387th Auction

Mirabaud, Paul; 1909, Gilbert & Koehler, Paris, three catalogues, binding separated in places, contents chiefly fresh, a scarce sale. Estimate: 150 Euro

Praportchetovitch, Colonel L.; Plumridge & Co, “Great Britain, Ceylon, and Europe” (February, 1933), Australian States (March, 1933), and “British Guiana, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Turks Islands” (May, 1933), each with photoplates, some related docketing on covers and prices realized inside in places, rust spots by staples, a scarce trio of sales.  Estimate 300 Euro

Rothschild, Baron Alphonse de; including Friedl Company sales of May 27, October 7, and November 18, 1942, and J.M. Bartels Co. sales 303 (Parma and Naples), 306 (Roman States and Romagna), 309 (Italy and San Marino), and 310 (Austria), and the famous “Collection S…”, Hotel Drouot, Paris, May 6-10, 1939, hardbound, No. 44 of 100, this very fine, the smaller catalogues housed in a special archival box, accompanied by a number of research notes and cutouts, tracing the many sales which contained Rothschild material, a difficult group to assemble.  Estimate: 300 Euro

Waterhouse, Sir Nicholas; Puttick & Simpson, London, 1924, November 11-14, “the Fine Collection of Postage Stamps of the United States”, including photo plates, hardbound with marbled boards, an important sale, fine. Estimate: 100 Euro

Worthington, George H.; J. C. Morgenthau & Co, New York, 1917/18, Parts I-VIII, in original binding, spines worn or missing in places, contents exceptionally fresh, a scarce and important record of one of the most significant collections of the period, housed in a custom archival box. Estimate: 300 Euro

ASIA & AUSTRALASIA – selection of over sixty catalogues, 1970s/2020s, the vast majority being 1990s onwards, includes ranges of Sotheby's & Corinphila (Hong Kong, 1997/1999), including seven cataloges of the Beckeman Collection of China, John Bull (Hong Kong, 2020/21), Zurich Asia (12 catalogues, 2002/2010), Mossgreen, Millennium Philatelic Auctions, Harmers of Sydney, Prestige Philately (including the Hiscock Collection of Western Australia, Cecil Walkley Collection of Western Australia, and Peter Troy Papua New Guinea), etc.  Estimate: 150 Euro

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BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS & NORDIC STATES – range of sales, over fifty catalogue, the majority being 1990s onwards, but with some earlier, including a run of Willy Balasse sales (1950s/1990s), including 1941 Balasse sale of the “C de M” Collection, hardbound, Maison Williame (7 sales, 1968/2006), Van Dieten including 1979 W.E. Gerrish sale, Maurice Baeten & Co, Philatélie Corneille Soeteman, including large hard-bound “First Stamp of Belgium 150th Anniversary” catalogue, Corinphila Veilingen, Huys-Berlingin AG (11 sales) a run of more modern  and Moldenhauer including Ragnar B. Johannessen Norway (2010/11) and Gustaf Johansson Norway (2010/13) sales, range of more modern Frimerkeauksjon & Dano sales not counted in the above total, many name sales for useful reference. Estimate: 100 Euro

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FRANCE – Dubus Collections, comprising five “Vente sur Offre” catalogues of postal markings of France held by Pothion & Robineau between 1974-77, 1987, 1988 and 1989 sales of Lenormand et Dayen and Neret-Minet & Coutau-Begarie at Nouvelle Drouot, and four catalogues 1988/95  “Vente Sue Offres” of the firm of Jamet Baudot, Nos. 144, 145, 146, and 167, almost all with prices realized, an uncommon group. Estimate: 150 Euro

