz vignette tied by violet "Flugpost A.D. Katzbach 9.11.13" pmk on special ppc, used in combination with 5pf green, "Sachsen" and "Hamburg-Amerika Linie Abtlg. Luftschiffahrt" hs, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.11a
Catalog Value Euro 3,500
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #928
German Air Post
1913 Liegnitz vignette tied by black "Flugpost A.D. Katzbach 9.11.13" pmk on special ppc, with "Sachsen" and "Hamburg-Amerika Linie Abtlg. Luftschiffahrt" hs on picture side, v.f., signed Bloch
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.11b
Catalog Value Euro 4,000
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #929
German Air Post
1926 legal size cover franked with 2x10pf, 40pf and 100pf, used in combination with 2x30c & 3x1p Scadta, overprinted "A" (Germany), flown via Barranquilla to Bogota, fine, with various transit and arrival pmks
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #930
German Air Post
1930 South America Flight, set of two, h.r., fine-v.f. (Mi.438-39)
*
Catalog #C38-39
Catalog Value Euro 640
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #931
German Air Post
1930 South America, set of two, used, v.f. (Mi.438-39)
Catalog #C38-39
Catalog Value Euro 800
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #932
German Air Post
1931 Polar Flight, set of three, n.h. but with fingerprints or disturbed gum, 2m short perf. at top and a tiny stain, otherwise fine-v.f. (Mi.456-58)
**
Catalog #C40-42
Catalog Value Euro 4,000
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #933
German Air Post
1933 Chicago Flight, set of three, used, fine-v.f. (Mi.496-98)
u
Catalog #C43-45
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #934
German Zeppelin Flights
1912 "Hansa" Flight ppc, appropriate markings, v.f. and rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #935
German Zeppelin Flights
1913 "Sachsen" Flight ppc, appropriate markings, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #936
German Zeppelin Flights
1929 "Deutschland" Flight ppc, "L.Z.127" hs, cancelled on board in red, Jena drop, v.f., with Dr.Simon cert.
Envelope
Catalog #Si.33m
Catalog Value Euro 900
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #937
German Zeppelin Flights
1930 "Russland" Flight cover to Leningrad, franked with the Eagle issue 10pf-1M, some stains, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #938
German Zeppelin Flights
1931 Polar Flight ppc (DO-X), franked with 1m carmine, missing hyphen variety, via Leningrad, v.f. and scarce usage, signed Zierer
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.456I
Catalog Value Euro 2,200+
Unsold
Lot #939
German Zeppelin Flights
1931 Polar Flight, 2m blue on card, canc. on board, addressed to Magdeburg, Germany, with unusual Polar Flight cachet in red purple instead of red, v.f. and rare usage ofincorrect color ink on a Zeppelin cachet, signed Zierer
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #940
German Zeppelin Flights
1931 "D-Europa" Catapult cover sent from San Pedro to Bremen, special cachet, with US franking, reused with German 1M canc. in Bremen, with "Europa-New York" cachet and addressed to Long Beach, some toning, otherwise fine and rare round-trip Catapult cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #941
German Zeppelin Flights
1932 1st SAF ppc to Chile, cancelled on board, little toning, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #942
German Zeppelin Flights
1933 Do.X. Flight card from Passau, violet "Flugschiff Do.X Passau, Schweiz" cachet, with Swiss arrival pmk, tape stains on back, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #943
German Locals
Dippoldiswalde.
1923 local label used on cover 7.8.1923, with Edle Krone pmk, minor cover flaws, otherwise fine and very rare
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.1
Catalog Value Euro 700
Unsold
Lot #944
German Locals
Dippoldiswalde.
1923 local label used on cover 7.8.1923, with Edle Krone pmk, minor cover flaws, otherwise fine and very rare
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.1
Catalog Value Euro 700
Unsold
Lot #945
BERLIN
1948 Black overprint, 2pf-5m, complete set on eight different unaddressed postcards, stamps canc., fine-v.f. (cat. value for used stamps)
Envelope
Catalog #9N1-20
Catalog Value Euro 3,000+
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #946
BERLIN
1948 Black overprint, cplt set used on single overfranked cover, registered from Berlin 1.11.48 to Lorrach, with arrival pmk, fine-v.f. (cat. value for used stamps)
Envelope
Catalog #9N1-20
Catalog Value Euro 3,000+
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #947
BERLIN
1949 Red overprint, cplt set, used, fine-v.f., with 1999 Schlegel cert. (Mi.21-34)
u
Catalog #9N21-34
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Unsold
Lot #948
BERLIN
1949 Red overprint, cplt set used, 2m with rounded corner perf., others fine-v.f.
Catalog #9N21-34
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #949
BERLIN
1949 Red overprint, 30pf variety with large offset on reverse, v.f., signed Schlegel
*
Catalog #9N28var
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #950
BERLIN
1949 UPU, cplt set used on FDC, v.f. and extremely rare Berlin FDC, especially in this condition, with Schlegel cert. stating "condition is flawless"
Envelope
Catalog #9N35-41
Catalog Value Euro 8,000+
Unsold
Lot #951
BERLIN
Semi-Postals.
1949 Currency Reform, souv. sheet of three, h.r. in top margin, v.f. (Mi.Block 1)
*
Catalog #9NB3a
Catalog Value Euro 650
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #952
BERLIN
Semi-Postals.
1949 Currency Reform, souv. sheet of three, n.h., few gum skips and a natural inclusion, v.f. (Mi.Block 1)
**
Catalog #9NB3a
Catalog Value Euro 1,100
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #953
German Democratic Republic
Thuringen, 1945 Christmas, souv. sheet of four, rouletted and imperf. between, used, some stains and a small inclusion, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Becker (Mi.Block 2)
Box
Catalog #16N7b
Catalog Value Euro 3,000
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #954
German Democratic Republic
1981 Toys, specialized collection of 13 imperf. sheetlets of six, showing various stages of printing, incl. frame only, single denomination, missing colors and every other possible variation, n.h., v.f., rare
Box P
Catalog #2231P
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #955
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1891 registered cover from Shanghai to Leipzig franked with 1889 10pf & 50f tied by "Kaiserlich Deutsche Postagentur Shanghai" 21.3.91 pmk, cover with filing folds & various routing markings & crayon, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #956
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1900-01 Boxer Rebellion, four free-frank fieldpost cards each with boxed "S.N. Ostas. Exped." and other military markings, posted from Tongku, Peking and two on board of "Palatia", v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #957
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1900 free-frank cover with boxed "Feldpostbrief" and "Shanghai Deutsche Post" cds, sent to Potsdam, v.f. with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #958
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1900 5pf stationery card used from Tientsin to Berlin, handstamped "Feldpostbrief" and additionally endorsed "Feldpost", v.f. with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #959
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1900 ppc franked with 5pf green used from Tientsin to Wien, handstamped "Feldpostbrief", some toning, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #960
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1900 cover (faulty & partly restored on back) franked with 10pf carmine & used from Tientsin to Tsingtau, handstamped "Feldpostbrief", fine military cover, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #961
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1901 Chinese ppc, used from Tientsin to Germany, military hs "Feldpostbrief", with Berlin arrival pmk, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #962
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1901 ppc (printed by a German firm in Shanghai & showing a burning pagoda during the Boxer Rebellion) from Yokohama to Taku, with oval Peking, Japanese P.O. in Shanghai transit & arrival pmk, v.f. and rare incoming card
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #963
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1901 5m slate and carmine, type I, retouched, h.r., fine (Mi.27III)
*
Catalog #36b
Catalog Value Euro 260
Price Realized
$75.00

Lot #964
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1901 5m slate & carmine, used on registered, overfranked cover from Chifu to Leipzig, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.27III
Catalog Value Euro 850
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #965
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1902 registered "Gebruder Senf" cover from Kaumi to Leipzig, franked with 5x3pf red brown plus 5pf & 10pf, backstamped, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #24a
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #966
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1903 ppc from Tongku to Germany franked with 5pf China overprint, used in combination with 1/2c Coiling Dragon, military unit identification endorsed at top, fine mixed franking card
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #967
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1904 2c Reichspost stationery card additionally franked with 3pf China overprint canc. "Marine Schiffspost" and used to Essen, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #968
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1916 registered Prisoner of War cover from Tientsin via New York to Austro-Hungary, opened by U.S. censors & re-directed several times, with final arrival in St.Stefan, v.f. and rare cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #969
GERMAN OFFICES IN MOROCCO
1900 unsevered 2pf stationery reply card, return portion additionally franked with pair of 3c on 3pf & 5c on 5pf, v.f. with Buchholz arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #970
GERMAN OFFICES IN MOROCCO
1902 unsevered reply card from Berlin to Tongku, China, where it received various Chinese chops, with the return portion additionally franked with 3c Morocco surcharge and returned to Germany, fine and unusual round-trip stationery
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #971
GERMAN OFFICES IN MOROCCO
1900 surcharges, cplt set of 13 used in 1902 on two registered covers from Saffi to Nurnberg, fine-v.f., with arrival pmks
Envelope
Catalog #7-19
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #972
GERMAN OFFICES IN MOROCCO
1905-06 surcharged 6p25c on 5M, two diff. used, fine-v.f.
Catalog #32,44
Catalog Value Euro 640
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #973
GERMAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1878 German 10pf postal stationery card canc. Ty.E3 Constantinople to Wien, fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #974
GERMAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1882 registered cover from Constantinople to Dresden, franked with 3x20pf dull blue "Pfennig" issue, filing crease away from the stamp, fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #975
GERMAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1892 1p on 20pf Prussian blue, with part Constantinople cds, small faults, otherwise v.f. example of this rare shade, signed Zenker, with 1998 Hollmann cert.
u
Catalog #Mi.8c
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #976
GERMAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1916 free-frank fieldpost ppc from Jerusalem to Hamburg with "Feldpost Mil. Miss. A.O.K.4" canc., v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #977
GERMAN EAST AFRICA
1893 3pes on 5pf green, top margin block pf four, unused without gum, bottom left stamp with 141/2mm surcharge, fine, signed Bothe (Mi.2/I,II)
Box (*)
Catalog #2,2a
Catalog Value Euro 1,180
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #978
GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
1897 overprints, cplt set, mostly l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #1-6
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #979
GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
1905 registered (legal size) cover from "Luderitzbucht" to Germany, franked with 3pf-3M, 12 diff., some overall toning, otherwise fine-v.f., with Zwickau arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #980
GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
1911 2M unexploded booklet with two panes removed (selvage intact) & two others incomplete, interleaving & covers in excellent condition, fine example of this rare booklet which was available only in the Colony
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.MH3a
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #981
GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
1912 unexploded 2m booklet, black on orange covers, n.h., v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.MH3Ia
Catalog Value Euro 180
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #982
GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
1912 unexploded 2m booklet, black on orange covers, n.h., v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.MH3Ia
Catalog Value Euro 180
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #983
GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
1912 unexploded 2m booklet, black on orange covers, n.h., small faults, otherwise v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.MH3Ia
Catalog Value Euro 180
Price Realized
$80.00

Lot #984
CAROLINE ISLANDS
1899 3pf, 5pf, 20pf and 50pf, last one n.h., others l.h., 5pf signed Hoffman-Gieseck, 50pf signed Bothe, fine-v.f.
*\**
Catalog #1a/5a
Catalog Value Euro 3,020
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #985
CAROLINE ISLANDS
1899 10pf, 20pf, h.r., fine-v.f. (Mi. 3I,4I)
*
Catalog #3a,4a
Catalog Value Euro 140
Price Realized
$75.00

Lot #986
CAROLINE ISLANDS
1899 50pf lilac brown, overlapping "Ponape" pmks, v.f., signed (Mi.6I)
Catalog #6a
Catalog Value Euro 1,800
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #987
CAROLINE ISLANDS
1901 large part of cover from Ponape to Jaluit, franked with 3pf-25pf overprints, fine-v.f. with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #1-5
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #988
CAROLINE ISLANDS
1905 Yacht, cplt set, each stamp handstamped "Ultramar" (Specimen) as received by the Portuguese Postal authorities, unused without gum, fine-v.f., rare
S
Catalog #7-19S
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #989
CAROLINE ISLANDS
1910 Ponape Provisional surcharge, used on ppc (view of Ponape) to Cologne, v.f., signed Bothe, Dr.Bohne, GPSY, Friedl etc., very rare
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.20
Catalog Value Euro 7,000
Unsold
Lot #990
KIAUCHAU
1900 2sen Japanese postal card franked with 10pf carmine canc. Tsingtau & used to Singapore, with arrival pmk, v.f., signed Grobe
Envelope
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #991
KIAUCHAU
1901-1905 Yacht sets, with and without watermark, fine-v.f. (Mi.5-17,28-37)
*
Catalog #10-22,33-42
Catalog Value Euro 650
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #992
KIAUCHAU
1902 Postal Stationery, 5pf & 10pf unsevered (folded) reply cards used from "Kaumi" to Shanghai, each with large "T" and Shanghai local post cds, some light toning, otherwise v.f. and unusual pair of cards
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #993
KIAUCHAU
1905 ppc from Litsun to Germany, franked with 2c green canc. by double circle Litsun date stamp, also two strikes of "Mecklenburghaus in Lauschan Liautschou", v.f. and rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #994
KIAUCHAU
1905 1c-$21/2, complete set of ten, used, few minor faults, mostly fine-v.f., high values signed, with 1968 Ebel and Mansfeld certs. for the high value (Mi.18-27A)
u
Catalog #23-32
Catalog Value Euro 6,500
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #995
MARIANA ISLANDS
1901 5M Yacht, v.f., canc. on piece by Saipan cds (Mi.19)
Catalog #29
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #996
MARSHALL ISLANDS
1909 cover to Jaluit franked with a single 10pf, tied by a dated "Kwadjelin Eanijen Rakinen" ms strike, v.f. and scarce atoll cover, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #997
MARSHALL ISLANDS
1909 cover to Jaluit franked with a single 5pf & pair of 3pf tied by a dated "Ailinglablab" ms strike, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #998
MARSHALL ISLANDS
1909 cover to Jaluit franked with 10pf canc. by a dated "Milli Conijen Bohijen", ms strike, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #999
MARSHALL ISLANDS
1908 cover to Jaluit franked with 20pf canc. by a dated "Elan Nania" ms strike, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1000
TOGO
1906 registered cover franked with 1m-5m Yacht, sent from Anecho to Nurnberg, v.f., with arrival pmk, Bothe cert.
Envelope
Catalog #16-19
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1000
GERMAN OCCUPATION ISSUES DURING WORLD WAR II

Unsold
Lot #1001
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF ALBANIA
1943 surcharged "1643" instead of "1943", errors, 2q, 5q, 10q & 25q, n.h., 10q with a tiny stain, otherwise fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.2,4,5,7I
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1002
BELGIAN LEGION POST
1943 "Langemark" sheetlet of four, overprint inverted, n.h., tiny erasure mark in margin, v.f. and rare, with 1992 Krischke cert.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.XXK
Catalog Value Euro 2,800
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1003
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF BOHEMIA AND MORAVIA
1943 Heydrich souvenir sheet in black, numbered "581", accompanied by part of the original booklet, n.h., some gum toning, virtually invisible from face, otherwise fine-v.f. example of thisWWII Occupation rarity, of the 1000 printed, only about 100 survived, many in bad condition
**
Catalog #Mi.Block I
Catalog Value Euro 15,000
Price Realized
$6,250.00

Lot #1004
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF BOHEMIA AND MORAVIA
1943 Heydrich souvenir sheet in black, numbered "613", n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., with 1993 Pofis cert.Of the 1000 printed, only about 100 survived, many in bad condition
**
Catalog #Mi.Block I
Catalog Value Euro 15,000
Price Realized
$9,500.00

Lot #1005
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF BOHEMIA AND MORAVIA
Theresienstadt.
1943 Issue, sheetlet of four, margins reduced, one stamp with a natural inclusion, v.f., each stamp signed Gilbert
Box **
Catalog #Mi.I
Catalog Value Euro 1,520+
Unsold
Lot #1006
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF ESTONIA
Elwa.
1941 3k light blue, imperf. single, part Elwa canc., v.f., signed Grobe, with 1990 Krischke cert.
u
Catalog #Mi.3
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1007
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF ESTONIA
Pernau.
1941 5k & 20k varieties with "Pernau" twice and "1941" omitted in plate of 6 with normal variety, also in strips of four (pos.95-98), also 5k bottom sheet margin pane of 20 with similar variety, mostly n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.5IV,8IV
Catalog Value Euro 1,000+
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1008
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF FRANCE
St. Nazaire.
1945 Ship, 50c and 2fr, unused without gum as issued, some minor toning, otherwise fine-v.f.
(*)
Catalog #Mi.1-2
Catalog Value Euro 340
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #1009
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF FRANCE
St. Nazaire.
1945 Ship, 50c and 2fr, used, rough perforations, fine,
u
Catalog #Mi.1-2
Catalog Value Euro 400
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1010
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF FRANCE
St. Nazaire.
1945 Ship, proofs on satin paper, set of two imperf. sheets of 10, each with tete beche, n.h., v.f. and unique set
Box P
Catalog #Mi.1-2P
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #1011
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF FRANCE
St. Nazaire.
1945 Ship, 50c and 2fr, each on cover, 50c overprinted "Liberation" and 2fr overprinted "Taxe Percue", fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.1-2
Catalog Value Euro 800
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1012
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF FRANCE
St. Nazaire.
1945 Ship, 50c and 2fr, set of two, overprinted "Liberation", unused without gum as issued, some minor toning, fine
(*)
Catalog #Mi.1-2
Catalog Value Euro 340
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1013
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF FRANCE
St. Nazaire.
1945 Ship, 50c and 2fr, set of two, used with additional franking (overprinted "Liberation") on cover, endorsed "Bureau ferme pour suite de bombardement", returned to sender, fine and interesting cover
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.1-2
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1014
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF FRANCE
St. Nazaire.
1945 Ship, 50c and 2fr, set of two, each overprinted "Liberation" and used on cover with additional franking, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.1-2
Catalog Value Euro 800
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1015
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF FRANCE
St. Nazaire.
1945 Ship, 50c and 2fr, set of two, each overprinted "Liberation" and used on cover with additional franking, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.1-2
Catalog Value Euro 800
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1016
French Legion Post
1941 Russian Bear souv. sheet, n.h., creases, otherwise v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.Block I
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1017
French Legion Post
1941 Russian Bear souv. sheet, marginal thin, stamp n.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #Mi.Block I
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1018
French Legion Post
1941 Russian Bear souv. sheet, h.r. and small marginal stain, stamp n.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #Mi.Block I
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #1019
French Legion Post
1941 Russian Bear souv. sheet imperforated, red printing omitted, with smeared blue ink (probably printer's waste), creases, otherwise fine and unusual item, signed Pickenpack
*
Catalog #Mi.Block IUF
Catalog Value Euro 1,800
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1020
French Legion Post
1941 Air Post, "Courrier Special Par Avion", set of two, used with additional franking on 1942 registered cover to Hungary, opened by censor, with Budapest arrival pmk, fine and most unusual civilian usage
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.II,III
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #1021
French Legion Post
1941 Air Post, "Courrier Special Par Avion", set of two, one with red inscriptions displaced to top, the other with multiple blue inscriptions, v.f., the latter signed Pickenpack
*
Catalog #Mi.II,IIIvar
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1022
French Legion Post
1941 Air Post, "Courrier Special Par Avion", set of two, each used with additional German Luftfeldpost franking on separate airletter sheets headed "Russland", sent in Dec. 1942 from the Russian front, violet"Feldpost Nr. 28440D" and sender's "Feldpost Nr. 38-017B" on reverse, fine
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.II,III
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1023
French Legion Post
1941 Air Post, large die proof (vertical format) in green, v.f., with embossed seal of the French "Gravure Instutute"
P
Catalog #Mi.IIP
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1024
French Legion Post
1941 Air Post, large die proof (vertical format) in blue, missing engraver's and artist's names from bottom, v.f. and extremely rare
P
Catalog #Mi.IIP
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #1025
French Legion Post
1941 Air Post, sheet margin imperforate single, v.f., signed Pickenpack, very rare
*
Catalog #Mi.IIU
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1026
French Legion Post
1941 Air Post, large die proof (horizontal format) in carmine, inscriptions omitted from bottom tablet, v.f., with embossed seal of the French "Gravure Instutute"
P
Catalog #Mi.IIIP
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1027
French Legion Post
1941 Air Post, "Front de L'Est Ostfront" inverted, set of two, v.f.
*
Catalog #Mi.IV-VK
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #1028
French Legion Post
1941 Air Post, "Front de L'Est Ostfront" double, sheet margin single, also another with overprint split at top, v.f., signed Brun
*
Catalog #Mi.IVDD
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #1029
French Legion Post
1942 Watch Over Stalingrad, imperforate block of four, also same without red printing, five imperforate blocks of four in various colors, each with matching tabs at right, showing unit emblems, unusedwithout gum as issued, v.f. and spectacular ensemble (six imperf. blocks), signed Pickenpack
Box P
Catalog #Mi.X,XP
Catalog Value Euro 7,200+
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #1030
French Legion Post
1942 Watch over Stalingrad, "F+1fr", two imperforate gutter sheets of 50, one in issued colors, other in violet only, without value or inscriptions, each sheet with 20 decorative tabs at sides, unusedwithout gum as issued, v.f. and possibly unique
Box P
Catalog #Mi.XP
Catalog Value Euro 22,400++
Unsold
Lot #1031
French Legion Post
1944 "Feldpost" blank letter, violet No.19440 unit dieststelle canc. (used by training staff and later liason staff of SS Grenadier Regiment No.58, a French SS unit), showing Camp Wildflecken return address,SS Grenadier's name and "der SS Charlemagne" regiment; also a cover used in 1943 with Luftfeldpost adhesive and French "F+1f" Panzer stamp, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1032
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF LITHUANIA
Vilnius.
1941 5k-1r, complete set, n.h., few gum wrinkles, fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.10-18
Catalog Value Euro 1,300
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1033
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF LITHUANIA
Vilnius.
1941 Vilnius, cplt set of nine, cancelled on unaddressed envelope by 28.8.41 cds, stamps fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.1-9
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1034
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF LITHUANIA
Rokiskis.
1941 5k-60k black and red overprints, complete sets, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.1-7a,b
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1035
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF LITHUANIA
Telsiai.
1941 1r red and black, type I, fine used, with Stolow Cert.
Catalog #Mi.10I
Catalog Value Euro 280
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1036
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF LITHUANIA
Zarazai.
1941 60k carmine, type III, overprint inverted, v.f. and scarce, signed Keiler, with 1987 Krischke cert.
**
Catalog #Mi.7bK
Catalog Value Euro 3,150
Unsold
Lot #1037
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF POLAND
1940 surcharges, cplt set, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.14-39
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1038
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF POLAND
1940 registered cover from Warsaw to Berlin, franked with 14 diff. surcharges, incl. five top values, cover faults, stamps v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.14/39
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1039
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF POLAND
1941-42 Hitler, 15 diff. values, imperf. sheets of 50, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.71/112U
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1040
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF POLAND
1941-42 Hitler, 15 diff. values, imperf. sheets of 50, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.71/112U
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1041
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF POLAND
1941 group of nine registered stationery cards from Warsaw to Istanbul and Lisbon, some with additional stamps removed by censors, fine-v.f. with arrival cds & red censor cachets. These cards are from a well known correspondence to Turkey and Portugal, in which the senders were communicating secret coded messages regarding the eventual formation of the new Polish army abroad
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1042
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF POLAND
1942 50+50gr Elsner, unfinished designed, die proof in sepia brown, on gummed paper, v.f., with Ludin cert.
P
Catalog #Mi.99P
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1043
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF POLAND
1943 Hitler, 12+12gr purple violet, imperf. pane of 25, unused without gum, proof on yellow paper, one stamp with small tear, others v.f.
Box P
Catalog #Mi.101P
Catalog Value Euro 3,750
Price Realized
$1,050.00

Lot #1044
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF POLAND
1943 Hitler's Birthday, large die proof in black, value tablet blank, with "Norge" inscription at right, v.f., with Ludin cert.
P
Catalog #Mi.103P
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #1045
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF POLAND
1944 50+50gr, 1+1zl imperforate pairs, v.f.
*
Catalog #Mi.123-24U
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1046
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF POLAND
Officials,
1943 two diff. imperf. pairs, each with denomination omitted, also two singles one in black, the other in lilac, showing frame and swastika only, v.f.
*
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1047
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF POLAND
Revenues.
1941-43 Coupons "1 punkt" for steel, leather, cigarettes, textiles etc., vert. strip of seven in blue, folded between stamps, fine-v.f.
(*)
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1048
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF POLAND
Revenues.
1941-43 Coupons "50 punkt" for steel, leather, cigarettes, textiles etc., vert. strip of 10 in orange, folded between stamps, very rare
(*)
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1049
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF POLAND
Revenues.
1941-43 Coupons "1 punkt" for steel, leather, cigarettes, textiles etc., smaller size in blue, sheet of 100, very rare
Box (*)
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1050
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF POLAND
Revenues.
1941-43 Coupons "2 punkt" for steel, leather, cigarettes, textiles etc., sheet of 100 in red, fine-v.f., very rare
Box (*)
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1051
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF POLAND
Revenues.
1941-43 Coupons "1 punkt" for sugar, sheet of 25, in red and pink, fine-v.f., very rare
Box *)
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1052
Ghetto Post
Litzmannstadt.
1941 payment coupon, black inscriptions on rose background, v.f.
*
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1053
Ghetto Post
Litzmannstadt.
1941 postal receipt with regulations pre-printed in black on brown background
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1054
Ghetto Post
Litzmannstadt.
1943 (ca) postal pass with regulations pre-printed in red on brown background
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1055
Ghetto Post
Litzmannstadt.
1943 (ca) ration-coupon for bread, with regulations pre-printed in black on brown background
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1056
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF RUSSIA
Pleskau.
1941 surcharged 60kop on 3pf brown and 60kop on 4pf dull blue, unissued varieties, each a top sheet margin copy, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Kosack, Kohler etc., very rare
**
Catalog #Mi.1P
Catalog Value Euro 7,000
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #1057
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF RUSSIA
Pleskau.
1942 Red Cross, perf. and imperf. souvenir sheet, the latter on white paper, minor corner creases, still fine-v.f. Cat. value for unhinged
Box *
Catalog #Mi.Block 2,4
Catalog Value Euro 1,050
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1058
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF RUSSIA
Pleskau.
1942 three employment-verification cards franked by three diff. adhesives, one registered, some toning; also two registered & censored covers from Ukraine, with Zaporoshje pmks, plus two parcel cards from Rowno & Sarny, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1059
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF SERBIA
1941 King Peter II, five different with double "Serbien" overprints, fine-v.f. "set" of double overprints
*
Catalog #Mi.2dd/12dd
Catalog Value Euro 924
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1060
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF SERBIA
1941 Madonna & Christ, eight, mostly diff. panes of 25, showing letters "E" facing right and left, middle five stamps without network, forming a cross incl. the rare Mi.54A1, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.54-7I-IV,AII
Catalog Value Euro 3,438
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1061
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF SUDETENLAND
Reichenberg-Maffersdorf.
1938 selection of five used on pieces, incl. 5H blue, 2Kc dark green, 1Kc carmine, plus 50+50H and 1+50H (used together), fine-v.f., signed Krischke, others (Mi.44,118,121,129-30)
u

Catalog Value Euro 840
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1062
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF SUDETENLAND
Reichenbach.
1936 blocks of four, n.h., v.f., signed Krischke etc.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.55-63
Catalog Value Euro 2,280
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1063
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF UKRAINE
Wosnessensk.
1942 1.20krb black, showing deformed "2" of 20 variety, used, few toned spots, usual centering, signed Keiller etc., fine
u
Catalog #Mi.2I
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$80.00

Lot #1064
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF UKRAINE
Wosnessensk.
1943 Ostarbaiter Camps (Slave labor camps for Eastern Europeans), specially printed double reply card from a Labor Camp in Germany, Dessau 16.9.43 to a small village near Kiev, v.f., rare
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.P310A
Catalog Value Euro 150+
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1065
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF UKRAINE
Wosnessensk.
1943 Ostarbaiter Camps, specially printed double reply card from "Lager Bamberg" in Germany, written back home to Ukraine, v.f., rare
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.P310A
Catalog Value Euro 150+
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1066
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF UKRAINE
Wosnessensk.
1943 Ostarbaiter Camps, specially printed double reply card from a Labor Camp in Germany, written back home to Ukraine, v.f., rare,
Envelope
Catalog #MI.P310A
Catalog Value Euro 150+
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1067
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF UKRAINE
Wosnessensk.
1943 Ostarbaiter Camps, specially printed double reply card from a Labor Camp in Germany, written back home to Ukraine, v.f., rare,
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.P310A
Catalog Value Euro 150
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1068
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF UKRAINE
Wosnessensk.
1943 Ostarbaiter Camps, five specially printed double reply cards from diff. Labor Camps in Germany, written back home to Ukraine, v.f., rare,
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.P310A
Catalog Value Euro 750
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1069
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF UKRAINE
Wosnessensk.
1943 Ostarbaiter Camps, balance of the archive, with 240 single cards and 195 specially printed double reply cards from diff. Labor Camps in Germany, written back home to Ukraine, tremendous amount of markings, some wear and tear, generallyfine or better. A great lot, of considerable research value,
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.P310,P310A,F
Catalog Value Euro 51,000+
Price Realized
$11,500.00

