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| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #692 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG 1938-51 George VI, complete set of 23, mostly l.h., few n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 140-62) * Catalog #154-66A Catalog Value $770 | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #693 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG 1946-52 George VI, 1c-$10 eight different, l.h., v.f., * Catalog #154/166A Catalog Value $230 | $160.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #694 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA 1902 KEVII, 6a-15r, eight different, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #SG 132/146 Catalog Value £1,275 | $475.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #695 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail, three different imperforate tete-beche sheetlets of four (dark blue, light green and magenta), each numbered, signed and dated by Stephen J. Smith, v.f., only 25 of each printed  (*) | $1,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #696 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN 1933 Tourism Issue, perforated "Specimen", complete set, mostly n.h., even gum toning as often, fresh fine-v.f. S Catalog #185-98S | $550.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #697 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA 1938 50c gray black and red violet, with rope not joined to sail variety, l.h., some usual gum toning, otherwise v.f. (SG 144a) * Catalog #79var Catalog Value £350 | $180.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #698 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA Flight Covers 1936 crash cover from London to Nairobi, with "Delayed Salved from BOADICEA" handstamp and Nairobi 9 Nov. 36 arrival on front, stamp washed off, with French Officially Sealed labels and the red cachet "SERVICE POSTAL FRANCAIS / Correspondance retardee par suite / du naufrage des Avion / Reconstitue par le Service Francais / NE PAS TAXER" on reverse. A fine and scarce cover to Kenya, from the first mail bag washed up at Cucq, France ("Boadicea" left Croydon for Paris on September 25th 1936 but disappeared while crossing the Channel, the plane and two crew never being found. A mail bag was found on the beach at Cucq, a month later, another was found at Dymchurch on November 10th and a third bag was salvaged by a trawler on 27th April 1938)  | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #699 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH LEEWARD ISLANDS 1947 10sh deep red & bluish green, two copies, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #114a Catalog Value $450 | $325.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #700 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MAFIA ISLAND 1917 Indian Expeditionary Forces set of ten to 1r, overprinted Type M4 in green, the entire set tied on pieces canceled by "Mafia 17 Au.16" cds in green, fine-v.f., scarce, O Catalog #SG M33-42 Catalog Value £2,750 | $2,400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #701 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALAYSIAN STATES - Straits Settlements 1902-03 $100 purple and green/yellow, watermarked Crown CA inverted, perf. 14, top sheet margin single with control No."1", never hinged and post office fresh, usual centering, tiny inclusion and faintly toned perf. at right (noticeable only on back), signed Proschold, with 1970 and 2011 BPA certificates. A splendid rarity (SG 122, catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #104A Catalog Value £22,000 | $11,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #702 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALAYSIA - Japanese Occupation of Malaya 1942 First Anniversary of the Greater East Asia War FDC with four Japanese adhesives, tied by violet commemorative pmks, addressed locally in Kuala Lampur | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #703 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA 1914 (28 Nov) picture postcard franked with Great Britain 1d carmine, tied by Valetta departure pmk, sent to Kansas City, with straight line "Paquebot" and red censor handstamp | $130.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #704 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA 1921 10sh black, n.h., post office fresh, v.f., pencil signed Diena, with his 1989 certificate (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #65 Catalog Value $3,500 | $3,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #705 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MAURITIUS 1857 1p red, yellowish gray, used, margins all around, good color, fine stamp, signed Diena, O Catalog #SG 16 Catalog Value £950 | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #706 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MAURITIUS 1857 2d blue, margins all around, oval pmk, good color, fine, O Catalog #SG 22 Catalog Value £1,700 | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #707 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MAURITIUS 1859 1p vermilion, horizontally laid paper, large margins, including portion of adjoining stamp at top, v.f., signed Bolaffi, Diena, etc. A splendid example (SG 42) O Catalog #16 Catalog Value £1,500 | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #708 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MAURITIUS 1900-07 Coat of Arms, 1c-5r, 17 different (missing 8c,12c), with two additional examples of 1r, plus another 2.50r, with "Postage Revenue" set of six, l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #SG 138/162 Catalog Value £652 | $260.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #709 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NAURU 1918 (Aug) registered cover to Switzerland, franked with 6p, 9p and 1sh George V, tied by P.O.Pleasant Island cds, with faint Registry and Censor handstamps alongside, Bern 12.X.18 arrival pmk on back, v.f. | $325.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #710 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW ZEALAND 1855 1d dull carmine on white paper, watermarked Large Star, imperforate with even white margins all around, canceled, fresh and extraordinary stamp, v.f., with 1934 Royal certificate, O Catalog #SG 1 Catalog Value £20,000 | $13,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #711 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW ZEALAND Postal Fiscal Stamps 1903 3sh, 4sh, 5sh, 10sh and £2 deep violet (issued in 1925), usual gum wrinkles, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #SG F79,80,81,87,89 Catalog Value £1,625 | $475.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #712 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW ZEALAND Postal Fiscal Stamps 1938 25sh turquoise blue, l.h., v.f., signed Diena, * Catalog #SG F159 Catalog Value £700 | $350.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #713 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE 1893 1/d2 on 2d green & carmine, violet surcharge, h.r., fine, with 1979 Royal certificate, * Catalog #SG 9 Catalog Value £550 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #714 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NIUE 1917 1p carmine, block of four, vertical pair without period after "PENI", used in 1922 with additional franking on registered coverfront, v.f., unpriced used (SG 21a, £1,700 for unused) Catalog #3,19,19a | $500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #715 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO 1883 Coat of Arms, 50c violet, $1 scarlet, h.r., last one with expert signature just showing through from back, fine-v.f., * Catalog #SG 4-5 Catalog Value £425 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #716 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO 1888 Coat of Arms, 50c-$2, also $5 and $10, six different, h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #SG 45-48,49-50 Catalog Value £1,037 | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #717 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO 1899 "4 Cents" surcharges, complete set of 12, h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #SG 112-24 Catalog Value £450 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #718 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO 1901 British Protectorate, $5 bright purple, top sheet margin single, n.h., v.f. (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #SG 144 Catalog Value £425 | $280.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #719 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO 1916 Cross overprints, five different, including 3c, 5c, 16c, 20c/18c and 25c, l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #SG 191,193,198,199,201 Catalog Value £677 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #720 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO Postage Dues 1902 1c-24c overprinted Postage Due, 12 different, h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #SG D37/49 Catalog Value £552 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #721 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO Revenue Stamps 1886 10c on 50c violet, overprinted "Revenue", also $25 unissued (listed in YT at €110), h.r., the latter with tiny gum stain, otherwise v.f., * Catalog #SG F3 Catalog Value £225 | $130.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #722 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTHERN NIGERIA 1900 Queen Victoria, 1/2p-10sh complete, 1/2p without gum, others l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #SG 1-9 Catalog Value £600 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #723 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NYASSALAND 1908 KEVII, £10 ultramarine & lilac, minor h.r., well centered, good color, v.f. example of this high value rarity, * Catalog #11 Catalog Value $12,000 | $8,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #724 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RHODESIA 1910-13 7sh6p carmine & pale blue, perf. 14, top margin single, l.h., v.f., with 2020 BPA certificate, * Catalog #SG 160b Catalog Value £650 | $400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #725 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ST. HELENA 1922 15sh violet & black, h.r., fresh and v.f., signed Diena (SG 113) * Catalog #94 Catalog Value £1,100 | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #726 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ST. KITTS-NEVIS 1923 Caravel, complete, l.h., mostly v.f. (SG 48-60) * Catalog #52-64 Catalog Value £1,200 | $500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #727 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ST. VINCENT 1904 KEVII 1/2p-£1 complete set of nine, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 84-93) * Catalog #82-89 Catalog Value £350 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #728 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SAMOA 1916-18 four censored covers to USA, Wellington, New Zealand, England and Australia, various franking and mixed condition, some toning noted, generally fine | $220.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #729 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SIERRA LEONE 1921-27 George V 1/2p-£2, l.h., last two (£1 and £2) n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 112-129) */** Catalog #103-120 Catalog Value £1,350 | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #730 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Cape of Good Hope 1853 1p brick red, bluish paper, used, large margins all around, v.f., O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $400 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #731 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Cape of Good Hope 1853 Perkins Bacon Co. 1p brick red on slightly blued paper, square pair, canceled with exceptionally clear triangular "C G H" between bars, large margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 1979 Nussbaum certificate, O Catalog #SG 3 Catalog Value £700 | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #732 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Cape of Good Hope 1853 4p deep blue, square pair, used, margins all around, v.f., O Catalog #SG 4 Catalog Value £340 | $180.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #733 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Cape of Good Hope 1855 1sh deep dark green, light red cancel, margins all around, fresh and v.f., signed Diena, also Brun, with his 2006 certificate, O Catalog #SG 8b Catalog Value £550 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #734 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Cape of Good Hope 1861 Local Provisionals (so-called "wood-blocks") 1d vermilion, light cancel, large margins all around, fresh and v.f., splendid example of this notoriously difficult issue, with 1962 and 1991 Diena certificates, O Catalog #SG 13 Catalog Value £3,000 | $1,900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #735 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Cape of Good Hope 1861 4d milky blue, duplex cancel, large margins all around, excellent color, vertical creases at right, still a v.f. example of this difficult issue, without the usual repairs, with clear 1989 Sorani certificate, O Catalog #SG 14 Catalog Value £2,250 | $1,200.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #736 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Cape of Good Hope 1863 4p deep blue, white paper, square pair, l.h. or h.r.,, margins all around, fresh and v.f., pencil signed, * Catalog #SG 19 Catalog Value £600 | $500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #737 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Cape of Good Hope 1863 6p bright mauve, square pair, unused with original gum, h.r., fresh and intense color, v.f., * Catalog #SG 20 Catalog Value £850 | $525.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #738 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Cape of Good Hope 1863 De La Rue printing, bright mauve, neat cancel, margins all around, bright color, fresh and v.f. stamp, O Catalog #SG 20 Catalog Value £550 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #739 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Cape of Good Hope 1863 1sh emerald green, square sheet margin pair, l.h., bright color and very fresh, signed Diena, * Catalog #SG 21 Catalog Value £1,300 | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #740 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 St. Major Goodyear and General Baden-Powell, 1p pale blue and 3p pale blue, used, the former on piece, fine-v.f., O Catalog #SG 17,19 Catalog Value £650 | $425.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #741 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Natal 1904 KEVII £1.10sh violet & orange brown, h.r., v.f., signed Raybaudi, etc. (SG 162) * Catalog #109 Catalog Value £1,800 | $1,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #742 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Zululand 1894 £5 violet & black red, bottom sheet margin Control No. "1" imprint single, full original gum, minor h.r., unusually fresh without any tarnish, fine example of this Victorian rarity, signed Hebert Bloch, with 1960 Friedl certificate (SG 29) * Catalog #24 Catalog Value £5,500 | $3,250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #743 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Zululand 1894 £5 violet & black red, l.h., fresh and v.f., with 1964 BPA certificate (SG 29) * Catalog #24 Catalog Value £5,500 | $3,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #744 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - RSA 1918 (10 June) 1d stationery entire upfranked with 1/2d and 1d George V, tied by Bethal departure cds and addressed to Fort de Kock, Sumatra, opened by censor, with bilingual label at left, additional "Passed Censor" handstamp, with arrival pmk, showing transit markings of Singapore, Padang, etc., on back, some toning, scarce usage to Sumatra | $150.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #745 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TANGANYIKA 1917 G.E.A. overprints, 1r-50r, nine different, including an extra shade, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #SG 55/62 Catalog Value £1,367 | $475.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #746 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TANGANYIKA Postal Stationery 1900-1917 three unused postal stationery cards, including "Gruss aus Tanga" color ppc, 3p green and 6p red, also 31c registered letter envelope, unused, fine-v.f. | $170.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #747 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TOBAGO 1879 1sh green, 4sh yellow green, l.h. or h.r., fresh and fine copies (SG 4,10) * Catalog #4,10 Catalog Value £700 | $290.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #748 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TOGO Postal Stationery 1915 1/2p on 5p green, unsevered stationary reply card (only 20 examples printed according to Gibbs), also 1/2p on 5p and 1p on 10p, plus Cameroon 1p on 10pf, all unused, v.f. Catalog #H&G 5-7 | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #749 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TOGO Postal Stationery 1917 Gold Coast overprinted "Togo Anglo-French Occupation", 1/2p green, also same and 1p unused cards overprinted Specimen, plus 2p+1p brown Registered unused envelope, with "Specimen" overprint on front, v.f. | $170.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #750 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TURKS & CAICOS 1928 5sh ultramarine, imperforate trial color proof on card, v.f. P | $90.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #751 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1917 large cover to London franked with War Stamp 3p (blocks of four and eight), tied by Tortola departure pmks, with corresponding Registry "Road Town Tortola, V.I." and "St. Thomas" handstamps, transit and arrival pmks on back, fine cover | $160.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #752 GREECE 1944 cover and wrapper from German occupied Lesbos, with "Deutsche Zensur Mytilene" and other markings, fine | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #753 GREECE Zeppelin Flights 1933 1st SAF flight card, registered from Athens to Brazil, with Berlin forwarding cachet, transit and arrival pmks, fine | $200.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #754 GREECE Zeppelin Flights 1933 Roma Flight to Germany, cover franked with the complete set of three Zeppelin stamps and two additional 8d adhesives, tied by Athens departure pmks, with registry label and appropriate violet cachet, with Roma "Crociera Zeppelin" and green Friedrichshafen arrival pmks, v.f. | $500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #755 GREENLAND 1936 Thule, 30 ore Walrus, imperforate plate proof in black, horizontal block of 20, folded between stamps, v.f. (AFA 60,000 DKr) P | $1,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #756 GUATEMALA 1922 12 1/2c brown, 25c carmine, also Telegraph 25c red, three different perforated trial color proofs, sheetlets of nine, each overprinted "Waterlow & Sons LTD Specimen" with security hole punches, without gum, v.f. S | $150.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #757 HONDURAS 1889 (20 Sep) cover (opened for display) franked on both sides with 10x1c violet (single, pair, strips of three and four), tied by violet pmks, with oval Tegucigalpa datestamp below, addressed to France, with Paris transit and Belleville arrival pmks, rare usage (single on cover, cat. $1,000) Catalog #30 | $1,400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #758 HONDURAS Air Post 1925 50c red, small h.r., fine, signed Klein, * Catalog #C8 Catalog Value $450 | $220.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #759 HONDURAS Air Post 1930 5c on 10c Officials, surcharged in red, block of four, three stamps with "1930" reading down variety, top stamps h.r., some toning, otherwise fine-v.f., signed "RDM", a very rare block, */**Catalog #C33,33a Catalog Value $4,950 | $1,800.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #760 HUNGARY 1925 First Madonna Issue, 5,000kr dark green & yellow green, center inverted, well centered and light, virtually face-free Budapest 72, Jan. 21, 1925 postmark. One of the premier Inverted Centers of 20th century Europe; less than 100 examples reported (from the single sheet of 100), with at least 38 tied up in museums, many with quality problems (especially among the used examples), leaving very few opportunities for a collector to obtain one of these beautiful rarities in sound condition, this one accompanied by a 2005 Gabor Visnyovsky AIEP certificate stating that stamp is genuine and in good condition, one of only a few known canceled Budapest 72Y (the other known examples are cancelled Budapest "85"). A very fine Inverted Madonna, ex-Simon Wiesenthal collection, O Catalog #386a Catalog Value $12,000 | $10,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #761 HUNGARY Semi-Postals 1945 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, set of two perforated souvenir sheets of four, also eight perforated tete-beche souvenir sheets of four, the former n.h., the latter hinged in margin, fine-v.f. */** Catalog #B198A-D,CB1-CB1Cvar | $290.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #762 HUNGARY Semi-Postals 1947 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, set of eight sheetlets of four, also set of two imperf. sheets of four, n.h., fine-v.f. **Catalog #B198A-D,CB1-CB1Cvar | $290.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #763 HUNGARY Air Post 1933 complete set of nine used on first flight cover from Budapest to Wipa Exhibition in Vienna, v.f., with special cachet and arrival (24.6) pmk Catalog #C26-34 | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #764 HUNGARY Air Post 1951 60f lilac, perf. and imperf. souv. sheets, each with a First Day cancel, v.f. (see footnote in Scott) O Catalog #C95var Catalog Value $3,200 | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #765 HUNGARY Zeppelin Flights 1932 1st SAF card to Brazil, Friedrichshafen transit and Curitiba arrival pmks | $130.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #766 ICELAND 1931-33 Christian X issue, 1e-30aur, eight different blocks of four, n.h., fresh, fine-v.f., with Raybaudi certificate, **Catalog #176-183 Catalog Value $3,580 | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #767 ICELAND 1932 (27 Aug) cover from Reykjavik to YSA, franked with three different, tied by departure pmks, with oval "Viking Ship Over the Ocean Roald Amundsen" cachet alongside, Chicago (Sep 12) arrival pmk on back, v.f. | $150.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #768 ICELAND Air Post 1930 Zeppelin set of three blocks of four, plus additional blocks of four and six of the 1kr value, five showing the "hook" flaw, n.h., fine-v.f., with 1988 Dr.Debo certificate for the blocks of four (catalogued as singles, variety not listed) **Catalog #C9-11,var Catalog Value $1,086 | $475.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #769 INDONESIA 1949 Dutch Blockade, sheets of 25, n.h., fine-v.f., **Catalog #25-29 Catalog Value $550 | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #770 IRAN 1870-76 1s-8s, selection of 16 used or unused singles, various issues, imperf. and rouletted, different shades and paper varieties, usual minor flaws, mostly fine appearance (*)O | $800.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #771 IRAN 1870 Lion, 2s green, horizontal pair, type C+D, neat Tabriz postmark, margins all around, fine (*) Catalog #9 | $290.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #772 IRAN 1875-76 selection on album page, 10 used or unused, various settings and shades, minor flaws possible, mostly fine or better, *O Catalog #11/20 Catalog Value $1,950 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #773 IRAN 1875 Rouletted, 1s black, types A-B-C-D, four different (complete setting), h.r., good colors, fine and scarce unit (Persiphila 5) * Catalog #11 Catalog Value $900 | $350.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #774 IRAN 1875 Rouletted, 2s blue, types A-B-C-D, four different (complete setting), h.r., good colors, fine and scarce unit (Persiphila 6) * Catalog #12 Catalog Value $900 | $350.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #775 IRAN 1875 2s blue, Types A-B-C-D, used, usual margins and cancels, mostly fine O Catalog #12 | $150.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #776 IRAN 1875 8s yellow green, four unused singles, types A-B-C-D, unused without gum, good margins, occasional faint toning, mostly fine-v.f., signed Brun, etc. (Persiphila 8A) (*) Catalog #14c | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #777 IRAN 1875 8s yellow, imperforate horizontal strip of three, Types C-D-A, neat Tabriz cancels, usual margins, faint toning, otherwise fine, signed Brun, etc. (Persiphila 8A) O Catalog #14c | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #778 IRAN 1876 1s gray black, three blocks of four, different shades, good colors, usual margins, fine-v.f. (Persiphila 13, $750+) *Catalog #15 Catalog Value $600 | $280.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #779 IRAN 1876 1kr dark carmine, horizontal pair, Types A-C, used, margins all around, good color, fine O Catalog #19 | $150.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #780 IRAN 1876 1kr carmine, two reconstructed settings of four, different shades, also 4kr yellow, three different shades, plus a reconstructed setting AB-CD, used, minor flaws, mostly fine or better, Catalog #19,20 Catalog Value $2,900 | $375.