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TOKAY DURCHSTICH auf Österreich 1850 3Kr rot Handpapier, type IIIa mit Durchstich 14 auf einfachschwerer Briefhülle von 1854 entwertet durch Einkreis TOKAY 8.6. (Ungarn) nach Tallya. Ein schöner Brief, signiert Friedl, Felix Brunner, Dr Wallner und Fritz Puschmann. Fotoattest Arnold Goller BPP (2023
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1850 6Kr braun HP Ty III in waagrechtem Paar dabei rechte Marke diagonal halbiert, die seltene Einheit ist gut gerandet und ein Vortrennschnitt im Markenzwischenraum ist ohne Bedeutung. Je übergehend entwertet mit Zweizeiler GAKOVA 5. JUNI (derzeit in Ungarn, heutzutage in Serbien) als 9Kr Porto auf
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1850 6Kr Brown (2 incl. one on reverse) and 1Kr yellow (pair and single) tied by PESTH 4/7 cds on registered cover to Leutschnau, small corner crease on the 6Kr, an attractive and scarce franking, unrecorded by Ferchenbauer and possibly a unique franking combination from Hungary.
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1860 5Kr Red, 22 examples including 2 on reverse tied by Pápa 3/5 cds on large registered ten-fold weight envelope paying the 110Kr rate to Sopron, small faults inherent to such a large and spectacular franking, probably the highest multiple franking of this stamp used in Hungary.
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1863-64 10Kr Blue and 5kr red (8) neatly cancelled centrally by PEST LEOPOLDSTADT 17/6 (1866) cds (Hungary) on folded cover to Louisville/Kentucky for the rate of 59Kr, sent via Aachen PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL and England in British Packet, 25Kr up to England, "fr" in blue (forwarding charge) included p
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1918 (May 14) Large KUK Luftahrtruppen official envelope flown from Vienna to Lemberg franked with a very fine well centred fresh colour block of eight Flugpost 4kro grey tied by Vienna cds dated 14.5.18, endorsement top states it contained ten enclosures that were to be forwarded to the 13th Air Co
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1922-1937 Austrian Airmail and European flights collection mounted on twenty A3 pages, an attractively presented study of the post WWI to 1931 development and operation of airmail flights inland and then the expansion throughout Europe, from the establishment of an airline, the provincial airports,
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1931-1937 Austrian Airmail to Africa, a study on four A3 pages, comprising 15 covers, including Austria to Kenya, Egypt, Sudan, Johannesburg, Windheok, Mozambique, Rhodesia, Senegal, Brazzaville, Casablanca, Conakry, Eritrea, Madagascar, Coquilhatville, and Algeria, scarce selection beautifully pr
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1938 Austrian Airmail collection focused upon the end of Austria's first republic mounted on four A3 pages, comprising 13 covers which are very attractively presented with a broad range of destinations including; USA, South Africa, Australia, France, Germany, London (re-directed to Austria), Uruguay
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2007 unissued flowers mini sheet, mint n.h. and very fine and fresh (Mi. €10'000).
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1858-61, 40c red, three margined example used on 1864 delightful blue advertising envelope of the famous early stamp dealer J. B. MOENS "TIMBRES-POSTE POUR COLLECTION, J.B.MOENS GALERIE BORTIER R. DE LA MADELEINE" with Locomotive and Sailing Ship at top, mailed from Brussels to C. W. Viner (the Engl
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1943 Winter Relief Fund 60c + 20c bright purple original artwork for this value signed by Jean Van Noten, exceptional.
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1985, Chardonneret 9F curiosité: triple impression décalée dont une renversée en panneau entier de 50 exemplaires, spectaculaire et rarissime.
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1863 (May 25) Cover from Varna to Genoa, franked by 1862 10c (5, one stamp with missing perfs at top) and 20c (2, one with defective corner at top left), each cancelled or tied by neat "5103" dotted large figure lozenge in blue, with associated dotted cds "Varna/Turq. d'Europe" cds and framed "PD" b
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1860 (May 29) Stampless prepaid cover from Philippopolis to Constantinople, struck with "Franco" and Cyrillic "Pochta/Plovdiv" cds (Hitzler 'XR'), both in blue, with faint receiving cds on reverse. Fewer than ten covers are recorded with this postmark. Cert. Todd (2015).
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1880 (Feb 21) Stampless prepaid registered cover from Philippopolis to Constantinople, bearing "Franco" & "Recommandee" straight-line hs, together with Cyrillic "Pochta/Plovdiv" cds (Hitzler 'XR'), all struck in greenish blue, backstamped on arrival. Flap tears repaired on reverse and small part of
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1881, 5pa black on olive, horizontal pair, and 10 pa black on green single, all perf. 13 1/2, tied to 1881 cover by circular grid hs with bilingual "Kazanluk" cds below, all in blue. Cover roughly opened at right. A rare combination franking not included in the Franz See collection. Cert. Todd (2015
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1884, 5pa lilac and bluish lilac, perf. 11 1/2, used on local mourning envelope and tied by circular barred obliterator with bilingual "Philippople" cds at left, triangular "Plovdic City Post" at left, all struck in blue. Cert. Todd (2014). Ex Franz See.
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1881, 10pa black on greenish, pair on April 16, 1881 cover from Klisoura to Plovdiv via Karlovo, paying the single domestic rate, tied by circular barred cancel in purple, showing superb strike in blue of Karlovo cds at right, and Plovdiv cds applied on arrival on reverse, also in blue and both bein
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1984 Los Angeles Olympics unissued 1Kcs with inscription upper left "HRY XXIII OLYMPIADY LOS ANGELES 1984", unused without gum, under Soviet pressure, Czechoslovakia boycotted the Los Angeles Olympics and the stamps printed were destroyed, around 18 copies known, a great Olympics rarity; cert. Schel
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1838 (Jan 1) Entire from St. Thomas to London, rated "2/2" with framed "PACKET LETTER" hs, reverse with London arrival, with contents referring to the creation of Schön, Willink & Co (shipping merchants in St. Thomas), very fine (Facit SEK1'500).
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1863 (July 13) Entire letter from St. Thomas to Paris, bearing "St-Thomas/A Jy 13 63/Paid" cds in red, with oval "PD" and London Paid cds alongside, entering France with Calais transit cds and "8" in purple ink due on receipt. According to Parmenter handbook (2016), the earliest recorded strike of t
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1859 (Mar 1) wrapper from Christiansted, St. Croix, to Denmark, with Danish despatch, "FRANCO" hs and Danish St. Thomas cds, passed to the British P.O. with "PAID / AT / ST. THOMAS" crown circle hs (S.G. CC2, £1'800) and British P.O. cds on reverse, sent via London and Hamburg with Copenhagen arriva
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1863-65, trio of covers to Paris with Anglo-French "GB/1F60c" accountancy marking, including one rare example originating in Cuba with George Nunes forwarding agent cachet struck in St. Thomas, all with British small cds or double-arc ds of St. Thomas.
