FOREIGN SINGLE COUNTRIES continued...

An extremely attractive collection with as far as we can see never hinged throughout, housed in a KaBealbum from the diagonal 'Osterreich' overprints onwards including the 1, 2, 3 and 5rm in corner marginal blocks of four mint never hiunged (Michel# Va/Vd, with accompanying Albert Matl certificate, as well as a receipt from Heinrich Koehler dated ,7th ,March 1977 showing that the collector paid 1200dm at that time just for these). Further good material includes the second 'Osterreich' vertical overprints again complete mint never hinged, signed by Gisbert Zenker and accompanied by his certificate. Yet more material with certificates for the late 1940s in this comprehensive collection from various experts such as Ferdinand Begusch, Dr. Marterbauer, as well as accompanying invoices from the 1970s from auction houses such as Loth and Dr. Derichs, the latter with the Renner imperfs that this collector then paid 649DM in 1977 again mint never hinged. There are no empty spaces as far as we can see and the collection includes everything you would expect, such as the birds airmails of 1953 as well as all the semi-postals inc. voting emancipation 1950, costumes set definitive complete mint never hinged inc. key value 1sk carmine, postage dues back of the book, etc. Perfection at your fingertips, faultless.

Very comprehensive mint and used collection, neatly presented in three old fashioned Behrens albums with few empty spaces from classics through to the modern era, including epaulettes 1849s complete with two #1s, one four margined and the other just touching at corner, then the second series with 40cts having enormous margins all round, complete third series imperfs, 1866 1ct gray imperf good used etc, leading on to early ,20th ,century with 1911 Charleroi semi-postals complete used, the 1915/20 series complete inc. 'Franken' 5fr blue, 1919/20 'helmets' complete superb used, 1925 double-portraits complete mint, 1930 Antwerp Exhibition souvenir sheet used, 1932 and 1933 tuberculosis semi-postals complete mint, 1935 Frank von Taxis souvenir sheet mint never hinged etc etc.Tip-top quality virtually throughout and completely uncataloged. The tin-hat series complete used is the best quality we have ever seen. Please inspect carefully every page, much more here to discover.



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A wonderful collection of Bosnia Herzegovina with some stamps here if not unique, certainly seldom seen, with certificates from the foremost experts in this field including Dejan Tubinovic, Predrag Zrinjscak, Bar Julij, Dragutin Marjanovic, etc. Here are hundreds of items neatly organised and written up, mint and used, housed in a Schaubek album, beginning with the November 1918 definitives complete to high values, replete with shades and an outstanding study of errors including an in-depth coverage of the broken letters in both cyrillic and roman alphabets, broken numbering, distinct o/p shades, etc, followed by postal history of the period and a study of different postmarks. Then probably the best part of the collection, certainly for scarcity, is the Hermes special delivery stamps again of course with cyrillic and Roman o/ps, with some extraordinary errors including the 2h vermilion with double overprint, showing not only the first cyrillic letter broken but also with bold offset of the double o/p on the reverse, signed Zrinjscak, possibly unique and certainly rare. Then the double o/p on 5h green signed 3 times, as well as the 5h with cyrillic o/p error and the 2h with latin o/p error (this time accompanied by Tubinovic certificate), followed by the invert o/ps again both accompanied by certificates, red o/p errors on the 5h green in both cyrillic and Roman, the latter showing yet another highly unusual offset on reverse, (both signed by Zrinjscak). There is similar detail again on the o/ps on 'wounded soldier' semi-postals, with the scarce 1916 types both mint and signed three times inc. Schlenger and Marjanovic, plus the important cyrillic o/p error on the 5h green this time with Bar Julij cert, then the 1918 types with 'wrong' languages all signed inc. cyrillic on 15h used on piece, both issues with red overprints, each with Zrinjscak certificates, etc. Then follows a fascinating extensive investigation of the Bosnian girl newspaper types with a study of private perforations, the 1918 square surcharges in multiples, errors inc. 3h on 2h ultra mint n/h pair with double o/p (signed Zrinjscak) and 5h on 6h violet mint block of four double o/ps (again signed Zrinjscak), shades and perforation varieties galore inc. imperf between multiples, extra rows of perfs, etc, followed by the 1920 circular surcharges with the complete set mint never hinged accompanied by Valdimir Fleck certificate and each signed by two other experts, plus the scarce 2h on 6h used on piece signed both by Zrinjscak and Sorani. Further highlights include inverted surcharges on 1906 scenic types complete mint never hinged (Zrinjscak certificate), registered postal history with three color frankings of the SHS/CXC o/ps on Wilhelm definitives all from the same correspondence, also 50h slate blue single usage with expertisation mark, a fantastic range of postage dues with swapped Latin for cyrillic o/ps on 1918s complete (Zrinjscak certificate), 1900/04 eagles with 'Porto' surcharges in cyrillic and Latin with range of errors inc very unusual inverted o/ps complete (Zrinjscak certificate), etc, etc. This is a truly absorbing collection and a joy to describe and view.

One man's collection with 1000s of stamps, mint and used mostly all one of a kind, housed in three albums. Starting off with the bullseye #2 and a selection of goatseyes and rattlesnakes eyes to 600r, followed by a wide range of Dom Pedros 1866 with high values and fancy cancels, leading through to 1878 of the same and then the smaller Dom Pedros of 1881 through to dozens of southern stars of 1891/94. Further definitives late ,19th ,century/early ,20th ,century plenty of high values and much more in the ,20th ,century with virtually all areas represented, including occasional blocks of four. The third album is dedicated to 'back of the book' with useful airpost surcharges, Zeppelin o/ps, two mint examples of the scarce watermark variety on the 1942 constitution surcharge, non Scott listed airpost surcharges on 1939/40 semi-postals (listed in Sanabria), followed by newspapers, postage dues and an excellent showing of 'deposit stamps' of the 1910s and 1920s including issues on entire documents. A very good collector's collection with much more here than described.