Lot #1070
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF ZANTE
1943 red overprints, 25c green, 50c light violet and 50c dark brown, n.h., the latter signed GPSY, fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.1-3II
Catalog Value Euro 360
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1071
GERMAN FIELDPOST ISSUES
1943 North Africa, Fieldpost free-frank to Cosel/OS, violet Palm Tree at LR, also Feldpost 2.3.10-43 and "F.P." at top, fine and scarce cover, with 1957 cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1072
GERMAN FIELDPOST ISSUES
1942 North Africa, the so-called "Rommel booklet", with stamps of French Tunisia, France, Italy and Libia, simulated signature of Rommel and various pmks, numbered "1008" of 2000 issued, v.f.
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1073
GERMAN FIELDPOST ISSUES
1942 two fieldpost letters from Stalingrad, one with "14725B" number, another franked with Luftfeldpost adhesive (creased), fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1074
GERMAN FIELDPOST ISSUES
1944 Crete, perforated single used on cover, sent from "68017", fine
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.7A
Catalog Value Euro 700
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1075
GERMAN FIELDPOST ISSUES
1944 Crete, perf. single used on cover, showing return address of Vienna, filing fold away from the stamp, fine, signed Rungas
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.7A
Catalog Value Euro 700
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1076
GERMAN FIELDPOST ISSUES
1944 Rhodes, rouletted single used on cover from "68066A", fine
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.8B
Catalog Value Euro 400
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1077
GERMAN FIELDPOST ISSUES
1944 flown cover with "Taxe Percue 40pf" ms, addressed to the "Alien-Detention-Station" in Seagoville, Texas, censored by both German & US authorities, stained, but with clear markings, very rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1078
GERMAN FIELDPOST ISSUES
1945 Leros, perf. single, n.h., v.f., signed Rungas
**
Catalog #Mi.11A
Catalog Value Euro 1,800
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1079
Soviet Propaganda Issues
1941 two Russian propaganda leaflets calling on German soldiers to surrender and assuring them of decent treatment, toned and faulty but text well preserved
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1080
Soviet Propaganda Issues
1941 Soviet Propaganda newspaper "Front Illustrierte fur den Deutschen Soldaten", issued August 1941 with photos of "wonderful" conditions in Russian P.O.W. camps, etc.
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1081
Soviet Propaganda Issues
1942 unused postal card with "Von Brauchitsch" on picture side, pre-printed postmark and "Schlagt Ir Hitlers Bande Tot, Habt Ihr Frieden Gleich und Brot" on reverse, v.f., with Dr.Kirchner cert.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.21BII
Catalog Value Euro 1,700
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1082
Soviet Propaganda Issues
1942 unused postal card with "Von Bock" on picture side, pre-printed "Feldpost" and "Weist Du, wer das ist..." on reverse, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.21DI
Catalog Value Euro 1,700
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1083
Soviet Propaganda Issues
1942 unused postal card with "Von Leeb" on picture side, pre-printed "Feldpost", also "Weist Du, wer das ist..." on reverse, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.21DIII
Catalog Value Euro 1,700
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1084
Soviet Propaganda Issues
1942 unused postal card with "Wilhelm List" on picture side, pre-printed "Feldpost" and "Weist Du, wer das ist..." on reverse, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.21DIV
Catalog Value Euro 1,700
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1085
Soviet Propaganda Issues
1942 unused postal card with "Walter von Reichenau" on picture side, pre-printed "Feldpost" and "Weist Du, wer das ist..." on reverse, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.21DV
Catalog Value Euro 1,700
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1086
Soviet Propaganda Issues
1942 unused postal card with von Rundstedt on picture side, pre-printed "Feldpost" and "Weist Du, wer das ist..." on reverse, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.21DVI
Catalog Value Euro 1,700
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1100
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1p black, selection of 21, variety of canc., few with full margins, most with margins touching, faults to be expected, otherwise fine
u
Catalog #1
Catalog Value ^L4,725+
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1101
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1p black, red canc., margins all around, interesting plate flaw showing a hairline scratch at right
Catalog #1var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1102
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1p black, two singles, margins all around, used on FL to London, Liverpool 28 July, 1840 departure pmk on back, some minor toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1103
GREAT BRITAIN
1880 2sh pale brown, used, small faults, fine appearance (SG 121)
u
Catalog #56
Catalog Value ^L2,000
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1104
GREAT BRITAIN
1876 unissued 8p brown lilac, unused without gum, possibly reperforated, otherwise fine and rare (SG 156a)
(*)
Catalog #72
Catalog Value ^L4,500
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #1105
GREAT BRITAIN
1878 10sh slate, good color, well centered, fine (SG 128)
u
Catalog #74
Catalog Value ^L2,000
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1106
GREAT BRITAIN
1878 ^L1 brown lilac, "Leith Jy 12, 82" cds, bright color, slight toning, otherwise fine, signed Diena (SG 129)
u
Catalog #75
Catalog Value ^L2,750
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1107
GREAT BRITAIN
1882 5sh rose, Bluish paper, "Registered" pmk, perf faults, creases and toning, fine appearance (SG 130)
u
Catalog #90
Catalog Value ^L2,500
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1108
GREAT BRITAIN
1882 10sh slate, excellent centering, few minor faults, otherwise v.f. (SG 135)
u
Catalog #91
Catalog Value ^L2,800
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #1109
GREAT BRITAIN
1882 ^L1 brown lilac, used, well centered, corner creases, v.f. appearance (SG 136)
u
Catalog #92
Catalog Value ^L5,500
Price Realized
$1,350.00

Lot #1110
GREAT BRITAIN
1882 ^L5 orange, unused single overprinted "Specimen", fine
S
Catalog #93S
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1111
GREAT BRITAIN
1882 ^L5 bright orange, "Little Sussex" 1894 and boxed registry postmarks, repaired, few heavy creases, v.f. appearance of this key value (SG 137)
u
Catalog #93
Catalog Value ^L2,750
Price Realized
$1,050.00

Lot #1112
GREAT BRITAIN
1883-84 2sh6p-10sh, three values, white paper, well centered, bright color, l.h., fresh and v.f., seldom seen in such pristine condition (SG 178,180,183)
*
Catalog #96,108-109
Catalog Value ^L2,400
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #1113
GREAT BRITAIN
1887-92 Victoria, six cplt sets, h.r., mostly fresh, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #111-22
Catalog Value ^L2,940
Price Realized
$1,550.00

Lot #1114
GREAT BRITAIN
1896 cover to Bogorodsk, Russia, franked with 1/2p orange, tied by "Cornholme" canc., with triangular "MR" and violet Moscow hs, forwarded from Moscow by the local Zemstvo post with Bogorodsk 2k orange brown added to pay for localdelivery, tied by violet cds, with Moscow transit and Bogorodsk arrival pmks on reverse, v.f. (a few more GB/Zemstvo combination covers exist, most with damaged franking) and rare mixed franking, ex-Faberge
Envelope
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #1115
GREAT BRITAIN
1902 Edward, 2shp-^L1, four value, bright color, fresh paper, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., seldom seen in such pristine condition (SG 317-320)
*
Catalog #139-142
Catalog Value ^L2,365
Price Realized
$2,200.00

Lot #1116
GREAT BRITAIN
1934 11/2p George V, imperf. and gummed trial color proofs, three diff. blocks of four, greenish black, red and blue, v.f., rare (SG 441P)
Box P
Catalog #212P
Catalog Value ^L2,400++
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1117
GREAT BRITAIN
Air Post.
1930-70 collection of 150+ flown covers and cards, many first flights incl. to Asia and Africa, semi-official air post with air post exhibition labels, private companies, also Balloon, Helicopter and Rocket flights, many interesting and unusual items, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1118
GREAT BRITAIN
Air Post.
1931 New York to North Pole Wilkins-Ellsworth Arctic Submarine Expedition cover with US & GB franking, signed by Hubert Wilkins, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1119
GREAT BRITAIN
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 4th SAF to Brazil, with G.W.R. Air Service 3d adhesive, also regular franking, with "Via Condor-Zeppelin" hs added on arrival, little toning, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1120
GREAT BRITAIN
Officials.
1892 ^L1 green, fine used, rare
Catalog #O15
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1121
GREAT BRITAIN
Postal Stationery.
1854-57 proof sheetlet showing 10 embossed designs from 1/2p to 1sh (green), all in issued colors, fresh and v.f. A rare and desirable exhibition item
E
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1122
GREAT BRITAIN
Telegraph Stamps.
1882 ^L5 gold, imperforate single overprinted "Specimen", fine
S
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1123
GREAT BRITAIN
Prisoner of War Mail.
1945 11/2 postal stationery card addressed to POW Camp "Huryojokyoku, Tokyo, Japan", with censor hs & showing a framed "Returned in Undelivered Mails from Territory Formerly Occupied by Japanese Forces" violet hs, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1124
Morocco Agencies
Zeppelin Flights.
1934 10th SAF card to Brazil, v.f., with Friedrichshafen connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1125
British Offices in the Turkish Empire
1889 2p Victoria registered letter envelope addressed to Copenhagen, Denmark, additionally franked with 40p on 21/2p and bearing the rare imperf. "Express D'Orient" label in black, both tied by British Post Offices,Constantinople cds, Copenhagen arrival on reverse, slight cover stain, fine and scarce Orient Express cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #1126
British Offices in the Turkish Empire
1906 Edward, 1pi on 2p green and carmine, Beirut Printing, l.h., fine, with 2000 BPA cert. (SG 15)
*
Catalog #25
Catalog Value ^L1,300
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1127
British Offices in the Turkish Empire
1909 registered ppc to Germany, multi-country franking incl. British, German, Austrian, Russian, Italian and French Levant, also stamps from Turkey cancelled "Sirkedji", others used in Constantinople
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1128
British Offices in the Turkish Empire
1910 registered cover to Germany ? (address label removed), franked with five diff. surcharges to 5pi on 1sh, Constantinople British Post Office pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1129
Great Britain Used Abroad
1858 FL from Havana via London to Santadere, franked with GB 3x1sh green, vertical strip of three, wing margin at right, red "PD", with transit & arrival pmks, fine and rare cover with super franking
Envelope
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #1130
British Forces in North Russia
1918 ppc (Archangelsk) to England, censored "X20" in black, with "Mailed from H.M.Ship Charge to be Raised" boxed hs, with London 10 Sept. 1918 arrival pmk, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1131
British Forces in North Russia
1918 ppc (Solovetski Monastery) to England, censored "X20" in violet, with "Army Post Office 11 Nov.18 P.B.2" postmark, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1132
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
1918 ppc to England, censored "X20" in violet, with "Army Post Office 25 Oct.18 P.B.2" postmark, also violet "40" hs, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1132
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH

Unsold
Lot #1133
ADEN
1937 Dhow, complete set, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 1-12)
*
Catalog #1-12
Catalog Value ^L500
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1134
ANTIGUA
1913-29 George V, 5sh, two diff., four of each, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #41,63
Catalog Value ^L340
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1135
AUSTRALIA
1929 Kangaroos, cplt set of 7, good colors and fresh, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #SG 107-14
Catalog Value ^L2,250
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #1136
AUSTRALIA
1932 Sydney Harbor Bridge, 5sh green, l.h., v.f. (SG 143)
*
Catalog #132
Catalog Value ^L375
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1137
AUSTRALIA
1932 Sydney Harbor Bridge, 5sh green, l.h., v.f. (SG 143)
*
Catalog #132
Catalog Value ^L375
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1138
AUSTRALIA
1932 Sydney Harbor Bridge, 5sh green, h.r., v.f. (SG 143)
*
Catalog #132
Catalog Value ^L375
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1139
AUSTRALIA
1932 Sydney Harbor Bridge, 5sh green, h.r., v.f. (SG 143)
*
Catalog #132
Catalog Value ^L375
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1140
AUSTRALIA
1932 Sydney Harbor Bridge, 5sh green, light canc., v.f. (SG 143)
Catalog #132
Catalog Value ^L180
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #1141
AUSTRALIA
1932 Sydney Harbor Bridge, 5sh green, light canc., v.f. (SG 143)
u
Catalog #132
Catalog Value ^L180
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1142
AUSTRALIA
1932 Sydney Harbor Bridge, used block of four, central canc., UL stamp position "1" showing major retouch, v.f., scarce (SG 143var)
Box
Catalog #132,var
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1143
AUSTRALIA
1949-50 Arms, cplt set, n.h., v.f. (SG 224b-224d)
**
Catalog #218-21
Catalog Value ^L156
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1144
AUSTRALIA
1966-71 issue, blocks of 4, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #394-417
Catalog Value ^L320
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1145
AUSTRALIA
Air Post.
1914, May 26 failed attempted flight Melbourne to Sydney by American pilot "Wizard" Stone, special ppc, ms dated message reads "This is by the first flying post". Unlisted in AAMC, Muller 2, 25,000 points; Eustis 2
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1146
AUSTRALIA
Air Post.
1914, July, 16 First successful air mail delivery in Australia (French Pilot Gillaux), Melbourne to Sydney, special flown card, small faults, scarce (Muller 3, 17,500 points)
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1147
AUSTRALIA
Air Post.
1919 Capt. Butler's flight from Minalton to Adelaide, illustrated and numbered flown card, light crease away from the stamp, scarce (Muller 7a, 17,500 points)
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1148
AUSTRALIA
Air Post.
1919 Ross-Smith sheetlet with full margins all around, little overall gum toning, otherwise v.f., signed Diena etc., with BPA cert., extremely rare
*
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #1149
AUSTRALIA
Australian Antarctic Territory.
1966 Issue, two cplt sets, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #L8-18
Catalog Value ^L140
Price Realized
$85.00

Lot #1150
BAHAMAS
1951 5sh George VI, perf.14, block of four, one stamp l.h., others n.h., slight gum creases, otherwise v.f., with Brandon cert.
Box *\**
Catalog #SG 156e
Catalog Value ^L92+
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1151
BAHAMAS
War Tax.
1918 3p brown, overprint inverted, natural gum bend not mentioned on accompanying cert., l.h., v.f., with 1978 Brandon cert. (SG 94b)
*
Catalog #MR3a
Catalog Value ^L1,000
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1152
BAHRAIN
1955 surcharges, blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #SG 94-96
Catalog Value ^L128
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1153
BATUM
British Occupation.
1918 provisional handstamp with control seal No.1., postage 15k indicated by ms notation, v.f. and scarce
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1154
BATUM
British Occupation.
1919 "Active Service" envelope to England, with "Field Post Office 80" (Batum) canc. 24 March, 1919, just 11 days before first Batum stamps were issued, cover wear & tear, with some back reinforcing, otherwise fine and very rare military cover from Batum. Ashford states (page 107 of the handbook) that only 7 such covers are known
Envelope
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #1155
BATUM
British Occupation.
1920 registered cover to Switzerland, franked with 12 diff. incl. 7 surcharges, fine-v.f., with Basel arrival pmk. A rare, albeit philatelic cover, with Rossica cert., also pictured in Ceresa's Book "A" (page 153), where he states that this is the only known cover with Scott's No.50
Envelope
Catalog #16/20,24/50
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1156
BATUM
British Occupation.
1920 50r on 15k perf., v.f., rare (SG 28)
*
Catalog #32
Catalog Value ^L450
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #1157
BATUM
British Occupation.
1923 registered cover with violet Batum registry hs, sent to Baku, franked on reverse with 15 Georgian handstamped surcharges (5 diff.), fine-v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1158
BERMUDA
1938 12sh6p deep gray and brownish orange, l.h., v.f., with Brandon cert. stating "small gum adhesions"
*
Catalog #SG 120
Catalog Value ^L475
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1159
BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA
1896 ^L1 blue and black, perfectly centered, beautiful color, l.h., v.f. (SG 40)
*
Catalog #40
Catalog Value ^L800
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1160
BRITISH EAST AFRICA
1890 Victoria, surcharged set of three, h.r., fine-v.f., with 2004 Brandon cert. (SG 1-3)
*
Catalog #1-3
Catalog Value ^L1,200
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #1161
BRITISH EAST AFRICA
1890-94, 1r gray, imperf. at top, well centered, fine
*
Catalog #26
Catalog Value ^L250
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1162
BRITISH EAST AFRICA
1897 overprints, 6 diff., unused or original gum, fine-v.f.
*(*)
Catalog #88/98
Catalog Value ^L250
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1163
CANADA
1851 6p slate violet, black canc., margins all around to just touching at bottom, fine (SG 2, ^L900)
u
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,350
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1164
CANADA
1855 6p slate gray, black target canc., full margins all around, v.f. (SG 10, ^L950)
u
Catalog #4
Catalog Value 1,000
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #1165
CANADA
1851 6p brown purple, v.f. single tied by heavy target strike on FL from Melbourne to Pembrooke, red Dec.9 date stamp at BL, filing fold just missing the stamp, fine
Envelope
Catalog #5a
Catalog Value 2,000
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1166
CANADA
1857 71/2p green, faint red canc., full margins all around, thin, v.f. appearance (SG 12, ^L1,500)
u
Catalog #9
Catalog Value 2,000
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1167
CANADA
1897 Jubilee, $1-$5 cplt, h.r., fresh and fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #60-65
Catalog Value 5,407
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #1168
CANADA
1898-1902 Queen Victoria Numeral Issue, imperf. plate proofs on wove, six diff. blocks of four, incl. 1/2c, 1c, 2c carmine, 5c, 8c & 10c, fresh and v.f.
Box P
Catalog #74/83P
Catalog Value 6,800
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1169
CANADA
1923 $1 orange, wide margins all around, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #122
Catalog Value 200
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1170
CANADA
Air Post.
1928 combination flight cover Yukon Airways and Western Canada Airways, also two additional 1930 flight covers with black and violet labels, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1171
CANADA
Zeppelin Flights.
1930 Dirigible R-100, cover franked with three 5c airmail, tied by "Montreal St. Hubert Aug.9 1930" cds, sent to Switzerland, with arrival at upper left, one stamp slightly affected from placement, otherwise v.f. Whilesuch covers were not actually carried on the airship, they are seldom found used to overseas destinations
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1172
CANADA
Zeppelin Flights.
1930 South America Flight, large cover sent from Regina, Saskatoon (Apr.24) to Chief Postmaster, Friedrichshafen, where it was additionally franked with Germany 2m South America Flight adhesive (C38), cancelled on board, and finally returned to Regina, with Montreal, Seville, Friedrichshafen and Winnipeg transit pmks, fine and scarce, well travelled Zeppelin cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1173
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
1855 1sh dark green, square pair, margins all around, fine
Catalog #6a
Catalog Value ^L1,000
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1174
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
Mafeking Siege.
1900 1p Goodyear and 3p Baden-Powell, each used on piece, some light toning, fine (SG 17,19)
u
Catalog #178-179
Catalog Value ^L675
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1175
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
Mafeking Siege.
1905 Sir Baden Powell, ALS (four-page letter) dated Oct.17, 1905, with 32, Princess Gate S.W. address imprinted at top, to Sir Pendon, signed "B.Baden Powell", fine. Baden Powell served in India and later commanded thedefense of Mafeking in the Boer War. He is best known however as the founder (1908) of the Boy Scouts and with his sister Agnes of the Girl Scouts (1910)
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1176
CEYLON
Postal Stationary.
1888-91 unused stationery card 3c on 5c with 61/2mm black "3" only (Robson Lowe "VV" (very valuable), private hs at left, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #HG 23
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1177
CHRISTMAS ISLAND
1922-34 5c (2) and 10c, three different, used in combination with French Polyensia stamps on three covers sent via Papeete, Tahiti to USA, two addressed to Roessler, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1178
COOK ISLANDS
1893 Queen Takau, two die proofs of the vignette only, in red brown on wove paper, with surrounding frame not incorporated into the final design, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1179
CYPRUS
Zeppelin Flights.
1935 1st SAF to Brazil, registered from Nicosia, attractive cachet and franking, v.f., with Sieger cert., rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1180
DOMINICA
1903 1/2p-5sh, cplt set, overprinted Specimen in black, some toning, 2sh6p creased, fine-v.f. (SG 27S-36S)
S
Catalog #25S-34S
Catalog Value ^L130
Price Realized
$80.00

Lot #1181
DOMINICA
1923 ^L1 violet and black, well centered, l.h., v.f. (SG 91)
*
Catalog #85
Catalog Value ^L225
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1182
EAST AFRICA
1903-19 collection on Scott's album pages, virtually complete, incl. 10r, 20r (overprinted Specimen), 1904-07 complete to 50r, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 1/64)
*
Catalog #1/64
Catalog Value ^L3,950+
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #1183
EAST AFRICA AND UGANDA PROTECTORATES
1921-22 two registered covers from Nairobi to USA, variety of frankings, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #40/62
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1184
FALKLAND ISLANDS
1929 George V, ^L1 black on red, used on piece, lightly canc., fine (SG 126)
u
Catalog #64
Catalog Value ^L375
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1185
FALKLAND ISLANDS
1933 Centenary, cplt set, h.r., fresh, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #65-76
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #1186
GAMBIA
Postal Stationery.
1960 6p carmine, proof on blue paper, diagonal crease, otherwise fine and scarce
P
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1187
GIBRALTAR
1855 FL to Genoa, with 3-line "Gibraltar Ship Letter" handstamped in blue, also red "Via di Mare" and arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1188
GIBRALTAR
1912 George V, 1/2p-^L1, set of 10, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 76-85)
*
Catalog #66-75
Catalog Value ^L275
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1189
GIBRALTAR
1960 Queen Elizabeth, cplt set, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #132-45
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1190
GIBRALTAR
Zeppelin Flights.
1930 return flight, Seville-Friedrichshafen segment, cover with 1p franking, tied by "Gibraltar 4 July, 30" cds, v.f. One of the rarest Zeppelin dispatches, only 5 cards and 5 covers flown, also signed by Dr.Hugo Eckener
Envelope
Catalog #Si.64XVI
Unsold
Lot #1191
GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS
1911 overprints, cplt set, l.h. or n.h., light gum spots, otherwise fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #1-7
Catalog Value ^L130
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #1192
HONG KONG
1936 two advertising covers to Canada, franked with a total of 8 adhesives, one with some defects and stained, other v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1193
HONG KONG
1997 $5 Unification, uncut pane of 12 souv. sheets, showing additional perforated images at right, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #798Avar
Unsold
Lot #1194
INDIA
1854 4a Victoria, Head IIIa, Frame I, very fresh, margins all around except touching at top, fine
Catalog #SG 21
Catalog Value ^L1,100
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1195
INDIA
Fiscal Stamps.
1871 Court Fee, 1a black die proof on glazed card, some edge toning, otherwise fine
P
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1196
INDIA
Telegraph Stamps.
1891-93 50r carmine red, h.r., v.f., rare
*
Catalog #YT 28
Catalog Value Euro 1,700
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1197
INDIAN STATES
Chamba.
1938 George VI, 1r-25r, six high values, 5r and 10r n.h., rest l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 94-99)
*
Catalog #82-87
Catalog Value ^L668
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #1198
INDIAN STATES
Gwalior.
1885 1/2a-1r, set of eight, 1/2a, 1a and 2a h.r., balance unused without gum, few minor faults, fine-v.f. (SG 4-11)
*(*)
Catalog #1-8
Catalog Value ^L425
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1199
INDIAN STATES
Gwalior.
1942-49 1r-25r, set of six high values, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 112-117)
*
Catalog #112-117
Catalog Value ^L276
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1200
INDIAN STATES
Jaipur.
Officials, 1941-46 1r bistre & gray black, block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #O29
Catalog Value 600+
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1201
INDIAN STATES
Jind.
1885 1/2a-1r, set of six, 4a reprint, 1a unused without gum, rest h.r., few small faults, fine appearance (SG 1-6)
*
Catalog #33-38
Catalog Value ^L850
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #1202
INDIAN STATES
Nabha.
1885-97 1/2a-6r, complete set, l.h. or h.r., 1r with small faults, fine-v.f. (SG 14-33)
*
Catalog #11-25
Catalog Value ^L300
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1203
INDIAN STATES
Patiala.
1884 1/2a-1r, set of six, h.r., 1a unused without gum, 2a with tiny thin, fine-v.f. (SG 1-6)
*
Catalog #1-6
Catalog Value ^L500
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1204
INDIAN STATES
Patiala.
1885 1r gray, showing "Auttialla" error, h.r., some light toning, fine (SG 10a)
*
Catalog #9a
Catalog Value ^L400
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #1205
JAMAICA
1859 FL franked with GB 6p, canc. AO1 and tied by Kingston July 2, 59 pmk, sent via London to Manchester, transit and arrival pmks, cover repairs, fine appearance
Envelope
Price Realized
$75.00

Lot #1206
JORDAN
1922 10p on 10p ultramarine, small h.r., fresh and v.f. example of this rarity, signed Bloch
*
Catalog #SG 35
Catalog Value ^L1,800+
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1207
JORDAN
1923 1m sepia, overprinted in gold, reading downwards, overprint double, one in black, n.h., pencil mark on reverse, fine (cat. value for hinged)
**
Catalog #SG 98Acb
Catalog Value ^L900
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1208
JORDAN
1923 1p deep indigo, overprinted in gold, reading downwards, lower right margin block of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (cat. value for hinged singles)
Box **
Catalog #SG 103A
Catalog Value ^L2,600+
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1209
JORDAN
1923 1p deep indigo, overprinted in gold, reading downwards, fine used
u
Catalog #SG 103A
Catalog Value ^L750
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1210
JORDAN
1923 stamps of Saudi Arabia surcharged, 1/2p scarlet, vert. pair, one stamp with inverted overprint, fine-v.f., with BPA cert.
*
Catalog #SG 112var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1211
JORDAN
1924 stamps of Saudi Arabia surcharged, 1p blue, overprinted in gold, horiz. strip of five, imperf. vertically, unused without gum, one stamp with tear at bottom, creases, mostly between stamps, very rare
(*)
Catalog #SG 118dc
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1212
JORDAN
1930 Emir Abdullah, 14 stamps, perf. or overprinted Specimen, fine-v.f.
S
Catalog #SG 195/207S
Catalog Value ^L170
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1213
KENYA
Revenues.
1972-73 20sh Kenya Hospital Insurance, five diff. imperf. proofs in orange or blue, affixed on separate Bradbury-Wilkinson presentation cards, marked "approved", fine-v.f., unique
P
Unsold
Lot #1214
LABUAN
1895 registered cover from Brunei to London franked with Brunei 1/2c-8c, seven diff., sent via Labuan where four surcharges were added, some stains as often, otherwise fine and attractive combination cover, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #1215
LEEWARD ISLANDS
1897 Jubilee Issue, cplt set, h.r., fine-v.f., with handstamped guarantee marks
*
Catalog #9-16
Catalog Value ^L600
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1216
MADAGASCAR
Consular Mail.
1884-85 selection of 8 diff., four with original gum (in corner), rest unused, usual condition, mostly fine (Scott 6,16,26,33,36-37,45,53)
*
Catalog #6/53
Catalog Value ^L1,540
Price Realized
$1,050.00

Lot #1217
MALAYAN STATES
1942 registered cover from Syonan to Medan, Sumatra, franked with 10 overprints on stamps of Perak, Straits Settlements and Negri Sembilan, violet censor chops, with departure and arrival pmks on reverse
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1218
MALAYAN STATES
Johore.
1949 cover from Batu Pahat to Czechoslovakia, franked with pair of 2c ocher, taxed "6 centimes", v.f. usage to an unusual destination
Envelope
Catalog #131
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1219
MALAYAN STATES
Perak.
1900 stampless cover to Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, with red ms "Paid", also 31 Oct.1900 departure pmk and transit and arrival pmks, v.f., rare example of usage due to shortage of stamps
Envelope
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #1220
MALTA
1828 document headed "Malta", probably an obligation bond, with attached small FL to Trieste, with intact seal, overall toning, otherwise fine and rare
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1221
MALTA
1858 outer FL to Napoli, franked with GB 1p+2p canc. "M", endorsed "per Quentin", red departure and arrival date stamps on reverse, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1222
MALTA
1919 10sh black, well centered, l.h., fresh and v.f. (SG 96)
*
Catalog #65
Catalog Value ^L2,500
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #1223
MALTA
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 3rd SAF to Brazil, some tape markings on back, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1224
MAURITIUS
1859 2p deep blue, re-engraved by Sherwin, "14" canc., margins cut in at upper left, thin, fine appearance of this rare stamp (SG 40)
u
Catalog #15
Catalog Value ^L4,000
Price Realized
$0.00