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1865 (Oct 28) Entire letter from St. Thomas to Paris, redirected to Alger, with British small cds on dispatch on reverse and alongside Alger cds, on front "GB/1F60c" exchange marking and "8" & "16" taxes; an extremely rare destination.
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1871-72 Later clean plates. 1L Purplish-brown, used with good even margins, clear crisp central numeral cancel lozenge "110", very fine and rare.
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2L Yellow-bistre and 2L rose-bistre, two mint nh singles both with good even margins, a superb pair of shades.
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5L Sage-green, used with good to huge margins, showing portions of adjoining stamp at top, a superb single with a central clear circular date-stamp.
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20L Steel-blue, 40L yellow-bistre on greenish, used, both with good to large margins, a superb pair.
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1876 New Values - Paris print. 60L Deep green, unused, large to very large margins, showing coloured guideline on right margin, a superb single.
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60L Dark green, mint, good to large margins, fresh, and very fine.
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1876 New Values - Athens print. 30L and 60L,1876-77 complete set of both the Paris and Athens Prints, all used and superb, including Hellas 43a, 43b, 44a, 45a, 45aPa, 45b, 45bPa, 45c, 45d, 45e, 45e in yellowish paper, 46a, 46b, a wonderful group for superb singles
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1875-80 Printed on cream paper with figures at back. 2L Deep red-brown, used with clear central cds, very large to huge even margins, a superb showpiece.
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40L Rose-bistre, used with clear part cds, large to huge even margins, a superb showpiece.
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1880-85 Printed on cream paper without figures at back. 10L Orange, mint nh block of four showing good to large margins, with two plate flaws, scarce multiple showing the plate errors, superb.
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10L Orange and 10L Orange on yellow, two used singles with good to huge margins, a superb scarce pair of gems.
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20L Ultramarine and 20L Grey-blue, two used singles with large to very large even margins, a superb scarce pair of gems.
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1880-85 Printed on cream paper change of colour. 20L Carmine, good to large margins, used, a superb gem.
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30L Ultramarine, large to huge margins, mint, a superb gem.
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30L Ultramarine, good to large margins, mint, a superb single.
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Mixed Frankings. 1896 Envelope franked with Large Hermes Head 20L printed & 2L strip of five from 1875-80 issue on yellowish or cream paper - postal stationery with 20 Lepta printed stamp, franked with 2 Lepta Grey flesh in strip of 5, cancelled with "
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1904-09 Selected group of 4 postcards and 2 stationery cards, 1 from French P.O., noted boxed cachet CAMP POST OFFICE/CANDIA in blue and 1904 postcard with ISOLA DI CRETA La Canea cds, mint reply card with 'local?' ovpt., interesting lot
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1909 Gothic Hellas 2Dr. brown, mint nh bottom left corner sheet marginal block of twenty-five, fresh, very fine and scarce
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1944 German Occupation: Crete Issue "Inselpost" with orange-red overprint on rouletted airmail, fresh and very fine. Signed Lange & Mogler BPP. Cert. Ceremuga. (Mi. 7B)
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1897 small "prir" surch. on 5aur green perf. 12 3/4 x 12 3/4, mint l.h., very fine and fresh, scarce as only 3'000 printed, signed Gebr Senf Leipzig (Facit SEK7'500).
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Italian Occupation of Montenegro: 1941 0.5D to 30D set of 8 in mint n.h. blocks of four, very fine.
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1951 Airmail 15g and 25g in mint n.h. complete sheets of 25, post office fresh, attractive items for the bird thematic collector (Yv. €17'500).
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Netherlands Antilles. 1788-1790, Group of three entires all sent from St. Martin to Thomas Waite in Berwick, England, 1788 with ms "6" rate and "LANCASTER" entry hs (cover faults with small portions of contents missing), 1791 (Nov 26) entire with ms "7" rate, faint "LANCASTER" and "SHIP" hs,
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Surinam. 1813 (Jun 26) Entire from Surinam sent care of a Lt. Col. in the 64th regiment in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with a very fine strike of the "SURINAM" 9 JY 1816 fleuron ds from the British Occupation, very fine and very rare, earlier than the earliest recorded date of July 23rd 1813 by Rid
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1855 Lion 4sk, mint horizontal pair, clear to huge margins, large part original gum, small faults of only secondary importance with regards to the rarity of such a multiple, one of only three unused pairs recorded, a rarity of Norway.
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Spitzbergen: 109 Pair of picture postcards; one depicting the base camp of the Vandree polar expedition Wellman's Station franked with 10ore local post stamp in violet depicting a whale and 5ore tied by Green Harbour 1.8.1909, and unused ppc "Andée Gruss vom Nordpol" (minor toning).
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1920, Registered cover to Lwow franked 1Mk blue-violet with metal handstamp double overprint "P.P.C." bearing "POCZTA POLSKA KONSTANTYNOPOL 21.10.1920" cds, a very fine rare item which is possibly unique with this double overprint, cert. Zbigniew KORSZEN (Fischer spec.cat. no.20w Zl. 12000 for ordin
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1857 Cover to Bucharest struck with a clear impression of the "Braila / Mar 18" two line Cyrillic postmark (PV53), and 1861 cover to Bucharest struck with a good impression of the "Braila / Apr 19" two-line ds, very fine duo.
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1868 Incoming folded cover franked by Austria 1864 10kr blue from Vienna and addressed to Waslui, large IASSI 25/8 pmk in blue alongside, taxed 28 bani for the distance between Jassy and Waslui, very rare and fine.
Pre- April 1st, 1869 Postal Treaty Incoming Mail to Waslui-Moldau, a town without Au
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1858 5p, 40p and 80 reprints (ca.1900) in black on buff paper, very fine.
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1858 5p broken frame, two extra fine mint o.g. singles, one looks like the very rare unbroken frame and is signed Thier but we nevertheless believe it is the cheaper broken frame.
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1858 5p broken frame mint og. tête-bêche pair (ex Beckton) and mint single (signed Schlesinger), very fine and fresh (Mi. €950).
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1858 40pa bluish-lilac on bluish paper in strip of four, fine to large margins, tied to piece by "FRANCO / BOTUSCHANI" framed hs in light green (this scarce colour mentioned in Heimbüchler p.196), with matching "RECIPISSE" alongside, certainly the most spectacular example known of the greenish cance
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1858 40pa on bluish paper strip of four with large to huge margins, cancelled by the very rare "FRANCO / MICHAILENI" boxed hs, which is one of the rarest existing on the Second Issue, mentioned in Heimbüchler as "RRR", used on part cover to Jassy, the most important Second Issue items bearing this v
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1858 40pa on bluish paper, large to huge margins showing parts of the neighbouring stamp at top, tied to 1859 cover to Jassy by the scarce "TEKUTSCH / MOLDOVA" 5/1 cds in blue, stamp overlapping the back with crease and split in top margin, a very rare usage from the second month of use, one of the
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1858 40pa on bluish paper, good to huge margins, tied to cover to Galatz by framed "FRANCO / FOKSCHANY" handstamp, with the modified ("Neutilizata") Fokschani cds at top right with "MOLDOVA" removed, cover with ink stain at right. This postmark combination is very rare on the Second Issue, with this
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1858 40pa on bluish paper, large to huge margins, tied to small neat 1861 cover to Jassy by the scarce framed "FRANCO / GALATZ" hs in red with matching 12/7 cds adjacent, blue Jassy bs, in rare "gem" quality.
