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  • Lot# : 6263 Hamburg

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    Hamburg American Packet Co. (HAPAG) 1875: 10 c. black, blue-green & yellow, a used example on 31 January 1877 entire letter (Prices Current) from Cap Haitien to Port au Prince, Haiti endorsed 'Per S.S. Alemania' at top partially overlapped by the adhesive, tied by two strikes of two line SIEVERS & TIPPENHAUER / AGENTS in blue. Oval framed 'T.D. & Co. / Cape Haytien' sender's cachet at right (T. Dupuy & Co.). A rare and most attractive usage.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 6385 New Hebrides

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    The Australian New Hebrides Company 1897 (March 17): The album pages with 1 d. magenta-pink & black in an imprint block of six unused, and 1 d. position 11 unused showing white flaw under 'E' of POSTAGE, 2 d. chestnut & black values unused (2) together with used examples (9) of the 1 d. and 2 d.- these showing the two datestamps found "Port Vila Post / A.N.H. Co. Ltd." and, possibly used on the Steamer: "Travelling Post / A.N.H. Co. Ltd." on 1 d. and 2 d. values - one 2 d. cancelled "6 March 1897" some eleven days prior to the previously reported earliest known date. A scarce group.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6098 Finland

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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - J.J. af Lindfors 1893.: S.S. Östra, 5 penni black yellow paper (lithographed and punched out individually), Type III with small five pointed star, two examples used on cover to Helsingfors, each cancelled by 'honeycomb' circular handstamp twice in bluish-violet ink. A truly exceptional usage with just two covers recorded thus. Illustrated in Dr. Connell 'The Letter and Parcel Stamps of the Finnish Shipping Companies' on page 67.rnrnProvenance: Collection Jacobus Sundman.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 6151 Finland

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    Ångbåts Aktiebolag Åland, founded in Åbo in 1875 by Messrs Jansson, Orell and Kjeldström, the service ran from November 1875 between Åbo and Mariehamn.rnrnCoastal Ships - Abö Area - Ångbåts Aktiebolag Åland 1876: Lithographed 25 penni scarlet, perf. 11, a used example, imperforate from base of sheet with outer horizontal guideline, on small irregular piece heavily cancelled by three pen strokes in manuscript, the stamps probably being for packages between Abö and Åland means that very few, probably just four now exist, on piece this stamp is believed to be unique.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6019 DDSG

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    Danube Steam Navigation Co 1866: 10 kr. lilac, a horizontal pair used on 1868 entire letter from Turnu Magurelle to Galatz (with large internally struck cachet of the Greek Consul in blue) tied by oval framed AGENTIE / D.D.S.G. / T. MAGURELLE handstamps in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 790). One stamp crossed by file fold but an exceptionally rare multiple on letter. Cert. Ferchenbauer (2002).rnProvenance: Collection 'Donau' Part I, Corinphila sale 134, April 2003, lot 181.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 6054 DDSG

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    Danube Steam Navigation Co 1870: 10 kr. red, a creased used example on 1870 bilingually addressed entire letter from Galatz to Braila tied by Trip Number 2 (Type I) boxed handstamp "16-IX 2 - Reise" well struck in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 322). An extremely rare stamp on letter, more so with this cancellation.rnProvenance: Collection Julius Steindler, RL, Basel, 14 March 1972, lot 255; Collection Anton Jerger, Dorotheum, Vienna, 7 Nov 2003, lot 58.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6277 St. Lucia

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    St. Lucia Steam Conveyance Co. Ltd 1872: Second Issue, 2nd printing: 1 d. blue, 3 d. rose-pink and 6 d. purple, the set of three in complete sheets of seventy-two (6 x 12) showing the intermediate Stone of 9 types (3 x 3) repeated eight times, the sheet with full margins on all sides with the 1 d. irregular at base with slight marginal nick at left, all three with crackly slightly browned full original gum. For the convenience of collectors we have enclosed an illustration of the Stone of nine types with the lot.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6207 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 19C
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    Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1890: 10 kop. red & green, a diagonally bisected example used on 1892 postcard to Vienna with printed heading 'Union Postale Universelle / Carte Postale / Administration de Russie", tied by ROPIT / SMYRNA circular datestamp (Jan 13/24) in blue (Tchilinghiran fig. 156) with repeated strike at base and 'Alsergrund / Wien' arrival cds (21/2) in black. A scarce and attractive usage. Cert. APS (1992).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 6155 Finland

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    Coastal Ships - Abö Area - Ångslups Aktiebolag Nådendal 1890/1903: Lithographed 10 penni vermilion, Type II, on white paper, perf. 11½, used on 1903 incoming card from Floda Station, Sweden to Grööna Od. (Gröna Udd) Island, canceled by pencil cross over Swedish Oscar adhesive. Abö trilingual datestamp at left (July 21). A rare usage, illustrated by Dr. Connell in 'The Letter and Parcel Stamps of the Finnish Shipping Companies' on page 133.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 6299 Venezuela

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    St. Thomas 1864 (July): Waterlow printing ½ r. bluish-grey, perf. 13, with 'Q' in Paquete, intended for use in St. Thomas, an unused irregular block of 34 from lower right corner of the sheet, showing all five Types: 3-4-5-1-2-3-4-5 across the three upper horizontal rows and Types 1-2-3-4-5 in the lower block of ten, this being watermarked T.H. SAUNDERS, partial imprint '(Waterlow &) Son, London' in margin at base, minor crease but near full original gum, of excellent colour for this delicate stamp and now most probably the largest multiple extant. An exhibition piece. Rare.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6183 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 3/II
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    Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1866: 10 pa. pale rose and blue, late printing, a used example with large margins all round, mailed on arrival in Odessa to Taganrog tied by Odessa cds in black (29 Sept 1867). Two Taganrog arrival datestamps adjacent (2 and 3 Oct). Faults and some separation of flaps on reverse and therefore fragile but a scarce and attractive usage.rnProvenance: Collection Lipschutz; Collection 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 121, May 2000, lot 292.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 6199 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 11/Ia
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    Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1879: Thick '7' on 10 kop. carmine & green, surcharged in black, a used example tied to 1879 entire letter from Samsun to Trebizonde by neat SAMSUNSK / AGENTSVO datestamp in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 755) with fine information strike at left. Mentioned in Tchilinghirian supplement on page 520, a famous cover in superb quality.rnProvenance: Collection Snegireff; Collection Lipschutz; Collection 'Cihangir'. Corinphila sale 121, May 2000, lot 480.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 6262 Hamburg