Comprehensive mostly mint collection of 100s of stamps, from the turn of the ,20th ,century first issues of the Republic onwards, on both Minkus pages and extra quadrille leaves for varieties and postal history. Better material includes a first flight cover of 1928 with advertising inc attractive illustration of hotel building, 1917/28 definitives with imperf blocks used, a cover of 1917 with all over advertising of the 'Compania Litografica de la Habana', 1928 Pan-American Conference series complete (#284/293), 1935 &lsquo,primer tren aereo&rsquo, o/p perf and imperf (#C16/C17), 1936 'Zona Franca' series complete perf and imperf (#324/331, #C18/C21), then 1937 American Writers and Artists Fund issues complete (#340/354, #C24/C29, #E10/E11), etc, continuing with hardly any empty spaces through to the 1950s. There is also much non-Scott listed material here, such as 1940 imperf souvenir sheet for the Rotary convention, an unissued series of triangular airposts for the Columbus ,450th ,anniversary, as well as lots of unusual gutter pairs and blocks perf and imperf. Further good covers too including 1940 stamp centenary on illustrated advertising cover for tobacco, etc. An excellent collector&rsquo,s collection with tip-top quality throughout and lots of attractive postal history integrated into the collection, please inspect.

Collector's collection of thousands of stamps mint and used on album pages including exhibition section, as well as occasional stock pages, with parallel postal history throughout with many unusual items. There are ten packed albums of which three are particularly interesting including seldom seen material. Some highlights are ‘Cesko-Slovensky Stat’ forerunners, Hradcany imperfs 10h green, 20h red x2 (one signed Gilbert) and 30h violet, perf studies, Hradcany covers and cards inc. 5h green imperf pair marginal inscription with ‘porto’ o/ps on cover, then 'Posta Ceskoslovenska' o/ps high values as well as used on illustrated sides of color postcards, the good o/ps on Hungarian 1916 10f rose and 15f violet mint, 1918 50f violet mint (signed twice) and the 30f green and red postage due used, leading on to carrier pigeon proofs, tete-beche pairs complete inc gutter and gutter with tabs, freedom breaking chains tete-beche pairs, science and agriculture high values on cover inc. combination frankings, as well as types and perfs, etc. Then extensive Masaryk defins categorised by dimensions, perfs and watermarks, through to late 1920s 1930s loaded with gutter pairs, se-tenant labels, FDCs, souvenir sheets, all kinds of commemorative presentation sheets and booklets, non Scott listed issues on cover, etc. In fact the collection is virtually complete from the 1920s onwards along with many FDCs, souvenir sheets, kleinbogen/sheetlets, as well as better m/s such as the 1952 Bratislava s/s mint never hinged. Also noted in the back of the book albums are 1920 perf airposts complete mint, 1920 red cross semi-postals complete on cover, postage dues, officials, newspapers with private perfs, Eastern Silesia complete imperfs, Scout Posts 10h and 20h on piece, Siberian Fieldposts complete type 1, as well as Bohemia/Moravia, non Scott listed occupation o/ps, even old banknotes. Also there is an album devoted solely to postal history from the Austro-Hungarian empire onwards including fieldpost, POWs, page after page of Hradcanys inc. postal stationery and combinations, attractive multiple frankings of the early 1920s, etc, etc. The postal history alone makes this a collection deserving a thorough inspection, with about 150 covers pre 1938/39 period, of which more than 50 are Hradcanys. A great opportunity for the Czechoslovakia dealer or collectorwith much more here to discover in one man’s lifetime collection.

An excellent predominantly mint collection housed in two packed Scott Specialty albums, one for the regular issues and another specifically for the back of the book. This is clearly a perfectionist's collection, with virtually all the scarce material being in tip-top quality, mounted on the selvage where possible, only empty spaces where the collector could not find the condition to suit his demands. Beginning with the Hradcany issues, we note a full series to the 400h rouletted privately and a beautiful three color franking of 20h bluish green, 25h deep blue and 30h bister registered to Vienna, also colorful promotion labels of the period inc. Hermes with gymnastics equipment. This is followed by useful 1920s issues, especially high values, through extensive 1930s inc. 1937 Masaryk mourning issue cover with se-tenant label, Bratislava souvenir sheet on cover, etc. Then interesting wartime material inc. 1942 Britain-Canada-Czech label 'we shall be free again - together to Victory', 1945 coat of arms series first printing complete on registered express cover, then a later cover with special postmarks for the visit of Marshal Tito subsequently canceled, continuing (with hardly any empty spaces) through to the modern era including souvenir sheets and further promotional/propaganda items. Highlights in the second volume are the 'Posta Ceskoslovenska 1919' o/ps on Austrian stamps of 1916/18 to 10kr violet top value mint (the latter signed, we noticed a light gum crease visable only on the reverse mentioned for accuracy’s sake only), 1925 Olympics and 1926 Sokol series complete mint, first airposts complete (signed Gilbert and others), third series airpost surcharges complete on cover with various labels and postmarks, first flight and first day covers, unusual postage due material, Forces in Siberia complete mint, etc. Also Slovakia complete and much more. Please view page for page as there are many pleasant surprises throughout, much more here than described.