Lot #1225
MAURITIUS
1862 mourning cover sent to Lancaster City, Pennsylvania, franked with Britannia 6p blue horizontal pair (margins touching at right) and Victoria 1p brown lilac and 4p rose, prepaying the 1sh5p letter rate to the U.S., stampstied by oval "B53" canc., with Mauritius departure on reverse, red "London Paid" transit and New York 5c Postage Due arrival, fine and scarce trans-Atlantic cover with colorful mixed issue franking, with 1986 BPA cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #1226
MONTSERRAT
1932 Tercentenary, complete set, used, fine-v.f. (SG 84-93)
u
Catalog #75-84
Catalog Value ^L325
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1227
NATAL
1900 Ladysmith Siege, lot of 5 local postcards comprising 2x type "A" pmkd Ladysmith "FE 27 1900" but unused (one creased), 1 type B used from Durban to Pietermaritzburg (toned), another ty.C used from Heidelberg with GB 1p canc. FPO No.13(card with small tear) and used to Cape Colony, and ty.E stampless with barred "2" used March 4th (after the Siege was lifted) to Umzimkulu, fine lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1228
NEVIS
1867 1sh yellow green, well centered, h.r., some perf. staining at top, otherwise v.f., with 1981 BPA cert. (SG 14)
*
Catalog #11
Catalog Value ^L850
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1229
NEWFOUNDLAND
1865 FL franked with 1d red brown, margins all around except just in at left, cancelled in black, with red St.John's Newfoundland July 25, 1865 and addressed to Christmas Island, with North Sydney, July 27 and Sydney July28, 1865 arrival postmarks. Little ageing, otherwise fine and extremely rare usage, with 2004 Vincent Greene cert. stating "although the stamp is not tied, in our opinion it belongs on the cover"
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 5,750
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #1230
NEWFOUNDLAND
1911 1c black, horiz. pair, plate proof on card, v.f.
P
Catalog #104P
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1231
NEWFOUNDLAND
1920 cover from St.Johns to St.Georges, franked with 2c on 15c narrow surcharge, v.f. and scarce on cover
Envelope
Catalog #128
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1232
NEWFOUNDLAND
1928 1c Map of Newfoundland, official die proof in gray black, encased in special frame, dated and signed on back, v.f., unique
P
Catalog #145P
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1233
NEWFOUNDLAND
1932-37 2c green, imperf. block of four, unused without gum, v.f.
Box (*)
Catalog #186c
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1234
Newfoundland Air Post
1919 $1 surcharges, vertical pair, bottom stamp with missing comma, h.r., v.f.
*
Catalog #C2,2a
Catalog Value ^L440
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1235
Newfoundland Air Post
1921 35c red, block of four, showing three different settings, incl. bottom left stamp with narrow setting, top stamps h.r., bottom stamps n.h., fine-v.f.
Box *\**
Catalog #C3,C3b,C3f
Catalog Value 710
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1236
Newfoundland Air Post
1921 Halifax, Nov.26 cover from St. Johns to Richou, endoursed "By Aeroplane from Botwood to Halifax", v.f. with slogan canc. on back
Envelope
Catalog #C3a
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1237
Newfoundland Air Post
1932 DO-X, $1.50 on $1 blue, l.h., v.f. (SG 105)
*
Catalog #C12
Catalog Value ^L200
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1238
Newfoundland Air Post
1932 DOX surchage, tied by May 20 St.John's pmk on small cover to England, endorsed "By Dornier X flying Boat Newfoundland-Europe" at bottom, Cantenbury arrival 26 May, 32 pmk, v.f., with Royal cert.
Envelope
Catalog #C12
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1239
Newfoundland Air Post
1934 Balbo Flight, $4.50 on 75c, well centered, l.h., v.f. (SG 235)
*
Catalog #C18
Catalog Value ^L275
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1240
Newfoundland Air Post
1933 General Balbo flight cover addressed to England, franked with $4.50 on 75c, tied by St.Johns cds, with special "Crociera Aere del Decennale Italia-Nord-America" cachet in blue, Shoal Harbour and blue Rometransit pmks on reverse, with Spinkhill, Sheffield arrival, v.f. and attractive cover
Envelope
Catalog #C18
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1241
NEW GUINEA
1914 G.R.I. Surcharges, 8d on 80pf lake and black, setting 2, pos.9, l.h., with black album page offset on back, otherwise v.f., with 1998 Holcombe cert. (SG 58)
*
Catalog #38
Catalog Value ^L400
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1242
NEW SOUTH WALES
1890 20sh ultramarine, perf. 10 and perf. 11, usual centering, fine
*
Catalog #88a,88b
Catalog Value ^L450
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1243
NEW SOUTH WALES
Semi-Postals.
1897 Jubilee, 1sh green and 2sh6p rose, blue and gold, the latter overprinted Specimen in red, without gum, 1sh l.h., fine (SG 280-81S)
S
Catalog #B1,B2S
Catalog Value ^L200
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1244
NEW SOUTH WALES
Officials.
1879 5p dark green, block of 4, fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #O6
Price Realized
$80.00

Lot #1245
NEW ZEALAND
1857 1s blue green, margins all around, good color, small faults, fine appearance
Catalog #SG 17
Catalog Value ^L1,200
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1246
NEW ZEALAND
1900 Boer War commemorative issue, 11/2d chestnut, vert. imperforate pair, folded between stamps, h.r., fine and rare imperf. variety
*
Catalog #SG 275ca
Catalog Value ^L600
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1247
NEW ZEALAND
1925-35 issues, blocks of 4, fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #179-81,C6-8
Catalog Value ^L164
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1248
NEW ZEALAND
1954-60 four diff. unexploded booklets, 4sh and 4s6d, two of each, v.f.
Booklet
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1249
NEW ZEALAND
Postal-Fiscals.
1940 surcharges, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #SG F187-90
Catalog Value ^L425
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1250
NIUE
1941-45 overprints on New Zealand Fiscals, n.h., v.f.
*\**
Catalog #86A-D
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1251
NORTH BORNEO
1905 registered cover from Sandakan to England, franked with various adhesives, some toning, otherwise v.f., with arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1252
NOVA SCOTIA
1851 1p sepia brown, plate proof on wove, v.f.
P
Catalog #1P
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1253
NOVA SCOTIA
1855 (Nov.20) outer FL to Liverpool, franked with 2x3p deep blue, plus diagonal half of 3p, paying the 71/2p rate to England, margins all around, right stamp creased, Amherst departure pmk on reverse, Dec.2 London arrival on front, fine andrare bisect, with BPA cert.
Envelope
Catalog #3,3a
Catalog Value ^L2,740+
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1254
PALESTINE
1918 1p indigo, lower left sheet margin control A18 block of four, unused without gum as issued, v.f.
Box *
Catalog #1
Catalog Value ^L850
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1255
PALESTINE
1918 5m on 1pi cobalt blue, horizontal pair, overprinted Specimen in black, unused without gum as issued, v.f. (SG 2s)
S
Catalog #3S
Catalog Value ^L600+
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1256
PALESTINE
1918 5m on 1p cobalt blue, used, v.f.
Catalog #SG 2
Catalog Value ^L950
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1257
PALESTINE
1918 5m on 1p ultramarine, variety missing most of the Arabic overprint, v.f., signed SIP
*
Catalog #SG 4a
Catalog Value ^L350
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1258
PALESTINE
1921 20p pale gray, perf. 14, canc. Mea Sharim, 24 Oct. 22, light creases, otherwise v.f., rare
Catalog #SG 59
Catalog Value ^L2,500
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1259
PALESTINE
1948-54 selection of 80 covers or cards, used mostly in the present-day Palestine Authority, generally franked with stamps of Jordan and Palestine overprints on Egypt and Jordan, many registered including incoming reply cards from USA,official mail, interesting postage dues on incoming letters, flights etc., fine and scarce group
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1260
PALESTINE
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 7th SAF to Brazil, mixed franking with Great Britain, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet, rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #1261
PALESTINE
Postage Dues.
1924 Issue, cplt set of six, overprinted Specimen, h.r., fine-v.f.
S
Catalog #SG D6-11S
Catalog Value ^L275
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1262
QUEENSLAND
1860 6p deep green, used, margins just clear all around, fine (SG 3)
u
Catalog #3
Catalog Value ^L800
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1263
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
1932 1/2p-^L1, set of 16, l.h. or h.r., few lower values with minor tropical toning, fine-v.f. (SG 130-145)
*
Catalog #94-109
Catalog Value ^L375
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1264
RHODESIA AND NYASALAND
1960 issue, 27 sets, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #172-77
Catalog Value ^L324
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1265
ST. HELENA
Semi-Postals.
1961 Tristan Relief, set of four, used, with 1992 Diena cert. (SG 172-75)
u
Catalog #B1-4
Catalog Value ^L1,800
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #1266
ST. HELENA
Semi-Postals.
1961 Tristan Relief, set of four, used on cover, tied by March 27, 1862 cds, v.f., with 1992 Diena cert. (SG 172-75)
Envelope
Catalog #B1-4
Catalog Value ^L1,800
Price Realized
$2,200.00

Lot #1267
ST. VINCENT
1871-81 1sh Victoria, double "CA AP 10" canc. in red, fine and attractive stamp
Catalog #SG 20
Catalog Value ^L400++
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1268
SAMOA
1914 G.R.I. 5sh on 5M, used, v.f., signed Bothe, Dr.Bohne, GPSY
Catalog #113
Unsold
Lot #1269
SAMOA
1935-50 selection of six Postal-Fiscals overprinted "Western Samoa", including 1935 ^L1 (2), plus 1945 30shm ^L2, ^L3 and ^L5 (2), l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., few signed
*
Catalog #178,199-202
Catalog Value ^L1,290
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1270
SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE
Zeppelin Flights.
1934, 7th SAF to Brazil, v.f., with Friedrichshafen connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,350.00

Lot #1271
SWAZILAND
1889 10sh dull chestnut, centered slighty to lower left, l.h., fresh and fine example of this key value, with 2004 Brandon cert. (SG 9)
*
Catalog #8
Catalog Value ^L4,500
Price Realized
$2,700.00

Lot #1272
TANGANYIKA
1922 Giraffe, 10sh and ^L1, wmk upright, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 87-88)
*
Catalog #27-28
Catalog Value ^L200
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1273
TASMANIA
1842-1912 balance of the postal history collection, 18 covers or card used 1842-1912, with one pre-philatelic Ship Letter to London, usages to South Africa, England, France etc., various rates, one "On Public Service Only" officialcover to Melbourne etc., mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1274
TASMANIA
1857 outer FL to London, franked with 1855 Issue 2p green and 4p dark blue, the latter with margins all around, the former in at top and at right, tied by "9" duplex, with red Hobart-Town General Post Office, Jan.6, 1857departure and Apr.1, 1857 arrival pmk on back, fine example of 6d rate to England
Envelope
Catalog #SG 15,17
Catalog Value ^L1,770+
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #1275
TASMANIA
1863 outer FL from Campbell Town to Hobart-Town, franked with 1857-60 pair of 4d cobalt blue, margins all around except touching in places, tied by a numeral pmk, with red "Pre-Paid 20 Ap, 1863" datestamp, ms 17.4.63 departure,addressed to the governor of Tasmania, Col. Brown, fine example of double rate
Envelope
Catalog #SG 39
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #1276
TOGO
1915 5sh green and red, showing "CCUPATION" error, h.r., v.f.
*
Catalog #SG H44f
Catalog Value ^L325
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1277
TRANSVAAL
1902 registered cover from Potchefstroom to England, franked with 8 diff. "V.R.I." and "E.R.I." overprints, violet Johannesburg censor handstamp, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #1278
TRANSVAAL
1900 V.R.I. War Fund, 1p and 21/2p Manchester Society locals, v.f.
*
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #1279
TRANSVAAL
1902-20 Collection of used and unused singles on pages, some blocks etc. mixed condition, generally fine,
*u

Catalog Value 1,300
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1280
TRINIDAD
1851-53 1p brown gray, 130 stamps, in pairs or strips, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #8
Catalog Value ^L2,600
Price Realized
$1,050.00

Lot #1281
TRINIDAD
1883 mourning cover to England franked with two pairs of 1d ms surcharge on 6p, fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #67
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1282
VICTORIA
Postal-Fiscals.
1887 ^L8 orange and lilac, part original gum, usual heavy toning, fine (SG 327)
*
Catalog #AR64
Catalog Value ^L1,800
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1283
BRITISH OMNIBUS SETS
1949 UPU, 37 diff. sets, from 8-10 of each in blocks of 4 or larger, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1289
THIRD SESSION: MAY 5, 2005 at 1:00 P.M.

Unsold
Lot #1300
GREECE
1901 New Year's Greeting Card, with seven diff. impressions, also embossed Arms at upper right, little toning and creases, otherwise fine
P
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1301
GREECE
1947-48 Dodecanese, 30L-2000L, group of 10 diff. imperforate blocks of four, incl. the rare 50L, 300L and 800L of which only 50 (!) exist, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #507/520var
Catalog Value Euro 9,900++
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1302
GREECE
1948 600dr imperforate block of four, double impression, one inverted, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #514var
Catalog Value Euro 2,400
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1303
GREECE
Zeppelin Flights.
1932 3rd SAF card to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1304
GREECE
Military Issues.
World War I, 1917 two ppcs written in French and sent from Salonique, each with two strikes of "Chemins de Fer de Campagne Le Commandant du detachement de L.A.O", v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1305
GREECE
Military Issues.
1918 Prisoner of War card from Ithaca to Germany, Red Cross and censor markings, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1306
GREECE
Military Issues.
1917 censored cover to Switzerland, Italian censor strikes in red & black, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1307
GREECE
Consular Mail.
1915 cover from the French Consulate in La Canea to Athens, violet seal on reverse, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1308
GREENLAND
1945 Issue, plate proofs on card, the complete set of 15 (nine frame only and six center only), fresh and v.f., extremely rare
P
Catalog #10-18P
Unsold
Lot #1309
GREENLAND
1945 Liberation, complete set, h.r., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #19-27
Catalog Value 437
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1310
GUADELOUPE
1794 (ca), FL headed "Port Liberte" Guadeloupe and sent via New York to Newbury Port, oval "New York" date stamp and "19" charge endorsement, stained and somewhat aged, otherwise fine and scarce early letter
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1311
GUATEMALA
1873 4r dull red violet, used, minor flaws, fine appearance, with handstamped guarantee marks
Catalog #5
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1312
HAITI
1826-98 six diff. documents incl. 1898 partly printed document with coat of arms, signed by Finesias Augustin Simon Sam, as President of Haiti, addressed to his Secretary of State; 1875 document signed by Michel Domingue; 1877 BoisrondCanal; 1812 Tancrede L'Auguste; 1826 Jean-Pierre Boyer and 1881 Salomon, all as presidents of the Republic, fine-v.f. and rare lot
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1313
HAITI
1898 Palm Tree Issue, 167 plate proofs on india, (6 diff.), with panes of 25 and some pairs, values include 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c, 7c and 20c, fine-v.f.
Box P
Catalog #46-51P
Unsold
Lot #1314
HAITI
1945 Red Cross, cplt set of 17 different large die proofs in issued colors, also master die in green & red (value tablet blank)each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #361-69,C25-32P
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #1315
HAITI
Semi-Postals.
1940 Coubertin, four different large die proofs in issued colors, one without value at bottom,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #B1,CB1-3P
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #1316
HAITI
Air Post.
1925-26 group of 10 mostly diff. first flight covers, also 1941 ordinary cover to USA, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1317
HAITI
Air Post.
1929 flown cover to Limeton paying 12c with 2c+10c, with "U.S. Marine Corps Port Au Prince, Haiti" cds, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #1318
HONDURAS
1891 10p green & black, center inverted, block of four, disturbed gum as always, v.f.
Box *
Catalog #64a
Catalog Value 600
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1319
HONDURAS
Postal Tax Stamps.
1941 Red Cross, 1c large die proof in issued colors, also with impressions of Red Cross in margins,die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #RA4P
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #1320
HUNGARY
1811-46 group of 80+ FLs, variety of markings incl. str. line "Ipolysagh", "Jasz Bereny", "Lugos" etc., circled or boxed hs, pmks etc., red and blue hs, most are dated in pencil, generally fine-v.f. A truly interestingspecialist lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1321
HUNGARY
1872 illustrated & folded Hebrew document franked by 2kr orange and used to Nemes, fine
Envelope
Catalog #7
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1322
HUNGARY
1914-15 Issues, mostly semi-postal overprints, selection of 26 covers, mostly registered and sent to Prague, some postage dues etc., fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1323
HUNGARY
1932 Madonna, blocks of four, cplt set, n.h., v.f. (Mi.484-87)
Box **
Catalog #462-65
Catalog Value Euro 1,680
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1324
HUNGARY
1950 Children, 60f Boy Scout with "Utanpotlasunk" error inscription at top, n.h., v.f. (Mi.1104I)
**
Catalog #899a
Catalog Value Euro 2,500
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1325
HUNGARY
1953 Costumes, imperforate blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #1062-69var
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1326
HUNGARY
Semi-Postals.
1940-43 14 diff. imperforate singles & 5 pairs, also Air Post imperf. singles, l.h. or n.h., v.f.
*/**
Catalog #B110/169,C1/11
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1327
HUNGARY
Air Post.
1933 Repulo, cplt set, n.h., fine-v.f. (MI.502-10)
**
Catalog #C26-34
Catalog Value Euro 380
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1328
HUNGARY
Zeppelin Flights.
1931 1st, 2nd and 3rd SAF cards or covers to Brazil, also "Landungsfahrt" to Vienna, a total of four flights, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1329
HUNGARY
Newspaper Stamps.
1874 1kr orange, imperf. block of 10 (5x2), Karlsbad pmks, some defects, rare multiple
Box
Catalog #P3
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1330
ICELAND
1897 3a on 5a green, "Prir" overprint in small letters (Facit 34), neat corner canc., fine
Catalog #32
Catalog Value 575
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1331
ICELAND
1942-3 unexploded 2kr booklet with blue covers, stapled at left, "HLIN" advertising on back, minor flaws, otherwise fine-v.f.
Booklet
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1332
ICELAND
Semi-Postals.
1937 King Christian souv. sheet, 10 copies, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f.
**
Catalog #B5
Catalog Value 650
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1333
ICELAND
Semi-Postals.
1937 King Christian souv. sheet, 100 copies, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f.
**
Catalog #B5
Catalog Value 6,500
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #1334
ICELAND
Semi-Postals.
1937 King Christian souv. sheet, 100 copies, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f.
**
Catalog #B5
Catalog Value 6,500
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #1335
INDOCHINA
1885-1904 nine covers to France, endorsed "Corps d'Occupation du Tonkin", or "Troupes de L'Indo-Chine", variety of military markings, dispatches from Quang-Yen, Phu-Yen, Hanoi etc., some cover stains & minor faults,mostly fine-v.f., an interesting lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1336
ISRAEL
Holyland.
1886 cover (opened for display) from the Austrian Post Office in Haifa to France, franked with 10sld Arms, tied by Caifa 20.2.86 pmk, various transit pmks incl. Alexandria, Beirut etc., fine and attractive usage
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1337
ISRAEL
Holyland.
1907 cover headed Rabbi Leib Herschel Dayan, franked with pair of 5pa Ottoman adhesives, canc. bilingual "Quart Israelite Jerusalem", sent to Germany, fine, with Munich arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1338
ISRAEL
Holyland.
1910 ppc ("Cana Galilaea") franked with pair of 10pa green, canc. by violet "Nasre" datestamp and sent to Germany
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1339
ISRAEL
Regular Issues.
1948 Doar Ivri, 3m-50m small study incl. "wrong tabs", imperf. pairs of 20m in gray and carmine, cancels etc.
*u
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1340
ISRAEL
Regular Issues.
1948 Doar Ivri, 250m-1000m high values, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #7-9
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1341
ISRAEL
Regular Issues.
1948 Doar Ivri, 250m-1000m, upper right plate number blocks of four, n.h., couple of natural inclusions, fine-v.f. (Bale 7-9)
Box **
Catalog #7-9
Catalog Value 3,000
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1342
ISRAEL
Regular Issues.
1948 New Year, complete set with tabs, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #10-14
Catalog Value 225
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1343
ISRAEL
Regular Issues.
1948 New Year, vertical gutter pairs with colored tabs, cplt set, n.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f., extremely rare
**
Catalog #10-14
Catalog Value 6,500
Price Realized
$4,250.00

Lot #1344
ISRAEL
Regular Issues.
1948 souv. sheet, three copies, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #16
Catalog Value 270
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1345
ISRAEL
Regular Issues.
1949 Petach Tikvah, sheet of 50, n.h., some toned spots (not affecting tabs) and few perf. separations, fine-v.f. (Bale 17)
Box **
Catalog #27
Catalog Value 2,400
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #1346
ISRAEL
Regular Issues.
1950 "Command Post Asluj" 10a photo essay with ms "Command Post Revivim" in pen below and ms "Trial Printing 200" on reverse, plus an original pen and ink drawing with a 20a value pencilled in, Bir Asluj and the Israeli settlementof Revivim were on the front lines between Egyptian and Israeli forces in 1948, the essay is believed to be an entry in a Ministry of Posts design competition, ex Hesky
E
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1347
ISRAEL
Regular Issues.
1952 Coins, imperforate pairs, 85p vertical, others horizontal, n.h., v.f. (Bale 60-65II)
**
Catalog #56-61var
Catalog Value 1,380+
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #1348
ISRAEL
Regular Issues.
1954 Lamp Essay issued for Israel Teachers Association, compound sheetlet of eight, with gum, minor toning, otherwise v.f., with Martin Marco cert.
Box E
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1349
ISRAEL
Regular Issues.
1958 New Year, 50p brown & ochre, imperf. tab strip of three, shift of the ochre background creating a double impression, n.h., creases, otherwise fine and extremely rare error, only one sheet reported
**
Catalog #145var
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1350
ISRAEL
Regular Issues.
1963 Freedom From Hunger, tete-beche sheetlet of 16, n.h., v.f. Bale Cat. $380
Box **
Catalog #237a
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1351
ISRAEL
Regular Issues.
1963 Freedom from Hunger tete-beche and booklet collection of five official, cacheted, unaddressed FDCs incl. horiz. tete beche strip of four, vert. gutter, tete beche block of four (heart of the sheet), booklet pane without Serial number,with Serial number (2), all v.f. Bale Cat. $875
Envelope
Catalog #237a
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1352
ISRAEL
Regular Issues.
1965 Beit Shean, English, Arabic and value omitted, tabs blank, sheet of 50, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. and rare in full sheets
Box **
Catalog #Bale 333a
Catalog Value 4,500
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1353
ISRAEL
Regular Issues.
1986 20a Herzl, block of six with gutter pair tab as gutter variety, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Bale SB14.ep1
Catalog Value 800
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #1354
ISRAEL
Air Post.
1950 Issue, complete set with tabs, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #C1-6
Catalog Value 250
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1355
ITALIAN STATES
SICILY.
1859 1/2gr orange, used with margins all around, light pmk, fine
Catalog #10
Catalog Value 575
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1356
ITALY
1873-78 Universal Exposition collateral material from Paris and Vienna, 50 items, incl. books, brochures, newspapers, etc. An interesting lot
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1357
ITALY
1891-96 5c green, large part original gum, fine
*
Catalog #67
Catalog Value 325
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1358
ITALY
1923 Manzoni, cplt set of imperf. plate proofs on chalky paper, v.f. and extremely rare, with Diena cert.
P
Catalog #165-70P
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1359
ITALY
1927 Alessandro Volta, 60c ultramarine, reduced size, perforated block of four inscribed "Saggio" at bottom, v.f.
Box E
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #1360
ITALY
1934 Military Medal of Valor, complete set with airpost, also Rome-Mogadiscio set of six, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.366-376,PA74-80,83-88)
**
Catalog #331-341,C66-78
Catalog Value Euro 533
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1361
ITALY
1954 Italia, 100L-200L set of two, gutter blocks of four, well centered, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.747-48)
Box **
Catalog #661-662
Catalog Value Euro 675
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1362
ITALY
1976 150L purple violet, imperforate sheet of 100, n.h., some creases, mostly v.f. (Mi.1522U)
Box **
Catalog #998Svar
Catalog Value Euro 5,000
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1363
ITALY
1976 400L dull red, imperforate block of 18 (6x3), six stamps soiled, others v.f.
Box **
Catalog #998Wvar
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1364
ITALY
Semi-Postals.
1924 Holy Year, small die proofs in diff. colors, 5L stained, others fine-v.f. (Sass.169-74P)
P
Catalog #B20-25P
Catalog Value Euro 390+
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1365
Italian Air Post
1926 Transpolar Flight "Norge", special vignette used on cover to Leningrad, overall toning and discoloration, nevertheless with markings and vignette intact, signed by the pilot, very rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1366
Italian Air Post
1926, April 8 Transpolar Nobile "Italia-Alaska", franked with two Italian adhesives, canc. Ciampino Roma 8.4.26 to Kingsbay, Alaska and later to Norway, with special Nobile label overprinted to state that 51 letters addressedto Oslo were misplaced and eventually found nine years later, fine and scarce cover, illustrated in Luning (page 171), Muller FFr 10,000
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1367
Italian Air Post
1926, April 8 Transpolar Nobile "Italia-Alaska", franked with two Italian adhesives, canc. Ciampino Roma 8.4.26 to Nome, Alaska, with special Nobile label, signed by a crew member
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1368
Italian Air Post
1926 Transpolar Nobile "Italia-Alaska", special newspaper published by the members of the crew, v.f., rare., with Dr. Longhi cert.
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1369
Italian Air Post
1926, April 8 Transpolar Nobile "Italia-Alaska", franked with two Italian adhesives, canc. Ciampino Roma 8.4.26 to Kingsbay, Alaska and later to Norway, with special Nobile label, variety imperf. at right overprinted toindicate that 51 covers addressed to Oslo were misplaced and eventually found nine years later, fine and scarce cover, especially franked with the variety
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1370
Italian Air Post
1926, April 8 Transpolar Nobile "Italia-Alaska", franked with two Italian adhesives, canc. Ciampino Roma 8.4.26 to Kingsbay, Alaska and later to Norway, with special Nobile label, horiz, pair imperf. between, overprintedto indicate that 51 covers addressed to Oslo were misplaced and eventually found nine years later, fine and scarce cover, especially franked with the variety
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1371
Italian Air Post
1926, May 13 first flight over the North Pole with airship "Norge" (pilot Amundsen), carried from Ciampino Roma 10.4.26 to Kingsbay, Alaska, franked with Italy 1.25L, also with special Nobile label, horiz. pair imperf.between (another single label on back overprinted "Norge"), bearing oval cachet "Volo Transpolare 1926 Amundsen - Ellsworth - Nobile Equipaggio Italiano Dirigibile Norge", addressed to Milano and bearing signature of "Precerutti", v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1372
Italian Air Post
1930 Virgil, gray card with nine diff. color proofs of 7.70+3.30L, each imperf. amid simulated perfs, v.f. and probably unique item, with Diena cert.
P
Catalog #C25P
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #1373
Italian Air Post
1930 Trans-Atlantic Flight Rome-Rio, 7.70L used on flown cover addressed to Gen. Italo Balbo, signed by various crew members, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C27
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1374
Italian Air Post
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 Rome flight via Friedrichshafen, placed on 2nd SAF to Brazil, with green cachets and various transit and arrival pmks, little toning, otherwise fine and very rare combination flight
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #1375
Italian Air Post
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 Rome Flight card, mixed franking with Germany, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1376
Italian Air Post
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 Rome flight franked with 5L Zeppelin issue, flown from Bolzano, fine
Envelope
Catalog #Si.208B
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1377
Italian Air Post
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 Rome flight ppc with 5L Zeppelin issue, machine canc. addressed to Vienna, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Si.208H
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1378
Italian Air Post
Air Post Special Delivery.
1933 gray card with 12 diff. color proofs of 2,25L, each imperf. amid simulated perfs, v.f. and probably unique item, with Diena cert.
P
Catalog #CE4P
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1379
Italian Air Post
Authorized Delivery.
1947-49 15L violet and 20L rose violet, blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.10-11)
Box **
Catalog #EY8-9
Catalog Value Euro 425
Price Realized
$50.00