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    Hamburg American Packet Co. (HAPAG) 1875: 10 c. black, blue-green & yellow, a used example on 1875 cover from Le Havre (April 30) to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, tied in transit by circular target handstamp with Danish P.O. ST. THOMAS cds at left (May 17) in black. Docketing of receipt inside dated May 23. Presumably carried outside the Mails and franked at St. Thomas, minor acid ink faults but a very fine and rare usage.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 6072 Finland

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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - Skärgårds Trafik Aktiebolag (STAB) 1873/86: 10 penni deep reddish-orange, blue & black, serpentine roulette 10½, a used example, closed tear at base, on cover to Kyrkslött, Sweden and annotated by Ship at left in manuscript, tied by rare usage of Government 'Helsingfors' cds (June 29) in blue with repeated strike alongside. Despite the fault an attractive and extremely unusual cover.rnProvenance: Collection Axel Trap-Holm (1934).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 6125 Finland

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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - Julius Tallberg, Drumsö 1914: Ferry Post lithographed 10 penni blue, yellow, red & black on white paper, perf. 11½, a used example on reverse of a small invitation envelope addressed to Greta Westerlund on Drumsö, endorsed "S/S Drumsö" at base, cancelled by black crayon cross. Spike hole in envelope, illustrated by Dr. Connell in 'The Letter and Parcel Stamps of the Finnish Shipping Companies' on page 101, this being the sole recorded usage on letter.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 6146 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 11
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    Coastal Ships - Borgå Area - Borgå Ånfartygs Aktiebolag 1893: Lithographed Helsingfors 25 penni blue, Type V, a used example on 1908 cover to Pörtö, Sandviken, uncancelled with remnant of where the envelope (which has full original contents) was attached top a small parcel. Illustrated in Dr. Connell 'The Letter and Parcel Stamps of the Finnish Shipping Companies' on page 119. Small ink run at right of stamp of negligible importance given that this is the sole recorded usage on cover. Unique.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 6089 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 2
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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - J.J. af Lindfors 1886: S.S. Thor, 10 penni black on green label with 'Ångslupen Thor' and  '212' numeral below value, used on cover, defective at right, addressed to a Captain at Sibbo, Nevas annotated "Ang:" at lower left (Urgent). Illustrated by Dr. Connell in 'The Letter and Parcel Stamps of the Finnish Shipping Companies' on page 59. Exceptionally rare, the sole known usage of this stamp on letter.rnProvenance: Collections Bremer, Fabergé.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 6372 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 20 c. blue, a used example, with good to large margins all round, cancelled by bold strike of ISMAILIA rectangle of dots handstamp in black, attributed to Ismailia in Ringström & Tester (page 74). Minor closed tear at right does not affect the appearance. A very scarce stamp in used condition. Opinion Holcombe (1991) Gi = £ 500.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Antoine', Corinphila sale 85, Oct 1992, lot 3806.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 6377 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 40 c. rose-red, a used example, Transfer Type I, position 55 on the sheet of 200 subjects, with large even margins all round, cancelled by scrolled "Allee" in manuscript ink, attributed to Kantara in Ringström & Tester (page 75). Minor thin spots do not affect the appearance. An extremely rare stamp in used condition. Signed Calves; cert. Todd (2019) Gi = £ 750.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6356 Canada

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    Upper Columbia Navigation & Tramway Co 1891/97: The collection with 21 July 1897 piece bearing imperf. undenominated "U/C" (-) stamp in red alongside Small Queen 5 c. and Jubilee 1 c. orange tied by 'Golden' cds; a similar piece but franked by Small Queen 3 c. orange and USA 2 c. carmine with imperf. undenominated "U/C" (-) stamp in red tied by "5" handstamp, 19 August 1897 piece with perf. 12 "U.C.Co. / 5 c." red and Jubilee 3 c. rose tied by "Golden" cds; together with an unused pair and two single examples used in "Beaver" (20 Feb 1899). A scarce group.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 6314 Venezuela

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    Jeserun & Zoon 1870: Lithographed by Waterlow, 2 r. red, perf. 12½, an unused block of twelve (6 x 2) from lower left corner of the sheet, showing "Waterlow & Sons, London" imprint in lower margin and the papermaker's watermark TH SAUNDERS at base, some typical aging but relatively fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. Scarce, sold together with an 1876 reprint block of fifteen (5 x 3) showing the previously unrecorded usage of the WATERLOW watermark in the paper, white gum, large part og. Gi = £ 325++.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6102 Finland

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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - Ångbåts Aktiebolag Sibbo 1892/99: Typset in black on yellow, Type IV, perf. 11½ and imperforate at left, small corner clip, used on 9 August 1894 entire letter to Captain Weenerberg, Bridge Quay, Nevas cancelled by oval ribbon handstamp "Ångbåten / SIBBO" in blue. Illustrated in Dr. Connell 'The Letter and Parcel Stamps of the Finnish Shipping Companies' on page 70, with just two covers recorded bearing this stamp.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6313 Venezuela

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    La Guaira - St. Thomas 1868/70: Jeserun en Zoon, Waterlow lithographed ½ r. green, perf. 12½, used on small piece cancelled by complete "J. A. J. & Z" gothic handstamp in black (rare); 2 r. red, perf. 12½, an unused horizontal strip of four (pos. 65-68) of fine colour and large part og. and a used vertical pair, perf. 12½ on small piece cancelled by "Cameron Macauley Co. / St. Thomas" cachet in blue. A rare group Facit LG19+LG20 = 6'200 skr./Gi = £ 375+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 6034 DDSG