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #781 IRAN 1878 1s-5kr selection of 18 stamps, 5kr purple Type A unused, others used, variety of colors and shades, different pmks, minor thins noted, otherwise fine appearing, high catalogue value group O | $1,200.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #782 IRAN 1878 4kr dull blue, selection of nine, various shades and cancels, minor flaws possible, mostly fine or better, O Catalog #35 Catalog Value $1,575 | $280.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #783 IRAN 1878 5kr gold, types A-B-C-D, used, each with margins all around, first one thinned, others fine-v.f., signed Sadri, Heddergott, etc. (Persiphila 31) O Catalog #37 Catalog Value $3,000 | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #784 IRAN 1878 5kr red bronze, type D, neat Isfahan postmark, margins all around, tiny pinhole, otherwise fine, signed Sadri, etc., with Sadri card certificate (Persiphila 32) O Catalog #38 Catalog Value $2,500 | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #785 IRAN 1878 1 Toman bronze on blue, Type A, violet "Kerman" pmk, margins all around, small faults, fine appearance, signed Sadri, with his card certificate (Persiphila 28) O Catalog #40 Catalog Value $8,000 | $1,100.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #786 IRAN 1889-91 Nasser-Eddin Shah (Mehrabi), complete sets, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #73-89 Catalog Value $1,187 | $325.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #787 IRAN 1897 1c-1kr and 5kr green, eight different blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #81-87,89 Catalog Value $1,444 | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #788 IRAN 1894-98 Nasser-Eddin Shah Qajar, Muzaffar Eddin Shah, complete sets and surcharges, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, * Catalog #90-119 Catalog Value $599 | $260.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #789 IRAN 1894 legal size cover addressed to the Imperial Bank of Persia in Tabriz, franked with four Nasser-eddin Shah Qajar adhesives, including 2x10k red & gold, multiple cover folds and some damage at lower left corner, scarce usage, with arrival pmk on back | $210.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #790 IRAN 1902 registered cover from Teheran to Paris, franked with pair of 12ch on 1kr red (violet handstamp), tied by Teheran Maidan in oval, sent via Baku (12.II.02), with Paris arrival pmk alongside, fine 24sh Registered letter rate, minor stains, signed Sadri and written up on a Persiphila album page Catalog #209 | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #791 IRAN 1902 Meched Provisionals, 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c black, also 5c violet, 12c light blue and 1kr red, the complete set of seven, each with red Postmaster's (Victor Castaigne) initials, canceled to order with Meched postmarks, mostly v.f., last two signed Sadri, with 2015 certificates. A rare set of Meched Provisionals (postally used catalogued at $8,350, canceled to order 1/3 to 1/2 of the value) O Catalog #222-228 | $1,800.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #792 IRAN 1902 Mozaffar-eddin Shah, complete set, l.h. or h.r., 50k with corner stain, otherwise fine-v.f., * Catalog #351-63 Catalog Value $810 | $180.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #793 IRAN 1906 registered cover from Teheran to England, franked with 1kr Mozaffar-edddin Shah and 3x3ch green and 10c yellow brown, sent via Germany, with "Vom Auslande uber Bahnpost Odbg-Brsl." registry label, corresponding "Breslau-Orderberg" Railway transit and Midhurst arrival pmk | $210.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #794 IRAN 1907 Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, complete set of 18, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #428-45 Catalog Value $1,198 | $350.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #795 IRAN 1907 Mohammed Ali Shah Qajar, 50k gold, vermilion & black, pane of 25, n.h. and post office fresh, couple of natural inclusions and perf. separations, well centered, v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #445 Catalog Value $5,000 | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #796 IRAN 1909 Saatdjian Coronation Issue, complete set of 32, gold and silver borders, including "Service", h.r., fresh and fine-v.f., beautiful set (Persiphila C21-52) * | $950.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #797 IRAN 1909 Printed Matter Postal Tax Issue, 1ch and 2ch surcharges on imperforate Mohammad Ali Shah, complete set of 17, prepared for use on newspapers, l.h. or h.r., signed Sadri, with 2010 Persiphila certificate, v.f., only 500 sets printed, * Catalog #464-80 Catalog Value $3,570 | $2,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #798 IRAN 1909 1ch and 2ch surcharges on imperforate Mohammad Ali Shah, complete set of 17, prepared for use on newspapers, each canceled to order by Teheran 20.XII.09 pmks (possibly First Day of Issue), v.f., only 500 sets printed, signed Sadri, with 2006 Persiphila certificate, O Catalog #464-80 Catalog Value $2,805 | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #799 IRAN 1911 Ahmad Shah small portrait, six different, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri * Catalog #481/96 | $325.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #800 IRAN 1911 Relais Issue, 2ch-13ch vertical pairs, set of four with "Relais" bilingual handstamps, l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., fresh, fine-v.f., with 2021 Sadri certificate (Persiphila 506-509) */** Catalog #516-19 Catalog Value $2,400 | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #801 IRAN 1914-15 surcharges, six different, l.h. or n.h., v.f., signed Sadri, */** Catalog #535-40 Catalog Value $470 | $180.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #802 IRAN 1914-15 surcharges, three different blocks of four, n.h., v.f., signed Sadri, **Catalog #535-36,537 Catalog Value $640 | $210.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #803 IRAN 1915 Ahmad Shah 2ch on 5ch block of four, n.h., v.f., signed Sadri, **Catalog #538 Catalog Value $1,200 | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #804 IRAN 1915 Coronation, 1t-5t Reprints, four different, each with center inverted, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #574-77var | $130.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #805 IRAN 1915 two covers from Teheran to USA, one registered and franked with 24ch, the other with single 12ch, each with boxed Russian censor cachet, some minor cover wear, fine | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #806 IRAN 1915 Kings and Historical Buildings, Postage and "Service", the complete set of 38, each with gold borders, prepared but not issued (due to the outbreak of WWI), n.h., fresh colors, fine-v.f. A rare set, most of the printed stamps were destroyed, leaving around 130 complete sets or less (see note in Scott following No.536) (Persiphila C91-109, 111-129, $5,300 for hinged) ** | $2,400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #807 IRAN 1915 Coronation of Ahmed Shah, complete set of 17, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri (catalogue value for hinged reprints) ** Catalog #560-77 Catalog Value $176 | $160.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #808 IRAN 1916 Hegira Date 1334 Issue, 20kr sage green, sepia & gold, horizontal block of 18 (9x2), perf. separations at left, canceled on piece by "Bender Abbas 27.X.16" pmks, some peripheral toning, otherwise fine and spectacular showpiece, signed Sadri, with his 2021 certificate (Persiphila 585) Catalog #584 Catalog Value $2,700 | $1,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #809 IRAN 1917 registered cover addressed to Lt. Col. Napier in Teheran, franked with 2ch, 3ch and 1kr Portrait, redirected twice, with censor handstamps and variety of pmks, including Islamabad, Hamadan and Teheran, fine and intriguing item | $180.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #810 IRAN 1917 inward cover with 1ch and 5ch adhesives, canceled at Tauris, with "Hamadan" transit on back, also bilingual Persian/Russian framed censor handstamp, fine | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #811 IRAN 1917 Turkish Occupation of Kermanshah, 12 Chahis on 1kr, 24 Chahis on 1kr, l.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, * Catalog #586,587 Catalog Value $4,000 | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #812 IRAN 1917 Turkish Occupation of Kermanshah, 12 Chahis and 24 Chahis on 1kr, blocks of six, the latter with cleaned handstamp (applied at a later date by the postmaster at Teheran, showing missing dot between letters "i" and "s" and shifted "24" at top stamps), n.h., fine-v.f., with 2021 Sadri certificates (Persiphila 587,588var) (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #586,587var Catalog Value $36,000 | $4,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #813 IRAN 1918 10kr on 5k multicolored, block of four, l.h. or h.r., v.f., each stamp signed, *Catalog #603 Catalog Value $1,000 | $300.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #814 IRAN 1918 surcharges, set of three, h.r., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, * Catalog #607-09 Catalog Value $525 | $150.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #815 IRAN 1918 "Novembre 1918" overprint, complete set of seven, l.h. or h.r., signed Sadri, with 2004 Persiphila certificate, * Catalog #610-16 Catalog Value $450 | $160.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #816 IRAN 1921 10c on 6c, h.r., also 6c on 12c used, both signed Sadri, *O Catalog #630,32 Catalog Value $160 | $90.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #817 IRAN 1921 surcharged in violet, 10c on 6c and 1k on 12c both "Tall Vignette" perf. 11 1/2, blocks of four, h.r., fine-v.f., rare, signed Sadri, with his 2021 certificate (Persiphila 645,646) *Catalog #633-34 Catalog Value $2,400 | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #818 IRAN 1921 Coup d'Etat Issue, complete set of 11, l.h. or h.r., fresh, fine-v.f., signed Sadri, with 2004 Persiphila certificate, * Catalog #635-45 Catalog Value $505 | $400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #819 IRAN 1926 Regne de Pahlavi overprint issue, 4k blue, bistre & silver, perf. 11 1/2, thick paper variety, lower left sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., with Persiphila card certificate (Persiphila 721, $750) ** Catalog #718var | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #820 IRAN 1926 Regne de Pahlavi overprint issue, 20kr olive green, bistre & silver, perf. 11 1/2, thick paper variety, n.h., v.f., with Persiphila card certificate (Persiphila 724, $1,200) ** Catalog #721var | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #821 IRAN 1924-25 Ahmad Shah Qajar, 1c-30k complete set of 14 blocks of four, many with sheet margin, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #667-80 Catalog Value $912 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #822 IRAN 1925 Deposition of the Shah, collection of 60+ cancels obliterating the monarch's portrait, singles, pair and strips, killer cancels of Kozvin, Recht, Meched, Sultanabad, Yezd, Mechedissehr, etc. O | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #823 IRAN 1925-29 Issues, various overprints, including Air Post, l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #697-702,C17-33 Catalog Value $518 | $150.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #824 IRAN 1926 Regne de Pahlavi overprint inverted, 1ch orange & maroon, perf. 11 1/2x11, h.r., fine, signed Sadri, with his card certificate (Persiphila 710a) * Catalog #707a Catalog Value $2,000 | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #825 IRAN 1929 Reza Shah Pahlavi, complete set of 16, l.h. or n.h., fresh, fine-v.f., * Catalog #744-59 Catalog Value $945 | $400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #826 IRAN 1931-34 Reza Shah Pahlavi, 1c-27c and 5d-5r complete sets, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #760-85 Catalog Value $845 | $475.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #827 IRAN 1935 Reza Shah Pahlavi, 10th Anniversary, complete set of nine, also on registered cover used 23.II.35 from Teheran to Zurich, fine-v.f. *Catalog #786-94 | $160.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #828 IRAN 1935 Reza Shah Pahlavi, overprinted "Postes Iranienns", l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #795-809 Catalog Value $793 | $400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #829 IRAN 1935 Reza Shah wearing a cap, complete to 3r, with additional 1.50r blue, l.h. or h.r., some lower values n.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #827-39 Catalog Value $279 | $190.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #830 IRAN 1936-39 Reza Shah Pahlavi, two different sets, l.h. or h.r., 2r creased, otherwise fine-v.f., * Catalog #841-870 Catalog Value $971 | $290.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #831 IRAN 1938 Reza Shah 60th Birthday, perf. and imperf. singles (20) and souvenir sheets of four (20 different), including unissued values, some h.r., 5rs and 10rs imperf. sheetlets without gum, couple of others with minor flaws, generally fine-v.f. (see note in Scott following No. 870) (Persiphila 934-43) */**Catalog #870A-H Catalog Value $2,747 | $800.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #832 IRAN 1942-46 two flown covers from Teheran to New York, franked with a variety of Shah Pahlavi definitives, including the rare 30r gray black & emerald, one with Anglo-Iranian censor tape and Russian handstamp, further examined by U.S. censors and resealed at right Catalog #891/904 | $180.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #833 IRAN 1942 registered cover (opened for display), flown by Pan American Service from Teheran to England, franked on back with 4x30r gray black & emerald, plus additional franking, with various censor markings, taped and resealed, Anglo-Iranian Russian handstamp, New York transit markings, impressive cover Catalog #904 | $350.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #834 IRAN 1954-55 5d brown, block of four, misperforated at top, 25d scarlet, marginal pair with errant perforations, also a used block of four, misperforated at bottom *OCatalog #999,1001var | $170.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #835 IRAN Air Post 1930-35 Reza Shah Pahlavi & Eagle, complete sets, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #C34-67 Catalog Value $1,000 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #836 IRAN Flight Covers 1929 registered and flown cover from Shiraz to Germany, franked on back with 5c and 2kr Air Post surcharges, also pair of 15ch definitive issue, tied by departure pmks, with Russian Air Mail label and "Received by Air Post" handstamp, Moscow transit and Berlin arrival pmks | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #837 IRAN Flight Covers 1929-30 selection of nine flown covers, one from Teheran to Chiraz, others to Buchir, Baghdad, etc., mostly with attractive franking and some First Flight cachets, fine-v.f. | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #838 IRAN Officials 1915 Coronation, complete set of 17 sheet corner margin blocks of four, overprinted "Service", n.h., fine-v.f. (Persiphila 549-65, $2,500 as singles) **Catalog #O41-57 | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #839 IRAN Officials 1941 Coat of Arms, complete set of 14, l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #O58-71 Catalog Value $4,505 | $2,300.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #840 IRAN Postal Stationery 1950-60s Airletters, selection of 37 mostly unused, many overprinted and revalued, some duplication | $190.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #841 IRAN Soviet Republic of Persia 1920 Gilan Jangali Rebellion, 3ch, 6ch, 12ch and 24ch (Persiphila R50a,51a,53a,54a), four different imperforate panes of 8, with or without gum as issued, fine-v.f., rare *(*) | $475.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #842 ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Ottoman Empire 1899 picture postcard with 20pa Ottoman franking, canceled "Jerusalem-Jaffa" TPO No.2, with circular "Jordan Hotel Jericho" hotel handstamp, sent to Alexandria, with arrival pmk alongside, fine | $130.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #843 ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Ottoman Empire 1916 (16 May) card from Jerusalem to Hungary, written by an Austrian officer stationed in Beer Sheba, franked with two Turkish 10pa adhesives, tied by octagonal Jerusalem departure pmk, with red Ottoman censor cachet, fine, with 1985 Muentz certificate | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #844 ISRAEL 1948 Doar Ivri 3m-1,000m complete set of nine, all with full Tabs, n.h. and post office fresh, 1,000m with natural gum skip, fine-v.f., signed Bolaffi ** Catalog #1-9 | $2,200.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #845 ISRAEL 1948 Doar Ivri, 3m (1), 5m (5), 10m (3), 15m-1,000m upper right sheet corner margin Plate No., Control blocks of four, last three "1", two with star, n.h., last one with tiny gum disturbance and faint toning, otherwise v.f. **Catalog #1-9 | $800.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #846 ISRAEL 1948 Doar Ivri, 3m-1,000m imperforate, blocks of nine, n.h., one 3m defective, others v.f., scarce **Catalog #1-9var | $5,250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #847 ISRAEL 1948 Doar Ivri, 250m-1,000m complete set of three sheets of 50, n.h. and post office fresh, folded between stamps, 250m green, white paper, Control No.1, Plate No. 0488, one stamp at top with small abrasion (position 3), some perf. separations at right; 500m brown, Control No.1, Plate No.440; 1,000m blue, Control No.1, Plate No.1577, some minor toning at bottom, mostly at outer margin, also some gum loss at outer edges of the sheet at bottom, one of the tabs (second from left) is defective, few natural inclusions and couple of inconsequential toned specks, otherwise a v.f. set of sheets, one of the foremost treasures of Israel Philately (catalogued as tab blocks, singles and plate blocks, without any premium for the sheets), Bale $52,400+ **Catalog #7-9 | $55,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #848 ISRAEL Postage Dues 1948 Doar Ivri, 3m-50m sheets of 100, n.h. and post office fresh, neatly folded horizontally between stamps, well centered and uniformly v.f. One of the treasures of Israel Philately (Bale catalogue value calculated as two sets of Tab Blocks, one set of Plate No. Blocks of nine, 79 sets of singles and 6 sets of Tabs, without any premium for sheets), cat. $41,925++ **Catalog #J1-5 | $25,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #849 ITALIAN STATES Modena 1852 50c black, green, 10c black, rose, each with margins all around, used in 1855 on FL from Massa Carrara to Pontemoli, with 31 July departure pmk alongside, disinfection slits, arrival 1 August on back, fine letter, signed Diena (Sass.1+2, €2,200) Catalog #1,2 | $280.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #850 ITALIAN STATES Modena 1852 10c black, rose, plus 2x15c black, yellow, one slightly in at bottom, otherwise margins all around, paying 40c in 1855 on outer FL from Carrara to Genova, with "Via di Sarzana" routing, transit and arrival pmks on back, usual filing fold away from the stamps, fresh and fine cover, scarce combination Catalog #2,3 | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #851 ITALIAN STATES Modena 1852 15c black, yellow, 25c black, buff, both with margins all around, used in 1858 on FL from Reggio to Jesi, Province of Ancona (Roman States), with two-line departure datestamp and arrival pmk on back, fine and attractive letter, signed Sismondo, with his 2006 certificate (Sass.3,4) Catalog #3,4 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #852 ITALIAN STATES Modena 1852 15c black on yellow and 25c black on pale buff, each with margins all around, the latter with natural pre-print paper fold, both tied by blue strikes of six parallel bars on FL used in 1855 to Jesi, with dispatch and boxed "Disinfettata Per Contato" handstamps alongside, Ancona transit, fresh and attractive letter, with 2006 Sismondo certificate Catalog #3,4 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #853 ITALIAN STATES Modena 1852 25c black on pale buff, large margins all around, tied by blue strikes of six parallel bars on FL used in 1856 to Cesena, with oval "Comissione Sanitaria di Cesena" and corresponding fumigation slits, fine Catalog #4 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #854 ITALIAN STATES Modena 1852 10c black, rose, lower right sheet corner margin block of four, h.r. at top, bottom stamps n.h., natural gum creases, fresh and v.f. multiple, signed Sismondo, with his 2006 certificate (Sass.9, €3,750) */**Catalog #7 | $290.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #855 ITALIAN STATES Modena Newspaper Stamps 1859 10c black, left sheet margin single, h.r., excellent color, v.f., signed Diena, etc., with 1980 Landmans certificate, * Catalog #PR5 Catalog Value $1,000 | $325.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #856 ITALIAN STATES Naples 1858 10c carmine rose, Plate II, margins all around, tied by framed "Annullato" on outer FL from Napoli to Civitavecchia, with "Col Vapore" endorsement and corresponding "Civitavecchia Dalla Via Di Mare" semi-circular handstamp alongside, red 5 June, 1860 departure and arrival pmks on back, fine maritime usage from Naples to Papal States, signed Sismondo with his 2010 certificate (Sass.11, €2,100+) Catalog #5 | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #857 ITALIAN STATES Naples 1860 1/2 tornese blue, the legendary "Trinacria", unused, with margins all around, beautiful color and appearance, expertly repaired, with 2012 Raybaudi certificate (catalogued as unused without gum) (*) Catalog #8 Catalog Value $82,500 | $9,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #858 ITALIAN STATES Parma 1852 5c black, yellow, horizontal strip of three, margins all around, close to just touching at right, tied by "Borgotaro 5 Ottob 1855" cds on piece, fine, signed Diena, also Sismondo, with his 2006 certificate (Sass.1, €1,000) O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $550 | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #859 ITALIAN STATES Parma 1852 5c black, yellow, two horizontal strips of three, margins all around to just touching in places, each used on a separate outer FL, one in 1855 to Mirandola, the other to Piacenza, minor creases, fine pair of Number One covers from Parma, with Sismondo certificates (Sass.€6,000) Catalog #1 Catalog Value $3,200 | $300.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #860 ITALIAN STATES Parma 1852 5c black, yellow, horizontal strip of three, margins all around, close to just touching at left, tied by Parma departure pmks on outer FL used in 1857 to Piacenza, with arrival pmk on back, fresh and fine letter (Sass.1, €3,000) Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,600 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #861 ITALIAN STATES Parma 1852 10c black, horizontal strip of three, ample margins to just touching frame-line at top and right, canceled straight-line "Parma 7 Gen 56 / 1S" on complete FL to Genova, with arrival pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine cover, with 2006 Sismondo certificate (Sass. €5,000) Catalog #2 Catalog Value $2,750 | $325.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #862 ITALIAN STATES Parma 1852 10c black, horizontal strip of three, large margins all around, tied by Parma Grill cancels on cover used in 1859 to Torino, with arrival pmk on back, some cover tears and hinge reinforcements, fine cover, signed Sismondo (Sass. €5,000) Catalog #2 Catalog Value $2,750 | $290.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #863 ITALIAN STATES Romagna 1859 (9 July) outer FL from Governo di Castel Maggiore to Castel S.Giorgio (Province of Bologna), franked on back with diagonal half of Roman States 2 bajocchi black on olive green (Scott's 3c,Sass.3), tied by grill cancel, with Bologna cds alongside, fine and interesting, provisional usage of Roman States franking on letter from Romagna (which gained independence on 9th June, 1859, but issued its own stamps only in September of that year), signed Emilio Diena, also Sismondo, with his 2006 certificate | $270.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #864 ITALIAN STATES Roman States 1869 small FL with 10c and 40c Arms, sent from Rome to France, with Lyon transit and Anonay arrival pmks | $95.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #865 ITALY 1941 (15 Sep) cover from Trieste to Brazil franked with 2x10L and 50c Hitler-Mussolini adhesive, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #866 ITALY 1942 two lettersheets from Italian Prisoner of War in the Middle East, addressed to Pesaro, one with boxed "No.308 P.O.W. Camp M.E.F.", the other "P/W Middle East 098" handstamped, censor label and arrival markings | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #867 ITALY Air Post 1926 Transpolar "Norge" vignette (Volo Transpolare), sheet of 20, bottom left with inverted frame, n.h., v.f. ** | $550.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #868 ITALY Air Post 1926 Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Expedition, special vignette, lower left sheet corner margin strip of three, one stamp with black inverted, other imperf. between, special oval cachets on back, v.f. * | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #869 ITALY Air Post 1932 Garibaldi, set of five used on registered and flown cover from Genova to the Hague, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk Catalog #C35-39 | $150.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #870 ITALY Air Post 1933 Balbo Triptychs, seven different sets, three sets l.h., others n.h., fine-v.f., */** Catalog #C48-49 Catalog Value $3,155 | $750.