1913 Double Eagle handstamps, complete collection of 100+ different, all values represented, including 25pi "Russian green", black handstamp inverted, used on small piece, well centered with excellent perforations, faint toning at left, ex-Lef Nosi, with Rudolf Nosi provenance statement, 2008 Otto Graf and 2022 Sorani certificates. Only 35 issued of this value, including a few inverted overprints. Another major rarity from Albania is the 50pi orange brown, tied on small piece by neat Elbasan 24 June 1913 cds, well centered with neat perforations, certainly one of the finest (if not the finest) of the 16 issued, signed Muller Mark, Diena, etc., with 1939 Dr.Paul Wolf, Hekker's and 1957 Alberto Diena certificates (Mi.B11). Also included are a number of tete-beche (one inverted) pairs, overprints in red, blue and violet, inverted overprints, 1913 Telegraph cover from Tirane to Durres, Kruja to Durres, Lushe to Fier (each with Holcombe certificate), unused stationery entires, Elbasan, Qukes and Shijak markings (signed Dr.Peters), plus some modern issues, Air Post set (Mi.210-16, n.h., signed Prindushi, etc.). A splendid holding of the first Issue Albanian Eagles, many ex-Lef Nosi, signed and mostly with certificates (many just issued in 2022 by Sorani), (Mi.Euro 150,000+) (Image)

Est.US$50,000

1913 10pa blue green, 20pa carmine rose, 1pi ultramarine, three different, each canceled on piece (Vlone or Qukes pmks), fine-v.f., signed Prindushi, Dr.Peters, A.E.I.P., cat. $725 (Cat No. 5,6,7) (Image)

Cat. $725, Est.US$250

1913 1pi black, white laid paper, sewing machine perforations, unused without gum as issued, v.f., signed Prindushi, Dr.Peters, A.E.I.P. (Mi.Euro 650) cat. $575 (Cat No. 20a) (Image)

Cat. $575, Est.US$250

1873 (20 Aug) outer FL from Buenos Aires to Genova, with 5c red and Italian 2L postage due alongside, French "Plata Marseille" entry pmk, charged "20" (decimes), Genova arrival pmk on back, minor cover tears (Image)

Est.US$150

1873 outer FL from Buenos Aires to Genova, franked with 5c Rivadavia, tied by departure cds, French "Buenos Ayres Paq. Fr. No.5" Octagonal maritime and framed "F.56" in blue, charged "10" (decimas) and with Italian 1Lire postage due added in Genova, usual filing fold away from the stamps, fine Argentina/Italy Postage Due combination (Image)

Est.US$250

1876-77 cover and FL to France, franked with single 5c and pair of 4c, the latter with red "Ship Letter" and "Bresil Amb. Calais" exchange marking, sent via Pernambuco, with various tax and transit pmks, fine pair of covers from Buenos Aires to France (Cat No. 20,23) (Image)

Est.US$250

1877 cover from Buenos Aires to Italy, franked with 5c and 3x1c, tied by Cordoba departure cds, sent via Buenos Aires, charged 1Lire 70c on arrival in Napoli, with 10c, 60c and 1Lire added on back, cover worn and roughly opened, otherwise fine and interesting usage (Image)

Est.US$250

1930 Zeppelin overprint in black inverted, 50c gray black, h.r., v.f., signed Bloch, with 1982 Friedl certificate, cat. $500 (Cat No. C21a) (Image)

Cat. $500, Est.US$250

1930 Zeppelin overprint in green, complete set n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged) cat. $766 (Cat No. C25-29) (Image)

Cat. $766, Est.US$500

1850 15c red, Handpaper, type III, bottom sheet margin single, canceled Brescia, v.f., with 2019 Ferchenbauer card certificate (3H III) (Image)

Est.US$200

1850 30c red brown, v.f., tied by an attractive "Brescia" straight-line datestamp on FL to Milan, v.f., signed Diena (Cat No. 5) (Image)

Est.US$100

1858 2s yellow, type I, used, neat Padova cds, fresh and fine, with 2018 Ferchenbauer opinion, cat. $800 (Cat No. 7a) (Image)

Cat. $800, Est.US$200

1944 Lion Rampart complete set of 32 imperforate horizontal pairs, n.h., v.f. (Cat No. 322-53var) (Image)

Est.US$500

1928 Orval Abbey, set of nine with unofficial overprint, l.h., fine-v.f., cat. $650 (Cat No. B69-77var) (Image)

Cat. $650, Est.US$250

1933 registered cover from Antwerp to Germany, with single 5fr+5fr Sanatorium at Waterloo, tied by departure pmk, with Chemnitz arrival on back, scarce high value franking on cover (Cat No. B131) (Image)

Est.US$150

1924 10c, 25c and 2b imperforate singles, l.h., v.f. (Cat No. C1,3,6var) (Image)

Est.US$250

1925 50c orange, red "Correo Aereo A La Paz" overprint inverted, h.r., tiny gum stains, otherwise fine, with 2001 PFC (Cat No. San.3a) (Image)

Est.US$250

1930 Zeppelin, 10c vermilion and black, overprinted in brown, well centered, h.r., v.f., signed Kessler, Sanabria, also Herbert Bloch, with 1971 Friedl certificate. A rare stamp, only 50 issued, cat. $2500 (Cat No. C13) (Image)

Cat. $2500, Est.US$1,000

1930 15c double overprint, one inverted, 25c inverted overprint, v.f., only a few exist (Cat No. C14,15var) (Image)

Est.US$500

1930 set of three, overprints inverted, h.r., fine-v.f., signed Sanabria, Champion, etc., cat. $1050 (Cat No. C24a-26a) (Image)

Cat. $1050, Est.US$250

1847 FL from Rio Grande de Sul, via Falmouth to Le Havre, with red "Ang. Calais" French entry and Falmouth July 19, 1847 transit, fine Trans-continental cover from Brazil (Image)

Est.US$250

1855 British Post Office, printed matter FL from Bahia to Genova, "Per Avon" (RMSP Steamer), double arc "Bahia Oc 20 1855" in blue, London transit and framed "Table by Art.10", red French entry and Genova arrival pmks, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$250

1864 FL from Hamburg to Santos, sent unpaid via Bordeaux, with oval Hamburg dispatch datestamp (Sep 21) and "TT38" alongside, also "F/21" accountancy mark, French entry in red, framed "860" and Brazilian arrival pmk on back, fine incoming letter with a combination of scarce due markings (Image)

Est.US$250

1875 (9 Apr) cover from Rio de Janeiro to Bordeaux, franked with 200r black, tied by black cork cancel, with departure cds alongside, framed "GB 1f60c" and "24" (decimes) due marking, red London transit on back, 2 May arrival, small cover tears and toning, otherwise fine (Cat No. 59) (Image)

Est.US$150

1876 FL from Pernambuco to Bordeaux, with Southampton Packet Letter cds and red Amb. Calais French entry pmk, charged "17" (decimes), with additional "1.20" in crayon, "T" handstamp alongside. Also included is a cover franked with 100r green, used from Pernambuco to Paris, with Pernamboul 9 April entry pmk, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$250