Austria, 1946, Renner miniature sheets complete (Scott B185-B188), o.g., never hinged, post office fresh, Extremely Fine.
Michel 772B-775B; €2,600 ($2,770).
Scott $2,000.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Auction #701 - Flagship US, British and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Auction #701 - Flagship US, British and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
"Flagship" sale with over 2100 lots of U.S., British and Worldwide stamps and postal history, featuring:
- U.S. and Possessions, including large numbers of high grade stamps
- British Commonwealth
- Europe and Colonies, including an extensive German Area collection
- Asia, Middle East and Africa, including selections from the Hass Collection of Egypt and the Sudan
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Lot #2201 - 02: Europe and Colonies Austria
Lot #2202 - 02: Europe and Colonies Austria
Austria, 1946, Renner miniature sheets complete (Scott B185-B188), o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine.
Michel 772B-775B; €2,600 ($2,770).
Scott $2,000.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #2203 - 02: Europe and Colonies Austria
Austria, Airmail, 1918, unissued 7k on 10k red brown (Scott C3 footnote), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, signed Bloch.
Michel II A; €2,000 ($2,130).
Scott $1,600.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #2204 - 02: Europe and Colonies Austria
Austria, Airmail, 1931, registered cover to Switzerland, franked with 14 different values of the 1925-30 set; Vienna and St. Gallen backstamps, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #2205 - 02: Europe and Colonies Austria
Austria, Postage Due, 1911, 10kr violet (Scott J46), o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.
Michel P46; €1,000 ($1,070).
Scott $750.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #2206 - 02: Europe and Colonies Austria
Austria, Military Stamps, 1915, K.U.K. FELDPOST overprints, 3k to 10k with "FELDPOST" inverted (Scott M19-M21), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $400 for normal.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #2207 - 02: Europe and Colonies Austria
Austria, Military Stamps, 1918, unissued 1h to 1k complete (Scott M69-M82), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Michel I-XIV; €1,300 ($1,390).
Scott $1,050.
Estimate $350 - 500.
Lot #2208 - 02: Europe and Colonies Austria
Austrian Offices in China, 1915, Submarine Telegraph Service, receipt for telegram from the Austrian Imperial Naval Detachment to Peking, handstamped "K. U. K. Marinedetachment/ Tientsin" and "The Chines Telegraph Administration/ Tientsin", dated 12 Jul 1915, Very Fine, signed F. Hochleutner, with his 1992 certificate.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #2209 - 02: Europe and Colonies Austria
Austrian Offices in the Turkish Empire, 1873, folded letter from Constantinople to France, franked with 15s + 5s + 15s, all tied by beautifully struck "LETTERE ARIVATE / PER MARE / VARNA" (letter arrived by sea via Varna); backstamped Vienna and Paris to Lyon. A gorgeous and rare item, Very Fine.
Estimate $800 - 1,200.
Lot #2210 - 02: Europe and Colonies Belgium
Belgium, Parcel Post, 1924, 2.30fr on 2.40fr violet, inverted surcharge (Scott Q173a), o.g., never hinged (!), Very Fine, also including a normal surcharge, also never hinged.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #2211 - 02: Europe and Colonies Belgium
Belgium, Parcel Post, 1953, 200fr issues complete (Scott Q341-Q342), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $475.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #2212 - 02: Europe and Colonies Belgium
Belgium, Parcel Post, 1957-77, complete for the period (Scott Q368-Q437), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $778.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #2213 - 02: Europe and Colonies Bulgaria
Bulgaria, 1931, Balkan Games, 50L olive brown (Scott 243), complete used sheet of 25, canceled to order with full, never hinged original gum; small scrape one stamp, otherwise Very Fine.
Michel 248; €2,125+ ($2,260).
Scott $900+.
Estimate $350 - 500.
Lot #2214 - 02: Europe and Colonies france and colonies
France, Toulouse-Lautrec print. For the art-lover in your life, an original framed Toulouse-Lautrec etching of a mustachioed gentleman; some aging to the paper, but a lovely print pull (frame needs replaced); plus, as a bonus, Character Sketches from Charles Dickens Portrayed by Kyd, a whimsical imagining of Dickens' characters; gilt-edged prints and text pages loose in book covers, making them perfect for framing individually.
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Lot #2215 - 02: Europe and Colonies france and colonies
France, 1870 (Dec 5), Ballon Monté, Franklin (Scott BM38), envelope to St. Peter Port ("St. Pierre"), Guernsey postmarked R. d'Amsterdam, 3 Dec; 30c Napoleon Laureate tied by star "18", red boxed "PD", backstamped Guernsey (13 Dec); a bit roughly opened at bottom, light foxing at lower right, Fine, exceedingly rare - apparently the only known cover to Guernsey—not previously recorded.
