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November 2010 Auction Listings 3 DOROTHEUM GmbH & CO. KG (Vienna, Austria: Auction No. 7082) 1,210 Lots of Stamps and Postal History, highlight by a very comprehensive section of Zeppelin Mails (Lot Nos. 1-514). The sale will be conducted at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM (1st and 2nd Sessions) that Wednesday in the ‘Ludwigstorf Room’ at the historic, elegant, and prestigious Palais Dorotheum Building auction, located at Dorotheergaße 17, Vienna. The auction also has major sections of comprehensive Classic-era Austria and the Austrian Areas (listed as Österreich, Lot Nos. 817-1210), Croatia (Lot Nos. 661-669), Germany (Lot Nos. 515-600), Italy (Lot Nos. 638-651), Jugoslavia (Lot Nos. 652-660), Portugal (Lot Nos. 691-705), Switzerland (Lot Nos. 718-739), and Spain (Lot Nos. 741-751) TEL [43] 1 515 60-299 or [43] 515 60-309 (Gerhard Babor) 3 WARWICK & WARWICK LTD. (Warwickshire, England: Sale No. 661) Exactly 700 Lots of Great Britain, British Commonwealth, and General Foreign Postage Stamps, Postal History, Collections, Accumulations, and other Large Lots, offered at a public auction to be conducted at the historic 1724-1731 erected and beautifully refurbished Warwick Courthouse Auction Room (http://www.ukattraction.com/heart-of-england/the-court-house.htm ), Jury Street, Warwick, England, beginning promptly at 12:00 Noon. The sale begins with a very comprehensive selection of large lots representing Worldwide Mixed and Single-Countries, as well as Autographs, British Commonwealth Omnibus Issues, Topicals / Thematics, Aerophilately, British Commonwealth Collections, and Cigarette Cards. The British Commonwealth and other General Foreign incls much in the way of moderate value items normally not found in the philatelic auction market, and that is elusive when searching the stocks of the local stamp dealers or stamp bourse/fair participants. Of particular note are the listings of Bosnia (Lot Nos. 335-337), France and the French Colonies (Lot Nos. 352-369), the German States and Germany (Lot Nos. 370-404), Hungary (Lot Nos. 409-418), Malta (Lot Nos. 261-273), New Guinea (Lot Nos. 275-290), and Portugal and the Portuguese Colonies (Lot Nos. 461-471). The comprehensive Great Britain section (Lot Nos. 514-700) includes Postal History, QV-Decimal Issues used and unused Singles, FDCs, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man. NOTE: The entire Warwick and Warwick Ltd. auction catalog can be viewed on their very user-friendly WebSite [see below]. TEL [44] 1926 49.90.31 4 - 6 DE NEDERLANDSCHE POSTZEGELVEILING B.V. (Weesp, Netherlands: Auction No. 250) Several 1,000 Lots of Netherlands and the Dutch Colonies, and General Worldwide Postage Stamps and Postal History. The very comprehensive Netherlands section includes all the collecting aspects for the country, ranging from the Pre-Adhesive period to the very fine classics, to the scarcer modern issues, and including the Officials, Telegraph and Parcel Post Stamps, and FDCs. The Dutch Colonies section includes better material from the Netherlands Antilles, the Dutch Indies (inclusive for the colonial classic to the Republic of Indonesian eras, and with many of the better Japanese Occupation issues), and Suriname. The General Foreign section includes many better items, those meriting special interest including NOTE: The entire De Nederlandsche Postzegelveiling B.V. auction catalog can be viewed on their WebSite in the Dutch and English language texts [see below]. TEL [31] 294 43.30.20 4 - 6 HADERSBECK AUKTIONSHAUS BERLIN (Berlin, Germany: Auction No. 44) FURTHER INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE TEL [49] 30 29.49.13,90 5 GROBE BRIEFMARKENAUKTIONEN GmbH (Hannover, Germany: Auction No. 283) FURTHER INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE NOTE: The entire Grobe Briefmarkenauktionen GmbH auction catalogue can be downloaded from their WebSite [see below]. TEL [49] 511 32.16.00 or [49] 511 32.68.82 5 - 6 LENZ BRIEFMARKEN AUKTIONEN (Singen, Germany: Auction No. 85) A 9,809-Lot public auction featuring a very strong offering of the German States, Germany, the German Offices Abroad, and the German Colonies, as well as a fine selection of other General Foreign. The General Foreign section includes larger or otherwise interesting sections representative Eastern and Western Europe, North and Latin America, Asia, and Africa. The auction also includes a large section of Collections, Accumulations, Wholesale, and Other Large Lots. NOTE: The entire Lenz Briefmarken Auktionen auction catalogue can be downloaded from their WebSite [see below]. TEL [49] 7731 6.49.82 6 EASTERN AUCTIONS LTD. (Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada) Over 1,300 Lots of Canada and the Canadian Provinces, United States, and General Foreign Postage Stamps and Postal History at a public auction being conducted at the ‘Britannia Room’ sales venue at the Lord Nelson Hotel & Suites (http://www.lordnelsonhotel.com ), located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, at 1515 South Park Street (at the corner of Spring Garden Road and South Park Street), the auction beginning promptly at !:30 PM. The features strong Worldwide Collections, particularly of Portugal and the Portuguese Colonies, and the Middle East. This section is followed by better valuable and scarce Single Stamps, Complete Sheets, Proofs, and Unexploded Booklets of Newfoundland and the other Canadian Provinces. A highlight is the exceptional and extensive Jim Hennok Collection of the Canada ‘Small Queen’ Fancy Cancels Collection. There are hundreds of well-selected fancy cancel strikes, as well as usages on cover. The Canada offerings deserve a special mention, starting with a wide ranging and powerful section of the 1859-1868 ‘Cents’ Issues, with many ‘difficult-to-duplicate’ specialized collections, postal history, postmarks, early printings and proofs. The 1903-1908 KEVII issues present rare Plate multiples in high-quality, and exquisite Die Essays. There is the unissued 1914 ‘MacDonald Cartier’ w/ an unusually large selection of Die Proofs, as well as an important range of choice Imperforates and Proofs from late 1920s to 1940s. Finally, there is a comprehensive representation of scarcer Semi-Official Airmails, incl a complete Unexploded Booklet of the 1924 ‘Laurentide’ (Sc CL1), and elusive-to-rare flight covers TEL (506) 548-8986 or (800) 667-8267 6 GOLDBERG COINS AND COLLECTIBLES (Beverly Hills, CA; Public Auction No. 61) A two part 739-Lot public auction of Stamps and Space & Aviation Memoribilia, Manuscripts, and Other Collectibles, all being conducted at the Goldberg Offices located at 350 South Beverly Drive – Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA, the first session beginning a 10:00 AM, and the second session beginning at approximately 1:00 PM. The Postage Stamp section is highlighted by a fine selection of United States, which incls quality mint Sc 40 (PSE ’95’), 103 (PSE ’90’) and 110 (PSE ’98’). Also presented is a very nice selection of full corner Cut Squares incl numerous key surcharges, several being ex-Wunsch and ex-Barkhausen. The Eastern European portion of the sale incls the better Czechoslovakia Semi-Postals (w/ key issues Sc B26, B40, B97, and B106, all signed by Kosach, Khl., Tpillmezza, etc.). Also offered are the Litzmannstadt Ghetto stamps and covers, incl Proofs, Essays and Covers (the majority being expertized), plus several hundred pieces of postal history to-or-from the Camps (many stamped with the ‘Judenrat’ markings). The Western Ukraine key issues offered incl Sc 5-8 complete (signed), 53, and 65 (Exp. Leo Stein). A nice range of collections incls Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and a Worldwide Airpost collection, plus United States ‘Duck’ Prints NOTE: The entire Goldberg Coins and Collectibles auction catalogue can be downloaded from their WebSite [see below]. TEL (310) 551-2646 6 ARGIRIOS KARAMITSOS INTERNATIONAL PHILATELIC AUCTIONS (Thessalonika, Greece: Public Auction Nos. 376-377, 379) ~~~ Sale No. 376, Lot Nos. 1-3836 - a General Sale strong in all aspects of Greece and Cyprus philatelia, and including comprehensive sections of Postmarks and Cancellations. Also offered are nice sections of General Foreign, especially in the ~~~ Sale No. 377, Lot Nos. 4001-4949 - a powerful specialized selection of vintage Picture Postcards of the Peloponnese and the Ionian Islands. ~~~ Sale No. 379 Lot Nos. 6001-6268 - a specialized offering of Greece Antique Maps and Prints. NOTE: Auction agent attendance services will not be available for this sale. NOTE: The entire Argirios Karamitsos International Philatelic Auctions TEL [30] 2310 26.43.66 8 SOLER y LLACH SUBASTAS INTERNACIONALES, S.A. (Barcelona, Spain) A 1,344-Lot public auction of upscale Spain and Spanish Colonies Postage Stamps and Postal History, the being conducted at the Soler y Llach Offices, located at Calle Beethoven 13, in Barcelona, beginning at promptly at 5:00 PM. The Spanish Offices and Colonies sections includes in-depth representations of Spanish Administration Andorra, Cuba, Fernando Poo, Ifni, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rio de Oro, Spanish Guinea, Spanish Marianas, Spanish Morocco, the Spanish Sahara, and Tangiers. NOTE: The catalog for this Soler y Llach Subastas Internacionales, S.A. auction is available for viewing on their WebSite [see below]. TEL [34] 93 201-8733 8 - 10 SPARKS AUCTIONS (Ottawa, Canada: Public Auction No. 7) The auction begins with the single-owner ‘Healy Pass’ Collection of the Plated Canada Three Penny ‘Beavers’, the collection being so named for a hiking area in the Canadian Rockies. Better items in the Canada section incl more than 200 lots of ‘Pence’ issues, and almost 100 lots of the 1859, 1868, and 1870 issues. The ‘Jubilees’ are represented by a set of Die Proofs and choice high values. The balance of Canada offers extremely fine stamps, major varieties, rarities (such as the 1908 ‘Québec’ Die Proof set), and B.O.B., incl the Semi-Officials and Locals. The Worldwide stamps incl Great Britain QV high values, and key stamps from Bangkok, France, Germany, Mafeking, Rhodesia, and the United States. Postal History offers many attractive single lots and an abundance of Carton Lots, most being from the estate of the original addressee. The available non-Canada postal history is strong. Closing the auction are 611 Lots containing Collections and Accumulations. NOTE: The Sparks Auctions catalogue for this sale is available for viewing at their user-friendly WebSite [see below] TEL (613) 567-3336 8 - 11 CHIANI-AUKTIONEN (Gossau, Switzerland) A 3,722-Lot public auction of primarily all of the phases of Switzerland and Liechtenstein philatelia, as well as strong sections of General Foreign being sold at the modern Fürstenlandsaal Convention Center auction venue located at Bahnhofstraße 25, in Gossau. Other highlights in the auction include sections devoted to British Colonies (incl better Papua-New Guinea), Germany (w/ strength in the specialized collections of the 3rd Reich, German Colonies especially German New Guinea, the WWII Occupations, and the post-WWII Occupation Zones), as well as a specialized ‘100th Anniversary of Stamps’ collection. TEL [41] 71 385-8566 9 SANDAFAYRE (HOLDINGS) LTD. (Knutsford, Cheshire, England: Auction No. 5180) 3,852 Lots of Great Britain, the British Commonwealth, and General Foreign Postage Stamps and Covers. The sale also is highlighted by the listings of better Canada and the Canadian Provinces (Lot Nos. 5723-5787). The sale also includes a very nice mix of middle value to upscale items, and presents many scarce stamp issues seldom encountered at auction. NOTE: Auction agent attendance services will not be available for this sale. NOTE: The complete catalog for this auction is available on the Sandafayre (Holdings) Ltd. WebSite [see below]. TEL [44] 1565 65.32.14 9 - 10 EARL P. L. APFELBAUM INC. (Jenkintown [Philadelphia], PA: Sale No. 1089) 4,955 Lots of United States and General Foreign Postage Stamps and Postal History, as well as intact Collections, Accumulations, and other Large Lots at public auction conducted at their Earl P. L. Apfelbaum Offices, located at The Pavilion, 261 Old York Road – Suite 831, Jenkintown [Philadelphia], Pennsylvania, offices auction room venue daily starting promptly at 9:00 AM. The United States section is very comprehensive, and offers items ranging from the Classic through to the Modern eras, as well as the Back-of-the-Book Airmails, Postage Dues, Officials, Parcel Posts, Revenues. Also offered in this category are the Confederate States, the Canal Zone, the Danish West Indies, Guam, Hawaii, the U.S. Administration of the Philippines, the Ryukyu Islands, and the United Nations. The British Commonwealth and other General Foreign also are very well represented and include key stamps, with many other better items being included within the in-depth listings. NOTE: The entire Earl P. L. Apfelbaum Inc. catalog can be viewed on their WebSite [see below]. TEL (267) 763-0216 or (800) 523-4648 9 - 11 CHERRYSTONE PHILATELIC AUCTIONS (New York, NY: Auction No. 1110) A very comprehensive 1,833-Lot offering representing United States and Worldwide Postage Stamps, Postal History, Proofs, Essays and other rare and esoteric related philatelia at a public auction being conducted at their modern, conveniently located, mid-town Manhattan Cherrystone Auction Galleries, located at 119 West 57th Street, on the 3rd Floor, beginning daily promptly at 10:00 AM (Morning Sessions) and 1:00 PM (Afternoon Sessions). The United States Possessions offer Canal Zone (w/ Sc CO8-CO12 as a complete set-of-4 Blocks-of-4, and the CO14a Inverted Ovpt), Guam (Sc 6 as a Plate No. Block-of-6), and the Philippines (incl Sc C2a and C7-C8 ‘Madrid-Manila Flight’ issues). The General Foreign offerings are very much impressive, and include numerous Rare Stamps and Postal History, including the award-winning David Hill Collection of Zeppelin Mails, most notably with the better Iceland examples. European countries include classics from Austria, France and the French Colonies, the German States and Germany w/ the German Colonies and the German Occupation issues, the Italian States and Italy and the Italian Colonies, Switzerland with unused Cantonals (incl the ‘Basel Dove ’, ‘Double Geneva’, ‘Zürich 4’ and ‘Waadt 4’)’; British Commonwealth with excellent Great Britain, Australia, Bahamas, and New Zealand. There also is a very strong section of Israel w/ the ‘Doar Ivri’ issues specialized, incl perforate and imperforate Plate No. Blocks, Tab Blocks and Complete Sheets of Sc J1-J5. There is key South and Latin America, w/ México and specialized Dominican Republic. Of great importance are the listings in the Russia section, which has exceptional, never before offered rarities from Siberia and the Far Eastern Republic. The Soviet Union is highlighted by one of only two known Consular 1200m/50k Type V issues (Est $300,000-$400,000). Asia features China (incl the PRC), and a specialized collection of Laos, which incls hundreds of signed Artist Die Proofs. As is usual with this auctioneer, they conclude the sale with an impressive section of primarily unpicked Large Lots and Collections, many offered intact. > NOTE: The entire Cherrystone Philatelic Auctions catalog can be viewed on their WebSite [see below]. Most of the single lots are accompanied by quality color scans, and Opening Prices are updated daily. TEL (212) 977-7734 10 TEL AVIV STAMPS LTD. (Tel Aviv, Israel: Sale No. 35) 989 Lots of Israel, Palestine, the Holyland, and other Worldwide Postage Stamps and Postal History, and highlighted by the Dr. Robert Pildes Israel 1950 Air Mail Issue Collection: Part I, the Beiter and Keren Tel-Hai Collection formed by Ephraim Margolis: Part I, and the Joel Latinsky Z.L Israel 1948 1st Festivals Specialized Collection: Part II. The sale also includes larger groups of WWI items, and specialized sections of the Holyland forerunners, specialized Doar Ivri issue (w/ Proofs, Trial Color Proofs, and Essays, Judaica, and Zionism. NOTE: The entire auction is available on the Tel Aviv Stamps Ltd. WebSite [see below]. NOTE: Auction Agent attendance services will not be available for this sale. TEL [972] 3 522-6294 11 CORBITT STAMPS LTD. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England: Auction No. 137) 2,236 Lots of Great Britain and British Commonwealth, and other Worldwide Postage Stamps and Postal History. The sale will commence at 12:00 Noon on that Thursday in the 1st Floor ‘Lambton Suite’ at the centrally-located Gateshead Swallow Hotel located on High West St., Gateshead, Tyne and Wear (http://www.Swallows-Hotels.com/Hotels/Swallow-Gateshead.aspx). The hotel is convenient to the Newcastle Quayside, and a short drive to Hadrian’s Wall and the ‘Angel of the North’ attractions. The sale features 105 Boxed and other Large Lots, and a comprehensive British Empire 1840-1936 Collection lotted as 136 Single Collections ranging from Antigua-through-Zululand. Another substantial collection of premium KGVI NH is lotted as 51 Single Collections. Great Britain offers many better items, incl the 1884 QV £1 brown lilac Unused (SG CV £30,000, Est. £7000), and the ‘VR Penny Black’ Official (CV £28,000, Est. £5500). The British Commonwealth sections incl the 1935 ‘Silver Jubilee’ and 1948 ‘Wedding’ Omnibus issues. There is much of value in these British Empire listings, incl an extensive selection of North Borneo (Lot Nos. 1654-1732). Picture Postcards, including original collections and accumulations, are offered intact (Lot Nos. 356-408). The General Foreign incls better France and French Colonies (Lot Nos. 959-1016, incl several Baloon Montés Covers), Germany (Lot Nos. 1021-1177), and Italy (Lot Nos. 1321-1395, incl numerous 1940s Locals). There also is an extensive collection of Zeppelin Mails (Lot Nos. 426-577) NOTE: The entire Corbitt Stamps Ltd. auction catalogue can be downloaded from their WebSite [see below]. TEL: [44] 191 232-7269 11 - 12 ARGYLL ETKIN LIMITED (London, England) Two important Postage Stamp and Postal History sales at public auction, the sales being conducted at the conveniently-located Regus Conference Centre, located at No. 1 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2 (located a few yards off of Trafalgar Square), and commencing promptly on that Thursday and Friday at 12:00 Noon. ~ 11th November (Lot Nos. 1-725) - Worldwide Stamps and Postal History featuring very comprehensive Boer War Postal History, the Cape of Good Hope, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Natal, the Orange Free State, Sierra Leone, and Trinidad. ~ 12th November (Lot Nos. 1000-1654) - The Malcolm Warwick Collection of Cyprus Postage Stamps, Revenue Stamps, and Postal History. NOTE: The entire Argyll Etkin Limited catalog can be viewed on their WebSite [see below]. TEL [44] 207 930-6100 11 - 12 GROSVENOR PHILATELIC AUCTIONS LTD. (London, England: Public Auction No. 61) A specialized 1,653-Lot Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History grouping offered at a public auction conducted at the Grosvenor Auction Room located on the 3rd Floor of the Stanley Gibbons Building, 399-401 Strand, London, beginning precisely at 10:00 AM on that Wednesday, and at 10:30 AM on that Thursday. The auction incls the ‘Mulready’ Envelopes and Letter-Sheets, a very strong section of the Great Britain Line-Engraved issues, and comprehensive Surface-Printed issues (incl a newly-discovered 4d sage-green ‘Abnormal’ Plate No. 17). The 20th Century listings incls the KEVII and KGV issues, and the QEII selection features an extensive range of Commemorative issues ERRORS (incl the Channel Islands). NOTE: The entire Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions Ltd. auction catalogue can be viewed on their WebSite [see below]. TEL [44] 20 7379.8789 11 - 13 H. R. HARMER INC. (Irvine, CA: Sale No. 2998) A comprehensive 4.683-Lot sale of United States and General Foreign Postage Stamps and Postal History, to be conducted at a venue nearby to the H. R. Harmer Inc. Irvine, California headquarters: The Hilton Costa Mesa Hotel, 3050 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, the sales beginning that Thursday promptly at 1:00 PM, and that Friday and Saturday promptly at 9:00 AM. There are many better consignments in this sale, incl a nice selection of airmails from both the William Zint Airpost Collection (w/ portions from the J.P.V. Heinmuller Trans-Oceanic Airmail Collection), and the William Oliver Minturn, MD, Collection of Zeppelin Mails. There also are better Aerophilatelic items, incl representations of Charles Lindbergh, General Francesco DePinedo, Italo Balbo, and four Amelia Earhart (on three different flights) Covers. There are also two very nice collections featuring Worldwide material: the ‘Fjord’ Collection of Scandinavia, and the ‘Stonehenge’ Collection of Worldwide Classics. Further areas of strength are the United States Possessions, with further offerings from the ‘Oahu’ Collection of Hawai'i, an nice group of Saudi Arabia, and a very nice group of very scarce ‘Clipper Sailing Cards’. The General Foreign stamps has better representations of Austria, France, British Africa, French India, and South and Central America. The United States features Singles and Postal History ranging from Sc 1 through to the Modern Errors, incl a very nice Sc 296a. Friday is the day for Airmails, Postal History and both British Commonwealth and Worldwide Singles, Covers and smaller lots. Closing the sale are the ‘Collections of the World’, which incls something from all corners of the globe, w/ numerous better Unused and Used Collections, as well as nice groups of postal history. NOTE: The entire H.R. Harmer Inc. auction catalog can be viewed on their WebSite approximately three (3) weeks previous to the auction date [see below]. TEL (949) 748-4802 or (800) 782-6771 12 BEL-AIRE STAMP AUCTIONS (St. Paul, MN: Sale No. 46) 3,107 Lots of United States and General Foreign Postage Stamps and Postal History representing the first of two sales knocking down three different ‘old time’ collections. The United States Postal History section incls Territorials, Advertising Covers, Civil War Patriotics, Pan American and Louisiana Purchase Exposition Covers, the Zeppelin Mails w/ all three values. The stamps incl 19th Century (w/ Fancy Cancels), multiples, Plate No. singles, and better B.O.B. Great Britain and the British Commonwealth Postal History incls the ‘Penny Black’ and ‘Penny Red’ Plate No. 225 Covers. The stamps offered incl numerous £ values and ‘SPECIMEN’ issues, and Canada $ ‘Jubilees’. The other General Foreign is highlighted by better selections of South and Central America, highlighted by the listings of Bolivia, Colombia, México, and Venezuela. NOTE: The complete catalog for this auction is available on