Sale No: 284
Lot No:1198
Symbol:Cat No:17

Tait & Co. 1869: Entire letter from Antwerp to Buenos Ayres, Argentian endorsed "Pr. City of Rio Janeiro" franked by 1866 40 c. rose (2) tied by dotted "12" obliterators in black. "Anvers" despatch cds (Sept 30) alongside and framed "P.P.". Carried on the Tait & Co. Steamer via Falmouth. Reverse with scarce "CONF.N ARG.N / PAQ. BELGE" datestamp in black (Oct 1). Manuscript '2/4' in blue crayon (adarmes) on obverse. Illustrated in Edition D'Or 59 on page 117. Minor file folds but a most attractive and rare entire. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1849/1949: Collection with most spaces filled, with stregth in classics, here noteworthy horizontal pairs 1849 20 c blue, 1850 40 c with watermark "encadre" and other attractive line engraved. Later including Tin Hats 1919 2 fr. lilac unused, 5 fr. carmine unused, 1928 Orval Abbey set of nine unused, 1928 TB set of six unused, 1929 Albert I 30 fr. claret unused, 100 fr. carmine unused; 1930 5 fr. green unused, 1932 Balloon set unused, 1932 TB set unused, miniature sheets with Blocks 1-5 unused or used etc. (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)

1849/1960: Collection in old Schaubeck album, in used and unused condition, well filled with many Tuberculosis and Orval issues, including 1932 "Cardinal Mercier" (Mi 333/341) unused with large part og. The collection also contains a section of around 50 pre WWII items of postal stationery, including a "Government in Exile" letter from "LE HAVRE" to "VEVEY" and a preprinted postal stationery card from 1903 with perfin "GF" Gondrand Freres. A fine lot for the connoiseur. (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)

1960/90: Large selection with some thousand Framas of various types used/unused and showing diff. face values, machines selected by towns, colour shades, printing varieties and more, partly some heavy duplication the whole mixed up with FDC's and daily mail, in addition a small number of compl. booklets and booklet panes used/unused, in good condition, neatly arranged in six albums and served in a box. (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)

European Countries - Belgium, Moens J. B. 1880; Les Timbres de Belgique depuis leur origine jusqu'à nos jours, illustrê de 90 gravures sur bois. Hardbound in half leather with gold stamped spine, two volumes with 126 & 179 pages. No. 144 out of a print run of 150 examples. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image)

Belgium, Moens J. B. 1880; Les Timbres de Belgique depuis leur origine jusqu'à nos jours, illustrê de 90 gravures sur bois. The extremely rare edition on papier Velin, i.e. printed on wove instead of laid paper. Hardbound in half leather with gold stamped spine, two volumes with 126 & 179 pages. Both editions have a print run of 150 examples, of this limited edition on wove paper much less than ten copies exist. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image)

Belgium, Balasse, Willy 1949; Catalogue Willy Balasse des Timbres de Belgique et du Congo Belge. Three volumes hardbound in half leather with gold stamped spine with 365, 282 & 197 pages. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image)

Periodicals - Belgium; Moens J.-B. 1863/88: Le Timbre-Poste - Journal du collectionneur, numbers 1 - 312, a complete run of the first 26 years, most attractively bound in red half leather with raised gold stamped spine. In addition 1877/88 Le Timbre fiscal, bound in the same attractive way. Also 1863/1900 index of Le Timbre-Poste and issues nos. 301-348 from 1888/91 and nos. 445-456 from 1900, bound separately. (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)

Albums - Belgium; Moens J.-B. 1872/86c: Group six albums from Jean-Baptiste Moens in Bruxelles, incl. Album de Timbres-Poste 1872 9th edition, 433 pages without stamps in red Morocoo binding and golden clasp imprinted 'F.V.H.' (Frans van Heesveld); 1878, 11th edition, supplement without stamps, pages cut out partially, spots; 1878 11th edition, 188 pages with 16 pages cut out, some pages partially cut out, includes some stamps, bound in red Morocco with figurative embossing and gold stamped imprint on front and spine, very attractive from outside; 1881 12th edition, two albums with 504 pages both volumes and the first volume up to page 266, respectively both in red Morocco binding; and finally 1886 15th edition, 503 pages with 26 pages missing, includes few stamps and stationery cut-outs, in red decorative Morocoo binding, gold coated imprint on front and spine and golden clasps. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:6073
Symbol:Cat No:1

1849 (Aug 24): Cover from St. Ghislain to Pêruwelz, bearing Epaulettes 10 c. brown-chrome (COB 1g) from position 191 of the printing sheet of 200 showing variety: '0' of '10' doubled (COB 1-V5), a superb example with good to large margins, corner marginal with partial watermark at lower left, tied by barred '103' numeral with St. Ghislain despatch cds in red alongside. Reverse with clear PERUWELZ arrival cds in red from the following day. A most attractive usage between two villages in the province de Hainaut. Signed van Dieten; cert. Balasse (1976). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:6074
Symbol:Cat No:1

1849 (Oct 2): Cover from Brussels to Arlon, bearing Epaulettes 10 c. brown, two fine and fresh single examples with fair to large margins, one adhesive lower marginal, tied by barred '24' numeral with BRUXELLES despatch cds in blue alongside. Reverse with ARLON arrival cds in red from the following day. An appealing usage of two 10 c. adhesives to pay the 20 centimes inland rate. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:6075
Symbol:Cat No:5By

1853 (June 8): Envelope from Herbesthal via Henri-Chapelle to Venlo in the Netherlands, bearing a superb example of Medaillon 1851 40 c. rose-carmine, a superb and right marginal example with large to enormous margins all round including parts of four neighbouring adhesives, tied by perfect barred '22' numeral of the bureau de distribution in Henri-Chapelle, HERBESTHAL despatch cds and framed PD, both in black alongside. Reverse with light VENLO arrival (June 10) cds in red. Upper envelope edge refolded to protect the adhesive, otherwise a wonderful item for a connoisseur. Cert. Ferchenbauer (1973). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:6076
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1849/61: Interesting Selection seven covers with Epaulettes and Medaillon frankings incl. Epaulettes two 10 c. brown single frankings used in the same postal district from Dunant to St. Hubert and from Malines to Antwerp, three inland covers bearing single frankings 20 c. blue from Anvers and two from Gand, double rate inland cover from Bruxelles to Charleroi with pair 20 c. blue; also Medaillon 1858 20 c. blue on 1861 cover from Bruxelles to Gand. An appealing group with large margined adhesives, has to be studied carefully to be appreciated. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image)

1932: Kardinal Mercier, compl. set of nine values in unmounted og. conditions; in addition three covers from Belgium Congo despatched in Leopoldville, Kigoma and Ovira. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)