Rayon III, small Numeral (CTS.) Type 3

Rayon III, small Numeral (CTS.) Type 3

Type 3, good to large margins all round, faultless, fresh colors, on COD wrapper from Bern 5. April 52, to Wimmis. Decorative piece. Certificate with photograph Zumstein, Moser. Catalogue value 3600.

Dealer Honegger Michael Auction Auction
Minimum Bid: 1380.00 CHF

(via Philasearch.com: 38. Michael Honegger Auction - item 9222-A38-77)

Stamp Collection, Baden, Old German States 1851

Baden, Old German States 1851

Baden, Old German States 1851 - 1868. nice, mainly cancelled lot from Michel-no. 2 -24. including the Michel-no. 20 -22 (unused without gum), as well 2 rural postal service postage due stamp (Mi.-no. 2 and 3; unused with hinge) . In total good condition. Michel approximate 1100 EUR

Dealer Richter & Kafitz Art- & Auctionshouse
Auction Minimum Bid: 100.00 EUR

(via Philasearch.com: Dr. Richter & Dr. Kafitz summer auction - item 9335-A201208-10038)

Russia Zemtsvo, The “Crimea collection”

Russia Zemtsvo, The “Crimea collection”

Russia Zemtsvo, The “Crimea collection”

“Crimea collection”, lot no. 10, fantastic accumulation with 268 stamps, really untouched for decades, containing many different districts and mostly different stamps.

Dealer Christian Arbeiter Auktionen Auction
Minimum Bid: 800.00 EUR

(via Philasearch.com: 10th Christian Arbeiter Auktion - item 9092-A10-4253)

Antique Letter, 1883. Volos to Thessalonique

Item of the Highest Rarity and Fantastic combination cover, 1883. 

Volos to Thessalonique. Hermes and french stamp applied together. Cancelled . At this time Greece and Turkey had problems and the sender applied the french stamp probably for the purpose of international recognition and trying to let the mail go through.


Dealer Antonio M. Torres Shop
Fixed price: 13.000.00 US$

(via Philasearch.com: Antonio Torres Sale - item 9365-2511)

DANISH WEST INDIES-USA, 1868, Cover

DANISH WEST INDIES-USA, 1868 Cover

DANISH WEST INDIES-USA, 1868 cover, franked with imperforate DWI 3 cent rose (Sc 2), and U.S. 10c green 1861 issue with marginal inscription (Sc 68), prepaying the local DWI postage plus US steamship and internal postage to Philadelphia. DWI stamp tied by hollow target cancel, with ST THOMAS cds. alongside, and US stamp tied by NEW YORK / STEAMSHIP cds. on arrival. 

A Very Fine and scarce combination cover, with PF Certificate and signed by R.A. Siegel. Scott No. 2,68. Est. 8,000 - 12,000 CHF

Dealer: Harmers SA
Minimum Bid: 8000.00 CHF

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Start of the Live-Auction: 17.05.2012 at 09:00h MEST

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May 17-19, 201215th Harmers Auction SA

The sale contains many world-wide rarities as well as collections, stocks and cover lots.

Japan, 1939 (3 June) “The Year of the Rabbit”

Japan, 1939 (3 June) “The Year of the Rabbit” hand-painted envelope to Philadelphia bearing 2s., 3s., 7s. and 8s., cancelled by ship’s datestamp in brownish red, very fine. Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

(via Philasearch.com: Interasia - Hong Kong - item 26-A201205-2404)

Hkawa Maru. Imperial Japanese Sea-post, Japan, 1936.

1930 Mount Fuji 4s. orange

Japan, 1936 (26 Mar.) “By Imperial Japanese Sea-post; per Transpacific m/v, ‘Hkawa Maru’” hand-painted corner card envelope to Des Moines, Iowa bearing 1924 Tazawa 1s. and 3s., 1930 Mount Fuji 4s. orange and 1926 Mount Fuji 2s., cancelled by “Hikawa-Maru/Sea Post/Maru” commemorative datestamp in brownish red, very fine and exquisite. Scott 128a, 131b, 172, 194.

Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

(via Philasearch.com: Interasia - Hong Kong - item 26-A201205-2403)

Mauritius - India, 1860 folded letter franked with 1859 Dardenne issue 2d blue.

MAURITIUS-India, 1860 folded letter

Mauritius - India, 1860 folded letter franked with 1859 Dardenne issue 2d blue.

MAURITIUS-India, 1860 folded letter, franked with 1859 Dardenne issue 2d blue, horizontal pair, clear impression, bright colour, large to enormous margins, each stamp cancelled by "Paid" circular h.s. on 1860 entire (bottom flap missing) to Calcutta (1.3), showing red crayon "4" and, on reverse, "Mauritius / GPO" Crowned double arc d.s., "G.P.O. / Mauritius" double-ring d.s. and "Calcutta / Steam Letter" framed d.s.; the entire is a little trimmed at foot due to lower back panel missing, the ink of the address is acid eaten.

Very rare, only three pairs are recorded on cover, Richter Certificate (1996). SG No. 43a. Est. 3,000 - 4,000 CHF

Dealer: Harmers SA
Auction Minimum Bid: 3000.00 CHF

Japan - Cover, Stamps with additional franking to Germany, 1901

Japan - Cover with additional franking to Germany, 1901

Japan - 2 Sn-GSU with additional franking to Nürnberg 1901

(via Philasearch.com: 59. Hartmut Raith Auction Sale - item 25-A59-3432)

RUSSIA, 1932, All-Union Philatelic Exhibition souvenir sheet

All-Union Philatelic Exhibition souvenir sheet

All-Union Philatelic Exhibition souvenir sheet

RUSSIA, 1932, All-Union Philatelic Exhibition souvenir sheet, on carton paper, imperf, ungummed, Very Fine, one of the great rarities of Soviet philately. Michel Euros25,000 (29,820 CHF). Est. 15,000 - 20,000 CHF Given as a souvenir to invited guests of the exhibition. Only 500 printed.

115th Württembergisches Auktionshaus

April 20-21, 2012
115th Württembergisches Auktionshaus

April 20-21, 2012
115th Württembergisches Auktionshaus
One of the best offers in company history with the offering of  five large special collections: Old German States - Collection Stenmark, Hamburg - Collection Uhlenhorst, German South West Africa - Collection of Peter Wenzel, German Naval Ship Post - Collection of Uwe Kinder and Germany General - Collection of Dr. Helmut Schmidt. In addition, hundreds of smaller consignments come from all over the world, with high-quality collections offers exceptional peak with objects, which are offered intact.

Address:
Württembergisches Auktionshaus
Joachim Erhardt GmbH
Relenbergstr. 78
70174 Stuttgart
Tel.: 0711-228 505
Fax: 0711-228 50 80

Russia Post in Mongolia

1916 Envelope, Russia Post, Mongolia, rare

1916 Envelope, Russia Post, Mongolia, rare

ULYASUTAI: 1916 Envelope sent insured to Peking, franked with Arms 10k and 35k plus Romanov 50k, tied by Ulyasutai 10.9.16 type 2B cds, with the insurance label adjacent (Hellrigl rated RRR, the only known example of an insurance label from Ulyasutai), only seven covers with Romanov franking recorded by Hellrigl, this being the only one from Ulyasutai, fine and unique exhibition item. Note: Illustrated in "The Postal History of Mongolia" by Hellrigl on the front cover and p.82 Expertise: Signed Holcombe

Auction by

David Feldman S. A. Genf

Minimum Bid:

