Specialized Russia; U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
January 8-10, 2008
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1377 ALBANIA 1875 stampless FL from Durazzo (7.6.75) to Curzola, blue departure pmk and 10.6.75 thimble arrival on back, fine  | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1378 ALBANIA 1913 (5 May), official "Ministeria e Post-Teleg e Telefonevet" hs, entire envelope, cancelled Elbasan 13.7.1913, addressed to Qukes, with arrival pmk, filing fold away from the markings v.f., signed Diena and Prindushi, Catalog Value € 1,600 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1379 ALBANIA 1913 (5 May), official "Ministeria e Post-Teleg e Telefonevet" hs on gray paper, cancelled Qukes 4.7.1913, v.f., signed Diena and Prindushi (catalogue value includes 60% premium for cut square), O Catalog Value € 800 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1380 ALBANIA 1913 (5 May), official "Ministeria e Post-Teleg e Telefonevet" hs on greenish gray paper, cancelled Qukes 6.7.1913, v.f., signed Diena and Prindushi (catalogue value includes 60% premium for cut square) O Catalog Value € 800 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1381 ALBANIA 1913 official handstamp in black, entire stationery envelope, cancelled "Zyra e Postes Lesh", with Shengjn arrival pmk, filing folds away from the markings, v.f., signed Diena, Catalog Value € 800 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1382 ALBANIA 1913 official handstamp on white paper, large piece cancelled Qukes 12.7.1913, v.f., signed Diena and Prindushi (catalogue value includes 60% premium for cut square) O Catalog Value € 800 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1383 ALBANIA 1913 official handstamp on grayish paper, with gum, v.f., signed Prindushi (not catalogued for fully gummed handstamp on gray paper) * | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1384 ALBANIA 1913 official handstamp on white laid paper, with sewing machine perforations, tied on piece by Vlone 15.10.193 pmk, v.f. and rare stamp, signed Diena and Champion, O Catalog Value € 750 | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #1385 ALBANIA 1913 official handstamp on white laid paper, with sewing machine perforations, tied on cover by Elbasan 6.5.193 pmk, addressed to Qukes, filing folds away from the stamp, fine, with Qukes arrival, rare on cover, signed Diena (catalogue value for used, off cover) Catalog Value € 750 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1386 ALBANIA 1913 Eagle Handstamps, 2pa olive-5pi dark lilac complete, 11 diff., each cancelled on piece, Vlone, Durres, Shkoder pmks, signed by various experts incl. Prendushi, Diena, Calves, Forbin, Yaremdji etc., fine-v.f., scarce group (Mi.3,A3-A10) O Catalog Value € 9,500 | Price Realized $2,900.00 |
 | Lot #1387 ALBANIA 1913 1pi ultramarine, 2 1/2pi brown, the latter with blue handstamp, cancelled by Vlone 31.8.1913 pmk on unaddressed 20pi postal stationery card with red handstamp (Mi.P1b), additional "Postat e Qeverries" hs, fine and very rare combination card (Mi.7,8) | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1388 ALBANIA 1913 10pa blue green, handstamped in black, with additional carmine handstamp, tied to small piece, v.f., signed Prindushi etc. (Mi.12) O Catalog #2 Catalog Value € 800 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1389 ALBANIA 1913 5pa ocher, handstamped in black, tied to piece by Vlone cds, v.f., signed Diena, Forbin (Mi.4) O Catalog #4 Catalog Value € 500 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1390 ALBANIA 1913 5pa ocher, handstamped in black, tied to piece by part violet cds, v.f. (Mi.4) O Catalog #4 Catalog Value € 500 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1391 ALBANIA 1913 5pa ocher, handstamped in black, violet canc., fine, signed Prindushi etc. (Mi.4) O Catalog #4 Catalog Value € 500 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1392 ALBANIA 1913 20pa carmine rose, handstamped in black, two used singles, each tied by part violet cds, fine, signed Diena (Mi.6), O Catalog #6 Catalog Value € 500 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #1393 ALBANIA 1913 20pa rose and 1pi ultramarine, used on registered picture postcard (Hamz Kazai) from Vlone 17.9.1913 pmks to Bavaria, with Munich 21 Sep. arrival, all markings on front, v.f., signed Diena (Mi.6,7) | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1394 ALBANIA 1913 20pa carmine rose and 1pi ultramarine, handstamped in black, h.r., 20pa with natural gum creases, fine-v.f., the former signed Prindushi (Mi.6-7) * Catalog Value € 650 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #1395 ALBANIA 1913 20pa carmine rose, handstamped in red, handstamp inverted, h.r., v.f., signed Prendushi (Mi.6var) catalogue value does not include premium for inverted handstamp, * Catalog Value € 595 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1396 ALBANIA 1913 1pi ultramarine, handstamped in black, two singles, each cancelled on piece, fine-v.f., signed Diena (Mi.7) O Catalog #7 Catalog Value € 500 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #1397 ALBANIA 1913 1pi ultramarine, used on cover from Berat 20.9.1913, sent to Constantinople, cover little reduced and roughly opened at right, fine, with Galata and Constantinople 2.10.1913 arrival pmks, Catalog #7 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1398 ALBANIA 1913 1pi ultramarine, cancelled on cover by Vlone 1913 pmk, sent to Constantinople, fine, with Galata 27.7.1913 arrival pmk Catalog #7 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1399 ALBANIA 1913 1pi ultramarine, used on cover from Berat to USA, with New Duluth, Minn Dec. 2, 1913 