387th Auction

AUSTRIA – Müller, Edwin: Die Postmarken von Österreich (1927), 427 pages, art paper, numerous illustrations, hardcover, in German, very good condition.  Estimate: 40 Euro

AUSTRIA – Müller, Edwin: Grosses Handbuch der Abstempelungen von Altösterreich und Lombardei-Venetien, lX + 350 pages, hardbound  with gold title imprint, good condition. Plus the 1. Supplement (1934), 22 pages. Estimate: 125 Euro

@Schwanke #344, 7.2.2014, lot 2839: 130 Euro + 20%

AUSTRIA – S. D. Tchilinghirian / W. S. E. Stephen: Austrian Post Offices Abroad, Part 1–8 (1962–1976), part 8 was written by Keith Tranmer, 560 + 112 pages, many illustrations, paperback, good condition. Integrated in a special bibliophile box. Estimate: 300 Euro

@Cavendish 8.2.2023, lot 555: GBP 260 + 20%

BELGIUM – Balasse, Willy: Catalogue des Timbres de Belgique et de Congo Belge 1949 (vol. I–III, 365 + 282 + 199 pages, Numerous illustrations, also with some colour plates, private black hardcover binding, good condition. Estimate: 150 Euro

BELGIUM – Balasse, Willy: Catalogue des Timbres de Belgique et de Congo Belge 1949 (vol. I–III, 365 + 282 + 199 pages. Numerous illustrations, also with some colour plates, bibliophilically bound in half leather volumes with gold embossing on the spine. In excellent condition! Very rare in this form!  Estimate: 250 Euro

BELGIUM – Belder, Hubert De: De Tijdelijke Militaire Postkantonen (1994/2007), 204 pages) PLUS Les Bureaux Posteaux Militaires Temporaires (1994/2007), 204 pages, each volume with many illustrations, softcover, good condition. Estimate: 50 Euro

BELGIUM – Belgium Maritime Transatlantic Mail. The Claude Delbeke Collection (2018), 162 pages, art paper, in colour, hardcover. The book was published in an edition of 50 numbered copies (here No. 39). In very good condition. Estimate: 40 Euro

BELGIUM – Bertrand, Gustave: Mémorial Philatélique – II: La Belgique (1934), 217 pages, Numerous illustrations and photo plates (some even in colour!), paperback, in good condition, although the paper edges are still uncut. Estimate: 50 Euro

BELGIUM – Crustin, J. , 2 publications written by him: (1) Belgique. La Genèse des Médaillons de 1850 à 1864, 61 pages, 250 copies printed, number 159 of 225 numbered copies; 2) Le 20 Centimes au type Médaillon de la Planche de 300 de 1861–1865,  56 pages, signed by the author. Softcover, good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

BELGIUM – Crustin, J.: 5 publications written by him  (1) Les Relations Postales Internationales via l'ambulant Allemand No. 10 sa filiale de Verviers et les ambulants Belges de l'Est (208 pages, 250 copies printed); 2) Belgique. La Genèse des Médaillons de 1850 à 1864, 61 pages, 250 copies printed, 25 are with number (this is number 15), with signature; 3) Les Emissions héliogravées grand forat à l'Effigie de S. M. Léopold III, 18 pages, No. 9 of 10 copies with number, signature of the author; 4) Le 20 Centimes au type Médaillon de la Planche de 300 de 1861–1865,  56 pages, signed by the author. Softcover, average condition. Estimate: 120 Euro

BELGIUM – D'Hondt, D.: Les Bureaux Ambulants de Belgique. Leur Role, Les Modifications et les Oblitérations (1936), 30 pages, signed copy, No. 33/40, brochure, the pages are not yet cut open at the edges, cover has some patina; PLUS: De Bast, J./Herman, H.: Bureaux Ambulants de Belgique 1840–1988 (1998), 463 pages, with signature, in good condition. Estimate: 60 Euro

BELGIUM – Degreef, Albert: Dictionnaire des Bureaux de Poste de Belgique de 1830 a 1983 (1984), 550 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, good condition; PLUS: Meunier, Francois: Dictionnaire Géographique des Postes aux lettres (Bruxelles 1857), 399 pages, hardcover, private reprint. Estimate: 50 Euro

BELGIUM – Delbeke, Claude J. P.: The Belgium Maritime Mail / La Poste Maritime Belge  (2009), bilingual luxury book of the Club de Monte Carlo (2009), 574 pages, cloth hardcover with silver embossed titleon front  and spine, perfect condition. Estimate: 65 Euro

BELGIUM – Deneumostier, E. & M.; Tarifs Postaux Internationaux, three volumes: 1849–1875, 247 pages / 1875–1892, 193 pages / 1892–1988, 159 pages / PLUS: Tarifs Postaux 1848–1987. Service Interieur, 103 pages. Published 1987, spiral binding. Good condition; PLUS Somers, Frans & Peeters, Flor: De Posttarieven in Belgie sinds 1879 (2008), 113 pages, many illustrations in colour, softcover, a bit bumped at the lower right corner. Estimate: 80 Euro

