Sale No: 309
Lot No:1261
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

KLM L1049C Super Constellation PH-LKY 'TRITON' Crash at Shannon Airport 1954 (Sept. 5): Group of eight crash-covers bearing single line special cachet 'SALVAGED FROM K.L.M. CRASH AT SHANNON' in violet, incl. three envelopes with advertising meter marks, rare destinations as Lima/Peru or to Guatemala City, further quite rare acceptances from Germany (3) and Pakistan (3) as well as five Ambulance envelopes from Dublin addressed o USA. A fine assembly Nierinck 540905. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:1496
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Dutch Pioneer Rocket Mail 1934/50: Group of 17 flown covers, incl. Carl Roberti 'Komet P8'. 'Meteoor P.9', 'Poolster P.12' (2. of which one with POOLSTEP variety), 1935 'Venus P 15' (2), R-07 'Icarus R.V.1' (2), 'Santos Dumont', 'Neerlandia P.P.1', CR-11 'Zeemeeuw (Seagull) two covers, further Gerhard Zucker rocket flights in 'Katwijk aan Zee' three covers, of which one with yellow 'Air Torpedo' label and another with unrecorded usage of blue vignette in a vertical 'tête-bêche' pair (GZ14), as well as a third cover bearing rare triangular vignette in brown-black on beige paper (GZ 14b). A fine and scarce assembly Hopferwieser = Euro 3'000. (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)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:1497
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Dutch Pioneer Rocket Mail 1934/60: Collection with 35 miniature sheets perf./imperf. and 90 covers of diff. rocket flights, starting with Carl Roberti 1934 imperf. 'Orion P.7' vignettes in unused miniature sheets of four and flown cover (CR-01), 'Komet P8' cover, 'Meteoor P.9', 1935 'Poolster P12' three covers of which one with inverted ovpt., Gerhard Zucker 1935 Katwijk aan Zee four covers including rare triangular vignette in brown used on cover to Den Haag, Carl Roberti 'Mrs P13' (2), P14, 'Venus P15', 'Icarus R.V.1' (2), 'R.V. 2' (4), 'Neerlandia' (3), Adam de Bruijn 1936 R328, 1936 RBO cover, 1938 PGR3, further 1945 b/w miniature sheet proofs perf./imperf.on white paper and 15 covers May/Nov., 1946 (May 17) after rocket flight dispatched to KLM first flight to New York (EZ50C1a) as well as 40 covers and miniature sheets with many varieties of later flights up to 1960. Viewing recommended. (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) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image 38) (Image 39) (Image 40) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:2633
Symbol:Cat No:24, 26 & 27

1872: Registered cover to Berlin, franked with a tri-colour combination of King Willem III. 20 c. green, 25 c. violet and 50 c. olive brown, sent 15 December 1882 to Berlin, insured "2400 francs or 1200 guilder", stamps all tied by neat "8" diamond in black, arrival in Berlin to reverse dated 16 December 1882, impressive wax seals also to back, some toning and soiled, however a scarce combination on a high value insured cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:7066
Symbol:Cat No:1

1863 (18.Nov.): 5 c. milky blue, full to extremely large margined bottom right corner marginal tied by framed FRANCO cachet to letter from HAARLEM to AMSTERDAM. Red Amsterdam receiver on reverse. Rare with such generous margins. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:7067
Symbol:Cat No:1

1860/1863: 5 c. blue, two singles, former horizontal pair with excellent margins, tied by framed FRANCO to letter from Kampen to Amsterdam. Red despatch mark KAMPEN 7/7 1861 is also on obverse of the letter, Amsterdam arrival in red on the reverse. A further two letters bearing this issue are also included with this item. (Image 1) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:7068
Symbol:Cat No:1+2

1852: 5 c. blue, plate I and 10 c. carmine, two horizontal pairs with very good to wide margins, on 1853 cover to France each neatly tied by ROTTERDAM semi-circle Type B (Jan 27). A red PD is set centrally between the pairs. French transit PAYS-BAS VALnes (29. Jan.) of VALENCIENNES is also on the front of the letter and receiving mark from the same day on the reverse. A most attractive cover. Certificate Dr. Louis (1995). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:7595
Symbol:Cat No:2

1852: King Willem III, 10 c. pink carmine vertical strip of three and one single, used on cover, from AMSTERDAM to MADRID, tied by Amsterdam datestamp in black (31 Aug 1859), with 'P.P.' mark in black alongside, as well as a French datestamp 'PAYS BAS VALN** in red (2 Sept 1859), on arrival in Spain a blue '4R.' charge has been applied, Madrid arrival in black on reverse (5 Sept 1859), vertical filing crease away from stamps, the single is cut into on one side, the strip of three has large margins all round, a fine example of a 40 c. rate, scarce going to Spain. Cert. H. Vleeming (2016). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:7596
Symbol:Cat No:1, 2

1852: King Willem III, 5 c. light blue strip of five and one single with a 10 c. pink carmine, used on cover, from AMSTERDAM to BARCELONA, dated 26 Sept 1862, cancelled by black rectangular 'FRANCO' and tied by a French datestamp 'PAYS BAS VALN** in red (28 Sept 1862), with Spanish '4Rs.' charge mark in black and a 'P.P.' also in black, to the reverse a La Junquera and Barcelona datestamps in black (30 Sept 1862), vertical filing crease through third stamp centrally, some soiling, the single 10 c. has irregular side and is cut into, the 5 c. strip and single are good to large margins, a scarce combination to make up the 40 c. rate, rare to Spain, six covers recorded. Cert. H. Vleeming (2016). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:7597
Symbol:Cat No:2

1852: Willem 10 c. red on thick paper, plate X, four fine and fresh single examples with fair to large margins, on cover to Bilbao, each adhesive tied by framed FRANCO with light "ROTTERDAM 21 / 5" despatch cds in red, "P.P." in black, and French "PAYS-BAS ERQUELINES 23 JUIN 63" entry cds in red alongside. Reverse with Spanish "ESPANA 24 MAY 63" entry cds and taxed on front with "4 R" in red. One cover fold below the third stamp from left, a very rare destination for a cover of the first issue, cert. Vleeming (2016). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:7602
Symbol:Cat No:1, 2, 2003

1852: King Willem III, 5 c. light blue, 10 c. pink carmine pair and 15 c. yellow orange, used on cover, from AMSTERDAM to MARID, tied by Amsterdam/Franco datestamp in black (15 Sept 1859), with a French datestamp 'PAYS BAS VALN**' in red alongside (17 Sept 1859), and a Spanish '4R.' charge mark in blue and a 'P.P.', there is a horizontal filing crease away from stamps, cover is fragile with some separation of back flap and tears to left and base, with the exception of the 5 c. the stamps are cut into in places, however an extremely rare tri-colour franking, only two recorded to Spain. Georg Büller expert mark, certs. NVPH (2001), Vleeming (2016). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:7618
Symbol:Cat No:6

1864: Willem 15 c. orange, single example, pair and strip of three with fair to large margins, on double rate cover to Madrid, each adhesive tied by lightly oily framed FRANCO with "ROTTERDAM 16 MRT 67" despatch cds in red, as well as "P.P." in black and "P.D" in red alongside. Reverse with Prussian "EMMERICH - OBERHAUSEN" train datestamp and "MADRID 21 MAR 67" arrival cds. Sent via Germany, the weiterfranko of 'f12' groschen was noted on front in blue crayon, signed Friebel; cert. Vleeming (2016). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:7621
Symbol:Cat No:7/I

1867: Willem 5 c. blue, type I in a fresh strip of seven (perforation irregularities), on cover to Ibiza, Balearic Islands, the adhesives tied by numeral '5' lozenge, one stamp tied in addition by "AMSTERDAM 4 NOV 70" despatch cds in black. Reverse with Belgium "PAYS-BAS PAR ANVERS-STATn 4 NOV 70" entry and Spanish "ESPAGNE MIDI II 5 NOV 70" entry cds's, taxed on front with "4 R" in red. Unusual franking to pay the 35 c. rate in the January 1867 rate. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:7626
Symbol:Cat No:11/I+12/I

1867: Willem 25 c. dark violet and 50 c. golden (minor oxydation), both in type I, on cover to Madrid, the adhesives tied by numeral '44' lozenge, "'sGRAVENHAGE 16 JUN 71" despatch cds and framed "P.D.", all in black alongside. Reverse with Belgium "PAYS-BAS PAR ANVERS-STATn 16 JUIN 71" entry and "MADRID 20 JUN 71" arrival cds's. A rare usage of the 50 c. adhesive. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:2637
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1845 "Koper" Postage Due label, used on cover, to Samarang, Java, sent 19 May 1846, with clear to good margins all round, manuscript "2.16" due, dated "13 August 1846", uncancelled as is usual, blue Paid at Port "P.P." alongside and Amsterdam datestamp underneath "22/5", acid ink erosion causing part of fornt to be missing, however an extremely attractive example of this rarity on cover.rnrnProvenance: Ex. Dr. Robert LeBow Collection. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)