388th Auction

4 ch., fresh colours, tied by cds."SEOUL 6 JUIN 3" with transit “CHEMULPO” and “SHANG-HAI 12 UIN 03” to UPU illustrated postcard to Paris, very fine

1901, UPU postal stationery card 4 ch. used with cds “CHEMULPO 28 SEPT 01” repeated alongside via Shanghai to Braunschweig with arrival cds., very fine (Higgins & Gage-Nr. 2)

1897, Tai Han 10 p.- 50p., orange overprints type I, together with 3 ch., neatly tied by cds. “SEOUL COREE 29 DEC 00” repeated alongside with red framed handstamp “R SEOUL N°” to registered envelope to St Petersburg, Russia, reverse transit via Shanghai and arrival cds., 50 p. light corner crease, some minor peripheral toning at top of no importance, still very fine. A rare and early UPU cover, signed with certificates Robineau (2011) and Scheller (2011)

1953/58, group of five postcards and envelopes to foreign destinations, various frankings, airmail, etc.

1951, Participation in Korean War 500 wn. complete set of 44 stamps and 22 souvenir sheets, unmounted mint as issued. 

1890/1907 (ca.), unused and used small lot with a tete beche, 3 proof blocks, used postal stationery card, etc.

1908/79, Collection on Scott album leaves, starting no.1-5, many complete sets including Yv.100-123, later issues including postage due, mostly fine.

1886, Official Stamp essay 20 c. ochre without the Official overprint, additional three imperf proofs on thick paper, one with Specimen overprint, very fine

1886, Official Stamp essays without the Official overprint, 2 c., 5 c., 7 c., 10 c., 15 c. and 20 c., all in black on thin paper, very fine

1909, Portrait Issue 1 c.-50 c. in imperforate blocks of four with lower sheet margin showing the American Ban Note Company imprint, each with security punch hole and overprint “SPECIMEN”, no gum, 12 c. light crease, otherwise fine 

1899, Aufdruck-Ausgabe 3 C. violett, 4 C. orangebraun und 6 C. lilakarmin mit Korkstempel-Entwertung auf R-Brief mit nebengesetztem DKr. “REGISTERED Manila JUL.7.1902” mit Leitstempel “Europa via Singapore” und L1 “Kronprinz” an einen Passagier der Kronprinz in Hamburg mit Ankunftsstempel und Transit-R-Zettel “”Vom Ausland über Bahnpost Nr. 19". Der Umschlag mit Randspuren, ansonsten in guter Erhaltung

1909, ‘MECQUE 6’ bilingual cancellation (Coles-Walker no.39, Uexkull Type 1) on cover Mecca to Istanbul, franked on the reverse with 1908 issue 1 pia., “Istanbul Mevrude” arrival postmark alongside, sender cachet ‘Ismail Aloff’, very fine and well cancelled exhibition piece

“VENETIA” violetter L1 mit handschriftlichem Datum “7/III(99)” auf kleinformatigem Brief mit Grant 5 C. mit Federkreuz-Entwertung und nebengesetztem EKr. “AUS WESTINDIEN P.HAMBURG. DAMPFER ÜBER CÖLN” nach Hannover mit Ankunftsstempel, in einwandfreier Erhaltung

1878/1995, about 500-600 covers, with the focus on unused and used postal stationery envelops, in the beginning some early and better airmail and Zeppelin-mail, including varieties, in six big binders

1945/90, in the beginning mint never hinged and some unused, later mostly used collection, incl. many blocks of four, zip-blocks, souvenir sheets, booklets and complete sets, good part valid postage, in four albums

1858, Folded tissue-paper envelope bootlegged from Smyrna, Turkey to Boston, carried by Capt. Watson ‘Ship Henry Hill’ with 122 bales madder roots, ms. “Via Trieste” inside, letter with embossing and black sender cachet F.C. Blackler Smyrna on reverse. At arrival in US Franklin 1 c. blue type V tied by black “PAID” in circle to envelope and red “Boston Mass. Nov/12” arrival cds. on front. Tiny file fold, otherwise Very Fine and a scarce usage.

“FLANDRIA” violetter L1 und handschriftliches Datum “13/6.96” auf Ganzsachen-Doppelkarte 10 C. mit viel Text nach Osnabrück mit Ankunftsstempel. Die Karte links mit Bug und im Rand leicht schmutzig, sonst in guter Erhaltung

1951, Ho Chi Minh 2 d. brown, type I, fresh colours, tied by cds. “QUANG TRI VIETNAM” to small envelope to a city in the Quang Tri province, the adhesive revalued at 20 dong (tariff of late 1950/early 1951), alongside VNDCCH red censor “IV5”, mail seized in the interzone by French army (blue and red pencil marks), very rare usage

1956/58, four airmail covers to Germany with various combination frankings, all with departure cds. “HANOI”, mostly fine

1945, Independence Issue, 1 c., 3 c., 6c., 10 c. and 15 c. tied by cds . “HA-NOI TRUNG-UONG 8 11 46” to local envelope, fine, also a second local envelope with combination franking used with “HANOI R.P. TONKIN”, some occasional perf toning otherwise fine

1866, Treaty Ports: Shanghai, United Kingdom entire letter from London to Shanghai, cancelled 'Lombard Street / F.O./ Paid / MAR/10/66' cds. in red, endorsed "via Marseilles" on top left. For Late Fee only 1 d. red cancelled and 1/4 d. prepaid in cash by red crayon. Sent via “Care of Messrs. John Burd & Co., Hong Kong”. File fold at bottom, otherwise fine and an unusual entire. The addressee, John Anderson Esq. Mess. W.R. Adamson Co. Shanghai, formed his firm, exporting tea, silk and general merchandise in 1858 in Shanghai and became Chinas greatest export company for tea and silk. In PROFI archive no other forwarding agent covers John Burd Co. to Shanghai recorded.

1880/2006 (ca.), ca. 600-700 covers and cards, incl. postal stationery, registered, good part airmal, early material incl. e.g. Tibet Mi.-No. 7 on cover, etc., interesting cancels and cachets, etc., in box

1860/1950, assembly noted USA, British Colonies, South America etc., some different, mostly in good condition, in one album.

1847/1991, mostly used and later mint never hinged part collection incl. some better values and valid postage, in two albums

1880/2000, mint never hinged/unused and used assembly, noted Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, China, Japan, Vietnam, souvenir sheets etc., mostly in very good condition, in large album

1937/2025 (ca.), Macau and taiwan accumulation of covers, noted a group of 1937 First Flights Macau-USA, etc., mostly in good condition

1944/82 (ca.), group of 18 covers and cards with various frankings and interesting usages form Indochina, Vietnam and Cambodia, noted military free frank envelope with large red “NHA XA-HO Q.D.V.N.C.H” (Nha Xa South Vietnam Military Forces), Indian incoming postal stationery card from “SALEM 12 JLY 52” to Saigon with additional postage dues applied on arrival, 1982 envelope from Vietnam addressed to the French Republic President in Paris, etc., overall in good condition

1880/1990, Collection of Australia in a pre-printed album from the classics onwards, accompanied by two file folders of covers and postal stationery, over 200 in total. Together with New Zealand several album pages from classics on and stockbook with stamps in two albums with covers and postal stationery, containing both earlier and more recent examples.