Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
The Philatelic Collector's Series (Sale 14021 Day 3 of 3)
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 1st May 2014 Time: 10:30AM
Details: Viewing:
Friday 25 April 2014 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Monday 28 April 2014 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Private viewing by appointment only
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Auction Lots - Page 11
1873
1830-59, four entire Ship letters, including 1830 from Malta to Alexandria, 1836 from Alexandria to Trieste, 1848 from Cairo to Trieste with black and blue Forwarding Agents cachets, 1859 from Alexandria to Sira with manuscript red crayon "20" postage due marking and disinfection slit (?) on the front; good to fine £150-200
1874
1834 (3 Nov.) entire letter from Alessandria to Livorno with "d'oltre mare/livorno" arrival handstamp, horizontal filing fold and staining from disinfection, with framed cachet on reverse; fine. Photo £200-250
1875
1839, 1840 and 1843 three stampless entire letters, ex the Sonnino correspondence, from Cairo to Alessandria, without postal markings and carried as official letters; filing folds, fine £250-300
1876
1842 (16 Sept.) entire letter from Alexandria to Marseilles, endorsed Service de Sante publique with disinfection slits and on reverse (across flap) fine "magistrato di sanita in egitto" bilingual cachet; arrival d.s. (2.10) on the front, fine and attractive. Photo £600-800
1877
1842 (13 Nov.) stampless official cover, ex the Sonnino correspondence, from Cairo to Alexandria, black negative seal, fine. Photo £300-350
1878
1864 (11 Aug.) entire letter to Cairo, franked Italy 1863 15c. (4) and 60c. with Livorno cancellations, boxed "piroscafi/postali/italiani" alongside, on reverse slightly unclear double ring "posta europea/alessandria" d.s. (Balian type VI); heavy vertical split strengthened by archival tape and slightly discoloured but rare. Raybaudi Certificate (1980). Photo £800-1,000
1879
1865 (19 Nov.) entire letter to Genova, endorsed Vap Italiano, with "alessandria d'egitto/poste italiane", boxed "piroscafi/postali/italiani" and "10" rate marking, all in black, transit and arrival datestamps in reverse; fine. Photo £400-500
1880
1869 entire letter from Smyrne to Volo with fine blue boxed bilingual "*franco*", some internal strengthening at lower right corner; fine and rare. Photo £1,200-1,500
1881
1866-1984 mint and used collection housed in a Minkus album, including 1865 2p., 1867 5pi., 1879 5pi., 1922 Kingdom of Egypt 100m. (both watermarks), 1923-24 £E1, 1925 Geographical set (2), 1926-29 Air 27m. (both), 1926 Port Fouad 5m., 10m., 15m., 1931 Zeppelin 100m. on 27m., Palestine, Suez Canal, etc., mixed condition (many hundreds) £200-250
1882
1871, two fronts ex the same correspondence from Constantinople, addressed to Port Lagos, each franked 1867-71 1p. (2), one with a good strike of the very rare "v.r.poste egiziane/lagos" arrival datestamp; some faults but fine appearance. Photo £1,500-2,000
1883
1884 mourning envelope from Port said to Scotland franked 1879 20pa. pair, 1884 envelope from Alexandria to Assouan franked 1884 20pa. on 5pi. pair, 1888 envelope from Louxor to West Prussia franked 1881-1902 20pa. pair; good to fine £300-400
1884
1889 (7 Sept.) envelope to Athens franked 1881-1902 1p. blue with El-Tor cancellation and another strike repeated alongside; small stain from seal showing on the front, scarce. Photo £250-300
1885
1904 (3 Jan.) envelope to Austria franked 1881-1902 1pi. blue with Alaqui cancellation and with another strike repeated below, Wadi Halfa transit in reverse; the envelope with vertical filing fold clear of the adhesive and datestamps, fine and scarce. Photo £300-350
1886
1907 (Dec. 29) envelope to Russia franked 1907 Official 1p. with Gisa cancellation and another strike alongside and with blue bilingual "egyptian government/zoological gardens" cachet on the front; fine and a rare cover. Photo £400-500
1887
1910 (24 Nov.) "Hotel Bristol" advertising envelope, registered from Cairo to Germany, franked 1881-1902 1pi., 2pi., 5pi., 1888-1909 1m., 2m., 3m., 4m., 5m. and 10p.; small faults on the reverse but a scarce nine colour, multiple issue franking. Photo £300-350
1888
1913 (17 June) envelope franked 1881-1902 1pi. pair, tied by Oasis Siwa c.d.s. with another strike and boxed "oasis siwa" handstamped registration marking alongside, transit and arrival datestamps on reverse; fine. Photo £300-350
1889
1922 (27 April) envelope to Cairo franked 1921-22 5m. tied by Mansafis c.d.s. with another strike repeated alongside, transit and arrival markings on reverse; the envelope with small tears at the top, scarce. Photo £250-300
1890
1927-37 enlarged (design 110x135mm.) 10m. photographic essay in grey black on thin card; a few coloured marks on the face; fine £150-200

