386th Auction

“SHAMKINA” (SHAMKINSKAYA, Shemkino volost), framed two-line Zemstvo postmark dated “11 AUG. 18(80)" on registered petition envelope to Simbirsk with 1 k. black/yellow and 20 k. blue/orange tied by cds “BUINSK 13 AUG. 1880”, reverse Imperial post despatch cds “BUINSK 14 (AUG 1880)” and arrival small cds “SIMBIRSK 15 AUG. 1880”, with endorsements “per. 28 k.” and ”petition given to the elder Piotr Bognyavlenski". The envelope with some minor toning and back partly excised, still fine and very rare, only a few covers known from the Buinsk Zemstvo

1925, Soviet Worker 8 k. with small bottom sheet margin, the February 1926 lithographic printing with “Small Head” (Type II), fresh colours, unused, extremely fine. A rare stamp 

1931, Airship 50 k. blackish-blue shade, horizontal watermark paper, fresh colours, unused, very fine

1935, Moscow-San Francisco Flight 10 k., fresh colours, unused, very fine, signed SPA and Ebnet BPP

1958, Mendeleev Congress unissued 40 k. Butlerov with the special congress blue overprint, mint never hinged, very fine. A very scarce stamp

1961, Gagarin 6 k. special sheetlet composition of ten, with all positions showing the additional dot after “1961”, mint never hinged, the sheetlet folded once vertically betwwen the second and third row, a couple of minor wrinkles and one adhesive with minor bend, otherwise very fine. A modern Soviet Union rarity

1978, Anniversary of New Constitution 30 k. miniature sheetlet with hammer Type II, mint never hinged, very fine, scarce

1931, air mail 50 c. – 10 l., tied to front and reverse of registered Letter 1937 to Stuttgart, with arrival mark

1852, Isabella 12 c. lilac, block of four, good colour and ample to good margins, neatly cancelled. Very fine. Signed Drahn and certificate Comex (1980)

1852, Isabella 12 c. lilac, block of four, good colour and nice even margins, neatly cancelled. Very fine. Signed Roig and certificate Comex (1994)

1854, coat-of-arms 1 r. pale blue, fresh colour, wide even margins and lightly cancelled, very fine. A very rare stamp in this condition. Certificate Baschwitz BPP (2025) (Edifil-no. 34A)

1856, wm. crossed lines, 1 r. greenish blue, block of four, fresh colour and good margins, neatly cancelled by Daimiel c.d.s. Very fine and scarce.

1862, Isabella 19 c. rose, horizontal pair, good to large margins, neatly cancelled by Ginzo de Limia c.d.s. Very fine. Signed Alberto Diena

1865, Isabella 19 c. brown/rose, good to large margins, neatly cancelled by c.d.s. Very fine. Certificate CEM (2013)

1873, Hispania 10 r. violet-brown, nice deep colour and well centered, unused without gum, very fine and fresh. A rare stamp in this condition. Certificate Baschwitz BPP (2025)

1874, Hispania 10 pts. black, nice fresh colour and well centered, unused with original gum, very fine and fresh. A rare stamp in this condition. Certificate Baschwitz BPP (2025)

1879, Alfonso 4 pts. and  10 pts., fresh colours, unused with original gum, very fine and fresh. Each with  certificate Baschwitz BPP (2025)

1938, American Constitution airmail 1 pta + 5 pta, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Roig

1938, American Constitution airmail souvenir sheet 1 pta + 5 pta (119:105mm), mint never hinged, very fine, certificate CEM (1991)

1938, unissued imperf. Fernando 30 CMS in emerald green, black green and black, each in block of 4, unmounted mint (Edifil 844Aecd,etc., 2.620,-€)

1867, entire letter from Havana (23.6.) with frontside “N.YORK BREM.PK. 3/ JUL.4”, via Bremen, Hamburg and Sandosund, to Sarpsborg, Norway. Little toned.

