Uruguay: 1856-1975, Extensive specialised collection neatly mounted on 100s of Scott album pages, showing attractive array of the Sun Issues from 1856 to 1860 with shades & coloured cancels, Escuditos with varieties and multiples, 1866 Numeral Issue with a wonderful study, 1900 to 1975 with a great deal of completion, showing shades, multiples, plus an amazing assembly of error & varieties incl. imperfs, partial imperfs, ovpt varieties with inverted, double, triple, double one inverted, missing, inverted centres, also back of the book with airmails, postage dues, service parcel post, plus some proofs, colour trials & a fine array of covers, bisect usages etc., mixed to very fine, a wonderful lot for study & expansion. (Image)

1541-1920, Lot of 100s of documents, many with nicely illustrated letter-headings, mostly end of 19th century, early 20th century, also various earlier documents from 17th & 18th century, even a parchment from the 16th century, gen. fine (Est. € 300/400)

1621-1870, Classic covers worldwide incl. 1756 Constantinople, British Commonwealth, Latin America, Norway etc., much of interest (Est. € 300/500)

1656-1972, DISINFECTED MAIL COLLECTION: Collection of about 180/200 items on large cover album leaves, mostly covers, a few documents also, mostly Italian, Austrian, German area but noted also diverse other fumigation places & stations, mostly 19th century, with many better to quite rare covers & documents, noted many ex colln. Dr.F.Meyer, not yet properly written up but a fantastic base for further continuation and / or expansion and diversification of a true exhibit – careful viewing recommended and important specialist lot as every single item could serve on its own as a single auction lot (Est. € 5’000/9’000) (Image)

1690-1945, Attractive selection of over 150 stampless covers from Germany including a Klagenfurt group, France, Italy, Spain and Austria, mostly genuine material but some fake Lloyd’s pmk in the later years, also a few stockcards with stamps but also noted some fake overprints, still a desirable lot (Est. € 300/400)

1722-1830, 100+ documents on DISINFECTION mostly from ITALY & GERMANY, strength in 18th century illustrated documents (80+) issued by European towns to permit transit to merchants, seldom seen accumulation, very fine (Est. € 400/800)

1740-1940, 90+ Selected covers showing a wealth of origins & frankings, noted Russia & Levant, British Colonies, German Colonies, etc., examine carefully (Est. € 1’500/3’000) (Image)

1773-1930, Remainder lot with prephilatelic covers (including interesting DANZIG cover), Saudi Arabia (Hedjas and Nedjd), private mail adhesives Norway, Denmark,etc., mint hinged, never hinged, unused and used, mixed to very fine (Est. € 80/150)

1784-1932, Group of 42 covers from diverse origins, noted prestamp including Europe, 1784 straight line PORT AU PRINCE, good section of France and Colonies and Levant, Old Calabar Nigeria, mixed, mainly fine (Est. € 150/300)

1801-1957, Cover group incl. German colonies, French Indochina 75c cancelled in red single usage, etc., examine (Est. € 300/600)

1802-1900, EARLY CENTRAL AMERICA POSTAL HISTORY exhibit collection of about 180 items on 156 pages showing the pre-adhesive postal markings of the “Kingdom of Guatemala” (pre-independence) and its successor states, including Mexico (Chiapas), Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Nicaragua (all of which, except for Mexico had formed the Central American Confederation, 1821-39) and subsequently went their separate ways. The exhibit starts with an early printed decree, map and other preliminary pages (6), then continues by States (incl. pre-independence items) starting with Chiapas (13 items on 9 pages, many diff. cancels on fronts or covers) followed by Guatemala proper (45 pages, some with more than one cover or front, incl. incoming, royal mail hs, etc.), Honduras (9 pages), El Salvador (40 pages, some with 2 covers or fronts), Nicaragua (14 pages) and Costa Rica (6 pages) with a further section of Official Correspondence (Guatemala) on 27 pages. Please be reminded that fronts, rather than full covers, are the norm for this material (as it was archived thus) and this collection has a surprisingly generous number of full covers as well. The markings are legible to superb, and additional cachets, rate marks, etc. which enhance the value of such material are sometimes present as well. Some incoming covers are included for the period, which is rich in pre-independence items incl. some with the famous patriotic “VIVA F. VII” as part of the handstamps. Included with the lot are four volumes of the “Diccionario Geographico de Guatemala” (1961-62 2-vol. original edition plus 1968 2-vol. Supplement, all paper bound) (Est. CHF 3’000/4’000) (Image)

1810-2008, FLOWERS THEMATIC exhibition collection showing booklets, artists proofs, rare cancellations, errors & varieties, etc., noted New Brunswick on cover, ROSARIO pmk on 1854 cover, fancy cancels, postal stationery, etc., plus additional material in 4 stockbooks, very fine, an excellent basis for expansion (Est. € 4’400/6’000) (Image)

1820-2008, Large Vermeil DOG THEMATIC exhibition collection superbly mounted in 7 albums, displaying many key items, noted postal stationery, Airmail covers, USA 1893 30c Proof, prephilatelic cancellations, rare “Prairie du chien” ms origin from Wisconsin, Artist design, Zemstvos, Mulready caricature, 1870 Ballons Montes, Italian BLP, loaded with imperfs, errors & varieties, essays, deluxe proofs, airgraphs, etc., very fine, examine carefully (Est. € 18’000/30’000) (Image)

1828-1907, Attractive group of 45 covers/cards nearly all going to IRELAND, from all over the world with better from German States, see web scans (Est. € 1’000/1’500) (Image)

1829-1950, Duplication in cover album, 1 small stockbook and diverse files, noted some medium better cover and classic adhesives but also many forgeries, please view, sold as is (Est. € 100/200)

1830-1980, 1’200+ covers incl. Entry cancels, First Flights, censorships, various postmarks, destinations & origins, etc., examine (Est. € 600/1’000)

1831-1985, Accumulation of ca.500 covers and cards from all periods, noted India, USA incl. ephemera, 1897 Labuan registered cover, mixed (Est. € 100/200)

1832-2000, All-world cover lot in 9 stockbooks and 4 boxes showing 100s of covers from all period, noted useful Germany, Italy, Great Britain, etc. (Est. € 300/400)

1840-1936, Collection of foreign countries in 2 volume ‘The New Ideal Postage Stamp album’ of Stanley Gibbons, mint hinged or used, noted good sections of China incl. Locals, Siam, Italy & States but also better values throughout in other areas (noted Austria WIPA on granite paper), mostly fine to very fine (classics of course often mixed) (Est. € 1’000/2’000) (Image)

1840-1938, Mint & used all-world collection in old Yvert album, noted Japan classic incl. covers, Papal States, Switzerland, Cape Triangulars, 1d black on cover, Zeppelin covers, etc., examine (Est. € 400/800)

1840-1940s, Duplication in 2 stockbooks and many glassines and folders, noted extensive classics with emphasis on Italian States, German States and France (Colonies) incl. high value material as well as doubtful & fakes, also a group of airmail covers 1930s, Mount Everest card with vignette, very mixed but with much useful and interesting, viewing recommended (Est. € 1’000/2’000)

1840-1973, Mint & used all-world collection in 5 albums, noted Germany & colonies, British Colonies incl. Canada, Belgium, Greece, Eastern Europe, etc. (Est. € 1’000/1’500) (Image)

1840-1990, Thematic Exhibition collection “Remember The Ladies”, a rather innovative collection depicting the role of women throughout history, neatly mounted & beautifully written up on 159 album pages, showing first page with 1840 1d black unused, plus a wealth of other very interesting items including mail damaged by the Suffragettes, some useful proof items etc., plus much additional unmounted material in stockbooks and on pages, without doubt a beautifully prepared exhibit and an excellent basis for study and expansion (100s) (Est. € 2’000/3’000) (Image)

1840-2008, Dealer stock neatly ordered and ready for retail in 60 boxes and 5 albums, displaying all-world sets & better values classified by country and Yvert numbers with latest Yvert values and retail prices, strength in classic issues worlwide with mint & used plus covers, also good pre-War selection, also modern, imperf, deluxe proofs, sheets, min.sheets, covers, postal stationery, errors & varieties, thematics, no big duplication (up to 20 each approx.), loaded with better values incl. Colombia Scadta issue or France 1925 Paris min.sheet, total retail prices (ranging from 8% to 40% of Yvert value depending on the quality and countries) over €1’150’000, the ideal lot for the web or shop dealer who can easily quadruple his purchase price (Est. € 150’000/240’000) (Image)

1841-1920, Mint & used old-time collection in an old Yvert album, strength in Europe incl. German States, few tone spots (Est. € 400/600)