the Bel-Aire Stamp Auctions WebSite [see below]. TEL (651) 633-8553 12 - 13 INVESTPHILA S.A. (Lugano, Switzerland: Sale Nos. 16-17) Upscale specialized public auctions being conducted at the Hotel Lugano Dante located at Piazza Cioccaroi, in Lugano, commencing promptly at 2:00 PM daily. ~ Auction No. 16, 12th-13th November (Lot Nos. 1-891) - General Foreign, to include two specialized Collections: the ‘Don Marcelo’ Collection of the Argentina ‘Confederación’ Issue, and the Dr. Paolo Bianchi International Gold Medal Collection of Imperial Russia ‘Zemstvo’ Issues. The sale also includes better items representing Latin America, comprehensive Italian States, other Europe (w/ Luxembourg, Romania, Russia, Serbia, and Switzerland), and representations of Syria and the United States. ~ Auction No. 17, 13th November (Lot Nos. 1000-1413) - another strong offering represented by two further specialized Collections: the Gordon N. John Collection of the Brazil ‘Inclinados’ Issue, and the Dr. Knut Heister Collection of Venezuela. NOTE: The complete catalog for this auction is available on the InvestPhila SA WebSite [see below]. TEL [41] 91 911.62.00 12 - 13 GERT MÜLLER GmbH & Co. KG, Karlsruher Briefmarken Auktionen (Ettlingen, Germany: Public Auction No. 65) The sale consists of 4,027 Lots of primarily German States, Germany, the German Offices Abroad, and the German Colonies Postage Stamps and Postal History, but also includes an interesting representation of other European and Overseas Areas, all being offered at public auctions at the Gert Müller Karlsruhe Briefmarken Auktionen Offices located at Carl-Zeiss-Straße 2, in Ettlingen. NOTE: The entire auction catalogue fully illustrated can be viewed on the user-friendly Gert Müller GmbH & Co. KG WebSite [see below]. 12 - 13 RAUSS & FUCHS BRIEFMARKENAUKTIONSHAUS GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany: Auction No. 146) A 3,125-Lot public auction of primarily general and specialized Germany, and also including other better Europe. TEL [43] 1 533.33.12 13 ALAN BLAIR (Richmond, VA: Public Auction No. 130) 967 Lots of United States and General Foreign Postage Stamps and Postal History at a public auction being conducted in conjunction with VAPEX 2010 at the Lexington George Washington Inn and Conference Center, 500 Merrimac Trail, Williamsburg, VA, beginning at 6:30 PM. The United States offerings incl five Sc 1 issues, including two nice copies of the black-brown shade. The General Foreign is highlighted by Memel and other German Plebiscite areas; all are listed by Michel numbers and 2010 catalog values. In both the United States and General Foreign areas, there are numerous covers and Collections & Accumulations, as well some numismatic material. 13 CAMBRIDGESHIRE PHILATELIC AUCTIONS (Ely, Cambridgeshire, England: Auction No. 321) A 3,420-Lot public auction of moderate-higher value Great Britain, the British Commonwealth, and other General Foreign Postage Stamps, Postal History, Collections, Accumulations, and other Large Lots, the auction being conducted on the Saturday beginning at 1:00 PM at the finely refurbished historic Victoria-era brewery, The Maltings (http://www.themaltingsely.com ), located on Ship Lane in Ely, Cambridgeshire. The sale commences with a large section (178 Lots) of General Foreign Mixed Lots and Collections, including several interesting cover lots, Topical/Thematic groupings, Commonwealth Omnibus Issues, and even Cigarette Trading Cards. Larger sections of Great Britain and the British Commonwealth areas include virtually all of the area’s stamp-issuing entities, and with many jewels distributed throughout. A diligent study of the listings will prove to benefit the collection of both the general and specialist philatelist, as many moderately valued, yet elusive, items are heavily sprinkled throughout the listings. NOTE: The complete catalog for this auction is available on Cambridgeshire Philatelic Auctions WebSite [see below]. TEL [44] 1353 66.39.19 13 DARABANTH PHILATELIC & NUMISMATIC AUCTIONS COMPANY LTD. (Budapest, Hungary: Public Auction No. 12) Three specialized groupings of Postage Stamps, Postal History, and Picture Postcards devoted to all phases of in-depth Hungary philatelia and other better General Foreign offered at a public auction taking place at the 4-Star Radisson SAS Hotel Békes located at Terez Körut 43, 1067 Budapest. ~~~ Session I (Lot Nos. 1-2382 & 4000-4669, 9:30 AM) – Postage Stamps and Postal History, including Hungary and a wide selection of Worldwide (w/ specific strengths in Classic Austria Used in Hungary, and a wide variety of items as varied as a Bermuda KGVI 2/- Keyplate on a Registered Cover ==> England (Lot No. 4097), a Great Britain ‘Penny Black’ London ==> Derby Cover (Lot No. 4244), and a 1930 Liberia Airmail w/ ‘triangulars’ ==> Switzerland Cover (Lot No. 4228). ~~~ Session II (Lot Nos. 3000-3372, 9:30 AM) – A specialized collection of the ‘Route of Stamps’, being highlights of the past 150 years of Hungary stamp collecting. ~~~ Session III (Lot Nos. 20000-22412, 6:00 PM) – International Vintage Picture Postcards. The strength is in the Hungary and Hungarian Areas, and Europe, but with a wide variety of items from areas as varied as the Belgian Congo (Lot Nos. 21521-21522), Bolivia (Lot No. 21530), Dahomey (Lot No. 21631), Djibouti (Lot Nos. 21639-21642), Ivory Coast (Lot No. 21649), Japan (Lot Nos. 21741-21747), Kazakhstán (Lot Nos. 21748-21749), Palestine (Lot Nos. 22062-22063), Sénégal (Lot Nos. 22128-22134), and Uzbekistan (Lot Nos. 22202-22203). NOTE: Auction agent attendance services will not be available for this sale. NOTE: The complete catalog for this auction is available on the Darabanth Philatelic & Numismatic Auctions Co. Ltd. WebSite [see below]. TEL [36] 1 317-4757 13 EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY AUCTIONS, INC. (Rancho Santa Fe [San Diego], CA) A specialized sale of 220 Lots of key United States Colonial Currency presented under several headers: Famous Signors, Printed by Benjamin Franklin, Continental Currency, Printed by the individual Colonies. NOTE: The entire Early American History Auctions catalogue can be viewed on their WebSite [see below]. TEL (858) 459-4159 13 PETER F. HARLOS KG (Wunstorf, Germany: Sale No. 29) Over 5,000 Worldwide Postal History and other Covers primarily representing Germany and the German Areas, incl Air Mails, Censored, Danzig, German Colonies, the Inflationary Era, Military Mails, ‘Notopfer’, 3rd Reich, post-WWII, and Zeppelin Flights. NOTE: The entire Peter F. Harlos KG auction catalog can be viewed on their WebSite [see below]. TEL [49] 5031 91.37.70 13 POSTZEGELVEILING LEOPARDI (Nijverdal, Netherlands: Public Auction No. 170) 8,644 Lots of primarily Netherlands and the Dutch Colonies Postage Stamps and Postal History, but also including other Western Europe and other Worldwide, , the sale being conducted at the Postzegelveiling Leopardi Auction Gallery, located at Rijssensestraat 203 B, in Nijverdal. NOTE: The complete catalog for this auction is available on the Postzegelveiling Leopardi WebSite [see below]. TEL [31] 548 65.58.55 14 WALTER FUERST PHILATELY (Murtem, Switzerland: Sale No. 9) A 971-Lot sale of the Postage Stamps and Postal History of Switzerland and other Western Europe, and additional Worldwide offered at a public auction being conducted at the Swisscom Conference Center, located at Swisscomgaße 1, in Olten, commencing at 9:30 AM on that Saturday. Being offered are high quality Switzerland classic stamps, w/ ‘Cantonal’, ‘Rayon’ and ‘Strubel’ Varieties, as well as Airmails and Switzerland, Fürstentum Liechtenstein, and other Worldwide