Auction Stamps and Covers of the World I Sesión
LIVE AUCTION
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Session one
2:30 PM | Lots 1 - 1227
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Session two
3:00 PM | Lots 1501 - 1767
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February 1-5, 2024
9:30 AM – 1:30 PM / 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
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Lot 1127
✉ SERBIA. 1844 (30 Oct.). Entire letter from ALEKSINAC with cyrillic straight line handstamp on black and NAPLACEN (Post Paid) handstamp below; mailed to SEBENICO (Dalmatia) via Austrian P.O. with fine 27 NOV/BELGRAD handstamp on black (manuscript 12 kreuzer charge). Thence via Quarantine Station at SEMLIN with NETTO DI FUORA E DI DENTRO handstamp on reverse and red wax seals of disinfection. AN EXTREMELY RARE and fine entire. Cert. J. VELICKOVIC.
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Lot 1129
✉ SERBIA. Mi. 2. 1866 (31-8). BEOGRAD to SMEDEREVO. 20 pa. rose Wien printing. VERY FINE.
Lot 1136
✉ SERBIA. Mi. 3, 4x (2). 1867 (3 July). ALEKSINAK to GRAGUJEVAC. Entire letter franked with two single BELGRADE PRINTING 10 pa. ochre and VIENNA PRINTING 40 pa. blue, cancelled by boxed NAPLACENO and PREPORUCENO. An outstanding mixed franking Vienna and Belgrade printings. UNIQUE KNOWN. Cert. V. KARDOSCH and J. VELICKOVIC.
Lot 1137
✉ SERBIA. Mi. 4x (2), 6x (2). 1868 (II-X). NEGOTIN to BELGRADE. Entire letter franked with a pair of 10 pa. deep orange and two singles 40 pa. ultramarine, tied by straight line NAPLACENO and adjacent NEGOTIN cds on registered letter with delivery notification. BEOGRAD arrival cds on reverse. Outstanding letter, one of the most important entires of Serbian Philately. Ex collection P. Brodtbeck. Cert. J. VELICKOVIC.
Lot 1139
✉ SERBIA. Mi. 17IB var., 12IC, 16IC (2). (1869 CA.). FRONT ONLY. POZEGA to UZICE. 40 pa. purple bisected, perf. 9 1/2 with 10 pa. brown and two 35 pa. green all with perf. 9 1/2 x 12, tied by boxed NAPLACENO and PROPORUCENO with POZEGA departure cds. An outstanding tricolour franking. UNIQUE combination known of 100 para rate. Ex collection P. Brodtbeck. Cert. J. VELICKOVIC.
Lot 1146
✉ SERBIA. Mi. 18Ic. 1872 (Jan 28). Registered cover from KARANOVATZ bearing fine usage of 1869 50 pa. green pair (perf. 9 1/2 x 12) cancelled by fine strikes of framed Paid handstamps in blue (Preporucen) with cds of despatch alongside. Reverse with arrival cds in black. A scarce franking and very fine. Scott 24.
Lot 1149
✉ SERBIA. Mi. 17IC (2), 14IIA (2). 1873 (26 Oct.). KNJAZEVAC to IVANOVAL. Two second printing 20 pa. blue stamps perf. 12 and two 40 pa. purple stamps perf. 9 1/2 x 12, tied by KNJAZEVAC cds. in blue. Very rare franking for a 120 para rate. Ex Sir John Wilson and P. Brodtbeck. Cert. K. VELICKOVIC.
Lot 1152
✉ SERBIA. 1875 (20 Aug.). DANUBE STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Official printed cover from the DDSG Offices in BELGRADE with endorsement ´Porofrei´ at lower left corner, via Zimony (22/8) and addressed to NAGY BECSKEREK (24/8) with black cds´s of each and superb strike of DDSG Roman dated BELGRAD/21/VIII cds. in blue on reverse (Tchilinghirian fig. 670). An outstanding strike of this rare marking in excellent quality. Cert. PUSCHMANN.