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1858 40pa on bluish paper, good to huge margins, on 31.1.1862 cover cancelled by the framed "FRANCO / GALATZ" hs in black with matching cds adjacent, Jassy bs, margin of stamp overlapping reverse, very fine and rare in this "gem" quality.
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1858 40pa on bluish paper, large to huge margins, tied to 21.7.1861 entire by the scarce framed "FRANCO / GALATZ" hs in red with matching cds adjacent, usual wrinkles in the margin away from the stamp, cover splitting along edge at top fine. We record two main periods of usage for this red postmark;
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1858 40pa on bluish paper, large to huge margins, tied to 11.12.1861 entire to Jassy by the framed "FRANCO / GALATZ" hs in black with matching cds adjacent, red Jassy bs, very fine.
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1858 40pa on bluish paper, large to huge margins, tied to 20.7.1861 entire cover to Berlad by framed "FRANCO / GALATZ" handstamp in red, stamp with some wrinkles in the broad margin well clear of the stamp, filing folds clear of stamp too, fine and attractive example.
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1858 40p greenish blue on white paper in vertical strip of four with central tête-bêche cancelled by the very rare boxed "FRANCO / MICHAILENI" hs (Heimbüchler "RR"), horizontal fold in the centre causing some weakness mentioned for accuracy, and top stamp with tear in right margin of no importance a
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1858 80pa on bluish paper, large to huge margins, in bright shade on cover from Galatz 9.8.1861 to Theologo Frères in Jassy with arrival backstamp. The rare bluish paper of which only about a dozen genuine single frankings are recorded was in use during the period of the 9th printing (1.4.1861-1.9.1
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1862-64 3pa yellow in complete mint sheet of 40, showing row of eight stamps turned sideways and central pair tête-bêche, very fine with only four stamps touched by a natural gum crease, a rare sheet (Mi. €4'600 for hinged singles and tête-bêche pairs).
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1862 Two examples of the 6 par red including a large piece sent from Jassy to Burcuresci with horizontal strip of three in an incredible orange-red (very bright shade) and a green Jassy pmk, comes with a very fine single in the dark brick-red shade, a scarce duo.
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1862, 6 par red, large margins, cancelled by a blue double circular "Plasa De Sus Dist. Neamtu" with a manuscript date "22.8" inserted into the centre, a guaranteed genuine strike of this rural postmark; the stamp seems to have been used outside of its validity and its cover was probably treated wit
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1862 30pa single die printing, close to large margins, tied to entire to Bucharest by rare boxed "P.P." in red, with Braila despatch cds and scarce private "FRANCO" hs adjacent, very fine (see Heimbüchler p.103).
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Martin Reister essays group of 21, incl. two very rare examples showing parts of the paper watermark of "LACROIX FRÈRES" or "L-J", in a range of shades and colours, a fantastic lot of these essays.
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1865 Prince Cuza 2pa essays with Auroch head in star with sun, moon and castle around (see Edoard Cohen 1945 p.19 #III-B), an exceptional lot of 19 different in various colours and papers incl. 3 showing the rare "PROBE" (essay)
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Group of the "undocumented" essays, incl. three 2 par essays with bull's head in the centre of a star on envelope corner pieces, and three with a rampant lion in the centre in a rectangular frame on gummed paper, each with embossed design in matching blue, yellow and reddish mauve, very fine and rar
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1865 Prince Cuza Martin Reister essays, two very fine examples in brown and red, the latter with parts of the rare "LACROIX FRÈRES" wmk.
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1864-65 20pa red, three examples on 1865 entire sent registered to Bucharest, all cancelled by blue-green grill obliterator with scarce "URZICENI" 27/12 cds adjacent in matching colour, Bucharest arrival bs, splitting along lower edge of cover, vertical filing fold affecting one stamp, a rare double
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1866 2 par black on yellow thin paper, mint block of four from the lower right hand corner of the printing sheet, probably Stone B, Types 3-6 and 3-6, small thin top, attractive fresh and very fine appearance.
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1866 (May 8) Cover to Bucharest franked with a 20 par black on thin paper, four margins, tied by "Giurgui" cds with a further strike to the front, with "Bucuresci" arrival to reverse dated May 8, attractive and very fine example; ex Odor (1936).
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1870 (Mar 27) Bolgrad Bisect 10b blue, Carol I with whiskers, imperforate with marginal base (discovered in 1928 by I. Odor), one of 23 recorded and only three known tied to a Quntanta form used for value declared, this one mentioned by Heimbüchler (p.298); unique usage of a marginal 10b blue; we ha
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1870 (April 8) Cover from Craiova to Vienna franked by a 25b orange and blue, four margins, tied by a very fine "Craiova" blue cds, stamp has interesting plate flaw "break in first 'C' of Cinci", horizontal filing crease not affecting stamps, very fine and fresh cover.
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10 Bani ultramarine, large even margins, neatly tied BRAILA/10.SEP.72 cds on folded printed matter to Genova, Italy, a very fine and extremely rare usage, only 15 covers are known with this stamp and this is one of only two known used on printed matter going abroad, cert. Heimbüchler (2014).
Note:
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1872 Registered cover franked at the double rate with two 25b brown perforated with beard issue, tied by superb blue "Slatina" thimble; a scarce postmark particularly on registered mail; signed Heimbüchler BPP and Kiriac Dragomir.
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1872 (May 31) Cover to Bucharest franked with a 10b blue, Carol with beard, perforated, tied by "Jassy Sera" black cds, with boxed "P.D." alongside, with arrival on reverse dated 3 Jun, and attractive wafer seal "Leib Meyerhoffer 7 Jassy", horizontal filing crease centrally not affecting the stamp,
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Temeser Banat: 1850, 1Kr ochre yellow Type Ib in horizontal Strip of three printed on both sides, the reverse print is a bit lighter and shifted and shows large parts of three St. Andrew's crosses! Well margined strip of three with sheet margin at left, each stamp clearly and decoratively cancelled
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Temeser Banat: 6Kr brown type III, fresh colour and wide margins tied by rare "LOVRIN 7 / 10" cds (Müller 1554a = 70 points) on 1854 embossed Valentine cover sent to Vukovar (Croatia) with transit Temesvar and Essegg. Ladies' envelopes used in the Temeser Banat are very scarce.
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Transylvania (Siebenbürgen): "MÜHLBACH / .. JAN."(Müller 1765a = 600 points !, today Sebes in the district of Alba) with handwritten date '9', perfect strike on Austria 1850 3 Kr. red type I, well margined on piece, the finest known strike of this cancellation rarity; signed Puschmann.
