Auction Stamps and Covers of the World

✉ SUIZA. 1854 (July 16). Entire letter franked by fine margined Rayon II 10rp. yellow, black & red (light crease) tied by "empty grid" handstamp in black with "Thalweil" cds at right. Reverse with Rihtenschweil arrival cds. Zumstein 16/II. Scott 8.

✉ SUIZA. Ed. . 1855. BALE correo interior. 5 Rp. castarojo, tirada de Munich (Zu. 22Aa 4.000 SF), margen superior ligeramente corto. PRECIOSA. Cert. A.VON DER WEID.

✉ SUIZA. 1855 (March 2). Entire letter from Payerne to Lausanne franked by fine 1854-62 5rp. brown and 10rp. blue (marginal) tied by neat strikes of "Payerne" cds's. Lausanne cds of receipt on reverse of a fine and scarce cover. Certificate MARCHAND. Zumstein 22A,23A.

✉ SUIZA. Yv. 15. 1856. FRIBOURG a BULLE. 10 Rp. amarillo y rojo. Margen izquierdo excepcional con parte del otro sello.

✉ SUIZA. 1856. FRAUEFELD to DIESSENHOFEN. 20 rp. orange, large margins. VERY FINE.

✉ SUIZA. 1856 (March 31). Entire letter from Basel to Ste. Marie Aux Mines, France franked by 1854 5r. pale brown (green thread) and 10r. blue tied by black rauten cancellations. Red 'Suisse/St.Louis' entry marking on front and Colmar and arrival (April 1) cds's on reverse. Small marginal imperfections but a scarce example of a cross-border reduced rate. Scott 20,21. Cert. MARCHAND.

✉ SUIZA. Zu. 24B, 25B. 1857 (June 13). Cover from GENEVA to LYON franked by 1854/62 Sitting Helvetia 15rp. rose and 20rp. pale orange-yellow solely cancelled by framed PD handstamps in black with GENEVE despatch cds alongside. Ferney entry marking in red and reverse with Lyon arrival cds. A RARE usage. Certificate RELLSTAB.

✉ SUIZA. 1857 (Sept 14). Entire letter to Hanau franked by 1854-62 5r. brown (2) and superb single 40rp. light green all tied by "Langnau" cds's. Framed 'PD' at top and reverse with Basel and Frankfurt transits. A fine and scarce entire. Certificate MARCHAND. Zumstein 22D, 26C.

✉ SUIZA. Ed. . 1858. RUSWIL a KRIENS. 5 Rp. casta(Zu. 22C) y castaclaro (4 sellos). Carta certificada con un sello de tonalidad totalmente distinta a los otros. MAGNIFICA. Cert. VON DER WEID.

✉ SUIZA. 1858 (Aug 27). Entire letter to Paris franked by fine 1854-62 15r. rose and 20r. orange-yellow tied by neat "Fleurier" cds's. Red "Suisse-Pontarlier" entry marking below and Paris arrival on reverse. Certificate MARCHAND. Zumstein 24D,25G.

✉ SUIZA. Yv. 26, 27. 1859. LAUSANNE a LA ROCHE. 5 Rp. castaño y 15 Rp. rosa, carta con franqueo insuficiente tasada con "4" (decimas).

✉ SUIZA. 1859. Cover from Basel to London franked by 1854-57 20 r. orange and 40 r. pale green tied by Basel cds's (Sept 24). Horizontal crease through address above London red arrival cds. Scarce usage. Scott 39,40.

✉ SUIZA. 1859. BERNA a FRANCIA. Carta inicialmente franqueada con sello de 1 Fr. gris y retenida por falta de franqueo hasta que se completó con sello de 20 Rp. naranja. Sello de 20 Rp. mat. BERN/1 1/2 y sello de 1 Fr. mat. BERN/8 1/2. Muy interesante y RARO FRANQUEO RECLAMADO.

✉ SUIZA. 1860 (April 17). Cover from Basel to Paris franked by 1858-62 20r. orange pair tied by Basel cds's. Red 'Suisse/St.Louis' datestamp at right. Scott 39.

✉ SUIZA. 1860 (June 9). Cover from Basel to Paris franked by fine 1858-62 40r. pale green pair tied by Basel cds. Red 'Suisse/St. Louis' datestamp at right. Scott 40.