Maury 38.
Estimate $2,...
Lot #2216 - 02: Europe and Colonies france and colonies
France, 1870 (Dec 11), Ballon Monté, Général Renault (Scott BM41), folded letter on Ballon Poste No. 11 to Bordeaux; 20c Siege of Paris tied by Paris (60) cds, 10 Dec, and by partial mute star, backstamped Bordeaux (20 Dec), Fine to Very Fine.
Maury 41; €1,000 ($1,070).
Yvert €1,090 ($1,160).
Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #2217 - 02: Europe and Colonies france and colonies
France, 1871 (Jan. 18), Ballon Monté, Le Vaucanson (Scott BM60), letter franked with 30c Napoleon Lauré (bottom left corner damaged), tied by numeral 17 grid cancel, with PARIS / A. DU PONT-NEUF / 18 JANV. 71 postmark alongside, addressed to England, with Lille and two British backstamps, clean and attractive, almost Very Fine.
Maury 60; €700 ($750).
Scott $460.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #2218 - 02: Europe and Colonies france and colonies
France, 1870-71, Siege of Paris: Pigeon Post, two actual microfilms of official dispatches carried by Steenacker's pigeons, one 30x55mm and holding 16 pages of documents, the other 30x22mm; also a contemporary photographic print of a third microfilm on collodion paper (39x52mm), the last from the "Lafollye" album and not flown; also included are two unused slightly different forms on which a correspondent could answer four "yes" or "no...
Lot #2219 - 02: Europe and Colonies france and colonies
France, 1865, folded letter from Le Havre to Jacmel, Haiti, franked with 80¢ rose perforated Emperor Napoleon issue (28), prepaying the single-weight letter rate to Haiti, stamp tied by indistinct lozenge and Le Havre May. 1, 1865 circular datestamp, adjacent red "PP" rectangular handstamp, and backstamped St. Thomas transit; stamp small faults, Very Fine, scarce destination.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #2220 - 02: Europe and Colonies france and colonies
France, 1871, three folded letters from occupied Alsace-Lorraine, Nov. 9 to Naples, Italy with 20c ultramarine horizontal pair with points up, tied by Markirch November 9, 1871 horseshoe datestamps, adjacent "P.D." handstamp, plus Basel transit & receiving backstamps. Also Aug. 4 to Strasbourg with 10c bistre-brown points up, with manuscript "X" in blue crayon, and tied by "BASEL/ 4/8 I/ WEISSENBURG I. ELS:" three-line handstamp,...
Lot #2221 - 02: Europe and Colonies france and colonies
France, 1875, folded letter from Paris to Veracruz, Mexico, franked with 15c bister, 25c blue & 80c x2 perforated Ceres issue (58,61,63), prepaying the double-weight letter rate to Mexico, stamps tied by multiple "5" stars of dots cancels, adjacent Paris Jun. 18, 1875 circular datestamp, plus red "P.P." rectangular handstamp & "25¢" Mexican postage due marking, backstamped with French packet line B, no. 4 datestamp; cover with...
Lot #2222 - 02: Europe and Colonies france and colonies
France, 1850, Cérès, 15c green on greenish (Scott 2), tied on piece by bold lozenge cancel, four large margins, Very Fine.
Maury 2; €1,100 ($1,170).
Scott $900.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #2223 - 02: Europe and Colonies france and colonies
France, 1858, J.J. Barre essays, three complete sheets of 150, in green, blue and bistre, with "00" denomination; bright colors, each with Albert Barre's pencil signature in the bottom margin; blue and green sheets with light staining, bistre sheet with large tear affecting about 15 stamps; included is a 47-page article in French on the Barres and their engraving work, Very Fine appearance, complete sheets of these essays are rarely...
Lot #2224 - 02: Europe and Colonies france and colonies
France, 1869, Napoleon III Laureate, 5fr gray lilac on lavender (Scott 37), with "260" large numeral cancel (Avignon), very presentable; small tear, Fine to Very Fine.
Yvert 33. Maury 33.
Scott $825.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #2225 - 02: Europe and Colonies france and colonies
France, 1877, Sage Type II, 5fr violet on lavender (Scott 96), o.g., never hinged, post office fresh with marvelous pastel color, Fine to Very Fine.
Maury 95; €740 ($790).
Scott $700.
Estimate $200 - 300.
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