Postal Auction December 2023 - 340

Bids to be received by Thursday 21st of December 2023 1:00 PM

Lots (2255)

Lot 1585
Switzerland

1854-1950s Collection on old time leaves from an huge worldwide estate collection formed many years ago, 1854 Imperfs 5r to 15r used, 1862 many different printings to 1f gold (cat £600 some faults but nice CDS), 40c grey CDS used (cat £180), 40c green (cat £85), 1882 to 3f used, 1907-08 Sitting defins incl better mint 70c yellow & brown (cat £85), 1908-10 William Tell incl some tete-beche pairs mint, 1919 Air 50c mint (cat £60), 1920s incl many nice tete-beche pairs, pro-juventute from first issues mainly in sets, many sets and ranges to 1950s mainly mint, 1938 Phil. Ex. M/S used special cancel, then back of the book Int. Organisations, postage dues etc, useful lot to fill those gaps! (c138). Huge catalogue value.

Estimate £ 320.00
Lot 1586
Switzerland

1857 (2 May) Stampless cover to Liverpool from Geneve 5S with manuscript charge mark and boxed two line FR. / 1F78c French Exchange Office Entry mark plus SUISSE FERNEX 4 CDS in red, transit cancels and Liverpool dotted K6 arc receiving h/s on obv., faults incl wrinkles and tones. Roumet offers these at €100+.

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 1587
Switzerland

1862 Sitting Helvetia 2c grey mint large part original gum, pen Switzerland across the back but nice clean example, SG 52 Cat £190.

Estimate £ 38.00
Lot 1588
Switzerland

1862-81 Strubels Perf specialised collection identified on leaves by different printings, perf gauges, papers, watermarks and shades, noted 1862 3c black (5 used cat £170 each = £850), 40r green used (3, cat £85 each), 60c copper-bronze used (2, cat £225 each), 1f gold used (3, SG 60a Cat £600 each, 'as is'), one mint original gum (SG 60a, Cat £1700), 1867 15c yellow (2 used), 30r blue used (SG 65 Cat £300), 40c grey used, (4, SG 66/66a cat £180 each), 50c purple used (12, Cat £65 each), 1881 2c ochre Ausser Kurs h/s (2), 5c black-brown incl double prints, one inverted incl a pair, 50c purple used (faults cat £650), 1f gold mint (2), plus a couple of covers etc., very mixed but many nice copies seen, huge cat value. (282 + 4 covers).

Estimate £ 500.00
Lot 1589
Switzerland

1863 (17 July) Entire Letter Zurich to Milan (Italy) bearing 30c vermilion tied superb ZURICH 8A CDS cancel, with boxed PD in black, and various transit and arrival datestamps. Some aging, white foxing marks and minor faults. Nice use of 30c rate.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 1590
Switzerland

1863 Sitting Helvetia 40c green hinged mint large part original gum, slight soil at top right and odd blunt perf otherwise good example of this scarce stamp, SG 58 Cat £1800.

Estimate £ 360.00
Lot 1591
Switzerland

1867 Sitting Helvetia 2c red-brown used side CDS clear of vignette, ironed out crease but good colour, scarce, SG 61b Cat £325.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 1592
Switzerland

1872 Postal stationery 10c red embossed with very nice Lenzburg 12 IV 72 cds addressed to Basel with cds on reverse. Some toning on cover.

Estimate £ 20.00
Lot 1593
Switzerland

1881 Granite paper Sitting Helvetia 20c orange fine used part double ring CDS cancel, couple blunt perfs otherwise sound SG 109 Cat £180.

Estimate £ 28.00
Lot 1594
Switzerland

1882-1903 Standing Helvetia P.9½ 50c deep blue fine used part 1889 CDS example, short NE corner otherwise sound, SG 143a Cat £475.

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 1595
Switzerland

1899-1968 Useful original lot of covers and FDCs with better throughout in two cover albums including 1899 Internal Revenue registered form with 30c tied at Zurich, 1914 Pro juventute 5c green PPC, Swiss Soldier labels x 2 diff on cover to Zurich (4), 1943 Centenary small M/S on cover, 1945 Centenary M/S on cover (2 diff cancels Cat £150 each as used), etc, valuable lot.

Estimate £ 150.00
Lot 1596
Switzerland

1901-03 P.11½ x 12 Colour change 50c dark green showing white cross doubled variety fine used and sound, AC74Ea var.

Estimate £ 75.00

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