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Austrian Occupation of Moldavia & Walachia: 1850-1854, Austria 9kr blue, a four margined example used on 1855 disinfected cover to Vienna endorsed "Krajova", tied by "K. K. ÖST. F.P. KRAJOVA" Field Post Office datestamp (Feb 6) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 735). Reverse with very fine strike of cir
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1864 entire letter from Ploesti to Leipzig bearing four examples of Lombardy-Venetia 1863 Arms 5 kr. dark rose, perf. 14, all with fresh colour, well tied by Austrian Fieldpost "K.K. ÖST. F:P. PLOESCHTI 20 / 9" (Tchilinghirian fig. 767) cds in black. Reverse with Hermannstadt transit and Leipzig dis
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D.D.S.G. Post Offices. 1868 (Sep) envelope endorsed "Galatz" at top right, sent by Danube DDSG mail and franked with Austrian Levant 10s pair, cancelled on arrival in Vienna by the "1" concentric circle cancel, underpaid by 2s but no postage due applied on arrival, a very rare Danube ship mai
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1858, 10k imperforate, extremely fine with wide margins all around tied by superb strike of boxed "ODESSA 17 APRIL 58" handstamp on entire letter. This is the finest known Russia number one cover from Odessa, Ukraine. The other recorded strikes are in general very weak or almost unreadable; signed J
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 1k frame only die proof in black, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 1k frame only die proof in brown-red, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 1k frame only die proof in magenta, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 1k frame only die proof in brown, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 1k frame only die proof in lilac, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 1k frame only die proof in blue, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, light bend at top clear of design, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 1k complete die proof in green on glossy paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 1k complete die proof in black on glossy paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 2k frame only final die proof in brown, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, small crease at right, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 2k frame only final die proof in orange, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 2k frame only final die proof in green, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 2k frame only final die proof in blue-green, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 3k frame only (void centre) die proof in carmine, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 3k frame only (coloured centre) die proof in deep blue on glossy paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 3k frame only (coloured centre) die proof in light blue on glazed card, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 3k frame only (coloured centre) die proof in grey-brown on glazed card, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 4k frame only (void centre) die proof in move on glossy paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 4k frame only (void centre) die proof in mauve on toned carton paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 4k frame only (void centre) die proof in orange on glossy paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 4k frame only (void centre) die proof in brown on glossy paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 4k frame only (void centre) die proof in black on glossy paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 4k frame only (void centre) die proof in yellow-green on toned carton paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 4k die proof in green with double inverted print of 1k Peter the Great (one light, one albino), with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine. Not listed in the Tsar collection sold R. Lowe in 1935 – Lot 16. Probably unique.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 4k complete final die proof in red on noted carton paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 7k frame only (void centre) die proof in brown on glossy paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 10k frame only (void centre) die proof in dark blue on glossy paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 14k frame only (void centre) final die proof in magenta on glazed card, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 14k frame only (void centre) final die proof in brown on glazed card, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, faint tone spots, fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 14k frame only (void centre) final die proof in orange on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 14k frame only (void centre) final die proof in black on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 14k frame only (void centre) final die proof in blue on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 14k frame only (void centre) final die proof in green on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 14k complete die proof in reddish brown on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 20k frame only (void centre) die proof in blue-green on glossy paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 20k frame only (void centre) die proof in slate-lilac on glossy paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 20k frame only (void centre) die proof in deep mauve on glossy paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 20k frame only (void centre) die proof in magenta on glossy paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 20k frame only (void centre) die proof in brown-orange on glossy paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 20k complete die proof in green on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 25k frame only (void centre) final die proof in blue-green on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 25k frame only (void centre) final die proof in deep purple on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 25k frame only (void centre) final die proof in vermilion on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 25k frame only (void centre) final die proof in orange on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 25k complete die proof in dark green on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 25k complete die proof in dark blue on glazed card, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 25k complete die proof in pale grey on glazed card, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 25k complete die proof in brown on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 35k frame only final die proof in deep blue, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 35k frame only final die proof in orange, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 35k frame only final die proof in carmine, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 35k frame only final die proof in brown, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 35k frame only final die proof in slate-lilac, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 35k complete die proof in green on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 35k complete die proof in black on glazed card, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 50k frame only (void centre) final die proof in green on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, faint bend, fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 50k frame only (void centre) final die proof in deep purple on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 50k complete die proof in black on glazed card, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 50k complete die proof in grey, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine. Possibly unique, not described in the Tsar collection R. Lowe 1935 as published in the Yamschik-Post Rider 1983, No 12, page 15.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 50k complete bicolour die proof in brown and deep magenta on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 50k complete bicolour die proof in dark blue and grey-green on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 50k complete bicolour die proof in dark green and deep purple on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, pencil date at lower left, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 70k frame only (void centre) final die proof in orange on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 70k frame only (void centre) final die proof in deep purple on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, small wrinkle, fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 70k frame only (void centre) final die proof in reddish purple on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 70k frame only (void centre) final die proof in carmine on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1913 Romanov Tercentenary 70k frame only (void centre) final die proof in brown on glossy paper, with the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, very fine.
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1941 National Defence 30k blue mint n.h. marginal block of 25, some bends, fine and scarce multiple (S.G. £2'750+; Mi. €7'500+; Zag. €14'000+).
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1885 Registered with 15 Kop. printed stamp on envelope, dated 22.9.1885 from Orechova (Province of the Don Cossacks) to the Abbot of the Monastery of St. Elle Mount Athos, very fine and scarce.
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Alexandria: 1882-83 10k with blue surcharge in mint lh strip of four showing all 4 types, one stamp with tiny pinhole otherwise very fine (Ch. 7).
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Ananyev: 1875-96, Selection of 26 stamps, mostly mint/unused, incl. Ch 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, a nice assembly.
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Ardatov: 1883 5k indigo top marginal with cross gutter block of four, mint original gum, small thin in the margin at lower right, very fine and attractive multiple (Ch. 7).
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Ardatov: 1909 3k black on red paper in sheet of 12 with inverted rows, very fine (Ch. 29, 29a)
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Kherson: 1879 10k yellow-red & black showing variety inverted centre, cancelled in manuscript with date 24 May 1883, repaired perf. at top, a very rare error, ex Kirchner and Fabergé, cert. Terry Page (2021).
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Pereslav: 1870-80 Selection of three scarce stamps with original gum, 3k blue & pink with toned gum, fine (Ch. 1, 3 & 5).
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Perm: 1872-3 3k black strip of four, mint lh, central fold between stamps, very fine (Ch. 3)
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1903 (Nov 25) envelope from Chefoo to England with "KITAI" 1k, 5k and 7k vert. pair tied by Cyrillic double circle ds, Birkenhead arrival bs, some peripheral imperfections clear of stamps.
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1905 (Aug 5) postcard sent to France with Matsuyama despatch cds, Kobe transit, censored "DAIRINJI TEMPEL / PASSED BY CENSOR / P.O.W. CAMP MATSUYAMA" cachet, "SERVICE / DES / PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE" hs, very rare mail to France.
