387th Auction

NORWAY – Sanness, Stian: Norges Bypostmerker (1941), 39 pages, softcover; PLUS: Pihl, Carl A.: Norges Byposter og annen norsk lokalpost (1963), 71 pages, softcover; PLUS: Brofos, Frederick A.: Norway – Postmarks of the Local Posts, reprint from the 1957 Year Book of the American Philatelic Congress, 10 pages, softcover; PLUS: Price list of Norway’s Xmas seals (1955), 8 pages. Estimate: 40 Euro

NORWAY – Snarvold, Harry: Norske Brevportotakster til Utlandet 1743–1855 (1999), III + 55 pages, hardcover with gold title imprint on spine, with a letter and a dedication of the author to Tomas Bjäringer; PLUS:  Snarvold, Harry: Norwegian letters to foreign destinations until 1855 (1992), 127 pages, hardcover, with gold title imprint on spine, No. 64; PLUS: Snarvold, Harry: Norwegian Mail Abroad up to UPU (2003), 308 pages, hardcover, with gold title imprint on spine and inside a dedication of the author to T. Bjäringer. Excellent condition. Estimate: 150 Euro.

NORWAY – Snarvold, Harry: Transatlantic Mail Sailings Connected with Norway in the 19^th Century (2010), 102 pages, hardcover, with gold title imprint on spine, with authors dedication and letters to T. Bjäringer; PLUS: Fossum, Bernt; International Grand Prix Collection NORWAY (2003), 136 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Størmer, Georg: Norwegian Classic (2024), 140 pages, hardcover, only 100 copies printed. All in excellent condition. Estimate: 160 Euro

NORWAY – Stark, Erling: Norsk Luftpost 1911–1977 (1978), 158 + 4 pages, softcover; PLUS: Anderssen, Justus: Norsk Luftpost 1920–1937 (1938), 53 pages, hardcover with gold title imprint on spine; PLUS: S. Bayèr: Air Mail Transpolar Flight by the Dirigible “Norge” (1926), 12 pages, stapled (this is a bit rusty); PLUS: Aune, Finn / Hansen, Sven Arne: Price Catalogue Norwegian Air Mail 1870–2020 (2021), 304 pages, hardcover; good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

NORWAY – Sundsbø. Ivar: Norske Brev før 1855 (1989), 142 pages, soft cover; PLUS: Wasenden, Wilfred: Postgangen fra Norge til Utlandet i Perioden 1855–1890. Register over frankerte Postforsendelser (1994), 146 pages, softcover; PLUS: Ǿstlund, Tor: Fra Svinesund til Haparanda. Norsk Posthistorisk Selskap 1977–2002 (2002), a book to mark the 25th anniversary of the Norwegian Postal History Society, in which 18 members of the society contribute 184 pages of articles on Norwegian philately, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Vik, Knut L.: Poststeder I Trondheim commune (1997), 215 pages, softcover; PLUS: Snarvold, Harry: Franske Portotall I Decimer på Norske brev til Frankrike 1853–1875 (1994), 36 pages, softcover, in the back numbered “74”, in the front with a dedication/signature of the author. Good condition. Estimate: 120 Euro

NORWAY – Norsk Filatelistforbund: Håndbok over Norges Frimerker 1855–1955, part I: 1855–1888 (1963), 312 pages, hardcover + part II: 1886–1955 (1966), 378 pages. Hardcover, both volumes with the official reprints; PLUS: Norsk Filatelistforbund: Håndbook over Norske Filatelistika (1969), 312 pages, hardcover with the official reprints. All three volumes in good condition. Estimate: 200 Euro

NORWAY – Norsk Filatelistforbund: Håndbok over Norges Frimerker, Vol. V: „20 MM Utgaven“, 3. Trykningsperiode 1888–1891 (1993), 180 pages + 1 photoplate; Vol. VI: „20 MM Utgaven“, 4. Trykningsperiode 1890–1892 (1998), 334 pages + 1 photoplate; Vol. VII: „20 MM Utgaven“, 5. Trykningsperiode 1892–1893 (1992), 212 pages; Vol. VIII: Antikva-Utgavene 1893–1895 (1988), 128 pages + 10 photoplates. All volumes beautifully bound in balacron-leather imitation with decorative gold title page and imprint on spine. Excellent condition. Estimate: 150 Euro

