Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
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| Lot | Western Europe and Scandinavia Belgium | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | AUSTRIA Lombardy Venetia (5e) 1854 30c brown, type I, Hand-made paper, large margins all around, l.h., v.f., with 2023 Avi certificate (Sass. 7b) €20,000 |  | $1,000 |
| 152 | AUSTRIA Lombardy Venetia (7) 1858 2s yellow, type II, l.h., bright color, fine, with 2023 Avi opinion (Sass. 28) €4,000 |  | $280 |
| 153 | AUSTRIA Lombardy Venetia (8a) 1858 3s black, type I, l.h., well centered, v.f., signed Diena, with 2023 Avi certificate (Sass.24) €15,000 |  | $1,000 |
| 154 | AUSTRIA Lombardy Venetia (10a) 1858 5s red, type I, small h.r., well centered, v.f., with 2023 Avi certificate (Sass. 25) €5,500 |  | $350 |
| 155 | AUSTRIA Lombardy Venetia (16) 1863 3s green, small h.r., bright color, fine, with 2023 Avi certificate (Sass. 37) €11,000 |  | $700 |
| 156 | BELGIAN CONGO (193/219var) 1950 UPU, 50c-5r, set of twelve specially prepared miniature sheets, including four from Ruanda-Urundi, mostly n.h., v.f., scarce (COB Bloc 3a-10a, €3,250) |  | $1,300 |
| 157 | BELGIAN CONGO (COB Bloc 3a-10a) 1950 UPU, 50c-5r, set of twelve specially prepared miniature sheets, including four from Ruanda-Urundi, n.h., v.f., €3,250) |  | $1,300 |
| 158 | BELGIAN CONGO Parcel Post (Q1) 1887 3.50fr on 5fr lilac, h.r., overall toning, well centered and fine example of this rare stamp, only 300 printed, signed, with his 2015 certificate, cat. value $1,200 |  | $450 |
| 159 | BELGIAN CONGO Parcel Post (Q3) 1887 3.50fr on 5fr violet, unused (regummed), rounded lower left corner, fine appearance, scarce (COB €1,420) cat. value $1,400 |  | $350 |
| 160 | BELGIUM German Occupation (N1/25) 1914-18 selection, including complete set to 2fr50c on 2m, also on registered cover, later overprints to 6fr25c on 5m with five covers mixed frankings from both sets including two registered covers franked with a corner pair with imprint of the 1fr25c on 1m and the other with 2fr50c on 2m value, registered cover from Verviers, high value franking, etc. |  13 | $350 |
| Lot | Asia China | Estimate | |
| 161 | BELGIUM Belgian Occupation of Germany (1N1/58) 1919-21 interesting collection on album leaves with 1919-21 overprints, various sets, with Eupen and Malmedy issues, varieties, Postage Dues, covers, etc., mostly fine-v.f. |  18 | $700 |
| 162 | BOLIVIA (85-86,89var) 1909 Portraits, 10c, 20c and 2b, centers inverted, also 10c and 2b plate proofs with centers inverted, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. group |  | $300 |
| 163 | BOLIVIA (113c-d,116c) 1916 2c carmine and black, center inverted, perf. and imperf., the former h.r., the latter without gum, and 10c orange & black, center inverted, h.r., fine-v.f., cat. value $600 |  | $250 |
| 164 | BOLIVIA Air Post(C1a) 1924 10c vermilion & black, center inverted, lower right sheet corner single, hinged in margin only, stamp n.h., fine, signed Sanabria, with 2008 Scheller certificate Only 50 examples of this inverted center were printed, cat. value $4,250 |  | $2,000 |
| 165 | BOLIVIA Air Post (C17) 1930 50c orange and black, red overprint, h.r., fresh and fine, signed Elliot, Alex Rendon, etc. A rare stamp, only 50 issued, cat. value $1,000 |  | $700 |
| 166 | BRAZIL Revenue Stamps 1878 Dom Pedro Imperio do Brazil 200r, 400r and 600r, also two non-denominated values, composite American Bank Note Company proof sheetlet (on thin india paper) printed in combination with two United States Liberty 5c designs, folded through the vignettes horizontally and vertically, otherwise fine, rare |  | $900 |
| 167 | BULGARIA (1367var) 1964 Tokyo Olympics, 2sr Long Jump, center inverted, n.h., fine, with Karaivanoff certificate |  | $300 |
| 168 | BURUNDI (589-601) 1983 Animals, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. value $1,288 |  | $300 |
| 169 | CAMBODIA (23/37P) 1954-55 70c-30pi, ten imperf. deluxe sheets including 30pi (2), fine-v.f. |  | $120 |
| 170 | CAMBODIA (101-05P) 1961 Foreign Aid, set of five printer's inspection die proofs in sepia, v.f., rare. Only 4-5 sets printed |  | $450 |
| 171 | CARPATHO-UKRAINE 1945 registered cover used locally in Uzhgorod, franked with a combination of 200f Fist, imperforate sheet margin single and surcharged 60f on Hungarian 30f definitive tied by handstamps, with boxed censor cachet on front, original postal receipt enclosed, v.f., signed Blaha |  | $450 |
