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Auction 61

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Europe and Colonies

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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 42		o Austria, 1850-60, selection of first issues with Hungarian cancels, 20+ singles, pairs and strips, including 2 newspaper stamps on wrappers. Cancels include Kronstadt, Forro, Racz-Besce, Szeplak, Zomba, Unghvar, Pest etc., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 43		o Denmark, 1912-15, 5kr General Post Office, two different watermarks (Scott 82, 135. Michel 66, 81. Facit 120, 121), neat c.d.s.'s, Fine. Scott $375. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $75
Lot 44		o Denmark, 1915, 5kr General Post Office, Multiple Crosses watermark (Scott 135. Michel 81. Facit 121), beautifully well centered with a neat c.d.s., Very Fine. Scott $175. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60
Lot 45		France, 1849, Ceres, 40c orange on yellowish (Scott 7. Yvert 5), horizontal pair with margins all around, paying the 80c rate via American ship (Collins Line) on an 1853 folded letter sheet from Paris via Le Havre, Liverpool and New York to Boston. Minor cover wear, Fine to Very Fine, a scarce early transatlantic usage. Yvert €2,500 ($2,720). Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $140
Lot 46		o France, 1849, Ceres, 1fr light carmine (Scott 9. Yvert 6a), a gem example with large to huge margins all around including parts of the next stamp at left, neat endless grill cancel, Extremely Fine to Superb, rarely seen this nice. Scott $650. Yvert €1,300 ($1,420). Estimate $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 47		France, 1870, Siege of Paris issue, 40c orange on yellowish (Scott 59. Yvert 38), horizontal strip of 3 tied by numeral "2656" dotted lozenge cancels on an 1872 cover from Nice via London and New York to Cleveland, Ohio. Cover is slightly reduced at left, Fine to Very Fine overall. Yvert €60 ($60). Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 48		France, 1938, 50fr Clément Ader, thick paper (Scott 348a. Yvert 398a), also 1935, 75c Benjamin Delessert (Scott 301. Yvert 303) and 1955, 30f France-Canada (Scott 773. Yvert 1035), blocks of 4 (France-Canada is a block of 6), pristine o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott $913. Yvert €1,024 ($1,120). Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $120
Lot 49		() France, 1944, French Resistance issue, 1f50 Pétain, dark red brown (Michel 42c), block of 6, backstamped "Atelier des Faux", Cross of Lorraine and "Defense de la France" etc., without gum as issued, Fine. Michel €360 ($390). Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 50		France, 1944, Algiers Issue, 10c to 50c Gallic Cock plus 60c and 1f50 Marianne, all with strong double impressions (Scott 477-481, 486 vars. Yvert 630-634, 639 vars.), o.g. (the 4 Gallic Cocks were issued with matte gum, barely visible), Fine to Very Fine, the Gallic Cocks are signed "LDW". Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $50
Lot 51		French Colonies: Bénin, 1892, Peace & Commerce, 1c to 1f (Scott 1-11, 13-14. Yvert 1-11, 13, 6B), group of 13 (missing only the 75c), o.g., centering averages F.-V.F. (some just Fine, a few V.F.). Most are signed (Scheller, Brun etc.). Scarce items. Scott $2,389. Yvert €2,309 ($2,520). Estimate $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $700
Lot 52		/o French Colonies: Diego Suarez, Fiscal Stamp, c. 1890, 5c "Octroi" (Grant), unused and used examples, Fine to Very Fine, unusual items. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 53		French Colonies: Latakia, Airmail, 1931, 50c Airplane, overprint inverted (Scott C1a. Yvert PA 1a), o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine. Catalog values are for hinged, never hinged carries a premium. Scott $1,200. Yvert €1,400 ($1,530). Estimate $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 54		Germany: Berlin, 1949, U.P.U. complete (Scott 9N35-9N41. Michel 35-41), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott $575. Michel €770 ($840). Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $75
Lot 55		Germany: Federal Republic, 1951-52, Post Horns, 2pf to 90pf complete (Scott 670-685. Michel 123-138), set of 16, o.g., lightly hinged, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $563. Michel €700 ($760). Estimate $120 - 180. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $80