British Forces in Egypt

1891
x 1932-36 six covers, five to England, four with Postage Paid cachets (6, 8 and 19), the last franked Edward VIII 1 1/2d. with Field Post Office/26 cancellation; fine £400-450

French Post Offices

1892
1845-56 four entire letters, including 1845 to Malta with large "alexandrie/(egypte)", the others to Marseilles, one with red boxed "paquebots/de la/mediterranee"; good to fine £200-250

Italian Post Offices

1893
1863 (31 Oct.) entire letter from Turin to Cairo, endorsed Via di Mare col Vapore Francesci "Assyrien" franked Sardinia 1855-63 40c. red-vermilion and Italy 1862 perforated 80c. yellow with "livorno/uff. del porto" cancellations, "alessandria d'egitto/poste italiane" arrival on the front and "poste europea/alessandria" datestamp of 9 Nov. on reverse; seal removed and vertical filing fold. A unique combination franking of Sardinia/Italy and Posta Europea. G. Colla Certificate (2009). Photo £3,500-4,000
Provenance: Pearls of Arabia, Oct. 2011

France

1894
1852-1992 mint and used collection housed in nine albums contained in a carton, including 1984-92 Air 15f. to 50f., Monaco, Colonies with French Southern and Antarctic Territory 1971 Fish 22f. pair on cover, Laos with 1965 Fauna, 1967 Fish, 1967 Reptiles, 1969 Ballet, Martinique 1927 Postage Due set, etc., mixed condition (thousands) £300-350

1853-61

1895
40c. orange, superb mint, with full 15mm. margin at foot and large margins other sides; a wonderful example. Roumet Certificate (2000) for a corner pair of which this is the right hand example. S.G. 64, Yvert 16, €3,500+. Photo £1,200-1,400
1896
80c. rose, block of four, mint, the upper pair very lightly hinged and the lower pair remaining unmounted mint, large margins all round; fresh and fine. Scheller Certificate (2013). S.G. 71, Yvert 17B, €15,000. Photo £3,000-3,500
1897
1f. carmine, from the foot of the sheet with full 17mm. margin and showing marginal rule (ligne d'encadrement) and very large margins other sides, unmounted mint, hinged and tiny thin in the margin only; wonderfully fresh colour and a marvellous example of this rare stamp. Scheller Certificate (2013). S.G. 72, Yvert 18c, €16,000. Photo £5,000-5,500
1898
1f. deep carmine, large to very large margins, original gum, very lightly hinged (if at all); fresh and very fine. Behr Certificate (2004). S.G. 73, Yvert 18a, €11,500. Photo £4,000-4,500

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1899
1869 5f. grey-blue, a magnificent block of twelve (3x4), each with neat "2240" Gros chiffres cancellation of Marseilles; superb and a block of exhibition quality for this stamp which is notoriously difficult to find in fine condition. Signed Brun, Calves and with Calves Certificate (2004). S.G. 131, Yvert 31a, €30,000 as three blocks of four. Photo £5,500-6,000
1900
x 1924 Paris Olympic Games picture post card (Ecole Saint Nicolas) franked Sower 10c. with special Av. D'Orleans continuous roller cancellation of 8 Jan. 1924, fine and scarce. Photo £120-150
Provenance: H. Trachtenberg, October 1979