NORWAY – Lot of different items of philatelic history: Børresen, M: Preisliste über skandinavische, Isländische und finnische Postwertzeichen, Nr. 8/1891, 20 pages, in German language; PLUS: Frimerkecentralen: Innkjøpsliste for Norske Frimerker (April 1942), 12 pages; PLUS: Halvorsen, Olaf: Prisliste No. 17 over billige Frimærke (1917), 58 pages, with dealers' correspondence; PLUS: Holms Frimærkehandel, Prisliste No. 7 (1915), 16 pages, with dealers correspondence; PLUS: Troms Filatelistklubb 1927–1937, 32 pages, softcover; PLUS: Oslo Filatelist-Klub; Glade Minner – V: 1927–1946 (1946), 200-page, rather humorous commemorative publication marking the club's 60th anniversary, with dedication, softcover; and a few other small publications. Estimate: 60 Euro

POLAND – Polanski, W. de: Timbres-Poste de Pologne aux XVIIIe et XIXe Siècles (1780–1870), french edition (1920), 80 pages + 44 plates, 150 copies are numbered (this is No. 60), half leather hardcover, a very rare book! Estimate: 500 Euro

POLAND – Polanski, W. von / Rachmanow, W. von: Die Postwertzeichen und Poststempel von Polen im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert (1935), 82 pages (softcover) + 53 plates, this is No. 10 of the 300 copies printed, with original box (a few small faults). PLUS: Mikstein, Stanislaw: Pieczecie Posztowe na Ziemiach Polski w XVIII Wieku (1762–1800) (1936), 126 pages, red leather binding, dedicated and signed by the author. Estimate: 200 Euro

PORTUGAL – Andrade e Sousa, M. M. de: Temas de Pré-Filatelia Portuguesa (1975), 92 pages, softcover; PLUS: Frazâo, Luis Brito: Pré-Filatelia Portuguesa / Portuguese Pre-Stamp Postmarks 1799–1853 (2012), 620 pages, softcover, including a personal correspondance between Frazâo and Bjäringer; PLUS vol 2 of this excellent work (2013), 255 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: an Addendum volume to vol. 1 + 2 (2016), 129 + 1 pages, softcover. All in excellent condition. Estimate: 300 Euro

PORTUGAL – George, C.: Reimpressôes de vários artigos sôbre Selos de Portugal e Colónias (1944), 224 pages, beautiful hardcover bound; PLUS: Magalhâes: Carimbos de data completa do Correo de Portugal 1853–1880 (1966), 52 pages, softcover, signed by the author; PLUS: Melville, Fred J.: Portugal. Postage Stamps, 1880–1911 (1911), 85 pages, hardbound; PLUS: Godinho, Vitorino: “INTERPOSTA 1949” Hamburg. Sussincte description d'une “participation” portugaise (Classe d'Honneur" (1959), 54 pages, softcover. The Magalhâes cover with some foxing, the others in good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

PORTUGAL – Vieira, Armando Mário O.: Artigos Filatélicos Dispersos, vol. 1/2005, 312 + 2 pages, softcover; vol. 2/2005, “Os Correios e a Guerra da Patuleia”, 254 pages, softcover; PLUS: Frazâo, Luis: História Postal da Cidade do Porto na era Pré-Adesiva, part 1 + 2 (1997), 67 + 79 pages + 2 corrigenda pages, softcover; PLUS: Frazâo, Luis: The British Packet Office at Lisbon (1701–1859) and the Lisbon handstamps (1797–1859), 24 pages, softcover; PLUS: Frazâo, Luis: Philatelic Display of the Club de Monte Carlo … (2010): Selected Postal History Items from the Portuguese Overseas Provinces (no pagination, 28 pages), softcover including a CD; PLUS: Almeida Marques Bonina, António José de: Carreira para Angola. Navios Portugueses que transportaram passageiros e Correo (1994), 39 pages, softcover. All items in good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