✉ SUIZA. 1860. BASEL a PARIS. 40 Rp. verde claro, pareja. MAGNIFICA.

✉ SUIZA. 1860 (May 3). Entire letter from Geneva to Lyon franked by fine 1858-62 40r. pale green tied by Geneve cds. Red 'Suisse Amb. Geneve' datestamp at right. Scott 40.

✉ SUIZA. Ed. . 1861. GENEVE. 5 rp. (Zu. 22G) bisectado para ser usado como 2 1/2 rp. Cert. VON DER WEID.

✉ SUIZA. 1858-62. 5 rp. brown + 10 rp. dark blue, green silk threads on thin paper, tied by NEUCHATEL cds´s on an 1861 folded letter sheet to KONOLFINGEN (two backstamps), adhesives with margins all around and the cover is quite clean. Very fine. Zumstein 22G+23G. Sc. 36+37.

✉ SUIZA. Ed. . 1862. CULP. 10 Rp. azul. Matasellos CHARGEE en negro (AW nº654). MAGNIFICA. Cert. V. d. WEID y NUSSBAUM.

✉ SUIZA. 1862 (Dec. 4). Printed entire for charged of 3fr. 75c. franked by rare Sitting Helvetia 1854/62 imperforate 5rp. brown (Berne print) and perforated 1862 10r. blue each tied by REGENSBERG thimble datestamps in black. A RARE and splendid mixed issue franking in excellent quality: usage only possible between 1 Oct 1862 and 31 July 1863. Certificate HERMANN.

✉ SUIZA. Ed. . 1862. Entire letter to LYON franked by 1855-57 20 r. orange and rare 1 fr. grey tied by ZURICH cds´s. (Aged stained). A rare stamp on letter. Cert. J.C. MARCHAND.

✉ SUIZA. 1862 (Nov 2). Entire letter to Niort, France franked by 1854-62 20r. pale dull orange horizontal pair cancelled by scarce "Schleuis" straight line handstamp in black and manuscript "Co. des Grisous". Repeated strike at right and Chur cds below. Slight file folds but rare. Certificate MARCHAND. Zumstein 25G.

✉ SUIZA. 1863. CHATEL ST. DENIS a TURIN (Italia). 20 rp. naranja y 10 rp. azul. Precioso franqueo mixto de dos emisiones.

✉ SUIZA. 1863-67. Dos cartas con franqueo de 10 rp. azul, mat. lineales de KRIENS y SIBNEN. MAGNÍFICA.

✉ SUIZA. 1864 (April 30). Registered outer letter sheet franked by 1862-64 10c. blue (2) tied by GETTNAU straight line handstamps in black. Luzern transit cds in black alongside and straight line CHARGÉ. An attractive and scarce cover. Scott 44.

✉ SUIZA. Yv. 36,41. 1864. FRIBOURG a NEW YORK. 10 rp. azul y 1 Fr. oro. MAGNIFICA. Cert. MARCHAND.

✉ SUIZA. 1864-73. Tres cartas con franqueos de 2 rp., 2 + 10 rp. y 2 + 20 rp. (2).

✉ SUIZA. Ed. . 1865. Entire letter to LYON franked by 1862 20 c. orange and scarce 60 c. copper bronze tied by BASEL cds¦s, with red 7-AED oval and LYON arrival. Scarce stamp on letter. Scott 45, 48.

✉ SUIZA. 1865 (Aug 24). Entire letter to Arnhem with three colour franking of 1862-64 5c. brown (comtemporarily fault), 10c. blue and 40c. green all tied by Richtersweil cds's. Reverse with 'Schweiz über Baden' transit and Arnhem arrival. Zumstein 30,31,34. Scott 43,44,47.

✉ SUIZA. Ed. . 1865. Entire letter to BELLGARDE franked by two shades of 1862 10 c. pale blue and 2x10 c. deep blue tied by GENEVA cds´s and red entry marking. Unusual cover-shades are very different. Sc 44 var.

✉ SUIZA. 1866. Envelope from London (24.7.66) to NEUCH, tel, SWITZERLAND franked by QV 1 d. red + 4 d. orange (def.) redirected to Motiers with Sitting Helvetia 20 c. orange, EARLIEST RECORDED COMBINATION Sitting Helvetia + GB cover, and one of only 4 recorded pre-UPU combination mails during this period.