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #871 ITALY Air Post 1933 Balbo Triptychs, overprinted I-PELL, LONG, blocks with two different, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #C48-49 Catalog Value $1,150 | $280.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #872 ITALY Air Post 1933 Balbo Triptychs, overprinted I-TEUC, QUES, blocks with two different, stamps n.h., v.f., **Catalog #C48-49 Catalog Value $1,150 | $280.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #873 ITALY Air Post 1933 Balbo Triptychs, overprinted I-BORG, MIGL, ROVI and TEUC, upper right sheet corner margin blocks with four different, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #C48-49 Catalog Value $2,300 | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #874 ITALY Air Post 1934 Military Medal of Valor, complete set of nine, used 31 August 1934 on cover addressed to Sig. J. Bayer in Bucharest, Romania, v.f., Catalog #C66-72,CE8-9 Catalog Value $1,200 | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #875 ITALY Flight Covers 1933 (11 Aug) flown cover from Brioni to Switzerland, attractively franked with 5L Air Post and four additional regular issues, Trieste transit, faint adhesive toning, otherwise v.f., Catalog #C9 Catalog Value $325 | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #876 ITALY Flight Covers 1926 (13 May) first flight over the North Pole with airship "Norge" (pilot Amundsen), carried from Ciampino Roma 8.4.26 to Nome, Alaska, franked with Italy 1.25L, also with special Nobile label (variety frame inverted) overprinted "Norge", bearing oval cachet "Volo Transpolare 1926 Amundsen - Ellsworth - Nobile Equipaggio Italiano Dirigibile Norge", with arrival pmk, bearing signature of "Precerutti", v.f., with 1997 Raybaudi certificate | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #877 ITALY Flight Covers 1926 (13 Apr) S.A.N.A. official company first flight covers, selection of four, including Genova-Palermo, Genova-Roma, Genova-Napoli, Palermo-Roma, also three additional covers Genova-Roma and Ostia-Napoli, plus Roma-Palermo (with postage due added on arrival) to various markings, mostly fine-v.f., scarce group | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #878 ITALY Flight Covers 1926 (13 Apr) S.A.N.A. flight cover Genova (via Palermo) to Tripoli, red departure, with arrival pmk (17 April) on back, cover with clipped corner, otherwise fine, ex-Boris Joffe ("only two covers were canceled in red at Genova") | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #879 ITALY Flight Covers 1930 (12 Dec) Roma-Tripoli, ppc with attractive franking and appropriate cachet, v.f., with arrival pmk (Sass.179a, €700) | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #880 ITALY Flight Covers 1930 (12 Dec) Roma-Massaua, ppc with attractive franking and appropriate cachet, little toning at bottom of the card, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk (Sass.179b, €700) | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #881 ITALY Flight Covers 1930 (12 Feb) flown card Roma-Tripoli-Massaua-Mogadiscio by Francis Lombardi, franking on picture side, with arrival pmk, v.f. (Sass.179, €850) | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #882 ITALY Flight Covers 1930 Rome to Rio de Janeiro flight cover franked with 7.70L, autographed by Italo Balbo, v.f., with arrival cds on front, signed Caffaz, with their 1993 certificate, Catalog #C27 Catalog Value $2,000 | $550.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #883 ITALY Flight Covers 1932 (Amelia Earhart) autographed (facsimile) airmail cover with Italian and French stamps canceled, respectively, at Milano (Posta Aerea 8.6.32 cancel, Roma Aeroporto del Littorio 9.6.32 receiver), and aboard the ship bringing the aviatrix back to US (Le Havre a New York 17.6. 32 cancel, Rome I VII 32 receiver). After her record-breaking Transatlantic flight in May 1932, the aviatrix had spent three weeks in Europe, before departing for US on June 15. On her visit to Italy, she was greeted by Italo Balbo in Milano on June 8, then flown as the guest of honor in the Italian military plane to Rome for an official reception and a small number of covers were prepared to commemorate the occasion, the addressee, Commodore Giuseppe Colianchi, was one of the pioneers of Italian aeronautics, stamps close to the edge of the cover, otherwise v.f. and rare | $1,200.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #884 ITALY Flight Covers 1932 (2 May) first flight from Rome to Konigsberg, Germany, v.f., with Munich and Berlin transits, Konigsberg (4.5.) arrival on back | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #885 ITALY Flight Covers 1932 (2 May) first flight from Rome to Tilsit, Germany, v.f., with Munich and Berlin transits, Tilsit arrival on back | $260.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #886 ITALY Flight Covers 1933 (18 Oct) flown cover from Merano, via Athens to South Africa, with transit and Cape Town arrival pmks, roughly opened on back, otherwise fine cover to uncommon destination | $150.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #887 ITALY Flight Covers 1933 Balbo Issue, 5,25-19,75L and 5,25-44,75L "I-QUES" and "I-MIGL" triptychs, set of two, with additional franking on back, used on registered and flown cover from Napoli to New York, numerous transit and arrival markings, appropriate Balbo handstamp, v.f., rare set on one cover, with 1982 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.51-52, €19,500) Catalog #C48-49 Catalog Value $6,000 | $2,600.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #888 ITALY Flight Covers 1933 Balbo Issue, 5,25-19,75L and 5,25-44,75L "I-TEUC" and "I-BORG" triptychs, set of two, with additional franking on back, used on registered and flown cover from Napoli to New York, numerous transit and arrival markings, appropriate Balbo handstamp, v.f., rare set on one cover, with 1982 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.51-52, €19,500) Catalog #C48-49 Catalog Value $6,000 | $2,400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #889 ITALY Flight Covers 1934 Roma-Buenos Aires flight cover, with complete set of four, plus additional franking, appropriate cachet and arrival pmks, signed Bolaffi, with his 1966 certificate (Sass. €2,000) Catalog #C52-55 Catalog Value $1,600 | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #890 ITALY Flight Covers 1934 Roma-Mogadiscio flight cover addressed to Tobruk, with 2L franking and additional stamps, v.f., with appropriate cachet and arrival pmk, Catalog #C74 Catalog Value $240 | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #891 ITALY Flight Covers 1934 Roma-Mogadiscio flight cover addressed to Mogadiscio, with 4L franking and additional stamp, v.f., with appropriate cachet and arrival pmk, Catalog #C75 Catalog Value $550 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #892 ITALY Flight Covers 1937 (13 Oct) flown cover from Rome to Montevideo, attractively franked with "Ministerio Popolare Della Culture" cachet and arrival pmk on back, fine-v.f. | $280.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #893 ITALY Flight Covers 1939 registered and flown cover from Genova to Sao Paolo, Brazil, franked with a combination of regular issues and 2L Air Post, German forwarding cachet, with arrival pmk, fine cover | $325.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #894 ITALY Zeppelin Flights 1933 Roma flight to Brazil, large cover franked with the complete set of six Zeppelin adhesives, plus additional franking, appropriate greenish blue cachet, folded between stamps, with Crociera Zeppelin and Rome arrival markings, fine-v.f. | $1,700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #895 ITALY Italian Social Republic - Brescia 1944 folded announcement used to Brescia, franked with 2x5c and strip of three of 30c, with red overprint, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk, Raybaudi certificate | $90.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #896 ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN TURKISH EMPIRE - General Issue 1909 Constantinople surcharges, set of five used on registered cover from Constantinople to Eibau, Saxony, fine-v.f., Catalog #1-5 Catalog Value $710 | $250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #897 ITALIAN COLONIES Aegean Islands Zeppelin Flights 1932 8th SAF to Brazil, attractively franked with cachet and arrival pmks on back, v.f. | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #898 ITALIAN COLONIES Aegean Islands Zeppelin Flights 1933 Roma flight to Brazil, large cover franked with the complete set of six Zeppelin adhesives, tied by Rhodes 23.5.33 departure pmks, with appropriate Romulus cachet, additional franking on reverse, with Rome, Torino transits and Pernambuco arrival pmks, v.f., signed Diena | $1,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #899 ITALIAN COLONIES Somalia Semi-Postals 1935 Victor Emmanuel, complete set, n.h., also Libya 1940 5L, perf. 14, barest trace of a hinge, fine-v.f., */** Catalog #B38-51 Catalog Value $965 | $250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #900 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History 1915 (Oct) picture postcard from Japan to Egmore, India, addressed to J.R. Henderson (superintendent) Government Museum, India, with "Passed by Censor" violet handstamp, also Egmore (Madras) arrival, little toning, otherwise fine | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #901 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History 1917 (23 Mar) large bank cover from Kobe to Amsterdam, franked with single 10s blue, tied by violet departure pmk, endorsed "Via Siberia", with triangle "6/6" and Russian Imperial Censor handstamp applied in Vladivostok, opened by Allied Censor with tape at left, arriving in Amsterdam on 20th April, some adhesions on back, with complete wax seal still intact. Also included is a 1916 postcard franked 1sn and 3sn, sent from Tokyo to Sweden, Petrograd censor in violet, transit and arrival pmks | $130.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #902 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Flight Covers 1928 (3 Apr) first flight cover Tokyo to Paris, violet "Raid: Tokyo a Paris / Le Pilote" handstamp, with 14 April Bourget-Aviation arrival pmk | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #903 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Zeppelin Flights 1930 First Round the World Flight Tokyo to USA cover franked with 10s and vertical strip of 3x1y, v.f., with Lakehurst arrival pmk on back | $150.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #904 NORTH KOREA 1946 20ch red, sheet of 100, imperf. on three sides, unused without gum as issued, folded between stamps, with some hinge reinforcements, fine and scarce multiple, (*)Catalog #1 Catalog Value $8,500 | $6,250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #905 NORTH KOREA 1946 50ch violet, four blocks of four, imperf. All around, imperf. Horizontally (two different, vertical and horizontal lines) and imperf. Vertically, unused without gum as issued, fine and scarce (*)Catalog #5b,5c,f | $325.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #906 NORTH KOREA 1947 1w dark blue, horizontal pair imperf. Vertically, also 1w red brown, trial color proof, pin perf. 12, unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f. (*) Catalog #11,11P | $500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #907 NORTH KOREA 1949 Kim IL Sung University, 1w blue, upper right sheet corner margin pane of 20, unused without gum as issued, v.f., (*)Catalog #18 Catalog Value $24,000 | $2,300.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #908 NORTH KOREA 1951 Hero Kim Ki, imperf. single, also perf. 10 1/2, three different shades, two on thick paper, unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f., (*) Catalog #35,35a Catalog Value $559 | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #909 NORTH KOREA 1953 Victory Issue, 10w brown & yellow, used and unused, with gum, v.f., *O Catalog #68 Catalog Value $760 | $325.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #910 NORTH KOREA 1953-54 four different imperforate singles, with gum as issued, v.f., * Catalog #71-73 Catalog Value $757 | $180.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #911 NORTH KOREA 1953-54 nine different imperforate singles, used, v.f., O Catalog #71-75,77-80 Catalog Value $1,435 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #912 NORTH KOREA 1956-57 imperforate singles, 10 different, unused without gum as issued, n.h., fine-v.f., (*) Catalog #100a/111a Catalog Value $795 | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #913 NORTH KOREA 1956-58 imperforate pairs, four different, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., (*) Catalog #101a,102b,106a,150a Catalog Value $1,570 | $400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #914 NORTH KOREA 1957 40th Anniversary of Russian Revolution, imperforate horizontal pairs, with or without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., (*) Catalog #119a-22a Catalog Value $420 | $160.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #915 NORTH KOREA 1957-58 issues, 20 different imperforate singles, unused or with gum as issued, n.h., v.f., (*) Catalog #114b-133a Catalog Value $1,181 | $280.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #916 NORTH KOREA 1958 Sputnik, etc., imperforate horizontal pairs, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., (*) Catalog #134a-37a Catalog Value $590 | $160.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #917 NORTH KOREA 1958 Issues, 12 different imperforate singles, unused without gum as issued, v.f., (*) Catalog #138a-149a Catalog Value $1,257 | $280.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #918 NORTH KOREA 1958-59 imperforate singles, 12 different, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., (*) Catalog #150a/162a Catalog Value $1,330 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #919 NORTH KOREA 2006 surcharged commemoratives, 160 stamps, some blocks of four and larger, otherwise apparently all different, with or without gum as issued, scarce ** Catalog #4512-4611 | $500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #920 NORTH KOREA Military Stamps 1950 Military Overprints on South Korean Stamps, set of nine, n.h. (usual gum disturbances), plus four additional mint stamps with font variety, three additional used stamps (10wn, 20wn and 30wn) and unused postcard, fine-v.f. **O | $1,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #921 LATVIA 1918 (21 Oct) registered cover from Prekuln to Exin (near Bromberg), franked with Ob Ost overprints, with Registry label "Libau", crossed out and "Prekuln" inserted by hand, fine cover, with arrival pmk | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #922 LATVIA 1919 (22 Aug) registered cover from Riga to Schleswig, with framed "M.P.k." censor and arrival pmk on back | $90.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #923 LATVIA 1918 (16 Nov) registered picture postcard ("old German Riga") from Riga to Smolensk, franked with single 20pf Ob Ost overprint, with Registry label, returned with "Zuruck" handstamp and Riga (14.12.18) arrival pmk | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #924 LATVIA 1919 (12 Apr) registered cover from Leepaja to Berlin, "Libau" registry label, fine Philipp Kosack cover Catalog #17-24 | $200.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #925 LATVIA 1919 Warrior slaying Dragon, 10k, 25k and 35k imperforate horizontal pairs, proofs on wove paper, v.f. P Catalog #64-66P | $375.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #926 LATVIA 1919-20 two covers, one from Riga to Copenhagen with extraordinary franking, the other registered from Libau to Munich, returned to sender with "Zuruck" handstamp, some faults, otherwise fine | $120.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #927 LATVIA 1923-33 Coat of Arms, 1s-30s imperforate proofs in issued colors, nine horizontal pairs (including two gutter pairs) and eight blocks of four (one vertical gutter block), total of 50 stamps, mostly different watermarks, unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f. (*)Catalog #114/148var | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #928 LATVIA Semi-Postals 1920 Red Cross, 40 imperforate proofs on white background, in various colors and stages, eight sets of four, plus additional eight values, some printed on both sides, v.f. and scarce lot P Catalog #B9-12P | $2,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #929 LATVIA Semi-Postals 1925 Liepaja (Libau) Tercentenary, imperforate singles, n.h., v.f. set, ** Catalog #B24-28var Catalog Value $500 | $260.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #930 LATVIA Air Post 1928-33 Triangles, three flown covers to USA, two registered, franked with three different sets of three, including two Air Post Semi-Postals, fine-v.f., with arrival pmks Catalog #C3-5,CB6a-8a,18a-20a | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #931 LATVIA Air Post 1933 Latvia-Africa Flight, three different triangles used on registered and flown cover from Riga (28.5.33) to Czechoslovakia, two additional stamps and arrival pmks on back, v.f., signed I.Heiman Catalog #C9-11 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #932 LATVIA Air Post Semi-Postals 1931 Triangles, three of each, used on registered cover from Riga (27.5.33) to USA, v.f., with arrival pmk Catalog #CB4-5 | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #933 LATVIA Air Post Semi-Postals 1932 Triangles, perf. and imperf. sets of three, used on registered cover from Riga 1.6.33 to USA, v.f., with arrival pmks Catalog #CB6-8,CB6a-8a | $325.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #934 LATVIA Air Post Semi-Postals 1932 three covers, each franked with a set of three triangles, two perforated, one imperforate, different markings, fine-v.f. Catalog #CB6-8,CB6a-8a | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #935 LATVIA Air Post Semi-Postals 1932 Leonardo da Vinci, etc., imperforate sheet margin singles, set of five, used on registered cover from Riga (2.2.33) to USA, with New York transit and Detroit arrival pmks on back, v.f. Catalog #CB9a-13a | $290.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #936 LATVIA Air Post Semi-Postals 1932 Leonardo da Vinci, etc., imperforate set of five, used on registered cover from Riga (20.2.33) to Viipuri, Finland, with arrival pmk on back, fine-v.f. Catalog #CB9a-13a | $130.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #937 LATVIA Air Post Semi-Postals 1932 Leonardo da Vinci, etc., imperforate set of five, used on registered cover from Aizpute (15.5.35) to Riga, with arrival pmk on back, fine-v.f. Catalog #CB9a-13a | $130.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #938 LATVIA Air Post Semi-Postals 1933 Airships, imperforate set of four, used on registered cover from Riga (26.IX.33) to Wolfen, Germany, with arrival pmk on back, fine-v.f. Catalog #CB21a-24a | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #939 LATVIA Air Post Semi-Postals 1933 Airships, imperforate set of four, used on registered cover from Riga (7.IX.33) to Leipzig, Germany, with arrival pmk on back, fine-v.f. Catalog #CB21a-24a | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #940 LATVIA Flight Covers 1928 two flown covers (29.IX and 31.10) from Riga to Brunswick and Berlin, each with Deruluft-Riga cachet, transit and arrival pmks | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #941 LATVIA Flight Covers 1928 four "Deruluft-Riga" cacheted covers to Berlin, Copenhagen, Moscow, each franked with a set of three, departure and arrival pmks, fine-v.f. Catalog #C3-5 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #942 LATVIA Catapult Flights 1934 "Europa" to New York flight, with two cachets, v.f., with Berlin transit pmk, scarce | $850.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #943 LATVIA Zeppelin Flights 1932 3rd SAF card to Brazil, franked on reverse with 8 Triangles and single 1L regular issue, Berlin-Friedrichshafen connecting cachet and Pernambuco arrival, v.f. | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #944 LATVIA Zeppelin Flights 1932 9th SAF to Brazil, attractive franking, with Slampe departure, Registry label filled-in by hand, Berlin forwarding cachet, with arrival pmks, v.f. | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #945 LATVIA Zeppelin Flights 1933 5th SAF card to Brazil, attractively franked on both sides, v.f., with Berlin forwarding cachet | $220.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #946 LATVIA Zeppelin Flights 1934 2nd SAF (5 June) to Brazil, Berlin forwarding cachet and "Via Zeppelin Friedrichshafen" label, v.f., scarce | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #947 LATVIA German Occupation - Libau 1919 5pf and 15pf overprinted in red, 5pf-50pf overprinted in violet blue, two different of 10pf carmine, used, some on pieces, fine-v.f., O Catalog #1N2,3,8-13 Catalog Value $1,855 | $1,200.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #948 LATVIA German Occupation - Libau 1919 cover franked with 20pf violet overprinted LIBAU, addressed to Tilsit, with faint military seal at bottom, filing fold away from the stamp, fine and scarce cover, signed Nuka, Catalog #Mi.4Ba Catalog Value €800 | $475.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #949 LIECHTENSTEIN 1935 5fr dark violet, neat Triesenberg 23.IX.33 cds, v.f., O Catalog #131 Catalog Value $1,050 | $260.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #950 LIECHTENSTEIN Zeppelin Flights 1930 East-Sea flight card with appropriate round-trip cachet, addressed to Switzerland, with Tallinn, Estonia transit and Zurich arrival pmks, v.f. | $130.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #951 LIECHTENSTEIN Zeppelin Flights 1931 3rd SAF to Argentina, legal size commercial cover franked with eight adhesives, tied by Triesenberg departure pmks, with Friedrichshafen and Kriens transits, Buenos Aires arrival pmk on back, some cover folds away from the stamps, fine and rare commercial usage | $130.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #952 LIECHTENSTEIN Zeppelin Flights 1936 Hindenburg flight, two registered covers, each franked with 1fr and 2fr Zeppelin, v.f., with New York arrival pmks Catalog #C15-16 | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #953 LITHUANIA Air Post 1922 50c on 10auk surcharge inverted, block of four, used on registered cover from Kaunas (23.11.22) to Germany, some toning and cover tears, rare usage, with Berlin arrival pmk on back Catalog #C30a | $475.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #954 LITHUANIA Military Mail 1917 (10 Aug) picture postcard to Darmstadt, with Deutsche Feldpost "Friedensgerichtssekretar Birsche (Litauen)" handstamps, some toning, fine usage from present day Birzai | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #955 LUXEMBOURG 1875 Narrow Margins, 30c dull rose, used, fine stamp, with 1996 APS certificate, O Catalog #37 Catalog Value $450 | $150.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #956 LUXEMBOURG 1916 seven German 7 1/2pf stationery cards, each additionally franked with mostly "Deutsche Feldpost" labels, used from Cordel to Trier, violet censor markings, fine and interesting group | $180.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #957 LUXEMBOURG 1919 (6 Jan) U.S. Army Post Office MPES picture postcard (Esch Cathedral) free frank from Luxembourg to New York, A.E.F. censor in violet, fine usage from an American Solder with the A.E.F. in Luxembourg | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #958 LUXEMBOURG Zeppelin Flights 1931 North Pole Flight cover with 1 3/4fr canceled Luxembourg, with two German 2m Polar Flight adhesives added in Berlin, Icebreaker Malyguin arrival pmk, v.f. | $750.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #959 LUXEMBOURG Postal Stationery 1927-28 unused postal cards, 30c green (9), 35c green (12), 40c orange (9) and 60c orange (12), unused, fine-v.f. | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #960 MEXICO Postage Dues 1908 1c-10c "Suplementario" proofs, matched set of five upper sheet corner margin panes of 80, each stamp with rhomboid perfin, card mounted for approval, each sheet with two signatures, Plate Numbers "000001" and "010000" and letters A through D (1c, 2c, 4c, 5c and 10c), v.f. and unique set of proofs, issued in 1908 and also used during the Mexican Revolution PCatalog #J1-5P | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #961 MONACO 1970 Princess Grace Kelly, unissued Signed Artist Die Proof in dark brown, value tablet blank, v.f. P | $160.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #962 NETHERLANDS 1915 (22 Sep) cover from Roermond to Ceylon, with oval "Mil Censuur" and framed "Censor Colombo" datestamp, additional "Opened by Censor" handstamp at top, endorsed "By English Mail", with double strike "Opened by the Censor" and arrival pmk on back, fine cover to uncommon destination with four (!) different censor cachets | $150.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #963 NETHERLANDS 1942 (9 Sep) cover from Hertogenbosch to Arthur Wiederkehr, censored and backstamped on arrival (Wiederkehr was an attorney who was in a position to help Jews arrange for emigration to Switzerland. He was considered an opportunistic middleman between the Nazis and Jews, ensuring his cut of a sizeable ransom paid for his services irrespective of the ultimate fate of the Jews he claimed to assist). | $200.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #964 NETHERLANDS 1943 (10 Aug) cover from Wagenborgen to a Forced Labor Camp "Lager Sand" at Wilhelmshaven, censor tape and control handstamps | $100.