| 172 | CENTRAL LITHUANIA 1923 (11 Oct) registered cover from Wilno to USA, franked on both sides with 20x500gr Polish Eagle, tied by departure pmks, Oct.27, 23 arrival pmks, some cover tears, impressive |  2 | $140 |
| 173 | CHILE (26,30P) 1878-99 Columbus, 2c rose and 15c green, die proofs in issued colors, die sunk on reduced cards, fresh and v.f. |  | $180 |
| 174 | CHILE (105a) 1911 20c orange red and black, center inverted, bottom margin horizontal pair, unused without gum, with 2008 APS certificate, cat. value $250 |  | $120 |
| 175 | CHILE Postage Dues(J48/58var) 1924 2c-5p, centers inverted, ten different (without 2c), mostly hinged, few with disturbed gum, fine-v.f. |  | $140 |
| 176 | CHINA 1883 Large Dragon, 1c green, horizontal pair, 3c brown red, single, 5c yellow two singles and a horizontal pair, all thick paper, used on reverse of 1884 cover to Le Havre, France all cancelled by Peking chop in blue with "I.G. Of Customs/Peking" cds and "Customs Shanghai" transit, with blue seal of the Russian Embassy in Peking, passed to the French Post Office where 1fr Type Sage was applied and tied by faint Shanghai cds (with clearer strike alongside), probable Modane transit in red (not very legible), cover with numerous toned spots (some affecting the stamps) and the 3c did not originate on this cover as the rate is 27c and the 3c likely took the place of a missing 5c, still a fine and extremely scarce cover, illustrated on pages 446-447 in "Comprehensive Illustration of Covers of Chinese Large Dragons" by James B. Whang, ex-Sir Percival and Lady David |  2 | $23,000 |
| 177 | CHINA 1887 (16 Mar) cover with blue "Shanghai Local Post" departure postmark on back, franked on front with 3 Can red, canceled (not tied) by oval chop, perf. faults, sent via the French Post Office Shanghai, with 25c Type Sage added for further transmission to Gross Salze, with arrival postmark (24 Apr), wax seal removed from back, filing folds away from the stamps, some overall wear and toning, otherwise a fine and rare item, signed Roger Calves, but since the Large Dragon is not tied, the cover is offered AS IS |  | $4,500 |
| 178 | CHINA 1897 1c Red Revenue surcharge, tied by a tombstone pmk on 5pf Kiauchau postal card, used 3.7.1903 and sent from Kiauchau to Germany, minor wrinkles otherwise fine usage of the Red Revenue to a foreign destination |  | $1,400 |
| 179 | CHINA (82) 1897 4c on 3c Red Revenue, Large Numeral, well centered, h.r., v.f., cat. value $1,650 |  | $750 |
| 180 | CHINA 1900 "La Belgo-Chine" cover used locally in Hankau, franked with German "China" overprints and tied by boxed bilingual provisional cancels (used from 1-27 April, 1900), some cover wear and filing folds, otherwise fine |  | $900 |
| Lot | Africa Congo | Estimate | |
| 181 | CHINA 1901 (25 July) 1c stationery postcard from Kaiping to Germany, additionally franked with 1c and 2c (2) C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, canceled by "Tangshan 25 July 91" bottom stamp by "K.D. Feldpoststation 26/7 No.10" cds, repeated alongside, with corresponding German military cachet alongside, Meiningen arrival pmk, fine Boxer Rebellion card from Kaiping |  | $450 |
| 182 | CHINA 1901 (5 Feb) Boxer Rebellion, picture postcard from Paotingfu to Germany, franked with 4c C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, tied by 7 Feb 01 large Dollar chop departure pmk with German China 3pf tied by "K.D.Feld-Poststation 5/2 No.7", boxed violet "S.B. Ostas.Exped. 3.Infant.-Regmt." handstamp at bottom, fine usage from Paotingfu (post office opened from Nov.2, 1900 to July 25, 1901) |  | $450 |
| 183 | CHINA 1901 (20 Mar) Boxer Rebellion, picture postcard from Paotingfu to Germany, franked with 1/2c, 2c and 10c C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, tied by large Dollar chop departure pmks used in combination with French 25c and 30c (the latter overprinted "Chine"), tied by "Tresor et Postes Chine", also with Germany 10pf tied by "K.D.Feld-Poststation 20/3 No.7" at bottom, fine and colorful combination card |  | $450 |
| 184 | 1907 "Min Hsin Chu" - "People's letter carrying agencies" (for non-government mail) operated within China, owned privately by Chinese merchants, pink envelope carried by "Min Chu" Agency Chop on reverse, sent from Lungshan to Hangchow, red characters read "Lungshan Yun Ho Yu Ki" (Lungshan Letter Service), fine and very rare, ex-Kilgas |  2 | $800 |
| 185 | CHINA 1912 selection of four native covers, each paying 6c with Chinese adhesives, 1c, 2c overprinted in black or red, tied by Urga, Mongolia departure pmks, various directional markings slogans, mixed condition |  | $475 |
| 186 | CHINA (1042-45) 1951 Flying Geese, complete set of four, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., cat. value $1,975 |  | $700 |
| 187 | CHINA Revenue Stamps 1910 "Imperial Chinese Post" (design similar to U.S. 1c Louisiana Purchase), American Bank Note Company India proof die sunk on card (120x120mm), total of seven designs in lake color, all are foreign countries or "International Postage", several designs are recognizable such as U.S. 1883 2c labeled "International Postage" with value expressed in Brazilian "Reis", and a frame with "PERU" label of an 1899 Cuban stamp and frame of a 100r Brazilian Official, but labeled "New Zealand", etc. (it has been suggested that this is the work of an apprentice engraver to show (and improve) his hand lettering work, with photocopies of George W. Brett's article from the Fall 1979 Essay Proof Journal, discussing this piece in great detail). A fascinating and rare item, of great interest to collectors of China and several other countries |  | $2,400 |
| 188 | CHINA - PRC East China (SG EC67-68) 1945 $1 light green, two different unused, fine-v.f., rare |  | $450 |
| 189 | CHINA - PRC East China (SG EC67) 1945 $1 light green, with frame, unused without gum as issued, v.f. |  | $450 |
| 190 | CHINA - PRC East China (SG EC428-31) 1949 West Anhui, $20-$3,000 handstamped on Revenue stamps of Nationalist China, set of four, unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f. |  | $180 |
| 191 | CHINA - PRC Northeast China (1L36a) 1947 22nd Anniversary of the Shanghai-Nanking Road Accident, souvenir sheet of seven, two unused copies without gum as issued, minor creases and tone specks on back, fine-v.f., cat. value $750 |  | $450 |
| 192 | CHINA - PRC North China (SG NC68-69) 1942 Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Area, Eagle 2c yellow and 10c deep blue, unused without gum as issued, v.f., rare |  | $900 |
| 193 | CHINA - PRC North China (SG NC77) 1943 Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Area, 5c on 10c deep blue, unused without gum as issued, v.f., rare |  | $350 |
| 194 | COLOMBIA Air Post 1920 Curtiss Company labels, four different multicolored items, unused without gum as issued, v.f., rare |  | $450 |
| 195 | COLOMBIA Air Post (C2-10) 1920 Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea The complete set of nine values, unused without gum as issued Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea was founded September 28, 1919. In February 1920, the C.C.N.A. obtained a franchise to fly between Cartagena and Barranquilla and was authorized to issue its own stamps. This was facilitated by overprinting "Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea Porte Aereo" and surcharging "$ 0.10" on the Curtiss Aereo Plane & Motor Co. advertising labels. Less than 100 of each of the nine types were produced. These stamps were used on two first flights on February 22, 1920 from Cartagena and returning March 4 from Barranquilla. In July 1920, the air mail concession was passed to SCADTA. The C.C.N.A. ceased to operate in April, 1922. The complete set of nine values, unused without gum as issued, 10c Condor just touching at left as usual, generally fresh and very fine condition, without the usual faults that plague this most popular Air Post issue, each stamp with a 1991 Rendon certificate. A wonderful opportunity to acquire a complete set of these popular stamps. Only 15 (!) complete unused sets are possible, cat. value $53,500 |  | $35,000 |
| 196 | COLOMBIA Air Post (C9) 1920 10c Plane at Rest, unused without gum as issued, heavy tear, otherwise fine, with 1991 Rendon certificate issued prior to the stamp being torn, cat. value $4,500 |  | $230 |
| 197 | COLOMBIA Air Post (C10) 1920 10c Ocean Liner, used on piece with additional 3c franking, facial scuff, otherwise v.f., cat. value $1,600 |  | $230 |
| 198 | COLOMBIA Air Post (C10) 1920 10c Ocean Liner, used with 3c Government franking on Feb. 22 cover to Barranquilla, with arrival on reverse, filing fold away from the stamps, otherwise v.f. with 1991 Rendon certificate, cat. value $2,000 |  | $900 |
| 199 | COLOMBIA Consular Air Post - I (Italy) 1929 (3 June) cover (slightly reduced at left) franked with 20c (3), 30c overprinted "I", used in combination with 4x2c carmine, flown from Barranquilla Bogota, arriving on 5th June, minor cover wear, fine |  | $450 |
| 200 | CONGO (618var) 1968 9.60k Leopard, center inverted, also Zaire 2k surcharge inverted on 9.60k, n.h., with normal for comparison |  | $200 |
