388th Auction

1918/47 (ca.), eclectic group including Vienna printings and Regensburg camp issues, also noted Shagiv and Tridents, some better items with Regensburg 1948 top horizontal row of the sheet unused with five se-tenant values, Vienna issue printer´s trials, 1921 Svyatoshina local provisional, etc., except for the occasional fault overall in fine condition, neatly housed in one booklet

1929/97, mostly mint never hinged and some unused, in the main catalogue numbers complete collection incl. parts postage due and revenue, incl. Mi.-Nos. 39-44 unused (cert. Diena), 45-50 MNH, 51-58 unused (49 and 51 with cert. Raybaudi), 72 signed Raybaudi, further airmals and a used part collection from 1929-80, in two hingeless albums

1934, Provisional issue 40 c.-3,70 l., fresh colours, complete set unused, fine, all signed Scheller

1934, Provisionals 40 c.-3,70 l. overcomplete, used on 3 registered and 6 normal covers, including one registered to Shanghai, China. The later one certificate Lummer BPP (2025), others signed, resp. 3 opinions.

1934, Provisionals 40 c.-3,70 l., used on cut-out of official sheet, vf, certificate Lummer BPP (2025)

1898, Coiling Dragon ½ c. brown horizontal strip of four together with 2 c. red, all tied by cds. "HANKOW JUNE 01"  to postcard to Austria with additional French PO in China Sage 10 c. black/lilac tied during transit via SHANGHAI for outbound despatch; a ½ c. with a toned perf tip and some ink soiling in the upper right corner not affecting the adhesives, still a fine mixed franking

1 c. ocher, four singles neatly tied by cds “SHANGHAI 7 JUN 01” to postcard to Paris, France, handed over to the French Office with Sage 10 c. black/lilac tied in transit with cds “SHANGHAI CHINE 7 JUIN 01” repeated alongside; one 1 c. with negligible soiling at a corner, still very fine and attractive, certificate Haveman BPP (2024)

1897, Coiling Dragons 1 c. yellow, horizontal pair with 1898 1 c. ocher, neatly tied by cds “KUIKIANG 1 NOV 01” to postal stationery card 1 c. rose to Munich, Germany with additional French PO in China Sage 10 c. black/lilac tied during transit with “SHANGHAI 4 NOV 01 CHINE”, arrival “MUENCHEN 8 DEZ. 01” alongside. The card showing some slight soiling on the back, the 10 centimes with a small fault otherwise very fine. A scarce mixed franking combining two Dragon issues

1770/1880 (ca.) Mail across the North Atlantic from-, to and via Cuba, exhibition collection with around 100 letters/letter sheets, four of which date from the 18th century, various handstamps such as ‘ISLAS DE BARLOVENTO’ in various types, ‘DE YNDIAS’, ‘PENINSULA’, etc., also various franked letters, including postal forgery and France Napoleon 5 fr. on letter. A very interesting object.

1909, ‘MECQUE 6’ bilingual cancellation (Coles-Walker no.39, Uexkull Type 1) on cover Mecca to Istanbul, franked on the reverse with 1908 issue 1 pia., “Istanbul Mevrude” arrival postmark alongside, sender cachet ‘Ismail Aloff’, very fine and well cancelled exhibition piece

1858, Folded tissue-paper envelope bootlegged from Smyrna, Turkey to Boston, carried by Capt. Watson ‘Ship Henry Hill’ with 122 bales madder roots, ms. “Via Trieste” inside, letter with embossing and black sender cachet F.C. Blackler Smyrna on reverse. At arrival in US Franklin 1 c. blue type V tied by black “PAID” in circle to envelope and red “Boston Mass. Nov/12” arrival cds. on front. Tiny file fold, otherwise Very Fine and a scarce usage.

1866, Treaty Ports: Shanghai, United Kingdom entire letter from London to Shanghai, cancelled 'Lombard Street / F.O./ Paid / MAR/10/66' cds. in red, endorsed "via Marseilles" on top left. For Late Fee only 1 d. red cancelled and 1/4 d. prepaid in cash by red crayon. Sent via “Care of Messrs. John Burd & Co., Hong Kong”. File fold at bottom, otherwise fine and an unusual entire. The addressee, John Anderson Esq. Mess. W.R. Adamson Co. Shanghai, formed his firm, exporting tea, silk and general merchandise in 1858 in Shanghai and became Chinas greatest export company for tea and silk. In PROFI archive no other forwarding agent covers John Burd Co. to Shanghai recorded.