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #965 NETHERLANDS Zeppelin Flights 1931 Iceland Flight card from Gravenhage, via Friedrichshafen to Reykjavik, appropriate green cachet and arrival pmk, v.f. | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #966 NETHERLANDS Military Mail 1916 Internment Camp stamps, set of two, n.h., natural gum wrinkles and inclusions, fine-v.f. (NVPH 1N1-2, €650) ** | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #967 NETHERLANDS Military Mail 1916 Internment Camp stamps, green adhesive canceled on corresponding, unaddressed "Belgian Internment Camp" postcard, little toning, scarce | $120.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #968 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies 1940 (18 Nov) 3 1/2c stationery card from Cheribon/Java to USA, censored in Batavia, arriving in Salem, Mass., where 28c Postage Due was charged with the addition of U.S. 3c, 5c and 2x10c (one defective). There is a "postage due" handstamp and "4" penciled in, suggesting that this card was the top piece in a stack of seven cards, fine and interesting item | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #969 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies 1940 (23 Dec) flown cover from Medan to the International Red Cross in Geneva, originating from Camp Koetatjane which held German internees, franked with 20c Wilhelmina, censored in Batavia, with Red Cross handstamp on back (after the German invasion of the Netherlands, all German citizens living in the free Netherlands Indies were arrested and placed in internment camps) | $180.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #970 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies 1940 (29 Apr) cover flown from Bandung to Leiden, Holland, confiscated on arrival and censored, with "Briefprufstelle" label in Cologne, fine example of what is described as the "last connection" between free Dutch Indies and German occupied Holland | $200.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #971 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies 1941 incoming mail, three covers neatly described on album pages, Zurich to Surabaya, Buenos Aires to Malang and Port Said to Tandjong, the latter with franking on back, carried from Cairo to Lydda by train to connect to the KLM service to Batavia, each cover with censor label and handstamps, fine lot | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #972 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies 1940 incoming mail, cover flown from Switzerland to Bandung, routed via Basel to Lisbon, from there on Trans-Atlantic Pan-Am clipper to New York, then via San Francisco to Auckland, on Pan-Am Transpacific service and from Auckland on TEAL/KNILM to Batavia, opened by censor, fine example of "Two Oceans" route | $90.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #973 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies 1943 (13 Apr) official, censored "window" envelope, franked with vertical pair of 5c blue, sent from Medan, fine usage from North Sumatra | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #974 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies 1943 (9 July) official, censored "window" envelope, franked with a combination of 5c blue and Japanese 25c definitive, registered from Medan, fine and scarce mixed franking from North Sumatra | $350.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #975 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies 1943 two censored covers to Tandjoeng Balai, one from Membang Moeda, the other from Pematang Siantar, each franked with Dutch Indies adhesives, fine usage from Sumatra | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #976 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies 1944 (19 June) Money Order from Menado, sending 100 Gulden/Rupees, franked with 2x20c with Anchor and red chops, fine usage in North Celebes | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #977 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies 1944 (30 Oct) cover attractively franked with four horizontal pairs (30c, 25c, 40c and 80c) Dutch Indies adhesives with Anchor handstamps, sent from Bali to Tokyo, fine | $280.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #978 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies Japanese Occupation 1941 four unaddressed stationery cards, one 7 1/2c with red "Seal of the head of the DOBO civil administration", another boxed "Nica Soemba", others with red chops, fine-v.f. | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #979 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies Japanese Occupation 1944 intact double return stationery card from a Dutch prisoner of War in Djawa camp, addressed to Malang, with censor chop, scarce double card | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #980 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies Japanese Occupation 1944 Prisoner of War card written by a female in Java C.R. to her husband in Struiswijk internment camp in Djakarta, censor seal of Watanabe, fine | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #981 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies Japanese Occupation 1944 Prisoner of War card from Java C.Q. to Tempat Perlindoengan, Tjihapit, censor seal of Tachi, usual condition | $180.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #982 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies Zeppelin Flights 1936 (21 July) Hindenburg flight card, round trip to Berlin Olympics and back to Alpena, with Hindenburg Olympics cachet and Berlin (1.8.36) arrival, appropriate markings on back, fine and scarce flight | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #983 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands New Guinea 1944 (8 Dec) flown cover from Merauke to New York, with bilingual "Postage paid" handstamp, with censor seal and control handstamp on back, fine and rare cover (Merauke, on the south coast of Dutch New Guinea (DNG) was one of only a few parts of the Netherlands East Indies that had not been occupied by Japanese forces) | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #984 NORWAY 1914 (5 Oct) cover from Kristiania to Finland, franked with 10x1ore Posthorn and 10ore Jubilee, the latter covered by trilingual (Russian, Finnish and Norwegian) label, with Wiborg, Helsingfors and Kotka arrival pmks on back, little toning, otherwise a fine WWI cover | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #985 PANAMA 1909 Balboa, 1c dark green and black, center inverted, used, strong colors, centered to top as often, closed tear and faint toning at bottom, still fine appearing, one of only seven used examples reported, certainly among the most important stamps from Panama and one of the rarest inverted centers in the world, ex-Dr. Ernesto Arosemena, O Catalog #197a Catalog Value $7,500 | $4,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #986 PANAMA Air Post 1960 Boeing Jets, horizontal or vertical pairs imperf. between, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #C240-42var | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #987 PHILIPPINES 1877 12c on 2c rose, surcharge double, unused without gum, small flaws, also 1875 2c violet essay, margins just touching at right, n.h., fine, (*) Catalog #59b Catalog Value $400 | $95.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #988 POLAND 1880 (12 May), FL from Antoine Berezovski to Ladislas Mickiewicz (son of Adam Mickiewicz) in Paris. Antoine Berezovski, a Polish patriot, was sentenced to penal servitude for life for attempting to assassinate Tsar Alexander II, on June 6, 1867, on the occasion of his visit to Paris. Berezovski, who was 18 at the time, fired into a carriage in which the Tsar, the Emperor Napoleon and his two sons were driving in the Bois de Boulogne. The Pole was tried, condemned and shipped to New Caledonia. A fascinating letter (written in French), with appropriate markings including "T", various transit and arrival pmks, ex-Stanczykowski collection | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #989 POLAND 1918 (8 Mar) registered cover with Austrian franking, eight different stamps tied by "K.u.K. Fieldpost u. Telegrafen" pmks, sent from Lublin to Germany, with K.u.K. Militargenerlgouvernement in Polen handstamp, censored and backstamped on arrival | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #990 PORTUGUESE COLONIES Cape Verde 1985 Hundertwasser (Art) five sets of sheetlets of four, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #488-90 Catalog Value $2,250 | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #991 PORTUGUESE COLONIES Macao 1911 two covers to Hong Kong, franked with right and left bisected halves of 2a on 4a carmine, each with additional franking, Registry labels and arrival pmks on back | $475.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #992 PORTUGUESE COLONIES Mozambique Company Revenue Stamps 1920 10r-2,000r eighteen different imperforate sheets of 30, unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f., scarce lot ** | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #993 QATAR 1973 Sheik Khalifa, complete set of 10, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #354-60C Catalog Value $284 | $130.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #994 ROMANIA Air Post 1959 Prince Vlad Tepes, ten souvenir sheets, n.h., v.f. (Mi.Block 44, €2,000) ** Catalog #C71 Catalog Value $1,500 | $350.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #995 ROMANIA German Occupation 1918 (17 Mar) two covers, each with four German Occupation overprinted adhesives, tied by "Bukarest" cds, addressed to Bberlin, with framed Censor datestamp at left. Also included is a 10pf stationery card, canceled Braila and addressed to Berlin | $180.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #996 RUSSIA 1914 (5 Nov) registered cover from "Kockar" to Stockholm, franked with strips of 3x7k Arms and 3k Romanov, tied by departure pmks, with two different Registry labels at bottom, censored, with arrival pmk | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #997 RUSSIA 1924-25 definitives (typographed), 1k-5r perf. 14 1/2, also 1k-1r perf. 12, issues complete, including 15k Lemon and 1r red & brown, used, mostly fine or better, O Catalog #276-93,276a-90a Catalog Value $3,321 | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #998 RUSSIA 1938 two covers, each franked with a diagonal bisect, one with half of 20k Engels, used locally in Moscow, the other with half of 30k Parachutist used locally in Leningrad, each with arrival pmk, fine | $250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #999 RUSSIA 1949 Stalin, imperf. souvenir sheet of four, also Lenin Mausoleum, perforated souvenir sheet of four, n.h., the former with usual wrinkles, otherwise v.f. **Catalog #1325, 1349a | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1000 RUSSIA Semi-Postals 1922 Philately for Children (second printing), 1k orange, perf. and imperf. singles, the former lower left sheet corner margin example (pos.20), n.h., v.f., signed Goznak, ** Catalog #B24,29 Catalog Value $1,450 | $400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1001 RUSSIA Flight Covers 1928 (11 July) registered and flown cover from Moscow to Kabul, Afghanistan, with Termez (21.7) transit pmk on back, v.f. Active air service between USSR and Afghanistan began in 1928. Route extended from Tashkent via Termez across mountain range to Kabul (1,140 miles) | $1,650.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1002 RUSSIA Flight Covers 1928 (22 July) registered and flown cover from Baku, via Moscow (24.7) to Osaka, Japan, v.f., with transit and arrival markings | $375.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1003 RUSSIA Flight Covers 1931 (5 May) Leningrad-Berlin and on to Colombia, flown 4c stationery entire, with Russian and Colombian adhesives added in Buenaventura (25 May) to pay local charges for delivery to final destination, Cali (28 May) v.f. | $400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1004 RUSSIA Flight Covers 1931 (2 Oct) Leningrad-Berlin and on to Colombia, flown 4c stationery entire, with Russian franking, via Berlin (3 Oct), Cali (29 October) arrival, green "Via Scadta" label, v.f. | $250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1005 RUSSIA Flight Covers 1935 (1 Sep) first flight card Moscow to Prag, with Moscow Airport departure and Prag arrival pmks, fine | $150.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1006 RUSSIA Flight Covers 1939 (28 Apr) Non-stop Transatlantic flight, Moscow-New York, by Soviet aviators Gen.Kokkinaki and Major Gordienko on their airplane "Moskva". After successfully crossing the Atlantic, the aviators were forced (due to bad weather over Labrador) to fly at 30,000 feet using oxygen masks. Their supply of oxygen was nearly depleted and at high altitude, the radio equipment froze up. Eventually, Gen. Kokkinaki fainted and his navigator Gordienko took over the controls and managed an emergency landing at Miscou Island, off the coast of New Brunswick. After repairs, the "Moskva" proceeded to New York. This postcard (Lenin Mausoleum) is one of only 32 carried on this flight, with Registry label No.67, addressed to B.N. Nikolsky, with Miscou Lighthouse N.B. Apr 28, 39 arrival pmk, v.f. "Moscow to Miscou" card Catalog #AAMC TO1320 | $2,200.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1007 RUSSIA Flight Covers 1941 (10 Feb) registered first flight cover "Moscow-Minsk-Vilnius-Kaunas-Riga", with Riga (11 Feb) arrival pmk, fine and scarce | $350.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1008 RUSSIA Dornier Do X Flights 1933 Leningrad to USA, flown cover with German franking added on reverse in Passau, with "Passau Flugschiff DoX Schweiz 1933" violet cachet, additionally struck on reverse, showing arrival in Staad, Switzerland (5.IX.33), transit and arrival pmks, fine cover | $350.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1009 RUSSIA Catapult Flights 1931 Leningrad to USA, registered and flown Picture postcard, with German franking added in Berlin and red "Damfer "Bremen" - New York "Deutscher Schleuderflug" cachet, with transit and arrival pmks on back, v.f., scarce | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1010 RUSSIA Catapult Flights 1932 Bremen-New York, registered and cacheted cover, German and Russian franking, Leningrad, Berlin and New York pmks, stained, otherwise fine | $180.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1011 RUSSIA Catapult Flights 1933 Leningrad to USA, registered and flown cover with German franking added in Berlin and bearing a rare framed, violet "Deutscher Schleuderflug D."Europa" New York 6/7/ August 1933" cachet, with transit and arrival pmks on back, fine | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1012 RUSSIA Catapult Flights 1933 Leningrad to USA, registered and flown cover with German franking added in Berlin, with violet "Deutscher Schleuderflug D."Bremen" New York 1/2 October 1933" cachet, with transit and arrival pmks on back, fine-v.f. | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1013 RUSSIA Catapult Flights 1933 Leningrad to USA, registered and flown cover, with German franking added in Berlin, triangular "D."Europa" - New York "Deutscher Schleuderflug" cachet, with transit and arrival pmks on back, v.f., scarce | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1014 RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights 1931 North Pole imperforate singles, set of four used on picture postcard, with Ice-breaker Malyguin registry handstamp, Polar Flight cachet, Moscow and Friedrichshafen pmks, addressee's name erased, fine and scarce complete imperf. set on card Catalog #C26-29 | $525.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1015 RUSSIA Russian Provisional Locals 1920 (16 Sep) package receipt form for a parcel sent from Chelyabinsk to a town in the Tver district, franked with the only recorded use of Chelyabinsk provisionals of 10k and 20k Revenues, overprinted 10R and 20R in words and figures, single and tete-beche pair of each, affixed on either side, paying 95r rate, the fee box cut off at left, ex-Paul Krynine and Robert Taylor collections | $475.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1016 RUSSIA Russian Provisional Locals - Spassk 1920 Money Order (468 rubles) franked with 5k and 10k handstamped with RYB in black or red, tied by cds, with Spassk arrival pmk on back, some usual wear, otherwise fine | $300.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1017 RUSSIA Wenden 1897-98 two covers, each with 2k black, green & carmine, pen canceled and used in combination with Imperial 7k dark blue, locally addressed to Karkus and Ringmunshof, fine-v.f. | $280.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1018 RUSSIA Wenden 1898 cover franked with 2k black, green & carmine, canceled by pen, used in combination with 3k and 7k Imperial Arms, tied by Wenden departure pmks and sent to Rostock, redirected to Gross-Roge, with arrival pmks on back, some toning, fine three color franking to Germany | $280.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1019 RUSSIA Wenden 1898 four covers, franked with two singles and two pairs on 2k black, green and carmine, all canceled by pen, locally addressed to Wenden, some cover faults, missing backflaps, one with some toning, otherwise fine | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1020 RUSSIA RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA 1905 (19 Apr) 4k stationery card overprinted "Kitai", sent from Chifu to Germany, with transit and arrival pmks, fine | $90.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1021 RUSSIA RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1907-09 two picture postcards to Jerusalem, sent from Odessa and Krasnoyarsk, each with various transit and ROPIT Jerusalem arrival pmks | $180.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1022 RUSSIA Russo-Turkish War 1877 (18 Nov) outer FL with Fieldpost No.18 departure pmk, sent from a village of BOGOT to Svishtov, showing partially separated label seal of Headquarters of Army in the Field, fine and rare local usage, ex-Kaminski | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1023 RUSSIA Russo-Turkish War 1877 (26 Oct) free frank cover to Helsingfors, with Fieldpost No.4 departure, repeated the next day, sent from a village Yali-Ablonovo, near Rustchuk, St. Petersburg transit and framed ANK 21 November arrival, with letter enclosed, fine usage from Bulgaria to Helsingfors, Finland | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1024 RUSSIA Russo-Turkish War 1878 (7 June) outer FL with Fieldpost No.13 departure pmk, located in Brailov and sent to Adrianopol, with Headquarters (12 June) arrival, fine usage, ex-Kaminski | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1025 RUSSIA Russo-Turkish War 1878 (30 Jan) outer FL from Stanimak via Fieldpost No.12 (11 Feb) and Postal Car 74 T.P.O. (Vorozh-Kharkov), via Lyubotinsk to Akhtyrka, with arrival (26 Feb) pmk, additional markings indicate that this was sent from 122 Infantry Regiment, ex-Kaminski | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1026 RUSSIA Russo-Turkish War 1878 (2 July) outer FL (opened for display), sent from a village AKHMANLY, sent by a commander of 47th Ukrainian Infantry Regiment via Field Post Office No.3, forwarded to Rustchuk, to the prosecutor of Military Court of North Detachment, with white oval seal of "YK" (Ukrainian) "PX" (Infantry), "PKA" (Regiment), rare, ex-Kaminski | $325.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1027 RUSSIA Russo-Turkish War 1878 (7 May) free frank cover to Helsingfors, with blue Field Post departure No.4 pmk and framed ANK 29 May arrival, with letter enclosed indicating that this was "Danube Army, 130th Kherson Regiment from Rustchuk", St. Petersburg transit pmks on back, fine usage from Rustchuk, Bulgaria to Helsingfors, Finland | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1028 RUSSIA Russo-Turkish War 1879 (13 Mar) free frank cover to Helsingfors, with Varna departure pmk on back, framed ANK 6 April arrival, with letter enclosed indicating that this was from Commander of 130th Kherson Regiment from Russian Balkan Army via Civil Administration in Varna, with the rare VARNA departure (Tchilingirian Type I, fig.76), delivered by a ROPIT Steamship to Odessa, than via St. Petersburg (24 Mar) to Helsingfors, fine usage from Varna, Bulgaria to Helsingfors, Finland | $260.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1029 Far Eastern Republic 1920 (29 Nov) registered cover franked on back with 20k/14k and 10k/3.50r DVR overprints, sent from Vladivostok to New York, with Seattle transit and arrival pmks, unclaimed and returned to sender, v.f. | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1030 Far Eastern Republic 1921 (6 July) registered cover from Vladivostok to Grenada, Nicaragua, franked on back with imperf. 5x2k and single 10k, with New Orleans transit and Grenada arrival pmks on back, some toning, unusual destination | $325.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1031 Far Eastern Republic 1922 (1 Feb) registered cover (slightly reduced at top) from Vladivostok to Brno, Czechoslovakia, franked on back with imperf. block of 4x10k dark blue, with rare "Removed from a Mail Box" handstamp in Cyrillic letters, transit markings of Kobe, Japan, San Francisco and New York, cover creases, otherwise fine | $270.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1032 Far Eastern Republic 1922 (20 July) registered cover (rounded corner) from Chernichovka to Viborg, Finland, registry endorsement and number in manuscript, franked on back with imperf. block of 8x10k dark blue, paying 80k rate, London transit and bilingual arrival pmk, forwarded to Uusikirkko, arriving there on 8 Sep, 1922 | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1033 Far Eastern Republic 1922 (31 Aug) registered cover franked with 50k black brown & red orange, sent from Blagoveshchensk to Zurich, with two extremely rare Charity (famine) labels affixed on reverse, one partly tied by arrival pmk, some adhesive toning, otherwise fine | $1,400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1034 Far Eastern Republic 1922 (15 June) registered cover franked on back with imperf. single and strip of 5x5k, also 10k blue, sent via San Francisco and New York to Basse Terre, St. Kitts, British West Indies, with transit and arrival pmks on back, signed Mikulski. A fine cover to uncommon destination | $350.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1035 Far Eastern Republic 1922 (31 Jan) registered cover from Vladivostok to Madagang, via Rabaul and Singapore, attractively franked, with Seattle and New York transit pmks, Sydney, NSW arrival, fine cover to unusual destination | $350.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1036 Far Eastern Republic 1922 (12 Aug) registered cover from Chita to Beirut (Syria), provisional Registry handstamp, franking on back, with Moscow and Naples transit pmks, Beirut arrival, minor faults, rare destination | $350.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1037 Far Eastern Republic 1922 (28 Nov) 5k brown, used on Czech picture postcard sent from Nikolsk Ussuriysk to Vladivostok, with Cyrillic "to collect 5k gold kopecks", additional departure and arrival pmks, fine and rare usage | $325.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1038 SAAR 1921 10pf-25M, selection of 18 mostly different die proof sheetlets, three perforated, others imperf., fine-v.f., unusual group P | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1039 SAAR Semi-Postals 1929 Madonna, upper right sheet corner margin blocks of four, n.h., v.f. (Mi.135-41, €800) **Catalog #B16-22 Catalog Value $685 | $190.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1040 SAAR Zeppelin Flights 1930 East-Sea flight card with appropriate round-trip cachet, addressed to Copenhagen, with Stockholm transit and arrival pmks, v.f. | $130.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1041 SAN MARINO 1918 (18 Sep) registered printed matter cover franked with 2c, 5c and 10c adhesives, tied by Serravalle squared circle San Marino departure pmks, with boxed "Sezione de Rimini" censor handstamp, additional transit and Ancona arrival pmks on back | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1042 SAN MARINO 1922 (24 Aug) registered cover to Genova, franked with three different, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk Catalog #46,60,67 | $90.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1043 SAN MARINO 1925 (28 Mar) registered cover to Padova, franked with 20c orange and 25c blue, minor toning, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk Catalog #50,53 | $90.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1044 SAN MARINO 1925-35 selection of 15 unaddressed picture postcards with variety of stamps, including regular issues and commemoratives, fine-v.f. | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1045 SAN MARINO 1928 registered cover to New York, franked with set of four surcharges, also St. Francis and Special Delivery 1,25L/60c/25c, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk Catalog #89-92,111-14 | $425.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1046 SAN MARINO 1965 Europa, 200L Castles on Chessboard, red color inverted with the three red chess pieces turned upside down and "falling" off the chessboard, well centered, never hinged, v.f. A popular "inverted center" and "Chess on Stamps" rarity (Sassone 699a) ** Catalog #621var Catalog Value €10,000 | $7,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1047 SAN MARINO Zeppelin Flights 1932 6th SAF to Brazil, franked with 10L Air Post, v.f., with Rio de Janeiro arrival pmk Catalog #C10 | $290.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1048 SAUDI ARABIA 1925 1pa lilac brown, overprint inverted, block of four, n.h., v.f., with 1997 APS certificate (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #L55a Catalog Value $330 | $130.