PORTUGAL – Yardley, R. B.: The Postage Stamps of Portugal … (Reigns of Dona Maria II. and Dom Pedro V.) (Philatelic Record Handbooks, No. 4, 1907), 38 pages + 30 photoplates, rare! Some age Patina. Estimate: 75 Euro

ROMANIA – Birnbach, Heinrich: Die Rekonstruktion der Umdruckblocks der rumänischen Briefmarkenausgaben von 1866–1872. Für das Sammeln von Umdrucktypen (1933), 55 pages, softcover; PLUS: Cohen, Edouard: Contributions a l'Etude des Essais des Timbres-Poste de Roumanie (1945), 90 pages + XXI plates, softcover; PLUS: Cohen, Eduardo: Considérations sur quelques Planches des Émissions Lithographiées des Timbres de Roumanie 1868–1872 (1950), 35 pages, softcover, signed by the author and dedicated to Varga; PLUS: Cohen, Eduardo: Les Timbres de Roumanie des Émissions de 1872 à 1879 (1952), 41 pages + 5 plates, softcover; rare ensemble! Estimate: 200 Euro

ROMANIA – Heimbüchler, Fritz: Romania. The Bull's Heads of Moldavia 1852–1862 (1994), 418 pages, Luxury edition in red goatskin, signed and numbered 8 of 20 copies, PLUS: Supplement (2007), 164 pages, same binding, but this is the numbered and signed copy 3 of the ten produced! Both in excellent condition. Estimate: 240 Euro

ROMANIA – Tebeica, Val.: Die ersten Rumänischen Postmarken 1858–1865 (1962), 213 pages and 26 photoplates, hardcover; PLUS: Heller, Don: Philatelic Literature on Romania, in: PLR, vol. 24, No. 1/first quarter 1975, pp.4–38; PLUS: Extensive heavy folder with countless clippings from auction catalogs from the last 100 (?) years on the first editions of Romania. Valuable research material for the specialist. Estimate: 100 Euro

ROMANIA – Wertheimer-Ghika, Jacques: Documentele Postei Române. I Cartea Marcilor “Cap de Bou” (Bukarest 1959), 187 pages in Romanian language, followed by 160 + 2 pages in Romanian and French language, paper a bit toned, bibliophile  hardcover. A rare book! Estimate: 200 Euro

RUSSIA – Ashford, P. T.: Imperial Russian Stamps used in Transcaucasia, part 1–8 (1972–1984), 603 pages, softcover, well preserved in a special box. Estimate: 100 Euro

RUSSIA – Ceresa, Dr. R. J.: Russian Postage Stamps 1917–1923. Pocket Forgery Guide (5 brochures 2004/2005), part 1: North Western Army, Kopeck values, 28 pages; part 2: ditto, but Ruble Values, 24 pages; part 3: Armenia, 32 pages; part 12: South Russia – Don Territory Kossack Government, 20 pages; part 13: Siberia, Far Eastern Republic, 36 pages, all softcover and in good condition; PLUS: Speeckaert, A.: Russische Postzensur / Russian Postal Censorship 1914–1918 (1990), 320 pages + 7 maps, softcover; PLUS: The Alnis Guide to The Russian Levant Fantasies, 16 pages, softcover; Estimate:50 Euro

RUSSIA – Ceresa, Dr. R. J.: The Postage Stamps of Russia, 1917–1923. Vol. 2: UKRAINE, part 1–26 in 9 brochures (1980–1987), softcover, well preserved in a special box. Estimate: 240 Euro

