386th Auction

1871, Emperor Franz Josef 2 kreuzer yellow tied by cds. "NAGYBANYA 9.11.74"  to Austrian postal stationery card 2 kreuzer (which was not valid in Hungary!) with printed address to Vienna, with arrival postmark. A fineand most unusual usage.

1904, 5 filler light green/black, two adhesives (one mostly torn off) tied by unclear cds dated 3rd March 1906 to small wrapper to Djibouti, treated as unpaid since Ethiopia was not yet a member of the UPU, and taxed upon arrival with blue crayon “T” and on reverse Ethiopia Postage Dues ½ gersch  vermilion pair, 2 gersch dark brown and 4 gersch lilac-brown, paying the domestic rate of 7 gersch and tied by cds “ HARAR 2 4 6”, some imperfections as to be expected, still fine, very scarce

Newspaper rate correctly paid at the country of departure, however invalidated upon arrival by a non-UPU member (Ethiopia joining on 1st November 1908)

1881/1915, 1881, 20 kr. tied by cds. “BRASSO OCT.18.81” to registered folded letter to the International Postal Organisation in Bern with interesting text regarding article 5 of the International Postal Treaty from 9th October 1874, postal stationery card with additional franking sent as express card in 1915 with censor mark to Germany

1903, 10 filler with First Day cancel “BUDAPEST 903 NOV.-1"” on unfranked locally used card, with adjacent despatch- and  arrival mark. Supposed to be the only First Day item of the first Postage Due issue. Ex Gabor Visnyovszki.

1871, Emperor Franz Joseph Stationery card 2 kreuzer yellow with additional franking 2 kreuzer yellow, each used with bilingual cds. “BUDAPEST 74.APR.26.” to Dagmarsellen, Switzerland. Card with small corner creases, otherwise fine, a rare pre-UPU postal rate valid untill 30.6.1875

One of the few times in GPU history that a postal rate increased upon formation of the postal union, from 4 kr to 5 kr.

1869/71, postal stationery card 2 kreuzer with German imprint, early use with cds. “PEST 8.10.69” (8 days after issue) together with stationery card 2 kreuzer with Hungarian imprint, early use with blue cds. “NAGYKATA 14.10.(69)", also 1871 stationery card used with cds. ”NAGYKANIZSA" and Company address label on front, fine and attractive bilingual trio

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 20 and 741

1871, Lithographed, Franz Josef 15 kr. brown, fresh color and good perforation, used with clear cds. “..ASZOMBAT 19/7 71”, fine 

Engraved 5 kr. carmine, horizontal pair tied by cds. “POKUPSKO 4 12 73” as additional franking to 5 kr. red postal money order concerning the transfer of 100 forint, light vertical archival fold, fine and scarce usage from that small locality in actual Croatia

10 kr. blue used with cds. “OSLEK-ESSEK 20 12 72” on reverse of 5 kr. red registered postal stationery envelope with “PREPORUCENO Recommandirt”, reverse arrival cds. “VINKOVCE 21 12 72”, later endorsed “Retour Oslek” and returned to sender with final arrival cds. , some minor toning on reverse, still fine and attractive usage 

15 kr. brown, tied by cds. “FIUME” to underfranked cover from the second weight step to Livorno, handstamped “BOLLO INSUFF” and taxed accordingly 85 centesimi at destination, reverse transit “VENEZIA 27 FEB 72” and arrival boxed “LIVORNO 28 FEB 72”, some edge wear and toning, still an attractive and a most unusual usage

1950, International Children-Day 60 f., type I with imprint “….Harcaiholz”, mint never hinged, fine

1850/64, small holding forerunners and first issues, including Mi. 1(4), 2(2), 4(3), 5(7) and 6(4)

1870/1970 (ca.), unused/mnh and used accumulation in large box, with also better issues and miniature sheets

1871/1944, used collection, in the main numbers complete, Cover with figure and Turul specialised, also service and postage due, telegraph and newspaper stamps, also partly unused occupied territories (Arad, Banat, Baranya, Debrecen, Temesvar) and Western Hungary

1871/2020, extensive, mostly used duplicate stock with many complete issues, in seven thick stockbooks, plus a small lot in bags and an album with modern machine labels and some Europe Michel catalogues

1872/1943, used and unused collection on album leaves 

1945/46, exhibition collection “The stamps during the 1945-46 Hyperinflation Period” with stamps and around 210 covers, cards and postal stationeries, many interesting usages with registered parcel cards, postal stationery with additional frankings, mail paid in cash, large frankings and other specialities, in two albums

1953/78, mint never hinged collection “imperforated issues” with many better and complete issues, with a.o. Mi.-No. 1387-94B, 1542-48B, 1633-39B, 1718-25B, 1881-88B, 1954-62B, 2000-07B, 2044-51B, 2071-77B, 2280-90B, 2315-16B (!), 2398-2405B, 2423-31B and 3209-12B (stripe of four), very fine condition

1962/75, in the beginning mostly mint never hinged, later mostly used Collection including early souvenir sheets on covers, etc., good condition, on hingless Album pages

1880/1960 (ca.), about 400 covers/postal stationery with a.o. better Airmail and fdc's

1914/18, exhibition collection “Field and censored mail in World War I” with over 300 covers, cards and postal stationeries, including registered mail, prisoner of war covers, an abundance of different types of censorship, as well as other specialities, in three albums

1916(ca.), small group of 17 parcel cards to Switzerland, mostly good quality

1871, Franz Josef 10 kr. dull blue, good perfs, tied on piece by “CSIK MARTONFALVA 14/12” c.d.s., fine

1931, Zeppelin left margin set, mint never hinged

1933, Air Mails complete set of nine, mint never hinged (SG 554-62)

1948/49, Three souvenir sheets chain bridges, all mint never hinged

1951, 80 years hungarian stamps, souvenir sheets 60 f-2 ft. imperforated complete, mint never hinged, tiny gum creases, otherwise fine

1973/82, Three souvenir sheets, 100 years UPU missing center perf, IBRA, FIFA 1982, all mint never hinged