Lot 1158
✉ SERBIA. Mi. 12IVA, 14IVA. 1879 (21 Aug.). TRSTENIK to BUDAPEST. 10 pa. deep red brown and fourth printing 20 pa. ultramarine, perf 12, tied by straight line TRSTENIK with manuscript date ´9/8´. On reverse BELGRADE transit and BUDAPEST arrival postmark. EXCEPTIONAL SHADES. Very fine. Cert. J. VELICKOVIC.
Lot 1162
✉ SUECIA. 1862. ARVIKA a ELVERUN (Noruega). 24 ore amarillo (4) y 50 ore carmín, carta certificada. Manuscrito ´Recommenderas´ franqueo de 146 ore correspondientes a un cuadruple porte (sobrepagado en 2 ore), la tarifa exacta es de 144 ore. Franqueo excepcional. (Facit 45.000 Skr). Cert. H.OBERMÜLLER.
Lot 1165
✉ SUECIA. 1871 (June 21). Original letter from a Notary in France to Sweden (no outer cover) concerning Prisoner of War held in Stettin, together with 1871 (July 17) cover and content letter from French Consul in Stockholm enclosing ´6 thalers de Prusse´ for this French Prisoner of War in registered envelope (sent with Notary´s letter) bearing 1858 5ö green and vertical pair of 1866 20ö vermilion tied by STOCKHOLM cds´s. Two strikes of framed ´RECOMMENDERAS´ in black and, on arrival handstamped ´Parti Retour 15.7´ in black, presumably at the Camp where the prisoner was held. An extraordinary cover a fascinating history. Obermüller Wilen certificate. Scott 6,16.
Lot 1170
✉ SUIZA. 1856 (April 14th). Entire letter from Vevey to Boston, USA with three colour franking of 1854-55 (Berne I) top marginal 15r. rose and 20r. orange with Berne II 1fr. grey tied in black. Pontarlier entry mark in red and ´New York/Br. Pkt/5´ cds of transit (April 29th) with 5c. due on delivery in Boston. Small imperfections but a scarce franking. Certificate Berra-Gautschy AIEP. SBK 24B, 25B, 27C.
Lot 1172
✉ SUIZA. Sa. 17. 1872. COMO a CLUSONE. Carta franqueada con sellos suizos de 10 rp. rojo (2) y sello italiano de 10 cts. castaño matasellado en COMO y tasada a la llegada con sellos italianos de 10 cts. (2). MUY RARO franqueo mixto probablemente realizado por un suizo que estando en la frontera pensó en franquear la carta con sellos de los dos países.
Lot 1174
✉ SUIZA. Zu. 30. 1881 (Feb 11). 2kr. brown postal stationery card mailed to AARAU (Switzerland) and up-rated with 1867-74 3kr. green tied by Habsburgasse-Wien despatch cds. On arrival, re-addressed to Zurich and franked by Swiss 5c. brown tied by Aarau (Feb 14) cds. An attractive and unusual usage. Cert. RELLSTAB (1997).
Lot 1202
✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. Sc. 96, 100. 1870. YOKOHAMA (Japan) to PONT ST. ESPRIT (France). 10 c. green (grill F) and 30 c. orange (grill F, short margin at right). Transits in S. FRANCISCO and N. YORK, and paquebot mark ETATS-UNIS/PAQ. FR. H Nº 3. Cut in the envelope under the stamps and roughly margins. RARE.
Lot 1207
✉ URUGUAY. 1854 (March 31). Outer letter sheet from MONTEVIDEO to BUENOS AIRES, bearing superb strike on the PAID/AT/MONTEVIDEO crowned circle with matching double arc on reverse, 10 centésimos marking indicating payment of the local postage and 1/- confirming payment of the British packet rate, being carried by the RMSP ´Severn´. The British post office was supplied a ´crowned circle´ hanstamp in 1851, for use to denote prepayment of mail carried to a non-British destination. About ten examples of this postmark are recorded on cover, this being probably the finest. SG CC1. Ex H. Rocha and Parmigiani.