FRANCE, MONACO & SWITZERLAND – range of catalogues of firms of both countries, the Switzerland 1970s/2020s, with roughly thirty catalogues from Chiani-Auktion, Atlantis Auctions, Harmers Auctions S.A., Galerie Dreyfus, Rapp, H.A. Harmers Auctions SA, Christie's Robson Lowe (Zurich), a mix of general and single-owner “name sales”, a small number of Net Price Sale lists accompany, the France & Monaco with approximately fifty further catalogues from 1940s to 2010s, the earliest including sales of A. Brun, most 1970s to 1990s, including sales of Soluphil (C.S. Holder Collection, 1988-90), several Robineau including specialised Franco-Prussian War, Ballon Montés (Courtois Collection, 1979), Schatzkes France & French Maritime Mail (1975/78, these hardbound), Drouot (Maitre Henri Kastler, 1991), range of Jamet Baudot, Boule (John R. Boker Jr. Reunion Islands, 2004; Edward M. Gilbert Collection, 2004), and more, a handful housed in custom archival folders, useful reference. Estimate: 200 Euro

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GREAT BRITAIN – roughly sixty catalogues with some additional pages cutout, the earlier catalogues including the first sales of Phillips, Lea & Davies (1-5, 7-11, 1889/91), F. Spooner Neville (1889), and Puttick & Simpson (Argentina & the United States, 1927), most 1970s onwards including range of Temple Bar (1970/76), Argyll Etkin (1999/2010), Antonio Torres (1993/2009), Sotheby Parke Bernet Stamp Auction Co. (1978), Bridger & Kay, London & Brighton Stamp Auctions (Charles Taylor Straits Settlements, 1981), and Private Treaty catalogues including Michael Chipperfield Great Britain Rarities, J.M.A Gregson Ltd. (Stanley Cross Rudkin New Zealand), and W.E. Lea (Philatelists) Fine Stamps (Nos. 3-6), and Hilckes' Auction Summary 1894-5 and 1895-6, these and a few additional stored in custom archival boxes, a useful holding with several less commonly seen items included. Estimate: 150 Euro

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LATIN AMERICA – 1940s/2010s, several dozen catalogues, as well as related regional portions cut from broader sale catalogues, the 1940s through 1970s including sales from the firms of John Kaufman, Vahan Mozian, Harmer, Rooke & Co, Billig & Rich, Eugene Costales, and Irwin Heiman, the last including two hardbound collected volumes of single owner sales including Calvert Stier, C.E. Walcott, David Golden, John M. Taylor, etc, later sales including Willy Balasse (John Dupont “Chile”), and later sales Cherrystone, Nutmeg, Greg Manning, George Alevizos, etc, and an additional 48 catalogues of Brian Moorhouse (Latin American Auctions), mostly very good or better, a useful holding for the Latin America specialist, much being ex Moorhouse. Estimate: 200 Euro

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SPAIN – 1920s/2010s, collection of over sixty sale catalogues, almost all 1990s through 2000s, the earliest Manual Galvez “Coleccion Uhagon” (1925),  the vast majority being Afinsa and Soler & Llach,  with AFINSA sales including  “First Postage Stamp of Spain” (1997), Angelo Lima “Portugal Classics” (1995), “20th Anniversary Collection” (2000), Martin de Bustamante Ecuador (1996) and AFINSA/Ivy & Mader “Masterpieces of French Philately (1998), these all hardbound with slipcases, also “Gran Coleccion Argentina” (2000), and Santos Brazil (2001),  useful selection of Soler & Llach, with many single-owner sales including Philippines  “Isabel II” (John Boker Jr, 1992, in custom archival box), and other firms including Leiloes Filatécos (”Lisboa" Part I and II, 1996), and further catalogues of Filatelia Eugenio Llach, iberphil, Galeria Filatelica de Barcelona, and A. Laiz, much useful reference. Estimate: 300 Euro