RUSSIA – Craveri, Guido: Census of the 1857 10-Kopeck imperforate Stamp of Russia (2021), 403 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, as new; PLUS: Prigara, S. V.: The Russian Post in the Empire, Turkey, China, and the Post in the Kingdom of Poland, translated by David M. Skipton (1981), VI + 196 pages, hardcover; PLUS: White, Godfrey M.: The postage Stamps of the Soviet Republics 1917–1925 (1925), “Philatelic Magazine” Handbook No. 7, 56 pages, softcover. All titles in good condition. Estimate: 240 Euro

RUSSIA – Fabergé, Oleg A.: Imperial Russia Zemstwo Post (1993), IX + 431 pages, hardcover, this is No. 409 of the 600 copies printed, excellent condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

@Schwanke # 338, 22.11.2012, lot 1882: 260 Euro + 20%

RUSSIA – Herrick, William: Catalogue of the Russian Rural Stamps (1896), 128 pages, decorative designed hardcover, good condition. A very rare work! Estimate: 500 Euro

@Schwanke auction 7.12.2012, lot 1880: 410 Euro + 20%

RUSSIA – Hughes, William E. / Ashford, P. T.: The Postage Stamps of Georgia (Transcaucasia). The Stamps of St. George (1951), 44 page, printed manuscript, this is No. 6 of a limited edition of 100 copies, softcover; PLUS: Lissiuk, K.: Notes of the Russian Revolutionary Stamps 1920–1922 / Mongolia – its stamps 1924–1927 (1927), 16 pages, softcover; PLUS: Ceresa, Dr. R. J.: The Postage Stamps of Russia, 1917–1923. Volume 1: Armenia. Part 3. The Large sized Framed HP Monogram Overprints (August 1978), 38 pages, softcover, 285 copies printed; PLUS: Tann, L. L.: The Arms Issues of 1902–20 (1980), 250 pages, softcover; PLUS: Pappadopulo, S. A.: The Issues of Russia-in-Asia (1923), in French and English language, 20 page + 2 plates, softcover, rare. Good average condiiton. Estimate: 160 Euro

RUSSIA – Kiryushkin, A. V. / Robinson, P. E.: Russian Postmarks. An Introduction and Guide (1989), 110 pages, spiral binder; PLUS: Robinson, P. E.: Siberia. Postmarks and Postal History of the Russian Empire Period (1990), 184 pages, softcover; PLUS: Pirotte, Jaques: Le courrier du Groupe Belge des Auto-Canons-Mitrailleuses en Russie (1915–1918) (2014), 376 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Tchilinghirian, S. D. / Ashford, P. T.: The postage Stamps of Armenia. Part 1–5 (1953–1960), 248 pages, bound in one volume, hardcover. All items in good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

RUSSIA – Kosack, Philipp: Preiskatalog der Postwertzeichen der russischen Landschaftsämter … (1912), 20 pages, softcover; PLUS: Catalogue Spécial des Timbres de Guerre de Russie, Ukraine, Levant Russe, Chine Russe, etc., no date (ca. 1918), 34 pages, softcover; PLUS: Chuchin, F. G.: Catalogue of the Russian Rural, Postage Stamps (1925), 204 pages + 45 plates, hardcover with gold title imprint on spine, good condition and very rare; PLUS: J. Barefoot Ltd.: Russia Revenues (2004), 108 pages, softcover, as new. Estimate: 150 Euro

Chuchin-Catalogue: Cavendish auction 8.2.2023, lot 650, 100 GBP + 20%

RUSSIA – Riep, Oscar: Die Sammlung des Baron Carl von Scharfenberg, Berlin. RUSSLAND Sonder-Katalog (1925), 224 pages + 6 plates, softcover. Good condition and rare. Estimate: 150 Euro

RUSSIA – Schmidt, C.: Sammlung Russischer Landschaftsmarken im Reichspostmuseum. Katalogmäßig bearbeitet und mit Schätzungspreisen versehen (1934), 198 pages, softcover, good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

