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1597

Austria

Austria, Postal History Collection, 1850-1946, large binder packed with envelopes from the 6 Kreuzer brown, 9 Kreuzer blue, and Emperor Franz issues through post war material; numerous Registered covers including Innsbruck, St Polten, Wein, Kufstein, Graz, and Klagenfurt; censor tapes and markings; several sets on cover; excellent selection of mint and postally used postal cards (the world's first), included uprated examples; much is commerial in nature with beautiful frankings, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.4 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1598

Bolivia

Bolivia, Postal History Bonanza of Thousands, an extensive assembly of covers, postal stationery and post cards ranging from classics to the 1970s; wonderful material throughout, including scores (if not hundreds) of bisects on cover, incredible town cancels, fancy cancels (including two Potosi chevron cancels, one red, one blue, the red on cover to then-president Alonso), a 1925 stampless (!) cover to Ohio, a scarce Sorata cancel on postal card, governmental cancels, an attractive Condor Syndicate cover (one stamp damaged), Diplomatic covers, Registered and Certified uses, First Flights, and much more besides, even including 14 documents (most on imprinted Revenue Paper), mostly late 1700s or early 1800s, but two 1600s and one noted 1/3/1592 (!); breathtaking in scope and volume, this is a high-level specialist's dream come true, Very Fine, inspection a must. Shipping charges apply - weight 37.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $4,000-6,000
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1599

Bolivia

Bolivia, Outstanding Stampless Cover Compilation, 1810s-1940s, approximately 100 in total, most all sleeved or on auction cards, many annotated, ranging from manuscript cancels (including several "Oficiel") to straightline handstamps to more ornate framed or laureated town postmarks, with black, blue, brown and red examples; towns include Paz, Potosi, Sucre, Tarabuco, Tupisa, Coripata, Guanay, Cochabamba and Oruro; a couple Official postmarks included from the Director of Posts and the Federal Government; all appear to be domestic uses, several with red numeral rating marks; generally fresh and clean, though expect the odd faulty, Very Fine overall, an attractive holding well worth inspection. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1600

Bolivia

Bolivia, One-of-a-Kind Flyspecks on Cover Collection, a compilation you don't see every day, comprising approximately 290 covers, each bearing one or more stamps with one identified printing anomaly or another; note a couple early 20th century covers, but most are from mid-century or after; note surcharge or overprint varieties (broken letters, shifted, etc.), plate flaws, misregistered centers/frames, even a forgery on cover; wide range of frankings and combinations, many colorful; generally fresh and clean, Fine to Very Fine or better, student's delight. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.8 lbs. (Image)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
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1601

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Bosnia-Herzegovina, Covers, 1879-1918. Nicely documented collection of more than 200 letters and maps in various albums, including newspaper wrappers, military letters, postcards etc. and also some material from Croatia, Fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 13.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $1,200-1,800
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1602

France & Colonies

France & Colonies, Delicious Postal History Collection, 1918-1956, a large binder packed with valuable commercial and philatelic envelopes from France, Mauritania, French Equitorial Africa, French Guiana, Morocco, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Senegal, French West Africa, Guadeloupe, and two dozen St Pierre & Miquelon (most with Free France overprints); much is church mail or related to Chrysler automobiles and there are numerous sets on cover (including one with 30 different stamps!); calling all postal historians, this is for you, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.6 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1603

France & Colonies

France & Colonies, Diverse Postal History Collection, 1839-1958, Wide range of about 300 covers from a half-dozen stampless covers dating back to an 1839 letter from St. Petersburg to Bordeaux, to a hundred years later and a 1939 military cover from the French Army in Egypt with both French & Egyptian censor markings. Other censored mail too, as well as dozens of Ceres and Napoleon Heads, P.O.W. Post, a cover for the maiden voyage of the S.S. Normandie, #99 used in Turkey, a gorgeous philatelic cover franked with B3-7, B11 & others, premium FDCs such as 311-12, 330-31, 624, B71-72, B93, B97-100, B100 (block of four), B213-17, B300-01, and some covers adorned with exquisite Cinderella labels, like a Delandre poster stamp of the 20th Regiment of the Mounted Chasseurs of WWI and one of the Exposition Philatelique Internationale of 1913. Some colonies are also represented here, for example, Senegal C12-16 on a registered cover from Dakar to New York and Algeria 78 on a picture postcard of the 1930 Exposition Philatelique Internationale. Unused postal stationery too from such colonies as French Guiana, French Sudan, Benin, Nossi-Be, Ste. Marie de Madagascar and others. Overall, a fascinating survey of French postal history, generally Fine to Very Fine, portions of this lot viewable online. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1604

