Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 7

1964 (Sept): Olympic Games complete set of five in Imperforate multiples (50 sets) fine unused (Gi = £ 275) and 1965 (Dec 30): Moths issue, 2 ch. bronze-green (53 examples in multiples), 10 ch. brown in blocks of 12 and 52, and 10 ch. light purple in an irregular block of 61, unused, unmounted og. (Gi = £ 890), together with a few pages of Japan.

1896/1924: Lot eleven covers / postal stationery, all going abroad also to rare destinations such as San Marino, Sierra Leone, Bosnia, and Sweden (2). In addition one cover from Congo Belge 1918 registered cover from Kimshasa to London. Interesting lot, ex Provera

1916/1927: Well filled collection of the issues of Hedjas and Nedjd. The collection is predominantly unused and contains many of the difficult and rare overprint stamps, particularly the railway fiscals of the Hedjas in their form. The condition is gererally fine to very fine. An unusual offering of philatelically challenging collecting area.

1889/91: Handstamped Surcharges, 1 a. on 3 a. on 1887 3 a. green & blue, the September 1890 printing, a wonderful unused example of fine centering and fresh colour, with slightese kiss print on the Siamese numeral, part paper hinge remnant on large part og. A magnificent stamp with a probable printing of just one sheet initially, very few genuine examples recorded (Vincent Polizatto recorded 37 mint and 19 used examples although not all...

1900/52c: Group 24 stationeries and covers, exclusively sent from Bangkok, starting with stationery postcards sent to Germany and Switzerland, picture postcards, one showing chasing bandits in Korat, also six 1947/52 covers demonstrating first Pan Am flights from Bangkok.

1949, Group of forty four sheets of the Universal Postal Union, 75th Anniversary issue, 4 b., 6 b., 10 b. values, unused, orignal gum, sheets of twenty imperforate and 14 b., unused, original gum, sheet of twenty, perforated, eleven examples of each value.

1920/2015 (ca.): Diverse remainder-lot of european collections, notably containing a handfull of covers, from which a registered letter from Shanghai to St. Imier (CH) and a postage free letter for wounded servicemen of the French "Société de Secours aux blessés militaires" to Switzerland stand out, the bulk of the lot though being made up of Stockbooks of France, Liechtenstein and San Marino used/unused. The main value therewhile being a...

1930/50ca.: Album with better miniature sheets with some duplication, of German Reich and Belgium including Orval sheets (2), further some covers.

1861/1963: Balance of the Europe section of the Provera auction, incl. Austria 1861 15 kr. blue unused, newspaper revenue 1859 2 kr. brown in a block of 14, Frachtbrief with 1875 revenue, 1869 journal with provisional usage of a revenue stamp instead of a newspaper stamp, 1947/63 lot 44 covers from Vienna to Zurich; Liechtenstein with unused Vaduz souvenir sheet, Germany 1929 Zeppelin postcard from the Mittelmeerfahrt; Netherlands 1870 cover...

1850/1905: Lot with Spain Isabel II 1850 6 Quartos black used on entire letter from "Villa Garcia May 17 1850" (sign. Colla), Austria 1867 5 Kr. red cancelled "Darmstadt 29/8/80" with opinion Ferchenbauer (2004), 'WIEN WELTAUSSTELLUNGSPLATZ 30.6.73" used on 2 Kr. stationery card to Bavaria, 1867 Heligoland 1/2 Sh. horiz. pair unused, German Protectorate Caroline Islands vertical bisected 10 Pfg. red tied by Ponape negative h.s. on Greeting...

1841/1889c, An accumulation of stamps of Europe, set out on thirteen stock pages, comprising predominately used examples, around 600 singles, focused on early or initial issues, countries including; Austria, Belgium, France, Germany (States), Great Britain, Portugual, Romania, Finland, Italy (States), Holland, Greece, Serbia, Spain, Denmark, Malta, Sweden and Norway, additionally there is a small selection from the rest of the world on two...

1849: BENELUX - Collection of the Netherlands, including Colonies in 6 Albums (5 stockbooks and one album for souvenir sheets and covers). Catalogue value according to owner Michel about € 6000, followed by a collection Belgium including early letters with also a bit Luxembourg in 4 albums (3 stockbooks, one album for covers). Owners catalogue value Michel ca. € 4000.