362 / März 2016

SCUTARI: Arabic double ring in bluish-black on postage due 1870, 1 ghr. on envelope from Venice, franked with Italy DLR 60 c. violet, tied by numeral "196" and additional cds. "SCUTARI D'ALBANIE" to Scutari, fine

Arabic double circle in black on 1868, 20 pa. green in horizontal pair on reverse of folded letter from Venezia to Scutari, franked with Italy DLR 60 c. violet, cancelled by numeral "196"

Arabic double circle, 2 clear strikes on 1868, 20 pa. green and 1 pia. yellow on part of letter (3 side flaps missing) from Venezia to Scutari, bearing DLR 60 c. violet, tied by numeral "196"; a fine combination

Arabic double circle in blue on 1868, 1 pia. yellow (defective at right) on entire letter from Triest, franked with Austria 1867, 10 kr. blue (one corner perf pulled) tied by double line "LETA. ARRTA. / PER MARE", to Scutari, fine

1924, national assembly 2-50 q., complete set with 5 stamps, tied by cds. "DURRES 22.1.24" to registered cover Champigny en Beauce with arrival mark, tiny spots, otherwise fine

1593, entire letter from Anvers to Bartolomeo Corsini at London, fine and scarce, certificate Van der Linden AIEP

1851, Medaillon on thick paper: 10 c. grey-brown, 20 c. blue and 40 c. red-carmine, all in fresh colour and with clear to mostly wide margins, all 3 stamps unmounted mint with full original gum; the 10 c. some tiny ink spots, otherwise absolutely flawless; a very fine and extremely rare set in this condition, each stamp certificate Kaiser AIEP (COB 6ab, 7A, 8A)

1884, Leopold 10 c., die proof on chinoise paper in block format

1893, postal stationery card 10 c. with additional franking 25 c. blue as registered card from "LIEGE 29.AOUT.1894" to Yokohama with arrival mark and forwarded with registered label "Yokohama, Japan" to New York and return with label "...UNCLAIMED..." and boxed "D.L.O. RECORD...." via Brussels with blue postmark "POSTES-REBUTS BELGIQUE 11.MRS.1895" and arrival mark "LIEGE 12.MARS.", card with long tear at right, otherwise fine, scarce combination

1944, Coat of arms 5c-10fr., imperforated blocks of four, mint never hinged, fine

5 c. - 10 fr. imperforated in horizontal pair with sheet margin at top, complete set with 16 pairs. mint never hinged, very fine

1958, UPU 20 fr. violett, imperforated die proof on paper without gum, sign. L.Janssens (engraver), very fine

BELGIAN EXPEDITIONARY CORPS OF ARMORED CARS IN RUSSIA: 1915, German occupation postal stationary card 5 c. with additional franking with full text on front and reverse, as registered postcard from members of his family to Theo Halleux, a well-known member of the corps, first to a undercover address in the Hague, here newly franked with a Dutch stamp and also sent registered to St. Petersburg with transit and arrival marks incl. "PETROGRAD OTD. DOST. VYSOCH. KOR. 8-10.15"; a scarce and interesting card of WW I postal history

1931, postage stamp 1 fr. red, 75 c. lilaccarmine, 50 c. violet and 25 c. blue tied by cds. "BASANKUSU 27.4.40" to cover via Coquilhatville to Roosendaal, Netherland with label "Amsterdam Maar 1948 Door oorlogs omstandigheden met vertraging ontvangen", cover with slightly crease, otherwise fine, rare

1935, Kongo-State, die proof without value tablet, block format (75X67mm), without gum, fine

1912, postal stationery picture card with cds. "ABA ...4.1914" and dated "Village Ganza situé sur la rivière Ubele Route Niangaru vers Dunga le 19.4.14" to Belgium with arrival mark, rare

1906, 5 H. gezähnt, senkrechter 3er-Streifen mit Oberrand und waagerechter 6er-Block mit linkem Rand, 2 postfrische Einheiten mit bei dieser Ausgabe sehr seltenen Randstücken, Pracht

LOCAL ISSUE: East-Mostar: 1994, complete set of 14 values, mint never hinged, scarce, fine

TURKISH POST: "TELGRAFHANE-I SOFYA 274/ADMon TELque IMPIe SOFYA", clear negative seal on telegram from Istanbul 1858 to Sofia; extremely attractive and rare telegram with original envelope

1921, Czar Boris  III. 10l. red-lilac, 4 singles with additional franking tied by cds. to front and reverse of value declared cover to Vienna, fine

1943, 700 year Zagreb 3,50 k. die proof in blue, complete minature sheet with 8 stamps, imperforate, unused without gum, slightly crease

1943, 700 year Zagreb 3,50 k. die proof in pale blue with double print, complete minature sheet with 8 stamps, imperforate, unused without gum,

1943, 700 year Zagreb 3,50 k. die proof in deep blue, complete minature sheet with 8 stamps, imperforate, unused without gum, corner crease at left, otherwise fine

1943, 700 year Zagreb 3,50 k. die proof in blue and secont print in black to reverse, complete minature sheet with 8 stamps, imperforate, unused without gum, slightly crease

1944, fatigue duty  32 k. souvenir sheet as imperforate proof on thick paper, without gum, fine, certificate Zrinjscak

1945, retour partisan cover with censorship cancel "OTVORILA CNEZURA KOMANDE....", different retour labels and cancels and last arrival mark "OSIJK  30.VI.45", cover with minor faults

1941, 1-2 din., mint never hinged, few finger spots, 2 din. with tiny gum free spot, otherwise fine, scarce, signed and certificate Huzanic BPP

1863, 4s. reddish-brown, horizontal strip of three, pair and a single tied by numeral "3" (Lübeck) to folded letter to Malmö, few stamps slight imperfections, left stamp of strip of three cut into at left, otherwise fine, scarce rate

1853, "HALLICK" slightly smudged on free post church letter to Hallist, good condition (Hurt Ojaste 13:1)

"КУЙКАТЦЪ KUIKATZ" as oval stamp with handwritten date added next to church seal on cover to Riga with transit mark "WALK". Despite the long period of use this is a very scarce postmark, good condition (Hurt Ojaste 27:1)

PROOF: Unissued 2 k. as strip of five on rose paper, printed on reverse of a complete sheet of five cinema cards, without gum, extremely rare as complete sheet, fine

Unissued 2 k. black and to the left separated by gutter 15 k. black, printed on front of a complete sheet of five cinema cards, without gum, extremely rare as complete sheet, fine

Unissued 2 k. black and to the left separated by gutter 15 k. black, printed on reverse of a complete sheet of five cinema cards, without gum, extremely rare as complete sheet, fine

5 k. rose printed on reverse of lilac rose cinema tickets, without gum, fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:2)

1918, Flowerdesign 5k. in combination with Ober-Ost 10 Pfg. tied by boxed censor mark to card to Nürnberg, fine

15 k. black, printed on front of cinema card, unused without gum, scarce, fine, certificate Löbbering BPP