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UNITED STATES & CANADA – 1930s / 2010s, mostly single-owner sales encompassing the range of auction houses of the period, over 150 catalogues, the emphasis on the latter period of the 1900s to early 2000s, with earlier sales including J.C. Morgenthau & Co. (1910, W.E. Hawkins Collection), Philip H. Ward ("Mr. X", 1938, hardbound), Percy G. Doane (Robert S. Emerson Collection, 1938), Eugene Klein (1941), Bolaffi New York (1943, Colonel Spencer Crosby), Edson J. Fifield (1947, Rare Swiss Imperforate Stamps of the Collection of George E. Burghard), F.W. Kessler (Perez Collection of Airmails, Part I/II, 1947), J. & H. Stolow (King Farouk of Egypt Collection, 1951), John A. Fox (C.F. Meroni, Evolution of World Posts, 1952), J.N. Sissons (Fred Jarrett, 1959/61, hardbound),  John W. Kaufman, Irwin Heiman, Scott Auction Galleries, Stanley Gibbons Auctions, Irwin Weinberg Rarities (“John Foxbridge”), Schuyler Rumsey (Fosdyke Ray, Markovits, Winter), Harmer-Schau, Charles G. Firby, Cherrystone (Mikulski, “Milano”, Friedman), Roger Koerber, Ivy & Mader (Alemany), Greg Manning, good representation of Spink Shreves / Spink USA including Floyd E. Risvold (three volumes in slipcase), Robert H. Cunliffe (two volumes in slipcase), Ainsworth, William H. Gross (hardbound, British. North America, Confederate States, British Empire, Scandinavia, and Western Europe), Matthew Bennett ("Dubois Chalons, “Aristocrat”, “Kamina”, Meyer, Faiman, Kramer, “Lafayette”, Shreves Philatelic Galleries (Gray, Buranasombati), Richard C. Frajola (Middendorf II), and many more, plus runs of Danham Stamp Auctions (1975/81, over 20 sales) and Sylvester Colby (1945/68, over 30 sales), these not included in the above total, some privately bound, and a selection of earlier sales in custom archival boxes or folders, an impressive holding replete with sales of significance. Estimate: 500 Euro

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Asian auctions: Spink Hong Kong (1979-2013), 18 catalogues incl. special sales e.g. ‘Twyste’, ‘Quinton Tak Kok Tin’, ‘Meiso Minzuhara collection of German Post Offices in China’, etc., and Spink Singapore (1998-2019), 28 catalogues incl. special sales e.g. ‘Sentosa’ and 'Yen Boon collections of Maylan airmals (2017) and  Straits Settlements postal stationery (2018), all without realisation lists, good condition, in two cartons. Estimate: 100 Euro

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English auctions: Stanley Gibbons London (1966–1991) almost complete run incl. realisation lists and picture plates, Sotheby's London incl. special catalogues ‘Ryohei Ishikawa collections of Hong Kong and Treaty and British and French Post Offices in Japan’ complete run of the famous ‘Sir Gawaine Baillie BT’ collections Vol. I-XI (2004-2007) incl. realisation lists. Further some Cavendish, Grosvenor and Philips. An important philatelic reference ensemble. Mostly in very good condition, in nine cartons. Estimate: 400 Euro

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French auctions: Bernhard et Pascal Behr, Vol. 50-89 not quite complete, some with realisation lists, further Roumet Vol. 122-523 (1946-2010) not quite complete including complete special catalogue Steven Walske Collection 1870–1871, Parts I–III (those all in archival boxes). Overall in good condition. A useful reference group for classic French philately, housed in four cartons. Estimate: 200 Euro

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German auctions: Kruschel Vol. 1–4 (Romanow I), 5–7, 8–9 (Romanow II), 10–16, and 46–50, all nicely hardbound in six dark brown volumes, complete with picture plates and realisation lists. E. Mohrmann Vol. 72–92, with photo plates, bound in two volumes. Additional volumes up to No. 169 (not complete), as softcovers. Grobe Vol. 155–191, featuring notable sales such as the ‘Welfen’ collection. Further material from Schwenn, early E. Stock, Bühler, Dr. Derichs including the ‘Prof. Franz’ collections, plus Borek pricelists (1921–1926) and numerous special auctions. Many catalogues contain photo plates and are original bound. Overall in good condition. A valuable reference set for German philately housed in six large cartons. Estimate: 1,000 Euro

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German auctions: Hess, Frankfurt, auctions no. 13-14, 34 and 40, all with photo plates (bindings faults or missing), also Helbing, Munich, 1915 'Friedrische Prachtsammlung', Ditz & Nygren, Lübeck, 5th auction, 1928, without separate photoplates and photoplates only of 1st auction, also 2 special price lists Paul Kohl and B.u.J. Stolow and Schwenn special auction 'Sweden' 1968. Estimate: 100 Euro