German Area

German Area, Wide-Ranging Cover Collection with Extras, 1815-1998, Around 1,000 covers in total, from stampless covers of the German Empire to Bundesrepublik FDCs. We have covers from various states including postal stationery, over 200 through the Third Reich period including some nice embossed Eagles, Feldpost, Official Mail and many picture postcards, and hundreds of covers of West Germany, Berlin and post-reunification with FDCs, a binder devoted to Zusammendrucke, mostly from booklets including tête-bêche and gutter pairs, another binder of Schiffspost from various vessels, from cruise ships to destroyers, and a fascinating homemade collection annotated in German on the automation of the German postal service from the early days of coding in the 1960s on through to metered mail and Framas. In addition, there are also hundreds of postal cards, both unused and with first day cancels, as well as two mint sheets folders with over 70 full sheets of BRD/Berlin and many other blocks of various sizes. A portion of this excellent overview of German postal history may be viewed online, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 53 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

1605

German Area

German Area, "Alles drum und dran" Cover Collection, 1833-1966, Superior lot of over 600 covers featuring a little bit of everything, from a few stampless covers to DDR FDCs. There's a lot of 19th century including States, WWI & WWII Occupied Zones, Kriegsgefangenenpost (P.O.W. Mail), Feldpost along with some Marine-Schiffspost, censored mail, inflation-era mail, Zeppelin and Hindenburg covers, picture postcards, etc. You'll find #C37 on cover along with much other Deutsches Reich, numerous early Bund FDCs, like 665-66, B325-26, B327-30, B338-41, B344-47, MiNr. Block 3, Berlin 9N81-83, 9N143, and DDR 48. Other covers of note include 577 on three separate covers, a complete booklet pane of Bund 704a (MiNr. H-Blatt 4), B309-13, B334-37 tied with an attractive Hanover-Messe vignette, Soviet Zone 13NB1a-3a & 15NB1-2 on one cover, DDR B21a. Some more obscure items, such as MiNr. II (Dove with letter) on an airmail card, a registered letter from Cameroon to Switzerland with 54-56 tied with Nigeria 2, Private City Post from Berlin, Danzig and others, post-WWII local issues from Cottbus, Finsterwalde, Spremberg, Storkow, and Strausberg. Don't let this one get away; many images available online, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 10.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

1606

German Area

German Area, Rich Germanic Postal History, 1886-1956, about 500 covers in a binder and shoebox spanning Empire to Inflation to Third Reich to AMG to DDR; transatlantic Clipper mail (censored) via Lisbon, several Hindenburg flown covers, Third Reich period Airmail to China, Bayern on cover (1854), and much more; well worth the dive into this turbulent postal history, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 10.6 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

1607

German Area

German Area, Enticing Covers Compilation, 1921-50, a group of more than 80, approximately one-third being Inflation Era usages of 1921-23 with some striking frankings, the other two-thirds Allied Occupation 1948-50, strong in Soviet Zone including numeral and town overprints, and American and British Zones with some overprints, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $800-1,000
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

1608

Germany

Germany, Graf Zeppelin Overprints on Cover, 1930-1936 (Scott C38-C42), 72 Graf Zeppelin flight envelopes franked with South America (C38-C39), Polar (C40-C42), or Chicago (C43-C45) overprints; 45 covers with the 2RM or 4RM South American overprint to Seville, Barcelona, Rio de Janeiro, Madrid, as well as destinations in Germany, Cuba, Canada and the United States (including Seiger 57J drop mail); 10 examples of Polar mail (one 1RM, eight 2RM, and one 4RM) including a postcard to Buenos Aires; Chicago overprints include five 1RM, ten 2RM, and two 4RM including mail to Pernambuco, Seville, Buenos Aires, and the United States; frankings on cover catalog $27,500+, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.2 lbs. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Estimate $5,000-7,500
SOLD for $5,500.00
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1609

