Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
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| Lot | France & Colonies France | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | FINLAND Air Post (C1) 1930 Zeppelin overprint, horizontal pair used with additional franking on flown Zeppelin dispatch to England, Friedrichshafen transit pmk on back, fine-v.f. |  | $230 |
| 252 | FIUME (20var) 1918 10k violet brown and violet, overprint type IV, block of four, n.h., v.f., with 2015 Colla certificate (Sass. 21/IV) €7,200 |  | $700 |
| 253 | FIUME (73-85) 1919-20 surcharges, complete set of 13 blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass. 99-111) €2,600 |  | $230 |
| 254 | FIUME Postage Dues( J1-12) 1918 Issues complete, both unused and used on piece, plus two covers (one with Diena certificate), also "Franco Fiume 45" surcharges set of two plus 45f on 6f on cover, fine-v.f. (Sass.1-12; catalogue value does not include covers) €8,750 |  2 | $1,300 |
| 255 | FIUME World War II Occupation Issues (Sass.1a/10a) 1941 "Zona Occupata Fiumano Kupa" 25p-8d, inverted overprints, nine different, complete as issued, n.h., fine-v.f., pencil signed, €2,800 |  | $450 |
| 256 | FRANCE 1793 (18 Jan) letter (four-page folio) headed "Aujourd'hui dix huit de Janvier, Mille sept cent quatre vingt treize, l'an 2 de la Republique Francaise a huit heures administration du 2 Battalion Corse au Garrison de Bonifacio", signed twice by Buonaparte on pages two and three (At that time, Napoleon was a fervent Corsican nationalist and spent the early years of the Revolution in Corsica, fighting in a complex three-way struggle among royalists, revolutionaries, and Corsican nationalists. He was a supporter of the republican Jacobin movement, organizing clubs in Corsica and was given command over a battalion of volunteers. Buonaparte and his family fled to the French mainland in June 1793 because of the split with Paoli, the Corsican leader). A rare and early example of Napoleon Buonaparte's full signatures on a document from Bonifacio, Corsica |  2 | $7,000 |
| 257 | FRANCE 1849-70 Ceres and Napoleon (Empire) imperforate essays, mostly designed and engraved by Barre, selection of 124, various colors and types, occasional pairs and blocks also included nine perforated Hulot-designed essays on goldbeater's skin and others, occasional flaws, mostly fine or better |  6 | $2,300 |
| 258 | FRANCE 1862 Re-Issue, 25c blue, three singles paying 75c rate on registered cover used in 1889 from Paris to Switzerland, Zurich transit and Uznach arrival pmk, cover faults, interesting usage |  | $230 |
| 259 | FRANCE (54a) 1870 10c bister, yellowish, horizontal tete-beche pair, heavy hinge remnant, very fresh and fine, €5,500 |  | $1,400 |
| 260 | FRANCE (78/84var) 1887 Type Sage imperforate, Granet Reprints, selection including 5c dark green, 5c green (blocks of four and six), 10c green, 25c ultramarine, 15c blue (block of four) also imperf. pairs of 20c blue, 20c brown, 25c black on red brown and 1fr bronze green, fine-v.f. (Maury €4,690) |  | $900 |
| Lot | German Area German States | Estimate | |
| 261 | FRANCE (2421-24var) 1994 Opening of the Channel Tunnel, two imperforate se-tenant sheets of 36 (18 sets), n.h., v.f. (Maury 2864-77var) €3,330 |  | $450 |
| 262 | FRANCE Parcel Post (Q215/250) 1944-47 1fr-1,000fr complete set of 29, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Scheller (YT 1-30, €4,030 for hinged) |  | $2,300 |
| 263 | FRENCH COLONIES General Issues (29var) 1877 1fr bronze green, Type II, corner margin single, h.r., v.f. and rare, unlisted in Scott, with 1981 Fourcaut certificate (YT 36B), €2,200 |  | $700 |
| 264 | FRENCH COLONIES French Guiana Air Post (CL1) 1921 St. Laurent du Maroni to Cayenne (Aug.21), flown cover franked with 75c red violet on bluish, with additional 25c regular franking with arrival on reverse, fine and rare, with 1993 Calves certificate, cat. value $3,750 |  | $1,100 |