Lot #1380
Italian Postage Dues
1872 FL sent unpaid from Chile via London to Genova where it was taxed with the addition of 30c and 2L postage dues, scarce "Valparaiso Unpaid" cds on reverse, with appropriate transit & arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1381
Italian Postage Dues
1945-45 10c-20L, three complete sets of 11, n.h., some usual dried gum, fine-v.f. (Sass.86-96)
**
Catalog #J54-64
Catalog Value Euro 675
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1382
Italian Postage Dues
1947-54 1L-500L, three complete sets of 14, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.97/110)
**
Catalog #J65-78
Catalog Value Euro 990
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1383
Italian Postage Dues
1955 8L violet, three singles, n.h., fresh and v.f. (Sass.112)
**
Catalog #J85
Catalog Value Euro 540
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1384
Italian Postage Dues
Parcel Post Authorized Delivery.
1956 75L brown, three copies, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.9)
**
Catalog #QY8
Catalog Value Euro 1,200
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1385
Italian Military Mail
1914-18 Military Post, balance of the collection with 104 covers and cards with various markings of diff. units in Turkey, France, Italian East Africa, censor cachets, unit cachets etc., some written up on pages, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1386
Italian Military Mail
1916 ppc to Milano with green "Sezione Aerostatica da Campagna - Comando" cachet, used from an Italian Air Force unit in Albania, with "Ufficio Posta Militare Albania 3" cds of the observer balloons unit, additional green "Zona di Guerra" hs, v.f. and rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1387
Italian Military Mail
1916 ppc to Paris, violet "Battaglione Squadriglie Aviatori Squadriglia di Tripoli" hs, with oval "Ufficio Sprovisto di Bollo Il Capitano" cachet, Tripoli cds, v.f. card from the aviation battalion, Tripoli Squadron in Libya
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1388
Italian Military Mail
1918 Italian Detachment in Palestine, ppc from Port Said, carried by the British Army Post Office, with "Comando Base Italiano Port Said" hs, v.f. and scarce item, with Sorani cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #1389
Italian Military Mail
1919 stampless cover with military mission cachet of the Italian delegation to the Versailles Peace Conference, 1919 with appropriate Paris meter cancellations and sent to Italy, fine, signed Raybaudi
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1390
Italian Military Mail
1918 ppc to Genova with Posta Militare 52 cds of the Czechoslovak Legion (the 6th Division) formed from expatriates and POWs, violet "210 Gruppo" cachet and censor cachet, v.f. and scarce usage by an Italian officer with the Czechoslovak unit while in Italy
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1391
Italian Military Mail
World War II selection of 16 censored covers from Italian POWs captured on diff. fronts incl. Sept.10, 1945 US Army Post Office free frank, 1943 card from POW captured at Stalingrad (rare), another from England, Middle East etc., German censor markings etc., fine-v.f. and interesting group
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1392
Italian Military Mail
1942-43 Stalingrad, 16 covers or cards from various Italian units in Russia, mostly censored and sent unfranked, fine and scarce lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1393
Italian Military Mail
1944-45 collection of 58 covers or cards from Italian soldiers to their families, with German Army Fieldpost markings, few prisoner of war letters, variety of censor and official hs, mixed condition, mostly fine and interesting lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1394
Italian Social Republic
Postage Dues.
1944 overprinted "G.N.R.", cplt set of 13, l.h., fine-v.f., top values with Raybaudi cert.
*
Catalog #Sass.47-59
Catalog Value Euro 1,400
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1395
Polish Army Corps in Italy
1946 special presentation folder with issued stamps and three National Anthem souv. sheets, inscriptions in four diff. languages, fine-v.f., scarce
*
Catalog #Sass.20-26,B2-4
Catalog Value Euro 465+
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1396
Polish Army Corps in Italy
1946 National Anthem souv. sheets, set of three, also issued stamps, affixed in a special booklet, inscriptions in three languages, fine-v.f., scarce,
*
Catalog #Sass.Block 2-4
Catalog Value Euro 465+
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1397
Polish Army Corps in Italy
1946 National Anthem souv. sheets, set of three, also the rare unissued 3L carmine, n.h., but with surface faults, otherwise fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #Sass.Bl.2-4,3A
Catalog Value Euro 2,950
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1398
Polish Army Corps in Italy
1946 National Anthem souv. sheets, set of three, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #Sass.Bl.2-4
Catalog Value Euro 450
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1399
Polish Army Corps in Italy
1946 National Anthem souv. sheets, set of three, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #Sass.Bl.2-4
Catalog Value Euro 450
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1400
Polish Army Corps in Italy
1946 National Anthem, unissued souv. sheet 3L+247L red, n.h., v.f., rare
**
Catalog #Sass.Bl.3A
Catalog Value Euro 2,500
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1401
Polish Army Corps in Italy
1946 National Anthem, unissued souv. sheet 3L+247L red, n.h., v.f., rare
**
Catalog #Sass.Bl.3A
Catalog Value Euro 2,500
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1402
Italian Offices in China
1919 registered cover addressed to Paris, franked with 1c, 2c (pair), 5c, 10c (pair) and 20c, tied by "R.R. Poste Italiane Pechino-China" cds, censor label at top, Bologna and French censor handstamps, smallcover tear at left, fine-v.f., censored covers from Italian Offices in China are scarce
Envelope
Catalog #12-16
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #1403
Italian Offices in Egypt
1870 cover sent from Alessandria to Florence, franked with Egypt 1pi Sphinx, tied by "V.R. Poste Egiziane Ismalia" cds, additionally franked with 40c rose, tied by numeral "234" canc., with "Alessandria D'EgittoPoste Italiane" cds alongside, Florence arrival on reverse, some light toned spots, fine and rare mixed franking, with 1994 Sorani cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1404
ITALIAN COLONIES
General Issues.
1933 Annexation of Eritrea, three sets (one set missing a 1.25L value), n.h., some minor toning, fine-v.f. (Sass.23-31)
**
Catalog #23-31
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1405
ITALIAN COLONIES
General Issues.
1933 Fascism, postage and airmail, complete set, n.h., few toned spots and inclusions, fine-v.f. (Sass.32-41,PA22-29)
**
Catalog #32-41,C20-27
Catalog Value Euro 400
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1406
ITALIAN COLONIES
General Issues.
1933 Fascism, postage and airmail, complete set, n.h., few toned spots and inclusions, fine-v.f. (Sass.32-41,PA22-29)
**
Catalog #32-41,C20-27
Catalog Value Euro 400
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1407
ITALIAN COLONIES
General Issues.
1934 15th Trade Fair, 62 complete sets, incl. two blocks of 50 (folded between stamps), n.h., some minor toned spots, fine-v.f. (Sass.42-45)
Box **
Catalog #42-45
Catalog Value Euro 620
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1408
ITALIAN COLONIES
General Issues.
1934 Football (Soccer), postage and airpost, complete set, n.h., some light toning affecting a few, fine-v.f. (Sass.46-50,PA31-36)
**
Catalog #46-50,C29-35
Catalog Value Euro 1,250
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1409
ITALIAN COLONIES
Air Post.
1932 Dante Alighieri Society, set of six in blocks of 20, n.h., few perf. separations, fine-v.f. (Sass.PA8-13)
Box **
Catalog #C1-6
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1410
ITALIAN COLONIES
Air Post.
1932 100L Da Vinci, 18 singles, all n.h. except one, few pairs, fine-v.f. (Sass.PA14)
**
Catalog #C7
Catalog Value Euro 652
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1411
ITALIAN COLONIES
Air Post.
1932 100L Da Vinci, 19 stamps (including a block of four), all n.h, few toned spots or inclusions, fine-v.f. (Sass.PA14)
**
Catalog #C7
Catalog Value Euro 712
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1412
ITALIAN COLONIES
Air Post.
1934 Abruzzi, 7 singles, n.h., some light toning, fine-v.f. (Sass.PA30)
**
Catalog #C28
Catalog Value Euro 525
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1413
ITALIAN COLONIES
Air Post.
1934 Abruzzi, block of four, n.h., v.f. (Sass.PA30)
Box **
Catalog #C28
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1414
ITALIAN COLONIES
Air Post.
1934 Abruzzi, block of four, n.h., v.f. (Sass.PA30)
Box **
Catalog #C28
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1415
ITALIAN COLONIES
Air Post.
1934 Abruzzi, block of four, n.h., v.f. (Sass.PA30)
Box **
Catalog #C28
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1416
AEGEAN ISLANDS
Zeppelin Flights.
1932 8th SAF card to Brazil, some tape markings on back, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1417
CYRENAICA
1930 Ferrucci, 10 complete sets, incl. blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.63-67)
**
Catalog #38-42
Catalog Value Euro 400
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #1418
CYRENAICA
1934 2nd Art Exhibition, postage and airpost, 5 complete sets, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.93-98,PA24-29)
**
Catalog #59-64,C24-29
Catalog Value Euro 625
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1419
CYRENAICA
Semi-Postals.
1926 Colonial Institute, 46 complete sets, mostly in blocks, n.h., some minor toning, fine-v.f. (Sass.32-37)
Box **
Catalog #B7-12
Catalog Value Euro 575
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #1420
CYRENAICA
Semi-Postals.
1929 National Defense, 10 complete sets incl. two sets of blocks of four, n.h., some Colonial gum toning, fine-v.f. (Sass.49-52)
Box **
Catalog #B21-24
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1421
CYRENAICA
Semi-Postals.
1929 National Defense, 9 complete sets incl. two sets of blocks of four, n.h., some colonial gum toning, fine-v.f. (Sass.49-52)
Box **
Catalog #B21-24
Catalog Value Euro 450
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #1422
CYRENAICA
Semi-Postals.
1930 Sower, complete set in blocks of six, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.72-76)
Box **
Catalog #B29-33
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1423
CYRENAICA
Air Post.
1932 50c-5L, complete set, marginal blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.PA6-11)
Box **
Catalog #C6-11
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1424
CYRENAICA
Air Post.
1932 50c-5L, complete set, marginal blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.PA6-11)
Box **
Catalog #C6-11
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1425
CYRENAICA
Air Post.
1933 Zeppelin, 7 complete sets, n.h., few tiny toned spots, fine-v.f. (Sass.PA12-17)
**
Catalog #C12-17
Catalog Value Euro 875
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1426
CYRENAICA
Air Post.
1933 Zeppelin, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.PA12-17)
Box **
Catalog #C12-17
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1427
CYRENAICA
Air Post.
1933 Zeppelin, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., some faint Colonial toning, fine-v.f. (Sass.PA12-17)
Box **
Catalog #C12-17
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1428
CYRENAICA
Air Post.
1933 North Atlantic Flight, set of two in marginal blocks of 15, n.h., some natural gum wrinkles and tiny toned spots, fine-v.f. (Sass.PA18-19)
Box **
Catalog #C18-19
Catalog Value Euro 1,312
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1429
CYRENAICA
Air Post.
1933 North Atlantic Flight, 10 complete sets, n.h., one set with pencil notation on reverse, fine-v.f. (Sass.PA18-19)
**
Catalog #C18-19
Catalog Value Euro 875
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1430
CYRENAICA
Air Post.
1933 North Atlantic Flight, 7 complete sets, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.PA18-19)
**
Catalog #C18-19
Catalog Value Euro 612
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1431
CYRENAICA
Air Post.
1933 North Atlantic Flight, set of two in top margin blocks of four, n.h., v.f. (Sass.PA18-19)
Box **
Catalog #C18-19
Catalog Value Euro 350
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1432
CYRENAICA
Air Post Semi-Postals.
1934 Rome-Mogadiscio, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.PA30-39)
**
Catalog #CB1-10
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1433
CYRENAICA
Air Post Semi-Postals.
1934 Rome-Mogadiscio, 3 complete sets, two n.h., the other l.h., some usual toning, fine-v.f. (Sass.PA30-39)
*\**
Catalog #CB1-10
Catalog Value Euro 720
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1434
CYRENAICA
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 Roma flight ppc with 10L, mixed franking with stamps of Libya, flown to Brazil, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1435
CYRENAICA
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 Roma flight with 20L (Sass. Euro 1,000), mixed franking with stamps of Libya and General Colonies Issues, flown to Argentina, v.f. and rare, with Dieter Leder cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #1436
ERITREA
1930 2c-10L, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.155-64)
Box **
Catalog #119-128
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1437
ERITREA
1930 2c-10L, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., 5c with some perf. separations, fine-v.f. (Sass.155-64)
Box **
Catalog #119-128
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1438
ERITREA
1930 2c-10L, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.155-64)
Box **
Catalog #119-128
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1439
ERITREA
1930 2c-10L, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.155-64)
Box **
Catalog #119-128
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1440
ERITREA
1930 2c-10L, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., 25c with minor gum skips, fine-v.f. (Sass.155-64)
Box **
Catalog #119-128
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1441
ERITREA
1934 2nd Colonial Arts Exhibition, two complete sets with airpost, also with two additional airpost sets (one stamp with minor surface scrape and tiny toned spot), n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.220-25,PA1-6)
**
Catalog #175-180,C1-6
Catalog Value Euro 375
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1442
ERITREA
Semi-Postals.
1926 Colonial Institute, 30 complete sets, mostly in blocks, n.h., few minor gum faults, fine-v.f. (Sass.107-12)
Box **
Catalog #B11-16
Catalog Value Euro 375
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1443
ERITREA
Semi-Postals.
1929 National Defense, two sets of blocks (8 sets), n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.138-41)
Box **
Catalog #B25-28
Catalog Value Euro 400
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1444
ERITREA
Semi-Postals.
1929 National Defense, two sets of blocks (8 sets), n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.138-41)
Box **
Catalog #B25-28
Catalog Value Euro 400
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1445
ERITREA
Semi-Postals.
1929 National Defense, 13 complete sets, few minor gum wrinkles and toned spots, mostly fine-v.f. (Sass.138-41)
**
Catalog #B25-28
Catalog Value Euro 650
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1446
ERITREA
Semi-Postals.
1930 Agricultural Institute, set of five in blocks of six, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.174-78)
Box **
Catalog #B33-37
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1447
ERITREA
Transportation Stamps.
1924 20c-3L, set of six, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #Sass.1-6
Catalog Value Euro 360
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1448
ETHIOPIA
Zeppelin Flights.
1936 17th SAF, mixed franking with stamps of Somalia (incl. 25L+2L green), flown to Brazil, little toning at upper right, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1449
LIBYA
1937 11th Sample Fair, regular issue with airpost, two complete sets, plus additional regular issue set, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.142-43,PA32-33)
**
Catalog #69-70,C30-31
Catalog Value Euro 375
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1450
LIBYA
Semi-Postals.
1931 5th Sample Fair, cplt set with airpost and Special Delivery, also additional set without airpost, n.h., few natural inclusions, fine-v.f. (Sass.95-102,PA3,E16)
**
Catalog #B30-37,C3,EB3
Catalog Value Euro 420
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1451
LIBYA
Semi-Postals.
1932 6th Sample Fair, cplt set with airpost, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.108-17,PA4-7)
**
Catalog #B38-47,C4-7
Catalog Value Euro 850
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1452
LIBYA
Semi-Postals.
1932 6th Sample Fair, cplt set with airpost, n.h., one stamp with tiny adhesion, fine-v.f. (Sass.108-17,PA4-7)
**
Catalog #B38-47,C4-7
Catalog Value Euro 850
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1453
LIBYA
Semi-Postals.
1933 7th Sample Fair, cplt set with airpost, n.h., few natural inclusions, fine-v.f. (Sass.118-24,PA8-13)
**
Catalog #B48-54,C8-13
Catalog Value Euro 950
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1454
LIBYA
Semi-Postals.
1935 9th Sample Fair, 16 complete sets, incl. blocks of six and four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.132-37)
Box **
Catalog #B55-60
Catalog Value Euro 320
Price Realized
$80.00

Lot #1455
LIBYA
Semi-Postals.
1935 9th Sample Fair, 11 complete sets with airpost, with blocks, fine-v.f. (Sass.132-37,PA22-26)
Box **
Catalog #B55-60,C19-24
Catalog Value Euro 632
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1456
LIBYA
Air Post.
1934 8th Sample Fair, cplt set with Airpost Special Delivery, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.PA14-20)
**
Catalog #C14-18,CE1-2
Catalog Value Euro 1,050
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1457
LIBYA
Air Post.
1934 8th Sample Fair, cplt set with Airpost Special Delivery, n.h., few toned spots, fine-v.f. (Sass.PA14-20)
**
Catalog #C14-18,CE1-2
Catalog Value Euro 1,050
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1458
OLTRE GIUBE
Semi-Postals.
1926 Colonial Insitute, 30 complete sets, mostly in blocks, n.h., some minor toning, fine-v.f. (Sass.36-41)
Box **
Catalog #B1-6
Catalog Value Euro 375
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1459
SOMALIA
1923 Propagation of the Faith, complete set in blocks of four and six (10 sets in total), n.h., usual heavy gum toning, fine-v.f. (Sass.45-48)
Box **
Catalog #51-54
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1460
SOMALIA
1934 2nd Art Exhibition, postage and airpost, 4 complete sets, n.h., few toned spots, fine-v.f. (Sass.193-98,PA1-6)
**
Catalog #164-169,C1-6
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1461
SOMALIA
Semi-Postals.
1916 Red Cross, two complete sets, n.h., some gum skips, fine-v.f. (Sass.19-22)
**
Catalog #B1-4
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1462
SOMALIA
Semi-Postals.
1925 Holy Year, 6 complete sets, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.61-66)
**
Catalog #B5-10
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$85.00

Lot #1463
SOMALIA
Semi-Postals.
1926 Colonial Insitute, 32 complete sets, mostly in blocks, n.h., few minor toned spots, fine-v.f. (Sass.86-91)
Box **
Catalog #B11-16
Catalog Value Euro 400
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1464
SOMALIA
Semi-Postals.
1929 National Defense, 8 complete sets, n.h., some gum toning, fine-v.f. (Sass.119-22)
**
Catalog #B25-28
Catalog Value Euro 400
Price Realized
$80.00

Lot #1465
SOMALIA
Semi-Postals.
1929 National Defense, 5 sets of four, block of four and a single, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.119-22)
Box **
Catalog #B25-28
Catalog Value Euro 250
Price Realized
$80.00

Lot #1466
SOMALIA
Semi-Postals.
1930 National Defense, set of four, n.h., few minor gum skips, fine (Sass.140-43)
**
Catalog #B29-32
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$85.00

Lot #1467
SOMALIA
Semi-Postals.
1930 Agricultural Institute, complete set in blocks of six, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.144-48)
Box **
Catalog #B33-37
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1468
SOMALIA
Semi-Postals.
1935 Victor Emmanuel III, complete set, n.h. (1.25L l.h.), fine-v.f. (Sass.199-212)
**
Catalog #B38-51
Catalog Value Euro 562
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1469
SOMALIA
Air Post Semi-Postals.
1934 Rome-Mogadiscio, complete set, n.h., 3L with toned spot, fine-v.f. (Sass.PA7-16)
**
Catalog #CB1-10
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1470
SOMALIA
Zeppelin Flights.
1934 Christmas Flight to Brazil, with Rome-Mogadiscio cachet in red, green Zeppelin hs at bottom right, v.f., with appropriate markings
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1471
SOMALIA
Parcel Post.
1923 3b on 5c brown, block of four, without "3" on left side value tablet, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Sass.21b
Catalog Value Euro 1,100
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #1472
TRIPOLITANIA
1930 Virgil, postage and airpost, 8 complete sets, n.h., few slightly toned, fine-v.f. (Sass.78-86,PA4-7)
**
Catalog #43-51,C4-7
Catalog Value Euro 680
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1473
TRIPOLITANIA
1934 Art Exhibition, postage and airpost, 9 complete sets, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.94-99,A41-46)
Box **
Catalog #73-78,C43-48
Catalog Value Euro 1,125
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1474
TRIPOLITANIA
Semi-Postals.
1926 Colonial Institue, 30 complete sets in blocks, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.33-38)
Box **
Catalog #B7-12
Catalog Value Euro 375
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #1475
TRIPOLITANIA
Semi-Postals.
1929 National Defense, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.50-53)
Box **
Catalog #B33-36
Catalog Value Euro 200
Price Realized
$85.00

Lot #1476
TRIPOLITANIA
Semi-Postals.
1929 National Defense, 10 complete sets, incl. two blocks of four, n.h., some usual dried gum, fine-v.f. (Sass.50-53)
Box **
Catalog #B33-36
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1477
TRIPOLITANIA
Semi-Postals.
1929 National Defense, 9 complete sets, incl. a blocks of four, n.h., some usual dried gum and few toned spots, fine-v.f. (Sass.50-53)
Box **
Catalog #B33-36
Catalog Value Euro 450
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #1478
TRIPOLITANIA
Semi-Postals.
1930 National Defense, set of four, n.h., few gum skips, fine-v.f. (Sass.69-72)
**
Catalog #B50-53
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$80.00

Lot #1479
TRIPOLITANIA
Semi-Postals.
1930 Ancient Arch, complete set, bottom margin blocks of six, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.73-77)
Box **
Catalog #B54-58
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1480
TRIPOLITANIA
Air Post.
1930 Ferrucci, set of three in blocks of ten, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.PA1-3)
Box **
Catalog #C1-3
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1481
TRIPOLITANIA
Air Post.
1930 Ferrucci, set of three in blocks of ten, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.PA1-3)
Box **
Catalog #C1-3
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1482
TRIPOLITANIA
Air Post.
1930 Ferrucci, set of three in blocks of four, also four sets of the regular issue, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.PA1-3)
Box **
Catalog #38-42,C1-3
Catalog Value Euro 400
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1483
TRIPOLITANIA
Air Post.
1930 Ferrucci, 11 complete sets, incl. a block of four, n.h., couple of small faults, fine-v.f. (Sass.PA1-3)
Box **
Catalog #C1-3
Catalog Value Euro 660
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1484
TRIPOLITANIA
Air Post.
1931 Airplane over Ruins, complete set, blocks of six, n.h., one low value with natural inclusion, fine-v.f. (Sass.PA17-21)
Box **
Catalog #C16-20
Catalog Value Euro 375
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1485
TRIPOLITANIA
Air Post.
1931 Airplane over Ruins, eight complete sets, n.h. (two low values hinged), fine-v.f. (Sass.PA17-21)
**
Catalog #C16-20
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1486
TRIPOLITANIA
Air Post.
1933 Zeppelin, seven complete sets, n.h., few trivial toned spots, fine-v.f. (Sass.PA22-27)
**
Catalog #C21-26
Catalog Value Euro 875
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1487
TRIPOLITANIA
Air Post.
1933 Zeppelin, complete set, blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.PA22-27)
Box **
Catalog #C21-26
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1488
TRIPOLITANIA
Air Post.
1933 North Atlantic Flight, ten complete sets, n.h., few toned spots and pencil markings, v.f. (Sass.PA28-29)
**
Catalog #C27-28
Catalog Value Euro 875
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1489
TRIPOLITANIA
Air Post.
1933 North Atlantic Flight, set of two, marginal blocks of 15, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.PA28-29)
Box **
Catalog #C27-28
Catalog Value Euro 1,312
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1490
TRIPOLITANIA
Air Post.
1933 North Atlantic Flight, set of two, blocks of four, n.h., v.f. (Sass.PA28-29)
Box **
Catalog #C27-28
Catalog Value Euro 350
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1491
TRIPOLITANIA
Air Post.
1933 North Atlantic Flight, four complete sets, n.h., v.f. (Sass.PA28-29)
**
Catalog #C27-28
Catalog Value Euro 350
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1492
TRIPOLITANIA
Air Post.
1934 Rome-Buenos Aires Flight, 16 complete sets in marginal blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.PA30-33)
Box **
Catalog #C29-32
Catalog Value Euro 480
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1493
TRIPOLITANIA
Air Post.
1934 Rome-Buenos Aires Flight, 20 complete sets, incl. two blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.PA30-33)
Box **
Catalog #C29-32
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1494
TRIPOLITANIA
Air Post Semi-Postals.
1934 Rome-Mogadiscio Flight, three complete sets, n.h., usual Colonial toned gum, fine-v.f. (Sass.PA57-56)
**
Catalog #CB1-10
Catalog Value Euro 900
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1495
TRIPOLITANIA
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 Roma flight, mixed franking with stamps of Libya, minor tape adhesions on back, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1496
TRIPOLITANIA
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 Roma flight ppc with 10L, mixed franking with stamps of Libya, flown to Brazil, some toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1497
TRIPOLITANIA
Transportation Stamps.
1924 20c-3L, set of six, l.h. or h.r., some toning, mostly fine
*
Catalog #Sass.1-6
Catalog Value Euro 1,450
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1498
TRIESTE ZONE A
Parcel Post.
1949-53 200L green, pair imperf. at right, used, very rare
Catalog #Sass.23p
Catalog Value Euro 1,800
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1499
JAPAN
1872 1/2s brown, variety on native paper, fine used, very rare
Catalog #9a
Catalog Value 1,250
Unsold
Lot #1500
JAPAN
1874 native cover franked with 4s and 6s, various red chops, some toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1501
JAPAN
1890s-1930s correspondence of a Japanese family residing in Germany, spanning over 40 years, partially annotated and prepared for display. Includes registered 1891-3 covers from Germany to Japan with numerous transit markings,also an interesting beginning of the century group of postcards written in Japanese and mailed within Germany. This lot could provide a specialist with a unique insight into the life of the Japanese expatriates in pre-WWII Europe
Envelope
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1502
JAPAN
1890s correspondence of 69 covers franked mostly with 2s rose, many with lovely handpainted artwork inserts, some illustrated on the outside, otherwise with advertising inside; also four French covers 1925-33 to Japan or Korea, generally fine-v.f. and fascinating lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #1503
JAPAN
1890 cover from Kobe via Yokohama to USA, with single 5s ultra canc. in English, re-directed on arrival, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #74
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1504
JAPAN
1897 illustrated cover from Tokyo to Jamestown, St.Helena, franked by pair of 1s green, cover defects, unusual destination
Envelope
Catalog #72
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #1505
JAPAN
1900 cover from Kobe, via Yokohama to Germany, with 1s(2)+2s(2)+5s+10s combination franking, endorsed "Via San Francisco per str. Hong Kong Mary", fine-v.f., with Lokstedt 2.2.1901 arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #73,77,93,103
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1506
JAPAN
1909 cover from Yokohama to France, franked on reverse with 2x1/2s, 2x1s, 2x2s and single 3s, red "Voie De Siberie" hs and arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1507
JAPAN
1917 Prisoner of War cover from Narashino Camp to Tokyo, with appropriate markings, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1508
JAPAN
1925 Wedding, cplt set tied by commemorative pmks on back of postcard, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #190-93
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1509
JAPAN
1941 4s dark green, five unexploded booklets, fine-v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Sakura B20
Catalog Value Yen 22,500
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1510
JAPAN
1941 4s dark green, four unexploded booklets, fine-v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Sakura B20
Catalog Value Yen 18,000
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1511
JAPAN
1970s Also Ryukyu Islands, selection of 35 different sheets of 20 (700 stamps), all overprinted "Mihon", n.h., v.f.
Box S
Price Realized
$1,250.00

Lot #1512
JAPAN
Air Post.
1919 overprints, set of two, fine-v.f., signed Einchorn, BPP
*
Catalog #C1-2
Catalog Value 710
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1513
JAPAN
Air Post.
1919 overprints, set of two, each tied on ppc (Miss Stinson in her plane, also Miss Stinson in a Japanese kimono receiving a souvenir from Princess Kan-In), minor card abrasions on picture sides, otherwise fine-v.f.,rare
Envelope
Catalog #C1-2
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1514
JAPAN
Air Post.
1929-34 Osaka-Tokyo and Osaka-Dairen, 2 diff. flight covers with appropriate cachets, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1515
JAPAN
Zeppelin Flights.
1929 Round the World Flight Tokyo to USA, cover franked with 2.10y, Tokyo departure and Los Angeles arrival pmks, minor tears at top, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #1516
JAPAN
Zeppelin Flights.
1929 8pf German stationery reply card, address side additionally franked with 2M Zeppelin, cancelled on board 15.8.1929 and flown to Tokyo, additional "An Bord des Luftschiffes Graf Zeppelin 15 Aug. 1920" and"Round the World" cachets in red; reply side additionally franked with Japanese 1yen and flown to Los Angeles, some card strengthening, signed C.E.Rosendahl, Lt. Commander, with Aug.26 arrival pmk. A fine and unique combination
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1517
JAPAN
Army Pigeon Mail.
1930 first trial pigeon flight from Shirokiya Department Store, Ninonbashi, Tokyo, to the Army communication unit, Nakano-ku, Tokyo. The official letter sheet has a commemorative cancel for the 25th Anniversaryof Army day held at the store, fine, with a detailed explantion. In WWII, Japanese Army and Navy employed 200,000 military pigeons in the field of war
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1518
JAPAN
Ship Mail.
1898 Russian 4k ppc from Vladivostok to Germany, posted in Nagasaki, with boxed "Paquebot", "Ligne N Paq.Fr.No.2" pmk and Kiel arrival cds, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1519
Japanese Offices in China
1903 ppc from Shanghai to Germany, franked with three diff. overprints, Hong Kong transit & Gumbinnen arrival cds, minor faults, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #3,6,7
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1520
Japanese Offices in China
1917 registered cover from Tsingtau via Moji to Amsterdam with 2x10s blue, opened by Russian censor and again on arrival in Holland, with Central War Office (in cyrillic letters) hs on reverse, fine and scarce cover
Envelope
Catalog #42
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1521
Japanese Offices in Korea
1898 registered cover to Finland, franked by 2s red and 8s violet (2 each), paying the 10s postage plus 10s registration rates, tied by Fusan cds, sent via Singapore, with French "Ligne N 18 Feb 98 Paq" cds, "Lyona Paris" transit and Abo Turku arrival on reverse, fine and rare forerunner usage, with the 8s being previously unrecorded, with 2004 Eichorn cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #1522
Russian Prisoners' of War in Japan
1905 cover (with letter enclosed) to St.Petersburg, with violet "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre", green Tokyo & St.Petersburg arrival pmks, censor chops on reverse, minor cover faults, fine & scarce cover from a Russian prisoner of war
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1523
Russian Prisoners' of War in Japan
1905 ppc from a Russian POW to St.Petersburg, with "Service des Prisonnniers de Guerre" cachet, Osaka transit & green St.Petersburg arrival pmks, violet and red censor chops, v.f. and rare card
Envelope
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1524
Russian Prisoners' of War in Japan
1905 ppc from one Russian POW to another in Kobe, with interesting text (in Russian) and the POW's picture, various censor & arrival markings, v.f. and extremely rare correspondence between camps
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1525
Russian Prisoners' of War in Japan
1905 cover from a Russian POW officer in Osaka (Imamiya) to the French Consul in Kobe, violet "Service des Prisonniers De Guerre" and other markings incl. arrival cds, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1526
Russian Prisoners' of War in Japan
Japanese Forces in Siberia.
1918-23 selection 15 covers and cards, written up exhibition style on pages, with military markings clearly identified with usages from Sakhalin, Nikolsk, Blagoveshchensk, Spasskaya, Vladivostok, also a cardfrom Austro-Hungarian POW, franked with 10k (unusual since POW mail was sent post-free), various First Post Offices, fine-v.f. and interesting group of covers
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1527
Japanese World War II Occupation
Collection of 145+ covers and cards, written up exhibition style on 111 pages, with emphasis on military markings from Inner Mongolia, Hong Kong (incl. SG J1-3 with Royal cert), French Indo-china, ThailandMalaya, Burma, Nicobar Islands, New Guinea, North of Australia, Sumatra, Java, North Borneo, Philippines, Manchuria, South China, Taiwan, North China etc., some civilian mail, many rare usages, generally v.f. A wonderful collection
Envelope
Price Realized
$11,000.00

Lot #1528
KOREA
1900 1wn rose, black and blue, l.h., v.f., with 1996 APS cert.
*
Catalog #32
Catalog Value 750
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1529
KOREA
1949 10wn green, imperf. sheet of 100, printed on both sides, folded between stamps, v.f.
Box P
Catalog #73P
Unsold
Lot #1530
KOREA
1951-55 souv. sheets, with rare items (only 300 issued), regular issues and commemoratives incl. Rotary, United Nations, ITU, airmails etc., also 43 copies of Unesco souv. sheet, n.h., fine-v.f., Michel
**

Catalog Value Euro 50,000+
Unsold
Lot #1531
KOREA
1951 Regular Issues, 5wn, 100wn and 200wn, three diff. imperf. blocks of four, v.f.
Box **
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1532
KOREA
Semi-Postals.
1953 Red Cross, imperforate singles, v.f.
**
Catalog #B1-2var
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1533
NORTH KOREA
1954 flown cover to Czechoslovakia, franked with six imperf. adhesives, opened and sealed by postal censor on arrival, with 1954 Prague canc., fine and unusual cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1534
LAOS
1958 UNESCO, cplt set of four artist signed die proofs in various colors, v.f.
P
Catalog #48-51P
Price Realized
$65.00

Lot #1535
LAOS
1956 Buddha, cplt set of imperf. singles, also two perf. and gummed composite souv. sheets, n.h., very rare, only 10-15 issued
**
Catalog #27-29,C20-21var
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1536
LAOS
Air Post.
1956 Buddha, perforated and gummed souv. sheet of two, n.h., v.f., extremely rare, only 15 issued
**
Catalog #C20-21var
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1537
LAOS
Air Post.
1957 Musical Instruments, perforated souv. sheet of three with gum, n.h., v.f., only 15 issued
**
Catalog #C24-26var
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1538
LAOS
Air Post.
1958 Red Cross, perforated and gummed souv. sheet of four, n.h., v.f., extremely rare, only 15 issued
**
Catalog #C31-34var
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1539
LATVIA
1905 stampless cover from the French Consulate in Riga to Paris, violet seal on reverse, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1540
LATVIA
1918 Private Courier Post. 1R "Deutsch-Baltisches Comite. St.Petersburg" mint & used copies, v.f.
*u
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1541
LATVIA
1932 Riga Exhibition of Lettisch Products, set of four proofs in horizontal pairs on ungummed wove paper, "Swastika" wmk, v.f. and scarce, with 2000 Hofmann cert.
P
Catalog #164-67P
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1542
LATVIA
1934 Dec.15 Issue, horiz. imperf. pairs, cplt set, also additional pair of 10s with reversed watermark, unused without gum as issued, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #174-79P
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1543
LATVIA
1934 set of six archive proofs in horizontal pairs, on ungummed wove paper, "Swastika" wmk, v.f. and rare, with 2000 Hofmann cert.
P
Catalog #174-79P
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1544
LATVIA
1937 President Ulmanis, cplt set of vertical imperf. pairs, unused without gum as issued, v.f. and rare
(*)
Catalog #184-92P
Unsold
Lot #1545
LATVIA
1938 unexploded "Ls 2,02" booklet, yellow covers with black inscriptions, v.f.
Booklet
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1546
LATVIA
1938 unexploded "Ls 2,02" booklet, yellow covers with black inscriptions, v.f.
Booklet
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1547
LATVIA
Zeppelin Flights.
1932 3rd SAF card to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1548
LATVIA
Zeppelin Flights.
1932 6th SAF card to Brazil, some tape stains on reverse, otherwise v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1549
German Occupation of Libau
1919 commercial cover bearing the advertising of Joseph Pokorny paper factory, franked with single 15pf overprinted Libau in red and sent to Weida, with violet "Der Deutsche Gesandte b.d.Lettisch u.b.d. estnisch. Regierung" cachet, fine andextremely rare commercial usage during the German occupation of Libawa
Envelope
Catalog #1N3
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1550
Russian Occupation of Latvia
1919 cover from Jelgawa to Mitawa, franked with block of four of 2k & pair of 10k, bilingual cds and Jelgawa registry hs, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1551
Russian Occupation of Latvia
1919 two covers from Jelgawa to Mitawa, franked with blocks of four of 10k and 15k, bilingual cds, minor toning & cover folds, otherwise fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1552
Russian Occupation of Latvia
1940 Arms of Soviet Latvia, 12 imperf. pairs (missing 2s orange yellow), n.h., v.f., with 2000 Hofmann cert.
**
Catalog #2N45/57var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1553
WENDEN
1863 2k green, unused without gum, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #L3
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1554
WENDEN
1867 cover franked with 2k carmine & green, used from Wenden to Riga, customary mixed franking with Russian 10k brown & blue (with surface flaws apparently the result of removal of a pen canc. which was originally applied to the Wenden adhesive), both departure and Riga arrival pmks on back, v.f. appearance, with Mikulski cert.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.5
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1555
WENDEN
1891 Russian 7k stationery entire envelope additionally franked with 2k black & red, canc. "Shtockmanshof" and used to Narva, Estonia, some toning, otherwise fine, with Revel transit and arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1556
LIBERIA
1952 "Ashmun" souv. sheet, selection of 12 different, variety of colors, some missing designs etc.
**
Catalog #C69var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1557
LIBERIA
1952 Issue, specialized collection with imperf. sets incl. center omitted, die proofs of 25c & 50c Air Post, "Ashmun" souv. sheet study with 9 diff. varieties incl. trial color proofs & missing values, also imperf. "Space" souv.sheets etc., v.f. lot
*
Catalog #332-37,C68-9var
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1558
LIBERIA
1958 President Tubman's Visit, selection of 14 diff. sheets of 20, one perf., others imperf., errors of color, flag etc.
**P
Catalog #368-70,C114-17P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1559
LIBERIA
Air Post.
1936 Triangles, specialized collection, with perf. and imperf. varieties incl. shifted centers, imperf. strips of 10, some showing vignette only, part perf., proofs, cancellations etc. An interesting lot
*uP
Catalog #C3A/Fvar
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1560
LIBERIA
Air Post.
1936 Triangles, master die proofs of se-tenant pair, plus a single impression, both in black, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #C3FP
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1561
LIECHTENSTEIN
1912-51 selection of 8 covers incl. 1912 cover franked with set of three, 1931 two Zeppelin covers or cards, 1936 Hindenburg flight cover franked with set of two, plus other mostly commercial items
Envelope
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1562
LIECHTENSTEIN
1934 Vaduz souv. sheet, few natural inclusions, n.h., v.f. (Mi. Block 1)
**
Catalog #115
Catalog Value Euro 2,500
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1563
LIECHTENSTEIN
1948-53 Issues, selection of five FDCs incl. 1948 Air Post set of 10 on three FDCs, fine-v.f.
Envelope

Catalog Value Euro 585
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1564
LIECHTENSTEIN
Zeppelin Flights.
1931 double card, one franked with U.S. adhesives and flown via S.S. Bremen Catapult to Liechtenstein, the other side with Zeppelin set of two, tied by red "Vaduz-Lausanne" hs, flown to Friedrichshafen andvia Catapult "S.S. Europa", making return trip to New York. Trip originated May 29, 1931 and ended June 18th in New York. A spectacular Zeppelin and double Catapult combination, some card strengthening, otherwise fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #1565
LIECHTENSTEIN
Catapult Flights.
1932, 12/13 June "D.Europa" to USA, red cachet, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #1566
LIECHTENSTEIN
Catapult Flights.
1934 Bremen-New York cachet in red, some toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1567
LIECHTENSTEIN
Catapult Flights.
1935 Europa-New York violet cachet, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1568
LIECHTENSTEIN
Catapult Flights.
1935 "Europa" to Nassau, Bahamas, v.f., with arrival pmk. A scarce Catapult dispatch to an unusual destination
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1569
LITHUANIA
1919 registered cover from Rovno to Neu Ulm, franked on reverse with 40sk & 50sk typeset numerals, tied by Kaunas cds, some toning, otherwise fine, with boxed censor cachet & arrival cds, rare
Envelope
Catalog #17,18
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1570
LITHUANIA
1920 unissued trial printings, set of five, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #92-92D
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1571
LITHUANIA
1922 "De Jure", 50s violet, orange center inverted, v.f.
P
Catalog #116BP
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1572
LITHUANIA
1922 "De Jure", 50sk imperf. single, 2auk perf., both are proofs
P
Catalog #116BP
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1573
LITHUANIA
1922 "De Jure", 50s violet, orange center, 60sk purple & brown, also 2auk blue & orange, all errors, v.f.
*
Catalog #116B/117BP
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1574
LITHUANIA
1922 "De Jure", 1auk carmine & blue, two proofs singles, one printed on both sides
*
Catalog #117AP
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1575
LITHUANIA
1922 "De Jure", 1auk carmine & blue, two proof singles, one printed on both sides, another imperf. and printed on thick card
P
Catalog #117AP
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1576
LITHUANIA
1923 Incorporation of Memel into Lithuania, blocks of nine, n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.196-208)
Box **
Catalog #176-88
Catalog Value Euro 450
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1577
LITHUANIA
1927 Vytis Warrior's Cross, 2c ochre, cplt imperf. sheetlet of 16, die sunken on thick wove paper, some wrinkles, fine-v.f.
Box E
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1578
LITHUANIA
1927 Vytis Warrior's Cross, 2c brown lilac, cplt imperf. sheetlet of 16, die sunken on thick wove paper, some wrinkles, fine-v.f.
Box E
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1579
LITHUANIA
1927 Vytis Warrior's Cross, 2c olive, cplt imperf. sheetlet of 16, die sunken on thick wove paper, some wrinkles, fine-v.f.
Box E
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1580
LITHUANIA
1930 Grand Duke Vytautas 500th Anniversary Issue, 2c yellow green, cplt imperf. sheetlet of 16, die sunk on wove paper, some natural wrinkles and creases, rare
Box E
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1581
LITHUANIA
1930 Grand Duke Vytautas 500th Anniversary Issue, 2c dark carmine, cplt imperf. sheetlet of 16, die sunk on wove paper, some natural wrinkles and creases, rare
Box E
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1582
LITHUANIA
1930 Grand Duke Vytautas 500th Anniversary Issue, 2c deep blue, cplt imperf. sheetlet of 16, die sunk on wove paper, some natural wrinkles and creases, rare
Box E
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1583
LITHUANIA
1930 Grand Duke Vytautas 500th Anniversary Issue, 2c scarlet, cplt imperf. sheetlet of 16, die sunk on wove paper, some natural wrinkles and creases, rare
Box E
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1584
LITHUANIA
1930 Grand Duke Vytautas 500th Anniversary Issue, 2c green, cplt perf. sheetlet of 16, with gum, some perf. separations, couple of minor faults, otherwise fine-v.f., rare
Box E
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1585
LITHUANIA
1930 Grand Duke Vytautas 500th Anniversary Issue, 2c black, cplt part perf. sheetlet of 16, with gum, some perf. reinforcements, couple of minor faults, otherwise fine-v.f., rare
Box E
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1586
LITHUANIA
1937 50c brown, two imperf. blocks of four, one without network, n.h., v.f. (Mi.416IIU)
Box **
Catalog #304var
Catalog Value Euro 400
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1587
LITHUANIA
1937 50c brown, imperf. pair, without network, used 11.5.40 on registered cover from Telsiai to Lampedziai, v.f., with arrival pmk (Mi.416IIU)
Envelope
Catalog #304var
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1588
LITHUANIA
1940 Return of Vilnius, 15c (2), 30c, 60c (3), six diff. imperforate blocks of four, various colors incl. issued ones, n.h., v.f.
Box P
Catalog #314-16P
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1589
LITHUANIA
1940 Return of Vilnius, 15c (2), 30c, 60c (3), six diff. imperforate blocks of four, various colors incl. issued ones, also selection of eight imperf. copies of 30c, diff. colors, n.h., v.f.
Box P
Catalog #314-16P
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1590
LITHUANIA
1940 imperforate blocks of four, cplt set, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #317-22var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1591
Lithuanian Semi-Postals
1924 essay (137:80mm), with large black borders, showing a surcharge of "+1L", marginal creases, otherwise fine and unusual item
E
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1592
Lithuanian Semi-Postals
1926 registered cover franked with 11 diff. surcharges, tied by Kaunuas 5.12.1926 cds, addressed to Berlin, filing folds, mostly away from the stamps, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B1/15
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1593
Lithuanian Semi-Postals
1927 registered cover franked with 11 diff. surcharges, tied by Kaunuas 12.2.1927 cds, addressed to Berlin, filing folds away from the stamps, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1594
Lithuanian Semi-Postals
1938 Olympics and Boy Scouts, complete sets, all used in 1939 on registered cover from Kaunas to Germany, little toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1595
Lithuanian Semi-Postals
1938 Boy Scout overprints, blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.421-24)
Box **
Catalog #B47-50
Catalog Value Euro 200
Price Realized
$80.00

Lot #1596
Lithuanian Semi-Postals
1938 Boy Scout overprints, blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.421-24)
Box **
Catalog #B47-50
Catalog Value Euro 200
Price Realized
$80.00

Lot #1597
Lithuanian Semi-Postals
1938 Boy Scout overprints, cplt set of four, used on special cacheted cover, registered "Pazaislis Tautine Skauciu Stovykla" (Boy Scouts) in Kaunaas, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B47-50
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1598
Lithuanian Semi-Postals
1938 Boy Scout overprints, cplt set of four, used on special cacheted cover, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B47-50
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1599
Lithuanian Semi-Postals
1938 Boy Scout overprints, cplt set of four, used on special cacheted cover, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B47-50
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1600
Lithuanian Semi-Postals
1938 Boy Scout overprints, cplt set of four, used on special cacheted cover, Pazaislis 19.VII.38 oval Scout pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B47-50
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1601
Lithuanian Semi-Postals
1938 Boy Scout overprints, cplt set of four, used on cover, with special A.Panemune Jamboree label and registration hs, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B47-50
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1602
Lithuanian Semi-Postals
1938 Boy Scout overprints, cplt set of four, used on cover, with special A.Panemune Jamboree label, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B47-50
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1603
Lithuanian Semi-Postals
1939 Basketball, cplt set of three, tied on an illustrated ppc by special Basketball commemorative pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B52-54
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1604
Lithuanian Semi-Postals
1939 Basketball, cplt set of three, tied on an illustrated cover by special Basketball commemorative pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B52-54
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1605
Lithuanian Semi-Postals
1939 Basketball, ten imperf. sets in blocks of four, six or ten, n.h., v.f. Only 200 sets issued (Mi.429-31U)
Box **
Catalog #B52-54var
Catalog Value Euro 3,000
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1606
Lithuanian Air Post Issues
1924 40c green horiz. and vert. pairs, imperf. between, l.h. or n.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #C33a,34var
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1607
Lithuanian Air Post Issues
1924 60c rose, also same surcharged, each without watermark, l.h., v.f., signed Bloch, Sanabria. Only 600 and 200 of each issued (Mi.222Y,239Y)
*
Catalog #C34,CB3var
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1608
Lithuanian Air Post Issues
1926 60c blue & black, center inverted, v.f.
*
Catalog #C39c
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1609
Lithuanian Air Post Issues
1933 Darius Girenas Transatlantic Flight overprinted Issue, cplt set of five, n.h., fine-v.f., only 500 sets issued
**
Catalog #C55-62var
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1610
Lithuanian Air Post Issues
1933 Darius Girenas Transatlantic Flight overprinted Issue, 1L double overprint, largely displaced, n.h., v.f.
**
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1611
Lithuanian Air Post Issues
1933 Darius Girenas Transatlantic Flight overprinted Issue, 1L double overprint, l.h., v.f.
*
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1612
Lithuanian Air Post Issues
1935 "Lituanica II New York-Kaunas" Flight Issue, overprinted in red on 50c (Scott's No.259), n.h., v.f.
**
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #1613
Lithuanian Air Post Issues
1935 Vaitkus overprint, l.h., v.f. (Mi.404)
*
Catalog #C80var
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1614
Lithuanian Air Post Issues
1934 Vaitkus, special overprint, used on flown cover by Vaitkus during his 1935 Trans-Atlantic attempt, cover is numbered and signed by Lt.Felix Vaitkus, appropriate mixed franking with United States 6c orange, additional stampon reverse, v.f. and rare
Envelope
Catalog #C80var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1615
Lithuanian Air Post Issues
Zeppelin Flights.
1932 3rd SAF card to Brazil, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1616
Lithuanian Local Issues
Grodno.
1919 surcharges in Russian stamps, perf. set of eight, used, fine-v.f. (Mi.2A-9A)
Catalog #L1-8
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1617
Lithuanian Local Issues
Grodno.
1919 surcharges in Russian stamps, perf. set of eight, each cancelled on piece, fine-v.f. (Mi.2A-9A)
Catalog #L1-8
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #1618
Lithuanian Local Issues
Russian Occupation.
1940 overprints, 100 cplt sets, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.449-56
Catalog Value Euro 800
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1619
German Occupation of Lithuania
1918 registered cover from Slonim to Berlin, franked on reverse with 30f and 60f adhesive, used in combination with pair of German 20pf ultramarine, usual stains & perf. faults, fine and scarce commercial usage, with arrival cds & cachet
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.1-2
Catalog Value Euro 1,600
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1620
German Occupation of Lithuania
1918 10th Army Issue, 30pfg black used on postal card, Baranovichi 2.1.19 cds, some ink staining from pmk, otherwise fine, signed Mikulski
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.1
Catalog Value Euro 750
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1621
German Occupation of Lithuania
1918 10th Army Issue, 60pfg black used on cover, Baranovichi cds, some ink staining from pmk, flap missing, with filing crease away from the stamp, endorsed "Landesbotenpost der 10th Armee", signed Mikulski,
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.2
Catalog Value Euro 850
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1622
LUXEMBOURG
1859 371/2c green, margins all around, v.f. used (Mi.10)
Catalog #11
Catalog Value Euro 240
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1623
LUXEMBOURG
1925 Grand Duchess Charlotte, unissued design 35c indigo blue, large die proof, die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, with pencilled instructions and date on reverse, v.f. and rare
E
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #1624
LUXEMBOURG
1925 Grand Duchess Charlotte, unissued design 35c violet, large die proof, die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, with pencilled instructions and date on reverse, v.f. and rare
E
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #1625
LUXEMBOURG
1926-35 Grand Duchess Charlotte, 5c-1 3/4fr, complete set of 19 (all values represented) small die proofs, each with serial number at bottom, mounted on individual cards, mostly in black (70c violet),fine-v.f. and undoubtedly unique set
P
Catalog #159/185P
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #1626
LUXEMBOURG
1926-35 Grand Duchess Charlotte, 5c-1 3/4fr, group of 21 different large die proofs, all in issued colors and mounted on full size original cards from the American Bank Note Company, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #159/185P
Price Realized
$5,500.00

Lot #1627
LUXEMBOURG
1944-46 Grand Duchess Charlotte, 5c-20fr complete set of 22 (all values represented) small die proofs, each with serial number at top, mounted on individual cards, mostly in green, others in blue, red and sepia. In additionthere are two master die proofs in green, one for "cent", other for "Franc" values, fine-v.f. and undoubtedly unique set
P
Catalog #218-234P
Price Realized
$5,500.00

Lot #1628
LUXEMBOURG
Semi-Postals.
1944 Issue, cplt set of sheet margin imperf. singles, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #B117-20var
Unsold
Lot #1629
LUXEMBOURG
Semi-Postals.
1944 Issue, cplt set of sheet corner margin imperf. blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #B117-20var
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1630
LUXEMBOURG
Semi-Postals.
1944 Issue, three diff. imperf. pairs, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #B117/20var
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1631
LUXEMBOURG
Semi-Postals.
1945 Issue, cplt set of sheet margin imperf. pairs, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #B121-25var
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1632
LUXEMBOURG
Semi-Postals.
1945 Issue, cplt set of sheet margin imperf. singles, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #B121-25var
Unsold
Lot #1633
LUXEMBOURG
Officials.
1878 1fr on 371/2c bistre, overprint inverted, part original gum, small thin at top, fine appearance, signed F.S.R.L.
*
Catalog #O28a
Catalog Value 600
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1634
MADAGASCAR
1889-1927 collection of stamps incl. many bisects on cover, also 50+ covers or stationery items; and 29 die proofs from the 1903 issue, many mounted and written up on pages, the better stamps are signed Calvesetc., few minor faults, mostly fine and interesting collection
Envelope *u
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #1635
MADAGASCAR
1899 free frank to France, endorsed "Corps d'occupation de Madagascar", with "Majunga" cds and "Marine Francaise Service a La Mer" naval cachet, some toning & parts of backflap missing, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1636
MADAGASCAR
1898-1902 collection of 11 free franks to France, endorsed "Corps d'occupation de Madagascar", with diff. dispatch cds incl. Fianarantsoa, Morondava, Moramanca, Behara, Diego-Suarez, etc., with diff. military cachets incl. "Marine Francaise", "Troupes Coloniale de 1ere Classe" etc., written up in French on pages, some minor faults or toning, otherwise fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #1637
MADAGASCAR
1902 mourning free frank to Paris, blue Tananarive cds and red military cachet, endorsed "Corps d'occupation de Madagascar", with transit and arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1638
MADAGASCAR
1930 composite artist signed die proof in black, two frames only and centers only printed alongside, v.f. and rare quadruple proof
P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1639
MADAGASCAR
1931 Hova Woman and Sakalava Chief, large die proof on thin card, with four impressions of frame and center set against black borders, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1640
MADAGASCAR
1931 Oxen, large die proof on thin card, with impressions of frame and center set against black borders, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1641
MADAGASCAR
Air Post.
1943-45 provisional "Madagascar et Dependances Poste Aerienne-Tannanarive" etc. hs, specialized group of 11 flown covers paying various rates, some registered or censored, mixed condition, generally fine-v.f., seldom offered group from the Boonshaft collection
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1642
MANCHUKUO
1930s selection of 17 diff. stamps, mostly in sheets, n.h., fine-v.f. Sakura Cat. Yen 199,000
Box **
Unsold
Lot #1643
MANCHUKUO
1934 unissued 8f value, sheet of 100, n.h., extensive perf. separations, some toning, mostly around edges, not affecting stamps, fine-v.f.
Box **
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1644
MANCHUKUO
1937 5f magenta, imperforate block of eight, unused without gum as issued, v.f., rare, only one sheet of 100 printed
Box P
Catalog #113P
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1645
MANCHUKUO
1937 2f brown, sheet margin imperforate block of eight, unused without gum as issued, v.f., rare, only one sheet of 100 printed, with violet hs in margin only
Box P
Catalog #127P
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1646
MANCHUKUO
Revenues.
1f, 2f, 3f, 10f, sheet margin imperforate blocks of 16, also 2yuan and 5yan imperf. blocks of eight, all in carmine except 1f brown, unused without gum as issued, v.f.
Box P
Unsold
Lot #1647
MARTINIQUE
1799 FL headed "Martinico" and addressed to a M. Brown, merchant at Newbury Port, forwarded via New York, endorsed "SH 19" with oval New York date stamp, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$80.00

Lot #1648
MARTINIQUE
1933-38 Issue, 23 diff. imperf. singles, mostly with sheet margin, n.h., couple of minor stains, mostly v.f.
**
Catalog #133/172var
Catalog Value Euro 800
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1649
MAURITANIA
Air Post.
1942 two imperf. singles in indigo blue, for Mauritania and Niger, design and value tablet omitted, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1650
MAURITANIA
Zeppelin Flights.
1934 Argentina Flight to Buenos Aires, Boutilimit registry label, fine-v.f. and scarce Mauritania dispatch, with appropriate markings
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1651
MEMEL
1924 registered "Memeler Kreditbank A.G." envelope from Klaipeda to Marseille, franked with Lithuanian 20c airpost and Occupation of Memel 1L on 1000m surcharge, fine and scarce commercial usage
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1652
MEXICO
1861 1r black, pink (error of color), unused without gum, margins all around, v.f., with 1985 MEPSI cert. A great rarity
(*)
Catalog #7d
Catalog Value 8,000
Price Realized
$4,250.00

Lot #1653
MEXICO
1861 outer FL to Durango franked with lower left 1/4 of 8r red brown, canc. by str. line Zacatecas hs, filing folds & stains, otherwise fine with Royal cert.
Envelope
Catalog #11b
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1654
MEXICO
1864 Hidalgo, 1r, 2r and 1p composite large die proof in black, also large die proof of 4r, also in black, all die sunk on two cards, little toning, otherwise v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #14-17P
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1655
MEXICO
1934 (ca) unissued designs, 5p violet and 5p green and yellow, two large die proofs, the latter with double impression, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1656
MEXICO
1934 (ca) unissued designs, 5p and 10p black, two die essays in black, some corrections in white ink by the artist, v.f.
E
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1657
Mexico Air Post
1936 20c lake, "Eagleman", "Secretariat" watermark, the unique block of four, with sheet margin at bottom, n.h., v.f., signed Herbert Bloch, with 1971 Friedl cert. One of the greatest Mexican Air Post rarities,ex-Weston collection (this block was sold in 1980 for $60,500 at Sotheby's auction in New York)
Box **
Catalog #C76A
Unsold
Lot #1658
Mexico Air Post
Zeppelin Flights.
1930 Europe Pan America Round Trip Flight, cover franked with 1p horizontal pair and single, tied by "Servicio Aereo Mexico D.F. 30 May 30" cds, v.f. and scarce usage, especially with all-Mexico franking, only five covers carried
Envelope
Catalog #Si.64VIII
Catalog Value Euro 2,750+
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #1659
MONACO
1950 Prince Rainier, imperf. singles and blocks of four, all sheet margin, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #247-52,C34-5var
Catalog Value Euro 377
Unsold
Lot #1660
MONACO
1950 Prince Rainier, set of imperf. pairs, in issued colors, each stamp being 50c value, n.h., v.f. and unusual
**
Catalog #247-52,C34-5var
Unsold
Lot #1661
MONACO
1951 Holy Year, cplt set of imperf. sheet corner margin blocks of four (with date), n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #262-73var
Catalog Value Euro 820
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1662
MONACO
1954 Coat of Arms, selection of 7 diff. composite, signed artist die proofs in black, fine-v.f., extremely rare
P
Catalog #312-18P
Unsold
Lot #1663
MONACO
1954 Coat of Arms, selection of 7 diff. composite, signed artist die proofs in black, fine-v.f., extremely rare, retail $1,500
P
Catalog #312-18P
Unsold
Lot #1664
MONACO
1954 Coat of Arms, set of 7 diff. signed proof sheets, v.f.
P
Catalog #312-18P
Unsold
Lot #1665
MONACO
1954 Coat of Arms, set of 7 diff. signed proof sheets, v.f.
P
Catalog #312-18P
Unsold
Lot #1666
MONACO
1956 Royal Wedding, set of two perf. and gummed deluxe sheets, First Day Cancels, v.f.
Catalog #366-70,C46-48
Catalog Value Euro 450
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1667
MONACO
Air Post.
1941 Issue, seven imperf. sets incl. blocks, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #C2-7var
Catalog Value Euro 532
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1668
MONACO
Postage Dues.
1946 Issue, 8 imperf. sets (11 diff., cplt as issued), n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #J28/38var
Catalog Value Euro 920
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1669
MONGOLIA
Russian Offices, 1907 red band cover franked with 7k dark blue, used from Urga, 5.II.1907 departure pmk, addressed to Kalgan with red Cyrilic letters, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #1670
MONGOLIA
1924-28 Issues, cplt (less 20m No.38), first six with additional horizontal peforations, also four used incl. 5c, $1, 25m and 1t, fine-v.f.
*u
Catalog #1-7,32-37,39-44
Catalog Value 375
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1671
MONGOLIA
1926 handstamped in violet, 1c-20c, also $5, last one defective, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Roumet etc.
*
Catalog #16-20,23
Catalog Value 729
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1672
MONGOLIA
1928 native cover franked with 5M & 20m, both with "Postage" overprints, used from Ulan Bator cds to Kalgan where China Junk 4c was added to pay the postage due (China did not recognize the validity of Mongolia's stamps), v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1673
MONGOLIA
1935 cover from Ulan Bator via Kalgan to Vladivostok, franked on reverse with 6x5m and Chinese postage Dues 20c & 50c added in Kalgan, filing creases not affecting the stamps, v.f. with arrival pmk, rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1674
MONGOLIA
1959 1t horiz. imperforate pair, n.h., v.f., rare
**
Catalog #178var
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1675
MONGOLIA
1958 Anniversary of Independence, 20m red, imperf. sheet corner margin block of six, unused without gum as issued, v.f., scarce
Box (*)
Catalog #140var
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1676
MONGOLIA
1959 Language Congress, 100 sets in multiples, n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.163-67,177)
Box **
Catalog #174-78
Catalog Value Euro 6,500
Unsold
Lot #1677
MONGOLIA
1959 Language Congress, 40m sheet margin block of four, imperf. vertically, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #175a
Catalog Value 500+
Unsold
Lot #1678
MONGOLIA
1959 International Congress of Mongolia, 40m sheet margin block of four, imperf. vertically, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #175a
Catalog Value 500+
Unsold
Lot #1679
MONGOLIA
1959 Agricultural Congress, 30m green, sheet margin block of four, imperf. at left, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #181var
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1680
MONGOLIA
1975 50 Years of Communication, 80m Aeroplane, double overprint, one inverted, single and block of four, n.h., v.f., only 50 exist
Box **
Catalog #850Fvar
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1681
MOROCCO
1901-07 group of 12 military free-franks used mostly to France, except one to Algeria, endorsed "Troupes d'occupation de L'extreme Francaise", or "Troupes de la frontiere Alger-Marocaine", etc., various cachets, some wear & tear, generallyfine
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1682
MOROCCO
1903 free frank to Paris with blue Beni-Ounif cds and large "Tagda" military cachet, fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1683
MOROCCO
1933-34 Issue, cplt set of presentation proofs with value tablets blank, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #124-147P
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1684
MOZAMBIQUE
Air Post.
1935 registered and flown cover to London, with blue "Por Aviao" label endorsed "1.15", additional franking, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1685
NETHERLANDS
1852 5c (2), 10c (21), also perforated 5c (3), 10c (9) and 15c (4), all used, condition varies, diff. shades and postmarks, generally fine or better
Catalog #1,2,4-6
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1686
NETHERLANDS
1891-94 Princess Wilhelmina, 3c-25c, nine values, n.h., 71/2c little toning, 25c irregular perfs at top, otherwise fine-v.f. (NVPH 34-42)
**
Catalog #40-48
Catalog Value Euro 1,422
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1687
NETHERLANDS
1898-1921 Queen Wilhelmina, 1/2c-60c, 25 values (cplt less 11/2c ultramarine, 15c brown and 20c green, with two of the cheaper variety), n.h., fine-v.f. (NVPH 50/76
**
Catalog #55/82
Catalog Value Euro 1,633
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1688
NETHERLANDS
1928 Olympics stationery card, Amsterdam 21.1.27 cancel, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1689
NETHERLANDS
1949 Queen Juliana, 5c-10g, 18 diff., cplt less 45c orange and 75c carmine red, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. (NVPH 518/37)
**
Catalog #306-322
Catalog Value Euro 1,440
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1690
NETHERLANDS
Zeppelin Flights.
1931 Pomerania Flight card (photo of Greta Garbo), Stettin drop, nice franking (Syncopated perfs), v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1691
NETHERLANDS
Zeppelin Flights.
1936 Hindenburg flight card, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1692
NETHERLANDS
Marine Insurance.
1921 15c-71/2g, cplt set, n.h., usual gum skips and wrinkles, fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #GY1-7
Catalog Value 1,500
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1693
NETHERLANDS INDIES
1862 stampless cover with oval "Franco Zee Brief Manado" sent to USA, with red Singapore and London transits, N.York Br. Pkt arrival datestamp, fine and scarce cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1694
NETHERLANDS INDIES
1920 registered cover from Batavia to France, franked with 221/2c overprinted "Java", filing fold away from the stamp, fine cover, with Besancon arrival
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1695
NETHERLANDS INDIES
1945-46 Queen Wilhelmina etc., cplt set of 13 different large die proofs, all in issued colors and mounted on full size original cards from the American Bank Note Company, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #250-62P
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1696
NETHERLANDS INDIES
1945-46 Queen Wilhelmina, three master die proofs, one in black for vignette only, others in green for "cent" and "Gulden" values, value tablets blank, v.f. and very rare
P
Catalog #255/62P
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1697
NETHERLANDS INDIES
Japanese Occupation.
1943 31/2c postal stationery card used from Soerabaja to Djakarta, violet chops, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1698
SURINAM
1945 Queen Wilhelmina, complete set of 24 different large die proofs in issued colors,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, fresh and v.f.
P
Catalog #184-207P
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #1699
SURINAM
1945 Queen Wilhelmina, two different master die proofs representing "cent" and "Gulden" values, both in green,each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, fresh and v.f.
P
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1700
SURINAM
Postage Dues.
1945 25c lilac, composite die proof with numerals 1c and 5c (last two showing central vignettes with numerals of value only),die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, pencilled at bottom "wrong color-to be 392 offset brown", v.f., possibly unique
P
Catalog #J33-34P
Price Realized
$1,350.00

Lot #1701
WEST IRIAN (U.N.T.E.A.)
1962 1c, 5c, 10c, 12c, 15c, 17c, 45c, 55c and 85c, group of nine diff. inverted overprints, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #1/16var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1702
WEST IRIAN (U.N.T.E.A.)
1962 5c, 10c, 12c, 15c, 17c and 85c, group of six diff. inverted overprints, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #3/16var
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1703
WEST IRIAN (U.N.T.E.A.)
1962 15c yellow, inverted overprint, lower right sheet corner block of 15, n.h., fine-v.f. A rare multiple
Box **
Catalog #7var
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1704
WEST IRIAN (U.N.T.E.A.)
1962 15c yellow, inverted overprint, sheet margin block of six, n.h., fine-v.f. A rare multiple
Box **
Catalog #7var
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1705
WEST IRIAN (U.N.T.E.A.)
1962 5g green, overprint shifted to left, sheet margin strip of three, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #19var
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1706
NEW CALEDONIA
1953 Centenary of the French Presence, perf. and imperf. collective sheetlets of four, the former with gum and n.h., v.f. and scarce, only 15-20 of these were produced
P
Catalog #296-99P
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1707
NEW CALEDONIA
Air Post.
1941 group of five flown covers to Fiji, franked with a total of 26 "Paris-Noumea 5 Avril 1932" overprints, "Poya" registration hs, transit and arrival pmks, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #1708
NEW HEBRIDES
Postage Dues.
1925 issue, blocks of four, n.h., post office fresh, couple of low values defective, mostly fine-v.f., scarce set (Ceres 1-5)
Box **
Catalog #J1-5
Catalog Value Euro 1,200
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1709
NICARAGUA
1949 Baseball World Series, cplt set of 26 souv. sheet of four, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #717-29,C296-308
Catalog Value 225
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1710
NICARAGUA
1957 Merchant Marine Issue, 18 perf. proofs in diff. colors, mounted on gray sheetlets, v.f., stated to be unique
P
Catalog #794-9,C398-403P
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #1711
NICARAGUA
Air Post.
1932 Domestic Service Revaluation, 1c on 1c red overprint, l.h., fine, only 100 issued
*
Catalog #San.85
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1712
NICARAGUA
Air Post.
1936 inverted "Resello 1935" red overprint on the 4c on 5c blue, l.h., v.f., unlisted
*
Catalog #C124var
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1713
NICARAGUA
Air Post.
1944 Red Cross, set of three large die proofs in issued colors, all mounted on full size cards from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #C263-65P
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1714
NICARAGUA
Air Post.
1947 registered cover from Managua to USA, franked with 40c on 1c green, plus another variety without surcharge. The stamp has been lifted to check for any trace of an albino surcharge (since it was not issued without surcharge), and nonewas found. A v.f. and apparently unique example of this unissued variety on cover
Envelope
Catalog #C171var
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1715
NICARAGUA
Air Post Officials.
1929 25c "typewritten overprint" unused without gum, also cplt set of 1932 overprints, fine-v.f.
(*)*
Catalog #CO1,CO3-9
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1716
NICARAGUA
Air Post Officials.
1931 cover franked with 15c US Airpost, used from Managua to Glendale, Ca., Aug.9, 1931 "5th Reg. U.S.M.C. Managua, Nicaragua" date stamp, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1717
NORWAY
1907 Die A, 1910-29 re-drawn 12 diff. (cplt as issued), also 20o plum, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #64-66,74/95,109
Catalog Value 400+
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1718
NORWAY
Zeppelin Flights.
1932 4th SAF to Brazil, fine-v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1719
NORWAY
Polar Mail.
1904 ppc (Spitzbergen), franked with 10o red, cancelled Hammerfest and used in combination with 10o Polar Post vignette, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1720
NORWAY
Polar Mail.
1912 ppc with Austrian-Lloyd Spitzbergen vignette in red, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1721
NORWAY
Polar Mail.
1918 ppc franked with three diff. Norwegian adhesives, cancelled "Polhavet", addressed to Christiania, signed R. Amudsen, some card flaws, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1722
PARAGUAY
1881 1c brown & 2c black, imperf. marginal blocks of 25, plate proofs on card with parts of imprint showing, v.f.
Box P
Catalog #13,14P
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1723
PARAGUAY
1908, 2c postal stationery card, with additional franking, used from Asuncion to Germany, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #146,154
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1724
PARAGUAY
1951 "Primer Congreso" overprints, three diff. blocks of four, one perf., others imperf., used on registered cover to Argentina
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1725
PARAGUAY
Air Post.
1946 overprints, duplicated selection of 32 errors, incl. double, inverted and combination of overprints and surcharges, n.h., fine-v.f.
**P
Catalog #C154/57var
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1726
PARAGUAY
Air Post.
1948-52 "Viva Espana", 11 vert. or horiz. pairs, imperf. vert. or horiz., also 5c and 69c six imperf. sets, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #C176/198var
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1727
PARAGUAY
Zeppelin Flights.
1930 Europe Pan America Round Trip Flight, 70c stationery card additionally franked, tied by violet boxed cachet, "Por "Zeppelin Primer Vuelo" cachet, also Seville arrival 5 June, 1930 pmk, v.f. and rare card, only 9 (!)pieces of mail carried to Seville
Envelope
Catalog #Si.62Ba
Catalog Value Euro 2,350
Unsold
Lot #1728
PERU
1857 2r brown red, unused without gum, margins all around, fine, signed Calves etc. A rare stamp
(*)
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,350
Price Realized
$1,450.00

Lot #1729
PERU
1895 Election of President Pieriola, set of seven large die proofs in issued colors, all mounted on full size cards from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #134-40P
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #1730
PERU
1936-37 Issue, 39 diff. imperf. varieties, each with security punch, n.h., fine-v.f.
P
Catalog #366-73,C16/37P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1731
PERU
1961 unissued 1sol Province of Pomabamba, also the issued 10c design, both are printer's control die proofs in sepia, v.f., only 4 of each issued. Retail $1,500
P
Catalog #488P
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1732
PERU
Air Post.
1957 French Exposition, selection of 15 imperf. and gummed, mostly diff. trial color proofs, one strip of three, others singles, n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #C127-30P
Unsold
Lot #1733
PERU
Air Post.
1957 Stamp Centenary, selection of 10 diff. printer's trial color die proofs, all but one multicolor, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #C131-40P
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1734
PERU
Air Post.
1960 Machu Picchu, Exposition, Jorge Chavez etc., selection of six diff. printer's inspection die proofs in sepia, incl. two unaccepted designs, v.f. Only four of each printed, retail $4,500+
P
Catalog #C171/191P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1735
PERU
Postage Dues.
1899 "Deficit", set of two large die proofs in issued colors, mounted on full size cards from the American Bank Note Company, v.f. and extremely rare set of "key" postage dues
P
Catalog #J34-35P
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1736
PERU
Postage Dues.
1921 Issue, set of seven large die proofs in issued colors, die sunk on cards from the American Bank Note Company, v.f. and extremely rare set of postage dues
P
Catalog #J44-50P
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1737
PHILIPPINES
1859 5c vermilion, horizontal pair, margins all around, used on FL to Manila, tied by June 26, 1862 cds, another stamp missing from cover, otherwise v.f., with 2002 APS cert.
Envelope
Catalog #10
Catalog Value 800+
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1738
PHILIPPINES
1901 $5 dark green, well centered, h.r., v.f., only 782 issued
*
Catalog #225
Catalog Value 825
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #1739
PHILIPPINES
1934 Tennis Championship Games, 6c ultramarine, vertical pair imperf. between, with selvage at bottom, n.h., fine and rare error, only a few exist
**
Catalog #381a
Catalog Value 1,250
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1740
PHILIPPINES
1947 Views, 4c-1p selection of 13 diff. large die proofs incl. trial color dies and three master dies for diff. values, various colors, each card mounted, hs "For Approval", most are dated and signed by engraver, production manager etc., with a variety of approval stamps on back incl. American Bank Note Co., Engraver's Order etc., v.f. and unique group of signed die proofs
P
Catalog #504-10P
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #1741
PHILIPPINES
1947 Views, 4c-1p selection of 9 diff. models, each mounted on ABNCo. booklet, with variety of notations incl. 2c ("change denomination to 4c"), 6c ("change denomination to 10 centavos"), 20c ("include the word 'postage'"), 50c ("no imprint") etc., various colors, fine-v.f. and unique lot
P
Catalog #504-10P
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #1742
PHILIPPINES
1947 Views, 4c-1p selection of 7 diff. original artwork, each with various notations for size, color, imprint, denomination, all corrected by hand, two with color samples attached (from banknotes), also nine color prints for three diff. values, fine and impressive lot
P
Catalog #504-10P
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #1743
PHILIPPINES
1947 Views, 4c-1p selection of 5 diff. photo die proofs, each mounted on ABNCo. booklet, with variety of notations incl. "no imprint", colors and denominatons, each dated and signed by the engraver, fine-v.f.and unique lot
P
Catalog #504/10P
Price Realized
$1,650.00

Lot #1744
PHILIPPINES
1948 Douglas MacArthur, cplt set of large die proofs in issued colors, die sunk on cards, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #519-21P
Unsold
Lot #1745
PHILIPPINES
1949 Gen. Gregoria del Pilar, master large die proof in red brown, value omitted, die sunk on card, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #535P
Unsold
Lot #1746
PHILIPPINES
1956 Red Cross, master die large die proof in brown, value omitted, die sunk on card, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #628P
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1747
PHILIPPINES
Postage Dues.
1945 complete set of four different large die proofs in issued colors, also a master die in rose (value tablet blank),each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #J23-26P
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1748
Phillipines Revenues
1947 2c-100peso, 17 diff. large die proofs, each card mounted, incl. two master die proofs in green and orange, each card hs "for approval", signed and dated by engraver and production manager, with variety of approval time and datestampson back incl. American Bank Note Co., General Engraving, Accounts and Order dept, v.f. and scarce lot
P
Unsold
Lot #1749
Phillipines Revenues
1947 2c-50peso, 13 diff. photo die proofs, each mounted on a diff. American Bank Note Co. booklet, each dated and signed, "denomination only" ms at bottom, v.f. and unique group
P
Unsold
Lot #1750
Phillipines Revenues
1947 2c-50c, six diff. photo die proofs, all mounted on large sheet, values corrected by hand, size noted at left, fine-v.f., unique
P
Unsold
Lot #1751
Phillipines Revenues
1947 20c and 100peso, two diff. original artworks, card mounted, hand-corrected with appropriate indications for value, inscriptions etc., v.f. and unique
P
Unsold
Lot #1752
Phillipines Revenues
1947 20c brown and 100p violet blue, each mounted on American Bank Note Co. booklet, "this model approved" endorsement at bottom, dated and signed, v.f., unique
P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1753
Phillipines Revenues
1947 "Woman Striking Anvil", 1peso-20,000pesos, 16 diff. large die proofs, incl. master die in green, value tablets black, each card mounted, handstamped "for approval", signed and dated by engraver, artist and printer's representative,bearing four diff. handstamps on reverse incl. American Bank Note Co. Production dept, General Engraving dept, Accounts and Order depts, mostly fine-v.f. and unique group of die proofs from the ABNCo. archives
P
Unsold
Lot #1754
Phillipines Revenues
1947 1p-20,000p, 13 diff. large photo die proofs in black, mounted on five cards, designs invalidated, denominations altered by hand, using chinese ink etc., v.f. and unique lot
P
Unsold
Lot #1755
Phillipines Revenues
1947 1p-20,000p, 11 diff. photo die proofs in black, each mounted on Engraving Order Dept. booklet, designs invalidated, with "for denomination only" memo, dated and signed, v.f. and unique
P
Unsold
Lot #1756
Phillipines Revenues
1947 American Bank Note Co. die proof in green, of the Rembrandt, Education, Taj Mahal and Communication designs, with printer's notation "OK for color" at bottom, v.f.
P
Unsold
Lot #1757
Phillipines Revenues
1947 four models in deep green for the 200p value, one approved version, dated and signed, others showing various unadapted designs incl. two completely different women etc., notations at bottomincl. "not to be used...see memo 2/24/47", "approved with changes...not to be used" etc., fine and unique lot
P
Unsold
Lot #1758
Phillipines Revenues
1947 four large photo die proofs, card mounted, all for the 200p value, one approved version showing changes of figure and lettering, others showing various unadapted designs including differentwomen etc., also two green prints, fine and unique lot
P
Unsold
Lot #1759
POLAND
Autographs.
Jan III Sobieski (1624-96) King of Poland, defeated the Turks at Vienna in 1688, a victory that made the Polish king a hero to the whole of Christendom. A letter written entirely in Latin, boldly signed "Giovanni Re"at Warszawa, with intact wafer seal, addressed to the prince of Macedonia, fine and very rare letter signed by the most famous Polish King
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #1760
POLAND
Autographs.
1739 envelope addressed to Jan Oginski in Naleszy, dated Jan.17, 1739 with probable origin in Rzeszow, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1761
POLAND
Autographs.
1772 FL from Barycz to Dunajow (written in Polish), addressed to Archbishop Leszczynski, son of the king Stanislaw, signed by the sender Carolus Borella, with embossed seal on reverse, v.f. 18th century letter
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1762
POLAND
Autographs.
1780 FL from Warszawa with "W" and crown hs, addressed to Modimont, with appropriate tax markings, fine and rare 18th Century cover from Poland
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1763
POLAND
Autographs.
1781 FL to Leipzig, with "W" and crown canc. of Warszawa, charged "5" (deci) on arrival, with ms "104" at UR, v.f. example of 18th Century mail from Poland
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1764
POLAND
Autographs.
1788 (ca) wrapper to Leopolis (Lemberg) with "W" and Crown of Warszawa, red "8" crayon, addressed to Count Mniszek, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #1765
POLAND
Autographs.
1792 FL to Leipzig, with "W" and crown canc. of Warszawa, charged "8" (deci) on arrival, with ms "135" at UR, v.f. example of 18th Century mail from Poland
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1766
POLAND
Autographs.
1794, March 13, stampless letter from Jaslo to Tarnov, official hs, struck in black, red wax seal of the Jaslo County office, ms "1 Loth" (about 1/2 ounce) indicates weight and "8" indicates rate of 8kr to be paid by the addressee.Manuscript "ex offo" indicates the official mail
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1767
POLAND
Autographs.
1798 FL on "Republica Francaise, et Iere de la Republica Cisalpina" stationery, from gen. Wielhorski to gen. Vignole, minster of War of the Cisalpine Repunlic, endorsed "Servizio Militaire", with ms rate marking and excellent"Legions Polonaise de LAR.C." hs, supported by the coat of arms strike on reverse, v.f. and rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1768
POLAND
Autographs.
1798, 10.12 FL with lovely engraving "Amour a La Partie/Legions Polonaises" from gen. Kosinski, commander of the 2nd Polish Legion of the Cisalpine Republic to the famous Napoleonic general Joubert in Milan, endorsed "ServiceMilitaire", with "Arm.d'Italie" handstamp, some toning, otherwise v.f. and rare Dabrowski letter
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1769
POLAND
Autographs.
1807, Oct.29 FL from Lasowicz to France, red "No.25 Port-Paye Grande Armee" hs, fine and scarce Napoleonic letter
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1770
POLAND
Autographs.
1807, Sept.4 FL from Warszawa to Berlin, red "Grande Armee No.1" hs, fine and scarce Napoleonic letter from Warsaw
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1771
POLAND
Autographs.
1810 cover to Voronezh, with boxed "Kobryn" hs in Cyrillic capital letters, some cover faults, otherwise fine. This is the only recorded example of this postmark
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1772
POLAND
Autographs.
1810 (ca) two covers to Radziwillmontowi, with Minsk and Pinsk hs in cyrilic capital letters, addressed to the famous Radziwill family, routed "by way of" Nieswiez, fine. Less than 10 examples of each of these postmarks are known
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1773
POLAND
Autographs.
1814 FL from Torun to Bordeaux, various charge markings, hs "Allemagne 103 Par Cologne", fine. The Russian Army occupied the Duchy of Warsaw after the defeat of Napoleon
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1774
POLAND
Autographs.
1818 FL from Dubno to Wilno, with boxed "Dubno" in Cyrilic capital letters, a postmark believed to have been used between 1805 and 1820, v.f., less than five (!) known
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1775
POLAND
Autographs.
1858 FL franked with Austrian 2x6kr brown, used from Krakow to Warszawa, red "Franco" hs and arrival pmk on reverse, cover defective, fine appearing example of usage from Austrian occupied Galizia to Russian occupied Kingdom of Poland
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1776
POLAND
Autographs.
1860 10k blue & rose, added inner frame line in blue, used on piece, fine, very rare
Catalog #1c
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1777
POLAND
Autographs.
1860 10k blue and rose, used on 1863 outer FL sent from Warsaw to St. Petersburg, tied by "1" concentric ring cancel, with red departure and black arrival, fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1778
POLAND
Autographs.
1860 10k blue and rose, well centered, used on outer FL sent from Warsaw to St. Petersburg, tied by "1" concentric ring cancel, with red departure and blue "Julius Wertheim" cachet, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #1779
POLAND
Autographs.
1866 cover from Sterdyn to Paris, franked on reverse with 3k,5k & 20k Russian Arms, all perf. 12 and tied by "71" numeral canc., "Aus Russland" and "franco" hs, with Lyon arrival pmk & nearly intact wax seal, some overall toning, otherwisefine. According to Bojanowicz, canc. "71" is unknown on first Polish stamps, and only one cover with Russian stamps (apparently this one) exists
Envelope
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #1780
POLAND
Autographs.
1914 cover from Krakow to Wien, franked with 10h carmine, violet "Policyjnie Otwarto" (opened by the police) censor cachet, rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1781
POLAND
Autographs.
1918 Lublin Issue, inverted overprints, set of three, l.h. or n.h., v.f., with Mikulski cert.
*
Catalog #27a-29a
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1782
POLAND
Autographs.
1918-19 Lublin Issue, 3h on 15h bright rose, left "P" of "Polska" missing, surcharge inverted, position 11, h.r., fine, with Mikulski cert.
*
Catalog #31a,var
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1783
POLAND
Autographs.
1918-19 Lublin Issue, 25h on 40h olive bistre, horizontal pair, left stamp with part of "Polska" and left star missing, surcharge inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Gryzewski and Malinowski
**
Catalog #34a,34a,var
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1784
POLAND
Autographs.
1918-19 Lublin Issue, 25h on 40h olive bistre, block of four, surcharge inverted and slightly doubled, l.h. or n.h., little toning, otherwise v.f., signed Gryzewski
Box *\**
Catalog #34a
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1785
POLAND
Autographs.
1918-19 Lublin Issue, 50h green, right part of the overprint missing, showing only "Pol" (instead of "Polska"), position 10, h.r., fine, with Mikulski cert.
*
Catalog #39var
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #1786
POLAND
Autographs.
1919 3h violet, h.r., fine, with Mikulski cert. (Fisher 1,200zl)
*
Catalog #41
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1787
POLAND
Autographs.
1919 12h light blue, horizontal pair, right stamp thin "Z", v.f., with Mikulski cert.
*
Catalog #45,45var
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1788
POLAND
Autographs.
1919 25h violet, pos.IIB-20, h.r., v.f., signed Suitcliffe
*
Catalog #58
Catalog Value Euro 1,200
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1789
POLAND
Autographs.
1919 1kr carmine, horizontal pair (left stamp with rounded corner), used on Money Order from Przemysl to Krakow, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1790
POLAND
Autographs.
1919 1kr carmine, vertical pair (bottom stamp thin "Z"), used on Money Order from Przemysl to Krakow, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1791
POLAND
Autographs.
1919 Gniezno surcharges, 5pf and 10pf, two of each, tied by Opalenica 11.10.19 postmarks on part of cover, with registration label at bottom, fine-v.f., signed Mikulski
Catalog #77-78
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1792
POLAND
Autographs.
1919 Gniezno surcharges, 5pf and 10pf, used on registered cover from Wolsztyn 10.10.19 to Poznan, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #77-78
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1793
POLAND
Autographs.
1919-23 seven imperf. pairs and two singles, some with customary printers lines, fine-v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #87/190P
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1794
POLAND
Autographs.
1920, 16.6. cover from Wolyn via Rowno to USA, with single 1M on reverse and a military censor cachet applied on front, fine and rare usage during the Russo-Polish War of 1920
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1795
POLAND
Autographs.
1921 Esperanto ppc from Czestochowa to USA, franked with 2 diff. stamps on front, with slogan advertising for the next Esperanto Congress in Prague
Envelope
Catalog #148,164
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1796
POLAND
Autographs.
1924 Polish Eagle, ten diff. imperforate singles, cplt less 30gr, with or without gum as issued, some with usual printer's lines, fine-v.f. (Mi.201/11U)
(*)*
Catalog #215/25var
Catalog Value Euro 750
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1797
POLAND
Autographs.
1924 Polish Eagle, cplt set of imperforate horiz. pairs, with or without gum as issued, most with usual printer's lines, fine-v.f. (Mi.201-11U)
(*)*
Catalog #215-25var
Catalog Value Euro 1,650
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1798
POLAND
Autographs.
1927 Slowacki, imperforate pair, n.h., v.f. (Mi.252U)
**
Catalog #249var
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1799
POLAND
Autographs.
1928 Warsaw souv. sheet, n.h., usual gum wrinkles, tiny toned spot, fine (Mi.Block 1)
Box **
Catalog #251
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1800
POLAND
Autographs.
1932 Washington, sheet of 70, n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.271)
Box **
Catalog #267
Catalog Value Euro 350
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1801
POLAND
Autographs.
1943 Government in Exile, 55gr Narwik, imperf. proof in violet, affixed on a De La Rue card, pencilled "as submitted" note on back, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1802
POLAND
Autographs.
1944 Leaders, set of three, also two surcharges, all in blocks of four, 1zl with "large head" variety, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski (Mi.380-82,89,98)
Box **
Catalog #341-43,362-63
Catalog Value Euro 1,200
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1803
POLAND
Autographs.
1944 Leaders, five sets, various shades, perforations (seven stamps perf. 11) and varieties incl. large head (1zl), unused without gum as issued, some n.h., many signed Mikulski, fine-v.f. (Mi.380-82A,B),
(*)
Catalog #341-43
Catalog Value Euro 1,650
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1804
POLAND
Autographs.
1944 Leaders, set of three blocks of four, 1zl showing "large head" variety at lower right, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #341-43
Catalog Value Euro 880
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #1805
POLAND
Autographs.
1944 Leaders, set of three blocks of four, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski
Box **
Catalog #341-43
Catalog Value Euro 880
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1806
POLAND
Autographs.
1944 Leaders, set of three horiz. gutter tete-beche pairs, one set printed in reverse, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #341-43var
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1807
POLAND
Autographs.
1944 Leaders, set of three horiz. gutter tete-beche blocks of eight, one set printed in reverse, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #341-43var
Catalog Value Euro 1,760+
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #1808
POLAND
Autographs.
1945 1.50zl on 25gr carmine, surcharge form II, pos.76, n.h., v.f., signed Danowski, with Dr.Kronenberg cert. (Mi.409a)
**
Catalog #346a
Catalog Value Euro 800
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1809
POLAND
Autographs.
1945 1.50zl on 25gr carmine, surcharge form II, pos.63,64, 74,74, block of four, n.h., v.f., with Mikulski cert. (Mi.409a)
Box **
Catalog #346a
Catalog Value Euro 3,200+
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1810
POLAND
Autographs.
1945 1.50zl on 25gr carmine, surcharge form II, pos.56,57, 66,67, block of four, n.h., v.f., with Mikulski cert. (Mi.409a)
Box **
Catalog #346a
Catalog Value Euro 3,200+
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1811
POLAND
Autographs.
1945 1.50zl on 25gr carmine, surcharge form II, pos.83 and 85, two diff., each canc. on piece by Witkowo cds, v.f., with Dr.Kronenberg cert. (Mi.409a)
Catalog #346a
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1812
POLAND
Autographs.
1945 1.50zl on 25gr carmine, surcharge form II, pos.30,36 and 18, three diff. used, last one with small faults, others, v.f., each with Dr.Kronenberg cert. (Mi.409a)
Catalog #346a
Catalog Value Euro 1,500
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1813
POLAND
Autographs.
1945 city surcharges, cplt set of 10, also Warszawa red brown (signed Schmutz), blocks of four, n.h., v.f. (Mi.390I-X,IXb)
Box **
Catalog #347-56,349a
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1814
POLAND
Autographs.
1948 Kultura, four souv. sheets, n.h. and post office fresh, one with minor gum wrinkles, others v.f.
**
Catalog #412a
Catalog Value Euro 960
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1815
POLAND
Autographs.
1947 "Swiat Pracy", four diff., also another 19 designs, all photo essays mounted on large sheet and signed by Mieczyslaw Watorski who designed them. Included are designs for air post, Red Cross, Grunwald etc., v.f. and scarce
E
Catalog #413-16E
Price Realized
$1,050.00