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1049 SAUDI ARABIA 1964 Gas-Oil Type and Plant Type (Faisal Cartouche), 1p-200p complete (less 5p,10p), also 1968 23p, n.h., fine-v.f. (27 different stamps) ** Catalog #314/41,483 Catalog Value $1,776 | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1050 SAUDI ARABIA 1965-70 Dam Type (Faisal Cartouche I), 1p-33p complete (missing 4p,17p,13p,14p,23p) 24 different, also Gas-Oil Plant 200p dark gray & olive gray, mostly l.h., fine-v.f., */** Catalog #286/311,341 Catalog Value $1,247 | $280.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1051 SAUDI ARABIA 1966-75 Dam Type (Faisal Cartouche), 1p-27p complete (missing 7p,13p,14p,23p) 20 different, also Redrawn Gas-Oil Plant set of ten, mostly n.h. (couple of low values l.h.), fine-v.f., */** Catalog #393/416,474-83 Catalog Value $1,119 | $280.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1052 SAUDI ARABIA 1968-76 Dam Type, 2p, 3p, 5p-10p eight different, n.h., fine-v.f., ** Catalog #462/469 Catalog Value $947 | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1053 SAUDI ARABIA Zeppelin Flights 1933 2nd SAF to Brazil, registered and flown cover from Mecca, with Brindisi and Friedrichshafen transits, showing additional pmks of Jeddah, Port Taufiq (Egypt), Brindisi, Genova, with Pernambuco arrival. A v.f. and rare Zeppelin dispatch from Saudi Arabia, one of only five known, with 2001 Sismondi certificate | $4,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1054 SAUDI ARABIA Zeppelin Flights 1933 7th SAF to Argentina, registered from Mecca, with appropriate cachet and "Via Friedrichshafen" directional handstamp, showing Jeddah, Port-Taufiq, Friedrichshafen transits and Buenos Aires arrival pmks, usual faint toning at top, still a v.f. and exceptionally rare Zeppelin dispatch from Saudi Arabia | $4,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1055 SERBIA 1890-1916 selection of six covers or cards, one registered to Copenhagen, franked with pair and strip of 3x10p, redirected several times, also 10p stationery card to Corsica, with censor markings, etc. | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1056 SPAIN Zeppelin Flights 1930 Seville to Lakehurst flight cover franked on both sides with regular and Air Post overprints, including 1p (3) and 50c (14), blue arrival pmk, fine-v.f. | $130.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1057 SWEDEN 1916 (28 Apr) 10o stationery card from Stockholm to Weltevreden, Netherlands Indies, with "Halterpremgas" in crayon and redirection markings, minor card creases, fine and scarce destination during WWI, with 1990 Hans Witschi certificate | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1058 SWEDEN 1916 (19 Apr) picture postcard (Easter Greetings from S.M.S. Albatross, Internment Camp in Sweden), sent as a field postcard from Vissiby to Germany, violet military censor handstamp | $130.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1059 SWEDEN Air Post 1920 20o on 20o orange, surcharge inverted, with Malmo cancel, fine, O Catalog #C2a Catalog Value $1,100 | $260.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1060 SWITZERLAND Semi-Postals 1942-51 souvenir sheets on cover (B119,143, B206x2), also additional B143 used, v.f. (Zu. SFr 1,920) Catalog #B119,143,206 | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1061 SWITZERLAND Semi-Postals 1953 Pro-Juventute se-tenant "Bug" sheetlet of 24, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #B229a Catalog Value $375 | $160.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1062 SWITZERLAND Zeppelin Flights 1931 Polar Flight card to Leningrad, appropriate cachet and arrival pmk, v.f. | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1063 THAILAND 1918 registered cover from Bangkok to Seattle, with Sep 24, 1918 "Registered" handstamped on arrival, Hong Kong (22 Aug) and San Francisco transit, overall toning, fine | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1064 TIBET 1934 cover franked with imperforate singles, set of five, tied by Gyantse pmks, fine-v.f. Catalog #14-18 | $160.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1065 TURKEY Postage Dues 1867 25pi bister brown, perf. 12 1/2, h.r., horizontal crease, otherwise fine * Catalog #J15 | $2,300.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1066 UKRAINE 1918 Kherson local Trident overprint, 7r orange & black, vertically laid paper, l.h., v.f., signed Bulat * | $150.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1067 UKRAINE 1918 (16 June) picture postcard (Alexander Prospect) with "K.u.K Gruppenkommando ODESSA Feldgendarmeriekommando" (Field headquarters of a force of gendarmes), used during Austro-Hungarian occupation, sent to Moravia | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1068 VATICAN CITY 1929-47 selection of 20 covers and maximum cards, variety of franking, occasional minor toning, fine lot | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1069 VATICAN CITY 1935 coverfront affixed on part of a larger piece, registered and addressed to Mauritius, little toning, unusual and scarce destination | $90.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1070 VATICAN CITY 1936 Catholic Press, complete set used on registered (22.6.36) cover to New York, 10c with minor ink spots, otherwise fine-v.f., with arrival pmk Catalog #47-54 | $160.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1071 VATICAN CITY Zeppelin Flights 1934 (4 July) South America flight card from Rome, with Italian franking added at left, appropriate cachet, Stuttgart transit and Pernambuco arrival pmks, v.f. | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1072 YUGOSLAVIA Zeppelin Flights 1932 6th SAF card to Brazil, with Berlin forwarding cachet, also triangular Zagreb and Zemun pmks, v.f., with Rio de Janeiro arrival pmk | $325.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1073 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1847-1990 collection on pages and Marini hingeless albums, used or unused (some n.h.), with 1847 10c black, 1851 Issue to 10c, 1857 Issue to 90c, 1861 to 90c, 1869 Pictorials to 90c, Bank Note issues to 90c, 1893 Columbians to $2, 1898 Trans-Mississippi to $2, 1902-3 $2, Louisiana Purchase, Washington-Franklins, including several high values with sheet margins, 1922-25 Liberty to $5, Kansas-Nebraska, White Plains souvenir sheet, Presidential Series, modern issues, including high face value items, Air Post, with C1-6, C13-15 Zeppelin set of three, back of book with Special Delivery, Parcel Post, Officials, Newspaper Stamps, Confederate States, Guam, etc., mixed condition with occasional faults noted, generally fine or better *O | $8,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1074 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1847-1930s collection in stock book, used and unused, includes No.1,7,9,17,68, good selection of Bank Note and Bureau issues, Columbians to 30c unused, Pan-American and Louisiana Purchase, Jamestown, Washington-Franklins, Coils singles, Booklet Panes, Liberty Series to $5, Kansas-Nebraska, Air Post with C1-6, Back-of-book, with Confederate States, occasional Revenues, cut-squares, etc., mixed condition with usual faults noted, others fine or better, high catalogue value *O | $5,750.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1075 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1847-1973 collection in two Scott albums, with No.1 (looks unused), occasional other 19th Century, Louisiana Purchase, Jamestown, other Commemoratives, Washington-Franklins, 1922 Liberty set, Kansas-Nebraska (mostly complete), Presidentials, Air Post (C1-16,18), etc., mostly fine-v.f. *O | $3,250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1076 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1851 3c red, specialized collection on pages, used singles, shades, types and cancels, mixed condition, mostly fine or better, O Catalog #10,10A Catalog Value $13,300 | $1,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1077 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1851-69 selection of 36 items on dealer cards, each inspected by Bill Weiss with his notes (and several certificates), mostly used, including 1851 1c type II, 1c type IIIa (corner crease, top margin touching, with 2011 Weiss certificate), 1c type IV with cleaned cancel, 3c orange brown (10a), 3c dull red, type I and II, each large part original gum, 10c green, type II, 12c (2, one cleaned); 1857 1c blue type V, two singles and a pair, 10c type II, 10c type III (2), 10c type V, 24c gray and 24c gray lilac, 30c orange (unused, with Weiss certificate); 1861 5c buff, 5c brown (2), 12c black on cover to England, 24c red lilac, 24c lilac, 30c orange (2), 90c blue; 12c E.Grill, 12c and 15c F.Grills; 1869 Pictorials with 10c (2 including one with fancy Rosette cancel), 15c types I and II, and 30c, mixed condition with faults noted on most items, otherwise fine lot *O | $3,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1078 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1860-1917 balance of a consignment, unused singles, with or without gum, 30c orange and 90c blue (unused), 1869 Pictorials, 1c, 2c, 6c, 10c, 15c mostly unused, 90c perforated proof, Columbian Issue 10c, 30c-$5 unused, Trans-Mississippi 8c h.r., also 5c error in block of nine, h.r., others with small faults, high catalogue value (*)* Catalog #38/505 | $2,800.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1079 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1870-1990s balance of a consignment in two cartons, hundreds of used and unused, Regular Issues and Commemoratives, U.S. Possessions, Revenues, Duck Hunting stamps, arranged in glassines, on stock cards and loose, also balances of collections, White Ace albums, with booklets, coil strips, etc. (high face value), with some British Commonwealth, occasional better singles from France and more, mixed condition *O | $3,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1080 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1893-1950 collection of hundreds on pages and album, Columbians to 50c, Trans-Mississippi to 10c, Pan-American, some duplication, 1909 issues, blocks and Plate blocks of later commemoratives, Regular issues and some back of the book, full sheets, etc., mixed condition with usual faults to be expected, mostly fine or better * | $1,900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1081 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1909-40 Plate Blocks, collection of hundreds on lot sheets in two small binders, 1909 2c perf. and imperf. (367-68, 370-73), Panama-Pacific 1c and 2c (397,398 the latter with 2009 PFC), 1919 Victory (537), Pilgrim set of three (548-50), 579, 581-91, Lexington-Concord, Huguenot-Walloon, Norse-American, other Commemoratives, Regular Issues with 634A (l.h. or n.h., with 2020 PFC), some Kansas-Nebraska, Washington Bicentennial, National Parks and Farleys, Presidentials to $5, Famous Americans, Air Post (C7-12,16-17,19-32), mostly n.h., fresh, fine-v.f. */** | $6,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1082 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1916-43 balance of consignment, six plate blocks, n.h., including 1916 3c violet (484), 1920 2c carmine (528), 1922 6c red orange (558, somewhat oxidized), 15c gray (566, marginal gum disturbance), 30c olive brown (569, gum skips) and 1931 50c violet (701, with 1989 PFC), all well centered, fine-v.f., **Catalog Value $2,055 | $475.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1083 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1920s-40s show dealer's stock in nine small binders, some older items, many hundreds of mostly commemoratives and regular issues, singles, sets, Air Post, Postage Dues and Special Delivery, mixed condition */** | $750.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1084 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1920-50 balance of a consignment, with 3c Victory plate block (hinged in margin), Scott 576 n.h., with 2008 PSE certificate graded "Gem 100J" (SMQ $90 for "100"), 1931 20c carmine rose, eight plate blocks of four, 1938 Presidentials $1-$5 plate blocks, Air Post with C7-9 (four sets of plate blocks of six), C10, C16-17, 19-22, C24 Plate Blocks of six, etc., mostly n.h., fine-v.f. */** | $750.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1085 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1930s-80s collection of varieties, "EFOs", perf. and color shifts, "blind perfs", occasional coils, booklet panes, "ghost" printing, etc., many better and useful items displayed on pages in a Scott binder */** | $1,300.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1086 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1965-86 Errors and varieties, collection on Scott album pages, missing colors, imperf. between, imperf. coil pairs, etc., hundreds, including singles, pairs, Postal Stationery, most with normal stamps included for comparison, n.h., fine-v.f. ** | $8,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1087 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES Air Post 1928 Beacon, 5c carmine and blue, accumulation of 203 Plate No. Blocks of six, including 71 without "Top", n.h., mostly fine-v.f., **Catalog #C11 Catalog Value $25,000 | $4,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1088 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES Revenue Stamps 1860s selection of 26 New York Revenue bonds, City & State, raising money for Floating Debt Fund, Soldiers & Family Aid (1862), Soldiers Bounty (1864), Central Park Street Improvement & Water, plus others, including some raising money for Civil War soldiers, mixed condition, mostly fine | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1089 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES Revenue Stamps 1942 Wine Stamps 1/5c-$10, selection of 56 different, 100 of each (sheets of 50 or 100), unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f., cat. $30,000+ ** | $1,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1090 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES Revenue Stamps 1942 Wine Stamps 1/5c-$10, selection of 58 different, 100 of each (sheets of 50 or 100), unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f., cat. $30,000+ **Catalog #RE108/203 | $1,400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1091 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES Duck Hunting Stamps 1935-92 selection on cards, early issues mixed condition with some faults noted, others mostly n.h., fine-v.f. */** | $750.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1092 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES Booklets 1927-64 30 mostly different unexploded booklets, including Scott BK75, 82 (3), 84 (with plate numbers), 85, 90, 96-98, 102, 103 (2), 104, 106-7, 109, and airmail BKC11 (7), C12 (2), C15 and C19, n.h., few minor cover flaws, generally fine-v.f.,  Catalog Value $2,004 | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1093 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History 1820-50s selection of 28 FLs, variety of pmks, origins and destinations, occasional toning, mostly fine-v.f. | $280.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1094 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History 1861-65 collection of 80 unused Civil War Patriotic covers, some in color, also two legal size envelopes, franked with 2c black, mixed condition, fine | $850.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1095 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History Flight Covers 1925-37 collection of 20 different flight and event covers signed by the better known aviators, all described on pages, mostly historically significant items, some quite scarce. Highlights include a 1929 "Lady Heath Tours U.S.", signed Mary Lady Heath (first woman to hold a commercial flying license in Britain), 1931 cover signed by Augustus Post (balloonist, early aviator, automotive pioneer), two PAA covers, one from Key West to Havana, the other from Havana to Key West, signed by Cy Caldwell and Musick and Wells (pilots), 1933 cover autographed by three survivors of "The Akron Disaster", 1935 "Around the Americas" cover signed by Frank Hawks who flew 8,000 miles in Northrop Gamma-2E airplane, 1929 arrival of "the Question Mark" transport plane, signed by Major Carl Spaatz, Capt. Eaker and Lt. Quesada, 1935 Thor Solberg's flight cover from New York to Bergen, Norway, signed by the aviator, 1932 cover signed by Jimmy Doolittle, and many others. A wonderful collection, supplemented by two original photographs, generally fine-v.f. | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1096 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History Zeppelin Flights 1933 50c Century of Progress, 41 copies used on 27 flown Zeppelin covers, variety of dates, cachets, combination frankings, some FDCs, occasional minor flaws, mostly fine-v.f. Catalog #C18 | $1,100.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1097 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Canal Zone Flight Covers 1925-60 collection of 100+ covers and cards, many early first flights to 1930, few pilot signed, flown to Costa Rica, USA, Panama, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, others include Paquebot, Ship Mail, events, Slogan Cancels, Military Bases, few postcards, cancels, etc. | $3,250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1098 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ALBANIA 1913-81 collection of hundreds of used and unused singles and sets, also souvenir sheets, neatly arranged in stock book, with several early Eagle overprints, later Typewritten and typesets, Visit overprints, numerous scarce commemorates and overprints, Red Cross, Air Post surcharges, some back of book Postage dues, some local surcharges, occasional duplication, mostly n.h., fine-v.f., high catalogue value *(*)** | $1,800.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1099 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ARGENTINA 1858-60 collection, with 5c red unused (22) including a horizontal gutter block of four and a used example on piece, 10c green unused (24) including a pair and block of four, 15c blue unused (22) including a block of four plus a used example in a darker blue with oval "Franca", 1860 large 5c (44) including a horizontal strip of eight (signed A. Diena), a block of four (8) and a used example, fine group, sold AS IS *O Catalog #1/4 | $375.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1100 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ARGENTINA 1867-2004 large collection in 10 attractive albums, over 600 pages, with much depth, showing perforation, color and paper varieties, cancelations and much more, written-up (in German), with covers, miniature sheetlets, blocks, proofs, errors, sheets, some unissued items, ATM and meter stamps, booklets and much more. There are of course better items such as 1916, Revolution, 1930 Zeppelin issues in green and in blue, imperforate items and more. An excellent holding of Argentina *O | $5,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1101 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS AUSTRALIA 1913-60 balance of the collection on stock cards, with Kangaroos including 1913 to 5sh, 1915-24 to 10sh (5sh and 10sh used), 1931-36 to £1 (used), Kookaburra sheet, Sydney Harbor Bridge, George VI to £1, Arms, Navigators, etc., also Postage Dues, used and unused (some n.h.), generally fine-v.f. */**O | $1,300.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1102 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS AUSTRALIA 1913-90 collection on Scott album pages, used and unused, good showing of Kangaroos, George V to 1sh4p, Sydney Harbor Bridge to 5sh (used), various commemoratives, regular issues, Air Post, Postage Dues and Officials, mixed condition, mostly fine-v.f. *O | $2,400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1103 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS AUSTRIA 1850-65 collection of 50+ covers or FLs, with a nice variety of frankings (including various types), origins and destinations, few stampless covers, with some Lombardy-Venetia, also a selection of 25+ unused Lombardy postal stationery items, few with Sismondo certificates, several reference items not counted, generally fine-v.f. | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1104 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS AUSTRIA 1980s-90s black prints, collection of 200+ in four albums, some duplication possible, all v.f. P | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1105 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS AZERBAIJAN 1922 selection of used and unused surcharges, 37 stamps, including Baku overprints, some inverted and other varieties, mixed condition *O | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1106 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BALTIC COUNTRIES 1946-47 Displaced Persons Camps, Meerbeck, Altenstadt, Augsburg, Hanau, Rendsburg, group of 20 covers, with German or mixed franking with "Baltic DP Camp Augsburg-Hochfeld" adhesives, different destinations, censor markings, also unused singles and sheetlets from corresponding DP Camps, fine-v.f. | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1107 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BARBADOS 1852-1965 collection on pages, with a nice selection of Britannia including imperf. on blued and white paper, pin perforations, various watermarks, with an additional selection 1p and 2p imperf. Blue stamps including three pairs and a block of eight, 1873 5sh, Victoria with values to 5sh, then mixed through QEII, mixed condition with both used or unused, some faults possible, generally fine and useful collection *O | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1108 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BELGIAN CONGO 1886-1969 collection of hundreds of singes and sets in stock book, first issue to 5fr, some Parcel Post, souvenir sheets, including eight different UPU ("1874-1949" marginal overprints), also Ruanda Urundi, with souvenir sheets, occasional duplication, mixed condition with minor flaws among earlier items, otherwise mostly fine-v.f. A nice collection, Mi.€9,200 *O | $1,400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1109 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRAZIL 1843-1957 collection on pages, used and unused including used 1843 30r (3), 60r (5) and 90r, also Inclinados, Dom Pedros, mixed condition, mostly fine or better, high catalogue value *O | $2,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1110 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRAZIL 1860-1990 collection of used and unused singles and sets on album pages, also an assortment of mostly complete sets in glassines and on cards, some up to 10 of each, mostly fine-v.f. *O | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1111 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRAZIL Zeppelin Flights 1930 selection of 14 covers or cards, each with proper franking, various flights and cachets, mostly fine-v.f. Catalog #4CL1/10 | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1112 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1860-1940 Bechuanaland-Zululand, collection on pages, British Bechuanaland, Victoria to 5sh, Gambia, imperf. and perf., KEVII and George V, many complete sets, Morocco Agencies and Levant mostly complete, German East Africa, Gold Coast, Tanganyika, with Giraffe set and George V, East Africa, Rhodesia, Nigeria, Natal, Transvaal, British Somaliland, Sierra Leone, also Mauritius, Seychelles, St. Helena, Zanzibar, etc., occasional minor flaws, mostly fine-v.f., huge catalogue value *O | $18,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1113 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1860-1960s selection/accumulation on stock cards, singles and cards, with small group of used Great Britain line-engraved singles, also some higher values; British Commonwealth Aden-Tristan da Cunha, with Australian States, used Tasmania, various definitive sets George VI-Queen Elizabeth II, l.h. or n.h., British Antarctic, Gibraltar, Malaysian States, New Zealand, North Borneo, Papua, Singapore, Southern Rhodesia, Falkland Islands and much more, mixed condition among the classics, balance fine-v.f., high catalogue value *O | $5,750.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1114 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1862-1935 Antigua-Virgin Islands, collection on pages, mostly unused, with good showing of 19th Century imperf. And perf. Singles, many complete sets, Antigua, with Queen Victoria, KEVII and George V, sets to £1, Seal of the Colony, Tercentenary; Ascension, Bahamas, Bangkok, Barbados, Barbuda, Bermuda, with George V to £1, excellent representation of Chalon Heads, used and unused, Dominica, Falkland Islands, including bisects, George V to £1, Fiji with KEVII and George V sets to £1, Grenada, British Guiana, British Honduras, India, Jamaica, Leeward Islands with Queen Victoria to 5sh, Jubilee overprints, George V to £1, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, also Heligoland (not counted), some usual condition problems among the early items, still generally fine or better, high catalogue value *O | $14,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1115 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1948-70s Queen Elizabeth II regular issues, also Silver Wedding (missing 11 countries, but most of the better sets included), n.h., except for couple of minor items l.h. or with some stains, generally fine-v.f., SG £7,450 ** | $2,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1116 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1950s-70s selection of QEII definitives in small stock book, with Ascension, British Antarctic Territories, Falkland Islands, South Georgia, Malaysian States, Hong Kong, etc., mostly n.h., fine-v.f. */** | $475.