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    Danube Steam Navigation Co 1867: 10 kr. green, Type I, a used example on 1870 entire letter from Galatz to Braila tied by Trip Number 4 (Type II) boxed handstamp "12-V 4 22 - Reise" beautifully struck in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 327). Dobrovich / Galatz sender's cachet in blue at left, a marvellous and rare entire. Cert. Holcombe (1992).rnProvenance: Collection 'Antoine', Corinphila sale 85, Oct 1992, lot 3519.rn 
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 6158 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 1
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    Lake Steamers.rnrnLake Steamers - Lohjanjärvi - Lohjan Höyrypursi Osakeyhtiö 1893: Lithographed 25 penni indigo blue, perf. 11½, an unused example with weak perf. at top right., unused without gum. Ascribed to this line and used on the 'Alku' between Lohja via Karjalohja to Sammatti, the service was in use for three years only as the company was dissolved in 1896. Rare, Dr. Connell states in 'The Letter and Parcel Stamps of the Finnish Shipping Companies', on page 142, 'Only a few unused examples are known'.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 6153 Finland

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    Coastal Ships - Abö Area - Ångbåts Aktiebolag Åland 1887: Cover endorsed "Med Ångf. Åbo" at top mailed to Stockholm bearing Finland 25 p. blue pair, struck with FRÅN FINLAND and the adhesives cancelled on arrival in Stockholm, probably carried by the S.S. Sven Dufva, together with a further cover from Åbo franked by 20 p. deep blue addressed to Åland & Grundsunda, the adhesive tied by straight line "ÅLAND." Ship handstamp in blue, this last with faults but with original contents.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 6132 Finland

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    Steamers plied their trade on the Borgå-Helsingfors route from the early 1850's. Borgå-Helsingfors Ånfartygs Aktiebolag was founded in 1865 initially with just one Steamer (the Borgå), branching out in 1893 with the ownership of the 'Runeberg'.rnrnCoastal Ships - Borgå Area - Borgå-Helsingfors Ånfartygs Aktiebolag 1872 (Oct 5): Prepaid cover from Borgå to Helsingfors endorsed 'fco.' and 'pr. Runeberg' at top, struck with belted oval handstamp RUNEBERG / FRANKO in blue ink. Illustrated in Dr. Connell 'The Letter and Parcel Stamps of the Finnish Shipping Companies' on page 110. A rare and early usage.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6383 New Hebrides

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    The Australian New Hebrides Company 1892: Printed four page document produced by the General Post Office, Sydney being the Time Table for Steamers from "Sydney to Noumea, Vila (Sandwich Island) or Aneityum, and Fiji also for the New Hebrides Group of Islands" with Main Line dates between these Islands and third page showing "Places of Call in the New Hebrides" - Tanna, Eromanga, Sandwich, Tongoa, Api, Mallicolo, Malo, Espiritu Santo Islands etc. The document split and minor imperfections but rare - the services would not have greatly changed five years later when the stamps were issued.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 6365 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 5 c. green, a used vertical pair, with large margins at sides and at top where roughly separated and showing portion of adjoing stamp, touched at base, cancelled by bold strike of "5129" gros chiffres of the French Post Office in Port Said in black. An extremely rare usage (approximately 7 known thus including the famous cover). Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. Holcombe (1990).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 6243 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : VIa/VIc
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    T.B. Morton & Co. / Danube & Black Sea Line Steamers 1870 (Oct): 3rd issue, the unused and used selection with ½ pi. green used with 'PD' in diamond grill (one shows a Plate Flaw between 'L.S' in 'D & B.S.L.S' and is in a darker shade), 1 pi. red used (2), one cancelled PD and the other in manuscript and 2 pi. first printing in deep blue with an unused example from left of sheet, used examples (2), one with PD in red and the other on small piece cancelled in manuscript with pen cross. A rare and generally fine group Mi = € 1'750.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 6091 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 2
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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - J.J. af Lindfors 1886c.: S.S. Degero, 10 penni black on rose-violet paper (lithographed and punched out individually but possibly scissor cut) reading 'Angslupen / Degero', a used example on small piece cancelled à la Afghanistan, by a corner clip at base. One of just two examples recorded, this example illustrated in Dr. Connell 'The Letter and Parcel Stamps of the Finnish Shipping Companies' on page 60. A great rarity.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 6221 Turkey

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    Turkish Steamship Company 1859/61: Cover fronts (7) and one full cover from Constantinople to Brousse each with "Porto Piastre" black on white labels rated between '1½' and '4' piastres in pencil with fine framed 'P-Anchor-P' handstamps in black adjacent; from known correspondences Glavany, Terraneo (Sardinian Vice Consul at Brousse); also a small piece with French Paquebot CARMEL cds (Jan 29, 1859) in combination with large circular COSTANTINOPOLI POSTA DEI PIROSCAFI OTTOMANI / P.P. Scarce and generally fine group.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 6147 Finland

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    Coastal Ships - Borgå Area - Borgå Ånfartygs Aktiebolag 1910c.: Lithographed 'Borgå Ånfartygs Aktiebolag' 50 p. vermilion on slightly toned paper, perf. 11½, an unused example with part og. but damaged at top although not greatly affecting the appearance and the 'discovery' example of the 'Borgå Ånfartygs Aktiebolag' 25 penni deep turquoise blue on toned paper, used on reverse of cover to Halsvik endorsed at base 'Ånghilen Borgå - Helsingfors' with the latter deleted in pencil and thus carried on the 'Borgå'. A rare pair, the cover believed unique.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6294 Venezuela

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    La Guayra 1864: Waterlow 2 r. green, perf. 13, with 'Q' in 'Paquete', a used example on 1864 entire letter written from La Guayra on Christmas Day to Malaga, Spain, tied by "Correos / La Guaira" datestamp in black and carried aboard the Steamer 'Robert Todd' to St. Thomas. Reverse with London transit cds (14 Jan 1865) and Malaga arrival cds (Jan 19) in black, obverse showing '4R' charge due upon receipt. Fresh and fine, a rare and attractive entire.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 6139 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 3
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    Coastal Ships - Borgå Area - Borgå Ånfartygs Aktiebolag 1895 (Sept): Lithographed Borga 25 penni new blue, narrow wedges in corners, perf. 11½, a used example, marginal from top of sheet, on 1901 Helsingfors Bookdealer's cover addressed to Fr. Gertrude Branders, Kitö, Läparö cancelled by oval framed "Ångfartyget / 18 JUL 1901 / HELSINGFORS" datestamp in violet. Small opening tears to envelope at top but rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 6264 Danish West Indies