| 265 | FRENCH COLONIES French Indochina (3var) 1898 Markets of Hanoi, 13c green yellow, "3" inverted, unused without gum, fine, ex-Sagar |  | $240 |
| 266 | FRENCH COLONIES Lebanon 1902 German Offices in the Turkish Empire 20pa postal card, additionally franked with French 10c and England 1p, also Austrian and Russian Levant, plus Ottoman 20pa all cancelled by various Beirut (English, French, German, Austrian Offices) pmks, sent to Berlin, fine |  | $230 |
| 267 | FRENCH COLONIES Lebanon 1904 picture postcard to Bohemia, franked with pair of 5pa Ottoman adhesives, sent via the Austrian Post Office in Beirut, where 10pa Austrian Levant adhesive was added for further transmission to Europe, fine usage from Beirut, with Frauenberg arrival alongside |  | $230 |
| 268 | FRENCH COLONIES Mauritania Air Post (C11a) 1942 10fr ultramarine & Henna, Center Inverted, left sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., signed Calves, etc. (Maury €2,100) cat. value $1,400 |  | $700 |
| 269 | FRENCH COLONIES Somali Coast (9,25,33E) 1902 (12 June) cover from Djibouti to Zagazig, Egypt, franked with 1894-1902 5c, 1902 0.10c on 1fr, 5c on 25fr, used with Obock 1894 25c bisect (Scott 53a) Suez transit and Zagazig arrival cds on the reverse, fine and attractive |  | $325 |
| 270 | FRENCH COLONIES Somali Coast (144var) 1937 Paris International Exposition, 1.50fr ultramarine, country name inverted, n.h., v.f., expert signed, ex-Sagar |  | $240 |
| 271 | FRENCH COLONIES Wallis & Futuna Postage Dues (J24-36) 1943 France Libre, complete set, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (YT 24-36) €600 FRENCH COLONIES Wallis & Futuna Postage Dues(J24-36) 1943 France Libre, complete set, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (YT 24-36) EUR 600 |  | $180 |
| 272 | GERMAN STATES Bavaria (Mi.2 II2) 1849 3kr blue, Plate 2, block of four, canceled "217" (Munchen), cut in at both sides, ample at top and bottom, creases, scarce multiple, with 2024 Peter Sem opinion €2,500 |  | $280 |
| 273 | GERMAN STATES Bavaria (Mi.2 II3) 1849 3kr blue, Plate 3, left sheet margin horizontal strip of four, canceled on piece by "22" (Aschaffenburg) numerals, margins all around except left pair touching at top and bottom, scarce multiple, with 2024 Peter Sem opinion |  | $280 |
| 274 | GERMAN STATES Bavaria (Mi.4 I) 1849 6kr brown, horizontal pair, Type I, straight-line "Munchen 1 Feb 1850" datestamp, margins all around, except just touching at upper right, minor wrinkles between stamps, fresh and fine pair, with 2024 Peter Sem opinion, €1,500 |  | $280 |
| 275 | GERMAN STATES Bavaria (Mi.5cIII) 1850 9kr may green ("maigrun"), Type III, horizontal strip of four, canceled "217" (Munchen) numerals on small piece, margins all around except cut in at bottom right fresh and delicate color, attractive multiple, with 2024 Peter Sem opinion, €4,000 |  | $575 |
| 276 | GERMAN STATES Bavaria (Mi.6) 1850 12kr red, right sheet margin horizontal pair, showing plate flaw variety white spot under large "1" of "12", h.r., minor irregularities at top margin well away from the stamps, v.f. and sound multiple, with 2024 Peter Sem opinion |  | $230 |
| 277 | GERMAN STATES Bavaria (8) 1850 18kr yellow, two distinct shades, canceled "288" (Lichtenfels) and "379" (Weisham), margins all around, v.f., also horizontal pair on thin paper canceled "243" (Nurnberg), creases, otherwise fine |  | $230 |
| 278 | GERMAN STATES Bavaria (Mi.13a) 1862 18kr vermilion red, h.r., large margins all around, fresh, v.f., with 2024 Peter Sem certificate, €1,200 |  | $230 |
| 279 | GERMAN STATES Bavaria (Mi.13a) 1862 18kr vermilion, horizontal pair, canceled "50" (Blies-Kastel), margins all around, small marginal cut at bottom, tiny abrasion at right, otherwise v.f. |  | $180 |
| 280 | GERMAN STATES Bavaria 1867 3kr blue, 3kr lilac, 10kr gray black, trial color proofs, with gum, fine-v.f. (Mi. €2,250) |  | $450 |
| Lot | German Area Germany - Berlin | Estimate | |
| 281 | GERMAN STATES Bavaria (Mi.19) 1867 18kr brick red, horizontal pair, canceled "Fuerth", margins all around, minor crease at right, otherwise v.f., with 2024 Peter Sem opinion |  | $180 |
