388th Auction

1919, Arms 5 k., horizontal strip of three and pair tied by red cds. “SIGULDA 30 4 19” to front of a money transfer for the sum of three roubles to Riga with reverse arrival cds., the card and franking cut in at right otherwise very fine and exceptional usage in Soviet Latvia, both cities being under Bolshevik rule; also a 1919 parcel card from “PSKOV 27 4 19” to Riga, also under Soviet rule, very fine. A scarce Bolshevik duo

“MURAVIEVSKI LAGER 20 VI 1907” CAMP MURAVIEV on postal money transfer order for the sum of 262 roubles and 15 kopek with the camp label alongside, reverse arrival “KOVNO 21 VI 1907”, 5 k. couple of short perfs. of no importance, very fine and very rare, one of only a few postal money order from this temporary post and telegraph office which was opened during Summer only

“PARAKHODA. OBSCH. R.V.A.P. z 19 4 09” (STEAMSHIP OF EAST ASIATIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY), fine strike on 2 k. (2) to postcard to Shanghai, China with arrival cds “SHANGHAI POSTE RUSSE 6 5 09” and Chinese PO “SHANGHAI 6 MAY”, very fine and attractive. A very scarce combination

“VILNA TEMP(ERORY) P. O. V LAGER 16 May 1892” VILNA MILITARY CAMP special cds. on 20 k. registered postal stationery envelope to Roma with reverse arrival cds. “ROMA 6 -92”, minor imperfections no detracting, still fine. Extremely rare and the earliest date of usage recorded for this camp

“BLAGOVESHCHENSK-NIKOLAEVSK 18 7 12 a” (type 2, large format), very fine strike on 3 k. to postcard to St Petersburg, fine and scarce ship mail on the river Amur

1921, Vladivostok issue 2 k., good to large margins, tied by cds. “VLADIVOSTOK -1 3 21” to printed matter band to Riga, Latvia, alongside singleline “PECHATNOE”, mail sent “via Japan”, reverse arrival cds. 13 IV 21, very fine. A very scarce single usage at the printed matter rate

1920, Vladivostok issue 70 k. on 1 k. imperforate, four large margins all around, tied by cds. “VLADIVOSTOK 4 10 21” to registered envelope to New York with reverse transit and arrival marks, fine and scarce usage

1958, Mendeleev Congress unissued 40 k. Butlerov with the special congress blue overprint, mint never hinged, very fine. A very scarce stamp

1879, Alfonso 4 pts. and  10 pts., fresh colours, unused with original gum, very fine and fresh. Each with  certificate Baschwitz BPP (2025)

1858, coat of arms 5 ö. green , 3 copies, and 30 ö. brown, tied by Danish no. "1" with adjacent "FRA SVERRIG 22/2 1866", to ship letter to London, with transit marks of Copenhagen and Lübeck. One 5 ö. affected by vertical cover crease, resulting in a small tear, otherwise fine. And attractive and rare entire. Certificate Sjöman (1971)

1867, Briefkuvert von Den Haag (roter Zweikreisstp. "s"Gravenhage 17 JUL 67"), postlagernd adressiert nach Bellaggio und umadressiert nach Vevey, vorders. mit seltenem Taxkleber (in Genf angebracht), sehr sauber

1846, Großer Adler 5 C. auf lebhaftgelboliv, farbfrisch, links teils mit der Randlinie geschnitten, sonst breitrandig, sauber entwertet durch rote Rosette. Einwandfrei. Attest Rellstab (1977)

1845, Basler Taube 2½ Rp. schwarz/karmin/lebhaftblau, sehr schön farbfrisch, links unten in der äußeren Randlinie berührt, sonst allseits vollrandig, leicht entwertet durch roten DKr. Rückseitig leichte Aufrauhungen und die rechte untere Ecke hinterlegt, sonst einwandfrei. Ein schönes Stück der seltenen Marke. Fotoattest Hunziker (1966)

1920, Flugpost 30 Rp., sauber gestempelt "AFFOLTERN 9.III.21", einwandfrei. Fotoattest Marchand BPP (2002)

15 Cts., farbfrisch und voll- bis meist breitrandig, leicht entwertet durch blaue Raute. Einwandfrei. Signiert Moser mit Befund (1974)

1852, Kleine Ziffern 15 Rp., farbfrisch und breitrandig, leicht entwertet. Einwandfrei. Signiert Moser und Attest Rellstab (1978)

1850, Rayon I, 5 Rp. Mit Kreuzeinfassung, farbfrisch und voll- bis breitrandig, leicht entwertet durch Rosette. Einwandfrei. Signiert Moser-Räz mit Attest  (1966)

1850, ORTS-POST 2½  Rp. mit Kreuzeinfassung, farbfrisch und breitrandig, leicht entwertet durch Teilabschlag "P.P.". Einwandfrei. Signiert Moser-Räz mit Attest  (1966)