European and Swiss auctions: Thomas Høiland No. 1-136, not quite complete incl. Vol. 1-49 nicely book bound and with realisation lists. Also Bolaffi Int. Auction catalogues, Harmers SA incl. parts “Guido Craveri”, mostly incl. realisation lists, further Investphila and Renato Mondolfo sale No. 1-11 complete incl. colour photo plates and realisation lists; Daniela Zanaria Nov. 1998: Collezione “Matraire”; Vlastos auction Dec. 1968: The Frederick H. Gloeckner Collection GREECE, 72 pages plus additional part with photo plates in colour and b/w (a rare catalogue!); 8th auction N. Garas Oct./Nov. 1933: Euope Classique, 20 pages, plus additional 10 photo plates (signs of age); ISFILA auction Jan. 1994: Stamps and Postal History TURKEX, 124 pages, many photoplates in colour and b/w, softcover. mostly in good condition. A valuable reference group for classic European philately housed in six cartons. Estimate: 280 Euro

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Bangs & Co, New York, September 30, 1878, “Catalogue of Foreign and Domestic Postage & Revenue Match & Medicine Stamps, Confederate Notes and Bonds, etc…”, 18 pages, 500 lots light wrinkling to cover, held in a custom archival box, an early philatelic auction in the United States.  Estimate: 100 Euro

Bernichon, Jules, 1911-13, Sales 1 to 10, the complete run, hardbound with raised bands, some wear to covers, the contents remarkably fresh, a rarely-offered set. Estimate: 400 Euro

CORINPHILA (1925–2024) – A sensational and perhaps unique lot in 12 large boxes: Almost 332 auction catalogues, with many result lists and supplements, including the “Ferrary” sale of Greece and Serbia plus other name sales, e.g. Bojanowicz, Brodtbeck, Cihangir, Demuth, Diaz, Engellau, Fabergé, Galvez, Hoffmann, Hubbard, Jerger, Kofler, Pittier, Sacher, See, Sibelius, Torrey and many more. – The catalogues No. 1–85 are complete, housebound and preserved in very solid linen boxes with tasteful gold-brown spine label. Stocks of the early catalogues from 1925–October 1992 were discovered in a cellar. Jack Luder allegedly had only a few (?5?) sets produced, which were never sold, but were probably given to deserving personalities. This set was in the possession of Max Uehlinger who was working for Luder and Corinphila a long time (till 1999). Corinphila no longer owns this ‘Luder set’ itself, which is characterised not only by the completeness of the early issues, but also by its perfect condition. Only one page with clippings was registered during the inspection. Nothing was removed, so this is a unique opportunity to acquire all the catalogues. Estimate: 5.000 Euro

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CORINPHILA – E. Luder-Edelmann & Co.; Zürich, five different pricelists 1919–1924, four price lists concern Swiss stamps, one price list is from Jean Edelmann, whose sister E. Luder had married. Without significant defects, rare. PLUS: A photocopy of the resultat list of the XII. auction 15.–26. April 1929 concerning the Greece-collection of Philipp von Ferrary. Estimate: 60 Euro

Feldman, David (1976-2012), many auction catalogues incl. many special sales such as “International rarities”, “Lady Hope”, “Kanai”, “Mauritius”, etc., also Feldman USA and Hong Kong sales, incl. a few realisation lists, in ten large cartons. Estimate: 400 Euro

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Gabriel & Bernichon; Paris, Sales 1-9, 1906-7, bound together in two volumes, including the inaugural sale of the Collection de Feu M. Erard Le Roy d'Etoilles, ex-President of the Société Francause de Timbrologie, prices realised and buyer names noted in ink in catalogues, good condition and scarce. Estimate: 200 Euro

Gilbert & Köhler; Paris, 1908-1912, from the inaugural sale of the G. Koch Collection through sale 35,  hardbound together in three volumes, with prices realised noted alongside lot descriptions, damage to boards in places, but contents remarkably well-preserved, rarely found as such an extensive run, ex Académie de Philatelie. Estimate: 1,000 Euro