Collections The General Foreign section includes better Fürstentum Liechtenstein, Germany and Austria; most of the other European courtiers are present as well. Also offered are Worldwide Airmails, and Zeppelin Posts. NOTE: The entire Walter Fuerst Philately auction catalog can be viewed on their WebSite [see below]. TEL [41] 26 670.39.93 14 JAPAN STAMP AUCTIONS (Osaka, Japan: Public Auction No. 120) 1,888 lots in an all-Japan and Asian-related public auction presented in a Japanese-language catalog. Although the listings are in the Japanese language, the vast majority of the lots are photographed, making the listings easy to understand. The auction is being conducted in conjunction with the 5th annual JAPEX 2010 Philatelic Exhibition being held during 30th October-1st November at the Sunshine City Convention Center located at 3-1, Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, in Tokyo. The sale is comprised of all the aspects of the country’s philatelia, ranging from Classic-era postage stamps and postal history, to the modern era, and including FDCs, First Flight Covers, Revenues, Cancellations, Postal Stationery, as well as Occupation Issues, Korea, and the Ryukyu Islands. The public auction is followed on 7th March with the +2,500-Lot Mail Sale No. 37, which is comprised of similar material, but primarily of more moderate valuations. NOTE: Auction agent attendance services will not be available for this sale. TEL [81] 6 6347.1601 16 CHARLES LESKI AUCTIONS PTY. LTD. (Melbourne, Australia: Sale No. 377) 676 Lots of primarily Australia and the Australian Areas Postage Stamps, Postal History, and Coins being sold at a public auction at the Charles Leski Auctions Offices located at 13 Cato Street in Hawthorne East, Victoria, commencing at 5:00 PM. Highlights of the sale incls a fine range of Australasian Coins and Banknotes, a large number of Australia Commonwealth collections, some nice ‘Kangaroo’ lots, (incl the only recorded 2nd Watermark 1/- used on cover [Lot No. 195]), the scarce 1913 6d Engraved ‘Kookaburra’ used on cover (Lot No. 211), an elusive example of a KGV 1d Red ‘JBC’ Monogram single used on cover (Lot No. 216), a 1932 ‘Sydney Harbour Bridge’ set used on cover (Lot No. 241), Australia Military and Pioneer Aviation covers, and an exceptional Thursday Island Postage Due cover (Lot No. 410). The General Foreign incls a very attractive Austria 1872 Graz ==> Sydney cover, as well as other such (Lot Nos. 429-442), the Færoe Islands (Lot Nos. 458- 461), Finland (Lot Nos. 467-77), Germany (Lot Nos. 479-499), Iceland (Lot Nos. 512-520), India (Lots Nos. 521-542), an attractive grouping of New Guinea ‘Panelli’ Forgeries (Lot Nos. 557-564), Norway (Lot Nos. 584-588), and Sweden (Lot Nos. 613-618). NOTE: The complete catalog for this auction is available on the Charles Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd. WebSite [see below]. 16 - 18 JÜRGEN GÖTZ e.K. INTERNATIONALES AUKTIONSHAUS (Oberkirch, Germany: Auction No. 335) A 8,876-Lot public auction very strong in Germany and the German Areas Postage Stamps Postal History, and Collections, but also offering a nice selection of General Foreign, and being sold at the Jürgen Götz e.K. Internationales Auktionhaus Offices located at Steinhof 12, Oberkirch (ca. 7 mile north-east of Offenburg, beginning at 10:00 AM daily. General Foreign of specific interest will be found in the listings of Azerbaijan (Lot Nos. 3721-3732), Austria (listed as Österreich, Lot Nos. 4511-4727), Belgium (Lot Nos. 3885-3922), France (Lot Nos. 3956-4081), Liechtenstein (Lot Nos. 4335-4433), very comprehensive Switzerland (Lot Nos. 4792-5218), and the Vatican (Lot Nos. 5279-5293) The sale also offers moderate value and some better Worldwide Copper, Silver and Gold Coins (Lot Nos. 8824-8876, the better represented by the German States Silver, Liberia Gold, and South Africa Gold). NOTE: The entire Jürgen Götz e.K. Internationale Auktionhaus auction catalog can be viewed on their German:English:French trilingual language WebSite [see below]. TEL [49] 7802 9.34.40 17 - 18 SPINK - London (London, England: Sale No. 1027) A 1,559-Lot specialized ‘Collectors Series’ public auction, to be conducted at the Spink Auction Galleries, 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London. Highlights of the sale incl extensive important sections of Great Britain, extensive and outstanding Bermuda, the Cape of Good Hope, and the featured Otto Horning Gold Medal Collection of the City of Constantinople. NOTE: The Spink-London catalogue for this auction is available to view at their user-friendly WebSite [see below] TEL [44] 20 7563.4000 17 - 20 DAVID FELDMAN, S.A. (Geneva, Switzerland) A very major offering of Worldwide Postage Stamps, Postal History, Collections, Estates, Accumulations, and other Large Lots presented in six luxurious and lavishly-illustrated individual catalogs at a series of public auctions being conducted at the Feldman Galleries located at 175 Route de Chancy, Geneva. ~~~ Wednesday, 17th November, 10:00 AM, Lot Nos. 30000-30700 - Olympic Games, including the ‘Loaring’ Collection, and ‘An Important’ Collection of Tennis Objects & Memoribilia. ~~~ Thursday, 18th November, 10:00 AM, Lot Nos. 40000-40966 - Great Britain Specialized, and British Empire with Collections. ~~~ Friday, 19th November, 10:00 AM, Lot Nos. 10000-10382 – Switzerland and Liechtenstein. ~~~ Saturday, 20th November, 10:00 AM, Lot Nos. 50000-50179 - All World Collections, Large Lots, and Philatelic Estates. NOTE: Catalogs for the sale are available from the auctioneer for postage costs at 30SFr Each ($US25, £15, Euro20) or 70SFr ($US50, £30, ¤35) for the set. Orders are to be forwarded to: David Feldman S.A., 175 route de NOTE: The entire set of David Feldman S.A. auction catalogs can be viewed on their WebSite [see below]. TEL [41] 22 727.07.77 19 GALERIA FILATÈLICA DE BARCELONA (Barcelona, Spain) A Postage Stamps and Postal History public auction. Although the sale consists primarily of Spain, Spanish Colonies, and other Spanish philatelia, it also includes very many better General Foreign items. NOTE: The entire Galeria Filatélica de Barcelona auction catalogue can be viewed on their WebSite [see below]. NOTE: Auction agent attendance services will not be available for this sale. TEL [34] 93 487-7458 or [34] 93 487-8195 19 - 20 DR. REINHARD FISCHER AUKTIONEN (Bonn, Germany: Auction No. 115) An 8,137-Lot auction emphasising Germany and the German Areas Postage Stamps and Postal History, but also including a large representation of other General Foreign. NOTE: The bilingual German:English language catalog for this auction is available on the user-friendly Reinhard Fischer Auktionen WebSite [see below]. TEL [49] 228 26.31.30 19 - 20 KARL PFANKUCH & CO. (Braunschweig, Germany: Sale No. 195) 3,372 lots of primarily comprehensive Germany and all of the German Areas, but also including a very large selection of other Europe and Overseas Areas. The auction incls the ‘Wartburg’ Collection of Braunschweig, as well as a German Southwest Africa collection, which includes Local Cancellations on 1903-1907 Fieldpost Covers, and more than 200 Lots of Zeppelin Mails. TEL [49] 531-45807 19 - 20 STAMP CENTER (Wilmington, DE: Auction No 271) 1,750 Lots of United States and General Foreign Postage Stamps, Postal History, and Collections, Accumulations and other Large Lots. The auction also includes comprehensive sections of Deltiology, USPS Products, Numismatics, Sports Cards, and Philatelic References and Supplies, all offered at a public auction conducted at The Stamp Center Offices located at 4115 Concord Pike in Wilmington, Delaware, beginning