Lot 56		Greenland, 1945, Pictorials, 1øre to 5kr complete (Scott 10-18. Facit 10-18), o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. Scott $167. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $35
Lot 57		Hungary, 1871, Franz Josef I Lithographed Issue, 2k orange, 5k rose (two), 5k brick red and 15k yellow brown (Scott 1, 3, 3a, 5. Michel 1a, 3a, 3b, 5a), a selection of 5 covers or folded letters, including 2k on a printed circular with Tokay backstamp, 3k postmarked Pest, 3k postmarked Buda, 3k brick red postmarked Heves and 15k postmarked Pancsova, Fine to Very Fine. Michel €1,890 ($2,060). Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 58		Hungary, 1871, Franz Josef I Lithographed Issue, 2k yellow (Scott 1a. Michel 1b), used with Engraved Issue 3k light green (8), both tied by Szollos-Gyorok 13.10.71 postmark on a cover to Pest, with arrival postmark on the reverse. File fold away from stamps, wax seal removed from back and backflap missing, Fine to Very Fine overall, a lovely 2-color mixed issue franking, signed Ferenc Orban. Michel €990+ ($1,080). Estimate $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 59		Hungary, 1871, Franz Josef I Engraved Issue, 5k rose (Scott 9. Michel 10a), tied by Hedervar 1871 postmark on cover to Pozsonyban, with Lithographed Issue 10k blue (Scott 4, Mi. 4a) on the reverse, also with Hedervar postmark and used to pay the registry fee. The 5k is a bit oxidized, the cover overall is Fine to Very Fine. Michel €750 ++ ($820). Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 60		Hungary, 1871, Franz Josef I Engraved Issue, 3k green, used with 1874, St. Stephen's Crown, 2k red violet (Scott 8, 13. Michel 9a, 15A), both tied by Cseprec 1875 postmark on cover, with Vienna backstamp. Missing backflap, Fine to Very Fine overall, an attractive mixed issue franking, signed A. Diena. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 61		Hungary, c. 1874, Franz Josef postal stationery entire, 5k rose, two examples, one with Versetz postmark addressed to Vienna, with Engraved Issue 10k blue on the reverse paying the registry fee; the other used in 1875 on a money order from Thuszer to Brzesko, Galicia, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 62		Hungary, 1950, 60f Boy Scout, with error inscription "Utanpotlasunk" etc. (Scott 899a), "Our Guide to Future Battles" instead of the later corrected "Happy Youth in a Free Home", o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott $950. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 63		Italy: Papal/Roman States, 1867, 3c black on lilac gray (Scott 13a. Sassone 14), margins all around, o.g., hinged, Very Fine, an unusually nice example of this classic, signed A. Diena, with his 1972 certificate. Scott $3,250. Sassone €7,500 ($8,180). Estimate $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 64		Italy, 1922, 15c Trieste Philatelic Congress (Scott 142B. Sassone 124), o.g., hinged, Fine, signed A. Diena and Bolaffi. Scott $225. Sassone €300 ($330). Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 65		Italy, Airmail, 1930, 7.70L Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight (Scott C27. Sassone PA 25), tied by special flight cancel on a flown cover to Rio de Janeiro, addressed to General Balbo, and with the signatures of all 20 flight members including Balbo himself, Very Fine, signed Bolaffi. Scott $2,000. Sassone €2,500 ($2,720). Estimate $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $475
Lot 66		o Italy, Airmail, 1933, Holy Year complete (Scott CB1-CB2. Sassone S.1510), neat Rome c.d.s.'s, Very Fine, unusually choice. Scott $188. Sassone €450 ($490). Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 67		o Italy, Parcel Post, 1884-86, 10c to 1.75L complete (Scott Q1-Q6. Sassone S.2100), better than normal centering, all nicely canceled with c.d.s., Fine. Scott $477. Sassone €575 ($630). Estimate $80 - 120. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 68		o Italy, Commission Service, 1925, "UNA LIRA" on 30c, 60c and 90c (Sassone 4-6/S. 2501), a scarce used set of 3, very bright and fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Sassone €6,000 ($6,540). Estimate $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 69		/o Italy: Arbe, 1920, large letter (14mm wide) overprints on Fiume, 10c rose and 25c deep blue (Scott 123a, 125a. Sassone 2, 4), 10c is unused, o.g., hinged; 25c is canceled, a Fine pair. Scott $845. Sassone €1,200 ($1,310). Estimate $120 - 180. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $90