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1117 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1960s selection of errors and varieties, including Ceylon surcharge errors, Grenada "Children Need Milk" double overprint, pair, Selangor 1963 Orchid 20c, yellow omitted, Sierra Leone 1963 errors of overprint to £1, including blocks of four, misplaced colors, etc. ** | $325.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1118 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1960s-80s small box with 200+ unexploded booklets, Great Britain and British Colonies, good variety of issues, also some older booklet panes, mostly fine-v.f. | $750.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1119 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH AUSTRALASIA AND OCEANIA 1850-1976 collection in a Minkus album, some Australian States, Niue, Tonga, Pitcairn Islands, Papua New Guinea, etc., pages are rather sparse, but occasional better items noted, mixed condition *O | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1120 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH EUROPE 1840-1950 Great Britain, collection on pages, used and unused, 19th Century, with embossed cut squares, Line-Engraved to 1sh, Seahorses used, also PUC £1 l.h., George VI definitives, Channel Islands, British Levant; Gibraltar, used and unused, with George V to £1; Ireland with 1922 overprints, Seahorses 2sh6p-10sh unused, St. Patrick and others, occasional faults noted among early issues, balance fine-v.f., high catalogue value *O | $2,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1121 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH EUROPE 1860-1950 collection on pages, used and unused, solid Cyprus, with first issue overprints mostly complete, 1881 Victoria, surcharges, KEVII to 45pi, George V to £1, 1928 50th Anniversary; Malta, early Victoria, different perforations and shades; Gibraltar, with early overprints, KEVII and George V to £1 and some later definitives, also mostly complete British Levant, including Seahorses, owner's SG £21,000+ *O | $4,750.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1122 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH - Covers and Postal History 1880-1960s covers and cards, selection of 200+ mostly unused, with Australian States, South Africa, Malaya, also some Omnibus FDCs, commercial mail, flight covers and more | $350.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1123 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH - Covers and Postal History Postal Stationery 1880-1900s selection of 160+ used and unused postal cards, stationery entires, Specimen overprints, mostly Queen Victoria and KEVII, some Australian States, British Africa, etc., fine lot | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1124 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CANADIAN PROVINCES AND NEWFOUNDLAND 1857-1932 balance of a collection on pages, used and unused with imperforate Newfoundland issues, including better singles, also various commemorative sets and Air Post, also Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, mixed condition, mostly fine or better, high catalogue value *O | $1,400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1125 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CANADA 1859-1940 balance of a collection on pages, with perforated 1c, 2c, 5c unused, two different 10c red brown and 12c and 17c used, Large and Small Queens used and unused, with better values included, 1897 Jubilees complete unused, mostly hinged, very fresh, Maple Leaf and Numerals complete unused, 50c KEVII l.h., Quebec set unused, plus Admirals, some later issues and back of the book odds and ends, including better "War Tax", solid group, high catalogue value *O | $4,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1126 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CANADA 1852-1960 balance of a consignment in glassine envelopes and cards, occasional used 19th Century (No.4,14 v.f.), Jubilees 2c, 3c l.h., Admirals, coils, imperf. pairs of 1c and 2c, 1928-29 Scrolls, with 50c and $1 (158-59, l.h., v.f.), other 50c and $1 values, Officials, blocks and Plate Blocks, mixed condition, many fine-v.f. *O | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1127 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CANADA 1897-1984 collection in Lighthouse hingeless album, Jubilees 1/2c-50c n.h., $1 l.h. (cat.$3,992), Maple Leaf to 8c n.h. (cat. $2,227), Numerals, Quebec, Admirals to $1 (missing 20c), coils, Scroll Issue to 50c ("Bluenose" n.h.), Maple Leaf mostly complete n.h. (cat. $1,000), generally complete from there, mostly n.h., fine-v.f. */** | $1,800.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1128 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CANADA Air Post Semi-Officials 1924-30 selection of 15 covers, various flights, including 1926 Red Lake, Yukon Airways (3), Western Canada Airways (2), Cherry Red Airlines (2), Commercial Airways, a 1933 6c commercial cover to England with Canada Airways Limited special label, etc., also 1928 Yukon Airways on Whitehorse Star newspaper, fine-v.f. | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1129 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CANADA Flight Covers 1928-42 collection of 66 flown covers, various franking, cachets and destinations, some to USA, mostly fine Catalog #C1/6 | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1130 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 1853-1900 balance of a collection on two pages, with five Triangles, some "Hope" and Symbols of Colony, with surcharges, couple of varieties, also Mafeking, three different surcharges, plus Griqualand manuscript surcharge (faulty), mixed condition *O | $950.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1131 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 1853-55 selection of ten stamps, including 1853 1p brick red (2 shades), 1855 1p (3) 4p (4) and 6p, used, full to clear margins all around, few minor flaws possible, fine-v.f. O | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1132 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA 1945-48 selection, including Sun Yat Sen surcharges and varieties (12 stamps on page), also Northern China, issues, 46 stamps, unused without gum as issued, plus four used 1912 Republic overprints 1c ocher (two singles and one pair), also 1/2c-20c (five different used or unused) ** | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1133 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA - PRC 1968-73 selection of singles and sets, complete as issued, n.h., fine-v.f., ** Catalog #991/1193 Catalog Value $2,165 | $1,700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1134 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CILICIA 1919-20 collection on pages and cards, all issues represented, with Postage Dues, also a bottom margin block of 16x2pa (Scott 2), mostly fine or better *O | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1135 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS COLOMBIA 1904-17 Bisects, selection of twelve covers, all addressed to Barranquilla, nice variety of usages and frankings, fine-v.f. | $200.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1136 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CROATIA 1941-43 small group of varieties, part perf., with pairs and blocks, also imperf. color trials, etc., fine-v.f. * | $90.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1137 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CROATIA 1941-92 selection on auction lot sheets, hundreds of sets, blocks of four, proofs, covers, errors, unissued trials, souvenir sheets, etc., mostly WWII, also some more modern items, n.h., v.f., valuable assembly ** | $9,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1138 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CROATIA 1990s accumulation of 70 complete sheets, mainly modern Croatia, some Slovenia & Bosnia-Herzegovina, many Red Cross, also other thematics, good mix of commemoratives and definitives ** | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1139 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS DANZIG 1944 correspondence of 30+ covers, mostly registered from Danzig to German occupied Holland, sent by a Dutch representative in Danzig, various markings, including chemical censor marks, etc., usual commercial wear, interesting lot | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1140 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT 1866-1926 balance of a specialized collection, with first issue 5pa-1pi, five different unused, also perf. and imperf. proof singles of 2pi yellow and 1pi rose lilac, Sphinx & Pyramid 1874-75 issue, mostly unused, 1879-1906 23 mostly different unused, some varieties, Postage Dues and Officials, various commemorative sets, varieties, Postage Dues and Officials, generally fine or better * | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1141 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT 1866-1961 collection of many hundreds on Scott album pages, early issues mostly used with many additional examples of the First, Second and Third Issues, better Commemoratives including 1934 UPU 1m-£1, 1938 Birthday £1, Air Post, Officials, etc., later issues unused, mixed condition, mostly fine or better, high catalogue value *O | $475.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1142 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT 1866-75 accumulation of 160+ unused and used forgeries of the 1866-75 issues, also more than 30 bar-overprinted definitives and Air Post, with forged King of Egypt and Sudan overprints, double (6-bar) overprints, forged bars added to genuine bar overprints, and forged bar and King of Egypt and Sudan overprints, mixed condition, good reference material | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1143 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT 1882-1957 watermark varieties, selection of 200+ used and unused definitives, commemoratives, and Air Post, showing inverted or reversed watermarks, including 1923-24 15m unused block of nine, 1937-46 15m corner block of 72, and 1945 Farouk's 25th Birthday and pair of 1946 17m+17m First Postage Stamp Anniversary commemoratives, fine-v.f., scarce lot *O | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1144 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT 1921-22 Harrison Pictorials, 2m vermilion, 4m green, 5m pink, and 15m indigo, top sheet margin strips of 10, Control no. strips of 20 (2m with two different control numbers) and interpanneau blocks of 30 (3x10) with control numbers (2m with two different control numbers), all n.h. (some toning noted), also 24 cards and covers franked with 1m to 20m Harrison Pictorials, showing a variety of attractive frankings, fine-v.f. *Catalog #61/72 | $250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1145 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT 1925-50 selection of mostly complete sets, few blocks of four and souvenir sheets, better items include UPU set to £1,1929 Prince Farouk centers in black, commemoratives, etc., few used, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. * | $750.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1146 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT 1936-46 selection of more than 75 definitives, commemoratives, Air Post, Officials and Postage Dues with oblique perforations from the Palace Collection, including 1940 Princess Ferial and 1945 Farouk's 25th Birthday commemoratives; 1936-7 Third Fuad 1m-20m set (missing 15m), 1937-46 Young King Farouk 1m-£1 set (missing 20m gray) and 1952 4m King of Egypt and Sudan overprint; plus a few duplicates, mostly n.h., fine-v.f. */** | $750.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1147 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT 1947-65 selection of ten 1947-53 and three 1964-65 UAR booklets presented to delegates at UPU Conferences or other dignitaries, containing n.h. sets and souvenir sheets, with 1948, 1952 and 1953 booklets with complete sets of Palestine-overprinted "King of Egypt and Sudan", also Republic definitives, Air Post and Postage Dues, plus a few commemorative sets and singles. Most booklets with business cards from Egyptian Post Office officials, v.f. and unusual group * | $475.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1148 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT 1950s range of 32 definitives, Commemoratives, Air Post, Officials, Postage Dues and Army Post stamps from the "Palace Collection", many on Bileski cards with "Koubbeh Palace" cartouche handstamps on reverse, also 100+ additional loose stamps with same handstamp, including 8m Postage Due with overprint inverted and 10 singles with color trials of the "King of Egypt and Sudan" overprint, fine-v.f. */** | $475.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1149 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT 1958-96 selection of U.A.R. issues, including 1959-60 60m imperforate block of four and imperforate 35m pair and single; 1980 multicolored, perforated and gummed essays of President Mubarak and European flowers in full sheets of 50 on gummed paper; unadopted, enlarged hand-painted Essay in green for the 1962 Theodor Bilharz commemorative by an artist of the Postal Printing House in Cairo; 1996 sheet of 50 of Academy of Scientific Research commemoratives, with blue color misplaced creating double image; plus a range of singles, blocks, control no. blocks and souvenir sheets from 1958-1970, mostly n.h., fine-v.f. **P | $500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1150 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT Air Post 1933-53 collection of 120+ Control no. blocks of four, including three-bar overprints, nearly all different control numbers, mostly n.h., fine-v.f. **Catalog #C5/C88 | $350.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1151 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT Officials 1889-1930 selection of 8 official covers, including three franked with 1893 "No Value" official, large 1908 envelope with 1907 1pi, 5m and 2m Officials, 1917 cover franked October 1915 5m; 1911 envelope with combination of 1893 "No Value" and 1907 5m officials; and 1916 registered cover (defective) with 3-color franking of 1914-15 1m, 2m and block of 4x3m, generally fine and scarce frankings | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1152 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT Officials 1890-1950s Postal Forms and Labels, selection of 40+ unused and used (some with franking, including Military stamps) Egyptian Postal Administration forms, including parcel post cards, Avis de Reception forms, School Savings Bank booklets, registered mail receipts, postal censor and returned mail envelopes, postal enquiry forms, Money Order forms, and international reply-coupons; Airmail, Express, registered mail labels and Motor Mail labels; also more than 80 unused and used "Found Open and Officially Sealed" labels, fine and interesting lot | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1153 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT Officials 1893-1989 collection of used and unused, including complete mint sets of 1922 1m-5m O.H.H.S., 1922-23 O.H.E.M.S. 1924 Fuad "Amiri" and n.h. pane of 60x2m October 1915 official (current no. "1"), plus 90+ covers and parcel post cards franked with officials, unfranked covers with official handstamps and 10 official covers turned inside-out for re-use by the always frugal Egyptian Postal Administration, *O | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1154 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT Postal Stationery 1879-1955 selection of 300+ postal stationery entire envelopes, cards, registered envelopes, wrappers and letter sheets, including ten blank cards from the De La Rue Archives with manuscript English, French and Arabic inscriptions in black and red ink, used to assess the quality of the card material being considered for use for the 1914 Issue; 1928-29 unused 4m Provisional postal stationery cards with "Response" and "Avec Response Payee" obliterated by black bars; and 1911 5m, 1941 6m Young King Farouk and 1953 Farouk overprinted "X" letter sheets, fine-v.f. | $750.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1155 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT Revenue Stamps 1887-1949 selection of more than 200 general revenues, Salt Tax stamps and Consular and Cigarette tax revenues, including 1938 1m-200m set of five and 1939-49 1m-500m set of nine imperforate proofs with Cancelled printed on reverse, together with three passports with Egyptian or British revenues used in Egypt, 12 documents with 1887-1938 revenues, including one with Russian Office 5p & 2x15p Revenues. Also a small group of commemorative and commercial labels, mostly fine-v.f. *O | $500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1156 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ETHIOPIA 1895-1950 collection in stock book, good selection of early overprinted singles and sets, including Postage Dues, Dire-Dawa overprints, later issues, including many varieties, Obelisk overprints, several sets, showing constant varieties, "V" overprints, double and inverted, etc., mixed condition, generally fine or better *O | $2,900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1157 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FALKLAND ISLANDS 1946 Dependencies, small collection on pages, with Coarse Map set to 1sh, with some plate varieties including 1p with "Extra Island", "Broken Arc" variety on 4p and 1sh, 6p ocher shade, etc., also Thin Map set including a complete set of plate blocks, hinged, fine-v.f., SG cat. £1,350 * | $270.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1158 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FINLAND 1860-1950 collection on pages, used and unused singles and sets, Russian issues, later definitives and commemoratives mostly complete, also Karelia, etc., fine-v.f. *O | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1159 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE 1849-1940 balance of a collection on pages, imperf. issues mostly used, including 1fr Empire (signed Calves), perforated Empire Franc. to 80c used and unused, Empire Francaise with a few better singles, some Bordeaux and Type Sage, Merson mostly complete n.h. (2fr used), Congres de Bordeaux used, Sower mostly complete, some imperf. varieties, "Mineraline" and "Phena" singles, Postage Dues, with Orphans complete (B3-43,66-67, mostly n.h.), 1926 3fr-20fr, singles from souvenir sheets (n.h.), Air Post with C1-2, "EIPA" perforated 1.50fr (Diena certificate), Plane over Paris (C8-14 n.h.), Burelage 50fr, two copies, one with background inverted (C15,15a, n.h.), also South Atlantic (C16-17 n.h.), Parcel Post, Pre-cancels, few Telegraph stamps, mostly fine-v.f. *O | $4,750.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1160 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE 1876-1900 Type Sage, postmarks of Paris, collection of 1,600+ (Type Sage, plus a few others: Sower, Merson, Mouchon), displayed on album pages (three white binders plus loose leaves), vast range of postmarks on a variety of issues, good lot for a specialist O | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1161 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE 1878-1900 Type Sage, collection of 6,800+ stamps, various cancelations, colors shades, types and sub-types (unsorted), all quality checked (no faults), mostly fine or better, high catalogue value O | $2,300.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1162 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE Postage Dues 1900 10c black, 15+10c horizontal gutter se-tenant pair, also 15c+10c horizontal gutter strip of four, trial proofs (Essai de l'imprimerie nationale), unused without gum as issued, v.f. P | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1163 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE Officials 1923 stamps overprinted for Postal Services Training Courses (Cours D'instruction) with overprints "Annule" on types Blanc, Merson, Sower (Semeuse), singles, blocks, gutter panes, etc., n.h. or used, fine-v.f. (Maury €14,724) **OCatalog #1O2-1O6,1O25-26 | $2,700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1164 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE Officials 1958-80 Council of Europe, sheets of 25, various quantities, n.h., v.f. (YT €862) **Catalog #1O2-1O6,1O25-26 | $180.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1165 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE Revenue Stamps 1864 5c-20fr, selection of 50 imperf. values affixed on pages, also official documents, seals, "Timbre Imperiale" imprints, etc., fine and rare group * | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1166 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE - Covers and Postal History 1785-1861 French Empire, Revolutionary and Napoleonic Era collection of 30+ FLs, variety of postal markings, documents, official and military correspondence, FL to Alexandria, Egypt, others to Italy, England, etc., markings of the "Grande Chancellery" and more | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1167 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE - Covers and Postal History 1812-50 selection of 30 FLs, nice variety of red or black handstamps, different markings and destinations, fine-v.f. | $280.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1168 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE - Covers and Postal History 1914-40 collection/accumulation of hundreds of covers and cards, mostly military correspondence with different "Tresor et Postes" numbers, Army units and Official cachets, French bases in Italy during WWI, German Fieldpost covers from various occupied areas of France, military cards, French Colonies, Algeria, Morocco, etc., Paquebot cancels on stamps and covers, plus much more. A well diversified and fascinating assembly | $2,800.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1169 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRENCH COLONIES 1859-1998 collection of hundreds of used and unused, singles and sets in a large green stock book, General Issues, Eagle and Crown, Type Sage, Commerce and Postage Dues, Offices in China, Congo, Somali Coast, Crete, Diego Suarez, Guadeloupe, Indochina, Martinique, Obock, Zanzibar, TAAF, mostly complete, mixed condition, with some faults and questionable items as often, few certificates included, high catalogue value *O | $6,250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1170 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS New Caledonia 1973 Mask, imperforate sheet of 100 trial colors, n.h., v.f. ** | $180.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1171 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GEORGIA Offices in the Turkish Empire 1921 bilingual surcharges in different colors, selection of 150+ on dealer's lot pages, good representation of issues, with some varieties, shades, proof surcharges in red, multiples, some canceled, mixed condition, generally fine or better. A scarce group of Georgian Offices in Constantinople, retail value $4,960 **O | $475.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1172 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Bavaria 1862-1920 collection of hundreds, used and unused on pages, good showing of the imperforate issues, with occasional multiples, cancels, perforated Arms, Luitpold, including some varieties, plus later issues, perf. and imperforate multiples, mixed condition, also used and unused stationery cards and entire envelopes *O | $475.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1173 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN AREA 1914-18 selection of covers and cards, including Upper Silesia (9), Polish Local Warszawa (1), Ellenstein, Marienwerder, Belgium (3), Memel, plus Schleswig postal stationery (2), etc., fine lot | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1174 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1872-1940 collection of hundreds, used and unused on pages and Lighthouse album, good showing of Large and Small Shields, mixed condition, with faults noted, many with certificates, later issues with color and perforation varieties, shades, se-tenant combinations, Semi-Postals and Air Post, Bohemia & Moravia, etc. *O | $850.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1175 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1905-23 Regular Issues, specialized collection on pages, many hundreds of singles, blocks and large multiples, including sheets of high values, all clearly identified by Michel, with War and Peace-time printings, supported by 50 APS certificates, some errors and varieties, coil strips and much more */** | $1,700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1176 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1936 Olympics, group of nine used or unused picture postcards, showing Olympic village (Doberitz near Berlin), Olympic Stadium, President of the German Olympics Committee (Hans.v.Tschammer u.Osten), special cancel "Germany vs England Football", etc. | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1177 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1942 selection of nine letters and covers to German movie star (Ilse Werner, "Wir Machen Musik" fame) from Belgium, Finland, Norway and the Netherlands, variety of censor markings, mostly fine | $550.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1178 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1946-49 Allied Occupation Zone issues, collection mostly complete on pages, with Netz and Ban overprints (signed Schlegel, few forgeries not counted), also perforation varieties, etc., fine-v.f., Mi.