French Colonies

1901
1965 Air I.T.U. Centenary, the complete set (Comoro Islands, French Polynesia, French Somali Coast, French Southern and Antarctic Territory, New Caledonia, St. Pierre et Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna Islands) of Epreuves de Luxe; very fine £600-700
1902
-- The set of seven values, all imperforate from the left of the sheet, unmounted mint and very fine £450-500

Cameroun

1903
1915 (25 Nov.) envelope registered to France bearing 1915 (Nov.) 35c. tied by "tresor et postes aux armees/cameroun" c.d.s. in violet, showing framed "r" and on reverse Manche (28.12) arrival d.s., peripheral faults and central horizontal fining fold not affecting the adhesive; also similar front bearing 10c. and 25c. dated 16 November 1915. Photo £100-120

Cilicia

1904
1920 O.M.F. overprinted issues with mint blocks and part sheets comprising 5pa. on 2c. (359), 10pa. on 5c. (361), 20pa. on 10c. (367, with sixteen used), 1pi. on 25c. (466, with eighty-four used) and 2pi. on 15c. (363, with eleven used). Mostly good to fine £200-300

Post Offices in Zanzibar

1905
1904 (31 June) 1a. on 10c. stationery reply paid card registered to Ajaccio,Corsica, and redirected locally uprated with 1902-03 2 1/2a. on 25c., both cancelled by "zanzibar" double-ring d.s. and showing arrival d.s. (25.8). Photo £180-220

Togo

1906
1918 (20 Feb.) 10c. stationery card registered to Switzerland bearing, on reverse, 1916 2c., 4c., 5c., 10c., 15c. and 20c., all tied by "anecho/togo" c.d.s. and showing, on address side, registration label, Lome (21.2) and arrival (2.4) datestamps £120-150

Germany

1907
1849-2000 mint and used collection housed in eleven albums, contained in two cartons, including States with Baden, Bavaria, 1936 Olympics, Allied Occupations British and American Zones 1948-50 1Dm. to 5Dm., 1949 Goethe (3 sets), West Germany 1949 U.P.U. (2), 1951 NBA, 1951 and 1952 Relief, 1953 Liebig mint and used (4), 1953 Transport, a fine range of later issues with some blocks, Berlin 1949 U.P.U., 1949 Berlin Relief, 1950 E.R.P., later issues, East Germany 1950 Bach, 1951 Visit, Saar, etc., chiefly good to fine (many thousands) £900-1,000
1908
1887-1966 selection of covers and cards (36), including 1913 p.p.c. to Switzerland taxed on arrival, East Germany, etc., mixed condition £60-80
1909
x 1905-21 watermark Lozenges 5m. black and deep carmine, so called "Minister Print", c.d.s. cancellations and central punch hole; fine and rare. Signed Jãschke. Michel 97AIM. Photo £150-200
1910
1933 Reichstag set of three, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 490-492, £325, Michel €330 £60-80

Occupation Issues

1911
x Slovenia: 1945 prepared for use but not issued personalities, imperforate se-tenant Proof strips of six in green, in violet and in lilac on ungummed card, all with white dot in "1856" on the third stamp and the green strip with error "1041" for "1841". G. Krischke Certificates (2007). Michel IV-VI V. Photo £3,500-4,000

West Germany

1912
1945-95 mint collection housed in four Lighthouse hingeless albums and two stockbooks contained in a carton, including Allied Occupations with American, British and Russian Zones 1946 perf. and imperf. miniature sheets, British and American Zones 1948 band overprints on workers, 1949 Hanover miniature sheet, Federal Republic 1949 Parliament 1949 Stamp Centenary, 1949 U.P.U., 1951 to 1955 Relief fund sets, 1950 Bach, 1951-52 Posthorns, 1951 St. Mary's Church, 1951 NBA, 1951 Rontgen, 1953 Transport, 1954-60 Heuss, a very fine and comprehensive range of later issues, automatic labels, etc., chiefly unmounted mint (including the Posthorns) and chiefly fine £1,200-1,500
1913
1946-95 used collection housed in Lighthouse hingeless albums contained in a carton, many hundreds, including Allied Occupations, 1949 Parliament, 1950 Bach, 1950 St. Mary's church, 1951 NBA, 1952 Youth Hostels, 1953 Transport, 1953 Ifraba, 1953 and 1954 Relief fund sets, a very comprehensive range of later issues with some duplicates; chiefly fine £220-250
1914
1949-2000, a comprehensive mixed mint and used collection arranged in three albums, contained in a carton, including used 1949 Parliament, Stamp Centenary, U.P.U. 30pf. and Refugees' Relief Fund, 1950 Bach, 1951 Wuppertal Exhibition, Humanitarian Relief Fund, 1952 Humanitarian Relief Fund and mint 1951 St. Mary's Church and apparently complete from 1963 to date. Mostly good to fine. Stated to Cat. £5,900. (thousands) £500-600