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1905 (Aug 5) envelope from the Prisoner of War Information Office in Tokyo, sent to France with despatch cds, with Japanese "CENSORSHIP PASSED / P.O.W. INFORMATION OFFICE" oval cachet, violet "SERVICE / DES / PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE" hs, very rare destination rather than being sent to Russia or in Jap
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1832 (Dec 16). Entire letter from Mahón (Minorca Island) to Avila via Madrid. Most likely due to the fact that the letter was mixed on departure with other correspondences originating from America, the “Yndias” straight-line and the due “5R” hs in red were ap
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1885 10 Ore postal stationery envelope registered to Switzerland franked 1877 6o + 12o in combination with 1885 10o all tied Malmo cds, Schaffhausen arrival bs, fine and appealing.
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1920 Air Mail surcharge 10ö to 50ö set of 3 with the rare inverted overprint, mint o.g., very fine and scarce with only 300 printed; 50ö signed Köhler and Champion (twice) (Facit SEK10'500).
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1862 Sitzende Helvetia einmalige Sammlung der PROBEDRUCKE dieser Ausgabe, noch auf original Seiten aus den 1880er Jahren aufgezogen. Insgesamt 80 Stück in Paaren, dabei mehrere RARITÄTEN DIE NICHT IM ZUMSTEIN HANDBUCH ERFASST SIND, wie z.B die 60 Cts gelb mit Kontrollzeichen, 20 Cts gold ohne Kontro
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2008 Football European Championships unissued (with felt pitches) 1F in sheetlet of 10, mint n.h., very fine and fresh (SBK CHF10'000).
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1905-20 Foreign Post Offices in Constantinople, three covers incl. Russian Levant 1905 to Moudon, Switzerland, with interesting contents of the stamp dealer Tchakioji & Yaremdji, Italian P.O. 1919 "POSTA MILITARE" sent registered to Bern, and 1920 France P.O. with Semeuse franking cancelled "TRESOR
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1920 Trials of the unissued set printed on maps from various countries beautifully written plus much additional material, some Trident issues, Armenia etc
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1918 50s black on rose double print unused, very rare, almost all surviving copies were cut through the right side during the printing process (Mi.€ 2'500).
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1919 Sch on 3H bluish violet, two singles, pair and block of four, showing varieties "no dot after H" (80 possible only), "wide space between stars", also dramatically shifted overprints (Mi.€390 for regular singles).
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1919 15sch on 36h, missing "H" in pair with regular stamp with light strike of a double surcharge, very rare if not unique; cert. Mikulski (not mentioned as DD).
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1919 15sch on 36h with triple surcharge (third strike much fainter), fine and rare if not unique; cert. Mikulski (described as DD).
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1919 Postage due Sch on 6H with overprint strongly shifted (line of overprint is 2-3-1 instead of 1-2-3), mint l.h., extremely rare.
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1919 Postage due Sch on 8H with error overprint vertical, just 25 copies possible of which less than 5 recorded; cert. Mikulski (1999).
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1919 Sch on 10(H) red-brown with error missing "Pen", very rare, only 44 copies of this stamp were overprinted, meaning that only two examples of such an error are possible, signed Mikulski (twice) (Mi. €3'600).
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1871 1sh Black on small cover from Kabul, cut round with usual piece torn away and pen cancel, fine
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Second Anglo-Afghan War: 1878 (Jun 12) Incoming envelope to the Peshawer Valley Field Force, sent from Abergele, Wales, with three 1858-76 2d blue pl.15 (one with corner perf. fault) tied by "181" duplexes, reverse with Sea Post Office and Landi Kotal arrival cds, usual peripheral wear, fine incomin
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1973, Complete set of 7 record stamps / phonographs, excellent condition, rare.
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1843, 90r black, late impression, large margins, showing the "cracked plate" - "chapa quebrada" variety consisting in colourless area below the "9" at left within the 'eye', where a black flaw is located with traces of the printing ink extending to the left margin, and the frame line being broken in
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1902, 3c illustrated postal stationery card sent from Santiago to Lima with view of the Grand Hotel, Viña del Mar, in claret on blue-grey background. Thematic interest incl. horses and bicycles, fine.
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1857-71 Two entire letters, the earlier being stampless and sent from Lima to New York with "Paid-To/Panama" two-line hs and "Steamship/10" due on receipt, the other from Guayaquil to lima, franked by 1r yellow-buff, third period of printing, pair just touched at left, and tied by dotted "Franca" lo
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1866 Large green hardbound book entitled "PROOF SHEETS / FIRST ISSUE / 1st January 1866" containing a complete set of photographic proof sheets of 200, plus six values showing photographic proof sheets of 200 of the overprint only, and important and stunning showpiece for the student and connoisseur
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1922 Crown Overprint 1m and 15m colour trial overprints in red on 1928 (Jan 31) cover with normal 1m pair and 2m, sent registered within Alexandria and tied by bilingual cds, cds on reverse, very fine and very rare with only 2-3 covers recorded and only 120 stamps printed of each value.
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1922 Crown Overprint 100m with rare star and crescent wmk in mint n.h. block of 49, margin at right, some tone spots, the largest recorded block, a showpiece.
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1926 12th Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition set of 6 in complete mint n.h. sheets of 50, occasional tiny yellowish spots, the only recorded set of complete sheets.
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1868 (Aug 5) mourning envelope from Ismalia to France, reverse with oval blue "CANAL MARITIME / DE SUEZ" cachet, franked with Suez Canal Company 20c, very close to good margins, cancelled by pen cross and blue lozenge of dots, paying the Suez Canal Co. postage to Suez, and franked in combination wit
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1953 Soldier postal stationery cards, a group of 20 different used cards, scarce as such.
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Salt Tax: "Salt Requisition Form" bearing 500m, 100m on 1LE, 10m vert. pair and 10m vertical bisect, all tied by Atfe 6.3.92 cds, trivial imperfections as usual, scarce.
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1785 (Feb 15) incoming entire from France to Port-au-Prince, with very fine strike of the "St. MARC" entry hs, very fine and fresh cover.
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1876ca. group of nine covers with Postahene-i Hanekin 95 seal cancellations, with fair to very good strikes, seven with single 1876 1pi frankings, one with three 1pi and one with 1pi & 1/2pi on 20pa (which doesn't look like it belongs), most somewhat roughly opened otherwise fine.
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1930-39 Emir issue in mint n.h. blocks of four, complete except 10m perf. 13 (Mi. € 3'900 + for n.h. singles).
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1949 UPU 4m green with red overprint inverted in mint n.h. complete sheet of 50 showing the various plate varieties, folded in two horizontally, the only recorded complete sheet.
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1960s group of 24 different air letter stationery envelopes, with various issues incl. unused and FDCs.
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Argentina, Buenos Aires - 1858-1859 “Barquitos” steamship issue, 1p, glass support cliché in negative on ochre (an unusual colour for a Sperati cliché), painted around the area of design to concentrate the light in photolithographic reproduction; a spectacular cliché.