promptly at 4:00 PM (Friday Sessions) and 11:00 AM (Saturday sessions). Featured are United States and General Foreign Worldwide Covers (w/ pre-Adhesives, 19th Century Covers, Airmail and Zeppelin Covers, Advertising Covers, Military and Naval Covers, WWII Patriotic Covers, Postal Stationery, FDCs incl Handpainteds, and Deltiology / Picture Postcards. The United States Stamps section incls choice Singles, Large Lots and Collections, Accumulations, ‘Duck’ Stamps, complete Sheets, Plate No. Blocks and Wholesale quantities, Errors, Freaks and Oddities, the United States Possessions, and the United Nations. The General Foreign incls Country Collections, as well a selections of Australia, Austria, Canada, China, the Falkland Islands, France, Germany, Great Britain and the British Commonwealth, Israel, Italy, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, as well as Topical and Regional Collections In addition, the sale also offers better Copper, Silver and Gold Coins, as well as Banknotes, Autographs, Americana, Sports Cards, and other Ephemera. NOTE: The entire Stamp Center (Dutch Country) auction catalog can be viewed on their WebSite [see below]. 20 RASDALE STAMP CO. (Westmont [Chicago], IL: Auction No. 406) 1,467 Lots of United States and General Foreign Postage Stamps, Postal History, and a very large group of Collections, Accumulations, and other Large Lots, being sold at public auction at the Northern Seminary Linder Conference Center, 610 East Butterfield Road, Lombard, IL, beginning at 9:00 AM. The United States section includes classics through modern, highlighted by an 1847 Sc 1 5¢ red-brown vertical pair w/ a complete ‘STEAM’ straight-line oblit; a Sc 19 blue Type 1a Pos 97R4 used; better ‘Ducks’, a large group of 1847 5¢ and 10¢ Proofs, Small Die Reprints (on India, and White Colored Band papers) and Trial Color Proofs; and other Proofs. The General Foreign section includes better Australia ‘Roos, many better post-Classic era Austria, Belgium, comprehensive Canada, in-depth France (w/ many better modern-era Imperforates), a large selection of Germany, Liechtenstein (w/ a NH ‘Vaduz’ SS), Poland, and Russia. The sale also incls an impressive very large section of United States and General Foreign Collections, Accumulations, Philatelic Estates, Box Lots, and other Large Lots. NOTE: The catalog for this auction is available on the Rasdale Stamp Company WebSite [see below]. TEL: (630) 794-9900 20 - 21 REGENCY-SUPERIOR LTD. (St. Louis, MO, and Beverly Hills, CA: Auction No. 84) A 2,271-Lot public auction of United States and General Foreign Postage Stamps, Postal History, Collections, Accumulations, and other Large Lots, all being offered at a public auction being conducted in conjunction with the ChicagoPEx Stamp Show 2010 being held at the Westin Chicago Northwest Hotel located at 400 Park Blvd., in Itasca, Illinois. Session I takes place on that Saturday at 12:00 Noon, and incls United States and Worldwide singles and sets. The United States Classics include Fancy Cancels, Grills, Re-Issues and Columbians, plus many stamps Graded ‘90’ or higher. Varieties include a Sc 157a 2¢ Large Banknote with Double Paper, a Sc 294a 1¢ ‘Pan-American’ inverted Center, and a Sc 2630b and 2630c inverted Pair of the ‘New York Stock Exchange’ issue with black Missing. Hawaii is well represented in the auction w/ varieties and Full Panes of Revenues. Of note in the General Foreign section is a large selection of Canada EFOs, ranging from fold-overs and pre-printing paper folds, to color omitted errors. Also incl in this session are the Australia ‘Roos, Ireland Forerunners and Essays, the Sc 25cd Palestine perforate var, OSS Hitler Forgeries, Austria ‘WIPA’ and ‘Renner’ SSs, various better Greece ‘Hermes Heads’ (all with Certificates), and Poland ‘Warsaw Ghetto’ Proofs. Session II begins at 11:00 AM on that Sunday, and covers United States and Worldwide Postal History and Collections. Highlights incl a grouping of United States ‘Prexy’ Covers, Advertising Covers, and Hand-Painted FDCs and ‘Columbian Exposition’ covers. Other better covers include those of the Confederate States, Hawaii, as well as early Ireland FDCs and stationery, and Zeppelin Mail covers. The sale closes with a nice selection of Country Collections, with strength in United States, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Germany, Poland, Romania, as well as Worldwide Box Lots and Topical/Thematic Collections. NOTE: The complete catalog for this auction is available on the Regency Stamps Ltd. WebSite (see below). 21 APEX PHILATELICS LTD.(Crowhurst, Lingfield, Surrey, England: Sale No. 104) Exactly 1,100 Lots of moderate-through-upscale value Great Britain, British Commonwealth, and General Foreign Postage Stamps and Postal History offered at public auction taking place at the attractive Lingfield Park Racecourse (http://www.lingfield-racecourse.co.uk/racing-calendar.html), Lingfield, Surrey (10 minutes from M25 [J6] and the M23 [J10], 20 minutes from Gatwick Airport) The auction begins at 1:30 PM sharp. ~ Lot No. 26 - a very fine German States collection, with a SG CV of ca €110,000 (Est. at £7000-£8500) NOTE: The entire auction catalog can be viewed on the user-friendly Apex Philatelic Ltd. WebSite [see below]. TEL [44] 1342 833.413 Or [44] 20 8541.0200 21 JOHN SHEFFIELD PHILATELISTS LTD. (London, Ontario, Canada: Sale No. 157) 650 Lots of Canada and the Canadian Provinces, British Commonwealth, and General Foreign, Postage Stamps, Postal History, Collections, Accumulations, and other Large Lots offered at a public auction taking place in the ‘Balmoral Room’ of the Four Points Sheraton Hotel located at 1150 Wellington Road South, London, Ontario, beginning at 1:00 PM. NOTE: The entire John Sheffield Philatelists Ltd. catalogue can be viewed on their WebSite [see below]. TEL (519) 681-3420 or Toll-free in North America (877) 332-3398 21 TAKAHASHI STAMP COMPANY (Tokyo, Japan: Public Auction No. 530) Over 400 Lots in an all-Japan public auction offered in a Japanese-language catalog; although in the Japanese-language, the lot listings are profusely illustrated, and are simple to decipher. The sales venue is located at the Takahashi Stamp Company Offices, located in the Shintaro Building - 4th Floor, at 6-6-19 Ginza, Chuo-ku, in Tokyo. Highlights of the sale include very strong sections of classic-era postage stamps and postal history, and includes material seldom encountered in Australian, North American, and European public philatelic auctions. Although not listed on their WebSite (see below) at this time, plans to include auction lot listing on the Internet are planned for the near future. NOTE: Auction agent attendance services will not be available for this sale. TEL: [81] 3 573-5370 22 FILATELIA LLACH, S.L. (Barcelona, Spain: Auction No. 84) A 1,303-Lot sale covering all phases of Spain and the Spanish Colonies (670 Lots), and other General Foreign Postage Stamps and Postal History, to be conducted at the Filatelia Llach Offices located at Diagonal 489, Barcelona. The larger General Foreign listings are found in the listings of Chile (Lot Nos. 747-759), France and the French Colonies (Lot Nos. 812-900), Germany (Lot Nos. 672-713), Great Britain and the British Commonwealth (Lot Nos. 901-1049), Iran (Lot Nos. 1059-1067), Italy and the Italian Areas (Lots Nos. 1072-1119), Japan (Lot Nos. 1120-1134), and the United States (Lot Nos. 773-806), TEL [34] 93 410-5000 22 - 25 AUKTIONSHAUS CHRISTOPH GÄRTNER GmbH & CO. KG (Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany: Auction No. 16) A 4-day mega-auction of Worldwide Postage Stamps, Covers and other Postal