1818, entire letter endorsed inside “Zante 7 Augusto” to Corfu, faint red circular “IS(OLA) DI (ZANTE)” and framed “FRANCA”, fine, together with a 1819 entire letter from Malta to Corfu, endorsed “P. Osprey” and with faint red circular “ISOLA IONIE” with manuscript "45." gazette to pay, fine, both entires slitted and treated against cholera. A rare and early duo from the British Protectorate period

1817, entire letter from “LIVORNO” via Otranto to Corfu, taxed in transit in Neapel “10” Grana with reverse red “NAP(OLI) 27 MAR.”, slitted and roasted for disinfection, arrival faint circular bluish postmark “ISOLE IONIE” with “18” gazette to pay, fine. An extremely scarce early mail from the British Protectorate period

1895 Postal stationery envelope Turtle 15 c. blue registered with additional franking of 4 pairs of the 2 c. die II at front and back cancelled SEYCHELLES 16.8.95 to Germany, at bottom left paquebot transit mkg. of the french AUSTRALIE 17/8/95 and at back arrival marking Ulm, one adhesive at back with tiny tear, otherwise very fine and fresh maritime cover.
 

1838/60, MARITIME MAIL: 13 envelopes including ship mail from Turkey, Austria, Great Brittain, many transit marks and cholera disinfection, mostly fine

1870/2020 (ca.), accumulation of mint never hinged/unused and used, mostly modern material from Kosovo, Georgia, etc., some booklets, duplicates, together with a few older issues and other areas as well, in four stockbooks/albums and some loose sheets

1880/1980, interesting lot in box, including collection Austria with good issues, Netherlands with 10 g. values, GB Mi. 1-2, etc
 

1840/1976 (ca.), mostly unused and some used group incl. a collection of booklet panes starting with German Empire until federal republic of Germany, including better issues, further a mostly mint never hinged collection Croatia 1941-44 incl. better souvenir sheets, also SAFE Signoscope 2, in carton

1802/2012 (ca.), several hundred cards and covers, mostly denmark, belgium and norway, also thematic parts “Greece” and “History”, incl. some interesting material, registered, zeppelin- and airmail, also interesting cancels and cachets incl. e.g. german occ. of belgium, further some mostly modern material, in one big carton

1937/2022, mint never hinged and some used collections Europe, CEPT, UNO and forerunners in over 87 hingeless Leuchtturm albums and approx. 1000-1500 loose pages, with strength on valid postage, souvenir sheets, booklets and se-tenants from Germany, Liechtenstein, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Great Britain, Greece, Cyprus, etc., many multiples, starting with e.g. PAX-set, also some parts Ukraine and Russia, further some thematic parts “astronomy” incl. some memorial cards, an attractive stock in 19 cartons

1840/2018, unused/mint never hinged and used stock of part collections, incl. e.g. Great Britain Penny Black used, further some Switzerland incl. valid postage, Austria from 1957-87 in the main numbers complete, etc., mostly good condition

2000/20, 11 mint never hinged large printing panes or special souvenir sheets, each limited to only 200–5000 pieces, incl. e.g. Switzerland, Guernsey, Canada and Great Britain, good condition

1918/1954, used and unused collections Estonia incl. e.g. Mi.-Nr. 29AUw (2), 164x MNH, Latvia, Lithuania incl. Mi.-Nr. 141F unused signed Richter, 246-56 and 257-67 MNH, good condition

Norwegen: 1855/1980 (ca.),  Sammlung  mit ca. 240 Briefen, Karten und GSK mit viel Post vor 1945 mit besseren Stempeln, R-Briefen und weiteren Besonderheiten. Dabei u.a. Faltbrief 1855 mit u.a. blauem EKr. “SVINESUND”, kpl. Faltbrief 1874 mit 5x 1 P. und Leitvermerk “via Hull and Christiania”, Brief 1906 mit Stempel "SONDRE HELGELANDS Brief aus Island 1933 mit L1 “Paquebot” und Stempel aus Bergen sowie drei frankierte Belege 1929-33 mit Rahmenstempel “Schiffsbrief/Paquebot über HAMBURG1 (2x mit L1 ”LEDA" . Dazu noch einige moderne Belege, ex Steinmeyer