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Argentina, Buenos Aires - 1858-1859 “Barquitos” steamship issue, 1p, glass support cliché in bright vermilion with reversed image, coloured greyish-black around the stamp design in order to concentrate the light.
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Argentina, Buenos Aires - 1858-1859 “Barquitos” steamship issue, 3p, celluloid cliché in bright vermilion with reversed image on a black background to provide optimum contrast and prevent the light from diffusing laterally in the following step of impression.
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Argentina, Buenos Aires - 1858-1859 “Barquitos” steamship issue, 4p cliché on celluloid in vermilion and with reversed image, a strongly coloured cliché with Sperati’s handwritten production comments at base.
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Argentina, Buenos Aires - 1858-1859 “Barquitos” steamship issue, 4p, a spectacular cliché on celluloid with reversed image and in a resplendent vermilion colour contrasting with a black surround that concentrates the light on the area of design in the photolithographic reproduction process.
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Argentina - 1910 Centenary of Independence 10p, two negative matrices on celluloid film of the frame and the center respectively, each with a red painted area around the design and in center for the frame, needed to concentrate the light on the area of design when transferring to the glass. A unique
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Argentina - 1910 Centenary of Independence 20p, cliché on celluloid in opaque grey and with image reversed, showing the design frame around the portrait of General San Martín, dated “6/35”, and showing technical production annotations written around the design; also an essay on paper in blue; a beau
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Argentina, Buenos Aires - 1858-1859 “Barquitos” steamship issue, 5p, two clichés on celluloid, a unique pair of clichés on celluloid film painted black and ochre respectively, a spectacular and radiant set in negative impression.
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Austria - 1851-1856 Newspaper stamp “Mercure” 30 kreuzer, die proof on bistre pelure paper, derived from the only recorded engraved copper plate for the reproduction of this iconic European stamp, less than ten recorded in private hands.
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Austria - newspaper issue - 1851 Mercury design, cliché on celluloid with reversed image, in a radiant orange-vermilion colour; an exceptional specimen of this iconic classic of world philately.
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Austria - newspaper issue - 1851 Mercury design, cliché on celluloid with image reverse, in a deep rose shade (30kr); a very rare copy on an oblong strip of film.
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Austria - newspaper issue - 1858 1kr, glass support cliché in black on off-white with image in reverse, type A of the two types produced by Sperati.
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Bermuda - 1883 4d, brown negative impression on glass cliché, reversed image, painted in black around the area of design; the only cliche in negative documented in this issue.
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Bermuda - 1883 4d, glass support cliché in orange-brown; one of about five clichés recorded of this value.
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Bermuda - 1883 1s, exposure trial on glass in sepia colour, with black painted around the area of design; one of the two clichés recorded for this denomination in private hands.
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Bermuda - 1883 1s, trial exposure on photographic paper, in black and with inverted image, dated “8/12/40”, the date of this photographic reproduction being of great interest because Sperati's Bermuda 1s proof, which was part of the "Ultimate" collection, is dated June 21 1915, which confirms that S
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Bulgaria, Roumelie Orientale Post Offices - 1884 5pi, glass support cliché.
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Colombia - 1861 "Nueva Granada" 1p, master negative on celluloid film, designated “a”, particularly fine impression showing production notes at top and at base a tiny white paper affixed with a note “pas terib.” (not terrible); a spectacular item that takes us inside the Sperati workshop, one of two
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Colombia - 1861 "Nueva Granada" 1p, master negative on film, showing black painted areas within and in the surround of the stamp design, such retouches made with the purpose of avoiding the light to diffuse laterally in the process of photographic reproduction. One of two matrices known for this Col
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Colombia - 1861 "Nueva Granada" 1p, glass support cliché, trial exposure in negative. Unique.
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Colombia - 1861 "Nueva Granada" 1p, two trial exposures on photographic paper, with reversed image, designated a & b. The only such items in existence.
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Dominican Republic - 1865 First Issue 1r, essay of the extraordinary copper plate on pelure paper, showing grid pattern of horizontal and vertical lines across design with numbers inside the grids. Sperati made two different reproductions of this value, derived from sheet positions 6 and 8; this one
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Fiji - 1874-1875 “V.R.” overprint, a glass support cliché featuring the “V.R.” overprints type 6 in negative, with small retouches and painted surrounds in greyish-blue to concentrate the light on the area of design; Sperati reproductions of Fiji have not previously been recorded, a unique and decor
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Fiji - 1874-1875 “V.R.” overprint, one cliché in negative on celluloid protected by glass; a working cliché of the highest importance, as no evidence of Sperati Fiji reproduction has previously been documented, and four in negative known.
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Fiji - 1874-1875 “V.R.” overprint, one cliché on celluloid protected by glass, featuring solely the “V.R.” lettering in vermilion colour; a significant evidence of Sperati’s Fiji reproduction.
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Fiji - 1874-1875 “V.R.” overprint, one glass support cliché and an essay on paper with trials of the overprint in black, one with reverse image, and one crossed out in red crayon and rejected; extremely rare evidence for Sperati’s reproduction of the Fiji overprint.
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Gold Coast - 1875 1d blue, a finished reproduction, unsigned, of 1875 on watermarked paper, mint without gum.
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Gold Coast - 1889 20s, engraved copper plate, this featuring the "Gold Coast" legend and 20 s denomination tablet; unique and most fascinating; previously unknown unique item which demonstrates that Sperati also experimented with typography for his reproductions of Gold Coast.
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Gold Coast - 1889 20s, an extraordinary group of seven items including four stamps of the 1889 issue with their design chemically removed and affixed to thin plastic to just retain the ink showing the genuine cancellation (the unique item kept by Sperati for his reproductions), with an accompanying
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Mexico - 1895 5p, glass support cliché in a refulgent red shade and with reversed image, a very attractive example with intricate detail; a rare cliché with only a handful known.
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Montserrat - 1884 4d Victoria issue, a phenomenal group of 13 items, commencing with the two engraved copper plates for printing the denomination and the denomination plus the territory, "Four Pence" and "Montserrat", accompanied by two extremely rare die proofs on pelure paper and two essays on wov
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Persia - 1876 Lion Issue 2 shahis, glass support cliché in black and with reversed image, a very rare cliché that Sperati probably intended to use in the manufacture of tête-bêche pairs.
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Persia - 1876 Lion Issue 2 shahis, glass support cliché with impression in a practically invisible white grey, an albino impression, which is a most unusual feature in the Sperati archive.
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Persia - 1876 Lion Issue 2 Shahis, glass support cliché in vermilion, dated 3/5/31 and with ink notation at base; fewer than ten such glass clichés thought to be in private hands.
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Spanish West Indies - Postmark, essay on paper featuring the “parrilla oval” (oval grill) cancellation that was used from 1855 in Puerto Rico and Cuba to cancel the first stamp issues, richly annotated and with black fingerprint colour sampling, and dated “12/44”. A unique and wonderful study piece.