1850, POSTE LOCALE 2½  Rp. mit Kreuzeinfassung, farbfrisch und voll- bis breitrandig, leicht entwertet "P.P.". Einwandfrei. Signiert Moser-Räz mit Befund  (1956)

1961, CEPT 50 Rp., ungezähnte Druckprobe in schwarz auf weißem Kunstdruckpapier ohne Gummierung. Eine seltene Probe aus dem Bickel-Archiv. (ZU: 379-P)

1924/36, Drei Flugpostkarten, dabei Basel-Bern 27.5.1924, Grenchen-Zürich 13.4.24 und 1.Segelfliegerlager 1936, sauber erhalten

1854, 1. Münchner Druck 40 Rp. mittelgelboliv, allseits weißrandig, entwertet durch schwarze Raute und Teil eines Rundstempels. Befund Rellstab (1975) und Fotoattest Marchand (2002)    

1912, Pro Juventute, alle 3 Werte mit sauberem Stempel "LUTRY 12.XII.12" auf Briefstück (Ansichtskarte mit entfernter Adresse). Die Frankatur ist einwandfrei. Fotoattest Renngli (2015)

1921, Foreign Affairs 5 pia. green typo overprinted 1337 block of four, one stamp mh, others mint never hinged, very fine and scarce. (Isfila catalogue value 1.200,-€++)

1863, Tughra first printing 2 pia. deep blue on thin paper, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused with original gum, very fine, certificate Isfila (2017). (isf. cat. value 3.800,-€).

1921, Religious Tribunals 5 pia. ultramarine complete sheet of 25 typo overprinted 1337 without margins as usual, showing all plate varieties, mint never hinged, few perfs tiny crease, otherwise very fine and fresh. In PROFI archive the only recorded complete sheet.

Provenienz: M. Plantinga (Cherrystone 2014)

1921, Hejaz railway 1 Pia. green carmine typo overprint 1337, strip of four tied on reverse of parcel card with additional franking on front by 'AKTAGH-MADENI 5.5.21' cds., usual parcel cuts, very fresh and scarce.

Provenienz: M. Mayo (Book p.131)

1921, Five stamps with typo overprint including Imperial Registry Fiscal 2 pia slate, all tied to 20 pa. postal stationery envelope by ‘ANGORA 2 - 4.6.21’ cto., stamps are not cut, envelope opened out for display, very fine and attractive franking.

1920, Religious Tribunals Fiscal pair and single 1 pia. emerald, all tied by ‘BOZYÜK 10.3.21’ cds. to piece, no cuts, fine and a scarce usage from the later bombed P.O. Bozyük during Turkish civil war. (Isfila cat. value 3.600,-€)

Provenienz: Passer, Plantinga (Cherrystone 2014)

1921, Hejaz 20 pa. on 1 pia. typo overprinted 1337, bottom margin block of four, mint never hinged, very fine and scarce. (Isfila catalogue value 1.520,-€++) In PROFI archive only two blocks of four recorded.

1921, Court fiscal stamp 50 pia. brownish-yellow with 1337 handstamped overprint, unused, very fine. Signed Friedl. (Isf. catalogue value 1.800,-€)

1863, 1 pia. tete-beche pair double bisect cut on bottom and top, tied to large piece by blue ‘Battal’ cancellation with part of address, toned, flaw and tiny faults, otherwise fine and attractive. Tete-beche usages are extremely scarce.

1862, Tughra 20 pa. yellow, trial printing for the third issue on thin gummed paper with ‘burele’ ground, right sheet marginal block of four (Type C-D/K-L). (The tabulation of the block reports and type are according to Tevfik Kuyas). Very Fine and an extremely rare multiple. (Isfila catalogue value for single stamps 13.300,-€, block of four is unpriced).

Provenienz: K. Alanyali (ex Sultan, D. Feldman 2013, 2019)

1863, Tughra first printing 5 pia. black on rose vertical pair (less than 10 recorded), central blue band, light cancelled blue and black, showing plate flaw ‘missing corner’ on top left. Very fine, apparently only 2 vertical pairs with this variety recorded, an exceptional and rare showpiece. (Isfila Specialised No. 2 BE108, cat. value 15.000,-€)

Provenienz: K. Alanyali (ex Sultan, D. Feldman 2013)

1920, Notarial Fiscal 50 pia. ochre, unused with good perforation for this issue, excellent centered, issued only 3,000 stamps. Signed K.K. Very Fine (Isfila catalogue value 3.000,- €)

1921, Museum 1 Pia. ultramarine typo overprinted 1337 block of four, top stamps showing large 1337 typo variety, bottom stamps normal small type, all mint never hinged, tiny gum spot and crease at bottom left, otherwise very fine, fresh and scarce. For normal typo mint hinged stamps Isfila catalogue value 9.090,-€++

Provenienz: ex Plantinga (Gärtner, 2014)