West Berlin

1915
1948-79 (c), a largely complete mint, predominately unmounted, collection arranged in a hingeless album including 1948-49 overprints in black to 5m. and in red to 2m. (1m. and 2m. mounted) (neither guaranteed), 1949 Buildings to 5Dm. (mounted), U.P.U. to 2Dm., Goethe (mounted), Berlin Relief Fund. Generally good to fine. (hundreds) £300-400
1916
1948-90 mint and used collection housed in three Lighthouse hingeless albums, two stockbooks and a folder, housed in a carton, including 1948 black overprint set u.m., 1949 red overprint 1m. used, 1949-54 Buildings set u.m. and used, 1949 U.P.U., 1949 green surcharges u.m. and used, 1949 Relief fund set u.m., 1951-52 and 1953 Bells sets u.m. and used, 1952 Olympics, the later issues practically complete both u.m. and used, chiefly fine £600-800

East Germany

1917
1947-90 comprehensive mint collection housed in five Lighthouse hingeless albums contained in a carton, thousands, including some Allied Occupations and Saarland, 1950-51 12pf. to 5Dm., 1950 Academy, 1950 Debria miniature sheet, 1951 China friendship, 1952-53 5pf. to 2Dm., 1952-53 Academy, 1953 Marx miniature sheets perf. and imperf., 1953 and 1953-55 five year plan sets, a largely complete range of later issues with miniature sheets, se-tenant pairs, sheetlets, etc., chiefly fine unmounted mint £600-700
1918
1947-90 used collection housed in five Lighthouse hingeless albums contained in a carton, thousands, including some Allied occupations with Saarland, 1950 Bach, 1950 Academy, 1953 and 1953-55 five year plan sets, a good range of later issues with miniature sheets, se-tenant pairs and blocks, etc., chiefly fine £200-250

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1919
Selection housed in six stockbooks, three folders, photograph albums, packets and loose contained in two cartons, thousands, including Federal Republic, Berlin, East Germany with miniature sheets, booklets, postal stationery, etc., much duplicated in places, chiefly fine £200-250

German East Africa

1920
1893 2p. on 3pf. to 25p. on 50pf. (surcharge 17 1/2mm. long), 1896-99 2p. on 3pf. to 25p. on 50pf., 1901 no wmk 2p., 3p., 15p., 25p., 2r. and 3r., and 1905 2 1/2h. to 60h., mostly fine mint; also seven used £120-150
1921
A selection of over 70 different cancellations on five stockpages with many tied to pieces, including Amani, Arusha, Bagamojo, Buiko, Bukoba, Dar-es-Salaam, Handeni, Iringa, Kigoma, Kili, Kilossa, Kilwa, Kissenji, Kondoa-Iranji, Korogwe, Langenburg, Leganda, Lindi, Mahenge, Mkalama, Mkumbara, Mnyussi, Mombo, Mpapua, Muanza, Mukesa, Ngomeni, Ruanda, Schirati, Soga, Songea, Tschole and others, a fine basis upon which to build, generally fine. (72) £650-750

Greece

1922
1861-2002 mint and used collection housed in three albums contained in a carton, including Large Hermes heads with 1861 Paris 10L., 1896 Olympics 60L. original gum, 1901-02 2d. block of four, 1906 Olympics 2d., 1927-35 5d., 10d., 15d. and 25d. part original gum and used, 1930 Independence part original gum and used, 1933 Republic 50d., 75d. and 100d. used, 1934 Stadium 8d., later issues, etc., mixed condition (many hundreds) £250-300
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
The Philatelic Collector's Series (Sale 14021 Day 3 of 3)
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 1st May 2014 Time: 10:30AM
Details: Viewing:
Friday 25 April 2014 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Monday 28 April 2014 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Private viewing by appointment only
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