Norwegen: 1885/1934, Sammlung “Nummern-Stempel der Schiffspost ex 17/837” mit über 40 Briefen, Karten und GSK sowie einigen losenMarken dabei u.a. Brief 1885 mit violetter Nr. “31” als Entwerter, Ansichtskarte 1907 mit Nr. “229” als Entwerter, Faltbrief 1886 mit Nr. “249” als Entwerter und Ansichtskarte 1914 mit Nr. “525” als Entwerter, meist in guter Erhaltung, ex Steinmeyer 

NORWEGEN: 1838/1980 (ca.), umfangreiche Sammlung “Norwegische Schiffspost” mit ca. fast 700 Briefen, Karten und GSK bis ca. 1960 inkl. Incoming Mail und etlichen nicht eingearbeiteten Belegen. Dabei frühe Post mit u.a. kpl. Faltbrief 1838 von Christiania mit ovalem Stempel “ALTONA SCHIFFSBRIEF” nach Schottland, kpl. Faltbrief 1863 mit handschriftlichem Aufgabevermerk “Foldin”, kpl. Faltbrief 1861 mit handschriftlichem Aufgabevermerk “Bjprn Farmand”, blauer EKr. “HALDEN 6.10.1854” auf kpl. Faltbrief und Briefhülle mit schwarzem EKr. “HAKON JARL 29.5.1861”. Danach u.a. zwei Briefe 1861/63 mit EKr. “NORDLAND”, Transitstempel “Norwegen direct” rückseitig auf Faltbrief mit zweimal 8 Sk.  mit EKr. “STAVANGER 14.9.1864”, viele Nordlands Posteksp.-Stempel inkl. R-Briefen, Stempel “BÜREAU DE MER DE NORVEGE B 27.X.23” auf frankiertem R-Brief nach Schweden und 12 Briefe “NORSK SKIPSPOST HANDELSFLÄTEN” 1943/45 (6x mit Zensur). Dazu viele lose Marken und Briefstücke mit Schiffspost-Stempeln und zusätzlich viele Briefe nach 1960, alles auf Albenblättern mit Beschriftung in 24 Alben und ein mittlerer Karton mit nicht eingearbeitetem Material. Ein außergewöhnliches und empfehlenswertes Objekt

1933, Italienfahrt, Rückfahrt italienische Post, Karte ab Rom nach Wien mit 3 L. Zeppelin in MiF, die gesamte Frankatur mit Zeppelin-Hand-SST 29.5. entwertet, Transit-SST Rom rs., türkisgrüner Flugstempel und Ank.-SST Friedrichshafen 30.5. vs. (Longhi 470, 600 €)

Österreich: 1931, Schmiedl Rakete R1 vom 9.9., eingeschriebene Ganzsachenkarte 10 Groschen mit 30 Gr. mit Stempel "SEMRIACH 9.IX.31" und Raketenpost-Vignette (waagerechtenPaar) "R1" in Violett mit rotem Cachet-Stempel "R1 9.IX.1931" und nebengesetztem rotem L2 "Geflogen mit Versuchsrakete R1", adressiert nach Graz in guter Erhaltung (Hopferwieser-Nr. FS-10c)

1931/35, Friedrich Schmiedl Rakenpost, Partie mit 8 Briefen und Karten, dabei Hopferwieser-Nr. FS13, FS14c, FS15a, FS20, etc., sowie einige ungebrauchte Vignetten, moderne FDC und Literatur, meist in sehr schöner Gesamterhaltung

Österreich: 1931, Schmiedl Rakete R1 vom 9.9., R-Brief mit 20 Gr. und 30 Gr. mit Stempel "SEMRIACH 9.IX.31" und Raketenpost-Vignette "R1" in Violett mit rotem Cachet-Stempel "R1 9.IX.1931" und nebengesetztem rotem L2 "Geflogen mit Versuchsrakete R1", rückseitig Raketenpost-Vignetten (x3), adressiert nach Graz in guter Erhaltung (Hopferwieser-Nr. FS-10c)