Lot 70		Italy: Veglia, 1920, large letter (19mm wide) overprints on Fiume, 10c rose and 20c brown orange (Scott 129a, 130a. Sassone 2, 3), 10c is unused, o.g., hinge remnant; 20c is canceled, Fine. Scott $625. Sassone €925 ($1,010). Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $70
Lot 71		Italy, Liberation Issues, 1945, "C.L.N./Ponte Chiasso" on Italian Social Republic 1.25L Palermo Cathedral (Sassone 14), fresh and beautifully well centered, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. Sassone €10,000 ($10,900). Estimate $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 72		Italy: Trieste Zone A, Airmail, 1947, Planes issue complete (Scott C1-C6), o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. Scott $166. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 73		Liechtenstein, 1915, Prince Johann II, 5h to 25h complete, thin unsurfaced paper (Scott 1a-3b. Michel 1 y-3 y a. Zumstein 1y-3y), an unusually nice set of 3, o.g., lightly hinged, Extremely Fine. Scott $449. Estimate $120 - 180. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 74		Liechtenstein, 1915, 25h Prince Johann II, ultramarine, thin unsurfaced paper (Scott 3b. Michel 3 y b. Zumstein 3ay), o.g., never hinged (minute glazed gum spots at top), Very Fine. Scott $1,550. Estimate $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $170
Lot 75		Liechtenstein, 1924-28, Winegrower and Vaduz, 2½rp to 1½fr complete (Scott 74-80. Michel 65-71. Zumstein 64-70), o.g., hinged, Very Fine. Scott $156. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 76		o Liechtenstein, 1937-38, Landscapes and Castles, 3rp to 1.50fr complete (Scott 136-150. Michel 156-169. Zumstein 126-139), well centered, all lightly canceled, Very Fine. Scott $145. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 77		Polish Offices in the Turkish Empire, 1919, "LEVANT" overprints on regular issues of Northern Poland, 3f to 5m complete (Scott 2K1-2K12. Michel 1-12), set of 12, o.g., lightly hinged, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,170. Michel €2,400 ($2,620). Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $200
Lot 78		Russia, Airmail, 1930, Zeppelin and Five Year Plan complete, imperf. singles (Scott C12b-C13b. Michel 390 C-391 C), 80k with sheet margin, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine, each signed (Grozniak?). Scott $3,300. Michel approximately €3,000 ($3,270). Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,200
Lot 79		Spain, 1927, Alfonso XIII Coronation Anniversary, 55c to 2p complete (Scott B64-B73. Edifil 392-401), set of 10, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,300. Edifil €1,500 ($1,640). Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $350
Lot 80		Spain, Welfare Stamps (Beneficiencia), 1939, Postal Orphans souvenir sheets of 5 complete, perf. and imperf. (Edifil 34, 35), o.g., hinged in top margins, Fine to Very Fine, interesting back-of-the-book items featuring famous Spanish paintings. Edifil €618 ($670). Estimate $120 - 180. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $80
Lot 81		Spanish Morocco, 1939 (Feb 12), registered cover from Tangier to the U.S.A., franked with numerous overprinted values of Republican Spain from the 1937-39 period, and addressed to Scott Stamp and Coin in New York. Vertical file fold in the center between the stamps and there are a couple small mounting stains on the reverse, Fine to Very Fine overall. Listed by Scott in a footnote but not priced, this would be near the end of the Spanish Republic and its control of Tangier. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 82		o Switzerland, 1888, Standing Helvetia, 50c blue, perf. 9½ (Scott 92. Michel 62 B. Zumstein 70B), wide control mark, black c.d.s., Fine to Very Fine, signed. Scott $450. Michel €750 ($820). Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $65
Lot 83		Switzerland, 1951, LUNABA, souvenir sheet of 1 (Scott B206. Michel Block 14. Zumstein 32), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott $275. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $35

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