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  • Lot# : 61 Chile

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    Catalogue# : 23+25
    Pacific War 1883: Cover from Arequipa (Peru) to Hannover, Germany franked by 1877 rouletted 10 c. blue and 1878/81 1 c. green tied by unclear Tacna cds in black and by blue French entry marking with reverse showing arrival cds (June 15). A fine cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 62 Chile

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    Catalogue# : 26
    1878/81: Rouletted 2 c. carmine, fine used on 1884 Printed Matter entire letter to Gothenburg / Sweden cancelled by Valparaiso cds (Nov 12) in black, reverse with Stockholm aand Majorna cds's (15/12) of arrival. A fine and very rare usage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 170 CHF

    Lot# : 63 Imperial China

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    Catalogue# : 16/24
    1894: Dowager set of nine values, fine mint, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 475.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 64 Imperial China

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    Catalogue# : 18
    1896 (March 27): Switzerland 25 Rp. green postal stationery envelope (Zumstein 31), used from Bern to Peking/China addressed to the Belgian Legation, with reverse showing Hong Kong transit cds (April 26) and red "Customs / Peking" (May 4) datestamp on obverse. The cover was resealed with "Legation De Belgique En Chine" red wafer seal and sent to Shanghai with two strikes of "I.G. OF CUSTOMS / PEKING" on reverse (May 25), "CUSTOMS / TIENTSIN" in blue (May 26) and franked by 1894 Dowager issue 3 c. orange-yellow tied by blue Tientsin chop for local postage with "CUSTOMS / SHANGHAI" (May 30) arrival also in blue. Mailed back to Berne via French P.O. in Shanghai (June 5) and carried on French Paquebot with octagonal "Ligne N / Paq. Fr. No. 9" (June 6) and Berne re-arrival (July 1). A dramatic and extremely rare cover in excellent quality for the connoisseur of both Swiss and Chinese Postal History. Cert. BPB (2008).
    Starting bid : 25,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 25,000 CHF

    Lot# : 65 Imperial China

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    Catalogue# : 34/36
    1897: Small Dragons surcharged, the fresh and fine mint set of three values, large part og Gi = £ 180.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 66 Imperial China

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    Catalogue# : 37/46
    1897: Dowager overprinted set of ten values, small figures, fresh mint set (excluding the 2 c. on 2 ca. which is used), fresh and fine, large part og Gi = £ 600+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 67 Imperial China

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    Catalogue# : 57/65
    1897: Complete set of nine values overprinted with large figures (2½ mm spacing) on second Dowager printing, a fair to very fine mint set, the 10 c. on 12 ca. with rounded corner, large part og Gi = £ 650+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 68 Imperial China

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    Catalogue# : 90
    1897: Large 4 c. on 3 c. red revenue, mint example of fresh colour, well centred and large part og Gi = £ 275.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 69 Imperial China

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    Catalogue# : 91
    1897: Large $ 1 on 3 c. red revenue, a fine mint example of excellent colour and centering, fresh and very fine, large part og. Cert BPA (2012) Gi = £ 1'300.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF

    Lot# : 70 Imperial China

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    Catalogue# : 93
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    1897: Small 2 c. on 3 c. red revenue, mint example centred to top, of fresh colour and part og Gi = £ 250.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 450 CHF
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