Germany

Germany, Graf Zeppelin Issues on Cover, 1928-1933 (Scott C35-C37), 180 flown covers franked with Scott # C35-C37; destinations include Rio de Janerio, Pernambuco, Lettland, Seville, Wurttemberg, Rotterdam, Reykjavik, Zurich, Recife, Palestine, Nurnberg, Bayern, Hamberg, Lucerne, Larache (drop mail), Friedrichshafen, Montreal, British Columbia, Kitchener, Toronto, Port Haney, Price Albert, Barcelona, United States, and Vienna; includes On Board, drop mail, Registered mail, mixed frankings, and interesting auxiliary markings; stamps alone catalog $16,500+, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 5 lbs. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Estimate $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

1610

Germany

Germany, LZ 129 Hindenburg Zeppelin, 1936-1937, 180+ envelopes and postcards carried on the Hindenburg; includes destinations to England, Germany, Brazil, Canada, Uruguay, Austria, Peru, Scotland, Switzerland, Holland, France, and the United States; wonderful frankings, On Board postmarks, commemorative cachets, and auxiliary markings; DELAG postcards and some commercial mail noted; let the bidding begin! Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.4 lbs. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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Estimate $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

1611

Germany

Germany, LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, 1928-1937, 80 envelopes and postcards from the most successful Zeppelin in history; destinations include Argentina, Holland, Hungary, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Egypt, England, United States, Denmark, Germany, and Iceland; On Board cancels, commemorative rubber stamps, DELAG postcards, commercial mail, Roessler artwork, and more; will look great on the internet and on your show table, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

1612

Germany

Germany, Gelber Hund Specialized Collection, 1912, As any German collector knows, airmail stamps of Germany do not begin with #C1 but with the semi-officials of 1912, issued for the Rhine-Main flights and listed in Scott Classic as CL1-6. In a Lindner album, a beautiful, informatively annotated, highly specialized and valuable collection of these stamps on postcards, about 30 in total, and virtually all different including various picture postcards of the Royal Family, "Weisser Hund" and the even scarcer "Roter Hund" cards, as well as all stamps on cover with the exception of the E.E.L.P. overprints. Postmarked in Frankfurt, Darmstadt and Mainz, you will also find the two most elusive postmarks, namely Worms and Offenbach. A truly unique offering on hand here, and one you may very well never see again, generally Fine to Very Fine, collection viewable in its entirety online. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.2 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $2,100.00
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1613

Germany

Germany, Third Reich Better Covers, 1938-1945, 55+ mint and used cards, envelopes, and postal receipts from WWII; Austrian overprint on Hitler head with handstamped cross over face and a margin copy of the exposed skull label, postally used Nazi propaganda postcards, WWII Italy "Franchigia Militare" propaganda card postally used, card with meter to Buchenwald (1940), Concentration Camp (Buchenwald) mail from inmate, Mauthausen Camp mail, prisoner mail from Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, 1944 Buchenwald inmate mail, numerous mint Fascist postcards with striking images, Buchenwald parcel receipt; several Italian covers with Hitler and Mussolini frankings to France, Italy and Austria; and several with Ukraine overprint frankings; material is in wonderful condition, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $400.00
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1614

Italian Area

Italian Area, Extensive Lot of Covers and Cards, 1850-1960. Including Italy, Vatican and San Marino from 1850 in 36 (!) well-filled cover albums. The lot contains more than 5000 items, including registered covers, Express, airmail, postal stationery including Cartolina-Vaglia, parcelpost cards, field mail and censorship etc., Fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 300 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF10 for this Lot) (PDF11 for this Lot) (PDF12 for this Lot) (PDF13 for this Lot) (PDF14 for this Lot) (PDF15 for this Lot) (PDF16 for this Lot) (PDF17 for this Lot) (PDF18 for this Lot) (PDF19 for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF20 for this Lot) (PDF21 for this Lot) (PDF22 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (PDF4 for this Lot) (PDF5 for this Lot) (PDF6 for this Lot) (PDF7 for this Lot) (PDF8 for this Lot) (PDF9 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $6,000-8,000
SOLD for $5,000.00
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1615

Italian Area

Italian Area, Rich Postal History Collection, 1860-1955, two three ring binders with envelopes from Italian States through WWI, WWII, and some into the 1950s; wonderful condition with superior cancels and interesting destinations; censor mail from the Great War (before we started numbering them); Registered mail and nice example of currency transmission envelope; autographs of Sabelli & Pond on cover; Italian Socialist Republic overprints on Registered cover; extensive mint and used postal cards AMG on cover; dozens of commercial use Express mail from 1940-50s; 1943 driver's license with photograph and Revenue stamps; Revenue documents with stamps; a gold mine for the postal historian, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 9.6 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1616

Italy

Italy, Postal History & Dealer's Stock, 1900-1965, more than 100 non-philatelic covers (mostly Airmail to members of the clergy) plus a few dozen beautiful chrome postcards, generally just after WWII; lots of censored envelopes and markings for the military mail specialist; dealer stock of about 750 cacheted better covers from the mid 1950s to mid 1960s with mild duplication and bundled in glassines, also perhaps 150 postcards with stamps on face with commemorative cancels bundled in small quantities; great material for online sales and nice condition postal history for the Italian collector, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 22.6 lbs. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1617

Japan

Japan, Incredible and Massive Postal History Accumulation of Thousands, plus More…, an extraordinary, clean and valuable hoard accumulated decades ago by a collector from a bygone era; as a result, there is nothing "modern" here, but rather we note an incredible offering of the commemorative picture post cards as listed in Higgins & Gage, mint or used, with many or most duplicated; strong classic-era used postal cards with lots of foreign cancels; scarce early "thimble" cancels; dozens of Chrysanthemum and Koban covers, both domestic and international usages, with many different I.J.P.O. English-language cancels, etc.; in addition, we note some nice Consular Service covers, lovely early picture post cards in their original covers, Postal Savings forms, loads of commemorative stamp covers and cards, early 1950s First Day Covers with Park issues, Letter Writing Week examples, etc.; simply put, a remarkable holding with perhaps a couple thousand items in all, largely Fine to Very Fine, a super lot and rare opportunity; inspection invited either in-person or via the images on the web. Shipping charges apply - weight 19.4 lbs. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Estimate $5,000-6,000
SOLD for $5,750.00
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1618

Korea (South)

Korea (South), Alluring Collection of First Day Covers, 1946-62, wide-ranging and attractive holding of approximately 150 First Day Covers and nine Maximum Cards, neatly arranged in a Lighthouse cover album; begins with two examples of the US Occupation issue (one cacheted, one not), continuing with other early issues such as the First Presidential Inauguration on piece (1), Second Inauguration First Day Cover (4), Third Inauguration First Day Cover (2), complete Participating Countries stamps plus souvenir sheets First Day Covers, including Italy without crown, plus better souvenir sheets such as #264a, 285a, 286a (2), 287a-289a, etc.; a few showing light overall toning of the envelope (stamps unaffected), but most clean and bright; a lovely addition to your collection, or for resale, Fine to Very Fine or better, imaged in full online. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

1619

Russia

Russia, Imperial Postal History Compendium, 1850-1915, housed in a thick binder, 162 covers (including a front or two), post cards and postal stationery of various descriptions, with just a couple unused; a wonderful range of material including stampless covers, money letters to Mt. Athos, uprated postal cards, a revalued entire, etc., with a wide variety of postmarks, Registered uses, and more; many well-described with Michel numbers provided; of particular interest, we note a rare 31k (30k+1k) franking on cover from Slobodskoj to Viatka, preprinted beer order cards, money orders, a couple Prisoner of War cards, and more besides; generally fresh and sound, Fine to Very Fine, see them all online. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $2,500-3,500
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1620

Russia

Russia, Extensive Postal History Compilation, 1840-1915, 169 covers, postal stationery and picture post cards neatly presented in two slipcased Unisafe cover albums; runs the gamut of Imperial postal history, from stampless through the Romanov issue, featuring money letters to Mt. Athos, uses in Finland, wrappers, a large variety of postmarks and auxiliary markings, five covers to Persia, some Offices in Turkey stationery, a Khazan Zemstvo stationery entire, and more besides; nice mix as well of destinations both domestic and foreign; generally clean and sound, Fine to Very Fine, well worth review; see it all online. Shipping charges apply - weight 6.6 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1621

Russia

Russia, Broad and Interesting Soviet Postal History Compilation, 1918-50, comprising approximately 270 covers, postal stationery items and post cards (numerous picture post cards), all sleeved and ready for retail; numerous items with mixed and multicolor frankings, and offering a range of uses and markings, including Airmail and Registered covers; various cancellation types including at least one bilingual, commemorative cancels, a Soviet Antarctic cancel; military and civilian Censor handstamps, an uncommon meter cancel, and much, much more, Fine to Very Fine, get a taste online. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,500.00
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1622

Spain

Spain, Spectacular Postal History Collection, 1840-1959, Housed in six cover albums, a lesson in Spanish postal history with over 350 covers, the vast majority from the latter part of the 1930's during the Spanish Civil War and each annotated with pertinent information. There are a couple early stampless covers and other 19th century, which then gives way to the 30's featuring some patriotic and republican covers, censored mail, bisects, and extensive locals, many rarely seen on cover. Also fascinating are the many fiscals used as postage, which were in fact valid for a seven-month period from 1936-37. You'll also find commercial mail, railroad cancels, some FDCs, aerogrammes and other postal stationery, early metered mail, and more. A first-rate cover lot in every respect, generally Fine to Very Fine, entirely viewable online. Shipping charges apply - weight 20 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Video4 for this lot) (Video5 for this lot) (Video6 for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,100.00
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1623

Switzerland

Switzerland, Large Accumulation of Better Covers, 1843-1992, about 2,000 covers with many better scattered frequently throughout from all periods and categories; wrappers, Official covers, Feldpost, imprinted letters, Franchise, Airmail, Semi-Postal sets on cover, as well as 26 stampless folded letters; Censored covers, ones with tête-bêche and se-tenant frankings and mixed general covers and postal cards; four-ring binder, mostly $10-50 retail range with a few over such as the official Lunaba cover with the souvenir sheet show cancellation, and Zumstein #S38 on a domestic cover; three-ring binder (about 100 covers), most in the $10-50 retail range, but with several much more including #B3 single-franking on cover (2), Lunaba souvenir sheet #B206 First Day cancel, and a waybill from the League of Nations in Geneva to Finland franked with three Official 1-franc stamps and two others (catalog value 439 Swiss Francs); great show or internet material, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 33.4 lbs. (Image)

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Estimate $2,500-3,500
SOLD for $2,500.00
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1624

Switzerland

Switzerland, Swiss Aviation History Lesson Through Covers, 1909-77, Homemade collection of over 50 covers and a nearly complete collection of Swiss Airmails in mounts annotated on pages beginning with the 3rd annual Gordon Bennett Cup, held for the first time in Switzerland with a postal card (or more specifically, a Privatganzsache) postmarked in Zurich in 1909. Fascinating covers and picture postcards throughout, many with better stamps themselves, as well as some semi-officials and very attractive event labels. Highlights include an unused copy of semi-official, Michel #Va, a 1930 Zeppelin flight cover from Geneva to Basel, picture postcard from Flugtag Liestal 1913 with the rare semi-official, Michel VIII, and a special event cover from the National Stamp Exhibition in Aarau with 242 & C18. Also some items where even the Michel Schweiz-Spezial catalogue falls short, such as a picture postcard with C7 and a semi-official of the 1926 International Exhibition in Basel (Sanabria S12) and an International Aviation Meeting in 1925 for which two stamps were privately printed; this cover postmarked to France is adorned with a gorgeous tête-bêche corner margin pair (Sanabria S7) along with C6-7. You'll also find additional semi-postals, postal stationery and other goodies. An absolute treasure for the collector of Airmails, Postal History, or Switzerland, generally Fine to Very Fine, entire collection is online for your viewing pleasure. Shipping charges apply - weight 4 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction