1870-88, Selection of First issues, Tiger’s head with various values, shades, a few part sheets, 1878 handstamp, generally fine, seldom encountered (Est. € 300/500) (Image)

1909-19 1ab Ultramarine in 14 never hinged sheets (each of 50 stamps), noted minor perf. & printing varieties, colour shades, some double perforations, etc., mostly very fine & interesting specialist lot (Sc $4’900 for hinged singles)

1935-46, Two covers to Sweden; 1935 commercial airmail to Stockholm cancelled Kabul 25 Sep 1935, via Lahore in India 30 Sep, the front has a large tear that does not affect the stamps, a very early air mail to Sweden; second is a registered cover sent from Kabul 1946 to Storuman in Sweden arriving 17.7/46, scarce usage (Image)

1925 Achmed Zogu 10Q carmine in never hinged misperforated block of 12, very fine & spectacular

1888-91, Specialised collection of the low values with mint and used, numerous blocks, Specimens (muestra), imperfs, proof, fly speck varieties etc. (Est. € 150/200) (Image)

1911 Russia 5k Arms block of 25 cancelled Djulfa in 1911, scarce large multiple (Image)

1920-1930s, Forgery reference collection of over 1000 items, well written up and categorised, one man’s lifetime work from buying numerous collections, featuring items he thought were forged ovpts or of a clandestine nature he would then research and categorise in this reference collection, incl. a study of forged postmarks, surcharges, framed monograms including large multiples, etc., a valuable study for the specialist (Est. € 1’200/1’800) (Image)

2008, Face value lot of about 19500 of the 20qap, 30qap, 40qap and 60qap Beijing 2008 Olympic stamps, all valid for postage, all in complete sets, total face value is approx. 29,250 manat, which at the time of going to press is just over € 25,000, an opportunity for dealer/entrepreneur (Est. € 4’000/5’000)

1920, Small mint selection with 1920 (Apr) 25r on 5k black surch. (mint & used), blue surch, 25r on 25k and 50r on 50k, and 1920 (Jun) set (SG £273) (Image)

1844 Cover from Verviers to Marche with green “Allemagne Chemin de fer” cds used as departure cancel and manuscript “Verviers” as indication of origin, very fine, probably unique (Image)

1850 Cover from Gand to Anvers with 1849 20c blue, forwarded with a second 20c blue to Ostende, arrival backstamp 11 janv 1850, few stain spots, very rare (Image)

1861 Envelope to RUSSIA with Medaillon 40c + 10c (X5) cancelled HUY 2/11 61, with Russian arrival cancel, small faults but extremely rare destination (Image)

1870-71 Cover group of 4 items incl. Franco-Prussian War letter from Sedan 21.01.70 posted in Bouillon 22.10 to France; Cover from Anvers to Nancy via Germany with 20c; Cover to Paris 17.10.70 with 30c and arrival 29.03.71; Cover from Paris 08.02.71 to Spa through Prussian Fieldpost, arrival bs, very fine, scarce (Image)

1884 Registered 10c postal stationery pour Antwerp bearing on reverse five 5c green Lion stamps cancelled by ms “Audenaerde”, some stains, rare (Image)

1929-41, THE “GRANDS MONTENEZ” ISSUES Extensive specialised exhibition collection neatly mounted on 80 exhibition pages showing a very complete presentation of this fascinating issue. The purpose of this issue at the time was to provide for stamps with a very high face value (up to 100 francs) in order to satisfy the franking of mainly airmail postage to South America. The collection begins with a very comprehensive presentation of the various die proofs and essays showing items without denomination and a range of the non-adopted “FRS” types, then imperforates of the 10F, 20F, 50F and 100F, Ministerial Proofs, a study on the various perforations and some varieties, the different Malines and Paris prints, shades including for example the very rare 20F green-black shade and the 100F “lie de vin” shade. The last section being a very extensive section of various usages on covers going abroad, many to Africa including other than Belgian Congo, the airmails to Canada, Colombia, Paraguay. Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Afghanistan, India, Dutch Indies and Australia, no doubt one of the most extensive collections ever formed, see web for a complete set of scans of the collection Estimate: € 50’000 – € 70’000 (Image)

1952 UPU Congress booklet with engraved proofs of the “Postmasters” set, only handed out to officials, scarce

1849-60 Specialised used plating study of the Medallion Issue showing mostly the 10c & 20c value imperforate and perforated issues, with a few 1c & 40c scattered throughout, with plating and positions noted for each stamp, all appear to be four margined singles, some sheet marginal examples included, plus a few Epaulettes, mixed to very fine, excellent basis for study and expansion, a perfect lot for the beginner or a wonderful addition for the specialist (100s) (Est. € 2’000/3’000)

1849-1980s, Outstanding clean mint and used collection in 2 albums, 19th Century complete, mostly used to 5Fr, later changing to mint with Charity issues complete plus BOB with railway issues, occupations, WWII legion sheets and so on. A great lot abounding in iconic high value sets. Only occasional small faults to be found in this attractive original collection (Est. € 2’000/3’000) (Image)

1849-2003, Complete basic collection of Belgium in six Lighthouse hingeless albums, better items noted include good selection of Epaulettes and Medaillons issues showing various shades and cancellations, 1869-78 Leopold II issues include two 5Fr brown high values but one with roulette cancel and the other with roulette and cds, later issues include the 1915-20 5 FRANKEN never hinged, 1918 Charity set mint, 1919-20 Helmet set mint/never hinged, the scarce 1929 Orval set never hinged, 1932 Cardinal Mercier set and the very rare BRAINE-L’ALLEUD set, also 1933 Orval set, later years very fine and complete including a selection of booklets, one album has a selection of covers, a very fine and attractive collection (Est. € 3’000/4’000) (Image)

1863-65, 18 lettres avec Médaillons dentelés, à noter 40c Carmin-rose, montrant dans la partie inférieure du timbre les parties des lettres “STE” de TIMBRES-POSTE / CONTRÔLE devant se trouver normalement dans la marge, ici exceptionnellement sur un timbre, cachet losange de points 60 de Bruxelles sur pli pour Bordeaux (Est. € 340/500) (Image)

1895-1950 Group of 28 covers including good frankings, registered, maritime etc., all addressed to Switzerland, much of note (Est. € 100/200) (Image)

1897 Coat-of-Arms 2B Yellow, green, red and black cancelled by CORREOS DE BOLIVIA /ORURO cds on registered cover to Germany, paying pays 9 times letter rate plus registration, Buenos Aires and Hamburg arrival bs, also three wax seals and a few small opening tears at top, very fine & extremely rare value on cover, ex Ortiz-Patiño. cert. Brian Moorhouse (2010) (Image)

1867-68, Attractive “Condoritos” collection on stockpages with numerous singles and multiples incl. complete sheets and part sheets, mostly unused, 34 singles, three pairs, four blocks of four, two blocks of six, three blocks of eight, one practically complete reconstituted plate plus three complete plates, nice work on shades and positions in the plate (Est. € 1’200/2’000) (Image)

1863 (Mar 12) Entire from Campinas to Ireland with 1850-66 300r on obverse tied by barred circle paying overseas postage and 60r pair on reverse tied by despatch paying internal postage (applied over the flap with heavy crease), with Brazilian, French Paquebot and Irish ds, minor soiling, a rare franking and destination, ex “Emerald” (Image)

The Largest Franking of Brazil Classics 1870 Large front with 1861 430r yellow imperf. multiple franking of 16 examples (strip of 9 + block of 7), registered (red oval cancel) packet from Rio de Janeiro (24.08 cds) to Bahia, red manuscript 7300 (reis) being the rate for 2kg190g (a 60r and two 430r detached). By far the largest postal franking in Brazil classic philately and undoubtedly an unmatchable exhibition item. Provenance: Pracchia, Lima Grand Prix collections. Estimate: € 25’000 – € 35’000 (Image)