arrival pmk, cover wear and tear, but fine commercial usage to rare destination Catalog #7 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1400 ALBANIA 1913 1pi ultramarine, red handstamp inverted, cancelled on cover by Vlone 24.10.1913 pmk, sent to Constantinople, overall toning and filing folds away from the stamp, with Scutari transit, Constantinople Poste Italiane 30.10.13 and Galata arrival pmks, signed Diena. One of only two reported examples of the red overprint inverted | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #1401 ALBANIA 1913 1pi ultramarine, blue handstamp inverted, used on registered cover in combination with 1gr imperf. (second issue), both tied by Vlone 28.10.1913 pmks, addressed to Austria, with Innsbruck 1.9.13 arrival, fine and rare mixed issues cover, especially with the blue overprint inverted (Mi.7var,20) | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #1402 ALBANIA 1913 2pi blue black, handstamped in black, well centered, l.h., v.f. (Mi.8) * Catalog #8 Catalog Value € 500 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1403 ALBANIA 1913 2pi blue black, handstamped in black, used on piece, some minor perf. toning, otherwise v.f., signed Prendushi (Mi.8) O Catalog #8 Catalog Value € 450 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #1404 ALBANIA 1913 2pi blue black, handstamped in black, tied by violet Vlone cds on large piece, v.f., signed Diena (Mi.8) O Catalog #8 Catalog Value € 450 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1405 ALBANIA 1913 2pi black blue, cancelled on cover by Elbasan 7.8.1913 pmk, sent to Vlone, v.f., signed Diena, Kohler Catalog #8 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1406 ALBANIA 1913 1pi bright blue, handstamped in black, with additional carmine handstamp, barely cancelled, fine, signed Prendushi (Mi.14) O Catalog #15 Catalog Value € 1,700 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1407 ALBANIA 1913 "10" on 20pa carmine rose, tied on piece by 14.7.1913 pmk, v.f., signed Diena, Forbin (Mi.16) O Catalog #19 Catalog Value € 1,200 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1408 ALBANIA 1913 "10" on 20pa carmine rose, surcharge inverted, l.h., with security punch, signed Prendushi, Friedl etc., fine and apparently the only known example with inverted surcharge only (there are four stamps recorded with inverted Eagle handstamp and surcharge, from the Hasluck collection). This stamp was discovered by the postal clerk, who invalidated it by punching a hole through the middle. It was lost until 1956 when D.Wolf's stock was sold in London (Mi.17K) O | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1409 ALBANIA 1913 (25 Oct.), 20pa red, with black Eagle, two imperf. copies, tied on cover to Trieste by red "Zyra e Postes Durres Shqipnia e Mesme 12.X.1913" official hs (3), fine and very rare usage, with Trieste arrival (Mi.19) Catalog #22 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1410 ALBANIA 1913 (25 Oct.), 1gr black, four imperf. copies, tied on back of registered cover from Berat, via Vlone to Constantinople, endorsed "via Brindisi Poste Autrichienne", filing folds away from the stamps, fine and scarce commercial usage, with transit and arrival pmks (Mi.29) Catalog #23 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1411 ALBANIA 1913 Skanderbeg, cplt set of six, tied on unaddressed envelope by the rare "7-3-1914 Shkoder" cds in gold, Prindushi hs on backflap, filing fold away from the stamps, v.f., only 50(!) produced, Catalog Value € 1,000 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1412 ALBANIA 1914 handstamped "7 Mars" etc., cplt set, used on three pieces, all stamps cancelled by Vlone 7.3.1914 pmks, v.f., O Catalog Value € 320 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #1413 ALBANIA 1914 handstamped "7 Mars" etc., cplt set, used on registered cover from Elbasan, tied by 7.3.1914 pmks and addressed to Vlone, with arrival pmk, filing folds away from the stamps, fine-v.f., Catalog Value € 320 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #1414 ALBANIA 1914 5pa on 2q, sheet of 50 (perf. separations, partly rejoined), surcharge shifted diagonally resulting in 19 stamps without surcharge, creating interesting varieties incl. at least 10 pairs, each with one stamp missing surcharge, also varieties with part surcharge, some shifted to sheet margin etc., great item for a specialist  * | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1415 ALBANIA 1914 20pa on 10q, sheet of 50 (perf. separations, partly rejoined), surcharge inverted, couple of minor flaws, many stamps n.h., fine-v.f. * | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #1416 ALBANIA 1919 handstamped in violet, cplt set of six, used on locally addressed registered cover, Scutari 3.4.19 pmks, 1fr with inverted "r" of "Frank", filing fold away from the stamps, v.f. | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1417 ALBANIA 1919 Durazzo surcharges, complete set of seven, also two additional types of large Eagle, both cancelled on piece, fine-v.f., signed Champion, rare, O Catalog Value € 625 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1418 ALBANIA 1920 Issue, cplt set overprinted, h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog Value € 1,100 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1419 ALBANIA 1927 overprints, 11 diff. including 10q perf. 11 1/2, in quantities of 50-1,570 of each, large multiples, n.h., mostly fine-v.f., **Catalog Value € 21,947 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1420 ALBANIA 1928 overprints, eight diff. including two high values, in quantities of 47-524 of each, large multiples, n.h., mostly fine-v.f., **Catalog Value € 4,834 | Unsold |