History covering virtually every stamp-issuing entity presented in four individual sales catalogs, to be sold beginning promptly at 9:00 AM daily on the auction dates at the Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner Offices sales venue located at Steinbeisstraße 6+8, in Bietigheim-Bissingen (ca. 12 miles north of Stuttgart, and 12 miles south of Heilbronn). ~~~ Volume 1: Topicals / Thematics and Overseas. Incls many rare and only-recorded items from the Courvoisier Archives. The extensive Overseas section contains many desirable items, ranging from the Unused stamps of the British Commonwealth, Asia, the Americas, and Reunion, through to a large number of specialized Postal History items (e.g., an 1847 Trinidad ‘Lady McLeod’ Cover. ~~~ Volume 2: Europe: The numerous highlights incl a Great Britain 1840 Unmounted Mint ‘Penny Black’ Block-of-4. There is a specialized offering of Switzerland which incls attractive ‘Cantonals’, Collections, and the ‘Sitting and Standing Helvetias’. Italy offers two examples of the ‘Trinacrias’ (one each Used and Unused), and France provides a beautiful ‘Vermillion’ classic issue. ~~~ Volume 4: Collections, Accumulations, Philatelic Estates, and Other Large Lots. Listed are 1000s of Worldwide Collection, Accumulation, Philatelic Estate, and other Large Lots. Included are a collection of Autographs (w/ letters from all of the rulers of France, as well as from Germany, ranging from the 16th century through to the 19th century, and including Napoleon Bonaparte). Also offered are specialized collections of Hedjaz and Russia, and a wonderful collection of the Bangkok ‘Local Mail’. NOTE: The entire Auktionhaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG auction catalogue can be viewed on their user-friendly German:English bilingual WebSite [see below]. TEL [49] 7142 789.400 23 CAPHILA - JEAN-PHILIPPE KALKSTEIN (Paris, France: Sale No. 51) Over 7,600 Lots of moderate-higher value France and the French Colonies, and other General Foreign Postage Stamps and Postal History the sale being conducted on that Thursday at the CaPhila Offices located at 25 rue Drouot, in Paris. The sale contains many highlights, to include the following: ~~~ Europe and the Overseas Areas: a very wide variety with offerings as diverse as Bolivia Errors, the Egypt 1933 ‘Air Congress’ as Complete Sheets, and Thailand Imperforates. ~~~ France and the French Colonies (4000+ lots): incls a nice selection of Artists’ Proofs, Trial Color Proofs, imperforates, Errors and Varieties (W/ Cameroun ‘missing value’ as a full sheet’). ~~~ Germany and the German Occupations: incl a collection of more than 10,000 Notgeld Banknotes. ~~~ Great Britain and the British Commonwealth (600 Lots): Classic-era Singles, as well as British Pacific Area limited imperforates representing Aitutaki, Niue, New Zealand, etc. ~~~ Sports: a large Sports and 1896-1980 Olympics Games Collection with better from France (1924 Olympics Proofs), Greece (1906 Olympics Proofs, Blocks-of-4, Covers), and Uruguay (‘Soccer’ Issue yellow paper Blocks-of-4), as well as other Proofs, Cinderellas, and Cancellations. ~~~ U.P.U. Archives: the First Part of a New Discovery - from the Mauritania / Sénégal Archives offered are Strips-of-3 w/ ’SPECIMEN’ Overprints from France (‘Orphans’) and the French Colonies, Germany (Bavaria, Danzig, Reich Issues), Sweden (Unissued 55øre and 80øre) NOTE: The complete catalog for this auction is available on CaPhila WebSite [see below]. TEL [33] 1 47.70.83.37 23 FYNS FRIMÆRKE SERVICE (Broby, Denmark: Sale No. 23) A 1,035-Lot sale of Worldwide Postal History; the sale being conducted from the Roumet Fyns Frimærke Service Offices, Højdevangen 2, Broby. Although primarily offering the Postal History of Denmark (Lot Nos. 1-615), the Danish West Indies (Lot Nos. 841-855), the Færoe Islands (Lot Nos. 736-795), Schleswig (Lot Nos. 616-735), and Greenland (Lot Nos. 796-840), the sale also includes nice sections of Finland (Lot Nos. 856-870), Iceland (Lot Nos. 871-945), Norway (Lot Nos. 946-1005), and Sweden (Lot Nos. 1006-1035). NOTE: Auction agent attendance services will not be available for this sale. 24 - 25 CAVENDISH PHILATELIC AUCTIONS LTD. (Derby, England: Sale Nos. 733-734) A public auction of Great Britain and Worldwide Postage Stamps and Postal History presented at a public auction being conducted at the Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. Offices, Cavendish House, 153-157 London Road, Derby, commencing daily promptly at 1:00 PM. The sale includes several specialized collections and other important consignment types: ~~~ The Boisvert Collection of 1851-2004 Canada, which incls the 1959 5¢ ‘St. Lawrence Seaway’ Inverted Center, the 1851 issues, the 1897 ‘Jubilee’ and later Classic issues, and 1857-1947 Newfoundland. ~~~ The Bernard Lucas Collection of Pneumatic Mail of the World. ~~~ The Malcolm Montgomery British North America Maritime Mail Collection. An internationally renowned collection featuring 1760-1860 pre-adhesive Transatlantic Mails (East- and West-bound), Cross-Border Mails, Forwarding Agents, and ‘Red River’ Covers. ~~~ The ‘Oakhill’ Collection of Worldwide Maritime Mail, including trans-Atlantic Mails, West Africa Mails, etc. The sale also incls an 1801 ‘Nelson’ autographed letter signed to Emma Hamilton and mentioning daughter Horatia, as well as ‘Bristol’ and ‘Derbyshire’ Postal History, a very nice collection of Great Britain w/ QV Line-engraved issues (‘Penny Blacks’, all plates, and specialized ‘Penny Reds’ w/ Plate 77 BA, the ‘Union Jack’ re-entry. etc.), Egypt (incl a nice ‘Waghorn’ Cover), France and early West Indies Postal History, an original find of Antarctic Expedition Mail, a 3-volume collection of Confederate States Civil War Postage Stamps and Postal History, and rare British East Africa Stamps. NOTE: The complete catalog for this auction is available on the Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. WebSite [see below]. TEL [44] 1332 250.970 24 - 26 SOTHEBY’S (London, England: Sale No. L1O840) A specialized 2,185-Lot sale of the very comprehensive Lady Mairi Bury, FRPSL, Collection of Great Britain, being sold at public auction at the Sotheby’s-London offices, conveniently located at 34-35 New Bond Street, London, located in the heart of the West End, close to the corner with Conduit Street. The collection has been awarded Gold and other Medals at the highest levels. There are several distinct award-winning sections to the collection, each being comprehensive in their own right: the 1840 ‘Mulready’ and other Pictorial envelopes, the 1840 1d. ‘Penny Black’, the 1840 ‘2 Penny Blue’, the later Line-Engraved issues, the Surface-Printed issues, the 1880 1d. lilac, the 1887-92 ‘Jubilee’ issue. the King Edward VII issues, the King George V through Queen Elizabeth II issues, and the whimsically-named ‘Lady Mairi’s Eccentricities’. NOTE: The catalog for this Sotheby’s auction is available for viewing on their WebSite [see below]. TEL [44] 20 7293.6000 25 FRANÇOIS FELDMAN F.C.N.P. (Paris, France: Sale No. 86) Over 3.600 Lots of better France, French Offices Abroad, French Colonies, and other philatelic French Areas, as well as comprehensive selection of General Foreign. The France section is highlighted by a complete range of philatelia, from the classic issues through to the better modern. The French Colonies are very well represented, and features many rare and otherwise desirable items from the full spectrum of stamp-issuing entities, including Proofs, ERRORS, and other varieties. TEL [33] 1 45.23.10.22 25 FRANCE INTERNATIONAL (Gibsonia, PA: Sale No. 43) A very comprehensive and interesting 