1907, 3p dull blue green, margin block of six with cliché of 4p in middle of top row, unused, with large part original gum, fresh and fine. (Michel 29 var)

1866, envelope from Engelholm via Trieste to Alexandria, Egypt, charged at Trieste with "30/10" kreuzer for the distance to resp. from Trieste. The letter was undeliverable and returned, showing on front boxed "MAI CHIESTA" and on the reverse several transit- and arrival marks. A rare early cover from Sweden to Africa.

1859, 5 ö. green, bright fresh colours, mint never hinged, very fine, cert. Witschi VSPF (1987) (Facit 7b1)

1867, 5 ö. green, used with socked on the nose cds. “KARLSHAMN 19 181269”, good perforation, v.f. (Facit 7b2)

1878, 1 Kr. brown/dark blue, used, perfect centring, with socked on the nose cds. “UDDEVALLA 17.5.1898”, extremly fine, cert. Dr. Obermüller Wilén (5, 5, 5) (Facit 49d)

1851, Rayon I, 5 Rp. hellblau/rot, Stein B2, mit ca. 6/12 Teilen der Kreuzeinfassung und fehlendem Füllmuster über R von RAYON, farbfrisch und voll- bis breitrandig, entwertet durch schwarze Raute. Links im Rand minimale Aufrauhung, einwandfrei. Fotoattest Hermann SBPV (2019)

1863, 60 Rp. bronze auf Briefhülle 1869 von Zürich nach Trabizonde, Osmanisches Reich. Obwohl der Brief um 10 Rappen überfrankiert war, wurde er als unterfrankiert behandelt und mit dem Stempel "AFFR.INSUF" versehen; an der Grenze wurde dies korrigiert und "40" Rappen Auslandsanteil in roter Kreide vermerkt, auf deutscher Seite in "7" Kreuzer geändert. Fotoattest Renggli (1996)

Stehende Helvetia 25 C. blau, mit auf- und nebengesetztem "ADELBODEN 26.I.04" auf Briefkuvert nach Jaipur, Indien und lokal nachgesandt.

1914, Landschaften 3 Fr. schwärzlichbläulichgrün, linkes Randstück, postfrisch, einwandfrei, unsigniert

1920, Flugpostmarke 30 C. gestempelt, in einwandfreier Erhaltung, Fotobefund Marchand A.S.E.P. (2024)

1961, CEPT 30 Rp., ungezähnte Druckprobe in schwarz auf weißem Kunstdruckpapier ohne Gummierung. Eine seltene Probe aus dem Bickel-Archiv. (ZU: 380-P)

1961, CEPT 50 Rp., ungezähnte Druckprobe in schwarz auf weißem Kunstdruckpapier ohne Gummierung. Eine seltene Probe aus dem Bickel-Archiv. (ZU: 379-P)

1973, CEPT 25 Rp. und 40 Rp., zwei Einzelabzüge in Schwarz im Format ca. 56x56 mm, Bild einmal im Kleinformat (25 Rp.) und einmal in der Grösse der definitiven Markenausgabe (40 Rp.), auf steifem, weißem Papier ohne Gummi, je zwei Prägestellen für Befestigung oben. Zwei seltene Proben aus dem Bickel-Archiv. (ZU: 543-P, 544-P)

1977, CEPT 80 Rp., Einzelabzug im Format ca. 116x70 mm in Schwarz, leicht abweichendes Bildmotiv zur verausgabten Marke, auf weißem Kartonpapier ohne Gummi, zwei Prägestellen für Befestigung oben, vorderseitig Randnotiz “PS”, seltene Probe aus dem Bickel-Archiv. (ZU: 590-P)

1986, CEPT, zwei Probeabzüge in Schwarz, Inschrift '00 SPECIMEN', Format ca. 55x55 mm, auf weißem, gestreiftem Papier ohne Gummi, als Alternativ-Entwürfe von Hans Erni für die CEPT-Marken. Zwei seltene Proben aus dem Bickel-Archiv. (ZU: 725-P, 726-P)