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    Hamburg American Packet Co (HAPAG) 1875: 10 c. black, blue-green & yellow, a used example on 1877 entire letter from St. Thomas to Caracas endorsed 'pr. Vandalia', cancelled by concentric circle obliterator in black with ST. THOMAS cds adjacent (Jan 9) in black. Vertical file fold crosses the adhesive but a very rare stamp on letter.rnProvenance: Heinrich Köhler, sale 165, Wiesbaden, March 1961, lot 198.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 6378 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 5 c. green (2), 20 c. blue (3) and 40 c. rose-red (1), all unused with partial La Croix Frères "LA + - F" watermark (see Ringström & Tester pages 38-39) and excessively rare thus (of the 20 odd complete sheets known of the 20 c. just 2 or 3 show the watermark), with defective 5 c. green showing watermark "L" and "F", fair unused 20 c. examples showing "A" (2) and "L", and fine 40 c. showing full "+". Very rare group and as many as this describer has ever seen in one place at one time.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 6200 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 11/Ia
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    Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1879: Thick '7' on 10 kop. carmine & green, surcharged in black, a used example tied to 1879 cover from Constantinople to Tauris, Persia endorsed 'via Poti & Tiflis' by KONSTANTIN circular datestamp (Dec 1) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 12). Information strike at right and Tauris cds on reverse of a charming and extremely rare cover to an unusual destination. Signed Romeko, Mikulski.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 6191 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 6
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    Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1868: 2 pi. blue & rose, a used example with large margins all round, on cover from Smyrna to Tripoli, Syria cancelled by "780" lozenge of dots of SMYRNA in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 151). Slight trim on reverse flap and file fold well away from the adhesive, a rare and appealing cover. Signed Van Dieten.rnProvenance: Collection 'Pavlovsk', Corinphila sale 92, March 1996, lot 4869.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 6344 Peru

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    Pacific Steam Navigation Co 1857: 1 r. blue, a used example with good to large margins all round, cancelled by fine strike of the number "6" obliterator of Lima in black, some minor thinning not detracting from the appearance. Rare: Moll records just nine examples with this cancellation. Cert. RPSL (1955) Gi 1 = £ 2'250/Scott = $ 2'250.rnProvenance: Collection Consul Alfred Weinberger, Harmers, London, 5 Nov 1997, lot 73.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 6064 DDSG

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    Danube Steam Navigation Co. 1874/1900c.: DDSG Parcel Control stamps for various routes, largely Romanian with 'Silistria nach Ostrov-Kalaras' 40 b. blue unused (9) and used, 'Galaz-Braila' 20 b. and 40 b. deep 'tile' red imperforate Plate Proofs, first type (perf. 9½ with blind perfs.) 20 b. and 40 b. red with a large range of unused, 20 b. in ochre-brown unused imperf. and perf. (18) and 40 b. ochre-brown unused imperf. and perf. (15), 'Ostrov nach Kalaras-Silistria' 40 b. yellow unused (12), 40 b. in brown unused (8) and used (2) etc. A fine and unusual lot with some plated examples (107 items).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 6375 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 40 c. rose-red, a used example in a deep shade, Transfer Type II, with ample to large margins all round, cancelled by dotted "5129" gros chiffres of the French Post Office in Port Said. Insignificant thin spot from old hinge at top, an extremely rare stamp in used condition. Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. RPSL (1971) Gi = £ 750.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6391 New Hebrides

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    New Hebrides Syndicat Français 1903: The collection on leaves (22 stamps & 5 cards) with circa 1893 'Military Essays', four imperforate Essays designed by Lt. Col. Delawney, three bicoloured and one in black & white, three with 2½P = 25c. as value tablet at lower right (rare); thereafter with a study of genuine usages of the issue in the first three weeks after issue and 'cto' examples bearing dates from 1905 onwards, including 5 usages on five different postcards.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6122 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 1/4
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    Sommaröarnas Trafik Aktiebolaget, (Summer Islands Transport Company). Formed in 1913 the company continued to operate until being wound up in 1944.rnrnSommaröarnas Trafik Aktiebolaget 1920c.: Album page with 10 penni orange pair imperf. at top x perf. 11½ with star punch, a similar example without star punch used with "Sommaröarnas Trefikaktiebolaget" handstamp in black, 25 p. green in a horizontal strip of three with star punch and a used single example with handstamp , 50 p. carmine unused and used with handstamp and the scarce 1 m. black unused.rnrnrn 
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6068 Finland

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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - Skärgårds Trafik Aktiebolag (STAB) 1873 (June): Imperforate Colour Trial sheet of thirty-five (5 x 7) for the 10 penni value, printed by Lithografiska Tryckeribolaget in Helsingfors, imperforate with each proposed stamp in two or three colours, with position 3 being close to the accepted design and colour of the 25 p. value and position 24 the 50 p. Parcel stamp. Some creasing and faults mainly in the margins but quite beautiful and a masterpiece of lithography.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6145 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 9
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    Coastal Ships - Borgå Area - Borgå Ånfartygs Aktiebolag 1908/10c.: Lithographed Borga 25 penni blue, Type IV, wide wedges in corners, perf. 11½, a used example on cover to Helsingfors cancelled by manuscript blue crayon cross, the reverse of the cover with four red wax seals at edges where presumably applied to a parcel. Illustrated in Dr. Connell 'The Letter and Parcel Stamps of the Finnish Shipping Companies' on page 118. Rare.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 6353 Peru

