U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
November 18-19, 2009

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #3291
ALBANIA
1870 incoming mail, large part of a FL from Italy (three back panels missing), franked with 60c violet, used from Venezia to Scutari where it was charged 1pi Ottoman Postage Due, affixed at left, with "Scutari D'Albania" 21.7. arrival pmk, Trieste transit, endorsed at top "via Trieste col Vapore Austriaco Di Antivari", fine and scarce item
Envelope
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #3292
ALBANIA
1913 5pa yellow ocher, black handstamp, horizontal pair with excellent perforations all around (rare), n.h., v.f., with 2008 Graf cert. (Mi.4, catalogue value for hinged singles)
**
Catalog #4
Catalog Value €1,700
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #3293
ALBANIA
1913 10pa blue green, black handstamp inverted, well centered with excellent perforations all around, n.h., v.f., with 2008 Graf cert. (Mi. 5var)
**
Catalog #5var
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #3294
ALBANIA
1913 20pa rose, black handstamps, horizontal pair, n.h., fine-v.f., with 2008 Graf cert. (Mi.6, catalogue value for hinged singles)
**
Catalog #6
Catalog Value €700
Unsold
Lot #3295
ALBANIA
1913 1pi blue, red handstamp inverted, used (with full original gum), v.f. and rare stamp, with 2008 Graf cert. (Mi.7var)
O
Catalog #7var
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #3296
ALBANIA
1913 2 Pia black blue, violet handstamp, horizontal pair cancelled on piece, v.f., with cert. (Mi.8)
O
Catalog #8
Catalog Value €1,530
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #3297
ALBANIA
1913 5 Pia dark lilac, used, fine (Mi.10)
O
Catalog #10
Catalog Value €1,100
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #3298
ALBANIA
1913 2pa olive, red handstamp inverted, n.h., well centered, v.f., with 2008 Graf cert. ("a perfect example") (Mi.3var)
**
Catalog #17var
Unsold
Lot #3299
ALBANIA
1913 1pi black on rose, black handstamp, used on piece, well centered, slightly rounded upper right corner, of no importance for this difficult issue, v.f., with 2008 Graf cert. ("a perfect specimen of this very rare stamp") (Mi.15)
O
Catalog #18
Catalog Value €2,600
Unsold
Lot #3300
ALBANIA
1913 2pa on 5pa, black handstamp, used on piece, v.f., with 2008 Graf cert. (see note in Scott's after No.19)
O
Catalog #Mi. A3
Catalog Value €2,000
Unsold
Lot #3301
ALBANIA
1913 1pi black, sewing machine perforations, unused without gum as issued, fine, only 800 issued, with Graf cert. 2008 (Mi.2B)
(*)
Catalog #20
Catalog Value €650
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #3302
ALBANIA
1913 1pi black, sewing machine perforations, irregular pane of 11, unused without gum as issued, perf. separations, fine-v.f. and possibly the largest known multiple, with 2008 Graf cert. Multiples, even pairs of this issue are uncommon. A showpiece from the Lef Nosi collection (Mi.2B, catalogue value for singles)
Box (*)
Catalog #20
Catalog Value €7,150
Unsold

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