Lot #1816
POLAND
Autographs.
1947 "Swiat Pracy", original artist watercolor for 20zl "the fisherman" (260:350mm) in approximately the issued colors (denomination was changed to 15zl), endorsed on back "kopia projektu znaczka pocztowego "Rybak" serji "Swiat Pracy",and signed by the artist (Mieczyslaw Watorski), unique
E
Catalog #413-16P
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #1817
POLAND
Autographs.
1955 Poznan, six imperf. trial color proofs, overprinted "Proba", n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #682-83P
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1818
POLAND
Autographs.
1955 National Day, six imperf. se-tenant pairs in diff. colors, overprinted "Proba", n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #695-98P
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1819
POLAND
Autographs.
1955 December Revolution, six imperf. trial color proofs overprinted "Proba", n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #709-10P
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1820
POLAND
Autographs.
1955 Adam Mickiewicz, 13 imperf. proofs in various colors, overprinted "Proba", n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #711-14P
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1821
Polish Semi-Postals
1925 "Na Skarb" (National Fund), cplt set, n.h., v.f. (Mi.213-23)
**
Catalog #B15-25
Catalog Value Euro 250+
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1822
Polish Semi-Postals
1946 Education (B.I.E.), set of three sheetlets of 12, n.h., few minor wrinkles, mostly v.f. (Mi.445-47)
Box **
Catalog #B49-49C
Catalog Value Euro 1,800
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1823
Polish Semi-Postals
1946 Education, souv. sheet of three, n.h., some fingerprints and gum wrinkles, plus set of three singles (l.h.), fine-v.f. (Mi.445-47,Block 9)
*\**
Catalog #B49A-c
Catalog Value Euro 900
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1824
Polish Semi-Postals
1946 Education, souv. sheet of three, plus set of three used, fine-v.f. (Mi.445-47,Block 9)
u
Catalog #B49A-c
Catalog Value Euro 1,760
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1825
Polish Semi-Postals
1955 Poznan, seven 2zl souv. sheets, proofs in diff. colors, v.f., each overprinted "Proba", rare
P
Catalog #B102P
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1826
Polish Air Post
1925 Issue, cplt set of imperforate horiz. pairs except 30gr two imperf. singles, only 3gr with printer's line, minor creases affecting 45gr, n.h., v.f. and scarce (Mi.224-32U)
**
Catalog #C1-9var
Catalog Value Euro 2,700
Price Realized
$2,200.00

Lot #1827
Polish Air Post
1938 first flight from Warsaw to Kaunas, cover franked with part of the Zakopane souv. sheet, with appropriate markings, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1828
Polish Air Post
1946 Issue, cplt set of six imperf. pairs, 30zl vertical, others horizontal, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #C13-18var
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1829
Polish Air Post
1948 Roosevelt, set of three blocks of four, plus gutter inscription blocks of four, eight sets in total, n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.515-17)
Box **
Catalog #C26A-C
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1830
Polish Air Post
1948 Roosevelt, set of three sheetlets of 16, n.h., folded between stamps, otherwise fine-v.f. (Mi.515-17)
Box **
Catalog #C26A-C
Catalog Value Euro 2,000
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1831
Polish Air Post
1948 Roosevelt, set of three blocks of four, each canc. First Day of Issue, v.f. (Mi.515-17)
Box
Catalog #C26A-C
Catalog Value Euro 400+
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1832
Polish Air Post
1948 Roosevelt, eight sets, two with "Groszy" handstamps, another two FDCs, some with gutter imprints, each used on separate cover, mostly registered to USA, fine-v.f
Envelope
Catalog #C26A-C
Catalog Value Euro 1,860
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1833
Polish Air Post
1948 Roosevelt, souv. sheet of three, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #C26d
Catalog Value Euro 400
Price Realized
$80.00

Lot #1834
Polish Air Post
1948 Roosevelt, souv. sheet of three, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #C26d
Catalog Value Euro 400
Price Realized
$85.00

Lot #1835
Polish Air Post
1948 Roosevelt souv. sheet, n.h., v.f. (Mi.Block 11)
**
Catalog #C26d
Catalog Value Euro 400
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1836
Polish Air Post
1948 Roosevelt souv. sheet, used on registered FDC to New York, v.f. (Mi.Block 11)
Envelope
Catalog #C26d
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1837
Polish Air Post
1948 FDR souv. sheet of three, used on registered cover from Krakow 7.5.49 to Grudziac, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #C26d
Catalog Value Euro 600+
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1838
Polish Air Post
1954 5zl blue, imperf. souv. sheet, n.h., v.f. (Mi.Block AI)
**
Catalog #C34var
Catalog Value Euro 350
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1839
Polish Air Post
1954 5zl blue, imperf. souv. sheet used in 1957 on registered and flown cover from Sanok to USA, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk. While this souvenir sheet had no postal validity, it was nevertheless transported by mail,with 1994 Dr.Kronenberg cert.
Envelope
Catalog #C34var
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1840
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1932 ppc originating in Warsaw 17.VI.32, used on the England Flight via Friedrichshafen, where German franking was added and canc. 2.7.32, v.f. and unusual combination card
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1841
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1932 2nd SAF to Brazil, fine-v.f., with red connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1842
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1932 3rd SAF to Brazil, v.f., with red connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1843
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1932 3rd SAF card to Brazil, fine-v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1844
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1932 3rd SAF card to Brazil, v.f., with red connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1845
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1932 5th SAF card to Brazil, franked on both sides, v.f., with connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1846
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1932 5th SAF to Brazil, franked on reverse, fine-v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1847
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1932 6th SAF to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1848
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1932 7th SAF to Brazil, filing fold away from the stamps, otherwise v.f., with connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1849
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1932 8th SAF to Brazil, attractively franked on both sides, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1850
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1932 8th SAF to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1851
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1932 8th SAF to Brazil, rare meter-franking, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #1852
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1932 9th SAF card to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #1853
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1932 9th SAF to Brazil, franked on both sides, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1854
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1933 1st SAF to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1855
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1933 3rd SAF to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1856
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1933 3rd SAF to Brazil, franked on both sides, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1857
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1933 4th SAF to Brazil, little toning, otherwise v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1858
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1933 6th SAF card to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1859
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1933 8th SAF to Brazil, attractively franked on both sides of the cover, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #1860
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1933 Chicago flight card, franked on both sides, tiny toned specks, otherwise v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1861
Polish Zeppelin Flights
1936 11th SAF, also 1937, 17.2. flight (probably not Zeppelin), both to Brazil, some stains, the latter roughtly opened at right, otherwise fine, each with a red connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1862
Polish Postage Dues
1919 20h rose red, h.r., signed Mikstein etc., with Mikulski cert. Only 450 issued (Mi.P4)
*
Catalog #J4
Catalog Value Euro 750
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1863
Polish Postage Dues
1919 20h rose red, fresh, signed Filatelia Krakow etc., with Mikulski cert. Only 450 issued
*
Catalog #J4
Catalog Value Euro 750
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1864
Polish Postage Dues
1919 40h rose red, v.f. used, with Dr.Kronenberg cert. (Mi.P7)
Catalog #J7
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1865
Polish Postage Dues
1919 50h on 42h used, v.f., with Mikulski cert.
Catalog #J12
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1866
Polish Offices in the Turkish Empure
1919 overprints, cplt set tied by "Poczta Polska Konstantynopol" cds on unaddressed envelope (separated between stamps), with another official cachet on reverse & authenticated by a consular official, stamps fine-v.f. Cat. value forstamps off cover (Mi.1-12),
Envelope
Catalog #2K1-12
Catalog Value Euro 1,800+
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #1867
Polish Offices in the Turkish Empure
1919 50pf blue green, second issue, block of four, bottom pair without overprint, some creases and minor perf. separations, otherwise fine-v.f., extremely rare, with Mikulski cert.
Box *
Catalog #2K7var
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #1868
Polish Offices in the Turkish Empure
1921 2Mk carmine, imperf. single with blue overprint, v.f. proof
P
Catalog #2K10P
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1869
Polish Offices in the Turkish Empure
1920 surcharged "P.P.C." (Poste Polonaise Constantinople), cplt set of 12, some h.r. and few small faults, signed Mikulski etc., extremely rare unused
*
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #1870
Polish Offices in Odessa
1919 overprinted in black, cplt set of five, l.h., fine-v.f., signed Schmutz etc., with Dr.Kronenberg cert., rare
*
Catalog #Mi.1a,2,3,4a,5
Catalog Value Euro 4,060
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1871
Polish Local Issues
Sosnowice.
1916 3kop on 3k carmine, used with additional franking on cover to Berlin
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.3
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1872
Polish Local Issues
Zawiercie.
1916 10fen violet, green, tied by the control hs on cover from Muhlheim, with German franking cancelled 11.1.16, red "gepr.Ubw.-Stelle Posen" hs, fine and scarce cover
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.1
Catalog Value Euro 1,200
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1873
Polish Local Issues
Zawiercie.
1916 10gr violet and green, double impression of center, unused without gum, minor wrinkle from mount, otherwise v.f., with handstamped guarantee marks, rare
(*)
Catalog #Mi.1IIID
Catalog Value Euro 1,500
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1874
Port Gdansk
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 8th SAF from Gdansk to Lima, Peru, sent via Rybnik, with scarce 5zl franking (comprised of single and block of four of 1zl black), with red Berlin connecting cachet, little toning at left,otherwise fine and very rare Zeppelin dispatch from Polish Danzig, with appropriate transit and arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #1875
Port Gdansk
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 Chicago Flight from Gdansk to Brazil, sent via Rybnik, with 4.20zl franking (comprised of block of four of 1zl black and single 20gr), with red Berlin connecting cachet. Cover is actually comprisedof two pieces (front and back) affixed together at time of sending, with appropriate transit and arrival pmks, scarce Zeppelin dispatch from Port Gdansk
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1876
Polish Boy Scouts Items
1935 special commemorative card "Spala 1935", franked with 10gr and 5gr, with Jubilee Boy Scout Jamboree at Spala commemorative canc., also "ZHP" green label with special pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1877
Polish Boy Scouts Items
1935 duplicated lot of 14 Boy Scout labels, various surcharges, scarce
*
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1878
1944 Warsaw Uprising and Boy Scout Mail
1944 Boy Scout mail, FL with "Poczta Polowa Warszawa PLD" & Scout emblem type 7, red date stamp & censor markings, v.f. with simple message "I am so happy you are alive... A lady who was in Gestapo with you returned ..", signed Mikulski
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,250.00

Lot #1879
1944 Warsaw Uprising and Boy Scout Mail
1944 Boy Scout mail, cover with "Poczta Polowa Warszawa PLD" & Scout emblem type in violet, also boxed "Oplata Uiszczona" and censor markings, fine and rare, signed Mikulski
Envelope
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1880
1944 Warsaw Uprising and Boy Scout Mail
1944 Boy Scout mail, cover with "Poczta Polowa Warszawa PLD" & Scout emblem hs in violet, also serial number, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1881
1944 Warsaw Uprising and Boy Scout Mail
1944 Boy Scout mail, cover with violet "Poczta Harcerska" type 3 and "Cenzura Harcerska" type 33, with usual "please write....provisions are tight but with God's will we shall persevere", v.f., signed Mikulski etc.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,350.00

Lot #1882
1944 Warsaw Uprising and Boy Scout Mail
1944, 14 August, piece franked with Generalgouvernement 4x6pf brown, tied by three excellent strikes of "Poczta Harcerska" in violet, v.f.
Box
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1883
1944 Warsaw Uprising and Boy Scout Mail
1944 Warsaw Uprising, "AK" (Home Army) set of five, unused without gum, fine-v..
(*)
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1884
1944 Warsaw Uprising and Boy Scout Mail
1944 Warsaw Uprising, "AK" (Home Army), large die essay (105:123mm) with black borders, v.f., with penciled "project" and signed Krawczyk on reverse, rare
E
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #1885
Polish Army in the Soviet Union
1942 special 50k brown "Dojdziemy", v.f.
*
Catalog #Mi.I
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1886
Polish Army in the Soviet Union
1942 special 50k "Dojdziemy" adhesive, mounted in a numbered booklet, v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.1
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1887
Polish Army in the Soviet Union
1942 special 50k brown "Dojdziemy" (we shall arrive) adhesive, mounted in numbered booklet, v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.I
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1888
Polish Prisoner of War Camps Issues
Woldenberg IIC.
1943 Copernicus souv. sheet, unused without gum as issued, v.f., scarce unused
(*)
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1889
Polish Prisoner of War Camps Issues
Gross-born.
1944, the Infamous Fox labels in orange and dark blue, each canc. on separate card, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1890
Polish Prisoner of War Camps Issues
Gross-born.
1945 Displaced Persons Camp Dachau-Allach, Red Cross, perforated souv. sheet of six, 25pf value inverted, v.f.
Box **
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1891
Polish Prisoner of War Camps Issues
Gross-born.
1945 Displaced Persons Camp Dachau-Allach, Red Cross, imperf. souv. sheet of six, 25pf value inverted, v.f.
Box **
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1892
PORTUGAL
1858 FL from Porto to Paris with 2x25r red canc. by "52" romboid, red "Portugal Bayonne" border cds & arrival pmks, minor faults, fine appearance
Envelope
Catalog #11
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1893
PORTUGAL
1924-25 Issues, cplt sets, 62 diff. imperforate blocks of four, also perf. blocks of the latter set, each stamp with security punch, fine-v.f. and rare
Box P
Catalog #315-76var
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1894
PORTUGAL
1926 Ceres, group of 56 plate proofs on card or india paper, various colors, mostly v.f.
P
Catalog #398/400P
Price Realized
$1,150.00

Lot #1895
PORTUGAL
1940-90 souvenir sheets, selection of 34 mostly different, cplt incl. 1940 Legion (regummed) and all others to 1974, also few later items incl. Macao and Azores, n.h. fine-v.f. Mi.
Box **

Catalog Value Euro 3,500
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1896
PORTUGAL
1943 Sailing Vessel, complete set, n.h., few gum bends, fine-v.f. (Mi.646-62)
**
Catalog #615-631
Catalog Value Euro 1,190
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1897
PORTUGAL
Air Post.
1931 DOX card from Lisbon, with "DOX Primero Voo Europa-America do Sul Estados Unidos 1931" hs, also German cachets in red and violet, Rio de Janeiro arrival pmk, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1898
PORTUGAL
Air Post.
1931 DOX card from Lisbon, with "DOX Primero Voo Europa-America do Sul Estados Unidos 1931" hs, also German cachets in red, violet and green, Rio de Janeiro arrival pmk, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1899
PORTUGAL
Zeppelin Flights.
1935 5th SAF card originating in Lisbon, with 5r adhesive canc. 1 June, 1935, used in combination with German adhesives cancelled on board 10.6.35, with Lisbon 11 June drop pmk, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1900
PORTUGAL
World War I.
1917 Portuguese Expeditionary Corps in France, four censored soldiers' letters to Porto or Calais, with red "Censurado" and other markings, also opened and re-sealed by censor, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1901
PUERTO RICO
1898-99 Spanish American War, commercial correspondence to New York, group of seven covers used from Ponce and San Juan, franked with US regular issues, typically 5c Grant, paying single or double rate of 10c, also cover franked with 5x2c carmine, another with single 8c and charged 7c penalty postage due (with 3x2c and 1c claret added on reverse), all covers with "Military Sta. Porto Rico.Wash.D.C." duplex pmks, some minor wear & tear, otherwise fine-v.f. and scarce lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1902
PUERTO RICO
1905 stampless cover from the French Consulate in Puerto Rico to Paris, blue consular cachet on reverse, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #1903
REUNION
1907-30 2c Map of Reunion, horizontal block of six, top strip of three imperf. at top and verticaly, gum toning, otherwise fine and rare
Box *
Catalog #61var
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1904
REUNION
1907-30 2c Map of Reunion, horizontal pair imperf. at top and verticaly, also imperf. pair, some gum toning, the latter without gum, fine-v.f., rare
*
Catalog #61var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1905
REUNION
Air Post.
1937 "Roland Garros" overprint, used in combination with regular franking on first flight cover from St.Dennis to France, some backflap faults not affecting stamps, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C1
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1906
REUNION
Air Post.
1937 "Roland Garros" overprint, used in combination with regular franking on first flight cover from St.Dennis to France, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C1
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1907
REUNION
Air Post.
1937 "Roland Garros" overprint, vertical pair, bottom stamp without overprint, l.h. at top, v.f., with 1963 Diena cert. (Ceres PA1a)
*
Catalog #C1var
Catalog Value Euro 1,750
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1908
REUNION
Air Post.
1938 three imperf. proofs, one on card, others on thin paper, diff. colors, two without "RF", signed Brun
P
Unsold
Lot #1909
REUNION
Air Post.
1938 set of four, also three blocks of four, each with value double, singles and blocks of four, dried gum as often, v.f., signed Brun etc.
Box **
Catalog #C2-5var
Catalog Value Euro 3,200
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1910
REUNION
Air Post.
1938 set of four, also three blocks of four, each with value double, singles and blocks of four, dried gum as often, v.f., signed Brun etc.
Box **
Catalog #C2-5var
Catalog Value Euro 3,200
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1911
ROMANIA
Semi-Postals.
1939 St. George and the Dragon, imperforate blocks of four, n.h., some gum offsets or creases, generally v.f., listed but unpriced in Michel (Mi.598-608U)
Box **
Catalog #B99-109var
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1912
RUSSIA
1850 stampless cover with "Kiev" departure hs on back, with "10" (filled in by hand) Feb. datestamp, sent from a famous monastery, via Constantinople to Jerusalem, envelope with arrival endorsements, full wax seal, fine andscarce early letter to Jerusalem
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1913
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown & blue, large part of boxed "Zhitomir" datestamp, margins all around, v.f. (Mi.1)
Catalog #1
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1914
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied by "Kazan" double circle April 18 cancellation on FL used in 1858 to Moscow, little toning at top of the letter, fine and rare usage from Kazan (Mi.1)
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value Euro 5,000+
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #1915
RUSSIA
1858 perf. 14, 10k, 20k and 30k unused except first one with lightened canc. (removed), others with small faults, fine appearance (Mi.2-4)
(*)u
Catalog #2-4
Catalog Value Euro 15,000+
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #1916
RUSSIA
1858-75 selection of 23 used or unused, with values to 30k, mostly with small faults, fine-v.f. appearance,
*u
Catalog #Mi.2/28
Catalog Value Euro 2,800
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1917
RUSSIA
1858 10k brown & blue, three used singles, canc. "1", "35" and "Mitawa", fine-v.f.
Catalog #2
Catalog Value Euro 750
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1918
RUSSIA
1858 10k brown & blue, tied by "448" dotted canc. of Evpatoria on FL to Taganrog, fine-v.f., with additional date stamp on reverse, rare
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1919
RUSSIA
1858 10k brown & blue, tied by "445" dotted canc. of Genichensk on FL to Odessa, fine-v.f., with additional date stamp on reverse, rare
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1920
RUSSIA
1858 10k brown & blue, tied by "3" dotted canc. of Kronshtadt on FL to Jakobstadt, v.f., with ANK arrival date stamp, rare
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value Euro 600+
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #1921
RUSSIA
1858 20k lilac and green, perforated and gummed trial color proof with watermark, fresh and v.f.
P
Catalog #3P
Catalog Value Euro 1,000+
Price Realized
$1,050.00

Lot #1922
RUSSIA
1858 20k orange & blue, thick paper, unused without gum, well centered and fresh, v.f., with Mikulski cert. (Mi.3x)
(*)
Catalog #3
Catalog Value Euro 7,500
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1923
RUSSIA
1858 20k blue & orange, thick paper, perfectly centered example, straight line canc., single pulled perf. at left, otherwise v.f. (Mi.3x)
Catalog #3
Catalog Value Euro 2,000
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1924
RUSSIA
1858 20k blue & orange, thick paper, cancelled "380" in square dots, trimmed perfs and rounded corner at upper right, fine appearance, rare canc. (Mi.3x)
Catalog #3
Catalog Value Euro 2,000
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1925
RUSSIA
1858 20k blue & orange, thin paper, perfectly centered example, cancelled "38" in oval dots, fresh and v.f. (Mi.3y)
Catalog #3
Catalog Value Euro 2,500
Price Realized
$725.00

Lot #1926
RUSSIA
1858 30k carmine and green, thin paper, part Kiev canc., well centered, fresh color, v.f., with 2003 Mikulski cert. (Mi.4y)
u
Catalog #4
Catalog Value Euro 3,500
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1927
RUSSIA
1858 30k carmine & green, thin paper, numeral "5" (Vilnius) canc., fine
Catalog #4
Catalog Value Euro 3,500
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1928
RUSSIA
1858 30k carmine & green, thin paper variety, canc. "509" in rectangular dots (Tyumen, Tobolsk province), minor flaws, fine appearance (Mi.4y)
Catalog #4
Catalog Value Euro 3,500
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1929
RUSSIA
1858 30k carmine & green, thin paper variety, fresh & v.f. copy, signed Pfenninger etc.
Catalog #4
Catalog Value Euro 3,500
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1930
RUSSIA
1858-64 1k black and yellow and 3k black and green, h.r., 3k with small sealed tear, otherwise fine-v.f. (Mi.9-10)
*
Catalog #5-6
Catalog Value Euro 750
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1931
RUSSIA
1865 coverfront with 30k carmine & green, used in combination with 10k brown & blue from St.Petersburg to Posen, with "Aus Russland Franco-Tout." and boxed "Franco" hs, blue and red crayon charge markings, fine and rare mixedfranking piece
Catalog #10,15
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1932
RUSSIA
1863 St. Petersburg, 5k blue & black, pane of 25, n.h., post office fresh and v.f.
Box **
Catalog #11
Price Realized
$725.00

Lot #1933
RUSSIA
1865 FL sent from Taganrog to Greece, franked with 3x10k brown and blue, tied by Taganrog cds, additionally charged 50L upon arrival, and franked with 10L and 40L Hermes Heads, both tied by Syros cds, with circular "Franco" hs andSyros arrival on reverse, usual filing folds, fine and rare three color franking
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1934
RUSSIA
1881 registered 5k stationery entire, additionally franked with pair of St.Petersburg 5k locals, used to Bologna, with arrival pmks, two wax seals removed from back, little toning, fine Breitfuss letter to Italy, scarce
Envelope
Catalog #11
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #1935
RUSSIA
1865 selection of three singles, 1k black and yellow (two singles) and 20k blue and orange, h.r., fine-v.f. (Mi.12y,16y)
*
Catalog #12,17
Catalog Value Euro 470
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1936
RUSSIA
1866 5k black & lilac, imperforate single with significant shift of background to bottom right, minor flaws as often, fine(Mi.20xU)
Catalog #22b
Catalog Value Euro 2,500
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1937
RUSSIA
1866-70 Issues, registered cover used in 1879 from Sevsk to Moscow, franked on reverse with 1k and 30k making up the scarce 31k rate, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1938
RUSSIA
1866-70 Issues, cover used in 1883 and franked with pair of 1k and single 5k and 7k, used from Moscow to Modena, addressed to Charles Diena (of the philatelically famous Diena family), v.f., with transit & arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1939
RUSSIA
1867 3k carmine, proof of background only, on pelure paper
P
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1940
RUSSIA
1870-73 three FLs, one to Berlin and franked with 1k, 3k and 10k; the other to Manchester with single 20k franking; last with single 5k tied by red pmk paying local rate in St.Petersburg, fine-v.f. lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1941
RUSSIA
1871 FL from Taganrog franked with 10k and 20k, used via Odessa to Corfu where Greek 5L and 40L were added to pay 45L postage due, usual margins, otherwise fine and colorful combination
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1942
RUSSIA
1872 FL from Berdyansk to Greece, franked with two each of 3k and 10k (vertically laid paper) paying 26k and charged 45L postage due on arrival, with the addition of 5L green and pair of 20L blue Large Hermes Heads, boxed "Franco"and Odessa transit pmks, with Syra arrival cancel on back, usual filing folds, otherwise fine and attractive four color combination franking
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1943
RUSSIA
1881 7k stationery entire used from Ekaterinoslaw to New Zealand, addressed to "Australia New Zealand Greymouth", eventually arriving via Christchurch, Brisbane and Port Chalmers in Gremouth, charged "50", some toning, rare destination
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1944
RUSSIA
1883-88 35k violet & green, imperforate plate proof on gummed, watermarked paper, v.f. and splendid item
P
Catalog #37P
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #1945
RUSSIA
1884 3.50r gray, h.r., some short perfs, otherwise fine (Mi.38y)
*
Catalog #39
Catalog Value Euro 850
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1946
RUSSIA
1884 7r black & orange, well centered used single, some irregular perfs, otherwise fine, with Royal cert. (Mi.39y)
Catalog #40
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1947
RUSSIA
1902 unissued design, 2k black, imperf. plate essay on card, v.f., ex-Breitfuss
E
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #1948
RUSSIA
1902 unissued design, 2k blue and yellow, large die essay, little toning in margin only, otherwise v.f., rare
E
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1949
RUSSIA
1902 unissued design, 2k brown and yellow, large die essay, v.f., rare
E
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1950
RUSSIA
1902 unissued design, 2k green and yellow, large die essay, v.f., rare
E
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #1951
RUSSIA
1902 unissued design, 5k brown and blue, large die essay, some stains on outside margins only, otherwise v.f., rare
E
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #1952
RUSSIA
1902 15k blue & brown, double impression, horiz. pair, n.h., v.f. and spectacular item
**
Catalog #62var
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1953
RUSSIA
1902 registered cover to Germany, franked with 20k Arms, canc. by St.Petersburg "XXXIV" pmk, fine and scarce strike, with Marken-Kirchen arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1954
RUSSIA
1902 3k unused postal card, double impression, one inverted, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1955
RUSSIA
1902-05 1r brown & orange perf. 111/2, single, used with additional franking on large part of parcel card registered to Moscow, slight toning around the edges, v.f. and scarce usage
Envelope
Catalog #68a
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1956
RUSSIA
1914-18 collection of 135+ covers and cards mounted and written exhibition style on pages, with an extraordinary selection of mail from the Russian contingent fighting on the French front, also French Troops in Russia, examples of differentcensor markings, "captured by Germans and delayed" hs in English and French, charity vignettes added on covers, Red Cross covers for both French and Russian units, a wonderful and seldom offered collection, ex-Liphschutz
Envelope
Price Realized
$6,250.00