✉ SUIZA. 1866 (Sept 28). Entire letter to Amsterdam with three colour franking of 1862-64 5c. brown, 10c. blue and 40c. green all tied by Zofingen cds's. Reverse with 'Schweiz über Baden' transit, readdressed on arrival in Amsterdam to Rotterdam (Sept 30). Berra-Guachey certificate. Zumstein 30,31,34. Scott 43,44,47.

✉ SUIZA. Sc. 43, 44, 47. 1866 (March 13). Cover to AMSTERDAM franked by 1862 5c. brown, 10c. blue and 40c. green all tied by BASEL cds's in black. Straight line FRANCO in black and red credit "4" at lower left. Reverse with oval SCHWEIZ ÜBER BADEN and Amsterdam red arrival cds. A fine three colour franking.

✉ SUIZA. 1866 (Aug 18). Entire letter to Rome via Marseille, franked by 1862-63 10c. blue, slight tear on application, ad scarce 60c. copper-bronze tied by Geneva cds's. 'Suisse Amb. Marseille' cds on front of scarce cover. SBK 31,35.

✉ SUIZA. 1866 (March 26). Cover from Geneva to Rome franked by 1862-64 20c. orange and 60c. bronze neatly tied by Geneva cds's in b;ack. Treated as fully paid on despatch but taxed in transit. Rome arrival cds (April 4) on reverse of a delightful cover. Certificate GUINAND. Zumstein 32a, 35.

✉ SUIZA. Ed. . 1867 (Aug 27). Cover to PHILADELPHIA, USA franked by 1862 20 c. orange and pair of scarce 1 fr. gold tied by GENEVA cds´s and red PHILADELPHIA-PAID cds of receipt. Rare franking and very attractive cover. Scott 45, 50.

✉ SUIZA. 1867 (March 23). Cover from Morges to Geneva franked by two shades of 5c., one in deep brown and one in pale bistre brown. Sion/Geneve TPO on reverse and Geneva arrival cds.

✉ SUIZA. 1868 (Feb 5). Entire letter to France with fine three colour mixed issue franking of 10c. rose, 20c. orange and 30c. blue all tied by Bern cds's. Suisse/Marseille transit on front of attractive cover. Scott 45,52,56.

✉ SUIZA. 1868 (Oct 10). Entire letter to Amsterdam franked by single 1867 25c. yellow green tied by Burgdorf cds. Underpaid and struck with 'Affr. Insuf.' in black, manuscript charge due of Dutch 15c. in manuscript. Basel and Amsterdam cds's on reverse of fine and attractive entire. Scott 55a.

✉ SUIZA. 1869. LAUSANNE a BACAU (Moldavia, Rumania). Carta certificada con franqueo de 5 rp. bistre, 10 rp. carmín y 50 rp. violet. Excepcional franqueo y rarísima destinación a Rumania. (Zu. 30c, 38c, 43b). Cert. H.P. RENGGLI.

✉ SUIZA. 1862-63. 3 c. black, tied by ZURICH cds on an 1870 folded letter to PISA, Italy (backstamped). Very fine, a nice example of the printed circular rate. Michel 21, Zumstein 29, Sc. 42.

✉ SUIZA. 1870. GENEVE a REVAL (Estonia). Entero Postal de 25 rp. verde con franqueo complementario de 25 rp. verde. Rarísima destinación para una carta procedente de Suiza en esta época.

✉ SUIZA. 1871 (Dec 24th). Triple rate cover to Paris franked by 1867 10c red, 30c ultramarine and 50c violet all tied by Lausanne cds´s. Pontarlier transit in blue. A scarce rate and fine three colour franking. Scott 53,56,59.

✉ SUIZA. 1871. Cover (with original contents) bearing 1867-78 25 c. green pair cancelled by the VEVEY cds´s, with the BASEL transit cds on the reverse, used to the USA.

✉ SUIZA. 1872. BOSTON (Usa) a LONDRES. Circulada con sello US. 6 cents. rosa, carta reexpedida a GINEBRA (Suiza) con sello suizo de 10 cents. Magnífico y muy raro franqueo mixto.

✉ SUIZA. 1872. CAROUGE a CONSTANTINOPLA. 50 cts. lila, manuscrita Via Trieste. Magnífica y rara destinación.

✉ SUIZA. 1872. GENEVE to TURIN (Italy). 5 rp. brown and 25 rp. green arrival on back.