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6239

Postal Forgeries 1882: Made to defraud the Post, lithographed Postal Forgeries, the small group with 3 c. grey, perf. 16, unused; 5 c. green perf. 14, with a vertical pair cancelled "Cap Haitien" (18 May 1887); 7 c. blue perf. 14 with an unused example, 7 c. blue used examples with a single cancelled in New York with "3" obliterator on arrival* and a vertical pair used at "Cap Haitien" (18 June 1888); and a rare 20 c. brown unused. For further information see Edition D'Or, vol. 50, pages 197-198. A generally fine and rare group.rnProvenance: Collection Ferrars H. Tows, Carl Pelander, New York, 16-19 Feb 1949, ex lot 1406. (Image 1)

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SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

6240

Postal Forgeries 1882: Made to defraud the Post, lithographed Postal Forgeries, the used set of six: 1 c. pale red, perf. 16 cancelled "Cap Haitien" (8 June 1886), 2 c. purple, perf. 14, cancelled "Gonaives" (27 Jan 1887) - this last very rare; 3 c. grey perf. 16, cancelled "Cap Haitien" cds (1890); 5 c. pale green, perf. 14 cancelled "Cap Haitien" (21 Jan 1887); 7 c. deep blue perf. 16 cancelled "Cap Haitien" (17 Feb 1888); and 20 c. pale brown on white paper, perf. 14 and perf. 16 with used examples of each cancelled at "Cap Haitien", on dated 3 December 1887. An extremely rare set - see Edition D'Or vol. 50, pages 197-198. (Image 1)

SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

6241

Postal Forgeries 1882: Made to defraud the Post, lithographed 20 c. pale brown on white paper, perf. 16, a used example on printed envelope of H. Etienne & Co. of Cap-Haitien mailed in 1886 at double rate to Paris, endorsed "pr. Str. Francais" at left, the adhesive tied by two strikes of "Cap Haitien / Haiti" datestamp (Feb 24) in blue. Carried on French Paquebot and struck with octagonal "LE CAP HAITIEN / PAQ. FR. B No. 1" datestamp (Feb 24) in black (Salles fig. 1441). An extraordinary and famous cover, one of just two intact covers known bearing a Postal Forgery, unique with this value. A rarity.rnrnProvenance: Collection Norman S. Hubbard.rn Collection Tomas Bjäringer RDP.rn Collection Guido Craveri, DF, Zurich, 23-24 March 1984, lot 12007.rn Collection Bruno Sabattini, Postilijonen, Malmo, 30 Sept 2000, lot 124. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF3,200.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

Hedjas

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3471A

1916/1927: Well filled collection of the issues of Hedjas and Nedjd. The collection is predominantly unused and contains many of the difficult and rare overprint stamps, particularly the railway fiscals of the Hedjas in their form. The condition is gererally fine to very fine. An unusual offering of philatelically challenging collecting area. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14)

SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM

Imperial China

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3371

1888: Small Dragon 3 ca. mauve, perf. 11½, two examples used on rverse of 1892 combination cover to Spandau, Germany tied by TIENTSIN chops with "CUSTOMS / TIENTSIN" cds adjacent (Aug 4); "CUSTOMS / SHANGHAI" cds in blue (Aug 9) and transferred to French P.O. Franked on obverse with Type Sage 25 c. pair for onward transmission (Aug 12). A scarce and attractive cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF4,400.00
Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM

3372

1897: Dowager Empress with new currency overprint 30 c on 24 ca deep rose red "wide gap" overprint, very fresh bottom marginal copy with large part og. Fine and scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM

3373

1897: Dragon 4 c. brown tied by "PEKING 9 SEP 09" cds to picture postcard with 'China - Japan' Geisha motif, directed "via Siberia" to Kolin in Bohemia, but making its journey with French shipmail, "PEKIN CHINE 10 SEPT 09" transit cds of the French P.O. and unusual "... PISA / CHINA-JAPAN / Anchor" handstamp. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF150.00
Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM

3374

1901: Patriotic envelope endorsed "Feldpost" used to Heidelberg with "PAOTING" dollar chop in black and "K.D. FELD-POSTSTATION / No. 7" cds (April 11) in black, reverse with Heidelberg arrival cds (May 31). Attractive and unusual usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF280.00
Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM

3375

1902: 1 c. rose postal stationery card, a used example sent registered to Berlin and up-rated with Coiling Dragon 1900 1 c. orange, 2 c. red and 10 c. green all tied on despatch at Chefoo with large "R" adjacent. Shanghai transits (Jan 20), framed "PIROSCAFI / ESTERI" in black and Berlin arrival all on obverse (Feb 25). An attractive usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF2,000.00
Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM

3376

1902: 1 c. rose postal stationery card, a used example sent registered to Berlin cancelled by "Pa-kua" and up-rated with Coiling Dragon 1900 1 c. orange, 2 c. red and 10 c. green all tied on despatch at Chefoo with large "R" adjacent. Shanghai transits (Jan 20), framed "PIROSCAFI / ESTERI" in black and Berlin arrival all on obverse (Feb 25). An attractive usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF1,700.00
Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM

3377

1900: Postcard (Feldpostkarte) from TIENTSIN, dated 17.12.00 bearing 7 different stamps all from different postoffices, of which Chinese post office of TIENTSIN and 6 other post offices, German CHINA stamp and fieldpostoffice cancel, regular Americain, French and Japanese stamps and a stamp for Russian post office in China, and C. E. F. British India military stamp - each stamp with it's suitable cancellation (Russian cancel in red) addressed to Bern, Switzerland. Very attractive card, documentig foreign dominated China of of that period! Signed Bothe BPP (as courtesy).rn (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM

3378

1903: Registered cover bearing 8 stamps of the 1900-06 issue paying the postage and the registration of 20 Cents from PAOTING (oval cancel "MAY 5 1903") and rectangular registration cancel, via Peking (MAY 6), to SHANGHAI MAY 13, violet rectangular registration cancel from SHANGHAI. The letter passed to the Russian post office, where a vertical pair of the 10 Kop Russian-China issue 1899, blue on horizontally laid paper was added and canceled with double circle cancel "Ð¨ÐÐÐ“Ð¥ÐÐ™ 14 V 1903" and re-registered with Russian registration label "Ð¨Ð°Ð½Ñ…Ð°Ð¹..". Via. Moscow (26 May) to Kassel, Germany, where it arrived 9 June 1903. A small trivial tear on top of the envelope noted for accuracy, otherweise fresh cover all stamps of good colours, signed Holcombe and certificate Holcome (1995). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF550.00
Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM

3379

1878-1978: Fine lot beginning with two stamps from 'SHANGHAI L. P. O.', 6 and 12 CANDAREENS, both unused, both with old singatures, the 12 C. stamp signed Roumet and with a certificate BPB; a number 2 from China used and some more modern material with e.g. the horse set PRC from 1978. In addition a full set of Tibet 1933 and an envelope with â…” Tanka dark blue 1935 on envelope from BENARES India to DHAKHWA, and a few other stamps. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM

3380

1883/1984: Stockbook containing basic collection beginning with issue 1885, there are also some better stamps from the Cultural Revolution, all used. A few modern stamps are unmounted og. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for CHF440.00
Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM

3381

1894-1950ca.: Interesting group of covers and cards, illustrated Chinese style envelope with French P.O. stamp 1894 to England, Chinese 1-Cent stationery postcard with 10 Centimes French P.O. stamp to Germany, a true double franking with 5x 2 Cents + 25 Centimes French P.O. (a bit tired envelope with vertical bend). Nice envelope Manchukuo 1937 with special cancel, 500 Fen Mao green 1951 on cover to Switzerland. Archive of 19 Items to European firms in Singapore 1916-45 of which one censored printed matter envelope in visit card size. Additionally a bunch of Indochina items, 17 circulated items and a selection of 18 unused/uncirculared items of postal stationery; in total 63 items.rnProvenance: Ing. Pietro Provera. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF1,000.00
Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM

3382

1901/1951: The cover/card selection (19 items) with 1898/1905 Coiling Dragon usages on cards (7) including a regstered usage from Chungking, cards and stationry from Japanese P.O.'s (59 with Dairen, Hankow, Tongku; and an attractive 1901 'Round the Foreign Post Offices" card sent registered to Tientsin with six countries' stamps represented. An attractive and appealing lot. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF1,100.00
Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM

3383

1910/14:Archive of 3 stationery 1 Cent postcards (two sorts) , each with a different uprating one from KIA SHING, one from CHENGTING, the last from PEKING, all addressed to Fribourg, Switzerland. (Image 1)

SOLD for CHF1,000.00
Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM

3384

1896/1909: Russian Post Offices, the group of covers/cards (5) with 1896 registered four colour franking cover to Erfurt, German cancelled by SHANGHAI datestamps in violet carried by French Packet, 1900 "KITAI" five colour franking cover to Spandau from Shanghai also mailed by French Packet, 1903 egistered cover franked "KITAI" 10 k. blue (3) with "Z" registered label sent via Siberia; and creased 1909 3 k. stationery card up-rated with 1 k. tied by Railway 259 oval. (Image 1)

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SOLD for CHF550.00
Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM

Iran

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3394

1869: Bagheri, 1 sh. violet, type IV, thick paper with partial double impression in lower left, unused, no gum, touching down left side and small part of base otherwise good margins, vivid shade(Persi 1Cj), small thin in top margin and shallow thin to back top side of hinge, otherwise fine and very scarce; Sadri opinion. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF140.00
Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM

3395

1869: Bagheri, 1 sh. black lilac, type IV, unused, no gum, close to touching very top of left side to good margins, fresh colour (Persi 1A), small thin in top margin and shallow thin to back top side of hinge, otherwise fine and very scarce; Sadri opinion, unlisted in Scott and SG, scarce shade. Scott = $375+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM