Lot
844
$150.00
Lot Type: C
Austria 1948 local stamps, 3 covers each franked with plain stamps, perf inscribed "POSTGEBUHR BAR BEZAHLT TAXE PERCUE BARNASCHWEISUNG". Franking 5 x 5gr, 10gr & 40gr. All canc GRAZ - ST PETER 11-1-48 & 2 h/s DRUCKSACHE. Unlisted Netto & Michel.
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Lot
845
$600.00
Lot Type: C
China 1908-38 4 diff 1c Chinese Imperial Post postal stationery p/cs: 1908 green, + 2 x 2c Coiling Dragon adhesives to England, endorsed “via Siberia”; 1909 red, message in m/s; 1910 red, printed matter advertising to Kuchuk, with boxed SOLD IN BULK cachet & Canton 17 Sept cds; 1910 green Coiling Dragon, message in m/s. Also, 1938 Jusqu’a airmail cover ex Chungking (5 October 1938) to NZ endorsed “AIR MAIL / TO / HONG KONG” with 2 pairs of black parallel lines cancelling airmail instruction, Hong Kong 9 Oct & Pakotai 10 Nov 1938 “B” class arrival b/ss.
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Lot
846
$750.00
Lot Type: U
China 1912 2c “Republic of China” invtd ovpt error, printed by Shanghai Commercial Press, part HAN(KOW) bilingual cancel. SG 217a. Cat £3750. FU.
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Lot
847
$250.00
Lot Type: U
China 1980 Chinese New Year of the Monkey, small crease top right. SG 2968. Cat £650. VFU.
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Lot
848
$2,500.00
Lot Type: U
France 1849 1F carmine-brown Ceres strip of 3, full margins. Dealer's cert marks incl Roumet on reverse, "898" diamond of dots pmk (Charleville). SG 18. Cat £3900 (Maury strip of 3 cat €5700). FU.
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Lot
849
$15,000.00
Lot Type: M
France 1859 10c Postage Due - litho, imperf 4 margins (good to large), mint original gum (patches of gum darker where thicker). Also, 1859 10c Postage Due - typo, MNG, 4 margins (large part). [NB: the former has "à" with an almost horizontal accent, whilst the latter’s is almost vertical. Also, the former’s numerals are thinner than the latter’s.] SG D86 (rare) & D87. Cat £40,000 & £46 respectively (& Maury TT1, cat €38,500 & TT2, €40 respectively). Considered to be the world's first Postage Due stamp.
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Lot
850
$300.00
Lot Type: C
France 1870 Siege of Paris Post: 1) p/c inscribed “Ballon Monté” Paris 3 Oct cancel, but not despatched until 14 Oct, as PARIS Á RENNES 14/OCT/70 b/s indicates, with Fougeres 15/OCT/70 arrival b/s. Also, 2) envelope & letter to London, ex Lamballe 25 Feb 1871 (10c & 20c Cérès with # 1930 lozenge cancels); & 3) 1870 German Occupation cover ex Bar Le-Duc 2 Oct 1870 with Alsace 10c adhesive.
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Lot
851
$850.00
Lot Type: C/
Germany 1928-31 1Mk-4Mk Air (airship "Graf Zeppelin" over globe): a) set of 3 without ovpt mint & FU, SG 443-5 (2Mk used with odd short perfs); b) 2Mk FU (corner crease) on p/c carried Friedrichshafen to New York on 1st flight to USA (with special blue circular pictorial cachet). Also 1Mk carmine with "POLAR-FAHRT 1931" ovpt (SG 469) MUH (Michel cat 3½ x mint = approx £700) & FU (cat £180) canc Goddelau cds 2 SP 31. Total SG cat approx £1370.
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Lot
852
$600.00
Lot Type: /
Germany 1930 1st South America Flight ovpt on 1928 (airship "Graf Zeppelin" over globe): 2Mk blue LH mint (1 discoloured perf), 4Mk sepia FU. SG 456a, 457a. Cat £925.
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Lot
853
$850.00
Lot Type: U
Germany 1933 Chicago World Exbn Flight ovpt on 1928-31 Air (airship "Graf Zeppelin" over globe) set of 3 used (1Mk GU/FU, 2Mk, 4Mk FU). SG 510-12. Cat £1200.
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Lot
854
$2,000.00
Lot Type: U
Germany-West Berlin 1949 Berlin Relief Fund m/s, canc fine complete German Football Championships pictorial commem cds (showing footballer in action) 25.6.50. Perfect for a "football" thematic exhibit! SG B70a. Cat £3000. VFU.
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Lot
855
$200.00
Lot Type: C
Switzerland 1802 entire sent by silk ribbon manufacturer Johan Rudolf Meyer of Aarau to another ribbon manufacturer in Basel. Written in Sütterlin (historical form of Germany writing), on 14 May 1802 and marked with postage amount of "4" rappen. Incl English translation (letter offers assistance with providing info & sharing costs of prosecuting named silk swindlers) & Wikipedia entry re Johann Meyer.
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Lot
856
$1,300.00
Lot Type: U
Switzerland 1854-59 2r-1F Seated Helvetia imperf simplified set of 7, thick paper, with horiz silk thread, all 3 to 4 margins. The first general Swiss issue. A set in exceptional condition incl: SG 46 (2r, cat £650), 47-51, 38 (1F, cat £1100 on original piece). SG cat £2060. FU.
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Lot
857
$4,000.00
Lot Type: U
Switzerland 1881 2c-1F Seated Helvetia complete set of 9, impressed wmk, granite paper, p11½ (plus 3 extras, incl 25c SG 110) FU, with genuine 1881-2 cds cancels. In mounts on L/H printed album page. Incl 15c SG 108 (cat £600), 20c SG 109 (£180), 25c SG 110 (£130), 40c SG 111 (£4250) with certificate, 50c SG 112 (£650), 1F SG 113 (£1500) with cert. All purchased ex specialist Swiss sources. SG cat approx £7500.
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Lot
858
$500.00
Lot Type: U
Switzerland 1945 Peace set SG 447-59. Cat £1300+. FU.
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Lot
859
$500.00
Lot Type: U
USA, 1847 5c Franklin red-brown, imperf 4 margins (small-large), 2 attractive light red circular grid cancels. SG 1. Cat £600. VFU.
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Lot
860
$1,000.00
Lot Type: U
USA 1847 10c Washington black, imperf 4 margins (good-large), light red cancel mostly off face. SG 2. Cat £1,500. FU.
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Lot
861
$1,000.00
Lot Type: U
USA 1861 1c-90c (37v) on 2 pages with range of shades and cancels: 1c x 5; 2c x 7; 3c x 8; 5c brown x 3; 10c x 4; 12c x 3; 24c x 3; 30c x 2; & 90c x 1. Mixed condition, inspection advised. Cat £4150+.
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Lot
862
$750.00
Lot Type: M
USA 1861 24c Lincoln grey. (SG 74b, cat £3000, Scott cat US$950 no gum). Unused no gum.
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Lot
863
$450.00
Lot Type: U
USA 1861 $1 Wells Fargo Pony Express red, imperf 4 margins (touched to good). Scott 143L3. Cat US$900. Also, Langton’s / Paid / Pioneer Express envelope frank. FU.
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