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    Pacific Steam Navigation Co 1857: 2 r. red-brown on blued, a used example with trimmed margins all round and damaged at upper left corner, cancelled by numeral "6" of Lima in black. The two curved vertical bars at left slightly improved but a good strike of the numeral obliterator and very rare. Moll records just two examples with this cancellation Gi 2 = £ 3'000/Scott = $ 3'000.rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 84, Oct 1992, lot 5518.rn 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 6142 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 4
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    Coastal Ships - Borgå Area - Borgå Ånfartygs Aktiebolag 1895c.: Lithographed Borga 50 penni dull vermilion, Type II, narrow wedges in corners, perf. 11½, a used example on reverse of cover to Helsingfors cancelled by three line 'ÅNGFARTYGET / 24 OCT 96 / BORGÅ' in violet. Illustrated in Dr. Connell 'The Letter and Parcel Stamps of the Finnish Shipping Companies' on page 118. Rare.rnProvenance: Collection Jacobus Sundman.rn 
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 6195 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 9y
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    Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1872: 10 kop. carmine & green on vertically laid paper, a used example on cover to Kaschin, Poland tied by Constantinople KONST-POLSK / AGENTSTVO datestamp (June 25) struck in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 13). Odessa transit cds in black adjacent and reverse with four further transits and eventual arrival cds. Some wear to envelope but a rare stamp on letter. Signed Kreopas, Mikulski.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 6109 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 4
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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - Nyländska Skärgårds Aktiebolag 1906: Lithographed 10 penni black on stone, Type I, imperforate, a used example uncancelled and applied slightly off the edge of 1907 postcard mailed to Ms. Malmstein in Helsingfors endorsed "Östra Skärgården" at base, with Finland 10 p. red tied by 'Kyrksläatt' despatch cds at right and Helsingfors trilingual cds alongside (18 November). A scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 6345 Peru

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    Pacific Steam Navigation Co 1857: 1 r. blue, a used example with good to large margins all round, cancelled by fine strike of the number "6" obliterator of Lima in black. Rare and very fine: Moll records just nine examples with this cancellation. Cert. APS (1990) Gi 1 = £ 2'250/Scott = $ 2'250.rnProvenance: Collection Louise Boyd Dale & Alfred F. Lichtenstein, H.R.Harmer, New York, 6 May 1970, lot 926.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 6038 DDSG

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    Catalogue# : 3/I+38
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    Danube Steam Navigation Co 1867: 10 kr. green, Type I, perf. 9½, a used example sharing small piece with Austria 1867 10 kr. blue, both tied by oval framed AGENTIE / D.1. K.K. PR. DONAU / DAMPFSCHIFFAHRT / SILISTRIA handstamps in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 918). Creased between the stamps but an extremely rare combination usage.rnProvenance: Collection Emil Capellaro, Corinphila sale 163, March 2010, lot 5730.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 6130 Finland

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    Coastal Ships - Borgå Area - Borgå Ångslups Aktiebolag 1900c.: Typeset 20 penni black on orange paper, single outer frameline, BOLAG without stop, perf. 11½ x imperforate, probably printed in sheets of four stamps, a used example on the reverse of entire letter from a lady called Hilda to Fanny Bjorkluna in Leutla (?). Illustrated in Dr. Connell 'The Letter and Parcel Stamps of the Finnish Shipping Companies' on page 107. Unique.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 6062 DDSG

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    Danube Steam Navigation Co 1870c.: Parcel Control Stamps, Lithographic Transfers in black, as used to make up the Lithographic printing stones for the issue (unique to the litho printing process), the printer's sheet for "Galaz-Braila" and "Braila-Galaz" stamps each with the 40 bani value shown, together with the '20' (bani) prepared and ready to be inserted (2); on a sheet numbered #1189 which also shows Rifle bullets (Tiroler, Salzburger and Wiener) and an illustrated letter-head for an invitation. Rare and most attractive Proof.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6007 DDSG

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    Catalogue# : 1A+32
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    Danube Steam Navigation Co 1867: 17 kr. scarlet, perf. 12½, a used example on rebacked piece addressed to Heidelberg in Baden, tied by bold strike of CALAFAT datestamp (5/VII) in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 782) with Austria 1864 5 kr. rose, perf. 9½ above tied by ALT-ORSOVA cds dated the following day (6/7) in black and various manuscript rates. Faults but an extraordinary and rare piece and most probably unique.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6112 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 5
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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - Nyländska Skärgårds Aktiebolag 1910/13c.: Lithographed 'Art Nouveau' 10 penni black on buff paper, Type II, imperforate and showing the guide lines, two examples used on cover from Helsingfors to Hvilsand (?) tied by Bill of Lading handstamped "Ångaren / S.S. Helsingfors / Skärgäards Af Häggström" in violet. Roughly opened with envelope tears just avoiding the fine stamps.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6039 DDSG

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    Catalogue# : 3/I
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    Danube Steam Navigation Co 1867: 10 kr. green, Type I, a used example on 1878 cover from Silistria to Galatz, tied by Roman dated SILISTRIA circular datestamp (26/VII) in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 919). Reverse with 'Galati' arrival cds (July 28) in black and charged '60' bani due in blue crayon upon receipt. File folds and peripheral aging, but a scarce late use of this adhesive on letter.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 6078 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 5
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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - Skärgårds Trafik Aktiebolag (STAB) 1886: 10 penni chrome-yellow & blue, Stone IV, perf. 11½, a used example on June 1906 cover with complete original contents to St. Bodo, tied by two strikes of 'ADLERCREUTZ.' under-lined handstamp in carmine-red. Slight opening tear above the adhesive but very rare, Dr. Connell states that just three covers from this correspondence were found.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 6371 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 20 c. blue, a used example, with large margins all round, cancelled by bold strike of SUEZ circle of dots handstamp in blue, attributed to Suez in Ringström & Tester (page 74) and Peter Smith (page 703). Three small ink spots from address also on the stamp. A very scarce stamp in used condition, an exceptional usage. Signed Bloch. Cert. Todd (2019) Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 6376 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 40 c. rose-red, a used example, Transfer Type II, with large even margins all round, cancelled by dotted "5129" gros chiffres of the French Post Office in Port Said. An extremely rare stamp in used condition. Cert. Todd AIEP (2016) Gi = £ 750.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. William Byam, RL, London, 24-25 Oct 1961, lot 873.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 6117 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 1/5
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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - Nyländska Skärgårds Aktiebolag 1899/1915c.: Collection on leaves (11 items) with 1899 lithographed Die Cut oval 10 penni black used on covers (2) and card, 25 p. black on blued paper used on cover tied by rare usage of Bill of Lading / Captain's handstamp in blue, Wartime usage with 50 p. black on pink overlapped on cover to Värans, 1906 10 p. black unused (4) etc.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 6235 Turkey