€3,000+ */** | $400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1179 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1948-51 selection of better issues including semi-postals on stock cards, fine-v.f. * | $180.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1180 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1960-95 selection of 180 full sheets (and 40 partial sheets), mostly in sets, n.h., v.f. ** | $325.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1181 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY - Covers and Postal History 1914-18 German Fieldpost, collection of hundreds of cards and covers in album, including registered mail, various departures from German occupied European countries, one from Turkey, interesting army unit and censor markings, generally fine or better. Also included is a handbook (in German) listing and describing the various army markings during World War I | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1182 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN COLONIES 1889-1915 collection in stock book, hundreds of used and unused, Offices Abroad and Colonies, with Yacht to 5M, better items, including C.E.F. overprints, etc., mostly fine-v.f., Mi.€15,000+ *O | $3,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1183 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN COLONIES Postal Stationery 1890-1910 selection of used and unused stationery cards, postal reply cards from German Morocco, Caroline Islands, German East Africa, etc. | $250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1184 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN OFFICES IN TURKISH EMPIRE 1880-1917 selection of 100+ covers, cards, forerunners, postal stationery, registered and incoming mail, some better usages, mixed condition, mostly fine or better | $550.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1185 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN OFFICES IN TURKISH EMPIRE 1915-17 collection of 25 covers and cards, with German Military Mission cancels including Aleppo, Constantinople, various forerunners, Naval mail, Turkish stamps used on parcel package receipts from Tarsus, picture postcard from St.Nisch to Constantinople, etc. | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1186 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN EAST AFRICA 1892-1917 group of 30+ cards, mostly Dar-es-Salaam pmks, stationery and picture postcards used to Germany, also Langenburg, Moschi, Saadani, Tabora, Tanga, Bukoba, Mikindani, Mahenge, Aruscha, Muhesa, Lindi, Wilhemsthal, Usumbura, also Morogoro 2 1/2H Emergency Issue handstamp on large piece, and 2r Yacht, canceled by Taveta Fieldpost station pmk on piece, some unused stationery covers and cards, including provisional "Frankiert mit 7 1/2H" handstamps, mixed condition | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1187 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY - WORLD WAR II Occupation Issues 1939-45 selection on album pages, with Generalgouvernement and Bohemia and Moravia, n.h., fine-v.f. ** | $95.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1188 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY - WWII Postal History 1940-44 German Labor Camps, selection of 21 covers from France, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Netherlands, Italy, some addressed to the Red Cross in Geneva, others to different destination, censor markings, mixed condition as always, scarce group | $280.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1189 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GREAT BRITAIN 1855 1p red brown, complete reconstruction of 240 used singles, mounted on pages in Alphabetical order, some minor faults possible, scarce, O Catalog #16 Catalog Value $5,040 | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1190 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GREECE 1860-95 accumulation of 800+ Hermes Heads, sorted by denomination on cards, various types, shades and cancellations, few multiples, some faults possible, fine-v.f. O | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1191 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GREECE 1861-1948 collection on pages, mostly used to 1920, with Hermes Heads imperf. and perf., mix condition, 1896 Olympics 1d-10d, some overprints and surcharges, 1906 Olympics complete, some Postage Dues, unused from 1924, with Commemoratives, better items, 1933 Youth of Marathon set of three, Air Post issues, 1940 Greek Youth organization complete, also 1941 North Epirus overprints, fine-v.f. *O | $1,400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1192 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GUATEMALA 1871-2002 comprehensive specialized collection of stamps and postal history of Guatemala comprising five leather volumes containing over 500 pages. The collection contains all major Scott listed stamps (except for Scott 54 and 71), 98% mint, including 57 Scott listed errors and dozens of varieties not listed in Scott. Highlights include one of only two known blocks of four of Scott 181 (n.h.) and a used copy of C180 with center doubled. There is a large showing of the perforation and color varieties of the Waterlow issues of 1902 as well as one of the most complete collections of the scarce perforation varieties of the Tipografia Nacional issues (1945-1977).The Tipografia Nacional collection includes the only known cover of Scott 317 perforated 12 1/2 and one of only three known covers of Scott C125 perforated 12 1/2.The collection contains large blocks of many of the provisional issues of 1922-1935, Proofs and Essays, 225 covers and 66 stationery cards and entires, including the rare overprinted envelopes of 1921.In addition, there is a very thorough showing of the perforated and handstamped official stamps of 1902-1926. The first issue includes imperforate gutter panes of 1c ocher, some forgeries of first and second issue, multiples and much more. A splendid collection of Guatemala, generally fine-v.f. *O | $5,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1193 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS HONG KONG 1862-1937 comprehensive collection of used and unused singles and sets on pages, early Queen Victoria with many better values, surcharges, including high values, KEVII and George V to $10, mixed condition, occasional minor flaws noted, generally fine or better, with a few certificates included. A solid collection of early Hong Kong, SG £30,000 *O Catalog #1/146 | $7,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1194 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS HUNGARY 1932-78 balance of a consignment on stock cards in binder, with 1932 Madonna used and unused sets, Liszt souvenir sheet (six used, five unused n.h.), Chain Bridge souvenir sheets (C66,CB1d), perf. and imperf. Air Post, perf. and imperf. UPU singles, Semi-Postals (B1-34), 1978 Human Rights, group of five imperf. sheetlets of 12, miscellaneous perf. and imperf. sets, blocks, souvenir sheets (Europa, Space, Olympics, etc.), mostly n.h., fine-v.f. *O | $950.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1195 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ICELAND 1873-1949 collection on pages, used and unused singles and sets, solid representation of Kings Christian IX, Frederik VII and Christian X definitives, surcharges, Landing the mail set of five, Parliament set complete, also Officials (152-66,O53-57), Air Post, with Parliament and Zeppelin set of three (C9-11), souvenir sheets, etc., fine-v.f., high catalogue value *O | $1,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1196 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ICELAND 1873-2002 collection of hundreds of singes and sets in stock book, better items, with definitives, Air Post, some duplication; also included selection of modern Ireland (not counted), with definitives and Commemorative issues, fine-v.f., Mi.€9,000+ *O | $1,400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1197 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ICELAND 1873-2015 two-volume collection on pages, used and unused singles and sets, good showing of 19th Century, mixed condition, mostly complete from 1907, generally n.h. (when unused), including 1907-12 issues (71-98), 1920-22 Christian X, many better singles, surcharges, Landing the mail set of five, Parliament set complete, also Officials (152-66,O53-57) all n.h., Air Post (missing Hopflug Itala), modern issues with booklet panes, etc., also back-of-book, souvenir sheets and more. A nice collection of Iceland, high catalogue value */**O | $3,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1198 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS INDIA - FEUDATORY STATES Postal Stationery 1900s-20s collection of 300+ stationery cards used from GWALIOR and JAIPUR, each with a description, variety of origins, destinations and markings, mixed condition, mostly fine | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1199 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1868-1935 collection of hundreds, used and unused singles and sets on album pages, Regular Issues, commemoratives, Air Post, Parcel Post, many better items, some doubtful and reference items throughout, mostly fine or better *O | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1200 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1891-1916 selection of 30 stamps canceled on 14 pieces, different issues, including Parcel Post, also 1891 10c rose, top half of the stamp used on coverfront, mixed condition O | $150.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1201 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1900-39 large stock of hundreds of used and unused singles, sets, blocks of four, overprints and surcharges, various Shah issues and Air Post, usual condition, some doubtful and forgeries included, mostly fine or better, high catalogue value *O | $950.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1202 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1949-68 commemorative issues, selection on stock cards, complete sets, with many better items, n.h., occasional gum toning noted, also additional items on page, few used sets and covers, mostly fine-v.f. **O Catalog #910/1490,B22-28 | $525.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1203 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1949-69 stock book with duplicated selection of Commemoratives and Semi-Postals, usually up to 5 of each, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f. */** Catalog #910/1434 Catalog Value $6,600 | $1,100.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1204 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1949-75 issues, large stock book with hundreds of mostly complete sets, with better items, generally Commemoratives, up to 10 of each, some large multiples, n.h., usual faint toning possible in places, fine-v.f., useful stock, Mi.€5,840 */** | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1205 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1949-76 selection of 20 FDCs, mostly cacheted, various issues, including souvenir sheets, some better items (UPU, Olympics), occasional light toning, otherwise fine-v.f. | $425.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1206 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1954-57 Shah Definitives, 5th-8th issues, complete sets, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., */** Catalog #999/1098 Catalog Value $1,984 | $850.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1207 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN - Covers and Postal History 1943-45 selection of 8 World War II covers to England and USA, Anglo-Soviet-Persian censor markings and sealing labels, variety of pmks, some flown and registered, usual condition, fine-v.f. | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1208 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ISRAEL 1948-2019 collection in a Minkus album, singles, with 7-9 n.h., others used or unused (hinged). In addition, there are four Publicity sheets of 1-9 in black; Plate No. Blocks of six (10-14) and two sets of Plate Blocks of six of C1-6, sheet of C27, all n.h., plus "Gold souvenir" folders (two each 2016 and 2018), plus eight special sheetlets "Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel" sheetlets, as well as 2019 sheetlets depicting Sea Creatures */** | $270.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1209 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ISRAEL 1980s-2005 large collection/accumulation of many hundreds of privately prepared, limited edition booklets, many of the later ones with labels and postage stamps, some with Tab Rows of five (substantial face value in NIS), mounted on pages (three large albums) and in red boxes, v.f. lot | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1210 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ITALY AND ITALIAN STATES 1810-1950 selection of 70+ covers and FLs, with a few stampless letters, Roman States, Italian Kingdom, Flight covers, including First Air Mail adhesives, Roma-Mogadiscio and others. There are also military cards, censored mail, Venezia-Gulia, Italian Colonies, Eritrea, Ethiopia, etc., generally fine | $1,800.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1211 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ITALIAN STATES 1768-1867 collection on pages, stampless letters, Roman States, Naples and Sardinia on covers and FLs, also stamps, mostly used, faults and some forgeries (not counted), interesting group | $1,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1212 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ITALY 1855-1993 collection in three albums, used and unused singles and sets, early issues mixed condition, Kingdom with better items, including publicity labels, Manzoni set, other commemoratives, Semi-Postals, Air Post and Parcel Post, some usual faults noted, high catalogue value *O | $4,750.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1213 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ITALY 1879 large coverfront franked with 57 examples of 50c lilac, plus others, canceled by grids, with Registry label, sent from Caltagirona to Palermo, some faults, exceptional franking, 2012 Brun certificate | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1214 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ITALY 2003-04 "The Woman in Art" definitives, 45c Venus, variety "value omitted", sheet of 100, n.h., v.f., with photocopy of 2016 Dr.Avi certificates for a block of four (Sass. Specialized 2370Aa, €45,000) **Catalog #2447var | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1215 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ITALIAN COLONIES 1900-44 selection of used and unused singles and sets on pages, some Offices in Turkey, Fiume, Venezia-Giulia, Offices in Crete, Aegean Islands, etc., mixed condition, generally fine or better *O | $950.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1216 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS JAPAN 1875-1961 collection of many hundreds, neatly arranged on stock book pages, mostly unused singles and sets, with early regular issues, 1896 Chinese-Japanese victory set of four, Symbols od Korea & Japan, 1915 50th Anniversary of Japanese Postage stamps, Empress Jingo set of two and Regular issues unused (179-87,188-189), rest of the issues (UPU, etc.), including Air Post C1-2 (n.h.) and C3-7 (n.h.), Parks Issues, Kwantung (227-29),special booklet with 1925-27 issues, including regular issues, also Empress Jingo 5y and 10y stuck down), 1937-39 regular issues, including 5y and 10y Empress Jingo (254-54, n.h.), National Parks sets and souvenir sheets, later issues, Famous Men, Regular Issues, Air Post (C9-13,14-24,25-38 all n.h.), plus many others, clean and fine-v.f. collection, high catalogue value */** | $4,750.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1217 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS JAPAN 1939-64 souvenir sheets, collection mostly complete, including National Parks (with folders), Regular Issues, Lottery, Beauty and Flying Geese sheetlets of five, etc., n.h., fine-v.f. ** | $1,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1218 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS JAPAN 1940-78 collection in three White Ace albums, commemoratives and regular issues, souvenir sheets, Famous Men set, issues mostly complete from 1955, generally fine-v.f. */** | $325.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1219 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS JAPAN 1950-80s extensive holding of Mihon overprints, many hundreds in two stock books and small box, all arranged by Scott number, including souvenir sheets, fine-v.f. S | $1,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1220 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS JAPAN Postal Stationery 1950-80 collection of 138 New Year Postal Cards, mounted exhibition-style on 73 pages, with regular cards, Mahon (Specimen) overprints, FDCancels, etc., mostly v.f. | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1221 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS KOREA 1946-55 selection of 76 imperforate stamps, including singles, pairs and blocks of four, unused without gum, fine-v.f., scarce lot (*) | $550.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1222 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS KOREA 1946-62 collection of 78 different FDCs, including President's Inauguration, Korean War Participants, souvenir sheets including UNESCO, New Years, Railways, etc., many unaddressed, fine-v.f. | $8,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1223 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 1946-56 specially prepared North Korean Post presentation booklet, red covers, with gold lettering, 76 different stamps affixed to pages in random order, many better items, fine-v.f., cat. $14,286 (*) | $5,250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1224 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 1946-57 collection of 130 stamps on stock cards, used singles, sets, few imperf. pairs, fine-v.f., scarce lot, cat. $15,400+ O | $5,250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1225 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 1950-69 selection of 39 different imperf. composite deluxe proofs, including unissued Netherlands Yacht with blue background, mostly topicals including Mushrooms, Fish, Sports, Olympics, Red Cross, etc., v.f., only 30 of each were printed (retail $200 each) P | $1,600.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1226 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 1950-60s selection of 96 different imperf. deluxe proofs, mostly topicals including Mushrooms, Fish, Sports, Olympics, Red Cross, etc., v.f., only 30 printed of each (retail value $100 each) P | $2,200.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1227 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 1955-58 five different Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission covers, plus additional cover from South Korea, nice variety of frankings, fine-v.f. | $800.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1228 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA Postal Stationery 1950-55 nine different unused Military postal stationery items, some wear, fine-v.f., rare | $800.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1229 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS LATVIA 1918-39 collection on pages, mostly unused singles and sets, with Regular Issues and Commemoratives, Air Post, Air Post Semi-Postals, perf. and imperf., some better items, mostly fine-v.f. *O | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1230 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS LATVIA Flight Covers 1926-28 Deruluft-Riga, group of 45 covers, each identically franked with three pairs of surcharges, addressed mostly to Luzern, also Uruguay, Genova, Scotland, Bordeaux and Vienna, with appropriate cachets, various markings, mostly fine or better Catalog #B21-23 | $250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1231 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS LATVIA Occupation Issues 1915-45 German and Russian occupation overprints, collection on pages, good showing of Bermondt-Aavalov overprints, German "Postgebiet Ob.Ost", also covers, WWII German "Ostland" overprints, also Russian Occupation 1940 Issue, blocks of four (not complete), covers and postal stationery, also Kurland, set of five surcharges, etc. */**O | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1232 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS LATVIA - Postal History 1918-39 Cancelations, 10+ volume collection of many hundreds of Money Order and postal forms, plus singles on pages, all described, with various postal districts, small towns and villages, special cancels, some Air Post, etc., fine-v.f., excellent lot for a specialist | $3,250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1233 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS LATVIA - Postal History 1918-40 carton with 500+ covers or cards, mostly Latvia, also other Baltic Countries, occasional stampless letters, commemorative cards, Russian and German Occupations, flight covers, various destinations, different rates and variety of pmks | $1,900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1234 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS LATVIA - Postal History 1920-40 selection of 60+ covers and cards in cover album, with regular issues and Air Post, some flights, also included two Russian FLs with numeral dot cancels, some interesting items, mostly fine or better | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1235 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS LATVIA - Postal History 1939-45 carton with 500+ covers or cards, mostly Latvia, also other Baltic Countries, World War II "Ostland" and "Feldpost" usages, with and without franking, also Postal Stationery, "work detachments", SS-mail, different censor markings, destinations and much more | $1,800.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1236 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS LIECHTENSTEIN 1912-60 selection of used and unused singles and sets in a small stock book, mostly better items, including Semi-Postals, Air Post and Officials, fine-v.f., Mi.€9,500 *O | $1,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1237 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS MALAYSIAN STATES 1850-1900 collection of hundreds of used and unused on pages, strength in Straits Settlements, values to $5, Federated Malay States, Kelantan, Kedah, Selangor, also Sarawak, North Borneo and Labuan, mixed condition, some usual faults noted, mostly fine or better, owner's SG £20,000+ *O | $4,750.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1238 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS MALAYSIAN STATES 1890-1940s collection of 450 covers and cards from Federated Malay States, Straits Settlements, Selangor, Pahang, Perak (including SG 43 settings and varieties on 6 philatelic covers), B.M.A. Malaya overprints, etc., variety of frankings, registered mail, flown covers, different destinations, mixed condition, good lot | $1,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1239 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS MALAYSIAN STATES Postage Dues 1920s-30s collection of 125+ covers, incoming mail with different due markings, various origins and destinations, mixed condition with usual toning and faults noted | $425.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1240 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS MALTA 1860-1980 collection of mostly unused singles and sets on Minkus album pages, missing 10sh St. Paul (No.65), otherwise mostly complete, including Postage Dues, mixed condition, generally fine or better, SG £5,000+ *O | $1,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1241 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS MIDDLE EAST 1960s-90s large collection of many hundreds of sets and souvenir sheets in two stock books, all areas represented, with better Oman, Jordan, Yemen, various Trucial States, Lebanon, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Dubai, etc., occasional older items, few Saudi singles used, some duplication, apparently n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.€16,000+) **O | $3,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1242 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS MIDDLE EAST 1950-80 United Nations Forces Middle East, collection/accumulation of 350 covers and cards, variety of countries, destinations, incoming mail, censor markings and much more, excellent selection | $250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1243 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS MIDDLE EAST 1963-77 collection on stock pages, DUBAI, including first issue imperforate, other definitives and commemorative issues, Abu-Dhabi, Qatar, Trucial States (Fujera), Saudi Arabia, with definitives, Air Post, commemoratives, etc., n.h., v.f. and colorful lot ** | $1,400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1244 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS MONACO 1891-2016 collection in six attractive hingeless Yvert & Tellier/Marini albums, issues complete (missing only the "Marriage" 5fr (B18) overprint), starting with Prince Albert I set to 5fr, other Regular Issues, Commemoratives and Semi-Postals, Pre-cancels, Air Post, souvenir sheets, including some special issues (Europa, JFK, etc.), Telephone stamp, etc., n.h. mostly v.f., with many certificates included, YT €36,000+ ** | $8,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1245 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS MONGOLIA 1958-72 dealer's stock of various issues in quantities, mostly complete sets, neatly arranged in two stock books, n.h., v.f., Mi.