@Schwanke # 342, 29.8.2013, lot 304, 130 Euro + 20%

RUSSIA – Schmidt, Carl: Die Briefmarken des Wendenschen Kreises, 16 pages, softcover (the softcover with faults, but a very rare study!); PLUS: Svenson, W.: Typen und Abarten der Wendenschen Originalmarken, Offiziellen Neudrucke, Nachdrucke und Fälschungen (1907), 11 pages + 4 plates, softcover (content loose); PLUS: Chudowsky, D,; Description of Russian Local Stamps (Kiev 1888), in Russian language, 132 + 1 pages, hardcover, ex Bellamy. Estimate: 100 Euro

@Schwanke # 320, 3.9.2009, lot 400: Schmidt, Carl: Die Briefmarken des Wendenschen Kreises, 155 Euro

RUSSIA – Svenson, C.: Ukraina-Handbuch (1926), I. Teil: Die Geschichte der Briefmarkenausgaben des Ukraina-Staates (1926), 201 pages, hardcover; II. Teil: Normal-Katalog (1926), 32 + 4 pages, softcover, additionally some PR texts,  rare book; PLUS: Roberts, C. W. / Seichter, Dr. R.: The Trident Issues of the Ukraine. Part I: Kiev (December 1961), 42 pages; part 2: Odessa (Oct. 1966), 32 pages;; part III: Kharkov, Yekaterinoslav and Poltava (Jan. 1953), 33 pages; part IV: Podolia & Postal Stationary (Jan. 1955), 39 pages; part V: Special Issues (August 1956), 27 pages; all parts bound in one hardcover volume; the manuscripts of the different parts were printed in 200 or 250 copies. Estimate: 80 Euro

RUSSIA – Research lot: Manuscript copy of “Etude de L'Emission dite de L'Armee Wrangel", written by R. de Graeve (1991?), no pagination, just loose pages; PLUS: Tchilinghirian, S. D.: ”Used Abroad" Chronicle, copied pages from different articles in the British Journal of Russian Philately (1960–1981), softcover; PLUS: Imhof, H.: Die Poststempelformen in St. Petersburg von 1766–1914 (1976), 49 pages, stapled; PLUS: two publications in Russian language about cancellations. Estimate: 40 Euro

SERBIA – Derocco, E.: Geschichte der Postwertzeichen von Serbien 1866–1911 (1914), 69 pages, softcover, rare study! PLUS: Kardosch, Dr. Velizar M.: The Principality of Serbia. Postal History and Postage Stamps 1830–1882 (1996), 383 pages, numbered edition of 600 copies (this is No. 219, with a letter written by the author to T. Bjäringer, hardcover. The book is the ultimative work about Serbia and got a Gold medal at the Istanbul 96 exhibition. PLUS: Rasic, Mirko R.: The Postal History and Postage stamps of Serbia (1980), 276 pages, hardcover. Good condition. Estimate: 200 Euro

SPAIN – Blas, Dr. L.: Manuel del Experto en Sellos de Correos de España (1960), 324 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Dam, Theo. van: The Postal Markings of Spain (Billig's Handbook on Postmarks, vol. 13), 74 pages, softcover; PLUS: Guezala Ayriviè, Antonio de: 6 Cuartos 1850 (1936), a book in four languages (Span./Engl./French/German), 355 pages, hardcover, this is No. 115 of the edition, rare! Good to average condition. Estimate: 200 Euro

SPAIN – Doctor Thebussem (alias: Don Mariano Pardo de Figueroa, 1828–1918): Frusterías Postales (1895), 317 pages, half leather bound (few very small faults for that age); PLUS: Espinosa, Tomas: El Doctor Thebussem, personaje extraordinario de Siglo XIV, polifacetico escritor y primer cartero honorario de España (PR-flyer1983), Estimate: 80 Euro

SPAIN – Friederich, Rudolf: Die Postwertzeichen Spaniens und seiner Kolonien (1894), XVI + 160 + 20 plates, plus “Die Postwertzeichen der spanischen Kolonien”, written by the same author 1894, XIII + 176 pages and 7 plates, both hardound in one beautiful half leather volume. Rare like this! Estimate: 125 Euro