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    Bell's Asia Minor Steamship Co 1878 (May 7): Cover from Adalia to Chios struck with three line "THE ASIA MINOR / SCREW STEAMSHIP Co. / ADALIA AGENCY" handstamp, the sole recorded example in green ink. The Adalia Line only opened in 1871. The cover, docketed as received on May 11, with weak flaps but an extraordinarily rare usage, the Jan Berg collection contains the other example recorded (also to Chios) but struck in blue.rnProvenance: Collection Julius Steindler, RL, Basel, 14 March 1972, lot 511; ‘Classic Turkey’, RL, Basel, 8 March 1977, lot 416
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 6080 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 5D
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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - Skärgårds Trafik Aktiebolag (STAB) 1886: 10 penni chrome yellow & blue, Stone IV, perf. 11½, a used example, somewhat toned, on circa 1903 postcard cancelled by manuscript "Adlercreutz" in black ink, addressed to Pentala Island, a rare usage; sold together with 1901 Finland 10 p. red postal stationery card used from Kuopio with endorsement "Ångbåten Adlercreutz". Scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 6239 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : Va+Vb
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    Danube & Black Sea Line Steamers (T.B. Morton & Co.) 1869 (June): Circular seal design, the collection with Imperforate Proof in blue on white paper with embossing (mirrored ARBII lettering) and a further example in blue on blue paper; thereafter with the issued stamps printed in either red or blue on a range of coloured papers: white, red, blue and yellow; together with the second issue with a Ship added above FRANCO, similarly complete and a range of Forgeries with 'Morton' spelt 'Monton'. Scarce group (27 items).rnrn 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 6085 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 1
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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - Skärgårds Ångbåts Aktiebolag 1884: Paddlesteamer S.S.Thyra 10 penni dull vermilion, perf. 11½, a used example, sadly defective with intact but torn corner, used on cover endorsed "Angbäten Thyra" to Granholmen cancelled by 'honeycomb' handstamp in blue. Despite faults, not unattractive and very rare with just four covers known: all from this correspondence, two were housed in the Jan Berg collection.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6242 Turkey

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    T.B. Morton & Co. / Danube & Black Sea Line Steamers 1870 (Oct): 3rd issue, 2 pi. second printing in grey-blue, an unused block of four on white wove paper, perf. 12½, an unused block of four from the lower left corner of the sheet (positions 41-42/46-47), imperforate at left and at base with vertical and horizontal outer framelines, large part og. A rare positional multiple Mi = € 600+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 6126 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 2
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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - Julius Tallberg, Drumsö 1914: Ferry Post lithographed 25 penni blue, yellow, red & black on white paper, perf. 11½, a used vertical pair from the sheet of 10 subjects, cancelled by black crayon cancellation. Rare, there was a Government postbox installed on the Drumsö on 1 June 1915 and thereafter usage of the issue would have been illegal. Minor faults but believed to be the sole recorded used multiple.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 6225 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : I
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    Turkish Admiralty Steamship Co 1858: Admiralty adhesive (-) in deep claret shade, imperforate with large margins on three sides and close but clear at upper right, a used example endorsed "3" (piastres) in ink manuscript alongside the 'Po. Pe.' (Porto Piastre) in the central vignette, on large irregular piece of cover addressed to Smyrne with framed 'P-Anchor-P' cachet in black at left. Rare. Cert. Behr (2009).rn 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 6276 St. Lucia

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    St. Lucia Steam Conveyance Co. Ltd 1872/90: Second Printing. Lithographed 1 d. bright blue on white glazed thick paper, imperforate, with white cracked gum, the sheet of 72 subjects (6 x 12), showing the nine Transfer Types repeated, the horizontal row at top with gum seeping through to the front of the sheet, otherwise fresh and fine, a rare multiple; together with marginal blocks of nine of the 3 d. rose-pink and 6 d. pale purple from the same printing.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6374 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 40 c. rose-red, an unused block of eighteen (3 x 6), marginal from base of sheet, positions 54-56 / 114-116 on the sheet of 120 subjects, of fine fresh colour, slight vertical and horizontal creases not affecting the delightful appearance, large part or unmounted og. A rare and most attractive large multiple. Cert. Todd AIEP (2019) Gi = £ 2'340+.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 6185 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 4+15
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    Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1866: 2 pi. blue and rose, a superb used example with large margins all round, used on small piece and overlapped by Russia 1865 10 k. blue & brown, neatly sharing complete strike of KERCH-ENIKOL datestamp (2 June 1866) struck in black. A delightful and very rare piece.rnProvenance: Collection Lipschutz; Collection 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 121, May 2000, lot 294.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 6172 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 1
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    Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1865: 10 pa. brown & blue, a used example with good to large margins all round, tied to large piece by complete strike of CONSTANTINOPLE three line dated cds (15 Feb 1866) struck in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 3). Scarce and fine Mi = € 800.rnProvenance: Collection Lipschutz; Collection 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 121, May 2000, lot 276.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 6196 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 10b
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    Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1876: '8' surcharged in blue-black on 10 kop. carmine & green on horizontally laid paper, issued for rate reduction in Beirut and Constantinople (other Offices continued to sell the 10 k. at the new reduced rate), an unused block of four of good colour, hinged to prevent splitting, part og. A rare stamp in a multiple. Signed Romeko Mi = € 600+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 6036 DDSG