70000.00 EUR

April 18-20, 2012

David Feldman - Spring Auction 2012

Russia Post in China, TIENTSIN: 1891 Cover

Russia Post, China, 1891

Russia Post in China, TIENTSIN: 1891 Cover (flap missing) registered to His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Aleksander Mikhailovich in St. Petersburg, with two Arms 14k, playing the three times 7k rate plus an additional 7k for registeration, tied by a fine crisp strike of double oval TYAN-TSZIN ds (T&S type 3A, variety month above day), above strike at left & ms registeration number, Troitskosvask transit bs. An attractive and superb item for the Royalty collector. An Iconic cover of the Russian post in China Provenance: ex Fabergé (Katalogpreis: 0.00)

Dealer

David Feldman S. A. Geneva

Auction

Minimum Bid:

20000.00 EUR

Russia Post in China

TIENTSIN,1875, Cover, Stamps

TIENTSIN: 1875 Cover to Dereham, England, franked with 1866-75 10k strip of four and 3k pair, tied by three clear strikes of dateless double-framed "TYAN-TSZIN. POCHT. KONT." (Tientsin Post Office) hs, with Kyakhta transit adjacent dated 1 May 1875, the letter having left Tientsin about two weeks earlier, showing Moscow transit and Dereham arrival bs. Postage of 46k represents pre-UPU rates of 30k for conveyance to the Russian border at Kyakhta and 16k for onward transmission from Russia to England. Earliest known mail from the official Russian Postal Administration in China, using Russian canceller on Russian stamps, and only known use of Tientsin's first Russian handstamped canceller on cover. The Jewel in the crown of the Russian post in China Note: Illustrated in the BJRP nos.18 (1955) and 71 (1991) and "The London Philatelist" Nos. 1151-52 (1988)- The "Kyakta Type 2" of Tchilingirian & Stephen, "Stamps of the Russian Empire used Abroad" pt. 4 (1959), 9.312, said to be based on the cancellation on this cover, is a fantasy, showing posthorns at foot instead of the fleuron depicted herin. 
Minimum Bid: 70000.00 EUR

April 18-20, 2012

David Feldman - Spring Auction 2012

The auction consists of 3 specialised catalogues:

Belgium: The spectacular Anatoly Karpov collection, part II with more than 900 new lots of Belgium and Belgian Congo.

Russian Post in the Chinese Empire: First part of the collection Grand Prix formed by Dr. Raymond Casey (Offices in China Proper, Offices in Mongolia & Sinkiang)

Greece Large Hermes Heads Collection plus an important assembly of 19th & 20th proofs.

Switzerland, Types 5 + 6 / 13 + 14

Old Letter, Switzerland, Stamps, Types 5 + 6 / 13 + 14 

Switzerland, Types 5 + 6 / 13 + 14 in the fresh colors block of four, mostly good margins (left above tiny to the margin line cut respectively right above touched lightly), each stamp clean tied by red feather lines and black "PP" turning into on not quite complete folded letter from Kerns with Aufgabestabstp. OBWALDEN to Naples with manuscript transit cancellation "Transito per lo Stato Pontificio". The cover has at the 23. January 1853 the border happens and is at the 30. January in Naples arrived. To the bestehenden directions were insufficient franked covers alike all without prepaid postage covers treats (till 1856), that implies "the in unzureichendem bulk existing franco stamps (were) none consider". This is the ground, Why the value statement on the stamps with red stiff crossed out are. As Rayon block of four on cover abroad unique. Certificates Cueni (1955) and Rellstab (1999) SBK  =  Liebhaberpreis. Provenance: collection SILVAPLANA (110. Corinphila auction 1999)


Minimum Bid: 18000.00 CHF (app. 14940 EUR)

April 24-28, 2012

173. - 176. Corinphila Auction Sale

Auction catalogues with rarities from all over the world.

The "Severin" collection with the history of the U.P.U. (Union Postale Universelle).

The 'Seebub' collection (part II) of Classic Swiss stamps with rare cancellations on early Swiss stamps

The ‘Alba’ collection with scarce Switzerland varieties.

The 'Urania' collection with early Balloon Mail from the ‘Spelterini’ cards to Prof. Piccard’s Stratospheric balloons to the rare Moon cover of Apollo 15.