Lot #1957
RUSSIA
1914-18 group of 12 diff. Red Cross covers or cards, various markings & censor hs, fine-v.f. and fascinating lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1958
RUSSIA
1915 15k brown, 20k green, imperforate singles, v.f.
*
Catalog #106a,107a
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1959
RUSSIA
1915 15k brown, imperforate block of four, v.f.
Box *
Catalog #106a
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1960
RUSSIA
1916-17 (ca) 10k dark blue, imperf. Postal Forgery made in Lodz to defraud postal authorities, v.f., rare
*
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1961
RUSSIA
1916 Money Stamps, unoverprinted 1k and 2k with Coat of Arms on reverse, blocks of 10, n.h., v.f. (Mi.110-11)
Box *
Catalog #114-15
Catalog Value Euro 490
Unsold
Lot #1962
RUSSIA
1916 Money Stamps, unoverprinted 1k and 2k with Coat of Arms on reverse, blocks of 10, n.h., v.f. (Mi.110-11)
Box **
Catalog #114-15
Catalog Value Euro 490
Unsold
Lot #1963
RUSSIA
1916 cover franked on reverse with 10k blue, used from a small village to a prisoner held in the infamous Schlisselburg prison, with large "examined/Schlisselburg Detention Prison" censor cachet and arrival cds, fine-v.f. and scarce incoming prison cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1964
RUSSIA
1916-17 surcharges, 10k on 7k horiz. pair, right stamp without surcharge, also single & block of four with surcharge inverted, also two singles, one with surcharge displaced to sides, another with surcharge offset on reverse, fine-v.f. lot
*u
Catalog #117a
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1965
RUSSIA
1917 1r brown & red, center double, one inverted, complete sheet of 50, n.h., v.f. and spectacular multiple
Box **
Catalog #131a
Unsold
Lot #1966
RUSSIA
1917 10r scarlet, yellow & gray, overprinted "Obrazets" in blue, marginal single, v.f. and rare
S
Catalog #135S
Unsold
Lot #1967
RUSSIA
1917 10r scarlet, yellow & gray, imperf. block of five, top middle stamp showing variety "broken oval" in the outer frame below the eagle, mostly n.h., v.f. (Mi.81Bxb)
Box *
Catalog #135,135var
Catalog Value Euro 300+
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1968
RUSSIA
1921 cover franked on reverse with pair of 250r, addressed to the Jewish Relief Agency in Berlin, sent via Moscow, with "Collect Postage 9 Cents" hs and additional transit and due markings, fine and interesting underpaid cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1969
Soviet Union
1923 Workers and Soldiers, 3r, 5r (2), 10r, 20r perf., also 10r gray vert. imperf. pair, all are double impressions, fine-v.f., scarce lot
*
Catalog #Mi.215A/19A
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1970
Soviet Union
1923 5r and 20r Soldier, each with double impression, h.r., v.f.
*
Catalog #240a,241b,var
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1971
Soviet Union
1924 20k Lenin, type I, double impression of black incl. center, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #268var
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1972
Soviet Union
1924 Typographed, 6k blue, imperf. block of four, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.233II
Catalog Value Euro 300+
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1973
Soviet Union
1925 Revolution, perf. & imperf. sets used on 2 covers, one registered to Austria with Foreign Exchange surcharge on reverse, other to USA, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #330-35
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1974
Soviet Union
1925 20k Popov, imperf. proof in red brown, used with 1931 North Pole air post on registered 1949 cover from Moscow to England, v.f., signed Mikulski
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.A301Pa
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1975
Soviet Union
1926-40 Issues, part imperf. "faintails", selection of 14 different, mostly used, fine-v.f.
*u
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1976
Soviet Union
1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, unaccepted design, 16k multicolor die essay, hand finished, v.f. and extremely rare
E
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1977
Soviet Union
1927 Surcharges on Postage Dues etc. 20 diff. used on registered cover sent in 1945 from Moscow to Tel Aviv, opened by censor and backstamped
Envelope
Catalog #353-72
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1978
Soviet Union
1927 Esperanto, sheet margin imperf. pair, h.r., v.f. (Mi.325YU)
*
Catalog #374var
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1979
Soviet Union
1928 registered cover from Moscow to Manila, attractively franked and originally intended for air post, with foreign exchange 2x5k on 100r surcharges added on back, with Shanghai transit and arrival pmks, v.f. and rareusage to the Philippines
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1980
Soviet Union
1932 International Revolutionaries Aid Association, 10th Anniversary, die essay of 20k+50k green, on thick card, v.f. and extremely rare
E
Catalog #479E
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1981
Soviet Union
1932 October Revolution, cplt set, used with additional franking on registered cover sent in 1944 from Moscow to Tel Aviv, opened by censor and backstamped
Envelope
Catalog #472-78
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1982
Soviet Union
1932 Moscow Philatelic Exhibition souvenir sheet of four, size 168:119mm, unused without gum as issued, small (6mm) tear at right, couple of natural inclusions, otherwise v.f. example of this rare sheet, only 500 issued, many have been destroyed
Box (*)
Catalog #485-86
Price Realized
$5,250.00

Lot #1983
Soviet Union
1932 Moscow Philatelic Exhibition souvenir sheet of four, unused without gum as issued, size 156:118, small thin and corner creases, otherwise v.f. example of this rare sheet, only 500 issued, most have been destroyed
Box (*)
Catalog #485-86
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #1984
Soviet Union
1934 Mendeleyev, also Lenin Mausoluem, cplt sets used in 1944 on back of registered cover from Moscow to Tel Aviv, fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #536-39
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1985
Soviet Union
1934 "Ten Years without Lenin", cplt set, used with additional franking on registered cover sent in 1944 from Moscow to Tel Aviv, opened by censor and backstamped
Envelope
Catalog #540-45,859
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1986
Soviet Union
1935 Anti War Issue, cplt set, used with additional franking on registered cover sent in 1944 from Moscow to Tel Aviv, opened by censor and backstamped
Envelope
Catalog #546-50
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1987
Soviet Union
1935 Spartacist Games, l.h., v.f. set
*
Catalog #559-68
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #1988
Soviet Union
1939 30k on 4k lilac, block of four, n.h., v.f. (Mi.698x)
Box **
Catalog #743
Catalog Value Euro 140+
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1989
Soviet Union
1942-1960 selection of hundreds of stamps in stock book, singles and sets, mostly in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **

Catalog Value 2,600+
Unsold
Lot #1990
Soviet Union
1929 5k Red Army Soldier, die essay in green and brown, some creases, otherwise v.f. and probably unique
E
Catalog #417P
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1991
Soviet Union
1947 Red Army, imperf. pairs, set of three, used with additional franking on registered cover sent in 1947 from Moscow to Tel Aviv, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1101-3var
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #1992
Soviet Union
1948 regular issue, cplt set used on registered cover to England, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1214-21
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1993
Soviet Union
1949 Lenin Mausoleum, imperforate souv. sheet of four, l.h., v.f.
Box *
Catalog #1327a,var
Catalog Value 700
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #1994
Soviet Union
1959, 250th Anniversary of Battle of Poltava, unissued 40k value, vertical pair affixed on small presentation card from "Goznak" (State Printing Office), top stamp partly adhering to card, bottom stamp n.h., v.f. and very rare
*\**
Price Realized
$10,500.00

Lot #1995
Soviet Union
1986 National Olympics, 10k unissued design, large die proof, hand-corrected and signed by the artist, v.f. and rare
P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1996
Soviet Union
Semi-Postals.
1923 Philately for Labor, four different incl. 4r+4r on 5,000r, silver overprint, also additional one with pelure paper, fine-v.f., with 1994 Mikulski cert. for top value
*
Catalog #B39-42
Catalog Value 523+
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1997
Soviet Union
Semi-Postals.
1923 Philately for Labor, set of five including the rare silver surcharge, used, v.f.
Catalog #B38-42
Catalog Value 602
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1998
Soviet Union
Semi-Postals.
1924 Leningrad Flood Issue, 14k+30k on 300r green, pelure paper, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #B45a
Catalog Value 250
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1999
Soviet Union
Air Post.
1924 registered cover from Baku to Italy with regular issue franking on front & 10r Air Defense League label on reverse, v.f., rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #2000
Soviet Union
Zeppelin Flights.
1930 Germany Flight cover, franked with pair of 10k definitives, fine-v.f., with Friedrichshafen arrival pmk. Covers on this flight were supposed to be franked only with the specially issued set of two stamps(C12-13); all other type of franking is rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #2001
Soviet Union
Catapult Flights.
1933 Leningrad-Berlin-Passau, with violet "DO-X" cachet and appropriate markings including Staad arrival, v.f. and scarce DO-X cover from Russia
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #2002
Russian Military Aviation
Military Pigeon Mail.
1917 soldier's mail, unfranked postcard with free frank strike of Ossoviets Military Pigeon Mail Station. Ossoviets Fortress protected the Supreme Headquarters of the Russian Army in nearby Mogilov; because of its strategic significance, an Aeronautic unit was also provided, very rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #2003
Russian Military Aviation
Ossoviets Fortress Aeronautic Company.
1917 censored soldier's mail cover to Saratov, free frank Aeronautics Company seal, v.f. and scarce. A sizeable aeronautic unit was deployed, partly to protect the Headquarters in Mogilov from the feared German airplane or Zeppelin raids (Nicholas II correspondence with Alexandra contains multiple references to his generals not allowing him to travel to the front lines for fear of a Zeppelin raid)
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #2004
Russian Military Aviation
Ossoviets Fortress Aeronautic Company.
Military Aviation Assembly, 1917 failed attempt to organize a National Assembly of Military Aviators after the February Revolution in Russia; postcard with free frank seal of the All Russian Military Aviation Assembly - Organizing Committee. The event, planned for 1917, never took place (a similarly named event was organized by the Bolshevik government during the Civil War)
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #2005
Russian Military Aviation
Ossoviets Fortress Aeronautic Company.
1917 First Russian Airplane Carrier, soldier's mail postcard with free frank seal reading "Aviation Ship Orlitsa." July 4, 1916 is regarded as the birthday of Russian Naval Aviation, when Grigorovich M-9 Russian seaboats launched from "Orlitsa" actually engaged German airplanes over the Baltic Sea, very rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #2006
Russian Military Aviation
Ossoviets Fortress Aeronautic Company.
1917 Naval Aviation in Azerbaijan, unfranked postcard (soldier mail) with excellent free frank strike of Baku Branch of the Naval Aviation School for Officers. Opened in 1915 on the largest wharf of the city, the school used M-5 and M-9 seaplanes, later used by the Red Army in defense of Baku in 1918. Possibly the earliest aviation-related postal history item from the Caucasus on record
Envelope
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #2007
Russian Military Aviation
Ossoviets Fortress Aeronautic Company.
1917 French Aviation Mission to Russia, Military Mail (F.M.) cover to France sent by the mission member (Paul Vitre, Mission Francaise d'Aviation en Russe); faint but legible free frank mission seal strike, scarce
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #2008
Russian Military Aviation
Ossoviets Fortress Aeronautic Company.
1918 flight plan, headed "Aviation Park", dated 22 June, 1918 Kiev, with additional attachement from the Austrian "K.u.k. Flieger Kourierline Flugstation Kiew", dated and signed by the commanding officer, fine and very rare
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #2009
Russian Postage Dues
1924-25 Surcharges, nine diff. used with additional franking on registered cover sent in 1944 from Moscow to Tel Aviv, opened by censor and backstamped
Envelope
Catalog #J1-9
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #2010
Russian Postage Dues
1925 Numerals, cplt set used with additional franking on registered cover sent in 1947 from Moscow to Tel Aviv, opened by censor and backstamped
Envelope
Catalog #J11-17
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #2011
Russian Officials
1918 15k with red "For use by Mailman" inscription, used, v.f.
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #2012
Russian Officials
Revenues.
1888 Arms, 5k dull and gray blue, perforated and gummed proof, v.f., ex-Faberge
P
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #2013
Russian Officials
Officially Sealed.
1859-1915 collection of 57+ covers and FLs, each with a diff. "officially sealed" label on reverse, various usages incl. foreign destinations, diff. cities incl. Odessa, Warszawa, Kazan, Siberian Railway, Simbirsk etc.,also various Zemstvo usages, mounted & written up exhibition style on pages, fine-v.f., ex-Liphschutz
Envelope
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #2014
ZEMSTVO (Rural Post) Issues
Selection of 25 unused singles, mostly diff., perf. & imperf. issues, occasional flaws, msotly fine-v.f.
*
Unsold
Lot #2015
ZEMSTVO (Rural Post) Issues
Bogorodsk-Ustsysolsk.
Covers, selection of 32 diff., also three newspaper wrapers, plus a postal notice (Ustsysolsk), with items from Ossa, Shadrinsk, Tver, Griazovets, Gadiach, Zolotonosha etc., one mixed franking with Russian Levant etc., mixed condition with some faults noted, generally fine or better. A nice group of covers from this popular collecting area
Envelope
Price Realized
$5,250.00

Lot #2016
ZEMSTVO (Rural Post) Issues
Bogorodsk.
1889 incoming mail from the Turkish Post Office in Mont Athos franked with 1pi blue, sent via Odessa to Ignatewsk in the local district of Bogorodsk, where an imperf. 5k red Zemstvo adhesive was added on reverse for local delivery, appropriate transit and arrival pmks, fine and very rare Turkey-Zemstvo combination cover, signed Mikulski
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #2017
ZEMSTVO (Rural Post) Issues
Bogorodsk.
1896 cover from the Russian Post Office in Constantinople, franked with 10k and canc. by ROPIT cds, with Odessa transit pmk, with Bogorodsk 4k orange adhesive added on arrival to pay for local delivery, canc. by violet datestamp, cover irregularly opened for display at right, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and scarce "mixed franking" Zemstvo cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #2018
1921-31 Locals
Kiew.
1922 registered cover, franked on reverse with Kiev Provisional 7500 on 5k block of four (overprint reading up), tied by Kiev cds, sent to Ukraine and then returned to Kiev, few filing folds, fine and rare provisionalusage
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.1II
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #2019
1921-31 Locals
Kiew.
1922 registered cover to Moravia, franked on reverse with Kiev Provisional 15000 on 10k horizontal pair (overprint reading up), tied by Kiev cds with additional strike on front, v.f. and scarce to a foreign destination
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.3II
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #2020
1921-31 Locals
Moltschanowo.
1921 large part of a parcel card franked on both sides with 8x20k blue & carmine, with handstamped Derjabinsk hs, addressed to a Field Post Office, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #2021
1921-31 Locals
Tambov.
1931 cover franked with 15k on 10k green, used to Moscow, filing creases, fine and very rare post 1920 local
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.1
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #2022
1921-31 Locals
Zastolbe.
1920 parcel card from Zastolbe, transferring the sum of 900r, franked with 6x3k rd handstamped "RYB" in violet, one stamp defective, otherwise fine and rare card, with Pereslav arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #2023
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1904-08 7k blue, pane of 25, n.h. but toned gum, fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #10
Catalog Value 250
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #2024
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1904 overprinted "Kitai" in red on vertically laid paper, 10k blue, showing part of Chifu pmk, well centered, fine, very rare (Mi.7y)
Catalog #11
Catalog Value Euro 2,500
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #2025
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1904-08 "7 Dollars" on 7r, surcharge inverted, h.r., v.f. and fresh, signed Romeko, only 25 (!) issued
*
Catalog #22var
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #2026
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1909 registered cover from Shanghai to Staraya Buchara (Russian Central Asia), franked on back with 2k (3), 5k (3), 7k (2) and 10k, paying 45k, all tied by "Shanghai Poste Russe" 24.7.09 departure cds, with"Staraya Buchara" 27.7.09 arrival pmk, some cover toning and corner faults, fine cover to an unusual destination
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #2027
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1917 postal card from a German prisoner of war in Shanghai to Vladivostok, handstamped "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre", with red "D.C.Shanghai" censor strike, v.f., signed Mikulski
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #2028
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1917 registered cover from a German P.O.W. in Tientsin to Irbit, franked on reverse with five surcharges paying a total of 60c, transit strikes of Japanese Post offices in Changchun and Tientsin, Red Cross wax seals and arrival pmk, with imprinted "Empfang bestatingen an Helfsaktion fur Deutsche i. Osterr.-Ungar. Gefangene in Sibirien, Tientsin, Nord China" on back and "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre" on front, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #2029
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
Ship Mail.
1899 red band cover franked with 7k blue (surface flaws), tied by Nagasaki, Japan pmk, addressed to Shanghai, with boxed "Paquebot" and Shanghai I.J.P.O. 29 Oct., 99 arrival pmk, fine and rare usage
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #2030
Russo-Japanese War
1904-05 selection of nine ppcs and one covers, each with Military unit cachets incl. Red Cross, variety of destinations, mostly fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #2031
Russo-Japanese War
1904 (Sep.), Aeronautics Unit soldier postcard mailed en route to the War Theater (ms note "...in Harbin in 4 days..."), free frank seal of East Siberian Aeronautics Battalion, arguably the earliest aeronautics-relatedRussian postal history item recorded. Observation balloons were used by both sides in the conflict; world's first balloon launch from a ship dates to this period (Col.F.A. Post, from a Vladivostok based cruiser), card tears, still fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$6,750.00

Lot #2032
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1859 outer FL from Smyrne, with blue "Compagnie Russe Smyrne 23.3.1859" hs, addressed to the "Administration de la Compagnie Russe de Navigation a Vapeur et de Commerce" in St.Petersburg, carried privately to the border post of Skulyany where 10k brown & blue was added and tied by "8" in oval dots, continuing to Odessa, with 30 March transit, stained, otherwise v.f. and extremely rare Levant cover, with 6 April arrival pmk, Mikulski cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #2033
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1865 2pa vertical strip of four, positions 6-13-20-27, showing blue departure and arrival pmks of "Port Jaffa" and "Port Chios", Jaffa repeated three times, Chios twice, fresh and superb item, with Mikulski cert. stating only 2 other loosestamps with Port Jaffa canc. are known for this issue. A great Levant and Holy Land rarity
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #2034
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1892 Reprints, the complete set of 6 sheetlets of ten, fresh and v.f., each sheet with a Romeko cert, very rare
Box R
Catalog #2-7R
Catalog Value Euro 3,000+
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #2035
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1865 20k blue and red, used, large margins all around, v.f., signed Romeko
u
Catalog #3
Catalog Value 850
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #2036
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1867 2k rose & pale blue, vert. strip of four, canc. on piece by black grids, with parts of Alexandretta cds alongside, v.f.
Catalog #4
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #2037
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1866 horiz. lines, margins all around, blue diamond canc., v.f.
Catalog #4
Unsold
Lot #2038
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1867 20k deep blue & rose, margins except at upper left, tied by triangular diamond canc. on FL from Mersina to Beirut, oval merchant's cachet on reverse, fine and rare usage, with PFC
Envelope
Catalog #5
Unsold
Lot #2039
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1876 8k on 10k, surcharged in blue, on vertically laid paper, used, v.f. and extremely rare, listed but unpriced in Scott and Michel (10y), with 1994 APS cert.
u
Catalog #17A
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #2040
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1879 7k on 10k, surcharged in blue, h.r., fine, with 1994 APS cert.
u
Catalog #19C
Catalog Value 700
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #2041
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1879 7k on 10k, surcharged in black, h.r., v.f., with 1994 APS cert.
*
Catalog #19D
Catalog Value 550
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #2042
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1890 registered cover from Morshansk to Jerusalem, franked on reverse with 1k, 5k and 14k, paying 20k via Odessa and Constantinople, with violet "R.O.P.I.T. Agenst. Jaffa" 21 Aprl. 90 hs applied on arrival, all markingson back, fine and rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,450.00

Lot #2043
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1893 postal card franked with diagonal half of 10k, paying 5k from Smyrne to Austria, blue "ROPIT Smyrne", 3 July, 93 departure, Constantinople and Odessa transits, Pola arrival pmks, v.f. and scarce usage of the bisect
Envelope
Catalog #15var
Unsold
Lot #2044
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1900 surcharges, 35pi and 70pi on 3.50r and 7r, each with a violet "Specimen" hs, v.f.
S
Catalog #38-39S
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #2045
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1902 cover franked with 10k, tied by violet Trebizond pmk, fine, ROPIT Constantinople transit, fine-vf.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #2046
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1912 cover with negative "Chio Poste Russe Gratuit" violet hs at upper right, with corresponding Ropit Chios 17.12.1912 departure pmk below, sent to Athens, with 22.12.1912 arrival on back, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #2047
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1913 20pa on 2r vertical pair, top stamp without surcharge, weak perfs, otherwise v.f., signed Champion
*
Catalog #225var
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #2048
Russia used in Iran
1916 registered cover sent from Tabriz to Berne, Switzerland, franked with 10k Arms and 3k and 7k Romanov, tied by Tabriz Russian Consular pmks, opened by censor, usual stain on reverse, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #2049
RYUKYU ISLANDS
1957-62 small accumulation of n.h. singles & blocks in various quantities, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #41/103
Catalog Value 660+
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #2050
RYUKYU ISLANDS
Air Post.
1959 9c on 15y blue green, surcharge inverted, l.h., v.f., with 1978 Friedl cert.
*
Catalog #C14a
Catalog Value 950
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #2051
SAAR
1872 FL to France franked with Germany 1gr+2gr small shield canc. Saarbrucken, v.f. with La Rochere arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #2052
SAAR
1921 Regular Issue, 25pf, 10M and 25M, three diff. large die proofs in special booklets, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #71,82,83P
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #2053
SAAR
1921 25pf "Saar River Traffic", frame inverted variety, block of four, one stamp l.h., others n.h., fine-v.f. A spectacular error, unlisted in Michel (Ceres 56a)
Box *\**
Catalog #71var
Catalog Value Euro 4,000+
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #2054
SAAR
Semi-Postals.
1928 Volkshilfe, cplt set canc. 23.1.29 Neunkirchen (Saar2) on a neat, locally addressed cover, v.f. and scarce, with 2000 Christine Ney cert. (Mi.128-34)
Envelope
Catalog #B9-15
Catalog Value Euro 8,000+
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #2055
SAAR
Semi-Postals.
1928 Madonna, upper right sheet corner margin block of four, with complete date, n.h., v.f. (Mi.134Br)
Box **
Catalog #B15
Catalog Value Euro 5,200+
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #2056
SAAR
Semi-Postals.
1948 Flood Disaster souv. sheets, set of two, fine-v.f. (Mi. Block 1-2)
Box *
Catalog #B64a,CB1a
Catalog Value Euro 550
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #2057
SAAR
Semi-Postals.
1948 Flood Disaster souv. sheets, set of two, n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi. Block 1-2)
Box **
Catalog #B64a,CB1a
Catalog Value Euro 1,300
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #2058
SAAR
Semi-Postals.
1956 Red Cross, seven different, signed artist die proofs in various colors, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #B108P
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #2059
ST.PIERRE & MIQUELON
1932 Maps, composite artist signed die proof in black, frame only and center only printed alongside, v.f. and rare
P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #2060
ST.PIERRE & MIQUELON
1941 40c brown & blue, inverted overprint, marginal single, n.h., fine (cat. value for hinged)
**
Catalog #YT 255A
Catalog Value Euro 1,500+
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #2061
ST.PIERRE & MIQUELON
1947 Issue, cplt set of die proofs in issued colors, each with official embossed seal, fine-v.f., scarce
P
Catalog #324-42P,J68P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #2062
ST.PIERRE & MIQUELON
Semi-Postals.
1942 "Oeuvres de Mer" set of two, n.h. (hinged in selvage only), v.f., signed Brun
**
Catalog #YT 311A-B
Catalog Value Euro 400
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #2063
ST.PIERRE & MIQUELON
Postage Dues.
1930 Newfoundland Dog, composite artist signed die proof in black, frame only and center only printed at top and bottom, v.f. and rare
P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #2064
ST.PIERRE & MIQUELON
Postage Dues.
1932 Newfoundland Dog, large die proof on thin card, with impressions of frame and center set against black borders, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$275.00

Lot #2065
ST.PIERRE & MIQUELON
Postage Dues.
1947 Issue, cplt set of imperf. deluxe sheets, each with government seal, fine-v.f.
P
Catalog #J68-77P
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #2066
SAN MARINO
1892 registered cover to Germany, franked with 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 25c, 30c and 40c, filing folds and cover tears well away from the stamps, fine with Darmstadt arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #2067
SAN MARINO
1932 Garibaldi, 10c and 20c, three diff. essays in blue or black, each carrying the full text of Garibaldi's statement to his soldiers in exile with him in San Marino, v.f. and rare group, with individual Diena certificates
E
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #2068
SAN MARINO
1946 Unrra, 100L brown & orange, two sheetlets of 10, n.h., one with little gum staining affecting two stamps, other folded between stamps, fine-v.f. (Sass.296)
Box **
Catalog #257
Catalog Value Euro 1,400
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #2069
SAN MARINO
1947 Roosevelt, eight diff. imperforate pairs, overprinted "Saggio" in red, v.f.
S
Catalog #257A/C51Hvar
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #2070
SAN MARINO
1949 UPU, four diff. souv. sheets of six, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass. 8-11)
Box **
Catalog #304/C75
Catalog Value Euro 1,295
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #2071
SAN MARINO
1961-62 Europa, souv. sheets of six, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.23-24)
Box **
Catalog #490,539
Catalog Value Euro 412
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #2072
SAUDI ARABIA
1916 perf.10, 1/2pi red, 1pi blue, the former used, fine-v.f.
*u
Catalog #L2a,3var
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #2073
SAUDI ARABIA
1934 Proclamation Issue, perforated, cplt set, h.r., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #138-49
Catalog Value 1,477
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #2074
SAUDI ARABIA
1934-37 issue, fine-v.f. except for some usual toning,
*
Catalog #159-72
Catalog Value 238
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #2075
SAUDI ARABIA
1961 Telecommunication, imperf. vertical pairs, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #246-48var
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #2076
SAUDI ARABIA
1981-1985 group of 12 mostly diff. souv. sheets and 6 stamps, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.Bl 7/20
Catalog Value Euro 1,500
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #2077
SAUDI ARABIA
1949 flown cover from Alkhobar to NY, franked with 4g orange vert. pair imperf. between, fine and rare cover
Envelope
Catalog #C3var
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #2078
SAUDI ARABIA
1960-62 "Cartouche of King Saud", 15 values, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #C7-21
Catalog Value 165
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #2079
SAUDI ARABIA
Postage Dues.
1924 20pa red rouletted, overprinted type 15a in blue on 1917 postage due, canc. on piece, v.f. and rare, with 1991 BPA cert.
Catalog #SG D93
Catalog Value ^L750
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #2080
SENEGAL
1931 90c carmine, marginal single with the country's name omitted, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #140var
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #2081
SERBIA
1916 ppc to Odessa, endorsed "F.M" and "Active Army", showing the return address of the 8th special infantry regiment, "507 Sec.Post. France" hs, with Serbian Forces cds at upper right, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #2082
SHANGHAI
1893 Coat of Arms, 1/2c-20c complete set of seven imperforate sheets of 50, n.h., dried gum and wrinkles, first value with some defects affecting about 10 stamps, few other small faults, mostly v.f. and rare set of imperf. sheets
Box **
Catalog #153-59var
Unsold
Lot #2083
SHANGHAI
1893 2c vermilion & black, imperforate sheet of 50, n.h., dried gum with some wrinkles, small tears at top and bottom affecting two stamps, otherwise v.f. and rare imperf. sheet
Box **
Catalog #167var
Unsold
Lot #2084
SHANGHAI
Postage Dues.
1893 1c brown & black, imperforate sheet of 50, unused without gum, v.f. and rare imperf. sheet
Box (*)
Catalog #J15var
Unsold
Lot #2085
SHANGHAI
Postage Dues.
1893 5c blue & black, imperforate sheet of 50, n.h., dried gum with some wrinkles and offsets, otherwise v.f. and rare imperf. sheet
Box **
Catalog #J17var
Unsold
Lot #2086
SIBERIA
1896 7k stationery entire additionally franked with 3k & 10k, used from Vladivostok, via Nagasaki to Shanghai where it was received at the Japanese Post Office, overall toning, otherwise fine usage via Japan
Envelope
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #2087
SIBERIA
1912 cover to England, franked with 10k dark blue, tied by oval Vladivostok Railway pmk, with boxed bilingual "Per Sibirischen Express" hs, fine-v.f. and rare