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    Catalogue# : 3/I
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    Danube Steam Navigation Co 1867: 10 kr. green, Type I, used on 31 March 1874 entire letter from Orsova to Rustschuk cancelled by oval framed Ship Sailing Number handstamp "FRIEDRICH / 5" in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 292). A good strike of a very scarce marking.rnProvenance: Collection Anton Jerger, Dorotheum, Vienna, 7 Nov 2003, lot 53.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6025 DDSG

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    Catalogue# : 3/I
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    Danube Steam Navigation Co 1867: 10 kr. green, Type I, a used example on 24 December 1869 entire letter from Oreava to Orsova tied by framed OREAVA handstamp struck in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 911). A superb strike of this rare marking on a fresh and fine entire. Cert. Holcombe (1992).rnProvenance: Collection 'Antoine', Corinphila sale 85, Oct 1992, lot 3571.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6162 France

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    Gauthier Frères & Cie. 1856 (Aug 18): Cover from Rio de Janeiro to Bordeaux endorsed "p. Lyonnais", carried on the doomed ship on one of her last voyages (she sank off New York on the 1st November, 1857 with the loss of 120 lives) struck on front with 'Outremer / Havre' entry in red (Sept 19) and on reverse with 'Edouard Castel / Rio de Janeiro' cachet in blue and French arrivals (Sept 21) and rated 12 décimes to pay upon arrival.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 6042 DDSG

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    Catalogue# : 3/I
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    Danube Steam Navigation Co 1867: 10 kr. green, Type I, used on March 1869 entire letter from Odessa (Agent's cachet of Basile Racheeff at upper left) to Braila, Romania tied by fair oval framed D.D.S.G. / ODESSA datestamp (9/4) in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 834). The adhesive crossed by file fold but this correspondence is responsible for the few known entires from Odessa, all of which are mailed during 1869-1870.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6026 DDSG

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    Catalogue# : 3/I
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    Danube Steam Navigation Co 1867: 10 kr. green, Type I, used on May 1869 cover from Sistov to Versetz via Baziasch (17/5) tied by circular date '15/5' and oval framed AGENTIE / D.D.S.G. / SISTOV in blue (Tchilinghirian figs. 928A, 928). Versetz, south of Timisoara, arrival cds (17/5) in black on reverse. Charged 10 kreuzer due upon receipt in red crayon. The cover a trifle soiled but scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 6084 Finland

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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - Skärgårds Ångbåts Aktiebolag 1884: Paddlesteamer S.S.Thyra, the rare 25 penni deep dull blue, perf. 11½, a fine used example cancelled by 'honeycomb' handstamp in blue; together with 10 penni dull vermilion, a used example on small double weight piece cancelled by 'honeycomb' handstamp in blue with Finland 20 p. orange (2) above cancelled in Helsingfors (24 July 1887), also a sadly defective 10 p. stationery card with a mutilated 10 p. removed by a vandal. The 25 penni used is a rarity.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 6043 DDSG

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    Catalogue# : 3/I
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    Danube Steam Navigation Co 1867: 10 kr. green, Type I, a used example on 1872 cover to Vienna tied by circular AUSGEFOLGT (Forwarded) datestamp (3/8) in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 823). Italic PER DAMPFSCHIFF at right and charged '10' kreuzer due to pay on arrival with reverse showing Pest transit cds and Vienna arrival cds (5/8) in red. The adhesive crossed by file fold but very scarce.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6272 St. Lucia

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    St. Lucia Steam Conveyance Co. Ltd 1872/90: First Printing. Lithographed 1 d. pale blue on white glazed thick paper, imperforate, with very browned gum, the sheet of 72 subjects (6 x 12), showing the nine Transfer Types repeated, the horizontal row at top and the row at base are damaged and there is creasing in these areas only, notwithstanding these faults, this is believed to be the largest multiple extant of the first printing.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6189 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 5
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    Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1868 (March 10): Inscribed P.O.Π.и.T (ROPiT) 10 pa. rose & blue, a used example with large margins all round tied to entire letter written in arabic, by dotted lozenge of the Constantinople Office (Tchilinghirian fig. 6) struck in blue. A magnificent and extremely rare usage.rnProvenance: Collection 'Pavlovsk', Corinphila sale 92, 5 March 1996, lot 4834.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6197 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 10b
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    Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1876: '8' surcharged in blue-black on 10 kop. carmine & green on horizontally laid paper, a used example on 1878 second page of entire letter written in Armenian from Constantinople to Taganrog, neatly tied by KONSTANTIN circular datestamp (May 4) in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 12) with Taganrog arrival cds (May 9) in black alongside. A very rare stamp on letter.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6295 Venezuela

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    La Guayra 1864: Waterlow 2 r. green, perf. 13, with 'Q' in 'Paquete, a used example on 1865 entire letter written from La Guayra to San Sebastian, Spain, tied by "Correos / La Guaira" datestamp in black and carried aboard the Steamer 'Robert Todd' to St. Thomas. Reverse with London transit cds (Jan 30) and charged '8R' due in red upon receipt. A fresh and fine entire.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 6339 Peru

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    Peru Steam Navigation Co 1857 (Dec 1): 1 r. blue on blued paper, an unused block of four, ample to good margins on three sides, close to touched at left, of excellent rich colour, minor thinning on large part og. A very rare multiple Gi = £ 6'800+/Scott = $ 6'800+.rnProvenance: Collection Consul Alfred Weinberger, Harmers, London, 5 Nov 1997, lot 74.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,800 CHF