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Romania - 1858 Bull’s Head 108pa, glass support cliché in deep-red dated “4/48” with additional production notation at base indicating two minutes and thirty seconds of exposure to light, together with a glass cliché for a Jassy circular date mark obliterator in red. A fascinating duo of stamp and o
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Romania - 1858 108pa Bull’s Head, cliché on celluloid in black and with image reversed; an exceedingly rare reproduction of the popular Romanian classic, with nothing similar represented in the “Ultimate” collection or the Postal Museum in Paris.
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Romania - 1858-59 Bull’s Head 80pa, master negative on celluloid, extensively painted in black around the design. This unique master, being the basis for producing the clichés, must be considered as the most significant element of production for this rare value.
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Romania - 1858-59 Bull’s Head 80pa, glass support cliché in red/vermilion and with reversed image, dated “4/32”; an exceptionally appealing production item. One of the four glass clichés recorded.
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Romania - 1858-59 Bull’s Head 80pa, glass support cliché in black with reversed image and retouched with paint, dated at top “4/32”. One of the four glass clichés recorded.
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Romania - 1871-72 King Carol 10ba, master negative on celluloid, with painted surround to highlight the design when producing the clichés, with some handwritten production comments at top. An example of the highest importance, with no matrices or clichés known to the B.P.A. or the Postal Museum in P
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Romania - 1871-72 King Carol 10ba, glass support cliché with reversed image in a bright yellow-orange, dated “7/30”, the bluish tinge of the glass and the resplendent orange create a most spectacular cliché. Less than ten recorded for this issue.
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Romania - 1871-72 King Carol 10ba, glass support cliché with impression in black showing reversed image on light turquoise, dated “2/41”. Fewer than ten glass clichés known in this issue.
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Romania - 1871-72 King Carol 10ba, glass support cliché with reversed image in Sperati’s preferred vermilion colour which he found to create the best contrast, dated “2/43”.
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Romania - 1871-72 King Carol 10ba, cliché on celluloid in black with reversed image, dated “7/42” and with interesting production notations “22° x 5% x 30’'', indicating a light exposure at 20 degrees for 30 seconds (unusually short for a Sperati manufacture) and with 5% of a chemical substance well
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Russian Levant - 1865 R.O.P.I.T. Issue 2k, two clichés on celluloid mounted between and protected by glass, featuring the two areas of the stamps defined by the two colours, one in vermilion including the external part of the design framing the internal tablets, dated in July 1948, the other in dark
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Spain - 1850 10r Queen Isabella II, glass support cliché in black on dark greyish blue with an accompanying paper slip indicating that the reproduction was worked on between January and March 1939.
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Spain - 1850: 10r Queen Isabella II, glass support cliché in grey-brown and with image reversed, dated “1/34” and with numberings in Sperati’s hand; a very rare piece with fewer than fifteen examples recorded.
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Spain - 1851 2r Queen Isabella II, glass support cliché in black with handwritten production notations, together with a cliché on celluloid in vermilion with reversed image, and an essay on paper with notations on back alongside one of Sperati’s characteristic fingerprint colour trials. A spectacula
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Spain - 1851 2r blue error of colour, a group of four exceptional items including a cliché on celluloid film mounted on clay and framed by rose felt (highly unusual), the cliché with part of the neck of the Queen cut out in order to improve contrast and traces of blue ink in the corners with fingerp
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Spain - 1852 2r Queen Isabella II, glass support cliché in deep brownish red with image reversed, with working notes at base “voile vio” referring to the violet filter used to obtain an optimum contrast in lithography, and dating “Aug 43”.
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Spain - 1852 2r Queen Isabella II, cliché on celluloid with reversed image, a working copy with technical notations at base “Veri (94)”, “voile vio”, designating the Verichrome celluloid film from Kodak and the violet filter used to obtain the contrast.
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Spain - 1852 2r Queen Isabella II, glass support cliché of a pair in black showing manuscript annotations on either side of the design.
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Spain - 1852 2r Queen Isabella II, glass support cliché of a pair in black with reversed image, with a part missing at bottom impacting the imprint just slightly, showing part of Sperati’s production annotations at base and dating “2/41”.
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Spain - 1852 2r Queen Isabella II, trial exposure of a pair in grey brown with reversed image, with some production notes in pencil on front and back.
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Spain - 1852 2r Queen Isabella II, finished production in pair, type E of the five types that Sperati produced of this value, with gum and pencil signature on reverse.
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Spain - 1852 2r Queen Isabella II, finished production type E (of the five types that Sperati produced), single with mute barred obliterator, signed in pencil at back.
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Spain - 1852 2r Queen Isabella II, finished production in vertical pair type A (of Sperati’s five types) on letter piece, with the forged cancels mute barred obliterator and orange date mark of Alcira; signed in pencil on reverse.
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Spain - 1852 6r Queen Isabella II, trial exposure on photographic paper in greyish brown with reversed image, type B of the five types produced by Sperati (this type was actually made from the 5r value with the numeral changed), with production notes at base.
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Spain - 1853 2r Queen Isabella II, glass support cliché in deep red, with copious notations that relate to colour, exposure time, chemical composition, and temperature, as well as “East 4” denoting Eastman Kodak celluloid film, dated “3/44”; a unique experimental cliché full of character.
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Spain - 1853 2r Queen Isabella II, trial exposure in black with image reversed on photographic paper.
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Spain - 1853 6r Queen Isabella II, trial exposure in dark brown with image reversed on photographic paper, dated in pencil “4/40” with a few manuscript comments also present.
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Spain - 1854 4cu Coat of Arms, glass support cliché in red with reversed image, with technical comments in manuscript at base, dated “7/4”, including "5,5% tide gel" indicating the properties of the gelatin.
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Spain - 1861 19cu Queen Isabella II, glass support cliché in an opaque bluish grey with reversed image, featuring manuscript comments about the production at top and base. Some cracking to the glass, but an exceptionally rare example.
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Spain - 1861 19cu Queen Isabella II, trial exposure in black with image reversed on photographic paper, with production comments below the design “-dv ++dos” to indicate less exposure on front and more on reverse.
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Spain - 1861 19cu Queen Isabella II, a finished reproduction on letter piece with forged cancels numeral 1 and part of Madrid circular date mark, signed in pencil on reverse.
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Spain - 1865 1r Queen Isabella II, glass support cliché in black and with reversed image, copious production notations on all sides around the design; a worn working cliché, quintessentially Sperati, rich of comments to study.
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Spain - 1865 1r Queen Isabella II, two remarkable essays on oblong pieces of paper, one numbered 164 with the stamp in green and the other numbered 174 with two imprints in dark brown, with abundant technical notations and Sperati’s fingerprints are present on each strip; a unique and visually impre
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Spain - 1874 10p Allegory of Justice, trial prints on oblong strip of paper, showing two imprints of the stamp in black, generously annotated about colour composition and film exposure, one stamp has been marked by red cross and supposedly rejected.
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Spain - 1875 4p King Alfonso XII, trial exposure in dark brown with reversed image on photographic paper, with a succinct annotation about the shadow on the stamp.