| 282 | GERMAN STATES Bavaria (32) 1875 1m violet, used in combination with 10pf and 50pf on blue parcel card from "Pirmasens" (17.4.90) to Bern, Switzerland, Basel transit and arrival pmks fine and scarce usage (Mi. 31a, €1,500) |  | $230 |
| 283 | GERMAN STATES Bavaria (32) 1875 1m violet, used in combination with 10pf and 20pf on parcel card from Nurnberg (15.10.80) to Basel, Switzerland, upper left corner of card covered by the "Bordereau" Cash on Delivery slip, corresponding "Nachnahme" label, Zurich arrival pmk, fine |  | $230 |
| 284 | GERMAN STATES Bavaria 1911-20 Luitpold and other issues, Proofs and Essays collection on pages, 75+ imperf. items, unissued designs, varieties, etc., mostly fine-v.f. |  8 | $900 |
| 285 | GERMAN STATES Bavaria Postage Dues (J1) 1862 3kr black, large margins, with portions of adjoining stamps at top and right, canceled by semi-circle "Freysing" departure pmk on large part of FL used in 1863, with oval sender's handstamp, minor stains, otherwise fine usage of the Postage Due as regular franking (Mi.1) €1,200 |  | $230 |
| 286 | GERMAN STATES Bavaria Telegraph Stamps (Mi.1,2,4-6) 1870 1/2sgr, 1sgr, 50c, 1fr, 3fr, five different, h.r., last one small thin, otherwise fine, scarce group, €2,150 |  | $450 |
| 287 | GERMAN STATES Saxony (Mi.1a) 1850 3pf red (bluish tint), Plate III, Type 14, unclear "22 Oct" postmark, margins all around, including dividing lines at left and bottom v.f. example of this popular classic stamp, signed Opitz, Richter, with 2006 Tilo Rismondo certificate, €8,500 |  | $2,300 |
| 288 | GERMANY (37/42) 1880-83 Pfennig, 3pf, 5pf, 20pf, 25pf and 50pf vertical gutter pairs, h.r., also additional used 20pf, fine |  | $230 |
| 289 | GERMANY 1900 5pf green, proof sheetlet on thin card, slight overall toning, v.f. |  | $230 |
| 290 | GERMANY (310b) 1923 surcharged 1mlrd m on 100m deep reddish purple (the so-called "Hitler Provisional", referring to the failed Munich putsch of 8-9 Nov 1923, the day after this stamp was released) used, usual centering, fine, signed Infla, Berlin and Peschl, BPP, with 2009 Pyznar certificate (Mi.331a, €4,500) cat. value $3,400 |  | $900 |
| 291 | GERMANY Semi-Postals (B49-57) 1933 Wagner Operas, complete set of nine, used on cover, registered from Dresden (26.12.33) to Prague, fine-v.f. and attractive |  | $140 |
| 292 | GERMANY Semi-Postals (B91-92,104) 1936 Olympics souvenir sheets, three sets, also 1937 Hitler rouletted souvenir sheet of four, all n.h., v.f., cat. value $910 |  | $140 |
| 293 | GERMANY Semi-Postals (B145var) 1939 6th Brown Ribbon at Munich, Green paper variety, n.h., v.f., signed Peschl, with 1982 Schlegel certificate (Mi.699I) €4,000 |  | $1,400 |
| 294 | GERMANY Semi-Postals (B224var) 1943 15+10pf imperforate single with large margins all around, unused without gum, v.f. (unlisted in Michel) |  | $230 |
| 295 | GERMANY Air Post (Mi.7) 1912 Regensburger Fliegertage, 10pf black, h.r., v.f., with 1978 Buhler certificate, €1,200 |  | $450 |
| 296 | GERMANY Air Post 1923-25 Glider Flights, 10pf surcharges on 1m-10m, five different, used with additional 3pf franking on flown "Goldkiste" cover, also 1923 card with overprinted Brief-Marken handler Tag, flown from Munich to Berlin, fine-v.f. |  | $230 |
| 297 | GERMANY Air Post (C28d,30b) 1926-27 German Eagle booklet panes, two different, n.h., v.f., cat. value $750 |  | $140 |
| 298 | GERMANY Air Post (C38-39) 1930 South America Flight, 2m and 4m, vertical watermark, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f., with 1997 Oechsner certificates (Mi.438x-439x) cat. value $2,600 |  | $700 |
| 299 | GERMANY Air Post (C40-42) 1931 Polar Flight, 1m-4m set of three, n.h., post office fresh, v.f., with 1997 Oechsner (2m, 4m) and Schlegel (1m) certificates (Mi.456-458) cat. value $3,250 |  | $700 |
| 300 | GERMANY Berlin (Mi.H5-9) 1949 set of six panes of five plus advertising labels (from the 1952 booklet, Mi. number 2), two with gutters, n.h., fine-v.f., €860 |  | $90 |