Gilbert & Köhler / G. Gilbert; selection of five catalogues from 1910-11, comprising 15, 17, 18, 22, and 26, twelve s ale catalogues from 1914, with numbers 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 44 - 50, and five later 1920/32 sales with numbers 66, 79, 93, 90, and 151, minor imperfections to covers in places, else fresh and fine. Estimate: 100 Euro

Harmers of London and of Bond Street (1921-2007), extensive and almost complete run of auction catalogues from the first Doffrey sale (23. May 1921) through 2007. Also annual résumés and private treaty catalogues. From ca. 1938 onward, with nearly all photo plates and realisation lists (earlier sales partly with these). Some early issues show binding faults or lack of bindings, some with occasional ownership marks "Ernst Müller A.G. Briefmarken Basel" and some with minor rusting to staples. Otherwise in very good condition. A remarkable reference source spanning over 85 years of philatelic auction history, housed in eleven cartons. Estimate: 800 Euro

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Harmer Rooke (1928-1966), almost complete run, beginning with special sale “Meyer Collection of Uruguay, etc.” 16. February 1928 (Vol. 1995) incl. realisation list, up to Vol. 4814 (24. June 1966), incl. special catalogues “J. Lewis Mennich”, “C.M.C. Symes ”Thailand", etc., all original bound. With many realisation lists (Volumes 4407-4609 mostly without realisation lists and each folded vertically as usual). A valuable reference archive from one of Britain’s most active mid-century auction houses. Good condition, in one large carton. Estimate: 400 Euro

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Harmer, Rooke & Co.; New York, 1940s/1970s, over fifty catalogues, noting Norman Sephos Collection of Pioneer Airmail Covers (1941, with prices realised), Charles Lathrop Pack (1944-49, Part I - VI, privately hardbound), Admiral Frederic R. Harris (1951-3, Part I-V, privately hardbound),  1952 China of Dr. Warren G. Atwood, 1955 “Magnificent Foreign Classics of the World” (Philip Ward Jr.), etc, a few covers with interleaving adhesions to back, others with usual wear, a useful holding. Estimate: 300 Euro

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Harmer Inc. (1940-2021), apparently complete run of auction catalogues including many notable sales (the early catalogues housed in archival boxes), all with realisation lists and photo plates, also selected catalogues from ‘Harmers San Francisco’ and some ‘Schuyler J. Rumsay’, overall good condition. A comprehensive resource for American and international philately, housed in ten large cartons. Estimate: 800 Euro

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Hassel, C. H.; Basel, Sales I-X, June 1950 to October 1959, including photo plates, binding and contents fresh, a complete run of the company's first sales, stored in a custom archival box, scarce. Estimate: 200 Euro

Kanai Stamp Company, Osaka, two sales, comprising the Frederick H. Gloeckner Collection of Japan in three catalogues, and the Lt. Commander Olgierd Koreywo Collection of Japan, also in three volumes, all with prices realised, fresh and fine, both stored in custom archival boxes. Estimate: 100 Euro

Köhler, Heinrich (1913–2025), mostly complete run from No. 1–384. (Volumes 1–230 in archive boxes), early catalogues No. 1–9 with owner’s mark “Ernst Müller A.G. Briefmarken Basel". Many later catalogues include realisation lists and photo plates. Special catalogues include John Boker (1982–2000), Fritz Kirchner (2009), ERIVAN (Haub) (2019–2024), plus Karlsbad and Marienbad sales (1924, Czech Republic). Also includes the complete set of Berlin auctions Vol. 1–30 with both special catalogues, early fixed price lists and ‘Köhlers philatelistisches Magazin’. Mostly good condition. A comprehensive archive covering over 100 years of German philatelic auctions housed in 16 cartons. Estimate: 2,000 Euro

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Lowe, Robson (1936-1996), mostly complete set of auction catalogues with many special sales as “Burrus”, “Uncommon Market” and catalogues of private treaty sales and postal history (the latter one complete and nicely hardbound), many including realisation lists and colour photo plates, good condition, in 15 large cartons. Estimate: 1,500 Euro

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Maier, Kurt; Berlin, auction october 1913, with photo  plates (most in colour). Some lots marked, otherwise as new. Comes with the original shipping envelope (sent to France). Estimate: 300 Euro