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Spanish Colonies, Río de Oro - 1907 4p, a unique copper plate of the 4p error of colour in se-tenant pair with 3p; an exceptional discovery from the Sperati archive and evidence that Sperati printed the Río de Oro 4p error of colour both from a copper plate and with his standard technique of photoli
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Spanish Colonies, Río de Oro - 1907 4p, a master negative cliché on film of the 4p error of colour in se-tenant pair with 3p, showing hand painted surround to concentrate the light on the area of design, and, incidentally, the serial numbers on the back of the stamps which have been also transposed;
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Spanish Colonies, Río de Oro - 1907 4p, error of colour in se-tenant pair with 3p, glass support cliché in bright vermilion bordering on orange with reversed image, showing manuscript dating “6/29” and some faint production notations at base.
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Spanish Colonies, Río de Oro - 1907 4p, error of colour in se-tenant pair with 3p, die proof on pelure paper in black and with dark border painted around the design, with succinct technical comments at base, including “press. 6.5” likely related to the set-up of his press and thus evidence of his pr
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Spanish Colonies, Río de Oro - 1907 4p, error of colour in se-tenant pair with 3p, die proof on wove paper in black and with dating “8/26”.
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Switzerland, Canton Geneva - 1843 5c, cliché on celluloid with reversed image in vermilion, Sperati’s preferred colour for achieving optimum contrast; a very important working cliché with less than ten examples known.
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Switzerland, Canton Geneva - 1845 5c, Small Eagle, cliché on celluloid in vermilion and with image reversed, with some production notations at base, including a reference to the Kodak Verichrome celluloid film used.
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Switzerland, Local and Orts Post – 1850 2 1/2rp cliché on celluloid with two impressions side by side in a grey-black shade, dated 8/51, with extensive notations in Sperati's including “tiré” confirming that it was a final result, although two comments at left denote that Sperati did not find it com
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Switzerland, Local and Orts Post – 1850 2 1/2rp issue, a cliché on celluloid featuring the central cross and broken frame outline in a red shade, hand notations by Sperati including the date 12/49, scarce example illustrating the two part process required to reproduce the final reproductions. "Ver
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Switzerland, Local and Orts Post – 1850 2 1/2rp issue, a cliché on celluloid in a black shade, crisp impression, with notation "Agfa" indicating the brand used as support, other hand written notes about the matrices and dated 6/51, an attractive and rare cliché.
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Zürich. Switzerland, Canton Zurich - 1843 6r, glass support cliché in black and with reversed image, type B of the five types that Sperati produced of this value; a stunning and very rare reproduction example of the first issue of Swiss philately.
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Switzerland, Canton Zurich - 1843 6r, glass support cliché with reversed image with a silver grey impression of the stamp design; a scarce and radiant cliché used to manufacture by lithographic process the technically very challenging final reproduction of the stamp (which Sperati appears to have wo
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Basel. Switzerland, Canton Basel - 1845 2 ½rp, glass support cliché in black with image in reverse, showing the main design to be printed in black; a fascinating, rare, and beautiful component of Sperati’s highly sophisticated reproduction process for this world-famous stamp that required the
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Switzerland, Winterthur - 1850 2 ½rp, glass support cliché of background with reversed image, showing what is red in the original stamp, with notation "cuivre sans verni" (unvarnished copper) and indication about the light "B.L." over the screen which was used for the two minutes and thirty seconds
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Switzerland, Winterthur - 1850 2½rp, glass support cliché in negative, displaying what is the red part of the design in the original stamp, a unique production from the Sperati workshop exemplifying one important component for manufacturing this famous Swiss cantonal.
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Switzerland, Winterthur - 1850 postmark, a composite glass support cliché for the P.P. postmark, in grey brown and with reversed image; featuring two prints of the postmark of which one is outlined by the stamp to indicate positioning, annotated “dépoli au papier verre usé" (frosted with sandpaper u
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Switzerland, Neuchatel - 1851 Poste Locale 5c, celluloid cliché in dark vermilion with reversed image without the central cross, an important documentation of Sperati’s two-stage printing process (resembling the printing of the original stamp), dated “7/49” and showing other manuscript production no
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Switzerland, Neuchatel - 1851 Poste Locale 5c, cliché on celluloid in opaque grey and with reversed image, an important documentation of Sperati’s two-stage printing process for this issue, dated “7/49” and showing rich manuscript comments about the reproduction process and the use of natural and ar
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Switzerland, Neuchatel - 1851 Poste Locale 5c, glass support cliché of the inner cross outline in red, with some handwritten technical comments at base, an extremely rare, radiant, and eccentric production from the master forger.
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Uruguay - 1856 Diligencia issue 1r, cliché on celluloid with reversed image and in the bright vermilion that Sperati preferred as it furnished optimum contrast, with production written comments at base including "Tiré" as it was retained satisfactorand dating “5/45”. Sperati produced four separate
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Uruguay - 1859 "Block Type" 240c, type D of the four types manufactured, cliché on celluloid in an exceptionally bright red-vermilion shade, with reversed image, showing some with nores at left. Fewer than five 240 clichés recorded in private hands.
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Uruguay - 1859 Thin Figures 60c, negative glass support cliché in black with reversed image.
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Uruguay - 1859 Thin Figures 60c, in grey-black on celluloid, with notations including "Agfa" relating to the type of film used, "Hoff" for the "Hoffmann collector of Uruguay who ordered the reproduction and "trop cuit" (too cooked) remarking that it was exposed to light fro too long; a very rare exa
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Uruguay - 1859 Thin Figures 60c, type B of the two types produced, cliché on celluloid in a vermilion shade which was preferred by Sperati to achieve the correct contrast, with notations including "Agfa" for the celluloid used, d"Hoff" for the collector Hoffmann who ordered reproductions to Sperati,
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Uruguay - 1859 Thin Figures 100c, glass support cliché in black with reversed image.
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Uruguay - 1859 Thin Figures 100c, three items including one cliché on celluloid in rose-red, a trial exposure on photographic paper and final essay on paper in the same shade of the cliché; an extremely rare trio illustrating three steps of the production process of this denomination.
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1880, Lettre de Sidi-Bel-Abbès (Algérie), Siège de la Légion Étrangère, du 28 avril non affranchie pour Burgdorf (Suisse), taxée à l'arrivée avec apposition d'un timbre taxe suisse à 50 centimes, oblitération du 5 mai, la franchisse militaire des correspondances n'était pas valable pour l'étranger,
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1905, Semeuse lignée 15 centimes vert enveloppe annonces Storch B 20 édité par Armieux (Oran), expédié à Saint Gaudens (Haute-Garonne) avec oblitération cachet à date Oran du 29 janvier, au dos arrivée le 2 février, de nombreuses publicités dont certaines illustrées dont thématique photographie.
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1924-1925, Type Blanc 1 centime surchargé 1/2 centime, Y&T n°1 **, bas de feuille de 30 exemplaires avec numérotation O 1005 1 =, double variété type I et type II avec pont ainsi que spectaculaire décalage de la surcharge 1/2 aboutissant à une superposition du 1 avec ALGÉRIE, superbe pièce pour cett
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