    Lot# : 6073 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 1C
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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - Skärgårds Trafik Aktiebolag (STAB) 1873/86: 10 penni deep reddish-orange, blue & black, line roulette 6, a used example cancelled by ink pen cross on 1884 cover with complete contents from Nalsjo (July 3) to Helsingfors, in combination with Finland 20 p. ultramarine tied by Railway datestamp in black with information strike at right. Rare and most attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6119 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 1
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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - Helsingfors Ångslups Aktiebolag 1903: Lithographed 10 penni rose-red on white wove paper, perf. 11½, a used example, some contemporary creasing, on circa 1908 cover to Blåbärslanddet Island endorsed 'Angb. Svala' but cancelled by circular Ship handstamp "HOGHOLMEN / H.A.A." in blue. Opening tears in flap on reverse not affecting the appearance of a very rare cover.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6154 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 1
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    Ångslups Aktiebolag Nådendal, the company was founded in 1889 to provide journeys from Åbo to the spa at Nådendal, the company was disolved in 1925.rnrnCoastal Ships - Abo Area - Ångslups Aktiebolag Nådendal 1890/1903: Lithographed 10 penni vermilion on toned paper due to yellow gum, perf. 11½, first printing, an unused example from corner of the sheet of ten examples and imperforate at top and at right, fresh and very fine, large part og. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 6352 Peru

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    Pacific Steam Navigation Co 1857: 2 r. red-brown on blued, a used example with good to large margins all round, cancelled by fine strike of the Lima circular datestamp (January date) in black. Tiny thin spot in margin at base. Rare and attractive stamp: Moll records just six examples with this cancellation, this being census number 1 Gi 2 = £ 3'000/Scott = $ 3'000.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6331 Peru

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    Pacific Steam Navigation Company 1846 (April 22): Entire letter from Panama to Santiago and thus running the entire length of the service, sent unpaid with straight line with "VAPOR PERU / P" in yellow ink, transhipped and struck on journey from Callao with "VAPOR CHILE / P" in black. Closed cover tear on front with '3½' reales due in manuscript (1½ r. for sea and 2 r. for Inland). Very few entires are known with two Ship markings. Rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 6198 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 11/Ia
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    Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1879: Thick '7' on 10 kop. carmine & green, surcharged in black, a used example on small piece with 1872 1 kop. brown tied by superb strike of KONSTANTINOPOLSK / AGENTSVO datestamp (17 April 1879) in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 14). A delightful piece.rnProvenance: Collection 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 121, May 2000, lot 319.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 6231 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : IV
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    Bell's Asia Minor Steamship Co 1868: 2 pi. black on green glazed paper, a used example with good margins all round, cancelled by part "BELL'S / ASIA MINOR / STEAMSHIP Co. / SMYRNA AGENCY" handstamp clearly struck in blue. The stamp thinned and with wrinkled crease, nevertheless rare with under 20 examples recorded in used condition Mi = € 5'000.rnProvenance: Collection Gordon Torrey, Corinphila sale 99, June 1997, lot 9635.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 6330 Peru

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    Pacific Steam Navigation Company 1851/53c.: Cover sent Northbound from Valparaiso, landed at Arica to Tacna and thence to Moquegua, addressed to the Postmaster, struck with ARICA straight line handstamp in black and very fine "VAPOR CHILE / P" in black (in use 1842-46 and 1851-53 only), with reverse showing TACNA straight line handstamp in black of transit. Slight flap fault but with full rates at right (1½ r. for Ship, 2 r. inland = 3½ reales due upon receipt). Scarce and attractive.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 6071 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 1B
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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - Skärgårds Trafik Aktiebolag (STAB) 1873/86: 10 penni deep reddish-orange, blue & black, serpentine roulette 10½, a complete unused sheet of twenty-five subjects (5 x 5), slight inclusion on roulettes at top and marginal fault and whilst the sheet has near full gum the roulettes are fragile at edges and it would probably be safer to leave the sheet on the card display. Rare and most attractive.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 6241 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : VIb
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    T.B. Morton & Co. / Danube & Black Sea Line Steamers 1870 (Oct): 3rd issue, 1 pi. red, perf½, a used vertical pair showing double perforation variety horizontally, neatly cancelled by two strikes of the 'PD' diamond grill in red. Rare and most unusual Mi = € 400+.rnProvenance: Collection 'Antoine', Corinphila sale 85, Oct 1992, ex lot 3591.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 6111 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 4
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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - Nyländska Skärgårds Aktiebolag 1906: Lithographed 10 penni black on stone, Type I, imperforate, two examples on philatelic cover endorsed "Östra Skärgården" at base, a circa 1909 postcard similarly endorsed to Nordsjöskata without stamps cancelled by "A. Sjöberg" Captain's cachet in blue and Finland 10 p. postcard endorsed "angb. Nyländska Skärgården" used from Helsingfors in August 1909. A scarce group.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6226 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : I
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    Turkish Admiralty Steamship Co 1858: Admiralty adhesive (-) in pale claret shade, imperforate with large margins all round but with slight crease, a used example endorsed "4.50" (piastres = 5 pi. 10 pa. but more probably 4½ piastres) in pencil manuscript alongside the 'Po. Pe.' (Porto Piastre) in the central vignette, on piece with sender's cachet in green above. Rare. Cert. RPSL (1988).rnProvenance: Collection Otto Hornung.rn 
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6107 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 3
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    Coastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - Nyländska Skärgårds Aktiebolag 1899: Oval 'Ångbåten Vestra Skärgården' 50 penni black on pale magenta paper, used on circa 1905/1915 cover to a Mr. Sittnikow, S.S. Helsingfors Skärgård, in Skyttö east of Porkala. Uncancelled and the cover with crease (interestingly with illustrated inside), at this rate possibly a wartime usage or just a heavy letter.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 6298 Venezuela

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    St. Thomas 1864 (July): Waterlow printing ½ r. bluish-grey, perf. 13, with 'Q' in Paquete, an unused lower marginal block of twelve (6 x 2) and a corner block of four from lower right corner of the sheet, almost certainly from the same original multiple, showing Types 3-4-5-1-2-3-4-5, with sheet marginal "Waterlow & Sons, London" imprint and minimal typical aging and bends, a fresh and fine multiple with large part or unmounted og. Rare.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 6273 St. Lucia

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    St. Lucia Steam Conveyance Co. Ltd 1872/90: First Printing. Lithographed 6 d. purple on white glazed thick paper, imperforate, with very browned gum, the sheet of 72 subjects (6 x 12), showing the six Transfer Types repeated, the horizontal row at top and the row at base are damaged and there is creasing in these areas only, notwithstanding these faults, this is believed to be the largest multiple extant of the first printing.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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