1845 5c black, yellow green, Port Cantonal, the so-called "Small Eagle", unused with large part original gum, margins all around except touched at left, quite adequate for this narrow-margined issue, with 1996 Rellstab certificate (Zu.5, SFr 4,000) (catalogued as unused, unpriced with original gum) cat. $3400 (Cat No. 2L2) (Image)

Cat. $3400, Est.$500

1845 5c black, yellow green, Port Cantonal, the so-called "Large Eagle", unused without gum, large margins all around, with portion of adjoining stamp at top, signed A.Brun, Reuterskiold, etc., with 1985 Rellstab certificate (Zu.6, SFr 2,800) cat. $2350 (Cat No. 2L3) (Image)

Cat. $2350, Est.$750

1845 5c black, dark green, Port Cantonal, the so-called "Modified Color", unused with original gum, h.r., margins all around, v.f., signed Fulpius, Moser, etc., with 1981 Rellstab certificate (Zu.7, SFr 5,500) (catalogued as unused, unpriced with original gum) cat. $4500 (Cat No. 2L4) (Image)

Cat. $4500, Est.$1,500

1849 4c black and red Poste Locale, the so-called Vaud (Waadt), a magnificent used example of this very rare stamp, featuring four extra-large margins, with dividing lines on three sides, crisp impressions, neat strike of a red rosette cancel on piece with corresponding Geneva 3 May 50 struck alongside, v.f., signed Diena, Ernst Stook, also von der Weid, with his 2004 certificate ("en parfait etat de conservation et de fraicheur"). The Four Cent Geneva cantonal is one of the key rarities of early Switzerland, with superb examples such as this being incredibly challenging to locate (Zu.9, SFr 25,000) (this 4 centimes "Poste Locale" adhesive was intended for letters within a city, while the 6 centimes "Cantonal Taxe" was used for letters abandoned and delivered in the Canton of Zurich. The reason why the stamp is called the "Vaud 4" is attributed to the fact that it was used in Geneva and the district of Nyon in Canton Vaud. The stamp was issued in sheets of 100 but the total number of items that was printed is also unknown. It was made obsolete in a year due to the December 1849 currency law, thus making Vaud 4 really scarce) cat. $20750 (Cat No. 2L5) (Image)

Cat. $20750, Est.$7,500

1850 5c black and red Poste Locale, the so-called Vaud (Waadt), position 5, unused with part original gum, margins all around, fresh and v.f. stamp, signed F.Staiger, G.Fulpius, with 1969 Hunziker and 1993 von der Weid certificates (Zu.10, SFr 3,500) (catalogued as unused without gum, unpriced with original gum) cat. $2750 (Cat No. 2L6) (Image)

Cat. $2750, Est.$1,000

1851 5c black and red Poste Locale, the so-called Neuchatel (Neuenburg), unused without gum, margins all around, fresh and v.f., signed Roger Calves, with 1998 Rellstab and 2004 Eichele certificates ("Ungebrauchte Examplare dieser Ausgabe sind selten"). A rare stamp seldom offered unused (Zu.11, SFr 11,000) cat. $10500 (Cat No. 2L7) (Image)

Cat. $10500, Est.$3,000

1847 5c yellow green, Geneva cantonal envelope cut-out, unused lower left sheet corner margin single, slight thinning at top, otherwise v.f., cat. $475 (Cat No. 2LU1) (Image)

Cat. $475, Est.$150