2,849-Lot sale of Worldwide Topical / Thematic-themed items, highlighted by over 600 Germany Photo Essays, and the remainder of the ‘Fishback’ United States ‘Fancy Cancel’ Collection. Also offered are wide range of unusual material, incl Proofs, Original Designs, Covers, Postal Stationery, elusive Cancels (incl a very nice collection of 20th century Fancy Cancels), Meter Cancellations, Civil War Patriotic Covers, an impressive selection of illustrated Telegrams, Encased Postage Stamps, Unexploded Booklets, Locals, V-Mail and Airgraphs, Errors, and ‘SPECIMEN’ issues, NOTE: The catalog for this auction is available on the France International WebSite [see below]. TEL: (724) 443-8580 25 - 27 SCHWANKE & SOHN BRIEFMARKENAUKTIONEN GmbH (Hamburg, Germany: Sale No. 327) A multi-1000s Lot public auction being conducted at their Schwanke Auction Rooms, located at Kleine Reichenstraße 1, Hamburg. Although overall strong in Germany and the German Areas, the offerings allow for many other bidding opportunities for better non-German areas. The auction is highlighted by several specialized collections of special interest and value: ~~~ The ‘Bailev’ Collection of the Austrian Post Offices in the Levant. A pdf file of this beautiful collection is available on the Schwanke & Sohn WebSite. ~~~ The very comprehensive ‘Illimani’ Collection of Bolivia. A pdf document of this beautiful collection is available on the Schwanke & Sohn WebSite. ~~~ The ‘Dr. Kauth’ Collection of Saxony. A pdf file of this beautiful collection is available on the Schwanke & Sohn WebSite. A very important United States Cover is included in the sale. Labeled as the ‘Gehrde’ find, it is an 1855 San Francisco ==> Kingdom of Hanover over franked with a Block-of-6 of the 10¢ green. NOTE: The catalog for this sale is available on the Schwanke & Sohn WebSite in the German and English language texts [see below] TEL [49] 40 33.71.57 26 - 27 AIX-PHILA BRIEFMARKEN-AUKTIONSHAUS GmbH (Aachen, Germany: Auction No. 47) An upscale offering consisting of 4,140 Lots of Postage Stamps and Postal History, highlighted by better Germany, the German Areas, and other Worldwide being sold at public auction at the sale venue conducted at the Kaufmännnische School II at Lothringerstraße 10, Aachen [located directly across the street from the Aix-Phila offices, which are at Lothringerstraße 13. The auction offers 340 Lots of Copper, Silver and Gold Coins, 1,800 Lots of Individual Postage Stamps and Postal History, and approximately 2,000 Lots of Box Lots, Collections, Philatelic Estates, and other Large Lots. NOTE: The entire Aix-Phila Briefmarken-Auktionshaus GmbH auction catalog can be viewed on their WebSite [see below]. 26 - 27 GUNTER LOTH BRIEFMARKEN-AUKTIONEN (Mainz, Germany: Public Auction No. 154) Over 10,000 Lots primarily offering comprehensive German States, Germany, German Offices Abroad, German Occupations, and German Colonies, and also including much better General Foreign. 27 PRESTIGE PHILATELY PTY. LTD. (Belgrave, Victoria, Australia: Public Sale No. 159-160) A public auction of the Postage Stamps and Postal History of the Australian States and Australia, New Zealand, as well as other General Foreign, the sale being conducted at the new Prestige Philately Offices located 8 Floriston Road - Number 8, in Boronia, Victoria (a 5 minute walk from the Boronia Station; located just off the major Boronia arterial road, with easy access to the Eastlink Freeway for connections to Melbourne and Tullamarine Airport); beginning promptly at 1:00 PM. The auction is highlighted by specialized collections, to include: ~~~ The Cecil Walkley Collection of Postal History of Western Australia (Auction No. 159): This collection received no fewer than six International Gold Medals (London 1990, Tokyo 1991, Granada 1992, Poznan 1993, Bangkok 1993 and Seoul 1994) and, at Beijing 1996, a Large Gold Medal. Cecil Walkley Collection featured sections include the Pre-Stamp Period 1829-1854, the Imperforate Stamps Period 1854-1864, the Perforated Stamps Period 1861-1900, the Commonwealth of Australia Period, Convict Mail and Official Mail, the Boer War 1899-1902. ~~~ The Kevin Nelson Collection of Australia Postal History 1901-1941 (Auction No. 160): The collection achieved accolades from its first showing, and they continued (International Gold Medals were awarded at España 2004, St Petersburg 2007, China 2009 and, in May of this year, at London 2010). NOTE: The catalog for this auction is available on the Prestige Philately Pty. Ltd. WebSite [see below]. 27 - 3 DEC MAISON WILLIAME SPRL (Bruxelles, Belgium: Auction No. 328)A 1,149-Lot sale accented by a strong representation of all the phases of the philatelia of Belgium and the Belgian Colonies philatelia, and including numerous other specialized or better General Foreign, the sale being conducted at the Hôtel Carrefour de L’Europe, located at Rue Marché aux Herbes 110, Bruxelles. The highlights of the sale incl a large group of Belgium pre-Adhesives, and the A. Scheirlinck Collection of the ‘Médallions’ Issues of Belgium, as well as key items from the Belgium Congo and Ruanda-Urundi. Also featured is nice selection of the Italian States. NOTE: The entire Maison Williame SPRL auction catalog can be viewed on their very user-friendly WebSite [see below]. TEL [32] 2 512-7627 29 - 30 DRESDNER BRIEFMARKEN-AUKTION GmbH (Dresden, Germany: Sale No. 162) A 3,701-Lot public auction primarily offering comprehensive German States, Germany, German Offices Abroad, German Occupations, and German Colonies, and also including much better General Foreign, being conducted at the Dresdner Briefmarken-Auktion Sales Venue located at Bürgerstraße 36, Dresden (directly across from their Dresdner Offices). NOTE: The entire Dresdner Briefmarken-Auktion GmbH catalog can be viewed on the auctioneer's WebSite [see below]. TEL [49] 351 8 48.93.67 30 - 4 DEC CORINPHILA AUKTIONEN AG (Zürich, Switzerland: Auction Nos. 165-168 ) A series of important sales highlighted by several important award-winning specialized Collections, the auction being conducted at the Corinphila Auktionen Galleries, located at Wiesenstraße 8, in Zürich. The auction includes several important collections bringing material to the philatelic market place that has not been available for many years: ~~~ The Ambassador Biolato Egypt and the European Posts in Egypt Collection. ~~~ The WIPA 2000 Court of Honor Emil Capellaro Collection of the Danube Steam Navigation Company Postal History Collection. ~~~ The International Grand Prix award-winning ‘Moldau’ Collection of Classical Romania. ~~~ Montenegro specialized, including the Victor Coenen A.E.P., Collection. ~~~ The very impressive ‘Nordlicht’ Greenland ‘Pakke-Porto’ Collection, which is stated to be the most significant such offering in the last thirty years. ~~~ The Gold Medal award-winning Dr. Oschmann Collection of Colombia Classic Issues. ~~~ The International Gold Medal (London 2010) Ben Palmer Collection of the Australian State of Victoria Destination Mails. ~~~ The International Grand Prix award-winning Silvain Wyler Collection of the Austro-Hungarian Empire: Part II. ~~~ The Silvain Wyler Collection of Incoming Mails into Switzerland. ~~~ An exceptional 1618-1648 Thirty Years’ War Military Postal History Collection. Other important offerings include Egypt 1866 issues Proofs and Essays, an International Gold Medal award-winning collection of the 1910-1p44 Airmails of Egypt, and one of the finest pre-Adhesive Switzerland collections extant, NOTE: The entire catalogs for all the Corinphila sales also are currently available on their Websites [see below]. TEL [41] 1 389-9191 |