BELGIUM – Dubois, Jean: Belgique. Nos premiers timbres typographiés. Emissions de 1865 a 1883 (special print of an article published in the “Philatéliste Belge” (April to July 1936), 21 pages, with illustrations, softcover (with minimal defects, but with a dedication by the author to Theodore Champion!), Estimate: 40 Euro

BELGIUM – Emmers, Michel / van den Hove, Alexis: COBA Catalogue des Obliterations Belges (2016), format A4, 192 pages, in colour, hardcover, good condition. Estimate: 50 Euro

BELGIUM – Geubel, Philippe: Arlon und Virton im Etappengebiet 1917–1918 (2018), multilingual book, 123 pages, format A4, about 150 illustrations in colour, hardcover, very good condition. Estimate: 40 Euro

BELGIUM – Hamacher, Werner / Ludwig, Gerhard: Das Generalgouvernement in Belgien 1914–1918. Band 1: Die Überwachung des Postverkehrs für die Privat-, Geschäfts- und Dienstpost (2007), 329 pages, A4 format, numerous colour illustrations, hardcover with gold embossed title on front and spine, well preserved, limited and numbered edition (here copy No. 85/100). Estimate: 50 Euro

BELGIUM – Hanciau, L.: La Poste Belge et ses diverses Marques Postales 1814–1914 (1929), 474 + II pages, text part of the publication, half leather hardbound with title imprint on the spine, somewhat bumped at the edges, inside good. Estimate: 100 Euro

@Williame, #100. sale, 28.6.2025, lot 24, 170 Euro + 20%

BELGIUM – Herlant, Lucien P.: Prefilatelistische Postmerken van Belgie (Uitgave 1982), 409 pages, many illustrations, softcover, as new! Estimate: 40 Euro

BELGIUM – Herlant, Lucien: La Poste aux Lettres et Les Marques Postales (1946), 182 + 8 pages, softcover; PLUS: Heberle, E.: Die Post im westlichen Etappengebiet und ihre Abstempelungen, 40 pages; PLUS: van Grunderbeek, Dr. A.: Les Cachets ‘Météores’ sur ‘Médaillons’ 1855–1856 (1971), 125 pages, softcover; PLUS: Brys, John: Catalogue des Obliterations a Barres sur les Timbres de Belgique de 1850 a 1863 (1974), 20 pages, with signature / dedication of the author, softcover; PLUS: Van de Veire, Hugo: De stempels van Belgie. De lijnenstempels 1849–1864 (1972), 40 pages, cpy No. 24 and signature of the author, softcover; PLUS: Linden, James van der: Catalogue de Marques de Passage / Postvertragsstempel Katalog 1815–1875 (Tome 1), Edition 1977, 63 pages, softcover; PLUS:  Cock, André de: Belgique. Les Oblitérations à numéro (1935), 122 pages, softbound; PLUS: Capon, F.: Emission de timbres-poste de 1884, Les Oblitérations (1969), pages, softbound;  PLUS: Rousseau, Jacques; Le Oblitérations Belges 1918–1919. Etude avec indices de prix. - All brochures are well preserved and richly illustrated.  Estimate: 150 Euro

BELGIUM – Hochsteyn, A.: Dictionnaire-Postal de la Belgique, Part 1 + 2 (1846), 622 + 688 pages, hardbound, good condition, decorative gold imprint on spine (a little patina), but all in all a very good condition for that age. A great Rarity! Estimate: 3.000 Euro

BELGIUM – Huys, Dr. Jan / Kaiser, Pierre: Kingdom of Belgium – Foreign Destinations from Belgium during the Reign of King Leopold I, 1849–1865, 336 pages, bilingual (English/French), luxury hardcover book with dust jacket, published by Club de Monte-Carlo in 2009, cover with silver embossed title, in good condition, signed inside by Jan Huys. Estimate: 60 Euro

BELGIUM – Koopman, H., 6 publications): 1) Les Oblitérations à double cercle de Belgique (1976), 24 pages with 4 page supplement (1978); 2) Les Oblitérations des ‘Despots’ et D´pots-Relais de Belgique (1977), 27 pages; 3) Les cachets à barres de Belgique (1975), 63 pages; 4) Les cachets à simple cercle de Belgique, 54 pages; 5) Les cachets à points de Belgique 1864–1873 (1974), 52 pages; 6) 1873–1876 Les Oblitérations à double cercle de Belgique, 23 pages. – All publications are softcover and in good condition. Item no. 5 is a beautiful hardcover book with gold title embossing. Estimate: 80 Euro

BELGIUM – La censure militaire belge 1914–18 (2014), 274 pages, many illustrations in colour, softcover, as new! Estimate: 40 Euro

BELGIUM – La Poste des Tour et Tassis 1489–1794 (1992), 139 pages, several articles of well known postal historians, illustrated, softcover, good condition. Estimate: 30 Euro

BELGIUM – Leroy, Robert: Bibliographie de la philatélie en Belgique (1988), 299 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, good condition; PLUS: Raoul Hubinont: Bibliographie de la Philatélie belge (1972), 39 + 4 pages, softcover (small faults); PLUS: Horne, J. B.: Belgian Philately – The Literature list (1986), 26 pages, softcover. Estimate: 50 Euro

BELGIUM – Linden, James van der / Clercq, Leo de / Gryse, Piet de / Coppens, Maarten: La Poste à Anvers depuis ses débuts jusqu'en 1793 (Anvers 1993), 133 pages, softcover, inside is a Christmas Card written by James van der Linden. Good condition. Estimate: 30 Euro

BELGIUM – Linden, James Van der: The Postal Relations between Austria and the United States 19th Century (2016), 32 pages, illustrated in colour, softcover, with a dedication/signature and a letter from the author; PLUS:  Linden, James Van der: The Maritime Mail of Austria 1837–1875 (2022), 24 pages, softcover, with a dedication/signature from the author; PLUS: Linden, James Van der: Transatlantische Postverbindingen U.S.A. – Belgie (1984), 44 Seiten, softcover; PLUS: Amplatz. Michael: Postgeschichte Eupen, Malmedy & St. Vith. Band I: Die Post in den ehemals preußischen Eifelkreisen Eupen & Malmedy von den Anfängen bis 1920, 165 Seiten, softcover; PLUS: Panhuyzen, Emile J. Van den: La Poste à Bruxelles depuis ses débuts à 1850, 182 pages, in colour, hardcover with dust jacket, good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

BELGIUM  – Maselis, Patrick - Documentation of his collections in six single volumes! Belgie / Belgiques. Vol. I: Epauletten / Epaulettes, signed;  PLUS: Vol. 2: Medaillons, 295 pages; Belgiques Postes Annexes, vol. I: Teléphone etc., signed by the author;  PLUS: Belgique Entiers Postaux, Vol. I: Epreuves etc., 642 pages; PLUS: Belgique, vol. 4: Émission 1869, 121 pages; Belgique, vol. 5: émissions 1883–1884, 264 pages. – PLUS a brochure with the title "The Medaillion Issues of Belgium 1848–1863, published by Maselis and the Collectors Club. - The documentation volumes of the collections were produced between 2013–2016, all in colour on art paper, softcover, in good condition. They were not commercially available. A unique documentation of a unique collection. Estimate: 500 Euro

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BELGIUM – Maselis, Patrick: Des Acores à la Nouvelle Zélande – Toutes Les Colonies Belges sur les six continents (1451–1916), French edition of this book from 2005, the 419-page book has been translated into six languages, cloth hardcover with silver embossed title on front and spine, perfect condition, inside with author's dedication to Tomas Bjäringer. Estimate: 75 Euro

BELGIUM – OPUS X (2010), publisher: Académie Européenne de Philatélie, 247 pages, 23 specialist articles by renowned authors on the subject of ‘Belgium’, in colour, softcover, in good condition. Estimate: 50 Euro

BELGIUM – Oth, Jean: Le Courrier des Camps de Concentration, format A4, 119 pages, softcover; PLUS: de Clercq: Leo: Transition des Marques Postales Hollandaises en Marques Belges en 1830, 11 + 2 pages, stapled; PLUS: de Clercq: Leo: Typentafel 1831–1910, 12 pages; softcover; PLUS: de Belder, Hubert: De Belgische Tentoonstellingstempels voor de Eerste Wereldoorlog, 2nd edition 2007, 77 pages + errata etc., in ringbinder. slightly different preservation. Estimate: 30 Euro

BELGIUM – Pamel. Luc Van: 1 Centime médaillon 1861–1866, bilingual luxury book of the Club de Monte Carlo (2009), 244 pages, linen hardcover with silver embossed title on front and spine, perfect condition. Estimate: 50 Euro

BELGIUM – Porignon, J.-C.: La Poste Rurale au XIXème Siècle en Belgique et en Europe (1993), 374 pages, format A4, softcover, good condition. - This book provides a colour-illustrated explanation of the various rural postal service marks used in the 19th century, both in Belgium and in ten other European countries. It identifies the Belgian rural marks of 68% of the communes. A catalogue, with dimensions, of these original marks from 1836 to 1896. A dictionary of Belgian communes existing in 1840, or created up to 1896. 74-colour illustrations. Estimate: 60 Euro

BELGIUM – Slabbinck, Henk: Roue Ailée / Winged Wheel, bilingual luxury book of the Club de Monte Carlo (2009), 113 pages, linen hardcover with silver embossed title on front and spine, perfect condition. Estimate: 40 Euro