€10,000+ ** | $1,100.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1246 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS MONGOLIA 1990-2000 selection of 500 souvenir sheets without denomination, including Princess Diana, Elvis and Marylin Monroe, various quantities, plus sheet of 200 (folded) without denomination, v.f. ** | $1,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1247 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS MONGOLIA 1994 New Year, 800 perf. and 400 imperf. sets, 1995 New Year, 800 sets; also Hong Kong Exhibition, 108 perf. and imperf. souvenir sheets, plus 8 additional souvenir sheets overprinted Specimen, all n.h., v.f. ** | $500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1248 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NETHERLANDS COLONIES - Netherlands Antilles 1940-45 collection of 96 covers, mostly to USA, also to British West Indies, Panama, Colombia, Aruba, Bonaire, etc., variety of franking, censor marks, flights, etc., mostly written-up on pages, fine-v.f. | $1,100.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1249 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NETHERLANDS INDIES Japanese Occupation 1941-43 comprehensive collection in two stock books, used and unused stamps, proofs, covers, also early Indonesia, with Vienna issues, plus additional items from Philippines, some postal stationery, many scarce and seldom offered items, generally fine-v.f. *O | $4,250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1250 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NETHERLANDS INDIES Japanese Occupation 1941-45 hundreds of used and unused overprints and handstamps in stock book, also unused early Indonesia and some privately printed items, mostly fine-v.f. *O | $270.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1251 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NETHERLANDS COLONIES - Surinam 1850-2008 large stock book with Surinam, good showing of regular issues, occasional varieties, surcharges, Wilhelmina sets, Red Cross overprints, Air Post, pictorials, some of back of book, plus a nice selection of Curacao used and unused sets, and postage dues, plus Netherlands New Guinea UNTEA set, etc., fine-v.f. lot, high catalogue value */**O | $1,100.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1252 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NEW ZEALAND 1857-1939 collection on pages, used and unused, some attractive Chalon Heads, also perforated issues, 1898 Pictorials to 5sh, Postal Fiscals, some Cook Islands and Samoa, mixed condition, owner's cat. SG £11,000+ *O | $2,300.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1253 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NEW ZEALAND 1858-1990 collection on Scott album pages, used and unused, with some Chalon Heads, imperf. and perf., Pictorials to 2sh, George V Regular Issues and Commemoratives, QEII sets and souvenir sheets, some back of book items, mixed condition among earlier items, otherwise fine-v.f. *O | $1,800.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1254 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS OMAN 1981-2015 collection, mostly complete, with hundreds of sets and souvenir sheets in stock book, n.h., fine-v.f., colorful collection, SG £3,000 ** | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1255 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS PAKISTAN 1945-48 Bahawalpur, issues mostly complete, including overprints and UPU sets, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., SG £490 * | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1256 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS PAKISTAN 1961-63 Pictorials, selection of 10 imperf. blocks of four (1-3 of each), also 5p blue perforated block of four, printed on the gummed side, fine-v.f. ** | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1257 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS PALESTINE 1940-45 collection/accumulation of 150+ covers and cards, mostly "The Jewish Brigade" mail, censor markings, different destinations, incoming mail, etc., fascinating lot | $525.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1258 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS PORTUGAL 1853-1993 collection in two attractive albums, virtually complete, with 19th Century imperforate and perforated issues used, from 1894 generally unused, including Prince Henry the Navigator, St. Anthony, Vasco da Gama, Republica overprints (many n.h.), Regular issues (mixed used and unused), souvenir sheets, back of book items, etc., some minor flaws or without gum among early issues, balance fine-v.f. A solid, clean collection of Portugal, high catalogue value */**O | $5,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1259 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Macao 1972-2005 collection on stock pages, mostly complete with regular issues, commemoratives, souvenir sheets, special issues, etc., n.h., v.f. ** | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1260 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ROMANIA 1906-78 large selection on pages and on black stock sheets in binder, with early issues including General Exposition (196-206), regular issues and Semi-Postals, many souvenir sheets, including Enescu Music sheets, 1930 Pro-Patria overprints, 1977 imperf. Danube Issue (five sets of two), other Europa related items, Romulus imperf. souvenir sheet FDC, 1978 Essen (four imperf. souvenir sheets), 1945 perf. and imperf. Sports sets, also sheetlets of four, 1954-56 Madrid Congress booklets, also unused blocks of four, interesting covers, also Military stamps, etc., fine-v.f., valuable group */** | $1,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1261 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1845-1917 Imperial Issues, collection on Lindner album pages and mint sheet file, with used and unused singles, 1858-65 to 30k, some unused, Vertically Laid paper, three trial color proofs of 5k (red, blue and orange), "V" instead of "3" selection of 15 used, some on pieces with additional stamps, stampless covers, postal stationery, better covers (30k carmine & green, used in combination with 1k on back of cover sent in 1876 from Vyatka), large multiples and cancels of 7k and 8k, Crossed "T" varieties, 1889-1904 Arms issues, including large pane of 25 of 7r, Romanov Issue, including strip of three 1k-25k with archival security punches (ex-De La Rue archives), blocks of four 1k/70k, Semi-Postals, with multiples and nice covers, large representation of Imperial Arms 1915-17 perf. and imperf. sheets, interesting correspondence to Shlisselburg prison, etc., mixed condition, good lot *O | $3,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1262 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1917-2006 Imperforate issues, accumulation on black Vario cards, Imperial issues 1k/1r, RSFSR and Soviet Union definitives, some gutter panes, large blocks, with some better items, later post-WWII sets, various quantities, commemoratives with 1957 Festivals, Tchaikovsky and others, also souvenir sheets, including Space, Olympics, Lenin, also included some modern Russian Federation imperforate sheets and trials, all n.h., few uncounted canceled to order, mostly v.f., substantial value ** | $650.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1263 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1918-45 collection in two Lindner hingeless albums, RSFSR with many multiples, gutter panes of 10, surcharges, sheets, Semi-Postals, Soviet Union with Regular Issues, Commemoratives, with all better sets, Semi-Postals, Air Post complete (Chelyuskin 25k and 30k used, others unused), Moscow-San Francisco (l.h., signed Goznak), many sheets, souvenir sheets, etc., mixed condition, mostly fine-v.f. Solid collection of Russia *O | $4,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1264 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1992-2011 issues complete in three large stock books, all canceled to order, with singles, se-tenants, sheetlets, commemoratives and definitives, including 1998 Bank sheets, 2002-03 St. Petersburg, Davis Cup, New Year sheet on velvet, 2005 sheets, 2007 perforation varieties, embossed issues, 2010 Football in folder (only 3,400 issued), Cartor printers' issues, etc. O | $1,300.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1265 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RUSSIA Revenue Stamps 1914-16 Stock certificates, selection of 17 different mostly Insurance Companies, some with attractive and decorative crests (Statue of Peter the Great, St. Petersburg Castles, Kiev coat of Arms), different denominations, fine-v.f. | $140.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1266 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1921 Wrangel Army, five covers, each with different franking, Gallipoli, Khalki II, Constantinople, Antigona, some faults, fine-v.f. | $325.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1267 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RUSSIA - Covers and Postal History Military Mail 1916-17 Caucasian Front, collection of 11 covers or cards, mostly free franks used by soldiers from Trebizond area to Moscow, Tiflis, etc., showing military unit cachets, transit and arrival pmks, etc., each item accompanied by a description, identifying the Field Post Numbers, Construction units, etc., mostly fine-v.f. | $1,250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1268 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ST. VINCENT 1861-88 selection of 18 stamps on card, including 1861 1p rose red (used and unused), 1p black (3), 4p blue (3), 6p green (2), 1/2p on 6p bisect, 1sh lilac rose (2), 1882 4p ultramarine, 1883 1sh orange vermilion (3), 5sh lake, also Virgin Islands 4p on 1sh, few minor faults possible, generally fine *O | $280.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1269 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ST. VINCENT 1862-88 selection on cards, with 1p strip of five, unused, 1877 4p unused, 1882 4p, 6p and 1sh imperf. plate proofs in black, horizontal pairs, also 1883 1sh vermilion, watermark reversed, plus Western Australia imperf. proof in bistre, fine-v.f. lot *P | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1270 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE 1937-60 issues mostly complete on card, George VI and QEII definitives and Omnibus sets, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., SG £395 * | $150.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1271 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SOUTH AMERICA 1914-45 selection of covers from Panama (16), Honduras (9), Dominican Republic (8 registered covers to Naples, Italy) | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1272 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SWEDEN 1875-1976 collection in PALO album, singles and sets, some earlier items, coils, 1924 UPU, including both 5kr values (one without gum), later issues, booklet panes, also Semi-Postals, Postage Dues, Air Post and Officials, mixed condition, mostly fine or better * | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1273 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SWEDEN Local Issues 1888-1945 collection in stock book, 167 used and unused, also 14 covers, stationery cards, mixed condition, some better items, mostly fine *O | $180.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1274 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SWITZERLAND 1939-45 Soldier's stamps, collection/accumulation of 2,500+ mostly different, generally unused stamps mounted on small, specially prepared pages, also side stock with quantities of stamps and souvenir sheets, mostly fine-v.f. *O | $2,300.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1275 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SYRIA 1927-33 Sandjak d'Alexandrette and Hatay, collection on pages, high degree of completion including Air Post and Postage Dues, fine-v.f. *O | $230.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1276 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS TURKEY 1863-2012 large collections in three stock books and a sheet file, used and unused, solid showing of issues to 1914, including Sultan Mohammed V set (254-70), mostly n.h., various overprints and surcharges, Issues of the Republic, Crescent & Star issue (605-23) and rest of issues n.h., including all regular and commemorative sets, Semi-Postals (B54-60), Air Post, back of book and souvenir sheets. A very good collection of Turkey, high catalogue value */**O | $7,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1277 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS TURKEY Postage Dues 1865-71 accumulation of 600+ mostly unused, with varieties, cancels, multiples etc., many better items, occasional faults possible, generally fine or better, high catalogue value *O | $1,700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1278 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UKRAINE 1918-19 Trident overprints, collection/accumulation of hundreds on stock cards, 1k-7r, perf. and imperf. singles, pairs, strips of five, blocks of four, all districts represented, some local overprints, occasional errors and varieties, mixed condition, mostly fine-v.f., ex-Dr.Zelonka *O | $525.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1279 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH VIETNAM 1956-85 accumulation of 100+ mostly different blocks of four, many better items, unused without gum as issued, n.h., fine-v.f. ** | $475.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1280 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS YEMEN 1960s-70s selection of 100 covers and cards, mostly commercial mail, some interesting franking and markings, mixed condition, scarce | $280.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1281 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1840-1940 collection in stock book, mixture of 19th & 20th century, including Great Britain No.1 (2), No.3 (15), values to 2sh6p, Poland used and unused to 1950, Japan 19th Century, mostly forgeries, United States, with Bank Note and Bureau issues, etc., mixed condition *O | $700.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1282 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1847-1990 balance of a consignment in stock book, Italian States, Austria, France, with used and unused classics, Die Proofs, some dubious items, modern "inverted centers" from Nevis (various topicals, with copies of Calves certificates, this alone catalogued in Michel for €33,710), Portugal and Colonies, perf. and imperf. multiples, with security punches, United States, including Bank Note 90c carmine, used block of four, Indonesia, Romania, etc. In addition, there is an old Scott International Junior album, with hundreds of used and unused, we note United States No.1 used, Germany, Italy, plus much more, mixed condition, an eclectic assembly *O | $2,800.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1283 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1850-1945 selection of better individual items on auction lot sheets, mostly European countries, also Armenia, with occasional pre-philatelic covers, plus countless better sets, proofs, errors, varieties and covers, from Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Latvia, Estonia, Germany, Austria, Italy, Fiume, Trieste Zone A, Albania, Yugoslavia, Greece, Hungary, Carpatho-Ukraine, some items with certificates, mostly fine-v.f., all described and ready for resale */** | $8,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1284 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1850-1970 large accumulation in 18 cartons, used and unused singles and sets, many hundreds of album pages, glassine envelopes, intact collections in various albums, generally Scandinavian countries, Germany, Austria, British Europe, some United States, also hundreds of stamps purchased as new issues, some still in the original service envelopes, with definitives and commemorative sets from British Commonwealth, some covers and picture postcards, booklets and much more. An intriguing assembly, huge acquisition cost, ex-Dr.M.K.Blumenthal *O | $8,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1285 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1860-1990s single property offered intact in 16 banker's boxes, thousands of used and unused in well-filled Scott International, Master Global and other albums, also in glassine envelopes and on small stock cards housed in long red boxes, United States, European countries, better Finland, France, Germany, Italy with singles and sets, souvenir sheets, also South America, with Brazil, British Commonwealth covering all Reigns, with hundreds of better items, Asia and rest of the world, also Topicals, we note Boy Scouts, Paintings on stamps, numerous balances of collections on pages, stock books, folders with pages organized by country and much more, mixed condition, huge catalogue value */**O | $14,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1286 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE Air Post 1940s-50s Afghanistan-Vatican City, collection on Scott album pages, hundreds of singles and sets, with better Bolivia, Italy and Colonies, Syria, Thailand, Japan, Spain, Vatican City, some British Commonwealth, etc., mostly fine-v.f. * | $2,400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1287 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS 1990-2010 accumulation of complete sheets and souvenir sheets from 50+ countries, neatly arranged in three small boxes and three binders, with items from Aitutaki, Argentina, Cameroun, Cook Islands, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Mongolia, Nauru, St. Vincent, South Korea, Tonga, Vietnam, etc., v.f. and colorful lot with much topical appeal, cat. $126,000+ ** | $5,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1288 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS 2000-2001 dealer's stock consisting of 3,400 imperforate souvenir sheets, from 26 different countries, including Antigua, Barbuda, Benin, Burundi, Central Africa, Chad, Congo, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nevis, St. Vincent, Senegal, Togo, Virgin Islands and others, all n.h., neatly packaged, and v.f. An attractive assembly, excellent thematic appeal ** | $1,200.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1289 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS 1970s-80s selection of 500-600 imperforate proofs, sets and souvenir sheets, most mounted on House of Questa presentation folders, generally British Commonwealth countries, variety of topicals, colorful and fine-v.f. P | $1,900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1290 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Disney on Stamps 1970s-80s selection of 300-400 imperforate proofs, sets and souvenir sheets from various countries, generally mounted on House of Questa presentation folders, v.f. and attractive group P | $1,800.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1291 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS John F. Kennedy on Stamps 1964 selection of covers with U.S. 5c JFK franking, autographed by members of PT-109 crew, native scouts who rescued JFK and Judge Sarah T. Hughes, who swore in Lyndon B. Johnson, aboard Air Force One, within hours of JFK's assassination, also Dean Rusk, Secretary of State and others. In addition, there are other covers and FDCs commemorating the president, plus some unused stamps, including a misprint of 13c, fine lot, considerable retail cost | $240.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1292 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Space on Stamps 1960s-70s collection of 35 covers or cards, bearing a total of 39 signatures of American Astronauts or Russian Cosmonauts, we note Alan Shepard, John Young, Michael Collins, Shatalov, Shonin, Khrunov, Leonov, Filipchenko and others | $500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1293 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1900-40s Picture Postcards, carton with 1,000+ black & white and color postcards, used and unused, generally military and WWI propaganda, France, Austria, Germany, England, some United States and others, mixed condition, mostly fine or better, with many scarce cards included, generally purchased individually, ex-Dr. M.K. Blumenthal | $1,800.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1294 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1900-40s Picture Postcards, carton with 1,500+ black & white and color postcards, used and unused, military and WWI usages, Fieldpost cancels, some Red Cross, propaganda cards from United States and European Countries, France, Austria, Germany, England, mixed condition, mostly fine or better, with many scarce cards included, generally purchased individually, ex-Dr. M.K. Blumenthal | $2,300.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1295 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1900-45 carton with 1,000+ covers and cards, mostly military and WWI (some WWII) usages, Fieldpost cancels, Red Cross, propaganda cards, Serbian and Russian fronts, Prisoner of War cards (including some from Japan), censored mail, United States with various APO covers, Canadian regiments, naval units, military aviation, official mail and much more. A fascinating assembly, many $100+ items, much of the material acquired 40-50 years ago, ex-Dr. M.K. Blumenthal | $2,400.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1296 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1900-45 two cartons with 2,500+ covers and cards, mostly military and WWI (some WWII) usages, Fieldpost cancels, Red Cross, propaganda cards, Austrian and German fronts, censored mail, Scandinavia, some British Commonwealth, United States, South America, returned mail, POW and mail from Interned persons, military aviation, official mail, much better material in the $50-$100 range, excellent lot, ex-Dr.M.K. Blumenthal | $3,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1297 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1914-18 selection of 14 covers or cards used during WWI, including Palestine, Ottoman, Switzerland, Great Britain, Germany, Bulgaria, etc., interesting markings, mostly fine | $450.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1298 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1914-18 selection of 250+ covers or cards used during WWI, including various British Colonies, South Africa, Palestine, Ottoman Empire, Switzerland, Great Britain, Brazil, Germany, Austria, Portuguese Colonies, etc., interesting markings, censored mail, etc., mostly fine or better, interesting lot | $2,300.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1299 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1914-45 carton with 1,500+ covers and cards, mostly World War I vintage, with Fieldpost, Navy and other Army markings from Germany, Austria, England, Middle East Forces, German Occupied Europe, including Luxemburg, France, Belgium, Poland and many others, some original photographs, occasional propaganda cards, including some from WWII, many interesting and elusive items, mostly acquired individually in European auctions, also some used stamps (British Europe, Luxembourg, etc.), ex-Dr.M.K. Blumenthal | $4,500.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1300 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1920-50s carton with 500+ covers and cards, mostly commercial mail, various franking and countries, some better, generally fine | $900.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1301 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1940s-47 censored mail, selection of 170+ covers, United States and European countries, variety of censor handstamps, seals and cachets, mixed condition | $190.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1302 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY Zeppelin Flights 1909-18 collection of 160+ mostly used Zeppelin picture postcards (not flown by Zeppelin), views with Zeppelin in the air or moored at an air station, showing the early struggles of these giant oblong objects gliding through the air, almost always ending in a disaster. Most of these cards were issued at various Air shows, the 1909 International Aeronautical Exhibition (I.L.A.) and others, mostly in Germany, few other countries, many elaborate designs, embossing, extended cards, panoramic pop-up folding cards, pull-out postcards, some with additional labels, generally fine-v.f., many $100+ items, difficult to assemble | $7,000.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1303 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY Zeppelin Flights 1928-36 selection of 150+ covers and cards, mostly Germany, also included United States, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Switzerland, Netherlands, Italy, Liechtenstein, Russia, Spain, etc., good variety of flights, occasional flaws noted, mostly fine-v.f. | $4,250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1304 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY Zeppelin Flights 1928-36 selection of 145 covers and cards, mostly Germany, also included United States, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Switzerland, Netherlands, Italy, Liechtenstein, Russia, Spain, etc., good variety of flights, occasional flaws noted, mostly fine-v.f. | $3,250.00 Bidding Closed | |
| Lot #1305 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY Zeppelin Flights 1928-36 selection of 140 covers and cards, mostly Germany, also included United States, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Iceland, Belgium, Hungary, Switzerland, Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Spain, etc., good variety of flights, occasional flaws noted, mostly fine-v.f. | $3,500.00 Bidding Closed |