Also a special collection of St.Petersburg City Post or the Italian Post offices in Egypt and Tunisia in the 19th Century. Another Highlight is GB & Colonies with a special section of imperforate Canada stamps as well as many scarce sets and values.

Russia, 1935 Anti-War Issue

Russia, 1935 Anti-War Issue

Russia, 1935 Anti-War Issue, 5k-35k blocks of four, complete set of five, n.h. and post office fresh, 5k with some trimmed and short perforations at upper left, otherwise v.f., scarce in blocks (Standart 387-391)
Estimate price: 7000.00 US$

End date of bidding:

26.04.2012

April 25-26, 2012

Cherrystone: Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, featuring over 1,500 lots of high quality material. The sale begins with United States, followed by a special section of Maritime Mail in the Americas (Argentina through Venezuela), China including Taiwan and PRC, France, Germany, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Italy and States, Russia, etc., plus a nice selection of Large Lots and Collections including a further portion of the philatelic stock formed by Charles Russ.

Empire France, Michel. No. 17 b

Empire France, Michel. No. 17 b, Stamps

France, Michel. No. 17 b used, having bright colors full- / with enormous margins horizontal pair with "DS 2", faultless, certificate with photograph Goebel BPP, Ceres no. 18 b - 12,000.- Euros


Minimum Bid: 3000.00 EUR


Please pay attention to the official auction conditions of the Schwanke GmbH

April 20 - 21,2012

335th Schwanke Auction

The 335.Auktion provides as always a large offer of Germany,with a remarkable Brustschild collection.
Europe with the priority in France, Luxembourg andSwitzerland. Many high-quality gold coins
are on offer and a wide range of collections with an interesting old dealers stock.

Certificate Dr. Raymond Goebel 

German Russian Occupation

German Russian Occupation

German Russian Occupation
Superb letter cover overprint Eilsleben 29, with the colour the original stamp Michel no. 943 c, from Wefersleben to Höxter 6. 7. 1948, a Pfennig postage exceeding tariff rate, certificate 
Böheim, Michel value 1350.- (10)


Minimum Bid: 390.00 EUR

Eisenhammer Stamp Auctions

Heinrich Köhler Auctions

Old German States Brunswick

Old German States Brunswick
1 Silver penny carmin in the horizontal strip of three, very fine fresh colors, left having full margins respectively below in the margin line little touched, otherwise full- till mostly very large margins, each value with single clean mounted pre philatelic double circle. "ESCHERSHAUSEN" on small cuvert to Kiehnwerder by Letschin; the double circle postmark additional alongside, now with manuscript date "6 / 3" in raddle. A very rare cover, we have seven strip of three on cover registers, most with creases or error in cutting, this is the only this covers with pre philatelic Stempel; long-known piece from the collection trotter, certificate with photograph Lange BPP provenance: 'Rheingold' (266. Koehler auction 1989)
Minimum Bid: 8000.00 EUR
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March 21-24, 2012

347./349. Heinrich Köhler Stamp Auction
Lot Detail

Russia postcard, 1939 Attempted Nonstop Flight

Sowjetunion

Russia, 1939 Attempted Nonstop Flight - Moscow to World’s Fair, New York. Registered picture postcard franked with 4-color franking tied by “Moscou, 28.4.39” cds’s, airmail and registry etiquettes, with “Miscou Lighthouse, N.B., Ap 28, 39” cds, Very Fine, only 32 cards where carried on this trans-oceanic flight. AAMC No. 1320 $900. Estimate; $400 - 600. The flight was from Moscow, Russia to Miscou Lighthouse, New Brunswick where Russain aviators Brig. Gen. V. Kokkinaki & Maj. Gen. M. Gordienko crashed after a successful flight across Europe and the Atlantic Ocean.

Russia postcard, 1939 Attempted Nonstop Flight 

by Rumsey Auctions